Claudio Arrau Beethoven "Appassionata" (Full)

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
I. Allegro assai
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethovenfest Bonn 1970

[@julieredmond8271]

A master cameraman filming a master pianist!

[@MetroDuroc]

Arrau, total commitment to art. Zero vanity.

[@wallyssalas]

Claudio Arrau, my favorite interpreter of Beethoven. A Chilean diamond of the piano. Respected and appreciated by the German public his entire life. The pride of musical Chile, highly regarded by the entire world of music lovers. Yet, a very humble man, never an arrogant showoff taking advantage of his fame, his reputation. Indeed, the greatest interpreter of classical piano compositions of the 20th Century. I stand by these, my opinions.

[@byoung8918]

Beside Arrau's extraordinary technique, the cameraman really knows what to focus on!

[@phiphi71]

Le plus grand pianiste classique,le plus virtuose,le plus passionné,le plus sensible et délicat...un géant parmi les géants...inoubliable claudio arrau

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

What he turns piano into is incredible. Real Virtuoso.

[@alstewart9212]

I’m 78 yrs old and still can’t comprehend humans can work such magic. Our brains truly are wired differently!

[@brettwallis1]

And the Mass” of people (sheep) today, will loose this music too the ages.., few will carry on the beauty..(compared to the masses).. it’s sad really, a lot of historic artists are lost in time , because the youth is SO distracted !! Tied up in social media and what rapper is making fun of what celebrity.. scandals and theory’s are the news people care about. Rap artists and favorite pop singers dominate the billboards.. you’ll be waiting a while before we see another like Him ^ on the billboard top 100!… ? It’s madness the historical things are being lost!!! We NEED to pass this stuff on to the youth!!! Regardless of value, give it to your kids or friends kids!?? ❤

[@danielleiva1507]

El piano, Beethoven y Arrau, fundidos en un solo ser, representan la maravillosa capacidad de la humanidad, desde su origen, para capturar y compartir la Belleza que existe en el universo. Esre don, que para algunos es Dios manifestamdose en el mundo, es un misterio, pues ven en la mùsica la mas valiosa, o, virtuosa, de las artes, incluso por sobre la poesìa, ya que no haay palabras que nos permitan nos lleven a su esencia. Arrau fue regalo precioso, de eaquellos que no llegan ni se "crean" con fecuecia a la humanidad. Aunque soy chileno, no puedo ni quiero afirmar si es el mejor piaista del s xx, o quejarme porque en nuestros dias no hayan algunos como èl. No es justo para los artistas de ayer y hioy. Que fue uno de los maximos interpretes no cave la menor duda, y lo mejor es agradecer por su existencia, junto a todos los creadores que el Aete y las Musas, han brindado para goce del espiritu humano.

[@alvarito45]

I have the absolutely incredible privilege of having listened Maestro Arrau playing this sonata at Teatro Colón, Bogotá, Colombia in 1962. The rest of the program was also Beethoven. And he closed the recital with an "Appasionata" which made a explosión of applause and "Bravos" to madness. I remember as if it had been yesterday. Again : BRAVISSIMO MAESTRO ARRAU!!!

[@didier3858]

💚

[@fernandosequerra2100]

As you said....an absolute prividelge.

[@dalethomasdewitt]

A tribute to the reality of memory. Indelible.

[@carolinabeccani858]

B. b. N. B. B. B. N. B. B. B. N. B. nn. N. Ñ. Ñ. nñ.

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

@@carolinabeccani858 muy interesante, Carolina. Gracias. Cuando tengas tiempito me lo descifras.

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

The one thing I like about this performance is how humble it is. Arrau is not trying to impress anyone, he's just playing his heart out on a piece that he knows way too well. It's like he is playing the piece for his master, like if he returned to his childhood. The emotion he puts on the playing is more than enough to be considered among the greatest ever. His renditions of Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven are all full of emotion and deep understanding.

[@TheAtheist22]

Couldn't agree with you more.

[@User_39sankyu]

His teacher is pupil of Franz Listz… Arrau’s playstyle is very emotional because it’s focused on accuracy and touch.

[@arcanios806]

Yes. Nowadays only show and narcism is requested...

[@fazec0ld802]

Claudio Arrau was a direct pupilary descendent of Beethoven, (Czerny

[@김호덕-n6g]

absolutely agree with you 🎉​@fazec0ld802

[@alessandravitale]

Il Maestro Arrau. Leggendario. Esecuzioni sublimi ed indimenticabili . Lui è l Eccellenza

[@erwinschrodinger2546]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! I just put it on as background while I did some serious work on the computer. I had not even paid attention to what it was. After a few minutes, I started thinking, "I had not realized that God recorded piano music." I find it hard to believe that a mortal human being could play that well. This is incredible!

[@guzmansoriano6082]

"I had no relized that God recorded piano musica." Amen to that. 🙏

[@AriannaAyers]

With his mother’s death in 1959, his piano style changed both in tempi and interpretation; further open to the details of each musical phrase, he lingered longer, allowing the listener to expansively open the musicality and emotion of each piece. Never boastful, technically a virtuoso since age 4, he began to read music before words, and by age 6 performed in front of Chilean governmental and congressional officials, who so inspired by his technique, one describing seeing the child perform, as the opening of the gates of Divinity, promptly sent him to Germany to study music for 10 years. Upon his mentor’s passing, he never took another formal lesson.

[@suryam732]

fun fact, his teacher's teacher was Lizst, who was taught by one of Beethoven's students, so this is probably the most accurate playing when it comes to Beethoven's technique.

[@joost505]

No. His teacher was Martin Krause who was a pupil of Liszt. Liszt died before Arrau was even born.

[@suryam732]

@@joost505 pupil is what i meant, but my point in that his technique was passed down from Beethoven still stands.

[@nickroosh9407]

@@joost505 yes, that's exactly what he said

[@JFXHFILM]

Remember: Teacher’s teacher, like Lizst being the grandpa not the father.

[@joost505]

@@nickroosh9407 yeah he edited his comment. :)

[@walterbenjamin1386]

How could I have not known this genius?

[@amakrid]

Always in control, always gentle, always lyrical and sweet...

[@Pianistmichelangelo]

Una delle migliori appassionate che ho ascoltato! Claudio Arrau maestro di forma, musicalità e dimensione sinfonica beethoveniana. Grande!

[@julieredmond8271]

Watching him play brings me to tears. I can't help it.

[@victoriaherrera7724]

Me too, I'm crying my heart out

[@sergiobarraza1806]

How beautiful and how mesmerizing a human being can do with an instrument. Crying along with you.

[@fromanotherstar]

The greatest interpreter of Beethoven I have ever heard in my opinion.....fantastic !!

[@michelacampo8832]

Bravissimo bravissimo veramente così si suona Beethoven finalmente lo sento suonato bene congratulazioni

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Buon Giorno! 😊 *Si! Asi es!* Subscribed to your Channel! 👏

[@arkanogoodman4775]

Me encanta como lo decís! Bravissimo 🎉

[@waggawaggaful]

i love how intense, dark and scary beethoven is

[@fazec0ld802]

but not always… there’s moments in the Waldstein that feel like you’re in the clouds, moments in à Thérèse that feel like you’re experiencing love for the first time, and moments in the Pathétique’s Adagio that feel like you’re being held in a warm embrace. Beethoven’s range of emotional expression is arguably the primary factor behind his status as the man who was greatest earthly creator of sound we’ve ever known.

[@namungkim1775]

best performance of appassionata i’ve ever encountered. makes me cry everytime

[@guillermomiranda9703]

Arrsu was one of the greatest interpreter of Beethoven piano works, technique and soul at its best

[@ЛюдмилаГорячкина-о8к]

Из прослушанных этому пианисту отдаю предпочтение. Великий.

[@Gi_gi_ka]

I am here because of my Doctor, that suggests me to take my time and enjoy this piece of classic music art. 🇬🇷

[@sergiobarraza1806]

Dios... qué genio. No me cansaré nunca de decirlo. Que su legado no muera. Esta generación está muerta culturalmente pero aún se puede salvar. Compartan, muéstrenle al mundo la verdadera música, a los verdaderos genios de la música.

[@alderaan25]

Claudio Arrau born in Chillan City, Chile. And I can proudly say that I was at his home. Now a museum.

[@cristianguzmancanales8344]

Cuna d grandes...se deberá al clima?

[@itismusic4life]

I attended his concert in Amsterdam Concertgebouw in the mid fifties! A Musical genius and pianistic giant!! HERMAN now living in Australia

[@ferpvlsc]

Im from chillan :)

[@msmelinda420]

I came here thanks to Anne Rice, her character Sybil played this obsessively and I can see why. She passed away yesterday and my heart is broken. The Appassionata plays in my home today for the mother of the vampires...

[@skj983]

we live in an era of technical pianists that don't understand the story they're telling. arrau is leagues ahead of everyone when playing movement 3. I can imagine Beethoven saying - "yes! This man gets it"

[@colegiomartinlutherieac5146]

Only when you have a sensitive soul can you understand, thank you for your words to my honorable compatriot..

[@cme1447]

Yeah today’s pianist are trying to play fast and clean, sterile

[@emharber562]

I absolutely agree with your thoughts on this. Sensitivity is key. You can be technically perfect but without sensitivity it becomes just another piece of music.

[@fallenangel5268]

Well not really.. You can be as sensitive as you want in the end you are playing a piece of music that you simply don't understand. I'm a beginner with the piano but I have been having thoughts of investing all my time into this to become very good at playing for example Beethovens pieces but then lately I started watching all of these great pianists and I started to realise that all of them are someone who tried to play Beethovens or Chopins or Mozart pieces very well and did succeed in doing it but once we dig even deeper we start to realise that some of these pieces are very personal and more complicated than just a feeling or perfect technique while raising the eyebrows for that perfect feeling. For example take Beethoven, do some of these pianists even know what he was going through? Fine, they maybe have went though similar situations in their personal lifes but lets be real we can dig even deeper once we come to a point where you simply cant imitate or re-create these feelings. All in all, do we want to become pianists and live trying to imitate our whole life? Live of Beethovens, Chopins or Mozarts works? This does tell quite alot about the pianist himself in my opinion. I bet that Beethovens, Chopin or Mozart could play eachothers pieces for fun but I don't think that they would try to imitate so hard and try to create these feelings that they simply didnt feel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bobGY6mqn5yprNU - Here you have an example from a movie that I think can be transfered to the pianists all over the world, 0:40 Liszt is trying to understand the piece while playing Etude no 12 op 10 Etude Revolutionnaire while Chopin is watching. Now Chopin knows the story and he gets emotional because who wouldn't, Liszt does play it good. But does Liszt understand what Chopin went though? Answer is quite simple, no. Call me mad but I love the piano, I love classical music and I would more than anything want to be able to play all of the big pieces instead of only listening to them on my phone but for me personally I fell in love with the piano because my pathetic life led me into a corner where I feel like I want to express what I feel, the anger, the anxiety, the feelings that I cant scream out because everyone would call me mad and not understand and that are so sweet at the same time yet bloody. I want to show people feelings that are insanely strong and I want to show people that Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart are not the only ones who can create these emotions. I want to show people that living our life in a different way that everyone wants us to live is not wrong. I want to show people that they cannot understand my work and that they never will because they will never get the chance to live the pathetic life of mine. I want to scream for all the people that are having a hard time. I want to scream for all the people that are crying loudly inside, screaming. I want to show people that to be a Legend is not to be an imitator. I want to show people that what they actually want to become, this legend is the opposite, its hell and darkness. I want to compose and I know that it will become just as good or even better than these pieces. Life has already proven to me that I'm capable of doing it. Now the question is, how long time will it take before I can dedicate myself to this and give up the rest of my life. It's been one year already since I started thinking about this but I'm still scared.

[@asdfasdf-gm5uk]

@@fallenangel5268 Ok, but just passion is not nearly enough to play those pieces or to compose. One must be dedicated to work every day for hours on end. There are times when it gets really hard and you just have enough of everything no mater how much passion you have. And I really doubt that someone will compose as good as Beethoven again... It just seems impossible. There are many factors to it. One is that Beethoven was really one of a kind, a revolutionary, creative genius. He has done what no one has done ever before him. And it all came from his hearth and not because he wanted to compose differently. Another reason is that todays world just sucks and very few paople care about music... Because all that shit that exists nowdays is not music, its something very nasty. And i really think that people can understand music and interpret it succesfully without really going through what composer has gone through. I say that because no one really knows what Beethoven felt while composing and no one will, and because i am a pianist so music, is something i deal every day with... Actually I live with it... And it cant be torn avay from me, even if something really bad strikes me... I actally agree that 20th century pianists were much better, and that the way they played was mutch more creative and sensitive than it is nowdays. Because they cared for the sound and music mutch more. Today 90% of pianists just polish the technique and then they just press the keys without really knowing what music really is...

[@vladimirmundaca7376]

Beethoven maestro de Carl Czerny, Carl Czerny maestro de Franz Liszt, Franz Lizt maestro de Martin Krause y Martin Krause maestro de Claudio Arrau y Rosita Renard. Toda una estirpe directa de Beethoven.

[@sinyormerih1862]

Coming down from the pupil lineage of Maestro Beethoven himself. What an incredible pianist, what an honour and privilege it must have been to listen to him live!

[@davidoneill913]

Passion, precision but above it all emotion ,wonderful.

[@sevenstars6823]

His Beethoven is superb...

[@tareldarion6791]

Arrau and Kempff are for me, gods of beethoven's piano sonatas. Two diffrent chatacters, both magnificent.

[@antenym8947]

I haven’t seen a single modern pianist ever come close to the level of interpretation, passion and perfomance of the appassionata as this man. Claudio arrau was a true master.

[@toothsnaggleer]

Please also check, Vladimir Horowitz, they are almost from the same constellations.

[@nadeemlo]

@@toothsnaggleer yeah i liked horowitz' interpretation more

[@antenym8947]

@@nadeemlo horrowitz interpretation was also very good but i still favour this one though.

[@dasani_is_quite_mid4032]

Lang Lang has a pretty good interpretation, full of fire and spirit

[@bluemonstrosity259]

Richter

[@isavin1730]

One of the best piano sonatas written ever. Beethoven was a beast.

[@rogermichou8654]

+isavin1730 more like a Super Genius

[@professordeportugadoyt113]

+Roger Michou A beast

[@professordeportugadoyt113]

isavin1730 He was satan

[@SoloEmerson]

jajajaja

[@paularodriguez8261]

Satan is a piece of shit, Beethoven was like an arcangel.

[@multikulti7629]

Mi mamá fue alumna de él a principios de los 60 en Alemania. Me puso Claudia en honor a él, pero no salí pianista. GRAN ADMIRACIÓN por su profundidad.

[@antoniocolonna8199]

Grandiosa esecuzione: perfezionismo tecnico e splendore del suono ai massimi livelli!

[@jukkajurvelin3676]

This interpretation is one of the best interpretations about this wonderful Beethoven's sonata.

[@g.kech.10]

The best interpretation I have ever heard. Favourite interpretations: #1 Arrau, #2Rubinstein, #3 Horowitz...

[@renaudpontier]

Cette vidéo est passionnante. En plus de la beauté de cette sonate, on a la vision du jeu d'Arrau, son extraordinaire articulation qui lui permet de faire entendre chaque note et de graduer les voix de sorte que son interprétation a un relief extraordinaire. Son tempo sur chaque mouvement est parfait.

[@miguelangelromeu8178]

I see Liszt Hands, i don't known but is incredible to see how the Liszt tecnique is transmited to Claudio Arrau.

[@zwirn00]

I have often heard this piece but never with such fire in every note. Now I know what makes this name Arrau so famous. And I feel what Beethoven might have driven. Just fantastic, wow!

[@alejandroarrau2112]

El mejor pianista del siglo

[@claudiolehmann775]

RIP the great chilean pianist Claudio Arrau master and interpreter of Beethoven.

[@antonioezquerroesteban7652]

Bzvn

[@cytigui7469]

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[@physicsisawesome696]

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[@nahmoo8614]

30년동안 들어도 너무 감동적! Arrau 의 연주는 편안하고 차분하다 ! From Korea

[@Digibeatle09]

Many years ago, I visited Beethoven's birthplace in Bonn - if I ever get to Chile, I'd like to visit Mr. Arrau's place of birth - as he was a truly exceptional artist.

[@jameslaugtug8937]

I happened upon this song via Fargo the TV Series. This is exquisite. I expected as much as I have Chopin's Nocturnes by Claudio Arrau. Nothing need be added. Exquisite.

[@ilpelideachillemanlio7965]

Beautiful Claudio Arrau! What poetry! What a power! What style and what technique! How wonderful, his interpretation of Beethoven!

[@RekoStpaul]

Timing perfection. So patient, and made to look so easy. To any aspiring or seasoned pianist out there I can assure you this piece is far from easy to play much less preform

[@zarirsethna897]

Claudio Arrou was one of the best pianists and is immortal

[@MrInterestingthings]

This cultured , always gentle but confident and sure of what he knew had so much fire , passion and for Beethoven and Schumann, wit,violence and musical purpose .

[@VivaRenata]

Arrau is, no contest, the foremost interpreter of Beethoven in the past century, and still unsurpassed. Thank you for uploading!

[@karlportland3280]

A much under-appreciated pianist.

[@stephenhunt8756]

How wonderful to hear a performance of this work that is really PASSIONATE...not simply loud and fast. His final movement was even better - it was loud, very fast and passionate all at the same time. Claudio, you remain one of the greats. Thanks to Farookhq17 for this beauty.

[@feliciaholly2633]

I agree with you all. I heard it played by other pianists, good performances, but this is the best with every note

[@rumi9005]

Beautiful music. This sonata has been a favorite since childhood!

[@tarakb7606]

Fantastic pianist. I was lucky enough to see him live twice.

[@enterthepleasuredome8602]

I realised he must be playing by his facial expressions and turned it up. Just amazing. Just amazing facial expressions.

[@skeptorr]

Best execution ever. All key misses are forgiven as the interpretation is perfect. For me it seems that he understands this piece better than everyone else. Genius.

[@fazec0ld802]

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven

[@skeptorr]

@@fazec0ld802 Indeed.

[@JerryEboy69]

wowie, you’re still here after 10 years. Beethoven’s quote applies especially here

[@skeptorr]

@@JerryEboy69 Of course I'm here after 10 years, I wasn't that old :P

[@JerryEboy69]

@@skeptorr im saying that most people abandon their old accounts but you managed to do otherwise:)

[@charmoka]

Arrau makes you feel every single note. One of the greatest ever.... That slow movement- so incredibly noble and hopeful. I must also say, that this is beautifully filmed.

[@miryambarnabas2424]

Indeed!

[@alejandroarrau2112]

Fantadtico es como estar en el cielo!

[@PatrickDieterKlavier]

One of the great piano players of all time.

[@peace-now]

+Patrick Dieter Klavier One of the American greats. Others Americans worthy are Gould, Argerich and Barenboim.

[@eole123456789]

+SugarTomAppleRoger except that Arrau and Argerich are argentinians, Barenboim is israelian and Gould is canadian

[@yournamehere23435]

+DrFaustus Arrau was chilean, not argentinean

[@jayandarbrass]

+DrFaustus I think you'll find that Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Argentine/Jewish parents in 1942.

[@marcy5748]

+SugarTomAppleRoger he wasn't even american

[@AnttiKujari]

Those trills are just amazing, he plays with such superhuman precision and emotion!

[@carlosgonzalezalatorre8132]

Arrau, el mejor interprete de Beethoven......tempo, fraseo, nada de excentricidades, técnica sublime y calidad interpretativa, pffff....el más grande pianista del siglo xx

[@vijinanadu1962]

The best are Emil Gilels, Maria Grinberg and Elly Ney, sometimes Maria Yudina will be above them all.

[@jovidec6274]

@@vijinanadu1962 Gilels yes, among a few others. The others you mention not.

[@vijinanadu1962]

May I ask who are the others ?

[@jovidec6274]

@@vijinanadu1962 Richter, Horowitz, Rachmaninov, Busoni, Hofmann, Hess, Friedman, Schnabel, Lipatti, Cortot, Rubinstein, Gould... just to mention some of them.

[@vijinanadu1962]

For Beethoven, Richter is sometimes good, not always. Gilels, Grinberg is more stable, always above the average. I for got Walter Gieseking, he is always good in Mozart and Beethoven.

[@baudy1337]

visited his grave in Chillán last summer. A master of all time.

[@ЛюдмилаОвчинникова-г6я]

Это невероятно! Так вот она какая АППАССИОНАТА ! Спасибо, исполнителю ! Спасибо, Клаудио !

[@Khukhedaru]

Откуда вы все-то знаете, что аппассионата именно такая?! Вы что - Бетховен? И все знаете больше Бетховена про аппасионату-не сомневаюсь даже. Ваша экзальтация смешна.

[@urourogyn]

Marstro Arrau and Richter always spoke so heartily with their sounds. This a sublime masterful performance which I don't think has been superseded on film. He live on forever.

[@joeau2419]

RIP Claudio Arrau, in 40 years time no one will remember justin bieber or Katy Perry, but you will be remembered as the piano master forever

[@joseffvaras4517]

Hay que respetar a cada uno en lo que hace, cada uno es bueno a su manera

[@briancrosby704]

Joe, I agree, and thought that you might like this story. I am in the process of recording my father's observations in Montevideo, Uruguay in the WWII years. He was with the FBI, assigned to Uruguay and Argentina to keep track of Nazi activities in both neutral countries. I have all the letters that he wrote my future mother. In a letter dated April 24, 1942, he recounts that he took some time off and saw a performance by Claudio Arrau. He played 5 sonatas in 2 hours. In his words, "punished" the keys. I decided to google Arrau, and came upon this. Your words ring true, with a 77 year old testimony.

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

Never heard of this guy. Pretty sure justin bieber and katy perry will be remembered over him... After all, they produce original music. What a stupid fucking comment

[@erwinschrodinger2546]

@@youtubeepicuser4209 It's really hard to know about such things. With respect to "content", the bulk of content is pretty much throw-away stuff and it has virtually always been so. So original content is not likely to add much staying power. Even for classical music that's true. Most music produced in the "classical era" is no longer played. But there is a certain body of it that is still played and highly revered. That content, having lasted so long, will probably continue until humankind fundamentally changes (which may be coming sooner than I think). Most American music from the late 1800's through the 20th century is already virtually forgotten, but---again---some is not. It's hard to tell. In the 1920's people probably thought that the Charleston would be hot forever. It's still known and studied by some but no one has revived it. On the other hand, "Tea for Two" lives on. Today's pop, rock, rap, etc. undoubtedly contains many gems that will go on for a long time. The trick is to figure out which ones (if you care about that). I'd put some money on Adele and John Legend being remembered for quite a while. Justin Bieber might be as well. Wikipedia lists 70 musical compositions for him, so there's a pretty good chance that a few of them might stick around. But remember Steve Allen. I bet you don't. I bet you never (or barely) heard of him. He was a huge star in his day. He was the original host of the Tonight Show. He originated routines and memes on that show that today's stars like Jimmy Fallon are still doing. He wrote about 8,500 original songs. A significant percentage were popular for a while. Some were performed by such people as Lewis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby. He wrote about 50 books, many on serious political and scientific subjects. He had his own TV show, the Steve Allen show on which he introduced such stars as Aretha Franklin before hardly anybody had heard of them. And now he's pretty much forgotten by the current generations. On the other hand, Bob Dylan, who had a much lower output, was awarded the Nobel Prize. I thought Dylan was very talented but I never liked him all that much. So what do I know? As for Claudio Arrau, he was an outstanding classical performer. Modern technology will preserve his works for a long time. He frequently makes "top ten" lists for greatest pianist of all time. Arrau and Bieber will probably both do OK. Maybe Katy Perry will too, but I know little about her.

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

@@erwinschrodinger2546 my main point will be that justin bieber is a superstar, and this Arrau wasn't (isn't?). Don't get me wrong, I love classical music, I'm a classical pianist myself, about halfway into this piece as a matter of fact. I appreciate both what Arrau has played and what Bieber creates. But you must agree -- you seem pretty bright and fair -- that the original comment's point doesn't come from some logic or reasoning about the performers, rather OP's personal opinion about them. He's just another scummy music elitist.

[@stevenhancoff4036]

Who in the world are the 293 people who gave this masterpiece of exquisite musicality and the deepest human feeling a thumbs down??!!

[@annaone211]

Probably all dumbos with inflated egos who think they can do better...

[@emmjaechi]

They don't known nothin'😏

[@TorMax9]

steven hancoff - Jealous people or boors, spiteful people or trolls.

[@BharatRaghavan08]

For me the best expression of appasionata .... Barenboim is also a great option but arrau’s interpretations is simply perfect .... an artist par excellence

[@edsonferreirafotografo]

Claudio Arrau was a master in his piano! One of my favorites ever!

[@kriffey75]

Such power and force in this sonata. Beethoven was a master of music.

[@h.harrison5841]

Viva Arrau. Perhaps among not the most precise interpretations, but certainly one of the most human.

[@thefractalbible8214]

Arrau is playing in a Liszt'z style, with deep emotional feeling!

[@pectenmaximus231]

this is one of the greatest things I have ever heard.

[@steray8one]

Me too.

[@walti945]

the greatest thing oft music is the seventh symphony oft Anton Bruckner

[@beliceernesto]

May the mankind never forget Beethoven!

[@olgavina1731]

One of the Greatest, what a marvelous master, music genius interpreter.

[@raffaeletestolin3647]

It is so sympathetic that it is like he has composed the sonata by himself. He touches your heart. Great Arrau!

[@arnoldoflorese.6988]

Este confinamiento, a propósito del COVID, a mi me ha dado a mucha fortuna la posibilidad de escuchar al Gran Maestro Claudio Arrau, no lo había apreciado su magia !! Gigante !!!!

[@LaSachita]

Si no fuera por KZbin, ¿qué otra posibilidad tendríamos en Chile de ver esta maravilla? Empezando por Televisión Nacional, que emite una cantidad impresionante de basura...Bueno, mejor no sigo porque no quiero estropear este gran momento. Bravo, maestro!!

[@mariaeugeniamunoz5112]

En cuarentena soy feliz escuchando al megor maestro amo su musica .

[@lennartlevin9058]

"" "ike

[@MarceloOrtizpianista]

Afin de evitar el enorme desperdicio de programas basuras de nuestra televisión latinoamericana, es necesario motivar, apoyar de todas las formas posibles nuestros valores artísticos. De otra forma, fenómenos como Arrau se quedan únicamente en este lamentable sonido de youtube. Un abrazo musical.

[@CARLESIUS]

Te equivocas. Que la televisión chilena emita solo basura es algo que no debe impresionar a nadie. Lo que sería impresionante, es que hubiera gente tan pueril, que se sorprendiera por ello.

[@lourdesm3818]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzEhZuGi7WdY8U GLENN GOULD...EL MAS COMPLETO PIANISTA,CONOCIDO,DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS...

[@veronicapallimo8016]

¿Dónde estaba yo que me había perdido esta versión magistral? Escuché Rubinstein, Horowitz, Richter, Brendel, Zimerman, ... Pero ésta excede a todas, imagino que así la interpretó su autor.... Descubro en el maestro Claudio Arrau un fraseo, una fuerza en cada nota que no escuché en los otros pianistas. Chapeau!!!

[@isabelleherry2548]

Incroyable interprétation parcourant des reliefs parfois toumentes, avec souplesse. Une sonorité merveilleuse ou chaque note se détache et pourtant fait partie de la grande salade... euh euh sonate. chacune est une petite unité vivante qui conduit cette musique expressive. merveilleux.

[@stefinwi7903]

I. Allegro assai 00:00 II. Andante con moto 11:07 III. Allegro ma non troppo 17:48

[@marilynwen3935]

Stef InWi thank you

[@skylermccloud78]

Stef InWi thanks

[@ankhlegends6293]

Stef InWi The third movement is supposed to begin at 17:47, at 17:45 it’s the end of the second movement

[@shaukatbhatti2554]

Stef InWi thanks a lot.

[@SvitlanaNA]

Dear Stef InWi, thanks for taking the time. The timing you set for the video helps.

[@teresanery7287]

That STUNNING left hand...

[@8scatterbrain8]

he has like a dense, "creamy" touch that all other pianists lack. best Beethoven interpreter

[@lorettaslovak7735]

Words fail me I only dreamed of hearing this performed as only conceived by the composer. I’ve played it in public 3 times & have only hoped of accomplishing half as this thank you for finally hearing this marvelous performance

[@pyryfiler4260]

It's been many years since I've heard Claudio Arrau, this was a good reminder how great he was.To my knowledge he practice about 10 hours a day even in his older years according to himself in a television I watched one time.As far as I know studies classical piano in Germany when he was a young boy.Fantastic pianist and great video to watch and listen thanks.

[@quiltingcarter]

I love this sonata and cannot stop liste3ning to it. This man is amazing and so talented!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@irinakorovina9304]

The Greatest ever master! Deeply boundlessly unhappy .... Thanks a lot to Claudio Arrau to deliver this message to us.

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

It's beautiful! It's beautiful! It's beautiful! Magnificent interpretation with nuance and delicacy: a true understanding of Bééthoven's work: perfectly romantic. Thank you! C'est beau! C'est beau! C'est beau! Magnifique interprétation toute en nuance et en délicatesse: une vraie compréhension de l'oeuvre de Bééthoven: parfaitement romantique. Merci!

[@migueljoaoborro2246]

Estupendo... Sem arrogância. Forte como um trovão e suave como uma pluma. Isto é realmente Beethoven. Bravo, bravissimo querido Arrau. Espero que esteja ao lado de Beethoven!

[@paulocorrealima3937]

Não perdia uma interpretação do Arrau pela rádio Jornal do Brasil FM do Rio de Janeiro (década de 1980). Tinha a programação antecipada dos clássicos e já sabia a que horas o ouviria. Brilhante pianista que foi. Me emocionei em ouvi-lo e ao ler quase todos os comentários. Obrigado pelo privilégio, a nós todos dado. 🙏

[@valethewolf49]

❤🙏

[@benjaminestay1345]

Grande Claudio Arrau, el mejor pianista del siglo 20 en el mundo, Chile está y siempre estará orgullloso de tener a un gran personaje como Claudio Arrau , nunca olvidó de donde venía y nunca olvidó de donde nació, por eso todos los chilenos , en especial los chillanejos ,lo admiramos y reconocemos enormemente llenos de gratitud. Viva Chile, Viva Claudio Arrau

[@FiliusDeiPatris]

Benjamín Estay Wena 👍🏻

[@niuman5908]

Podríamos agregar a Rubinstein también.

[@arturocorona3644]

Sin lugar a dudas, un gran pianista, saludos desde México.

[@anamariajannello3565]

Magistral

[@toothsnaggleer]

Only passion and connectivity can produce such deliverance. Thank you, Claudio Arrau.

[@erasmosalinas6967]

Por lejos, lo mas grande de Chile.

[@thomaskrull6905]

Lo mas grande del mundo.

[@tosagua]

Claudio Arrau was from Chile. A true glory for Latin America. He passed away about twenty years ago. Regards from Guayaquil, Ecuador.

[@MiguelAngelMelladoA]

Tuve la gran suerte de verlo en vivo interpretando el concierto n°5 de Beetoven en Chile y fue una experiencia sublime que aún me emociona. Gracias por los saludos.

[@tosagua]

Miguel Angel Mellado Aguila Fue sin duda alguna un gran privilegio ver y escuchar al maestro en persona. Mi fallecido padre, gran conocedor de música selecta , elogió siempe su estilo interpretativo, y me enseñó a apreciarlo. Saludos nuevamente Miguel Angel desde Guayaquil.

[@BharatRaghavan08]

my favourite sonata.....just too beautiful ....the melancholy is mesmerising .....the greatest composer to ever grace this planet interpreted to perfection by Arrau...its as though the piano has a voice of its own...

[@markswanson549]

I love his interpretation of the Waldstein also.

[@Highinsight7]

+Mark Swanson yah.... his Waldstein is rather special...

[@juanriedberger8734]

Es un orgullo que sea Chileno Don Claudio Arrau, el contexto la interpretación de Beethoven hace que esto sea majestuoso. No soy un conocedor innato de música clásica pero al escuchar esta melodía siento el escalofrió la emoción y la pasión del interprete. Simplemente un deleite para nuestros oídos.

[@fabiancuccaro252]

Por suerte no se formo en su pais de origen..sino hubiera terminado tocando en la via publica por monedas!😄

[@obriainpianosartgallery8159]

Arrau is one of the greatest, like Gould, he does Beethoven justice.

[@mariacastellano7176]

Sono in ospedale e solo la musica classica riesce a farmi rilassare grazie M.C. BARI

[@fjames208]

Claudio como dicen en Colombia..te la comiste completamente..eres de los mejores o el mejor...impecable interpretación 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌🔮🎹🎵🎶🎼

[@davidbee8793]

My friend Gary Ebert turned me onto these sonatas in 1975 St. Louis MO, his father was a scientist, entrepreneur and concert pianist. Though I love all of Beethoven's work this was the first to speak to me and will remain my favorite.

[@MatematicaTel]

I applauded at home...

[@dunf]

so do i

[@mulinghe7182]

Same... this is just astounding

[@cristinamaiapm]

Jose Marmontel q panaca

[@escualo42]

Fabulous

[@mono-san335]

So do I. Inevitable!

[@BharatRaghavan08]

I keep revising my own comments on this video… I listen to Arrau and this piece so often … it evokes feelings, emotions and memories of days gone by… it’s simply beautiful … thank you Arrau for creating this masterpiece… I hope you play with Beethoven by your side now