Beethoven, Seven bagatelles op. 33 - Sergey Kuznetsov

Beethoven, Seven bagatelles op. 33.
Sergey Kuznetsov, piano, live at the Rachmaninov hall of the Moscow conservatory. Click to expand.
I. Andante grazioso, quasi allegretto in E-flat major - 00:04
II. Scherzo. Allegro in C major - 03:31
III. Allegretto in F major - 06:12
IV. Andante in A major - 08:33
V. Allegro ma non troppo in C major - 11:27
VI. Allegretto, quasi andante in D major - 13:48
VII. Presto in A-flat major - 16:47
Бетховен, Семь багателей, соч. 33.
Сергей Кузнецов (фортепиано). Запись с выступления в Рахманиновском зале Московской консерватории
Beethoven, Sieben Bagatellen op. 33.
Sergey Kuznetsov (Klavier).
Liveaufnahme eines Soloauftritts im Rachmaninow-Saal des Moskauer Konservatoriums.
Beethoven, sept Bagatelles pour piano op. 33.
Sergey Kuznetsov, piano. Enregistrement en direct d'un récital solo à la salle Rachmaninoff du Conservatoire de Moscou.
ルートヴィヒ・ヴァン・ベートーヴェン作曲 ピアノ・7つのバガテル作品33。
演奏： セルゲイクズネツォフ（ピアノ）。
モスクワ音楽院のラフマニノフホールでソロリサイタルからのライヴ録音。
バガテル作第1番ヘ変ホ長調 - 00:04
バガテル作第2番ヘハ長調 - 03:31
バガテル作第3番ヘヘ長調 - 06:12
バガテル作第4番ヘイ長調 - 08:33
バガテル作第5番ヘハ長調 - 11:27
バガテル作第6番ヘニ長調 - 13:48
バガテル作第7番ヘ変イ長調 - 16:47

[@ricardomalafaia2648]

great performance full of clarity. Not many concert-level pianists devote themselves to Beethoven's bagatelles, and that's a shame.

[@ИльяСтоляревский]

Блестящее исполнение Бетховенских шедевров

[@leoscott8487]

Came across this in Classical Blitz's complete works of Beethoven playlist. Well done; this is amazing!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@calou505]

Sublime

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@volkerf.sesselmann6783]

Eine eigene Art, die Bagatellen zu interpretieren... Warum nicht?

[@sergeypiano]

Wenn's keine starke Ausführungstradition (wie diejenige bei der Sonaten) für Bagatellen gibt, ist es leichter, eine eigene Art zu finden. 🙂

[@FAngus-ly8lk]

Colossal technical skill. Wow.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@williambunter3311]

Now I realise just how badly I have played some of these pieces! This performance is superb! A true Maestro!

[@sergeypiano]

:-) Thank you very much!

[@Nodalema]

Absolutely superb playing. Beautifully phrased in the lyrical bagatelles, and perfect control in the wild witty ones. I found you when I ran across your Scriabin left hand Nocturne, which you balanced and sang out better than I have heard anyone do. Bravo. I'll be looking out for you.

[@sergeypiano]

+Robert Goldberg Thank you very much!

[@im.claire]

Ahh this is so good! I'm playing this right now too but this performance showed me that it's important to have fun while playing! ❤

[@sergeypiano]

Haha, thank you! :-)

[@светланаавласович-ш1я]

Большое спасибо!. Очень трогательно и убедительно, чудесное звучание, стильность... Вот только совсем недавно Вас "обнаружила", надо слушать...

[@sergeypiano]

Большое спасибо!

[@juliozimmerman1433]

You Sir, you have played it the best! My absolute favorite interpretation.

[@sergeypiano]

Kaiser Wilhelm II Thank you very much!

[@migueljayme4614]

It's a wonderful thing for these bagatelles to be performed by someone with such technical prowess and creativity like yours. I only wish I could play like you someday! Great job.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@harryandruschak2843]

"Like" on 17 November 2017. I note that 12 harpsichord players have voted "dislike".

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@jx1796]

16:46

[@Rx-mn5fv]

Myriad minded Beethoven! Some of my favorite smaller piano pieces of any composer. Thank you for the video.

[@vetlerradio]

Wow! I'm learning this piece more in the style of Gould, but yours is truly amazing and different! Big love fellow musician! :)

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you! :)

[@TamaraSerikova]

Bravo! And thank you, it's a joy to listen. You know, musician never knows in wich moment wich heart he has reached. Your 3ed Chopin and 3ed Skriabin Sonatas by Tschaikowsky competition many years ago let hearts of belarussian piano students fly to the sky :) Till today this memories live. And it's great to know, that you move forward.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much Tamara! :-) I think I remember since 2007 mentions of Belorussian students who liked my playing at Tchaikovsky. :-)

[@TamaraSerikova]

@@sergeypiano 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@amberleewoodhouse5817]

Such a beautiful and detailed performance. Bravo!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@bruceanderson5538]

For me his holiest composition...just me.

[@Twirlip2]

Not just you! Along with the Op. 127 quartet and the Eroica symphony, it was these pieces that caused me to fall in love with Beethoven. This is a wonderful performance, the equal of Stephen Kovacevich's (the one that won me over all those years ago), and with the added bonus of being able to watch the delightful way the pianist moves! So good it made me weep.

[@riteshajoodha4401]

Wow, very impressive technique

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@magentuspriest]

Bagatelle, in English, means the story of fun. "Bag me a tell, I'll buy it." Sergey played these wonderfully

[@almanyaarapirfan6656]

من اروع ما سمعت ... احساس ودقة عاليه في العزف ... ملك البيانو

[@sergeypiano]

رائع. :-) شكرا جزيلا!

[@laspiano765]

Execução excelente, clara e ao mesmo tempo brilhante, fraseado limpo, parabéns, obrigado por postar tão importante obra principalmente para aqueles que gostam da música de Ludwig Van Beethoven,

[@sergeypiano]

Muito obrigado!

[@laspiano765]

sucesso na linda e dificil carreira de pianista internacional, vc merece, eu vi a sua reposta anterior.

[@theodorteppo1437]

I didnt understand nothing bit i like that you said

[@wintthua]

I have no idea wut u said but I guess you’re trying to say he sounds like Beethoven?

[@phenyl-benzene]

omg first reply in 2019

[@yardrail3432]

Thankyou, thankyou. I love Beethoven's music and I love the way you play it.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@kawaiikittikat]

You play beautifully and very expressive, well done! Absolutely loved listening, I am currently learning the first bagatelle and enjoyed hearing your rendition.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@wcsxwcsx]

A nicely elegant performance. These pieces can sound so crude and awkward when we play them when we're young and inexperienced. A performance like this resuscitates them.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@rodrigomartinezespin4131]

Great interpretation and really magnificent pieces! Congratulations!!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@phenyl-benzene]

I finished learning this piece

[@jongleurette]

Natural, charming, elegant without pretense. Delightful, as usual. :) Thank you for the beautiful music, Sergey! :)

[@sergeypiano]

jongleurette :) Thank you!

[@phenyl-benzene]

Very good playing. I'm learning this price right now.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@MScJorgePoveda]

Me agrada la firmeza del fraseo y el tiempo:juntos dan a esta versión una sonoridad envidiable.

[@juliomaia]

Thank you for this wonderful playing. I'm learning the no.3, and your performance was really inspiring

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@mariellagalvagno51]

Splendida esecuzione e interpretazione!

[@erkmergerk4329]

The more I listen to number 7 in A flat major, the more I like it. EDIT: I have literally gone from thinking it was ok to simply loving it in a matter of an hour! Nothing else could possibly have the same effect on me.

[@calebplayz6082]

Yes same on me

[@Zandoh16]

You look like Remus Lupin from Harry Potter 🙂

[@sergeypiano]

😄 Thank you!

[@nathanbeer3338]

Just played the Bagatel No. 3 thirteen minutes ago in a concert.

[@sergeypiano]

Congratulations!

[@Mat.m75]

Beautiful interpretation. Bravo !

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@svarmax7118]

Für die had auf der deutsche Volk bist du schön

[@sergeypiano]

:-) Danke!

[@nathanbeer3338]

I'm learning the no. 3 now.

[@sergeypiano]

+‫נתן בר‬‎ Mazel tov! :-)

[@carmenscialla4855]

Marvelous.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@matmm75006]

Very good interpreration. Bravo !

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

Top playing!😊

[@sergeypiano]

Andrew Kennaugh Thank you very much!

[@honggangyu]

I love this song it is so good

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@cymbalhead6]

Yes ! Superb playing. Bravo !

[@floresazules7334]

3:30

[@うえだつねよし]

初めて知つたピアニストです。 このピアニストについて、詳しい情報を知りたいです。 今 一番を練習しているところです。 77才の老女より

[@carlose.johansson739]

Wonderful piano music and marvellous performance 👌💐🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹...& you new subscriber Carlos 👍

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@bypassinghuman9219]

Came from piano tiles

[@konradnibler5024]

Grazie, bravo!

[@sergeypiano]

Grazie!

[@arandomperson274]

I'm learning bagatelle op. 33 no. 5!

[@joseangelpadronrodriguez5236]

it is one of the most beautiful things that I have heard in my life....just beautiful.....Greetings from Mexico , you are incredible

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@owenlee4957]

im playing 7th chapter

[@vl5864]

Thank you 🎼🍃🥀

[@enzotoneatto607]

Interpretazione scintillante. Fosse presente idealmente Beethoven ne sarebbe affascinato. Un capolavoro dentro un capolavoro.

[@sergeypiano]

Wow. Vi ringrazio tanto!

[@else528]

Lovely!thank you for sharing💐

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@laurentvuillard7236]

Superb, ( btw I like fast tempo in nb 4...) Thanks for posting these not so often played pieces , the Eroica variations one day ?

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much! Not that the Eroica were on the top of my "to play" list, but that is not impossible. :-)

[@LouisEmery]

Bagatelles are simple and therapeutic. Learned a lot from hearing it. I didn't know V was supposed to be that fast! I'm playing them this month at home in honor of the 250th anniversary. It is not often I see the actual microphones used for recording. BTW, the walls need painting. How can you get scuff marks 8 feet high? Does the hall serve as a gym at the conservatory?

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you! No. 5 can be within a fairly wide tempo framework. My recording is around its upper limit, so it's certainly not a must to follow at all costs. By the concert time, the hall had been in need of a repair for some ten years perhaps. It has been thoroughly repaired since, though.

[@Hello_Hi_111]

Came to listen to this version after listening to Yunchan Lim, both of them are amazing

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@howardchasnoff208]

In the F major allegretto Beethoven goes from F major to D Major with no warning. This is a chromatic mediant relationship. There is one common tone A. But in the D major portion, Beethoven does not use a B F or C so there are no accidentals in score. In the first statement of the theme, A was used as the third. But in the D portion there is no F#.

[@howardchasnoff208]

My mistake. In the D Major portion there is an F# in the left hand. It is a CCR3 chromatic cross relation of a 3rd.

[@Tristan-zt8tw]

Nice, but what's with the scuffed up wall? (I really like the adjustable bench by the way, where can I get one?)

[@sergeypiano]

+Tristan Jans Thank you! Indeed, the hall had been long wanting a retouch and now it is being deeply renovated, to be opened next year. As for the bench, try to ask at your local piano dealers, these often come bundled with the pianos so at least the shops should know where to get them.

[@psalmtone2008]

It's rare I get to tell the pianist whose KZbin video I am watching that this was humorous, lyric, and lovely. I shall now have to listen to all of your stuff! :)

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@susanrogers3990]

I enjoyed your performance so much! You do Beethoven proud! 🎉 ❤

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@calebplayz6082]

Well played, Sergey. The way you play it was absolutely wonderful.Never heard a better piece

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@Dogaradodia]

Zertifiziert intergalaktischen!

[@EssamTheMan]

I've been watching this video at least once a week for a few months. I love your interpretation. I am using it as inspiration! I'm working on my third of the set, the seventh! The tremolos are giving me plenty to work on :)

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@annachen5688]

Did you mess up at the beginning of the first one?

[@sergeypiano]

I used another version of the bridge in measure 4 which actually belongs later in the piece.

[@annachen5688]

Ah, I see. You took the bridge from the part that repeats and stuck it in the beginning. Very nice job coming back from it. Can you give me some advice about how to cleanly play the notes from measures 19-21? I keep ending up slurring them all into one big heap. Thanks.

[@sergeypiano]

+Anna Chen It's difficult to guess off-sight, but most probably you are trying to detach these notes by raising your hand not palm which is impossible at this speed. If I'm correct, your fingers have to spring off from the keys individually, that is, without making the palm move up. That is, fingers should be the energy carriers, not just protrusions of the palm.

[@annachen5688]

Thank you very much. That helps a lot. I am amazed at how you were able to figure out what I was doing wrong without watching. That's true musicianship right there, not only knowing what to do but also what _not_ to do.

[@sergeypiano]

+Anna Chen You are welcome! it's probably also a certain teaching experience. ;) And in my previous answer there's an automiscorrection: "our palm" should read ", not palm" of course. :)

[@hitm43]

The tempo on no. 7 is out if this world. I don't understand how you can play the left hand part 13 measures from the end at that tempo. Those 3 measures are holding back my tempo for the whole piece.

[@sergeypiano]

Luke Ellison :) Thank you very much! It's generally senseless to explain playing music off-sight, but here it may help you to use one palm movement that corresponds to the slur, that is not six finger movements but one palm movement. There will still be finger movements but united by the more general one.

[@hitm43]

Sergey Kuznetsov Thanks for the response! That does make sense to think of it as one palm movement instead of each individual note, I guess I haven't really thought about it that way. Hopefully it helps. Its just very hard for me to play even and accurately with my weak fingers (4 and 5) and there is no way around it with this passage.

[@MusicByAllonaMayost]

I love how you make it sound so playful. It’s like listening to a fairy tail.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@pablobear4241]

Amazed by the second bagatelle performance, listens to everyone including schnabel and brendel and you’re better at it for sure!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@djwsam575]

Une merveille....

[@valentinvanderkelen6051]

J’apprécie la grande intensité de l’œuvre, je vais l’apprendre

[@sergeypiano]

Merci! Et bonne chance!

[@xingmeihuang8921]

06:12

[@owenlee4957]

OMG AWESOME

[@sergeypiano]

+Owen Li Thank you!

[@owenlee4957]

No need ! U R AWESOME im playing the last one and learning from u

[@valeriamurgia1993]

Bellísima interpretación.

[@sergeypiano]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@SimonSverige]

I always loved Glen Gould or Brendel playing Beethoven's Bagatelles. Kuznetsov has totally blown me away. Beethoven was a kid when he wrote these!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much!

[@SimonSverige]

@@sergeypiano thankyou for sharing your talent and hard work. You have given me hours of pleasure listening to you play.

[@agseu3668]

Bravo!

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@duka7436]

seit 40 Jahren quäle ich das Klavier mit Nr. 2. 🤧🤧. Meine liebste Bagatelle. Aber hier kann man sie hören, ohne Fehler und phantastisch interpretiert…..danke👍👍

[@sergeypiano]

Herzlichen Dank!

[@legamature]

Did anyone else write bagatelles?

[@sergeypiano]

Quite some. Couperin, François Schubert, Liszt, Smetana, Dvořák, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns, Silvestrov, for example.

[@legamature]

@@sergeypiano You know a great deal about music.

[@joseangelpadronrodriguez5236]

é meraviglioso!

[@sergeypiano]

Grazie!

[@almanyaarapirfan6656]

برافو يا ملك

[@sergeypiano]

شكرا لك!

[@NyebolszinAntal1968]

Замечательно! У нас и сто девятнадцатый опус со сто двадцать шестым нечасто услышишь, что уж говорить о тридцать третьем. Да и полных записей что-то не припомню. Получил огромное удовольствие, спасибо!

[@sergeypiano]

Антон Небольсин Большое спасибо!

[@светланаавласович-ш1я]

А Шнабель? Все три опуса есть в Ю-тубе... Правда, не "современный" пианист), не сужу о нынешних... Но эта запись и правда чудесна, увлекает, не оторваться...

[@christellefouille8404]

magnifique

[@sergeypiano]

Merci beaucoup!

[@ronenr1405]

👍🏻

[@sergeypiano]

😊

[@shupingwang3392]

Lieber Sergey, das hast Du gut gemacht. Wann kommst Du nach Berlin ?

[@sergeypiano]

Vielen Dank! Momentan habe ich leider keine genaue Pläne, in Berlin zu spielen.

[@shupingwang3392]

@@sergeypiano schade ! Hier in Berlin gibt es jetzt viele Gelegenheiten, Konzerte zu geben. Wo bist Du ?

[@sergeypiano]

@@shupingwang3392 In Moskau

[@queenieho9974]

good

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you!

[@queenieho9974]

@@sergeypiano no thx you play really good i am learning this so too i always watch you if i dont know how to play

[@sergeypiano]

@@queenieho9974 Hehe, ok, good luck then!

[@queenieho9974]

@@sergeypiano yeh i am going o use this song on piano contest thx you are so good!!

[@matts6128]

#7 is my fav of the set, but they're all wonderfully played :)

[@sergeypiano]

+Matt Sargent Thank you!

[@icamargojunior]

Excelente! Incrível.

[@gabrielpus-perchaud9063]

Nice Mozart

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you! Where? :-)

[@gabrielpus-perchaud9063]

@@sergeypiano sorry I was kidding. I am currently working on one of theses Beethoven's piece, and I very appreciate your style.

[@sergeypiano]

Hehe, no problem! Enjoy!

[@alger3041]

I listened only to the first of these Bagatelles in E Flat Major, which has a special meaning for me, as I studied it in my childhood. I find this to be excessively over-interpreted, too many fluctuations of tempo and dynamics, and in some spots trivialized. There is too much affectatjon in it for my taste. Elsewhere on KZbin, there is a rendition by a young girl in her early teens which is far more honest in my opinion, and which I vastly prefer to this. The channel it is on is "Steve Mitchel" and the girl's name (not given) is Olivia Mitchel. No desire on my part to necessarily push her into prominence, but her rendition comes remarkably close to how I hear the piece and accordingly prefer it.

[@sergeypiano]

I well understand how special a piece studied in childhood can be to us. However, I must note that it's been prudent of you to stop listening after the first bagatelle as nothing more joyous awaited you there. :-) Because, I suspect, we diverge on many points here, including what overinterpretation as well as underinterpretation is. 8-)

[@うえだつねよし]

上田恆義はこのスマホの名義人で私はその家族です。参考までに.....｡

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

The walls could do with a lick of paint...😣 It spoils the effect... Don't like the piano stool either--it is more suited to an electric keyboard than a Steinway...!!😊 There's an old saying:"It's a shame to spoil the ship for a ha'peth of tar!"☺

[@sergeypiano]

Andrew Kennaugh The walls have fortunately received all kinds of paint recently, after a thorough renovation. :-) The bench, indeed, isn't a benchmark in subtlety, however I find this construction the best as it never produces noises, is never shaky and allows very quick adjustment. Enough to bear less than perfect outlook.

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

There are so many contrasts in these little gems.Thank you for your splendid performance;are you appearing in London at anytime in the future?😊

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you very much! Alas, no performance in the UK is planned at the moment.

[@chad4149]

on second thought your playing is far too clinical without charcterand not from the heart.your tone is thin and you think you are Sokolov.no wonder you like Schiff .no colours

[@sergeypiano]

Well, you are the beholder. :)

[@chad4149]

I asked you about my medioce performance and you ignored it.The it struck me your not really my kind of pianist

[@sergeypiano]

chad414 I beg your pardon for the ignorance: I often am unable to view and comment the numerous questions or recordings that I am sent.

[@esfirross6800]

You 7 Bagatelles played without any warmth, charm, just icy cold, sometimes showy. You don't love this music and don't understand it. Move on to pieces of your style or learn listen to Arthur Shnabel.

[@sergeypiano]

Thank you for the advice. I know Schnabel quite well.

[@Nodalema]

Sorry sir, but you are very wrong.

[@theodorteppo1437]

I agree, but this is hard to play so many parts good

[@EssamTheMan]

esfir ross haha your comment is clearly out of jealousy.

[@carnivalcruiserbill]

@@sergeypiano I like your classy response. Let her record these bagatelles and present them on you tube and see if she can play them any better. I'm sure that Brendel would praise your performance.