Murray Perahia - Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57, Appassionata
Murray Perahia, piano

[@adamhelins8772]

Remarkable, and the guy shouting "Bravo!" at the end always makes me node in agreement

[@musicmatters1114]

What's so incredible is that this is a live performance, not studio recorded and cut or remastered. Murray Perahia is considered one of the greatest living pianists of our day.

[@TomCloyd]

What impresses one most about Perahia in general, and this performance in particular, is his extraordinary musicality. He never plays the notes. He plays the music. That distinction means everything, once you see it done. I once heard an extraordinary guitarist (Michael Lorimer) explain in a master class that it takes him about 3 weeks to get the notes, but at least 2 years to get the music. Perahia surely "has" the music, and seems to live INSIDE this piece, speaking to us who are outside. I find what he has to say absolutely gripping.

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Indeed, He is a total musician. I've heard him in many contrasting works and he understands each one to perfection. He has no tricks or gimmicks. I guess he is a really decent human being

[@quaver1239]

@@TERRYBIGGENDEN: He IS, INDEED, a really decent human being.

[@wimkellaert4710]

Exceptional last part..from 16:20 ... that is why there is only one Beethoven.

[@nabeelhayek402]

00:00 I. Allegro assai 10:07 II. Andante con moto 16:20 III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

[@sppencer]

thanks so much

[@amirron1337]

תודה רבה נביל

[@massimilianopicuno8979]

Meraviglia e stupore

[@kevinwang963]

Stunning 3rd movement

[@DressedForDrowning]

A can't get enough from Beethoven & Perahia. What I love in this interpretation is the complete absence of pathos. There's only the piano, the player and the composition, and this makes an outstanding piece of music.

[@JaneDanvers]

WOW! That was an INCREDIBLE performance! I didn’t want it to end. I believe that is as close as I’m going to get to seeing Beethoven perform this in the flesh. The range of emotion this piece possesses is outstanding.

[@SlimShady40]

Murray Perahia is an absolute master of the works of Beethoven. His performance of this sonata is simply astounding. Bravo

[@tales3753]

It took my breath at the coda! This is more than GOLD!

[@TRRyan]

This is the best coda to the last movement that I've ever heard. The rhythm and tempo are outstanding.

[@arobloxuser4744]

Lang Lang has better one

[@arobloxuser4744]

@@mhuten lol

[@dingy8764]

@@arobloxuser4744 lang land’s interpretation is one of his better performances for sure, but lang lang is like a student compared to Perahia lol.

[@arobloxuser4744]

@@dingy8764 That comment was a year ago and I was new to classical music, Lang Lang was the one that made me listen and explore the Classical world, so I was pretty biased at the time and I don't know how performance and interpretations work and I also don't know about performers (only Lang Lang) but right now I agree. Murray Perahia is a master and Lang Lang is indeed like a student compared to him, and my first comment saying "Lang Lang has better one" I think they both are nice just depends on you there's no bad performance between these two.

[@dingy8764]

@@arobloxuser4744 yeah, I understand. My parents got me into classical music with Lang Lang as well.

[@wimkellaert4710]

Listening this performance makes me more than happy. Murray Perahia has always been one of my favorite performers. Always plays with a big heart

[@horacefleming4481]

This is one of the greatest performances ever given before an audience or cameras of the Op. 57 sonata. It is unrelenting in its understanding of the tragedy of the key and the piece. Perahia was a student of Rudolf Serkin, and here he honors his master with a reading as masterful as his teacher's own. The summit of Beethoven's middle period works for unaccompanied piano, this is an astonishing experience - and a remarkable moment for youtube's legacy on behalf of civilization. It is empirical proof that great artists are still among us and lift us up in an age of almost inescapable sentimentality and mediocrity.

[@hwh1946]

Unrelenting is a great way to say it.

[@ilmusicofilo]

❤️

[@andrewg2032]

It was alright. Seen better performances in high school plays

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

He was also a student of Pablo Casals....❤ from Chicago.

[@acactus2190]

@@andrewg2032 really? You can’t be serious

[@carolinewallis-newport1068]

What I love about his playing is that it is completely devoid of ego - he lets the music do the talking. One of the best performances of this work ever. The master.

[@igormaxwel6093]

Today is the Beethoven's 250th anniversary... Thanks Sir Perahia for this performance!

[@christopherdandeker6122]

One of the most extraordinary and brilliant live performances of this sonata. So glad to see it reposted. A jewel by a master at work.

[@fictiscenes4796]

Too much rhetoric! Just BEST can explain this enough

[@adamjackson3007]

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[@fictiscenes4796]

@@adamjackson3007 what do u wanna say

[@ulisesserrano4341]

I think claudio arrau interpretation is better. But the passion in this is something amazing.

[@whatsascrewdriver5572]

@@fictiscenes4796 ☮️

[@pedronascimento7235]

The third movement is pure heavy metal! Bravissimi 👏👏👏

[@cjcarrington1341]

A seriously powerful performance. Perahia is truly eye-opening at his most unexpectedly visceral moments.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

The greatest No 23 ever performed. Brings tears to my eyes everytime.

[@Algorox]

I rarely use the word best on a single interpretation, but this time I am obligated to say that Perahia conveys the single best interpretation for the Appassionata. Magically sensitive playing. Barenboim is a close second.

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Withougt doubt. He is peerless.

[@kryptocide-]

@@Algorox honestly, imo, i'd say a far second.

[@juiceski30]

I was clapping at the end of this even though I am by myself at a ranch in rural Wyoming.

[@fletchercalderbank8498]

During a piece like this I think you wouldn’t even notice if Yellowstone finally erupted

[@youklassisk]

i clapped too! He is phenonemol and Beethoven is too

[@vitareid]

Me too!

[@cmonclair27]

I understand you well. Because of the lockdown different artists had pre-record their performance for this years Casals festival. I was applauding from my living room.

[@georgehahn2979]

Bravo I also applauded.

[@sylviarosas4453]

Happy 250th Anniversary Beethoven! You live on through others.

[@lvb1770]

HOLY SHIT! That ending, it doesn't get any better! I've seen Perahia twice in the last few years. Going again next year!

[@SarblohVentures]

Covid said no you ain't lmfaoo

[@stefanufer608]

I just love this pianist, especially his Beethoven. His concertos with Haitink would definitely go to the desert island with me.

[@user-jq8ee6xp2k]

魂を揺さぶられるような演奏．．

[@ofthetree]

Who else has a soft spot for the second movement of this particular sonata? Such a lovely melody with variations. One of my favourites!

[@dingy8764]

Yeah, that is why it’s nicknamed “Theme and Variations!“

[@JamilaSahar]

Definitely one of my faves ! Beethoven could really write a second movement.

[@MatematicaTel]

My favorites, too

[@maurozanchetta648]

Me, too!

[@zdravkominchev4780]

Just brilliant! No words to describe how stunned I was after the final chords. One should compare this to a symphony rather than a sonata. So deep and tremendously complex and moving it is.

[@thetrianglewaffle]

I hear so many pianists play this piece and so few have the drive and emotions. This had it all. Thank you for uploading

[@neilf6782]

it's a total prick to play. especially the first movt

[@lourak613]

Another sublime, landmark performance from the precious hands of Murray Perahia.

[@Ernesto7608]

In the crowded field of excellent classical pianists he is one of the best.

[@rudolfgolezpianist4322]

The great MP unable to make a harsh sound!

[@hwh1946]

Fabulous performance. His bringing out the structure of the music in different tonalities and themes is masterful. Shattering ending.

[@GlassBulk]

Every single note was perfectly under MASTER's control. I Love His Flying Fingers.

[@claudioparrella183]

lo sai?

[@tubaguyry3540]

No one comes within a hundred light years of Perahia in playing the Beethoven sonatas. Perfection.

[@jpsharrock220]

Try Emil Gilels

[@jpsharrock220]

Arrau also plays this very well

[@eglantinefrancoisg.9243]

I agree with both of you @tubaguyry and @jpsharrock. I'd also ad Brendel in the list ;)

[@neilf6782]

you can't really say any pianist plays the beethoven sonatas best. Beethoven is very unique in you pick your favourite pianist for each sonata on a case by case basis. Murray also smashes opus 10 nr 3 out of the park imo.. My pick for most consistent artist over all 32 is Kempff 1951 but wouldn't by any stretch say that he plays all or even half of them better than anyone else. Schnabel still owns the last 3.

[@busingyefavour9477]

Barenboim

[@user-vc2qz3im8t]

Гениальная музыка. Гениальное исполнение. Браво композитору и пианисту.

[@mariusvandewall2831]

This might be the best live recording I've ever heard of this piece. Magnificent!

[@CarolynFahm]

A force of nature meets a work of art, results, sublime!

[@smurf902]

Just came from watching a masterclass of his. He totally fulfills everything he himself was conveying to the student: very clear ideas, it's almost as if he's speaking through the piano.

[@JaymesSinnah]

yes Murray is speaking through the piano....yet his message is BS

[@michaelashkenazi9282]

The greatest

[@craigsheppard1461]

This is the greatest performance of this piece that I've ever heard!

[@WSCP]

I've been looking for this for EVER!!!!

[@stefanufer608]

Perahia is one of the greats in Beethoven

[@akalisingh33]

one of the greats period

[@stefanufer608]

@@akalisingh33 Oh yes, I agree completely

[@eglantinefrancoisg.9243]

I do agree @stefanufer ! Would put Gilels and Brendel on the list too though

[@zinam5795]

& J.S.Bach, too!

[@guillaumepillaud7256]

20:45 Love his Right hand, not playing, but giving the movement...

[@quaver1239]

Never ever thought I’d hear the No. 23 played like this. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Probably the best Beethoven rendering I’ve heard in my long life. And this includes Backhaus and Kempff and, yes, Serkin.

[@antonellamajorano5348]

Io includerei anche Richter .

[@Ernesto7608]

I find this interpretation by Perahia second to none of the hundred I have heard.

[@SimonJack94]

How would you rate this compared to Pollini's version that's on KZbin?

[@michaelashkenazi9630]

@@SimonJack94 no offense to pollini but in my opinion, murray perahia is the greatest pianist of all times. He has got something really special.

[@ryanrhodes4213]

@@SimonJack94 Never heard Pollini, but Perahia's is better.

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

@@ryanrhodes4213 lol

[@georgehahn2979]

totally agree

[@loving-everyone-equally]

I quickly bookmark this great performance so I can listen to it many times.

[@wimkellaert4710]

weeping of happiness, at the end of the third part, it exists, at Beethoven

[@smb925]

This performance moved me. It was on fire. Maestro Perahia was possessed. Just brilliant

[@georgehahn2979]

Great performancec of an extremely tough piece to master. Perahia is the greatest living pianist.

[@rafaelernestorosabal8734]

Unbeatable!!! When I want to know what Beethoven had in mind I come back to Perahia!!

[@1trschaefer78]

A lot of hyperbole in the comment section... Definitely a solid interpretation of this masterpiece by one of our most outstanding pianists.

[@juanpablolondono6469]

love the person who screamed "bravo" at the public !!! so entusiastic and genuin

[@katyco.413]

The best one ever!!!!!

[@888dolphine]

Bravo!!

[@flintfrommother3gaming]

Thank you dad for making me learn about this sonata and this only, and thanks Perahia for making me feel emotions in a song I never thought was possible before.

[@carmenmorel3203]

Woooooow One of the GREAT pianista of all the times with this WONDERFUL Beethoven’ asonara !!!!

[@m.calloway2624]

Thanks so much for post. To me the best Apassionata performance. I don't know how Perahia does it. Flawless technique at tempo all the way through, including the grueling prestissimo at the end. And it's all musical. Everything fits. Never a letdown. Beethoven comes through at his most passionate and thrilling.

[@andrewallen2038]

I totally agree with these statements. Amazing and I believe one the most difficult pieces to play. Genius writing and genius performance. Andrew Belfast

[@musicmatters1114]

One of the greatest performances of the Beethoven piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 that I have ever heard. Murray Perahia is one of the greatest pianists of our time and I am grateful that you uploaded this video.

[@boryo1877]

This is the best of all performance of sonata No.23 I've ever heard! His performance is always perfect!

[@akalisingh33]

@@hansolo6751 haters these days smh

[@DrMurdercock]

THe power that must feel when he jams like that. Amazing musicianship and dedication. Mind blown.....no sheet music either. Just straight jamming that shit

[@hellbooks3024]

Pianists rarely perform solo repertoire reading sheet music. Richter did, but not many others. On the other hand, Gould played by memory even in chamber music.

[@caioreis9931]

Amazing, pure light!!!

[@joaomagalhaesdocarmo212]

Beautiful! I love this sonata and Perahia is perfect.

[@TeQueroD4]

Essa é uma das mais complexas sonatas de Beethoven. Não é uma sonata para ser tocada por qualquer pianista, mas a interpretação de Murray Perahia é uma das minhas favoritas. Ele soube tocar muito bem essa sonata em seus três movimentos, cada uma, aliás, mais difícil do que o outro. O movimento central, escrito à maneira de hino, é esplendoroso e não dá espaço para descanço quando um "atacca" já prenuncia o último movimento que dispensa qualquer comentário em se tratando do modo dramático com o qual Beethoven se valia para expressar seus sentimentos e sua arte. Essa sonata, no conjunto das 32 sonatas solo para piano, ao lado da Sonata ao Luar, da Patética, da Hammerklavier é uma sonata de dificílima execução e se constitui num verdadeiro desafio para qualquer pianista que se preze. Meus parabéns Murray Perahia, sua execução é digna de honra e de louvor. Não sei eu, não sabemos ao certo como Beethoven a executava, mas sua partitura fala por si.

[@lukeporras1288]

This deserves way more views and *far* more likes.

[@thepolyglotfarmer6085]

The pianist is very accurate and passionate and well, it's a masterpiece

[@liewlipnan3524]

Out of the world performance! Heavenly!

[@tjsug08]

This is a brilliant performance, fantastic pace, rhythm and such passion.

[@adrianbriseno3342]

Murray Perahia es fantastico!

[@NerfRangetestsmore]

One of the best performances of this furious piece ever!

[@arongach7241]

What a GREAT performance!!

[@anthonyfromsiny]

The "plot" of this sonata is as follows: In the first movement, a ship is tossed by a violent storm, and crashes on a shore. In the second movement, the survivors are cared for by people who find them - and finally, in the third movement, the survivors attack their enemies, who they blame for their plight, and resoundingly defeat them, in the coda of the third movement.

[@kaaney6699]

Thank u so much for reposting! Saved the whole thing at my phone faster than light speed lmao

[@MARTIN201199]

Zero dislikes. I hope it keeps that forever. This seems a studio recording quality

[@hansolo6751]

13 *now

[@bernardleclerc1046]

There will always be some people who even dislike such a genius interpretation like this. Unfortunately....

[@skylermccloud6230]

@@hansolo6751 they probably thought it meant dis I like

[@jsong1538]

Elegant + Clear + Peaceful

[@HJ-yg4lc]

It was once on KZbin couple years ago, then just disappeared. It's definitely one of my favorite performance of n°23 Really appreciate of your upload!

[@mag357colt]

exactly!!

[@devoneddings3530]

One of the best interpretations of this sonata. This is a masterpiece in and of itself.

[@johnzajac9849]

With his all-powerful hand, God touched Beethoven.

[@alexyip1369]

Stunning!

[@massimilianopicuno8979]

Un gioiello d esecuzione. Meraviglioso

[@musicmatters1114]

That audience should have been on their feet. Just goes to show how unappreciative people are today in the presence of greatness. At least one man yelled "Bravo"

[@seanroddick7531]

Great performance, that's probably one of Beethoven's most difficult pieces.

[@loriann7117]

Yep... tell me about it 😣😣🎹

[@michelbensadon3752]

Emotion, technique, interpretation, all superb and under exquisite control. Whether it's Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, or anyone else Perahia is always tops.

[@claudettedelphis6476]

Thank you for bringing us the elegant beauty and genius of Beethoven interpreted to perfection 🌹🌷💐🌾🥀 One would never interrupt the music 🎶 of such a virtuoso ✨🎹🥂🍾🌻💕

[@tommers2189]

Why does it come to my mind that this song would be a great opera song

[@barbarosdemirtas278]

splendide....

[@L.ChangHoon]

His performance made my body tremble..

[@MrPrestoAgitato]

It was like Beethoven was playing that through him. Truly incredible performance.

[@luissousa3420]

23:30

[@pianogus]

If truth be told Ludwig van Beethoven would raise from his grave to listen to this epochal performance by Murray Perahia. Perahia's recording in his youth was amazing in its own right. But this is played on holy ground. Thanks for posting this!

[@MrInterestingthings]

Ive never heard Perahia sound like this . His earlier Beethoven series was less colorful , varied , demonic . Here he can be cold then hot immediately . He hates percussive sounds so I must find his op.106 ! The phrasing timing between motifs really make this music what it is 3:14-3-50 is famous. I was told years ago tension is created by doing the repeated notes same finger but he does it musically right his way . Then again he is Perahia and can do the seemingly impossible ! I have to get this dvd !

[@zinam5795]

My respect for very good Musician & Pianist! BRAVO❤❤❤❤❤

[@shtur12]

Such a beautiful performance of Appasionata!!

[@junna2096]

I like his performance. beautiful!

[@FairyMelody]

Why such a beautiful piece like this one has only 14k views?

[@rosemariemann1719]

Sorry, but it says 1.4K.... Should be 140K! 🎹🇬🇧💕☺️🌷🌹🎹

[@RMPdude]

Totally awesome!

[@rlearlea5424]

Brilliant, the best!!!❤❤❤

[@rosemariemann1719]

Absolutely gorgeous performance. Enjoying comparing virtuosos.... Understanding the 🎹nuances🎹 better , now....🎹 Many thanks. ☺️🇬🇧💕🌹🌷☺️💕🇬🇧

[@avuncular300]

A marvellous performance indeed.

[@searchmeinyoutube]

Barenboim : "This is obviously not a metronomic piece". Perahia : "Oh, really ?".

[@jjm6651]

정말 감동적인 연주입니다...

[@Julien5030]

Magnifique interpretation. It's way better than that of many other great pianists. A master at work.

[@klausknulp]

One of best!