Debussy - The Girl With the Flaxen Hair - Samnon

Tal-Haim Samnon plays Debussy- ¨La fille aux cheveux de lin¨ "The girl with the flaxen hair" "the maid with the flaxen hair" . book 1 No. 8 in G flat major.
Tal-Haim Samnon was born in 1986. From the age of six till eighteen he took piano lessons with Mrs. Hanna Shalgi of the Givatayim Music Conservatory. Since then he studied with Prof. Arie Vardi for six years at the Buchman- Mehta school of Music in Tel Aviv University where he did his B.A. In present time he studies with Prof. Evelyne Brancart at the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana University, Bloomington. Tal graduated from the Thelma- Yellin High School for the Performing Arts and served in the Israeli Army as "distinguished musician", enabling him to pursue his musical career uninterruptedly.
Since the age of seven he has performed at many concerts in Israel and in Europe: Germany, Austria, France, Scotland, Holland, Switzerland and Portugal and more. He often performs for the Israeli "voice of music" channel, both in live broadcasts and in recordings, and has recorded for the Dutch radio as well.
Tal has been awarded the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships since 1998, the "Ronen foundation" scholarships and "Buchman-Heyman foundation" scholarship.
He has appeared with several orchestras as a soloist, such as the Thelma-Yellin Orchestra, the Kibbutzim Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, the Rishon Lezion Orchestra and was a soloist at a festive gala concert with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Zubin Mehta, marking the opening of the Buchman Mehta College of Music in Tel-Aviv.
He has taken part in many master classes, including those at Tel Hai with internationally known pianists such as Alexander Korsantia, John O'Connor and Pnina Zaltzman, Victor Derevianko, Leslie Howrad, Peter Tackacs, Jacob Lateiner, Boris Berman, Murray Perahia and more.
He won the Turgeman competition, the Paul Ben Haim competition, the "Highlights", the Ariana Katz, the "Maurice M. Clairmont", the "Young artist", "Lions Israel ", the "Tel Hai International Master Classes Competition" and the Zubin Mehta Piano Competition.

[@31563436]

Thank goodness this exists. All of the other interpretations are way too rushed.

[@Tsamnon]

I'm happy you liked my tempo :-)

[@josephososkie3029]

shay aaa . Agreed. For me the whole piece is tumbling down in pause and slow motion. The pianist ( and Debussy) does good in making you look.

[@righttrue3247]

Watch paul barton. He is as good as him...

[@steveborders]

I was told to listen this Samson when I was learning this by my tutor, I love the pace it's not rushed I play as he's playing I now play at the same speed as him

[@andyyang8191]

Guys I’m a 13 year old that also played the Girl with the Flaxen Hair! Come check it out on my channel to help me out!

[@egalitarianist]

This is easily the most satisfying interpretation and performance of this piece I've ever heard. Beautiful.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you :)))

[@randykern1842]

egalitarianist absolutely. It's amazing how many people try play this piece well, but this man totally transcends it

[@tangodayoo]

This song is so calm i can listen to this all day

[@oOKatieeOo]

Oh, so nice. I just want this on repeat for the rest of my life.

[@MarkIsJustKidding]

+Katie Thompson I agree. I am also coming back to this video over and over again.

[@Tsamnon]

+Katie Thompson Wow thank you so much :))) Made me very happy!

[@Tsamnon]

+Mark Chan Thank you!!

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

Truly breathtaking. Your emotion is displayed generously in the composition and the timing. It's clear you go entirely into a different realm while playing; a realm dictated only by the sound, and the feelings it invokes. A true pianist seems to fall in love with the piano while playing, and begins to "feel" the music. This type of skill is evident in this piece. Thank you so much for sharing it with the world.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much for these graceful words... You made me so happy.

[@dylanfindley]

Great rendition of the piece. Better than the Lang Lang version--you understand the delicate nature of the piece (Debussy expressed that with mf as the highest dynamic marking). Thanks!

[@WTT1978]

This man and Evgeny Kissin are 1000 times better then Lang Lang. Not to say Lang Lang isn't great...he has done a lot to refresh classical music to a new younger audience.

[@tiffcat1100]

We don’t need to compare anyone with anyone :)

[@MM-vs2et]

The fact that it's in G flat is even more relaxing. It's very soothing

[@Tsamnon]

That's right :)

[@Rouben19]

I played that when I was young, It was an all time favorite, along with Clair de lune...YOU are wonderful BRAVO!

[@mostlymakeup]

I keep coming back to this beautiful version

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you very much!

[@sergio_jose]

Beautiful rendition of a beautiful piece! I can tell you were very into the music:)

[@hw2422]

I don't know how many times I came back to listen to this, and your version of this heavenly piece of music is absolutely the very best of all the different interpretations I have encountered. I love how slow it is. Every time I listen, my bone marrow starts to melt and I turn into golden light particles.

[@Tsamnon]

O my... That's so beautiful. Thank you so much for your words!

[@yaelushachar]

כולם פה צודקים! איזה יופי, כמה רגישות וחכמה בנגינה שלך!

[@dorinakoci1118]

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.This is simple and lovely.

[@Tsamnon]

Dorina Koci Thank you Dorina!

[@debrariccio-dc2sj]

So beautiful. Such sensitive playing.

[@Tsamnon]

@@debrariccio-dc2sj Thank you so much.

[@Deebemc]

Right pace, right timing, right kind of genius. Just wonderful. Thank you for playing and posting.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much for your comment. I am really happy you thought all that.

[@SylvainGuinet]

Dear Tal-Haim, your all interpretation is wonderfull, top of the top...recording , playing, moving etc.... I love this piece, my favorite of Debussy, bravo.. Sylvain

[@jellijilli5216]

So much soul what poured into this piece!

[@Tsamnon]

aki amano Thank you...

[@NickyJones99]

From the first time I ever heard this piece of music I saw bright, clear colours as if in raindrops. As it progresses the colours keep appearing and begin to merge into one another. It is so beautiful, and here it played expertly by Tal-Haim.

[@Tsamnon]

Such a beautiful picture you created there... Thank you so much...

[@eliteconvintagerugbyreviva2065]

The marriage of Mechanics, Sound, Consciousness, and Soul. For these are the components that produce good piano music. God Bless you.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you for your warm and beautiful words! 😌

[@katekelly6603]

Oh My God so stunningly played. Never heard this piece before but after hearing you I really wanna learn it. Well done :)

[@Tsamnon]

+katie boo Thank you so so much!

[@S24W2]

Really beautiful, Bravo, thank you!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!

[@1518karen]

When I listen to this I think of spring and new life popping out of the ground after a long rain

[@Tsamnon]

That is so poetic and beautiful. Thank you.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you think those things and enjoyed the playing!

[@jamesriccardo2225]

Incredibly beautiful, sensitive performance.

[@Tsamnon]

James B Thank you!

[@Jman221]

Fantastic work. I’m a current piano minor and this one of the first pieces I’ve been learning. To say this interpretation is fantastic is an understatement. Truly amazing work

[@Tsamnon]

I really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@figfire]

My music teacher in school performed this at a piano recital.....I've loved it ever since! I love, in your performancy, how you feel what you play, you play with passion.........you're not just playing notes on a keyboard. So wonderful!

[@suzanneakkerhuis9189]

congratulations, you've made learning this song into a new life goal for me :) extremely beautiful!

[@Tsamnon]

+Suzanne Akkerhuis Thank you! I am very happy!

[@Tsamnon]

Yes, Indeed Debussy has all these... A really great composer... Thanks so much for the insight! :-)

[@ericcrapton8275]

One of favorite songs of all time. Such beauty is hard to find in music these days

[@tiffcat1100]

And yet it’s there …

[@azizsachin]

Flawless performance. Thank you for sharing this.

[@hannahlee4120]

To be able to play like this... Wow. I've wished for so long I could continue my training, but to no avail. No money + expensive teachers = no lessons. Please never stop good sir, your work is masterful

[@Tsamnon]

+Hannah Lee Thank you so much!! :-)

[@twothirdsostrich]

One of my favorites. Beautiful work man. :)

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I am impressed with the delicacy and ingenuity that I can not express every much in words . Sadness and anxiety disappear . This music has a tremendous power to act on the human soul .

[@Tsamnon]

Very beautiful words. Thank you.

[@airnsmke]

wow man you made the piece live, you took it way further then most of the other versions i heard of the song. you seemed to be living in the music. i play this for an audition next week, definitely going to listen to your version a couple more times before then

[@jefflewis2304]

Just looking at his face and body movement you can see how much is being poured into this beautiful piece

[@Tsamnon]

Wow... Thanks

[@poet930]

He has such a depth of sensitivity that's rare.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you for the big compliment!

[@lukejones6293]

This is an incredible performance - and so expressive! I'm learning this piece and this is by far the best interpretation I've found. Thanks

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much.

[@whitenaw7]

the way you play this is so beautiful

[@SteinbergFiles]

What a great performance! Impossible to play this any better. BRAVO! BRAVO!

[@satiegirl6653]

Beautiful and perfect !!!

[@AndyFoxMusic]

definitely one of the best versions of this i've heard.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!!

[@DavidBrown-wz3cu]

Beautiful, I play this at night before I go to sleep, relaxes me and puts me at peace with the world, I envy your talent.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you... :)

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you very much! So happy you feel that way!! Nice videos you have there..

[@leerene3959]

Stunning - I know it's been eight years but I only found it today. Thanks so much!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much....

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much for writing this. You really made me happy... And enjoy your audition! I'm sure you'll do great!

[@stuartjones8787]

Thank you for doing this, in my opinion this is ten times as beautiful any piano/clarinet duo ive come across, and better than the original symphonic recording, truly awe inspiring, also i like your hair

[@Argyll9846]

I love this piece - it's just so warm, gentle and enveloping.

[@Tsamnon]

Nicholas Fox Yes... It is.. :)

[@Y.M...]

Absolutely loved your take on this beautiful piece! Love from Egypt! :-)

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! Much love here as well!

[@MatthewWilliamLittle]

My word you are a fantastic pianist. Debussy is one of my favorite composers, and this interpretation is brilliant. Such clear and elegant phrasing! My hat is off to you, sir. I think you play it as debussy would have, with beauty.

[@jaclyncreaturo]

love this piece and the musicality you put into it! bravo!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!

[@ddevoester]

One of my favorite interpretations of this jem

[@Tsamnon]

🙏🏻 Thanks so much!

[@Wiola7288]

Amazing, you really feel this piece! Great interpretation, you're fantastic pianist :)

[@georginahowson2432]

I was asking friends what new piece I could learn on the piano and this was suggested and this is the first example I found. It's beautiful and like others have said your version is how I would hope to interpret it too. Very inspiring. I'm 68 and recently returned to piano after many years gap. I wonder which is the best sheet music version to get - any recommendations gratefully received :-)

[@davidvanlandingham6446]

Perfectly and tenderly rendered. Thank you.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much..

[@antoniohenrique2229]

Beautiful this Music. Beautiful your interpretation. Greetings from Brazil.

[@Tsamnon]

Greetings! Thank you so much for your nice words! :)

[@maaanny16]

Dude you gave me goosebumps! I LOVE this piece and you played it very well! With GREAT feeling! :D hanks for sharing! Thumbs up and I also added it in my favorites!!

[@ericcrapton8275]

And you played it absolutely wonderfully Tal-Haim Sammon. If wouldn't have got so balls deep in guitar maybe I would know how to play more Debussy songs I only know one or two. Never finished my piano training. But again always loved this song and you truly did it justice.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much, Eric!! :-)

[@jackdupp3181]

I have it this my piano favorites list. I agree, most beautifully played. I love the relaxed pace.

[@Tsamnon]

I really appreciate that. Thank you.

[@Strelarck]

I like the dance of those fingers... they're dancing with the song.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! made me very happy.

[@mayaalexander]

So beautiful, how very talented you are...

[@Tsamnon]

Wow, what a beautiful insight... Thank you so much for writing all these inspiring words!

[@pablomuerta9452]

I always think(maybe jz my opinion) that Debussy's Pieces are technically intricate, soft but deep emotionally, as if your heart is longing for something.It's not dramatic, its a simple story yet so beautiful.

[@Tsamnon]

Agree with you. Thank you.

[@anikaxox03]

So pretty!!! My piano teacher is having me play this as well as two songs he composed!!! Great job!!!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! So you are very lucky you have such a teacher! :)

[@anikaxox03]

Your welcome!!!

[@LOLZING34]

When I searched the piece on youtube, your video came up first. I'm so glad I stumbled across this rendition though. I love how you slowed it down momentarily at 1:37-1:38 and just preserved that moment of ecstatic joy for me. Thank you. Love this.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much for all you felt and written!

[@HowardLevyland]

Really great- beautiful. Thank you for posting this.

[@Tsamnon]

Howard Levy Thank you, Howard!

[@figfire]

This is beautiful! If I only had a fraction of your talent!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! I'm sure you have!

[@tendereye]

That is so beautiful , it actually very nearly made me cry , so much feeling and focus and sensitivity , like you were painting the notes out in each moment , what an honest and humbling performance , thank you for doing what you do and all those years of practice and dedication and all that feeling . It's amazing to see a performer completely submit himself to the piece and not let anything else get in the way . A vessel for the feeling of the piece . Really , thanks for playing and thanks for sharing .

[@tiffcat1100]

Hear hear!

[@stellawong2305]

Really enjoyed listening to this song which I’m currently learning for grade 7. Definitely a source of encouragement to keep persevering 😄

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much :-)

[@divyap4357]

Grade 7 of which syllabus?

[@jotheodorou]

Lovely...interesting interpretation of the tempo. Thank you for sharing!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you for listening and enjoying :)

[@dakwa1]

Very beautifully done!

[@LucasFonsecaMusic]

Thank you for such an inspiring performance!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! I'm so happy you felt that way!

[@MrRandomJeans]

It never seizes to amaze me, the touch of a true pianist. I play guitar, but I have studied and played the piano enthusiastically for the past 5 years. The sadness that dwells within me is that I can never seem capably play a note on the piano as gently and as close to the sound of a drop as a pianist can. Beautiful interpretation, nevertheless, of one of my favourite composers. Merci, Monsieur. Tout le meilleure - Ørjan

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much, Ørjan... I'm so happy you enjoy. And I'm sure you have a beautiful sound..

[@blind00energy]

I love your interpretation!

[@keithoconnor6844]

I'm embedding this on my blog. Very nice! I love the slow pace of certain parts of the melody. It's often played too quickly, I feel. But you nailed the tempo perfectly. Thank you.

[@Tsamnon]

I am so happy you enjoyed it and thank you so much for your words :)

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you for watching and saying these nice words...

[@kriteon]

This interpretation is sublime.

[@Tsamnon]

+kriteon Wow thank you so much!

[@Tsamnon]

Wow! Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Matthew!

[@isee8034]

Nice, helps me relax

[@Tsamnon]

ha... Very happy :)

[@niajenkins3583]

wonderful, so understated but perfect

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you...

[@audiophile55]

This piece of music has always made me cry great big tears, and your performance really is phenomenal! Thank you for posting this!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much for writing this. You made me very happy.

[@Bezynine]

This is beautiful. You have inspired me to press on learning this entire piece.

[@Tsamnon]

I'm so happy! Thank you!

[@abbywasserman2051]

Very lovely.

[@marieholley9796]

You sound beautiful! This is such a pretty song. I was recently assigned this piece to learn and I use your video to help me with the dynamics and tempo. Thank you for sharing this!

[@Tsamnon]

+Marie Holley I am So happy! Thank you so much and enjoy :-)

[@kriteon]

When I learn a piece, I like to use a certain performers interpretation as sort of a guideline. I am learning this piece now, and this video is my guideline. It's perfect

[@haltdeinmaul4403]

+Tal-Haim Samnon Best version on KZbin. Greetings from Germany 😌

[@Tsamnon]

+kriteon Thank you!! :)

[@Tsamnon]

+Halt dein Maul Thank you very much!

[@darrenmills7156]

quite simply the best version of this I think is out there. You'll go far soon, my friend

[@jeanetterobertson6744]

Beautiful music

[@jmalvarez1757]

Sublime performance!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much!

[@ImUnforgettable1]

very very inspired after seeing this :) you my friend have incredible talent!! x

[@Tsamnon]

+Vanessajennifer Thank you!

[@figfire]

So beautiful!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!

[@tiffcat1100]

Beautiful! 💖😊💖

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! 💐

[@JaynnC]

This is thee most beautiful interpretation if this song I have heard yet! very memorizing and captivating. I kinda wished the video was longer. Not to mention you are very pleasing to the eyes. keep up the great work!!

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!!

[@roydlchen2004]

this is ravishing! my hat is off to you!

[@il_zosia]

I looked for version like that! :) I played that piece on my piano exam and I love that work sooo much. :) Your performance is just great for me. Good work, I really appreciate it.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it!

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

Very beautifully played.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you!

[@teresamariebrown]

I've loved this song ever since I first heard it. It was one of the free songs that came on my computer. Anyway, awesome performance!!

[@Tsamnon]

Thanks so much!

[@anabellik]

I play this piece in a totally different way, yet I absolutely love your interpretation. I think you really feel Debussy, and sadly, not many pianists do...

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you! So nice of you...

[@bimblio]

This is beautiful. I'm just starting to learn this piece and I found your performance really inspiring.

[@clikyou]

Keep playing and don't forget - Practice makes perfect !

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you so much! It made me very happy :)

[@Tsamnon]

Leo Bunik :-D

[@millwindram2239]

Hi I love the way you change the dynamics! We are doing this in school to look at the pentatonic scale! Well played! It is so smooth :)

[@Tsamnon]

+Millie Windram Thank you very much :)

[@robertmason9522]

This piece is like a journey of emotions through my entire life, well almost in 2:55 sec

[@Tsamnon]

💗

[@63rdwho]

This is absolutely gorgeous. I have only seen Tal once before, which was on Intermezzo with Arik, when he played for Arik Vardi's guest Alma Deutscher. I agree with other comments here that many other versions are rushed.

[@Tsamnon]

Thank you very much!

[@whitenaw7]

it melts my heart