Irena Koblar, Beethoven Sonata Op 10 No 3 in D major, mov. 1

[littlexlove]

THIS IS AMAZING.

[Stolphos]

Her technique is aggressive, crisp, and yet she can make the piano sing. One of the finest young pianists I have heard. Perhaps she will assault the Argerich throne?

[Bdonjace]

She's got CRAZY FINGERS!!

[kohtianyi]

beethoven himself said when he was giving a lesson to one of his pupil

none of his work should be played in one strick tempo throughout a piece

[jjliurocks]

amazing



[FranckFromFrance]

rythm is really not regular, giving weakness to this wonderful piece where nothing has to be added. would have liked to hear more simple performance of it

[wetuadjlv]

@FranckFromFrance I agree, it lacks vigor all around.

[IanNabir]

Muy guapa la pianista, y muy profunda su interpretacion!

[InDarknessLight]

she has such a nice touch! i like i like

[SpyVi]

beethoven himself would congratulate you for this performance, were he alive that is.

[debrucey]

Grr, why cant i get it to sound as good as this :P lol

[Conner36]

This is my favorite performance of Beethoven!! Hats off to Irena!

[Triggydor]

Holy crap this in an intense piece! Really takes some skill to learn, memorize, and perform this! Awesome job.

[banoffeepielover]

tough crowd.

[farah73]

beethoven moved music from the classical era to the romantic. however, beethoven should be played with very clear fingering and steady rhythm. this piece is not a nocturne or a prelude. you can't really skip notes or roll them quickly with little attention. this could be performed a little better overall, in my opinion.

[wetuadjlv]

@farah73 Exactly what I was thinking, although your comments really apply more to early than late Beethoven. Some rubato is OK in the very late sonatas, although it should be extremely controlled.

[toutz27]

ok, so the ppl that say how they won first place and how they can play it and stuff like that....shutup! this isnt abt u its abt her! u selfishes idiots!

[KrummyBear]

The best thing about beethoven is how selfless it is. To a certain extent it doesn't really matter how good the performer is, because in the end, the amazing thing is how someone wrote that piece of music. I've listened to this song so many times, and I still wonder how he conceived this idea and put it on paper.

[OIM545]

great work!!

[pieerreon]

bravo!!

[TheFairybarbie]

wow! very great performance !

thats awesome:)

[flamed65]

Girls shouldn't be playing piano.

[toutz27]

@flamed65 u have nothing to judge so shutup

[DeathOrchestra]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[Seinway]

AWESOME, Irena! **********************

KRISTIN

[JasonTchavarria]

Favorite Beethoven's Piano Sonata... This was the first one I ever heard

[KrummyBear]

PANTHERS SUCK, LETS GO HAWKS! :) Btw, this is the most awesomely dramatic version of this song. Irena is a godess.

[classsclownnn]

i have been studying this piece for over a year now and i occasionally refer to this and it has paid off now that ive won 1st place in omega psi phi's talent hunt tonight. i go on to the state(virginia) tournament in april..wish me luck!!

[Rae56789]

good luck im sure its a lil late but i hope you did well :) im attempting this piece now

[flowforms]

@classsclownnn how did you get on?

[hohohee1]

@classsclownnn dude i heard that negro performance .. no soul .. dude ! you sound like a robot

[Ledtoogesabpistol70s]

No, the University of Western Aus. Yep I have been playing it with the A down. I just struggled with the fingering when i first tried it.

[Openwood]

Great performance! And my, hasn't she got some power in those forearms - do you notice how the piano's tuning is slipping as early as 3.00?

[CARMELax3]

HOW THE HELL!? omg...

[Ledtoogesabpistol70s]

Im 17 years old and am teaching myself this piece before i start classical piano studies at uni nxt year and was wondering, for those that are also learning or can play this piece in bars such as113-120 in the bass, do you hold down that low A while playing the descending melody over it or do you just use the pedal?

[arvhaax93]

You hold it with your left 5th finger, and use fingers 1-4 (primarily the first and second fingers) to play the melody. No pedal involved.

[aHarteg]

I prefere using 1-2-3-1-2-3-1 and the rest lies in the last position..

[Ledtoogesabpistol70s]

is this piece considered difficult? is it AMUS level?

[dmcII]

When you get to the level Ms Koblar is at you don't perform easy pieces for the public. So to answer your question, yes this piece is a demanding challenge.

[debrucey]

@dmcII Of course you do. I heard Satie's Gnossiennes in a concert with the Hammerklavier sonata the other week. Was awesome :D

[Haeronthegreat]

@Ledtoogesabpistol70s: It is not one of the more difficult of Beethoven's sonatas, but it is most certainly not easy! In England it is first diploma level, so I assume that's around the standard you're referring to.

[Slack3ron]

its tough

especially technique

[wackyjackie1212]

this piece is LMUS level so it's more difficult than AMUS.

[Erikk91]

wonderful piece, performance, instrument and pianist =)

[dmcII]

Yes I noticed that as well but didn't have the courage to mention it. But since you've already done so...well its hard to miss.

She's talented & beautiful !

[vuche402]

So, aside from her obvious talent in performing this movement..

No one else will comment on her nice sweater?

I thought it looked cool, lol.

[joe4490]

I can't help but feel that this is the way the man himself would have played it.

[Kvisko]

@Toooday

Her life energy and her love for the music gave her that speed...

Music is not a race, but I think her feelings are so intense that she must play it this way.... or not to play it at all...

It is the right of every musician to perform by his/her emotions and feelings...

So, your opinion is only yours.....

Bravo, Irena !!

[toooday1]

she playes it to fast-you miss the whole taste of the piece and cant enjoy it because she is playing to fast-music is not a race!

[FrancescoLandini]

it's marked presto, not allegro..

[purememory]

her hand posture is so elegant and beautiful... im so envious. my fingers keep pressing hte wrong notes. : ( n how is it possible to match her speed??

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

Never aim for speed. As your muscles and neurons get used to the music, the speed comes naturally.

[wetuadjlv]

@purememory practice.

[ieronim2003]

very nice playing

[GilvanGouveaMerola]

beatiful

[SylverPoetah]

whoa its amazing =P

i love this piece is just so happy =D

[dgrn86]

BRAVO!!!!

[desigirl5000]

WOW! her fingers just FLY!!! Absolutely magical! I'm learning this piece right now...but I'm not sure if i can match your speed at all! But AMAZINGG!!!

[ms2lovesme]

wonderful!!

I like your play

you're so great!!

amazing.

[afertyus1000]

a load of koblars NOT super finger speed and accuracy lovely to hear

[herooftheday100]

I hate begrudgers- people who will bring someone down purely because they are jealous of them, sad low lives. Well played here!

[MrPfund]

zu laut!

[9OH4loridaChico]

This is played really good, i like listening.

I'm actually learning this piece, and i enjoy listening to this recording because it inspires me to learn, and its great to help me learn so thanks.

i just wonder one thing starting at 0:45 , i don't know if we have the same version, but on my version it is played with a grace note, whereas here it seems to be played as two eighth notes, i just wonder how i'm supposed to play it...

[maddorox]

appoggiatura (grace notes) and Acciacaturas (crash notes) are different things... considering if u have the right version (grace note one ) then yes its played like what she plays at 0:45 because an appoggiatura halves the value of the note it is placed against. eg. a semi quaver appoggiatura next to a quaver note would make the quaver a semi- quaver. the reason classical composers did this was so that it did not disrupt the melody line "visually"

hope i helped

[9OH4loridaChico]

Thanks, that makes more sense now

[williamxiji]

YOU ARE WRONG

[quinto34]

People with great and exceptional talents always attrack lot of folks who admire and/or enjoy- and a view who feel the need to belittle.. It's always like that

[NakagosEvilSister]

Ah, whatever. If she's no good there's no help for the rest of us.

I'd love to able to play even half as well as this~

[marianomanto]

you made me cry... thanks for posting this. where did you study ?

[5steve55]

two thumbs up

[ngexpert]

nice arm muscles :)

[Asgoodasgod]

Absolutamente fantastico!! Gracias.

[beemochobrahms]

1:21 to 1:31 one of the greatest lines ever in piano music.  Beethoven slaps you in the face with attitude!

[maddorox]

0:00 to 6:47 one of the greatest lines ever in piano music. Beethoven slaps you in the face with attitude! xD

[classsclownnn]

im learning this song and this will definately be a major resources during my studies..thank you

[Grigor99]

Very clean playing and solid. It could use a bit more nuance in places and a little variety of sound. The staccato notes (wherever they appear)could use a bit more line and direction, but it really is a top-notch performance all around.

[tc225]

yawn at bitter grade 7 amateur

[Pianomaster26]

your right. she doesn't play it that well...

[Pianomaster26]

agreed

[MauriceFlower]

~applause~

[MissRealityCheck]

amazing preformance! only thing is when the is a quick moment of silence, if i were you i would not take my hand of the piano, but you managed to get back in like it never happened so i dont' think anybody minds :) 5 STAR!!

[paulsausten]

I've now listened to all the movements of this wonderful performance. I immediately searched to see what recordings were available of this remarkable young pianist but it seems there aren't any commercially available!! Why on earth not!! I hope she is soon recognised internationally as I think she is in the very top flight of pianists. They rarely come this good. She reaches all the inner depths and heights of this music and the other works in her wonderful recital. I want to hear more of her

[paulsausten]

I love this young lady's performance. It brings out all the freshness and vitality of this remarkable sonata. Closing one's eyes it how I would have iumagined Beethoven himself playing it on a modern piano. Irena Kobla's poise and elegance and lack of histrionics adds hugely to the enjoyment of this video. How wonderful to be able to have this performance in one's home at the touch of a button!!

Paul Austen

[satsuki12121]

これは2拍子なのに、2拍子が感じられない。

左手のスタッカートが重い。

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[Ptolemeian]

Every time I hear more of Ms. Kablar's work, it gets better.

I haven't heard women play like this since Argerich!

[BachFong11]

Umm...I'm sorry, did you just compare her to the legendary Martha Argerich?

[animelf]

You think that is outstanding? check out Valentina Lisitsa, Beethovens Sonata Appasionata for example, there is no equal female pianist to her, and I doubt any of those Lang Langs and Yundi Li's would be equal to her, she is just a musical goddess

[kruse84]

Just because she isn't playing a really piece really fast Listz piece doesnt mean her playing is shit... Playing piano is also about singing through the piano and this pianist definitly does that with her beautiful and elegant playing!

[AnnMarry19]

Is it a PASTORALE SONATE?

[matthew1992102]

awesome!

[h4x3dby1337]

actually, it's 126. my fault.

[xcrkotinaxhelvitisx]

An amazing performance...

This sonata is technically and musically fairly demanding (I know, I played it), but Irena played it absolutely marvellous.

[schaoka2]

Brilliant - such control.

:D can't wait to see the rest of her videos!

[ripplingwaterz123]

Great technical work!

Amazing!

You really put some heart into it.

Very moving.

Once again, excellent job!

[GreggaryPeccary]

Fantastic!

[Avagadrostein]

I find Beethoven's piano music is very difficult and exceedingly beautiful. 

Wonderful job

[Goldenkitten4]

So this woman is pretty much amazing! I love her!

[toni88vp]

no da la sensación de q el piano está un poco desafinado? o por lo menos las octavas más extremas por el agudo suenan a hojalata. XD

Me gusta mucho esta chica, pero no sé, me ha sonado algo raro en el piano q con su escarlatti no he notado. :(

[deandusk]

what is this ?? allegro non troppo ???! it was suppose to be presto... oh well...

[h4x3dby1337]

Presto in the time of early Beethoven means something different than it does with someone like Chopin or Liszt. This is intended to be around half note = 112, in cut time (I think that's the marking in one of the editions I've seen).

[deandusk]

..and what use could we make of ourselves if we stay in beethoven's time, and not try to play in the time we are.. ?

[h4x3dby1337]

You can't change the music just because the meaning of words has changed...Presto was Beethoven's subjective marking and he had a particular tempo in mind when he wrote it. Shouldn't one abide by what the composer had in mind?

[deandusk]

maybe.. still, if you would listen to richter's (of which recording i have posted once on youtube, but now i find it unexplanably missing).. i don't think the 'modern' presto would bother.

well, silly comparisons, i know..

[88alan8800]

i like your pedalling and your development section, very nice performance :)

[lifesdeceit]

day and night- night and day. I practice and practice :D I hope I'm not the only one who has to practice as much..

great song. Beethoven rulez!

[lyndellen9]

trust me, you're not the only one ^_^

[VideoJonas]

beautiful

[VideoJonas]

really nice

[VideoJonas]

very very very good

I loove this piece

[penguinfood88]

the piano itself has a really sound, i want one!

[lifesdeceit]

i'm goin´g to practice this song as well now.

sounds pretty interesting although it's not this hard to play, i guess.

[armegeddon7]

Don't be deceived...this piece is pretty intense. How many years have you played?

[lifesdeceit]

I play the piano since ough.. about 15 years.

I recogniced how intense this piece actually is when I practiced the many different techniques (read my comment above)x)

nevertheless it has a clear structure and one easily can memorize the parts.

[armegeddon7]

Wow. 15 years!  Yeah, you've got a lot of years on me. But you're right, it is easy to memorize. However, a little more difficult to perform! At least, I think so.

[dmcII]

ev13wt, I'd love to see/hear your vid of this piece. Got one ?

[ev13wt]

She fawked up the end, stupid bitch. There is no end why does she play it like one? Dumb. She shoulda just played it like the one beat before the "end", and then lift her hands.

OMG.

What a poser.. Lookat me the pianist I invented something passionate. Lol.

[edwardpeng]

?

Pretty different from your other comment (about the sh*t rocking). Wonder why you favorited it...

[ev13wt]

This sihit rocks yo! I'm gonna go find more-

[intercostalspace]

i don't really know much since i only played the organ for 4 years, but her fingers i think...are marvelous...it's always in a C and it doesn't look tense at all! and she doesn't bang the piano, very greaceful. :D

[lovesGenet]

She plays this well and musically like early Beethoven should prolly sound.I over do it .Her eadling ,tone all sounds tasteful .this aint the eroica.Smart girl.I blow up allover the place with sfz like its the op.106. this is admirable Beethoven playing !I learned here!

[h4x3dby1337]

This is overall a beautiful, clean, and clear performance. I like how she seems so calm throughout (most people would start tensing up and head-bobbing in the passage at the end, but she looks like she is watching TV). Also, many people would use a whole lot of rubato in the half note sections; uncharacteristic of Beethoven, however she refrains from doing this.

[vica112]

Very nice performance! Thank you!

[alice20762076]

How do professional concert pianists do it? I might practice thousand times at home, it seems I am very confident, as soon as playing in different piano, strange place. My music go to pieces, specially mantle block. How frustrated!! Can anyone share this experience?? How to overcome nervous tension ??

[kazukiongaku7]

You gotta remember the sound, but not the touch of the piano. What I mean is that you gotta listen carefully at home when you are practicing, and try to make the same sound on other pianos. If you only remember the touch of your piano when you are practicing, you won't be able to get used to other pianos.

For the nervousness, think this way, that when you perform in front of people, people are there to listen to you, not to make fun of your mistakes.

[jannokas85]

Actually, people just want to hear music that will impress them. The more experienced audience is much-much more accepting and tolerant than a younger one

[pianogirl714]

To try to get a good sound of different pianos, the only thing I can tell you is to rely heavily on your ear. I often try to close my eyes wherever possible and just focus on the sound.

Now, as for the nerves, obviously you'll want to make sure you know the piece in your sleep, and not just muscle memory- be able to see the music in your head.

[pianogirl714]

(continued)

Then just remember that you are the pianist and you know what you are doing, whereas most of the audience does not. You are in control. Try to get yourself into that frame of mind-positive thinking makes more of a difference than you think.

When you sit down at the bench,don't forget to breathe and focus. Try to forget the audience as much as possible and just focus on making the music beautiful. A few missed notes aren't important as long as you put your heart into it.

[isthatacareer]

i completely relate to your frustration! i feel the same way!

[jannokas85]

At first work the piece to a technical perfection. And when playing to an audience simply absorb yourself in the music and let others hear what you think of that piece of music! It helps when you imagine a story to go with the music...you can think of that story while playing!

[afertyus1000]

to overcome the mental block is not easy try to play regularly in front of friends,or imagine you are playing in a hall,also forget the people and just play how you would like to hear it

[raymondwmy]

@afertyus1000 Yet Kissin once said, 'How could I possibly and why on earth should I try to forget about the audience when it is for them that I go on stage and play?!'. Share your music with the audience :)

[afertyus1000]

@raymondwmy Yes but surely he didn't play differently in practice then different again to an audience,surely the only difference may be in balancing of acoustics in a large hall and on a different piano?

[raymondwmy]

@afertyus1000 Yea I agree, but I just thought that maybe when you perform you shouldn't forget about the audience, but try to think about sharing about the music. It doesn't matter anyway; it's a small point : )

[alice20762076]

It is wonderful to see and hear professional female pianist perform in Youtube. Most in Youtube male pianists seem dominated. I just wonder how she play so securely without distracted or mantle block during the performance. I find that it is extremely hard playing without the book in front of me specially for such as length performance. It is hard enough to remember one of the Beethoven sonata alone with other songs. How does she do it?

[wogya]

I don't think I have ever before heard the hideous difficulties of this sonata movement played so close to technical perfection. Very good indeed! Only thing that slightly disturbed me was the left hand articulations in the last ten bars of the exposition, that's not how Beethoven wrote it...

[mauriciostarosta]

Very good performance! What a coincidence, I just started practicing this piece. Watching her playing is like a lesson for me, hehe.

Thanks for the video.

[cutebee08]

I' also playing this piece!!!

I love it!!

[kazukiongaku7]

Very nice playing! Very fine details!

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

What a confident, and secure touch. It was aptly expressive as well. I'm curious to see if she does just as well with softer romantic music.

[jifeak]

absolutely f**king brilliant