Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31, Op.110

[@labemolmineur]

My god, the transition to the fugue. "The notes I handle no better than other pianists. But the pauses between the notes- ah, that is where the art resides." Arthur Schnabel.

[@ricardoperes4002]

My God...what holy, luminous playing! Just fabulous!

[@adnanbeydoun1289]

Schabel was the first pianist who revealed with much depth and feelings the inner soul of Beethoven's piano masterpieces he was a master school teacher for the following generations of virtuosi pianists just go to his exceptional edition of Beethoven 32 sonatas and all his annotations, it is the state of the Art in conception and heart felt understanding . Shnabel is Shnabel he was and still is my best reference to all Beethoven piano interpretation

[@MrKlemps]

That would be "Schnabel". You've misspelled his name in two different ways. One of the reasons, I think, that he did what you say in your first sentence, was that he was a COMPOSER--and not such a bad one either. He understood in a first-hand, visceral way, what it took to do what Beethoven did.

[@timotot123]

This is proof that numbers of views and likes on KZbin are insignificant, or meaningless. This recording is such a treasure, and is so natural, organic, and right

[@meredith218461]

Schnabel achieved such unique levels of profundity in these late sonatas. He commanded a wonderful range of dynamics, one thinks especially of those lovely translucent pianissimos which he appeared to produce so effortlessly.

[@marichristian1072]

I've never been so moved by a performance of Op 110 as I am by Schnabel's monumental performance.

[@loveItalia-py6gp]

He is a True Musician. Bravo.

[@urherman1]

schnabel and hess--what great genius in their performances of this sonata

[@hellbooks3024]

@klaus peter kraa duh

[@AsdfAsdf-hj3zw]

I'd say no other recording comes close to the beauty of this.

[@markritchie9590]

Solomon Cutner’s recording from the early 1950s is also very special.

[@nickroosh9407]

0:00 Moderato cantabile molto expressivo - MVT 1 6:30 Allegro moderato - MVT 2 8:23 Adagio ma non troppo - MVT 3 11:57 Fugue I 16:26 Fugue II

[@twolegsnotail]

My word, this Sonata is simply beyond belief. Beethoven in interstellar space here !!

[@pasctaffin-jouhaud4177]

Un aperçu de la grande qualité musicale, son interprétation sonne juste et intégrale. Bravo Artur !

[@germancardoso3587]

I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU ADRIAN BEYDOUN, HE IS AN OUTSTANDING REFERENCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF ALL BEETHOVEN´S SONATAS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT !!!!!!

[@sj-ob6pj]

So beautiful! ❤ Thanks.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

11:58 this music is really coming from nowhere ; I played this moment at my piano perhaps 15.000 times ..... I never found any plausible origin . But I was sick and drunk every time .......

[@ottopool2121]

The secret lies in the higher tempo, which allows the theme to really sing. This instead of the slower tempo of the many scores of pianists that only play this fugue in a dull tempo with a "singing tone".. Schnabel really nails this piece.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@ottopool2121 His inner emotion dictates his tempo ........;

[@joseluizfrancis-cresciment6747]

SCHNABEL .. the best .. Piano sonata Beethoven's ..

[@KenHannaford]

so many wonders here, the balance of foreground and background detail, the blurring of scales into flashes of colour between one harmony and another and the forward momentum to pick a few. I was introduced to Schnabel as a teenager and I thought him a master then, sadly I couldn't afford many discs then, so to catch up now is a wonder. Talking of "catches" the fugue(s) here are astonishing dramas. 5 stars added to your heaven Herr Schnabel!

[@kristianhansen6013]

This is a miracle...

[@francescaemc2]

Grazie mille.

[@wnaenni]

Fantastisch!

[@francescaemc2]

grazie ancora

[@stevehaufe489]

Listen to Edwin Fischer's 1938 Op.110, also at YT !

[@praaht18]

Sublime.

[@_PROCLUS]

Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga(Allegro ma non troppo) at 8:23

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

"ma non troppo" Do YOU know what this had for a meaning to Beethoven ? Or to Schnabel ??

[@jamesnickoloff6692]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Fritz, what do YOU think this meant--to Beethoven and to Schnabel? Please enlighten us.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

I have the sensation Schnabel understood the very meaning of Beethoven's tempi. That means his tempi of the late works are always uncomfortable, painful, for the public of today, a real torture : always too slow, or too speedy. This is the real gem of Schnabel. He makes the music beautiful, but always in an oppressive way. Never pleasant. Always demanding. The listener exhausted. I love this. I hate comfort and security. @@jamesnickoloff6692

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@francescaemc2]

Grazie ancora!!!!!

[@calebhu6383]

2:57

[@themusicalgerbil192]

* Cries *

[@sarq1]

Mastery flows from mater to student: Hans Schmitt -> Artur Schnabel -> Leon Fleischer -> Emilio del Rosario -> Kate Liu.

[@francescaemc2]

grazie di nuovo

[@francescaemc2]

I might have met the two people who did not like this....they won't get away next time.

[@andream.464]

They're mostly mis-clicks! The browser freezes for a second et voila'! Happened to me before!

[@francescaemc2]

Andrea M. thanks for possible explanation!

[@FirstPublicChannel]

@bratzko79 the only one I know.... search on Amazon

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

16:24 Why listening to something else ... ?

[@chanponi5642]

9:12

[@saltburner2]

Is this the RCA 1942 version? The sound is better than on the 1930s HMV set.

[@francescaemc2]

the only one who is of the same mind and heart is Glenn Gould. Please listen to him.

[@hellbooks3024]

It's a great work, so there's room for hundreds of interpretive responses. Is there a definitive Lear? Hamlet? Maria Grinberg isn't so bad either.

[@marichristian1072]

Gould adored Schnabel from his early years.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Glenn Gould considered Schnabel as his idol.. Think about this.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

3501 views . . . what is THIS for a sad joke ???

[@MrKlemps]

Yes--of course. And Schnabel's great student, Leonard Shure, gets KZbin markings in the hundreds. To paraphrase the great Fred Allen, the heart and soul of a manager or agent could fit into a flea's navel and still leave plenty of room for the those in the entire entertainment industry. The business side of music is a plague that infects nearly everybody.

[@TrebleWoofer1]

Am I allowed to say that I think the 2nd movement was a bit of a mess? I'm supposed to like Schnabel's playing....ehhhh, he's just not the right one for me

[@dthomases1]

"Mess" is what passes for a brain in your case, the problem is you, not Schnabel, the supreme Beethoven pianist of all time, not to speak of Mozart, Schubert etc.

[@ottopool2121]

@@dthomases1 to which I fully agree!

[@ottopool2121]

@@Marg1312 the recording is done per movement. This also being the reason that the intro to movement 3 fades away instead of pointing out the final tones before the adagio kicks in.

[@cynic150]

The first movement is rather romantic but has good contrast and is very expressive. the scherzo is rushed and messy.