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LordBaltimort (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well - to clarify, many other pianists find his tone crude and "unregulated." There is merit to that claim, but I what I hear is that each note is given it's full depth and resonance. At the slow tempo you can also hear the delicate decay of the tone. Overall, this gives his sound a warm earthiness. I like it, but it is not the refined "bouquet" of colors most pianists strive for.
LordBaltimort (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is a pretty slow interpretation - but a fantastic one! Arrau was probably the only pianist who could pull it off at this tempo. I discovered his playing when I was in conservatory (I am a composer/pianist/conductor). He always elicits such deep warm, colorful, organ-like tones from his pianos. I think that he often adjusted tempos in Beethoven to accommodate tonal considerations - listen to his complete sonatas, never heard such incredible piano sonorities.
svign314 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
post a video of u playing. im highly doubt that a kid like you can actually "play" this sonata. by playing i dont mean just getting the keys right. i mean playing emotionally, controlling all the dynamics with your own interpretation like Claudio Arrau did
thepianovirtuoso (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Typo in the first sentence
andawayshegoes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wait, you met him?? hahahh luckyyy!
brandonscherrer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i also play this song and in 12. he makes things look so EASY!! i have fairly big hands for my age.i can reach 1 note higher than an octive. but the hardest bits i find to do is 1.14 were the octive meets the semiquaver and the octives at 2.40.
brandonscherrer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i can play this sonata and im 12! theres not many kids in the world that can play like this but im one of them. your probably thinking im just one of the millions of kids that play the piano and just bang on the keys. but im a composer and conducter and i love beethovens works. also chopin are cool. i also like liszt 2 hungarian rhapsody wich ive started learning. its a diffucult piece but im managing.
PChemato (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I love Arrau. While many have played with the fierceness of a psycho with a club, he always played smoothly. While many have run, he always played at a pace which is completely logical and compatible with the music he was playing. He always had the gift of showing the value of anything he played instead of showing himself. I don't agree with some of his tastes (he hated Rachmaninoff), but I put off my hat to him...
PatagonianWarrior (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If I am not mistaken, he was older: 86
Strino87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
In this video the Maestro was so old...i think between 70 and 80 years old...and there are some tecnical imprecision...but still here..Arrau's touch is immortal.. |
