Michelangeli - Debussy - Golliwog's Cakewalk (1962)

[@MINTZ56]

My mother used to play this, I loved it, She just died and I thought I would never hear it again tks'

[@militarydeviltube5014]

I hope you are doing well!

[@joelp5093]

My grandmother lived until she was 92 and played piano every day until she died. She would play this song all the time - this brings back a million memories for me. This version is the best I've ever heard it played.

[@zrinklaz]

So nice

[@stumbling]

Refreshing to hear someone play this like an actual piece of music and not a series of keys that must be pressed as quickly as possible.

[@realchilldude1271]

I am still trying to find who played the one recording in my mind, were its much more, sporatic sounding

[@dhdphd]

My mother used to pour her soul into this song with all of the grace Debussy wrote into it.

[@supersami7748]

I performed this in college in 1969, I attempted to imitate this version as I liked it the best of all the ones I listened. I must have done fairly well, the four judges gave me a 94 out of 100 for the interpretation. I’m quite certain they knew where the inspiration came from.

[@ce-uphoric]

Super Sami yay 😀 good for you! You now have bragging rights!

[@mainerockflour3462]

When I hear the song I think of being on a horse-drawn carriage in the early 1900s, probably in New York or Chicago. Make the "clopping" sounds with your tongue to mimic the sound of galloping or clap two coconut shells together. Debussy was brilliant. This pianist captures and expresses the feeling that Debussy experienced.

[@renamassey6801]

I really love this interpretation.

[@johnmckenna1823]

This is really well played. The clarity of each note is truly superb

[@pianoplaynight]

Marvellous rendition. ABM is a real legend of the keyboard, especially when playing Debussy!

[@canyoungjoy]

Reiza YES I TOTALLY AGREE THE RECORDINGS FROM LONG AGO ARE ALWAYS PERFECT LOL

[@dandanzhan3636]

My favorite interpretation for this piece!

[@baadass7]

Utterly fabulous. How wonderful to have this. Humor and elegance extraodinaire .

[@francoisrodewald9868]

That's a very interesting interpretation,never heard it played this way. I like what he does on the 'faster' part

[@JoaoFurtadoCoelho777]

Thanks for this most excellent upload! Interesting to compare with the interpretations by other great pianists, like Debussy himself, Rachmaninoff, and several others, present in KZbin. Shared on Google+

[@penearth]

I think its one of the best.

[@ElenaPapanikolaou81]

to say the very least!

[@euterpe1238]

Me encanta ésta obra. Gracias por compartir 🙏👍👌 😊😻

[@alistairmcelwee7467]

I used to play this years ago, but never so well. This guy makes me see howI should have played it.

[@cupcakes4100]

Heh This one's is a brilliant performance! =O really; no one could get tired of this song

[@theviper7603]

how can people dislike this?`

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

People are really sensitive about the name;I’m black,I’m not offended,I just respect the music.

[@johnburke7383]

It's interesting to see how he modifies Debussy's text in the service of his interpretation.

[@Santosificationable]

An angel is he

[@jerrydiberris8154]

This man’s hubris is wafting throughout this entire performance; right down to his see through socks.

[@owenreel3916]

This piece was meant to be satirical and is actually mocking Wagner

[@user-ov9vr1wc2j]

Really? How is it mocking Wagner?

[@mold971]

@@user-ov9vr1wc2j It's alluding to Tristan und Isolde throughout, specifically the Tristan chord in the opening

[@r5u26d3]

It reminds me of young male black teenagers and how they amble along with baggy pants, languid and swaying, different parts of their body following a unique choreography, how breaking out into sudden pace with dancing, then slowing down and stopping , almost , then back into movement and a repeat of the first. The title gives it away. I’m surprised it’s not taken down.

[@ALEX1N0]

I would say that it actually mock Scott Joplin and ragtime in general

[@Crabbyskunk]

@@ALEX1N0 He's not mocking ragtime, it IS ragtime. Debussy probably didn't mean any offense toward Wagner as he admired and was heavily influenced by Wagner, but he openly mocks Wagner by using the Tristan chord as a joke here.

[@timotheuspeter734]

1:24 Tristan parody

[@Bati_]

Magnificent rendition but does anyone know why his left hand plays with too much pressure to keys at 0:29? I’m a beginner on piano learning and I wonder why he plays like that? Overall, Michelangeli is a prominent performer of one and only Debussy and I really like his playing. Thanks for your answers in advance!

[@linyanhu4958]

I wonder the same thing😅

[@thegoodgams]

I think it's a nice touch

[@simon8377]

Maybe to give it more rhythm? I like it though👍

[@evanottervanger5394]

You can faintly hear golliwog's cakewalk playing in the background before he starts

[@francoisrodewald9868]

you're right xD

[@luketuke02]

I think because this is from an old video tape I'm guessing it had a leakthrough from the audio track before it even started

[@danliwu6893]

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[@แพรวพรรณนารามะลิงาม]

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[@loriwach2017]

Love Love Love!!!

[@mirkochicco9620]

Eccezionale

[@carlosibanez3392]

Notice that tristan und isolde (prelude) reference in the middle section (1:25), Debussy is laughing at that wagnerian seriousness

[@keithturner428]

Passion!

[@nikajinpusno9563]

Imagine walking with cakes as your shoes…

[@ryanwang727]

I JUst realized that he missed two notes at the very end where u play the e octave two times

[@jimp4170]

Shocking! Imagine a human making a mistake!

[@darioc2076]

Jim P Its actually unusual for Abm to miss a note he was very efficient in his playing and did little to no mistakes

[@christophermcdonald8347]

Good

[@fernandolomas6635]

This song appeared in one of the Kid Dracula games

[@jacarga]

I make this Song

[@ryanwang727]

RPLY the names of you tubers u watch

[@JackSmith-bf8ll]

AGADMATOR HELLY EVERYONE THAT IS A VERY NICE CHANNEL ABOUT CHESS IF YOU WANT TO LEARN OR IMPROVE YOUR GAME

[@NyxCanRoar]

Th

[@vivvpprof]

North Korean's Army Cakewalk more like....

[@Wkkbooks]

lol

[@TheLegend-dq5bx]

Oof

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

Ice king

[@dennisjin9260]

why is the piano so out of tune

[@EvvyBevvyx]

It's not?

[@EvvyBevvyx]

If anything, it's the playback from tape to digital that makes it sound distorted.