Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14 No.1 (Korstick, Yokoyama, Jumppanen)

[@AshishXiangyiKumar]

Korstick: Mvt 1 - 00:00 Mvt 2 - 05:51 Mvt 3 - 08:31 Yokoyama: Mvt 1 - 11:22 Mvt 2 - 17:58 Mvt 3 - 20:58 Jumppanen: Mvt 1 - 24:01 Mvt 2 - 30:24 Mvt 3 - 34:04 Korstick’s rendition of this sonata is pretty fun: this is a relatively sedate sonata, but he treats it like the appassionata, with a relatively brisk tempo, lots of dramatic sweep, and really biting contrasts (listen to 0:24 and 1:10, for instance). It’s always nice to hear a sonata that’s often overlooked played with this kind of intensity. Yokoyama’s at the other end of the spectrum: in his hands this sonata is all cantabile sweetness, with the melodic lines having a kind of crystalline purity that’s quite rare to hear pianists achieve. Jumppanen is somewhere between these two poles: his interpretation is light on the use of pedal, with a focus on clarity and a particularly slow second movement; he’s more dramatic than Yokoyama and more relaxed than Korstick. The result is a rather festive, kind of earthy interpretation.

[@franzliszt711]

2nd movement heartbreaking really sad that this sonata isn't well known

[@鶏肉とソーダ]

thanks

[@qwertyfox3168]

Капец одни ремесленники в музыке.🤦 Второе исполнение более менее. Первое вообще ужасно. Отхерачить по клавишам испортить сонату могут только бездушные люди.

[@georgiosmiltiadous7146]

Perfect

[@Вера-ф3л]

Нервно как-то исполняет. В некоторых местах загоняет темп

[@moonshine2748]

Such an underrated sonata! It’s so bright, fun and beautiful. It deserves more recognition!

[@alexmauger4533]

Been listening to this one recently. It's pretty good study music. :)

[@PieInTheSky9]

It's also interesting to note that Beethoven almost certainly originally conceived this sonata as a string quartet, as evidenced by the manuscript and the style of writing. It's also the only sonata he actually arranged for string quartet.

[@PeterSchellhase]

This is one of my favorite sonatas. A little gem. I love all three performances.

[@jessielu8235]

3:13-3:37 best part ever

[@rravvia]

Seriously. When I learned this at 15 I couldn't get through that part because I found it so moving!

[@parkourpro928]

Yeah well I was 10 when I played this

[@parkourpro928]

And now I am 12

[@kofiLjunggren]

@@parkourpro928 guess what! Im 2 and half years old and ive just learned all of is sonatas!

[@PJGRAND]

Beethoven is considered by many to be The Greatest and these very authentic recordings with Beethoven's sheet music is showing people Why

[@JasperNomis]

Thank you for taking the time to post such beautiful pieces of music and write such eloquent descriptions about them. You inspire me to continue pursuing my own writing on music. :)

[@parkourpro928]

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[@parkourpro928]

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[@Musiclover-jr8sf]

@@parkourpro928 -_-

[@JBorda]

All 32 Sonatas are amazing. You might have a favorite this week, but next one you fall in love with another. Andreas Schiff states that if Bach’s Partitas are the Old Testament, Beethoven Sonatas are the New Testament.

[@jessielu8235]

I love the transition from 4:09-4:13

[@smashedpasta]

Me listening to what im studying in natural speed: omg how the hell am i gonna do this Me trying to do it: omg how the hell did i do this Me listening to both hands when i play seperate *im screwed*

[@joiekuan6926]

lmao for real tho

[@qwertyfox3168]

Лучше слушай известных исполнителей, а не молодежь, которая гонится в музыке в погоне за чертями.

[@stabbytt]

Huh

[@sophiaziegler7420]

fr im just starting to learn this

[@mariosvourliotakis]

took me 5 hours to learn the second page

[@CanelonVegano]

Beautiful, I always liked this sonata (well all of beethoven's)

[@yasminagaouzi5084]

Yokoyama's rendition is absolutely beautiful ! His touch is so pure and melodic. Thank you for posting this !

[@bootman26]

This is my favorite Beethoven Sonata. The tempos were a little quick for my taste, but never ignored detail to the advantage of speed. Bravo!

[@joy7367]

Thank you so much for this it's so helpful because I have to play the rondo for an exam and hearing different interpretations really helps to develop mine

[@madclassix9909]

I find those bass octaves and RH arpeggios starting at Episode 2 of MVT III (thanks Ashish) so incredibly powerful and majestic 35:10

[@patricksimpson1725]

Awesome that you just posted this, since my piano teacher just assigned it to me a few days ago and I had never heard it before! Thanks for all the wonderful interpretations you find and the insightful descriptions.

[@leonlinton634]

Jumppanen is my favourite :) Thanks for uploading this treasure of Beethoven.

[@duartevader2709]

Im currently starting to learn this piece and it seems so fun, cant wait to play the whole thing!

[@metteholm4833]

I´m playing this Allegretto now. It is difficult because of its underlying intensity and complexity.... well, some might hear it differntly..... but I love it and want to play the whole sonata one day.

[@mayalee8933]

I’m playing this right now and I’m only 9

[@roberacevedo8232]

@@mayalee8933 9? That's super impressive

[@benjaminbeam5273]

Did anyone else fall in love with the chord at 1:19?

[@luizmelofilho]

Mendelssohn uses that a lot. Try his songs without words

[@endustsyn128]

That's Emaj9

[@wbuck]

I came into the comments for exactly this. There's something so delicious when pre-Romantic music stumbles upon extended tertiary harmony through voice leading (in addition to this one, I particularly love the first movement of No. 18, where the theme lands repeatedly on what's a hard for me to not analyze as an Ebmaj7).

[@kofiLjunggren]

Amazing!

[@berkefeil5646]

Yes!

[@hjiuhfhrehui]

Finally a sonata by Beethoven I’m going to enjoy playing ❤️.

[@graydusk1039]

what sonata didnt you enjoy?

[@martinsrenemanis7834]

You are not going to enjoy it trust me its nightmare to learn

[@tansy69]

I love how you always put different pianist playing pieces you post, very creative! We can really experience how the three play the pieces differently! 🤗🥰

[@outofmycharismaticmind]

❤

[@noblekime319]

Thanks Ashish--what a pleasure to browse through your channel. I have played this sonata; it's so inspiring to hear what top caliber players can do with it. Sends me right back to the piano!!

[@Menarecuteaaa]

Of course it starts off as simple then turns into a nightmare to read

[@nezkeys79]

Tbh I apply that sentence to Bach's music. Beethoven's music is largely way simpler to read (and play) than Bach's

[@commentingchannel9776]

​@@nezkeys79I'd often rather a Bach fugue than much of Beethoven

[@clavedeluz3044]

Just the 4 initial bars dude

[@addison_1661]

@@commentingchannel9776 you’re crazy lol. Sight reading Bach hurts my brain.

[@nandovancreij]

​@@addison_1661yeah same theyre delusional

[@GUILLOM]

I got goosebumps at 3:13

[@TheModicaLiszt]

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[@trvm1]

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[@souio]

I always find Beethoven at his melodic best when composing in 3/4

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

Agreed. I played sonata no 15

[@raulkostin4243]

Since Beethoven was so good at composing 3/4. It is a pity he didn’t compose any valses

[@erezsolomon3838]

@@raulkostin4243 take a look at his 30th piano sonata on this channel. I think some variation in the third movement is a waltz

[@chrisy367]

@@erezsolomon3838 there's one in the pathetique 1st movement too!

[@ultimateconstruction]

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[@philipcai9499]

the recapitulation in the first movement is a wonderful moment

[@Alwpiano]

Such intelligent pieces of art in the form of sound. Love how pieces merge from one to another.

[@luciacandelaquinteros8625]

Tyoypupuytrio

[@dancle167]

This sonata is also notable for being in the handful of sonatas of which we do not have recordings of Emil Gilels performing. Fun to imagine how he would interpret this one.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven-elliber7609]

But we have this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIKuq4BumLuKq7s

[@darknightfawkes1028]

second one was best by far. perfect tempo speed before the allegro section and throughout, and the touch and dynamic was superior. amazing.

[@CanelonVegano]

Just started studying this one!! As my first "complex" Beethoven sonata

[@giwtaki2000]

me too!

[@jaehoyoon1021]

For your first complex Beethoven piece, I recommend the 10 Beethoven Sonata, it has great work and elegant styles along with some hard inversions to get between but I have faith that you can do it!

[@mandaJt]

I love this Sonata. It is beautiful and fun to play.

[@levikuskie]

This has helped me on my analysis assignments for my degree. Thank you

[@nelsongustavodeoliveirales9488]

Beethoven is marvellous

[@plentyofmagoes1143]

Korstick's control of dynamics is incredible!

[@conan2717]

Thanks! Korstick is delighting.

[@Symbioticism]

This is an excellent sonata for teaching form I have found. Simple enough to master the whole, but sneaky enough to reward enquiry!

[@omarayman5318]

3:52 so special beethoven's Style .....He says I 'll Surprise u

[@cerealbowl7038]

00:10 I could listen to these 6 measures all day.

[@limesquared]

Incredible details! Thank you so much for the research!

[@flexaeterna]

Dang! Wish they had KZbin in the early 2000s so I knew how to play this properly. I think this sonata was beyond the abilities of myself AND my piano teacher at the time lol

[@smitlag]

I am finding that a lot of these lesser known Beethoven sonatas are much quicker in tempo than I originally played them years ago. So they take on a new life and are much more interesting.

[@michaellessel5532]

Such a beautiful chord at 1:20

[@segmentsAndCurves]

Happy 250th birthday Beethoven!

[@CarapuceShiney]

Those F natural before the coda in the first movement .. damn The Allegretto is clearly one of my favourite Beethoven's sonatas movement ! But the slower tempo of Jumppanen is the best one. Globally, Jumppanen made a better interpretation in my opinion

[@SomaUmbra]

Korstick's version is really exciting, it is the best for me!

[@CanelonVegano]

I was super excied when I first heard 9:31

[@voidninja616]

Im still excited :D

[@miguelisaurusbruh1158]

Wow finally someone feels the same :o

[@aperson6934]

1:26 - fantastic!

[@tarikeld11]

A Person True!

[@qwertyfox3168]

Не фантастик, а полная лажа.

[@ultimateconstruction]

@@qwertyfox3168 Завали

[@ultimateconstruction]

@@qwertyfox3168 Е Б А Л О

[@rominafunes1347]

Gracias Beethoven!!!

[@edgaralonsomejias3140]

I love this channel

[@GoriIIaTactics]

Wow, the vid description is so high effort. Thanks

[@珍珍羅]

20:57

[@Jamric-gr8gr]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@gspaulsson]

Op. 14 1 & 2 are well-known to piano students, as the easiest B sonatas after the op.49 pair. Maybe not so often performed because of that. Korstick IMO takes it much too fast, perhaps to prove that it isn't so easy after all.

[@fireflower1328]

I'm doing this for my Grade 8 ABRSM this year, it's not easy ofc but it is also not that hard if u practice;) Gd luck for those who wanna learn it, it's a nice piece😎

[@kateliufan]

0:10

[@HunterBelkiran]

Excellent!

[@malenkaradi4461]

Tage mit Klaviermusik und Beethoven!

[@limejuice7777]

thanks, now i know how to describe II mvt, that strange sound is the renaissance-ish feel, oh not that "strange" is bad, it's nice

[@yuehchopin]

danke

[@siccra]

와우! 아주 멋진 곡이네요♡♡

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@개구리밥-g9u]

초딩때 콩쿨곡 드디어 찾았다 ㅎ 이 곡 진짜 좋아했는데...손가락은 아팠지만;

[@chopin65]

That first allegretto was more like an allegro.

[@strawberriesandcandy]

Was feeling pretty good about my own tempo for the first movement. And then. Dude my scale section doesn’t sound anything like theirs

[@navazooaretz1448]

15:04-15:32 22:04-22:45 😍😍

[@fernandoserico77]

Lol I studied it a few days ago.. what a coincidence

[@onlyfixe8500]

Yokoyama is my fav

[@annijapetrusova4521]

I will have to play this, and now I am like - what did my teacher gave to me. I'll never learn this!

[@smashedpasta]

I have to play this too, my teacher gave it to me too, but i know she gave it to you because you are able to do it ! Just be patient :)

[@shontaearthur7534]

You can do it!! Just start by learning the first page and that might motivate you to learn the rest of it. That’s how I do it...and just play seperate hands to start with slowly to learn the notes. Metronome work helps a lot too. I am learning this piece too. 😊

[@lauraev]

I chose it and I love it

[@fredericchopin7538]

Delightful!

[@nomonovaoydinoy9426]

Ajoyib bu kuydi kalejga kirish ucunham colsa boʻladimi ❤❤🎉

[@hutaospunchableface7381]

Omg, I never knew this was like forty mins! This is really intimidating. P. S, I'm sorry if it's actually easy, I'm just a yr five, ten years old.

[@yayobro7194]

This is 3 performances from 3 different pianists. The actual piece is about 11 minutes long.

[@mmukulkhedekar4752]

@@yayobro7194 lol yeah

[@breajourney7407]

Same

[@TheGloryofMusic]

A strange sonata, with atypical material. Beethoven made an arrangement of it for string quartet and remarked that he doubted anyone else could have done so.

[@tarikeld11]

He did? Which opus/WoO number?

[@GUIM1797]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6LFYqGwd5eseZY It's listed as Hess 34.

[@person1790]

I’m trying to learn this TT. I’m getting there!

[@arielincredible4704]

I wish I could play like that!!!!! Anyone in 2020? Btw, I’m a small KZbinr

[@reako1213]

😆😆

[@hutaospunchableface7381]

Me!

[@Galapheus]

Such a cutie

[@parkourpro928]

Okay it’s op

[@seanhettenbach2101]

Cynthia's approach theme brought me here...

[@729MendicantTide]

Erik C's cover?

[@dannylawrence8968]

Korstick is the best interpretation.

[@vid4622]

第1楽章の第1主題は、師ハイドンの弦楽四重奏曲「五度」を意識してつくられたのでしょうか、

[@nord1486]

I did this for my grade 8. I could never get bars 5 and 6 of movt. 1. Probably because I didn't practise enough

[@leo32190]

Cause its akward for the hands

[@kofiLjunggren]

The intro reminds me of his first cello sonata

[@ΓεωργίαΟικονόμου-φ2ι]

03:13

[@nezkeys79]

1:20 this Emaj9 chord i feel is quite rare for music of beethovens time?

[@AshishXiangyiKumar]

It's a really fun and striking dissonance for sure, but I feel it as a double appoggiatura, rather than an Emaj9 per se.

[@nezkeys79]

​@Ashish Xiangyi Kumar yeah sounds more romantic or jazzy in nature to me with this configuration

[@ka-yancheung2472]

I like bars 13 to bars 21

[@zzum0307]

1200번째 좋아요 눌렀당

[@EpicSelenium34]

Stopped after learning the first page... beautiful song tho.

[@cloverisfan818]

ARSM be like

[@nickj5451]

"The 9th Sonata isn’t well known, probably due to a combination of its relatively diminutive proportions and slight air of oddness, but it definitely deserves to be," you say? Say no more! I'm listening to this.

[@jordidewaard2937]

Ah Beethoven's music always seems so out of reach as a Pianist. I have learned both his op. 49 Sonatas, yet Sonatas like this one and the op. 79 just seem so far away still, almost like I'm a complete newbie to Beethoven. It doesn't scare one off just by looking at the sheets as Chopin, or even Liszt may, but just hearing a professional play this Sonata quickly makes me realise just how out of my league I am here

[@timward276]

Give it a shot! This is probably the easiest sonata after the op. 49 ones. The Rondo sounds a lot harder than it is: those brilliant triplets are easy to play.

[@lightofamphy6764]

@@timward276 I’m kinda traumatized by the triplets in the final movement of op.2 no.1, but I trust ya cuz apparently this one is easier than op.2 no.1.

[@timward276]

@@lightofamphy6764 It's easier than the 2/1 finale, which is fairly challenging. 2/1 is, however, still easier than many other Beethoven finales (op. 2/3, op. 10/3, either op. 27, any op. 31, etc.)

[@lightofamphy6764]

@@timward276 oh yeah 100%. It’s just that among Beethoven’s easier sonatas, the 2/1 final movement is probably the hardest.

[@timward276]

@@lightofamphy6764 I'd rank the finales of the easier early sonatas in terms of difficulty thus: EASIEST: 14/1, 14/2, 10/1, 2/1, op. 26, 10/2 HARDEST

[@bayreuth79]

That’s not Allegretto!

[@underscoreellipsesdothyphe1563]

Well that sonata may not have been a Glen Gould performance but i suppose one could say it was Good as Gould..... Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe references

[@pdr770]

אני יהודי ליטאי, אני חרדי אמוראי. קשה מאוד לניגון גם למקצוענים. עם סוף יפה גן עדן. עם שחרזו עיליים וקדושים כמו 15:20.

[@markbr5898]

מה זה "אמוראי"? האם אתה מתכוון שאתה לומד את דברי האמוראים?

[@pdr770]

בסיום אחד חזק ביצירה בסופיה אחרת זה הומרי גם ללידת תינוק מאב ואם.

[@jeanpouzaud]

3:01

[@amarabertelson9106]

8:36

[@brandonmacey964]

@ approximately 31:28, at Bar 58, there is a missing quarter note rest on the 3rd beat.. I just wanted ya'll to know I'm paying attention. Gotta use the Urtext scores brothers. Carry on..

[@JJC333]

My Orchestra arrangement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 9: Woodwinds: 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets (in A) 2 Bassoons Brass: 2 Horns (in E (first and third movements), G (second movement)) 2 Trumpets (in E) Percussion: Timpani Strings: Violins I, II Violas Cellos Basses

[@rubarohith7690]

Hi

[@Imjeff........................]

hi

[@kelvin4622]

I need to passed this song, because of my DIPLOMA examination 🤢

[@devonchristopher5837]

Your taking a Diploma exam, yet u call this Beethoven Sonata a song...

[@leo32190]

Yeah man fuck you

[@kelvin4622]

@@leo32190 subscribed

[@GUILLOM]

h

[@blackmage1276]

Sounds like Mozart at the start