I truly believe this is how Beethoven wanted this piece to be played. So many people rush through this piece but he exudes emotional depth. This is my favourite 3d movement.
@ruckenwind8701
Жыл бұрын
in 50 years nobody,.... nobody managed to play this piece like this .... noone .... this guy understood the music comes from inside , its part of you ....
@Theblueblurrr
Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the cleanest version of this song. Almost as if he became Bethoveen himself. Bravo good sir!
@BrandyBrandalia
2 жыл бұрын
He had to be in his 70s or 80s when this was recorded. I hope people understand how amazing this is not just for his age at the time, but period.
@marcmitchel25
Жыл бұрын
I understand anyway.
@mattblank7728
Жыл бұрын
If they don't understand, they don't deserve to understand, and thus it is their loss.
@strukhoff
Жыл бұрын
This looks to be taken from a longer video in 1970, so yes, he would have been 74 or 75 when this was made.
@AALavdas
11 ай бұрын
This is absolutely amazing as a performance - but "amazing for the 70s" does not mean much. It is as if there was something...missing from the 70s in terms of great musicians, which is of course the exact opposite to the truth.
@BrandyBrandalia
11 ай бұрын
@AALavdas I didn't say amazing "for the 70s". Rather, for him to maintain the finger dexterity to play this when he, himself, was in his 70s or 80s at the time of this performance is incredibly impressive.
@Elsuwaidi89
6 ай бұрын
All other pianists when they play this symphony, they focus on speed. This version is the best I’ve ever heard. You can hear the difference in rhythm like a wave getting bigger and bigger not just fast knocking on the piano.
@TON-vz3pe
5 ай бұрын
Exactly my thoughts
@yucatron76
4 ай бұрын
What do you mean "symphony"?
@Elsuwaidi89
4 ай бұрын
@@yucatron76 capaccino
@yucatron76
3 ай бұрын
@@Elsuwaidi89 what do you mean by that?
@drakenbakken
4 ай бұрын
I have watched this so many times over the years. This is absolutely my favorite rendition of this song and maybe favorite music video of all time
@bertjesklotepino
3 ай бұрын
All movements, 1st 2nd and 3rd, played by mr Kempff are in my opinion the absolute best renditions for as far as i know. I have not yet found anyone who played it with such emotion and feeling. Especially the first movement played by mr Kempff is my favorite movement of the entire song. The 2nd i find a bit silly. I dunno why Beethoven included that bit. And the third..... superb. Wish i could play like that.
@drakenbakken
2 ай бұрын
@@bertjesklotepino I try to avoid the 1st as it makes me depressed but dam he nails that so hard as well just checked it out
@bertjesklotepino
2 ай бұрын
i wonder how anyone can still be really happy knowing certain things are happening in certain parts of the world that do not look like they are going to end up any time soon. And in my opinion they are also not going to create any kind of paradise after it all ends. It will end, that is for sure. But how is anyone's guess. The world will not look the same though. Might even be a waste land. Who knows? And so to prepare myself, i love to watch the warning given by mr Orwell before he died, and listening to this particular part of the Moonlight Sonata. It just mixes perfectly. And as George Carlin said: We got front row tickets to all of it. SO why not just enjoy the show. The first movement gives me hope. Because humanity was able to create the instrument that it should be played on. The Piano. And, certain people (including me) can actually play it. And give it the right kind of sensitivity so that it will make you feel something inside. You do not get that from much of the music produced these days. Anyways, it restores a bit of hope for humanity. Charles Manson, you know him i assume? Anyway, he said something funny about this music business: “The music speaks to you every day, but you are too deaf, dumb, and blind to even listen to the music. You are too deaf, dumb, and blind to stop what you are doing.” He also explained how music changed from slow to fast to just noise, basically. Kinda think he had a point there. Sorry for having written you a book in response. @@drakenbakken
@blackholeofnothing8940
3 ай бұрын
that closing door like sound in 1:38 like a thunder, like a storm, i like the power and its effects that he gave to his fingers..
@Outlier117
Жыл бұрын
That man lived more in those seven minutes than most people have lived in their entire lifetime.
@ruckenwind8701
Жыл бұрын
he became the music ... is not faking it like Lang Lang and many others who are looking on note sheets ....
@samafshar
Жыл бұрын
Legendary comment.
@hardballget
Жыл бұрын
The bench mark of all pianist. There is no satisfaction listening to others once you have listened to the greatest of all time.
@gloria7415
Жыл бұрын
He played this extremely technical piece with so much heart it’s truly beautiful. What a brilliant artist, thank you sir.
@user-zr5pb9cm1p
Ай бұрын
The best Beethoven's interpreter. Ever. ❤
@tjardkugler7130
Жыл бұрын
I don't care if it's not perfect. It doesn't has to be. The heart and emotion you feel in this performance makes it just so enjoyable. I will listen to this for years to come and will still enjoy a great piece of music, because that is just what it is.
@tomyuen968
Жыл бұрын
totally agree! this is my favorite version of moonlight
@delowen3578
4 ай бұрын
This man is born to do this for the rest of his of his lifetime.
@jb0433628
7 ай бұрын
Best version I ever heard.
@onlythaking
7 ай бұрын
By far😍
@thilankacbandaragamage9939
Жыл бұрын
In that 7 minutes he had expressed his emotions that most people keep themselves to.
@thomasclegg4348
10 ай бұрын
My all-time favourite piece of classical music. And though there are many, many great versions on KZitem, Willhelm is the only one who plays with the emotion I believe Beethoven experienced while composing this piece. Bravo, Sir Bravo❤
@LoseYourself001
7 ай бұрын
for sure the only one that plays this amazing composition in the perfect way. Everyone else plays this so soullessly. I guess it's a more demanding composition from the usual ones
@kj.rising
Жыл бұрын
My favorite performance. This guy just has it!
@sensudubs4421
Ай бұрын
Nobody breathed as much life into the sonata like Wilhelm. He didnt just play it, he felt it. Bravo
@ffelegal
7 ай бұрын
So much energy and clarity! Left hand is and absolute factory of rythm and texture. He accentuates different notes in unexpected times. Never a dull moment. And the phrases on right hand so melodic and clear. Incredible!
@fazec0ld802
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely unreal how far ahead Kempff’s interpretation of No. 14’s 3rd movement is, even when compared to those of the other greatest pianists of all time. Barenboim, Arrau, Richter, Gould… none of theirs even coming close, despite the collective virtuosity amongst them. The rhythm is unbelievable- his interpretation is so rhythmic, and the phrasing is just so well-structured, which somehow, despite the order it brings, is able to bring the chaotic emotion and energy of the movement forward even more! The dynamic, volume, tempo, everything- all of it coming together to create what HAS to be the most optimal manifestation possible of Beethoven’s cathartic intention that lives within this piece.
@wesluckey230
Жыл бұрын
Even the occasional mistake add to how brilliant this performance was.
@ryankphotos
11 ай бұрын
It’s my favorite version of the song, those are unique notes that you can’t find on any other recording. It flows better than any other version too, some people race through the beginning and then slow down a crazy amount for the rest of the parts. He plays it uniformly throughout, truly legendary
@mikesmovingimages
5 ай бұрын
Who cares about mistakes?
@TON-vz3pe
5 ай бұрын
You see mistakes. I see gold nuggets
@Pho7on
18 күн бұрын
The mistakes increase the tension and brings this piece to life IMO. Like the performance itself is burning away.
@javierortizgt
7 ай бұрын
A master, Sir Wilhelm.
@elingroves4830
Жыл бұрын
I have watched this so many times and just never get bored
@kenkeller6072
5 ай бұрын
All pianists should aspire to this level of love of the work. Kempff personifies Beethoven. Thus, man can live in the same world as a great composer.
@nigelthomas7960
Жыл бұрын
This is the definitive performance. Where is his mind? He’s not detached “in another world”, he’s deeply connected to the piano and the technicalities….. but …. He is definitely “somewhere else” playing this movement. I could almost manage it at 16 technically, but never progressed to perfection. But somehow this is just the “answer” to this movement. I wish i could read his mind as he plays it. ASTONISHING.
@jimc1466
8 ай бұрын
All his emotion is inside, just perfect
@YawnGod
3 ай бұрын
It's the lack of change in tempo. It's what makes this a unique performance.
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
Exactly! I don't understand why so many brilliant pianists ruin this piece by "romanticizing" certain phrases by rallentando.
@user-mw8ni4rh3v
3 ай бұрын
Браво! На все времена! Невозможно себе представить что-то лучшее, чем это. Бетховен был бы доволен.
@radiospank
Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly played, one of my fav versions
@fatnlazychinc
Жыл бұрын
I used to be obsessed with this piece and this old German dude imo played it the best out of all the pros on KZitem
@RoboticsBay
Жыл бұрын
This old German dude is one of the greatest piano players of the 20th century, thankfully he's better than anyone else lol
@mariazevedo4448
Ай бұрын
Wow I've gosebumps!
@gerrylake
6 ай бұрын
Mastery at its best.
@LynTheWitch
Жыл бұрын
I sometimes wonder what Beethoven would have thought about this particular piano player playing his pieces. I like to think they would understand each other :)
@mikesmovingimages
5 ай бұрын
Wow! Wonderful clarity, drive, confidence.
@wesluckey230
5 ай бұрын
I get weepy with emotion each time I listen to this virtuoso play this masterpiece. I even like the mistakes. Brilliant!
@soursnarl
Жыл бұрын
ready the runway this man is going to fly, it's so captivating he can take his emotion and throw it into a sound you can feel into your soul. This score from Beethoven shouldn't be played any other way.
@ianhernandez4360
Жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful.
@InbarRothschildPianist
Жыл бұрын
Simply fantastic.
@hardballget
2 ай бұрын
63k views, by my reckoning that must be 630 odd people viewed this 100 times and counting.
@magalatak
8 ай бұрын
Quel bonheur pour le corps et l'âme :-)! Merci!
@luizmauriciocoelholima540
10 ай бұрын
Amazing Beethoven...!!!
@jebwon
2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool!
@Erni77
Жыл бұрын
Legendary
@Kamelot19
Жыл бұрын
great!
@Pho7on
18 күн бұрын
Is there a recording of this performance anywhere? I can't even stand to listen to other renditions because this one set the standard for me.
@stefantsarev4442
2 жыл бұрын
Who knew that Emperor Palpatine was also a piano virtuoso?
@forkray5797
Жыл бұрын
🤣😭
@MisterSickGuy
8 ай бұрын
He was using the force 🤣. Hiss talents leads to ways some consider unnatural.
@allstarmark12345
7 ай бұрын
Playing this in his 70-80s I’d say the force is with him! Most people that age can’t even type emails on a keyboard
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
Eye roll.
@chenjiang3031
5 ай бұрын
Insane!
@kajuaarche452
Жыл бұрын
Came back to this YEARS later. John Kramer still the 🐐. Seriously this is nice in any language.
@blackscreenvideos8
Ай бұрын
He became the Beethoven himself for 7 minutes...
@davidrosenman1889
4 ай бұрын
A genius❗️
@davidparker9676
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised how few views this video has and how few comments. Amazing song and powerful execution by the pianist. Imagine what Beethoven would think of the music of today, we have definitely gone backwards into mediocrity.
@lupash
Жыл бұрын
0:21 the sound dynamic of that lower C#
@pranjal1800
2 ай бұрын
It's like a thundering cloud. This emotion of stormy night at this 0:20 makes me tear up
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
I think this is something he allowed himself to do during this video recording. It's missing in the more "classical" studio recording (which is otherwise equally brilliant).
@0420AN
11 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@Happy_Limpet
7 ай бұрын
BEAST
@tigrangyozalyan380
Жыл бұрын
It's is genial
@tianthf
11 жыл бұрын
there're actually some slips here and there, but still, wow!
@etmax1
2 жыл бұрын
slips yeah, but no sheet music!!
@krommer66
Жыл бұрын
But isn't that life?
@michaelmironenko455
Жыл бұрын
It's better to play with emotions and slips than technically correct but lifeless.
@AmyAmy-er8bp
7 ай бұрын
Ochen krasivo, spasibo! A to vsyo starayemsya...So few likes? Ochen professionalno sigral!
@lindaross783
3 ай бұрын
No words
@Pinkblobperson
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if he dresses up as palapatine and started playing this
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
Eye roll...
@Raffpio
20 күн бұрын
Che grande
@leontak7208
6 ай бұрын
00:12
@MilanoGuyTexas
Жыл бұрын
Where can you get this performance on CD or something? Also without taking anything away from Wilhem, this was extremely well recorded. Also the piano tuning was excellent. I wonder if the piano was "sweetened" meaning tuned to the key of this tuning and not the usual even temperament?
@sharmin1075
Жыл бұрын
el canciller palpatine xD
@giannagiavelli5098
Жыл бұрын
Only three errors, good for his age
@nunyabusiness8538
Жыл бұрын
3:50
@Tornike2040
Жыл бұрын
His perfomance was full of mistakes but still the best one.
@leontak7208
6 ай бұрын
00:10
@leontak7208
6 ай бұрын
4:10
@leontak7208
6 ай бұрын
3:30
@leontak7208
6 ай бұрын
3:10
@gomesbubbles922
Жыл бұрын
o shor ate da uns toques
@erikajansevanrensburg3341
Жыл бұрын
Perfect!! He also had Alzheimer.
@argovar1923
5 ай бұрын
Pelpatin play the Song of the Dark side.😅
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
Not funny and given the other comments here, not original.
@argovar1923
Сағат бұрын
@@cioccolateriaveneziana it is. thx.
@codykalinin8251
Жыл бұрын
immortal.... fuck the mistakes, more. feel then fuck
@danielfrancoise8881
9 ай бұрын
Seymouuuuuur where are youu... 😆What do you have to SAY ABOUT (Bla Bla Bla) etc etc etc etc and so on
@mica8393
Ай бұрын
Many mistakes 😅 - maybe Beethoven would dislike it
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
Beethoven himself wasn't such a brilliant pianist, his playing style was criticized by his contemporaries. I think he would have appreciated Kempff.
@AJBTemplar
6 ай бұрын
Lots of note fluffs and he was really hammering the keys. There are far better renditions on You Tube now.
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
No, there are not.
@klarinetta
5 ай бұрын
Sloppy performance I must say.
@Dwgfwy372
3 ай бұрын
Why..? 😢
@klarinetta
3 ай бұрын
@@Dwgfwy372 because it's not rhythmic and clean. I also think that this movement needs to be played faster.
@klarinetta
3 ай бұрын
@@Dwgfwy372 listen to Vladimir Ashkenazy,Emil Giles,Daniel Barenboim and András Schiff to name a few and you get what I'm talking about.
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
@@klarinetta Wow :-))) The most rhythmical performance there is in the history of music recording... is "not rhythmic and clean" :-))
@cioccolateriaveneziana
2 күн бұрын
@@klarinetta Daniel Barenboim is to me the epitome of "unclean" playing and András Schiff is just pedal, pedal, pedal and also what common people imagine as "lyrical" (i. e. kitschy).
@saidtilioua3056
Жыл бұрын
TERRIBLE ! PRUSSIEN ! DAS AUTO !
@T0NYD1CK
7 ай бұрын
Many pianists seem to view this piece as a vehicle to show off. To that end, they try to play it too fast and those top repeated chords at the ends of the initial arpeggios always end up being compressed and not in time. I skipped at least half a dozen annoying renditions before I ended up here and listened to the whole thing. Great performance.
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