All credits go to Ashish Xiangyi Kumar's other Waldstein video, I just made the times stamps accurate for this performance. If you have any other observations leave them below and I'll add them. Hopefully this helps someone! Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonate, Op. 53. Dedicated to Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein, composed in 1804. MVT I, Allegro con brio EXPOSITION 00:00 - Theme 1 00:34 - Transition 00:52 - Theme 2, Part 1, in E(!) Major. The chorale, one of Beethoven’s typical melodic non-melodies, is built around the 5 descending notes in the RH of Theme 1. [0:04 and similar] 01:20 - Theme 2, Part 2 01:54 - Codetta (Note the “never-ending” modulating section at 1:59) DEVELOPMENT 04:30 - The infinitely modulating section is expanded 04:37 - Theme 1, modulating. Note the prevalence of the 5-descending-note motif 04:56 - LH figuration from the transition joins Theme 1 05:10 - Theme 2, Part 2, modulating 05:55 - The 5-note descending motif appears in the LH, except now it’s shortened to 4 notes. Inversions of it then enter in the RH, then, at 6:10, figuration from the transition which leads to the RECAPITULATION 06:16 - Theme 1 06:34 - The unexpected landing on the Ab signals a little spurt of new material, which leads back into a restatement of the main idea 07:00 - Transition, now in A min 07:19 - Theme 2 Part 1, which when it enters is still not synced-up with Theme 1, as it’s stubbornly in A Major. It takes some time to wander to A min, and then finally lands on the “correct” key: C Major. 07:46 - Theme 2 Part 2, C Major 08:21 - The “Codetta”, with the modulating idea still attached, which leads into what is by all accounts a pretty substantial CODA 08:46 - Theme 1 enters blithely in Bb Major, as if the entire movement is going to repeat itself. In fact this Bb Major section recalls the opening, where the main idea is stated in Bb Major immediately after it’s presented in C Major. 08:50 - Well, now it’s clear this is not a repeat. More modulation and compression 09:00 - A pause on the dominant, which leads to a syncopated RH descent over the pulsating chords of Theme 1. 09:06 - Theme 1’s RH is now in the LH. Eventually it is used sequentially [9:12], and leads into a concerto-like cadenza [9:23]. 09:41 - Theme 2 enters right where you’d expect a final cadence 10:16 - A final statement of Theme 1, leading into the ending cadence MVT II, Introduzione. Adagio molto 10:33 - Prelude 11:45 - Melody 12:43 - Postlude MVT III, Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 14:14 - A SECTION 15:20 - B SECTION 15:58 - Transition 16:23 - A SECTION 17:29 - C SECTION 18:18 - Transition 18:43 - Syncopated modulations 18:55 - Arpeggiated modulations, with the A theme implied by the LH 19:31 - Eerie circling around the dominant 20:00 - A SECTION 20:32 - B SECTION 21:07 - Transition. More extended dwelling on the dominant 21:40 - A SECTION / CODA 22:09 - Sudden modulating into Ab, with the A theme continuing in the LH 22:31 - The notorious RH octave glissandi 22:49 - Another gorgeous statement of the A theme, which slips into C min at 22:57, then into Ab, then into F min, then lands on an Italian sixth chord, before suspending itself on the dominant 23:18 - A big, chordal statement of the A theme, which leads into the final cadence The Waldstein Sonata is one of Beethoven’s most expansive and uplifting works, but its instant likability sometimes obscures that fact that it’s a deeply restless and innovative work, structurally and texturally extraordinary in ways that sound natural only because the sonata is so well-put together. Take the opening of the first movement. What kind of a sound is this? It’s tense without being dramatic, ambiguous without being vague, motoric and shapeless and aurally without any sense of harmony even though it’s just a C maj chord in root position, of all things. There’s also the tonal restlessness of this work: right after the C maj chord we get a secondary dominant, almost immediately followed by an unprepared shift down to Bb maj. (This is one of those moments that be played either as a funny gesture, or as something more mysterious.) The second theme group (which has a surprising link to the first theme in the form of a 5-note descending motif) is in E major, rather than the more normal G maj/F maj/A min. And the recapitulation is surprisingly playful - there’s tiny dashes of new material, and the second theme group enters in the rather flippant A maj, another “wrong” key. (There’s more, like this little infinitely flexible modulating idea, but that will be singled out below.) The second movement, an extended introduction to the rondo, is one of Beethoven’s moat harmonically deceptive and moving slow movements, and the rondo itself is a blaze of wonder. There’s the A theme, hovering over a haze of blurred harmonies; a B theme which builds the second time it occurs into a huge orchestral peroration; a transitional motif, based on the A theme, which is both joyous and sad and noble at the same time; and an extended coda which is as developmental as it is brilliant. (The mere fact that the last movement is so weighty was pretty novel for the time - Beethoven gradually shifted the heavy lifting from the first to the last movements over his 32 sonatas.)
@charlesxii58044 жыл бұрын
@@SallesMusic I actually liked doing it because I got to effectively analyze the work, and I've never done that before
@cratowitdabag4 жыл бұрын
I'm a 13 year old inspiring pianist, any tips?
@charlesxii58044 жыл бұрын
@@cratowitdabag I'm 14 lol
@adrianwright86854 жыл бұрын
@@cratowitdabag "aspiring" We'd have to here you to decide whether you are inspiring!
@xdgirl88864 жыл бұрын
@@charlesxii5804 Wow is this your first time analysing? I thought it was very well put together, and I love your little note at the end! Do you study music in depth? I definitely wasn't analysing when I was 14 hahaha. You sound very inspiring!
@ViceroyoftheDiptera4 жыл бұрын
One of the finest examples of 'is a lot more difficult than it sounds despite the fact that it already sounds difficult'
@belume59172 жыл бұрын
exactly, i love the magical sound 1:24 has, places like these show beethoven's genius
@TheMoon09462 жыл бұрын
Yea its harder than moonlight sonata
@belume59172 жыл бұрын
@@TheMoon0946 defenitely
@theowinckel2 жыл бұрын
@@TheMoon0946 moonlight isn't hard
@arandompianist73712 жыл бұрын
@@theowinckel Still challenging
@Eric-xt3os8 жыл бұрын
I read that this was the first thing Beethoven wrote after he got his 5th and final piano, the most modern and strong. This piece seems as a celebration of what he was finding the piano now capable of allowing.
@andreszentay74467 жыл бұрын
Eric Bell now thats interesting, and sound logic, thanks!
@peterjongsma27545 жыл бұрын
But by then he was deaf. So what difference does it make? Beethoven broke multiple strings in his pianos trying to hear the music.
@RacinZilla0035 жыл бұрын
@@peterjongsma2754 Except he was never completely deaf Incredibly hard of hearing but not deaf. Not only that but by 1803 he could still hear his piano and orchestral music. By 1812 was when he started pressing his head against the piano cover in order to hear it.
@LachlanTyrrell20035 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. I believe that was for his hammerklavier sonata?
@146sst5 жыл бұрын
i thought he tested the true ranges of his pianos with the apassionata?
@peekpen2 жыл бұрын
The only thing holding KZbin together is the recent tsunami of quality and quantity in classical music. Thank you very very much.
@Eeturautio Жыл бұрын
The transition from the second movement to the third has to be one of the most magical moments in all of music.
@katttttt9 ай бұрын
Yea where it kinda breaks if you know what I mean
@hyramesshiramess10359 жыл бұрын
One of the most satisfying accounts of this sonata I've ever heard. Pletnev is one of the greatest artists ever to touch a keyboard. His virtuosity is immense, his control total, his imagination boundless, his versatility awe inspiring, and his sincerity unquestionable.
@Highinsight79 жыл бұрын
Hyramess Hiramess I like it... don't know what all the complaints are about...?
@Highinsight78 жыл бұрын
me too...
@RichKelly-is-fred8 жыл бұрын
+MrLisztian me 2 1/2
@benbroverman51507 жыл бұрын
Couldnt agree more. Pletnev and brendal will always be my favorite
@bennyhillschineseblokechar36897 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, the way his floating style almost transcends the overall enigmatic interfused chordal structures, mixed with the ascending scales of the basic form of the piece and the crescendo is most interesting. My favourite bit is definitely 5:50 - 5:53.
@ryanstraker72108 жыл бұрын
I can fail my education, bad things can happen, but this music will always exist.
@maulcs6 жыл бұрын
Until the human race ends, and all music, art, and technical achievements are wiped away like they never existed.
@davidepisanu14126 жыл бұрын
@@maulcs So enjoy it at more as you can ;-D
@thorsten87906 жыл бұрын
The only thing that seems to be eternal is the cycle of rebirth, even the universe seems to have collapsed several times and had several big bangs, it's likely it's not the first time a genius came up with this piece.
@ArianaAbedini5 жыл бұрын
So very true! By far one of my favourite composers, I am always happy when practising Beethoven on the piano, no matter how difficult his compositions are. Are you a pianist too?
@maulcs5 жыл бұрын
@@thorsten8790 That's basically the infinite monkey theorem, and the chances are unbelievably low, almost infinitely, barely above zero - essentially only relevant mathematically. Also, the universe is increasingly expanding, which doesn't bode well for the big crunch.
@jospehas78507 жыл бұрын
YOU WANT MORE STACCATO?!
@alexisfiotakis86257 жыл бұрын
Ludwig Van Beethoven That's creepy
@kami67056 жыл бұрын
I thought you couldn’t hear😂 yes we want more pls add more... Oh...nvm.
@lisztomani4c6 жыл бұрын
He can't that's why hes shouting at us
@danksamosa39526 жыл бұрын
No, daddy stop, please stop AHH.
@신지유-d9h5 жыл бұрын
No!!!!!😂😫
@oscargomez56496 жыл бұрын
During my trip through Germany I listened to Beethoven and read his biography simultaneously. I couldn't hold back the tears of emotion I felt, knowing that such an incredible musical genius has asked for the misfortune of not being able to admire his own musical work because of his hearing problem, that feeling of sadness covered by a great admiration for all those masterpieces that he wrote and that allows us to enjoy it today at any time and feel that wonderful essence of his music, he was one of the most incredible composers this world has ever known without a doubt. Very good performance by this artist.
@adriennebeecker50002 жыл бұрын
By now, I have heard many performances of the “Waldstein” on You Tube and in concert, and none as MAGNIFICENT as Maestro Pletnev’s ! THIS. IS THE BEST! HE is a GENIUS!
@ErikCPianoman4 жыл бұрын
The brisk tempo Pletnev takes for the first mvt really allows him to let the calmer phrases breath through rubato, leading to some lovely character changes, and a stark satisfying contrast to the bubbling passagework that surrounds them. Probably the best recording I’ve ever heard tbh.
@brendanhall31814 жыл бұрын
Man seeing you comment on classical music gives me joy
@jwelihinda4 жыл бұрын
Completely agree
@MrMeeseeksPiano3 жыл бұрын
Its Erik
@johorn28873 жыл бұрын
He doesnt play it pp though at the start or anywhere the composer has written it on the first 2 pages...
@ErikCPianoman3 жыл бұрын
@@johorn2887 I disagree. Imo he's clearly following the softer dynamics here. You can really hear the contrast of sound/dynamics when he actually brings out those louder dynamics, especially if you pay attention to the timbre of the sound/tone quality. The only reason it sounds kinda 'loud' has to do with how the microphones are set up and any sort of post mixing/processing they do here, if any.
@sigurd12335 жыл бұрын
People say "no human being could have written this", but I prefer "only a human being could have written this"
@retiredmeme27512 жыл бұрын
20:35 - 21:07 I have no words to describe it. Just incredible.
@leighbrandt98358 жыл бұрын
"Waldstein" is a piece of music that every human being should listen to at least once. A "Bucket List" essential.
@jospehas78507 жыл бұрын
Leigh Brandt Liszt calls it the Bucket Liszt
@bennyhillschineseblokechar36897 жыл бұрын
Leigh Brandt. Yes indeed. This, and Frank Zappa's 'Inca Roads'.
@jkrai96846 жыл бұрын
And Rhapsody in Blue
@danksamosa39526 жыл бұрын
Symphony no 9
@5610winston5 жыл бұрын
Borodin's Quartet no. 1 in A major, and his Scherzo in D major for String Quartet (sketch for the scherzo of the unfinished Third Symphony).
@grouchocatman9 жыл бұрын
His technical proficiency is astounding.
@ninjaassassin275 жыл бұрын
To him, I doubt it even seems like 'technique'. It's all music.
@lymanmj4 жыл бұрын
I don't know about you, but I followed the score as I listened. I did not hear a single dropped note. Amazing.
@SinanAkkoyun4 жыл бұрын
@@ninjaassassin27 Yes, exactly, you can't even spot the extreme difficulty of playing this, I had to look at the score to REALLY see how difficult it is
@quabbelfax55163 жыл бұрын
it is just that one spot (the bars after 7:00 and the same in the exposition) at which many pianists lose the tempo/rhythm/hand alignment so you almost cannot identify the beat anymore. It also happens in the other Waldstein video on this channel
@MicahKyler5 жыл бұрын
I love how everyone enjoys different parts. If you read through the comments, most people reference completely different times. A great piece through and through. :)
@8kanku4 жыл бұрын
That part at 18:56... those chromatic-ish arppegios! Those are so visionnary and daring for that era! Love it
Can someone explain to me how the Moonlight, Pathetique, and Appassionata are the gold standards when the Waldstein is out there. This is one of those pieces you listen to and marvel at the fact that a human being actually created this.
@mariopizzol1075 жыл бұрын
Jeff Johnson: True! The same wonder and amazement that I feel every time I listen to those 2 bars equal first and then alternate .... Thank you. Greetings from Italy.
@Numberonesorabjifan5 жыл бұрын
Idk, I would include waldstein, hammerklavier and sonata 32 in the gold standard
@XenophonSoulis4 жыл бұрын
When the world was going insane over the Moonlight sonata, Beethoven said to Czerny that this (Moonlight Sonata) wasn't even one of the best pieces he wrote.
@jakes37994 жыл бұрын
@@XenophonSoulis He said, "Everyone's talking about the c# minor sonata. Surely I've written better things."
@XenophonSoulis4 жыл бұрын
@@jakes3799 Well, I didn't remember the exact expression. Thanks.
@clinteastwood83235 жыл бұрын
One of Beethoven's most unique pieces. My favorite piano sonata by him.
@ramuneabukauskiene18068 ай бұрын
As a pianist I imagine how long it took to learn this piece... And I can say this was fantastic performance🎉 I hope a lot of people will find something in this Sonata. I think they will! Of course they will!!!❤
@Supricatedburst8 жыл бұрын
best Waldstein recording/interpretation i have ever listened to. depicts in a full extent Beethoven's sharpness and wrath
@huangfrancis87174 жыл бұрын
Hanon made me hate the scales and arppegios while Beethoven made me fall in love with them.
@mydogskips24 жыл бұрын
Same goes for Czerny and Mozart I think. ; )
@sunsun47244 жыл бұрын
Liszt makes me hate Chopin while Mozart makes me hate Beethoven
@prammar19514 жыл бұрын
@@sunsun4724 Same
@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven3 жыл бұрын
@@sunsun4724 *WHAT?!?!?! I AM GREATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
@DariusMo3 жыл бұрын
@@sunsun4724 Mozart makes me hate Mozart
@Henry-uv9xu6 жыл бұрын
What a masterpiece! Truly Beethoven’s gift to humanity.
@danielendean39316 жыл бұрын
just doesn't get old. I can listen to this for eternity
@karin74494 жыл бұрын
For me the most beautiful ever composed. It took me 6 years practice on the grand piano to be able to play it.....and never without goosebumps.
@RafaelQuirinoVex7 жыл бұрын
The whole piece is unbelievable but the Rondo part ... it's miraculous !!!
@magicmulder3 жыл бұрын
Apart from its beauty this piece is also a brilliant prank for pianists. Starts out deceptively easy in C major, second movement is Largo but has 1/32nds, third movement has mostly 1/8ths but is Prestissimo…. Nice one, Ludwig! Imagine someone sight-reading this. “I can play that… Still easy… Sweet Moses are you kidding me??? Ah, finally an easy movement. What do you mean, prestissimo?”
@Trooman203 жыл бұрын
This piece being written in c major is in itself a difficulty(to some people atleast)
@s061078 Жыл бұрын
@@Trooman20 I believe Chopin once said that C major is the hardest key to play, due to the lack of black keys for smooth finger movements
@judylo6826 жыл бұрын
The 3rd movement is so special, so refreshing, full of energy. Superb!
@domerbacher54305 жыл бұрын
So uplifting
@snapewera2 жыл бұрын
1 часть ГП 0:01 ПП 0:53 ЗП 1:54 2 часть Начало 10:34 3 часть Рефрен 14:14 1й эпизод 15:20 2й эпизод 17:30
@китайскиесказки-р2п6 ай бұрын
В рай без очереди❤
@Татиана-я9е5 ай бұрын
1 ч : 0:01 ГП 0:20 связка 0:53 ПП 4:30 разработка 7:50 кода 2 ч : 10:34 начало 3 ч : 14:14 рефрен 15:20 1 эпизод 17:30 2 эпизод
@lukedeggendorf83707 жыл бұрын
No one who dislikes this video has any conception of not only musical, but intellectual genius.
@waldenhouse8 жыл бұрын
Demonstrates the importance of practicing scales and arpeggios!
@5610winston8 жыл бұрын
+RMLectronics East Yorks And hand crossings! The Rondo had insane hand crossings!
@candisandi12836 жыл бұрын
@Max M I learned this Sonata and performed it a couple of times in college (music conservatory). I always found Beethoven easier after learning and practicing (crazy) Liszt music. Scales are so important, though. You're right.
@ArianaAbedini5 жыл бұрын
Haha exactly! By far one of my favourite composers, I am always happy when practising Beethoven on the piano, no matter how difficult his compositions are. Are you a pianist too?
@FurbyCraftYT5 жыл бұрын
Max M You did this for ARCT? Must have been one of the hard ones. This is now one of the LRCM syllabus songs.
@marichristian10725 жыл бұрын
@@FurbyCraftYT Songs have words. This is a piece of music.
@federicoriva79286 жыл бұрын
Hands down to the best version of this sonata on youtube
@Prometeur4 жыл бұрын
Oh man, the sudden modulation into Ab Major at 22:09 is gorgeous.
@opticalmixing23 Жыл бұрын
He does that. He will go from stormy mood to lovely mood in the blink of an eye
@danielhughes441 Жыл бұрын
The if the finest rendition I have heard of this piece in years! He does everything on the page, yet brings own expressiveness into the work
@Crosshill8 жыл бұрын
All of a sudden, piano seems to shine for me, whereas before I didn't care much for them at all There are just so many playful and sparkling performances that just lifts your mood and makes your thoughts dance
@Moucheron19908 жыл бұрын
You need to listen to some Scarlatti. "Fireworks on Piano" Try K1 for starters.
@Crosshill8 жыл бұрын
J Mouch K1 feels like a sort of folksy but formal dancing, where the liveliness is suppressed by its somewhat slow beat, and the repetitiveness very reminiscent of the repetitiveness of ballroom dancing, going round and round. rather strange, but with a clear pleasant sound
@Crosshill8 жыл бұрын
***** do you have some favorites of chopins? i know there are a few i adore, but i can never keep track of the names of these things
@matthewschachter51478 жыл бұрын
Some of my personal favorite Chopin pieces are his 4 ballades, his baracole, his grande polonaise brillante/andante sospino, fantasy in f minor, and various etudes (the most famous is revolutionary although all of them are good)
@matthewschachter51478 жыл бұрын
also I highly recommend in sospiro by Liszt
@semtex934510 жыл бұрын
The 3rd movement is the most beautiful 'sunshine' i have ever heard so far. *_*
@Pakkens_Backyard6 жыл бұрын
*sunrise
@starlitt1875 жыл бұрын
@@Pakkens_Backyard lovely
@kenoliver89134 жыл бұрын
ESPECIALLY the way it just "emerges" from the Adagio. The first time I ever heard it (Roger Woodward performing at the Sydney OPpera Houise, circa 1980) I cried in public.
@segmentsAndCurves3 жыл бұрын
Try Chopin etude 'sunshine'.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
Yea, especially from Beethoven's work. His works always so vigorously grumpy expressivo. Whenever I'm in bad mood, Beethoven's work always make my mood gone worse >.< XD
@marichristian10722 жыл бұрын
You breathe a sigh of relief when you see that the sonata is in C major. You then flick through the score and see pages black with accidentals, and realize that you need a few more years of piano lessons with a few hours of practice every day- scales, arpeggios, chromatic scales to the max!
@cloverisfan8182 жыл бұрын
a few hours is not enough. 40 hours a day will do.
@Jayantan846 Жыл бұрын
This piece gives more courage for me to practice for my examination.
@나영현-d1w6 жыл бұрын
Every human being should listen this. Incredible!
@popletko7 жыл бұрын
People, please, stop arguing about what is better to drink to this music or if there should be piano or forte on those three notes in x-th minute. It doesn't matter. What matters is if you like and enjoy the music. If you like it with cup of coffee or glass of wine so drink it with it. If you like to listen in your living room or in nature, so listen it there. And focus on the whole piece, not on three notes. There always is and will be not so perfect stroke on some painting, there always is some bigger piece of black pepper in your meal or small cloud on the sky. But if the piece of nature, meal, art brings you a joy and takes you to another world, that counts.
@AnneD-i6f5 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to it to fall asleep as a "berceuse" as a child... It brought me peace and nice dreams... To a point that I couldn't go to bed without it...
@segmentsAndCurves4 жыл бұрын
Happy 250th birthday Beethoven! This sonata has always left a big impression on me.
@NothingFunnyAboutTheseCarpets4 жыл бұрын
He is so amazing!! I love Pletnev. Look at the PERFECT articulation in the first movement and the intensity, the build-ups, the details and little variations in the second theme, etc Incredible performance
@Sherlock_Violin10 ай бұрын
What an extraordinary performance! This has perhaps become my favourite rendition of this fantastic piece...
@user-nu1xy3ps4r7 жыл бұрын
0:00 1 10:34 2 14:16 3
@xiyyea52054 жыл бұрын
I love the intro part. The harmony is so “contemporary” almost. I just like, love it.
@maiqueashworth5 ай бұрын
Für mich ist das Rockmusik, über hundert Jahre vor der Erfindung der Rockmusik.
@PianoGraceful6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite's of Beethoven's sonatas, definitely on my bucket list of pieces I hope to eventually play.
@zampettedainsetto6 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect music to listen to when you wake up in the morning. The perfect way to begin your day is with Beethoven
@NoahJohnson18108 жыл бұрын
Pristine melodies, clear voicing, carefully crafted phrasing. Best interpretation by a long shot.
@SpaghettiToaster7 жыл бұрын
What about Kempff, Gulda, Buchbinder etc. ?
@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven3 жыл бұрын
And yet morons still think I can’t write good melodies.
@ludwigvanbeethoven613 жыл бұрын
Beethoven finalized the classic and founded the romantic music. We should never forget this. This piece is the embodiment of this
@dr_Pianoszek3 жыл бұрын
I'm browsing through classical piano content and it's just super exciting to see the difference in style, feeling, chord progressions, etc. between different composers. I went from Chopin, to Mozart and Beethoven, and now I have this feeling that Chopin was greatly inspired by those two guys. Awesome stuff.
@CL2K6 жыл бұрын
This piece is really what allowed me to play the piano much more seriously! Beautiful interpretation!
@qs___24497 жыл бұрын
There's something truly magical about this entire piece, I love it so much
@sepfms Жыл бұрын
Pletev’s interpretation is absolutely stellar. This really lifts you up 😊
@owensmiley51056 жыл бұрын
Haha I just realized something. At one point, this was probably the popular track to go and hear at a concert, ranked no 1 on Spotify. Great interpretation. My favorite piece I ever played. Worked on for 2 years to perfect.
@kyliejordan47337 жыл бұрын
Who else finds that the Rondo is especially beautiful!?!?
@domerbacher54305 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful melodies composed in the classical period
@edwardmeradith24194 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@kenoliver89134 жыл бұрын
The first live concert I ever attended (Roger Woodward at the Sydney Opera House) I broke into silent tears at the sheer beauty of that theme's emergence at the start of the Rondo.
@nathanandrews8314 Жыл бұрын
Can’t get the rondo out of my head
@notnotandrew8 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how he references the first movement in the third at 19:15 :)
@GuilhermeMichel2 жыл бұрын
Yess
@potatopotato0715 Жыл бұрын
What part of the first mvt does he reference?
@L1102 Жыл бұрын
@@potatopotato0715 0:13 the sixteenth notes
@joshualevine94888 жыл бұрын
This has Pletnev's signature poetic sound all throughout. What a PLEASURE to listen to!
@menelaos.peistikos8 жыл бұрын
At the third movement, even I have listened to this Sonata many times, I always wonder how far the basic theme can be extended? Beethoven pushes this simple but so clever music theme to the edge. It is like he is obssesed with it and doesn't want the piece to come to an end.
@professordeportugadoyt1138 жыл бұрын
Μενελαος Πειστικος He was very inteligent
@EmdrGreg8 жыл бұрын
Good observation, Menelaus. I don't want it to end, either!
@seneresaartomus89827 жыл бұрын
I have had the same thoughts. Beethoven was clearly exercising here his incredible skill for writing variations (also found in Op.34 , Op.35 , Op.129...).
@danmaia4557 жыл бұрын
He was very inteligent and sensitive
@ludwigvanbeethoven44657 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@east58714 жыл бұрын
It is said that Beethoven’s first thought when he sat down at the piano to compose was “I absolutely must make this hard as hell to play!”
@AndreVerGotti4 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully played. In particular, 18:55 left me utterly spellbound
@Sman-dc1ow5 жыл бұрын
My God. That is stunningly melodic... Gorgeous Beethoven.
@verycoolpersonguy7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to have the opportunity to learn this piece. Currently working on the left hand. With my time working on this, I can honestly say that this is one of the best pieces I have ever played, if not the best. Such a beautiful piece.
@miguelfontesmeira3 жыл бұрын
This is beyond sublime... each and every second of this sonata is pure gold
@jeanlucchapelon4 жыл бұрын
Pletnev incroyable ! Quelle précision et quel éventail de dynamique !!!
@davidjames99357 жыл бұрын
I've heard other renditions of this piece but this one is my favorite so far. I like that tempo is maintained and doesn't drop off like in other renditions. Especially in the final movement, at 20:41 elapsed time.
@swordinair81684 жыл бұрын
The way he explores the E major tonality between 0:53 and the final cadence at 1:54 is just so beautiful and virtuosic at the same time
@pickledellies9 жыл бұрын
When you've had one of those days and you're surrounded by idiots and chaos; home, tea, the Waldstein and everything slots into place. Perfect.
@RichKelly-is-fred8 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@shurikenism8 жыл бұрын
+pickledellies Exactly!
@j.e.84428 жыл бұрын
Perfect indeed
@andreszentay74467 жыл бұрын
Coffe for me, but still accurated
@OonHan7 жыл бұрын
✔
@aramkhachaturian80434 жыл бұрын
It feels so light, definitely a piece I would listen to in the morning.
@Louaymahmoud25 жыл бұрын
Beethoven took me to another world by listening to this piece
@brayanangel82718 жыл бұрын
Thank God for the music of Beethoven wonderful technique of this great pianist , certainly a great intéprete.
@ytyt39226 жыл бұрын
The dexterity and finger independence and control required to play the rondo is almost beyond comprehension. Truly a piece that separates the merely great from the spectacular.
@bernardpierre6315 жыл бұрын
This was one of My senior recital pieces at TSU..many hours of practice.Thanks Dr Jane Perkyns ,a Doctoral Graduate of Juilliard.She was an awesome piano professor.
@tube4beno5 жыл бұрын
The best of composers. What passion in this music.
@alessandrodestruppi617310 жыл бұрын
This is really a GREAT execution, one of the best I ever heard!
@danr.12995 жыл бұрын
This shouldn’t even have a thumbs down option on this video. I guess there are 357 deaf people, not that it’s a negative thing. I would be mad if I couldn’t hear this masterpiece too.
@johnjohnhpiano5 жыл бұрын
beethoven disliked?
@brotherhood75965 жыл бұрын
Remember, Beethoven was deaf
@danr.12994 жыл бұрын
@@brotherhood7596 But he was good enough to be able to read the notes and hear them in his head, or am I just pulling that out of my ass? Edit: serious question realised it didn't really come out that way.
@brotherhood75964 жыл бұрын
@@danr.1299 It is also a possible explanation, but just the mere fact that he could write and "imagine" music without his ears was remarkable
@krzysztofcukier45654 жыл бұрын
I gave a thumb down, because I hate Beethoven. You know, I have no choice and I have to play this at school (I’m in music school), but I truly hate that piece. You don’t even know how frustrating it is to hate it while everyone around loves it. For me it’s boring, even worse than boring. And no, it’s not a joke.
@simonthomsen8578Ай бұрын
I love how dynamic the piece is. I always say that you can't listen to this sonata and be sad for more than 5 seconds a time, nor be content for more that 5 seconds a time. Whenever I feel sad, I can always listen to this music and be reminded of how temporary emotions are, and that everything will soon be alright again.
@TheSteveBerlin6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this elegant version from Mikhail Pletnev, with the score. One of the sunniest pieces in Western Music, a supreme statement of joy from the mind of this complicated genius.
@maxjohn60124 жыл бұрын
This blows my mind every time I listen. This piece deserves this performance.
@brooksiefan6 жыл бұрын
Pletnev gives full splendour to the musical context.
@yashsah66924 жыл бұрын
I can't emphasise how much I love this 😍😍😍😍😍
@bigfishtarpon49585 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe the man was this amazingly talented and gifted.
@mariopizzol1075 жыл бұрын
!!!
@dawlims13345 жыл бұрын
which one? pletnev or beethoven?
@TheMightyFork_5 жыл бұрын
Yes.. such a cheap bastard, he wouldn’t share his talent with us.
@Numberonesorabjifan5 жыл бұрын
@@dawlims1334 both
@Simsim05645 жыл бұрын
By far the best version ive heard!
@Anonymous-wj6bu3 жыл бұрын
That repeating b note at 1:23 is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.
@thankyou622 жыл бұрын
It's like a heartbeat of joy.
@lerolerolero372 жыл бұрын
It never fails to make me tear up, it's just too beautiful.
@quarkonium3795 Жыл бұрын
The section between 1:20 and 1:30 is one of my all-time favorite 10-second sections of classical music
@ContessaCavalier8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you for taking the time linking it to the sheet music too. I've gone out and bought the CD and look forward to exploring other Pletnev performances.
@catherineg.94709 ай бұрын
I just keep listening to this over and over again. It's astonishing.
@opticalmixing233 жыл бұрын
This one is very dear to me. Brings back a lot of emotions and now I'm crying 😢
4 жыл бұрын
I must say, Pletnev's is the best of all Waldstein recordings.
@jonathankuo47744 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Gilel's? I think it is better.😊
@tutusolrian78064 жыл бұрын
I love Brandel's
@tutusolrian78064 жыл бұрын
6:14
@adrianwright86854 жыл бұрын
Presumably, in order to make that decision, you did listen to: Barenboim, Arrau, Jussen, Brendel, Argerich, Kodama, Levit,Lisitsa, Richter, Gilels, Horowitz, Ashkenazy, Kempff, Poon, Lupu, Brautigan, Kraus, Pollini, Kim, Buchbinder, Serkin, Gulda, Roberts, Schiff, Nat, Say, Kissin, Hofmann, Fischer, Giltburg, Zemach, Lim, Freire, Xiaoyu, Li, Guy, Lenner, Bogdanov, Janusevicius, Moisewitz, O'Connor, HERE on KZbin amongst many others? !!!
@karoldettlaff53454 жыл бұрын
@@jonathankuo4774 agree nothing compares to Gilels
@yilingguo26038 жыл бұрын
Amazing, you get more and more from it every time you listen to it.
@MadableStudios6 жыл бұрын
Man, Beethoven really was a genius.
@maxjohn96406 жыл бұрын
Proper "knock-your-socks-off" music. And that's my reaction today - imagine the effect this had on people hearing it for the first time!
@dibaldgyfm99335 жыл бұрын
This performance with such a virtuosity lures a lot of drama out of the "text" (print, notes, the manuscript), and it sounds so awesomely natural, not hasty ❤
@Pinkui4 жыл бұрын
I am not a musician, or anything but it is said that the devil was the angel of music and it is used by him to trick souls but ...there are some pieces who really give you a taste of heaven, a State of bliss than cannot be replicated ...
@BlueParadoxical9 жыл бұрын
Some of the most wonderful music ever written. Beautifully performed, too.
@EWang-yn5sy6 жыл бұрын
Beethoven is more than genius. If somebody told you that he loves classical music but he doesn't like Beethoven, you'd know he never listened to classical music.
Nah, Tchaikovsky didn't like Beethoven. Even if the music is divinely crafted it’s just music, it’s a matter of taste after all.
@chopin656 жыл бұрын
If you have a bad day listen to this recording. Suddenly, life is sweet again.
@chopin655 жыл бұрын
@@likhochokri6849 Yes. Indeed.Imagine receiving a gift like this!
@FinalFantasyGamePlay20234 жыл бұрын
No you are lie...I always bad day a long time...
@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven3 жыл бұрын
@@FinalFantasyGamePlay2023 ?
@mauricioubillusmarchena66602 жыл бұрын
Right, I've decided to take over this challenge. The fact that people say this is harder than it sounds, although this already sounds hard, is frightening.
@cufflink445 жыл бұрын
I’ve never had an out-of-body experience. But when I try to imagine what it would be like, I think of the Rondo of the Waldstein. Losing your sense of self, becoming one with the universe. Soaring through the sky, through space . . . transcendent exhilaration. “Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth . . .” This music seems to me on another level of existence.
@olivierdrouin27013 жыл бұрын
Try beach boys s "i Can hear music"
@markswanson5499 жыл бұрын
Following the notes, or trying to follow the notes, makes you realize just how gargantuan this work is. Insanely brilliant!