Schubert Impromptu op. 142 Nr. 2 in A flat major Amir Katz

[smileee36]

Alguien sabe de que curso es esta cancion¿?

[MarionCap]

Lovely, strong performance.  Thank you for sharing your talent.

[MichisSun]

wonderful! I have played it on one of my concerts in my town. Really wonderful piece and you play it perfect! :))

[korlock3000]

What grade would you consider this piece?

[superfoodking25]

@korlock3000 abrsm grade 8

[korlock3000]

@superfoodking25 Really? I thought 8 was the highest

[superfoodking25]

@korlock3000 there is still diploma and so on

[EvikZazikova]

song from heaven! love it!

[JCNOS]

Esta Obra te emociona hasta las lágrimas.. sobre todo para quien vió la pelicula "4 MINUTOS" la recomiendo.

[helladm1]

wonderful performance, very expressiv and virtuos!! greetings

[Rambuzzle]

*really beautiful :)

[Rambuzzle]

My piano teacher assigned me this piece today, it's pretty difficult but it's reay

[silviezimmer]

I love this piece.  Nice feeling when you play it. Thank you!

[sixtiesfan11]

superb! :)

[ilseklavier]

I like this melody very much - thank you for that wonderful performance in youtube! Regards from Austria, Ilse

[advisorC101]

THANK YOU!!!

[advisorC101]

THANK YOU!!!

[polskimiki]

It's amazing;) I love this song. It's so beautiful. I want to play it like this man ;)

[mariacris38]

would you marry with me???

[Witchymiaau]

I'm playing this now, and It's one of my favourite compositions ever.

In my head, the first part is some sort of a good dream, but than it cames the nightmare, but than you fall in the same dream you've made in the beginning.

I just love it!

p.s.- I'm so nervous! I'm gonna play this in my 5th grade exam in may!

[carnater14]

@Witchymiaau wish you all the best:))

[honchunfung]

@Witchymiaau Bad analogy. Music is not about stories. It's about musical thoughts and structure. Good luck on your exam. Take my words.

[ldskts]

Excellent !!!

[pianoaddict06]

i love this

perfect tempo

and great playing in the 'Trio' part

[HannahsCreation]

I'm currently learning this on piano, and this is the best version I've found on YouTube to help me out, so thank you very much - I appreciate it. :)

[seriously111]

this version grew on me. it's unsentimental, direct and very uptempo - kinda modern and without the Viennese pathos.

[Taeubchen1989]

Toll gespielt und tolles Stück!!

[billcampa]

my favorite Schubert Impromptu. Very crisp, clear and concise version...thanks!

[blessedangel07]

Beautiful : )

[kipyme]

Your are playing it great!

[jackjohn6921]

This is by far the best version on YouTube.

Too bad it was recorded on an older camera -- I would have enjoyed higher sound quality and better resolution.

[Sckarecrow92]

I enjoyed this very much.

[zozotennisfreak]

I first heard this song in the movie, Vier Minuten, and loved it. It's beautiful!

[lubios1981]

great!

[737FlyinHigh]

OMG i got goosebumps!!!!

BRAVO!!!!

[999trill]

Your playing is excellent. Lovely melody line and very effective use of pedal; not overdone. I teach and given my student your interpretation as the benchmark.

[doctostini]

una hermosa interpretacion ..felicitaciones

[underthesound]

you are a great pianist..

bravo

[blackpoolram]

Played with great feeling. I am attempting this piece myself - I have along way to go yet!

[PianistaAimee]

Beautifully played! Bravo!!

[zwirn00]

simply beautiful

[maurisk78]

It's a very good interpretation! Fine expression and the tempo you used is right for this piace. Bravo

[beethomozart]

composed in 1827 by the austrian genius Franz Schubert, these series of impromptus D.935 as well as the other group D.899 are just a few of the many examples why Schubert was one of the best composers for piano, just to think on his many lieder would be enough to give him the place in musical history he deserves among the inmortals, now if you add his 9 symphonies, the ave maria, serenade, his masses......... a true genius

[mazurka27]

Très beau jeu très expressif, pas trop rapide dans le trio. Certains hélas le jouent comme une calvacade, sans doute pour briller.... @ orientexpression : j'ai aussi beaucoup apprécié le superbe film "4 Minutes", belle musique de Schuber et de Mozart. Les deux actrices principales sont géniales !

[schokosvenscha]

this way it should be. not too fast, with emotions...tahts good ;-)

i like it ^^

[pacgolds]

Wonderful !!

[alfredW73]

nice , very nice. he respects the delicacy of the work, that is a kind of daisy flower,in my opinion

[tchebinai71]

0.15-----> 0.17 brilliant nuances

3.25----> 3.31 very well played

great job,i shed one tear :-)

[elisabeth151]

it's soo beautiful from 1:36 to 2:09.....

and it's very good work, indeed! Bravo!

[AllohA24]

Very beautiful interpretation my dear ! I like the tempo you used, just perfect !

[0k13r4n0]

i agree with Orientexpression- this song will always remind of the beautiful movie ''four minutes''. For all of those who havent seen the movie, go see it! its sooo great! =]

[loul06]

Beautiful interpretation! The sound and the tempo are perfect...

BRAVO

[orientexpression]

Ce morceau de Schubert me va toujours droit au coeur! Wunderschön: à entendre dans le film 4

Minutes: to listen in the movie "4 Minutes"....

[MarionCap]

This is a beautiful performance -- I do think the tempo for the first theme is slightly faster than ideal, but otherwise, Mr. Katz has completely captured the wonderful combination of fantasy and simplicity that makes this piece so special -- he also makes a point of demonstrating the wonderful harmonic development of the end of the main theme. Wonderful playing!

[namemename]

WTF is an audio preview.. Now i posted it twice by a mistake..

[namemename]

Sorry for my last comment.. My stupid friend beside me posted it. I am not 15 years old.. I am 17.. I think this is beautiful played.

I do, though, dislike this interpretation. I think the first part is too fast (so my friend guessed that right..) and the second parto too slow. Then i also think that many of the tones should've been played with more force or with less.

Anyway, im not the player, and i can see the passion he puts in it, wich is the most important..

[namemename]

This is way too fast.. :S

Well, thats what i think..

I think there is a lack of emotion in this.. Even i, a 15 year old boy can see this. :S

[ji94552]

Nice!

[biensure77]

overall, I like it

[milol33]

I really like this interpretation. It is not too fast, as we often hear. that's a lovely execution

[Aquitanna]

Very pretty piece - especially when it's played wonderfully!

Great video.

[bendh18magician]

I will be doing this piece for my lvl 8 CM exam and I am so happy I can find a wonderful interpretation to listen to. Absolutely fantastic and keep up the great work.

[sexypianista]

Not bad at all

[MariaMofle]

Hermosa interpretación!

[joeyboi87]

I did this piece for my grd 8 exam, such a good piece

[orientexpression]

Que c'est beau....cette musique me touche aux larmes, c'est sublime....quelle grâce, quelle

grandeur, quel romantisme...

"4 minutes", un film de chris Kraus, à ne pas

manquer au cinéma..Si vous aimez Schubert....

[LVB1770]

This is absolutely beautiful playing, especially you emotional connection to the music. Great touch, tone and tempo. I noticed your bold move to not play the repeat. Brendel is the only pianist I have heard do that. Nice work!

[lilpuppy430]

why is it important to play the repeats? my teacher always told me not to play the repeats during my exam due to the lack of time.. but should you play the repeats?

[LVB1770]

lilpuppy430, Brendel is the only pianist I have ever heard not play the repeats. He claims that you can get away with it in some Schubert but never in Beethoven. Considering time in an exam, your teacher may be correct. After hearing this piece a million times I actually like skipping the repeats of the theme. All the best to you.

[Fonzky]

Just a perfect balance between too fast or too slow, of which youtube is full for this piece.

[spikeelduro]

Wonderful!

[bieninu]

noble and sincere playing. I love it because he stays simple but still plays with depth. also faithful to the text. Bravo.

[Snaaak88]

what a beautiful soft and warm tone, i love it

[bel3tte]

Ouhhh que dire à part que c'est sublime, cet impromptu est magnifique. J'en ai des frissons dans l'dos :)

Par contre, la caméra est irritante à bouger tout le temps, c'est moyen quand on veut se concentrer sur la musique, et ça doit etre pénible de jouer avec quelqu'un qui tourne autour. Amir Katz est très zen :)

Fantastique.

[SamCrisc]

Superb playing!

(But could someone please tell the camera to stay on Amir Katz's hands - you know, those two things with five fingers each that actually play on the piano - instead of wandering around: it makes me seasick!)

[SamCrisc]

I would like to add that, in spite of the irritation about the camera work expressed above, to be just, I must also express my gratitude to the person who, out of love for music in general and admiration for Mr. Katz's virtuosity in particular, has bothered to film him and put the video on youtube, so that crabby me, and many others music lovers, can share Mr. Katz's art.