5 Minutes On... Beethoven - The Moonlight Sonata (C# minor) | Daniel Barenboim [subtitulado] 

Maestro, I just wanted to say, you are the best pianist I have ever heard! I am a disabled vet on a fixed income, so I have no chance of ever hearing you play in person. But I know good playing when I hear it, and I've NEVER, in 62 years, ever heard better! Particularly with Beethoven sonata #13. God bless you , sir, for giving the world such a priceless gem of music!

I suggest to make it about 10 minutes or maybe 15 minutes!!! What you present here isn't enough... It could be more than that. 😍

Barenboim is going where no pianist has gone before. Thank you Sir.

The most invaluable 5-minutes for piano players. Thank you, Maestro Barenboim

Breaking the myth among all young generation in just 5 mins. Amazing. This is real Barenboim stuff

Moonlight Sonata is true beauty. I have never had a mental picture of a funeral in connection with this. Something so beautiful cannot (in my mind) be connected to something like death. It may be wrong, but that is the way I like to keep it personally.

Daniel's version is the best I have ever heard. Amazing dynamics and emotion are put into the often-overlooked first movement, so much so that I mentally place myself at Lake Lucerne on a cold winter night watching the clouds slowly traverse the moon with the passage of each section. Although I am a longtime Rock keyboardist with no musical training, I have taught piano for the last 12 years, and my Classical students are implored to listen to Daniel's rendition of this and other pieces. I once glimpsed (a copy of) Beethoven's original hand-written manuscript of the first movement. I noticed that all the arpeggios are written using leggiero style (small) notes while the octave themes used normal size notes. I personally believe Beethoven wanted the player to keep these arpeggios in the background for most of the piece while highlighting the main octave theme. I definitely hear this implemented to some extent in Daniel's version but in no others. I employ this technique and I ask my students to do so as well as it really brings out the beauty of the theme while at the same time making the piece less robotic.

It’s amazing how Mr. Barenboim can relate the first movement of this Sonata to a funeral march…. What an illuminating insight.

This man is the most prolific prodigy of Western music alive!

the greatest beethoven player ever.

4:40 Oh my god. Daniel Barenboim's magic with marvelous ending.

What a pleasure to observe someone speaking so candidly, from an entire lifetime's worth of experience of great music, and to watch him frame his comments with such care, so unhurried in his desire to speak clearly and succinctly. Bravo, maestro!

How effortlessly is he playing it !!

Thank you, Maestro. You have greatly increased my enjoyment of playing and listening to this wonderful Sonata.

i like how he halfway explains things and starts to play the music.

4:41 the amount of attention the last movement demands is so captivating

En mi concepto el maestro Barenboin es el pianista que ha interpretado de mejor y más fiel manera la música de Beethoven y es el más grande pianista vivo. Ya tiene un lugar en la historia de la música.

This so called moonlight sonata with all three movements reminds me a death of a person, like a film strating from the end: First part is Post Funeral scilence, second tells about the youth and limited joy, third is definately struggle for life and at the end life takes over, after all death is not the worst thing that occures to a person, presto is a real heroism and here we human beings prove our eternity by marking our steps: we pass away but our steps are there indeed beethoven left his own and that way proved his eternity. Thanks dear Daniel for it ❤ And thanks for playing Mozart piece that influenced this sonata

This video gave me a new view on Moonlight Sonata.I never felt or heard it as a "funeral march". I like being inspired by new ideas of hearing. Thank you so much for this! Classical music needs people like you: Serious speaking, but not only for people who studied music. Respecting the pieces but not hiding their character from the hearers by using cryptic language. Using (social) networks in a responsible way. Thank you so much!

One of the biggest musicians our times about the biggest all times

Daniel, patrimonio cultural argentino, quién mejor interpreta al gran Beethoven.

To analyse this piece within 5 minutes, is quite Masterful in itself. Thank you, Daniel. Thank you.

My goodness! Those five minutes sure did fly. Thanks a lot for these insightful comments on such a magnificent piece.

A million thanks for the insiders of the Moonlight!

He has pulled the Moonlight Sonata back to where it should be with dignity and beauty. If only more musicians were like him, concentrating on the music more than themselves. 👍👍 His interpretations are faultless.

you know you’ve made it when steinway creates a piano with your last name in place of steinway

I could listen to you play the third movement every day of my life and never tire of it.

I could watch these videos all day. They are each brilliant and thought-provoking. I find myself absolutely mesmerized by his explanations and examples. I only wish they were longer! I would pay for a subscription to watch a longer series presented by this musical master.

What can one say? This is a truly beautiful and excellently delivered 5 minute sample of this famous piece; surely, no one could possibly dislike this excellent extract and the manner through which it has been so well delivered.

Dear Sir, thank you for this new video. The link to Don Giovanni is very interesting and gives a new approach of Beethoven's Sonata. Bright !

Thank you very much for your illuminating observations on the Moonlight Sonata. As someone who started playing the piano very late in life (age 46), they give me a better understanding of the effect Beethoven might have had in mind. I would like to add that listening to your renditions of Beethoven's music is absolutely thrilling!

Thank you so very much for this splendid video. You have allowed me to interpret this wonderful work of Bethoven in a new light. Again, THANK YOU !!! 🤔🤔🤔

J'ai tours considéré que Beethoven était un musicien les pieds dans le classique et la tête dans un romantisme nouveau, très puissant, mais pas du tout dans une guimauve bėlante comme on voudrait nous faire croire avec ce titre de sonate au clair de lune. J e suis enchantée de vos explications si judicieuses et professionnelles; cette référence à Mozart ne fait que conforter mon image de Beethoven successeur direct de Mozart et de Haydn. Mille mercis pour vos enseignements si précieux. Diane de Lacger musicienne amateur

What a stunning player.... my jaw hit the desk on that last run.

Es un lujo de la humanidad. Tengo sus sonatas de Mozart. No me canso de sus interpretaciones, gracias, salud y larga vida.

I feel like years/age bring(s) so much flavor to the music.

Mr. Daniel, You are a great gift from God to humanity. Thank you very much!!

That ladies and gentlemen, is a true artist! You can hear the emotion.

The hypnotism of grief. One of the most fascinating elements of musical interpretation for me is to discover the mind of the composer and explore possible narratives of the work.

Thank you Maestro, your versions of Beethoven have always been my favourite

I stumbled here accidentally from a Facebook post. It's a pleasant surprise to have an old master producing new content for the younger generation in here. I hope that this channel will thrive and that we will see many regular updates. Never really thought about the Moonlight sonata being like a funeral march although I was aware that the title was originally not given by the composer.

Daniel Barenboim is a Maestro on the piano.

SO much better when played more like a funeral march than the dreamy sequence. Wow. Thank you for this analysis.

Phenomenal skill, the amount of knowledge he managed to fit into a handful of minutes.

When I was listening this sonata as a child , I always felt about a death in this music rather than moonlight. As a result I didn’t like to listen this music . I understood this sonata after I saw this video . Now I start to listening this music and Beethoven. Thank you for your interesting lecture.

Beethoven was indeed a real genius

I always feel this way since I played it but never saw anyone has the same opinion… until now!!! Thank you sir!!

Ohne Ihre Interpretation, in Beethovens cis-Moll-Sonate mehr einen Trauermarsches zu sehen, habe ich sie während der Trauerfeier für meine 2019 verstorbene Mutter spielen lassen. Es war intuitiv die richtige Wahl!

Like waking up to the truth of the composition. Who knows, its comparison to Mozart "Don Giovanni" is closer to the intent of the composer.Only goes to show the depth of Boremboim's knowledge of classical music. Thank you.

A gift of an opportunity to learn new perspectives

These always bring me 5 mins of joy when i watch them. Bravo.

Gracias . soy de un pueblito de Córdoba Argentina .. y sus interpretaciones , explicaciones , su mirada del mundo me hace mejor la vida . gracias Daniel.

Master Barenboim, thank you very much for teaching me about this beautiful work. I am already a man over sixty years old, from my childhood I always stated that at my funeral the only thing heard was the first movement of the Moonlight sonata of L v Beethoven (Quasi a fantasy). With total respect and admiration, a hug in the distance. 🤗😀 God bless you. 🙏🎹🎼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

You have the flow and dexterity of Asian pianist. Awesome!

You are awesone and A Master..wish there was an entire documentary on your work. Iam farely new to this kind of music but iam thoroughly enjoying it. Sgaron from South Africa

Herzlichen Dank, Herr Barenboim!👏🏻👏🏻 Der wiederholende, einfache, komplexe Klang des Lebens, welches unaufhörlich marschiert und träumt durch alle Zeiten des Seins. So verstehe ich dieses Werk, von Beethoven.

I never tire of Moonlight Sonata

The third movement ls Rock ! Some kind of Riff. Beethoven was so modern !

I admire your interpretation. Moonlight has got a different atmosphere than "Mondschein". It is my feeling that the English language is soft, sweet and nice in comparison to the German language melody. So the relation to death is more strong if you interpret it with German words. But is it permitted to interpret music with dead words ? I am getting older and slowly widen my feelings. Wagner I never liked (inherited from my father) but now can except Lohengrin's last song (Jonas Kaufmann does it well). Music makes us happy. It moves my inner being and tears can come (Der Doppelgänger, Brahms requiem etc.) This great inner joy we experience is not restricted to our western world of music. You find it with Indians, who can sit for many hours to listen to Ragas and feel totally thrilled. So music is something which you cannot enslave in words, in mental prisons. It is something far greater; its only function is to make us happy, to let us experience ecstasy . Music is day and night with me, mostly as an "Ohrwurm" (melody which the inmost emotions ask for and get constant delight from the silent repeated singing). Last not least, we practice music active and passive and never ask where the delights come from, whom can we thank for the immeasurable joy ? Hm, our world does not permit this question, we believe in existence and would refuse anything else. But ask an Indian, where all music comes from and she/he would smile and answer: "To our spiritual background all music comes from a separate world created by our Shakti, the Mother of God. Very few humans (composers) get by birth a key to this world of music and what they hear there they copy and let us listen to it. They are like a wireless; so, music is never created by the composers. And the interpreters are also chosen; they get by birth the gift to feel what the composers brought from the world of music and present it to us according to their capacity . And you, Daniel Barenboim you are one of the rare interpreters who lets us feel the utmost wonders of music. Thanks !

I am blown away by your playing.. and you didn’t even play the whole piece/movements. I literally got an adrenaline rush

These short videos are brilliant. Thank You for your time and music!

Maestro, please make a video about the art of fugue of J.S. Bach.

Where are these videos produced? That room you're in is incredibly beautiful!

hello daniel Baenboim. i am Gilad Haclili from israel. as a boy in my kibbutz NaaN - Israel , we have plyed this beginning of moonlghit sonata in the memorial ceremony every year' so it is connecting very much to your explanation about the funeral feeling in this music. you solved my contrast feeling between moonlight music atmosphere' and funeral sadness . thank you very much for that and for all great moment of your playing and music making. Gilad. retireed oboe player. Israel.

Nada más decir lo maravilloso que es poder escuchar su análisis de estás majestuosas obras...

We listened to you playing this piece in Paris-La Villette this evening.... thank you!

Gracias, Daniel! Maravillosa joya. Estoy aprendiendo a tocar hace 3 meses (tengo 61años) e intentando exprimir movimiento ahora mismo. Y también gracias por todos los maravillosos conciertos en el Chicago Orcherstra Hall!! Fuero años inolvidables.

Thank you Maestro Barenboim. It's great to see someone as distinguished as you sharing your wisdom here on RU-vid. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can get more young people interested in classical music nowadays. I’d also love to see a 5 minutes on any of the late sonatas from Beethoven and Schubert.

Thank you, that’s wonderful. My father used to play this- comparatively not as well of course and I remember him practicing it so it is a piece that brings back memories.

Thank you, thank you... A very good and interesting video, Mr. Barenboim.

Dear Mister Barenboim, thank you for taking the time to share when so many take our time.

Thanks for making these videos. Every word you say is so interesting because you have lived this music all your life like no other. :)

Oh my God. Genius, master of masters. Thanks for all these beautiful minutes.

I’ll never get tired of the first movement. Never ever.

Es Bethoven en todo su esplendor: comienza tranquilo, sereno, pausado y de pronto se acelera hasta la locura para terminar exhausto!

Danke. Ihre musikalischen Highlights und Ihr Zugang werden mich in einer schweren ChemotherapieZeit als Zusatzmedikation für meine Seele gut begleiten. danke. allein die Vorfreude wirkt sich gut auf mein Gemüt aus.

Maestro, These 5 min studies remind me of your 1-hr black & white programs you made in the 60s which were shown in my native Chile ... love them then and love them now even if they're only 5 min. All the best from a fan!

Muchísimas gracias por todo lo que me has dado. Soy estudiante de Historia, el año pasado acabé mis estudios de violín, el grado medio de España. Ahora tengo 19 años, pero creo que empecé a escuchar tus grabaciones (sobre todo de las sonatas de Beethoven) a partir de los 14 años. Durante mi adolescencia siempre me ha acompañado Beethoven y, por consiguiente, tus grabaciones. No tengo palabras. Mi personalidad en gran manera ha sido formada por esto. No sé si leerás el comentario, pero muchas gracias de todo corazón por tú música. Beethoven es la vida en sí misma y tú le representas de la mejor manera posible.

In my opinion the most interesting video of the channel till now without any doubt. Maestro, I would be very gladd if you introduce some of the Beethoven Sonatas, as "Pathetic" or "Apassionata". I think the first bars of these pieces are specially difficult to perform and would be very helpful to know more about them. Thank you.

ADMIRABLE DANIEL BARENBOIM . GRAN MAESTRO Y MEJOR PERSONA.- ESTUPENDO SU ANALISIS, JUSTO Y CLARO. QUEDAMOS EMBELESADOS CON SUS INTERPRETACIONES. DANIEL ES ARGENTINO Y DEL MUNDO TODO.- ESTAMOS ESPERANDO UN NUEVO CONCIERTO EN BUENOS AIRES.- DANIEL.... !! EXCELENTE MAESTRO !! .-

Thank you so very much. It is absolutely wonderful to accompany you, to be guided, even if only for five minutes, in your fabulous world.

Thank you Daniel, for taking time to interpret this #1 Recognized piece of Music on Earth. I am in complete accord with your views. I am also in complete awe of your powers on the ebonies and the ivories! Not having had the opportunity for formal training, I learned this movement 40 years ago one note at a time. It was arduous, yes, (and I had to share the music room learning time with a band playing electric guitars, big amps, and a drum set very loudly which forced the focus onto the fingers) but in the end this immortal music was memorized in toto as the only piece of piano music I can play. In the autobiography of Werner von Braun, it is mentioned that he also memorized this piece!

What a treasure, Maestro!! One is struck by the generosity of your words and the vivacity of your playing...the whole room is alive with Beethoven! Thank you for this series.

Thank you so much for starting the 5 minute initiative video series! These are absolutely priceless!!! Moonlight 1st mov for me is a story telling about someone's painful memories where young couple are headed to unpromising future with definite hardships ahead. And some parts of the piece sound like some sobbing and crying out as if the story is on going or as if it ended sad. As for "people being tired"- I would be NOT so tired to listen to these! Actually I was really hoping to find anyone playing the Moonlight Sonata at their recitals to no avail. I hope to listen to Sir. Barenboim playing it in my life!!! Thank you!!

Maestro, These short discussions are wonderful! Thank You so much!

Wish you'd come to New Zealand and conduct our NZSO and if we were lucky enough to have you hold a masterclass. After 30+ years in the popular music business, successfully producing, playing, writing etc, I returned to classical roots when my dad died some years ago and I took possession of the old family piano. I play 5 Beethoven Sonatas, aspiring to the Gold Standard set by yourself, (in my opinion) you are the greatest interpreter of Beethoven of all time. Maybe it's the warm weather here but currently I'm in love all over again with the Pastorale sonata. Rubinstein once said the most vital thing in music is soul and I agree, and it's all about how you make people feel when listening to a performance, at least that's my take on things.

Played this (first movement) at my father's funeral. Best thing I ever played to honor the man who exposed me to Beethoven.

I will never listen to the Moonlight Sonata the same ever again

As a child, I used to lie in the dark with eyes closed while listening to this piece. The places where my mind used to go...

I always thought Moonlight Sonata had a sadness and pain. A heart that is burdened, in a state of melancholy and this is the tune that expresses it.

I totally agree with your opinion that it is indeed a funeral march, like Chopin s, it is very constant in its tempo. Thank you for the lesson Master Baremboim.

Only Beethoven knows what he was thinking of when he wrote it, we will never know, and sometimes it's nice to have questions unanswered, because it leads to so many different interpretations.

I agree,... 10 minutes, or 20,... we need more!!

The first movement has always struck me as funereal but with a rhythm and some pace to it, some spirit. I never sense melancholy when I play that movement. It's dark but never depressing. It's captivating but not dreamy. It demands my attention and that of the audience. I recall that Beethoven was surprised at its popularity and felt he had written grander works; maybe true, but this is timeless. In another 200 years, if humanity still exists, I'm sure we will feel just the same about this outstanding composition.

100 pour cent d'accord, j'ai toujours assimilé ce mouvement à la mort, et certainement pas à un sentimental clair de lune ! Barenboim et René Duchable sont les deux musiciens qui analysent le mieux Beethoven !

Thank you from Italy ! 🙏

I try and emulate your performance, because you are simply the best.

I played the 1st movement as a teenager without knowing it was called "Moonlight". I thought it was a funeral march too. I played it with a stiff tempo, and exaggerated the dynamics for fun for my family. The right-hand triplets against a sixteenth note on the little finger was a first for me. It's nice to hear 5 minutes on all of these pieces I'm familiar with.

37 people clearly do not have a clue about just how amazing this man is. pure inspiration. utter perfection and precision coupled with pure musical passion. Bravo!

que honor saber que soy del mismo país que este pianista tan talentoso