Stanislav Bunin: Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 in E major

This live concert recording from 1987 in the Munich Philharmonie features the brilliant Russian pianist Stanislav Bunin.
Claude Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 in E major
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Stanislav Stanislavovich Bunin (Russian: Станислав Станиславович Бунин, Stanislav Stanislavovič Bunin; born September 25, 1966) is a Russian-born pianist. He was born in Moscow in 1966 into an established European musical family which included his grandfather Heinrich Neuhaus, his grandmother Zinaida (Boris Pasternak's wife), and his father, Stanislav Neuhaus.
In 1985, after a series of prizes, he won first prize and the gold medal in the 11th International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Recently, he recorded a few of Chopin's works for the soundtrack to the video game Eternal Sonata. He currently resides in Japan.
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[@jamesp767]

Watching this man play was as much a part of the performance as the sounds coming from the instrument. I don't think I've ever felt this type of emotional connection to a performer, truly transformative.

[@markkraus6128]

I feel like no one takes their time enough with this piece... It is so beautiful, you should enjoy it

[@connermyers5481]

Treecko Treecko that's why this piece is so beautiful- you can play it slowly to your taste, or however you like. So much room for personalized expression in Arabesque 1. :)

[@szilike_10]

I completely agree with you Mark.

[@Silvercharm5555]

Mark Kraus I agree!

[@andrewkaelin2709]

Agreed, he does a better job than most, but slowing it down especially early makes it incredible.

[@iMacxXuserXx485]

Facts! I play it at this speed. Savor the notes, people.

[@risakoito3932]

ゆったり弾く人や流れるように早く弾く人、弾く人によっていろんな解釈、表現方法があり、とても興味深いです。 この方のアラベスクもまた新鮮で素敵でした。

[@aan1787]

Arabesque No. 1 being such a flexible piece that allows for a variety of interpretations is what made me fall in love with it. It’s fascinating how the same piece can sound so different depending on who plays it.

[@AstroBethTeal]

I am absolutely stunned by this interpretation... Incredibly heartfelt.

[@grahamrankin5557]

If music has a taste, this is extraordinarily delicious! The more I listen to Stanislav's playing of this gorgeous piece, the more I appreciate how delicately he plays the 'fill' while picking out the melody notes with deft feeling. It brings me to tears of joy, every time I listen and watch with absolute pleasure.

[@Geologese]

The thing I like about many of Debussy's works is that it leaves so much to impression. He leaves guidelines and small trademarks in his work that let you emulate as close as possible; but I much of it is ambiguous as to many of the different ways you can portray the piece. I think that is what makes Debussy such an amazing composer, he let those playing build the song in a way they wished. Something many composers i feel were afraid of, they wanted to ensure their music was remembered how they saw it (which is fine).

[@LuisVargas-fj9cf]

CREDITS TO BUNIN, PLEASE !

[@user-in2fg3ds5t]

とっても素敵なブーニン色のアラベスク。美しさが際立つ演奏に陶酔。

[@user-sk4kd7ob2b]

Необыкновенно хорошо! Кажется,что это живые капельки воды поют свою нежную мелодию: тихонечко звенят,журчат и светятся. Спасибо,Вам! И да здравствует БУНИН. !!!

[@JantMor71]

Bunin es un genio del piano, para mí esta es la versión más bonita que he escuchado de la famosa pieza de Debussy.

[@rthmjohn]

The D natural in the bass note of bars 17 and 87 is a hella bold choice, and it sounds so good.

[@slaughterbottle69]

I KNOW. I heard it and immediately my ears perked up, it was jazzy

[@yingma9604]

Do you mean he chose to play D natural instead of sharp?

[@n.s.3410]

C natural. Turned that chord into A minor.. blew my mind. Had to listen dozens of times.

[@alexbrk1157]

This is absolutely beautiful. Incredible dynamics and aquatic jazzy-like tone, this interpretation contains everything!

[@kvnjng]

I have searched for so many versions on KZbin, but, no one manages to compare to this rendition! Many play it as if it was an etude devoid of anything but technical skill, whilst Bunin here just draws us in with his introductory notes. This is the best!

[@ulysseattebi152]

I listen to this version of stanislav which always gives me so many chills

[@user-mh3my5pw6s]

タメと優美、本当に美しく儚いアラベスクの演奏でした。

[@user-fj2cz6yo9n]

「アラベスク」は　これくらいの速さで　空から音の破片が舞い散って来るような　余韻が感じられる弾き方が良いと思います。さすがブーニンさんですね。

[@2011yosshi]

「空から音の破片が舞い散って来るような」。本当にそうですね、素晴らしい演奏でした。

[@pablochamizo4363]

Me parece un comentario muy acertado yo opino lo mismo

[@geneosis]

Best version i've heard, so meticulous and so much sensibility. Never heard about this pianist.

[@LOFTmusicChannel]

+Simon Binovsky Yes, it's extraordinary how unknown he is. As far as we know, he currently resides in Japan where he has founded a private music college.

[@LOFTmusicChannel]

+edwindepianist We have no knowledge about such illness...

[@Chopin1995]

+LOFTmusic I wonder how is it possible that winner of Chopin piano competition is so unpopular. There is almost nothing about him in the internet, interviews, articles, new videos. I can't find any video of him from 21st century. He doesn't allow to record his performances? He can be one of the best pianists in the world.

[@Chopin1995]

Edwin van den Berg Definitely too little :)

[@hansdekorver7365]

Winner Chopin competition 1985 . His father was Stanislav Neuhaus.

[@danielecrivelli2363]

A very expressive, intense and personal intrepretation. I like it.

[@leoniemelodie7]

That was amazing. I didn't expect him to play fast and forte some part but it sounded good. I like it played tenderly but I was sensible to a lot of part, so it's really good.

[@sashaventures3968]

finally someone who sounds like they actually enjoy what they are doing. I am feeling this one :) i normally can't feel the emotion of many other piano players, they sound like they were forced to sit in front of piano since they were 5 years old, but this guy is not like them, he brings emotion to it, like how music is supposed to be.

[@s.s.6292]

His interpretation is really beautiful

[@Adam_Wilde]

I'm so happy I found this. Just lovely.

[@lenslemonbenzem6907]

mr bunin selected and played very beautiful tune as i expected. finger touch and more than pouring heartful melody moved me

[@user-oo6cc6cj1t]

ただうっとりと聞いていました。やっぱり私はブーニンが一番好きです。有難うございます。

[@garyjohnson9037]

very nice, performance, I could listen to Debussy any time, such beautiful music....

[@user-mh3hc6mt5n]

ブーニンといえばショパンですが何弾いても素晴らしいピアニストです

[@Valerio241059]

Clean, passionate still never rethoric. Bravo.

[@user-dp2xl6pz1w]

Transparency like crystal glasses . Impressive performance! Marvelous!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

His incomparable performance can erase the haze of the mind

[@shemayerli]

estoy tan enamorada desde hace dos años de esta hermosa melodía

[@REO-wy5dl]

ハープ🎵のような音色ですね〰🍀癒される🍀

[@oberon5932]

Ok.

[@user-li2im8fe8s]

5년 전 음악 선생님께서 들려주신 음악이신데 아직도 찾으면서 듣는 중이네요 너무 좋아요

[@groovinkeyz]

That C naturtal on 1:05 provides a new radical of the piece.... :) Agree?

[@_joapa]

Totally. Caught me off guard.

[@fergusbyett8088]

And he does it again later on - did he miss the key signature? lol Nah tbh I actually kinda like what he does.

[@rauschyoutubehasmoved.newl3412]

Yeah C natural instead of C# in 2 spots. Sounds interesting, but not aligned with how I played it.

[@marcusreeves906]

It sounded nice - I learned C#, I wonder where he got the natural from

[@rickdeckard9810]

Not my favorite rendition but...I respect his mastery of the piece.

[@yamatomom2137]

クラシックではタブーとされてますが、正直Debussyを超えてしまった、ブーニン素晴らしい。このアレンジ、もしドビュッシーが生きてたら、「こっちの方が良いね！」って絶対言うはず。1:05 聴いて！3:07 も 3:37 も。ただのピアニストじゃなくなってしまった。超人ピアニスト。同じ時代に生きてたことに感謝です。thank you for uploading this amazing video! I really appreciate to meet this channel.

[@user-oo6cc6cj1t]

ただうっとり聞いていました。やっぱり私はブーニンが一番好きのようです。有難うございます。

[@bh1520]

very good.i have never been heard so beautiful music.i knew pollini yundi lang lang pletnev ohlsson blechauz yujawang barenboim......pogerilich...rubinstein perahia and the lists go on....this is the most purest,come from the core of heart.so natural. TOUCHING

[@robertshepherd5683]

An extraordinary performance of this. Breathtaking. Thank you!!!

[@chibui3905]

I feel so peaceful when i listening it💖💖

[@six1996]

best rendition in youtube for me

[@PianoForEveryone1000]

Always enjoyed Bunin's Schumann so thank you for uploading!

[@michelpiccoli8166]

Belle interprétation toute en sensibilité et un son de piano clair.

[@franciscovelasco7896]

I love his power!!!

[@markgoretsky766]

Irresistible, nuanced performance!

[@stephaneysun2772]

This comment will be old like time soon

[@LadyBoobs]

ok

[@tnkysttnkyst4593]

優しい風と鮮やかな陽射しを感じます。

[@DihelsonMendonca]

At 1:06 he played an F#m7b5 chord, when he bemolized the third, changing the original, which would be a F#m7. Certainly, it was on purpose.

[@atallguynh]

Definitely on purpose. Does it again @ 3:37.

[@malcolmx6473]

That change makes it even more beautiful, which is unbelievable.

[@solidsnake9332]

For me is slightly discolors the sound

[@lelu5490]

That random clap after approves it.

[@bryanwithamask]

@@lelu5490 that was a sneeze

[@anngrogan6343]

Above others I’ve heard, this interpretation immediately gave me chills- my sign of an incredible piece of music, just to my soul.

[@user-hp1yc2nq5s]

Фантастически красиво!!! Экспрессивно и очень душевно...

[@celiareginasantos5439]

Lindíssimo!!!!

[@mzim8037]

Beautiful

[@nadastojanovic9585]

Sparkling, just the way it should sound!

[@IolaJoubert-up2dr]

I'm in awe.

[@user-qs5gy2by4b]

Нежная мелодия👍👋

[@lillypad0205]

the c natural was so perfect i cant tell if he actually hit the wrong note or did it on purpose

[@esauponce9759]

I literally made the stank face and went "OOH!" when I heard that. That was beautiful. I think I'm gonna use it at least once when playing this.

[@BibiBibi-np6gy]

Ma fatevi curare

[@ahh613]

He did it twice. It wasn't an accident.

[@lillypad0205]

@@ahh613 Oh i guess i didn't stay long enough lmao

[@TheDacheetz]

can you please give a timecode? I don't know music theory, but still wanna know

[@user-eo8eo5yu9c]

生涯ピアノ大好きなわたしの弾ける曲の一つ。響く音に何処が違うのかと考えてしまいます。美しく繊細なたゆたう音です、こんなふうに弾きたい!❤

[@ChayapolEmapana]

Beautiful!

[@jiali4623]

Amazing🎉😅😂 Beautiful 🎉😅😊❤

[@muipiano3480]

アラベスクってこんなにいい曲だったっけ？ 私もいつか弾いてみたいな…。

[@user-gd8io8nj8r]

ブーニンだから許される解釈のところもありますよね…。

[@izabellamardo1074]

Belíssima interpretação.

[@REO-wy5dl]

映画さようならドビュッシーのラスト曲ですよね。橋本愛さん、思い出します。素晴らしい🎵涙が出てきました。アップ感謝感激です。ありがとう🎵

[@andresh9380]

2:30 my favorite part of this rendition

[@cc_piano2959]

amazing. Unique style.

[@peacelover4237]

He is a unique piano performer from famous Henry Neyhaus followers. Henry Neykhaus was a professor of Svyatoslav Rihter and Emil Gilels.

[@Prophetess777Margarita]

Thank God for this awesome talent!

[@Eden_Rubin_Music]

How dare he to change the chord A major in the chord progression into A minor?!!! Actually it makes it really special, I bet that even debussy would embrace this chord, give it a cool quality of minor fourth degree, and he start with the tune in the original A major chord, because it wouldn't sound good if he would start like that. I like the idea that classical players can change the music sometimes(unless it's not his change, but a different version of debussy to the piece)

[@dippingswordsinmetaphors]

Wonderful

[@user-mq4ic1on7r]

私でも弾ける曲です。ショパン国際ピアノコンクールで一位を取ったことのあるブーニンが弾く曲でしょうか。今はこの曲があちこちのピアニストの弾く曲になっています。蝉の鳴き声は宮本君が寝ている時に聞こえることもよくあります。

[@xy-vx-vs8-xxxx]

コメント失礼します 自分の耳を疑いました… 全くの同感です終始首をかしげながら聞きました わざわざイヤホンを用意して聞いたのですが… 何も感動するものはなく 引き込まれる事もなく タッチも表現も特別感もなく 誰も聞き入るでもなく ただピアノが鳴っていて誰も見向きもせず素通りされている様なそんな音でした こんな素人の様な演奏が評価されている事に失望しました なぜこのような演奏者が評価されているのでしょうか？

[@oberon5932]

Piękna muzyka.

[@user-hc4uv5eg8n]

ドビュッシー余り好きではなかった、一寸通ぶって弾く人が多かったから、、でもブーニンの演奏で彼のドビュッシーになったっていて好き

[@clairdelune7596]

若い演奏者にありがちなヒステリックな演奏じゃなく、甘いときめきも切ない別れも経験してる大人のプレイだ。ドビュッシーとヴァニエ夫人のように…

[@user-pe8oz7jg3z]

私は個人的には逆に感じました。ハープはギリシャ的ですからアラベスクという語とは矛盾しますが、この曲は通常女性が静かに淡々と演奏するハープのように落ち着いた拍で、そよ風のようにクールに解釈されるのに対しブーニンのここでの解釈は大胆にも終始一貫してルバート、細かいリズムも故意に正しく刻まず、メロディーの先取りのリズムなど、「意図的にヒステリックに弾いている」と私は思います。二ヶ所で見られる和音の書き換えも含め、悪評も重々覚悟の上での非常に挑発的な演奏として聴かれることこそがブーニンの狙い、面白さかと思います。

[@paulkervran6601]

That's true

[@toti101]

ああふになりたい おそらくこのお二方の言いたいことは一緒だと思います。意図的にヒステリックしてるとなれば、それは制御出来ているも同然であり、それこそ技術や経験共に大人な演奏であると言えるでしょう。また、上の方がおっしゃる経験に当てはまる、どれも美しいの一言で片付けられるものではないでしょう、それに限らずとも人生にヒステリックとも言える感情はつきものです、そう出会ってこそ人間らしいというもの。それを表そうとしてこの演奏をしている、だから素晴らしいんだ。という事を2人とも言いたいんだろうなって

[@yyeonzu]

❤️❤️❤️

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I will enter the world of deep meditation while listening to his incomparable performance . From Tokyo in the dizzying Megalopolis ablaze with numerous neon lights Which national are you watching this video ？

[@crazysel4475]

Iam watching this in the USA

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@crazysel4475 Thank-you very much to your reply ！ How is your condition and your country ？ Tokyo is autumn I am listening to Debussy,s works while hearing the sound of autumn insects which have transient life . Soon mountains,forests and streets will be gorgeous scenery with orange , red and brown colored leaves . The chrysanthemum , the symbol of Japanese Imperial family , will bloom large flowers everywhere of Japan . How do you think about Japan ？ Take care of each other Good luck ！ Someday please come to Japan where is full of delicious foods , pleasure , surprises and a little pensive . See you again

[@crazysel4475]

@@shin-i-chikozima the condition of my country is great, i love it, and yes one day i will head to japan because it seems very cool and nice over there, currently i cant due to age (iam 14 years old). Also, its currently fall in my city(Chicago).

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@crazysel4475 Thank-you very much to your good and wonderful reply ！ Take care of each other ! Good luck ！

[@crazysel4475]

@@shin-i-chikozima you too

[@user-fi7xu1kb1n]

素晴らしい

[@k.jjohnson5359]

I love his emotions at 0:46

[@iueokakikukeko]

most beautiful

[@peacelover4237]

And Stanislav Bunin is his grandson (Henry Neykhaus's grandson)...He is one of a kind.

[@ottosei9408]

Peace Lover really? I didn't know it. thanks :)

[@TINA10000]

Sounds like river flowing in front of me. Beautifully done!

[@MarcosLopez-cu6ui]

Wow! I'm happy I found this post! Beautiful!!!!

[@stephaneysun2772]

Even though this man made mistakes it still is truly beautiful

[@user-ql3lf4jt6q]

i love bunin arabesque

[@Friedegg224]

Imagine being the guy who's sneeze becomes immortalized

[@user-nb4mp3kk2h]

海の光景が浮かんでくるようです自然と海の音が聞こえてきます情緒ゆたかな音🎵

[@jean-francoispayette92]

Impressionnt friend wow merci

[@crossbutterfinger]

His tone sounds so special

[@poconyannnyann]

美しいのぉ

[@Mahanina]

Belle interprétation

[@vinnym6734]

I want that piano seat. Looks comfortable!

[@franciscovelasco7896]

Like! He's great! :D This is amazing!

[@user-eq3jb3sz8p]

すごい

[@dannagostini3003]

Flawless!

[@jawadhamadani8647]

1:05

[@cieszewskimariusz]

Brilliant performance

[@Deblen]

beautiful

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I can feel the aesthetics of Debussy due to his incomparable performance ,

[@blacksmithpiano]

We meet again lol. I also saw you on a lugansky video I think. You have great taste!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@blacksmithpiano Thank you Good luck Someday please come to Japan where deeply loves Debussy

[@dude1394]

this is the best recording of this piece

[@user-ev9zf2kk4e]

Bravo！！！！！！！

[@raleedy]

After hearing this, I need a more conventional interpretation as a palate cleanser.

[@gutialr9311]

太棒了，弹奏的非常完美，华丽。高潮的部分也把握的非常棒。

[@---kd9it]

The Best. 부닌 최고 👍

[@donniedarko8954]

so nice

[@shin-i-chikozima]

After listening to his incomparable performance , I might have a dream of Debussy From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@justupostear3571]

Now that is what is called a proper interpretation. Driving outside the yellow lines, thinking outside the box. Did he intentionally play that arpeggio in measure 17?

[@marcusreeves906]

Probably - He did the same thing in measure 87 with the other return of the theme.

[@vuongnguyenduy9160]

má kaiam smao sko