Piano Lesson on How to Play 'Clair de lune'

[@davidchen2155]

I could watch this 100 times. I can’t believe I get this content for free

[@beatrizdemello5370]

Same here… 🤫

[@lisachmelewski3304]

Same here❤️❤️❤️

[@zf3873]

Very much like a graduate program in music composition

[@yingma9604]

+1

[@stevrgrs]

8:44 what a BRILLIANT analogy. An empty bottle being pushed down in water is PERFECT ❤

[@vezzel796]

What a beatiful interpretation by Jean-Efflam... such a shame this video has only been seen 33k times. A hidden gem.

[@MikeHammer1]

Over 72,000 today.

[@gregmorris5375]

Exceptional! This offers a rare combination - deep analysis that can be absorbed by non professionals. On behalf of all those who struggle for results with this piece, thanks so much.

[@hoboken5224]

When I listen to Clair de lune I am almost always brought near to tears. To think, I could ever play this without torrents of tears is unimaginable.

[@iamizumi1]

22:32 I understand exactly what this is. One of my dreams is to play this beautiful composition on a piano. Right now I only have one keyboard. Whenever I listen to Clair de Lune, my eyes also fill up, as a beginner at this part. This part has something magical, which I don't know how to explain... but it's as if it were "rebirth", the dawn or the sigh, after a moment of emotional decline. It's really thought-provoking and very beautiful. 😢

[@carolineduncan6329]

An amazing teacher...wish mine had ever been so good!

[@OKU-DA]

There is no way to express how fantastic this video is. Thank you so much.

[@PianistMagazine]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@liamburford3264]

Thanks Jean-Efflam! Your passion is infectious! Just learnt to play....what a journey. Written in the perfect key...so many black notes. This piece ebbs and flows..it grows and shrinks like a wave. To play this properly requires such a materclass. It's tough and yet not unforgiving. I love how Debussy doubles up notes between the left and right hands. Such a very expressionate piece. Wonderful. Your insight has really helped. More please!

[@tvctoni]

I can’t believe he’s doing this for free ❤. Yes! This is my go to piano lesson after I’ve learned to play it slowly…. I love how he teaches this. Thank you so much for sharing this treasure 👏

[@harrybertulfo212]

This is the first time I have fully understood the piece. Very intensive explanation. All the more I came to appreciate the beauty of this music. Thank you Mr. Bavouzet.

[@murilomatosmendonca9065]

Thank you for “shedding light on the moonlight”. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this lesson on how to approach, interpret, understand and play.

[@abcabc820]

He is excellent in analyzing and playing. Thumbs up.

[@danegunther6621]

Ahh . . . a soothing and life-giving oasis in a desert of ignorance and vulgarity. Merci! Merci beaucoup!

[@falstaff63]

C’est magnifique comme vous expliquer le troisième mouvement de la Suite bergamasque. Merci beaucoup de la clarté et de votre enthousiasme. J’ai commencé à écouter aussi votre enregistrement en CD de l’œuvre pour piano du Debussy! Extraordinaire!!

[@cliffchen7428]

Wonderful, inspiring, and excellent teaching! Thank you so much for this amazing breakdown of how to bring the emotion and musicality of this piece to life. ❤

[@WorstSanta]

I’ve just started this piece despite of the fact I’m not that developed for it. This lesson is really inspiring once you get the physical work done.

[@Likes_Trains]

How's it going, did you manage to learn it yet?

[@reinhardtkk]

Amazing!!! I just resurrected this piece from my youth and this so instructive!!

[@wiseyoungfool]

Clair de lune est parfaite. Cet homme joue parfaitement. Perfect, perfect, parfait.

[@achaley4186]

Thank you SO much for this valuable lesson 🙂🙏🏼🌹

[@michaell.9204]

1:05 "In french we don't say half of the written text". True, so true 😂

[@muktarsayeed9198]

Listening to this tutorial is akin to listening to poetry 🙏🙏🙏🙏☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@munzutai]

This finally convinced me that I'm not ready for this piece.

[@AnneWindy]

This has been an immeasurable help. I have watched this countless times. It is a privilege to be able to learn from Monsieur Bavouzet. Who has such deep insight into the piece. The images he has described have accompanied me throughout learning the piece. Is there any chance he might do another tutorial on debussy? The reverie or first arabesque maybe? Thank you so much for this!

[@handuong7429]

Thank you so much, Sir. Quite a class in everything in beautiful music. I hope one day I will get there. It is my work in progress.

[@drakestube]

I still can’t get over how great this is. Deep yet simple insights into this beguiling piece.

[@nebukanezer73]

31:25 "..the most important note". I found this fascinating as I did not know Debussy had said this, but have thought exactly the same when practicing the piece. It is so true because it changes the expression of the second playing of the main melody. Thank you for a great lesson.

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

It’s one thing to play this; to give it justice is so difficult! This analysis is priceless! Thank you!!!

[@brybit]

His expounding on CdL’s dreamlike qualities articulates everything I had always felt and imagined about the piece. What a marvelous class.

[@mwilder000]

That was absolutely brilliant! I learned so much about the layers and interpretation of this piece. How inspiring. Thank you!

[@lilyjpn]

I just practiced 3 hours straight watching this video, I'm so excited for my upcoming recital now! Thank you, sir, for this beautiful lesson 🫶

[@paulburchell1762]

He's just got the right accent to play this beautiful song

[@debbiemusik]

This is an absolute gem. Thank you!

[@testy5098]

Even his accent is premium.

[@fannya.3753]

this course is pur gold. thank you 🙏🏻

[@Zaubernudel]

Thank you very much. That gave me new perspectives on it. On the way to the piano now, bye

[@normangensler7380]

That piano (Yamaha?) sounds wonderful. I've always admired precision in a piano's action.

[@MVRZ167]

26:32 what is The name of The melody from Ravel he refers to? Edit: it is "Un Barque sur l'ocean"

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

♥ *Yes!* Such a great lesson. Many thanks!

[@mellissadalby1402]

YES! It definitely sounds like moon, love, and water. I always believes it was about moonlight over the water, viewed by someone in love, but I did not know what Claude Debussy was thinking or feeling. It just paints that picture for me, and makes me fall in love with it, or at least my heart resonates with the love imbued into the magical music. Your direction regarding using the arm to influence the right hand reminds me of my bowing on the violin, especially switching between strings. Sometimes I put a bit more emphasis on the down bow and my arm plays a role in that moevment similarly to how I see you playing. Ah, you are so right about the coda being liek the remembering of the dream. Very good analogy!

[@noahhcams]

Learned a lot from this after just having learned all of the notes!

[@A_Long_Musk]

Thanks you for this. Your Haydn has truly opened up the transcendent value of his work.

[@GUPRPEET-Singh]

Excellent playing👍🏼 As well as great piano. Fantastic sound❤️

[@Nicksonian]

Extraordinary. But couldn’t we hear him play it straight through? For fifty years I have only tooled around with the piano. I could only ever dream of playing Clair de Lune. I have barely enough knowledge to appreciate this deep dive into one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. My only comment: I love Paul Barton’s more deliberate interpretation.

[@bernardmolan2976]

Get the score in C and try that.

[@manfredstolze8484]

Wonderful pianist, wonderful musician, wonderful human being

[@HarpistJoanna]

Merci!! This is delightful to listen to, I love the accent, expression, and the insights on playing this magnificent piece. I am trying to learn it on the harp, ginormous challenge!

[@fakeaccount5888]

Really appreciate the deep knowledge and wisdom with beautiful artistic articulation. Only sadness is he did not talk about pedals :(

[@tamararoland4987]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you!

[@tomjackson957]

After this ended, all I could say was Wow. Amazing. Loved this.

[@lowbD]

This made my day.

[@marklines4396]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@joeluk3889]

excellent interpretation and really beautiful

[@ssscar2368]

Excellent teaching for this music. I appreciate your wealth of knowledge in understanding Debussy and his composition. Thank you for such a wealth of advice.

[@Kerbrandan]

Merci beaucoup professeur Ça m’encourage beaucoup à étudier cette pièce

[@shizitoulink]

Amazing lesson. Thank you Mr. Bavouzet and Pianist Magazine!

[@stacerogers4008]

By far the best analysis, insight and instruction into this sublime piece of music. Bravo🎹👍👍

[@karenandrewscpa]

Thanks!

[@dudueciab]

What a great lesson this is. It helped me so much! We need more videos like this!

[@richardmcnally5998]

This is an absolute gem.

[@bleue]

Merci infiniment pour ces conseils d'interprétation. 🎹

[@polloloci21]

Beautiful- thank you

[@jessedennerlein9746]

Thanks that is amazing. I've been learning this peice lately and it is really great to see a master play it and even greater to see him instruct it.

[@philsooty61]

Oh this guys explanation is so good !

[@abstractcatt]

Thank you for such a thoughtful breakdown of this piece and exposing layers I never knew existed. I’m relearning this song with a completely new light on it!

[@lydiabrindley1944]

I love this piece of music do struggle playing it but I don't care I still have a go at it . I love the bottom D flat(I love the sound of this) note because I know some wonderful music is coming

[@lindsayrosesky]

Thank you!!!!!!! Feel like I've improved by leaps and bounds just from playing along with this, so helpful!

[@ashakuldip1657]

Thanks for your brilliant explanation Sir.

[@bernietjarks]

so helpful to think in layers

[@kath8011]

Priceless!! Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. I am currently learning Clair de Lune , it is such an exquisite and beautiful piece of work by Debussy❤❤❤❤

[@SuperFS11]

Très magnifique! Beautiful playing and explanation. Helps to know a bit of French for when he throws some French words here and there. 👏

[@krangster4420]

Thank you, that was a masterclass and opened my mind to telling the story of a piece when playing which I had never considered before!

[@shantanlu847]

Wow ! That's how it was played , I finally understood, thank you teach very much !

[@janetonthames]

I have worked on this piece for years and this was a revelation! Wonderful. Thank you

[@veronicamckay8201]

This is wonderful. Thank you!!

[@AnthonyJones-zo7dy]

WONDERFUL... thank you... All the VERY BEST!

[@fabricealbert2476]

voila qui donne envie de se mettre immediatement au piano et de travailler cette piece. merci !

[@phila3884]

My favorite sections broken down 17:45 20:25

[@GiselleMoraga]

Wonderful! Thank you for this masterclass !

[@Pompom-qk5qz]

This has to be one of my favourite classics; It just triggers something happy but also emotional inside me. 🥹🥰 I could listen to it 100 times..

[@BSCARPIA]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@tamam1324]

Thanks for sharing! This is helpful

[@iresta4593]

How interesting listen to you and watch 😢his video! I just want to learn this piece...❤

[@williamotule]

wonderful!!

[@pianistjustforfun]

Thank you! This is a very good lesson. Now someone has to make a tutorial about the pedaling...

[@PianistMagazine]

Great suggestion!

[@galeem713]

I love this piece. The only thing I might enjoy seeing is it played on a harp.

[@HermannCampbells]

Great master lesson! Thank you!

[@paulinskipukprogressive4903]

Just fantastic - thank you

[@nigelcleary1632]

Fantastic.......

[@Neil_BT]

Magical.

[@aftonsky]

Great lesson, many thanks.

[@roseclements8836]

Thank-you!

[@profsjp]

Magnifique!

[@lilianmariawiens4781]

Marvellous thank you

[@deepg7084]

Such a lovely interpretation. One question about the arpeggios at 17:37, open for anyone to answer. I saw on another channel they recommended playing the left and right hand arpeggio simultaneously, rather than rolling from the left hand to right. Both sound nice, but which one do you think DeBussy intended? Thank you for this course. I used to play as a teenager over 20 years ago. My teacher would bring in concert pianists to provide master classes for his top students. I really enjoy your teaching style. You give visualizations and emotions, not just rigid technical pointers. Of course nothing beats the instant feedback of a live teacher, but this video can act as a students handbook for learning this piece. I'm getting the itch to start playing again.

[@rgrg3708]

25:23

[@elysantos5297]

Perfect 👌

[@davidmartin123]

This must be the correct way to play Clair de lune, because it is the way I play it :) Whether the written arpeggios should be played left hand then right hand, or both at the same time, does vary from pianist to pianist.

[@joeluk3889]

thank you.... 🙏

[@westfield90]

No other classical piece moves me as this piece does.

[@ALONSHEADER]

Can someone explain 29:55 were he says "you have to read it as a coral, and spread it over the arpeggio"? Thanks

[@ambroisedumont9003]

He means as a choir

[@galeem713]

I’ve been playing piano for 5 weeks. I can play the first bit with one hand. It’s suitable for a beginner. But I dream of being able to play it soon. But I don’t know what some of the notes are yet. So I am reading theory to learn.