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Wow. This is a very strong evidence towards the existence of double beat. And the fact that Maelzel puts the name of Beethoven using it in the “wrong way” solves for me the problems related to his music

Bravo 👏

Mr.Ruchti, first and foremost I would like to thank you with all my heart for your work. It is an inspiration to listen to your interpretation. Can you elaborate on the logic that stands behind your choice of tempi for each movement? Is there a scientific method you had employed or the call to the intuitive side? Lots of thanks

Bro don't forget to compose more music of your own. I would love to hear them very much. Good Luck

Viel Glück!

Bravo !

These moderare tempi succeed in nullifying all the discomfort, all the untrodden modernity, of this work. That said if you want to hear a more observant slow (wrong-headed) performance, one should punch up (on RUclips) by the composer Ernst Levy.

UN VOLUPTOS AL TRISTETII SE REVOLTA IN PIESELE SALE,SCHUMANN.

No.6 and No.12 is very natural

Wow. Just wow. I mean, to think that the same person that played Chopin and Beethoven at those slow tempi (in a very musical way I must say) he's at the same time a composer with a very modern taste ("modern" in the sense of contemporary) it's truly something. I wonder what music - outside of classical - do you listen to, I hear echoes of many things (it reminds me a little of Keith Jarrett, which is interesting because Liszt himself sometimes was way ahead of his time, and I'm not referring only to his late pieces... take for example one of the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, "Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil". The first few bars are pure Jarrett especially when played without too much rubato).

Ein frohes neues Jahr, Herr Ruchti.

The best performance of this wonderful piece I've found so far. Thank you for this ❤

Evocative. Calming. Superb! You have new fans in the sane parts of America.

So beautiful!

Beautiful, heard it twice.

Agreed, beautiful piece in a beautiful room.

It's wonderful to hear your compositions! I'd love to have your talent.

Beautiful: the composition, the setting & venue, the recording. 🥂

I believe in your tempos now. Thank you. I’ll play the proper tempo from now on

Bravo !!

I Love this version of Hammerklavier

Schnabel comes close to half-note 138, but he illustrates the point that it's very difficult, as he makes a lot of mistakes.

Einfach großartig, welche Klangfarben, welche Klarheit, welcher Ausdruck!

Bravissimo!

tempo is litte bit slower than other pianists , but it does not matter, notes are clearly nicely phrased

А чего так быстро? Я считаю, что нужно играть медленнее. И, конечно, неровные пальцы придают особый шарм интерпертации.

Now I get where Brahms was coming from!

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Exceptional. Fell in love with your “A Tempo” project since i listened to your rendition of Liszt’s Ad nos (organ). 🥂

So sublime at the proper tempo. Liszt speaks through your fingers at this tempo. Please people slow down and smell the roses of life. Thank you and Bravo!!

Perfect tempo for the soul !!!

BRAVO

Yessssss the 18nth and 19nth century composers heard their music like this. So much beauty at this tempo. Competitions ruined everything. Please everyone slow down !!!!!!!!!

Pianists today are out of control !!!!!!!! Chopin and Liszt etudes are played so fast ones hears technique not nuances in the music .

The double beat method is what the composers wanted I believe . I studied at Juilliard and I know now that my tempos were so wrong. Fast fast and faster rules the day at competitions and conservatories.

You have made an impact in my musical life. As a graduate of Juilliard in the 70s I was caught up with tempos at breakneck speed. Now I totally understand the truth. Double beat makes sense and the nuances appear beautifully. Thank you for you channel. . If I play again in Alice Tully hall I will owe you everything concerning tempi . Pianists play etudes of Liszt and Chopin at speeds so fast there is little music spoken. Thank you. Even Mozart and Beethoven work very well at your tempi. Double beat. Op26 sonata Beethoven scherzo and final movement work so much better at double beat. We can add perhaps 10 percent to “satisfy” modern ears but no more than that. Thank you. We must speak. New Jersey here

We hear nuances that are impossible to hear at faster tempos

Pianists today are so caught up with speed they don’t even know why they re playing so fast

Perhaps at times we should play at the double beat but then add 10 or 15 percent more to satisfy today’s ears. But no faster than that. Great performance. New insights

It is so poetic at this tempo !!!!!!!

The proper tempo. We can her all the beautiful nuances that Chopin heard. When pianists play faster there’s no stopping them. They play faster and faster. In the future they will play much faster than Horowitz ! Not good at all

The way visioned it

Wow. I can ACTUALLY hear the melody and harmony sing! People think etudes are about speed but they’re COMPLETELY a different thing. Technique is not about speed but fluidity, legato, cantabile singing tone, releasing tension in the hands and arms to produce a proper singing tone and ease of performance. You lose most of these with the ridiculous speeds most of these etudes are performed at!

Gorgeous playing.

Watching your version here on youtube and listening on spotify many times, i absolutely love it!! Recently listened to a quicker version; where you can feel the restlesness en almost sturm und drang. quickly coming back to your version. It is just right and fits the emotions. Wow! All the great works you played in your A tempo project just feels right. Loving the Liszt Sonate, the Schubert Sonate and the Hammerklavier!! Keep up the good work. Hopefully there is a new masterpiece on it's way.

Juilliard pianist laugh agvghus kind of playing. Now I laugh at them. They are totally lost in speed

Finally I can hear the music. Not fussed over or ruined by speedy fingers. Perfect music making. We’ve lost the art of music making long ago. Thank you. Your videos are the best.

The world must slow down and step back no make real music like you. We hear everything in the music at these slower tempos. We can hear what Beethoven heard in his head. I’m not impressed with how fast young kids and other pianists play etudes , sonatas etc anymore. Sick of what we have done to music

There would be no completions as we know them today if we followed the real tempos. Thank you ! You have given us a peek into the real art of music making. I studied at Juilliard and was knocking my head out trying to perform pieces at crazy tempos. We must step back and listen !!!! After hearing you I can’t even listen to today’s tempos. So turned off by technique and speed. We need you.