Claudio Arrau Beethoven "Les Adieux" (Full)

[@nevskixx]

Anyone who plays this work will tell you that it is one of the hardest of all Beethoven Sonatas to play . It is over in less than 20 minutes, but it carries an emotional punch.It takes many years to bring it to an optimal level and there is real physical effort required to produce that glorious finale.

[@jhkoh4355]

Especially, it's not easy to play this work as if he is singing without losing his concentration

[@pianoredux7516]

The almost boneless flexibility and naturalness of Arrau's use of his hands, his catlike grace of technique, is gloriously on view here. I loved the performance. He was 1000% emotionally committed in every bar.

[@vangel1443]

It's always the same when you hear a Beethoven sonata played by Arrau: You just know that it is exactly how it is supposed to sound.

[@vangel1443]

Sally Sheridan Very interesting comment, Sally. Thank you and God bless.

[@jonathanhos6031]

Francisco Sunderland 300% Agree 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🏼

[@katarinaciceric2522]

Love you !

[@rogeriofreitascarvalho6681]

For me no one plays Beethoven's sonatas bether than Arrau. No one.

[@james.e.sharpiii]

@@rogeriofreitascarvalho6681 I concur! He seems to have the most fluid, natural connection to the emotion and music of Beethoven

[@antonwills-eve124]

Toute sonate de Beethoven que j'ai entendue jouée par Arrau a été la meilleure interprétation de cet oeuvre que j'ai jamais écouté. Pourquoi Arrau a réussi à rendre Beethoven plus beau de toutes les manières que personne d'autre, je ne peux pas commencer à comprendre. Je ne le sais que pour moi, et il a dû avoir un génie instinctif pour cette musique que peut-être avait seul le compositeur lui-même. Certes, Arrau n'était pas seulement le plus grand pianiste du 20ème siècle mais probablement aussi le plus grand musicien.

[@nihilistlemon1995]

Vous avez pas du ecouter bcp d'enregistrements des sonates de Beethoven alors .

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Oh! La la! Tout a fait ce que je pense....! ❤ Je fais partie de Votre Groupe! 👌

[@siegfriedstark]

No words to express! Just remembering that he was one of the last pupils of Martin Krause, himself a former pupil of Franz Liszt: Arrau was a heir of the BEST tradition!

[@ApostoloZeno]

00:30 I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro 07:12 II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo 10:50 III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente

[@miguelsaizar9474]

Son dos grandes

[@comeprima5585]

Thanks

[@leemotosuwa]

Thank you

[@kirstikouvo2139]

@@leemotosuwa Paljon kiitoksia!

[@williambignell5382]

Claudio Arrau ; Master of masters.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Not true! Arrau one of the greatest! Wilhelm Kempff and Emil Gilels more colorful beautiful piano sound for Beethoven than Arrau! Radu Lupu his Brahms piano concerto no 1 with the Finnish Radio Symphony video youtube from 1996! Radu Lupu had the most colorful piano sound for Brahms concerto no 1! Radu Lupu had warmer better piano sound than Arrau's Brahms concerto no 1! Radu Lupu more relax than Arrau playing Brahms concerto no 1! The best Brahms piano concerto no 2 players are Really=Sviatislav Richter! Richter more monumental and more genius than Arrau! Grigory Sokolov his Brahms concerto no 2 with the best piano sound better than Arrau's Brahms concerto no 2! Sokolov his rhythmic vitalness is unbeatable! Sokolov more Titanic than Arrau!!

[@epicbottleflips5032]

​@@RaineriHakkarainencalm down he commented 11 years ago this was a pointless reply

[@marcosviniciosribeirocompo1137]

@@RaineriHakkarainen Sokolov is great but, better sound than Arrau !?? Maybe because he plays louder and faster..so what !? For me; no one produces such a magnificent and magical sound on the piano as Arrau ! Listen to more of Arrau's recordings ! Especially for the Phillips label. Just a piece of advice. But, is just my opinion !

[@sender1496]

I had the main ("A") theme of the last movement in my head for several days, wondering where it came from. It drove me nuts, but I soon realized that it had to be someone who was capable of writing amazing, lyrical melodies. After several days of painful thinking (and trust me, this process was more painful and long than I can ever describe...), I knew that it had to be one of Beethoven's sonatas, so I checked through a lot of them but couldn't find it. This searching in all of his sonatas lasted for long, and drove me literally insane. When I FINALLY found it, sitting in the car listening to it on my computer with headphones, shivers went down my spine. It wasn't as beautiful as I had remembered it. It was even better. Now I've spent the last day listening to it over and over again.

[@CanelonVegano]

do you mean the intro right?:)beauty

[@sender1496]

I meant the intro of the last part (or last "movement", around 11:01), but the very first intro of the first part is also very beautiful :D

[@CanelonVegano]

Sen Der Oh I understand

[@timotot123]

I think the reason is probably because of it's determined nature. It's so uplifting, and Beethoven always as far as I can tell displays the nature of being human and going through the struggles, but always overcoming them

[@carlpalumbo5811]

As well as being a supreme virtuoso, Arrau has a fantastic intellect. In his interpretations of the great composers like Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert and Schumann he achieves a depth that few other pianists can approach. His recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas are sacred monuments that demonstrate the art, the history and the grandeur of the piano. His service to the composer and music in general is undeniable.

[@dougjohnson3299]

Well stated. He's my hero.

[@antonwills-eve124]

Ogni sonata di Beethoven che ho sentito interpretato da Arrau è stata la migliore interpretazione di quel lavoro che abbia mai ascoltato. Perché Arrau era in grado di rendere Beethoven più bello in ogni modo di chiunque altro non riesco a capire. So solo che per me ha fatto e deve aver avuto un genio istintivo per questa musica che forse anche solo il compositore stesso aveva. Certamente Arrau non era solo il più grande pianista del ventesimo secolo, ma probabilmente anche il più grande musicista.

[@rogeriofreitascarvalho6681]

Beethoven -> Czerny -> Liszt -> Krause -> Arrau

[@MrFremont69]

I don't think may exist possible words to say how much was and it is every day Claudio Arrau. Thank you very much for this sweet effort to every note and silence

[@morrigambist]

Arrau's tempos here are right down the middle. Part of his greatness was that he never was afraid to let the music breathe at a critical point. He was able to do this without calling attention to the breath, which made the "surprise" which usually followed all the more powerful.

[@singmaus45]

Unforgotten and unrivaled!

[@gerardbedecarter]

What wonderful emotions this beautiful Sonata represents and Arrau reveals.

[@1pianolvr]

Remembering my teacher Philip Lorenz who was a student if arrau playing this. Perfection

[@CarlosLima-oe7wn]

Duas obras primas. A composição e a interpretação. Arrau engrandece Beethoven e vice-versa.

[@lauragoldbach4842]

Gracias Chile por haberle dado al mundo un artista monumental como Claudio Arrau!!!

[@turron36]

Chile no, la madre y el padre.

[@anabenedicto]

This pianist was great!.. one of the best in piano history.. any doubt about this question.. I love him!.

[@JGF1943]

Claudio Arrau el gran orgullo de CHILE!!!

[@miryambarnabas2424]

*Que Si!*

[@dougjohnson3299]

Claudio Arrau performs Beethoven the way a bird navigates a stormy day-deftly handling the buffeting winds as only one who is naturally-skilled, well-practiced can, creating a ballet in the air, his notes soaring to the heavens.

[@marcodaniello4288]

Un grande Maestro, un grande Uomo

[@dougjohnson3299]

Si! Si!

[@WindsorPianoSchool]

The best interpretation definitely!

[@danorq]

unrivaled golden sound

[@helioenriquesuarezgodoy2899]

Los Adioses es una belleza de sonata y con la interpretacion de Arrau, se escucha con arrebato y sonoridad superior...gracias por llevarla youtube...

[@FritzKreutz]

Fantastisch wie alles was er spielt!!Mit Svjatoslav Richter, Gilels, Kempf, Horowitz einer der Größten!!

[@jsleebr]

Deeply touched by this play. Thank you very much, Mr. Arrau.

[@alexhill-smith4057]

It matters not whether this is the greatest interpretation of this sonata. it is enough to say that it is a very beautiful one and expressive of deep emotion.

[@puk4763]

Everything needs to be the greatest these days :)

[@plekkchand]

Exactly. Most of the people here are incapable of judicious criticism or listening. They just want to gush, and to be SEEN gushing. @@puk4763

[@vangel1443]

Truly, I had never heard anyone play the piano like Arrau does. He's like the very voice of Beethoven. Even better, he's more like the outcome of his soul.

[@miryambarnabas2424]

*Oh! Yes!*

[@marcostisanifrancadanese3076]

Arrau is musically a descendant of Beethoven. His teacher, Martin Krause, was taught by Liszt, who was taught by Czerny, who was taught by Beethoven.

[@plekkchand]

You're completely carried away, capable only of hyperbole.

[@rosco3866]

That final movement is incredible.

[@dryhanna]

The best ever

[@FiliusDeiPatris]

Hermoso Viva Claudio Arrau!!!

[@BPmusique]

What is there to really say…personally, I can’t see anybody else playing this better…. What a gift music is!

[@ultimateconstruction]

What a gift classical music is!*

[@stevenbeer6005]

A wonderful emotional performance! The last movement was exhilarating! Cheers!

[@kwixotic]

Many years back I also owned a recording of his performance of Beethoven's lovely 4th Piano Concerto. It was divine playing to say the least!

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Me too! & I played it many times!

[@DagobertoEspinoza]

Muchas gracias por subirlo. Dedicada al archiduque Rodolfo, la sonata fue publicada por primera vez en Londres por Muzio Clementi, quien tradujo los subtítulos originales de Beethoven al francés, por razones de mercado. La dedicatoria reza: "En la partida de su Alteza Imperial, el Archiduque Rodolfo, con admiración". 00 Les Adieux: Adagio - Allegro (1:54) 07:14 L'Absence: Andante espressivo 10:50 Le retour: Vivacissimamente La versión de Arrau corresponde a su presentación en el recital monográfico de Beethoven, realizado en Berlín, el 10 de abril de 1970. Este es un aporte de la página "La Belleza de Escuchar".

[@danmaia455]

Saporra mesmo

[@moussebrewer9411]

La traducción es incorrecta, el primer movimiento se llama Das Lebewohl, lo que significaría l'Adieu antes que les Adieux. Lebe wohl significa algo como "suerte en la vida"

[@peace-now]

I saw him play quite often Arrau liked coming to New Zealand, as they appreciated him there. I heard him playing the Emperor, Appassionata and the Waldstein (Woodstone).

[@antwerpsmerle1404]

To call Beethoven’s sonata dedicated to Count Waldstein the “Woodstone” is rather like calling Elizabeth Schwarzkopf “Lizzie Blackhead”, as some do. Were you pulling our leg? Readers who are familiar with the works of Enid Blyton will also appreciate Steven Isserlis’s translation of Schumann’s “Fünf Stücke im Volkston” as “Five get Stuck in Folkestone”.

[@sergiohermosilla6648]

Claudio Arrau es uno de los elegidos para jamás morir. Su genialidad permanecerá en el tiempo, mientras haya vida en nuestro planeta....

[@miryambarnabas2424]

*Ya pienso lo mismo!*

[@russelrayphotos]

Great performance. Maybe the first mvmt tempo is a little faster than I'm used to hearing it, but nobody captures the spirit of Beethoven better than Arrau. He is the master of this music (and just about everything else he plays).

[@djtgemhg]

best interpretation of Op. 81a, esp. the third movement

[@marcosviniciosribeirocompo1137]

trancendental in every way !!!

[@stuartbreckinridge2399]

Remembering this much music comes from having practiced it so much that you cannot help but remember every note.

[@fromanotherstar]

Thank you very much for this wonderful video....

[@VVdeVendetta]

Beethoven, Czerny, Lizt, Krause and Arrau. Any doubt why Claudio plays Beethoven so well?

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Yeah, Czerny was Beethoven's disciple, who taught Liszt who taught Krause who taught Arrau. That's why the disciple plays the ultimate boss' pieces so we'll.

[@antwerpsmerle1404]

@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji Wilhelm Kempff cited a similar pedagogical ancestry. I count myself very lucky to have heard both these great pianists live.

[@cobrafarmer]

Wonderful playing. Thanks for posting.

[@ricardopadilla6082]

¡¡SÓLO LOS DIOSES PODRÍAN TOCAR ASÍ!! VERDADERAMENTE SUBLIME, ¡¡¡INSUPERABLE!!!

[@gerardbedecarter]

Beautiful playing !!

[@literaine6550]

The best I've heard of this, just trying to learn it

[@sospiroso]

A beautiful interpretation indeed. Something that we can all learn from.

[@marcosviniciosribeirocompo1137]

His Hands !!!!!!My God !!!!!!

[@hippiehippiehoorah1]

Hands down the most beautiful and flawless performance of this piece

[@antwerpsmerle1404]

Beautiful yes, flawless no. There were a few fluffs, but not enough to spoil this wonderful performance.

[@glenn-gould]

such a great pianist !! wonderful, thank you so much for posting :)

[@carmency1]

Estoy de acuerdo en todo,Arrau es ,para mi,el gran interprete de Beethoven,y Baremboin es un extraordinario musico y un buen pianista...

[@zinam5795]

Великолепное исполнение ....БРАВО!!!

[@BharatRaghavan08]

a bit assorted at times but another wonderful immortal piece from the master composer...and of course played to perfection by Arrau

[@nattyvefe]

Claudio Arrau CHILENO :') I'm so proud for this!!

[@MultiSORDO]

No entiendo, porque "orgullosa"? No es Ud. que toca el piano, no? Por ser chileno... y si fuese japonés o otra nacionalidad, la interpretacion no le gustaria? Vivió mucho tiempo fuera de Chile y es alemán de formación musical y universal como músico. No la hace esto "orgullosa"? Eso puedo entenderlo, ya que estar "orgullosa" del trabajo de otros, me parece fuera de lugar, sobretodo si no se ha participado en nada. Nacer en un lugar del planeta es una pura casualidad, no?

[@prm66]

wow, this is amazing. best playing Iv'e seen til now I think

[@wnaenni]

Phenomenal!

[@arturon111]

THE BEST !!!!

[@brunaazzurra]

sublime

[@eugeniobarrancoperez8718]

Nadie,nunca mas,ni antes ni despues. Epico!!!

[@levacque1]

Un grand maestro !!!!

[@joseluiscastellanosramirez8068]

Grandes sentimientos, grandes emociones,gran obra maestra.

[@andrewkennaugh6329]

"Nobody does it better..."

[@hercules570]

Está genial el contraste entre el inicio y el resto de la pieza.

[@marcelotobardurand6511]

Pareciera que Beethoven hubiera creado sus piano - sonatas para ARRAU. Maravilloso intérprete del gran Ludwig, el chileno Claudio Arrau. ( Q.E.P.D.)

[@wallyssalas]

I can almost distinguish Arrau's musical heart from that of other interpreters, when he plays and delivers Beethoven's piano sonatas, perhaps in the manner that only he was able to deliver through recordings and recitals in the span of so many years. It is not just the special sonority, for which he was famous and well admired, but perhaps also the strong and determined physical musicality of his hands, as they masterfully strike the keyboard, and where the camera visually delivers for us, not only his technique but also his heart, and perhaps the heart of Beethoven himself. This sonata is but an example of these observations, I think...

[@miryambarnabas2424]

What a Great Comment!

[@jeanfatale]

The camera guy is the master of zooming and panning. He lives his art, he is his art, it is him.

[@garygibian4091]

Thanks for pointing that out. The music is incredible, and the camera work and video editing of maybe 4 camera recordings are also really good. I imagine the videographers studied the piece of music a lot before recording and editing the performance.

[@jeanfatale]

@@garygibian4091 hate to say I was joking. They look pretty funny to me. But it's nice you felt they added something to the music!

[@victorperezespinoza8753]

Creo que Claudio Arrau le pone el sentimiento que quería Bethoven💖🎶🎶🎶 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@navrozelalkaka8457]

the zenith of brilliance

[@antonwills-eve124]

Every Beethoven sonata I have heard played by Arrau has been the best interpretation of that work I have ever listened to. Why Arrau was able to actually make Beethoven more beautiful in every way than anybody else I cannot begin to understand. I only know that for me he did, and must have had an instinctive genius for this music which perhaps only the composer himself also had. Certainly Arrau was not just the greatest pianist of the 20th century but probably also the greatest musician.

[@arnoldnani5100]

Anton Wills-Eve has

[@timotot123]

I guess also growing up as a child prodigy and having a teacher who was a student of Liszt would contribute significantly. His teacher was more than a task master and would set him almost superhuman feats for his lessons. Don't quote me but it could be something such as learning the complete Liszt Transcendental Etudes within a week or something like that. You can find an interview on you tube of Arrau discussing this. It's mind boggling what was expected of him

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

What am I listening to. This is so perfect it hurts

[@marioramongarcia9998]

What a marvelous performance!

[@eugeniobarrancoperez8718]

Que maravilla,se escucha hasta el jadeo en el principio.

[@yosht6110]

cannot get any better than this. Not sure what he does to make the sound richer than other interpreters.

[@dadshome2]

Joe Lim Somehow he managed to put a lot of shoulder weight behind every finger move.

[@delamoraraulpiano]

Joe Lim Maestro Arrau uses the natural weight of the entire body to the tip of the fingers with absolute relaxation. This gives a sound so rich and beautiful that not anyone can perceive. Usually people like beaten sound result of tension in arms and hands. Maestro Arrau is the only one who is completely relaxed (among the famous pianists). Regards.

[@702fidelio]

Preste cuidadosa atention a la nariz del maestro Arrou y el manejo magistral de su respiracion. Trate de imitartlo por un dia entero en su vida y vera como alcanzara un nivel de espiritualidad y ATENCION en toda actividad que emprenda en su vida

[@Viktorvelat95]

+Raúl de la Mora Arthur Rubinstein is also using full weight of hands and body while being relaxed,thus his sound is phenomenal as well as Arrau's

[@meredith218461]

You mention the most important aspect of good tone control - relaxation. Arrau and Rubinstein possessed this, consequently the piano became a natural physical extension of themselves, they could produce a large fulsome sonority without harshness. This account of Les Adieux is absolutely superb.

[@MiguelAngel-sg5bo]

Genial, como siempre, el maestro chileno.

[@dhammanoonsrikosai6900]

Awesome!

[@colegiomartinlutherieac5146]

Maestro !! hermoso!!

[@anamariadossantosesilva9851]

Maravilhoso! Bravo!

[@neirafaelferreiralopesfilh7289]

Monumentale.

[@j.coronado8220]

¿Quién interpreta mejor a Beethoven? Claudio Arrau, por supuesto.

[@carlosmendozapiano]

J. Coronado Y Michelangeli

[@nihilistlemon1995]

no

[@leo32190]

Boris lo Y yo. Mejor que Arrau.

[@leo32190]

Solo bromeo

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Horowitz. Arrau es más de Liszt.

[@antoniofabi9721]

Splendido Arrau, nel suo consueto rigore.

[@eugeniobarrancoperez8718]

Le transpiran hasta las orejas,insuperable!!!!

[@pichuliux]

Amazing, thank you!

[@endy1121]

素晴らしい映像と音をありがとうございます。さすがはクラウディオ・アラウ、巨匠だけあって一瞬ニューロンの発火を可視化させているのかと思いました。いったい、きらきらと眩いばかりに煌めく額とニューロンの発火は同期しているのでしょうか？私に様々な課題を与え、かつ理解の促進に必要不可欠なひと、クラウディオ・アラウは私にとってこの先もずっと偉大な神様です。

[@clariolaelx]

Thank You 🌻

[@mirellapazmino7063]

WONDERFULL

[@alanalai4750]

6.49 is beatiful

[@heatherbrown1880]

maestro.

[@theelyreload]

me emociona.

[@markswanson549]

I think this was the 1970 Beethovenfest concert where he also played the Appassionata sonata.

[@CesarFSosa]

Cro que contrastar la furza armonica con una delicada y fina melodia nos lleva a una contemplación de lagrimas "delicada pero con fuerza esperanzadora"

[@platform84]

Amazing!!!

[@jannisguitar95]

wow, brilliant perfomance, even tough i am classical guitarist I do really love this piece of music!

[@cevicentevideos]

There's no such thing as the "best" pianist or the "best" Beethoven. There are several pianists in each generation who are above and beyond all others. The ones who are ARTISTS and not just interpreters. But at the end, it all comes down to TASTE. Your personal taste. Arrau was wonderful, but you can't disregard other equally gifted artists who came before and after him. The quicker we stop labeling artists and start enjoying their art, the better.

[@Emuface77]

I go all over the place but I can play this song and I love him.

[@saltech3444]

I have just today discovered this sonata on vinyl, played by Arrau. Unfortunately, the vinyl dates back to 1959 and it is terribly worn. The sound quality is pretty appalling. It's great to be able to hear this on KZbin with proper sound!

[@abrahamparraamante6850]

me despido con tan solemne música....

[@abrahamparraamante6850]

hola gonsalín

[@piano1500]

As a pianist, you have to practice the memorization of pieces, just as you would the notes and rhythms. There are many techniques that pianists use to help them with memorizations. Memorization comes not just from repetition, but other things as well. Muscle memory will only get you so far.

[@Ray0X0]

Eso de que Bareboim interpreta a Beethoven mejor que Claudio Arrau sólo lo puede decir un argentino con la camiseta puesta... es totalmente absurdo dar argumentos al respecto; desde todo punto de vista Arrau tiene en Beethoven un nivel tremendamente superior no sólo a Barenboim, sino a todos los otros pianistas que he oído. En técnica, forma y contenido no hay comparación alguna. Desde la formación musical de Arrau, en la escuela romántica alemana, en adelante no hay comparación viable.

[@elizabethriquelme6088]

El único gran merito de Bareboim es haber conocido y casarse con Jacqueline du Pré.

[@ranchoelchamusquito3683]

Barenboim??? Lol

[@TempodiPiano]

I am a (scanty) pianist and memorization is not difficult, it's something spontaneous and beethovian music is very logic and compartmentalized so this is easier than one could think. IMO the admiration point is about the digital technique maybe but notably for the perfect balance between plans. (I hope my English is good enough.)