Beethoven Sonata Op 106 "Hammerklavier" Part 3(mov3)

[dolphin1911]

I really like to masturbate to the faster movements in this sonata. Is there something wrong with me?

[TatTwamAsi]

This is no good. Keep tight to the tempo in line with the former polyphonic parts. Very sloppy. You cannot interpret this as a romantic piece because it isn't. This is an intellectual tale that has to be enjoyed in the mind and not in the heart. You lost me here.

[DamianTheEm]

greatest piece of piano music ever

[bthvnlovr25]

Why are you rushing this movement Valentina?? This is supposed to have a sad somber feeling, slow and "the worlds suffering" feeling to it instead it sounds too fast clipped and staccato...!?

[dhexplorer]

I just learned how to play Fur Elise. I thought I was ready for this. Boy was I wrong.

[bfeyalcin]

Me, after watching this : "Oh it doesn't seem too difficult", then I printed the scores and put them on the piano, and then : "WTF !?"

[hrprada]

Muchas gracias Val, eres genial.

[sebastianrc]

6:40

[ruskybalboa]

4:34, (in strong eastern european accent) What the fuck are YOU looking at? :p

[Choltik]

My favourite bethoven sonata!

[lens2optic]

6.43 amazing

[MrLouisnumberone]

C´est mouvement que j´aime le plus de cette sonata, merci pour l´avoir interprété avec telle délicatesse!!!!!

[MRTincho23ify]

Is this concert or recording available on DVD?

Thanks in advance

Martin

[SirSebastianWang]

So...beautiful...

[jellesw1]

4:34-4:35 death stare

[ZachEatonMusic]

This is some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard -- Beethoven just has so many powerful themes in this. There are times when it's almost too much to bear ='( So emotional...

[Norobeatz]

In my opinion : Slower pieces are more difficult for interpretation and feeling  Fast pieces are more difficult in technics

[kirkusinthecircus]

This movement makes me cry. ;( I'm always confused as how to play it - I never feel like I'm getting it quite right. Still searching for the (right) answer...

[platero55]

Beethoven really bared his soul in this movement! So did Maestra Lisitsa, I believe.

[the81stviewer]

@platero55 He bared his soul in many of his pieces, but in this particular case there had been things going on in his life that would force him to see himself for who and what he really was, and I think here we are hearing his unraveling inner psych as he ages into his final period.

[helenstellaapplegate]

It's so wonderfully musical as well as FAST. Bravo! I really want to thank you for taking the effort to post of all of these wonderful videos. You're extremely talented. I've forwarded many of your videos to friends of mine and all in awe. BRAVO!

[kicsidexi]

5:15 my favorite 

[Defonthana]

not ONLY the skill...i even think it must be difficult to remember all the tunes....

[Igneous01]

she is like an extremely skilled actor - able to step into a lonely mans shows and understand his thoughts and play out his part skillfully - on a piano. amazing performance and interpretation

[AlenBeats]

to many experts here and on hes chanels im not see nothing xd.

[muurtalo]

A bit slower and it would have been divine. Now it's merely perfect...

[100jllp]

Since i have grown up listening to Barenboim's version, this sounds too fast, however, Valentina has a more rich sound.

[ibk1980]

this one of the most difficult pieces of the whole piano repertoire. You need a gigantic musical and life experience to play this properly, to bring out all the emotional nuances and strenght... Valentina is an exceptional pianist, a great artist and a very passionate Beethoven interpret. I am your fan. Congratulation and thanks for posting this pearl for us! greatings from Düsseldorf.

[Nicolajev1]

What can I say? Tears and shivers. Thank you Valentina for this great gift. I so much would like to be able to buy your recordings on cd, or even rather on SACD!

[musicfanBRA]

The world has been blessed with Rubinstein, Horowitz, Kempf, Brendel, Lipati, Gould... and now we have Valentina! Music has incarnated again - only this time She came into a beautiful young woman.

[GeorGy86]

Perfect acoustic ;)

[akanhakan]

Sweetest perfection!

[hermanshermits124124]

@eliasbb god no how dare you, Beethoven was able to express so much more than chopin's 'night music'. And especially this, where he pours his whole heart out.

[edwardpiercy]

The greatest song of human grief ever set to music paper. I thought you were still too young to do Mvt. 3. I was wrong. TYVVVM.

[kima57]

Val, je t'ai entendu jouer cette pièce il y a 8 jours à Leyden. J'ai été bouleversé et profondément ému par cette interprétation et plus spécialement par ce 3ème mouvement. Encore merci de tout coeur pour ce moment que je n'oublierai jamais.

See you on 31 october. ;-)

[Chopianist3]

Valentina is without a doubt one of the most eminent pianists of today, you can truely hear in this peice that Beethoven is close to her heart. 6:48 is one of the most beautiful transitions/modulation I have ever heard, made my heart skip a beat :)

[andreea140794]

@Chopianist3 I totally agree..

[OceanbornSWT]

One of the highest moments of the music performed by one of the best musicians.

Thank you.

[semisavage]

Her phrasing is her weak spot and I can see no other weakness, and yet no greater... She so desperately needs to 'look up', she phrases down and it kills the inspired core of Beethoven's Art, as the whole point for him was in the 'searching of the Heavens' If she ever finds this, she will be alone and singular among modern performance 'pawns'.

[gphilipsparks]

@semisavage What does that even mean?

[alfonsojperem]

May I respectfully disagree. Not with the quality of the execution, or the level of difficulty of slower movements, but with the use of quality of the execution or the difficulty of the music to characterize the performance.

Allow me to inquire about this performance silencing all other thoughts in your mind, or making you feel butterflies in your stomach, or even feel beautiful inside.

[blueberr1]

Gosh I felt like crying from the beauty you have portrayed in this song...........

[lilibeauz]

Valentina, Greetings from Malaysia...you are superb...I love you and such talent and skill display...excellent!

[riversea07]

nice

[MsMariaPiano]

Valentina,

I realy love your playing!

Lovely greetings from Hannover!!:-)

[AlenBeats]

Im only can do two things when im listen the majort part of your interpretations.

Cry and learn.

Thanks.

[AlenBeats]

im only can do two things when im listen the major part of you'r interpretations.

Cry and learn.

Thanks.

[x2thay]

Sounds fairly easy, this one.

[LearningPiano80]

For someone who can't play ...

Actually, slower pieces are really really diffuculty, because the listener has time enough to recognize every single mistake and timing is difficulty too

[khepani]

@LearningPiano80 Totally agree. If you play fast, you have to worry about groups of notes. If you play slow, you have to worry about every single note.

[Novellas13]

@LearningPiano80 I find timing easier when I play slow pieces, but it is a lot harder to perform, because if you accidentally play a discord in a fast piece, you simply move on in a couple seconds and can hope that the listener forgets about it. But in a slow piece, you may be forced to have the discord last for a very long time.

[Drake126]

@LearningPiano80 you're much less likely to make a mistake if it's a slow piece though. the main difficulty is being able to interpret them well.

[kriteon]

@LearningPiano80 no, the faster ones are def. more difficult idc what anyone says...takes more practice time, coordination, agility, and excellent pedaling

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@LearningPiano80 For someone who don't understand...

"recognizing mistakes" should not be the hobby for a listener

[MJFpryt]

@newFranzFerencLiszt It's not a hobby for a listener, but as a classically trained pianist, we can definitely tell our mistakes. When I make a mistake, it kills momentum built up earlier in the performance. 80% of the audience cannot tell the difference, but if the pianist makes mistakes, it impacts their playing.

[SatiSuicune]

@MJFpryt Honestly, most good piano players shouldn't feel like that when making a mistake, as some just forget about it or mix it into their playing to make it either unhearable or make it sound even better than before.

[RenanGarciaMoura]

awesome!

[ryancouture]

Valentina can we find your albums hardcopy in stores or should i just buy online?

[fohd128]

Awesome Valentina!! :)

you´re great, hope you soon upload the Waldstein sonata! :D

[pinkgirly222]

perfect playing!!

You are my inspiration Valentina! :)

[mulanovich]

Amazing Valentina!!!

still waiting too see another of your live performance presentations!!!

Best of lucks for the sonatas!

[VideosAlcides]

Delicada, etérea, mágica...

Brava, Valentina!

[issrenn]

FIRST!

...

i feel bad for doing that.

But no seriously i am glad i subscribed! this has now been added to the list of songs that i want to play.