My new favourite James Rhodes recording. So full of life. So human. I don't have time to listen to it again but I'm going to listen to it again.
@dentednj10 жыл бұрын
Nobody has mentioned the camera. Very nicely done. It's great to see your positioning and finger work and body expression while you play. The slow camera panning and editing is really well done.
@MatthewWilliamLittle11 жыл бұрын
A very, very good rendition. This is the best playing I have ever heard from you, bravo, really.
@SilvertortoisePiano8 жыл бұрын
Completely superb. A masterful interpretation and performance. Thank you!!!
@pipertripp9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff man. One of my all time favourites. Always gives me chills. Thanks for sharing your interpretation of it!
@SergioValenzuela8 жыл бұрын
always touched and moved by your interpretations. hope all musicians were like You. Thank You so much.
@NathanaelXavier8 жыл бұрын
"Hope all musicians were like you." This defeats the point of being a musician. Every musician has his/her own personal style, approach and flair to a piece of music. Having musical diversity is the very thing that makes a musician successful. There are not two musicians in this world who are the same.
@SergioValenzuela8 жыл бұрын
Nathanael, I wasn´t talking about style or personality. My commentary was motivated after seeing his very touching spain ted talk. Taking into account his life story, motivations and great sincerity, my comment has to do with attitude, sensibility, and depth, and desacralization of classical music or musicians.
@Paisajes_Posibles3 жыл бұрын
you make me funcking love this extraordinary sonata, man, bless you
@Erlkonig859 жыл бұрын
Bravo! That was absolutely mesmerising :)
@jbw531916 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Rhodes for this superb performance and interpretation. I have listened to so many recordings of this and YOURS is the one I hope to emulate as I work on this piece. You brought out so many subtleties that many performers neglect. Thank you for your work!
@FirstGentleman111 жыл бұрын
So fresh and full of life and magic. Thank you.
@topsparky8811 жыл бұрын
Lovely rendition! It's interesting to see your fingering and hand positions particularly through the presto, trills and arpeggios. Not sure why, but I always think the long pedaling is peculiar in this sonata. Nice touch adding the bit with the glasses inside the Steinway!
@manfreadmusic10 жыл бұрын
too beautiful for words....... and performed by a genius too.
@omitnot9 жыл бұрын
manfreadmusic i agree....bravo indeed!
@manfreadmusic9 жыл бұрын
Great you enjoyed, Amit, :)
@dotcom9710 жыл бұрын
This piece portraits a beautiful sunrise in the countryside, warm, happy, joyful feelings as I wake up to see the sun rising over the hills. I open the door to the smell of the spray field... flowers, grass, fruits waiting to be cut and eaten for breakfast. I stop and I sigh to let the complete ecstatic feeling inside my lungs and my whole body. What a great day to be alive!
@tarikeld116 жыл бұрын
Thats true! Beethoven loved the nature!
@ricardobarmon51233 жыл бұрын
Gracias por existir, James Rhodes.
@pchamney11 жыл бұрын
There's so much joy here. Wow. I really needed that! Thank you!
@jamesnitzberg84056 жыл бұрын
What a great way to break in a piano, you did FANTASTIC. One of my favorite pieces, well played!!
@palitook11669 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Beautiful! !! It was no matter what others say That was extraordinary. He played it as if it was so easily done But it could not. To you Mr.Rhodes I clap my hands to you For yiur Amazing work *claps hands* Absolutely Mesmerizing~.
@NathanaelXavier7 жыл бұрын
Nice performance, and I also love the bits of music history/fun facts you threw in there!
@robrobbins156510 жыл бұрын
Another great video recording. I like the fact that it is played with so much sensitivity - not so stodgy and "purist!"
@girl92010 жыл бұрын
You are beyond amazing! We are so enjoying your videos, thank you for sharing your talent/hard work!
@percpianogal94025 жыл бұрын
I am not complaining about your boxer shorts...Believe me! Beautiful playing :)
@robertmayes52322 жыл бұрын
I never saw them. I listen to this a lot and I wouldn't notice anything like that anyway. Why would people when this played so well?
@mollymaskell96010 жыл бұрын
oh wow, simply amazing so much passion played into it absolutely breathtaking !!!!!
@elinroshenriksdotter90189 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably beautiful
@benhoughton88 жыл бұрын
My favorite versions of the Waldstein: James Rhodes, Artur Schnabel, and Rudolph Serkin. I've been working and performing this piece for a while and I love it.
@renysand5 жыл бұрын
Have you listened to Dubravka Tomšic’s? I highly recommend her interpretation.
@volkerlinz72148 жыл бұрын
This one is for eternity. I used to play Beethoven´s Sonatas for many years, but this last movement always blew my head - and it would always bring me close to the edge. Saw Alfred Brendel at the Philharmonie Berlin performing it. But yours is so much better. Can we have that in Berlin, too? Thanks for your genius, love and peace, Volker
@Ernesto76087 жыл бұрын
Rhodes plays this music very well. But Brendel's masterly interpretation is far ahead, with a SOLID musical excellency that all the tragedies in Rhodes' life cannot make up for.
@JohnWeinert10 жыл бұрын
That is genious. You are on the right way with your skills ...
@gabriellasan4 жыл бұрын
Wow, such happy, phenomenal music
@garfreed9 жыл бұрын
You are doing important work, Mr. Rhodes. I'd love to hear you do Schumann!! Carnaval, Kreisleriana, Davidsbundlertaenze!!
@Rix80010 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing!
@martha802029 жыл бұрын
Pasión y precisión. Muy Bueno. Gracias
@douglassmith775010 жыл бұрын
WOW. ..very good
@Linitaaamolina11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!!! :)
@Alanzott10 жыл бұрын
I am truly inspired..
@josefrancoluzzi37474 жыл бұрын
Magnífico, Magistral!!!!!!!!!!!!
@newonecyclone78466 жыл бұрын
Wowwww... It is great job done.
@topsparky8811 жыл бұрын
Btw, thanks for this lovely Christmas treat!
@sato44622 жыл бұрын
Great interpretation 👏
@MegaCatamayo7 жыл бұрын
I close my eyes.....and let my mind go..............................
@cristinamaia31952 жыл бұрын
Love it S2
@loy1985loy7 жыл бұрын
Wow, you are an amazing pianist! :) Congrats! I got your book to play the piano! :)
@gnnyman8 жыл бұрын
James, I read your comment about the Steinways... I need to disagree! I took your word and went to the Steinway House in Vienna and tried it out - no problem at all to do those octave glissandi!
@cucaytoña11 жыл бұрын
Sublime.
@kroni19115 жыл бұрын
Well...now i see how will I play glisando octaves😀 Nice man
@jonathanfrank10739 жыл бұрын
just awesome, man. mean it.
@crismiranda_11 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!
@BenSadounJeremie10 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@jorgevillagra64004 жыл бұрын
Great !
@kellymathews661510 жыл бұрын
This is exactly right for reading Keats and Shelley.
@alexscott7511 жыл бұрын
Amazing, but why 4:3 D:
@esmeraldaal-rebai333310 жыл бұрын
magnificent
@hannrkelley9 жыл бұрын
Beyond
@stephengentle2815 Жыл бұрын
Looks like the audio has been incorrectly copyright claimed by another pianist? Might want to get that fixed!
@ComtedeMonteC5 жыл бұрын
If MrJames Rhodes wore white tie and tails, instead of t-shirt and jeans, and had nice stylish haircut then this good performance would sound even better. [For those who don't realise, this comment is sarcastic and this is indeed a good performance.]
@mariesoullier11 жыл бұрын
No need to apologise for the boxers I honestly didn't notice them (though I definitely looked after reading that), I was too busy watching your fingers dance.
@danksamosa39525 жыл бұрын
Fingers dance 😙
@onanonainoyole2 жыл бұрын
Excelente pianista español.
@andresbonelli5 жыл бұрын
5:30 "fuck... where did I left my glasess??"
@ameliaashton-brooke245411 жыл бұрын
Dreamy
@GeorgeZwierzchowskipianomusic7 жыл бұрын
excellent power for such a light arm. did you record the first movement? I played this for my graduation exam many years ago. I think I'll blow the dust of it and give it another cycle. Don't be afraid to eat, with more weight in the arms you will work less. serious, I had to stuff myself to get a good shoulder and forearm. Peace.
@danksamosa39525 жыл бұрын
You roasted him and at the same complimented him.
@laurencesiegel93624 жыл бұрын
Skinny people are cool if they can play like that.
@akelofgren94684 жыл бұрын
Think that so much love Beethoven Bach Chopin and by family get it denied
@Priss2010Oliveira11 жыл бұрын
Love
@Elishalevizecchillo7 ай бұрын
👌👏
@meowpurpussypaws525210 жыл бұрын
well done with this technically very demanding piece! although at some parts you should stick to the original pedal indications (as written by Beethoven himself) and the initial tempo.
@hansdekorver7365 Жыл бұрын
It is better not to stick to the original pedal indications ! The Graf piano sustaining right pedal did hardly work ! So in other words the nowadays piano ''s right pedal has a much better function.
@RaisinPyramids9 жыл бұрын
great playing. also i thought you were nicolas cage at first :P
@johannsebastianbach34114 жыл бұрын
I suppose steinway actions are too heavy for the octave glissandos :(
@Cris-oi6ky4 жыл бұрын
Amor.
@SIashHD7 жыл бұрын
The main theme, for chist's sake....
@youngpossum11 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Quick question though: Is this how the 8ve glissandi are supposed to be played, or is it a cheat? Frankly I can't imagine doing them one-handed, so would do the same, but am curious how you approached the problem.
@jamesrhodepianist11 жыл бұрын
total cheat :) Some Steinways you can do them one-handed but rarely. Split the right hand ones to play with both hands (either gliss or fast runs) then 8ve Gs and single scale runs in the left hand (with every G an octave though). Makes more sense to me that way if I want to avoid blood on the keyboard...
@youngpossum11 жыл бұрын
***** Haha, thanks for the reply! You're very inspiring for us passionate amateurs who want to approach difficult pieces like this -- and you do pick some very good repertoire. (Any chance of some Scriabin?)
@paullanfear10 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, remember that the pianos in Beethoven's time would have been a lighter action and in many cases the keys narrower, making this particular glissando not quite so fiendish as on a modern grand.
@johannsebastianbach34118 жыл бұрын
you are right, on some concert pianos it is easier to do 8ve Gs because they have lighter actions, but even if the piano has a heavier action it is possible. I personally take my thumb and little finger as close to the ending point of the black keys and perform the 8ve Gs. When you are closer to the end of the keys, the difference between the p and the down position of the keys is huge, making it harder to perform glissandos. But if you do the same by just moving your hand one inch forward in the keyboard, the difference in the vertical position of the keys decrease linearly. I figured this technique on my own and maybe it has been around there for a while I dont honestly know. But you could give it a try if you havent so. Very nice performance :D
@SilvertortoisePiano8 жыл бұрын
Well Bach would know of course, thank you sir! : )
@paulzarvisMusicProducer Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job on this James and nice to meet you here. I'm working on this sonata myself. I've already released the first movement. This third is a tough one! I play the 1st movement a bit slower than most do but I like the tempo because it doesn't feel like the music is 'running' Anyway love your work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2rZemBraZeIedE
@dabidentero87848 жыл бұрын
2 spiders on piano..2 walkers dancing black and withe ...
@이환규-y2b6 жыл бұрын
The pianists valentine lisitsa and kun woo paik
@thewizardii16387 жыл бұрын
quite gd. accent maybe. but no pauses on the stretto. strict time. maybe dont move ur hands to the chords untill right when ur gonna play them?.:)..
@professordeportugadoyt1139 жыл бұрын
A mime playing piano. lol
@benvolio198711 жыл бұрын
Omg - did you write this??
@MassimilianoGrotto10 жыл бұрын
This is Beethoven!!!
@benvolio198710 жыл бұрын
awh man, can't wait to hear what he writes next
@samirraheb762310 жыл бұрын
Benvolio Foster you seem to be ignorant my friend didnt catch what did grotto told you ?
@manfreadmusic10 жыл бұрын
Beethoven. Ludwig.
@monikad575810 жыл бұрын
Benvolio Foster just a few useless diddlies here and there
@Ludwig1422 жыл бұрын
3:29
@AB-vd8rt4 жыл бұрын
What’s the silly need to refer to your boxer shorts when you perform one of the best piano sonatas ever? In a few centuries the Waldstein will still be played; nobody will (hopefully) check out your knickers’ allusion. Let your interpretation stand out by itself. And yes, for your ego’s sake it’s very well played (vs, say, Richter’s).
@originunknown32094 жыл бұрын
Too slow for me James.
@pawedoronowski26739 жыл бұрын
I admire Your hard work, but i don't like You playing => delicatissimo/aggresive/delicatissimo/.../etc. you're losing what's most important in this sonata. Listen to performances of Friedrich Gulda, Alfred Brendel, Emil Gilels, You'll know what i mean.
@benhoughton88 жыл бұрын
Paweł Doronowski a lot of recordings I've heard of the Waldstein seem to be blurry, especially James Rhodes. I still like it though.
@pawedoronowski26738 жыл бұрын
Well, Waldstein sonata is NOT an easy one, i respect everyone who can play this masterpiece, just... its hard for me to tell, this performance misses something... Not notes of course :) But still - Great work is done here, no one can deny it!
@benhoughton88 жыл бұрын
Paweł Doronowski hard to disagree. Mr. Rhodes obviously knows what he's doing. I think I like Rudolph Serkin's interpretation better, even though that's "really" blurry as well but one of my influences when I started learning it. Schnabel's version is pretty amazing too.
@pawedoronowski26738 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard Serkin playing Waldstein. YET. But i will today. By the way: if i rememner correctly, first time i heard Waldstein, it was M. Pletniev's performance, and now, years later i still like his playing. Kempff and Gulda are amazing too.
@ComtedeMonteC5 жыл бұрын
@Pawel Doronwski Well I do not know what you mean. I dont think this performance is losing anything important. It is an "interpretation" and so is bound to be different from other's performances.
@222mozart9 жыл бұрын
i could buy you some dresses, also i have hair shampoon and a comb in my fundus i tell you when i will arrive
@MrFartyman449 жыл бұрын
I'm so cool for wearing a stripped shirt, having tattoos and leaving my sunglasses on the inside of the piano
@samshepherd12796 жыл бұрын
if you wore a striped t and had tats you'd still be a loser
@danksamosa39525 жыл бұрын
I am so cool for thinking that wearing a stripped shirt, having tattoos and leaving sunglasses on the side of the piano is not cool.
@alejandrocalvo10155 жыл бұрын
Damn cameraman. They always move too much. We don't care about his hair or the furniture behind. And btw you forgot left hand view.. change job
@cristinamaiapm9 жыл бұрын
hippie
@ryanyesman76646 жыл бұрын
And a hipster, and a damn good pianist too.
@kroni19115 жыл бұрын
Well...now i see how will I play glisando octaves😀 Nice man