Debussy Arabesque No.1 - Paul Barton FEURICH 218 piano 

It's wonderful

melody is king, that's what defines the "clarity" aspect in the ethereal reverie piece

I was literally thinking the same

me dreaming: 2:55

I thought this was a political joke for a second

+Alex Coreable LOL

WTF

almost like an arabesque

+Sam K woah have i just realized. Debussy named this arabesque because your finger when you play it look like they are doing an arabesque! Thank you for this wonderful interpretation :D

No, that's not the reasoning for any of his songs' names. This song is called "Arabesque No. 1" because it is an arabesque (An ornately decorative classical composition). Think of it like L.W. Beethoven titling his symphonies "Symphony No. 1", "Symphony No. 2", and so on.

Sorry I gotta disagree. It's not bad per se and you can chose it as your favourite but it's not really better than "lots of pros". There are some mistakes in there and I don't like how he interpreted some parts. I mean that I don't like the interpretation is kind of my opinion, you can defend him from that. But you can't defend the fact that he played some eighth notes like quarters with the right hand at 0:48 for example. Even if that part was poco mosso (it isn't) it's just too much of an interpretation and imo simply wrong. He does such mistakes way too often. It was not dreamy enough and he tried to be dreamy at the wrong parts. It's overall not as pleasant as it should be. I know I'm nitpicking but you gotta praise people like that only when they deserve it.

+hellschatt You're probably right, and probably a better pianist than I am, but it's all subjective I suppose. Although I've heard of a few other very good renditions, this is one of my favorites. All the technical terms and techniques matter to certain elitists but I just go by the way it makes me feel when I hear the music, perhaps I don't appreciate it the the level that you do but that's the beauty of music right? it can appeal to the masses at every level and the level of their ability. Cheers!

hellschatt you are probably an expert, but the way he plays this piece compared to others is just different. Can't you hear it? It has a feel to it that I just don't get while listening to others

Let's hear your version.

James Galante en

They may not like the rendition

Also, how could anyone legitimately dislike this video?

haters,dislike trolls and just plain out assholes

I wish my Yamaha Clavinova CVP-601 sounded as nice when I play this piece

I wish I sounded like him.......

I used to have a Yamaha, but the sticker fell off and I now have an “ amaha”

Great idea

I hope you do well!

MrMegaMeteorXD I'm going to try to

Cry at how bad you are... -Im sorry but i had to say that joke.. XD-

The sad part is that I messed up twice...

ooo where that sucks

It's like something great is coming to an end. This entire piece is emotionally charged leaving you feeling like you have something, but still wanting.

Philip i feel exactly that way

It feels like...weed.

....Youre high

Why would you cry lol

OnlyMichaelJackson (Angel) i cried bc i’m getting over a breakup and this song reminded me of falling in love with her but now we’ve broken up, it’s not the piece but the feeling that the piece reminds you of. any good pianist should have the ability to move you in some way

@@graces1486 Your boyfriend may leave you but Debussy won't. (PS There are plenty of fish in the sea.)

during my spring recital for ballet, a group of girls did a dance to this song inspired by the famous painting of the girls in a dance studio and they wore white leotards with tutus and black sashes and it was really emotional because my favorite senior dancer who is extremely talented was in that dance and when they rehearsed it, everyone went quiet because it was so emotional and we all knew it was her last performance. the dance was simply beautiful and it almost moved me to tears. every time i hear this song now, i get to happy but sad. it’s pure melancholy but i absolutely love it. thank you

I have cried to this song. Not because of sadness but the beauty of melody and the emotion it brings. For me it is absolute bliss and peace. It makes me thing of water trickling down a glass window and parts of the song is a waterfall. Kool thing about music it can unlock imagination. Everyone interprets music differently.

Emiliano A. just practise :)) i'm sure you will play like this, when you practise hard ,c:

If you work hard enough you will

So... Whats the update? Ahahhaha

Dont pressure him he's doing his best im sure 😘

Same, but we don’t have piano:( I only use app version:(

I feel the same, I've been playing for about 8 years too and I always thought I could be more clean and consistent.

+asia321999 In this piece specifically, you have to know when to press the pedal. I would recommend listening to this recording and writing down when the pedal is lifted on your sheet of music. I always mark pedal lifts with a capital L above the note where I have to lift the pedal. Also, practise getting your notes more even. Each note value should last for exactly the same length of time - this is the hardest part of learning piano, especially when you get to the faster notes, so a lot of time may be required to build finger and wrist strength.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience One of the most important things you need to do to get clean playing, is practice the piece without pedal (no matter how weird it sounds). And also pay attention to each separate note and the phrasing. A lot of times people play trills and similar quick movements and they smear the notes together, you have to play each individual note cleanly. I still struggle with phrasing but I know its important.

i wouldnt say, I play 100% clean and consistent, but people always tell me I have a very good touch and feel, while playing the piano. For me one of the biggest factor was, when I learned to play with only the weight of my fingers, instead of really "pushing" the key. Its hard to explain via a youtube comment, but today I just spread my fingers but play with my "whole hand". It really pushed me towards the next level and a lot of pieces I played years ago, I play siginificantly better due to this technique.

Because you're too TECHNICAL!!!! You have to FEEEL the music. Instead of worrying if you're going to make mistake. Songs just become muscle memory after a while so DONT WORRY ABOUT IT AND JUST PLAY IT.

why

No

Yes

Who?

It is. Transition point.

i just finished learning around 25% through 75% of the way through this piece- can confirm it’s absolutely worth the challenge. i honestly can’t describe the joy i felt when i finally got that portion down. i’m super excited to learn the rest, and for you to as well! you got this!

Yes maybe you could do some gospel music if you haven't already

+Khalid Ragy thanks Khalid for your good wishes for my family -- very glad to know you like the piece. i wish you well with it and all you are doing -- Paul.

+Paul Barton perfect and true Debusy interpretation, thanks for posting

It is really good is't it how people are playing such wonderful pieces of music

Did you learn this piece. It’s been 7 years imma bit curious.

Me too, I love Debussy! Sometimes, all I could think about is Debussy!

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NOT JAKE 99

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+Super Master Always finish on Debach, never finish on Debussy !

True and good luck to you! But I do say from personal experience and knowledge that the song would take a vast majority of your time! It is that difficult. But who am I to stop you right? So enjoy it☺️

I played for I think 7- 8 hrs straight for a few days this summer. Because it's too hard for me to not follow through trying to learn clair de lune hahaha. And I was too lazy to do anything else with my time . Thanks for the wishes!

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Lwemon there are! Listen to alma deutscher her work is beautiful

So have I haha. Took me about 4-5 weeks of continuous practice and once a week lessons to start getting it down. You can do it for sure

@@nicholaslee6286 I finally got it too! Started so slow and was just relentless with the pattern

practice slowly dividing the pattern into a six count (triplet on 1,3,5 and duple on 1, 4) then go slow till you get it.

What helped me was it would always go, right hand, left hand, right hand, then together and repeat through the triplets

divide into six beats, count 1 skip 2 and 3 skip where no notes are played on the skips, 1 played both hands, 2 right and both, 3 right, best description I've seen is on RU-vid Josh Lane play 2 vs 3 rhythm Debussy Arabesque, chart about 2:56

That is true

I have done the same , trying to find the anonymous pianist on another posting . To my ear this is the closest and very good indeed .

Much like Chopin and his music,, I still don't comprehend how someone can create such beauty as this. I'm a pianist who composes pieces as well and still it blows my mind.

Don't worry it took me a whole year to master Fur Elise

Daniel Antat YIKES BRO jk it took me like 6 months because that was my first piece (damn that was dumb)

Lol 1 month for me hardest part is the last page in my opinion

Just the true 🥺

@@yeah2152 epic moment

Denny Hager same I do play ragtime and If I were challenged to play this piece I can't because you have to be relaxed and ragtime is my strength because I'm used to the format of the pieces as well as the sticcato and pounding of keys in a very straight tone . That's why I play ragtime and not classical haha :)