Debussy - La Demoiselle élue (1888)

[@bencrowbeardfletton9510]

One wonders why we live in a world full of troubles when humans are able to create such beauty. Stunning work.

[@mike-0451]

The shackle of sin is unbreakable it seems. It is the last mystery of mortality. Nobody wonders why there is wonder. Exuberance is never the question of itself. Only sin seeks answers. If there were an answer we are doomed. There is no excuse for sin. We can only ask why but never hope for an answer. There is only pain and durance.

[@thomasbirkhahn9616]

Debussy himself was full of trouble. He treated women really badly.

[@yourtypicalcupoftea]

@@thomasbirkhahn9616 example?

[@fraukleist3142]

... really bad. To be grammatcally correct.

[@korosilorinc6058]

Obviously one of Debussy's most beautiful works! Incredible, pure beauty.

[@franckcoinchelin9862]

Un délicieux moment musical !..

[@mohammadziaahmadi8271]

Very nice music

[@spliff22]

So dreamy and surreal.... Can't simply explain how does his music make me feel.

[@dommenezesii6817]

Actually, this music is very different from most Debussy music

[@56hitler44]

Che bello brano. Tante volte ho piangerro.

[@chiefslief1886]

This is beautiful ❤

[@monteverdi1567]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful “Romantic” piece by a young Debussy!

[@김범석-t3p]

My favorite piece of all the Debussys

[@Arborealagenda]

In case you don't know it the best version of this I have heard, and it really is good, is the version sung by Suzanne Danco conducted by Marcel Couraud from 1957. It is available on Spotify, tucked away on the end on of a release called Singers of the Century: Claude Debussy. I have not been able to find any other released source. Danco's interpretation is out in a league of its own - cool, clear, beautiful and rhythmically so supple and precise it is totally brilliant.

[@davidmcmurray9933]

Always fascinating to observe the flow a composer's work as his/her life flows on. Some of this music suggests, "Pelleas et Melisande." Also, "La Mer." Also wonderful to listen to this again after so many years. Thank you for posting this.

[@gerardbegni2806]

This is a very early work of Debussy, who showed his radical musical features rather late, in the "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" composed at over 30. But if the syntax remains rather traditional, there is an ethereal atmosphere which seems to prepare already those of the key scores of the composer.

[@marcsmith7789]

I would say it's not that traditional at all for 1888. The music is very modal in places and there are lots of unusual chord changes and some jumps into very different keys. It's much more conventional than his stuff 10 years later, but for 1888 this would have sounded quite modern.

[@gerardbegni2806]

@@marcsmith7789 I agree.

[@jonathanmeans2290]

​​@@gerardbegni2806thank you to both you and Marc for your (pl) insightful comments. Very helpful to this old music major! Once again 'tis seen that careful analysis often leads to a deeper appreciation of a much loved work. Dickinson College, class of '76

[@arlesfranciscocordero391]

Minute 17:14 je suis aux cieux. Merci beaucoup Bartje Bartmans, Claude Debussy, merci beaucoup frères et souers musiciens!

[@borbalbuddy]

The cadenza from 8:59 is so beautiful.

[@kelly1863]

He tried to destroy THIS!!! So elegant. So rich.

[@January1487]

Destroy?? Wow, really?

[@Pilouleptilou]

thank you for the score and this beautiful music

[@boodabill]

Not sure about the liner notes above " signs of a mature composer". This is nothing less than a masterpiece in human expression at that time, for all times, combining modal harmonies with lush chords, beautiful melodies, a sense of sublime timing, rich orchestration. Also works wonderfully with the piano score reduction.

[@evanandethanadventures8311]

I agree

[@nicholas72611]

Probably because it was before Debussy found his harmonic palate.

[@raulespejo2587]

boodabill Debussy music evolves a lot after that, I fully agree with the text

[@Eorzat]

In retrospect, it sounds nothing like what Debussy became known for. If I didn't see the composer's name, I would guess Wagner way before ever considering Debussy. Is it beautiful? Yes. Is it masterful? Arguably. Does it show a mature Debussy? No.

[@craigresnianky6909]

People tend to conflate -- often wrongly -- "mature work" with "better work." It may just be "more representative" of the composer's style, but who will argue that Prokofiev's "Classical Symphony" is inferior to other things he wrote late in life? Or Stravinsky lush orchestrations from his first period compared to his more abrasive Rite of Spring etc? There have been a few masterful Opus 1 contributions to music literature. Schummann's Abegg Variations are quite unlike the kind of style he would explore in his late compositions, but it's still among his best and delightful works for the piano.

[@56hitler44]

めっちゃ綺麗な曲やん。何度も涙しました。

[@川口健太郎-m5e]

二階堂ドットさんの文体です

[@jonathanmeans2290]

@ 56hitler44...As do I. Such music is poignant and irresistibly attractive (for us and for so many others!). The siren call of the singers and the shimmering waves of the orchestration lead to a catharsis that transcends understanding. Let us now praise Brother Claude! Dickinson College, class of '76

[@tuberobotto]

Sublime...very soothing and nice to relax to. (I couldn't do that with Mahler's 8th unfortunately, or with any Mahler I suppose hehehe). This is just so contemplative.

[@laela1247]

love the sheet music here

[@caninbar]

In this piece we see his signature declamatory vocal style which he used in his operas as well. He didn't believe in arias and cabalettas.

[@santiagovidal9562]

4:04 those horns.....

[@ivan_S16]

This is amazing b

[@川口健太郎-l1b]

4分28秒からの合唱が好き

[@artsav22]

Kora fragmenti 4:27 6:26 8:11 17:35 20:48

[@MarkAhrens-HeritageFilms]

Should be more well known

[@rodryorosco6795]

Beatifull 😍😍. Can you upload the Beethoven's Missa Solemnis? Pleaseee 👉👈

[@patrickvanrhedenborg6784]

and with Montserrat Caballé.

[@bartjebartmans]

+Patrick van Rhedenborg The mezzo is Janet Coster.

[@patrickvanrhedenborg6784]

+Bartje Bartmans Yes, you wrote that, and the soprano Caballé,

[@bartjebartmans]

+Patrick van Rhedenborg It says so on the CD and the liner notes. Caballe sings on the same CD Chausson's work. I compared the voices and yes, they are different. Two different singers. Janet Coster has a darker voice, less bright in the higher register. Caballe's voice is fuller and clearer in the higher register. But voices are similar.

[@patrickvanrhedenborg6784]

+Bartje Bartmans The work requires two different kinds of voices. Coster sings in the beginning, then unmistakably followed by Caballe and after that Coster returns. We do mean the same, I guess, don't we? :-) Anyway, I'very pleased with this performance and shared it on fb. Thank you very much for uploading!

[@AlanC0llett]

This cantata requires two soloists. Caballé sings in this recording as La Demoiselle Elué herself, whilst Coster sings the role of the narrator.

[@yourtypicalcupoftea]

Sounds a lot like Alpha from Minecraft Volume Beta

[@川口健太郎-m5e]

イスラエルの指揮者ガリ・ベルティーニ指揮の録音で繰り返し聴いた

[@mildor1750]

11:55

[@mike-0451]

3:36

[@raphael2692]

9:00

[@violainesoublette9333]

Como pueden interrumpir esta obra con publicidad! Que mal gusto e ignorancia!

[@bartjebartmans]

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