Beethoven - Sonata op.57 No.23 'Appassionata', 1st movement

[sawanapoli96]

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[zeroc02]

most wonderful interpretation spot on love to hear see more

nigel kent

[iski4luv]

NICE! that was beautiful!

[theophilus71]

Tap tap revenge must be nothing for him.

[laurashakira]

you are the best

[Hitherto90]

I have this mp3.

[Dante121892]

Woooow!!! You played that movement well!! Great job. :)

[JORDIBCN81]

Wow!!!! Great job!!!

[JERZAMORA]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toddsv]

Bravo !

[Crazedmonckey]

@toddsv Hear Hear!

[DarkestFayte]

a true musician...relaxed, graceful, natural, and just letting the music flow like it was meant to

[sp3ciiaL001]

awesome, he's great!

[helloworld300]

Oh my god. Now that's talent.

[superjam18]

would I be considered a pianist if my most difficult piece I've ever played was "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" bye Claude Debussy

[willk326]

Well certainly you're a pianist, your just still learning. How long have you been studying?

[gerardbedecarter]

I appreciated your literal attention to Beethoven's pedal markings, including at the end of the movement. Also your spaciousness in phrasing.

[IgorSPN]

toca bem bagarai

[emdog56]

This is absolutely amazing. It's cool to watch his hands while he's playing, and the insane speed and grace that they move with.

Great Job!

[sclyfes1212]

:53 makes me feel retarded >.>

[muriloo02]

J'ai adoré! Tu tuches très bien!

[cpanati]

Excellent. Keep up the great work. Very talented.

[kocamt]

I hv suceeded in mastering this piece, but I find that the 3rd movt is harder to play good

[tfman15]

This is one of my favorite pieces! This movement is slightly too hard for me to learn right at the moment so I'm going to learn the 2nd and 3rd ones first (cause the 3rd movement is my favorite piece, not just one of em) :D

Very well done!

Check out Daniel Barenboim's masterclass with Lang Lang on this piece. Very good and useful info in it for pianists in general.

[Desmonddd2002]

OMG he got the same birthday as me except that he is 4 years elder.

[kocamt]

Are you god?

[LOVExrobertpattinson]

this is beyond amazing!!

and the fact that it ist memorized just makes it even better.

it must have taken AGES to learn this.

great work!!!!!

[GreenAirLady]

It's funny xD i'm hearing this piece first time .. and i like it. and i like how u're playing it ^^ well, five stars! :)

[rachellikescookies]

loll i don't know if it's just my computer screen, but lol @ his arms at 8:06 - 8:07, it looks squiggly

[icarlyisthebest]

I'm currently learning this song, its my first sonata I'm learning. I just started about a month ago, and sometimes I love it for sounding so awesome, my favorite parts being 2:07-2: 40 and 7:20-7:53, and sometimes I hate it for those particular parts being so hard to play correctly.

[GameMaster12300]

Many comments here are either on his brilliant playing or lack of movement. Addressing the latter, my piano teacher told me that the German style of playing does not allow much movement. I know that he's Swiss...but...

And yes, I play piano too.

[IgorSPN]

Great! Very good recording. Very Good your playing. Perfect interpretation.

[scribeuisum]

très bien joué!

[anonymousQ45]

great job!! you play very relaxed yet you seem to have a great deal of concentration

[AjkaTeckaAjik]

Brilliant

[Elicgt]

I think Beethoven would have been very delighted to hear this.

[batmanwithoutrobin]

I know you're just being nice... I too think it's a lovely rendition.

But surely it's widely known and accepted that Beethoven was deaf? therefore he wouldn't have heard anything!

[prosperousbeggar]

too bad he was deaf! ha. though really, imagine never hearing your own amazing pieces being played

[MisterBREADbasket]

@Elicgt i think he wouldve been delighted to hear anything :P

[Elicgt]

really nice!! :)

[Rubinstein007]

This is a very good performance!

But you sit and play very "cool". No outstanding movements (I know they are not necessary but they show feelings)...

What do you think about during the play?

[desertdawg41]

I have to disagree with Rubinstein007 about the "outstanding movements". The less body language the better. Feelings for music comes from the heart and brain, and is expressed through the fingers on the keyboard. Close your eyes, and just listen. I think Kristian shows extraordinary feelings in his music. I really dislike watching pianists who flail all over - like Lang Lang, or Cziffra - and have to constantly show expressions of ecstacy. It detracts from the music.

[bigbossdiakate]

I'm not sure if you are posting for constructive criticism but I will say that I think you are a terrific pianist with a great future but I think this piece could have a lot more passion. Maybe work with the phrasing of the main theme to make it more expressive and try to make some of the "stormy" sections more sudden, not so expected. Most of us know this piece but you can still keep us guessing. But, this is just one opinion. Good Luck and all the best. Your Chopin is terrific!

[GrantandTripp]

Hats off! A Genius!

[soledad890317]

cool~~ your playing is excellent. and what is more, you got a Steinway!! i have never laid my finger on a steinway,hehe

[desertdawg41]

I thought all Swiss homes had either a Steinway or a Bösendorfer in the parlor -- and a Bentley in the garage. (jk)

This dude makes the Steinway sing the way it was intended to be played.

[musicphreeque]

cool.. I'm thinking about learning this piece, but it all depends on my other pieces for my teaching degree lol and i was born on may 17 1991 haha i really gotta start posting vids.

Great job though.. very enjoyable to listen to

[rpcjt]

Pretty good for a young pianist! A little more "ap-passion-ata" will go a long way though... Bravo nonetheless!

[keelan111]

Someone once famously quipped about another child prodigy, Camille Saint-Saëns: "Il est parfait, mais il manque l'inexperience." This dude reminds me of that.

[phaitemc]

The playing is good but not great, it lacks balls. Maybe some real life experiences would make this kid reach for the dramatic and sponteanous side of this piece a little more.

[boomzl4b]

it's stienways

[VidalBabboon]

is it a Fazioli?

[gerd2791]

awesome....simply, the best!!

go ahead, u are going to be greater!!!

amazing...!!!!

[Zekk17]

As an added note (I make sure to use exactly 500 characters if I'm going to write a very detailed post, so I run out of space), please excuse any grammatical errors, since I'm not so good at multitasking and I often make typos (i.e. see my first post here).

[Zekk17]

I do; that's all that's to be said. I'm thinking about playing this piece for next year, and I got to say that Kristian was pretty inspirational in my consideration. Though I'm sure that I'm nowhere near as good as him (I'm 13 in summer, and I haven't won any considerably major competitions; my most important one being more of an invitation to a recital at Carnegie Hall-the smaller hall, by the way, the Weill), I just really want to play it. Well, that was way too much information. Cya!

=^,-,^=

[wildejag]

The level of maturity is stunning.

[Zekk17]

Really? (To the people talking about the Ballades) I personally liked the Ballade No. 2 best (I played it this year, but it didn't turn out that as well as some of my other pieces). Anyway, I thought your (addressing Kristian himself) performance was very good, and you had impeccable technique. However, I just kind of thought you were lacking in expressiveness sometimes, however slow you performed it. The tempo was fine, but some parts are supposed to be played at "choking" speeds intentionally.

[ignaciaruiz]

this is my favorite Beethoven sonata.

good job!

[SUIreduit]

äfäch saumässig guät!!

[acustico007]

wow, really impresive, I love this piece and I've been trying to play it a lot of time and u just did it excellent, great ability pal.

[vaquewal]

great job!!! :o)

[darkkerrigan]

Can you post the 3rd movement? I love it!

[darkkerrigan]

I would love to see you play Chopin Ballade no.4

That is my favorite Ballade along with the no.1

[Zekk17]

There' only four total though...lulz? I'm not trying to be offensive or anything, I'm just saying (you're probably aware of that too). Since I'm a maniac stickler details, I'm going to say that it would be better stated as: "I like the first and last of the ballades the best". :P Well, cya around!

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[bubylugo88]

YEEES TRY THE BALLADE n°1.....you're great!!!

[brenonion]

I usually prefer this piece a little faster but you definitely made up for that in how expressively you play it!

[darkkerrigan]

Too many pianist play "fast" and ignore musicality. I love his performance of this sonata and I think his tempo is just fine.

[ChopinARG]

I agree with you, for example, I don't like Rubinstein's performance, he plays that too fast, The best performance is the Barenboin's performance :)

[teresahan1991]

try to play chopin ballade no.1, i think you could play it very well with such talent, good job.

[normboum]

This is excellent playing.

You show great maturity for your age.

We would like to follow your career

by means of a blog if you have one.

[stulucky]

enjoyed lots mate, thanks..

[Paxmahn]

I liked this. I am learing this now and find that the most difficult thing is controlling the repeated notes. This is what stuck out to me in your playing. Very even, and controlled.

[ayasantos]

lindoo....=}

[mikidana]

im trying to learn this piece now.. but it's kinda hard.. ur so gud!!!!!!

[whoever97]

PianoRon, according to the information from one of his videos on his channel, his parensts haven't play any musical instrument.

His grandfather, who had passed away before his birth, was pianist, though.

[PianoRon]

Talented!! Is that your personal piano or you share with your parents?

[whoever97]

According to the information from one of his videos on his channel, his parensts haven't play any musical instrument.

His grandfather, who had passed away before his birth, was pianist, though.

[miykeey]

Awesome playing Kristian! You have fantastic memory and technique. I am finally attempting to learn this work after teaching piano for many years - it's one great masterpiece. The 12/8 time makes it a bit tricky to count and maintain tempo.How long did it take you to learn? Keep up the great playing mate!

[BahamianSunflower]

This made me subscribe!

Excellent work!

[sammie101234]

beautiful.

[K189T]

Superbe, mais fais accorder ton Steinway.

[AppleWendy]

very beautiful~~~

[UncleNathan]

Very subtle and mature interpretation overall. This made me really sit up and take notice, Kristian! Much better than the Chopin Polonaise, too. Kudos!

[lovetoday123]

this makes me feel inadequate. haha. i wish i would have taken formal lessons longer.

[LionMachine]

the boy is a good player, but he's wasting his time with this obsolete music. there's no one alive who knows what this music means, what it expresses; it's all forgotten, lost. music is no more perpetual, immortal, then men are.

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

LionMacine: I beg to differ. Stop hanging out in bars and night clubs and attend classical concerts, and you'll discover you're dead wrong!

:)

[lachness11]

If it wasn't for this 'obsolete music' you wouldn't have any music. These people invented the rules!

[bdppbd]

Magnifique!

[mesopotamia1216]

boring!!!!! play something else

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

Five stars and subscribed!

I love your playing!

[bolognatail]

very very nice.

[Pampermelon]

Thats awesome!!!! The melody just needs to be a bit more steady.

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

B.S., Pampermelon.

[KongXuDeNi]

holy shyt fast ass fingers

[BlackPlague321]

Wow, dude. That's incredible. How long have you had lessons?

[babyclovers]

Amazing!

[Kivencito]

what!!!!!

you look like a robot!

wow that was amazing!

[yupSAMiam]

wow nice job! great fingerwork and wonderful dynamics! i especially noticed your trills. u play this piece very well, keep it up!

[jeffcoolm1]

he needs a blues brother suit and some shades and he'll be set. kids got some skill

[AdrianKhatami]

wow! 15 years old!

[megalvez]

Very good ...Wonderfull!!

[gmusic21]

very well done. i love anything beethoven. some of the notes you played were not picked up on the mic, but overall you done a good job. good luck on future productions. i imagine you in a tux with an orchestra in the back. world wide web dot gmusicstudios dot com.

[NaveLewduts108]

wow.

[biancaa]

ive just fallen in love with you

[Datpmp505]

Call me crazy, but it looked liked when you looked up, you were staring at a music sheet that someone was holding up for you.

[saffirah94]

O

My

Goodness

That was really...scary. Very, very good, and very, very, scary.

[alen209]

bad boy ;)

[khai134]

5 stars definitely!

[jamesharrisonburg]

awesome!

[Daeniel1980]

Whoa, that was really brilliant! Well done :-) Thx.

[meteoriasiow]

Wow, the dynamics are amazing....you are BRILLIANT!!

[sfkcbf]

In my Favorites, played it again, enjoyed it again.

For interest, watch the YouTube video of Myra Hess playing the same thing in 1945.

[beannobody]

Bravo!!

5 stars ^_^

[prodigyoftheyear]

O.o It feels like you're not breathing... You play nicely, but... Where's the breathing? It feels like you're holding back... Let loose man (I don't mean bang the piano lol) but let your emotions FLOW outta the piano... >.> I may not be the best pianist in the world, but I know passionate playing when I see it... Great job, but play like you're practically ONE with the piano... Letting your emotions OVERFLOW from the piano... >.>

[ChipsDubbo]

prodigyoftheyear, just because his emotions aren't visibly pouring out of him doesn't mean that it isn't happening ;)

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

You're an incredible genius! You're so young to play so brilliantly! Your dynamics and interpretations are so adult! ;)

Keep it up! I'll buy your CDs when they're on the market, kido!

(^o^)

[sidha7001]

Your incredible- do you know moonlight sonata 3rd movement?

[marv117]

another great performance. bravo! please keep it coming.

[TayZonday]

I like it.

[tituscaesar]

absolutely brilliant !! very well played INDEED ! i thought the speed was just fine: i'm sure the old Ludwig would be pleased lol