Beethoven Sonata Op 106 "Hammerklavier" Part1

[MrLisztian]

WOW... This one REALLY is the REAL thing... So poignant... polished... but not contrived... AND SOOO thoughtfully BEAUTIFUL....!!! Free.. and yet very structured... and "old world" but also like you're hearing it for the first time... write from the composers pen... I'm just blown WONDERFULLY away by her... For a very young artist... it just doesn't get better then this...

[Sarmad939]

Shockingly slow! What a bland interpretation! The converse of Beethoven's intentions! We need the brutality. Play this like a dirty old man!

[BLApoetiXXX]

@Sarmad939 "We need the brutality"? You and who else? Do you have access to Beethoven's intentions?

[Sarmad939]

@BLApoetiXXX Yes, actually. You get it from reading scores and musicological works.

[99Grigor]

Good but doesn't compare to Barenboim. He's got the piece nailed shut.

[noahfletcher1]

You feel the music in you with so much passion .. Its such a trip ... I'm sure beethoven is so proud of you :) !!

[daonap]

Come to Brazil, Valentina!

[codonauta]

@daonap She came 3 or 4 times already.

[daonap]

@codonauta e tem previsão de volta? Veio pra tocar Beethoven.

[HappyWithPain]

@JohnEBPiano, hello! I didn't ask for what it takes to write a piece like that, or to portray it. So please don't use pejorative words like "stupid" when your answer is out of topic.

[HappyWithPain]

Question: Do you need to be a genius to play something like that? Like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckenberg in computing?

[JohnEBPiano]

@HappyWithPain I think that's a pretty stupid way of measuring it. You would need to be a genius piano player to succesfully portray the Hammerklavier sonata.

You would need to be God to write it.

[carrietide]

The WOW factor.OUTSTANDING .You make this incredible Sonata look so easy to play(the most difficult Beethoven sonata ever!!!)

[michaelp011]

Bravoo Vraiment bon et doux a écouter

[fanforall11]

I've played this two or three times and they were perfect almost like the way you played it!! But you did something with the expression that just made this song outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!! You sound like you study the background of every song you play and you know what they were created for. You are truly amazing

[atlantargh]

Beautiful sonics and performance. Is this video available commercially?

[plagueofangels666]

Just love your Für Elise part at that concert! So breathtaking, the first time i actualy heared it and felt someone understood Beethoven. (btw i'm talking about a concert where you wore a red dress, dunno which one because i've just discovered you) anyway, you're Good, with capital G!!!!

[karkon12]

simplemente sorprendente

[StamZO]

Dear Valentina,

Thank you for every single video you shared. I appreciate it very high!.

Wish you all the best!

Best Regards,

Stanislav

[JCThomsonMA]

Dear Valentina

I only became aware of you recently, and I'm pretty impressed so far. I'll follow your performances with interest.

With regard to Op106, I basicially like your conception and approach, although just occasionally the texture thickens up a bit much for my taste, probably through over sustaining and bass sforzandos.

Of course, my "inner ears" are still full of the performance I experienced given by my hero Emil Gilels in the Festival Hall, London in 1984.

Best

James

[ArtyKing12345]

PLAY OP. 22!!! :D

[NOSEhow2LIV]

Why do her pianos always go out of tune immediately?

[tonycosworth]

and the 138 tempo, please ????

[superbemaison]

Too slow-this is played as C while it should be C crossed; that is twice faster.

Not very convincing anyway.

[7777Scion]

@superbemaison Your opinon is not "very convincing." You must not listen to very many pianists with their differing interpretations of pieces.

[TheBarbaciano]

@superbemaison Are you saying you play it faster?

[superbemaison]

@TheBarbaciano I would if I could indeed!.The score says it must be played faster-full stop.

[IgnotusPerIgnotium]

Is there anything that she can't play?! Beautiful playing as always and such a lovely person, greetings from Greece. I hope we'll have a chance to see her live!

[Jolteon206]

Please play Op. 31 No. 2!

[Frotty33]

i want to be able to do this :D

[zark100]

Please come to Singapore!!

[xxh3llfir3xx]

which is harder? this, appasionata, or waldstein? please list in order of difficulty, thanks!

[giuseppe35789]

@xxh3llfir3xx Op 106, appassionata, waldstein

[712Stephen]

@xxh3llfir3xx This.

[Lilliolani]

Inspiring. Magical.

[wolfymozartinio]

i like the color of piano

[eddiemperor]

One of the Best Performances I have ever seen, perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she's Gorgeous......... Bellisima!!!! 1:52 That Look in her eyes!! Beethoven took over her soul.

[zurzica51]

Valentina.. do you know that this is the best record from this Great piano sonata? this is amazing! :D

thanks for the oportunity of listen to it!

(sorry the bad English)

[FidanAghayeva]

вы труженица )

[podx990]

Valentina! ^^ * runs up and hugs you* This is my first viewing of your Hammerklavier. Very nice (and original) so far. :D Request: play Mozart's Sonata Facile k545. So far, I've heard only one very good recording of this piece. It's very easy to play but hard to play well. I think you could bring out the real beauty in the piece. Just a notion. :)

[iicbm]

Is there a chance that you will perform in Taiwan?

[iicbm]

Is there a chance that you will perform in Taiwan?

[onionscoop]

Will you be putting Hammerklavier on CD? You simply play the best version I have ever heard!

[henrique1944]

Em 32 seg. existem "forte. /piano" subito mas ela faz tudo forte. Uma pena!

[AZazaxe]

SOOO GOOD

The technique and the piano were great

[madlovba2]

The piano has glorious sound! Great playing!

[doctorsherrington]

Magnificent performance... Eagerly waiting for Waldstein...

[kerawelt]

Prodigieux ! Beethoven doit se délecter. Schnabel et Kempff faisaient déjà merveille mais elle n'a rien à leur envier. En plus elle joue Rachmaninov, Chopin et Ravel avec le même brio. Quand j'ai entendu cette sonate pour la première fois il y a 45 ans (quasiment) aucune femme ne s'aventurait dans cette redoutable partition. A présent une jeune fille l'enlève avec brio ! Chapeau bas !

[RICPOIRIER1]

Entrée magistrale, passionnée à souhait!

Poésie convaincante... Bravo!

[shadecross]

fantastic!!! i love beethovens hammerklavier sonata! its a nightmare for every pianst! and you play it so well... really amazing!!

[VideosAlcides]

Além da magia das mãos e da técnica de Valentina, este vídeo brinda-nos com o balé nos pedais legato e celeste (una corda)...

[nadaghanem1]

I heard you loved ballet as a child. It's funny I thought you were a dancer on the piano when I first discovered you...You are doing really good job. You are fabulous. I love your romantic dresses too...

[florestankiki]

with A. Schnabel, Beethoven is here like God's son, supernatural... with Valentina, Beethoven is a man, a landsman, working on every question about natural and other. THE man !!!  as a mirror-maker, Valentina is here THE women !!!

[stagesix6]

I wish martha argerich had a youtube channel too...

[colorfulssmile]

Will you ever come play in California? Please do - you can count on seeing me there to hear your awesome playing!

[rcc400]

One Day, I will play better than you. (No offense meant .)

[pookiehohn]

That's a very lofty goal.

Let's hope it may come true!

[ArtyKing12345]

ehehe i would like to see you TRY LOL (no offense ^_^

[kofferklo]

perfect!!!

[fmi26000]

Vraiment très joli!!! Bravo

[mandygentleman]

Would be possible see you in Madrid?Or maybe in other place of Spain?

See you and hear you it's really amazing!!there is nothing better for my senses

[aouye]

1:00 - nice body and music composition.

[MaxTerrazos]

I can't play 2:17 - 2:22 :S. Nice performance.

[gonzal0999]

The incomparable talents of pianist Valentina Lisitsa have been recognized in glowing reviews as a "gigantic talent" and as "the kind of talent that comes along once in a generation." A performance of Rachmaninoffs Second Piano Concerto at the Grant Park Festival in Chicago was described by the Chicago Sun-Times as "jaw-dropping."

[ZombieOwen23]

I would be pleased to see you perform in Quebec; i know it won't happen but I'll continue to pray for it ....

[ValentinaLisitsa]

I just played there twice, including this piece and Rach 3

V

[bballbabe13395]

Will you be coming to Pittsburgh?

[jilgueritos]

Adoro sus diez dedos, con sus uñas, adoro

los cuatrocientos centímetros cuadrados

de piel que los cubren, sus falanges, falanginas

y falangetas, sus carpos y metacarpos, escafoides

y trapecios, sus innumerables vasos sanguíneos,

y sus terminaciones nerviosas. Incluso, amo,

sus huellas dactilares.

[COCOONFABULA]

haha qué precisión ;)

[712Stephen]

@ValentinaLisitsa When will you next be in the Eastern areas of Canada?

[acadien79]

@ValentinaLisitsa

Hi Valentina, are you planning to play in Montreal in the Future? I would love to see you play live. :-)

[712Stephen]

@acadien79 She is actually there right now for the Festival de Lanaudiere. I'm going to see her on August 2nd for a Chopin recital in Berthierville.

[acadien79]

@712Stephen  Thank you so much. :-)

[712Stephen]

@acadien79 No problem! :)

[Adrianoci]

6:21 minutes why?

[hyrael2]

Her + jordan rudess, i would pay 100$ to see that.

[erroll9621]

@ZombieOwen23 nothing will happen through prayers.

[IExposeMormonism]

Ok, minute 1:52, you have time between one or two notes to take a knowing look at who?? And that's both eyes. ... someone said VL was inhuman. No, "beautiful monster".

[rbellak]

A magnificent performance of one of Beethoven's greatest works!

[zy3]

Have you ever attempted to compose your own music? And if not, why is that? Don't you gain such an insight to how the music works, and was built, in order to be able to play it so well? I can not seem to comprehend why I hear so many great pianist, yet i never hear of them composing their own works.

Music is such an emotional journey, how can you stand to only relive it and not tell your own?

[somedudeplayingpiano]

ever heard of beethoven xD,he furst was a great pianist and then a great composer. a the age of 12 he played the intire bach WTC I and II

[stagesix6]

this comment rememberd me that, its for real, lang lang at age of 12 played all chopin etudes!(its writen in a albun of him, in which he plays tchaykovsky concerto)

[fionasapple]

Playing the piano and composing are completely different. Just because you're a good reader/interpreter doesn't mean you can write

[giuseppedolce]

Splendida esecuzione!!!!

[giuseppedolce]

Splendida esecuzione!!!!

[dsm2240]

Hi Valentina,

When will you give a video of Scriabin's opus 8 number 12 and his "Vers la Flamme"?

[xmrbrightside89]

OH you're so the bestt female pianist on earthhhhhhh! I love the way you play, it's just pure beauty!

Thanks for posting your amazing vids and keep on "rocking" girl ;)

[tato4527]

she es a great pianist, but, Martha Argerich is an exelent pianist to.

[rompellini]

She's great...but there's better.

Martha Argerich

[fionasapple]

Martha Never played this as far as i'm aware

[robustiousperiwig]

Extremely impressive playing!.... The piano seems, to my ears, out of tune but this is probably due to a (too widely) stretched tuning which many piano technicians are favoring these days. Technicians do this so that the piano, especially in the treble range, will project better in a hall. The extra beats or vibrations caused by the stretching can sometimes sound irritating to the some people's ears. Pianists can ask technicians to go easy on the stretch.

[7infini7]

@robustiousperiwig Hey there. This isn't a problem with the stretch. There are a few unisons that are out up in the treble. The beating happens when she's playing, irrespective of the intervals; also no sane stretch acceptable for concert tuning leaves octaves that fast in the middle treble. It looks like the unisons came out right around the break in the plate, which is common with uncontrolled humidity in a concert hall. You've got nice ears to hear the beats in fast passage work, though.

[apogram]

hey,tell the truth..you don't come from this earth..

[lyndon1904]

I think I might die of emotional overload if she releases Op. 109 - but I'm willing to take the risk...

This (Op. 106) is amazing. VL doesn't seem to be particularly well-known here in the UK. I can't understand why this is.

[makowski86]

i just don't know what do say. it's brilliant.

[ChopRachma]

What happened to the "berceuse" of Chopin in your videos ?

[carrietide]

YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT VALENTINA

[voisong]

PERFEKT!!! What else is there to say?*****

[KardKaper]

=)

She looks possessed.

[neil73]

I love all of Valentina's videos and performances here on Youtube, and I have promised myself to go see her live at least once, sometime in the coming years.

I don't want to sound rude or anything, but I would love to see valetina play some ragtime,boogee-woogee, or Rock n Roll Piano, just for fun! I know a lot of classical musicians get angry at such requests, but I'd bet Val would actually do this. However, I am not asking!

Beautiful video, as always; 5 stars.

neil73

[AaronBenJoseph]

I would get angry, it is a complete insult compared to the sensitive intelligent music that she is playing now. Just enjoy what she is playing honestly ragtime or rock n roll will never be anything compared to beethoven or rachmaninov.

[briank4251]

I don't know, Neil has an interesting point. A little Scott Joplin coming from Val would be fun.

Brian

[carrietide]

Neil I AM SORRY I pressed the wrong button....AAAH COMPUTERS!!!!I meant THUMBS UP!!!!!!!

[BeauLeeman]

Fixed! (thumbs down removed)

Beau Leeman

[maestrokoury]

Without a doubt Beethoven's most challenging piano sonata (and his longest)!! I have played it many times and can honestly say that you pull it off with utter perfection, Valentina! Bravissimo!!!

[giokappello]

That piano spoils everything. Too many notes are out of pitch. The high notes are terrible. This pianist has iron fingers: Pollini is butter, in comparison :-) All over the world you cannot find three pianists with a better technique than this girl's.

[carrietide]

You are right about that piano ........Should have been properly tuned...what a pity..Valentina deserves better

[tocalpianix]

I wouldn't say the piano spoiled anything. Even Beethoven himself would have been grateful to play in such a magnificent instrument like a modern grand piano, even not properly tuned like this one. Yes, Valentina is a force of nature, I highly recommend watch her playing La Campanella, absolutely jaw-dropping!

[santinistar]

Her La Campanella is divine! My world took a somersault the first time I heard and watched her performance on it on YouTube. Absolutely stunning, like everything else she does. Honestly, Valentina, you're just too great - I love your performances! Five stars and favourite :) Hope to see you live some day!

[carrietide]

The instrument itself is indeed magnificent...It should have been serviced properly............

[playsboss]

Wow nice HD =o really clear :D and nice playing

[MusicMan20061210]

And it looks great too in HD.

Nice camera positions and interesting to see the pedaling.

[rbellak]

A magnificent performance of Beethoven's redoubtable masterpiece!

[Jambleto]

Beautiful.

[dsm2240]

Stephen Kovacevich said that he worked on this sonata for 2 years. I wonder how long she did. This is hard work, even for a superhuman pianist like Valentina.

[IExposeMormonism]

She never has to read paper.... She can look around. She has time between the spaces. She could probably catch arrows

[FedericoLPiazza]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

i've waited this day so long!!!!!!! thank you valentina!!!!!!

[COCOONFABULA]

And he composed it when he was deaf ! o.0

[gonzal0999]

friedrich gulda but i like you performance.

[ChopinFan231]

Brilliant! Phenomenal interpretation! An excellent Beethoven performance!

[pffffffff454]

part4

[Computersam]

Very good performance, compliments. *****

[mgsmgs2]

stunning

[codonauta]

I hope Brazilian people are treating with regard you and Hilary.

[Kalen1457]

Amazing...what a powerful performance of one of the most difficult piano sonatas composed!

By the way, do you anticipate playing in Rochester NY anytime soon?

[codonauta]

Today is june 19. Valentina and Hilary are playing in Brazil, In Rio this night.

[codonauta]

Where was that concero. Someone knows?

It an alive performing.

[Tromminator]

Incredible as always. Love listening to you play!

[carraze]

don't you hear that the recording is not very good!! The piano sounds out of tune !! It is a pity because your playing is magnificent as ever !!!!

[CracknHack]

It is equal temperament tuning and that's how it sounds....slightly detuned.

But that is normal.

[KingTabor]

My God, this is Heaven!

[carlosanilber]

Amazing!

[6cuerdas6]

wonderful playing!!!!

Great!!!

Bravoooooooo

Cesar Amaro

[brucesan]

Wonderful as always. I look forward to watching you pursue your goal of performing all 32 :D.