This, my dear ladies and gentleman, is the result of time spent disciplining the mind and body to hunker down and perfect the art, rather than quickly rush through the repertoire and achieve quick and short-lasting fame. Kudos to the pianists and all other artists of our day who choose to reject the learning processes that have been brought about by the short-lived attention span promoted by the technology of our day. We live in a day where we applaud the results (as we see here) of the intense study and focus required to achieve greatness, and yet are not content to appreciate the process of sweat, toil, and tears that are required to achieve that greatness. The meaning of "hard work" and "intense study" have been re-defined by the mentality of instant gratification, and the arts have paid a heavy price. It is for this reason that we do not see a fruitful abundance of genius, for genius is more than innate talent. It is the result of a person who, no matter the skill level and competence, combines passion with dedication and sacrifice.

@user-kp9qb6gz7v

3 ай бұрын

what are you yappin on about

@NH-zh8mp

3 ай бұрын

Your comment is way more difficult to comprehend than a passage of a IELTS reading test

GREAT legato with LONG line... beautiful singing tone... very clear in the fast stuff... without sounding tooo pointy... and LOTS of drama... VERY nice Beethoven!

Incredible! Thank you for advertising this video. First time I voluntarily watched an ad to the end.

@charlottelang3391

4 жыл бұрын

Me too - I mean watching an add - to the end - captivated -

Seit dem Podcast bei NDR Kultur bin ich begeistert von Igors Können und bin dankbar dafür, dass er mir Beethoven noch ein Stück näher gebracht hat.

A top pianist. Wow!

Levit has the uncanny ability to play both softly and presto as the same time. His digital fleetness always serves the music; it's not mere virtuosity. His shadings of color and volume combine in this movement with his swift tempo and sensitive touch to create what I think is a thrilling performance, perhaps one of the best I've heard in 40 years of listening to performances of this sonata. Besides all this, Levit is one courageous human.

@Bevanowendavies

3 жыл бұрын

All of the things you mention are important in this new recording. His is a completely satisfying and powerful interpretation of all of the sonatas.

Utterly flawless. Gifted

A truly gifted pianist. Spectacular! Enjoyed this excerpt so much that I just ordered the complete 9CD set.

Increíble la fuerza y técnica de Igor, su velocidad y amor al detalle me han dejado anonadado. Bravo.

Bravo!!!!!! It's absolutely brilliant!!!!! The best Waldstein I ever heard!!!! Bravo!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌹

Danke für deine tolle Musik❤

I am incredibly moved. You have re-inspired a capacity for love inside me. Danke

Quel pianiste ! Purée faut écouter l'appassionata c'est une merveille !

2:08 - pleased with the performance!

Wonderful!!! No more words!

Think I found my new favorite recording… Bravo!!!

Потрясающе 👏👏👏

젊은 감각이 스며든 신선한 연주였어요~♪

Impeccable. This is the highest level of Waldstein.

@BrinaSun

Күн бұрын

Agreed

Wunderbar

Perfect!!!! Bravo

Wundervoll

Brilliant !

I watched a segment on 60 Minutes about you; thank you for the amazing work & allowing me the opportunity to experience this.

Like, wow, man! Thanks for that!

Very impressive. Bravo.

How the hell this beautiful piece only has 60k-ish view?

@blaze8643

4 жыл бұрын

IKR as soon I heard the 5 seconds it was beautiful

@MaximoLeGrand

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not complete

exceptional poet Igor, likewise he rewriting the piece from top to bottom.

Great!

Mein lieber Igor, im Moment lese ich Dein HAUSKONZERT... Bin Khmer in Angkor/Siemreap / Kambodscha... und wuensche Dir von ganzem Herzen alles Gute und alles alles Liebe !!!

This is as fast as it should be played bravo

brilliant!!

Obrigado!!!!!

I‘m a fan!

perfect

Потрясающе!!!! Удивительно что кто-то поставил дизлайки!

give this man more subs

Suuuper

Dynamics on point, Jesus Christ.

André Aciman's novel "Find Me" brought me to this beautiful piece.

@catarinacaeiro8168

4 жыл бұрын

The wonderful thing about Aciman's novels. he always mentions variations or classical music that I don't know and he always makes me search for them so I can read the book while listening to those beautiful and elegant classical variations and sonatas. What a splendid and so complete writer

I would love to hear more short versions (excerps) of classical pieces, I love this!

Lovely! I'm not even a fan of "classical" music but find this music uplifting and inspiring in such a difficult global moment. Thank you!

Perfect! But i can't undetstand for uploading short clip i want to hear all of it

Mr. Levit, the interpretation of that music so perfect and beautiful. And Beethoven says by himself very well by your hands. In adition, on the other hand, your film is attractive, sublime and well done. The montage, the edition and the elaboration of the "screenplay" are sensible, sensory and nice. Congratulation.

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Did you hear the harmonics at the end of the recording? Splendid interpretation!

whoah. this is badass and beautiful but yeah i was like.... where'd the middle 12 minutes go? lol effective tho, well done.

He seems pretty good

베토벤, 피아노 소나타 제21번, , Op.53, 1악장,

0:41천국에도 소리가 있으면 이렇게 날듯

i love you ，多么美妙的时间

All is perfect. Just a bit too many video angle view changes .... A "slower" video edit would be much appreciated,as the incredibly fast camera changes distract from the music !

I wished Beethoven was the greatest composer of all time. Thanks to Mozart, Beethoven was inspired by him.

@davidsoul6823

2 жыл бұрын

I choose Beethoven having the overall edge on Mozart....more gems and changed music. Mozart defined but contained in classical. Both are genius.

Why do camera directors keeping changing camera angles every 2 or 3 seconds. For gods sake just let us concentrate on one camera shot.

What the hell happens at 1:52 ??? Music is CUT ?

@JohnHarmer

3 жыл бұрын

yep - weird eh?

I wish the video focused on the keyboard

Чисто. Задорно. Гилельс бы порадовался.

where's the middle section?? :'(

@pabloaldunatecardenas6880

4 жыл бұрын

In the release of the 32 sonatas.

@ADFROMAN

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnyVuLixXaffiJM.html

@jasmine543210

4 жыл бұрын

@@ADFROMAN amazing. thank you!

@ADFROMAN

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasmine543210 My pleasure :) Enjoy!

1:52 ????? strange modify

@WarinPartita6

4 жыл бұрын

i think they just cut the middle part and let us listen to the end of the first movement.

@seonhkim5469

4 жыл бұрын

@@WarinPartita6 oh. yah. and saving time maybe...

@WarinPartita6

4 жыл бұрын

@@seonhkim5469 Either that or they want us to buy the whole thing--which is, of course, legitimate since this is an ad. :-)

@ADFROMAN

4 жыл бұрын

Well, here's the full movement, either way kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnyVuLixXaffiJM.html

what's the purpose of these camera angles? See the hammers of the piano and his faces? As a pianist, I am more interested in his technique than the logos of the piano. I feel dizzy

Beethoven als Olympiadisziplin, total an der Musik vorbei

Igor Levit is the best performer of this sonata, he executes it brilliantly. On the other hand... I sure dislike the production of this video. Too laboured? Not to mention reducing this first movement to less than 3 minutes is a bit insulting...

Goonies anyone??

A bit too for my taste but well executed.

Better pianist than Daniel Barenboim

@Todd1356

4 жыл бұрын

KillaMan Shank-One I was going to say the same thing. I just compared the two, and I think Barenboim is past his prime, unfortunately. This is a brilliant rendition.

@Todd1356

4 жыл бұрын

I’d compare him to Valentina Lisitsa. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYenj5SHdKqacdI.html

@gracey5512

4 жыл бұрын

Barenboim's Beethoven Sonatas sound dry compared to this guy's

Give me thumbs up!

Nooo too fast at some parts. Otherwise very precise.

Someone should tell the guy this is not a fucking mouse race , this is Beethoven. The tempo is Allegro con brio, not Prestissimo. Don t need to Play double the spend. That s not everything in piano execution

Toller Anschlag… Aber so schrecklich schnell!

I can't play that piece! I play even the first bar extremely horrible on my digital piano!

too fast

Unhörbar

Too fast, waaaaayyyyy too fast.