Maria João Pires | Claude Debussy: Arabesque No. 1

[@scottauerbach]

Makes me feel like I’ve never actually heard Debussy before. Genius.

[@DanielCurious]

I think that every time I hear a her play Debussy. Her understanding of the music and how to share it is inspiring. Her playing of Debussy has brought me to tears more than once. Our world is truly blessed to have a musician of her talent as part of it.

[@tessamichael9766]

Yes❤

[@OfficialMariapires-p7m]

I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for amazing fans like you! Your kindness and encouragement fuel my passion. Keep shining!

[@granthayter-menzies8602]

My late godfather studied with a student of Debussy’s and was guided by what were said to be the composer’s intentions with this work, which was to weave an unseen filigree, note attached to note in a shimmering web only ‘visible’ to the ear. I have a recording of Bill playing the Arabesque from when he was a young man and was astounded just now to hear Maria weave the same glistening fabric of sound. Wonderful!

[@СветланаБонкарева]

❤

[@RichardT9]

Such a way of laying her hands to the keys, firmly or softly, never throwing them, gracefully presenting them and allowing them to pass the music from her through the instrument...

[@annehallock5370]

I totally agree. Her playing makes my spirit soar, simply because of her relationship with the piano and it with her.

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

Well said well said

[@charlesherr6018]

Perfect harmony

[@imalamboman12]

Yes, I can't stand superfluous hand movements. Glenn Gould would be an exception, he's really expressing himself when he uses his hands in a conductor fashion.

[@MiriamMenendezMartinezdeBartol]

Ppppp9⁹

[@rothschildianum]

Wow.... She is such an artist! Many teenagers can play this piece, regular people can play....BUT to play with this artistry is out of the question for most people. LOVE IT.

[@benmeek5052]

These performances posted in this youtube playlist are the first I’m hearing of Ms. Pires. She’s wonderful. Her touch, phrasing, dynamics, sensibility - everything - so beautifully played. I love the way she plays Debussey. I am on a mission now to find her other work. Thanks for posting.

[@azucenavillarroel9526]

One of the best renditions of Arabesque No 1 I've heard of

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

HOLY-SMOKE, WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE. ❤

[@joesmith8462]

You clearly know nothing. This version has awful warp speed

[@Feyvor]

This is the best pianist I've heard so far. Amazing touch on the keys, wonderful interpretation, perfect tempo, perfect pedaling, just gorgeous. She made this piece sound flowing and there was not a single point where music has stopped until the end...this is the top level of music.

[@mariaalmeida189]

Brilhante interpretação. Obrigada Maria João Pires ❤❤❤❤

[@littlebittyhoneybee]

A waterfall of notes played with unrivaled tenderness and passion...

[@zhouye2491]

Among all the videos on KZbin of this piece, this is the best rendition I can find

[@lucianoiovino304]

Perfection

[@Mung7580]

The best version of Debussy! Amazing.

[@Valtitude]

Classical music describes Life. Imagine leaves sailing in the wind or birds. Water is a major subject in a lot of classical music. Not in words, but through sound.

[@roccosophie6498]

Probably some of the most beautiful music ever written.

[@davidseymour6246]

It’s so strange to think that this was written in 1888 and we have had to wait all that time until someone was finally capable of fully realising the composer’s intention. The forward direction of all those longer-note lines is exquisite.

[@SaveHawaiiReefs]

The music flows through her entire body - even her eyebrows.

[@alanfogarty5469]

This is what is possible when the artist knows their place, when the point is allowed to come alive because of but not for the artist. Brava, Maria. Exquisite

[@kingstowngallery]

Incredible, moving rendition, every single note felt classical at its best

[@emanuelmesquita5505]

The interpretation by the enormous Maria João Pires is absolutely extraordinary! Each note is thought out and each phrase has its own meaning, in a captivating fluency. Brilliant, moving and incredible the stratospheric level that our pianist has reached. Sublime, unpretentious, extreme musicality. Thanks for the publication.

[@mariaalmeida189]

Obrigada Maria João Pires. Sem palavras ❤❤❤

[@Isabella-jn1xq]

María Joao, es como descansar el corazón... En unos minutos retoma su pulso humano, juguetón, lleno de Amor. Gracias Maga

[@allanjeong]

Beautiful ebb and flow like water lapping softly against the banks of the Seine River.

[@dennisdavis3919]

No piece better suits not just the technical style but the core expressivity of Mme Pires than this one. It's totally HER, and she plays the sox off it.

[@kliberalsing]

I can guarantee there is not a single soul here in icy Scandinavia that plays Debussy with such elegance and warmth !

[@stylusfantasticus]

Exquisite sound, performance and lady.

[@SimoneBaird-h5w]

😂

[@JorgeBezerra-hw3co]

STUNNING ! A DIVINE INTERPRETATION ! UMA FEITICEIRA DO PIANO, COM SONORIDADE INCOMPARÁVEL!

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

i have some earlier recordings of hers...i feel as if she has gotten even better with age. sublime..

[@shooshieroberts3913]

I play this piece every night on the same kind of piano she’s playing, but hearing Ms. Joao Pires makes me feel like I’m hearing it for the first time. Such grace! The arc of her line stretches from the first note literally to the last. I’m in awe.

[@rosa7479]

Que c'est beau... Maîtrise technique et émotion... En toute élégance. Magnifique à écouter et à voir ❤

[@marcelogoncalves2987]

She is adorable !

[@giuseppevaroncelli8547]

Una delle piu' belle interpretazioni di questo stupendo brano.

[@manfredkoller9354]

This is by far the best version of this tune that I've ever heard. Absolutely fantastic, stunning, an incredible performance

[@Alpha6.31]

Sensitive, subtle, such understanding of the phrasing, absolutely delightful!

[@redbarchetta8782]

Every time, and I mean every time I hear Debussy I get a tear in my eye, and it's great.

[@bakuto.1055]

If not the most perfect artistic covers of this piece I've ever come across in my lifetime.

[@daniellelochin8241]

Vraiment magnifique!!! Bravo madame!

[@scarlett418]

Beautiful in every way. Thank you.

[@Ursaminor31]

When father mother god source steps forward in divine co creation we are humbled .

[@MrInterestingthings]

Pires is ascendant in the stars but so grounded and earthy. Her Mozart and here her Debussy so light,ethereal.

[@ffelegal]

I never heard a bad interpretation from her. Absolutely queen of her art

[@claudionogueira9836]

Loved every bit of it.

[@bjb0808]

Beautiful. She has such a delicate, yet expressive touch, that I still like it at this speed. Sigh. Someday...

[@philippedaumas1614]

Et qu'est ce qu'il est difficile à jouer ce morceau Chapeau bas Madame 😊

[@vientoalisio]

Es mi melodía favorita, me ayuda en los momentos mas difíciles. Gracias por tu sublime ejecución❤

[@josejuandelaruadelgado5407]

❤

[@jerryuptmor2826]

I love this lady.

[@Michael_Arnold]

Full of charm

[@americase7en]

From the firrst seconds you can really see how pleasurable it is for her to play this and how happy she is

[@Griwhoolda]

Exquisite!

[@punkrockpianist]

Wow! Just, wow!

[@dinason-askewpottery3972]

This is the best performance of this piece I’ve ever heard❤❤❤❤

[@jb7287]

How ABSOLUTELY beautiful ! So peaceful and quieting ! The perfect mixture of peace and soul ! Thank you to this lady !!❤

[@guiguidecam.3732]

Amo! Gratidão! 🙏🏼.

[@rbrbrbrb18384]

If I keep practicing now.. by the time I'm her age I will be able to play this beautifully. 🥹

[@mariastormer9438]

Makes me feel I`ve never heard it before, I loe it in the morning

[@AntonelloWAM]

marvellous ... uplifting ...

[@Paolapiedracoba]

Magnífica interpretación!.

[@YoungsooStellaKim9001]

Grace polish beautiful

[@jerrera45]

One of the most beautiful and sublime performances I have ever heard. The music flows like the Sien river, powerful and yet so peaceful.

[@和佳奈エペペ]

素晴らし過ぎて 時を忘れた😂 仕事に行かなくちゃ😱

[@fredyregalado867]

Me too 😱😂

[@genoc7947]

The tempo starts out and generally stays faster than the version I've most frequently listened to, but, it still works wonderfully. It's really interesting, too, how the same notes come out feeling differently with the harmonies standing out in new and exciting ways.

[@ph8349]

Lovely and gracefully played. So effordless and pure. Also liked the tempo. She got a new fan of me.

[@MiyabiMatsuoka]

BRAVO🩵💜Thank you so much for your beautiful,heartwarming and holy music😭 I am really happy to take your lesson of this piece🙏

[@polygon111]

Still coming back every month to inspire my phrasing. Forever wow

[@fei8075]

Some people say that people play it too fast, but this one is not that fast and is not slow, and, it has lots of emotion😊❤.

[@trevorsimpson3452]

Just love everything about this gorgeous tender performance. So grateful

[@boniprakarsa5090]

Wow that was really Beautiful, probably the best version I've ever seen.

[@josephososkie3029]

holy cow. I've never noticed those subtle pauses and how they clarify the notes. I know practically nothing about music but this stuff from Ms. P. is great.

[@elainezhou3164]

So beautiful ❤

[@haoyizhao595]

Absolutely beautiful performance! idk if anyone have the same feeling - it is always hard for me to capture the full picture of what I am playing as a whole. I think I need time to fix this by recording and fixing via video tapes.

[@sunl7862]

so dreamy...so beautiful

[@VallaMusic]

Maria's my fav for Debussy

[@josemotta9560]

Que expressividade maravilhosa.

[@elsaesteves]

I have no words for this is Perfection ❤❤❤

[@karinafinke]

Que linda interpretação!

[@OfficialMariapires-p7m]

Thank you for your comment, it’s really wonderful

[@annapavan9954]

Caro maestro, che piacere risentire Debussy suonato da te. Quando sono arrivata nella tua classe, già ventenne, non avevo mai sentito parlare di Debussy!! Mi hai dischiuso un mondo

[@MaríaIsabelGarcíaLópez-h3w]

¡Qué elegancia, qué refinamiento, qué artista, qué mujer!

[@ИринаЛанкевич]

Прекрасное исполнение, браво!

[@Mung7580]

Exactly!

[@chita1205]

Adoro a pianista MJP e fico muito contente por saber que ela é muito reconhecida no exterior deste portugal pequenino!

[@michaelaramo2055]

Amazing performance.

[@laurentd2773]

Bravo !!

[@rod1167]

seems it has been written with her in mind

[@ar2737]

Tears of Joy! Perfection!

[@SoniaCoutinho-nd7ll]

Beautiful piece beautifuly executed by a genial pianist of my country.

[@angelineooi2341]

Beautifully played.

[@josemotta9560]

Só agradecer. Poder ouvir. E poder ouvir essa maravilhosa apresentação. Grato.

[@nataliawaterman9893]

Very great performance! Bravo!! Sounds amazing!

[@jimho7260]

So very lovely! ❤

[@user-cs9up2pj3y]

この曲は、この方の、この演奏がどなたより素晴らしい。少しお若い頃に収録されたものより、私は魅力を感じる。

[@MabelAlberti]

Maravillosa interpretación!!!!!❤😊

[@MrBaldylocks13]

Great interpretation, really enjoyed the pacing and tone.

[@timbruer7318]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@ErtcBrlk]

Her gestures...❤

[@desertsmw3653]

amazing

[@emanuelmesquita5505]

Absolutamente extraordinária a interpretação da enorme Maria João Pires! Cada nota é pensada e cada frase tem o o seu sentido, numa fluência cativante. Brilhante, comovente e incrível o nível estratosférico que a nossa pianista atingiu. Sublime, despretensiosa, musicalidade extrema. Obrigado pela publicação.

[@alexandrabaciu1309]

Superb! Closer to my interpretative way to play it. I like her vision ❤

[@piliestrela]

Maravillosa!!!❤

[@1942rambo]

Fabulous touch.

[@Herby-vd6ek]

Beautiful expressive and fluid. I love it 😊

[@sam0xin]

stunningly beautiful version !! Thanks for sharing !!

[@enricogiugie7328]

Simply Magic. ❣️

[@PinkyPiuer]

2:47 this is in Greece, Parthenon - Odeon of Herodes Atticus

[@rafaeldemagalhaes-nn1ed]

Muita técnica sobre a qual flutua a sensibilidade e o talento.

[@beatrixvantil8623]

merveilleuse interprétation , dommage pour le bruit derrère