Claude Debussy - La Mer

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  • "La Mer" L.109, (The Sea), is an orchestral composition by Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne. The premiere was given by the Lamoureux Orchestra under the direction of Camille Chevillard on 15 October 1905 in Paris. "La Mer" is a composition of huge suggestion and subtlety in its rich depiction of the ocean, which combines unusual orchestration with daring impressionistic harmonies. The work has proven very influential, and its use of sensuous tonal colours and its orchestration methods have influenced many later film scores. While the structure of the work places it outside of both absolute music and programme music as those terms were understood in the early 20th century, it obviously uses descriptive devices to suggest wind, waves and the ambience of the sea. But structuring a piece around a nature subject without any literary or human element to it - neither people, nor mythology, nor ships are suggested in the piece - also was highly unusual at the time.
    Debussy called his work "three symphonic sketches," avoiding the loaded term symphony; yet the work is sometimes called a symphony; it consists of two powerful outer movements framing a lighter, faster piece which acts as a type of scherzo.
    "La Mer" is divided inot three movements:
    1. "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" (from dawn to midday on the sea);
    2. "Jeux de vagues" (Play of the Waves);
    3. "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" (Dialogue of the wind and the sea).
    Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy & Cleveland Orchestra

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  • @claudedebussy8057
    @claudedebussy8057 8 років тому +11025

    Thank you for the support

    • @CiberS360
      @CiberS360 7 років тому +366

      Thanks to you for sharing your marvelous music with the world. :]

    • @DalaiLaraLBOE
      @DalaiLaraLBOE 7 років тому +495

      thanks dad

    • @andrewross9732
      @andrewross9732 7 років тому +118

      Claude Debussy lovely sound

    • @drenibrahimi4249
      @drenibrahimi4249 7 років тому +397

      Dude it is dangerous to post comments like this. I almost choked in water...

    • @moncaquivlog1401
      @moncaquivlog1401 7 років тому +72

      HAHAHAHAHA!!!! X'D Mr. Claude you are amazing!

  • @min_nad
    @min_nad 4 роки тому +1570

    Fun fact: This symphony was inspired by the famous painting "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai

    • @aj_814
      @aj_814 3 роки тому +156

      i really love the connections between art history and musical history

    • @cartortoise_0733
      @cartortoise_0733 3 роки тому +43

      @@aj_814 really helps you visualize exactly what both artists were going for

    • @_siggi_783
      @_siggi_783 3 роки тому +5

      Damn that painting is shit compared to this mastapiece!

    • @Discobobulated
      @Discobobulated 3 роки тому +55

      It was actually on the cover of the score of the premeire of this piece!

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 роки тому +23

      @@_siggi_783 ok.

  • @mjae7912
    @mjae7912 3 роки тому +1158

    I'm a grade 10 student and we're studying about composers work, i never thought that i will be into classical compositions after knowing this masterpiece

    • @carinaconsing7305
      @carinaconsing7305 3 роки тому +7

      Patulong naman po khit kalahati lng ng kanta
      Para may maipasa po bukas

    • @janielsanvicente1919
      @janielsanvicente1919 3 роки тому +19

      Sameeee this is music is really perfect for studying unlike those lo fi music for me

    • @reidie3498
      @reidie3498 3 роки тому +8

      nobody cares, my friend

    • @mjae7912
      @mjae7912 3 роки тому +27

      @@reidie3498 and nobody asked abt ur opinion, lady.

    • @alantheannihilator3599
      @alantheannihilator3599 3 роки тому +1

      @@carinaconsing7305 where is the question

  • @ZRSBW
    @ZRSBW 5 років тому +1862

    4:30 for you Twoset enthusiasts

  • @ianprescott7924
    @ianprescott7924 6 років тому +442

    I’m not really into classical music but this really makes you “feel” the sea. This guy is genius

    • @let_there_be_dark
      @let_there_be_dark 2 роки тому +6

      this song really makes you FEEL like the sea!

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 Рік тому +7

      And you guys won't believe this . . Some leading critic blasted La Mer, saying something like I do not hear, feel, or smell the sea. Something like that. If I can get it again, I'll post a link. You know, that often happens to new kinds of art. Beethoven too, even. Wagner.

    • @owenlloyd4382
      @owenlloyd4382 Рік тому +2

      @@henrybrowne7248 yeah thats what i was thinking when i read this comment haha well the first who heard it didnt agree

    • @zuriel3167
      @zuriel3167 Рік тому +3

      @@let_there_be_dark dunkey?!??!1

    • @stynway59
      @stynway59 Рік тому +3

      Check out, if you have the time, Ravel's "Un Barque Sur L'eocean", a small boat on the sea. Written for a solo piani
      o
      (though adapted for orchestra later), listen to this first. The waves, a small storm comes up, subsides. The waves and the depth are all there. Water is so close to music, when done right

  • @jiafeiskinnyproducts
    @jiafeiskinnyproducts 6 років тому +517

    4:30 I don't know how composing something this beautiful is human. Absolutely breathtaking.

    • @storml.g.9138
      @storml.g.9138 5 років тому +55

      It's not human, it's Debussy!

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 2 роки тому +4

      I know! I want to study this stuff and learn his techniques . .

    • @anthony_gaytano
      @anthony_gaytano 8 місяців тому +5

      I love that section so much I wish there was some composer who built on that motif and extended it to something of it's own. Genre could be something like what Nujabes does or some of the other neo soul artists that incorporate orchestral elements in their music

    • @LucenaYuri
      @LucenaYuri 7 місяців тому

      AI

    • @eleanorsopwith9806
      @eleanorsopwith9806 6 місяців тому

      💛

  • @destinationunknown8373
    @destinationunknown8373 4 роки тому +1018

    Anytime water needs mentioned:
    TwosetViolin: LA MER!
    *Insert slapping button meme here*

    • @nourganouni
      @nourganouni 4 роки тому +47

      Lingling wannabes are there, everywhere, maybe even watching you right now taking a shit, they know who you are, probably even better than you know yourself, and remember, *_im watching you_*

    • @a.a.2573
      @a.a.2573 3 роки тому +15

      @@nourganouni you're watching him? I'm watching you and I don't see you *practising*

    • @solarean
      @solarean 3 роки тому +3

      @Shostacovid-19 AIYA

  • @NoahJohnson1810
    @NoahJohnson1810 7 років тому +3876

    This is by Claude Debus-sea.

  • @eaglewolffox6275
    @eaglewolffox6275 11 місяців тому +6

    Imagine of someone animated a short film with this as the entire soundtrack.

  • @sarahdel9206
    @sarahdel9206 6 років тому +175

    Expected to just listen to 5 minutes to get the "gist". Ended up listening to all of it at the edge of my seat. Deeply moved. Best composer in the world.

    • @robanzzz5124
      @robanzzz5124 6 років тому +9

      lol same.
      I never heard of impressionist music before this, mostly into opera, classical, etc but i figured I may as well give it a try and see what impressionist music is all a bout,, umm,,, yeah pretty good.
      One part of this sounded like a semi trailer rubbling in the distance and i was like damn, something big must be coming,, ohh,,, it's the song.

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 7 місяців тому

      until another achieves the same effect???
      Having said that to urge you to keep looking further it's only fair to add
      this is one of the3 I play most often
      when I put it on while doing things I often end up listening 2or3 times in a row

  • @ulawan5
    @ulawan5 6 років тому +780

    8:09 Debussy has this THING about creating a really great possible motif ONCE and then never having it show up again. It happens in Reverie too and it's so weirdly specifically frustrating

    • @offsetsammy
      @offsetsammy 6 років тому +137

      And yet, those are the most memorable moments. He only needed to say it once. Epitome of good taste. :)

    • @lorian4366
      @lorian4366 6 років тому +44

      So many (classical) composers make fantastic themes and then don't repeat them enough

    • @warzone6700
      @warzone6700 6 років тому +142

      Debussy hated repeating Motifs too much. He is quoted with saying how he dislikes Beethoven because of his constant repetition before resolution, which sounds something an Impressionist would say ngl

    • @prschuster
      @prschuster 6 років тому +28

      Not much theme and variation...just a lot of variation.

    • @warzone6700
      @warzone6700 6 років тому +11

      paul w lol are you a commie

  • @sonderingkayla
    @sonderingkayla 5 років тому +53

    What I love about this song is that Debussy actually suffered from horrible sea sickness yet he managed to make the ocean sound beautiful despite it bringing pain to his body. Art.

    • @theresacruz4169
      @theresacruz4169 3 роки тому +1

      aռօ tօ ɦaʀʍօռʏ ʀɦʏtɦʍ օʀ ɛtċ. ɨ ռɛɛɖ answer

    • @graziacavasino8884
      @graziacavasino8884 11 місяців тому +2

      This is NOT a song.

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 7 місяців тому

      thank you. that was definitely my fun fact of the day (unless a better etc)

  • @nanflasted
    @nanflasted 8 років тому +313

    Indices:
    1. 0:00
    2. 8:47
    3. 15:13

  • @winzt9
    @winzt9 4 роки тому +42

    Debussy stated that he WANTED this whole work of ART to be listened to by the individual, not in a symphony hall. *listen alone, w/headphones*

    • @juliee593
      @juliee593 3 роки тому +4

      Well after listening alone with headphones I really wanna see that in a concert too, I imagine that hearing it IRL with all the instruments in the room must be even more intense!

  • @DaKrotomo
    @DaKrotomo 7 років тому +639

    I. 0:00
    II. 8:48
    III. 15:14

  • @sophiagil5110
    @sophiagil5110 6 років тому +118

    I tried to listen to this while doing work but then I got so enthralled by it that I ended up just paying more attention to the piece itself than my work, I have no regrets at all it was a great experience 10/10 debussy is thriving from his grave

    • @marcoopena4596
      @marcoopena4596 2 роки тому +3

      literally so relatable, i like to listen to classical music when I do schoolwork but always get carried away by the music

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 2 роки тому +2

      Hey, you guys are like me. I never listen to music when I'm trying to concentrate on something else. It's either the something else, or it's the music, if it's the stuff that I like . . Pieces like this just suck me in, I'm lost to the world . .

    • @tenzle4622
      @tenzle4622 2 роки тому +1

      me right now. i was just trying to multitask my activities while listening to this piece to write some review but now I'm completely focused in listening to this masterpiece.

  • @PentameronSV
    @PentameronSV 6 років тому +390

    0:00 - I. _De l'aube à midi sur la mer (From dawn to noon on the sea/From dawn to midday on the sea)_
    8:48 - II. _Jeux de vagues (Play of the waves)_
    15:12 - III. _Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue of the wind and the sea/Dialogue between wind and waves)_

    • @MaggieGraceWebb
      @MaggieGraceWebb 2 роки тому +6

      Thank you for this!

    • @winnieci
      @winnieci 2 роки тому +4

      Thank you! :)

    • @arthur_g8393
      @arthur_g8393 11 місяців тому +3

      Not all heroes wear capes

    • @phtm_151
      @phtm_151 8 місяців тому +2

      Merci pour les précisions !

  • @kristynguyen3990
    @kristynguyen3990 4 роки тому +679

    When you thought this piece could be listened to when studying

    • @plarizedpinklemnz6964
      @plarizedpinklemnz6964 4 роки тому +38

      Now that is an understatement.

    • @petertaylor3600
      @petertaylor3600 3 роки тому +30

      I would think it would be distracting if I was trying to concentrate elsewhere.

    • @danielroos5577
      @danielroos5577 3 роки тому +5

      Lol, I just did that.

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 роки тому +5

      @@petertaylor3600 No, actually. I find lots of impressionists composition are fine for my concentration.

    • @meisheasmus3132
      @meisheasmus3132 3 роки тому +4

      wait no. please. just started studying didn't need that haha

  • @genesimmons12
    @genesimmons12 9 років тому +196

    I can listen forever to this music , I love it, especially the fragment in 22:17, it is like the wind and the sea, finally , after a long time arguing with each other , are rendered in a passionate kiss. The solemn notes of the wind instruments and the strings are simply indescribable

  • @donaldallen1771
    @donaldallen1771 9 років тому +422

    I've known this piece almost all my life (I'm 72) and I've heard all the great performances -- Toscanini, Monteux, Munch, Boulez, etc. I was just bowled over by this one. It is just perfectly paced and so transparent (it helps that he had an orchestra of the caliber of the Cleveland at his disposal). I love the way he does the crash of the wave at 18:00. The more I hear of Ashkenazy the conductor, the more of a believer I've become (I was already a believer in Ashkenazy the pianist).

    • @mabel8179
      @mabel8179 9 років тому +12

      ***** Yes it is so vibrant! The beginning is wonderful, you can hear the wind..it's so evocative. Debussy was a master of creating nature as music!

    • @renewelter6703
      @renewelter6703 7 років тому +2

      Donald Allen Copland bernstein

    • @Lengo67
      @Lengo67 7 років тому +6

      And guess what. You'll not find this at iTunes. No sir. Their three renditions are junk compared to this.

    • @Lengo67
      @Lengo67 7 років тому +2

      Well said. Spot on!

    • @Lengo67
      @Lengo67 7 років тому +1

      Elvis Einstein Rockafeller Jones

  • @baaltaz
    @baaltaz 8 років тому +1388

    I love Debussy. Sometimes all i can think about is Debussy.

    • @stephanrichard7006
      @stephanrichard7006 8 років тому +165

      +Balázs Tóth Don't forget the pianist. The pianist is so good with Debussy

    • @mauriciomachado7929
      @mauriciomachado7929 8 років тому +273

      But when you're listening to classical music, be sure the last thing you hear is Bach. Always finish in the Bach, never finish in Debussy.

    • @luciakatharine739
      @luciakatharine739 8 років тому +7

      maybe unorthodox but why bach?

    • @nevada253
      @nevada253 8 років тому +56

      it's a dirty joke, it symbolises always finish from the "back" not the pussy

    • @luciakatharine739
      @luciakatharine739 8 років тому +66

      jesus christ, this is rly not my kind of humor. But at least someone gets a rly good joke out of it

  • @haleywilliams5839
    @haleywilliams5839 7 років тому +468

    I really like Debussy. His compositions are unconventional compared to other composers. His melodies and harmonies clashed but yet beautifully fit together. I also like, upon listening for the first time, the fact that you can never predict where the melody of many of his works will go.

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 2 роки тому +15

      He is just phenomenal. I used to be a Beethoven guy, but I later realized just how much the impressionists opened doors for all of Western music . . And Debussy was the best. I hear his influence in a lot of music today, including great jazz musicians.

    • @bdstudios6088
      @bdstudios6088 Рік тому +2

      @@henrybrowne7248 It's good to appreciate Beethoven's genius too -- not many people do nowadays

    • @henrybrowne7248
      @henrybrowne7248 Рік тому

      @@bdstudios6088 You can't be including Europe. . .

    • @tomasfiorentini4126
      @tomasfiorentini4126 Рік тому +4

      It's more about t he music trend and knowledge of the time, he was an impresionist, trying to create an experience or image from his music, like Satie. To me it's a bit weird that impressionism has subsided as much as it has, it's a music style capable of creating really beautiful stuff.

    • @stynway59
      @stynway59 Рік тому +3

      Yet, you can hear how much influence he, and Ravel, had, and has, over popular film music, a huge part of our common soundtrack of the lives we have lived. I hear Ravel in every pirate movie, I hear Holst in every Star Wars saga

  • @lollsazz
    @lollsazz 7 років тому +125

    I think Debussy must be my favourite composer - his compositions always transport me somewhere else. So devine

    • @alexs1504
      @alexs1504 3 роки тому +4

      I agree, but what about Ravel ?

    • @ogthekingofbashan333
      @ogthekingofbashan333 3 роки тому +1

      @@alexs1504 You took the words right out of my mouth.

    • @Bluebird590
      @Bluebird590 3 роки тому

      "Graceful and energizing!"

    • @migardax2304
      @migardax2304 2 роки тому +2

      @@alexs1504 Ondine is a masterpiece

    • @alexs1504
      @alexs1504 2 роки тому +2

      @@migardax2304 Yes, everything Ravel wrote is a masterpiece anyway, and Ondine has a very special spot for me

  • @0live0wire0
    @0live0wire0 10 років тому +332

    My eyes have never really seen the sea until the first time I heard this piece. I always feel some kind of poetic sublimation listening to Debussy. Transcendence.

    • @johnnyagnelli8031
      @johnnyagnelli8031 10 років тому +26

      Impressionism, my friend....

    • @404binarynotfound
      @404binarynotfound 10 років тому

      ***** are you dumb?

    • @steviemac2681
      @steviemac2681 10 років тому +7

      I hadn't really seen the sea until I heard Rod Stewart sing 'we are sailing'.

    • @Lengo67
      @Lengo67 7 років тому +2

      You have been assimilated.

    • @LawrenceCarroll1234
      @LawrenceCarroll1234 6 років тому +1

      I feel the same way again after many years.
      When I was 18 years old, I used to listen to a lot of classical music. I loved this piece. I would often listen to it as I did other classical pieces like Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" or Karl Richter playing Liszt's Fantasia & Fugue In G Minor. I have to agree this piece = Transcendence and Unity. Listening to it just now brought back that bliss and unity that I experienced then.

  • @mouk0u
    @mouk0u 7 років тому +229

    oh my god. at 7:45 it feels like a new brighter era arises for the humanity. it's so emotional i want to cry

    • @Invalid571
      @Invalid571 5 років тому +10

      For me the whole 1st part feels like you're sailing at night with a calm sea and at the end (the timestamp you mentioned) the sun is rising in all its glory. ☺

    • @lekishalevania9423
      @lekishalevania9423 3 роки тому +2

      Are you high

  • @danielmontesdeocatellez1024
    @danielmontesdeocatellez1024 9 років тому +99

    How can 25 people dislike this? Music like this is soul enhancing, a triumph of human creativity.

    • @DoReMeDesign
      @DoReMeDesign 9 років тому +16

      Daniel Montes de Oca People are allowed opinions, my friend.

    • @GrasshopperKelly
      @GrasshopperKelly 9 років тому +2

      26 unfortunately...

    • @jaakbonenstaak3142
      @jaakbonenstaak3142 9 років тому +3

      Daniel Montes de Oca but if you see the 1828 people who liked it , then those couple that didn't are just a small percentage

    • @singaling44
      @singaling44 9 років тому +3

      Daniel Montes de Oca It might be fascinating to know that when it premiered in Paris in 1905, it was wrought with truly harsh criticism from some of France's most distinguished critics. Many claimed the piece no longer sounded true to Debussy's free form, and that he had grown to become stiff and systematic of his own freeness. One critic even said, "I have the impression that M. Debussy found composition to be a duty instead of a pleasure". What I say is good thing the opinion has changed! It is an impeccably beautiful piece, and the few that dislike it now is much less than those in 1905, that's for sure!

    • @geoffdolan5414
      @geoffdolan5414 9 років тому +4

      Daniel Montes de Oca They probably pressed the wrong button...

  • @harrylande9540
    @harrylande9540 8 років тому +72

    I love this composition. I have visited Debussy's grave in Passy cemetery in Paris.

  • @dandarlakmusic
    @dandarlakmusic 3 роки тому +16

    What absolutely amazes me about Debussy is he NEVER fails to make me feel overcome with some sort of emotion. If only all music was like that

  • @barryaustin6742
    @barryaustin6742 3 роки тому +6

    I wish I had the opportunity to show my dad that my taste in music most certainly expanded thanks to him.
    To sit back and enjoy this with him would have been an unreal experience
    I can only imagine now a days

    • @pauladavid3999
      @pauladavid3999 3 роки тому

      @Suryaksh Singh Chaudhary same

    • @karenmcdunn3852
      @karenmcdunn3852 6 місяців тому +1

      He knows... and is smiling and waiting until he can, once again and for all eternity, sit with you and enjoy the most beautiful and amazing music! 💕

  • @crowing3886
    @crowing3886 6 років тому +1116

    Twoset Violin brought me here from their Pokemon charades video lol. Forgot how amazing this piece was.

  • @TheSimo182
    @TheSimo182 7 років тому +55

    10:17-10:24 has got to be one of my favourite musical phrases, pure magic

  • @pablolobocm
    @pablolobocm 5 років тому +34

    08:25 - one of the most sublime moments of music. Absolutely out of the mankind world - and, instead of take me to the sea, I'd rather be transported to time passing, the end of the day, the sundown, changing light color from yellow to orange and red and pink tones. Almost sacred moment.

  • @pdnwin
    @pdnwin 10 років тому +41

    One of my favourite pieces…. from 7:44 to around 8:44… the piece is totally sublime.

    • @boycottamazonlotr7023
      @boycottamazonlotr7023 2 роки тому +1

      Listen to 22:17 it's even better

    • @emberdrops3892
      @emberdrops3892 Рік тому +1

      @@boycottamazonlotr7023 Whoaa I've never gotten to that part before but oh my is it gorgeous !!

  • @zewalruse1551
    @zewalruse1551 5 років тому +56

    I like how 3 different companies are making ad revenue off of this work that was composed over 100 years ago

  • @0ContentDeleted0
    @0ContentDeleted0 2 роки тому +36

    Its hard to believe that this was composed in 1905, it sounds so modern.

    • @HR-md6nt
      @HR-md6nt 7 місяців тому +2

      that is pretty modern

    • @이상호-l5c1z
      @이상호-l5c1z 7 місяців тому +3

      Classical pieces during that era was turning point form late romanticism to modernism. So not special at all. Every classical pieces during that time sound like modern film music

    • @0ContentDeleted0
      @0ContentDeleted0 7 місяців тому

      @@이상호-l5c1z alright

    • @TheMrWuuu
      @TheMrWuuu 5 місяців тому +1

      "Le Sacre du Printemps" a été composé à la même époque (1905 pour Debussy, 1910 pour Stravinsky), et cette composition sonne largement plus moderne que "La Mer" !
      (ce qui n'empêche pas que "La Mer" est aussi un chef-d'œuvre, bien évidemment )

  • @pastelflower8288
    @pastelflower8288 6 років тому +27

    Claude Debussy is one of my favorite composers of all time ^^

  • @jeffrytessier5274
    @jeffrytessier5274 6 років тому +6

    Came here only based on the fact it premiered on my birthdate (month and day) October 15th. Course I was born years later..1982, but so glad I looked this up. Beautiful.

  • @renatabrandao1796
    @renatabrandao1796 2 роки тому +14

    4:30 thank you Debussy for capturing the feeling of seeing the sea for the very first time and translating it into music

  • @briandolim8206
    @briandolim8206 7 років тому +37

    This is a great composition, and a great rendition of the composition. I am 54 now and heard this first when I was maybe 5. At that time is was colorful and mood evoking. As I have grown and learned music composition, I have come to love this on a deeper level. The intricate complexities and theme interplay are always engrossing even after many times hearing it.
    It is easily in my top 3 all time favorites, and not just of classical, but all music.
    I read some comments of movie theme music, and I have always thought this was like the granddad to them all. In a way, it started the genre. It is hard to judge the impact on modern composition La Mer has had, but I suspect it is huge, even for composers who may not have heard it, because chances are they have heard the influence of a composer who has. This is a gateway to imagination and emotion.
    I love the piece and have always wanted it to be a little longer...he goes thru so many themes, and some are just touched on, evoking the possibility of expounding on those...but he just gives us teasers in a complex buffet. To the contrary though, is the idea that because he does not linger or repeat too much, that may create the excitement to hear it over and over.
    I think I have expressed some ideas I have had about La Mer, and after reading so many remarks, I wanted to share.
    Thanks

  • @Omaha555
    @Omaha555 7 років тому +30

    Such an astoundingly breathtaking picture he portrays-- brings tears to your eyes. This is music that eclipses time

  • @kubyco
    @kubyco 9 років тому +32

    What a great composer he was! It took me years to really appreciate him.

  • @oceansnowflake3497
    @oceansnowflake3497 8 років тому +258

    Debussy was 'in love' with the sea, you can really hear it in this one...

    • @Dr.Pepper001
      @Dr.Pepper001 5 років тому +30

      Well actually he was in love with the wives of many men.

    • @lailiecarrillo
      @lailiecarrillo 3 роки тому +3

      @@Dr.Pepper001 PLSJNKHGJUYHGEH

    • @saffronsworld1508
      @saffronsworld1508 3 роки тому +1

      @@lailiecarrillo -- You said it.

    • @tykingcrystal864
      @tykingcrystal864 2 роки тому +1

      @@lailiecarrillo Actually, it's PKCKSNQHCKCLXBDP

  • @inannajezabel4342
    @inannajezabel4342 9 років тому +162

    The 3 images for each movement are: 1st image “sunset 3” by Ken Bushe. 2nd image “Norham Castle, Sunrise” by Joseph Mallord William Turner (as noted below). 3rd image “Seascape with Buoy” also by Turner.

  • @bboschboi
    @bboschboi 5 років тому +15

    The part starting at 12:41 and then at 13:13 beggining to build towards climax is one of the most sublime things imaginable.

  • @KinkadeJohn
    @KinkadeJohn 3 роки тому +17

    My first time hearing this, I have to say this piece has so much unique phrasing, sounds like a sea, and the unpredictability of where the composer is going is a thrill. Definitely not background music.

  • @aloxalate
    @aloxalate 2 роки тому +5

    i was just wondering around my house. making crazy hand gestures and vibing. and a bloody mindfulness ad pops up giving me a heart attach because all of a sudden it’s raining and this guy is whispering at me-
    i can tell i am not calm now annoyed why put the ad in the middle. give me 5 at the start i don’t care just not in the middle pleasE UA-cam

  • @johnshark999
    @johnshark999 4 роки тому +24

    "La musique est l'arithmétique des sons, tandis que l'optique est la géométrie de la lumière."
    "Music is the arithmetic of sounds as optics is the geometry of light."
    Claude Debussy.
    La Mer is one of the wonders of the world.

  • @user-gerarg80
    @user-gerarg80 6 років тому +11

    Hearing the waves....swimming in the music!

  • @katewilmot4375
    @katewilmot4375 4 роки тому +5

    I adore this work. First CD I bought was a CD of La Mer. I used to take my dad's record, put it on cranking the volume up max and lie in the carpet listening to this with my eyes closed imagining the sea with light playing on the waves. I could never get enough of it.

  • @emberdrops3892
    @emberdrops3892 2 роки тому +43

    This piece is an amazing journey and captures the sea perfectly, in my opinion...
    There are a few cues in the piece for which I imagined some scenes ;)
    1:20 sounds like you take to the sea in your first ship, venturing into the unknown
    2:44 a few clouds appear on the horizon, the sea gets a little rougher
    3:04 the wind gets stronger as the storm closes in
    3:36 the ship rocks around on the now very rough waves, things tumble around on the deck in a wild ballet of wind and water
    4:01 the waves crash down a last time before getting weaker again
    4:34 a single beam of sunlight bursts through the clouds. The sky lightens and the sea lies before your eyes, calm again.
    7:44 a small dark smear appears on the horizon, steadily growing bigger. You take a closer look and realise it's...
    8:06 ... land!
    If anyone reads this and has another moment in the track that reminds them of some imagery, reply to this and I'll add it!

  • @kiichiyamato9203
    @kiichiyamato9203 5 років тому +8

    I just love this piece. There is not any music composed by Debussy that I don't like. At that matter I love listening to all these accomplished composers' music. I just love classical music.

  • @miguelfontesmeira
    @miguelfontesmeira 6 років тому +43

    2nd painting: "Norham Castle, Sunrise" by William Turner
    3rd painting: "Seascape with Buoy" by William Turner
    1st: painting: absolutely no idea (if someone finds out I beg you, tell me)

    • @froginthemachine
      @froginthemachine 5 років тому +2

      I cant find anything, I could very well be OP's painting or one they found randomly and used for the video

    • @clemlol3053
      @clemlol3053 5 років тому +11

      Miguel Fontes Meira it’s “sunset 3” by Ken Bushe I think

    • @alexanderwasley5105
      @alexanderwasley5105 4 роки тому +2

      Clemonthe Thanks

    • @miguelfontesmeira
      @miguelfontesmeira 4 роки тому +1

      @@clemlol3053 that's it!

  • @BenjaminPedemonte
    @BenjaminPedemonte 4 роки тому +20

    After hearing this I realized I felt in love with Debussy

    • @hesh1491
      @hesh1491 2 роки тому +2

      mmmm I love debussy 🤤

  • @danielrivera9788
    @danielrivera9788 4 роки тому +3

    The gods of music favor this night... clarity into the mind of Debussy as I had never experienced it before... slower movement perceived and enhanced... I feel I am underwater. And I’m sober... the techniques of Debussy unveil and open before me... master of orchestration !! Debussy !! Such brilliance ! Such color! Like no one else before you !!

  • @tinaworkman5026
    @tinaworkman5026 9 років тому +15

    I have this in Vinyl from long ago.I used to listen to it to relax after work,i fell asleep every time before the end.that is how to relax

    • @robanzzz5124
      @robanzzz5124 6 років тому

      Can you still buy vinyl presses for this?

  • @theingabo212
    @theingabo212 6 місяців тому +3

    16:35 and 19:27 Right, so nobody`s going to talk about this? It`s gorgeous!

  • @HBarbora111
    @HBarbora111 11 років тому +17

    never thought I would listen to this. And I am glad, I did.

  • @FlexingClassicalMusic
    @FlexingClassicalMusic 8 місяців тому +4

    🎹 *The piano's keys unlock a world of emotion, a language that transcends words.*

  • @jayayeonetoo3335
    @jayayeonetoo3335 3 роки тому +20

    Oh, you're here! I really thought I was the only one who needed this for a music assignment? Nice to meet you then.

  • @kirsteni.russell5903
    @kirsteni.russell5903 6 років тому +3

    Debussy's masterpiece can evoke visions of the sea, but the emotions the music evokes can also fix themselves to an emotional experience. This still reminds me of my visit to Koforidua, Ghana, West Africa, in 1970.

  • @thestoryplease
    @thestoryplease 11 років тому +259

    When this music was written people weren't expected to hold two jobs to afford to buy everything in sight from Walmart. Stopping to smell the roses wasn't a cliché.' No TV or radio or cell phones. People had time to think, to enjoy life's natural pleasures. Of course it wasn't all beaucolic. Disease struck down children and adults. War killed 10's of thousands. Thankfully, this music was written so we may enjoy it if we allow ourselves the time - our greatest gift to ourselves.

    • @santicolina5620
      @santicolina5620 4 роки тому +1

      @Yilin TO true

    • @kareraisu7327
      @kareraisu7327 4 роки тому +1

      @Yilin TO I agree

    • @scroopydoopers2056
      @scroopydoopers2056 4 роки тому +11

      wOaH mAN tHAt'S sOoOoOO dEeP!

    • @incapacitaterd
      @incapacitaterd 4 роки тому +4

      Just evidence that we need to destroy capitalism any way we can. People don’t hold multiple jobs out of greed, or to “buy everything in sight from walmart”. They do it because the boot of the world is on their neck, and if they don’t they will starve and their children will die. Debussy fits a less cruel, less racist world

    • @SolNohi
      @SolNohi 4 роки тому +29

      This comment is so weird and fake deep considering this was after the Industrial Revolution and people were just barely getting laws passed against child labor and intense labor work weeks that were leading to fatigue and death... the wealthy had time to think and enjoy life, yeah, but so do the wealthy now.

  • @marleybengson3758
    @marleybengson3758 7 років тому +269

    the only debussy composition i knew until now was claire de lune. this sounds like original soundtrack of a modern movie.

    • @anouman9883
      @anouman9883 7 років тому +19

      You should check out the whole Suite Bergamasque as well.

    • @Eorzat
      @Eorzat 7 років тому +41

      You should check out every Debussy piece. And then top it off with Ravel. Music will rarely ever sound as good again.

    • @theinternet1424
      @theinternet1424 7 років тому +54

      Debussy, Ravel and Darude - Sandstorm. That's all the music there is.

    • @billmiller4972
      @billmiller4972 7 років тому +5

      I think that European art and craftsmanship altogether reached its peak at that time...

    • @henrirauscher9960
      @henrirauscher9960 7 років тому +4

      Bill Miller :at that time music reached its insurpassable summit. No wonder after that the only one direction possible was:DOWN!!!

  • @spliff22
    @spliff22 5 років тому +4

    This music... This beautiful fairy tale music.... It sounds so familiar. I feel like watching some old movie. It's like I'm little boy again. I've never felt this way before.

  • @mariamitrea4423
    @mariamitrea4423 7 місяців тому +2

    This is one of the work that really made me question how can someone write something this beautiful

  • @reinatycoon3644
    @reinatycoon3644 3 роки тому +2

    Debussy was an amazing composer and he was also a pagan which is refreshing for a change from all the Christian composers. This is a lovely piece of music. La Mer really does fit the theme of the beautiful and powerful sea. I love the ocean so much.

  • @davidfloren5339
    @davidfloren5339 4 роки тому +29

    14:30 one of the most sublime endings of a melodic idea

  • @christianv-h3278
    @christianv-h3278 3 роки тому +3

    Écouter ceci après avoir entendu que Georges Pernoud, présentateur de _Thalassa_ , nous a quitté. Quelle tristesse, cet homme et son émission étaient une grosse partie de mon enfance. Reposez en paix, et bon vent.

  • @mawazoo
    @mawazoo 6 років тому +3

    Je ne me lasserai jamais d'écouter ce morceau ,jusqu’à la fin de ma vie!!!!!!

  • @mr-wx3lv
    @mr-wx3lv 5 років тому +16

    I find it amazing that some people are so rude about certain pieces of music. Just because they don't like it, doesn't make it nonsense or rubbish. It's just they don't understand it. Debussy, for example has his own style of sound world. Slightly mystical and ethereal and even creepy at times. But how can ppl say this is rubbish??!!

    • @georgealderson4424
      @georgealderson4424 4 роки тому +1

      There is never any reason to be rude about anything is there? "If you cannit say something nice do not say anything" is what the old motto advised

    • @jojnokirk8035
      @jojnokirk8035 3 роки тому

      ENGLAND

    • @em84c
      @em84c 2 роки тому

      I've never heard anyone say Debussy is rubbish?
      But yea if I don't like a song or movie I don't say it's shit. It's just not my taste. Too many people say something is rubbish just because they don't like it.
      Although there is some music which really does seem like rubbish (like Kim Kardashian's song for example 😆) but if someone gets enjoyment out of it who am I to judge?
      Classical music can be hard to get into. Most people only hear it as the soundtrack in movies. And most people listen to music with a singer, not instrumentals.
      I started appreciating it after I went to the Dracula ballet last year with an orchestra. I had the music stuck in my head for days.

  •  9 років тому +7

    BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION!!!
    TODAY 153 YEARS AGO
    when
    CLAUDE DEBUSSY
    (22 August 1862 - 25 March 1918)
    was born...
    MAGIC AND MY FAVORITE COMPOSITION FROM CLAUDE

  • @CapnUgh
    @CapnUgh 7 років тому +59

    I just heard the Cleveland Orchestra perform this and it was absolutely incredible! It's a shame Debussy isn't mentioned in the same breath as composers like Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky.

    • @ericschultz6539
      @ericschultz6539 5 років тому +8

      Because he's better…

    • @BrucknerMotet
      @BrucknerMotet 4 роки тому +5

      If all it took were one breath, you'd put the wind players out of business.

    • @Wanderer777jk
      @Wanderer777jk 4 роки тому +4

      I'm here because Michael Jackson mentioned him in one video, beautiful compositions...Yes, its strange that he is not mentioned together with the names you noted

    • @prismavidamusic7226
      @prismavidamusic7226 4 роки тому +6

      @@Wanderer777jk Solution? Just name him yourself :) Don't need to wait around for snobs to do it for us.

    • @aleksiaakko6830
      @aleksiaakko6830 3 роки тому +4

      @@prismavidamusic7226 This. Who needs some cork sniffing art snob to tell them what's good ;D

  • @yourlocalmculover6664
    @yourlocalmculover6664 3 роки тому +7

    And this, is why Debussy is my favorite composer.

    • @vijaykrishnan7797
      @vijaykrishnan7797 3 роки тому

      Listen Gaspard de la nuit by Ravel and there may be a chage of mind
      -a fellow twosetter

    • @stravinskyfan
      @stravinskyfan Рік тому

      ​@@vijaykrishnan7797 no

  • @artofmusic303
    @artofmusic303 9 років тому +187

    Good God, this is a fabulous recording.

    • @gregulatortron4052
      @gregulatortron4052 8 років тому +17

      +Robert Wilks isn't it just!!!!!!!!.......i'm having an eargasm here!!!!

    • @9UaYXxB
      @9UaYXxB 4 роки тому

      @@Lengo67 British conductor Michael Tilson Thomas did a superb recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the entire work of course. ... what we hear HERE is 3 orchestras, each handling one of the movements.... see the notes at the beginning of the comments section.

  • @nekocidio
    @nekocidio 2 роки тому +1

    I was completely refused to listen to classical music, today is the first time I do it and I fell in love with this piece, my skin crawled.

  • @jazztete1
    @jazztete1 10 років тому +11

    Hi music SPEAKS to Me in the most intense way--not everyone has the ears or heart to appreciate a masterpiece.

  • @JarethR
    @JarethR 8 місяців тому +15

    It's a crime that UA-cam put ads in this

    • @---Jaime-MEXICO-1962
      @---Jaime-MEXICO-1962 Місяць тому

      Yes!!!!….. but…..
      Solution: UA-cam PREMIUM FEE
      💯%worth it !!!!
      Regards!!!! 🙌🏻

    • @yosra3551
      @yosra3551 Місяць тому

      Perhaps you can download a browser that filters the adds or get an addblocker?

    • @JarethR
      @JarethR Місяць тому

      @@yosra3551 I listen on mobile, so directly using the app instead of looking it up through a browser is much more convenient

  • @sylvie-margueritelauchlan4138
    @sylvie-margueritelauchlan4138 6 років тому +3

    Visual art and auditory art are so intricately intertwined that there should as well be a mention of the name of the creative artist who painted these scenes which so well depict this beautiful music. To witness the two together is powerfully glorious.

  • @ramban321
    @ramban321 3 роки тому +4

    Debussy is the greatest composer in the World. His Claire De Lune
    is the most romantic piece ever created by man.

  • @alexanderteuman7273
    @alexanderteuman7273 2 роки тому +2

    Eigentlich ist es doch unfassbar wie man damals solch eine unfassbar fantastische Musik komponieren konnte.

    • @biffisounds
      @biffisounds 11 днів тому

      Nein. Unfassbar, dass heute noch gute Musik komponiert wird 😉

  • @beng7716
    @beng7716 6 років тому +8

    Colourful harmony and colourful orchestral.

  • @casiocomposer7384
    @casiocomposer7384 3 роки тому +10

    16:16- 16:30 sounds like a suspenseful scene in an old disney film. picture a kid and his dog trying to run to a barn while a storm is raging. the wind is howling louder than the wolves they made enemies with in the woods. they're cornered at a cliff, helpless, even with the boy's brilliant weapon of choice...a stick.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 3 роки тому +3

    La Mer goes well the paintings of Turner’s seascapes
    This masterpiece is a great gift to the Sea lovers

  • @frankborder
    @frankborder 5 років тому +4

    The only conductor who knows how to actually read this score, I'm afraid. To his credit but also the discredit of others. Bravo maestro per usual. Look no further.

  • @ginavillavicencio9091
    @ginavillavicencio9091 4 роки тому

    Very beautiful. I dont know why but I all of a sudden got the urge to pray. With all that's been going on music has been my only escape. God bless you.

  • @farrosernaque
    @farrosernaque 2 місяці тому

    Anyone else think this video should win an award for creativity?

  • @gerardslaats5501
    @gerardslaats5501 3 роки тому +3

    This is a trip when you are alone atnite on the beach.
    You never forget.

  • @partriarch
    @partriarch 6 років тому +4

    I have loved this work since I was a small child. Thank you.

  • @prouserprouser9646
    @prouserprouser9646 8 років тому +5

    gasp ! so peaceful. everyone should listen to this when there stressed.

  • @Metasisic
    @Metasisic 3 роки тому +1

    Always been a fan of this composition, even more than prelude to the afternoon. The climax in the first movement is absolutely beyond all, you can sense the waves breaking, crashing and splashing over cliffs.

  • @vaibanez17
    @vaibanez17 11 років тому +2

    This is probably my favorite classical piece ever. I feel something when I listen to this. I fall within myself, and I can feel the notes.

  • @carmencolor
    @carmencolor 8 років тому +61

    Magistral. Claude, tu est un magicien.

    • @PM.68
      @PM.68 6 років тому +7

      carmen color tu es...

    • @katewilmot4375
      @katewilmot4375 4 роки тому

      Oui, j'adore la Mer 😊

    • @ぴぴ-d4k
      @ぴぴ-d4k 4 роки тому

      Pierre Meersschaert thank you

    • @kristynadostalova4359
      @kristynadostalova4359 3 роки тому

      I love how I can't speak French but I can understand this post :D

    • @pauladavid3999
      @pauladavid3999 3 роки тому

      @@kristynadostalova4359 lol same

  • @aubreystewart3772
    @aubreystewart3772 7 років тому +177

    Dude... 8:10-8:43.... I was not ready for this

    • @Invalid571
      @Invalid571 5 років тому +15

      The whole sequence 7:40 - 8:40 is simply breathtaking.

    • @karolinakrolikowska5822
      @karolinakrolikowska5822 4 роки тому

      Agree

    • @richardprazak8649
      @richardprazak8649 4 роки тому +9

      Does it also remind you of the Shrek soundtrack?

    • @lauraschwede6620
      @lauraschwede6620 4 роки тому +6

      @@richardprazak8649 YESYESYES!! I found it as well :D It's in the scene where Fiona kisses Shrek and turns into an ogre!!

    • @richardprazak8649
      @richardprazak8649 4 роки тому +2

      @@lauraschwede6620 Yes, that is the scene! Nice :D

  • @samueljose15
    @samueljose15 7 років тому +5

    Debussy, sem duvidas, tinha algo de sublime e transcedental no conteúdo harmônico de suas obras que não tem explicação. É surrealismo puro. De acordo coam a sua época.

  • @DustyOldCowTown
    @DustyOldCowTown 7 років тому +1

    this is the absolute best performance of La Mer on youtube

  • @cedericocosantorini8013
    @cedericocosantorini8013 6 років тому +10

    Reading the description of this video was as pleasant as listening to the masterpiece it describes. Also, the respect for the French orthograph is greatly appreciated. Thank you for sharing this marvel.

  • @abigailtaylor2773
    @abigailtaylor2773 3 роки тому +8

    This is so beautiful! It really sounds like the ocean.

  • @Ianad2
    @Ianad2 2 роки тому +3

    I'm came because of TwoSet Violin. I sayed for the beautiful music.

  • @axux4509
    @axux4509 7 років тому +318

    I sense an asian theme at the start, it's like sailing between Chinese and Japanese sea.

    • @PowderRocker2
      @PowderRocker2 7 років тому +88

      The first movement was inspire from the Great Wave of Kanagawa of Hokusai that's why it sounds asian

    • @MegaCirse
      @MegaCirse 7 років тому +17

      Debussy était très influencé pat l'Orient !! merci de votre commentaire...... ;-)

    • @snuppssynthchannel
      @snuppssynthchannel 7 років тому +3

      how cool. I have seen you in the comment section of several magma videos. ;)

    • @MegaCirse
      @MegaCirse 7 років тому +3

      Snuppeluppen søppelsopp Merci beaucoup et bonne journée ! Un petit cadeau pour vous ;) www.wix.com/evicsal/cirse

    • @snuppssynthchannel
      @snuppssynthchannel 7 років тому +4

      Maintenant, c'est cool. Merci beaucoup!

  • @JBNemeth
    @JBNemeth 5 років тому +2

    This piece was on the one side a one of two records that I ever bought as a teenager. Just so exhilerating!

  • @jean-louispirottin4144
    @jean-louispirottin4144 3 роки тому +1

    Quel enchantement cette musique : nous survolons la mer radieuse , tels des goélands ! Merci Claude !