Hmmm... well, you started off well - the Allegro di molto e con brio section was ok, but you need to work on the mordants. I totally understand about the fatigue, it is a real bitch once you finished the first run through - but you MUST repeat that section, it irks me when pianists are too lazy to do so. And that is when I stopped watching to write this comment. I hope that as it's 5 years later, you have improved on it. Post another video to show us where you are with it now ;)
I really enjoyed the performance! I am learning this piece as well and I really like your emotion towards the 2:00 mark. Its nice to hear lots of different impressions of the same piece! You seem to play the first part faster than most, but still very very good!
Sounds great to me.....I wouldn't know a wrong note if I heard it though....extreme amateur student.....I can't even read music.......so your talent is extraordinary to me.
Great job ! I'm playing this piece myself, so I like to hear other interpretations of it. There were a lot of wrong notes in here, but you probably have it all cleaned up by now. ;)
It was very good, but you needed to use a *lot* more pedal in the first 30 seconds or so. The powerful opening chords were cruelly cut short. You may play it differently now, I don't know.
Let that powerful Cm chord decay into piano. You lifted your hands which immediately takes away from the intro. Overall, pedaling needs work and you need to put more color into the allegro section. This is a very very difficult piece. I would suggest you listen to the recording done by Alfred Brendl not to copy the style but to get a sense what color means in Beethoven's pieces.
Hi chocotiger! you and i have the same piano! ']"This piece was really tough for me, mainly because of the fatigue in my arms caused my the repetitive notes and jumps. Its hard to focus when it feels like your arms are gonna fall off, oh well, at least I finished."
Congratulations on finishing! did u get past the pain in ur arms after? if so, how? i really need to know coz i hav weak arms and they really do hurt after a while (during the piece... esp during the left hand tremolos ahhh!) :)
@xxstephaniejay Compared to scott joplin stuff, this is pretty disappointing. Lots of uncharacteristic small mistakes and uneven tempo at various stages. I don't think he practiced this as much as his other work.
just beginning to learn this song, just finished up maple leaf rag. is fantasie impromptu significantly easier than the pathetique? i'd say their somewhat even right?
@mrfreshmint Not even close. I picked up Pathetique within a few weeks. I finished Impromptu within 2~3 months and it STILL is lacking. It is an incredibly intricate and technical composition. Just learning how to play the 16th notes against the triplets will throw you if you aren't ready for it. Beethoven's sonata is much more straightforward. Though I will say that if you have Pathetique down, you're ahead of the game for learning Impromptu. =)
@Kaggypants I've been working on the Pathetique for a few weeks now...and i'm sorry for using the wrong "their" it bothers me when others do it...but um...it's very difficult... i do NOT believe you finished the pathetique in a few weeks...if you are...you're amazing..but i seriously doubt that. nobody, not professionals, not even beethoven could do that..
@mrfreshmint Hm I'm sorry. A few weeks was inaccurate. I think I maybe meant to write months. But this song isn't as difficult as you seem to think! It has repetition and only a slight amount of technical elements added to it. The tremolos and trills are the only hard parts IMO. The pace is easy since it is slower than Impromptu. After playing some of Chopin's harder pieces, this really isn't that difficult. :\
May I ask what sections you are having trouble with?
@Kaggypants I think the only tough part ( for me personally) is after section B and it returns to a variation of A on the 2nd last page, thats when the muscles in the wrist really start to hurt but other than that not a difficult piece scale ratings i've seen are 7/10
@jarry161290 Are you speaking of Impromptu or Pathetique? Both can be pretty stressful but Impromptu gives you a brief rest in the adagio cantabile section whereas Pathetique has very few places to 'rest'.
@Kaggypants o_O I don't think I mentioned impromptu I was refering to section A2 of the Grave (1st movement) of Pathetique, theres a part where it repeats the famous entry that was heard at the beginning of the piece after the chromatic you know where?
@mrfreshmint Actually professionals could probably learn this technically in about a day...I know Zimerman learnt Chopin's second Scherzo technically in two days, so I doubt this movement would be very difficult to learn for him :L
@mrfreshmint BTW, if you need more proof...check out choco's version of Impromptu. He plays Pathetique quite well but his Impromptu is lacking in places (actually sounds very similar to mine).
Heh so many comments trying to offer constructive criticism. Half probably cannot play the first 40 measures of this. Well done. Love your dynamics like always.
Impressive dynamics, also impressive performance. But I agree with the comments made earlier; relax your wrists and arm fatigue will become a thing of the past for you
he is doing this my memorization to, that is extremely impressive. I do agree with both baee215 and blaekflauer, please relax your left arm and wrist. It might just help:3
I can see why you are complaining about your left arm being stiff. You are doing the tremolo wrong. Please relax your wrist and shoulders. Stay in the keys. and I seriously mean stay IN the keys. You are wasting energy by hovering... and remember to emphasize the strong beats, even in the left hand... or else it sounds a little dull. Should be like this (LH): C-c-c-c-C-c-c-c-C-c-c-c. Emphasize the large C...
Bravisimo! Truly remarkable! If you haven't begun your career in music yet, the music world is truly missing out on your rare & wonderful talent! Thanks for posting this. I truly enjoyed it. Cheers! :-)
I am not an expert, just a fan of Beethoven, so my opinion may not be professional. I must say your performance was great and your did my favourite part at 2.17 just amazingly beautiful.
good posture, but throughout this piece, i think you can generate more excitement by just kicking up the tempo a few ticks or something. Some parts are nice, slow and expressive. But I think some parts aren't really "frantic' enough. But, u dont have to take my advice. Im not playin this sonata. Im playing op. 10 no. 1 which has a lot more explosiviness to it and such. Have funn playing beethoven!! He's Great!!
you are doing my fafrout part excelent !! and i real like on dis version is the part from 4:51 - 5:11 my fafrout part in dis song ! really nice did wow man !
yeah I know what you mean when you say your arms get tired like that. well I'm just a beginner at it so I gain more experience before I try something like that.
Man oh man, what I wouldn't give to learn to play like that...I absolutely adore the piano! Alas, my heart lies with my guitars. If I have to focus on one instrument, it's going to be them. Haha anyway, this is wonderful! Take pride in your talent my man! And whatever you do, don't stop rockin! Er, whatever classical musicians call it...(:
I don't understand how to move the left hand that fast. I know you just twist it like side to side as if you were turning a doorknob but my wrist stubbornly wont move that fast =[
I finished this piece lately =P and I was looking around on youtube for other people playing this, and so I came to this vid again. And I noticed.. that at 6:25 when you play the first measure of the last "Grave" part that you play Bb instead of B xD and you play the Bb when u had to play another C =O But still.. it's great though! xD
You do some really good things here. It's obvious you love Beethoven! Suggestion: try to record on a better instrument if you can. This piano sounds really tinny!
That's really good.You've made a nice effort man.Dont worry your good all thru the piece, except for a bar or two.And I think you need a little bit expression too.Overall its better than good.Great!.......How much it took you to practise this Movement ?
aaah, ni lo quiero terminar de ver, que mal toca!!!! uso excesivo del pedal, no le entiendo nada en el Allegro... una prueba de que cualquiera que se puede hacer llamar pianista... bah!
I love this piece, I'm learning it right now as a hight school senior. some advice--from my piano teacher to you, watch your counting of the chords at the begining, hold them their full value, and watch the volume of your left hand--it is sometimes too overpowering. Otherwise, its great to see someone else's interpretation of this amazing sonata--i hope that I can get it up to the speed you have.
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I can play better and better this sonata, ja ja ja i need only a short time for play it, and them, we can ask to the public in youtube, who play better on the piano....do you like this idea?
You're way better at this melody than I am, so I say this in complete respect.
I'd like to hear it slower by you. This theme is about emotion less than skill... and the emotions this song brings forth are seldom as fast as you were playing it. I'd love to hear you play it with your whole existence riding on the line of your fingertips. Bring forth the feelings with a slow rise, is my only suggestion!
The people who leave negative comments dont leave video responses i have noticed ! well it proves the old saying...if you cant do..teach..if you cant teach...critizize !
I say Bravo!*applause* excellent playing..as usual from this very talented guy!
Thanks chocotiger for the pleasure its been listening to you.
Awesome playing! Don't listen to the mean folk. If you enjoy playing the piece then that's all that matters, whether mistakes were made or not. Thanks for putting this video up, I'm learning this piece just now and it helps to hear how it's supposed to sound lol :P
Really? I would find it terrible - everything beethoven has composed has so much potential beauty and no musician could ever be content with his own performance of one of those pieces. It would drive me mad if I'd try to play Beethoven.
I like the beginning. I start to notice a number of mistakes halfway through though. I suppose those are due to fatigue? You don't have to begin from the first page if your hands get tired halfway. I would go back to the beginning like Kempf,but if your arms/hands can't take it yet, then you probably shouldn't...at least when you are showing and not practicing.
I know how difficult this piece is-i know exactly what you mean about the arms falling off part...by the time i get to the trills on 7th page or so...its painful...Very good job. Nobody but those savant maniacs like gould or brendel can play this without any mistakes...i commend you thoroughly.
Hmmm... well, you started off well - the Allegro di molto e con brio section was ok, but you need to work on the mordants. I totally understand about the fatigue, it is a real bitch once you finished the first run through - but you MUST repeat that section, it irks me when pianists are too lazy to do so. And that is when I stopped watching to write this comment. I hope that as it's 5 years later, you have improved on it. Post another video to show us where you are with it now ;)
weterr123 2 weeks ago
Dude you rock so hard. Thanks for putting the effort into these performances!
modolief 3 weeks ago
That was not a 'pathetique' attempt at the piece at all! ;)
davidsw92 2 months ago
quit the piano myabe you should play heavy metal
Slaubernachel 3 months ago
I really enjoyed the performance! I am learning this piece as well and I really like your emotion towards the 2:00 mark. Its nice to hear lots of different impressions of the same piece! You seem to play the first part faster than most, but still very very good!
bobbyjoe537 6 months ago
great emotion
doomless198 7 months ago
i learned this piece, its a very promising song :)
YuMiiNkZ 7 months ago
wow.....
DuhAprilFool 8 months ago
im learning this piece! and cant wait to finish it!!
dorong48 8 months ago
Bravo !
gcat4u 9 months ago
Sounds great to me.....I wouldn't know a wrong note if I heard it though....extreme amateur student.....I can't even read music.......so your talent is extraordinary to me.
Butterfly20002000 10 months ago
Great ! You're my favourite pianist on youtube =)
danipianoplayer 10 months ago 2
Great job ! I'm playing this piece myself, so I like to hear other interpretations of it. There were a lot of wrong notes in here, but you probably have it all cleaned up by now. ;)
musicluvr499 11 months ago
Sounds great!
wiselady52 1 year ago
Das übt meine Mama auch ......
MsReniReni 1 year ago
You lost me at the beginning.
sucemabiteconnasse 1 year ago
The breaks at the beginning made me grimace. This piece is very grim and you made it sound kind of light, but otherwise it sounds great.
Bruceforge 1 year ago
good but the opening part u play it to heavy and to fast.
put more feeling :D
at 2:17 impressive play i like it ::D
noxa100 1 year ago
eres maravilloso que entrega !
30gaboo 1 year ago
It was very good, but you needed to use a *lot* more pedal in the first 30 seconds or so. The powerful opening chords were cruelly cut short. You may play it differently now, I don't know.
tommyd123112 1 year ago
Let that powerful Cm chord decay into piano. You lifted your hands which immediately takes away from the intro. Overall, pedaling needs work and you need to put more color into the allegro section. This is a very very difficult piece. I would suggest you listen to the recording done by Alfred Brendl not to copy the style but to get a sense what color means in Beethoven's pieces.
kobetiha 1 year ago
@kobetiha preach it!
maxyroo 1 year ago
good work with tremolandos because you inserted it well and got the correct way of playing the tremolandos very professional
neiladriancabanda 1 year ago
I love this song! great performance!!
TheMechanicalHound 1 year ago
I totally know what you mean with the arm fatigue!!!!!!!!!
especially at 1:45 (tempo 1)
oh god it kills my left hand when i play it up to tempo
you did at great job with 2:16 though! I love that part but I have problems with keeping it in tempo >_<
hahaha well I have a long ways to go........
great job!!!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!
immeghanlol 1 year ago
where can i find the sheet music?
EduOrta142536 1 year ago
Hi chocotiger! you and i have the same piano! ']"This piece was really tough for me, mainly because of the fatigue in my arms caused my the repetitive notes and jumps. Its hard to focus when it feels like your arms are gonna fall off, oh well, at least I finished."
Congratulations on finishing! did u get past the pain in ur arms after? if so, how? i really need to know coz i hav weak arms and they really do hurt after a while (during the piece... esp during the left hand tremolos ahhh!) :)
jujudizzle 1 year ago
@jujudizzle very quickly open and close ur hand as fast as u can for as long as u can. itll start to burn when uve done it about enough
Tomd1013 1 year ago
everyone who dislikes this is a fag. you played this beautifully.
xxstephaniejay 1 year ago
@xxstephaniejay Compared to scott joplin stuff, this is pretty disappointing. Lots of uncharacteristic small mistakes and uneven tempo at various stages. I don't think he practiced this as much as his other work.
krnuckfan 1 year ago
doesnt the repeat after 3:25 bring you back to the second page, not the beginning?
mrfreshmint 1 year ago
yeah, but can you put a carburetor back together? Just kidding. GREAT work!!!!!! I admire your technique and skill.
Strummerville81 1 year ago
how long have you been playing?
showersinger547 1 year ago
Amazing. This is one of my favourite pieces and I hope to one day be able to play it as well as you do.
62442islife 1 year ago
fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr98giuliano 1 year ago
AMAZING
immeghanlol 1 year ago
just beginning to learn this song, just finished up maple leaf rag. is fantasie impromptu significantly easier than the pathetique? i'd say their somewhat even right?
mrfreshmint 1 year ago
@mrfreshmint Not even close. I picked up Pathetique within a few weeks. I finished Impromptu within 2~3 months and it STILL is lacking. It is an incredibly intricate and technical composition. Just learning how to play the 16th notes against the triplets will throw you if you aren't ready for it. Beethoven's sonata is much more straightforward. Though I will say that if you have Pathetique down, you're ahead of the game for learning Impromptu. =)
Kaggypants 1 year ago
@Kaggypants I've been working on the Pathetique for a few weeks now...and i'm sorry for using the wrong "their" it bothers me when others do it...but um...it's very difficult... i do NOT believe you finished the pathetique in a few weeks...if you are...you're amazing..but i seriously doubt that. nobody, not professionals, not even beethoven could do that..
mrfreshmint 1 year ago
@mrfreshmint Hm I'm sorry. A few weeks was inaccurate. I think I maybe meant to write months. But this song isn't as difficult as you seem to think! It has repetition and only a slight amount of technical elements added to it. The tremolos and trills are the only hard parts IMO. The pace is easy since it is slower than Impromptu. After playing some of Chopin's harder pieces, this really isn't that difficult. :\
May I ask what sections you are having trouble with?
Kaggypants 1 year ago
@Kaggypants I think the only tough part ( for me personally) is after section B and it returns to a variation of A on the 2nd last page, thats when the muscles in the wrist really start to hurt but other than that not a difficult piece scale ratings i've seen are 7/10
jarry161290 1 year ago
@jarry161290 Are you speaking of Impromptu or Pathetique? Both can be pretty stressful but Impromptu gives you a brief rest in the adagio cantabile section whereas Pathetique has very few places to 'rest'.
Kaggypants 1 year ago
@Kaggypants o_O I don't think I mentioned impromptu I was refering to section A2 of the Grave (1st movement) of Pathetique, theres a part where it repeats the famous entry that was heard at the beginning of the piece after the chromatic you know where?
jarry161290 1 year ago
@jarry161290 You entered into a discussion that was discussing Impromptu's difficulty in relation to Pathetique. :P
The section you're referring to is at 4:50 yes?
Kaggypants 1 year ago
@mrfreshmint Actually professionals could probably learn this technically in about a day...I know Zimerman learnt Chopin's second Scherzo technically in two days, so I doubt this movement would be very difficult to learn for him :L
ragtimesamtime 1 year ago
@mrfreshmint BTW, if you need more proof...check out choco's version of Impromptu. He plays Pathetique quite well but his Impromptu is lacking in places (actually sounds very similar to mine).
Kaggypants 1 year ago
WOW! your freakin awesome
prettygrl8900 1 year ago
Heh so many comments trying to offer constructive criticism. Half probably cannot play the first 40 measures of this. Well done. Love your dynamics like always.
Kaggypants 1 year ago
my face ---> O.o
it was very clean!! good job!
phsycadelicanimal 1 year ago
Beautiful!!!!!
fmi26000 1 year ago
it's great! really well played.
christchurchtriberg 1 year ago
I'm in love.
ErikaYvonnee 1 year ago
Impressive dynamics, also impressive performance. But I agree with the comments made earlier; relax your wrists and arm fatigue will become a thing of the past for you
saltlakecity2002 1 year ago
just Great
Solracx1986 1 year ago
extremely perfect... amazing Ô.ô
even mistakes are beautifull in your hands
5 stars and fave
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fengyingxia 1 year ago
do you have a teacher with you?
fengyingxia 1 year ago
he is doing this my memorization to, that is extremely impressive. I do agree with both baee215 and blaekflauer, please relax your left arm and wrist. It might just help:3
Alphawolf384 1 year ago
Very good interpretation i love it
Saifongjunfan 1 year ago
Bene
stai attento a 1.21. devi levare la sinistra molto prima resta solo la destra.
Riccardo Bianchi
RiccardoBianchi1 1 year ago
enjoyed it a lot!
frogbuster20 1 year ago
Ehi! Good enough, but bae215 is right! U should relax your left arm and hand, u're just contracted and it is much harder playing this way!
blaekflauer 2 years ago
Amazing! I hope to be able to play this in a few years. It's my favourite sonata.
teodortenchev 2 years ago
Good brave you are that posted your playing... If you are enjoying playing, and it looks like you are, that is what matters... Good luck to you.
aomf58 2 years ago
I can see why you are complaining about your left arm being stiff. You are doing the tremolo wrong. Please relax your wrist and shoulders. Stay in the keys. and I seriously mean stay IN the keys. You are wasting energy by hovering... and remember to emphasize the strong beats, even in the left hand... or else it sounds a little dull. Should be like this (LH): C-c-c-c-C-c-c-c-C-c-c-c. Emphasize the large C...
bae215 2 years ago
Extremely impressive
danimal24585 2 years ago 20
Great job! Better than what I could ever do! This looks difficult.
RaccismSux 2 years ago
gr8 job man
i don't think i could ever do this
banger1454 2 years ago
Bravisimo! Truly remarkable! If you haven't begun your career in music yet, the music world is truly missing out on your rare & wonderful talent! Thanks for posting this. I truly enjoyed it. Cheers! :-)
tchapman1977 2 years ago 2
wow!
ur amaaaZing!!!
braVo!!!!
:]
XxXxXmarakiXxXxX 2 years ago 2
This is Great! Well done
TheWaterfallman 2 years ago
wow this is great if you consider the fact that you obviously don't call yourself perfect. Keep on and you will be a star!
Cyberbob1987 2 years ago 2
Ha sido una interpretacion Excelente, sin duda eres un gran pianista, te felicito y gracias por esta joya.
anzdf 2 years ago
Si alguien va a comentar que este wey toca mal, antes suba su video tocando esta misma pieza musical.
En mi opinion, tocas el piano muy bien
ixxixoonihuetzca 2 years ago
Tomando en cuenta la obra eres muy bueno
rubenbetelrigel 2 years ago
how did beethoven right this when he was deaf wtf?
imaball 2 years ago
he wasnt actually deaf at this point
he starts to lose his hearing around opus 57
cgatz88 2 years ago 2
he wasn't deaf yet
TheWaterfallman 2 years ago
I am not an expert, just a fan of Beethoven, so my opinion may not be professional. I must say your performance was great and your did my favourite part at 2.17 just amazingly beautiful.
MrsHeaven78 2 years ago 16
Está lleno de notas falsas en la mano derecha, y los problemas mecánicos de la ejecución no están bien resueltos.
grakelonio 2 years ago
since 1:41 your left handis too loud dude. but I know its hard ;)
4½ Stars ;)
tillo1995 2 years ago
My piano teacher told me to "take a look" at this piece while he was away, so I looked it up to see what it sounded like...
Haha, oh man, I've got a lot in store.
fratboyfrat 2 years ago
it isnt too hard, just fast.
you are lucky you have a piano teacher!
i dropped my piano teacher, but kept going, and i regret it ever since. it looks like you are young, so, take my advice, USE EVERY OPPORTUNITY!
Pavarotti4eva 2 years ago
no, its pretty hard. it's also fast and EXTREMELY long and fatiguing. overstating that is really hard.
hcpiano1 2 years ago
You are still alive Beethoven
qaywsxedcrfr 2 years ago 2
Fuck what ya' heard, dog. that shit is tight. I can totally dig on Pathetique. Where's the other 3/4s of the song, though?
i8numbers 2 years ago
good posture, but throughout this piece, i think you can generate more excitement by just kicking up the tempo a few ticks or something. Some parts are nice, slow and expressive. But I think some parts aren't really "frantic' enough. But, u dont have to take my advice. Im not playin this sonata. Im playing op. 10 no. 1 which has a lot more explosiviness to it and such. Have funn playing beethoven!! He's Great!!
charamander101 2 years ago 2
I agree regarding a little more in the tempo. Not a lot, just a touch.
steveismean 2 years ago
errata interpretazione, mediocre amatoriale
pianoman189 2 years ago
great job!
iLovePoppinUrRocks 2 years ago
fantastic !
SKYWALKERRRRR 2 years ago
you are doing my fafrout part excelent !! and i real like on dis version is the part from 4:51 - 5:11 my fafrout part in dis song ! really nice did wow man !
Darkboy2525 2 years ago
A very powerful and dynamic performance. Well done indeed. Thank you for posting one of my favourites. Keep up the great work.
paulcopeland 2 years ago
Sounds pretty good. It could use some more slow practice, or a less ambitious tempo after the Grave. But, very skillful indeed
ajcomp70 2 years ago
I know that Pathetique doesn't literally mean pathetic (it means with passion) but I couldn't help thinking 'that was anything but pathetic"!
centralwillow 2 years ago
Wonderful!
intotheocean12 2 years ago
yeah I know what you mean when you say your arms get tired like that. well I'm just a beginner at it so I gain more experience before I try something like that.
gmanbaby2007 2 years ago
Man oh man, what I wouldn't give to learn to play like that...I absolutely adore the piano! Alas, my heart lies with my guitars. If I have to focus on one instrument, it's going to be them. Haha anyway, this is wonderful! Take pride in your talent my man! And whatever you do, don't stop rockin! Er, whatever classical musicians call it...(:
finnishmetalfreak090 2 years ago
Keep on, woodin!?
firegarden90 2 years ago
how do you do that???
FishFaceFrancine 2 years ago
you are the greatest person alive
ayeshaun 2 years ago 2
good man
sheref1984 2 years ago
So I'm learning this right now and I always refer back to this video when I'm not certain how it's supposed to sound! great job!
newsgirl132 2 years ago
with all that composing, beethoven must have been buff with the full arm workout!
anyhow nice playing!
lytwielder 2 years ago
Omg
I wanna play this song now...
Really nice job!
Nutty1337 2 years ago
Really nice!
ZeroZenta 2 years ago
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aghaanantyab 2 years ago
Good job, very powerful and dynamics. Love it!
PatheticSonatas 2 years ago
wow.
I'm staring at the sheet music.
and I feel like i should start crying
thank you for posting, know i know what it's suppose to sound like.
(a billion times faster than i thought XD)
wierdo00queen 2 years ago
awesome
d3ath5kull 2 years ago
This was fantastic!! I was absolutely entranced watching you. Bravo!
ntnrmlgirl 2 years ago
whooot GANGSTER
echt niet normaal die gast....
echt super....
your amazing :D
5 stars
raoultje5 2 years ago 2
I don't understand how to move the left hand that fast. I know you just twist it like side to side as if you were turning a doorknob but my wrist stubbornly wont move that fast =[
kaliqwang 2 years ago
I agree. Please learn some manners.
puplove202 2 years ago
Well, actually, there are strict rules for music. And if one doesn't play by them, he will never be considered a top pianist.
AND he wasn't really contradicting himself when he said one has to put his heart and soul into the music.
between the rules and notes are gaps. gaps, which the author left open for individualism, forgot or just couldn't express with the usual notes.
This is where the 'heart' comes in. BUT, to do that one has to be extremely good with the basics and the ground rules.
gohag 2 years ago
5 stars :D
smilagain034 2 years ago
no wonder you exhausted after playing this... loosen your wrist!!! it does wonders... seriously though...
gracegirl09 2 years ago
That was really nice!
One question, what is the meaning of "pathetique"? coz when I first saw that I thought it was some fancy way of spelling "pathetic" o.o
Denedy 2 years ago
lol that is what it means in German :)
gracegirl09 2 years ago
no it means with expression and emotions i think
SAXPLAYER128 2 years ago
u needa practice more..before u post this video online...
ahlokwong 2 years ago
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ollie3003 2 years ago
WOW!
This is absolutely wonderful!
I love this piece.
I want to play it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BADLY.
medicaldud 2 years ago
anyone if there's free sheet music for this online?
plipstaticfildip 2 years ago
men READ the score!!! you are soo good, but READ READ... i dont now how said in english but : some body : LIGADURAS!!!
mansell3454 2 years ago
Beautiful. Thank you!
katield2008 2 years ago
I finished this piece lately =P and I was looking around on youtube for other people playing this, and so I came to this vid again. And I noticed.. that at 6:25 when you play the first measure of the last "Grave" part that you play Bb instead of B xD and you play the Bb when u had to play another C =O But still.. it's great though! xD
pianoklavier 2 years ago
he made more mistakes than that... but oh well... i applaud you for attempting this piece, it's very challenging...
gracegirl09 2 years ago
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domlan 2 years ago
verry good
Icecreampianist 3 years ago 2
Bloody Hell!! 1:43 onwards is absolutly mental! how long did it take you to do that?
incrediblecoffee 3 years ago 3
muy bien tocado
maite1893 3 years ago
GOT TO BE THE BEST
thecobraman 3 years ago 2
That was gorgeous!! Very well done. I just started learning this with my piano teacher.
newsgirl132 3 years ago 3
wow i thought i was good at Fur Elise -.-
it really seemed like you were becoming one with the piano o_o
captaincow3775 3 years ago 2
You do some really good things here. It's obvious you love Beethoven! Suggestion: try to record on a better instrument if you can. This piano sounds really tinny!
soami2u 3 years ago
No way. Substance over style. This is real...touch the face of God. How awesome and inspiring. To see it on a Yamaha, its real.
I goota learn this tune.
megaballs1 3 years ago
"Substance over style"--to be a good musician you have to have both. Certainly Beethoven did.
soami2u 3 years ago 2
lmao the way you get up at the end expresses All of your fatigue.
I play this song & maple leaf rag, too. You have more stamina than me -- and I can't seem to develop it at all.
Good job, though.
LunInSpectra 3 years ago
good job man
lifinfastln06 3 years ago
That's really good.You've made a nice effort man.Dont worry your good all thru the piece, except for a bar or two.And I think you need a little bit expression too.Overall its better than good.Great!.......How much it took you to practise this Movement ?
AClassicalPianist 3 years ago
amazing...
hjc5812 3 years ago
aaah, ni lo quiero terminar de ver, que mal toca!!!! uso excesivo del pedal, no le entiendo nada en el Allegro... una prueba de que cualquiera que se puede hacer llamar pianista... bah!
jacome1987 3 years ago
I love this piece, I'm learning it right now as a hight school senior. some advice--from my piano teacher to you, watch your counting of the chords at the begining, hold them their full value, and watch the volume of your left hand--it is sometimes too overpowering. Otherwise, its great to see someone else's interpretation of this amazing sonata--i hope that I can get it up to the speed you have.
cstone1492 3 years ago
i'm waiting for you....still...
uffizzi19 3 years ago
ok let's do it.
MeLikeThat08 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I can play better and better this sonata, ja ja ja i need only a short time for play it, and them, we can ask to the public in youtube, who play better on the piano....do you like this idea?
uffizzi19 3 years ago
mediocre pianista...mejor quita ese video...mejora tu discurso melodico...y despues vuelvela a subir...
uffizzi19 3 years ago
I bet he plays WAY better than you do.
MeLikeThat08 3 years ago 2
uffizzi... You really are priceless. *sigh
IKevBot 3 years ago
Five stars just for finishing the damn piece!
AmosEaton 3 years ago 3
good! but those intro chords should be played legato! aside from the rests of course.
zagreus12 3 years ago
Holy sh....!! You're straight ballin'!
lucpinkas 3 years ago 2
Very nice, I'm learning this piece and it goes fine until the point at about 2:50 n this video, that it just sorta falls apart...
llamasownyou 3 years ago
I play that part like, listening to my left hand and let my right hand play along. O.o And practice slowly first of course.
pianoklavier 3 years ago
BRAVO! i love this piece most from Beethoven... XD
HeartlessCross 3 years ago
You're way better at this melody than I am, so I say this in complete respect.
I'd like to hear it slower by you. This theme is about emotion less than skill... and the emotions this song brings forth are seldom as fast as you were playing it. I'd love to hear you play it with your whole existence riding on the line of your fingertips. Bring forth the feelings with a slow rise, is my only suggestion!
Ravanous 3 years ago
The people who leave negative comments dont leave video responses i have noticed ! well it proves the old saying...if you cant do..teach..if you cant teach...critizize !
I say Bravo!*applause* excellent playing..as usual from this very talented guy!
Thanks chocotiger for the pleasure its been listening to you.
depoty 3 years ago 4
Great job!!! I love it! many would be so lucky to play it like you! I only wish I could have heard Beethoven play it himself!!
barcanard 3 years ago 2
Awesome playing! Don't listen to the mean folk. If you enjoy playing the piece then that's all that matters, whether mistakes were made or not. Thanks for putting this video up, I'm learning this piece just now and it helps to hear how it's supposed to sound lol :P
suzy148 3 years ago 8
This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
spitgalore 3 years ago
watch alexander peskanov play pathetique.you'll be amazed
pianorocks247 3 years ago
DO CARALHO!!! MUITO BOM!!!!
Um dia eu chego lá!
edgaresouza 3 years ago
Bravo
ulsbolde89 3 years ago
I wish I could play the piano!
BrianRabil 3 years ago 6
And after all, playing Beethoven, would be paradise
Paboll 3 years ago 4
Really? I would find it terrible - everything beethoven has composed has so much potential beauty and no musician could ever be content with his own performance of one of those pieces. It would drive me mad if I'd try to play Beethoven.
GingerKid5307 3 years ago
beethoven might have been a bigger genius than einstien...Beethoven rocked
Claire1Rogers 3 years ago
I wouldn't say Beethoven was more of a genius than Einstein, both men represent the pinnacle of their respective fields.
mozpiano2 3 years ago 3
I wouldn't say Beethoven was more of a genius than Einstein, both men represent the pinnacle of their respective fields.
mozpiano2 3 years ago
I remember when this video barely had a couple of views...
Keep up the good work.
thesloc 3 years ago
i like putting agressive emotion into pieces :D you do it very well :) <3
orleomarty 3 years ago
The left hand is curved up so try to staightn it out on this piece.
wombatandlemur 3 years ago
I like the beginning. I start to notice a number of mistakes halfway through though. I suppose those are due to fatigue? You don't have to begin from the first page if your hands get tired halfway. I would go back to the beginning like Kempf,but if your arms/hands can't take it yet, then you probably shouldn't...at least when you are showing and not practicing.
YongJunDavidLee 3 years ago
I know how difficult this piece is-i know exactly what you mean about the arms falling off part...by the time i get to the trills on 7th page or so...its painful...Very good job. Nobody but those savant maniacs like gould or brendel can play this without any mistakes...i commend you thoroughly.
vincekerrazzi 3 years ago 4
ahaha. i have the same piano. very nice. XD
pianoangel12 3 years ago