0:13 - I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer - From dawn to noon on the sea/From dawn to midday on the sea 9:01 - II. Jeux de vagues - Play of the waves 16:01 - III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer - Dialogue of the wind and the sea/Dialogue between wind and waves 23:55 - Applause
Yes, it's amazing what an impact Debussy, Ravel and others of that era have had on film composers to this day. Even film directors and scriptwriters themselves have surely been inspired by this music.
I agree; when I closed my eyes listening to the piece, I could see a movie with a sailor on a voyage on the sea; the movie feels are in the music, or rather today's film composers take inspiration from these great composers
I close my eyes. Sip a bit of water. Pull back my head. Close my head. Listen to the silence before the video starts. Then *BAM*! "THE NEW BREAKFAST QUESADILLA FROM TACO BELL!!"
@@thadhorner5129 here is the thing. Even with youtube premium that money would not go to the copyright holder of this video. With the ad at least the money would go to the copy right holder. But I am more interested in the ad free world of ad blockers
Having recently sailed 6000 miles I became well acquainted with the sea. I've known this piece for many years but now have a much deeper appreciation. Debussy must have been at sea as well - or he had a fantastic imagination. Or both.
+A Culture Mind I think you are suggesting it could be just cultural bias. And I think you are right. If I just played the music to someone who has not heard it and don't tell the person the title, and ask the person what pictures come to his mind when listening to the music, he may not say it's the sea.
Maybe he was not a sailor, but in those times, travelling by Sea was far more common than for us today. He was in Italy... and other europeans Countries, and France has a lot of shores too... you can feel and hear the Oceans presences from Land too... (if you have ears to listen and a sensitive spirit... Sorry for my bad inglisch.
8:00 For me it is the moment when the sun rises and the first rays shimmer in the sea. It seems to me of an unparalleled ingenuity on the part of Debussy to think of the harp and an irregular rhythm to represent the flashes of light in the water, the suspended plates for the foam on the sand and the chorus of horns in modal harmony to make us see the majesty of the Sun just as it appears after the uncertainty of dawn. pure magic
The sharpness of the sound pallette is absolutly perfect.One of the best composers of all time.we can actualy see all the creatures and movements of the waters
I think it can be insanely beautiful and subtly beautiful at the same time, don't you think? By subtle I just mean there is a lot going on that you could miss if you aren't listening closely. :)
"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.
Read all other comments, then think on this: the real sea here isn't the music; it's the orchestra itself, with its physical swaying to the beat. Kerouac would be proud. The Sea here is the body of musicians. Sea of Humanity.
The initial idea that the piece sprang from, and began to form in Debussy's head, was not when by the sea, but by the side of a large field of wheat that surrounded the very small village he was living in at the time when completely down on his uppers. For details go to the podcast or i-player at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qdlw3 where Leslie Caron tells the story at about 15-20 minutes into the Programme. I just forget the name of the small village, but if you do listen, you'll hear her describe it and the occasion.
You know what can really the wreck the mood? I'll tell you what wrecked my mood. I listened to a beautiful performance of Debussey's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." I was so relaxed, I wanted more Debussey and clicked this link. But, before the video started, I was bombarded with a loud Red Lobster commercial. Ugh. Hopefully, I'll resume my calmness after a minute into this piece.
Es bellísima. Es enorme. Cierro los ojos y escucho. La música cuenta muchas cosas. Habla de nuestra oscuridad, de nuestra luz, de lo que ni siquiera conocemos de nosotros mismos.
The trumpet is absolutely wonderful. Every instrument is, of course, but the brass just sounds divine. I express gratitude every day for the amazing time we live in - for being able to access so much knowledge, staying connected, and having the opportunity to listen to such remarkable musicians as these. I take it for granted far too often. I'm afraid we're all guilty of it in the midst of our fast pace day-to-day society.
This is amazing! The cellos are so resonant, and all of the woodwinds meld together, but project at the same time. So beautifully delicate and powerful at the same time.
What a refined orchestra! What an appropriate sound for Debussy! Gergiev is difficult to follow although he creates the right mood. One can see that the work was done in the rehearsals. Wonderful balances! For me so far is the best version of La Mer in youtube.
Souvent lors de mes promenades sur les rives de l'océan, je regarde la mer et j'entends cette symphonie de Claude Debussy. Chaque vague semblait jouer des notes de musiques , allant et venant dans un rythme étonnant qui me laissait rêveur.
J'aime beaucoup cette version de "la mer"que Debussy composa en partie prés de chez moi à St Enogat-Dinard dans la villa de Judith Gautier "Le pré aux oiseaux"
In 19th-century France, it was common for families that could afford it to spend the month of August at the seashore. Thus the significance of the sea to the French.
the beauty of how this song was written is just as impressive as the orchestra playing the song. The transition into different parts, such as the smooth change from heavy orchestral tones, to a sudden calmness, then a slow rise into another climax of the piece, and going into a slow melodic tone right after, giving a sense of both dread due to a symbolization of the raging sea that just passed, before giving a sequence of melodies symbolizing the escape from the storm of the sea ending the first song of La Mer. This is absolutely Debussys masterpiece, of course right next to claire de lune.
Listen to 14:00 to 14:30 - GLORIOUS and sumptuous sound. The harps are in full throttle and the sound magnificent. How blessed is a conductor who gets to hear that thrilling sound all the time.
Nice video. The conductor is Valery Gergiev outstanding Russian conductor, and recently Munich Symphony conductor. Had a chance to get to know him years ago. LSO orchestra in video.
When Debussy asked Erik Satie what he thought of his music portraying a day at the seaside, (Eastbourne), he replied, ‘I like the part around lunchtime’, or words to that effect. Didn’t we laugh, though.
I means that Disney uses wonderful music and that's great because you had a chance to hear it when you were a child. And that also your children may in the future :).
Debussy asked after thr premiere of La Mer his composer-friend Erik Satie after it's review of the music. Satie said: The best part in the first section was at noo, about half past 11 ... Nach der Uraufführung von La Mer fragte Debussy seinen Komponistenkollegen Erik Satie um die Beurteilung des soeben gehörten. Satie sprach: Am besten war im ersten Teil die eine Stelle mittags gegen halb elf herum ...
Good performance, well played, I was at a live performance just last week, it was also very good performance too as it was played by music students just learning.
AT 22:45 ... I KNOW that that section includes (heavy) brass, they sort of play a "mortal danger introduced" sort of melody, but it is completely absent, except a single faded brass note!
I like how in this version, you can actually hear the progressively louder bass drum from 22:55 to 23:09, especially 23:05. In a lot of versions you can barely hear it.
Great interpretation of Gergiev in this french repertoire really in terms of colour, precision, tension, powerness of the sound in a great quality sound transfer. Now, the interpretation by Mravinsky accompanied by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra is even more powerfull really.
honestly you get used to it and don't even notice. Being inside a piece like this, when trained to do so, your mind is just experiencing the music and playing it. It takes focus to play, but not an inordinate amount.
As far as I know Debussy doesn't use any mathematical patterns or sequences, I know Schönberg did, any way could you explain why you think this piece uses the golden ratio?
