It is one of the greatest works by Chopin and I believe the classical family is happy you reacted to it. And it was the whole sonata, the last movement is in fact that short but also very atmospheric, also the pianists played beautifully. Chopin had certain problems with Beethoven but he always enjoyed and played his 12th Sonata in A-Flat Major op. 26 and it obviously inspired his second sonata. Beethovens 12th also has a Trauermarsch, a Marcha Funebre as a third movement and many other similarities. If you want, give this sonata a listen too.
I can’t remember who said it, but someone once said that the last movement sounds like the wind howling around a graveyard which seems pretty accurate to me. So forward thinking as well - nothing else sounded like that when he wrote it
25:00 actually this is exactly what Rachmaninoff said, that Chopin achieved to say everything in 20min. That’s also why he revised his own sonata no.2 (1913) in 1931 so it can last the same time as Chopin sonata No.2
This first movement is one of my favorite pieces of all time! Or.. I mean technically everything by Chopin is my favorite !! :D i'd love to see you listening to alkan symphony for solo piano ;)
Glad you reacted to this! Its such a banger, especially the 3rd movement imo although i love the 1st too. I know a ton of people are asking you to react to stuff but imma recommend u saint saens piano concerto no 2 again, its such a banger i know youll really like it. I believe it's lang langs favorite piano concerto too
Yay, finally you reacted to this piece, it's one of the masterpiece of Chopin in my opinion. I think I have some explaining to do, which helps you understand the piece better. I know it's quite a long text, but it's extremely important to understand the piece! The whole piece is extremely nihilistic and dark. The first movement is obsessively repeating that one motiv which sounds like horse riding (yk ta-da dadadum). Extreme drama. Then the diabolic scherzo in the second movement. Btw it's pronounced skärzo. Even more drama. Then the third movement, which is a funeral march. It's there to remember the dead, family or friends you lost in your life. So it makes sense that the melody sounds sinister, but it definitely doesn't make me smile, it makes me extremely sad and depressed. The middle part is so melancholic and beautiful. I always thought of it as looking back on the beautiful memories you had with the lost ones. After the third movement, Chopin had multiple options to end the sonata. First is to end the sonata with the funeral march, because after death there is nothing, just silence. That would be extremely depressing. Also, just imagine the audience clapping after the funeral march, horrible, just impossible. Second option is to end with a big, loud virtuosic piece like there should be in a sonata (and like in his 3rd sonata) But this wouldn't fit the vibe of the sonata at all. The audience doesn't want too there that after being depressed at all. And then there is the third option, and that is to write something like he did. This something. It's hard to describe. It doesn't have a melody, and it doesn't really have a tonal center, so it sound kinda odd. Both hands play the same thing the whole time. It creates this really creepy atmosphere. Super dark. The famous pianist Arthur Rubinstein described the finale as the wind gliding through the graveyard after the funeral march. Extremely fitting imo. Also, I think it should've ended quietly because it would've strengthen that effect. Hoped this helped!
Chopin is truly the greatest, Some pieces you havent checked out, that are absoluty worth it though: Scriabin Valse Op 38 - such a beautiful and unique melody Scriabin - Op 8 no 12 - no way you havent heard that yet!!! I recommend Traums Version Rach - Elegie Op 3 no 1 - Giving lots of Chopin vibes Ravel - Jeux D'eu / Une barque sur l'ocean - both have their really beautfiul parts, but also their rather special parts, which i guess many (me included) dont really like. but it makes it even more worth for the good parts!
That is one of the most famous funeral marches. It's used a lot in cartoons. Another one from Gounod: th-cam.com/video/jPwqCYH4E5A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qShg47dOdO5UzQoL
You’ll probably also like Chopin’s 3rd-not sure if you reacted to that one yet. And please don’t be hesitant-time to get back to late Beethoven sonatas, im growing ever more excited for you to hear them! Go for Beethoven sonatas no 28-32. 29 has a reputation for being hard to understand, but mainly for its long slow movement and veeery beethovenian fugue, but I actually think you’ll get that third movement better than most based on your reactions to other slow movements. I recommend Emil gilels for 28 and 29. I like richter’s sonata 32, but am still searching for my ideal recording. I like Igor levit for all Beethoven sonatas, including 30-31 but haven’t landed on a favorite for those sonatas yet.w
Version by young Pogorelich at the Chopin piano competition is maybe the best. That's the competition where Martha Argerich was in the jury. The jury didn't want to let Pogorelich pass the round and she left the jury protesting and saying that he's clearly a genius.
I'm with Schumann who said that Chopin simply put together 4 of his best pieces lying around and called it a Sonata. It's not really a coherent whole but each movement is great on its own. Not a fan of this performance though. Leaving out the repeat in the opening movement...
I haven't played that funeral march in a while. I forgot how much I liked it. So simple and meditative.
It is one of the greatest works by Chopin and I believe the classical family is happy you reacted to it. And it was the whole sonata, the last movement is in fact that short but also very atmospheric, also the pianists played beautifully. Chopin had certain problems with Beethoven but he always enjoyed and played his 12th Sonata in A-Flat Major op. 26 and it obviously inspired his second sonata. Beethovens 12th also has a Trauermarsch, a Marcha Funebre as a third movement and many other similarities. If you want, give this sonata a listen too.
ChopIn is my comfort food (and WAY MORE) too...I listen to Bach for overall nourishment..but no one hugs my soul like ChopIn
I can’t remember who said it, but someone once said that the last movement sounds like the wind howling around a graveyard which seems pretty accurate to me. So forward thinking as well - nothing else sounded like that when he wrote it
It’s no one else than Alfred Cortot
25:00 actually this is exactly what Rachmaninoff said, that Chopin achieved to say everything in 20min. That’s also why he revised his own sonata no.2 (1913) in 1931 so it can last the same time as Chopin sonata No.2
That movement you said is your favorite is also my favorite- it is a funeral March.
I think the last movement sounds like the ghost after a person dies after the third movement funeral march
I'd love to see your reaction to Beethoven sonata no 32 (his last), and I know you enjoy jazz so this might be fun piece to listen :)
also his hammerklavier sonata…if you loved the 3rd movement here and many of chopins and bachs works i know that you’ll be sure to love it
Truly a master piece.
This first movement is one of my favorite pieces of all time! Or.. I mean technically everything by Chopin is my favorite !! :D
i'd love to see you listening to alkan symphony for solo piano ;)
Glad you reacted to this! Its such a banger, especially the 3rd movement imo although i love the 1st too. I know a ton of people are asking you to react to stuff but imma recommend u saint saens piano concerto no 2 again, its such a banger i know youll really like it. I believe it's lang langs favorite piano concerto too
Yay, finally you reacted to this piece, it's one of the masterpiece of Chopin in my opinion. I think I have some explaining to do, which helps you understand the piece better. I know it's quite a long text, but it's extremely important to understand the piece!
The whole piece is extremely nihilistic and dark. The first movement is obsessively repeating that one motiv which sounds like horse riding (yk ta-da dadadum). Extreme drama.
Then the diabolic scherzo in the second movement. Btw it's pronounced skärzo. Even more drama.
Then the third movement, which is a funeral march. It's there to remember the dead, family or friends you lost in your life. So it makes sense that the melody sounds sinister, but it definitely doesn't make me smile, it makes me extremely sad and depressed. The middle part is so melancholic and beautiful. I always thought of it as looking back on the beautiful memories you had with the lost ones.
After the third movement, Chopin had multiple options to end the sonata.
First is to end the sonata with the funeral march, because after death there is nothing, just silence. That would be extremely depressing. Also, just imagine the audience clapping after the funeral march, horrible, just impossible.
Second option is to end with a big, loud virtuosic piece like there should be in a sonata (and like in his 3rd sonata) But this wouldn't fit the vibe of the sonata at all. The audience doesn't want too there that after being depressed at all.
And then there is the third option, and that is to write something like he did. This something. It's hard to describe. It doesn't have a melody, and it doesn't really have a tonal center, so it sound kinda odd. Both hands play the same thing the whole time. It creates this really creepy atmosphere. Super dark. The famous pianist Arthur Rubinstein described the finale as the wind gliding through the graveyard after the funeral march. Extremely fitting imo. Also, I think it should've ended quietly because it would've strengthen that effect.
Hoped this helped!
Definitely did, much love to you!
Yeah you are right but I wonder about his other pieces they are sad as well for eg. his nocturnes and I wonder how the the audience react to it.
Chopin is truly the greatest,
Some pieces you havent checked out, that are absoluty worth it though:
Scriabin Valse Op 38 - such a beautiful and unique melody
Scriabin - Op 8 no 12 - no way you havent heard that yet!!! I recommend Traums Version
Rach - Elegie Op 3 no 1 - Giving lots of Chopin vibes
Ravel - Jeux D'eu / Une barque sur l'ocean - both have their really beautfiul parts, but also their rather special parts, which i guess many (me included) dont really like. but it makes it even more worth for the good parts!
Scriabin etude best played by sultanov
Just started working on the scriabin etude: holy sh*t it's hard
@@giovannib27 good luck!! Once ur left hand figures out which way to move it gets easier
@@giovannib27 nice :D i'll never be able to play that
Definitely a banger. For scherzo, try it more like Skertzo lol
😅 got it
YAY ILL WATCH IT AFTWR SCHOOL FIRST THING thankyousomuch
love this piece! can play the 3rd movement
That is one of the most famous funeral marches. It's used a lot in cartoons. Another one from Gounod: th-cam.com/video/jPwqCYH4E5A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qShg47dOdO5UzQoL
Beautiful react !
For sonata in b flat minor, I prefer Bruce or Xiao Yu, he really nails it but Seong Jin Cho is also great.
The 3rd part means death march, it's some of the darkest music ever
It's chopins greatest work, except maybe fourth ballade!!
suggestion: react to a performance played by rachmaninoff
Masterpiece. You should react to Scriabin Concerto next time🤞🏻
You’ll probably also like Chopin’s 3rd-not sure if you reacted to that one yet. And please don’t be hesitant-time to get back to late Beethoven sonatas, im growing ever more excited for you to hear them! Go for Beethoven sonatas no 28-32. 29 has a reputation for being hard to understand, but mainly for its long slow movement and veeery beethovenian fugue, but I actually think you’ll get that third movement better than most based on your reactions to other slow movements. I recommend Emil gilels for 28 and 29. I like richter’s sonata 32, but am still searching for my ideal recording. I like Igor levit for all Beethoven sonatas, including 30-31 but haven’t landed on a favorite for those sonatas yet.w
Scherzo is pronounced closer to:
Sk-e (like the 'e' in "get")-r-ts (like the 'ts' in "cats")-o.
Also listen to gershwin piano concerto pleaseee😢
Hi Gidi,
can you react to Chopin waltz 34 2 and 64 2 ?
Version by young Pogorelich at the Chopin piano competition is maybe the best. That's the competition where Martha Argerich was in the jury. The jury didn't want to let Pogorelich pass the round and she left the jury protesting and saying that he's clearly a genius.
I'm with Schumann who said that Chopin simply put together 4 of his best pieces lying around and called it a Sonata.
It's not really a coherent whole but each movement is great on its own.
Not a fan of this performance though. Leaving out the repeat in the opening movement...