Ernane Gusmao Oh ERNANE,,,,NUNCA LHE ESQUEÇO....NÃO TENHO RELIGIÃO,,,AMO E ADMIRO JESUS!!!!!!...MAS TODAS AS NOITES ORO POR VOCÊ!! ( E MUITOS OUTROS...MAS, NUNCA LHE ESQUEÇO!!!!!!!!!)
Ernane Gusmao voce, como dizem: MAIS DO QUE MERECE,,,,(não imaginas Ernane, o quanto lhe quero, admiro y oro! Inclusive peço qu,e pelo menos grande parte dos médicos seguissem o seu exemplo..QUE AS MAIS PURAS ENERGIAS ESTEJAM SEMPRE PRESENTE NA SUA VIDA..A LHE GUIAR, ILUMINAR...LIVRANDO-LHE DE TUDO O QUE POSSA LHE TRAZER ALGUM MAL....
I thought for a moment that people who appreciated music on this level might not be the same kind of bastards you'd find all over the rest of the internet, but here they are. Just ignore them! Beautiful work.
Agree with you Joe. Anonymity often creates ugliness. You'd think Debussy's work alone, much less the spectacular performance of it on a difficult instrument would foster the kind of peace that this composition inspires. Instead, the trolls cant help themselves. To them I say...."PLEASE go back to Guns and Roses where you belong.
@ 40milesoneway I like some guns n roses, I like some of just about every genre from classical to punk. it all depends what mood I'm in at the time. And I thank all the musicians from all the genres, for being there and helping me get through the day, be it a good one or a bad one. A troll is just a troll, it has nothing to do with music, it's just a bad attitude problem on their part. I agree with Joe....... "just ignore them !........ beautiful work !" ;0)
One should remember Oscar Wilde's comment on arguing with a person whom he despised: 'I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person!'. This applies to all trolls and those who would try to devalue another person's work. Let us see/hear their efforts at that at which they sneer. I'll put in Eric Frank Russell's comment: 'A flea may bite a lion, but a flea remains a flea and a lion remains a lion.' And anon's: 'Rudeness is a weak person's imitation of strength.'
Stone Ban Sorry to be a hater, but this was NOT flawlessly executed. It is noisy and stabby and buzzy sounding. listen to xavier de mastrie for a better example of flawlessness.
+jspankin Pickups too close to instrument causing overload distortion of this beautiful piece. Also likely recorded with semiconductor electronics instead of the warm sound using vacuum tube amplification.
As a person who has learned over three instruments I can say that I really appreciate this. It's one thing to know how to play, but another to be able to tell the person enjoys it and puts in the efforts to make it sound so gorgeous.
Absolutely mesmerizing to watch and to hear.... ... Impossible to not relax, seeing the flow of hands on strings, the beautiful, ancient instrument, and the lovely young lady. She will touch everyone who sees this, and have great success. A stunning talent
Wow! What a beautiful performance, I love it 🥰God bless your hands and your talent. Listening to this song, played in an harp is very intense and emotional. Amazing! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
WOW! Brought tears to my eyes....as a trained classical pianist, I always heard this on piano, but the harp? BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You look like an angel playing this...thank you for posting this...this was just beautiful!!!!
Let me get this straight ... those that play harp don't think it's out-of-tune ... those that don't play harp think it's out of tune ... did anybody just listen to the performance and enjoy it? ---I did :)
lyndouninette it’s such a gentle and beautiful instrument, it’s so hard not to love anything played on it. Have you heard of a Koto? It’s similar to a harp but native to Japan, and it’s just as lovely as a harp. Any stringed instrument just makes me feel so warm when listening to it.
That Harp is NOT out of tune. Every harp is different, and the notes you are hearing is what Debussy puts in his music, she is playing in flat keys. When a pedal harp player makes a sharp or a flat, she is moving the string up or down with her feet with the pedals. Manually moving them. And this song has a lot of sharps and flats. So what you are hearing is the string being bended to reach that sharp or flat, very quickly, and then brought back to natural position. The harp is not out of tune. Perhaps Claire De Lune is not the best piece for an instrument like a harp, but the harp is not out of tune. ----experienced Orlando Salvi Harp Player for over 25 years
Are harps tuned in equal temperament? If they are tuned in equal temperament (like pianos and basically all other modern instruments are) then the piece being in "flat keys" would not sound any more out of tune than it being in C major. I could understand that harps are all different and so are tuned stlightly differently from one another to compensate (stretching), but this is too out of tune to be "not out of tune". Pianos are tuned according to the instrument too (stretching), but when properly tuned, none are as divergent from perfect temperament as this harp is.
Dean D I'm a harp player too. but isn't it strange that the same notes just an octave higher sound different? this harp definitely must be tuned oftener
this is no music, this is art (: oh my god you play it so well we are glad to see you on our HANG & HARP channel: ciferencesymphony thanx CIFERENCE-SYMPHONY
... I need to get back in practice with my piano; this was the last song I learned, and it's just as beautiful now as it was when I listened to it back then. Kudos!
I imagine this was my daughter playing this beautifully in my home, then some dude comes and marries her, now the house is quiet.she's gone, will she ever come back to play for me, maybe , maybe not
OMG.... I'm feeling sorry for myself because I'm having a hard time with this on the piano. I can't imagine what it took to master this on the harp. Beautifully done. I am inspired. This just got a little easier for me....
Hey mate, I know this comment is 3 years late but I think you can do it. I hope you have succeeded with Clair De Lune on the piano. I'm learning it on piano aswell so its gives me something to look forward to😊
Clair de Lune is an incredibly difficult piece, bro! I’ve been playing harp for 4 years, I’m at an intermediate level, and my teacher still says it’s way above my ability. If you’re learning it, that’s already a huge achievement! It seems like you’ve put in loads of time and effort on the piece and I’m sure you play beautifully. :)
Damien, you'd better price a concert harp before destroying your guitar and switching. You know, in case you don't have 30 grand in your wallet. Just sayin' :-)
Those who have ears to hear can hear perfection. This is close, but a bit harsh in places. 90 out of 100. Learn to feel, let your heart flow, forget the notes. Perfection is in the imperfection. There is much in the person.
i think its because, unlike the piano, the harp's sound does not resonate as much, leading to a faster tempo. though I do think the original tempo should still be kept
Geko2006 firstly, the fact that Debussy composed in an impressionistic style has no impact on the speed of his pieces. Debussy wrote a variety of pieces ranging from allegro to presto as well as writing slower pieces. secondly, remember that she is not performing on a piano, and that this is a transcription of the original, meaning whoever transcribed the piece could've edited the piece's performance directions. little history lesson: impressionism is a style of music, found in the modern period (also known as twentieth century). composers who composed in the style focussed on fluidity, dynamic range, and avoidance of harsh dissonance, unlike many other composers of the modern period (e.g. Schoenberg and Webern, who were expressionists, serialists, etc.) it has nothing to do with speed.
David van der Gulik I also thought it was out of tune... one string in the higher octaves in particular ... just the higher octaves in general :S still sounds really nice though
David van der Gulikwhich strings do you think were out of tune? I verified with a tuner app and it was all alright, so maybe pedals set to D flat major sounds out of tune to some ppl?
Adina Cappell I really wouldn´t know which strings, because I don´t play the harp. I have played piano and guitar for 10+ years, so I tend to trust my ears. To me it really sounds like some strings sound slightly off, I could be wrong though
Nice performance that would have been better on a properly tuned instrument. Some of its strings are flat and the dis-harmonicity is somewhat unpleasant to listen to.
So I am a harpist myself and harps do NOT sound the same on a recording as they do in person. I would imagine that her harp was not flat or out of tune in person but was simply thrown off due to the recording. Also some older harps can give a much flatter tone.
Corban Scott I respectfully disagree with you. The instrument *is* out of tune to the point of being detrimental to the otherwise good performance. Digital recordings do not lie about the instrument's tune. Just listen! Surely you can hear what I'm talking about...
marc49lewis Harps are very similar to square pianos - they are very susceptible to becoming out of tune quickly because of the low tension on the strings against a wooden soundboard. I do not know the exact terminology, but I suspect that the harp was indeed "tuned" - each string is tuned to the correct Hz - but not adjusted for equal-temperament (where the higher strings have to be pitched slightly sharp and the lower strings slightly flat to make the harp sound good as a whole).
Jason Madore Jason, I'm quite familiar with the equal-tempered or sometimes "stretch" or 12-tET tuning - without it a piano looses a substantial portion of its "character." I've tuned quite a few. The same applies to the harp, harpsichord and other similar instruments. Even pipe organs. However, what I was pointing out is that several of the strings are noticeably flat or sharp. Very possibly due to having been tuned earlier in the day, having been moved to the performance spot on stage and not re-checked. I doubt seriously that a harp can be moved any distance without affecting its overall tuning; some strings more than others, particularly higher strings being much more taut than lower strings - and tending to slip more.
gnstunali Can you play the harp? I can and I tell you, this is mostly as good as it gets. The instrument can never sound as "in tune" as a piano. Ever. It bothered me all the years I've been taking lessons.
