Marc-Andre just keeps getting better as an artist. He's always had infallible fingers much like Pletnev but now his playing is mature and sublime. Same with Pletnev. I met him 20 years ago after a performance and he was warm, kind and genuine. I never forgot that. I love the tempo he takes this piece at. The fugue is extraordinary. Beautifully played throughout. What a masterpiece!
@bejanabdolvahabi49446 ай бұрын
We saw Marc perform the Hammerklavier yesterday at the south bank in London. Exceptional performance which was greeted to a standing ovation lasting well over 5 mins. To which the maestro graciously responded with a encore.
@namirkharchi24606 ай бұрын
What encores did he play, as I had to leave before the end?
@suremate6 ай бұрын
@@namirkharchi2460According to a friend who was there, they were CPE Bach Rondo in C minor, and Hamelin's own Music Box composition.
@edwardp.gannon93209 ай бұрын
Remarkably I had never before seen Hamelin's simple solution to the notoriously dangerous left hands skips - just cross over and play the bass note with the right hand.
@maplemusic88519 ай бұрын
Agreed. I personally take the bass note with the LH and the B-flat 6/4 triad with the RH.
@karpabla9 ай бұрын
That is like was intended by Beethoven, as contemporary videos show. (...)
@benharmonics5 ай бұрын
I’ve seen it many times! It’s a good solution. You can also do what Mr. Maplemusic does. The “non-cheating” option, just playing everything with the left hand, is the “work harder, not smarter” approach.
@dgrdixon8 ай бұрын
@11:47 he uses 5 & 2 to play the octave legato in left hand. Impressive his hands are large indeed. Really enjoyed listening.
@ljummen9 ай бұрын
Cannot but agree with the rave comments about Hamelin's great performance of this masterpiece. Few pianists today have the skill and interpretative ability to tackle this sonata in a satisfactory manner. And the beautiful surrounding mentioned indeed adds a quality to the performance.
@grigorpetrov80066 ай бұрын
Great performance?? This is a total mess. Sloppy, too fast playing with no thought behind it. It's all just sheer technique.
@JerryEboy693 ай бұрын
@@grigorpetrov8006 The definition of biased hate
@allegrobrio9689 ай бұрын
A highly satisfying interpretation of a towering masterpiece performed in a beautiful setting by one of the most accomplished pianists of our day. Hats off to the video producer/recording engineer and many thanks to the Tippet Rise Art Center for posting this video. And to those who have found fault with this performance: "Those who can do, those who can't criticize."
@TippetRiseArtCenter9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Our crew appreciates it!
@1fattyfatman9 ай бұрын
@@TippetRiseArtCenter I want to thank you as well. This is the best imaginable sound and video quality.
@TippetRiseArtCenter9 ай бұрын
Thank you! We really try to bring you all the best!
@jandrewscali2 ай бұрын
Unbelievable. The majesty of Beethoven given to us by an incredible artist on the piano! Thank you, Marc-Andre!
@mattheweamespiano29479 ай бұрын
absolutely astounding. Incredible. Beautiful. Perfection almost
@sschung97539 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Master Hamelin and Tippet Center. Wonderful and new definition of the piece.
@militaryandemergencyservic3286Ай бұрын
the Everest of piano sonatas
@waggawaggaful2 ай бұрын
This is one of the conceptually densest pieces of music every created. I've been listening to different versions for at least a decade now and am still trying to understand it. All of the late Beethoven sonatas are hard to understand.
@alanleoneldavid17875 ай бұрын
22:09
@tomyoarrete30609 ай бұрын
proprement hallucinant 💖👏👏👏
@chriso93386 ай бұрын
Génial
@most_sane_piano_enthusiast9 ай бұрын
beyond wild
@marekvollach78318 ай бұрын
Methinks Ludwig would have liked "sehr gut" Marc-Andre's interpretation
@1fattyfatman9 ай бұрын
Bravo Hamelin! Up there with Solomon for me. Serkin is of course at the bottom of the heap in this piece, even in the sections he could play.
@beckerhanshermann83723 ай бұрын
A significant interpretation of the Hammerklavier Sonata has long been available from the German pianist Michael Korstick, who has also produced a complete recording of all 32 Beeethoven sonatas. Korstick's art is highly esteemed, but is unfortunately little known. Like the reference recordings by Pollini and Uchida (and possibly Levit), Korstick's interpretation should definitely be heard. Eine bedeutsame Interpretation der Hammerklaviersonate existiert seit langem von dem deutschen Pianisten Michael Korstick, der auch eine Gesamtaufnahme aller 32 Beeethoven-Sonaten vorgelegt hat. Korsticks Kunst wird hoch geschätzt, ist aber leider wenig bekannt. Wie die Referenzaufnahmen von Pollini und Uchida (und evtl. von Levit) sollte man Korsticks Interpretation unbedingt kennen. .
@stephanusgraficus30009 ай бұрын
sagenhaft toll gespielt. Ich bin nur noch sprachlos.
@gabmar65543 ай бұрын
Oh my god !! it's already finished.... Oh but I fall asleep...Maybe Hamelin is under anti-depressant
@suremate9 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t have expected Hamelin of all people to cheat the opening jump.
@coralreef9098 ай бұрын
He took the easy way out. Not very virtuosic is it ?
@marekvollach78318 ай бұрын
REPETITION...Hmmmmm and why would our beloved Beethoven repeat and repeat and REPEAT...on what might he be insisting(soft resect-filled smile????
@grigorpetrov80066 ай бұрын
Sounds like a Beethoven etude. And the opening love B flat cheat was disappointing to say the least.
@suremate6 ай бұрын
@@avirupdutt6408 It's written as a jump in the left hand but he plays the opening B-flat with his right, meaning he doesn't have to risk messing up the jump. Given Hamelin's technical gifts, this surprised me.
@Do_Bn5 ай бұрын
It’s quite amusing seeing y’all obsessing over one shortcut in such a long and technically difficult sonata that he execute insanely well considering his age
@exequielchuaqui59689 ай бұрын
12:08 ???
@timothyhoft9 ай бұрын
It's a live performance. He hit a wrong note.
@exequielchuaqui59689 ай бұрын
It sounds as if that extra note was intended
@timothyhoft9 ай бұрын
@@exequielchuaqui5968 no, it wasn’t. Great pianists like Hamelin make mistakes sound intentional.
@ClaireZhao-w9m5 ай бұрын
That was to demonstrate" To play a wrong note is insignificant. To play without passion is inexcusable!"
@davidschestenger33664 ай бұрын
@@ClaireZhao-w9mtotally agree a computer can do it “perfect” The most important is the spirit
@JeaneRousseau717Ай бұрын
even for the goat he struggles with this sonata; the only good interpretation I could find is the one from glen gould
@Rifton0Ай бұрын
Gould doesn't rush it, plays it slow and steady as it should. Rest of pianists: Speedrun
@dkant45119 ай бұрын
The Adagio is just tough to get through no matter the pianist. Yet one of the greatest slow movements Beethoven ever wrote just too long and repetitive.
@soutteruk15 ай бұрын
Daft!
@vk2nf2 ай бұрын
I’ve been studying and learning the Adagio for over 20 years and can give a passably credible performance. It is a deeply, powerfully introspective movement that has transcendent qualities that transfigures the performer emotionally, and hopefully the listener. Reaching the last page you feel drained and wrung out, and then finally there’s that resolution of the last three chords like bells chiming, and the promise of an awakening….
@Maximilian28084 ай бұрын
6:00 those sixths are horrible to play
@jandrosibilia52429 ай бұрын
I'd never realised what an ugly piece this is till tonight. Congratulations for the great technical achievement, though
@Numberonesorabjifan9 ай бұрын
😱
@mikekarren50109 ай бұрын
Beethoven did not suffer fools lately. Good thing he’s not around to hear what you had to say.
@Pablo-gl9dj8 ай бұрын
Don't look in the mirror.
@PaulJones-oj4kr9 ай бұрын
Fingers galore. Glib musicianship. Hamelin is depthless. Compare with Serkin.
@1fattyfatman9 ай бұрын
Serkin had a tone like a banjo and kept time in a comically constipated and academic way. When I think of glib and depthless I think of Serkin.
@rudolfpianos9 ай бұрын
Both coming from opposite schools of thought!
@maxwel33817 ай бұрын
@@rudolfpianoseveryone is so critical when both offer excellent interpretations of such a piece 😹
@thearm956 ай бұрын
@@1fattyfatmana tone like a banjo? On the piano, how could that be even possible?