Beethoven Vs Steibelt - Transcription

From documentary "The Genius of Beethoven"
Improvisations based off of Mozart's "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"
Music from BBC Documentaries
Transcribed by me
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[@HenryTaiwan]

Steibelt at home, 5 minutes later: Grazie Signore (or in his case, Danke, Herr)

[@kennetht.2911]

Underrated comment

[@fawkes2109]

Amadeus appreciation post

[@DrChrisF]

@@kennetht.2911 It's literally the top comment

[@frnjtt-pn6wj]

what you mean?

[@benpowell5007]

All he ever wanted was to play to God.

[@PetrichorAllegory]

Ironically it is exactly the endless and meaningless arpeggiation in the "Beethoven improvisation" that Beethoven himself disliked. Beethoven's improvisations were reputed to be complex, filled with inner voices, and so well thought out as to appear composed. I am sorry to see that general audiences will simply perceive Beethoven's playing as the flashiest and fastest, when in fact it was likely much more than that.

[@michelcamachomusic]

Can you share the source of that Beethoven quote please?

[@knuggems]

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but had I heard that statement without a name of the composer I would have thought of Liszt at first…😂

[@alwaurora8069]

I mean... That may be the case? I don't know whether to trust those witness accounts on those details. When I think of the few "improvisatory-like" compositions by Beethoven I am familiar with (thinking of his cadenza for Mozart's D minor piano concerto here, which is supposed to feel like an improvised afterthought on the initial movement, or the piano introduction to the Choral Fantasy...), they don't appear too 'composed' to me. Perhaps they don't have as much meaningless arpeggiation but, oh boy, do they feature meaningless scales, modulations that go nowhere and endless, cheap dominant chords... Don't get me wrong, Beethoven at his best is probably my favourite composer of them all and he certainly was a noted improviser back in the day. But to me there is a big difference between his really thought-out pieces - which surely contain everything you say and more - and, for the lack of actual improvisations, those works of him supposed to feel as though they were improvised.

[@HikikoSunny01]

I think it's just to show 'laypeople' how good he was in an accessible way, :v Afaik, Beethoven's improv here is actually much more close to what Steibelt did, uh though take what i say here with a grain of salt, i dont have sources. Also, the best example of a 'improvisation' is Beethoven's fantasia op. 77 and his cadenzas.

[@HikikoSunny01]

@@alwaurora8069 I mean, thats the point, a free form session. cadenzas were often improvised or simply composed in a free form. Also, closest we have to his improvisation is the fantasia, op 77

[@RandomOrganist687]

And the rest is just the same isn't? Wait, wrong movie

[@Cinnamonny-w6y]

Grazie Signore... uh i mean danke Herr

[@thegoodgeneral]

A much, much better movie.

[@EwicoCylinder]

@@thegoodgeneral Yesn you are totally right. But this movie isn't totally a bad movie for first time watching.

[@jeffmorris4802]

that's a different song though this is the birdcatcher's song from the magic flute non piu andrai fro amadeus is from the marriage of figaro

[@kaikirr]

this doesn't really work... does it? Did you try, This? THIS! Better? What you think? "laughs in tune"

[@HeadmostCantaloupe]

Then a guy's gonna come in, take the clip and make it black and white, lower the framerate and say "*REAL* FOOTAGE OF BEETHOVEN!"

[@commentingchannel9776]

A teacher of mine had a link to "a Liszt recording" uploaded to our virtual classroom. *She taught Music History.*

[@dutube99]

2:04 she realizes the vast overkill is unnecessary and that there is something much deeper going on

[@HikikoSunny01]

FINALLY ONE THAT INCLUDES STEIBELT!

[@satrialesporkstore7889]

Beethoven's genius actually lies in creating unimaginably beautiful harmony around a simple melody, this improvisation is more of a Mozart thing, but it's possible to see Beethoven do something like this in his early years since he was such a big fan of Mozart.

[@Robotron-wd9em]

0:34 brutal parallel fifths.

[@engelbertschoormans]

yes, but the bass line is G-A-B, not G-F#-G. So parallel octaves with the second voice.

[@Robotron-wd9em]

@@engelbertschoormans it seemed strange, intentional parallel fifths are rare to be found.

[@danielepiscitelli6946]

For the measure 22 I think it can be looked as an embellishment, also because the parallel movement goes to a diminished fifths that in many schools is considered permitted. For the measure 21 there’s no excuses, it’s just straight parallel fifths between the second and third chord 😂

[@teodorb.p.composer]

​@@Robotron-wd9emParalel fifts are great. But trull, not in classicist era 😂😂 But this isn't very like pararell fifts....

[@hadrieneverard8121]

My exact thought

[@christodoulostelemes9564]

Been looking for this for quite a while

[@matswessling6600]

this was really overly simplistic. in reality Steibert made a vbery impressive improvisation and Beethoven didnt pkay the same but took steibert theme and turned it upside down and just made a much more intelligent composition of it. Not just playing much faster etc. and it was long, very long.

[@cadriver2570]

They always do that. As if any professional musician would be satisfied with that bland first piece. It was the musical equivalent of a 3rd grade reading level book.

[@matswessling6600]

@@cadriver2570 and the thing they made "bethoven" play isnt better, just more tones...

[@Whatismusic123]

@@cadriver2570 you would never be able to compose that even if given a thousand years

[@MiScusi69]

​@@Whatismusic123Oh look, the sorabji lover. Will you play us some Schönberg? We all love your appreciation for modern classical!

[@elliottherring5021]

@@MiScusi69? Look at the music he makes (also Sorabji isn’t that bad)

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Steibelt, was not as bad as portrayed in this movie; far from it, he was an excellent pianist. The example here was GROSSLY exaggerated to somehow describe Beethoven's virtuosity. The sad part happens when "Beethoven" begins changing music keys, which Steibert could do in his sleep too. So that was inaccurate. However, "both" in this film use Mozart's tune to improvise upon, from his 'Magic Flute'. The tune is called 'Der Vogelfänger bin Ich ja', (also known as Papageno's song).

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

Eye-openning thanks

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I always laugh at these music "battle" scenes in movies. The "winning" music has everyone cheering and clapping at how awesome the music sounds. But in reality, it's just musical fluff, with the technical demands of a grade school music exercise.

[@bollongus]

This appears in my recommendation every time I open youtube 😂 nice transcription btw

[@contrabombarde3210]

Oh, cool a combination from piano and organ 👍. That is great. I subscriebed you 😊. Kind regards Alex.

[@christodoulostelemes9564]

Thanks

[@frnjtt-pn6wj]

Every pianist could play that, but not everyone can improvise that way 😮

[@DanielCharry1025]

Fantastic job with the transcription 💪

[@NeshMusicLover]

0:19 in the right hands the second chord contains also a F (i know it's not in style). I listened carefully and I'm pretty sure of it.

[@shosho_hrubblefongers9311]

1:33 Adam Neely approves

[@than0s948]

We do a little trolling. -Beethoven

[@frédéricchopinFan.9479]

Great video thank you!🙏 ❤

[@Vic9994546]

Good transcription som notes is when you have the eighth beamed to the sixteenth triplet it’s better to write as an ornament ie grace notes and such, because they look the same but they are very different in terms of phrasing. Seeing it as grace notes I would play the main note stronger but writing it as triplets you would accidentally play the triplet louder than it should be when it’s supposed to be a decoration not apart of the main structural melody it’s just some compositional tips to show hierarchy

[@villain7140]

Beethoven imitating Steibelt with that silly ass new accompaniment is hilarious

[@eino145]

The theme of the "improvisations" is borrowed(/stolen) from Papageno's aria from Mozart's Zauberflöte.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Yep, exactly.

[@Scientart]

Istg this piece, Cerulean, and Squeeze on your lega are true art

[@juliancochran]

I prefer the first version. The second lacked logic and structure and looked just as superficial showing off even though some of the transportions were colorful and intense.

[@Lukas-ug6jy]

First version is extremely basic and purposefully bad in an exaggerated way. The ritardando into an ad lib flourish is cheesy and overused. Aren‘t you just trying to be contrarian? The second version actually has some ideas and develops them. Of course it‘s not profound, but it‘s not meant to be.

[@christophedevos3760]

These musical 'duels' were occurring regularly I suppose, there was also the one with Wölfl, maybe at the behest of their publisher(s) (it seems the competition was also going on in print, writing variations on the same theme, not very different from how the Diabelli variations came to fruition).

[@martinli8587]

Thx for this. Amazing!

[@Teslav2_music]

Beethoven got all of the damsels by just improvising

[@manuelvidal9285]

Aunque faltó aclarar que la obra sobre la cual improvisan pertenece a la ópera Flauta mágica de Mozart, una de las Arias de Papageno.

[@jeffscales2720]

Why is it when I see him pucker his lips like that ( 1:25) I feel like I know for sure it is something Beethoven would do.

[@gmnotyet]

That was awesome, thanks.

[@eren_psgamer17]

Thank youuuuuu❤❤❤❤❤

[@IMSColoradoSprings]

Excellent, excellent, excellent! This ie wonderful. I had engraved this but the video with the score is brilliant!

[@pansyr4596]

"Prestissimo con fuoco" lol

[@schelyeuwong4456]

At the end Beethoven brings back the original flute/picc motif of Mozart. He’s really the biggest fan 😂

[@GinoCerutti-z5f]

❤❤❤

[@nataliekodetova7029]

Nice ❤

[@ricardorivas5955]

the trills make it seem more virtousic that it is

This is Mozart's Papageno's song

[@bigkahunauk1]

Is this a true reflection of Beethoven, brilliant but short tempered and acerbic?

[@studentofcounterpoint]

it's a good transcription but why are F# notated as Gb ?

[@8_squared]

C diminished

[@evangelos6509]

wow!!!!!!!!!!

[@KevinMamea]

As it was told, by my ancestors.

[@adriancostea4575]

0:38

[@brianbernstein3826]

2:14 measure 62 right hand not possible for anyone lol

[@8_squared]

Wait till you see Liszt's music 😶

[@brianbernstein3826]

@@8_squared um. I've seen it. I've played it

[@DavitMinasyan-rn3fv]

lmao.. 2-1-2-4 fingering and you’re good, if you think thats not possible look at rach 3, third movement

[@brianbernstein3826]

@@DavitMinasyan-rn3fv yeah I was practicing it this way just for fun. it's quite manageable, I just can't play it as fast as Beethoven in the video lol

[@kp2164]

1:46 I love trilling here lol

[@newaccounter]

Signature Beethoven nastiness

[@samybelhora4602]

Quel est le titre de cette extrait ???🤔🤔🤔

[@8_squared]

Mozart - Die Zauberflöte; Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

[@ashgrigoryan-wk3hq]

after that evning that girl gave him...

[@den2459]

I prefer first

[@brunolanzasant]

Beethoven would never conclude it so quickly, after bar 68 he'd spend at least another 35 lol

[@renevega3529]

Bethoveen 😎

[@MillEditing]

hey do you take request? i'd be happy if you can do this!

[@8_squared]

I may do requests, but it depends on how much time I have. But feel free to reccomend things I should compose/arrange, I would like to see more ideas that I could do.

[@MillEditing]

@@8_squared kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJykXqh9atNleZY&ab_channel=fruit%E6%9E%9C-animeonpiano this may be hard, but I would love to learn this for new years. a beautiful start

[@ИванАндрианов-ш7н]

Name of movie please

[@8_squared]

It is a BBC Documentary called "The Genius of Beethoven."

[@mathewkubik3199]

Naruto

[@thedevil1667]

That's easy. Ragtime from lidle 😂 I thought he played something more complicated

[@HarrodUla-z7i]

Jackson Frank Clark David Williams Daniel

[@하백-e4i]

i think Steibelt was better

[@CantFindaName59]

Beautiful coda, couldn't be played worse... No phrasing, just forte and pedal...

[@PerritoVision]

i didnt know beethoven spoke with a biritish accent

[@Whatismusic123]

Trash vs Garbage ahh piano battle

[@shenFen-jf2jk]

Like you could compose anything better lol

[@arthurfunk3104]

That was pretty good, but he's no Oscar Peterson.