Hélène Grimaud – Debussy: 2 Arabesques: I. Andantino con moto (WPD performance)

Hélène Grimaud presents the first part of a special two-part recital from the beautiful natural surroundings of south west Bavaria, a place which the pianist sees as one of her spiritual homes. “Memory” features music from her Deutsche Grammophon album of the same name: Grimaud brings her trademark sensitivity and poetic touch to a personal selection of reflective and atmospheric works by Satie, Debussy, Chopin and Valentin Silvestrov, the Ukrainian composer whose music has fascinated her for decades.


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[mariaalmeida]

I love to see Helene Grimaud playing this beautiful piece of Debussy.❤❤❤

[kryschiou]

here i see 'WPD performance' again... what is it?

[thomascherney]

She loves wolves which makes this for me, all the more special...!

[lewashcliffe]

One of my very favorite Debussy pieces played with such beauty and depth by the beautiful lady. I love watching Grimaud's face as she plays....shows such serenity and intensity of spirit.

[jamesfconley]

Very beautifully done. Why does anyone have to play this exactly the way Debussy may have felt in 1888. That was over a century & a quarter ago. That is not today, the times and how the composition would touch someone now. Isn't that the beauty of art, to feel the freedom and the courage to express it according to how you were moved by it. This performance certainly moved me.

[nickcastle]

Merveilleuse Hélène Grimaud quel plaisir de la revoir elle est si rare !

[SilvioNobre]

The delicacy of Helene's performance always leaves me in the clouds... Thank you very much! 💖

[anjawoschick]

Ich mag weder den groben Klang noch diese schnellen Triolen, die sich nicht klar von den Achteln abheben... Sehr mittelmässige Studio- Einspielung von H. Grimaud... Schade!

[InvestingForTomorrow]

The piano, the acoustics of the setting, the performance, and of course the pianist, all great.

[raymondhummel]

Love the camera work starting from high above to close ups. Her piano work is amazing! If the video is Deutsche Gramophone in my opinion they have the best classical artists. I always look for their yellow banner. Helene Grimaud is an amazing concert pianist and I am sure she studied piano for years, and continually works on her discipline.

[WeiPan]

Perfect performance, player, settings and recording .

[miguellaportacerdeiras]

Je suis trés désolé, mais ce piano est trés abimé, son interprétation est bonne, romantique et parfois correcte; j'ais écoute deux oeuvres en YouTube, est cette femme à amélioré beaucoup

[jamesmonahan]

Holy-smoke, what a beautiful performance.😊

[Duaitm]

Una de mis obras maestras favoritas, interpretada con perfección, dulzura, pasión y gracia.
Hélène, nos transporta a donde Debussy nos quiere llevar. Maravillosa interpretación. Gracias y un abrazo desde Santiago de Chile.

[kwokchingcheng]

I played this for grade 8 piano exam. This is the best version among all versions i have ever heard. Wish i have heard this when i was practising for the exam. It is so inspiring. And everything is just right about it. It is just as it should be.


It totally shows the difference between how a concert pianist, as opposed to a student can play something so differently.

[cescorosa]

It sounds like a piece of somebody else. Sound is strangely harsh and detailed but dispersive without a precise design

[Duaitm]

One of my favorite masterpices, interpreted with perfection, sweetness, passion and grace.
Hélène, transports us to where Debussy wants to take us. Wonderful interpretation. Thank you and a hug from Santiago de Chile.

[abbeykroeter]

This can still be played beautifully without changing it so much- as if somebody re-painted the “Water lilies” series but thought adding some yellow and separating the lily pads further here and there… somehow looked better to them.
Of course it’s possible to paint a pond even better than Monet’s masterpieces, but not if you’re painting MONET’S paintings, ding dong.
Paint your own, play your own. Otherwise tweaking something that’s already as well known and beautiful, original as-is that Debussy’s pieces are, comes off as arrogant and coddled.

[barbaraglynn]

Pure pleasure!! She is sublime in her playing of this Debussy

[ImpLight]

Thank you very much for posting this!
Such and invigorating way to begin my morning.
Your mastery of the piano is enchanting and this tribute is a many splendored thing.
Much appreciation!