Beethoven pretty much borrowed the beginning motif from this piece and used it in his Moonlight Sonata, third movement. Don't believe me? Listen around the :30 second mark, you'll hear it.
Best not to make statements of command, only suggestion. If you do, regardless of what you say because of 'force' people will not only ignore you but care not for what you have to say. I have found that it is best to know that music is very subjective, like garbage and treasure. One man's treasure is another man's garbage. And why anyone would emotionally invest in any music is beyond me. Most likely u don't know the artist nor they u. U don't make any money off their sales so what's the point?
Not every Mozart sonata can take this kind of treatment, but IMHO, this one can (it looks forward to Beethoven), and Richter turns in a powerful and convincing performance. I especially like his clear articulation of the bass figure in the closing bars.
Why oh why do people play the second part twice. I say it everytime, you cannot end after the energy of the second part and then just reset it, it just doesnt make any sense to me. How can you just return to that light, playful and careless opening after ending with that dramtic, dark, thunderous, finale????? You cannot just ignore that climax and return to the beginning. I can't think of another piece where a conclusion is so dramatically obvious- END, DEATH, FINISHED.
i think it must be either too small to see or the editor forgot to add the treble clef for the left hand because it happens often throughout the piece where the left hand is playing in the treble clef.
@amykeyslynch Yeah. I consulted my piano teacher about it since, and he said that I ought to burn my edition of the piece... hahahaha I have a schirmer edition of Mozart, and he said that I should not ever have a schirmer edition of Mozart... :D Eh well. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I've got a question for anyone in particular. I have an edition of this sonata edited by... er... Richard Epstein. What caught my ears and eyes when listening to Richter's interpretation and following my score is the part right when the development begins, at 2:59, he plays those left-hand chords in the treble clef, and my edition has them in the bass. Does anyone else happen to have them in the treble clef? I just find it hard to believe that Richter would miss something that obvious
@amykeyslynch Yeah, that must be it... Like I said, I have loads of trouble believing Richter made a mistake anywhere near that magnitude... Every other recording I've heard has it up an octave from where mine is written... But the thing is, it doesn't seem to be that they just left out a clef... because they are C major chords in the bass clef (in the spaces), as opposed to C major chords in the treble clef (on the lines)... perhaps a computer mistake... anyway, thanks!
@sapfirewand Not sure if trolling, or just dumb... This is what we refer to as music, the little girl your talking about is what we refer to as noise.
@Udontgetmymetal I'm aware of that Mr. Grammar Nazi Sir. However in the English language, we generally do not write in all capital letters if you would like to play this game...
Aaa ! What a shocking picture change. Mozart can in fact be deeply enjoyable to my modern ear after all. By the way, if someone enjoys playing this slower, that is perfectly alright. It is not what Mozart wrote, but as a new piece of music it is probably very good, though a bit inferior, I imagine, but probably worth hearing. Mozart did not put an eternal copyright on these tunes barring re-use in new ways.
Ok, here are my two cents; I think it stinks at capturing the spirit of the Classical Era and the humanistic-galant style Mozart wrote in. It is very heavy handed and too thunderous at times. If you like thispiece to have a bitter and smoldering post-romantic edge on it then Richter is your man.
Never compare musicians to other musicians because there is simply no point. View music as an art not as a race to see who is at the top. Don't dislike an artist because loads of people dislike the artist, because that's pathetic that you're a follower to society. I'm not attacking anyone by the way.
why does EVERY music video turn into a conversation about Justin Bieber? Cant we just accept that everyones entitled 2 their own opinions and enjoy the music?
To me it sounds messy when the Sixteenth's kick in(hope you know what this is). You like it faster,I like it a bit slower,I did not question Richter ability to play the piano.
"Matter of taste" argument is not always applicable - there are certain things which are GREAT regardless of whether one likes them or not. You may like it slower, but does it really make this particular performance "sound messy"?
Your hopes dashed - I happened to know a little about sixteenths notes. BTW what you call "kick in" is usually addressed as a second theme (hope you know what this is...)
well... your "hope" that I'm familiar with 16th notes left me with impression that you have doubts in my competence. As for GREATNESS - what I meant was that piece of art can be great even if some people don't like it. You f.e. may dislike this performance, but it's still great regardless of your opinion. Back to OP - the word "messy" has nothing to do with Richter's playing here.
@IolcanPK Well, it IS supposed to be "Allegro," as Mozart indicated. Whether you "like it" slower (unless the difference is only slightly, to which I don't know why you're complaining) doesn't really matter, because Mozart didn't write it like that. I honestly don't know what you're talking about about "messy" though. It's very clear, I hear every 16th note.
I played this piece last year for a recital just a bit slower than this...let me tell you, I couldn't play nearly as clear as this.
@IolcanPK I wasn't "supposed" to understand? Why's that?
But...that's how Mozart wrote it, if you want it Andante, perhaps you shouldn't playing this..? It's clearly written "Allegro Maestoso." You don't just change that if you don't like it.
@colourfulwithaU I agree, it's the person who I'm replying to (lolcanPK) who doesn't. They're claiming Richter is playing too fast and therefore it sounds messy. I said, well, he's not playing it "too fast," because it's Allegro, and this is still very well in the realm of Allegro. lolcanPK says "Just because Mozart wanted it fast,doesn't mean we are all forced to like it that way." That's why I said it's "clearly written 'Allegro Maestoso.'"
Oh dear - are we having catty little exchanges in the comments beneath this post? You are in the presence of Mozart for jesus christ on a friggin pogo stick - mind your bloody manners!
Gould's version is "wrong" on many levels if we're talking purity, but it is certainly interesting and very energetic. There is actually no good reason for anyone to assume that Mozart himself wouldn't have run through it that speed once in a while himself (on his own). I compose and I don't always play things at the same speed. Sometimes I'm constrained by my playing abilities...something Mozart likely would not have had to worry about.
This piece is not difficult for a good pianist, but this performance brings out the sense of the longer passages with attention to the composer's own dynamic markings. This performance is wonderful. But technical mastery isn't everything. Youtube Glenn Gould's contemptuous performance of the same movement to see the difference. Listening to Mozart's' other compositions helps to show that he was anything but a savant, rather a driven artist with a supreme aesthetic.
I think some pianists maybe have a natural ability to play Mozart really well, others can somehow produce the virtuoso Romantic pieces more easily because of their physique and inborn technical ability. Also preference for a particular musical style plays an important role. But a complete musician like Richter always worked to overcome his "weak" points, and in the end it is the total mastery of all details and all styles that count. This is masterful, dramatic playing.
@euphoricelephants That's one of the most hilarious comments I've ever heard. By beats, do you mean a percussion line? Because if you actually meant "beats", you just have to listen out for the very obvious left-hand counterpoint to appreciate the simple quadruple metre. I hope you are not punished too severely by the public for your ignorance :)
Dear Daniel, according to your video tutorials and 4-hands performance, your own understanding of music doesn't spread far beyond 3 chords and couple primitive rhythm patterns... yet you dare to address Svyatoslav Richter as "this guy" and mumble unintelligibly about "dynamic markings". How about the remnants of conscience or little bit of modesty? I foresee another argument about "freedom of expression" though... ;(
It's interesting. This piece was written in Paris around 1778 (the time of his mother's death). It's been suggested that this sonata is almost an autobiographical work...as in, representative of how he was feeling at the time. Some may argue against this (as Classical composers did not typically write pieces because 'they were feeling so') but there's a lot in the piece that says otherwise!
For example, in the first movement (listen in the development section starting at 3:02 to 5:29) you do hear quite a bit of dynamic contrast (from ff to pp). I'm not sure, but apparently he doesn't oppose this ff and pp in any of his later works...
But also listen to the figuration (like the leaps in eighth notes in the 3rd movement) - we don't even see this in his D- or C- piano concertos (which have been noted as the 'darker' pieces!) Also a lot of fps in the 2nd movement.
@kitcatmandaroo This may be true. Playing music and understanding music has to do with intelligence. Playing and understanding the structure of a Bach's fugue for example can't be done by everyone. And most of my teacher's students quit lessons when it gets harder.
uh this is sssssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring and for all the people who like this crap your boring and go jump of a clif to help the world
I am in the process of learning this for the CAMTA Sonata/Sonatina Festival in December. Right now, I have learned to bar 103, have page one at a metronome speed of 76. I can play up to bar 93 somewhat smoothly. Do anyone have advice?
This is one of the two piano sonatas that Mozart composed in a minor key. It's a shame he did not compose more of his pieces in a similar style; minor is truly beautiful.
@SealedSage mmm weird... I'm watching the score and it's an E; I think someone put it there later, but sounds better with E, just play it once that way (if you play it) and you'll see it works better... my book is the classic yellow -Mozart 20 sonatas for piano-
@DiazdelVivar I went to imslp (dot) org and found i think three different editions. The top one was similar to mine, and the middle one used an E. I think the bottom one used an F too.
Historically uttered or not, I personally find the observation of Mozart's music having 'too many notes' unoffensive, amusing, and true. The chromatic style for which he is so famous _does_ incidentally involve many notes; that someone not inclined to chromaticism may observe his music to have 'too many notes' is not unreasonable. I do love Mozart and appreciate his style, but I do not revere him blindly and can understand the difference between someone criticizing his style and condemning it.
@Scorpionskiko This piece is marked Allegro Maetoso, though, so it can not be played much slower. The challenge of the piece is in conveying the emotions of strength, hate, sadness, what have you , and a quick tempo.
Not for anyone who plays well its not demanding. Look up 12 transcendental etudes and hit the one that says Berezovsky on it. Try playing that shit and this sounds like child's play.
Well... there are many excellent pianists who can play transcendental etudes, yet stumble upon "simplest" Mozart sonatas. You are confusing purely technical (mechanical) and musical difficulties. Richter could play "Feux Follets" probably better than anybody else, yet he was in search of "key to Mozart" all his life. BTW this sonata is technically demanding too!
I know that. I'm not one of those technical-only players though. And second of all, I bet that anyone who can play the etudes with full musicality can play Mozart with at least some of the more subtle details (not just the general feel of the piece).
If you can play the 12th transcendental etudes and it sounds good, you can play this. It takes so much sheer brainpower to orchestrate musical beauty and technique that when you play something easier, the musicality is easier...
You are correct from what I'd call *ordinary point of view*, i.e. If one can play 12 transcendental etudes well, he'll be able to play any sonata!
I was talking about *higher level*, where "technical difficulties" simply don't exist. At this level 12 transcendental etudes become just a technical task with relatively limited musical challenge. On other hand, Mozart's music turns from childishly simple pieces into something musically transcendental.
At a higher level, technical difficulty still exists. The difference is, everyone at that level can play that stuff.
I think that people that can play the etudes musically can at least adequately play Mozart. They might not be accustomed to Mozart, so they might not get some of the specific nuances.
@hellomate639@truecrypt@pianopera There are 2 difficulties in music, the technical which can be overcome, and the musical which you will always wrestle with.
Mozart was undoubtedly the greatest composer of all time. This beautiful sonata, composed when he was only 22, serves as a reminder of that. This performance is outstanding. Thanks for the post.
Stupenda, con uno degli attacchi più perentori ed agghiaccianti della musica pianistica occidentale. Richter è un colosso. Scritta durante l'infruttuosa e tragica spedizione parigina che vide la morte della madre ed un rientro mesto e sanza risultati a Salisburgo. Possente Sturm und Drang ma dalla forma equlibrata e controllata
its to bad they didn't have video camera's to record them playing these songs. wouldn't it be just awesome if we could actually be able to see them play back then?
Beethoven pretty much borrowed the beginning motif from this piece and used it in his Moonlight Sonata, third movement. Don't believe me? Listen around the :30 second mark, you'll hear it.
/watch?v=oqSulR9Fymg
Ricky0001 4 days ago
@Ricky0001 Damn right but sounds not rl the same somehow
Dzungmit1 1 day ago
Day 16 of searching for 'sapfirewand's comment. low on fuel and food, running out of time ...
JEatsbabies 1 month ago
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hongmaosun 2 weeks ago
Best not to make statements of command, only suggestion. If you do, regardless of what you say because of 'force' people will not only ignore you but care not for what you have to say. I have found that it is best to know that music is very subjective, like garbage and treasure. One man's treasure is another man's garbage. And why anyone would emotionally invest in any music is beyond me. Most likely u don't know the artist nor they u. U don't make any money off their sales so what's the point?
probrojeffro 1 month ago
whats with the high noise level? sucks
TheMarrt 1 month ago in playlist 102. Mozart---Piano Sonata: K310--K576/K279-K311
@TheMarrt
That would be the old-school recording equipment (1956)
RikThijssen85 1 month ago
tempo quasi perfetto
silvy7113 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Not every Mozart sonata can take this kind of treatment, but IMHO, this one can (it looks forward to Beethoven), and Richter turns in a powerful and convincing performance. I especially like his clear articulation of the bass figure in the closing bars.
paradiddleday 1 month ago
♥ Beautiful
YuvalGaya 2 months ago
Why oh why do people play the second part twice. I say it everytime, you cannot end after the energy of the second part and then just reset it, it just doesnt make any sense to me. How can you just return to that light, playful and careless opening after ending with that dramtic, dark, thunderous, finale????? You cannot just ignore that climax and return to the beginning. I can't think of another piece where a conclusion is so dramatically obvious- END, DEATH, FINISHED.
Just an opinion.
tarquin161234 2 months ago
@tarquin161234 its sonata form... sorry if you don't like it...
muffinsarelife1 2 months ago
i think it must be either too small to see or the editor forgot to add the treble clef for the left hand because it happens often throughout the piece where the left hand is playing in the treble clef.
amykeyslynch 3 months ago
@amykeyslynch Yeah. I consulted my piano teacher about it since, and he said that I ought to burn my edition of the piece... hahahaha I have a schirmer edition of Mozart, and he said that I should not ever have a schirmer edition of Mozart... :D Eh well. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
ChopinFanatic19 3 months ago
is this honestly Richter?
amykeyslynch 3 months ago
I've got a question for anyone in particular. I have an edition of this sonata edited by... er... Richard Epstein. What caught my ears and eyes when listening to Richter's interpretation and following my score is the part right when the development begins, at 2:59, he plays those left-hand chords in the treble clef, and my edition has them in the bass. Does anyone else happen to have them in the treble clef? I just find it hard to believe that Richter would miss something that obvious
ChopinFanatic19 3 months ago
@ChopinFanatic19 i think you are missing the treble clef sign. i really don't believe this is Richter though.
amykeyslynch 3 months ago
@amykeyslynch Yeah, that must be it... Like I said, I have loads of trouble believing Richter made a mistake anywhere near that magnitude... Every other recording I've heard has it up an octave from where mine is written... But the thing is, it doesn't seem to be that they just left out a clef... because they are C major chords in the bass clef (in the spaces), as opposed to C major chords in the treble clef (on the lines)... perhaps a computer mistake... anyway, thanks!
ChopinFanatic19 3 months ago
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MusicalSnowflake 3 months ago
Impeccable! C'est in GENIE ,et il a prouvé encore une fois.! Juste parfait .
LizaChepel 4 months ago 3
@LizaChepel so true!
eagerek 4 months ago
@LizaChepel oui c'est super! J'adore Mozart
TheBuddyboy15 4 months ago
@LizaChepel Oui c'est super! J'adore Mozart. Il est incredible :P
TheBuddyboy15 4 months ago
@TheBuddyboy15 " Mais moi,j'ai parlé d'interpetations, de Sviatoslav Richter !!!"
LizaChepel 3 months ago
Thumbs up if the ending almost made you faint , rewinded it and heard it again (6:37 and on)
Bassoid 4 months ago
Sviatoslav Richter? A legendary pianist who'll remain into music's history for ever!
iguarni 5 months ago
This guy's technique is indeed superb
mrweiqi 5 months ago
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I LOVE JUSTIN BIEBER AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT TRUECRYPT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNDERSTAND?
sapfirewand 5 months ago
@sapfirewand
Dear sapfirewand,
Your "cri de coeur" is misdirected a little... ;)
truecrypt 5 months ago 8
@sapfirewand i'm amazed you are smart enough to access the internet
IxChel2011 5 months ago 4
@IxChel2011 actually my mom accessed it for me and i told her to type out my comment
sapfirewand 5 months ago
@sapfirewand lol u dumbfuck
Classicfan94 4 months ago
@sapfirewand Not sure if trolling, or just dumb... This is what we refer to as music, the little girl your talking about is what we refer to as noise.
Udontgetmymetal 4 months ago in playlist 102. Mozart---Piano Sonata: K310--K576/K279-K311
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sapfirewand 4 months ago
@Udontgetmymetal I'm aware of that Mr. Grammar Nazi Sir. However in the English language, we generally do not write in all capital letters if you would like to play this game...
Udontgetmymetal 4 months ago
@Udontgetmymetal Yup I agree. @sapfirewand, Get a life.
MusicForTheHeart123 4 months ago
Aaa ! What a shocking picture change. Mozart can in fact be deeply enjoyable to my modern ear after all. By the way, if someone enjoys playing this slower, that is perfectly alright. It is not what Mozart wrote, but as a new piece of music it is probably very good, though a bit inferior, I imagine, but probably worth hearing. Mozart did not put an eternal copyright on these tunes barring re-use in new ways.
AndrosRex 6 months ago
woooow finally!!!! thx GOD!! i've been searching it for 4 years...... finally i find this song!
aghaanantyab 6 months ago 3
Ok, here are my two cents; I think it stinks at capturing the spirit of the Classical Era and the humanistic-galant style Mozart wrote in. It is very heavy handed and too thunderous at times. If you like thispiece to have a bitter and smoldering post-romantic edge on it then Richter is your man.
vesperus1981 6 months ago
Never compare musicians to other musicians because there is simply no point. View music as an art not as a race to see who is at the top. Don't dislike an artist because loads of people dislike the artist, because that's pathetic that you're a follower to society. I'm not attacking anyone by the way.
LUISELPOLLOLOCO 6 months ago 28
hay qua
vugiagiaitriso1 6 months ago
why does EVERY music video turn into a conversation about Justin Bieber? Cant we just accept that everyones entitled 2 their own opinions and enjoy the music?
AllThingsAppStore 6 months ago
@monkeyBoner773 hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
euphoricelephants 7 months ago
Beautiful!!!
IBRAHIMpianist 7 months ago
absolutely beautiful
golding56 7 months ago
3.21 PP non FF
giuseppe35789 8 months ago
lovely playing.TY.for posting.
paulostroff99 8 months ago
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AlexandreTERRAT 9 months ago
@AlexandreTERRAT Don't you mean the most perfect?...
vova47 8 months ago
HE IS DEFINATELY A GENIUS
p25912197 9 months ago
It's good,but it gets messy when played that fast.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
No, it's not "messy". You may feel this way but reality differs.
truecrypt 10 months ago
@truecrypt
Yeah,actually I meant "SOUNDS messy".
The piece is probably played perfectly without mistakes,but reducing it's speed a little would make it sound a bit better IMO.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
No, it doesn't "sound messy" and it wouldn't be better if performer played it slower.
Richter knew well enough what he is doing... but you are welcome to enjoy slower performances of course... There are plenty available on YT.
truecrypt 10 months ago
@truecrypt
Music is a matter of taste.
To me it sounds messy when the Sixteenth's kick in(hope you know what this is). You like it faster,I like it a bit slower,I did not question Richter ability to play the piano.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
"Matter of taste" argument is not always applicable - there are certain things which are GREAT regardless of whether one likes them or not. You may like it slower, but does it really make this particular performance "sound messy"?
Your hopes dashed - I happened to know a little about sixteenths notes. BTW what you call "kick in" is usually addressed as a second theme (hope you know what this is...)
truecrypt 10 months ago
@truecrypt
"My hopes dashed"?
Do you really have the impression that I came here to prove that you have no idea about music theory,or to listen to the sonata?....
Some things might be GREAT,but if no one liked them,they wouldn't have survived untill today,to be well known and famous.
I Enjoy this conversation,we should have more :)
PS:Do you play any musical instruments?
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
well... your "hope" that I'm familiar with 16th notes left me with impression that you have doubts in my competence. As for GREATNESS - what I meant was that piece of art can be great even if some people don't like it. You f.e. may dislike this performance, but it's still great regardless of your opinion. Back to OP - the word "messy" has nothing to do with Richter's playing here.
P.S. Yes, I do sometimes.
truecrypt 10 months ago
@truecrypt
The reason you say this performance is great,is because you like it.And that is the point you are missing.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
Nope! This performance is great regardless of what I or you think about it.
And this is the point.
truecrypt 10 months ago 2
@truecrypt
Are we talking about the way your beloved pianist plays or the piece itself?
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK
I think nobody doubts in greatness of Mozart in his a-moll sonata.
It was obvious we are talking about performance...
Yes, Richter is one of my *beloved* pianists - does it surprise you or does it make my opinion less "objective"?
truecrypt 10 months ago
@truecrypt
Neither.
Your opinion can never be less objective.You like the way his playing it,and you express that.
He has cresc.'s,piano's,forte's and good speed.It's a rich performance,and I dont doubt he can play it just A BIT slower,the way I like it.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@truecrypt Эти Люди не становится умнее после лекции
GuestAtSea 10 months ago
@GuestAtSea
Знаю... но иногда ничего не могу с собой поделать... ;)
truecrypt 10 months ago
@IolcanPK Well, it IS supposed to be "Allegro," as Mozart indicated. Whether you "like it" slower (unless the difference is only slightly, to which I don't know why you're complaining) doesn't really matter, because Mozart didn't write it like that. I honestly don't know what you're talking about about "messy" though. It's very clear, I hear every 16th note.
I played this piece last year for a recital just a bit slower than this...let me tell you, I couldn't play nearly as clear as this.
mario54671 10 months ago
@mario54671
You weren't't supposed to understand what I mean by saying "messy".
Just because Mozart wanted it that fast,doesn't mean we are all forced to like it that way.
I too have played this piece,that is why I express my opinion strongly.
If you could not play it clear,does not mean others can't.
IolcanPK 10 months ago
@IolcanPK I wasn't "supposed" to understand? Why's that?
But...that's how Mozart wrote it, if you want it Andante, perhaps you shouldn't playing this..? It's clearly written "Allegro Maestoso." You don't just change that if you don't like it.
mario54671 10 months ago
@mario54671
I'm not sure what you are arguing about, but this particular performance is somewhere between 135-140 BPM, which does qualify as allegro.
colourfulwithaU 9 months ago
@colourfulwithaU I agree, it's the person who I'm replying to (lolcanPK) who doesn't. They're claiming Richter is playing too fast and therefore it sounds messy. I said, well, he's not playing it "too fast," because it's Allegro, and this is still very well in the realm of Allegro. lolcanPK says "Just because Mozart wanted it fast,doesn't mean we are all forced to like it that way." That's why I said it's "clearly written 'Allegro Maestoso.'"
mario54671 9 months ago
dear sir Mozart,
i'd like to compliment you by saying,
you're 1 of the most talented, genius,
and playful composer of all time. and this
is one of my favorite piano pieces/ D
rukashawn 10 months ago
Oh dear - are we having catty little exchanges in the comments beneath this post? You are in the presence of Mozart for jesus christ on a friggin pogo stick - mind your bloody manners!
ilkinond 10 months ago
@hyurnat4 He wrote it after his MOTHER died. ;)
Gould's version is "wrong" on many levels if we're talking purity, but it is certainly interesting and very energetic. There is actually no good reason for anyone to assume that Mozart himself wouldn't have run through it that speed once in a while himself (on his own). I compose and I don't always play things at the same speed. Sometimes I'm constrained by my playing abilities...something Mozart likely would not have had to worry about.
MaestroTJS 10 months ago
@hyurnat4 Do you mean Mozart? He wrote this after his mother died; you'd be very surprised to see what Leopold's death inspired him to write.
nahedh 10 months ago
richter gives me the illusion that there are 2 pianos playing, may be accompanied by some flutes
phipeli1000 11 months ago
hmm... i'm attempting to play this piece. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL REMDITION! blimey...
larabentley 11 months ago
the best interpretation out of so many that i've listened to. =)
cychen93 11 months ago
my first time hearing this piece, love it.
arod189024 11 months ago
beautiful and dramatic
rachmanny 1 year ago
I like mozart
FIATINW 1 year ago 6
@FIATINW You like him? I love him!!!
1234musicnote 11 months ago
This piece is not difficult for a good pianist, but this performance brings out the sense of the longer passages with attention to the composer's own dynamic markings. This performance is wonderful. But technical mastery isn't everything. Youtube Glenn Gould's contemptuous performance of the same movement to see the difference. Listening to Mozart's' other compositions helps to show that he was anything but a savant, rather a driven artist with a supreme aesthetic.
masonmdickson 1 year ago
I think some pianists maybe have a natural ability to play Mozart really well, others can somehow produce the virtuoso Romantic pieces more easily because of their physique and inborn technical ability. Also preference for a particular musical style plays an important role. But a complete musician like Richter always worked to overcome his "weak" points, and in the end it is the total mastery of all details and all styles that count. This is masterful, dramatic playing.
pianopera 1 year ago
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Holy crap! This is gay! Why do they call this music?!?
How about some beats? Justin Bieber tops this by far!
euphoricelephants 1 year ago
@euphoricelephants
Bravo! You can't even imagine how much do I enjoy comments like yours... ;) Just love it...
truecrypt 1 year ago 15
@truecrypt hehehehehehehehehehe
euphoricelephants 1 year ago
@euphoricelephants its better then your shit
Itrocks10 1 year ago
@Itrocks10 hæhæhæhæhæhæhæhæhæhæhæ
euphoricelephants 1 year ago
@euphoricelephants That's one of the most hilarious comments I've ever heard. By beats, do you mean a percussion line? Because if you actually meant "beats", you just have to listen out for the very obvious left-hand counterpoint to appreciate the simple quadruple metre. I hope you are not punished too severely by the public for your ignorance :)
77jcrox 5 months ago
from 3:21 to 3:28 it is piano, not forte
putoamodetodo 1 year ago
Prefect!!! This guy is play excellent I think How to play like him
FIATINW 1 year ago
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This guys does not play mozart well at all. He's not articulate. Misses many trills, gets off beat, TOTALLY MISSES DYNAMIC MARKINGS EVERYWHERE.
narvaez89 1 year ago
Dear Daniel, according to your video tutorials and 4-hands performance, your own understanding of music doesn't spread far beyond 3 chords and couple primitive rhythm patterns... yet you dare to address Svyatoslav Richter as "this guy" and mumble unintelligibly about "dynamic markings". How about the remnants of conscience or little bit of modesty? I foresee another argument about "freedom of expression" though... ;(
truecrypt 1 year ago 88
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wnxg4nd4lf 1 year ago
@truecrypt I LIKE YOU
LongBoardLongIsland 1 year ago
@truecrypt couldn't agree more with your statement there, plus some of those passages aren't easy to play at speed
Alun134679 1 year ago
@narvaez89
How I wish I could play Mozart as bad as "this guy" .....
SurvivingBear 1 year ago
Listening to Richter play Mozart reminds me that I'm playing Mozart all wrong......
Always beautiful to hear Mozart played properly.
Bravo yet again Sviatoslav Richter!
ciliaspippi 1 year ago
It's interesting. This piece was written in Paris around 1778 (the time of his mother's death). It's been suggested that this sonata is almost an autobiographical work...as in, representative of how he was feeling at the time. Some may argue against this (as Classical composers did not typically write pieces because 'they were feeling so') but there's a lot in the piece that says otherwise!
keetner 1 year ago
For example, in the first movement (listen in the development section starting at 3:02 to 5:29) you do hear quite a bit of dynamic contrast (from ff to pp). I'm not sure, but apparently he doesn't oppose this ff and pp in any of his later works...
But also listen to the figuration (like the leaps in eighth notes in the 3rd movement) - we don't even see this in his D- or C- piano concertos (which have been noted as the 'darker' pieces!) Also a lot of fps in the 2nd movement.
keetner 1 year ago
@kitcatmandaroo This may be true. Playing music and understanding music has to do with intelligence. Playing and understanding the structure of a Bach's fugue for example can't be done by everyone. And most of my teacher's students quit lessons when it gets harder.
knightLynderic 1 year ago
Impressive.
TheOnlyOneEv 1 year ago
when i'm learning, i always listen to this
joanaleah 1 year ago
this piece is amazing amazing amazing amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheElenion 1 year ago
My favorite piece from Mozart, thanks for sharing...
redrosas 1 year ago
i dont really what direction is the modern music is going
i mean come on, ppl really go crazy about Lil Wayne...that makes me feel sad
richkidsmartkid 1 year ago 2
@richkidsmartkid I agree.
WarFite 1 year ago
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uh this is sssssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring and for all the people who like this crap your boring and go jump of a clif to help the world
Conx333 1 year ago
Awesome sonata brilliantly played.TY tc
paulostroff99 1 year ago
I am in the process of learning this for the CAMTA Sonata/Sonatina Festival in December. Right now, I have learned to bar 103, have page one at a metronome speed of 76. I can play up to bar 93 somewhat smoothly. Do anyone have advice?
TheFinalAlice 1 year ago
Fabulous... just so perfectly, neatly played. So majestically written by mozart as well. Bravo!
aha97becks 1 year ago
cant really describe this in words....simply Awsome...all composers are insane...
Batgirl2612 1 year ago
This is my favourite Mozart piece. There's such a range of emotion.
randomfroggie 1 year ago 4
this is talent
r4chl93 1 year ago
Magnificent playing! TY.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
Thanks Mel for sharing Mozart....*****
TheBellochio 1 year ago
A cup of hot chocolate, some delicious Kaybee biscuits, plus this song, and we are ready to rock!
creamie123 1 year ago
Mozart would have loved this interpretation
pianoairlines 1 year ago
I can't stop listening to this song
chaotic21124 1 year ago
what a good piece!!
BeautyKikissie99 1 year ago
I <3 this sonata. Currently i'm learning it. This piece of music totally pierced right thru my heart
1234567890rosy 1 year ago
This is one of the two piano sonatas that Mozart composed in a minor key. It's a shame he did not compose more of his pieces in a similar style; minor is truly beautiful.
TonyTheAzn 1 year ago
I hate people who does overkill with the speed to this song, fortunately this version is not! <3
bushbar123 1 year ago
at 0:20 he plays an F in the left hand which I don't see in the score... should be E (ABDE chord)
DiazdelVivar 1 year ago
@DiazdelVivar Well all the score of this piece I've seen include the F there...
SealedSage 1 year ago
@SealedSage mmm weird... I'm watching the score and it's an E; I think someone put it there later, but sounds better with E, just play it once that way (if you play it) and you'll see it works better... my book is the classic yellow -Mozart 20 sonatas for piano-
DiazdelVivar 1 year ago
@DiazdelVivar I went to imslp (dot) org and found i think three different editions. The top one was similar to mine, and the middle one used an E. I think the bottom one used an F too.
SealedSage 1 year ago
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Mozart2you 1 year ago
awww i just love the sound its nice to my ears.
Harryedwardmikail999 1 year ago
Historically uttered or not, I personally find the observation of Mozart's music having 'too many notes' unoffensive, amusing, and true. The chromatic style for which he is so famous _does_ incidentally involve many notes; that someone not inclined to chromaticism may observe his music to have 'too many notes' is not unreasonable. I do love Mozart and appreciate his style, but I do not revere him blindly and can understand the difference between someone criticizing his style and condemning it.
dolofonos 1 year ago
In terms of tempo, I think this is a pretty decent speed.
SealedSage 1 year ago
Great piece. though if it is played at less speed, it gives a greater charm and has more feelings especially the very beginning of it...
Scorpionskiko 1 year ago
@Scorpionskiko This piece is marked Allegro Maetoso, though, so it can not be played much slower. The challenge of the piece is in conveying the emotions of strength, hate, sadness, what have you , and a quick tempo.
Haydnseek1 1 year ago
@Haydnseek1 i know it is marked Allegro but i tried it slower , it sounds very emotional so i just thought i would give my opinion...
Scorpionskiko 1 year ago
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I like beethoven's sonatas better. though beethoven's sonatas are a lot harder to play
khnubsg 1 year ago
I like beethoven's sonatas better. though beethoven's sonatas are a lot harder to play
khnubsg 1 year ago
so far, 399 thumbs up compared to just 10 poor misguided thumbs down. Mozart rules !
...and let the music speak for itself, the genius and the beauty of Mozart's creations are divine, beyond words !
mtlicq 1 year ago
This is fantastic. Thanks for uploading this consoling music
bartpet 1 year ago
yesss great music
moonchild24 1 year ago
Music of a true genius...
krokigrygg 1 year ago
The music of a true genius...
krokigrygg 1 year ago
the thema is a little like the thene in beethovens moonlight sonata.
princenosiatajansen 1 year ago
@princenosiatajansen Ha, I was thinking the same thing
magior329 1 year ago
i feel this in my
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TiffanyBoyd1 1 year ago
Wow that part starting on 2:12 very wonderful. Now thats what you call music
ElTamboru4u 1 year ago
is this the one he wrote after his mother died?
clammyclaude 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading!!!
Suwandi 1 year ago
5:13 - 5:20 wow this sounds cool
googlekopfkind 1 year ago
One of the best versions I've heard...
whneo97 1 year ago
this is a nice version, I find Glen Gould's too fast
fgl82 1 year ago 2
Волшебство, в высшей степени!!!!!!!!!!!!
MonalMonal 1 year ago 2
i am diggin it big time haha, cant stop listenning to it
6ftUnder92592 1 year ago 3
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this sonata is so technically demanding! [2]
I'm trying to play it, but it is really hard.
tiagobsreis 1 year ago
damn. this sonata is so technically demanding!
xxh3llfir3xx 1 year ago 17
@xxh3llfir3xx
Not for anyone who plays well its not demanding. Look up 12 transcendental etudes and hit the one that says Berezovsky on it. Try playing that shit and this sounds like child's play.
hellomate639 1 year ago
@hellomate639
Well... there are many excellent pianists who can play transcendental etudes, yet stumble upon "simplest" Mozart sonatas. You are confusing purely technical (mechanical) and musical difficulties. Richter could play "Feux Follets" probably better than anybody else, yet he was in search of "key to Mozart" all his life. BTW this sonata is technically demanding too!
truecrypt 1 year ago
@truecrypt
I know that. I'm not one of those technical-only players though. And second of all, I bet that anyone who can play the etudes with full musicality can play Mozart with at least some of the more subtle details (not just the general feel of the piece).
If you can play the 12th transcendental etudes and it sounds good, you can play this. It takes so much sheer brainpower to orchestrate musical beauty and technique that when you play something easier, the musicality is easier...
hellomate639 1 year ago
@hellomate639
You are correct from what I'd call *ordinary point of view*, i.e. If one can play 12 transcendental etudes well, he'll be able to play any sonata!
I was talking about *higher level*, where "technical difficulties" simply don't exist. At this level 12 transcendental etudes become just a technical task with relatively limited musical challenge. On other hand, Mozart's music turns from childishly simple pieces into something musically transcendental.
truecrypt 1 year ago
@truecrypt
At a higher level, technical difficulty still exists. The difference is, everyone at that level can play that stuff.
I think that people that can play the etudes musically can at least adequately play Mozart. They might not be accustomed to Mozart, so they might not get some of the specific nuances.
hellomate639 1 year ago
@hellomate639
yes... "specific nuances"...
truecrypt 1 year ago
@hellomate639 @truecrypt @pianopera There are 2 difficulties in music, the technical which can be overcome, and the musical which you will always wrestle with.
Gargantupimp 11 months ago
@Gargantupimp
Adequately isn't perfectly. I'm very aware of that constant battle with the expression and explanation of music.
hellomate639 11 months ago
@hellomate639 To tell someone that there playing was adequate used to be a insult
Gargantupimp 11 months ago
@truecrypt So true!!!...
vova47 8 months ago
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vova47 8 months ago
@truecrypt Once again, perfect comment!...
vova47 8 months ago
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Mozart was undoubtedly the greatest composer of all time. This beautiful sonata, composed when he was only 22, serves as a reminder of that. This performance is outstanding. Thanks for the post.
MrPikachu888 1 year ago 3
not undoubtedly, Beethoven was pretty big too.
JammyTodger1994 1 year ago
Stupenda, con uno degli attacchi più perentori ed agghiaccianti della musica pianistica occidentale. Richter è un colosso. Scritta durante l'infruttuosa e tragica spedizione parigina che vide la morte della madre ed un rientro mesto e sanza risultati a Salisburgo. Possente Sturm und Drang ma dalla forma equlibrata e controllata
lcdm1973 1 year ago 4
i really like this interpretation,
wnsbug 1 year ago 3
he leaves every thing in the dust
sniperpistol50 1 year ago 5
its to bad they didn't have video camera's to record them playing these songs. wouldn't it be just awesome if we could actually be able to see them play back then?
dawningbutterfly 1 year ago 5
his fingers would be a blur on that keyboard
sniperpistol50 1 year ago 4
sniperpistol50
yeah! but that would be so awesome!!!
dawningbutterfly 1 year ago 4
@dawningbutterfly so true
sniperpistol50 1 year ago 2
just.. excellent..., isn't it?
fsxraptor 1 year ago 6