Maria João Pires | Claude Debussy: Arabesque No. 1

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @scottauerbach
    @scottauerbach 10 місяців тому +198

    Makes me feel like I’ve never actually heard Debussy before. Genius.

    • @DanielCurious
      @DanielCurious 9 місяців тому +16

      I think that every time I hear a her play Debussy. Her understanding of the music and how to share it is inspiring. Her playing of Debussy has brought me to tears more than once. Our world is truly blessed to have a musician of her talent as part of it.

    • @tessamichael9766
      @tessamichael9766 7 місяців тому +3

      Yes❤

    • @OfficialMariapires-p7m
      @OfficialMariapires-p7m 2 місяці тому +3

      I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for amazing fans like you! Your kindness and encouragement fuel my passion. Keep shining!

    • @granthayter-menzies8602
      @granthayter-menzies8602 Місяць тому +1

      My late godfather studied with a student of Debussy’s and was guided by what were said to be the composer’s intentions with this work, which was to weave an unseen filigree, note attached to note in a shimmering web only ‘visible’ to the ear. I have a recording of Bill playing the Arabesque from when he was a young man and was astounded just now to hear Maria weave the same glistening fabric of sound. Wonderful!

    • @СветланаБонкарева
      @СветланаБонкарева Місяць тому

  • @RichardT9
    @RichardT9 Рік тому +160

    Such a way of laying her hands to the keys, firmly or softly, never throwing them, gracefully presenting them and allowing them to pass the music from her through the instrument...

    • @annehallock5370
      @annehallock5370 Рік тому +11

      I totally agree. Her playing makes my spirit soar, simply because of her relationship with the piano and it with her.

    • @eytonshalomsandiego
      @eytonshalomsandiego 10 місяців тому +6

      Well said well said

    • @charlesherr6018
      @charlesherr6018 10 місяців тому +6

      Perfect harmony

    • @imalamboman12
      @imalamboman12 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes, I can't stand superfluous hand movements. Glenn Gould would be an exception, he's really expressing himself when he uses his hands in a conductor fashion.

    • @MiriamMenendezMartinezdeBartol
      @MiriamMenendezMartinezdeBartol Місяць тому

      Ppppp9⁹

  • @benmeek5052
    @benmeek5052 8 місяців тому +24

    These performances posted in this youtube playlist are the first I’m hearing of Ms. Pires. She’s wonderful. Her touch, phrasing, dynamics, sensibility - everything - so beautifully played. I love the way she plays Debussey. I am on a mission now to find her other work. Thanks for posting.

  • @azucenavillarroel9526
    @azucenavillarroel9526 9 місяців тому +77

    One of the best renditions of Arabesque No 1 I've heard of

    • @jamesmonahanmusic
      @jamesmonahanmusic 4 місяці тому +1

      HOLY-SMOKE, WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE. ❤

  • @littlebittyhoneybee
    @littlebittyhoneybee 6 місяців тому +51

    A waterfall of notes played with unrivaled tenderness and passion...

  • @Feyvor
    @Feyvor 3 місяці тому +36

    This is the best pianist I've heard so far. Amazing touch on the keys, wonderful interpretation, perfect tempo, perfect pedaling, just gorgeous. She made this piece sound flowing and there was not a single point where music has stopped until the end...this is the top level of music.

    • @mariaalmeida189
      @mariaalmeida189 Місяць тому

      Brilhante interpretação. Obrigada Maria João Pires ❤❤❤❤

  • @lucianoiovino304
    @lucianoiovino304 Рік тому +25

    Perfection

  • @roccosophie6498
    @roccosophie6498 24 дні тому +3

    Probably some of the most beautiful music ever written.

  • @SaveHawaiiReefs
    @SaveHawaiiReefs 3 дні тому +1

    The music flows through her entire body - even her eyebrows.

  • @stylusfantasticus
    @stylusfantasticus 9 місяців тому +14

    Exquisite sound, performance and lady.

  • @allanjeong
    @allanjeong 11 місяців тому +9

    Beautiful ebb and flow like water lapping softly against the banks of the Seine River.

  • @kingstowngallery
    @kingstowngallery Рік тому +14

    Incredible, moving rendition, every single note felt classical at its best

  • @zhouye2491
    @zhouye2491 9 місяців тому +7

    Among all the videos on UA-cam of this piece, this is the best rendition I can find

  • @dennisdavis3919
    @dennisdavis3919 9 місяців тому +28

    No piece better suits not just the technical style but the core expressivity of Mme Pires than this one. It's totally HER, and she plays the sox off it.

  • @Valtitude
    @Valtitude 4 місяці тому +23

    Classical music describes Life. Imagine leaves sailing in the wind or birds. Water is a major subject in a lot of classical music. Not in words, but through sound.

  • @rosa7479
    @rosa7479 12 днів тому +2

    Que c'est beau... Maîtrise technique et émotion... En toute élégance.
    Magnifique à écouter et à voir ❤

  • @Mung7580
    @Mung7580 28 днів тому +3

    The best version of Debussy! Amazing.

  • @davidseymour6246
    @davidseymour6246 2 місяці тому +4

    It’s so strange to think that this was written in 1888 and we have had to wait all that time until someone was finally capable of fully realising the composer’s intention. The forward direction of all those longer-note lines is exquisite.

  • @eytonshalomsandiego
    @eytonshalomsandiego 11 місяців тому +11

    i have some earlier recordings of hers...i feel as if she has gotten even better with age. sublime..

  • @alanfogarty5469
    @alanfogarty5469 7 місяців тому +22

    This is what is possible when the artist knows their place, when the point is allowed to come alive because of but not for the artist. Brava, Maria. Exquisite

  • @kliberalsing
    @kliberalsing 8 місяців тому +18

    I can guarantee there is not a single soul here in icy Scandinavia that plays Debussy with such elegance and warmth !

  • @emanuelmesquita5505
    @emanuelmesquita5505 7 місяців тому +24

    The interpretation by the enormous Maria João Pires is absolutely extraordinary! Each note is thought out and each phrase has its own meaning, in a captivating fluency. Brilliant, moving and incredible the stratospheric level that our pianist has reached. Sublime, unpretentious, extreme musicality. Thanks for the publication.

  • @Alpha6.31
    @Alpha6.31 8 місяців тому +5

    Sensitive, subtle, such understanding of the phrasing, absolutely delightful!

  • @giuseppevaroncelli8547
    @giuseppevaroncelli8547 11 місяців тому +8

    Una delle piu' belle interpretazioni di questo stupendo brano.

  • @bakuto.1055
    @bakuto.1055 29 днів тому +1

    If not the most perfect artistic covers of this piece I've ever come across in my lifetime.

  • @bjb0808
    @bjb0808 9 місяців тому +16

    Beautiful. She has such a delicate, yet expressive touch, that I still like it at this speed. Sigh. Someday...

  • @YoungsooStellaKim9001
    @YoungsooStellaKim9001 6 днів тому +1

    Grace polish beautiful

  • @scarlett418
    @scarlett418 11 місяців тому +8

    Beautiful in every way. Thank you.

  • @Isabella-jn1xq
    @Isabella-jn1xq 3 місяці тому +5

    María Joao, es como descansar el corazón... En unos minutos retoma su pulso humano, juguetón, lleno de Amor. Gracias Maga

  • @marcelogoncalves2987
    @marcelogoncalves2987 10 місяців тому +7

    She is adorable !

  • @manfredkoller9354
    @manfredkoller9354 6 місяців тому +6

    This is by far the best version of this tune that I've ever heard. Absolutely fantastic, stunning, an incredible performance

  • @shooshieroberts3913
    @shooshieroberts3913 2 місяці тому +1

    I play this piece every night on the same kind of piano she’s playing, but hearing Ms. Joao Pires makes me feel like I’m hearing it for the first time. Such grace! The arc of her line stretches from the first note literally to the last. I’m in awe.

  • @claudionogueira9836
    @claudionogueira9836 Рік тому +8

    Loved every bit of it.

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings 7 місяців тому +5

    Pires is ascendant in the stars but so grounded and earthy. Her Mozart and here her Debussy so light,ethereal.

  • @philippedaumas1614
    @philippedaumas1614 Місяць тому +2

    Et qu'est ce qu'il est difficile à jouer ce morceau
    Chapeau bas Madame 😊

  • @ffelegal
    @ffelegal 4 місяці тому +2

    I never heard a bad interpretation from her. Absolutely queen of her art

  • @rbrbrbrb18384
    @rbrbrbrb18384 Місяць тому +1

    If I keep practicing now.. by the time I'm her age I will be able to play this beautifully. 🥹

  • @americase7en
    @americase7en 28 днів тому

    From the firrst seconds you can really see how pleasurable it is for her to play this and how happy she is

  • @guiguidecam.3732
    @guiguidecam.3732 9 днів тому +1

    Amo! Gratidão! 🙏🏼.

  • @haoyizhao595
    @haoyizhao595 26 днів тому +1

    Absolutely beautiful performance!
    idk if anyone have the same feeling - it is always hard for me to capture the full picture of what I am playing as a whole. I think I need time to fix this by recording and fixing via video tapes.

  • @jerryuptmor2826
    @jerryuptmor2826 2 місяці тому +2

    I love this lady.

  • @rod1167
    @rod1167 Рік тому +4

    seems it has been written with her in mind

  • @Griwhoolda
    @Griwhoolda 5 місяців тому +6

    Exquisite!

  • @vientoalisio
    @vientoalisio Рік тому +7

    Es mi melodía favorita, me ayuda en los momentos mas difíciles. Gracias por tu sublime ejecución❤

  • @jb7287
    @jb7287 3 місяці тому +3

    How ABSOLUTELY beautiful ! So peaceful and quieting ! The perfect mixture of peace and soul ! Thank you to this lady !!❤

  • @user-cs9up2pj3y
    @user-cs9up2pj3y 17 днів тому

    この曲は、この方の、この演奏がどなたより素晴らしい。少しお若い頃に収録されたものより、私は魅力を感じる。

  • @Michael_Arnold
    @Michael_Arnold 9 місяців тому +4

    Full of charm

  • @jerrera45
    @jerrera45 7 місяців тому +13

    One of the most beautiful and sublime performances I have ever heard. The music flows like the Sien river, powerful and yet so peaceful.

  • @dinason-askewpottery3972
    @dinason-askewpottery3972 4 місяці тому +4

    This is the best performance of this piece I’ve ever heard❤❤❤❤

  • @Paolapiedracoba
    @Paolapiedracoba 8 місяців тому +2

    Magnífica interpretación!.

  • @michaelaramo2055
    @michaelaramo2055 12 днів тому

    Amazing performance.

  • @mariastormer9438
    @mariastormer9438 4 місяці тому +1

    Makes me feel I`ve never heard it before, I loe it in the morning

  • @josephososkie3029
    @josephososkie3029 4 місяці тому +2

    holy cow. I've never noticed those subtle pauses and how they clarify the notes. I know practically nothing about music but this stuff from Ms. P. is great.

  • @AntonelloWAM
    @AntonelloWAM 3 місяці тому +2

    marvellous ... uplifting ...

  • @polygon111
    @polygon111 7 місяців тому +1

    Still coming back every month to inspire my phrasing. Forever wow

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Місяць тому

    Every time, and I mean every time I hear Debussy I get a tear in my eye, and it's great.

  • @genoc7947
    @genoc7947 Рік тому +5

    The tempo starts out and generally stays faster than the version I've most frequently listened to, but, it still works wonderfully. It's really interesting, too, how the same notes come out feeling differently with the harmonies standing out in new and exciting ways.

    • @ph8349
      @ph8349 10 місяців тому

      Lovely and gracefully played. So effordless and pure. Also liked the tempo. She got a new fan of me.

  • @punkrockpianist
    @punkrockpianist 6 місяців тому +3

    Wow! Just, wow!

  • @fei8075
    @fei8075 2 місяці тому

    Some people say that people play it too fast, but this one is not that fast and is not slow, and, it has lots of emotion😊❤.

  • @MiyabiMatsuoka
    @MiyabiMatsuoka 10 місяців тому +2

    BRAVO🩵💜Thank you so much for your beautiful,heartwarming and holy music😭 I am really happy to take your lesson of this piece🙏

  • @gameboy-bt7nk
    @gameboy-bt7nk Місяць тому

    Gonna play this piece at my school's music competition, wish me luck 😅

  • @elainezhou3164
    @elainezhou3164 2 місяці тому +1

    So beautiful ❤

  • @beatrixvantil8623
    @beatrixvantil8623 4 місяці тому +1

    merveilleuse interprétation , dommage pour le bruit derrère

  • @trevorsimpson3452
    @trevorsimpson3452 Місяць тому

    Just love everything about this gorgeous tender performance. So grateful

  • @boniprakarsa5090
    @boniprakarsa5090 Місяць тому

    Wow that was really Beautiful, probably the best version I've ever seen.

  • @karinafinke
    @karinafinke 4 місяці тому +2

    Que linda interpretação!

  • @JamesFebers
    @JamesFebers 2 місяці тому

    Mellow waves from bonnie scotland tomlta does the planets its lovely 😊😊😊

  • @josemotta9560
    @josemotta9560 Рік тому +3

    Que expressividade maravilhosa.

  • @elsaesteves
    @elsaesteves Місяць тому

    I have no words for this is Perfection ❤❤❤

  • @MaríaIsabelGarcíaLópez-h3w
    @MaríaIsabelGarcíaLópez-h3w 5 місяців тому

    ¡Qué elegancia, qué refinamiento, qué artista, qué mujer!

  • @annapavan9954
    @annapavan9954 4 місяці тому

    Caro maestro, che piacere risentire Debussy suonato da te. Quando sono arrivata nella tua classe, già ventenne, non avevo mai sentito parlare di Debussy!! Mi hai dischiuso un mondo

  • @ИринаЛанкевич
    @ИринаЛанкевич 10 місяців тому +2

    Прекрасное исполнение, браво!

  • @josemotta9560
    @josemotta9560 Рік тому +1

    Só agradecer. Poder ouvir. E poder ouvir essa maravilhosa apresentação. Grato.

  • @SoniaCoutinho-nd7ll
    @SoniaCoutinho-nd7ll 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful piece beautifuly executed by a genial pianist of my country.

  • @chita1205
    @chita1205 4 місяці тому

    Adoro a pianista MJP e fico muito contente por saber que ela é muito reconhecida no exterior deste portugal pequenino!

  • @ErtcBrlk
    @ErtcBrlk 7 місяців тому +1

    Her gestures...❤

  • @angelineooi2341
    @angelineooi2341 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautifully played.

  • @ar2737
    @ar2737 3 місяці тому

    Tears of Joy! Perfection!

  • @laurentd2773
    @laurentd2773 11 місяців тому +1

    Bravo !!

  • @nataliawaterman9893
    @nataliawaterman9893 7 місяців тому +1

    Very great performance! Bravo!! Sounds amazing!

  • @emanuelmesquita5505
    @emanuelmesquita5505 7 місяців тому

    Absolutamente extraordinária a interpretação da enorme Maria João Pires! Cada nota é pensada e cada frase tem o o seu sentido, numa fluência cativante. Brilhante, comovente e incrível o nível estratosférico que a nossa pianista atingiu. Sublime, despretensiosa, musicalidade extrema. Obrigado pela publicação.

  • @MrBaldylocks13
    @MrBaldylocks13 3 місяці тому

    Great interpretation, really enjoyed the pacing and tone.

  • @alexandrabaciu1309
    @alexandrabaciu1309 4 місяці тому

    Superb! Closer to my interpretative way to play it. I like her vision ❤

  • @joeinky
    @joeinky 3 місяці тому +4

    Phenomenal interpretation but what the hell is all that noise in the background?!

    • @michaelmatheny3927
      @michaelmatheny3927 2 місяці тому

      I think it's some kind of door, repeatedly closing. But I tell you one thing, she truly is a world-class performer by th way she totally ignores those incessant rackets. Also, too, she has obviously captured th hearts of everyone with this performance as yours was th only comment about th noise I could find! I was looking for it from someone as I was going to comment on noise, myself.

  • @jimho7260
    @jimho7260 2 місяці тому

    So very lovely! ❤

  • @1942rambo
    @1942rambo 3 місяці тому

    Fabulous touch.

  • @MabelAlberti
    @MabelAlberti 2 місяці тому

    Maravillosa interpretación!!!!!❤😊

  • @desertsmw3653
    @desertsmw3653 Рік тому +1

    amazing

  • @timbruer7318
    @timbruer7318 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • @Herby-vd6ek
    @Herby-vd6ek 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful expressive and fluid. I love it 😊

  • @rafaeldemagalhaes-nn1ed
    @rafaeldemagalhaes-nn1ed Рік тому +1

    Muita técnica sobre a qual flutua a sensibilidade e o talento.

  • @piliestrela
    @piliestrela Рік тому +1

    Maravillosa!!!❤

  • @zitacsoszneszabo2335
    @zitacsoszneszabo2335 2 місяці тому

    Gyönyörű!

  • @Erodfran
    @Erodfran 6 місяців тому +1

    I loved it min 1:14 made me feel so good

  • @sam0xin
    @sam0xin 7 місяців тому

    stunningly beautiful version !!
    Thanks for sharing !!

  • @enricogiugie7328
    @enricogiugie7328 8 місяців тому

    Simply Magic. ❣️

  • @joaosousa2470
    @joaosousa2470 6 місяців тому

    Excelente!
    Bravo!!!

  • @ralphhage8953
    @ralphhage8953 8 місяців тому

    Magnifique

  • @vusisindane
    @vusisindane 6 місяців тому +2

    Art offers a way out, or perhaps a way in.

  • @michel3786
    @michel3786 7 місяців тому +1

    Magnifique le piano on est vraiment ailleurs...