Nelson Freire plays Beethoven Waldstein Sonata

[jeyendeoso]

8 people were too sad because this is only an excerpt, not the whole music

[zacbradley1]

this song is 32 pages. im up through the fourth page, and it got really boring.. the beginning is really cool tho... my piano teacher is making me finish it! curse u beethoven. did him and other composers have competitions of who can make the longest song? cuz moonlight sonata mvmt 3 is over 30 pages as well. :/

[mateusbelloni]

Ótimo

[kinggimped]

I've never heard the Waldstein played quite this way. An amazing interpretation! LVB would be proud.

[luizcunha1606]

Concordo plenamente com a lupurry! Exuberante interpretação!

[Pollewopwop]

Beautiful

[lupurry]

O que dizer? É uma felicidade para nós ouvir e sentir este artista no tempo que com ele compartilhamos! É uma sorte que não se repetirá! Fantástica interpretação!

[Aclaret001]

Brilhante

[drippinblood28]

wtf, this is the most retarded pianist ever

[robertoamor2011]

Caro amigo, se você quiser ouvir essa música novamente e inúmeros sucessos de amor que eu sugiro que você visite Rádio MÚSICA PARA MIMOS - Procura-o em Google -. A melhor música romântica de todos os tempos na internet, você vai gostar, é muito bom ...!!!

[EnriksM]

Que cabron el tio como toca xD

[calwal2010]

Nelson é o músico que os músicos ouvem nas horas livres, ou pagam mesmo para assistir (e vale, creiam). Muito para aprender com ele.

[calwal2010]

Nelson is the musician, musicians hear in their spare time, or even pay to (it's worthy, believe me). Lots to learn from.

[LilyTheAnnoyance]

Excellent interpretation. The best one I've seen.

[LilyTheAnnoyance]

Anyone have the sheetmusic for this? :(

Don't think I'm a menacing criminal, but I don't have the money to buy it now. I am but a poor student.

[brajasevaki108]

Concordo com Giarola77, os grandes artistas pertencem ao mundo!!!

[brunonaninho]

Why would anyone want this played faster?

[Giarola77]

@1ddbb1 Dudamel (Conductor) aside Lang...

[Giarola77]

Freire é realmente magnifico. Mas precisa em todo vídeo dele aparecer alguém com ufanismo dizer a mesma coisa de sempre "Orgulho de ser brasileiro", "De minas gerais" e afins em todas as línguas que sabe? Alguém vê algum Italiano fazendo isso nos vídeos do Pollini ou Michelangeli? Algum Polonês no Rubinstein ou Zimerman? Americano No Kapell ou Perahia? Russo no Richter ou Gilels? E mesmo argentino no Barenboim ou Argerich? Que coisinha meio pequena hein...Vamos falar de música, combinado?

[LeoSupimpa]

@Giarola77 vá a uma escola americana, italiana ou mesmo argentina. depois lembre-se das escolas brasileiras, ou conheça uma, e só imagine qual escola tem mais chances de produzir um novo Nelson Freire. se o Japão ganhasse uma Copa, nenhum japonês iria comemorar? EUA e Europa são ultra-patriotas. não comentam isso pq são seguros da suas condições de países desenvolvidos. quem ridiculariza o patriotismo é o verdadeiro provinciano. aliás, peço que não leve para o pessoal. são só opiniões. abraços!

[Giarola77]

@LeoSupimpa Futebol é competição onde alguém ganha e perde, música não! Você que deveria procurar conhecer os pianistas brasileiros e descobrir que Magda Tagliaferro e Guiomar Novaes, fizeram tanto sucesso no mundo se apresentando nos mais renomados teatros, tocando junto dos maiores artistas, tanto quanto Freire faz hoje. Independente de sucesso mundial, existe uma lista enorme de talentos de ontem e hoje no piano brasileiro Ricardo Castro, Arnaldo Cohen, Ana Stella Chic, Miguel Proença etc.

[LeoSupimpa]

@Giarola77 aham

[SeanPi314]

Fantasic!

[kyleclef]

Such a beautiful tone. Really underrated pianist...he is truly amazing.

[maisqpoesia9999lcg]

Bravo!!!

[Chrysuss]

Amazing! Too hard for me :(

[surfric]

too bad it isn't synched with the video

[paulohnc]

BRAVISSIMO!

[lllllllllllllll88]

Excellent!

[Twjdfa]

Bravooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!muy­ a tiempo perfecto es la idea del democrata maestro Beethoven e aqui una prueba de haber pillado su rapidez dulce y llena de hisytoria y emoción....acción y pregunta despúes para la sorpresa final en sus otros movimientos la impresión es PASIÓN me encanta esta música...

[RNV32]

someone called BMWmotorrad knows what a piano is? maybe the only word in your mind is speed, thats a BMW ;)

thats called Allegro con brio.

good day!

[penguinshin]

not mysterious enough at the beggining, should be more pianissimo and more attention to phrasing in the right hand on third page, lots of abrupt transitions, gets alot more hype than it deserves

[lezvarthok]

@penguinshin how about sharing - in your opinion - a better video from you or some one else ?

[penguinshin]

@lezvarthok

lol, well that argument usually annoys the heck out of me. one, i have a video posted of me of the exposition, (which is not the way i want it to be played). but two, the better video would be vladimir horowitz which is available on youtube

[lezvarthok]

@penguinshin it was not really out for an argument, I just want to see what is better in your ears . thanks for sharing.

[penguinshin]

@lezvarthok

yeah, well alot of people respond to criticism with, "if you cant play better yourself, dont talk, its an annoying argument, regardless of whether or not i can play it. no problem, i have personal tastes :p

[Zielkenoel]

You know someone has talent when you laugh at how ridiculous the speed is

[bgardner123]

I swear that's the "Old Man" off Pawn Stars..

[RCA11DESIGN]

Nelson Freire...

O que dizer de Nelson Freire...Como sempre IMPECÁVEL é simplesmente uma grande honrra vê-lo tocar e grande orgulho ter um conterrâneo dessa grandeza, um Brasileiro de Minas Gerais.

[dukedome]

he s fantastic!!

[Antoniofernan1]

Quando Nélson e um Steinway se encontram o universo fica mais encantado.

Grande e virtuoso solista brasileiro que tive o prazer de vê-lo tocar no municipal de SP e de cumprimentá-lo pessoalmente. Um orgulho nacional.

[hotbebimauz]

best interpetation ive ever heard of this piece..

[musicsdarkangel]

hehe at 1:16 he makes a funny look because he has such a small incorrect note-slip in there.

[newgeorge]

some wonderfully poetic moments: would love to hear his whole performance.

[medicitv]

@newgeorge This is just an excerpt. You can watch the whole performance on our website!

[geezerkeys]

Good speed.

[LuizBHMG]

Excelente!!!!!! Bravíssimo!!!

Como é ótimo ver um mineiro dos nossos se destacando internacionalmente pelo seu mérito, empenho e esfoço, tocando tão belas sonatas no piano.

Muito obrigado pelo vídeo!

Parabéns, Nelson Freire e obrigado, L. V. Beethoven!!!

[the2dmin]

hands like arrau's... amazing

[Nooooey]

I like this tempo :D ..

the one in cd was a little bit too fast.

[MCRisMYGUARDIANANGEL]

I love how he makes it seem so effortless ^^

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

Me emociona cómo toca.

[oOmozartOo]

bravo! splendid wonderful

slow down just a little bit

not a lot very well done

[adri1430]

BRAVO!!!

Maravillosa interpretación de un pianista verdaderamente talentoso.

Qué placer...

Muito obrigada amigo por este envío!

[majornewb]

beautiful

[magaleecraveiro]

magaleecraveiro Fui ao concerto de Nelson Freire, ele é intenso,

emocionante, maravilhoso!

Que talento, meu DEUS! Nelson Existe!!

Maga das Gerais

[BrasilianMusician]

@magaleecraveiro Ora vejam só quem encontrei por aqui! Se não é a minha querida Maga das Gerais...

[magaleecraveiro]

Fui ao concerto de Nelson Freire, ele é intenso emocionante, maravilhoso!

Que talento, meu DEUS? Nelson existe

Maga das Minas Gerais

[Ray0X0]

Faster doesn't mean better. Great accuracy and speed but this performance lacks sensitivity, it seems more superficial than the specialists Arrau or Kempff. (4 stars)

[fairyfriend]

Beautiful...

[RCA11DESIGN]

Voce nos enche de orgulho ainda mais sendo do Sul de Minas Gerais...

Magnifico Nelson Freire !

[FLAMGARCIA]

Absolutely Splendid!

[Dankbarkeit1980]

I love Nelson Freire, his interpretation is just amazing!!

[Bolinas1971]

@pat30d heretic

[karlad12]

Absolutely SPLENDID!!!

[NorcrossMedia]

Wow... really fast and almost shot for shot like the opening of my film Juror 3.  Wow!

[galleone]

like it, really the best interpretation since horrowitz is not available any longer...^^

[cantkeepitin]

@galleone

Hi, I like this, but Horowitz not so much. This movements should be played fast right, but not to hard, not like a toy. Not easy to find the bestway.

[pianomaster272]

this guy reminds me of a college prof I know.....

[ARTUROPVIOLA]

VIVA NELSON!!!!!!!

[jhoskyshowza]

é da minha cidade que sai gente assim...

[Pickbube]

look at his fingers ... amazing

[savasorama]

agree.....

[GeeeBlue]

Respondiendo a KhagarBalugrak :

Sí, este es uno de los grandes. Como Horowitz, Evegny Kissin, Juan Fernando Moreno (aunque no tan famoso, llegará lejos si sigue así...), o Baremboim.

[GeeeBlue]

Sí, es perfecto, brillante. PERO NO ESTÁ EL MOVIMIENTO COMPLETO! Allegro con brio es mucho más largo. Esto es sólo la exposición de la sonata. El primer movimiento de una sonata tiene tres partes y éste es sólo el primero, ni siquiera completa la exposición. (Las tres partes son exposición, desarrollo y recapitulación o reexposición).

Aun así me ha encantado su interpretación. Y me habría gustado escuchar cómo toca la sonata entera!

[asdf7602]

perfekt

[SMACJB]

holy crap...

AMAZING JOB! I wish I had that kind of talent

[EVILstudios]

Just Waw!

[ponte34]

ONE OF THE BEST

[KhagarBalugrak]

Yes. Freire is much more sensitive and musical than he was when he was young. This is the result of a lifetime of dedication, hard work, and commitment.

[jdbpiano]

love the facial expression at 2:11

[fdaltrey]

Great pianist. Pianists like him makes me glad that recording technology has improved.

[gonzal0999]

teacher of friedrich gulda !

[piano1017]

this is amazing (:

[rscalassara]

sem comentário...

[topp0]

jah fez um ... ;-)

[n00belicious]

so what he has thick fingers,

he is the best pianist on the planet

[KhagarBalugrak]

Well, he is one of the best. There are some pianists on his level - Emanuel Ax, Ingrid Haebler, and Krystian Zimerman, just to name a few.

[petie32]

Yes, Beethoven had short fat fingers, and was the greatest pianist up until his day. He thought Napoleon was God, then thought he was Satan when he crowned himself. Musically he was classical until 1800, Imperial romantic until 1818, and etherial thereafter, with the Choral Fantasie, the 9th and the final quartets. If you want to know Beethoven's legacy, listen to Berlioz, who composed his defining works less than ten years after Beethoven. His Requem makes Beethovens look small.

[Victor1Piano]

Wonderful!!!

[macerini]

fantastic!

[arevzenitram]

maravilha!!!

[9OH4loridaChico]

its a good tempo, personally i like it fast

[XEA6L]

His fingers are like little sausages.....but he still way play better than I do...9 stars....

[ileana86224]

lolllllll little sausages xDDDD

[Jirzy]

Nelson Freire and Martha Argerich, legends

[analyzingfunny]

What?!? All I said was he has stumps for fingers? The has pratically no fingers, so lets give him a round of applause for playing piano with knubs for fingers.

[missychino]

he can play it any way he wants.

i thought it was awesome.

[klinsha8]

GREAT!!!

[andreablade]

he plays it like a prestissimo! no... i don't like these execution!

[HouseMDyeah]

I really like the tempo...listended to many interpretations of this piece and I like this one most^^ well, that is just my opinion=) 5*

[tchebinai71]

the tempo is good for me . compare with kempff. kempff is too slow to my taste .

[BenjaminJacob]

To those saying it's too fast, the direction is Allegro con brio.

Quickly and with spirit or vigor

Hell, 90% of the recordings I've heard are this tempo with the other 10% being faster!

[lsbrother]

Medici should get their information correct: this is the sonata opus 53 (no. 21)

[erickfosado]

BMWmotorrad14 is right, some interpret this piece even faster. This piece must be played in this tempo (Allegro), and must be played vigorously (Allegro con brio). So this piece must be played like in a rush in order to provoque that sensation. Consequently there aren´t many interpretive possibilities really in this piece because does not have a great emotional complexity. This is why i prefer this interpretation more than Arrau´s, for instance.

[analyzingfunny]

Thas pretty good for a guy stubs for fingers.

[B337h0v3n]

This is my favourite tempo for this sonata....

I had heard it in this tempo from another artist and I like it very much, but i cant remember from who...

[johnalt16]

Obviously a high standard of playing but I think the high speed somewhat compromised the interpretive possibilities of this piece

[analyzingfunny]

I agree johnalt16 It should be a little slower. But still pretty good for guy with stumps for fingers!!!

[fievel3782]

let's not forget beethoven had stumpy fingers too!

[PChemato]

I think it's too fast...

[BMWmotorrad14]

I think it's just right... some play it faster.

[SirArmengol]

@BMWmotorrad14 Some can play it faster... i'm sure u can't

[attilathehun28]

@BMWmotorrad14 yeah this is the best version i've heard on youtube

[Victor1Piano]

Nelson Freire é maravilhoso! Já vi ele tocando ao vivo a Appassionata... perfeito!!!!!!

[callenishss]

wow this guys good

what does argerich think of his ability

i kno they play together often