Wilhelm Kempff plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata mvt. 1

[seabasss666]

does he have an album perhaps a concert recording?

[quicksilvergts]

GREAT JOB!! for some reason he reminds me of "Jigsaw" lol

[hQ4ever3]

wow...

[SenoritaCartaya]

he plays so soft and fluid...

[MultiTechnodrome]

I wonder what he's thinking about.



[Oritsuru65]

@MultiTechnodrome Probably thinking about waffles :3

[Polly6761]

@MultiTechnodrome I'm betting, nothing..........

[SpiritCrisis]

beautiful

[CarolinaeIvan1]

Exquisito como el viejo vino.



[aaffromann]

this man clearly has a glass of scotch waiting for him once he finishes

[superfye1228]

The master played the master piece!

[Timka890]

A rare glimpse into the mind of a genius who is playing the movement in a different state of consciousness. Kempff would have been on the guest list at my dinner party along with Cobain, Jung, Munch and Kermit. Alas, it looks like it's just me and Kermit.....

[sergio32502008]

It is so beautifull...

[mommydaddy7]

This is a beautiful movement of this sonata. It is so calming. Almost as an old soul...But yet the 3rd movement is so young and bright and somewhat violent...please check out my interpretation. I am 15 years old. Much appreciation.

[Bristlehoth]

@mommydaddy7 Why did you state you were 15? Why did anyone need to know that?

[mkat205]

i know that if the performance isnt at least 5 and a half minutes long, they played it wrong. haha its ment to be slow, some people ive heard play it so fast and i dont know why! it sounds so pretty when played slow like this! way to go (again) piano man!

[mkat205]

im playing this piece for my recital<3 so close to perfecting it, love this song so much! this guy plays it beautifully(: love it! ill never get tired of it! bravo piano man!

[vihr18]

Такой старый, а еще играет

[Nugg3tRacing]

I have only just started playing piano in the last 3 weeks at the age of 30. This has always been a song that was stuck in my head. So i went out and bought a new piano (Kohler and Campbell upright). Whilst learning how to read music and the note positions i am learning to play this.

This is one of the most mesmerizing pieces of music i have heard.

[MrAnawach]

i need a piano pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[macca63]

Amazing best version i've heard his right hand is totally under control! (left too).

[sdm41084]

srry mvt 1

[IIDunnett]

Does anyone know when this was filmed? I'm just interested to see what age he was here, as he lived until he was 95!

[robcas631]

He plays from the heart. Tries to see what Beethoven felt. He does an excellent job!

[ibtylie]

his hands look like cookie dough; however, he did a good job.

[jsrosenfeld0]

I love listening to this by candlelight in the twilight with a bottle of lotion (light).

[OneManAndHisToaster]

1st Slap 0:35! Shut up and listen! :|

[banker571]

Try switching the sound off and look at Kempff's eyes while he plays. You will see a different dimension of the melody's beauty. He is a genius.

[hustla8907]

I don't really listen to this type of music, but I absolutely love this, have never heard anything like it. I just wanted to know, to the people who do listen to this type of music, is this the best version?? is there any better version? if so please link, id love to listen to it :)

cheers.

[elwisw]

@hustla8907 It doesn't exists the ''best version''. There are ''more beautiful'' or ''less beautiful'' executions, ''more or less rich'', as you like. You can try to listen to Kempf's teacher Edwin Fischer or Andras Schiff or Claudio Arrau or some great russian pianis, for a slightly different approach, just as Gilels, Ashkenazy, Richter. Enjoy!

[sdm41084]

@hustla8907 best ive heard

[kfspiano]

Kempf plays it so well, with the dotted-eigth-note figures played like written (not like most who play it as a triplet). However, have you all hear the only wrong note that he plays? It's at 2:56 . Halfway through measure 38, he plays the D-sharp as a D-natural ! That's not supposed to be played as a D-natural until the next measure. Oh, well.....

[highlanderdurp]

that piano has a really nice sound.

[OneManAndHisToaster]

@highlanderdurp it's a Steinman & Sons, best piano's in the whole world... Their sound melts in our ears... :|

[xxlenaxxxx]

just wow

[TheWasp2392]

he is so calm.. incredible..

[brownie003]

for 2nd Movement: /watch?v=vDNsX4DtzZs  .....thumbs up so ppl see!

[scribbzdnb]

how can 318 people dislike this, beethoven understood the human soul better than anyone

[Seerokool]

only 4.8 million views? WTF?

[zabdef]

this has to be the most beautiful piano piece

[fatrichie]

Kempff channels Beethoven in his recitals.

[brcage]

lol i listen to rap,but i guess i just undertand the importance and emotinal connection that can only be triggered by certain instruments or compositions that aren't very popular today

[thekeithchannel]

318 people listen to rap

[diventox]

@thekeithchannel You can like rap and classical :)

[MominMalik5]

I disbelieve any person disliking this video.

[bnrshdydvdrtrk]

Well-played, Wilhelm, well-played.

[wtcgap]

to gerald 133 - in my opinion you are right with your findings. But think, the moonlight is calm and steady. This is his interpretation - there are others mor "dynamic" are the better? Kempff was one of the best! Otto Klemperer was asked why he still had the notes in front of him conduction the 9th. His answer was: "In know many conductors perform that concert from their memory - but do they know it from their soul (or heart). This might have been Kempff's answer as well.

[misfitstattoo]

Beethoven is the greatest human who ever lived.

[SuperJKfried]

WTF youtube, the artist isn't moura whoever he is...

[Geralt133]

Although he is a great pianist indeed, I dare to say, that he failed with dynamics. He playes the whole song with piano pianissimo, wich just makes this pice boring. While if played with proper dynamics, it makes it such an exciting song! It's just my opinion.

[RubberDuckyLover01]

I swear he is half asleep!! thats just too amazing

[RubberDuckyLover01]

woah!! don't dislike a video just because you arent as awesome as him ok!!!!!

[BoyJewish]

He was a U Boat Commander in World War 2 and cleared of any war crimes.

[pocketquacks]

Spell Wilhelm Kempff backwards and you get Ludwig Van Beethoven....Coincidence? I think if Beethoven lived through his death this is what he'd look like today....Think about it...

[Arachnidius]

@pocketquacks Is that meant to be a joke? If so I didn't get it, that made no sense :/

[fortuner1688]

he played it with the soul of Beethoven .. amazingly possessed!!!

[0071776]

what happen with 318 ppl?

[visionsvetarn]

Everytime i here this piece of art it makes me think of all the emotions in life combined.

[dustanater10]

This song reminds me of a simpler time. But now my life is in such a strange and hard state. this song helps me remember a easy and happier chapter in my life, but yet makes me miss them and wish it was so simple ones again.

[gofruitsbasket]

i thought i was pretty good at playing this song til i saw this video. I MUST PRACTICE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[suivzmoi]

if you find kempff's version agreeable, would you listen to mine and tell me what you think?

[bnrshdydvdrtrk]

@suivzmoi No.

[fooloof]

@suivzmoi: don't do that to yourself. just plain unfair and really arrogant on your part.

[honey101b]

@suivzmoi

Nice playing man! You have a soft touch...

[SultanNify]

bu sonat dünyanın sonuna kadar  eskimez

[originalmatete]

this deserves some weed, cheers im smoking now

[ngamer616]

I think he played it too fast. I prefer Ashkenazy's.

[comskey420]

this song blows my mind when i smoke !!

[Fatalama]

he looks stoned

[91238673]

Oh Yeah?

Play paradise city.

[TheBeve001]

Brilliant rendition, and now for mvt. 2

[Atomicloving]

One of the best pieces of music ever created!!! Ever!!!

[ebaysaint]

i'd be surprised if this guy doesn't wipe his ass with 50's

[weirdo3759]

So, I got this older record player from my great grandpa along with his (but mainly my great grandma's) record collection full of polkas, jazz combos and such. well i pulled out a record of some of Beethoven's pieces on it. but as soon as moonlight sonata came on, the whole house got really quite. it still amazes me to this day how such a beautiful song that is so old can take a house full of lively people who would never listen to this on their own time and make them stop and think

[richachicali]

Rest In Peace.

[richachicali]

Wilhelm Kempff (25 de noviembre de 1895 – 23 de mayo de 1991) fue un pianista y compositor alemán.

Kempff nació en Jüterbog, Alemania, y estudió en Berlín y Potsdam. Aunque viajó por gran parte del continente europeo y del resto del mundo, no hizo su primera aparición en Londres hasta 1951, y no tocó en Nueva York hasta el año 1964. Hizo su última presentación en París el año 1981 y murió en Positano, Italia a la edad de 95 años.

[mixsetup]

Magnificent that's how it should sound

[cicci0salsicci0]

he looks like the godfather

[mikaelangel76]

It looks like he is in another world while he is playing the piano...

[warriors41]

@mikaelangel76 If there were no shots of the piano and you only saw the cuts of his face, you'd think we was tripping on mushrooms or something. Every time he looks down he's interested cause he's flying so high in the air!

[mikaelangel76]

simply awesome..

[obtica1]

/watch?v=EmV35VPRT9s

[ulibarriL]

It's as if Ludwig himself is playing this piece through this man, and only he could play it better. You can see the tranquility and emotion through Welhelm. Wow!!

[richachicali]

Virtuoso Maestro: Wilhelm Kempff.

[freezie656]

@tphife2008 @2thebeatiful gtfoyoutube with your intelligent comments and decent discussions! For headphones, I would suggest spoiling yourself and investing in Bose, its a good brand but expensive. The sound is simply exquisite. As for computer... well, I don't believe most laptops to have a good soundcard, you may be better off customizing a desktop with one. If you have someone who could build a desktop, you could possibly get a good one for between 500-1000USD. (Depending on parts)

[Madisonmadi1]

I have a steinway and sons piano ^.^

[Kinjutsuu]

@Madisonmadi1

Some cheap old model O shit? :p

[Madisonmadi1]

@Kinjutsuu Nope it's a brand new upright ;p

[toni4branti]

/watch?v=EmV35VPRT9s

[littledivergirl1105]

he really reaches that point where playing is so relaxing and he reaches a hypnotising state or blissfulness where he forgets about everything else

[OpenendsProductions]

Mr .Ludwig must be verry happy afther hearing and see this.Bravo Mr Wilhelm.

[2thebeatiful]

Deep. Beautifully played. Im moved. Im hearing this for the first time with my cochlear implant and wearing headphones. Every note needs to go directly into the ear. Never thought it would sound this clear. Im liking my cochlear so far. Love the deep sound of the grand piano. I need one of those. Or maybe an electric one since I need head phones to hook up. I'd like to get back into plalying this song again soon....sigh.

[tphife2008]

@2thebeatiful Get you a really good pair of headphones. And if you can, get a nice computer with enhanced audio features. Everything is making LOTS more sense to me now.

[2thebeatiful]

@tphife2008 yea, I think I have a good set of headphones. It has a boost button on it. My laptop is old. I do need a new one. What computer do you have? Or, do you have any suggestions on which brand is good?

[SharadK2010]

So inspiring to watch (not just listen)...

[4notherALEX]

Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist and composer. Although his repertory included Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, both of whose complete sonatas he also recorded.[1] He is considered to have been one of the great pianists of the 20th century.

[DRAGOON009ify]

how i wish I had a grand piano ;)

[30inventionman]

V. Horowitz, Kempff, Richter, Gould. RIP

[Doomguy458]

0:42 What did you say, bitch?

[Ravenclaw9564]

Excellently played, Kempff!

[ads7804745]

晚上聽和白天聽感覺截然不同!

It makes the totally different feeling to listen it in the day and in the night!

[brco2003]

So simple. So pure. So heavenly.

[strawhat1869]

Wilhelm has understood Ludwig

[RosenShock]

@strawhat1869 Correction...

Wilhelm IS ludwig.... disguised as a 80 year old german pianist..... wish i would have thought of that disguise.... XD

[MrWarhead16]

@strawhat1869 This comment makes me wanna cry. You defined this video the best bro!

[Abletoroll]

There's only one problem, the volume won't go any higher.

[TripleOctaveMusic]

Apparently this is my "life song" lol

[obtica1]

9th Symphony

youtube.com/watch?v=EmV35VPRT9­s

[rouncer81]

WILHELM KEMFF WILL LOOK THIS GUY UP!

[MrDalton4evermore]

My favorite music ever!!

[TheHenrylaycock]

Watch him - Kempff seems to have a vision of the pure Platonic form of Beethoven's composition - as his fingers translate his vision into sound - and we watching as well as listening seem to glimpse his vision as some kind of cosmic narrative

[theCloud1990]

@TheHenrylaycock Thumb up)

When I first saw a video with him the expression of his face impressed me. I've never even imagined, a musician's face may show such great deepness of the musician himself. In short, I may say that I see a highly-spirited person in him as well as his music gives me much to think about.

[ImpromptuCam]

this guy is amazing!!!

[MegaMido9]

He's so natural at this. :)  Makes me so happy=) NAP TIME!

[Amauroca]

I recorded this song too, it's in my channel, thumbs up so people can see it!

[movement26]

Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to Beethoven.

[jackmsurfer]

dang he is so good he took a nap for part of this.

[MrKurbsyde]

@jackmsurfer I know , I was like dude, come on, but if you play this for real, it's easy to get sleepy, it's just that wonderful and flows so simply, but slow as hell.

I just keep thinking of the zombies outside (Resident Evil).

[792Paul]

I can not find this version. Could you tell me the address where he plays? (I do not have time to search)

[HistorySpeaks4Itself]

Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven!

[watsinyrwallet]

318 need to grow working ears!

[792Paul]

Everyone plays slowly on the contrary it must be fast enough to play in bringing out the bass and especially the high notes.

[watsinyrwallet]

@792Paul Have you heard gould's version ? he plays it at a much faster tempo. Perhaps you might prefer that :)

[piano1996No1]

R.I.P. Beethoven.

You have changed my life and so many others.The world on forever in your debt for your beautiful music. I love you truly and always will. 

[Max2theWell]

I generally listen to rap music. My favorite artist is Kanye West. Artist are getting better with there work, but no matter how great the become, none of there music will ever compare to that of Beethovan. Think about it, deaf, heartborken most of his life, and he wrote this... its not really the music that makes it great though. It's the silence that you'll hear when its over in which you will truly appercaite what you just listened to.... well, I thought so anyway.

[Daniel889378]

@Max2theWell what a coincidence, the silence after kanye's music is what i like the best too :), it's second only the silence after he stops talking about how great he is

[Mrzeede117]

@Daniel889378 Shhh your ruining the music

[JorgeKelvin]

Yes, He starts so fast, after slows

[MrTrezisto]

His first part is brilliant, but I dunno, why the second part was slowed down?

[mrspenn1611]

how on earth can there be so many dislikes for this beautiful piece of music?

[BlackKaweah]

Damn...

[SelaFatale]

Simplicity, and beauty...

[Ozarka741]

(please don't mark as spam)

Does anyone know a song I might like? (similar to moonlight sonata, ave maria, chopin's nocturne op 55 no 1, etc)

[Alexa4Alexa]

@Ozarka741 you might try Debussy - Clair de Lune.

[ZorY042]

oh God....thnx 9gag ...this is awesome...!

[starver1]

@ZorY042 Yes, thanks 9gag!

[Janela123]

he changes very fast left hand, she should stay longer in the notes

[waffles602]

Finest melody ever written.

[3g2i]

9gag ftw ^^

Beethoven for the... genius!

[starver1]

@3g2i Then 9gag introduces more art than Your artist friends.



[TripleOctaveMusic]

318 people have his facial expression

[radoslavnikolic]

He either has the smallest eyes in the world, or the biggest head in the world. :D

But one thing is sure, he is a piano master!

[adropofdeath]

i don't get it how can you dislike this, this song is beautiful in every way.

[chickenbutt123ish]

I use to be able to play moonlight sonata like you but then I took an arrow to the knee

[suivzmoi]

kempff inspired my version of moonlight sonata

[TheCHSDrummer]

9gag brought me here, but the beautiful music made me stay.

[nisha904]

9gag brought me here.

[makn0]

@nisha904 AHAHAH me too !

9gag.com/gag/1064562

[KioWTF]

Seriously... How can anyone dislike it? This is an amazing and beautiful composition.

Write by one of the greatest musicians of all times. This song can make a frozen heart person feel the deepest feeling hide in his/her soul.

I must say, for you that dislike it. You have no sense of music and/or good quality judgment.

[fluffycheep]

Beyond genius!

[charaa19]

WOOOOOOOW , He A GENIOUS !

[yugsnave1]

truly sublime, touching the internal infinite within us all.

[Aromaticduck]

I think its safe to say...he's played this before..

[gr4nd7h3f731373]

My favorite Piano piece ever :D

[1337Leva]

какая грусть в его глазах... буддто воспоминает о далеком прошлом

[raanbagu]

maravilloso....

[soulsbreaker]

there is much sadness in his eyes

[ReloadPsi]

I will never get over how good this tune is.

[924Lolo]

he is amazing!!!! a masterpiece! wonderful piano playing!

[Thientailapdi]

how old is he ?

[RONIN8556]

@Thientailapdi he died on the 23rd of may 1991 aged 96 the world lost a great pianist that day!!!!!!

[ThompsonSteckel]

Prefer it a little slower with the low C# more accentuated at the end of the movement (4:47 - 5:16). But a beautiful piece of music nonetheless.

[elpen83]

a genius in music i want go to a event of this majestuoso maestro!!

[BL00DB3AST67]

he plays the music as if he was listening to it what a genius!!!

[KKAANNDDAA]

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[kerrgal]

Is there something wrong with the sound of this video? I have the volume turned up on my computer and the left hand/bass is barely audible. I know it's supposed to be pianissimo but . . .

[Akleloki]

@kerrgal dont worry its the video you just have to turn up the volume a bit

[Chesterbarnes1]

Who can say anything when it comes to this famous man and his music. Beyond words... beautiful, no adjectives can describe its beauty. Wilhelm is in a class all by himself.

[darioushs]

Uploaded by popololopopolo

LOL

And this guy is without a doubt the best piano player I've seen.

[BreakBeatJungle]

318 dislikes huh? i just don't understand. who dislikes anyway?

[neonangels123]

i used to play like this when i first finished all the chords well i used to think this version was better... now i see wilhelm kempff playing like i do ...my piano teacher can suck his dick

[MattPorterrz16]

@elchileno74 Do you have a soul? I thought not.

[ecuanano207]

As soon as the first chord was played, my heart sank.