John Chen Mozart Piano Sonata in G K283

[xxrebbo96xx]

bellissimo

[Anthonyissactsang]

NIce, alot of feelings.

[WAYSMEANS]

Bravo!

[mozartsky]

bravo

[MozartAppreciator]

very very good~!

[SuperGrannyGamer]

Ah, when I showed this to my friend and my cousin, my cousin's all like, "I can play better than that!" . She's only 2. Lol. Then she goes to our piano and plays a bunch of random stuff, then says, "Ta-da! I told you!" and when my friend saw this, (She's only 3) she said, "When I grow up I'm going to be just like him!" and I asked, "When is that?" And she said, "In August!" xD 3 year old playing this piece? Could be possible!

You've influenced many people, John. Keep it up. :)

[SuperGrannyGamer]

Wow!!! If you compare my video to yours, it's like 1 to 1,000! Amazing!!! O.K. I'm going to repost my video in hopes to reach a good position, but I know it won't be as good as yours!! Good Job, John!

-Favorited-

[iplaymusicforu]

Im learning this song right now! This gives me an idea of how it should sound so thanks.

[iplaymusicforu]

I'm about to learn this song =]

[dwang08]

wow...

[lehez]

breathtaking.. just beautiful... he makes it all look so easy, even taking time to push his glasses back up his nose at one point.

[wppaula]

I also played this sonata at Uni!

I really like your performance! Well done!

[smiley4myHomeBoiJC]

he makes it look and sound so easy, but i'm learning this piece at the mo, and it's difficult to sound 'flowing' =/.

[realsmurf]

this is very good!

I'm playing this too,but I'm 12 years old...

:D

[Lovermusic789]

i am soo jealous...

:)

[clairecho22]

i need to practice way more to get to that level...

great work!

[chilldave73]

This is wonderful! Hey does anyone know about the trill he plays after the octaves at bar #23? My sheet music does not have this...so I'm curious. Is that just his interpretative addition?  Thanks...I'm just beginning so excuse my lack of knowledge!

[duiduisg]

you're great!but i dont like the tempo`it's way too fast for me.if you hear me play u may probably sleep.

[torontochopin]

Everything is correct with this performance: sound, articulation, expression, dynamics, tempo. It's very nice and pretty, but after the first movement, I lose my interest - I'm bored with his interpretation, especially with the 2nd and 3rd movements, where the pianist has even less to say than the beginning movement. It's a very safe, academic, manner of playing Mozart. Shouldn't there be more to Mozart than this?

[kimielle13]

BRAVO! :D

[kimielle13]

wow!you are really good =]

you play beautifully!! i'm learning this song and i'm glad you're the first one i've heard play this mozart..you gave me inspiration..have a good day!^.^

[OminousYearning]

It is not a song, it is a sonata, or a piece.

Just so you know! :)

[xiaoming98]

im learning this song right now and i found out i am way off tempo

[woaini9292]

thanks for uploading this, it helps with my practice~!

[giunion]

He plays sooo good!!!

[Fiona1811]

that's beautiful~!!

[SuperGrannyGamer]

;D Oh my god. Your level seems so far away, because you play beautifully. Your music is clear ( which I do not posses) and you have alot of exppresion. (which I try to hard on xD ) You are my role model. I listen to this everyday now before piano. And I'll doubt that I can ever play as well as you because I have a contest on Saturday, the 14th. D: My best wishes to you. ;)

[username1p]

I will mace your pouch you big great fat person

[kimielle13]

he's not fat dumb ass!

[Franci110]

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!

[JaoquinQ]

this is my favoutie sontata, very fun to play too :)

[slj40000]

im playing this song right now and this is what im trying to model my performance after this one

[ACE29q]

ummm... this is a piece not a song

[byAGM]

I agree

[woaini9292]

haha, me too~!

[Deppinexever]

Wonderful =)

[lordnifield]

an extremely common sentiment, i have felt the same way many times myself... but i have found that control, consistency, and maturity (of interpretation) are the most difficult and most important parts :-)

[jk1289]

lol

[thkiattee]

很棒 我愛你

[piano2016]

Truly Gifted and Talented, he will become successful in his piano skills. I am left speechless.

[isaacdelaconcha]

Awesome¡¡¡.

[SiavashPiano]

wow.. not easy to play mozart so lively and clean, well done

[mozartsnum1fan]

the 3rd movement of this sonata is my favorite...well done!

[Desdemondia]

does anyone know how old he is?

[ir4711]

If this is the right John Chen, then I go to the same high school he does

[lehez]

i think he was 18 when he did this performance.

[lardman2228]

early to mid twentys i think...

[ItalianMorrison]

how the chineses people can write in english? on the keyboard of their computer there are our alphabets? howewer, you are a great pianist, zhongguoren!

[Desdemondia]

um they use like software stuff that like is a dictionary that serches words up then lets the person pick the word they want. i have it on my laptop.

[zoggoland]

oops i learnt those notes wrong. sorry Mozart!

[hippitybippitybop]

Yes it is one whole Mozart Sonata divided into three seperate movements (first,second, and third)! A sonata format is very much like a symphonic format with just piano and no orchestra.

[coydogroy]

Keep up the good work....

[coydogroy]

at measures 9 and 10 of the andante,however, and measure 33 also;this person plays the treble notes quite incorrectly!

[coydogroy]

I want to hear this pianist tackle Mozarts sonata in a minor...from this performance I'd say he'd probably do it pretty well...GREAT PLAYING!

[BeatlesGuitarist]

very nicely done.His expression is right on the button as mozart composed it.

[BeatlesGuitarist]

can some one tell me were to find this sheet music for free?

[JoseMedinamusica]

Exelent!...Amazing!........

Creo solo el mismo Mozart lo tocaria asi.....John Chen......Exelente.

[cbfoto]

beautiful, brilliant playing! Bravo!!

[valeerioo45]

Yeah..you play it very well!good luck!

[deforrest65]

Yes it is not 'difficult' to the untrained ear, but did you know it takes professional musicians about a year of work to get a peice like this up to concert- standard? you may think its easy, but try listening to the difference between 'Ashley' (on You tube) playing this peice, then listen again to John Chen. There is vast difference! I can play this peice, but with nowhere near the finesse and grace of JC. I will keep practicing, and you should too. :-)

[chocolatepiano]

I agree. While the notes themselves aren't that hard, it's also important to get the interpretation. I suppose intermediate level pianists can play the notes to this piece, but can they perform it, like you said, up to the concert standard?

[chocolatepiano]

I think my comment was misunderstood. What I meant was John played this piece well. Some people have said things like, "yeah I can play that too, and I'm only 12". OK, you can play that, too...but can you play that as well as John?

[DanielleChen11]

He has the same name as my cousin and the bully in my class.

[Desdemondia]

wow how old is he? =o

[chelleyeoh]

Hey well done. You stay very well in control. I enjoyed your playing.

[sbastar]

este tio toca que te cagas

[jungie1992]

he's amazing

[htsa029]

Hi John, you're amazing and I think I'm in love..

Lol.

I've been lucky enough to see you live in concert once so far in my life and it was the best concert I've ever seen.

Put more videos up please!!!

[coolio9488]

I play this sone and I'm 14 too. It isn't too hard.

[U38066]

I agree.

[PianoMuffin]

Yes, but can you play it with expression and musicality, or do you just understand how to plunk out notes really really quickly?

Like somebody asked more recently.. Can you play it as well as John? With as much control and mature interpretation? No offense, but most likely not. I'm working on this one for a solo competition myself, and believe, that's one of the major things I'm working on is interpretation and musicality. And I'm 16. And it is hard if you truly try to play it as music.

[musicheaven1]

How do you play Mozart Sonatas well? Please give me suggestion.I want my piano sing, when I play sonatas.

[musicheaven1]

Is this piece easier than K 570? Mozart's Sonatas are difficult to play.I want my piano sing when I play sonatas. How do you do that?

[deforrest65]

Have you tried listening to Ashely (on this site) playing the same peice, then listen again to John Chen. There is a HUGE difference, some of which comes from technical ability, and some from maturity of interpetation, no offence.

[musicheaven1]

I agree.

[jcyl141104]

It's harder to play well than many of Liszt's music owing to its "simplicity".

[furniturecheat]

I played this when I was 8. It's not hard to press all the notes on your music sheet of course. But I guess you should appreciate his touch, the control and the dymanics; and the fluid flow of the music. This is an excellent performance.

[asimonia]

refined simplicity, damn fine phrasing broski. i love to listen to this music and shoot the proverbial shit

[LauraBShir]

Amazing!

[1992peter]

I'll tell who he is.

HE IS THE SECOND MOZART.

NOW, THAT EXPLAINS WHO HE IS RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

HE IS GREAT!

[hellobro2468]

LOL! don't you guys know who this is? He isn't some amateur pianist. He is the youngest ever winner of the Sydney international piano competition in 2004 and like performed for the Arthur Rubinstein international piano competition earlier this year. He even has recording's with like nax os and ABC classics. Wonderful playing John! One of my greatest role models in piano!

[sportychick302]

LOL. u sound like a stalker. but i appreciate the info. NO WONDER he's so good. i wish i could play like him =]

[narutofangirls]

he puts so much emotion in his playing. that was beautiful. i hate it when people make fun of my playing of the violin

[bask3tballchickx]

I PLAY THIS SONG AND I'M 14 !

:D

Good job though !

You play it very fast.

[cg0]

je suis entrain de travailler ce morceau (enfin, seulement le 1er mouvement) pour un examen franchement c'est hyper dur à jouer mais ce que j'admire le plus c'est le calme du pianiste parce que ça joue énormément quand on joue un morceau et lui, je trouve qu'il arrive à faire oublier la difficulté et à nous emporter dans le monde enfantin de Mozart... Franchement il a énormément de talent mais je crois que je ne suis pas la seule à le penser =)

[scholes100]

This is the best performance of this I've seen so far on Youtube.

[awang1996]

WOW! I can play the first movement of this song, and I suck at it. How do you play it so fast and still be right? WOW!

[GouldenBach]

you play extremely well and play w/ great emotion- wish i could play like you- would love to see more

[TheTool2]

This is absolutely great, thx for uploading =)

[sportychick302]

GOD. how do you play so well? never in a million years will i be able to play as well as you do right now. GREAT JOB and keep it up. you should upload more of your piano videos i would love to watch them

[hippitybippitybop]

He can memorize the entire sonata (all 3 movements) because he practiced it to perfection. He can play the entire piece in his mind without the piano!! PS: so can I.

[sportychick302]

i know seriously... that's so cool but we care about your abilities because...

[luvgay]

omg...how can he memorize the whole thing?

[sportychick302]

idk... i can barely play the first movement w/o stumbing thru it...keep up the good work!

[marvinracer88]

you talk like u had memory of what? memorize mozart... come on.

[hippitybippitybop]

Oh, by the way I played this Mozart sonata in a piano competition when I had just turned 14 years old. Unfortunately, I did not have the emotional maturity to understand what I was playing. Fortunately at the age of 54 I now have the emotional maturity to understand this sonata extremely well. Like a good vintage wine, a stradivarious, an 1874 Steinway concert grand that List toured with...etc.

[DrKiwiHouse]

i wonder why this piece is not allowed in Trinity Diploma exam...anyway nice playing

[whatiskungfan]

No wonder u won~..lol...

GO GET Van Cliburn next yr~

[hippitybippitybop]

Excellent technically,however,if were going to get technical in bar 104 and bar 109 of first movement(Allegro) the last 4 notes in the treble clef are CAGF not BAGF! If you play the notes that Mozart intended it does sound better. Your urtext edition is not correct. Mozart asked me to mention this to you and also asked that you please slow it down a little bit- a little too racey for his taste!

[sportychick302]

wtf. i know u probably also think its great, but who cares about the technicality? he did a GREAT job, i think.

[allegradup]

it's nooooooooooooooon!!!!!

[Ernesto7608]

Excellent musicality. I enjoyed this Mozart sonata for the first time, yet I clearly distinguish the contribution of your pianistic talent. I also listened to the Chopin Etude #1, and I realize that a brillant technique is also part of it.

Please keep uploading your performances, for the enjoyment of the youtube audience. My best wishes to your pianistic career.

[luciferecanard]

excelent :)

[ovaal]

nice dude

[yuwong1000]

I love it. You've got taste. I love that piano too.

[sportychick302]

mhm...is that a steinway? i want that piano too.

[Ueberbacker]

Wow, I'm learning this song but wow, I wanna play like that!

[sportychick302]

same... it sounds like crap when i play... you're really good way better than me keep it up! :)

[veoletta]

Brilliant!!! Fantastic job! Absolutely love it!I play this sonata as well.Your attention to details incredible!C my audio response-let me know what you think! What is your plans for future?All the best with your playing!

[allegradup]

Beautiful playing John!

[solveaproblem]

u r a hottie a/s/l?