Mitsuko Uchida is a japanese-british classical female pianist and one of the best mozart interpreters out there. Really love her playing. She has played all the mozart piano sonatas and piano concertos.
It's so crazy to see a stranger watching a video you made... I always make videos for myself and hardly depict anyone watching them! Anyways, thank you for giving credits in the description :)
You know what's even more 'fun' than listening to these little gems - is playing them. I'm speaking from experience. Let's appreciate how young Mozart was. He started composing at five years old and died at 35 , hence all the youthful 'fun' energy.
I played this sonata in college and still love it to this day. I still have the exposition of the first movement memorized, but this video has inspired me to relearn it over the next couple of weeks!
Oh by the way Gidi, Uchida has some great recorded performances of Mozart’s piano concerti. I recommend the D minor one, but I forget the k index number.
Oh, and Gidi! One more thing. This sonata, ESPECIALLY, the first movement, is a perfect example of pure sonata form. Theme 1, transition, theme 2, conclusion, repeat, development, recapitulation with themes 1 and 2 restated in the tonic key. It was this rigid classical form that composers kept experimenting with. You’ve been listening to more late romantic period sonatas recently, and the original form had been heavily abstracted by that point and much harder to follow. That’s why getting a really good understanding of sonata form can really enhance the appreciation of some of the later stuff. Also, sonata form often applies to symphonies as well. Definitely something to look into!
This is a wonderful piece! If you haven't already, the mozart sonatas are a great set of pieces to look deeper into. I think you would love his sonata no. 12, it has some super catchy melodies and surprising moments. Cheers!
So much fun! I love Mozart's sonatas, they're also so much fun to listen to when they're played on an authentic fortepiano, a more old-fashioned piano sound that was common back then. Sounds a bit different, a little more spikey, almost like a harpsichord but not quite. I can imagine it doesn't sound like a sonata if you're used to complicated Scriabin! That's really because of the musical culture of the time. In Scriabin's era of late romanticism indeed the sonatas were very complicated but in Mozart's time, it was the era of featherly light perfection, almost like a classical minimalism mindset of "less is more". Mozart fit right into that culture, after the late baroque of Bach full of counterpoint, this new more "simplistic" and "transparant" sound really came into fashion. And then later with Beethoven it became more firey, bombastic, and it started to become more "complicated" again if you will :) Well maybe you already knew all of this but I thought I'd share.
This is a very cool sonata. Another composer I think you'd like is Isaac Albéniz. He is amoung 3 notable spanish composers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Finally back to the greatest composers! Every single Mozart sonata is "beautiful" and considered to be a masterpiece, but his concertos are the real "fun".
A lot of people are saying that Mozart's piano sonatas are not part of his greatest pieces and are almost boring sometime. I think these people just didn't played these sonatas. Because when you start to play them you begin to get sooo close to Mozart, his privacy, just like if you were in his head, it makes you cry very easily. Cause there is sometimes SO few notes!, the harmony is barely made, just with the essential, and the thematics are always so good and inspiring... Once you played them you understand trully their greatness. Just listening to it is not enough, especially if you don't like them, really.
I highly recommend you take a look at Bach's Partita in B-Flat Major BWV 825 on harpsichord or piano. It is an elegant, light and very thoughtful piece of music.
I went her concert in Tokyo 20 years ago and Japanese Emperor and Empress were there. Just let you know how highly respected she is in Japan and worldwide.
The sonata shouldn't really be as intimidating as some people's recommendations have made it seem. When the term "sonata" first appeared in the 16th century, it referred to any piece that was purely instrumental -- it came from the Italian "sonare" (to sound) and it was just a piece that was sounded by instruments rather than sung by voices. It described a number of different types of pieces in the Baroque era, and in the Classical era the word evolved to the modern meaning, which is a piece in several contrasting movements (most commonly three in fast-slow-fast tempo), played by either a solo instrument (often a keyboard instrument) or a solo instrument with keyboard accompaniment. That's really all it is. You may hear about "sonata form" elsewhere. That's somewhat related, in that it evolved as the traditional structure of the first movement of a sonata, but it doesn't define a sonata. Sonatas don't have to use sonata form, and sonata form is also commonly used in other types of pieces.
Hey, are you open to the wind band medium of the classical world too? That's a very fun and rewarding listening experience with tons of new music. And are you open to piece suggestions of things you may not have covered yet as well?
I recommend you to listen to Beethoven's piano sonatas as well. Funnily enough, there was a stream recently where a guy reacted to all Beethoven piano sonatas in a row.
Never seen a classical music reactor before, and I wouldn’t expected him to be black truthfully (no racial) 😭 shoutout to you bro. Who’s your favorite composer?
Not to be disparaging on anything Mozart wrote, but his Piano Sonatas are not among his best output. I believe the reason for that is that most of them were written for his pupils and not for himself to be performed publicly. This is what sets them apart from his Piano Concertos. Or Beethoven's Piano Sonatas that were written for himself and public performance. Don't get me wrong, they are still lovely and fun to listen to and fun to play. But they are not his deepest and most thoughtful music.
We ought to grow out of conflating “best” or “great” with “deepest”, “most thoughtful, or “most genius.” None of the five terms should be considered necessary for any of the other, even if there can often be overlap. Imagine Mozart only had incredibly deep and thoughtful pieces. In such a world would you not give an arm and a leg to hear his more lighter pieces? They’re still so well constructed and beautiful, and present unique sides of Mozart. Would they not be worth more in that context than another great opera? Would you trade all of Beethoven’s bagatelles for another piano sonata? I certainly would not. Getting this side of composers is invaluable imo. Sometimes the music not being the most deep can make it paradoxically more intimate.
But would anyone care about them if they were not written by Mozart? Just for the sake of argument lets assume the manuscripts were discovered and no one would know who wrote them. Would anyone even care about them? The same goes for about all of his symphonies except the last 6 or so.@@pookz3067
Not all, but for example 457, 310 and 330 are in the rank of Beethoven sonatas (some Haydn sonatas, too (the minor ones for example - I highly recommend to hear Sokolov with them)), in my opinion. *Hier ebenfalls ein Wagnerianer :) @pookz3067 right
Mitsuko Uchida is a japanese-british classical female pianist and one of the best mozart interpreters out there. Really love her playing. She has played all the mozart piano sonatas and piano concertos.
*And she was educated in Vienna.
She’s the preeminent interpreter of Mozart’s keyboard works.
It's so crazy to see a stranger watching a video you made... I always make videos for myself and hardly depict anyone watching them! Anyways, thank you for giving credits in the description :)
Truly enjoyed it! Much love to you!
You know what's even more 'fun' than listening to these little gems - is playing them. I'm speaking from experience. Let's appreciate how young Mozart was. He started composing at five years old and died at 35 , hence all the youthful 'fun' energy.
I played this sonata in college and still love it to this day. I still have the exposition of the first movement memorized, but this video has inspired me to relearn it over the next couple of weeks!
Oh by the way Gidi, Uchida has some great recorded performances of Mozart’s piano concerti. I recommend the D minor one, but I forget the k index number.
Oh, and Gidi! One more thing. This sonata, ESPECIALLY, the first movement, is a perfect example of pure sonata form. Theme 1, transition, theme 2, conclusion, repeat, development, recapitulation with themes 1 and 2 restated in the tonic key. It was this rigid classical form that composers kept experimenting with. You’ve been listening to more late romantic period sonatas recently, and the original form had been heavily abstracted by that point and much harder to follow. That’s why getting a really good understanding of sonata form can really enhance the appreciation of some of the later stuff. Also, sonata form often applies to symphonies as well. Definitely something to look into!
Mozart is my favorite, I’d love to see more of him on the channel!
This is a wonderful piece! If you haven't already, the mozart sonatas are a great set of pieces to look deeper into. I think you would love his sonata no. 12, it has some super catchy melodies and surprising moments. Cheers!
Always making my day when I see you post another video.
Ah, I love this particular sonata of mozart very dearly.
Love your reactions man, keep up💯
So much fun! I love Mozart's sonatas, they're also so much fun to listen to when they're played on an authentic fortepiano, a more old-fashioned piano sound that was common back then. Sounds a bit different, a little more spikey, almost like a harpsichord but not quite. I can imagine it doesn't sound like a sonata if you're used to complicated Scriabin! That's really because of the musical culture of the time. In Scriabin's era of late romanticism indeed the sonatas were very complicated but in Mozart's time, it was the era of featherly light perfection, almost like a classical minimalism mindset of "less is more". Mozart fit right into that culture, after the late baroque of Bach full of counterpoint, this new more "simplistic" and "transparant" sound really came into fashion. And then later with Beethoven it became more firey, bombastic, and it started to become more "complicated" again if you will :) Well maybe you already knew all of this but I thought I'd share.
Also, vice versa, Scriabin sonatas don't sound like sonatas if you're used to Mozart.
This is a very cool sonata. Another composer I think you'd like is Isaac Albéniz. He is amoung 3 notable spanish composers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Yes pelase!
Finally back to the greatest composers!
Every single Mozart sonata is "beautiful" and considered to be a masterpiece, but his concertos are the real "fun".
A lot of people are saying that Mozart's piano sonatas are not part of his greatest pieces and are almost boring sometime. I think these people just didn't played these sonatas. Because when you start to play them you begin to get sooo close to Mozart, his privacy, just like if you were in his head, it makes you cry very easily. Cause there is sometimes SO few notes!, the harmony is barely made, just with the essential, and the thematics are always so good and inspiring... Once you played them you understand trully their greatness. Just listening to it is not enough, especially if you don't like them, really.
I love Mozart!! I tell myself if it's a melody that is easily singable and unforgettable, then it's Mozart.
Sonatas are basically symphonies for solo instruments.
This is my favorite sonata.
I highly recommend you take a look at Bach's Partita in B-Flat Major BWV 825 on harpsichord or piano. It is an elegant, light and very thoughtful piece of music.
I went her concert in Tokyo 20 years ago and Japanese Emperor and Empress were there. Just let you know how highly respected she is in Japan and worldwide.
Agree that doing the Emperor's Concerto would be great. It's beautiful.
You have to listen to beethoven's piano concerto no 5 "emperor"
Such a beautiful piece❤
Happened already.
The sonata shouldn't really be as intimidating as some people's recommendations have made it seem. When the term "sonata" first appeared in the 16th century, it referred to any piece that was purely instrumental -- it came from the Italian "sonare" (to sound) and it was just a piece that was sounded by instruments rather than sung by voices. It described a number of different types of pieces in the Baroque era, and in the Classical era the word evolved to the modern meaning, which is a piece in several contrasting movements (most commonly three in fast-slow-fast tempo), played by either a solo instrument (often a keyboard instrument) or a solo instrument with keyboard accompaniment. That's really all it is.
You may hear about "sonata form" elsewhere. That's somewhat related, in that it evolved as the traditional structure of the first movement of a sonata, but it doesn't define a sonata. Sonatas don't have to use sonata form, and sonata form is also commonly used in other types of pieces.
Hey, are you open to the wind band medium of the classical world too? That's a very fun and rewarding listening experience with tons of new music. And are you open to piece suggestions of things you may not have covered yet as well?
Can you pelase recommend me stuff? By Classical Band, do you mean Marching Band?
@@Ziad3195 Yeah, Kevin Day's Concerto for Wind Ensemble, it's dope
I recommend to LISZTen to liszt's vocal works like O lieb, so land du lieben kannst ; Kling leise and etc
Hey, why don't you do a Sonata Saturday or Sunday?
I recommend you to listen to Beethoven's piano sonatas as well. Funnily enough, there was a stream recently where a guy reacted to all Beethoven piano sonatas in a row.
Dude you should try listening to Grondahl's trombone concerto, such a beautiful piece 🤓
React to his earlier piano sonatas!
They better imo
Nice. Mozart his 18 Piano Sonatas are even a little underrated, in my opinion.
Never seen a classical music reactor before, and I wouldn’t expected him to be black truthfully (no racial) 😭 shoutout to you bro. Who’s your favorite composer?
no shit! absolutely fun...Uchida is a woman! and yes, the pianist...do not listen to yuja wang..
Not to be disparaging on anything Mozart wrote, but his Piano Sonatas are not among his best output. I believe the reason for that is that most of them were written for his pupils and not for himself to be performed publicly. This is what sets them apart from his Piano Concertos. Or Beethoven's Piano Sonatas that were written for himself and public performance.
Don't get me wrong, they are still lovely and fun to listen to and fun to play. But they are not his deepest and most thoughtful music.
Some of his sonatas are the most genius pieces. For example this one.
They have their own magic. And for their time they were outstanding until Beethoven came around.
We ought to grow out of conflating “best” or “great” with “deepest”, “most thoughtful, or “most genius.” None of the five terms should be considered necessary for any of the other, even if there can often be overlap. Imagine Mozart only had incredibly deep and thoughtful pieces. In such a world would you not give an arm and a leg to hear his more lighter pieces? They’re still so well constructed and beautiful, and present unique sides of Mozart. Would they not be worth more in that context than another great opera? Would you trade all of Beethoven’s bagatelles for another piano sonata? I certainly would not. Getting this side of composers is invaluable imo. Sometimes the music not being the most deep can make it paradoxically more intimate.
But would anyone care about them if they were not written by Mozart? Just for the sake of argument lets assume the manuscripts were discovered and no one would know who wrote them. Would anyone even care about them? The same goes for about all of his symphonies except the last 6 or so.@@pookz3067
Not all, but for example 457, 310 and 330 are in the rank of Beethoven sonatas (some Haydn sonatas, too (the minor ones for example - I highly recommend to hear Sokolov with them)), in my opinion. *Hier ebenfalls ein Wagnerianer :) @pookz3067 right