I've never touched a piano in my life, nor can I read or understand music, but when I heard this song I needed to be able to play it. So far I can play up to 0:33 through watching other people play. I'm making very slow process, and getting the keys down is somewhat the easy part. But playing the song with the proposed emotion and flow to it is a different thing entirely. Definitely makes it harder not having a proper full piano. I've only got a small keyboard which limits me with sound and the like. But, still trying. I don't want to die and never be able to play something like this with ease, and just enjoy it.
Keep at it though! I am learning Clair de Lune in the same manner and it is a very slow process (especially the middle part), but it is a huge pay off in the end!
KidsWithGuns1992 . I started learning piano by watching UA-cam. Do you self a favor and learn to sight read. it's really not as intimidating to learn than you would think. I mean children can learn it
dude don't do that. start out smaller and learn proper technique. learn to read music and get a teacher if you need. work your way up, will only take 2-3 years or less, depends on how motivated you are. then you will be able to play it properly. If you keep doing that, you're gonna get tired of it
123peeonyou, this seems to be a fairly easy piece (though who am I to judge! I'm a violinist, not a pianist), so I don't think it would that that long to learn this if you have proper education.
Archetype00, if you learn proper technique and practice scales, then I think you'd have this down in no time! I bet taking lessons will take you farther than one song and help you play anything you please! Not just this!
For some reason, the passage between 1:28 - 1:41 really speaks to me on a deep and intimate level. Debussy's compositions are so packed full of emotional, and for me, invoke so much imagery. "La fille aux cheveux de lin" roughly translates to "The Girl with the Flaxen hair", and you can unquestionably feel that being expressed through this piece. So beautiful and elegant. Something that's not easily put into words, but Debussy so eloquently conveys through his music.
I'm with everybody else here. This is masterful and one of my favorite Debussy pieces. The imagery is so vivid in the notes, you can practically see them. I love the little universes he creates in each song.
The Phrase from 2:15 to 2:36 always hits me deep in the heart. My Piano teacher played this the First time when i was 12 and whyever i had tears in my eyes. Still enjoying every tone in this masterpiece - hearing it or playing it by myself.
Beautiful performance ♫ Paul you are a distinguished pianist, a great teacher, painter and cheerful good person ツ Thank you for these videos ツ best regards from Poland
Knowing the title of the piece is an obvious thing that gives clues to the inspiriation of the piece, but I'm always interested in what a composer is really thinking about when writing such beautiful works. Was Debussy thinking about a particular person, or a collective of people he had seen in a park or somewhere? Was it a sunny day and he felt inspired? Was he in a state in longing for something beautiful to take or some one he loved into a state s calmness? Was it purely a feeling he had? Was there a girl with flaxen hair he knew or had heard a friend talk about? I wish I knew because this piece conjures up so many beautiful images in my own mind. Dose anyone else get these feelings aswell.
Every time I listen to Debussy I just think of the beauty of the sky on a late afternoon in Summer. It's the only music which can match and enhance that natural beauty.
On the wikipedia page of the song there is a great explanation. It is based on a poem with the same title by Leconte de Lisle, and flaxen hair was a common symbol for innocence!
Wayne Threadgate that’s the beauty of impressionism. you never know what emotion is supposed to be portrayed, but you do know that you’re supposed to feel something, so you just feel all of them while listening. impressionism is definitely one of my favorite styles.
I always assumed it was about a young woman Debussy actually saw at some time, perhaps in his own youth. Whenever it was, it must've been before he became rich and famous, or he wouldn't have had to write such a swoony piece about her later.
hey isnt this piece one of the most beautiful ever written, its neither sad nor happy just soooo beautiful :)) the passage at 1:54 especially 2:02 the deep bass, oo i love this
This specutacular performance is beyond description , inspirational and comfortable to the ear and the mind There is something extraordinary in this superb performance From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
One and only Debussy was a masterful crafter when it comes to creating landscapes in music and as many of you said before he created one of the most beautiful harmonies and totally shifted the direction of piano compositions. He and great Stravinsky are my favorite composers and they changed the music and art scene with a peaceful revolution. Kudos to these iconoclasts! I appreciate the diversity that the life shows us!
in his delicate dance of tones and pauses, Debussey hallows time itself, momentarily rendering inconceivable the very notion that we might ever again deem any like fragment of sensient existence, ordinary...
Hello Paul, I listen to a lot of your covers, particular your Debussy ones, and I gotta say, I really like how you interpret the music. A lot of the other versions of this, Claire de Lune, and so on feel rushed and as though the pianist is just "reading" the music. Of course everyone has their own preference but I think you pace these pieces beautifully. Thank you for your work and sharing your talent with us!
I was already practicing this since the beginning of this year, and I nearly finished learning the whole song. So I am going to be the master of this song soon.
I'm trying to learn this song and it's always so helpful to see the hands of someone who knows what they're doing, especially for the long multi-octive chords 😄
Your interpretation of this beautiful music is awe-inspiring to say the least. I drive to and from Florida every year and become one with beauty with Debussy, Saint Saens, and many other classical artists.
Paul thank you very much for taking the trouble to make this video to help me , I have to play this piece in February and your video Helps me a lot !! excuse my english again.
Congratulations, and keep up the good work. This is piano done right! This is inspiring me to get back into piano class, I might just be able to play this.
I always have this problem on almost every piece I try to learn and especially on this piece... When should i use the sostenuto pedal?! I listen to recordings and it sounds so good and I try to figure out when they use pedal but all I know how to do is legato pedaling. I understand it has to do with what sounds good but I want to know how the pianist in the recordings do it and the composer rarely marks it and at least a suggestion would be nice.
Thanks for Debussy music giving me peace in moon festival in Taoyuan where BBQ smoke and firecrackers have scared moon and spoiled the night these few years.
At 1:31 in the sheet music the left hand the B flat has a slur to the B flat in the other bar so shouldnt it be just one note? why does he play it twice?
Debussy,s beloved daughter , who has a great direct genes , died when she was 14 years old . The genes of the great Debussy,s direct line disappeared from this world forever . From Tokyo dizzying Megalopolis ablaze with neon Which national are you watching this video ？
You play this really well! I'm just curious about your F flats in bar 32. My score has them as F naturals, but I prefer the F flat sound too. Do you have them written like that on a score? Maybe mine is wrong.
how the hell does he get that sound for the chord at 0:57 ?? just soft touch? been puzzling me for quite some time... I like it much better vs Lang Lang
Hello Paul, im a struggling pianist and I am working on this song. However, I don't know when I should use the petal in the song any advice. By the way you play this song very beautifully.
Hello sir, I'm currently using your interpretation of this song to learn it myself and I couldn't help but notice how at the second 0:58 you played (D flat, A flat, C flat and E flat) in arpeggio form (right hand) while my sheet music states it is (D flat, A flat, C flat and D flat.) I'm not trying to be pedantic it's just that I've always felt that part sounded off when I practiced it. Could it be that my score has a mistake?
Not exactly… I can't just edit my score. It's not allowed. I looked at different music sheets online and it turns out there are two versions for this song, the one he is playing here and the one I have. They're pretty much the same except for this section, for both hands.
Stephanie Trochez hi, i'm learning it too. I'm looking at the my sheets right now and the arpeggio is formed by D flat, A flat, C flat, D flat, and then E flat as part of the primary melody
Debussy was probably NOT thinking of a girl with flaxen hair since it is certain he was gay. Maybe a boy with flaxen hair and a sweet smile, eh? David Nestander Galesburg, IL 61401 October 2021
Debussy is one of the greatest poem pianist ever. For Ever.
Gunnar Örn Knutsson remove 'one of'
@@scuzzy1996 Chopin's nickname litteraly was the poet of the piano, so think again.
Nah idiot Chopin is the greatest Piano Poet ever lived. Chopin > Debussy
Frydryck Francoise Chopin I believe they both tell different types of poems.
Remove "poem"
I've never touched a piano in my life, nor can I read or understand music, but when I heard this song I needed to be able to play it. So far I can play up to 0:33 through watching other people play. I'm making very slow process, and getting the keys down is somewhat the easy part. But playing the song with the proposed emotion and flow to it is a different thing entirely.
Definitely makes it harder not having a proper full piano. I've only got a small keyboard which limits me with sound and the like.
But, still trying. I don't want to die and never be able to play something like this with ease, and just enjoy it.
Keep at it though! I am learning Clair de Lune in the same manner and it is a very slow process (especially the middle part), but it is a huge pay off in the end!
KidsWithGuns1992 . I started learning piano by watching UA-cam. Do you self a favor and learn to sight read. it's really not as intimidating to learn than you would think. I mean children can learn it
dude don't do that. start out smaller and learn proper technique. learn to read music and get a teacher if you need. work your way up, will only take 2-3 years or less, depends on how motivated you are. then you will be able to play it properly. If you keep doing that, you're gonna get tired of it
123peeonyou, this seems to be a fairly easy piece (though who am I to judge! I'm a violinist, not a pianist), so I don't think it would that that long to learn this if you have proper education.
Archetype00, if you learn proper technique and practice scales, then I think you'd have this down in no time! I bet taking lessons will take you farther than one song and help you play anything you please! Not just this!
For some reason, the passage between 1:28 - 1:41 really speaks to me on a deep and intimate level. Debussy's compositions are so packed full of emotional, and for me, invoke so much imagery. "La fille aux cheveux de lin" roughly translates to "The Girl with the Flaxen hair", and you can unquestionably feel that being expressed through this piece. So beautiful and elegant. Something that's not easily put into words, but Debussy so eloquently conveys through his music.
My favorite part as well. Reminds of how to train your dragon
I'm with everybody else here. This is masterful and one of my favorite Debussy pieces. The imagery is so vivid in the notes, you can practically see them. I love the little universes he creates in each song.
The Phrase from 2:15 to 2:36 always hits me deep in the heart. My Piano teacher played this the First time when i was 12 and whyever i had tears in my eyes. Still enjoying every tone in this masterpiece - hearing it or playing it by myself.
That’s my favorite part of the piece actually. It’s so beautiful
Beautiful performance ♫ Paul you are a distinguished pianist, a great teacher, painter and cheerful good person ツ Thank you for these videos ツ best regards from Poland
Grzegorz Nowacki I've never seen someone use Japanese as emoticons before.
wait, he paints? that's awesome!!
Knowing the title of the piece is an obvious thing that gives clues to the inspiriation of the piece, but I'm always interested in what a composer is really thinking about when writing such beautiful works. Was Debussy thinking about a particular person, or a collective of people he had seen in a park or somewhere? Was it a sunny day and he felt inspired? Was he in a state in longing for something beautiful to take or some one he loved into a state s calmness? Was it purely a feeling he had? Was there a girl with flaxen hair he knew or had heard a friend talk about? I wish I knew because this piece conjures up so many beautiful images in my own mind. Dose anyone else get these feelings aswell.
Every time I listen to Debussy I just think of the beauty of the sky on a late afternoon in Summer. It's the only music which can match and enhance that natural beauty.
On the wikipedia page of the song there is a great explanation. It is based on a poem with the same title by Leconte de Lisle, and flaxen hair was a common symbol for innocence!
Debussy's Jardins sous la pluie evokes the same images in me
Wayne Threadgate that’s the beauty of impressionism. you never know what emotion is supposed to be portrayed, but you do know that you’re supposed to feel something, so you just feel all of them while listening. impressionism is definitely one of my favorite styles.
I always assumed it was about a young woman Debussy actually saw at some time, perhaps in his own youth. Whenever it was, it must've been before he became rich and famous, or he wouldn't have had to write such a swoony piece about her later.
Paul, your performance is so beautiful. You are a remarkable artist. Thank you. ~Jackie
hey isnt this piece one of the most beautiful ever written, its neither sad nor happy just soooo beautiful :)) the passage at 1:54 especially 2:02 the deep bass, oo i love this
yes! you describe it very well.
Nostalgic and sentimental :P
I love the bit starting at 2:30
*1:30
The deep bass is indeed beautiful but I found it to be the most technically difficult passage to play properly.
2:17 that short break and note is my favourite
Yes because "music is the silence between the notes" -Claude Debussy 😉
This specutacular performance is beyond description , inspirational and comfortable to the ear and the mind
There is something extraordinary in this superb performance
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
One and only Debussy was a masterful crafter when it comes to creating landscapes in music and as many of you said before he created one of the most beautiful harmonies and totally shifted the direction of piano compositions. He and great Stravinsky are my favorite composers and they changed the music and art scene with a peaceful revolution. Kudos to these iconoclasts! I appreciate the diversity that the life shows us!
in his delicate dance of tones and pauses, Debussey hallows time itself, momentarily rendering inconceivable the very notion that we might ever again deem any like fragment of sensient existence, ordinary...
So elegant, gracious and light. Beautiful. ❤
Hello Paul,
I listen to a lot of your covers, particular your Debussy ones, and I gotta say, I really like how you interpret the music. A lot of the other versions of this, Claire de Lune, and so on feel rushed and as though the pianist is just "reading" the music. Of course everyone has their own preference but I think you pace these pieces beautifully.
Thank you for your work and sharing your talent with us!
So unbelievably beautiful. Debussy is the greatest ever.
I think this is the best piano rendition of this song I've ever heard.
This rendition blows out the water all the other ones I encountered on YT. Thank you Sir.
what an amazing composer! Quel compositeur merveilleux!
Such meaningful playing... You account for every nuance.
I always watch you perform peices right before I learn them
I was already practicing this since the beginning of this year, and I nearly finished learning the whole song. So I am going to be the master of this song soon.
I'm trying to learn this song and it's always so helpful to see the hands of someone who knows what they're doing, especially for the long multi-octive chords 😄
What a wonderful pianist. Lifts one's heart.
you nailed it, beautiful version my friend. thank you-
You play this so well! Thank you. It's beautiful and I wish I could listen to it while petting a doggy
Debussy is great ！
This song of Debussy gives me comfort and solace , and heals my sorrow and suffering .
Debussy is effulgent in our world .
Your interpretation of this beautiful music is awe-inspiring to say the least. I drive to and from Florida every year and become one with beauty with Debussy, Saint Saens, and many other classical artists.
You play Debussy like few others.
João Miranda I’m 12 and I play it flawlessly
Great sound, wonderful player.
Beautiful interpretation Paul Barton!
I love your recordings :)
Greetings.
Wonderful and inspiring interpretation, thank you for all the great and skillfully played music you upload!
Learning this piece right now! It's so beautiful and fun to play.
Same :D
Thanks for sharing and taking requests so often. Very nice of you.
I can't believe they used Debussy for a Yoshi game
Saskia H. i was wondering why the tune sounded so familiar!
which one? :o
@@JorgeRmrzO Yoshi's Island DS
and for a goose game
Search up Cats on Mars by The Seatbelts lol
Well, that HAS made me feel better, so thanks, Paul.
Paul thank you very much for taking the trouble to make this video to help me , I have to play this piece in February and your video Helps me a lot !! excuse my english again.
You're welcome. Emiliano. Good luck with the piece.
Beautifully played sir. I will use this video to help me learn the song.Thank-you.
Great
music
Yes
Learning this piece right now - thank you so much!
A menina de cabelos de linho! Ou a menina dos finos cabelos! Ah como é linda essa música! Que bela interpretaçao!
Congratulations, and keep up the good work. This is piano done right! This is inspiring me to get back into piano class, I might just be able to play this.
Thank you for the video! You have such a beautiful phrasing
Like waves breaking. Very Beautiful.
un plaisir d’écouter jouer ce morceau
Wow! Just beautiful. Thank you...
Quelle douceur en ce matin de fin d'été
I'd like to hear Reflets dans L'eau from Debussy's Images Book 1 (:
Thank you for showing the fingering, I am trying to learn the piece!
THis is amazing thankyou very music for making these keep them coming
This is so beautiful Paul!!!
Lleva años para lograr ia lnterpretacion ,Bravo !!!!
I always have this problem on almost every piece I try to learn and especially on this piece... When should i use the sostenuto pedal?! I listen to recordings and it sounds so good and I try to figure out when they use pedal but all I know how to do is legato pedaling. I understand it has to do with what sounds good but I want to know how the pianist in the recordings do it and the composer rarely marks it and at least a suggestion would be nice.
Beginning at 2:20 I always think of my grandmother. She left too early. I miss her very much.
Aw I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure she was very sweet!
Que bien que te gusto ,esta bien programado ,buen dia
Truly amazing! Absolutely Entrancing!
do your arm's hairs raise up every time you hear yourself play?
For some reason now I just visualise all the hair on his arms on end every time he presses a key and can't stop laughing.
I don't have any hair on my arms (long story).
@@republiccooper I play piano with the hairs on my arms. It's much easier as I only have 10 fingers but have thousands of hairs.
I love this music.
Thanks...
My most favourite part is 2:38 till about 2:50... I get chills everytime I hear it
so beautiful, thanks
Splendide
Civilization V. Good choice, it fills me with a sense of awe of the achievements of humanity.
Thanks for Debussy music giving me peace in moon festival in Taoyuan where BBQ smoke and firecrackers have scared moon and spoiled the night these few years.
I love this music. Love, love love.....
Love,love,love,love,love,love,love,love
Magnificent! Can you also play Debussy's " La cathédrale engloutie "? I would be happy to hear your interpretation of this gorgeous piece.
beautiful beautiful job!
BEAUTIFUL!
beautiful ！nice playing the your piano.
Beautiful
Beautiful!
The song which remember my mother
My favorite song
Wonderful baul !! Respact
At 1:31 in the sheet music the left hand the B flat has a slur to the B flat in the other bar so shouldnt it be just one note? why does he play it twice?
I don’t know if you’re talking about a slur or a tie lol, but a slur just means plays the notes with fluidity and continuous movement
@@rebecahgokee7815 I meant to say tie. Though in music, unless someone identifies it as slur or a tie, aren't they the same notation?
@@Mj-kl3rb If it is the same note it is a tie, but if it is a different note its a slur.
@@Sai-mj6wh exactly, so that note had a tie to the next b flat but he played it twice instead of one note
Debussy,s beloved daughter , who has a great direct genes , died when she was 14 years old .
The genes of the great Debussy,s direct line disappeared from this world forever .
From Tokyo dizzying Megalopolis ablaze with neon
Which national are you watching this video ？
hermoso wey!
2:15 - 2:50 tellement magnifique.
By far the best or Outstanding
Pikaichi in Japanese
From
A corner of cherry blossoms scented Tokyo
Love it :)
Love it.
You play this really well!
I'm just curious about your F flats in bar 32. My score has them as F naturals, but I prefer the F flat sound too. Do you have them written like that on a score? Maybe mine is wrong.
This performance will understand Debussy's aesthetic
how does one soften the left hand so beautifully
how the hell does he get that sound for the chord at 0:57 ?? just soft touch? been puzzling me for quite some time... I like it much better vs Lang Lang
Hello Paul, im a struggling pianist and I am working on this song. However, I don't know when I should use the petal in the song any advice. By the way you play this song very beautifully.
Nice.
Not sure, but @1:56 measure 24, beat 2, left hand, did you play Db-Gb, or Db-Ab?
At 1:11 my sheet says for the left hand Bb-E, but you play B-E. Is this correct, does my sheet have a mistake on it?
I think I broke the like button
Great playing! I just uploaded this piece too :)
Better than Lang Lang.
Billthazar you may not like his style, but technically he's amazing.
PianoMan10 possibly better facial expression 🤣
Very different pianists. You're comparing oranges with apples.
Billthazar i assume you play better than him then ?
And we don't have to see his face
The part from 1:41 felt instantly familiar. Is it used in some form of modern media?
Widespread today harmonic movement: IV - V - vi - II and pentatonic in the right hand. it’s also very common in Chinese folk music
Can you recommend the songs that easier than Grieg's symphony?? Please tell me I want to learn and play about that :)
Hi - I'm sorry, not sure what you mean. I'm guessing -- you mean easier than Greig's "In the Hall of the Mountain King"?
***** oh, i'm sorry. I meaned easier than Grieg's sonata in E minor op.7
I love Debussy. His pieces are jazzy classical.
The magic starts at 1:35...
Hello sir,
I'm currently using your interpretation of this song to learn it myself and I couldn't help but notice how at the second 0:58 you played (D flat, A flat, C flat and E flat) in arpeggio form (right hand) while my sheet music states it is (D flat, A flat, C flat and D flat.) I'm not trying to be pedantic it's just that I've always felt that part sounded off when I practiced it. Could it be that my score has a mistake?
Stephanie Trochez I know nothing of playing the piano but I know when I hear a nice song, although I digress. Can't you just edit your music sheet?
Not exactly… I can't just edit my score. It's not allowed.
I looked at different music sheets online and it turns out there are two versions for this song, the one he is playing here and the one I have. They're pretty much the same except for this section, for both hands.
Stephanie Trochez
hi, i'm learning it too. I'm looking at the my sheets right now and the arpeggio is formed by D flat, A flat, C flat, D flat, and then E flat as part of the primary melody
Stephanie Trochez I
Heifetz on violin, now Barton on piano :)
Es bella la niña de cabellos de lino
are you supposed to play with the pedal?
1:28 to 1:51 has come out of dreams
Debussy was probably NOT thinking of a girl with flaxen hair since it is certain he was gay. Maybe a boy with flaxen hair and a sweet smile, eh?
David Nestander
Galesburg, IL 61401
October 2021