Leon Fleisher Teaches Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata | tonebase Piano (Ben Laude, piano)

[@benlawdy]

This video was one of the earliest I produced for tonebase Piano, and part of a 5-hour (!) series I directed over two days in Leon Fleisher's home in Baltimore just a few months before he passed away. I had posted the performance and lesson segments separately to this channel before, but wanted to bring them together in the same video. Every minute of the series is worth watching, and you can find the remaining content in the tonebase Piano library (along with hundreds of other videos with great artists): tonebase.co/piano Here are the video listings for the full Leon Fleisher series on tonebase: LEON FLEISHER MASTER CLASSES (2.5 hours) Beethoven Pathetique Sonata, Mvt 1 (Ben Laude, piano) Beethoven Waldstein Sonata, Mvt (Ben Laude, piano) Beethoven Concert No. 4, opening (Ben Laude, piano) Schubert G major Sonata, D. 894 Mvt 1 (Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano) Brahms Concerto No. 1, exposition (Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano) Brahms Concerto No. 2, opening cadenza (Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano) LEON FLEISHER EXTENDED INTERVIEWS (2.5 hours) "Reminiscences" Parts 1 & 2 Interview about Arthur Schnabel

[@gordonstevens6050]

Just wonderful. Ben Laude wisdom personified. A fine pianist who will just get even better and better. I will follow him with great interest

[@DawayneKingMusic]

What an amazing lesson. How he conducts the feel of each bar out of the music.

[@HinamiTenuki]

It's always fascinating when the teacher becomes student. I don't think non-musicians appreciate how much courage it takes to do this. The shift in power can be a terrifying transition, and it takes genuine humility and grace.

[@aleorma]

This is such a wonderful gift. Thank you very much! It took me to my piano room at the conservatory so many years ago! My teacher was always clearly outspoken about the rhythmic precision needed to play Beethoven.

[@tomlabooks3263]

Rest in peace, great master.

[@Reza-wd3ji]

The best performance of Succession theme I've ever heard

[@BryanPersaud-p2e]

Bravo, Ben! Outstanding.

[@mrjourneyman]

Wow, Ben. You’re a remarkable communicator and make wonderful videos. But I had not quite realised how intelligent a pianist you are. Such vivid colours and storytelling.

[@txsphere]

I am not a pianist, but as with so many of these videos I found many things to take into the practice room. Seriously considering the subscription.

[@jpage99999]

This was fantastic Ben thanks for sharing. Quite a blessing you had being able to work with Maestro Fleisher a pupil of the great Schnabel who was a pupil of Leschitizky.

[@Pseudify]

Watching the contrasting facial expressions in these two was hilarious.

[@evanelliott8231]

Thanks for bringing us these wonderful lessons Ben, and amazing playing!

[@antoniovisioli4460]

Complimenti maestro Laude, puanista e musicista eccezionale. La sua interazione con il maestro Fleischer è unica e illuminante!

[@da__lang]

Thanks for posting this. Fleisher's insights are fascinating.

[@kathng8354]

Feels like he still around . RIP ❤

[@islaadele1212]

You played it beautifully. Well done.

[@MrPheegoo]

Wow, an amazing transformation before out eyes; an amazing man, indeed

[@noirvalentin]

Ben, this is great. I truly enjoyed your performance.

[@julian73de]

Simply wonderful. Thank you

[@erichkusterer6339]

Thank you very much for this video. ❤❤❤

[@janeevans1681]

Thank you! One of my innumerable favorites!

[@bentleycharles779]

Ben Laude… bravo. Quite beautiful.

[@CensureAsylum]

I learned to read music - The Patetiquie was the first music I ever learned to read.Ludvig Van Beethoven has a lasting impresion on me. I have a great love for the apassionata. There are great composersers - non with the fire and passion of Beethoven. Alegro non tropo.

[@johnnichols2088]

I love this man.

[@kpunkt.klaviermusik]

When I heard Fleisher's Beethoven Concerto in G on the radio (in the 70ies) I thought this must be a historical recording, no living pianist is playing like this any more. Boy was I wrong!

[@Steinweg100]

That concerto opening does things to me! As soon as the strings appear, in the same way as the sixth symphony! Did you ever have the 60's recording with mr Fleisher ?

[@kpunkt.klaviermusik]

@@Steinweg100 Yes, that's what I'm talking about!

[@Steinweg100]

@@kpunkt.klaviermusik Yes, I thought a live concert in the seventies seemed improbable as he had, by then, been prevented from playing. It seems that we are reliant on the box set of of the concertos! Such pianissimi and focus, especially in the second concerto. He was an example of the deeply profound and the mind-bendingly simple! I am so frustrated not to be able any more to play! I soo want to try these techniques! Wishing you many more hours of happy listening! Have been listening to Walton, first symphony, LSO Previn. That does strang things to me also LOL

[@BrianOxleyTexan]

In the opening, put more emphasis on the top C note to bring out more melody.

[@inanis9801]

Disagree, I hear the melody as the lower C then jumping up the octave for the next chord.

[@tijsvanlooke430]

It's back!! Why did it have to go?

[@BrianOxleyTexan]

How do you select tempos and rubato? I feel the tempo in this recording is too quick, and loses expressiveness especially in the fast notes and cadences.

[@emilianodorantes2434]

❤ Fleisher

[@zepkid5678]

How much does one of these lessons cost? Asking for a friend…

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

Hi Ben. Who is your favourite composer? Although my teacher comes from the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky line, mine is neither. My favourite is called Benjamin Laude. Only joking - mine is Schubert.

[@radovanlorkovic3562]

Warum tut man sich zwingen, langsame Teile zu schleppen und schnelle zu eilen?

[@AndroidSon]

Beet haven!

[@CensureAsylum]

I very much enjoyed a (Prefssor of Music) work. Massive respect and love. It would be Interesting to have him teach me. Yeah I do understand humility ofcouse I would. THe highest regard. All day long. I can be Humble. Yeah I have custom desighned my Own AI to Prevent Thermo Nuclear war & I was planningfor Peace on Earth.War was slowing Human kind so I put an end to all war on Earth. I like Peace.

[@mcbuuiop]

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[@HappyGoLuckyPanda]

I feel like men tend to have much shorter pinkies relative to other fingers.

[@meyerbeer13]

Hey maestro say something your student is butchering Beethoven!

[@huruhooroo]

So pathetically played, which is great for interpreting Sonata pathetique.

[@andrewzhang8512]

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[@huruhooroo]

@@andrewzhang8512 Good question. If Sonata Appasionata should be played with Appasionata, and Moonlight sonata should sound like Moonlight, then shouldn't Sonata Pathetique be played pathetically? I would ask that question in a master class.

[@andrewzhang8512]

@@huruhooroo assuming you're being serious pathetique is more like "sad" rather than pathetic

[@huruhooroo]

@@andrewzhang8512 Don't think it means sad here. It's more like people who don't do their job right, and you have to argue to get it right. And in that 1st movement, you can hear the arguments back and forth that keep escalating. And the 2nd movement is like "It's so pathetic here, I'm going to go somewhere else." It's more disappointed than sad. The 3rd movement is like getting another person doing it that's still pathetic, but no longer argumentative. It's like "Oh well, whatever" kind of feeling.

[@kolyakleinblatt1253]

@@huruhoorooyou do realize pathetique comes from the Greek pathos meaning soul or spirit, so pathetique means soulful?

[@dionvanhezewijk5390]

Respect to the deceased but the finger slide on the key at 19:20 in my opinion is absolute jibberish nonsense. Anyone care to contend and elaborate?

[@inanis9801]

It slows the velocity of the notes which gives them a softer and more romantic sound, it also gives a more consistent tone. It is also a way to express the way the music feels. Watch Horowitz play, he does it all the time. I find myself doing it when I really want something to feel like it's swelling but you stay on a chord.

[@dionvanhezewijk5390]

@@inanis9801 Thank you for your reply. To me it seems like the note has already been played prior to the finger slide. A softer more romantic sound can be achieved by pressing the key lighter without a finger slide. I must say horowitz has indeed a very consistent tone. I don't understand your last sentence.