The Best of Debussy - Solo Piano | Debussy’s Most Beautiful Piano Pieces

What is your favorite Debussy piece? 00:00 Clair de lune 05:32 Arabesques No. 1 10:31 Rêverie 16:12 La fille aux cheveux de lin 18:53 Pagodes 25:09 Reflets dans l'eau 30:42 Sarabande 36:03 Prélude 41:26 Serenade for the Doll 44:29 Bruyères: Calme 47:31 La cathédrale engloutie 54:39 Arabesques No. 2 58:11 Passepied

I am from a family of humble means. In the middle 1960's my parents found a way for me to have piano lessons from a beautiful lady who had studied at the Sorbonne. This was the first piece she introduced me to in my first year. She would give my lesson and then would play a piece, sitting in huge antique wicker chairs with floral chintz pillows, the sun shining through the organza sheer draperies of the many windows of her solarium/studio. I loved Miss Goldie Shiflet and rhank God for the sacrifices my parents made to give me that love of a culture unlike that of where I originated.

The beauty of this sound is truly remarkable. To the kind soul who is taking the time to read this comment, I extend my most sincere and heartfelt wishes for a life filled with boundless success, robust health, an abundance of love, and unwavering happiness. May your journey be marked by countless achievements, enduring well-being, profound affection, and unending joy!

This music makes me reflect on how quickly life has brought me to my late 70’s.

Clair de Lune takes me back to Normandy in the 50s & early 60s when I was was young, walking back along a country road late at night with my Grandparents, from a visit to my family in the next village, the moon was our guiding light. Such happy memories. Such a sublime piece

I started taking piano lessons when I was eight. Somehow, when I was about 10, I heard Clair de Lune, maybe on TV. It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard, and it was completely unlike anything I'd ever heard. I went to my piano teacher and told her I wanted to learn it. She probably thought I was crazy, but she indulged me. Of course, I had no idea what I was doing and not being a prodigy, i couldn't do it justice. But it still gives me pleasure that I had enough discernment at least to pluck it out from all the other music I was hearing and that I was the kind of kid who could be touched by it. Thanks for posting this compilation. I listen to it every day.

Clair de Lune: one of the most beautiful creations of man… ❤

My brother in law died today and this beautiful music is a balm for my grieving heart....

I love Debussy

I can't say enough how much I love Debussy

I need Debussy in my life.

I wonder what kind of impression this music made on people who listened to it for the first time more than a hundred years ago, it must have blown their minds... Now we are used to all kind of music, and still Debussy impresses me so much, his music is like from another planet...

❤ I can’t describe what this music does to me or what it makes me feel, pain, memories, beginnings, youth, home, passion, peace, solitude…

What I think about this gentleman is that he always seems to show up at the perfect time right when needed and fills the void of where loneliness would be while communicating effectively through it all. This music makes me not worry about a good nights rest or the end of things because it is so gentle, serene, and calming, euphoric and blissful, peaceful; Truly this is a masterpiece.

He was such a great master of the piano, creating a sound so different from other composers. He made the piano sound like floating notes instead of it being a percussive instrument. A poet of the piano like Chopin was.

Don't overthink it. Just enjoy timeless music of the masters.

Claude Debussy and Frederic Chopin will always be my two favorite classical musicians. I love them both, and I am convinced that they are in heaven resting peacefully with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ our Lord and savior. I listen to both of them every day at work and at night to put me to deep meditation and sleep.

I love to dive into Bussy after a long stressful day. Helps me to release tension.

Clair de lune hits me right in the Debussy every time.

Clair de lune being the most impactful classical piece I ever heard always bring me into a deep emotional and meditative state.