1- 23:33 Pour les “cinq doigts”: d’après Monsieur Czerny 2- 26:18 Pour les Tierces 3- 29:43 Pour les Quartes 4- 35:03 Pour les Sixtes 5- 38:58 Pour les Octaves 6- 42:07 Pour les huit doigts 7- 43:46 Pour les degrés chromatiques 8- 45:53 Pour les agréments 9- 50:40 Pour les notes répétées 10- 54:03 Pour les Sonorités opposées 11- 59:21 Pour les Arpèges composés 12- 1:04:05 Pour les accords
When one listens enough, one begins to perceive these 12 as one thing. At that point it becomes impossible to chose a favourite: each part is what it is because of the context the others give it. I think of it as Debussy's "Summa", his last will and testament bequeathed to those who follow, those who "get it".
I've been kinda obsessed with these for a few months. So grateful this video exists and is on the internet. For the first time ever instead of just listening to them, I sat down and watched the whole performance after having had a month break or so from high level obsession with listening to these. They look absolutely brutal to play, and I wonder if I am insane to think I can attempt them.
If the music won’t leave you alone it can only mean one thing. It wants you to play it and if going for it makes you insane it’s the kind of insanity the world needs.
They're very hard, I've learned two but with each one they get easier, and it's extremely rewarding to learn. Third one I'm learning rn is the sixths etude, feels like on the easiest ones, very comfortable piece.
Wow_that's fantastic. She must be such a strong character mentally. I am sure she had to cope with quite a lot of prejudice during her career. She must have been, and is at present perhaps even more, a real role model for thousands of young pianists.
Mitsuko war, und ist, eine der begabtesten Pianisten die man überhaupt auf dieser Erde finden kann! Und Sie war es immer. Dazu kommt ein feines Intellekt und eine grenzlose musikalische neugier.....also: eine geniale Musiker und Interpret. Und Sie war es immer. Menschlich ist Sie, noch dazu, eine warme und bescheidene Person. Es ist ein Privileg Sie zu kennen und zu lieben, denn sehr liebenswürdig ist Sie auch!
Regardless of the quality of transfer (from VHS?), I'm so glad this was made available. Enlightening commentary on the pianist's approach to these sublime pieces! Thank you.
I can't believe this was over 35 years ago! No.11 ,just the very opening sometimes comes floating in my head;the melting changes of one harmony into another esp. on today's Steinways is a thing of supreme beauty . Here Uchida really creates a silent world of color.Debussy tries on so many diff hats in the same piece that is a new very 20th century thing it ruins easy listening fer sure but classical serious music is not supposed to be about easy listening . I remember twhen his first came out on digital disk .and blueray-I wassmart or lucky not to invest in it. We are so fortunate to hear and see hertalk about thismusic ! She is so alive ! I can't believe she can just throw out a Chopin thirds etude for eternal film just like that .
toothless toe erm. Jesus christ was a man who claimed to be ‘one with God’. An atheist said God could never be man. Yet atheists always imagine humans as gods. I was being sarcastic. I sight read. So visit my profile. 8000 videos.
It's very revealing the way she talks, I don't understand German, coupled with the music, which I know intimately. The music is felt very deeply. Her interpretation is quite staccata like compared to Peter Frankl's rendition from the 70s. The Etudes have been a great inspiration to me. Made me realise what you can do technically.
Dass die Konzertflügel heute größer sind, als zu Zeiten von Debussy, ist nicht richtig. In der Schule, die ich in den fünfziger Jahren besuchte, hatten wir einen Konzertflügel, der eta 6 m lang und im Diskant viersaitig bespannt war. Er stammte noch aus Liszt´s Zeiten. Dies nur als Anmerkung zu den sonst sehr kenntnisreichen Bemerkungen von Frau Uchida.
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