Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven "Hammerklavier" (1/6)

Part 1
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, opus 106, "Hammerklavier"
1. Allegro
Live recording, 1975

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Music

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• sviatoslav
• richter
• beethoven
• sonata
• piano
• classical
• Hammerklavier

[Kobzar3374]

Perhaps it is the first time I give four stars (instead of five) to a video of a performance by Richter. It is not a fault of the performer, but it is a pity that the sound quality sometimes becomes blurred. But this is one of those "first rate items" in Beethoven's output, one of those works in which majesty and beauty reach heights that only Beethoven was able to reach.

[truecrypt]

Do you rate the quality of paintings by the quality of frames too? ;)

[D0g63rt]

@truecrypt

If the painting was behind a smudgy glass case that gave it lots of blur perhaps he would.

[truecrypt]

@D0g63rt

Would you downgrade the painting on a basis of a "smudgy glass" in front of it?

[D0g63rt]

@truecrypt

We were talking about him, but personally I would find the experience of viewing the picture degraded, regardless of the quality. If he feels that the experience of the song is degraded, that doesn't mean he dislikes the song, just the experience of hearing it in such a manner. Like good food that is served with dirty cutlery.

[truecrypt]

@D0g63rt

Sorry for "degraded experience of the song"...

For many ordinary people and musicians (myself included) "listening experience" is about performance itself and never about secondary distractions such as quality of recording equipment, noise in the audience or low bit rate...  "Cutlery" is not dirty here... May be a customer a bit too sissy...

[Sim882]

Beethoven existed.

Jesus didn't not.

Beethoven's music has more depth than any bible passage. Beethoven's IQ is higher than the pastor's/priest's who have brainwashed you since birth

[meesbroersen]

2:23 i'm actually glad he makes a mistake too..

[jcalli66]

Awesome-thanks for posting. I finished reading Morris' great Bio on Beethoven recently. I was interested to learn that Beethoven spent years before publishing 'Hammerklavier" studying Archduke Rudolph's unequalled collection of Baroque (esp Bach/Handel)scores and endless hours studying counterpoint. Always tempting for me to fantasize all his magnificent music magically sprung into his head- I respect him even more (if possible) knowing some of the hard work that went into this piece and others.

[originalarchanfel]

@Sim882 很是很是。而且沒人會因為你批評貝而芬而將你烤人肉串。

[bananaphone951]

@Sim882 So Jesus did exist?

[claudia2yz]

very moving, powerful and genuine...truthful...wonderful music...

[dosomethingaho]

這首曲子聽到後來讓我渾身打顫。這是一首表面上陽剛，實際上卻是­很沉痛的曲子。彷彿心中千言萬語想要傾訴，然而到了嘴邊卻只是輕­描淡寫地一語帶過…

[Diffomega]

@Sim882 Didn't not...I see you are clever enough to make such statement...

[ChopinXVI]

@truecrypt That's clever! The quality of the sound recording is irrelevant.



[chopzart]

do i hear a sigh at around 3:29?

[avq5]

I looked up this video after reading that this piece was composed by an old, almost deaf, frustrated Beethoven. And that it was deemed incomprehensible and unplayable in it's day.