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GILELS plays Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata Op. 53 - Part 3

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Uploaded by on Nov 12, 2007

For me it's the best interpretation of this beautiful sonata ever recorded. Gilels is really The Best. Enjoy!

Movement 3

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  • His tone is like bells ringing.

  • Oh my God, I love this movement so much.

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  • he sounds just like a piano when he sings!

  • I still prefer Schnabel's interpretation.

  • 5 deaf people dislike this video - let us be kind to the physically challenged ;-)

  • 5 people are retards

  • The Teaching company DVD of Beethoven Sonata's got me hooked on the Waldstein. I then heard a BBC lecture by Andreas Schiff on the Waldstein. That was two years ago. Since then I have heard many interpretations and I am smitten. I like the Barenboim video because I see his hands while playing some of the most difficult passages; however for clarity of performance, this one stands out.

  • I am currently studying this sonata (currently working on the first two movements with hope to learn the entire sonata as well). The clarity is flawless: every note is heard in this movement. This is one of my favorite Beethoven sonatas and I wish that this kind of music would be more appreciated these days compared to rap or hip-hop music. Those types of music do not completely fit my definition of music; they are called "noise" compared to this.

  • badass

  • this russian pianist plays well beethoven !!!!

  • @Luketheedge AWESOME. my favorite part of this sonata, hands down. original, and most importantly, extraordinarily beautiful.

  • As for the octave glissandos, who gives a shit about C major scales, it's the least interesting part of the piece that wouldn't even be given a name or recognition if humans had four hands. There's more to music than technique people.

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