W.A.Mozart :: Variations C-Major "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" KV 265:: Wim Winters, clavichord

W.A.Mozart :: Variations C-Major "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" KV 265:: Wim Winters, clavichord
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W.A.Mozart's most famous variations, those in C-Major, KV 265, on an old French song "Ah, vous dirai-je maman", certainly is an intriguing piece of music. Mozart was undoubtedly one of the best composers of variations, however, these variations are of a simplicity in both structure and ornamentation, that sometimes almost feels like minimal art.
Are they hard to play? No, if you compare them with other variations, as for instance the Gluck variations which I recorded for KZbin lately. And yes, if you tend to make use of legato, articulation and overlegato, to emphasize baselines, melodies, repetitions, and so on. And... Mozart remains Mozart, you can never loose concentration.
On the clavichord? yes, sure. In 1781/2, the year of its birth, Mozart did not even have his own pianoforte yet, and as all 18th century keyboard players, he for sure played it on a clavichord, that probably was not even too much different from the one in this recording.
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[@arkensian1387]

This guy is crazy with his interpretations compared to how people usually play them, but they work, especially on the clavichord.

[@henrikpettersson2886]

Agree. Its different from most but nice.

[@mysticmouse7261]

Perfect tempo and voicing.

[@SiteReader]

I can hear Mozart playing it as I listen.

[@alejandrotaverareyes]

He played a fortepiano

[@yoshi_drinks_tea]

Elsa Reyes-reyes And harpsicord before the fortepianos were invented. And also this instrument Wim is playing. Mozart used this instrument for tiny home concerts.

[@alejandrotaverareyes]

@@yoshi_drinks_tea ahh thanks for the education;)

[@ErikArenSchroeder]

Delightful, as usual. Your ornamentations are perfectly placed and lovely to hear in a world of by-the-book performances.

[@AuthenticSound]

Great to read Erik, thanks!

[@michan6705]

See? Its a happy Clavichord.

[@jesusdominguez_2004]

Kaori :'v

[@antonygonzalez1672]

Who else got the reference

[@user-uu5xf5xc2b]

gonna cry thanks

[@vincentflack34]

Just a joy to listen to it as I never heard it in seventy years, as I never dreamed it could be, that is was, but you have ruined the whole of Mozart for me, I can listen to it no longer, you alone have the right speed and the right pitch. Suggestion: why don't you get a friend or two who is a singer and you play the orchestra on the clavichord, and show us how Cosi Fan Tutte would sound. Oh, la, la! I would be smiling and heart-warmed and laughing and weeping for joy and admiration--even beyond what I do and feel now. You could put in a disclaimer. You could say you only want to recruit the great singers and players of the world to the new hearing. You could tell them that you hope that millions would come to the Great Master of Music, the Incomparable, through them. Mozart was always in love with huge instruments and great crowds of players. When he was a boy, he always played the king in child hood games. The organ was his favorite instrument. Chorus and orchestra was his favorite from. As long as they tune down the pitch and play slower, we would love to hear it on the biggest, loudest pianos, and with an orchestra of two hundred, the number that performed his twenty second piano concerto, and if a man does not care who gets the credit, he can perform wonders!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thanks Vincent! When the pianoforte is here, I hope to extend what we do by indeed playing together with other musicians

[@TheMadisonHang]

Interesting Orchestra would be equivalent to bands today

[@basiliotimpanaro792]

Finally someone who plays this delightful piece as it must be played, i.e. as a cantabile "Aria" whit variations and not as an exercise of dexterity and speed. 👏👏👏

[@jjmcoupebmw6557]

Hello again, Absolutely loved this.. It almost makes me want to go out and get a clavichord!! so... many years ago. 1991 or perhaps 1992 I was in 9th grade and we had a school talent show. I was going to play the Pathetique but I just wasn't able to pull it off yet. So i decided I was going to play this. I started playing "Baaa baaa black sheep" and there was audible laughter throughout the crowd of 120-140 parents and kids. Once I'd made my way through the 2nd variation they were hooked. Long story short, this tall lanky blond Dutch kid ended up winning the stupid talent show. This piece holds a special place for me and you've done it great justice! My favourite variation will always be VIII but this work is just amazing from start to finish! Wonderful job Wim!

[@georgfriederichandel5392]

Marvellous! 👏👏👏👏👏thank you so much.

[@padrepatta5535]

I love your playing style and the clavichord' sound, expecially on the basses.

[@infledermaus]

I had an opportunity to mess around with a clavichord a few years ago in Germany. Trippy little instrument. One can perform vibrato on it by adding pressure to the keys and releasing quickly. I prefer the harpsichord though. Interesting ornamentations. I bet Mozart would get a big kick out of this performance. He and Wim would probably go back and forth trying to out do one another! Excellent interpretation! What a treat. 😊 So is it me or does he remind you of travel guru Rick Steves?

[@legendaryclasher3684]

I guess Mozart would smile at this rendition

[@AuthenticSound]

Legendary Clasher I hope so too!

[@SabretoothJunior]

Excellente

[@violinsinthevoid4579]

When kids hum Twinkle twinkle little star, upon finishing I look forward to saying “Don’t be lazy! Hum the rest!” Love your channel! One of my new favorites. Your Bach partitas are addictive.

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

You unlocked a great teaching tool. Wish you were my teacher

[@robbgregorrichard1009]

Oh! Mozart doesn't sound that boring finally... I am still at my beginning of my piano journey (Grade 3 Trinity exam) and I was growing up being fed up with Mozart. And I find this video where you make it sound colorful. So I will give it a chance and watch your other videos. Interestingly, I am also getting more interested in other keyboard instruments, especially the organ and the harpsichord and it is a dream to have the opportunity to play on one them one day. Your channel will be helpful for me, more especially as I plan to dig deeper on Baroque music. I have already learnt a lot by watching your videos about Chopin (composer that I don't feel ready yet to tackle).

[@guitaryeti4040]

This is a phenomenal and most fascinating interpretation! I've never seen or heard anything like it! Its articulation is mannerist in the best sense of the term. I love it!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you!

[@Archiekunst]

Excellent! Sir, you are improvising. You stand out from all those lesser minds who play Mozart just as written.

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you so much for letting me know, it really means a lot to me!

[@lindafuria2889]

to be a bit more subtle, why don't we just say unenlightened minds.

[@uritibon17]

Thank you once again! I enjoyed your performance very much!

[@AuthenticSound]

+Uri Tibon And thanks for letting me know! best, Wim (Mozart's 5th sonata is coming March 10!)

[@aidanmays7825]

Beautiful my friend! Put a smile on my face right away :) I've been experimenting with the Beethoven cello sonatas at a slightly slower tempo and it's stunning

[@AuthenticSound]

great, you're a professional cello player? Drop us an email I'd say!

[@HansenTamayo-rf8dx]

Beautiful interpretation ❤😮

[@FLC2311]

wow wow, difficult to find the words! so much charm and simplicity imbued with an overwhelming abundance of expression incredibly unified from start to finish with the grundpulse permeating through yet having so much variety. absolutely loved the emphasis of dissonant harmonies (the extra sting it has on clavichords, harpsichords or Fp!!!!) and all of the different articulations. Probs will listen to this about a 100 times :) thank you ~

[@AuthenticSound]

Reading this is a nice way to start my day :-), thank you so much for the kind words, Joon Andrew ! Best from a sunny Belgium Wim

[@RichardLaurence]

Found your channel after watching The Art of Photography - I will be returning!

[@ledanielzeppelin]

how always the best version with a lot of passion is interpretation, it is already several times that I hear it. greetings From the city of Monterrey, Mexico

[@AuthenticSound]

Great to read, thanks!

[@ledanielzeppelin]

you made me smile on my face jeje i liked this version whith the clavichord

[@AuthenticSound]

That is really the best comment to receive...!

[@philippemampuya9817]

Wonderful Wim! Just wonderful. What a delight! God bless you.

[@thomashughes4859]

"The Alphabet Song" had come up, and I shared this along with the French "lyrics" to this song to a friend of mine in Australia! Fanstastic Wim!

[@heisenberg64_]

Thank you so much. Harpsichord goes hard af. Sweet baby jesus.

[@slkchao]

I'm glad I found this channel. I enjoyed all variations on the clavichord especially #2, #4, and #6!!!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you!

[@redboombuzz]

I made my own variation of it too! :D But Mozart's variations are still better than mine! By the way sir, I like your playstyle! It's clear. :D Someday I would be able to play this.

[@AuthenticSound]

Thanks ! Hard to beat Mozart... :-) !

[@romki1810]

Very beautiful! congratulations

[@AuthenticSound]

thank you so much !

[@davidvergara4595]

i like your work congratulacions!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you very much, David !!

[@SinanAkkoyun]

superb performance, just awesome

[@Im_the_J]

Beautiful music with beautiful background

[@PlastikGUbilationz]

Crazy thing to find such an awesome performance: the Wikipedia tweeted out a link to the origin song to "Twinkle Twinkle", then I was reading the page on Mozart's K265 which had a link at the bottom of the page to this video! I'm a huge fan of historically informed playing of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach etc. I usually prefer faster tempos but the textual clarity of such instruments is still nice after hearing you play! Is that your own clavichord by the way? I dream of owning something like a clavichord/fortepiano one day, let alone playing on one!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you for these nice words, they mean a lot to me, really! You'll find many more recordings on my channel, including 'Afterthoughts' in which I speak about the recordings, Q&A, updates on our Recording projects, behind the scenes, etc. I start soon with a series of live sessions, practising (to start with) all J.S.Bach sinfonias with my audience, reading and replying to questions I receive in the chat. The clavichord is indeed my instrument. Later this year, I'll have my own copy of a 1816 pianoforte and start a 6 year series to record all of Beethoven's keyboard works.

[@saicolozi]

Your breaths throughout the video reminds me of Gould

[@Garrett_Rowland]

I had no idea that you had recorded this. What a pleasant surprise to find in my suggestions.

[@AdmiralCreideiki]

I never really liked the clavichord until I heard your performances on it. I have to say I now enjoy it. But not as much as a harpsichord. :P

[@AuthenticSound]

Thanks, AdmiralCreideiki ! That's perfectly fine ! But take care after being bitten by the clavichord microbe...;-)

[@AdmiralCreideiki]

AuthenticSound I wish there was a nice digital sample set of a clavichord. I'm a "classic" poor university student. I've made quite a bit of use of jOrgan and the lovely Paul Stratman instruments. Lets me record organ music (and harpsichord music) without having to find a big pipe organ or a harpsichord; while using my church's really crap electronic organ (that has MIDI out). There is a clavichord disposition, based off a sampled Ross instrument. But I really doesn't sound all that nice. You know a piece I think would sound quite strange, but overall might be pleasant on the clavichord? Scott Joplin's "Bethena", though I think it might be out of the compass of the clavichord.

[@AuthenticSound]

AdmiralCreideiki you should never quit dreaming! Always run for that one idea, wish, project, that will show around the corner...! I'll have a look at the Scott Joplin piece, it might be a good idea, thanks! Wim

[@AdmiralCreideiki]

AuthenticSound Thank you! The Joplin piece is nice. I don't know if it'll fit into the compass of a clavichord though. I know that when I do some adaptations of Joplin's works for theatre organ I usually have to fudge things around a bit (then again, I also try to make the arrangements "theatrical" in nature). An alternative to the clavichord would be a beautiful old piano like that delightful Erard you played.

[@andreisupervloguri8058]

Hello! Your videos are great! Thank you for sharing these treasures! I am really curious about what temperament you use in this video!What about your other videos?

[@dirkvanmoeseke2710]

Well done!!!

[@KingUnic]

Best interpretation ever

[@paulolopes9344]

beautifully played!

[@martincalvo7143]

Excelent

[@ukestasz]

I found this after I stopped watching a ridiculously sped up and nonMozartian version. Bravo.

[@henrikpettersson2886]

Finesse. :) Wery nice.

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

I can listen to this on tissue paper and comb and like this theme and variations. Definitely bites back, even more so than a harpsichord.

[@ivanigorpollick6690]

brilliant-as good as it get

[@alexandrecruz1333]

Que som elegante. Combina bem mais do que o piano !

[@hokusai17]

very good!!!

[@AuthenticSound]

Thank you !!

[@clivegoodman16]

Bravo

[@manoloyloles]

Very nice, but why that slow? Is there any particular reason? Sometimes I miss some speed, but generally, it works well.

[@philipq6906]

Hi may I ask what kind of tuning standard is recommended. I found that in this video it might be 415Hz? Some materials say Mozart use about 422Hz? I am not an expert in this field.

[@AuthenticSound]

there is a playlist on the channel with me tuning etc

[@philipq6906]

@@AuthenticSound Thank you for the reply I found the answer in this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGi8gYaEnNijmbc

[@eliseopeirano9735]

GOOD PIECES

[@AuthenticSound]

Thanks Eliseo !

[@davidglynn3101]

People who have not heard a clavichord "live" may not realise what a quiet instrument it is. You must turn the volume down to nearly zero when listening to this video. Otherwise you will get the wrong impression.

[@AuthenticSound]

it indeed is much quiteter than a harpsichord for instance, thought a good clavichord like this can perform effortless in a big room for 200 people.

[@siralexandersequeira3rdcou12]

Sounds much better.

[@the_missing_bench]

I enjoyed your performance of this well-known set of variations by Mozart. It sounds beautiful on a clavichord. Which clavichord did you use for this recording? It has a round and expressive sound that is appealing.

[@AuthenticSound]

Chevalier Haji Thanks for your reaction, that I only find now (Google is a mystery...). I used my own clavichord for this recording (as for all the recordings on this channel). It is built in 2009 by the Belgian builder Joris Potvlieghe. He is currently building a 6 octave copy of a Fritz pianoforte 1816, probably ready spring 2016.

[@AuthenticSound]

Hi Chevalier, a quick question: I'm about to publish 3 cd's and a booklet to celebrate the music production n°100 on my channel. Could I use your nice quote to be featured in the book? Thanks in advance! best, Wim

[@yongzhewen7657]

Give this guy a page-turner.😉

[@sarahkraus8247]

So amazing! I am stuck on variation 2 :(

[@raulflechamayordomo4357]

These variations are said that were played for the first time improvised in the duel against Clementi in 1781. Is it supposed that Mozart registered them after the duel? Thanks.

[@user-uu5xf5xc2b]

this video makes me want to practice this piece, goodbye youtube

[@nuggetman5947]

“Ah, will I tell you mom” is what the song means in English

[@redboombuzz]

Sir what tips can you give to me on how to play articulations clearly?

[@miguelrotaeche8582]

Do not play on a modern piano. It is almost impossible to stop a note on them, and all sounds legato.

[@ElikemTheTuner]

what's the difference in touch...between the clavichord and the modern piano (and also the ancient Pianos of Mozart's day)

[@AuthenticSound]

Hi Elikem! The modern piano is much, much heavier and less direct than a clavichord. A clavichord has constant control over the sound (therefore the touch has to be perfect...) A pianoforte is somewhere in between depending on which time and type you choose. Hope this helps !

[@ElikemTheTuner]

AuthenticSound thank you. would be nice if you could do a video on the comparisons

[@belablackrose2967]

😊💕💕💕💕💕

[@gil2982]

did you practice before making the video or you just sight read all that piece?

[@AuthenticSound]

Hi Pen, I wish I could skip the practice part sometimes:-). But I try to be as effective as I can (if not too lazy...). i've made a course on my practice methods: kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=nCNPCSkt_wE

[@gil2982]

Thankes for replying, i have another question how much time its took you to learn the first and the second Variations

[@shrihansuchit6647]

In 7:45 I thought Mozart wrote a canon. Wow. ....

[@belismorista847]

Did Mozart play this kind of clavichord?

[@AuthenticSound]

yes, absolutely! He and his father even were dealers for Friederici

[@nuggetman5947]

(Friederici Clavichord)

[@mariliaandaluz5238]

Twinkle teinkoe little star

[@HowardTse]

Wow! You're playing it fast! I doubt this is the whole beat tempo....

[@Renshen1957]

Wholebeat Tempo corresponds to Metronome marking interpretation and Mozart died long before the invention of Maezel’s Metronome.

[@EliasBTG]

Sounds like a classical guitar ftw

[@elitefitrea]

Wait... Did Mozart write this melody?!?!?

[@AuthenticSound]

Probably not, it was a popular song and other people like J.C. Bach (One of J.S. Bach's sons) before Mozart also wrote variations on this song.

[@lavendelle_swift]

Maybe, a French tune.

[@egetuncay7580]

It's a French folk song.

[@mariliaandaluz5238]

Twinkle tinkle little star

[@markwilliam3723]

I can hear the breathing too much, but good playing

[@AuthenticSound]

Often a 'problem' with clav recordings where sensitive mics capture everything! Funny: Jazz lovers say the opposite, they love the breathing (but me not so much either)

[@markwilliam3723]

@@AuthenticSound it's not a problem man, you are really good

[@lacabie3974]

Hi

[@sarinhaaoli]

i made a version where i choose the easiests variations and simplified them a little bit, i someone wants the sheet just lemme know and I put the link to download!

[@yoshi_drinks_tea]

I would like it! :D

[@sarinhaaoli]

@@yoshi_drinks_tea oh, i didn't remember this comment, i'm look it up on my computer to see if it's still here

[@finden3362]

Well didn't listen to it but good job doing it.

[@sarinhaaoli]

@@finden3362 what do you mean?

[@yoshi_drinks_tea]

@@sarinhaaoli I think they mean ''Didn't list it'' so they maybe mean like, that you haven't listed the download yet.

[@SinanAkkoyun]

didnt mozart have a forte piano?

[@AuthenticSound]

only 1782, he played the clavichord his entire life, even the Zauberflöte was composed on a clavichord!

[@SinanAkkoyun]

@@AuthenticSound Thank you, I love your work and especially bach interpretations! How do you thing was the 1838 liszt etude aroeggios played?

[@nuggetman5947]

AuthenticSound That was a year before he composed the ‘Turkish March’

[@redboombuzz]

It sounds like "Twinkle, twinkle little star."

[@AuthenticSound]

it is the same theme :-)

[@redboombuzz]

Is the original theme (like the original manuscript) is enough for my level? I wanna try it (not the variations).

[@AuthenticSound]

There are lots of free scores of this music online, the theme will be no problem.

[@ElikemTheTuner]

redboombuzz yes it's so simple, you can sight read it without trouble

[@gamer46653]

No shit

[@watchmakerful]

The variation at 5:55 sounds very similar to the anthem of Israel. WTF???

[@AuthenticSound]

Mozart was first :-).

[@rafexrafexowski4754]

The anthem of Israel is based on an anthem of the zionist movement, which in turn was based on a melody used in a lot of Eastern and Central European folk tunes in countries like Poland, Czechia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Romania. Those tunes were in turn adapted from an Italian song "Il Ballo di Mantova" written by Giuseppe Cienci. The same melody was also used earlier by the Czech classical composer Bedřich Smetana in the second movement of his suite"Ma Vlast" ("My Country").

[@alainperrieregenevincent54]

Dans l'aria, vous ajoutez des mordants là où Mozart ne l'a pas écrit. Merci de respecter lz partition, telle qu'elle a été écrite par Mozart.

[@desmond3828]

Wrong key!

[@AuthenticSound]

no, right key but different pitch!

[@kuraga9147]

The tempo is just ridiculous

[@yglofmi]

Before listening to your interpretation I always found these variations boring.

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

Really??? As my brother says: that's why there is chocolate and vanilla ice cream. To me these variations are timeless

[@alainperrieregenevincent54]

Stop. Vous ne respectez absolument pas la partition. Ainsi, dans l'aria, vous ajoutez fes mordants là où Mozart n'a précisément pas écrit ces mordants dans sa partition. Rt vous vous permettez de rajouter quelques notes à votre sauce. Je vous invite à retravailler ce morceau. Car je pense que vous avez de grandes capacités musicales Alain. Pianiste classique.

[@jeremypresle3412]

Si vous êtes pianiste classique, vous devriez savoir qu'il était d'usage, à l'époque de Mozart, pour l'interprète d'ajouter agréments et ornements.

[@alainperrieregenevincent54]

@@jeremypresle3412 Ah bon? Et donc, de ne pas respecter la partition, telle que l'a écrite Mozart? Ce n'est pas ce que mon professeur de piano m'a appris. Je ne sais pas où vous avez été lire cela, mais c'est totalement faux.

[@jeremypresle3412]

@@alainperrieregenevincent54 Il suffit pourtant de lire les traités de l'époque pour voir que vous vous trompez... Et qu'un bon interprète se devait d'ornementer. Ce qui est courant dans le mouvement de musique ancienne. Ecoutez bezuidenhout par exemple... Mozart vivait dans un mondre où existaient un certain nombre de règles (implicites) bien différentes des nôtres. Je vous conseille vivement la lecture des traités d'époque vous pourriez avoir des surprises...

[@alainperrieregenevincent54]

@@jeremypresle3412 Je vais suivre votre conseil. Je vais lire les traités d'époque. Peut-être ai-je tort, et peut-être avez-vous raison... Mais pour moi, il me semblait criminel de changer ne serait-ce qu'une seule note dans une partition de Mozart, ou de Bach... Je n'imagine pas un seul instant de changer une seule note des 30 variations Goldberg que j'ai étudiées...

[@alainperrieregenevincent54]

@@jeremypresle3412 Donc, si je suis vos dires, à charge pour n'importe quel élève travaillant ces variations, de changer quelques notes ici ou là? Je regrette, ce n'est pas ma méthode de travail. Dans n'importe quelle partition, l'auteur précise les notes, le tempo, là où des mordants ou des trilles doivent être faits, etc... Sinon, n'importe qui fait n'importe quoi.

[@desmond3828]

Wrong key