Soppy story, but my parents divorced when I was young, about 8. My parents would fight- really, really, nasty- nothing physical, but screaming and swipes at the air. And some nights, after a fight- late, late at night, my dad would sit down and play this song. And one night, I’d snuck out of bed and was snuggling my mom on the couch in the living room, listening to my dad playing in the other room, and she said, “I’ don’t know how anything so beautiful can come out of someone so hateful”. I’m not sure she should have said that to me, but she was hurting, and it’s always stuck with me, and given this song a special poignancy. My father is unreachably far from guiltless, but at least sympathetic in that he’s always been trapped as a very stubborn, complicated, emotionally quiet man, and I always felt like him playing this was his way of trying to apologize. The meaning has evolved as we’ve all aged (my siblings and I) and played it for each other over the years, in new contexts, and happier places, and it’s a truly beloved piece of the family. And this rendition is just our style- honestly, chef’s kiss So rare to see it played with such feeling and at such a gentle tempo
When after looking for the right version for half an hour and tens of the wrong ones, you suddenly feel sorrow creep up on you and tear up, you know you've found it...
@@Psycho-da (New account) It's been quite the ride haha. First year went through a super bad depression, gained like an odd 130 lbs or so, stopped going out, blah blah blah. After that though been picking up the pieces and doing pretty great now. Frequenting the gym again like I used to--I've lost like 50 pounds so far, and I got accepted to my dream college: the Boston Conservatory. Things are looking up, and I'd like to think that my father is looking down with pride. If there's anything that I've learned from this ordeal is that there's no such thing as being too far gone.
I was looking for the best rendition of this piece on RU-vid and I wondered around tons of versions by the most reknown players and yet... I couldn't find the piece that my heart would feel is the one. And then lastly, I play this version and my surprise is so beautiful that Claudio which is Chilean like me, he played the version that my heart was looking for. I had no idea...
There used to be a version of this masterpiece in a very nice slow tempo, beautiful and haunting. But it seems that it does not exist on this platform anymore...
CrackEdd2 Please listen/watch Barenboim recorded live in Chicago. His timing and voicing are spectacular, simply breathtaking. He takes his time and EVERY note is overflowing with meaning and direction, resonance... Another great interpretation is Gulda’s. You’ll never go back to Schnabel or Kempff
He escuchado esta pieza tocada por muchos pianistas, pero Arrau es simplemente el mejor interprete de ella, la forma en que da vida a cada nota, la emotividad y nostalgia con la que interpreta lo deja por sobre muchos pianistas. Versión simplemente perfecta, Arrau uno de los mejores interpretes de Beethoven por lejos.
así es, he visto y escuchado varias versiones y casi todos olvidan el sentido emocional que Beethoven le dio a su composición, es como si se les fuera a ir el tren. En un comienzo después de esa mala costumbre de escucharla apurada, al par de segundos comienzas a disfrutarla como un licor que lentamentamente se ramifica por tus neurosensores para finalmente sentir que tu cuerpo y alma tienen un punto en común. Maravillosa presentación del Gran Claudio Arraú!!!
Sii concuerdo, Arrau le de el tiempo, el pulso la sonoridad y pir sobre todo el sentimiento,, ninguna otra versión me apasiona o me llega como esta.. Y sobretodo CHILENOOOOOO
Дуже прошу, будь ласка, перекладить цьому Генію! Ти, найліпший, Чоловіче! Я в свої 61! Не чув більш геніального виконання! Чуєш! Жоден з признанних у Світі виконавців не рвав на шматки моє сердце, як ТИ... Я, люблячий Бетховена все своє життя... не чув до тебе... не відчував... що він приніс Світові! Дякую тобі, Claudio! Вельми дякую, Майстере! Довги літа!!!
Essa versão é simplesmente perfeita. Adentra a alma, calma, lenta,dolorida.. no fim, aquele toque de luz que abre ao coração.... indescritível sentimento.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, and the late great Arrau presented one of the greatest performances ever recorded. I so much wish I could have played this at my mother's funeral - she herself was so gifted at the piano, but taken so young; I was only eight at the time. But sadly, I still could not perform to anything compared to this magnificent artistry even today.
Holy Moses😮 The tempo is perfect and I’ve never heard better voicing. I think Arrau wrings every nuance possible out of this iconic piece. Certainly influences my performance of it. So impressive!
What a breathtaking and magical performance! I felt as if every note that was played came from their soul! I'm speechless and I have always loved this piece, so being able to see and hear it being played so beautifully is truly mesmerizing! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Maravillosa interpretación. Han surgido en estos tiempos unos intérpretes, "atletas del piano", que tocan las notas con una destreza insólita pero sin alma.
por que un pulgar abajo ? no es posible eso, esta es la música mas bella y difiicil de ejecutar. y el gran maestro Arrau es uno de los mejores pianistas mundialmente..
Escuché al maestro Arrau en cd hace muchos años, desde entonces comparo su version y ritmo con todas las versiones que van apareciendo en RU-vid, y personalmente su interpretación es......como decirlo....nadie como el le da el sentimiento y lentitud a cada nota...es perfecto y sublime.
Majestuosa interpretación, delicada, sobria, impetuosa, una parte del alma en cada nota, como estrellas que van apareciendo en la noche... alrededor de la luna, palida y solitaria con un reflejo de luz que no es suyo....pero con nobleza es la reina de la silenciosa noche
I can almost see myself sitting on a chair covered with music paper next to the piano in Beethovens smelly and trashy apartment as he plays the final draft of the 1st movement of this sonata as he Humms the melody.
I disliked it. Does that make me an idiot? I find this interpretation (much like Daniel Barenboim's) indulgent. It is, as Freya Parr said, "a laboured affair, ponderous in tempo and communicating not a lot more than the effort indicated by the sweat on his brow." I like the artists who can find the emotion in this piece without squashing and stretching it past its breaking point.
Along with Gilels and Barenboim, my favorite version. “The sad part is that I played it to a friend of mine (who used to play classical piano as a kid, not a pro) and absolutely trashed it. He said that is way too slow and the fact he doesn’t stick and honours the score’s time signatures is an absolute disgrace! If I played it like that in front of my piano teacher she would absolutely throw me out of the classroom. You HAVE TO PLAY IT AS IT IS WRITTEN NY BEETHOVEN AND NOT COLOR IT YOUR WAY!!” - his quote. Personally I am not a pianist so I can’t counter argue his point but I love this version and Barenboim’s. I find them so dreamy, so expressive and soulful. I am not saying the faster versions are bad but not to my liking. Is it sacrilege to like something that does not stick to the original Score?
i just came from a video from mr Wilhelm Kempff, saying that he played it the best way i have ever heard. But, i have to change that opinion. This tempo is how it should be played in my opinion. Nevertheless, mr Kempff's version is in my opinion a second First.
@@GR33DMUSIC I tend to agree -- but not really ...Horowitz has played it at this speed and he's played it 20% faster. Both are beautiful when technically perfectly played.
¡No hables huevadas, Erick!... Si eres lo suficientemente inteligente para apreciar esta música, y esta interpretación de Arrau, ¿porqué tienes que embarrarla de inmediato con esa torpe mención nacionalista?... Esta pieza es noble y grande porque es una de las mejores obras que compuso el mejor músico de la Historia, Beethoven... ¿Eso le daría a un alemán tonto el derecho a decir que se siente orgulloso de ser alemán?... Hitler, Goehring, Goebbels, Himmler fueron todos alemanes... Y el que Arrau haya sido considerado el mejor intérprete de Beethoven en toda la Historia, es mérito personal de él, de Claudio Arrau, y de nadie más... Y la nacionalidad, incluyendo la tuya, no tiene nada que ver en esto.. Pinochet y el Mamo Contreras también eran chilenos... ¿También esos dos te hacen sienirr orgulloso de ser chileno?... Madura, Erick, no pienses ni escribas bobadas... Yo también soy chileno, pero el nacionalismo no tiene nada que ver con méritos individuales... Lo demás, es tribalismo miope, es parroquialismo estrecho y provinciano.
@@luisabarca7363Podrías ponerle más color pero los de Pinturas Ceresita te denunciarían por plagio. El nacionalismo es torpe cuando es agresivo, violento e ignorante y en búsqueda de una diferencia que denote superioridad, pero si es por simple orgullo no es dañino ni tiene maldad. Más aún cuando la historia del gran Claudio Arrau nos habla de que siendo niño fue favorecido por una beca entregada por el senado chileno, que dentro de toda su conocida mediocridad y corrupción, por fin hizo algo bueno y financió el inicio de la brillante carrera de este pianista de clase mundial. Así que a relajarse y a no tomarse todo de manera tan negativa.
