Conducting Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune [analysis]

Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune is one of the most challenging pieces for any conductor: in this video, we'll go into an analysis of the piece with, of course, a few conducting tips.

In the end, you will have a better understanding of the structure of the piece and its harmonic intricacies, while keeping an eye on phrasing, and, as usual, conducting traps.

You can jump through different sections here:

0:00 Conducting Pills ep.3
0:21 Introduction
0:40 The story
1:20 Debussy's approach
1:55 Beginning the piece
2:27 Technical tip
3:02 Harmonic shifts
4:30 How does this influence my conducting?
5:06 Reiteration of the flute theme: variations and balance
5:43 The faun is completely awake
6:53 Technical tip
7:13 Ending the first section
7:32 Second section
8:13 Technical tip
8:40 The strings take over
9:28 The flute theme returns
10:32 A percussion instrument makes its appearance
11:03 Technical tip
11:18 The faun sinks back into sleep
11:47 Conclusion

You can find the full post (with some extra curiosities) on Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, from which this video derives right here: https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/condu...

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