Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement

[xMauriciox3]

mmm abuso del pedal! pero iwal bueno.. la cosa es qe le guste al publico :D

[angelito928]

OMG you just destroyed the songs beauty rythm is very important in fact more important than just playing fast...also treat the piano nicely so it can treat you back nicely

[ImperatorVeritas]

"Presto agitato" not "prestissimo". This is far, far, far too fast.

[WECantThink]

A better recording quality would be very good for your performance sound. Thank you!

[Brotherclips]

@WECantThink dude this was recorded on October 5, 2003 read the description

[doghous3]

like life, if you rush through it, you miss it's beauty - I wonder what you are in such a rush for..

[PlumBinky]

Absoloutely Not

[j8kn9]

miss half of it

[Mendelevium146]

Still extremely amazing to watch and listen

[Mendelevium146]

interresting style of plying it, very fluid, but sometimes it takes away some of the notes that make the beauty of this piece i find

[t5239857289578947594]

Just marching all over it.Or should I say running.

[Multiandrei123451]

That was fast



[chibimaru8]

STFD!!!!

[sixaxisps3azn]

too fucking fast.

[punkblonde007]

Earthstrikee: A really bad pianist? puh-lease. I'd like to see your hands moving at this amount of tempo, let alone play as suspensively as he is.

[davidj702]

fast and furious !!

[HanselkilledGrettel]

Skill does not neccesarilly mean playing fast but playing them the proper speed but clear

[ijeshi]

why is he rushing, even if he is good he lacks this what we call passion. but he is good great and fast hands the talent is there but it feels like the heart is not there.

[davidj702]

its like the same but in fast fwd

[Earthstrikee]

This is a very bad pianist!

[stephane76700]

so many pedal ...

[vhln2000]

toooo fast

[fedaykin6666]

ugh. half the notes are lost when you play this piece like that. and you go out of sync a few times. slow down.

[jljs15]

fucked the song

[Predatorwazza666]

i think he plays it faster than he really can. In that tempo the only one that plays it ecxellently is kissin...

[jameslo93]

he's ROBOTIC man, play with sum style, like at least blow air from ur nose-.-

[jameslo93]

comon he's seriously too fast, and don;t giv me those fucking defames u fucking shitbags

[yukoko94]

They aren't defames, they are called Poor Comments.

[PlasticButtonMasher]

he plays it just fine... maybe he could improve a little but it would only be minor improvements.

[artv4nd3l4y]

not enough pedal, lol.

[frau369]

very good

[afrnos]

Nice !

But too fast :/

[9ballalex]

That was good..... but not perfect... i think that Wilhelm Kempff could give you some advises.... but hes death... however, the speed is too fast and i couldn´t feel emotions....which is very important..........

[andrewlochion]

I think this speed for moonlight sonata 3rd movement is fine, however this is definitely not an excellent performance. Too much pedals, too little emotions and some mistakes there...

[thinkerbell772]

That was really awesome!I wish I could play piano like this....

[rainstorm58]

Very nice!!!

[canoluk2007]

I think it's to fast for me...but he really does have techniques...wonderful...

[Havaseet]

Although this guy is very good, I felt like I was watching a Benny Hill skit. You know, the little bald guy getting slapped in the face with a dead fish in high speed...It does feel rushed., Wilhelm Kemphff plays is best....

[oglox27]

why always chinese people are the freaks of the world

[arjohnson12]

sounds like a mess

[DNBGuRu]

lol its the 3rd movement, and played very well I might add. Play how you feel it, not how you think Beethoven would have played it. He wasnt trying to play like someone else when he played it. The feeling is the point. Who are all these side judges in here? And why must your criticize something like this?

Good Job and dont change anything, play how you feel.

[xXThEsAvIoRXx]

everyone need to shut up about him hes a great piano player ALOT better than alot of other people id like to see you guys play it perfectly at this tempo the only thing he did wrong was rushed and thats just about it

[CradLeRcker]

your supposed to play this song as fast as you can...

[KayferProductions]

You are wrong!

[imdafoo]

WTF is this about him playin differently cause he's asian? i'm an asian piano player and i can tell you we don't play better, worse, faster, or slower just because of race

Now here's some USEFUL criticism: anyone can tell that this guy has not practiced enough to be playing this piece at this pace. He should at least practice it much more slowly before attempting to play it at this tempo.

[yusukejoe]

you guys are loser

he's a soloist. he could do whatever he wants. I want to see you play this and become the rainbow road.

[artv4nd3l4y]

He fucking sucks, hold that pedal down some more to cover up some of that sloppiness, why don't people play at a speed they can actually play well.  Asians work at slightly faster speed? More like those damn chinks can't play it well anyways at what speed it was meant to be played so play it fast and shitty yeah that sounds great. Like i said hold down that fucking pedal some more.

[SlaveOfGod1993]

speed isnt that fast , just that he didnt keep the tempo STEADY

[SlaveOfGod1993]

you dont know what beethoven thinks, you werent in his mind

[plipstaticfildip]

i was

[mdCoVeRbm]

i think the essence of this song is bringing out the melody rather than velocity

[supernovadramaqueen]

relax tempo nazis.hes asian.asian folks work at a slightly quicker tempo than the rest of us in most things.

[SlaveOfGod1993]

are you saying thats a bad thing?

[supernovadramaqueen]

no im saying its a fact so stop bitching about his pace

[SlaveOfGod1993]

i agree

[97devil]

so fast!!

[SlaveOfGod1993]

did this guy pedal the whole song?

[elclasicopayaso]

2 THINGS:

1st: LAY OFF THE PEDAL

2nd: PUT MORE FEELING AND PLAY IT SLOWER

[vastolordeprince]

the pedal ok. but this is how fast its meant to be played

[jassonite]

put some feeling next time

[almojtabah]

very nice but no CONTRAST

[almojtabah]

kung fu piano

[lostinspase1]

i don't know but your comment got me off guard and i laughed. GOOD JOB

[GermanoDeppe]

There are many mistakes and it's just too fast. Try to play it just presto agitato

[godmademeugly123]

i bet you couldnt even get anywhere near that.....i hate people criticising him when they themselves cant even imagine how hard that is to play.

[GermanoDeppe]

I know there are stupid people on Youtube, but I am just telling the truth. And by the way, I love playing this peace and have already played it in two concerts.

[tiagopadua]

I know how hard it is.

I practice piano for years, and I'm simply not even close to play this song. I already tried many times.

But this guy has the potential to play it MUCH MUCH better, imo.

He's playing it like "oh crap i have to play it once again, lets just do it to end quickly".

[benok7nb]

I actually like the fact that you played it faster.Just shows how skilled you are.Excellent.5 Stars.

[ihaterunescape]

in my opinion, this song played fast is better than when played "vivace".

and honestly, i find mistakes a plus in a piece of music(mostly). it shows that no human can ever be perfect (even asians).

[tinabutter]

I'd love to see half the people badmouthing this guy do a better job. Seriously, people. It's not perfect, but it's still a performance to be proud of, without a doubt.

[ReynaAlacrana]

He exceeded Vivace, and made many mistakes :\ Sorry but this was kind of an average performance 3.5 stars I'd say.

[GermanoDeppe]

I agree

[SUIreduit]

its hasty...

[Y3k666]

many mistakes :/ bad 2 stars.

[dlwhdtjr33]

wow.. i like interpretation.. but one thing! play a BIT slower.. especially when you go into part like 0:28 .. but i really DO like your interpretation:D

[lovemypiano111]

Where is Beethoven??? He must have turned in his grave... Or ran away from this monstrous performance.

[firzennet1]

i no everyone already said its too fast, but i just wanna say it again. WAY TOO FAST. you should go up to our teacher and slap him/her in the face, cause our teacher obviously can't teach.

[meganjddct]

i don't care how fast you play, you're wonderful

[ImSooRadxCore]

and and and the dylan is a silly muffin

[wrath001]

and and i can do and hailey mobley ish teh sexyyyyy

[wrath001]

if an asian can do it then so can i :<

[ygvrf]

lol wat r u doing ??

it was nice but since u were playing the intro parts TOO FAST like they were scales ! the other parts of the songs didnt quite balance out

[RuPoOpiN]

yah, and he missed QUITE a few notes on teh beginning, it was totally without feeling, and the pedal was out of place too!

chinese play totally without feeling, like they're robots...

[lilazncutie29]

r u sure he's chinese????

[RuPoOpiN]

w/e the point is, those people hav too much time, they practice too much and don't play with feeling, it kinda makes me sad...

[lilazncutie29]

well yea thts true 4 some chinese people but some really do pour their soul into it.

im not chinese but i just put tht comment up there bcuz a lot of people critique chinese people harshly on the piano wen they dont know the whole truth to it

[Fabry555]

Too fast.. lose sentiments...

[Meggerr69]

It's supposed to be that fast.

[zar214587]

WOW !!!! You fuckin' speed ! ^^

[bebiboyyy]

??? what are u doing ???

[mozzy2410]

Sheeesh, you bastards are harsh! I thought it sounded great. So what - speed can be tempered! The dude is GOOD - Let him have his moment in the sun! More power to you, buddy!

[basketboy21]

i know it's supposed to be really fast but not so fast that you can't hear some of the notes. But you have a lot of skill though.

[TastyColoda134]

yes, but put into consideration, thatt the sound quality isn't the greatest it can be, I mean it's fair, but now uber great, it may have sounded better then if the sound was filtered out a little. But I think your right, it is played a little bit to fast, take it down about 50 BPM, I think he'll be fine! ^_^

[irishkoreanxx]

Get a metronome, and practice on memorization. :]

[password2929]

sounds like he skipped some notes i the beginning

[stntoulouse]

Was it a race ?

[jakelikes2sk8]

YOU SUCK!

[Mkamalid]

agree

[rock0ut42]

Ok, it's a little fast but he says he's relearning the song a little bit slower. BUT a least we all know that he can play very well and very fast at the same time =P

[Phyrex999]

He played very well, but look at his own comments. He knows he needs to slow it down some, and I would agree.

[xxhitman47xx]

u guys are being dumb, its not like he played it bad and its a hard song and its not like he didnt play it musically

[robofish312]

bad bad bad

[burningled]

Really great with the notes. While i do agree, it sounds a little mechanical. It's amazing you've learned this, all you gotta do is put in that little spark ;)

[ygvrf]

This piece is supposed to rush the audience and give them a sensational mood. Your version fails to do that, you got the notes, just slow down, and try to put more heart into this, this piece can be remarkable.

[MyronClare]

knows all the notes, but has absolutely no understanding of the meaning of this movement... its a march.... or a dance. This version sounds more like a rush or a glide...

[reasonz2lie]

i dont like this version either seems too rush but gotta give him effort for memorizing notes and played it

[red425]

Too much dynamic tempo. It goes from like 160-240 in this interpretation.

[klavigen]

that is an example for not having understanding the composition - his mechanical facilities are enough but he has to consider what kind of piece this is- the music disappears with such a tempo

[1thNote]

Too fast!! You can't make out the notes. That makes is very hard to hear the harmony, and playing fast doesn't create the "beethoven" flow, easier to hear the breakes beetween the frases. Otherwise, a vell done job, it is a hard piece. I'm into the piece myself, and I'll be glad if I can play half as good as you =)

[callenishss]

its clearer than it sounds! the recording quality blurs everything. i cant imagine a piano even sounding like that in real life anyway

[bobbymarywalsh]

you need to listin to the music you play and than go from there...very sloppy

[LorgonJortle]

Yes, we know Kempff did a better job at this song, but does anyone do it better than him? No. I think this sounds amazing, just because it is a kick ass song, and hard to play at the normal speed. This is twice as fast and not even that sloppy! Cheers to the pianist, great job. Try slowing it down a bit though. Atleast you noticed it was too fast. ;-)

[omritoker]

I think the Beethoven didn't even really want someone to play this piece.

I think he made an incredibely difficult piece just because of his anger, not for anyone to play it...

[terryregnar]

NO man , your just bad/too young , He made HAMMERKLAVIER FOR that purpose but failed ,since so many pianists can tackle it, and that was not hte case in BEethoven's time, he made Hammerklavier to keep pianists busy for years to come.. IF HE could have seen what LIStz has done for piano writing, he would turn in his grave!!!!! THANK GOD FOR GENIUSES

[Vraimalle]

I disagree with those who say it's played too fast. I think this way conveys Beethoven's rage perfectly.

[PianistSang]

Have you listened to Kempff's version? Rage is not only about the speed of the piece, it's also about the sudden Sforzandes, and stacatos.

And this playing is a bit sloppy. Tooo much pedal.

[Vraimalle]

I have indeed listened to it, yes. And I do agree it's a bit sloppy.

[evrynicktaken]

Kinda messy I'd say, it looks like myself playing it (i'm not proud of my interpretation of this piece)

[raycharles665]

i completely agree with you but you have got to admit some people who really try to "interpret" are trying way to hard with just the speed and don't care about the intensity of the piece and just want to get throught it without slowing down for the incredibly broad dynamic integers for such a fast song. but maybe beethoven just wanted it to be kind of a mystery piece maybe no one will acutally know exactly "how" it's supposed to be played. it could be that piece that could sound good either way

[shorty4real101]

mabe a bit slower

every thing else was great

[AAAUTOSLONDON]

too fast!

[soccer305]

Kempff had much better tempo on the opening scales part but the rest of the piece sounded sweet.

[AoyameKirashi]

OMG,perfect... 0.0

Thats fast...

[Danielkorki]

Demasiado rápido ¬¬

[5620629]

i say it to '' camaseutra''

[AquiredHate]

For a fast song this felt just too rushed. Just a bit slower would have sounded better.

[camaseutra]

I've studied at Juliard for the past twelve years ans to a trained ear such as mine I can tell the different notes but to the common listener one wouldn't be able to interpret the majesty of this peice. You've got tallent but go just a little bit slower next time.

[kingstravinsky101]

camaseutra your a snob. its becuase of comments like that and people like you that most people are turned off by classical music. thanks for killing classical music for "common people" !

[justabrit]

camaseutra..you twit..you study nothing you got no classical music..your 22 a little chick..your more interested in sex video than music..

[5620629]

you are a fucking retarded ;) !!!ç

you fucking sux

you are a fucking slut

Bye :B

[gracemkbo]

ive also watched the vids of wilhelm kempff playing and horowitz playing on this piece. i think kempff's performance is the best, and his tempo was slower than this guy playing. of coz playing it at such a fast speed is very difficult//so i can tell this pianist must have got the talent :> he deserves much applause. looking forward for more vids from this guy.

[gracemkbo]

ive also watched the vids of wilhelm kempff playing and horowitz playing on this piece. i think kempff's performance is the best, and his tempo was slower than this guy playing. of coz playing it at such a fast speed is very difficult//so i can tell this pianist must have got the talent :> he deserves much applause. looking forward for more vids from this guy.

[tylersphile]

Can't wait to hear your recent version! Record one! You've got the talent!

[BeholdZeus]

Awful, tedious, no feeling. Barenboim and Kempff do it a million times better, and with mroe feeling.

[ByakuganKunoichi14]

Not that much speed...sure, yeah, the movement is "presto agiato", but not "play as fast as you can so that you can't even hear the distinct notes"! Still, it's my favorite movement of the entire sonata...I hop I can play it next year :D

[joshthemainman]

he's just PLOWING thru this as fast as possible. Not enjoyable to the listener

[newfan7]

Awful interpretation!

[Retubetard]

If the point was to show how fast he could play this. Well, ok its impressive but the musicality is severly reduced. Chipmunks voices are accelerated human voices. So, this is something like "Chipmunk Moonlight Sonata". Very impressive but Ill listen to it only once.

[Retubetard]

Glenn Gould's "presto agitato" version is even faster (on some segments) and still may be the most musical and beautifull interpretation off all known recorded.

[LeanderK]

That guy is a piano master !!!

[Apolloswan]

0:47 --- 1:05 WAYYYY TOOO RUSHED!

[ThaSharkboy]

you've got speed great job

[snpent]

Check Wilhelm Kempff playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata mvt. 3, and he'll show you how the song must be played!

[RJPBurtonBoards]

It was written at this tempo. Therefore this is how it must be played.

[cilantro529]

its not that his tempo was off, its just that it was not up to parr as it should have been. he did a great job of course, but mastered it?not quite. kempff played this piece flawlessly

[snpent]

His playing is not clean! The song he is playing is not to be played that fast. He's not playing with structure and tempo.

[piercinglight]

I agree. It sounds like he's a bit nervous, I used to rush a piece (rushing is not the same as fast tempo!) when I was nervous too. He's getting there, though! Perhaps he should focus a bit more on articulation and being emotive. Still a decent performance though! No worries!

[jeffzp]

Remove that foot from that pedal!

[Likeafoxow]

the very definition of free interpretaion. i kinda like it, but you've got to have a little discipline here and there. i see that you have promised a slower version :), as long as its in tempo. and make sure to consider your tone. mad music can still be beautiful. keep up the good work.

[bbobfr]

Good, job, dont listen to talk shits some people have said, it's not perfect, for sure, but the pace is not the problem I've also heard about that interpretation long time before... Ans he's not in the wrong way, but he dont give the right emotions, and it's sad, but he's young, he has a good technique, and for sure, he is talented... Give time to the time...

[JuangaPro]

PLAYS 2 GOD DAMN FAST! god damn asians T_T your making the song loose all of its actual rythm... again, god damn asians T_T

[tuatodos]

thank you brother, at last someone agrees with me on that. Once more: god damn asians.

[Mariogirl16]

it isn't the tempo, it's that evil pedal. :( It sounds muddy. =/

[Wouk1805]

Poor Beethoven, how could he RIP with such an interpretation...

[bysantin]

After hearing Kempff's version this really didn't make any sense. He plays like he's pist off at the song.

[SUIreduit]

great technique, but musically/emotionally poor.

[NunquamDormio]

indeed

[raticon]

i think you'll never play it ok until you get the idea and intention of the song..

if you hear it and love it.. i'm sure you will do it perfect cause your technique is just beautiful

[raticon]

i think you'll never play it ok until you get the idea and intention of the song..

if you hear it and love it.. i'm sure you will do it perfect cause your technique is just beautiful

[InimeKai]

Excellent for your age, but on a whole it needs a lot of work.

You have time though. Don't rush it : )

[Filoz]

Indeed, I think hes rushing things up, has the technique! but not quite the feeling this melody needs to transmit.

[dqtmarie]

I don't know why, but I don't like how he plays it. (I'm working on the 2nd movement so I can step up to the 3rd :P)

[narrog7]

beethoven would cry...

its really bad

[augustinekmy]

What the hell?? i giv u one word u Dumb Kid...the Whole PIece is "MESS"!!! "HORRIBLe"!!!!! go home Practice~...and fix ur F**KING tempo ...

[diarrhea999]

just horrible...

[pianog14]

Can anyone please post the sheet music with fingerings for this song? I'd greatly appreciate anyone posting it.

[tayloreve]

holy shit so fast.. did yout ake steroids for your hands? haha jk jk jk :D its gooddddddd

[scarface13111990]

der will mit seiner technik imponieren, er versaut das ganze stück......mir gefällt es überhaupt nicht....

[Latinpapi574]

wilhelm* sorry lol

[massiverate]

I don't like the piano at all. Playing wasn't too bad. He can certainly do better than me!

[pbnagunasr]

I like him better than W. Kemph. Kemph looks at a distance and motionless, like he's about to pass out....lol....

[ajmin]

wtf?! youre crazy! this kid still needs practice...hes good, but not Kemph :)

[Latinpapi574]

william kemph doesnt have to look like a maniac to play beautifully...all his emotions are expressed through the piano...this guy has awsome agility with his fingers but now he needs to put feeling into it and not just play it he's running the 50 yard dash

[spiderk132]

i am myself working on this piece, i'm still early in this so i haven't even learned the last 6 pages yet, let alone get it up to that speed. I think you did great. Although the notes sounded jumbled from the high speeds.

[ZxdeathxZ]

despite what most of these people say = / i think it sounds good .. keep up the good work ^_^

[ArcadiasX]

Shut up hes still playing sonata!!~

Lets see you do it then?! HIS PRO Dude!

This guy is the fastest hands I ever seen O-o

Keep going! >:D

[luminati211]

sounds like the sustain pedal was carried a bit during thsi peice