Barenboim: Beethoven - Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

At Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna, 1983-1984
Daniel Barenboim - piano
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
0:21 I. Allegro
13:07 II. Scherzo: Assai vivace
16:08 III. Adagio sostenuto: Appassionato e con molto sentimento
38:03 IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
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The imposing Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 was published in Vienna by Artaria in 1819. Though all of Beethoven's final sonatas bore the inscription "für das Hammerklavier" (as opposed to the Italian "pianoforte"), it is to this one that the moniker has become especially attached. His longest and most demanding sonata, in terms of scale this work sits alongside the "Diabelli" Variations, the Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony.
The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim has been active on the concert stage since the age of seven when he made his stage debut in his hometown of Buenos Aires. Well known for his work with the East-Western Divan Orchestra, a group of young Arab and Israeli musicians, he is currently the director of the Berlin State Opera, La Scala (Milan) and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Barenboim is described as "one of the few musicians in the world today who could accurately be describe as legendary".
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[@estelleneethling12]

Sublimely beautiful!! I am in awe of Daniel Barenboim's mastery...

[@mariadelourdesmendoza9736]

Me encanta su interpretación. Es lenta y permite disfrutar todos los maravillosos compases de esta obra maestra...

[@estebantapia1225]

I think he's the best at interpreting Beethoven's music 👌

[@ClassicalMusic-ds9yt]

yes realy

[@pod1977pod]

He is Beethoven

[@martinstremlow2997]

Yes , Barenboim is really great. But there are others who are as great .

[@marksmith3947]

Hard disagree. He's a dull pianist who is highly overrated

[@charlottewhyte9804]

darn true

[@SophiaZoe]

Großartig!

[@OuaghlaniAlaa]

The 3rd mvt starts at 16:08 not at 29:06

[@maddisonelizabethtellooroz837]

Excelente interpretación! Bravo 👏👏👏

[@kimsahl8555]

What a match - the two B.

[@morganmartinez8420]

A great pianist on a small composer

[@zombieperson620]

@@morganmartinez8420 lol

[@fulviopolce9785]

Esecuzione eccezionale e insuperata!

[@apostolismoschopoulos1876]

46:00

[@tue-hainguyen3632]

I am sure the piano has to be re-tuned after 50:40 min playing by the master .

[@jessicaeskebk5945]

40:34 Fugue.

[@juidas]

Oh Maestro, what a wonderful performance. still Ashkenazy version is the best for me.

[@steveegallo3384]

Will hear Ashkenazy now. Always liked Pollini and Richter too

[@kinkokonko]

you must be deaf. maybe Beethoven agrees :)

[@mhuten]

@@kinkokonko lolllll

[@nicolaspachecoarango]

I really like Gulda's interpretation.

[@grofinet]

Dem Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich gewidmet.

[@babygirl4169]

13:56

[@chaikagome9725]

When was this performance? (What does "At Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna, 1983-1984" mean?　Why does it span the years?)

[@chaikagome9725]

@@constantinosaspris Thank you.

[@kylaannsadueste80]

16:10 sounds like Grigory Sokolov

[@tarikeld11]

Which of his compositions?

[@michaelm5926]

It sounds like Beethoven...

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

@@tarikeld11 sokolov its an interpreter. I think he said that sounds simmilar to the sokolov interpretation of this sonata

[@maquina7002]

39:14

[@benjamincrowe3556]

this wasn’t actually dedicated to Haydn

[@classicalmusic4027]

30:25

[@giancarlofilacchione7371]

Arditissima composizione: ovviamente incomprensibile per gli ascoltatori dell'Ottocento..... Solo l'op.134 (la riduzione per pianoforte a quattro mani, dell'op.133 "Grande Fuga") può dirsi superiore a questo capolavoro.

[@dudel39]

slow movement too slow

[@marksmith3947]

God he bangs horribly in the fugue. Artless playing. Barenboim doesn't have a good tone, tbh

[@lucassanches-g3c]

13:57