Early Beethoven is already a master. There is an explosive vitality in the first movement alone that you will look in vain to find in Bach, Haydn and Mozart. Nor do they have such sense of urgency and tension, nor such bold contrast of texture, dynamics and pacing. all balanced by beautiful timing. Handle comes closest. All these men are unrivalled in their way. Beethoven's artistry is not fully understood if early Beethoven means inferior. Glen Gould considered the early sonatas among the treasures of music.
The adagio is pure genius... to think Beethoven wrote this is 1796 when he was 26 years old, and a full 20 years before the start of the romantic movement.
I don't know if I agree with all of the "dull" or "early" comments about this magnificent piece with respect to your sensibilities, of course. The first movement, which I will comment upon, solely, is replete with inverse relationships. Contrast the opening theme in the exposition with the recapitulation. The former is from the inside out and upward; the latter is from the outside in and downward. The introductory theme in the exposition ends with the triads in first inversion; the same theme in the recapitulation is in the third. In measure five, Beethoven forces a delayed authentic cadence; on the other hand, in the recap, he brings that same bass voice into the first inversion. From a structure standpoint, this movement offers lots of variants that most might overlook if "seen" only with the ears. Beethoven will still be enjoyed for centuries to come, and our feeble and somewhat ignoble commentaries will fade away with our own lives when we have breathed our last. This piece is tremendous; Professor Goode interpreted it impeccably. This is my humble opinion; I recognise your rights, thoughts, and feelings for your own. :D
I think you are too respectful of the remarks about "dullness". "TH-cam" is not an environment likely to be populated with opinions resulting from deliberation, much less from a critical intelligence or a sensibility carefully formed over time. What we have around us here is democracy on steroids, with the attendant evils as well as benefits such as your own reflections, with their awareness of the harmonic language . Self-elected members of the cognoscenti , weighing Beethoven's compositional decisions- as if they were swirling a fine wine in their mouths and thinking that others are anxiously waiting to see if they spit it out - are unfortunately no longer fun to laugh at because there are so many of them; as it is they are only tedious.
Not only is early Beethoven an underappreciated composer (less now than a few decades ago), but the early piano sonatas remind us that he was first off an outstanding player --- prominent, widely recognized and respected as such.
I agree! Excellent interpretation! I have listened to many different pianists play this piece, and this performance is one of the best I’ve found, if not THE best. I was searching for a pianist who plays the trio section in the scherzo at the dynamic Beethoven intended, and Mr Goode does! The majority of pianists play it too loud.
This sonata is in C major, but it's very difficult to me. The legato thirds, broken octaves, octaves and the broken chords is reaaaaally difficult. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh
+Thelavendel I know what you mean. This is one of B's early works, so maybe not quite fully confident in his individual expression. It is very interesting from a historical perspective - you can hear a lot of later works in the making.
The first Opus of sonatas are dedicated to Haydn. Very much in the classical tradition, although there are glimpses of romanticism and Beethoven's later style.
Beethovens Sonate Nr. 3 in C major, Op. 2, Nr. 3: Wahrheit zwischen Welle/Teilchen/Mensch/Ton u n d Schöpfung/Naturgesetz/Kosmos/dem Göttlichen schlechthin, will sagen guthin
Which version is the best? Richard Goode, Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claudio Arrau, Murray Perahia, Sviatoslav Richter, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Artur Schnabel or Arturo Benedetti Michelangi?
J adore Liszt mais suis sur qu il a tort quand il décrit l évolution de Beethoven par " l enfant , l homme , le dieu" et que l ai raison en proposant a la place " l homme , le héros , le prophète".
Goode plays the second movement of this sonata too fast, which is a pity, because he is such a great pianist! His right hand seems to be playing one of those Hanon exercises.
For some reason it just doesn't grab me that much, like I say though, I really liked the adagio movement. The rest personally did do that much for me compared to his other sonata's
Early Beethoven is already a master. There is an explosive vitality in the first movement alone that you will look in vain to find in Bach, Haydn and Mozart. Nor do they have such sense of urgency and tension, nor such bold contrast of texture, dynamics and pacing. all balanced by beautiful timing. Handle comes closest. All these men are unrivalled in their way. Beethoven's artistry is not fully understood if early Beethoven means inferior. Glen Gould considered the early sonatas among the treasures of music.
Playful isn´t inferior ;-) There´s a lot of playfulness in this work.
The adagio is pure genius... to think Beethoven wrote this is 1796 when he was 26 years old, and a full 20 years before the start of the romantic movement.
The prominant use of broken octaves instead of Alberti bases is already the sign of the beginning of the romantic movement.
I don't know if I agree with all of the "dull" or "early" comments about this magnificent piece with respect to your sensibilities, of course. The first movement, which I will comment upon, solely, is replete with inverse relationships. Contrast the opening theme in the exposition with the recapitulation. The former is from the inside out and upward; the latter is from the outside in and downward. The introductory theme in the exposition ends with the triads in first inversion; the same theme in the recapitulation is in the third. In measure five, Beethoven forces a delayed authentic cadence; on the other hand, in the recap, he brings that same bass voice into the first inversion. From a structure standpoint, this movement offers lots of variants that most might overlook if "seen" only with the ears. Beethoven will still be enjoyed for centuries to come, and our feeble and somewhat ignoble commentaries will fade away with our own lives when we have breathed our last. This piece is tremendous; Professor Goode interpreted it impeccably. This is my humble opinion; I recognise your rights, thoughts, and feelings for your own. :D
I think you are too respectful of the remarks about "dullness". "TH-cam" is not an environment likely to be populated with opinions resulting from deliberation, much less from a critical intelligence or a sensibility carefully formed over time. What we have around us here is democracy on steroids, with the attendant evils as well as benefits such as your own reflections, with their awareness of the harmonic language . Self-elected members of the cognoscenti , weighing Beethoven's compositional decisions- as if they were swirling a fine wine in their mouths and thinking that others are anxiously waiting to see if they spit it out - are unfortunately no longer fun to laugh at because there are so many of them; as it is they are only tedious.
Not only is early Beethoven an underappreciated composer (less now than a few decades ago), but the early piano sonatas remind us that he was first off an outstanding player --- prominent, widely recognized and respected as such.
Fantastic. This may be the best version I've ever heard.
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I agree! Excellent interpretation! I have listened to many different pianists play this piece, and this performance is one of the best I’ve found, if not THE best.
I was searching for a pianist who plays the trio section in the scherzo at the dynamic Beethoven intended, and Mr Goode does! The majority of pianists play it too loud.
But like so many others he plays the adagio way too fast and rigid, no sense of space and expression.
현재까지 가장 좋아하는 베토벤 소나타 연주. 10명 이상 들어봤지만 이분이 가장 베토벤답지 않나 하는 생각.
One of my favorite adagios of all time!
Missing my piano friend and standing in his shadowed kitchen with a vodka listening to the mastery of Beethoven.
Such a pure representation of this work. Brilliant!
The second movement is the best.
Brrrravissimo, Professor! Excelente interpretacion! WOW! :D
very clear and vivid performance IMO.
18:31, I love MVT III, Scherzo: allegro Trio, the fire!
My favorite version of this sonata. (Second favorite is Claudio Arrau.)
beautiful
those opening thirds...
goldengrat10 yeah i know ...... thats the most difficult place in the hole sonata
Play them with both hands ...
not so easy for the second set of thirds
good!!
This sonata is in C major, but it's very difficult to me. The legato thirds, broken octaves, octaves and the broken chords is reaaaaally difficult.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh
Well, I don't know what makes you assume that pieces in C major are easy. Busoni's piano concerto is in C major, seems quite tough xD
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Try to listen to Arrau's version of this sonata.
10.53 is the best.
+Thelavendel I know what you mean. This is one of B's early works, so maybe not quite fully confident in his individual expression. It is very interesting from a historical perspective - you can hear a lot of later works in the making.
The first Opus of sonatas are dedicated to Haydn. Very much in the classical tradition, although there are glimpses of romanticism and Beethoven's later style.
Beethovens Sonate Nr. 3 in C major, Op. 2, Nr. 3: Wahrheit zwischen Welle/Teilchen/Mensch/Ton u n d Schöpfung/Naturgesetz/Kosmos/dem Göttlichen schlechthin, will sagen guthin
Which version is the best? Richard Goode, Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claudio Arrau, Murray Perahia, Sviatoslav Richter, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Artur Schnabel or Arturo Benedetti Michelangi?
Il est essentiel d inclure dans ce genre de question une solution "période instrument" ,il me semble.
J adore Liszt mais suis sur qu il a tort quand il décrit l évolution de Beethoven par " l enfant , l homme , le dieu" et que l ai raison en proposant a la place " l homme , le héros , le prophète".
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It's from Peanuts!
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Goode plays the second movement of this sonata too fast, which is a pity, because he is such a great pianist! His right hand seems to be playing one of those Hanon exercises.
Goode is peerless in places, but check out Ashkenazy for this.
Very nice
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Fairly dull sonata to be honest, though I understand this was written in Beethoven's early days. The Adagio movement is great though.
Why do you think it's dull?? That's an awesome and very hard sonata!
For some reason it just doesn't grab me that much, like I say though, I really liked the adagio movement. The rest personally did do that much for me compared to his other sonata's
AlcaAMV But playing the first mov is realy exciting. Believe me! xD The 2nd is realy beautifull and profound.
AlcaAMV Do you play piano?
I'd have to agree, it is one of Beethoven's tamer sonatas, but it's definitely fun to play, and by no means easy.
Gould does better :-)
+quinto34 I didn't know he recorded this sonata. I'll have to look for it.
first movement too fast!
no its not
I think it is hitting the right spot. It is kinda childish but serious. I like it very much.
boring music? Just me?
+Thelavendel just you, indeed.
Boring? Hell no.
It can’t be more vivid and full of life. Great performance and great music.
@Qianchun Xu why unfortunately?
sounds like crap to me, but ok