Barenboim on Beethoven "Pathetique" 2nd movement

[@o0HannahMarie0o]

when I was 17, my piano teacher told me I wasn't ready to learn this song. so i went home and over my christmas holiday, I taught it to myself. When i went back to her after the break, i told her i had been working on it, and she thought i had just done a little bit of it, but i had the whole thing down. Best moment of my piano career, and now im 21 years old and its still my favorite song to play. I just wish i was still taking lessons so i could get even better

[@ataragiselly7255]

you’re awesome

[@user-xd4sk4pk7h]

I did the same thing but with a different piece, my teacher was shocked

[@shamallalvani8587]

I did the same thing with Mary had a little lamb 😉

[@andybarker8787]

This is my issue with traditional approaches to music study. Whilst structure in learning is undeniably important, restricting what students are and aren't ready for based on perceived level is such a poor approach. Taking on a complex piece will teach you a lot about what you do and don't know.

[@aidanolesen381]

@@andybarker8787 The issue that comes with that is learning things wrong and developing bad habits. I'm a trumpet player for example, and one thing that comes with learning things on your own despite the teacher's caution, is where players play in a way that sounds fine to them but damages and wears muscle out over time which will destroy their ability to play in the future.

[@mosriteminioncause7741]

My brother was a pianist that loved music...he was never at this level..but I heard him play this once...I cannot hear this now without thinking of Phil...He died from a stroke caused by kidney failure complications at 62...I love and miss you my dear brother.

[@thatosono2639]

Hoping Phil is in a much better space, with harmonious chords ever playing ..

[@mosriteminioncause7741]

@@thatosono2639 I'm sure he is...Thank You....All of Gods Blessings to You...☮💜✝♾

[@loralenea6243]

I'm so sorry about your late brother, Phil. Please remember our loved ones never actually leave us. We carry them with us in our hearts, and love doesn't die.

[@loralenea6243]

He will ALWAYS be a part of you, and one you WILL meet again. ❤

[@mosriteminioncause7741]

@@loralenea6243 I know everytime I hear certain piano selections or that distant sound of someone practicing on an old upright...my mind and a little of my heart goes right to a memory of him playing...Thank You and All of Gods Blessings to You...☮💜✝♾

[@MarkFromHawaii]

The emotions that Beethoven evokes in this movement... Sorrow and bittersweet, yet always resolving to that noble, head up, arms back, chest out hopefulness. The world is troubled, yes, but there is always hope. And hope doesn't disappoint.

[@yannlaforest9993]

so true

[@acastelher]

yes, so true... Hope never dissapoints

[@MrRedgate01]

I feel the same way!

[@gustavosousa473]

Yes... probably something he would tell himself, as his deafness got worse to the point he even considered suicide, and only his own music preventing him to do so.

[@Orrinton]

That was a beautiful comment. We need more intelligent people like yourself in this world..

[@texanforeverthompson3645]

Others just bang this out, hitting every note perfectly. ... But Barenboim seems to understand Beethoven's emotional intent. He varies from initial statemens of very soft musical near-whispers, then transitions to more foreceful, exhuberant passages, after which he returns to the basic statement. His calm cadence is perfect. I never tire of this and go back to it when I'm feeling a little down.

[@malcolmwhitehead7225]

James Mason cannot have been a music lover, to have tried to break Ann Todds Fingers when she played this( " The Seventh Veil".. Eileen Joyce actually played You Tube..why do you not have this recording?? ). Surely the most beautiful piece ever written. MW

[@mamacoosah]

This was my mother’s favorite classical piece of music and when I miss her and want to feel her comforting presence, I listen to it and let myself cry. It’s not sadness, it’s something gentle and special and warm. The closest I can get to her embrace now. I remember learning it for her as a teenager. This is a beautiful performance of it.

[@shiripollack1549]

i too have learned some pieces special for my mom and dad! when they are no longer here with us, i will have those memories too

[@curro9033]

Pues ok

[@rainyzhao3159]

me too love them all❤

[@mahmoudagha9419]

May her soul rest in peace

[@kzeich]

❤️‍🩹

[@77fp]

Some of the most tranquil music ever, written by one of the most tormented people ever. "Pain is temporary but glory is forever"

[@elliotnorsworthy4131]

nothing is forever

[@taufiqal-kahfi8605]

@@elliotnorsworthy4131 "we can change the future" lol

[@23igna]

Really nice quote.

[@maryb8150]

Listen to the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony.

[@johne7345]

@@maryb8150 Listen to the slow movement of just about any Beethoven sonata, concerto, or symphony. Soul music! :)

[@MartyNemko1]

This is a most sensitive interpretation of one of the most sensitive pieces of music. Savor it. It doesn't get better than this.

[@southsideman4891]

It can if they turned up the volume

[@wicked5999]

@@southsideman4891 This is loud for me on 20% volume :o

[@SaltyCow]

There is actually a really emotional version of this. Its called "Infinity Blade 3 Beethoven Ambient" it's a reallllly good interpretation. In my opinion the best. :)

[@texanforeverthompson3645]

@@southsideman4891 No !! That's where others fail to deliver. The calm softness is where Beerbaum does it right. This isn't a Sousa march.

[@southsideman4891]

@@texanforeverthompson3645 I hear him better now: i think I had some busted head phones

[@denisemarythompson1492]

Played by a friend at our wedding. After the service, my husband played it for me. A moment I will never forget. Beautiful!

[@sameenshakya5188]

+Denise Mary Thompson What a badass wedding. I wish you good tidings.

[@Mau365PP]

Denise Mary Thompson that's pathetic

[@kiranabayaratna749]

Mau365PP is a reference to the song or a a blatant insult

[@CRFSUIGENERIS]

Lucky! Good luck and have a blessed marriage!

[@freddiefriedman4783]

@@kiranabayaratna749 quite pathetique

[@turbodood79]

I just can't believe how good this interpretation is - it's like every note was played with thoughtful intent and sensitivity. He's a telling a story with this piece, it's how I would have imagined Beethoven himself would have intended.

[@Shugaa612]

Perfectly played! No other version sounds right anymore.

[@whoareyou8589]

My grandfather said to me, "A good song, is a song that makes you think deeply."

[@aleksasaxofonista1914]

Who Are You? *composition

[@oceancheung6139]

*piece

[@bobbyjones9097]

Fantastic quote! Your grandfather was a wise man.

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

@@theodorteppo1437 take it easy lol

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

@@theodorteppo1437 well it was kinda funny

[@pigeonbass11]

There was this iPad video game called Infinity Blade 3 where in the last level area of the boss's lair, this song was heard in the background. I've spent nearly over 7 years searching for this song's name until finally now. Beautiful song worth the search

[@nathandroppedoff]

😭

[@Laplace7777]

"...But I do believe in redemption!"

[@robertkastaman]

infinity blade was boss

[@cuerollen]

One of the best pieces ever written on the piano.. and this man delivered it with absolute perfection.

[@alessandrobompensa9304]

this song feels like someone hugging you...

[@MusicCave-du2wj]

I wonder what Beethoven was feeling when he composed the 2nd movement

[@arseneboundaone3560]

Bocelli "Con te partirò" has the same vibe. Just listened to it on repeat all day 😊

[@namiphotography]

God, this is so beautiful.

[@JudasTadeo77]

+Nathan M thank you

[@adelasussman3838]

Yes!! I've listened to it over and over again.

[@asredbirdy]

Mr Barenboim plays this so beautifully, it’s so moving.

[@brodiegirl95]

I love to watch the beautiful expression and feeling on this man's face as he plays... It is like watching him fall in love with the piece all over again...

[@christinestill5002]

This man is Daniel Barenboim who was a Child Prodigy tho I've read he dislikes that label, who followed a lifetime as a concert pianist with mainly conducting now and forming the excellent West East Divan orchestra. Do check out his bio. He is particularly wonderful doing anything Beethoven, in my opinion

[@johne7345]

@@christinestill5002A man who certainly has known personal loss/tragedy.

[@amesakurako1]

It's calming heartwarming and sorrowful all at the same time. Too beautiful for words.

[@yannlaforest9993]

so true your name means rain and cherry blossom?

[@footo66]

It can feel like the world is falling apart around us at the moment, and that we are all becoming ever more divided by the day. Music like this reminds me that love, peace and simplicity can always be found even in the darkest of hours. While the world changes and becomes more complex and confusing, these works of art will never go away and we can return to this steady constant to find comfort. We could all do with a little less anger and a little more Beethoven.

[@saintsamaritan]

Too bad so many have no patience and like to wreak havoc. They know nothing of this nor could sit still for it.

[@Aquino42503]

The name of this sonata is so appropriate. Anytime you feel absolutely worthless and pathetic, this piece is almost telling you it understands, and that everything will somehow be okay. It truly is an expression of everything in a bad day. This piece magically stops your tears in their tracks, and for this reason it is very special to me.

[@alpthepianist7690]

I had a Baby Einstein CD when I was extremely little and it's just a haze when I'm trying to remember it. The only thing I can hear when I'm trying to remember is this piece and this is the sole reason I am this passionate about piano. I've been playing for nearly 10 years and just started building up my repertoire and I started with Moonlight Sonata's third movement but this sonata is just extremely nostalgic and special for me. I'm now 15 and just remembering those memories literally make me cry. This is just a beautiful interpretation I love it

[@aokiniisan]

I also had one when I was very little. Most of the songs were Mozart though.

[@ninachromicz2311]

Me too 🐱

[@drakedbz]

Wait you STARTED with moonlight third? wow

[@laulovesgunsnroses]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM ALSO A FAN OF BABY EINSTEIN

[@DettolObsessed]

I had someone stupid recently argue with me over how the violin must be more complicated than the piano because the piano keys are clearly defined so the moment you press you are basically pressing a correct note as opposed to the violin. THIS video is what differentiates a good pianist from a lousy one. It’s not about the piano being able to perform a clear note from one hit. It takes IMMENSE command to actually control the pressure of the note. One slight shake and you could either press too hard and that high notes will affect the next one and will sound so horrible. Imagine controlling the pressure of every note (one light and one hard another light and another hard) WHILE playing the left hand that plays something completely different in addition to controlling your feet to back it all up with the pedal. Yeah piano is easy my ass.

[@texanforeverthompson3645]

And don't forget the foot pedals that a violin doesn't have.

[@rafthegoat]

I think it's clear the learning curves are different. Violin is perhaps more difficult as a beginner because it's difficult to get a pleasant sound out of the instrument but both are obviously extremely difficult to play well, especially at such a high level.

[@notsuperhumain]

That's like saying guitar is the bitch of chord instruments bc it has cheat bars separating everything

[@vhego]

All this while reading F and G clef at the same time

[@MildSatire]

As the old adage goes, piano is easy to learn, but brutally difficult to master.

[@AriMai84]

This man cherishes every single note he plays, and thus his interpretation sounds so soothing to my soul...

[@paulwl3159]

Barenboim is the master of interpreting Beethoven's sonatas. You know that he will have considered the way every note is performed and related this to the overall structure. This gives his playing an integrity which can weather criticism of his particular choices - there is always an underlying coherence. Well that is what I pick up from listening to him

[@stevem7]

Paul, that's an interesting observation. I don't follow Barenboim so I'm curious about your first sentence. Is he a Beethoven follower? I more of a Bach follower but I love this movement so much and I think that Barenboim did a wonderful interpretation of it. I'm curious to know more about him.

[@yakinthebox]

@@stevem7 barenboim definitely loves Beethoven, he studied the entire hammerklavier when he was very young (10 I think, He said it in an interview I watched in hebrew)

[@consuelobeck-sague7987]

I used to just venerate him. But he berated a drummer that thought he was pointing at him to take a solo bow after B finished conducting something and he just flipped out on him 💔Never dreamt my favorite interpreter of LB could be so mean😢.

[@sark4786]

@@consuelobeck-sague7987 lol Barenboim is a douche, what else is new

[@Theotokosprayforus]

this piece is so beautiful..I don't know how or what to feel or how to describe it. It just leaves me breathless

[@aloha23]

Barenboim playing Beethoven is simply magical..

[@ValiantKnight7983]

If Beethoven were to approve of any modern interpretation of his work, it'd be Barenboim.

[@kphan2484]

yundi also did a pretty good job imo

[@groofoot]

thumbs up if you already knew that Billy Joel's song, 'This Night', from the 'Innocent Man' album, is (obviously) based upon this movement of this piece.

[@mikepilyih6524]

Beethoven is credited as co-writer on that song

[@johnnymegabyte]

So is Great Expectations from KISS Destroyer album

[@JacobA666]

You can't not shed a tear listening to this performance.

[@haydenredelman9410]

That has to be the only time you can get away with using a double negative. :) I agree. It's a very emotional piece.

[@JacobA666]

Alexander Scriabin good for you

[@sweps_]

My absolute favorite ❤

[@sweps_]

This is also really underrated

[@edwinedpalina918]

The best 5 minutes I've spent on KZbin! Bravo!

[@Houston343]

When my son, Nicholas and my daughter Natalie, where getting ready for school, I would play this. It brings back wonderful memories and the music is timeless.

[@kirstyremedios2170]

Its pieces like this that make me still have hope. Not in an edgy teenager way, but how you can hear the conflict then it resolves it. I dont know how to explain it, but that's how I interpret it. It's like overcoming difficulties and it kind of gives me the strength to go on.

[@hatfez]

"This night." Thank you Billy Joel for your interpretation of this beautiful piece!

[@tesssaynor3236]

In tears listening to this piece. It evoked deep-seated emotions . 😢

[@myless.3013]

I'm learning how to play this and I find it Amazing how he separates the top voice from all the others as if he's not playing them.

[@jacklevinson1]

Myles S. that's the magic of voicing 😁

[@myless.3013]

Jack Levinson I know lol XD

[@frankieseymour3324]

His technique is among the greatest in the world.

[@sgtmerker2401]

His stupid expensive piano helps a bit too...

[@charbelboutros9507]

sgtmerker2401 not at all !! It is the genius of BARENBOIM he is the piano genius ... it is a technique not everyone can learn except for the gifted people like him

[@starduck2]

2:18 He Just remembered that he forgot The oven on at home! Then, at 2:20 he thinks: false alarm!haha

[@skycheng17]

i choked

[@brandonhwang1027]

HAHAHAHHA FUNNY

[@NicolleMosquera]

Accurate

[@mauriciotamez6092]

It's funny

[@aarguitar64]

Beat me to it. Hilarious, well played

[@GraceMariMusic]

Studying for music history, this is my favourite piece learning about so far.

[@radoelenkov4766]

So, obviously you have a great taste, keep it that way! :-) Just for info - I have studied not only music history, but MUSIC for almost 20 years (like a classical piano player) and I can assure you - that still remains one of my favorite pieces so far... ;-)

[@lusiyuan1]

Have you not played it? Rcm history 2?

[@theodorteppo1437]

Grace Mari how long have you been playing?

[@SarahWeare]

This awakens my soul, truly thank the gods for the man, the genius of Ludwig Van Beethoven

[@theodorteppo1437]

And genius performer Daniel Barenboim...

[@rainyzhao3159]

this is what pleases me best

[@supertal6074]

I remember asking my Mom how could someone write such a beautiful piece of music; she was quite the Pianist. She said those were different times and Beethoven was in a state to where he was able to draw those feelings out and apply them to music. Sad but beautiful - it's easy to get emotional listening to this.

[@meighnonloriston1781]

My beautiful daughter in this picture passed 13 mnths 7 days ago.One of my most favourite pieces.Brings me solace

[@ronsoni8412]

Perfect tempo. Truly love the un-rushed runs of quarters, eighths, and sixteenths. Thank you.

[@AB-yj6iz]

The way you can see he feels this through his soul is just breathtaking.

[@chrisn.4136]

I used to sit in awe listening to my mother playing this when I was a wee lad. Hearing it again brings tears to my eyes.

[@Fares-ow7ur]

I played this song for so long now yet when Barenboim plays the first notes soo smoothely and with such emotion it puts all my yours of studying are put to shame. I get absolute goosebumps when i listen to this, each time

[@arleenebert4260]

The Master, Beethoven is very pleased, that it is Mr. Barenboim gave it the justice it deserves.

[@mpl2678]

It's not a song

[@LiamLiminal]

This soothes my broken heart 🥲

[@pepperwilliams4428]

God, I love this piece! Beethoven expressed so much emotion in his compositions. A true genius (that himself did not even realize in his time). Composed in 1798 (217 years ago)! Wow.........EPIC sonata!

[@handznet]

Anthony Hopkins plays quite good!

[@loge10]

Jan Skácelík Thanks for the laugh.

[@tuttt99]

+Jan Skácelík That's because he always has liver with fava beans and a nice chianti beforehand

[@elaa.h.7093]

Hahah they look kind of alike, Anthony Hopkins is a very well trained musician btw!!

[@Countcordeaux]

Well*

[@moongrass217]

Yeah. It's a scene from the movie Hannibal.

[@Alphapugdaddy]

My father was playing his grade 10 exams when he was only 14! He used to play this song for me every year at Christmas time. He died a few day ago and Barenboim plays this piece with the same grace and finesse that my father did. I endeavor to learn this song before I die to honor my dad even though he won't be there to coach me anymore. Love you dad.

[@studiomichelle5396]

This is the Beethoven piece that speaks to me the most, its is so beautiful with its longing and love and hope

[@KenPotter]

Amazing how mere combinations of notes can evoke so much feeling.

[@blacksages]

He has a bit of that "wise old owl" look :) Kind of funny

[@kiwomir]

true

[@xf._08]

My Nan

[@timmynormand8082]

I think he's probably a hoot

[@PorscheGT-yj2me]

1:23😂

[@tomopsychology]

There is no perfection in this world... but I feel his interpretation and play is one of perfection😭🙏🌅❤ Each note is played by love. Thank you for sharing.

[@troymiklos1]

Thank you, so much for offering us your genius. It's nice to hear a soul go away from this earth. It's even nicer to take their trip with them. No sheet music...

[@ZambiblasianOgre]

Wow, this is truly beautiful! This is why music like this will live for centuries, if not more!

[@charmaineyang]

This is just so beautiful! It touches my heart every time I listen to it. The emotion is kind of sad and kind of appreciate... And when the minor comes it just transition normally... And Barenboim performs it as what Beethoven was thinking... He is so into it!

[@dynamic9560]

He understood the assignment.

[@dovetail1234]

2024 anybody?

[@Uncanaldetodo2012]

Me

[@lazyfrogger3309]

yes

[@rosahu4092]

Here! ❤ And will always be listening it. It's the best!

[@cristianmanuelfuentesmaure196]

Working on this piece ... So motivated ❤

[@followseb]

Still listening to it (and playing it😊)

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

Can really feel the intense heartbreaking melancholia

[@duckblock]

No one was coughing in the background. I'm contented.

[@CaesiumAKAPianoslam]

Thank god!

[@tingwang3246]

This haunting melody will be etched in my brain for eternity.

[@mynamesjacobi]

It's a beautiful thing that we can share in some of the composer's magic and satisfaction by learning to read what's written on the page. Marvelous performance by this gentleman.

[@MrWeatherdude1984]

My dad's favorite composer & this was one of his favorite songs from Beethoven, he had the vinyl, it had pictures of lightnings on the album cover. Bring me to tears because he passed away right after Christmas in 2016.

[@heekyungkim8147]

This masterpiece always tears me up…..

[@deborahjohnson5869]

beautiful dynamics. What a rare gift this man possesses. Thank you

[@IlieMissisipi]

kokoro ga sakebitagatterunda brought me here =D i love how they merge a song with this. beautiful!

[@apollos_lyre_]

Me too ^^

[@ジョンマーティン]

Took me a while to find this

[@aphasiblingsstudis7460]

The way they recorded it is so good 😭 😭😭😭 His emotion while playing it too 😭😭😭😭

[@lorenzogio3826]

Cant control me happiness tears hearing this melody. My soul,,heart and being alligned as god perfection . just a tought

[@BRizhamadze]

Beethoven seems to like this theme very much, he used this theme 16 years later as the opening passage of his Adagio in the 9th Symphony, but instead of resolving down he goes up, you will see this piece entirely anew :)

[@marekvodicka]

This piece resonates with calm acceptance and making peace with yourself and the world

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

Only after learning to play this piece can I truly appreciate how well he lets the melody come out over everything else happening on the piano. So difficult and so perfectly done.

[@mudskipper6702]

My favorite Beethoven piece Moves me to tears

[@lukkiluftdruck8939]

My father played this song often on the Piano, he loved Beethoven. Whenever i came home, i heard him play piano, jass or classic music, he was a judge but in his heard he was a musician. Thanks to you playing this music- reminds me of childhood days. Every politician should play Beethoven bevor becomming a politician.

[@nathanp.barclay1518]

One of my favorite pieces. Even when I was a kid, it was one of my favorites.

[@bethheinecamp1061]

I've been experiencing some rough times, but wherever and whatever I'm doing, when I stop and listen to this in my mind, it puts everything into perspective again.

[@ariamentio]

the best piece from the classical era and you cannot change my mind.

[@erinmalloy9297]

*piece

[@ariamentio]

Erin M thanks

[@mwilliams5849]

This is a MASTER of his craft playing Beethoven superbly and beautifully, keeping the music alive. This is absolutely amazing.

[@dldbug]

Nietzsche said that without music, life would be a mistake. He was probably thinking about this piece when he wrote those words.

[@juancheto0177]

He goes crazy. R.I.P

[@Ninjaurban99]

@@juancheto0177 nietzsche wrote indeed some piano sonata, even pretty good

[@juancheto0177]

@James'MyIrishDeath Niestzche. A sad paradox.

[@dan_gabriel]

20 seconds in and i already started crying. Incredible!!!

[@Orrinton]

Of course the entire sonata is a work of art (especially the first 2 movements), personally @4:37-4:45 is my favorite part. I always slow it down a bit when I'm playing and get to that part, sometimes I'll even tear up because of how beautiful it is and how many emotions and memories it evokes. I love Beethoven so much.

[@bonnies1234567]

Most beautiful. Barenboim strokes each note with perfect care. Perfect way to end the day. Thank you.

[@Wolfganger]

Beautiful.

[@carolyncucinotta1990]

Yep. Just had to come back and play it again to make sure. Still my favorite of all of the interpretations out there.

[@steve0ms]

"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[@utki17]

this is ridiculously amazing ... I'm sure it can't be played any better..

[@_haq4517]

favorite piece of my idol Beethoven thumbs up for this man :D he's soooo great :D

[@bruce_c_in_nz]

I'm a big fan of his too. I'm an even bigger fan of Schubert. If you spend a few hours listening and looking, you may find out why.

[@georgehigh4723]

Master at work.

[@jeong-sukim3704]

너무 감동적이에요. 눈물납니다.

[@a.veryrandom.person]

im learning to play this song on the piano and it’s actually amazing

[@TheProgKeyboardist]

This dude has a perfect sense of timing, period.

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

November 2023 I had the privilege of visiting Vienna. This has been one of my favorite pieces of music virtually forever, probably inspired by Schroeder playing it in "A Boy Named Charlie Brown". I even had the privilege of visiting Beethoven's grave in the Zentralfriedhof. Being in the presence of someone, even posthumously, who could - in my opinion - articulate feelings and emotions as music this powerful was overwhelming. I was overcome. This is a very good interpretation of the music as I think it evokes Beethoven's fragility and emotional depth, as well as lots about the location, time period and environment. It's haunting, it's beautiful, it's vulnerable. I want it played at my funeral.

[@ronguyinyelm]

Who was the simp who said Beethoven couldn't write good melodies! This is one of the greatest of all time!!

[@andrewmorton3344]

Who said that?

[@tarikeld11]

Andrew Morton some people who say that "Beethoven is just like Mozart just with less feeling"

[@MattH-wg7ou]

T. Alexander E. Lol tell them to listen to this and then tell me LvB "lacks feeling"!

[@Edward-ed2oi]

Bernstein said it.

[@mistressmozart]

ridiculous! in fact Elgar wrote a piece based on a conversation he had with a friend about Beethoven's 2nd movements. they're that special...

[@Parisienneh]

다니엘의 이곡은...사랑에 빠진 사람을 연주 한것 같아요...왜 다니엘의 연주는 모두 황홀함을 가지고 있나요...다니엘의 음표 사이의 공간에서 엄청난 여운이 전해져요. 다른곳에서는 느껴보지 못해요...그래서 그의 느린버전이 좋아요

[@gsxrrasper]

When someone understands the music and the composer's intention this clearly, it is more than the original, Mr Barenboim especially in his younger years showed this. Thankfully he put down the baton temporally and played the pianoforte again for us. The piece that shows all the love and feeling I have for my beautiful wife that I can't explain, - he and the composer achieve nirvana.

[@daikitv688]

such an amazing piece of music

[@TwistingTime]

Pianists like these make the Grand Piano look so small! I wish I could play like this.

[@sammycostilla]

QUE HERMOSO VOLVER A ESCUCHAR A ESTE MAESTRO DE LA MÚSICA. YO TOQUÉ ESA PIEZA EN 1996 EN CHILE CUANDO TENÍA 17 AÑOS, EN LA UNIVERSIDAD FEDERICO SANTA MARIA.

[@SaraPoesias]

Ay, Dios mío, mi corazón!!! ❤ Cuánta belleza!! ❤

[@maryoppermann2202]

Absolutely sublime. Greatest performance of this movement, ever. Perfect tempo, gorgeous phrasing, so delicate. I could listen to this over and over. I think it’s the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Genius Beethoven, anointed by God. ♥️🙏🏻

[@bruce_c_in_nz]

Having already made a comment which some might regard as critical, I'd like to add something more encouraging. I've read through a large number of the comments already made. I agree with those who describe this movement as "great" or "one of the greatest" and respect those who believe it is "the greatest". It certainly engages the emotions of most people who hear it. However, I'm left wondering if many of those commentators are familiar with the first and third movements of this sonata. I regard both of these as very worthwhile, each in their own right, but also as having a role as framing, or providing context for the gem that the middle movement undoubtedly is. I believe context is always important, not just in music. By the way, the opening bars of the first movement are very, very tragic and emotive, although most of the movement is upbeat. It is probably those very slow opening bars which led the publisher (rather than Beethoven himself) to give the sonata its nickname. So, my encouragement (to those who haven't encountered the outer movements) is to explore them, and to everyone to listen, at least sometimes, to the slow movement between the other two. Here is a challenge for those who, like me, like challenges. See if you can find a single "quote" in the second movement of a feature which occurs several times in the opening bars of the first.

[@jennys2670]

He is holding something precious, absorbed in the miracle of it. So beautiful to witness his care and humility towards such a piece.