Beethoven, fugue/Hammerklavier Sonata op.106, Maria Mazo

Maria Mazo's live performance in 2005 at Bass Performance Hall of the fugue from Hammerklavier Sonata in B flat op.106 by Beethoven.
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• classical
• mazo
• piano
• Bass
• Performance
• Hall
• Hammerklavier
• Sonata
• flat
• op.106
• Beethoven
• Fugue
• Cliburn
• compet

[johnjtheoriginal]

every single note has a right sound, every single voice has a meaning, every single part has a peculiar feeling, and the whole fugue is played as an organic monument

it's incredible, she is so young but she plays very well one of the hardest pieces (not only technically) in history

sorry 4 my english :-(

[mrmolinodelahoz]

We are witnessing here one of the great musicians of our time which will be celebrated as one of the monuments of piano music in the future.

[zarlitoz]

escelente interpretacion, una claridad digna de baremboin. yo estoi estudiando esta pieza y no puedo imaginar la cantidad de horas que requiere alcanzar tal nivel

[garbanzo1997]

Maria Mazo is my piano idol! I just love her and how she plays :)

[manco82]

It's a shame she hasn't performed on any concert tours, but it seems that whole business in decline these days.

[CD122344]

Liszt played this in public when others could make no sense out of it and could sight read it! Think about it!

[wq21aq]

"... here’s my favorite movement from my favorite piano sonata, the sonata no. 29 in B-flat major (”Hammerklavier”), op. 106, fourth movement, largo–allegro risoluto (the “fugue”) performed in 2005 at Bass Hall by Maria Mazo. Watch those fingers fly and do your best not to get giddy. You’ll find that’s impossible."

Scott Horton, Contributing Editor

The Harper's Magazine

[gladandgood]

@MrsAnnasan Verschiedene Stile für verschiedene Zeiten. Ich sowohl gerne hören.

(Different styles for different times. I gladly listen to both.)

[gladandgood]

A phenomenal talent. I prefer the first 8 minutes of Maria Mazo's performance & the last 2 minutes or so of Stephen Beus's performance (also on You Tube). Of course, that's like stitching a cheetah's head on a giraffe's body. The recording here has the advantage of better acoustics, recording quality & piano over the Stephen Beus recording. I love Ms. Mazo's clarity & sensitivity here, as I love the animal energy & laser-sharp, almost brutal ending of Mr. Beus's performance.

[johnalt16]

That was outstanding playing, how is she not well known?

[MrsAnnasan]

Ist euch eigentich klar, warum das Ding so heisst? Das wurde auf und für einen Hammerflügel komponiert! Und der wiederum hiess und heisst nicht so, weil man darauf herumhämmern soll, sondern, weil er mit Hämmern angeschlagen wurde..und die waren damals noch viel empfindlicher. Aber wem es auf diese Art gefällt, möge es geniessen. @Maria: nicht persönlich, einfach andere Ästhetik....

[MrsAnnasan]

@neversroad*lol* he would be tourning in his grave!! But the musical language has changed so much since 1900....a fuge is still music and has to be played like music, not like a mathematical Logarithm..."crisp" - that's nice man! But, if you really like it - there is nothing to say against it.