I know everyone is already saying it, but it’s honestly so refreshing to hear someone not just blast through this piece

I finally found the perfect tempo

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@scyllasemusic2254

3 жыл бұрын

Saame

@jennmenzel6365

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! So often, its played so fast you can't hear all the subtle beauties.

@viola0livido

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@znraymond

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, quite a few pianist play this piece too fast, lost the charm of tranquillity and beauty.

I can’t express how amazing this interpretation of the piece is. The amount of control he has, the emotions he’s pouring into every phrase, everything’s perfect. It wasn’t rushed, it wasn’t too slow, it wasn’t too loud, it wasn’t too soft... seriously, amazing.

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

thank you Ashley!!!!

One cool thing about music is how each person can interpret and play a song in a different way. Some play faster, others slower, some more vibrant, others calmly...

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for your commen!

This is a beautiful piece of music. But you played it like no other. Your sound is perfect, forte at times, and piano on other times. When I listen to you play, I feel like I'm being transported to another world where it's just me and the music. Again, you played this magnificently.

@KelseyJ

6 жыл бұрын

agreed!

@michaeltsung9741

6 жыл бұрын

well said....

@xcandomath897

6 жыл бұрын

my compliments :D :D :D

@RickerChoi

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jenny for liking it!

@carnivalcruiserbill

4 жыл бұрын

@@dynamiteli2572 No, the tempo is right. Check the tempo markings on the score. It is marked Andantino con moto. there is also stringendo as well as other tempo markings. Ricker's performance flowed. It was not rushed.

Thank you everyone for your encouragement and feedback. Feel free to check out also my performance on Debussy's Clair de Lune: Debussy - Clair de Lune

@justupostear3571

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricker Choi Fairly standard interpretation, tempo, dynamics, etc. However: far from phoning it in, you give us an exquisite performance, delicacy, touch and sensitivity. You co-created (or remade) this alongside the composer. Glimmering and beautiful. Thanks!

@cvnikita1

3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

@@cvnikita1 hey thank you Macy!

@paulaltfornorge

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I do really enjoyed your interpretation. I’m wondering about the piano though… What kind of piano is it?

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulaltfornorge steinway grand. probably the recording mic isn't great thats why it sound a bit tinny

This is actually so underrated… it deserves more than 1.1 mil views and 13k likes. This is the best rendition of the piece I’ve heard. Incredible!

best one on you tube I think, I like the feeling of calm that you project in this, many pianists race away with it playing too fast and with random tempo changes but your control is wonderful.

@RickerChoi

10 жыл бұрын

thank you! check out also my performance of Debussy's Clair de Lune too!: Debussy - Clair de Lune

@dovorobucchiii

10 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed! Excellent performance indeed. My favorite! P.S. This deserves more views!

@PiAn0mAn99_pianoman

9 жыл бұрын

Till minute 1:40 this is kinda way to fast.. but then it's really great! Nice cover!

@arryharry

5 жыл бұрын

@@PiAn0mAn99_pianoman agreed, like he's rushing to slow down but thereafter, it's a thing of beauty.

@johnnyscratlle2016

3 жыл бұрын

The random tempo change is probably just phrasing

What a great reading of this piece. I can't believe the people who comment on facial expressions. This isn't X Factor or American Idol where you get grinning "singers" who look like they have a coat hanger caught in their mouths. The man is playing deep music on a piano. He's reaching inside. He's a musician...a rarity these days.

@slyslaughter5115

6 жыл бұрын

People have been brainwashed, yes.

@l34hlevi

5 жыл бұрын

They don’t understand.

@JDHGaming

4 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate both the astounding beauty of this peice and also have a little chuckle at the body langauge. Lighten up 😃

@TribuneAquila

4 жыл бұрын

He should have kicked over the bench, and then done a striptease

@wumpusthepig5221

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. when you play piano your not really suppose to pay attention to facial expressions. It's just you and the piece.

The perfect arabesque cover doesn't exi-

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

sure!

It seems to me that this piece is often played at a much too rushed tempo. I get the feeling that it should be more relaxed and airy in it's performance. The bars where the tempo speeds up always sound like they're being rushed along. Have you ever gotten this impression? Still, outstanding work. My favorite Debussey piece ever. I can only hope to one day reach this skill level.

@romurbs

9 жыл бұрын

Yes! Totally agree.

@drurangnosna9683

6 жыл бұрын

Oh you guy are big bullys

@evdanker

5 жыл бұрын

Its, in this context, doesn't require an apostrophe.

@Stefanie_Fuchs

5 жыл бұрын

I play this piece and I also think that he plays it too fast...

@mesiasdots1819

5 жыл бұрын

dUsTjUnKy2000 got that feeling too... this is the best cover I ever heard kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z3-dsZeklM3coLA.html don’t know why I can’t find it but just in this video

cant believe i’m finding this 7 years later. This is incredible. You play this piece with such ease!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thank u!!! Check out my other videos too!!!

Wonderful. It feels like water. I just listened to two versions that didn't get a couple parts quite right... I used to play this piece before I became extremely disabled. It transports me back. I'm glad to hear him play the part at around 1:56 that way.

Probably the best performance I've ever seen. I'm downloading this

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank u!!

@gunorijssel7987

Жыл бұрын

Respectfully DISAGREE! YES........His TECHNIC is spot-on. But his lack of 'FEELING' and 'SENSE' that playing this piece WAY SLOWER would have catapulted him very close to Chopin, Debussy and Mendelssohn, to me indicates that for him it's ALL about technic and following the script, without ANY inner sense of PERSONAL association! And so my final conclusion: TECHNIC 9; EXECUTION 9; FEELING 4!!

@danirabinowitz5049

Жыл бұрын

@@gunorijssel7987that’s enough now son

@cupcakes4100

Жыл бұрын

Me too I'm downloading this :) it's the most beautiful one I've heard

@thajemm4371

Жыл бұрын

@@gunorijssel7987 let’s see if you can play it better lmao

I'm in tears dude. The dynamics were so expressive and emotional, the tempo was to my liking, everything about this piece feels like I'm being sent to another world.

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

wow thank you!!! your words move me to tears too! please check out my other music in my channe!

I really liked this interpretation. I liked how he took the time to be expressive. I heard every note of each harmony. It was just the right level of clarity.

@RickerChoi

8 жыл бұрын

thank u!!!

@lisztspinky

7 жыл бұрын

Ricker Choi agree with Andy. This is a lovely version . My son is playing this piece and yours is a lovely interpretation .I plan to share it with him for educational purposes.

Your rendition of Debussy's Arabesque No. 1 is so close to my heart now. I don't know how many pieces of poetry I was able to write during this pandemic just by listening to this performance over and over again. Thank you, Mr. Choi, for sharing your talent and blessing our ears with such wonderful piano playing!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

hey Rina thank you so much!!!! thanks for listening!

I can’t express how beautiful this piece is. His interpretation of this piece is amazing. I have rarely heard such a moving work. ❤

holy shit it blows my mind how good this song is

@marshallprods8747

9 жыл бұрын

RayMysteryo 'song'

@RayMysteryo

9 жыл бұрын

Marshall Prods what i do wrong

@marshallprods8747

9 жыл бұрын

RayMysteryo it's just me being picky :) It's just that when you call something a song, it implies that there are words which are meant to be sung when the music is playing. You should call this a piece of music as there are no words.

@RayMysteryo

9 жыл бұрын

Marshall Prods oh ok thats what i thought but then i started making up stuff that i could have possibly been like.. did i spell song right, i was looking at it long enough to the point where i was like..oh i spelled it wrong and then i was like..we both spelled song wrong, then i was like..naw song just looks weird if you think about it too much.. and then i was like.. oh hes probably correcting the word song to the french word for song but then i was like..nahh cant be cause we both got the same word.. and then i was like.. maybe the ' ' around the word is the proper way of saying song or maybe i gotta say it with an accent.. then i was thinking about china then i started to think i was getting trolled and then i saw your profile picture and it was two eggs and im like..ya this guy is definitely a troll for sure.. but then i was like his name is too legit to be a troll and he put capital letters where they are supposed to be.. so i was like..ya song is probably not the proper term to be used to describe something like this but i was like..to be sure...let me ask..

@marshallprods8747

9 жыл бұрын

RayMysteryo The word 'song' comes from the verb 'to sing'. Im no troll, but debussy's arabesque 1 is definitely not a song, as nobody sings ! Anyway, it's not important...

Wow, you are my role model for learning this piece.

the tempo is perfect! :-)

@moonyieqt

7 жыл бұрын

fluffy fluff simply perfection. 🎹💙👌🏼

@mr.fishstick_yt9955

4 жыл бұрын

Too much rubato tho

Wow :0 Ten years later, I’m still here listening and playing this piece. Amazing!

This is my favourite piece of classical music of all time, but it's played so differently by different people. You absolutely nailed it.

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Lisa!!!!

Nothing forced or contrived, just beautiful musical playing. Sending this to my piano students. Thank you!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank u!!!! Greatly appreciated your kind words!

Wow.. im so moved by your playing I am brought to tears... nobody plays debussy's arabesque 1 like you!

3:40 is my favorite part of the piece.

@ericlucido926

5 жыл бұрын

Mine as well

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you all!!!!

@unnamed_boi

4 жыл бұрын

It's just so goooooood

@de_light641

4 жыл бұрын

@@unnamed_boi are u learning this piece as well?

@unnamed_boi

4 жыл бұрын

@@de_light641 nah, im currently learning Reverie.

This is one of the best renditions of Arabesque No.1 I have heard so far! Bravo!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian! check out other performances on my channel!

Probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written. There are moments where I can't help but close my eyes and feel the emotion of the song.

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

If You close your eyes, you can almost envision the French country side in the late 19th century. Beautiful music from Claude Debussy.

@ZyanderJacobsson

6 жыл бұрын

I envision myself in a park in Germany with kids all around and just a happy environment. Not sure why.

@Ginronmaster1994

6 жыл бұрын

pal joey I don't think you are supposed to tell people what they are supposed to envision...

@jy4283

5 жыл бұрын

I can it’s amazing

@cottontail1039

4 жыл бұрын

I envision outer space. :)

@Scriabinfan593

4 жыл бұрын

Cotton Tail same I imagine the vast expanse of the universe

best rendition i have ever heard. you get the tempo exactly right. most people go too fast, you nailed it.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for playing such lovely music.

You really understand this piece inside out. Your melody line, voicing, etc are just impacable.

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, and so wonderfully played - wow! ♡

so beautiful! Debussy is a genius and the guy playing is a beast!!! love it!

Played with light and shade and expression. Perfect. Loved it!😊

This is one of my favorite pieces, and I'm so glad I found this video. The tempo is perfect (I like how you don't just randomly speed it up way too much like some other people), and you do an amazing job making it sound smooth and ethereal. Hats off to you!

im not only inspired by your interpretation for this piece, but by how much love you obviously have for it. thank you for this gorgeous rendition!! this is the first piano piece i am learning and i can say that this is the best performance i’ve heard.

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

hey thank you so so so much for your kind words!!!! Keep playing!

They couldn't even hold the video out for his applause? What a wonderful piece performed by such an amazing performer. He was denied. Thank you for sharing this! My heart felt every note!

This was just perfect. So many times it feels rushed, yours didn't, but the moments you pushed the tempo slightly were perfect to my ear. Thank you.

This is one of my personal Debussy favorites and you nailed it perfectly! Tempos and pauses are perfect! Thank you!

this interpretation is wonderful! i love this piece more than anything and the way you play it makes it so beautiful... i'm honestly in awe, this is a stunning piece of music

This is the best I have ever heard someone play as a pianist. Just the way you move with the music and have so much expression makes the whole piece perfect. The way you play it is like no other. I am very very late but amazing work. I have been waiting to find someone who plays it just like I imagined, and it is your work. Keep up the great work and thank you for letting me hear this amazing work of yours.

@RickerChoi

Жыл бұрын

hey thank you so much for your kind words!!!!

Thank you for sharing your talent and inspiring us to aspire to this exquisite level of interpretive excellence.

Sir Ricker Choi I must compliment you, Thank You so much for playing each note so gracefully and beautiful melodies to ones ears is was 'sheer pleasure'. All the very best for the future. Love & Light N.

I cried. I'm tired and this master piece... it really touched me. I felt like it was the first time I was hearing l'Arabesque, even though I've been listening to it since years... Merci beaucoup, je me rends comte que j'en avais vraiment besoin

@RickerChoi

8 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@saigonhanoi683

8 жыл бұрын

Right! I see it like you! So wonderful, it's like you are in a wonderful dream...relaxing on under a tree in summer...😌

@saigonhanoi683

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricker Choi Everyday if I go to sleep, I always hear you're playing. I play myself piano and hearing you're playing makes me better.

I'm in the process of learning and perfecting this piece right now and the way you played it makes such a good reference!! Thank you for posting your wonderful interpretation! (Sorry for being 7 years late)

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

hey thank you Lilly! keep practicing! check out other videos in my channel too!

@technofeeling2462

Жыл бұрын

I want to start with music and my goal is to play this

@Daniel-om4ce

Жыл бұрын

@@technofeeling2462 W, I play guitar and piano and it takes awhile, but when you really get good and feel the music it’s like a whole nother level man.

This is the best rendition of the piece that I've currently come across, great job

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

hey thank you for your kind words!~!!!

Hearing Mr. Choi playing this gem makes me feel that you did it specially for me. Your phrasing touches my soul so gentle, that I believe Debussy’s spirit is inside you. Thank you for sharing your talent.

My piano teacher is teaching me to play this song right now. Ricker, you put a lot of emotion into this song. You are awesome!!

@RickerChoi

7 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

Always loved your performance of this

BEAUTIFUL! Love it! Perfectly played! ❤

This is the best version I have seen! Bravo 👏 ❤

wow, I totally love your interpretation of this piece! I've tried to find people playing Arabesque for my inspiration, and yours is just the best!

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

hey thank you for your kind words!!!

Thank you for playing this song so beautifully! It has a very great importance in my personal life. So thank you!

I am without words! So extremely well played. I appreciate how the phrases are shaped and the timing of the chords, it really suits the tranquility of the piece. Amazing!

Dawg thank you for uploading this makes me happy

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

@RickerChoi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Your triplets over the 8th notes are so fluid and beautiful! I struggle so much with making those smooth.

Listening to this at the beginning of summer is a wonderful thing. Thanks for sharing!

This is what Debussy inteded and dreamed for this piece in it's perfect creation. Any one who wishes to learn and perform this should learn it like this first. Then play it any way you wish, your performance will only be a reflection pf your own interpretation.

@RickerChoi

2 ай бұрын

hey thank you!

Absolutely beautiful. I love how you can tell he's lost himself in the music. I, as a guitarist, have always admired the gracefulness of pianists.

@Jimmy-nh5ub

3 жыл бұрын

Sm

Debussy's masterpiece he plays is effulgent and luscious . From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!! from Canada!

@shin-i-chikozima

3 жыл бұрын

@@RickerChoi Thank-you Hang in there ！ Good luck ！

Wow!!! so far this is my favorite representation of this piece!!

I have an electric piano in my house and this song was one of the demos. I always loved hearing it. You played it so wonderfully. Thank you for the great performance.

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank u!!!! Keep on playing the piano!

I've always loved this piece and as a pianist, I'll be learning this song for sure. Smoothly done.

Love from south africa

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank u!!!

Such sensitive transitions from one musical idea to the next --- wonderful, and strong where needed, too!

Amazing interpretation! All is perfect: the tempo, your touch, the impression...

@RickerChoi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

This is my favorite piece to play. I like your interpretation better than the major pianists I listened to first. Shared yours on my Facebook page.

@RickerChoi

7 жыл бұрын

thank u!!!

perfection!

I have heard 100+ performances of this piece, and yours (I only just now discovered) is MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! Keep being you; you are a gift to the world.

@RickerChoi

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Definitely the best rendition on KZread in my own humble opinion.. btw salute to you on standing with HK!

@RickerChoi

Жыл бұрын

hey thank you! yes Stand with HK! Down with CCP!

This is really very beautiful

Loves your music, a very beautiful piece, I feel like I got teleported to another world with only me and piano shared on Facebook!

I close my eyes & take it all in. Lovely. Beautifully done.

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

This is absolutely fabulous, thank you so much ❤️

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

hey thank yoU!!!

This is amazing! I've never seen a control like this

Not a pianist but this interpretation is smooth and beautiful. Thank you.

From memory no less! Great job!

Your interpretation is one of the most beautiful interpretations I've ever heard. I really apreciate it. It was fantastic.

Currently learning this piece. Clearly not an easy one, but this one is one of my favourites.

my favorite pianist as of nowww

I love all the subtle tone color variations and all the pausing and flowing intertwined were perfectly executed. Bravo!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thank u! Glad u like it!

Learning this wonderful piece right now. It takes a really long time for me, but i keep practicing and getting forward with it. Your playing is the best lesson for me. I am always like: "Oh, now i get it, this is how it is meant to be played, now this part makes sense!" Thank you, for your wonderful playing!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

hey thank you! keep on practising!!!

Very nice job! I'm also learning this piece!

If I can play this piece like you someday, I will have accomplished something with my life!

@RickerChoi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lena!!! Keep working on it!

I downloaded KZread again just for this!! One of the best I’ve ever heard!

@RickerChoi

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!! check out my other videos!

You played it the why i like it most. Beautiful. Thanks a lot.

@RickerChoi

Жыл бұрын

hey thank you so much!!!

Thank you, Ricker Choi! I listened to this video for I am playing this song for a Syllabus test. Achille-Claude Debussy said, "Music is the silence between the notes." You played the silence well with your slower interpretation of the 1st Arabesque. I like how the camera shows the pedals too.

@RickerChoi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Will and good luck with your test!!!

@PianoPianoPiano.

5 жыл бұрын

@@RickerChoi, thank you!

Really exquisite playing. just beautiful.

You play this flawlessly. I'm in tears!

@RickerChoi

Жыл бұрын

hey thank you!!!

Beautifully played. Each note is given it's own time in the song. thanks!

very beautiful and eloquent

Beautifully done! You managed to show great expression not only through the music but also through yourself. It's clear that you enjoy playing it. I hope to one day be able to play something quite as wonderful as this. But until then, practice, practice, practice... :)

@josminedeem9915

7 жыл бұрын

Anna Fink I agree

This is the best performance of Debussy's Arabesque I've ever heard. Appropriate use of damper and soft pedal, especially the perfect tempo and feeling... I feel like my arabesque is finally complete... Thank you for the performance video!!!

@believe-in-yourself

3 ай бұрын

I agree with you, many versions but none compare to Sir Choi, his elegant style just leaves you wanting to hear more and more over again on loop. 😊

My favorite piece, thank you for playing ☺️

@RickerChoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your encouragement!

우나코다까지 밟네요^^ 감정표현이 섬세하네요 좋은 연주 잘 듣고 갑니다^^

I'm still looking up! ~Remembering Jack Horkheimer

@lbjlbj1

9 жыл бұрын

saquist Whatever happened to Jack? Guess he passed away at some point. He had an interesting show.

Awesome!!! I have no words to describe your art.