David Oistrakh, Debussy - Clair de lune

[@Sailormoonlovers101]

this song was played in my grandpas funeral and every time i hear it i can memorize him walking next to his garden and giving me one of his sunflowers he had you see he had a bee farm and his house was filled with flowers and everytime the bees got enough pollin he will ring a little bell and all the bees will go back and make the honey..for me it was magical. I just have that one image of him thats all i only been with him once and i feel like i known him for years

[@Thaligamathor]

That's beautiful

[@foodie5557]

Your comment broke my heart 💔, it’s been 8 years

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

Is he the Godfather?

[@mikecope2365]

Beautiful

[@filizdestan3865]

🖤

[@spoonbruh741]

such high quality sound for an almost 77 year old recording.

[@jakob8076]

77 years old? What time do you come from?

[@efmusic04]

It's from 1962 ya dingus

[@henry3457]

Careful, boys. This guy seems to be from the future!

[@virael3801]

Well he's technically correct, it is 'almost' 77 years old.

[@JohnBrown-pq9tj]

@@virael3801 True. I'm 36, so I'm almost 77.

[@ChrisKogos]

Incredible.

[@friendlyfriends5046]

Yes!! Chris Kogos knows about classical strings world. At least in this sense.

[@leesuhyo]

yea

[@SchwererGustavThe800mm]

Indeed, such a beautiful piece of music.

[@solid_amouri307]

There is something about David Oistrach that is unrivalled in even the most recorded legendary violinists.

[@alhfgsp]

He's my favorite violinist of the 20th century.

[@jonnytye2418]

I first fell in love with Clair de lune when I fell in love with a girl, it then became my heart break song. Then lullaby. This has been my go to place a lot iny life.. happy or sad so in a way became the soundtrack to my life and its ups and downs. Thank you David and Frieda for playing it so beautifully.

[@adityabhaskersrivastava5494]

How are U now after 6 years ?

[@bernardghibaudo1068]

@@adityabhaskersrivastava5494 That is the question!

[@adityabhaskersrivastava5494]

@@bernardghibaudo1068 we will have to wait it seems

[@yoriichisbladee]

@@adityabhaskersrivastava5494 yo you still curious? Same here

[@1235anju]

I had this unrequited love with one girl whos favourite piece was this. It has been my lullaby since. It is the sound of hope and despair, lost and love.

[@xavierharding8938]

How lucky are we that this stirring rendition of such a classic was captured on film. I never tire of this performance. Outstanding.

[@paulmadmanlee5065]

Outstanding, the feeling and emotion was awesome. With those big hands what a performance.

[@joshuaWEC]

I understand that people have their different tastes and styles and not everyone can like the same thing, but it still baffles me that anyone (let alone more than 100 people) could say they dislike this.

[@TenninWorks]

+joshua church lol, no matter what it is on youtube, if it has as much as 3,000,000 views someones going to dislike.

[@Arvak777]

It's sad, I know people that can't stand this type of music or even appreciate it.

[@eldonelder7254]

+joshua church......... Most people would rather blame something or someone else for their unhappiness than take responsibility for it.

[@wotbestreplays5852]

190 people now.

[@trafficmaze]

+joshua church, It just goes to show you that most people don't know great music when they hear it. I Love Classical Music

[@p756]

Incredible vibrato! David Oistrakh and the violin become one. The greatest violinist. Look at him as he plays, you will see a master.

[@amandapesonen8153]

I do love him too..

[@papa_mia4495]

Only him and Heifetz I believe that has no sense of nervous when they play. That has something to do with the character other than the ability to play the violin.

[@СветланаДоможакова]

Абсолютно согласна,Давид Федорович- ВЕЛИКИЙ,ГЕНИАЛЬНЫЙ СКРИПАЧ.

[@kylevincent4024]

A true virtuoso

[@BenVelebir]

In this piece I feel the pain of one thousand losses I feel the love of a thousand nurturing mothers I feel the strength of a thousand warriors I feel the wonder of a thousand children I feel the tears of a thousand grievers I feel the questions of a thousand students I feel the death of a thousand heroes I feel the warmth of a thousand fireplaces I feel the cold of a thousand winters I feel the beauty of a thousand masterpieces Thank you Debussey

[@Cydia942]

I feel a fart coming

[@solypsist3280]

+Ben Velebir i don't think i feel the same things... i feel a calm night coming, bringing peace and joy

[@melody3741]

Ben Velebir this song always made me think of a summer day, funnily enough. youre with your best friend cruising along the coast in your cheap but reliable convertible on your way to go get ice cream and hang out at the park and feed seagulls for fun. you both trust each other completely and a gentle breeze pervades. you have nothing to worry about.

[@hellhound1667]

Esau-Tistic aha hahaha 😂😂😂 lmao

[@SeptimiusSeverusRex]

Ben Velebir Do you....do you feel all that?

[@albertmora4290]

I see Mom. Dad. Home town. Childhood. School. Sports. Love. Children. Career. Retirement. Music like this comes from and reaches to the deepest depths of manifestation of life. Thank you violistarevirtuoso. You've brought me to beautiful tears.

[@kophilo]

아 오이스트라흐 선생의 연주를 듣고 울지 않은 이 누구이랴!

[@musicfirst5020]

The King. His sound was a revelation. No one will every play like him again.

[@THERESAWIERSZYLO]

My favorite is Clair de lune. I love this so much and can listen to this all day. Many many thanks for sharing this.

[@ykalantzis]

Best violonist ever. Humanity is grateful that some of his work was saved and pass from generation to generation to the Pantheon

[@lionelrobson1476]

This makes me cry every time I hear this great violinist playing this wonderful tune and remembering my grandfather who was a violinist and who was murdered in Poland.

[@CLASSICAListheWAY]

It warms my heart to see that over 2.2 million people have watched this masterpiece. Maybe there is hope for mankind after all.

[@ashgonza92]

4 million now. I hope your hope is twice as big.

[@albertmora4290]

Yes CIW! Never, ever, ever, ever let ANYTHING take your hope down one notch!

[@TymurMelnyk]

Now take a look at view count of gundgam style or poker face

[@speaker4443]

4 million :)

[@Hailey.M.Marshall]

this was the song I walked down the isle to ♡

[@lisashaver7917]

My parents had this played at their wedding in 1958.

[@carmyychan926]

I love how concentrated he is while playing, and how much emotions he puts into this piece. It’s beautiful

[@maoleen]

there will never be violinists quite like oistrakh, but what we can settle with is a musical treasure

[@TheJedgeworth]

Again, I thank KZbin for bringing exisite sublimness to my life. My father, in a phone conversation with me, talked about music, he was 85. Classiscal music came up, and he mentioined Claire De Lune as his favorite piece. He owened a stereo, and albums, but had come to the point where he couldn't operate it anymore - not that he would try to burden me with that worry. As we chatted, I pulled this up and he listened on the extenstion. Beautiful moment between father, music, and daughter.

[@Lordinchen]

thank you David Oistrakh and Frida Bauer! For giving us those 4 minutes of wounderfull music!

[@qianmo_main]

The date is Apr 20, 2022... I know that people will come back to listening to this piece but few people will remember a day such normal But this piece made me realize that all people have is the moment right now.

[@alexm9748]

Quandale Dingle

[@theogoldberg8919]

I admire many great violinists but David Oïstrakh's sound always strikes a special feeling inside me words would hardly describe.

[@Rach_de_Francia]

Who is cutting onions in here??

[@robotnik77]

Better than cheese.

[@ymotle]

ninjas as always

[@ireneparkin3360]

Not me.

[@alanmalcheski8882]

I can't even cut the mustard.

[@Chiko-sc1gz]

Sorry it was me

[@decky6838]

I am shaken. This piece is here performed with so much intensity and tenderness that words would never be able to describe. It's fabulous and played with extraordinary mastery and talent. It's played with a heart and an extremely deep warmth. We can already feel that it's not interpreted only to impress people, but rather to make us hear a soul that's screaming at full lungs and that's hitting us all right away. We can only be touched by the notes so carefully well played and can't help listening with our feelings. It's a short and wonderful journey, one of the most sincere interpretations I heard in my life. Greetings to this talent few people can have, to this gift.

[@albertmora4290]

I LOVE WHAT YOU SAY AND I LOVE YOU DECKY. THANK YOU

[@edisiljakviolin]

Beautiful words, and indeed, a sincerity that touches so deeply...

[@andreakoh573]

This music is so beautiful.Why i am crying???

[@Renekton111]

cause u are an idiot xD

[@rosemarieperks4468]

One of the best pieces of music in the world and so beautifully played.

[@cforestfox]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life.

[@SomeGamerNoob]

I didn't know how much I wanted to hear this exceptional piano piece with a violin until I heard it. It just added a whole new dimension and goddamn, it amplified the emotions that the song portrays.

[@9Jeremy3]

So, so beautiful. The music combines with this man's passion and outrageous skills to create something that literally takes my breath away.

[@1234lalani]

I keep coming back to this, no matter the struggles of a day, this is a complete mood changer

[@yellowspottedliza234]

Clair de lune Votre âme est un paysage choisi Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques. Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur L’amour vainqueur et la vie opportune, Ils n’ont pas l’air de croire à leur bonheur Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres. Moonlight Your soul is a select landscape Where charming masqueraders and bergamaskers go Playing the lute and dancing and almost Sad beneath their fantastic disguises. All sing in a minor key Of victorious love and the opportune life, They do not seem to believe in their happiness And their song mingles with the moonlight, With the still moonlight, sad and beautiful, That sets the birds dreaming in the trees And the fountains sobbing in ecstasy, The tall slender fountains among marble statues. Paul Verlaine, 1869

[@albertmora4290]

Thank you Paul. Love

[@GrtSatan]

A breathtakingly beautiful performance. Quite possibly the very best ever rendition of this famous piece.

[@albertmora4290]

Thank you

[@ACRF28]

I eard the piano version and was like "wow it's beautiful" but the violin version... mom.. it's so heart breaking.. I keep listening to it since yesterday and I'm still crying.

[@ievarituma]

So beautiful...It makes me cry.

[@sj0o]

whenever I cant fall asleep at night, I just play this piece

[@halilo9]

A great example of what a human being can create with talent and passion. Love it

[@fryingenigmas5456]

The evil within made me love this song!

[@RossKroft96]

+Frying Enigmas rain did for me

[@bruntwaffle9961]

dude same

[@hennepun6992]

me too

[@nointernetdinosoursgame2351]

Listen to Debussy's other pieces, absolutely gorgeous

[@jBdXULriUaVTSCgwM3uAqW]

Same 🤭

[@bruce1533]

In this world, we must always allow and respect the freedom of opinion. Someone might simply hate this piece, because their spouse dropped dead while it was being played or that person may have gotten a rejection letter from the Curtis Institute of Music while this was playing. We all have our reasons to like or dislike anything. I never try to convince others to like what I like. That is being a bully. As a matter of fact, you might think I am odd, I go to about 100 live concerts and recitals each year, alone. I like going alone, because I do not care about the opinions of others.------ I adore this piece and agree with Ray Chen that this is a lovely transcription of this piano work----and a great performance.

[@tabascocat5102]

He feels this. Expertly played version of the most beautiful piece of music ever conceived. Props to the pianist too

[@MartyNemko1]

I believe that classical music performances on KZbin represent humankind at its finest: gifted musicians spending a lifetime mastering their instrument, coming together to coordinate their understanding of a masterwork(s) and then through the miracle of technology, making it available for all of us to see and hear, for free.

[@nickthegog]

I want this at my funeral, whenever that is. There's nothing that makes me cry like this does. It's as perfect as can be.

[@Blommetje]

This music is heaven,the people who dislike this cannot bare this beauty.

[@leonardocorleone5344]

+Lilith boo 'bear'

[@不動産マーカス]

Do you listen to modern day music?

[@GeniusHaydn]

The greatest thing about being a musician is that once you have mastered a piece, such as this one, you understand what is in the composer’s heart and soul. Then when you play it you know what they felt…God Bless…

[@fawkeeenset]

my Grandmother Marilyn was the light of my life. She had tk sacrifice a career as a concert pianist to raise her children and grandchildren who were aboandoned by their fathers. She always played this song for me and when I lost her in 2016 my world crumbled. she taught us that music is a direct expression of the soul. Love you Nanny. Rest in Glory

[@johnkean6932]

Just wonderful. A great artist interpreting a great composer.

[@Hisham_HMA]

one of the most beautiful music pieces i've ever heard

[@drod826]

When I need to heal my soul after a long day I play this performance. I save it for when i really need it so as not to take it for granted. I can not help but love my fellow man a little more after listening to it.

[@TheJedgeworth]

My father's all-time favorite classic piece. I played it for him, over the phone, on KZbin. He passed away a few months later. He had never heard of KZbin - but he knew Claude Debussy, that's for sure!

[@dolcegabbanaforever]

Beautiful. Dramatic yet serene and elegant at the same time.

[@Julia-us9iv]

It was my grandpa‘s favorite song. It reminds me so much of him, when I listened to it

[@alicevaldenjulienne]

Son vibrato nous transperce au coeur et chaque note est remplie d'une émotion rare comme si c'était la dernière.

[@Eclecticweirdo]

Ah, the lovely Clair De Lune. So beautiful and relaxing. I hope that classical music never disappears.

[@violistarevirtuoso]

I agree. This is how vibrato should be used and done.

[@knewman2126]

one of the few pieces that puts me into tears... the world needs more good music

[@mokmok5832]

00:16 他的目光非常銳利，他真是一位充滿魅力及技巧的演奏大師！

[@ThinlyCut90]

When I first got this account, I watched this then (several years again). Watching it now, I still love it no matter how many times! Truly a beautiful classic.

[@reaganb6013]

It's so strange to see 8 year old comments. I hope you're having a good life.

[@dzvetsopoulos]

There are a lot of people that they don’t understand this music. Okay. However David Oistrakh is one the best if only the biggest virtuoso violinist ever and we have respect him.

[@nix4pool]

Just sublime, probably the most magical piece of music ever written.

[@Ivanhoe2]

Of course each of us has his or her own taste regarding tone, speed etc.etc. For me, the Maestro "nails" this one perfectly. So Poignant. Many thanks for posting. Best wishes.

[@garyjohnson1466]

Beautiful, I’ve never heard Clair de lune played on a violin before, there always a first time for everything, imagine all the largely forgotten great musicians who probably never received the recognition they deserved, thank you !

[@jam2music]

Absolutely beautiful, and yes, tears . This just touches the depths of your soul..

[@ChannelEraleon]

The Definition of Music lives in this piece

[@naturalbohemian1]

This is so amazingly beautiful. It is as if he is transmitting all his emotions and poignancy through the strings of the violin. The violin seems alive with emotion. It not only speaks, but weeps.

[@cellobren]

We often talk about how much happiness this music gives them but imagine the breadth and depth of those emotions Oistrakh feels. Just look at his face, how often do we witness someone near to tears at the beauty of his or her creation?

[@elinzme]

Horowitz used to cry all the time! Love them these past greats...

[@dzovinarmelkonian2861]

Ah quel son magnifique ! Quelle pureté ! Sublime !

[@naat.001]

i love the sound of his violin, i played it for very long, and now im working on the piano, clair de lune is quite a difficult song to play, but this man plays the violin like heaven.. very good!! love this

[@donovanventura4233]

hey, 11 years is a long time, listen again :)

[@hariszaheer1212]

I never say that something is perfect but this my friends is the definition of perfect.

[@vilmasegovia1232]

One of my favorites! I love it!

[@kindermist_5779]

This song brings so much ......sadness...happiness....nostalgia...emptiness...this song feels like a sad goodbye idk i brings so much emotion that isn't explainable but I Mean that's why I love this song because it holds so much meaning 💜

[@lawrencewood289]

This is supremely beautiful.

[@p756]

What incredible vibrato! He is playing this from within. Peaceful, calm. So beautiful.

[@raoultak]

This is the difference between the old romantics and the contemporary technically perfect violinists. The old romantics give people tears and the contemporaries are just interesting.

[@specialperson335]

David oistrakh is both technically and romantically as skilled or better than modern violinists

[@crowing3886]

@@specialperson335 exactly, the op just wanted a reason to somehow bash technically proficient violinist like people can't be both. Yehudi menuhin still existed. An david still played campanella flawlessly aswell.

[@Rohit0406]

I feel the same way about pianists. Nobody today has the fire that pianists like gyorgy cziffra or josef lhevinne etc had, no one comes close no matter how technically brilliant they may be.

[@tejasnair3399]

Special Person maybe its because by modern you mean young? Young people, as it turns out, have been alive less long.

[@junoking]

Tejas Nair lol nice

[@creepycasta9430]

I've heard this peace so many times playing through The Evil Within, but just now- listening to this with headphones and eyes closed-, a tear formed and fell down my cheek. Holy. Shit. I would be so sad if I ever went deaf

[@nerdcandy101]

piece*

[@creepycasta9430]

nerd Shitty autocorrect and a little laziness on my part, I reckon ._.

[@famousvim26]

Replay, replay, replay, replay... I could never stop listening to this song... And I don't care if it's enjoyed by top-tasted musicologists or teens obsessed with Twilight, I still enjoy it for what it is...

[@dbritton41]

there's so much emotion and passion in this performance....such music that has the power to bring me to tears... wow

[@nerdcandy101]

ugh my 16 year old self cant get over how beautifully this is played.

[@papa_mia4495]

+nerdcandy101 My father is about to meet my mother for the first time and I already like this piece.

[@nerdcandy101]

dayum son

[@technichy]

why the fuck do you mention that you're 16? it literally doesnt fucking matter and makes you look desperate for attention

[@papa_mia4495]

technichy Seems like some fucks just can't get the joke.....

[@rianczer]

technichy who's really desperate for attention?

[@Tarbanah]

I've always loved (Clair de lune) with piano , but the violin is great also and waaaarm

[@Kafkodesu]

I literally just fell asleep at my desk while listening to this.

[@uliseslz104]

Lol. Same

[@seanm241]

Beautiful piece + great violinist = epic

[@jlee6771]

That brought a tear in my eye...who am I kidding I am bawling!!!! This is beautiful!

[@nellywilly1344]

Where has this song been all my life?

[@mprz052]

*Piece

[@jawjjj]

I don't normally like classical music...but I am choosing songs for my wedding...out of all the songs I have listened to, this is the one that touches me...so beautiful it makes me want to cry.

[@Marcus-co6ze]

I almost forgot to watch this today

[@Herowebcomics]

Such a wonderful song! So happy and yet so sad!

[@elson1219]

I've had a music box that contained many of my valuables. I listened intently to the soothing twinkle as my figurine would twirl... Listening to this song brought back so many fond memories and yet I still have this box today. Listening to this alluring piece very much makes me joyously content... ^_^ thank you David Oistrach!

[@tails8987]

Debussy's "Clair de Lune," Beethoven's " 2nd movement of "Pathetique," Bach's "Jesu" and "Sheep May Safely Graze" are the four pieces I could listen to for hours. Truly inspired & inspirational works!

[@user-UH5thojFkPng]

Ray Chen's VC interview brought me here! "The most magical recording ever."

[@04421]

How beautiful sound..

[@Sabine919]

Fanttastic! This is the most beautiful rendition in the world! Oistrach was a genius! Sabine

[@dbritton41]

this is so beautiful, gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes...

[@lygiadeserto1450]

Oistrakh é virtuosíssimo. Magnifica interpretação.

[@shcheung2013]

You feel the beautifulness of the play from the first note.

[@cookaboorra]

How can this touch all the chords of both heart and mind ?

[@TosttyPros]

there is so much love on this video chat. music like this needs to be heard by everyone! being in the presence of pure beauty brings great peace.

[@christopherhogan691]

Oistrakh ist und bleibt ein fantastischer Geiger und Musiker.. So wunderschön gespielt...

[@fthomascrowleyjr8110]

Stand outside in a Maine snowstorm over the ocean with headphones on and listen to this as the waves crash on the shore. Chilling in every way!

[@timtooth7254]

A Master at Work Conjures to mind a midnight frosty walk, whilst wearing a warm favorite winter overcoat with a bright full moon behind me...

[@guimeldeassis420]

Magnífico!!!

[@TheJedgeworth]

A man and woman who look at one glance to be homely and unimportant, bring me to my knees when they demonstrate the total extreme of beauty. A lesson in humilty and gratitude, most sincerely meant.

[@sanchomakalister7980]

I remember the first time I heard you in the safe room of The Evil Whitin, splendid, the most beautiful music I've ever heard.