I love watching your hands dancing on the keyboards 🎹

@romeyjomey4539

4 жыл бұрын

footballcoreano the part of the piano where the keys go is called the keyboard

@scottishfold9276

4 жыл бұрын

footballcoreano no shit sherlock😂

@scottishfold9276

4 жыл бұрын

100percent Successrate yes I would. And I wish he adopted me 😂

@roderickclement2362

4 жыл бұрын

Are you gei

@scottishfold9276

4 жыл бұрын

Roderick Clement wtf are you drunk or something?!

My music teachers always told me that if you played the right notes at the right time, you were 99% there. Such beautifully clean playing with a balance of emotion.

@voskresenie-

2 ай бұрын

eh, that gets you about... 20% of the way there.

I really like seeing the sheet music while he's playing!

@recklesswhisper

2 жыл бұрын

Yes... seeing and hearing it does it all! ^..^~~

@user-kg6ho7uv5r

2 жыл бұрын

@@recklesswhisper Успеваете контролировать?😂

@johnrubensaragi4125

2 жыл бұрын

It's like seeing the lyrics while a song is sung.

@grazhdanka57

Жыл бұрын

А я смотрю на работу рук, она совершеннна!!!

@nejibensassi5657

6 ай бұрын

I get easily bored without sheet music

As a non musician the thought that is always uppermost is "How is this possible?", both the composition and the performance.

@jameschurch2441

4 жыл бұрын

Mostly memorization, playing slowly and bringing the speed up is how most learn this piece. it is a very difficult sight read.

@sunilsinha3333

4 жыл бұрын

Just pure practice, practice, practice: For performance of this piece And for composing: Ask Mr.Beethoven, cause as we say, baap to baap hota hai

@billylauwda9178

4 жыл бұрын

To blow your mind even further, Beethoven has went deaf when he composed this, if i'm not mistaken.

@murilocontedossantos1166

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameschurch2441 sight reading this peace is might impossible tho

@shellshockedbros4458

4 жыл бұрын

@@murilocontedossantos1166 Its not if you're good enough. Its said that Franz Liszt sight read all of the Chopin Etudes perfectly the first time. So I assume its possible.

It takes years of exercise and devotion to play with such precision and elegance. Hats off to you sir. Edit: I'm paying respect to Mr. Barton for his dedication. It is common sense that the longer you play, the more nuances you notice and apply to your performance. It took you a month to learn this? Good. But if you feel totally satisfied, you won't go any further.

@sneakysnake3642

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr. When I play this piece, my tempo literally goes places.

@chenl8436

4 жыл бұрын

It takes me whole year practice to catch up the speed, regards

@luispascua5400

4 жыл бұрын

See funnny part is I can literally read this all but can’t play it😂😂

@K1llerqueen-

4 жыл бұрын

@@luispascua5400 Story of my life.

@loveispatient0808

4 жыл бұрын

Sneaky Snake 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

i just love how i watch people play this piece instead of actually practicing it.

@cozmic8288

3 жыл бұрын

Saaame I should be practicing this because I have to play at a recital soon😳😳😳

@cheemes4536

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, thats me right now

@Y33ZAURUS

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I feel you :D

@chiapetYT

Жыл бұрын

@@Y33ZAURUS hi

One of the best performances i've heard for this piece.

@SlimShady40

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more Simon.

@ricksanchez147

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer Rousseau

@s0mb3r75

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricksanchez147 Rousseau is really good, however he plays as the score intends the pianist to play and doesn’t add his own interpretation which can make it bland sometimes

@lukecoan8448

Жыл бұрын

i agree both are good tho

@martinepeters9891

Жыл бұрын

@@ricksanchez147 listen to valentina lisitsa her third movement and then again to Rouseau. Then you most definitely notice the difference and you will not like Rouseau.

Me before learning to play the piano: "Jesus Christ this guy is good." Me after learning to play the piano: "JESUS CHRIST THIS GUY IS GOOD."

@Ray-lx9ef

3 жыл бұрын

@heli I really want to play the piano soon, but the lessons are expensive for every month

@orb3796

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ray-lx9ef The number one life hack is to learn how to read sheet music. Go to the google play store and look for apps that teach you how to read music. You don't really need a piano teacher to teach you how to play, but rather to correct bad habits such as bad posture.

@Ray-lx9ef

3 жыл бұрын

@@orb3796 Thank you for the life hack, i really appreciate it! I'll download the apps for that :)

@orb3796

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ray-lx9ef no problem!

@aldrichemrys

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ray-lx9ef I disagree with the “life hack”, sitting postures and reading sheet music is one thing, but how you will move your forearms, wrists, hips, elbows, foot, etc. is another. Sheet music wouldn’t tell you that. Then, there is an ‘interpretation’ and ‘musicality’ which can take years of developing, and those require a constructive criticisms from people with developed ears. Sheet music and youtube videos won’t tell you that.

The art of a musician is to take the simplest of melodies and make them sound divine, and to take the most complex and demanding and to make them sound simple and effortless and from there make them divine. This is the art of a musician. Paul Barton is such a musician.

Such a clean and refined performance. No tasteless mannersim just pure art to the service of the composer. I am in awe ! Thank you !

You know what is a masterpiece? When countless people continue playing your piece and is appreciated by generations. That is how you live forever after you have left from this world. Movement 3 of Moonlight Sonata will always be a classic among classics in my book.

I legit thought i forgot to set the speed to normal

@axelhoel6300

4 жыл бұрын

Pedro lol

@smiley2505

4 жыл бұрын

Pedro bruh u knew the song was fast

@xdanielyj2557

4 жыл бұрын

@@smiley2505 it's a piece. A song is sung. A piece is played.

@justsomeguywhoneverdies9210

4 жыл бұрын

I set the speed to 0.5 after readed your comment

@smiley2505

4 жыл бұрын

@@xdanielyj2557 song/music/piece are all the same

He solved very well a tecnichal problem of this Presto, the trinado at 2:32 and after at 5:10 with the right hand in octave. I have watched good pianists that dont get that very clean, because the hand in octave becomes difficult to do. Barton played both perfect.

@gigipizzuto4068

4 жыл бұрын

It is actually not an octave. It's the same value note so you actually let go of the octave before the trill. I used to go crazy because i have small hands and keeping the thumb down was close to impossible for me. Till a teacher told me that i didn't have to sustain the octave.

@VictorIbelles

4 жыл бұрын

Gigi Pizzuto I can do it holding the thumb... big hands haha (reach about 10-11th) it sounds the same as if you don’t hold it tho hahah

@gigipizzuto4068

4 жыл бұрын

@@VictorIbelles lucky you. Even to hit a 9th sometimes my thumb catches 2 keys together because I got very small hands. In the first movement of moonlight sonata for example many times I just don't play with the thumb when there is the 9th. If I play it, it's a fifty fifty chance to get a clean sound... Depending on how stretchy my hands are that day.

@skykid9088

4 жыл бұрын

@@gigipizzuto4068 I totally get you😭😭 I always hit two keys when I try to reach a 9th

@imh-qp1gt

4 жыл бұрын

Gigi Pizzuto bruh thank you i thought you just needed big hands to play this part i was so stuck i just left out the trill 🤡

The incredible accuracy of this at speed is quite something. All my respect.

Paul Barton is the best. I love him so much!!

I’m Fooling myself into believing I am “learning” this at the moment. I started paino when I was 15 ish. I got fairly good in school when I was in music class a fair few hours a week. I was playing fur elise all the way through after only 2-3 months and then, moonlight sonata 1st movement, the pathetique sonata 2nd movement and some Chopin (waltz in a minor)... gradually moving on to harder pieces... but then I left school and never got any better. And I regrettably turned down lessons. But now, I’m up to the the first section where you hit the low octave 3 G#’s before the next run.. then I watch this and realise I’ll never be this good and it’s my own fault. Biggest mistake I ever made in my life was not taking proper piano lessons. If you’re young and reading this... get lessons if you’re not. I could have been great.

@eamonncseplo6382

4 жыл бұрын

There is absolutely no reason to believe you'll never play MSIII as good as Paul. If you put your mind to it and practice, you'll get to a point where you're satisfied. And when you're satisfied, that's when you work to get to a point where you're comfortable. The reason Paul sounds so amazing isn't just technique or pure speed or skill. It's the fact that he sounds so undeniably comfortable playing this piece. Your repertoire is already sounding great so far, and there is absolutely no reason to tell yourself you'll never play this piece well. Because as a pianist who can play this piece and many other pieces, I bet many other pianists will agree with me when I say, we ALL feel what you're feeling, and it's a destructive idea, because it does nothing but put you in a depression and make you want to give up. Never give up. Work your ass off. Do what you need to do. Sell your soul; fake it. But don't ever give up. There is no such thing as too old to learn something, and no such thing as "you learned when you were young, so I will never be as good as you." Not everyone had the privilege to learn so young. And some of those people are phenomenal piano players.

@emilysummers4851

4 жыл бұрын

I took piano lessons for 5 years but in the past 2 years of not taking lessons I have improved much faster than I did during when I took lessons. You may not be missing out on much.

@baccarah7010

3 жыл бұрын

Its easy to say that you will never reach a high level. Its hard to devote years towards the craft. Its never too late.

@GreenJuicePouch

3 жыл бұрын

Im 15 and going into piano lessons! I will never quit, I think I will play the piano till I die.

@nitra01

3 жыл бұрын

Never too late. Just DO IT

His hand look really calm and relaxed, when I see other people play this their hands are always really stiff I wonder how has he achieved that

@somethingsomething8022

4 жыл бұрын

So so SO much practice.

@therealconniefrancis

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's an illusion ☺

@tedstiles6831

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, lots of practice and also he keeps his wrists loose. It helps, if when working technique, a student feels a sense of suspension starting from the shoulders and through the arm. With my beginner students I have them pretend like they are almost petting/scratching a cats back. That fluid motion of petting helps keep the fingers from tightening or becoming stiff. At first you have to always be aware of it but it becomes an automatic sensation after awhile. Valentina is a master at this. Her fingers just glide over the keys and it allows for her to play at incredible speeds. So, just maybe something to try! 🙂

@cozmic8288

3 жыл бұрын

HUGE hands

@vincentphan1595

3 жыл бұрын

He is so focused in the music he take wasted energy of tension and converts it to virtuosity

Me texting my friend when phone battery at 2%

@dani-chan252

4 жыл бұрын

No tengo pruebas pruebas pero tampoco dudas

@masayuki2454

4 жыл бұрын

Stolen comment

@ludwig4029

4 жыл бұрын

Deric Ng originality at its finest

@user-zn2bl4xr5l

4 жыл бұрын

I seen this comment on every video of moonlight Sonata movement 3. Just stop. It’s not funny and it’s really old.

@alejomontoya9794

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-zn2bl4xr5l True

Bravo!! I've had some "ahhhh I can't do this!!" parts here and there and figured out my finger placement was wrong. Thank you!!

@gigipizzuto4068

4 жыл бұрын

I slowed it down to the minimum to compare my fingering to his lol

I've started playing about 6 months ago. This is me accepting the fact that I'm barely a foetus in the piano world! Simply astonishing!

wow, this is one of the quickest recordings I've heard of this piece, and what's even more amazing is that no polish or quality is lost even at such a high speed. This is truly impressive.

@annikadiwa3215

3 жыл бұрын

True. I suggest you listen to Horowitz’ version of this sonata.

@Ash1nerTV

3 жыл бұрын

Kassia does it way faster though

@Ash1nerTV

3 жыл бұрын

But still quite fast yes

@MilosPiano

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen some that top it off at 5:58

@Trooman20

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ash1nerTV faster doesn't mean better

this song screams "practice your scales" edit: ohnoo im sorry, i meant "this piece"😭😭 now i feel ashamed as a piano player😭😭😭

@henriquecatellan6046

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha Its true

@progrix7746

4 жыл бұрын

I think these are arpeggios not scales

@orgelfan1675

4 жыл бұрын

@@progrix7746 Not Arpeggios. Those are broken chors.

@oscarfox6726

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried learning this song but can’t play that fast yet. I’ve learnt the spring sonata which has extremely hard trills and chromatic scales.

@varunsathya-composer1404

4 жыл бұрын

@@orgelfan1675 just as broken as your English

the dynamics are perfectly set! amazing interpretation for an amazing piece! you’re an incredible pianist

@MilosPiano

3 жыл бұрын

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THANK YOU for bringing back m childhood of 10 years of lessons. This was my concert Sonata at age 16. I tried to play along, but, boy! It has been many years and I could NOT keep up with you, but it was a joy to find this WITH the SHEET MUSIC! THANK YOU. I really enjoyed you.

omg, this is so stressful; I feel like I've missplaced my purse, left the stove on, stepped on my cat, overflowed the bath and am about to slip on the wooden floor while holding a basketful of wineglasses. 😬 Played well though.

This is very well done! You hands look so relaxed when you are playing, and that’s hard to achieve. Great job 👏

Outstanding interpretation of an iconic Beethoven sonata movement. What an honor to perform this masterpiece with such accurate dexterity, tempo and passion that Beethoven demanded from his performances. This video transcended over 220 years of time! .

The best version ever I can feel Beethoven is right here playing for me 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰.

Amazing performance. Dynamics in particular were the best I've heard with this piece.

I was inspired to learn this sonata when i heard it played by Walter klein in the 70s,on his romantic piano music album,i,d never heard it before,and thanks to you Paul i,m relearning it,l wish you were my teacher 40 yrs ago,it really would have helped,i did find a great teacher about 20 yrs ago called Iian beckett,he moved to Scotland,havnt seen him since,his teaching methods were much like yours paul,ill get it back eventually,,many thanks

Tbh i think beethoven is the greatest composer who ever lived. I dont know how to put it into words why but his music makes me feel like other composers dont

I learnt this sonata when I was 13 yrs old I have neglected for a couple of years but during the lockdown have re-learnt it - at the moment I`m working theough all of Beethoven Sonatas

Thank you, Paul! What a beautiful rendition of this sonata. I love to hear you play and interact with your beautiful young daughter. You and your wife have a gentle style of parenting that I much admire. Your family life sharing are inspiring and interesting and fun to watch!

Love the calm efficient non dramatic technique.

Beethoven moved the needle so far that to date we still marvel at his work despite being over a century old

The dynamics and nuances are impeccable!

Well that’s something to aim for 😵‍💫😳😵‍💫♥️

This has easily became my favorite playthrough of the third movement. That Feurich piano... it hits different

The economy of the motion of your hands! Calm, reassuring playing the wildest pieces and lovely simpler pieces.

Good heavens! This is literally breathtaking--both Beethoven's masterpiece and your performance. This monumental work is testimony of the supreme heights attainable by the human spirit and intellect.

With pieces of music like this, Beethoven surely was a genius and a master of the keyboard...

This sonata is perfectly played. The pace was kept until the end. Good playing technique. Greetings

Paul Barton...Bravoooo. Yo escucharé todos tus interpretaciones en estos días. Un abrazo desde Spain.

A challenging one from the piano repertoire. Well done Paul!!! 👏👏👏

So, just wanted to point out some details (for my own personal reference) of this performance that I find stellar: - The grace notes at 0:40 are beautifully executed: something about slowing down, taking the time to play it and be expressive is a really pretty detail, like a slight, dramatic, sorrowful moan. - The trills at 0:53 and (especially) 0:56 are notable technical difficulties, nonetheless are executed perfectly. I like how Barton uses fingers 5 and 4 to play the trill, taking advantage of the anatomy of the hand and the way the hand naturally fits on the keyboard. - The marked dynamic contrast between the 1:22 soft G#m phrase and the following thundering C#dim phrase gives a really expressive effect, as well as the slight rubato in the C#dim. Not maintaining a rigid tempo in this second theme is surprisingly adequate, given the monotonous rythmic structure of eighth notes. - Although the sections at 1:28 and 1:32 are virtually identical in execution, Barton gives a different coloring in the second section by accentuating the left hand as opposed to the melody. - Many commit the mistake of maintaining the chaotic and tempestuous tempo throughout the development section, specifically at 3:44. Barton doesn't, and, in fact, gives a little rubato in certain moments that fully extract the expressiveness of the beautiful melody. - The sweeps at 6:10 are thunderous, loud and dramatic. Despite the final run beforehand, tempestuous as it is, the sweeps still sound unexpectedly dramatic and the silences between them are haunting. - 7:19. The final run at the coda. Brilliant. Just brilliant.

wonderful skills and performance paul. thanks for sharing along with the sheet music. helps me to see how a master deals with the fingering and inspires me to keep practising...🙏

The way you play this movement is breathtaking. Your a great piano player. ❤️👍👍👍👍

I really love the ending 7:28 with the bass notes being sustained!

Paul Barton Artist indeed!!! Simply beautiful

Uuufff mr. Barton esta vez usted se excedio, esta interpretacion es tormentosa, dramatica y emocional... me encanta. Yo generalmente solo veo sus videos del WTC de Bach, pero esta interpretacion es increible, le agradezco que la haya compartido con nosotros. Enhorabuena.

I love the change in dynamics and the scales. My wrists always hurt after practicing this song.

You got my eyes, fingers, feet and head hurting. It will take me some practice to get this one. Tipping my hat to you Paul.

Ohh myyy - - the years of precision to develop that muscle memory !!! After the 3rd movement, I have to go back to the 1st to calm down...

I really love this piece. Very well done

Absolutely SPECTACULAR!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing this amazing video Paul! Watching you play the third movement is beyond masterful. I have no words. You took me to a new dimension! WOW!!!!

Toujours aussi merveilleux, merci Monsieur Barton, c'est un régal (monique de Lausanne)

Fascinating.

I can't believe that 180 people didn't like this amazing and beautiful interpretation by Paul Barton! I loved it thank you for sharing this with all of us.

Как же мне нравится эта 3 часть, благодарю! Хорошее исполнение

Ive been playing for 2 years and I really think this will be the year I get this song done :) the left hand is so easy just play it slow for a few months and take it easy

@Dylan_1344

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve also been playing for 2 years, I’ve skimmed through this. It’s not as hard as it looks but yes getting it to tempo is the hard part

Anyone else have that glitch where they can read the score perfectly fine but when they try to play it your hand just doesn’t want to?

Love this version, one of the best on youtube!

Totally loved this piece of music you played "Moonlight Sonata" 3rd mov. I especially love & adore your Feurich 218 grand piano fitted with the 4th harmonic pedal it's just amazing like You Playing This Beauty, Thank you so much.

Браво! Браво! Брависсимо!!!

Enjoyed the piece and looking at the score. Thank you!

i love when you put the partiture in it, it helps me a lot, thank you☺️☺️

I love this format with the piano keyboard AND sheet music. And Wow (!!) your technique and musicality is amazing. well done !

It´s the best version I have ever heared..., just excellence.

Bela interpretação, parabéns Paul Barton você toca maravilhosamente bem !!!!!!!

I love how they have the music so I can play along (But seriously, it's really good)

Underrated video! Amazing performance, great job!

Amazing 🤩 I’m in highschool and this is my new piece. This was played beautifully and I hope I play it as good as you 😌

his tempo is amazing

7:05 It’s look like Chopin’s Fantaisie Impromptu (for those who know :)

@isaacgreenwood4230

4 жыл бұрын

Can we copy strike Chopin?

@riley97

4 жыл бұрын

This is why chopin has never published fantaisie impromptu

@mats5328

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you can say that he was impromptu of this happening.

@pawncube2050

4 жыл бұрын

@@mats5328 I heard it was becaude it was very similar with moscheles improptu. Hear it, chopin fantaise improptu is basically a sad version of it xD

@mats5328

4 жыл бұрын

@@pawncube2050 Cool, but why did you @ me though?

this movement of the moonlight sonata is one of my favorites! You are outstanding and attention-capturing! Excellent dynamics and such ellegance!!! Hats off!!!!

Шикарно, вы умничка, люблю эту сонату🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Clean execution...flawless..

I love a variety of music

Amazing. Beautifully played.

absolutely fabulous

Spectacular!

Fabulous performance...thank you so much.

Magnificent!👏👏

Phantastisch!!!👏👏👏👏ich liebe es!!!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Beethoven: I bought a big piano, i will use All the notes. Me: ok then I will buy a small one

Amazing!!

This is really impressive! I wish I could play this masterpiece

I like how he nuanced his performance. The annunciation of the notes sounds different than other performances of this song.

Beautiful as always

@PaulBartonPiano

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

The greatest of thanks:-Absolutely mind and body blowing you play with such talent & gusto I can feel it in every bone and muscle in my body AND inner being! Having a musical Ear helps greatly.

That was intense. You're awesome!

Masterful

A powerful and touching performance. Kudos!

when I was 16 or so I learned the whole thing by memory and actually got it sounding reasonable. Now at 32 I'm trying to relearn it, lol. This video is super useful!

@JjGabrielPianist

4 жыл бұрын

flaze3 can you play it now ?

An wonderful and Bravo Pianist, Paul Barton. Your hands are strong, bigs and good fingers position for velocity. You can play an wonderfull Litz like a Mozart.. and the powerful from Beethoven... to 🎵🥰

Best one I've seen so far. Nice job.

You are a God!! Amazing!!! Mind blown!!

Wow, awesome!

Amazing!