Claudio Arrau - Beethoven Sonata No. 32 - 2nd Mvmt. (2/2)

felipilloo1984 Says:

May 10, 2011 - Ist dies etwa der Tod?

fightinboner Says:

May 20, 2011 - Claudio Arrau, or Beethoven?

TheJoyfulPianist Says:

May 21, 2011 - to play a piece like this must be almost too much for the heart. So extraordinary. I love you Beethoven.

stevej061069 Says:

May 23, 2011 - I wouldn't want to meet Beethoven. it might spoil the magic to see that he was actually an ordinary man, small, nothing outstanding to behold. I would maybe love to be able to view him discreetly from a distance, but actually meet him ? No. let's retain the spellbinding magic of this music for what it is. Superhuman, incapable of being penned by an ordinary mortal.

TheChaos92 Says:

Jun 1, 2011 - Beethoven or Claudio Arrau?

Laudan08 Says:

Jun 6, 2011 - At 9:31 Beethoven closes a chapter in the development of piano pieces, and opens a page for the other composers.

oilorio82 Says:

Jun 15, 2011 - A wonderful interpreter to play the greatest of all musics.

cirosuperiore Says:

Jun 24, 2011 - no one plays it better.

JocastaViridian Says:

Jul 10, 2011 - The ending makes me so happy :D

Gibson29 Says:

Aug 2, 2011 - Coming back to this recording half a year later, I have to say that it now it surpasses the Ashkenazy recording I love so much. I don't have my CD case here with me but I believe it was recorded sometime between 1974-1982 with the Decca Record Co.

Gibson29 Says:

Aug 2, 2011 - I wonder how much that room is vibrating from about 6:56 - 7:08.

GlennMagusHarvey Says:

Aug 7, 2011 - 2:33-2:44 oh my goodness so magical6:54-7:08 once again, so magical

GlennMagusHarvey Says:

Aug 7, 2011 - It is hard to hold back tears when listening to or playing this.

GlennMagusHarvey Says:

Aug 7, 2011 - By the way, I don't think people really point this out much, compared to the "jazz variation", but in this second half of the piece, Beethoven also pioneers ambience.

Alpasonic Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - I am afraid that more likely it would be Beethoven who get annoyed to unexpectedly encounter ordinary man in exaltation state of mind, who were expecting to see somebody like Schwarzenegger.

mrcpianist Says:

Dec 5, 2011 - 7:47 - 8:50 - A heck of a lot harder than it looks... It's like the death of me

mariibr12 Says:

Dec 20, 2011 - Claudio Arrau is one of the greatest pianists of ever and ever. For me he is the greatest of all pianists. His only way to understand Beethoven is unique, his spirituality and emotionality superb. His musical line ascends to Franz Liszt. The Sonata Opus 11 is not about dead, but about life ! but not this life, some thing transcending it at all...

calcmandan Says:

Feb 20, 2012 - Yeah I agree. Part of the Beethoven mystique is the history. The emotional rollercoaster of his life coming out in his music the way it did is for us to enjoy.

InXLsisDeo Says:

Mar 8, 2012 - You can see this perfect interpretation of this sublime sonata uncut here:"Claudio Arrau - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (Paris 1970) "

InXLsisDeo Says:

Mar 8, 2012 - This part of the Arietta touches cosmic levels. He opens the doors to inner infinity and leaves them open. After this, only silence remains.

InXLsisDeo Says:

Mar 8, 2012 - I agree, and I believe that's how his contemporaries viewed the great man. He was excentric and probably completely unapproachable. This added to his deafness made him a very solitary man.

mlr2107 Says:

Mar 18, 2012 - This entire 2nd movement is from another world....I have been practicing this sonata for the last 6 months for my upcoming master's recital in April and never have I been so "lost" in the music I'm playing. It has transcended me someplace else, I want to write something about it because there have been moments this past year where I thought about quitting school and just doing music on my own, and this sonata has saved me from doing so...many times. Sorry for the long comment, but had to share!!

TERRYBIGGENDEN Says:

Mar 20, 2012 - This must be one of the most profound things from any human mind. There are no words for the music, for Beethoven, or Arrau's performance here

Haaggus Says:

Apr 25, 2012 - Whenever you get down about your life, just listen to Beethoven. He left you the path to greatness, you must only follow it as it's written in his music.

TheJoyfulPianist Says:

May 22, 2012 - I speak for almost all classical pianists when I say this: This is THE piece to aspire to.