You'd have to go very far to find a wider emotional range than Beethoven across his whole composing life. He had it all, and mostly he had it out on his sleeve all the time. Some people think it was love all dressed up with nowhere to go, but really it was the whole of existence he was addressing.
I've never seen anyone else bring so much wit and humor into the third movement, which was probably what Beethoven had in mind. Many pianists "normalize" the three measures of trills in the last variation, cutting them to one (and therefore cutting out the humor). Jones not only plays what's written, but prolongs the B-flat as a joke. This is so wonderful- chamber music at its best!
@@20gilbert20 Yes! I love how Jones does it here too- he smiles mischievously, because he knows that he has taken the group into a very distant key, G major, and they are now in trouble. Haha! How to get back? He tests the waters with descending, pianissimo chords, the other two players respond ("really? Are you sure?"), and then, when the clarinettest realizes they are indeed back in B flat major, it's a Hurray!! A loud, jubilant, Allegro that they all celebrate. Absolutely brilliant.
Also, this is one of very few performances where the musicians play the dynamics in the third movement as intended, I think: in bar 44, the crescendo takes us from pianissimo to piano in bar 46, and then a pianissimo again in bar 47. Almost everyone else plays a big crescendo and then a "subito" piano in bar 46 (and then almost no difference in bar 47). The whole variation is extremely quiet, and I love the atmosphere the players here get (while admitting that the cellist is probably the only occasionally disappointing element in the group, not having as much fun as the other two)- it makes it funny again: the pianist suddenly steals the show in a first variation, flexing his muscles and excitedly showing his virtuosity; the other two respond by doing something totally different. They answer his extroversion with introversion: "If you can run up and down the keyboard, can you sing as beautifully as we do?" And then the clarinettist, inspired, suddenly breaks into a wild, "con fuoco" variation. Everything here feels like the spontaneous creation of the moment.
This trio has everything -- Drama & Humor, Profoundness & also a Showing-Off Character. In other words, it is sheer beauty. And the way the musicians perform it is incredible! I am playing this trio soon, and this recording has made me want to practice it so much more! There are so many colors here, and the performers show all of them.
I was reading the comments and thinking "hmm, I should listen carefully to the ending to notice that fun thing they are talking about" but the thing is IN YOUR FACE. In the most amazing combination of funny and elegant. Brilliant.
This is one HEALTHY cellist! I just love the tone she generates. It usually goes without saying, but in her case the exactitude with which she nails each and every note on the neck is just great. Her vibrato is so robust, and her bowing has a tremendous feel. I even like her gown :) Thank you for posting.
I just noticed that all three of them are sitting on piano benches. I think that says a lot about their posture, the interaction they have with each other, and ultimately the music that comes out so beautifully. Bravo. A lot of chamber groups are opting for standing now for that very reason. As the actor F. Matthias Alexander said many years ago, "The head leads, and the spine follows." Rigid high back chairs just don't allow for that kind of flexibility. Beautiful!
Truly magnificent performance of this magnificent, young Beethoven piece! The Backun clarinet sound beautifully produced by the soloist resembles the sound of early classical clarinets and is very appropriate for this piece, especially in the ethereal slow movement. All three soloists are virtuosos at their instruments and very musical in interpretation of this Beethoven, one of my favorite compositions to perform. The humorous ending is truly unique and appropriately & tastefully initiated by the pianist & reciprocated by the clarinetist & cellist. And the quality audio/video recording, just awesome!
The playfulness and joy of this music supersedes the jolliest works of Mozart. Clearly influenced by Mozart and yet so different. I think this is written first for the players to enjoy themselves by showing off their skills, and then for the audience to enjoy the typically fast and excellent Beethoven music. This is a work of utmost resilence.
I was going to comment on the humor too-not just at the end, but how each launches into the variation as though inventing an entirely new world! And something else: how Beethoven ends the exposition of his first movement with a jaunty little theme that, rhythmically and melodically, is almost a preview of the theme of the variations.
Having heard this in concert yesterday I felt it important for my belief in music to find a version that gave some idea of what Ludwig could have meant - this gives me much more than I though!! - , intelligent, well heard (thanks for the cello to adapt the vibrato to the clarinet!). Thanks, guys.
Y'all are truly gifted. Wonderful performance. You capture the exact timing & emotional impact I believe Beethoven was envisioning when he set pen to paper. The only problem I have with this is that I don't have it in my Beethoven collection! I've got over 100 of his works on CDs, but somehow missed these!
Há muito tempo que não ouvia este Trio, que na juventude me enfastiava. Considero-o agora muito interessante e para isso contribui a excelente interpretação de todos os instrumentistas. Bravo!
...that clarinet looks almost exactly like mine.. This is awesome! I don't know how else to describe it.. I don't listen to classical often. I usually just play it. xD
Dude, I didn't even notice that the clarinetist was Jose Franch-Ballester...OF COURSE he's playing a Backun...lol. Can't believe I missed that. I wasn't even paying attention. (smh)
Wonderful playing all around. I big thumbs up! What's wrong with the other 150,000 listeners' thumbs? Audio and video is also first-class. Maybe the interpretation is a little too romantic for my early Beethoven taste with all the tempi changes in the middle of phrases, yet ensemble is tight and the passion is definitely Beethoven. Keep playing together. A fine ensemble indeed.
Dude, I swear I didn't even notice it was Jose Franch-Ballester, but if I had then I wouldn't have even made that comment, LOL. I seriously wasn't even paying attention to who it was, I was just looking at the clarinet. He's made several videos for Backun and plays on Backun instruments only. I love his Backun instructional videos. I've watched all of them, which is why I'm even more flabbergasted as to why I didn't notice that he is playing in this video. LOL
Have always loved this piece and this is a great performance. Does anyone know what wood the clarinet is made of. They are normally black (ebony) but this seems dark brown. Box wood?
I have to play this piece for my chamber music lessons... And the clarinet and cello just dont understand that i dont just play a few notes every few metres... I CARRY THE WHOLE PIECE ON MY BACK :"""""""""")
The video tells you in the beginning, but I have never heard of those people. This was played in Chopin and his Europe by different people on period instruments.
The pianist seems like a jolly guy. The entire atmosphere during this performance was wonderfully delightful.
i love the pianist. and the cellist. and the clarinetist. haha
Young Beethoven had his playful moments, he wasn't always grumpy (though he had a lot to be grumpy about if you read his bio).
You'd have to go very far to find a wider emotional range than Beethoven across his whole composing life. He had it all, and mostly he had it out on his sleeve all the time. Some people think it was love all dressed up with nowhere to go, but really it was the whole of existence he was addressing.
I've never seen anyone else bring so much wit and humor into the third movement, which was probably what Beethoven had in mind. Many pianists "normalize" the three measures of trills in the last variation, cutting them to one (and therefore cutting out the humor). Jones not only plays what's written, but prolongs the B-flat as a joke. This is so wonderful- chamber music at its best!
Caramellatta I love this humor, too. And then after the trill, Beethoven's genius was to modulate away to another key. Just wonderful!
@@20gilbert20 Yes! I love how Jones does it here too- he smiles mischievously, because he knows that he has taken the group into a very distant key, G major, and they are now in trouble. Haha! How to get back? He tests the waters with descending, pianissimo chords, the other two players respond ("really? Are you sure?"), and then, when the clarinettest realizes they are indeed back in B flat major, it's a Hurray!! A loud, jubilant, Allegro that they all celebrate. Absolutely brilliant.
Also, this is one of very few performances where the musicians play the dynamics in the third movement as intended, I think: in bar 44, the crescendo takes us from pianissimo to piano in bar 46, and then a pianissimo again in bar 47. Almost everyone else plays a big crescendo and then a "subito" piano in bar 46 (and then almost no difference in bar 47). The whole variation is extremely quiet, and I love the atmosphere the players here get (while admitting that the cellist is probably the only occasionally disappointing element in the group, not having as much fun as the other two)- it makes it funny again: the pianist suddenly steals the show in a first variation, flexing his muscles and excitedly showing his virtuosity; the other two respond by doing something totally different. They answer his extroversion with introversion: "If you can run up and down the keyboard, can you sing as beautifully as we do?"
And then the clarinettist, inspired, suddenly breaks into a wild, "con fuoco" variation. Everything here feels like the spontaneous creation of the moment.
This trio has everything -- Drama & Humor, Profoundness & also a Showing-Off Character. In other words, it is sheer beauty. And the way the musicians perform it is incredible! I am playing this trio soon, and this recording has made me want to practice it so much more! There are so many colors here, and the performers show all of them.
I was reading the comments and thinking "hmm, I should listen carefully to the ending to notice that fun thing they are talking about"
but the thing is IN YOUR FACE. In the most amazing combination of funny and elegant. Brilliant.
I like pianist's tone, style & pulse.
This is one HEALTHY cellist! I just love the tone she generates. It usually goes without saying, but in her case the exactitude with which she nails each and every note on the neck is just great. Her vibrato is so robust, and her bowing has a tremendous feel.
I even like her gown :)
Thank you for posting.
I just noticed that all three of them are sitting on piano benches. I think that says a lot about their posture, the interaction they have with each other, and ultimately the music that comes out so beautifully. Bravo.
A lot of chamber groups are opting for standing now for that very reason. As the actor F. Matthias Alexander said many years ago, "The head leads, and the spine follows." Rigid high back chairs just don't allow for that kind of flexibility. Beautiful!
Truly magnificent performance of this magnificent, young Beethoven piece! The Backun clarinet sound beautifully produced by the soloist resembles the sound of early classical clarinets and is very appropriate for this piece, especially in the ethereal slow movement. All three soloists are virtuosos at their instruments and very musical in interpretation of this Beethoven, one of my favorite compositions to perform. The humorous ending is truly unique and appropriately & tastefully initiated by the pianist & reciprocated by the clarinetist & cellist. And the quality audio/video recording, just awesome!
It is very pleasurable to hear a trio playing so well. Congratulations to all three.
Great talent, I love it when it sounds like instruments are having a conversation with each other
Played " by heart " ❤❗ Thanks to the three PERFORMERs ❤❗👍
The playfulness and joy of this music supersedes the jolliest works of Mozart. Clearly influenced by Mozart and yet so different. I think this is written first for the players to enjoy themselves by showing off their skills, and then for the audience to enjoy the typically fast and excellent Beethoven music. This is a work of utmost resilence.
Man, would I really like to try that beautiful clarinet! He gets a lovely sound from it. Wonderful performance by all three!
I've had the chance to hear this wonderful Camerata Pacifica. They perform in Los Angeles and are simply delightful.
I was going to comment on the humor too-not just at the end, but how each launches into the variation as though inventing an entirely new world! And something else: how Beethoven ends the exposition of his first movement with a jaunty little theme that, rhythmically and melodically, is almost a preview of the theme of the variations.
Mvt 1 0:00
Mvt 2 9:53
Mvt 3 14:56
omgosh thank you sooooooooooo much!
You're the MVP!!
Obrigado!!!
Diana you saved my life!!!!!!!
The BEST PERFORMANCE I 've heard of this peace of MUSIC ! ❤
Other musicians did not have such a singing, swinging playing as the 3 !❣😇❣
Very beautiful. You are to be congratulated! They performed this piece very well. It is a trio worthy of prestige. I liked.
Absolutely beautiful!!! The piano was exceptionally delightful.
Again and again a great performance. The joy of the musicians adds to the enjoyment of the music!
That performance was wonderful to watch.
Was für eine Spielfreude. Ganz wunderbar!
Chapeau... Beethoven would be proud...
Wow ! great performance with humor : very nice ! Thanks
Having heard this in concert yesterday I felt it important for my belief in music to find a version that gave some idea of what Ludwig could have meant - this gives me much more than I though!! - , intelligent, well heard (thanks for the cello to adapt the vibrato to the clarinet!). Thanks, guys.
So enjoyable - The Joy of Music indeed!
+konigstephan Thank you!
This is without doubt the best performance of this work I have ever heard. Wit, charm and joy!
Absolutly great! I love this piece of music and especially your performance.
Absoluut pragtig!! Wat 'n vreugde om hierna te luister en te kyk!!
Wonderful performance by three master musicians! And witty, of course because music should also be good fun!
Me encanto oir la musica que interpreta Camerata Pacifica, sobre todo al clarinetista Jose Franch Ballester.
The thing I like about Warren Jones is he sings so beautifully on the piano like the many great singers he has accompanied (Marilyn Horne, for one).
Bravo bravo! so many really beautiful moments that make me want to cry from beginning to end. truly amazing!
このトリオのベートーベン、clarinet Trio は素晴らしい！！！ The best of Beethoven Clarine Trio !!!
Listen to over and over again
Y'all are truly gifted. Wonderful performance. You capture the exact timing & emotional impact I believe Beethoven was envisioning when he set pen to paper. The only problem I have with this is that I don't have it in my Beethoven collection! I've got over 100 of his works on CDs, but somehow missed these!
Even if these notes were played reverse, Beethoven would sound equally divine and perplexing. The composer king can do no wrong.
I do love Beethoven, but if we're talking playing in reverse, Bach is the guy to go to.
Great fun and lovely performance!
Divine, love this, you are awesome.
wow what a cheerful song.. and pretty playful performers too.. loved it!!
It's quite a jolly performance. Thanks!!! Attention at 20:40!!
Love the Pianis! wonderful!
Wonderful! Thank you.
Muy bonito. ¡Usted está de felicitaciones! Ejercieron muy bien esta pieza. Es un trío que vale la pena prestigiar. Me gustó.
A delightful piece delightfully played by all, with special kudos to the pianist! (I never saw a brown clarinet before)!
bravi!!!!!eccellenti gli interpreti e la musica meravigliosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
grazie mille per condividere questo gioiello
cddpiano
Complimenti!
Very Good, Very Good, Very Good!
Great performance, thank you very much!
Delightful. I often wonder why there are so many dreary string quartets and so few Clarinet trios.
As lovely as this piece is, many of Beethoven's string quartets are more profound and more adventurous than this piece.
어쩌면 이리도 아름다울꼬! 연주 또한 섬세하고 감미롭습니다. Thanks.❤
Great music making!
Looks like a Backun Moba clarinet.. Very nice performance!
Há muito tempo que não ouvia este Trio, que na juventude me enfastiava. Considero-o agora muito interessante e para isso contribui a excelente interpretação de todos os instrumentistas. Bravo!
un moment absolument merveilleux et 3 artistes extraordinaires ce qui fait un cocktail détonnant!
Bravo!
Bravo. Joyous music making.
Simply manifiscent,superb...the best...
1st movement
0:06 begins
2nd movement
Precioso trío y excelente interpretación.
Lovely performance 👏
dynamic and powerful song
wonderful!
Quelle belle clarinette!
formidable , merci
He has a gorgeous clarinet.
Shania Clayton the clarinet has a gorgeous guy
Im here after watching Two set Violin recommended watching trios
After watching that roast I typed Beethoven and youtube directly recommended a trio
I am here after watching an unrelated Two set violin video.
Saammmmeeee
Same🧚🏻♀️
mee tooo
Fantastic!
É muito prazeroso ouvir um trio tocando tão bem. Parabéns aos três.
Amazing musical I love it
Amazing
Have nice weekend
Bravi e spiritosi! Molto bello!
Wonderful
Simply amazing!!
...that clarinet looks almost exactly like mine..
This is awesome! I don't know how else to describe it.. I don't listen to classical often. I usually just play it. xD
Rhythmic Rainboom i think the clarinet is made ne Schwenk&Seggelke
@@jaronana1851 No thats a backun clarinet
Warren Jones is a fantasical artist!
Like glimpsing the moon in the sky during a thunderstorm.
Dude, I didn't even notice that the clarinetist was Jose Franch-Ballester...OF COURSE he's playing a Backun...lol. Can't believe I missed that. I wasn't even paying attention. (smh)
Superbisssimo!!
Wonderful playing all around. I big thumbs up! What's wrong with the other 150,000 listeners' thumbs? Audio and video is also first-class. Maybe the interpretation is a little too romantic for my early Beethoven taste with all the tempi changes in the middle of phrases, yet ensemble is tight and the passion is definitely Beethoven. Keep playing together. A fine ensemble indeed.
Bravissimi!!!!
beautiful
I see the clarinetist has a Backun clarinet, probably a MoBa. Marvelous.
José Franch-Ballester, is one of Backun's artists so you are probably right
Dude, I swear I didn't even notice it was Jose Franch-Ballester, but if I had then I wouldn't have even made that comment, LOL. I seriously wasn't even paying attention to who it was, I was just looking at the clarinet. He's made several videos for Backun and plays on Backun instruments only. I love his Backun instructional videos. I've watched all of them, which is why I'm even more flabbergasted as to why I didn't notice that he is playing in this video. LOL
@@grouchostarx531 Yes and they are overpriced in my book.
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Thank you very much~♡ My favorite is 16:49
That third movement would make a cat laugh
BRAVO
Grazie per non aver inserito spot pubblicitari. Personalmente, l'accetto anche. Basta che sia inserita tra un movimento e l'altro.
Excelente!
Have always loved this piece and this is a great performance. Does anyone know what wood the clarinet is made of. They are normally black (ebony) but this seems dark brown. Box wood?
It is likely some kind of rosewood, but not sure.
it's called cocobolo wood. Made by Backun in Vancouver, Canada
@@francissadleir9805 Thanks for this. With the name of the wood, I had to check it wasn't a wind-up!
lovely thanks
beautiful
Came here for the clarinet, stayed for the pianist...
I have to play this piece for my chamber music lessons... And the clarinet and cello just dont understand that i dont just play a few notes every few metres... I CARRY THE WHOLE PIECE ON MY BACK :"""""""""")
COMPLIMENTI.
wow.... bravo.........
Brilliant
Does anyone know names of these performers? Would love to hear them more.
The video tells you in the beginning, but I have never heard of those people. This was played in Chopin and his Europe by different people on period instruments.
the banter
J'ai failli applaudir à la fin
pianist during the trill : "he must be messing around, yep Beethoven, he is definitely messing around."