Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven Sonata #32 in C min Op. 111

Part I
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Opus 111
1. Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato

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[paradiddleday]

truecrypt, is this sonata in your repertoire?

[truecrypt]

@paradiddleday

Yes, I played it many years ago...

[polskaczech]

Is possible do you post him on you tube? Thanks.

[truecrypt]

I won't post it because of possible copyright issues... but I sent you the file. Check your PM.

[BigBeethovenFan]

FINALLY found GREAT Beethoven on youtube! wish we could have seen video, but this is better than nothing, right? also wish someone played B. so magnificently these days. I'm tired of "technical" "virtuosic" aural death.

[maxreger100]

Most people today listen to this and can't get beyond the obvious technical deficiencies. Interpretively Schnabel was respected for his profound musical insights and the strengths of his edition of the 32 Beethoven Sonatas.

In his day, most other top pianists admired him greatly, but could not resist a bit of teasing on the side. The classic joke:

"Did you hear that Schnabel was rejected by the Army."

"I hadn't heard--why?"

"No fingers."

[196404383]

Loving this...

Another great interpreter of Beethoven was Leonard Shure.

[GA4N]

Artur Schnabel is just the greatest interpreter of Beethoven . That's it .

[paradiddleday]

@truecrypt I just ask because you've been kind enough to share a number of your own performances of different pieces with us in the past and I would love to hear you in this one. Of course, if you haven't played the op. 111 in a long time, that would be a lot to ask. Anyway, I love your channel and thanks for posting this Schnabel recording-- I have the Angel vinyl and have listened to it many times over the years.

[meredith21846]

The most arresting opening to op111 I've heard.

[anthonybooth3]

@panthersrage His was famous for being the first to record the complete sonatas, My memory is that most were done around 1933 and yes the sound reflects that era, EMI reissued them in the 1970's and probably remastered a few times since then. He famously did everything the recording engineers told him not to lol, but the structure and architecture is just astonishing. Try Solomon as well perhaps even greater and around the mid 50's sadly he suffered a stroke half way through the project

[dermusikverfallen]

I agree with that joke about why Schnabel was not taken by the armee, his fingerplay here is very diskussable- they are running him away- it is not an agitato of will- may be because he is feeling too much "...ed appasionata" and is not implicising "maestoso" any more.Still you can attack every artist if you want - and I still mor enjoy all his musicality, expression and architecture of that music. He was and isto be admired,a great pianist. thanks for posting

[Baronski13]

@mach37 Actually, Liszt studied with Czerny, who studied with Beethoven. But I'm with you--I doubt that makes Liszt a "true" Beethovenist or any of his students--or any of his students..... it's pretty crazy what people think =]

[mario54671]

Oh great, thanks for posting this! There seems to be VERY little Artur Schnabel videos on here...

I have his edition of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas. :) It's an Italian edition (Edizioni Curci-Milano), found it while in Italy. :P He's VERY specific about certain parts, like, many of the fermatas have his recommendation on how long to hold them, and stuff like that.