Schubert "Arpeggione" sonata 1st movement (viola & piano)

[MimEa10]

Love it!! Had its little awkward momen, but still great sound. Been playin viola for quite a while, hope im as good as this.

[mountain2112]

this guy is reallly amazing since i play viola and learning this piece <3 love it

[sbpurple]

omg viola!!!!!! my fellow viola freaks <3

[QwertyAzerty2009]

*love* ... just cause the like button wasn't enough.

[yarrtiscrapulence]

How big is your viola :| It looks like a small cello!

[ggalexhutchings]

nice reading. tempo is a little on the slow side for my tastes, but those are my tastes =) very convincing.

[linneaforeva]

i think he sounds pretty darn good...because this piece is hard D':

[Capcanuk99]

wonderful tone. I can only hope to find a violist of this quality to play my own music. thank-you for offering up this video.

[shadowchag]

@Capcanuk99 Your own music =) ?

[Capcanuk99]

@shadowchag of course. there are other composers out there ;)

[shadowchag]

@Capcanuk99 I'd play your music for you =D. I don't know if you'd love my playing too much though...since I'm a young amateur =). Will probably upload a video in a couple days.

[Capcanuk99]

@shadowchag thanks for the offer, but I suspect if you're a "young amateur", it might be a bit too difficult for you. maybe I can see about writing you a short piece?

[nomnomnomzee]

i wanna play viola ... :)

[violagirl78]

Ahhh... I love his sound, especially at the beginning! So lush, dark, mellow and mysterious... absolutely beautiful!!

[Little2Miss8PiggyPoo]

it sounds more like a cello at first... but its okay because i play the viola :P

[batchava]

@Little2Miss8PiggyPoo

As you probably know, Among all the musical instruments the cello resembles more than all the others the human voice .

[jsydie]

@batchava no i think viola

[batchava]

@jsydie

i`ll check it

[playingwithdragons]

how can people not like violas after hearing that sound?

[baicunahman]

very good sound ..........and a lot of fantasy

[pcmasebater]

Amazing performances ! Very expressive and penetrating performances. Impeccable adorable. My Congratulations. Paulo cesar maia de Aguiar

[Evertonviola10]

legal belo som q nacionalidade vc é ? parabens

[evertonviola100]

muito bonito esse som vc domina bem o vibrato

[evertonviola100]

muito bonito esse som

[bine2100]

interpretação impecavel

[100lukebaker]

quite beautiful



[jjhh501]

beautiful!

[Jecagao]

mesmo som de cello!

incrivel se nao soubesse que era viola diria q era um cello

[MarionCap]

This is a lovely, intense, thoughtful performance. I love hearing the "Arpeggione" on viola!

[amenlu]

is this your recording???? it sounds great!!!

[GTMickeyD]

woo go viola!!! i had to say that since i play one... :)

[SeanMan87]

Good performance but I really disliked your fingering choices. You missed little things that are very characteristic of the piece and of Schubert like the register changes in the octaves in the beginning. Why did you not go up to the higher octave like written right before the recapitulation?

[RuessEverett]

NICE!

[MarionCap]

Wonderful performance!

[Lactoris1]

Somebody should try to build an Arpeggione, as much like Schubert's of 1824 as possible.

[GLXLR]

OMG this is the best recording of the Arpeggione!

[polloman29]

Isn't it a Viola?

[polloman29]

Ooh you mean the arpeggione sonata..... :P

[polloman29]

And the Britten + Rostropovich's recording si better...!

[GLXLR]

@polloman29 but on viola this is the best (and to be honest I don't like the cello renderation D:)

[jimik1234]

1:56 is an interpretation. who are we to say if it is wrong?

as long as he's consistent, then it's music. not merely notes

[ginettemarie]

you're absolutely right. i guess i didn't think of it that way.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@jimik1234 1:56 is a fart. I say it's wrong. Unless you enjoy listening to farts. As long as he's consistently farting, then it's music.

[desdemona19181]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 give the guy a break, its a bit of tune and rough at times but beautiful nonetheless. I'd love to hear your own amatuer recording of one of the toughest pieces in the viola repertoire without any flatulence.

[jsydie]

@desdemona19181 I agree! Wait... this piece is really tough? it is the Connecticut Eastern Reigon High School viola audition piece... I love this song...

[blastedew]

.... you can not judge sayin that measure is wrong. that note is a staccato note that should be exaggerated

[Benny100]

Yeah uh that note is generally quite exaggerated in most recordings of this piece I've heard. It certainly should be, I'd imagine. Not to mention it's rather practical from a technical perspective.

[Fola7745]

@ginettemarie I agree that it sounds wrong, but it is proper for him to play it this way. I don't put emphasis on that note when I play this piece (I also play it a lot faster and with a LOT more freedom, which is what I think Schubert intended.) Great recording all around however. I enjoy his interpretation, but it is not how I would play it :D

[HahnPotterishFowlnut]

There was no mistake at 1:56, but I agree with you otherwise :)

[blastedew]

wow amazing

[mmcoopstar]

So beautifully played.....Amazing :)

[IVIusic]

Beautiful.

[moufyproductions]

Sounds great! Just wondering, what strings-instrument setup are you using?