So fine it's almost beyond criticism. It was obvious even at age four that Aimi was a musical genius. Even then her playing demonstrated passion and sensitivity far beyond her years, and far beyond the acquisition of mere virtuosity. I've listened to Aimi for several years, and have yet to hear her play an unmusical or ill-considered phrase. She has that rare quality of artistry that cannot be taught. If we must quibble, her last movement might have benefited from a slightly slower tempo which would have given the Presto at the end, which she played splendidly, even greater impact. After all, Beethoven does say, "Allegro MA NON TROPPO," doesn't he? Also, the extraordinary clarity in the last movement gave it a Mozartean air that may not be quite what Beethoven had in mind. Never mind all that, Aimi is a SUPERB artist. She was BORN to play the piano.
I should add that I have never heard a more thoughtful, thoroughly beautiful, expressive reading of the second movement. Aimi demonstrates extraordinary sensitivity and attention to detail throughout. Her PHRASING is exquisite. May God bless and keep her throughout a long, thoroughly rewarding, fulfilling career.
Hyramess Hiramess OK, OK, we get it, you like her playing. Stop salivating over her, believe it or not, human beings have the capacity to do this and more. Just enjoy it and stop glorifying.
impromptu You mean everyone has the ability to do this....I think not!! LOL. Aimi demonstrates the pinnacle of what can be achieved by certain human beings who have natural talent and WORK their derrieres off!! I think Aimi should be given the credit she deserves to having put so much effort into reaching into Olympus!!
There are infinite number of factors that influence our ingenuity as children. Some people simply discover it really early, and have the parents and family support, a good teacher for a long period of time, a good grand piano and not some electric keyboard. If you have all this factors plus love and dedication to do it from very early age. My answer is yes, any one can do it.she does however deserve the merit, as a pianist my self, I know how much time she had to put into that sonata, I have played this my self. But it can be expected for humanity to do beautiful things like this, we don't need to set apart and sanctifying them as you do with this girl. I don't see anything out of this world I'm sorry. At her age o was playing Liszt transcendental etudes, Schumann carnaval, appassionata, mephisto waltz. The difference was that I didn't have good sponsors, my parents didn't give a shit about classical music, they saw it as a hobby, Amy's parents glorify wait she does thus they pushed and helped her achieve.
I, too, have been listening to Aimi for many years. I was so delighted to find out that she just qualified for the preliminary round of the International Chopin Piano Competition 2015! I'd sure be rooting for her, like I have always been since she was 10. You are right that she has something that sets her apart from her peers, something that not even the best technical training or the most generous sponsorship can give. I think the Polish Government must have noticed this too when they gave her a special Frédéric Chopin passport and invited her to play a Chopin concerto in Poland back in 2010. I cannot wait to see her at the Chopin competition!!!
Aimi, you are a young, so young GODDESS !!!! I hope you will come soon enchant us in France ! All your recent performances are just definitive, they kill any possible argument. We can just listen and be grateful for such inestimable gifts.
Maybe not a "historical" rendition, but for her age I have to say this is phenomenal. All pianists come to understand their repertoire more as they mature and experience more in life. Bravo Aimi!
This recital of November 26, 2011 by Aimi Kobayashi is apparently a very important event in her life judging from the music being performed, both the Appassionata of Beethoven and the Funeral March of Chopin. No longer a child prodigy but a major league concert pianist... at 16. Congratulations Aimi, I look forward to every note...
I believe she was already one of the world's great pianists as a child, this performance only confirms that opinion. Thank you RUclips for giving an old man a glimpse of the future.
A wonderfully balanced and brilliant Appassionata. This is probably the one piece of piano music closest to my heart and she does it with a perfect balance of controlled emotion and technique without unnecessary over exaggeration. imho anyways. I even like how long takes to prepare herself to enter that incredible world of the second movement.
A fantastic and phenomenal rendition of the 3rd movement of the Appassionata. It is gratifying to see that Aimi is still going strong even after critics tried to hinder her during the early stages. She has flawed them and made their commentaries of no effect. Aimi prohetically has nothing to worry about and has a great future ahead of her. I will remember her in my prayer. Greater times ahead for Aimi and may she continue to grow in knowledge of the TRUTH.
Astonishing! BRAVA! Your interpretation is exquisite... Congratulations and I look forward to buying your albums for years to come. Thank you for your dedication to music!
Excellent. She understands what is needed to play this ultimate piece of music - most, but not all of the important places are well exploited to reach the sub-culminations intended by the author. Contrary to what a commentator said here, her rubato is just fine and there can be much more to add through some more rubato - the logic of the music requires it. I didn't think twice before clicking on like. I hope she continues to play this in order to perfect it.
Bravo!! A full-bodied piece that captures the fury Beethoven would have played with, the Appassionata, played by Aimi brings forth the life of the composer himself in his search to express the writhing emotions within.
The great pianists all seem to have their idiosyncrasies, Glenn Gould had his beat up old chair, Yuja Wang abhors clothing and goes for the minimalist approach, while Aimi seems to like these gargantuan outfits with huge starched bright red flowers that remind me of the little shop of horrors. Just close your eyes and listen to their fantastic musicianship.
Composed during 1804 and 1805, -1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. 1803 was the year Beethoven came to grips with the irreversibility of his progressively deteriorating hearing. An average performance of the entire Appassionata sonata lasts about twenty-three minutes. I think Beethoven would be thrilled to hear AIMI perform this difficult piece! She's that good.
Aimi takes my breath and brings tears of appreciation to my eyes . I think that the 5 who have disliked this so far would also not like French Vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup.
yep! sure is Bethoven , and i first learned FUR ELISE , and thought THAT WAS GOOD!! SHES A PURE GENIUS!!!! HOW COULD YOU SLEP THRO THIS MASTERPIECE SIMON!!
io suono e compongo musica per hobby, ma come si fa a creare una cosa simile?L'emozione che provoca questa sonata è unica e la ragazzina è veramente "Appassionata"...bravissima !
Beethoven as its meant to be!! - What i like abt you Aimi is that you allways aim for the music itself, not if everything 100% correct. Only the very best did that. Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Zciffra and a few others. Looking forward!!
Aimi played the whole sonata no 23 at 16 without sheet music. Meanwhile, I only taught myself Moonlight sonata 1st movement at 16 and performed it. How could anyone play this at only 16?!?!
I like the 3rd part most. In the beginning of the sonata the tempos are too fast; maybe this is not what I am used to hear :-) The finish is marvellous.
Ce n'est pas sa virtuosité qui m'impressionne. C'est sa musique. Aimi Kobayashi est très jeune. Comment arrive-t-elle a interpréter des émotions, des sentiments qu'elle ne peut avoir vécus ? On a l'impression qu'elle est habitée par une force qui la dépasse. A suivre, cette "martienne" est déjà une grande pianiste.
Bravo Aimi!! I only learned abt you two days ago. I wonder if you are not the heritage after Zciffra and Horowitz. You have the possibility with that expression, technics and - the courage!! I'm excited to follow you!!!
I love aimi. She disappeared after the Chopin competition which she never should have attended. I hope she returns to this venu soon. I consider her one the the best up there with jussen.
she's unbelievably amazing!! ,,but the during the last seconds of the piece, i wonder if she hurt herself or something because of too much arm pressure.. or its just because of her style in releasing the pedal and arm to contain the execution till the last chord. her last pose just made me think,anyway. Brava!
Should perhaps also say that some ppl aim for the music, forgetting about the notes and style, not nice:) - not the case here. Perfect mix, willing to take risks to find into music.
E' importante,secondo me, non interrompere l'ascesa " all'Olimpo dell'interpretazione", della futura grande pianista Aimi Kobayashi,con impegni concertistici gravosi ma mantenerla in scena con brevi ma significative apparizioni pubbliche,fintanto che anche il suo ancor giovane fisico non abbia raggiunto un'adeguata maturazione biologica per poter sostenere la fatica di un intero concerto sistematicamente nelle sale da concerto mondiali. Le sue interpretazioni sono talvolta, per così dire, "michelangiolesche " e per questo motivo non devono scadere nel banale della quotidianità con prove inferiori alle sue capacità.Certamente raggiunti i 20 anni avrà accumulato una serie di esperienze esecutive che le permetterà di apparire sempre con eccellente modalità e costanza interpretativa .AD MAIORA!!!!!!!!!!!
The style of to play it's only of Aimi. I love these hands that are playing so very beautiful When she play i say : wow look how you she play so beautiful !!!!!
All I can say is "Wow!" I had grown tired of this piece after hearing it butchered by so many other pianists. But AK's is different, musical without being overly aggressive or fast. I doubt that even someone like Martha Argerich could match this performance in terms of sheer musicality, although she would no doubt be able to play it at twice the speed (and then some). I only hope that AK continues to play at this same level as her career progresses.
I am afraid her natural talent is on the way of being ruined by the "professors" of piano-banging she is supposedly being instructed by. None of these professors have contributed anything amounting to what Aime has already shown in terms of conveying the emotional power of the music. She should keep listening to herself and drown out the clanking noise trying to distract her from her true vision and supreme understanding of beauty.
Your technique is amazing, but you didn't really make me feel the feeling of anger and agony which Beethoven wants to create with Appassionata...maybe it is the early of the age but anyway...you seem talented, but try to be more expressive...remember that Beethoven wanted to push the music to it's limits...
If this girl were any more expressive in her playing she'd be levitating. I'm not an expert, but other than Alexei Sultanov, I've not heard such beautiful, deeply felt playing.
This was many years ago, I imagine she's only improved her understanding of this work since then. She's incredible obviously, but I think she took a few too many liberties with tempo here.
愛実ちゃんはこういう情熱的な曲がすごく合ってる気がします！
魂が揺さぶられる熱情でした！！👏👏👏👏👏
天才のタッチですね。自分は2021のショパコンで度肝を抜かれて小林さんの昔の演奏を聴いていましたが、もっと早く知っていればなと思いました。当時は世界を転々と渡る生活をしていたので、この才能を聴く機会がありませんでした。これからもずっと健康で、いい音楽を提供してください。今後の活躍を願っています。
So fine it's almost beyond criticism. It was obvious even at age four that Aimi was a musical genius. Even then her playing demonstrated passion and sensitivity far beyond her years, and far beyond the acquisition of mere virtuosity. I've listened to Aimi for several years, and have yet to hear her play an unmusical or ill-considered phrase. She has that rare quality of artistry that cannot be taught. If we must quibble, her last movement might have benefited from a slightly slower tempo which would have given the Presto at the end, which she played splendidly, even greater impact. After all, Beethoven does say, "Allegro MA NON TROPPO," doesn't he? Also, the extraordinary clarity in the last movement gave it a Mozartean air that may not be quite what Beethoven had in mind. Never mind all that, Aimi is a SUPERB artist. She was BORN to play the piano.
I should add that I have never heard a more thoughtful, thoroughly beautiful, expressive reading of the second movement. Aimi demonstrates extraordinary sensitivity and attention to detail throughout. Her PHRASING is exquisite. May God bless and keep her throughout a long, thoroughly rewarding, fulfilling career.
Hyramess Hiramess OK, OK, we get it, you like her playing. Stop salivating over her, believe it or not, human beings have the capacity to do this and more. Just enjoy it and stop glorifying.
impromptu You mean everyone has the ability to do this....I think not!! LOL. Aimi demonstrates the pinnacle of
what can be achieved by certain human beings who have natural talent and WORK their derrieres off!! I think
Aimi should be given the credit she deserves to having put so much effort into reaching into Olympus!!
There are infinite number of factors that influence our ingenuity as children. Some people simply discover it really early, and have the parents and family support, a good teacher for a long period of time, a good grand piano and not some electric keyboard. If you have all this factors plus love and dedication to do it from very early age. My answer is yes, any one can do it.she does however deserve the merit, as a pianist my self, I know how much time she had to put into that sonata, I have played this my self. But it can be expected for humanity to do beautiful things like this, we don't need to set apart and sanctifying them as you do with this girl. I don't see anything out of this world I'm sorry. At her age o was playing Liszt transcendental etudes, Schumann carnaval, appassionata, mephisto waltz. The difference was that I didn't have good sponsors, my parents didn't give a shit about classical music, they saw it as a hobby, Amy's parents glorify wait she does thus they pushed and helped her achieve.
I, too, have been listening to Aimi for many years. I was so delighted to find out that she just qualified for the preliminary round of the International Chopin Piano Competition 2015! I'd sure be rooting for her, like I have always been since she was 10. You are right that she has something that sets her apart from her peers, something that not even the best technical training or the most generous sponsorship can give. I think the Polish Government must have noticed this too when they gave her a special Frédéric Chopin passport and invited her to play a Chopin concerto in Poland back in 2010. I cannot wait to see her at the Chopin competition!!!
So perfect! She plays piano like a goddess! Wonderful and sweet!
As a passionate Beethoven fan I would love to hear Ami Kobayashi's interpretations of the master's music.
ショパンも良かったしモーツァルトも心に染み渡ったがベートーベンも!
コンサートに行きたい!!
Aimi, you are a young, so young GODDESS !!!! I hope you will come soon enchant us in France ! All your recent performances are just definitive, they kill any possible argument. We can just listen and be grateful for such inestimable gifts.
Absolutely fantastic! What power and clarity! What poetry and energy! Truly remarkable indeed.
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
この人こそ才能と努力の塊
Maybe not a "historical" rendition, but for her age I have to say this is phenomenal. All pianists come to understand their repertoire more as they mature and experience more in life. Bravo Aimi!
I think the best rendition I've ever heard of Appassionata!
What does mean appassionata ?
これまたすごい熱情を見つけてしまった。。。全身を使っての演奏は圧巻されました！ベートーベンもびっくり⁉
本当にこの方才能ありですね！！！！幼少の頃から外国でのデビュウ納得ですね。ショパンが、お得意と思いきや、このベートウベンもすばらしい。このわかさで！！！！
Loved every second of it
Musical genius and wonderful person💕🎶
A very charming reading, with a great technique and briliant musicality. Bravo!
She is amazing. I listened to the 3rd movement with my mouth open :)
Aimi is just amazing and magical!
This recital of November 26, 2011 by Aimi Kobayashi is apparently a very important event in her life judging from the music being performed, both the Appassionata of Beethoven and the Funeral March of Chopin. No longer a child prodigy but a major league concert pianist... at 16. Congratulations Aimi, I look forward to every note...
very very nice love your play Aimi BRAVOOO
I believe she was already one of the world's great pianists as a child, this performance only confirms that opinion. Thank you RUclips for giving an old man a glimpse of the future.
Played with energy and marvelous insight for her age. Wow! Something to rehear as often as desired. Thank you for the video. Bravo!
This is not just any prodigy. I see/hear a lot of musical maturity in her playing. Just wonderful!
+Renji Mao I agree. I wouldn't guess her to be so young from just listening.
What a wonderful young artist
A wonderfully balanced and brilliant Appassionata. This is probably the one piece of piano music closest to my heart and she does it with a perfect balance of controlled emotion and technique without unnecessary over exaggeration. imho anyways. I even like how long takes to prepare herself to enter that incredible world of the second movement.
just amazing
I think this is the first time I've seen her play anything besides Chopin. Brilliant, as always.
A fantastic and phenomenal rendition of the 3rd movement of the Appassionata. It is gratifying to see that Aimi is still going strong even after critics tried to hinder her during the early stages. She has flawed them and made their commentaries of no effect. Aimi prohetically has nothing to worry about and has a great future ahead of her. I will remember her in my prayer. Greater times ahead for Aimi and may she continue to grow in knowledge of the TRUTH.
Astonishing! BRAVA! Your interpretation is exquisite... Congratulations and I look forward to buying your albums for years to come. Thank you for your dedication to music!
Excellent. She understands what is needed to play this ultimate piece of music - most, but not all of the important places are well exploited to reach the sub-culminations intended by the author. Contrary to what a commentator said here, her rubato is just fine and there can be much more to add through some more rubato - the logic of the music requires it. I didn't think twice before clicking on like. I hope she continues to play this in order to perfect it.
Bravo!! A full-bodied piece that captures the fury Beethoven would have played with, the Appassionata, played by Aimi brings forth the life of the composer himself in his search to express the writhing emotions within.
Fantastic
She is truly amazing, well done Aimi
This is astonishing.
Fabulous!!!!
That is MUSIC!! REAL MUSIC!! Great performer!!!
magnificent!
いつもすごい演奏ですねー。まだ、生では聴いてはいませんが。
Your performance is so amazing! full of passionate.
Aimi, so delicate, yet so powerful, a truly wonderful performance - I think that Beethoven would have been proud of you... Thank you
Un Ser excepcional, prodigio, con un inmenso desarrollo espiritual, bravisimo el sonido y la interpretación maravillosos
The great pianists all seem to have their idiosyncrasies, Glenn Gould had his beat up old chair, Yuja Wang abhors clothing and goes for the minimalist approach, while Aimi seems to like these gargantuan outfits with huge starched bright red flowers that remind me of the little shop of horrors. Just close your eyes and listen to their fantastic musicianship.
Composed during 1804 and 1805, -1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. 1803 was the year Beethoven came to grips with the irreversibility of his progressively deteriorating hearing. An average performance of the entire Appassionata sonata lasts about twenty-three minutes. I think Beethoven would be thrilled to hear AIMI perform this difficult piece! She's that good.
Fantastic ! I would Like to listen her in a concert !
Aimi takes my breath and brings tears of appreciation to my eyes
. I think that the 5 who have disliked this so far would also not like French Vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup.
More or less known Beethoven's temperament, this interpretation needs nothing. It is just is... True Beethoven.
wonderfull video
More than fantastic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
superb!
yep! sure is Bethoven , and i first learned FUR ELISE , and thought THAT WAS GOOD!!
SHES A PURE GENIUS!!!! HOW COULD YOU SLEP THRO THIS MASTERPIECE SIMON!!
Aimi is brilliant and sensitive as usual
Excellent!
io suono e compongo musica per hobby, ma come si fa a creare una cosa simile?L'emozione che provoca questa sonata è unica e la ragazzina è veramente "Appassionata"...bravissima !
The best age to perform this Sonata is 50+. Let's wait a little bit...
Beethoven as its meant to be!! - What i like abt you Aimi is that you allways aim for the music itself, not if everything 100% correct. Only the very best did that. Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Zciffra and a few others. Looking forward!!
awesome...
AIMI, I LOVE YOU,
YOU ARE GREAT.
BEST WISHES FROM BRAZIL
Gran versión!! Respeta El ritornello del 3er movimiento!!!
Aimi played the whole sonata no 23 at 16 without sheet music. Meanwhile, I only taught myself Moonlight sonata 1st movement at 16 and performed it.
How could anyone play this at only 16?!?!
Beethoven is smiling down.
Learnt by heart.
Bravo, ami!
Bravo!!!
I like the 3rd part most. In the beginning of the sonata the tempos are too fast; maybe this is not what I am used to hear :-) The finish is marvellous.
実際に聴きに行きました。
もう10年以上前なのか。。
この頃と今では弾き方が変わりましたよね。
今のうちに秘める情熱のような大人な演奏もよいですが、このころの演奏、すきだったなぁ。
Aimi I love the Appassionata, and I Iove your interpretation. Thanks a million for all of the pleasure you are giving me.
5:50 similar to Beethoven's 5th symphony introduction
"Ta ta ta taa "
Ce n'est pas sa virtuosité qui m'impressionne. C'est sa musique. Aimi Kobayashi est très jeune. Comment arrive-t-elle a interpréter des émotions, des sentiments qu'elle ne peut avoir vécus ? On a l'impression qu'elle est habitée par une force qui la dépasse. A suivre, cette "martienne" est déjà une grande pianiste.
POWERFUL! ICHIBAN!
Brabo!!!!!!!
Bravo Aimi!! I only learned abt you two days ago. I wonder if you are not the heritage after Zciffra and Horowitz. You have the possibility with that expression, technics and - the courage!! I'm excited to follow you!!!
Wow!!!
Genius it's the composer
Aimi it's prodigius pianist.
Pls. We don't change the
meanings.
A good student performance. Lets hear it around 40
素晴らしい。青葉台でこんな演奏が聞けたのか、、くそぅ
さすが❗大好き💓♥️❤️熱情的❗🎵
5 stars
I love aimi. She disappeared after the Chopin competition which she never should have attended. I hope she returns to this venu soon. I consider her one the the best up there with jussen.
Hola gracias saludo felicidades que maravilla lindo lindo lindo gracias felicidades de Chile Santiago Sudamerica
Electric shocks.
Ma petite je suis trè konnto de votre musique si très très fort 🌠🌠✨☄️🌼👏👏👏
she's unbelievably amazing!!
,,but the during the last seconds of the piece, i wonder if she hurt herself or something because of too much arm pressure.. or its just because of her style in releasing the pedal and arm to contain the execution till the last chord. her last pose just made me think,anyway. Brava!
SHE IS ALREADY VIRTUOSO PIANIST
魂込めてますアピール凄いすな
Should perhaps also say that some ppl aim for the music, forgetting about the notes and style, not nice:) - not the case here. Perfect mix, willing to take risks to find into music.
E' importante,secondo me, non interrompere l'ascesa " all'Olimpo dell'interpretazione", della futura grande pianista Aimi Kobayashi,con impegni concertistici gravosi ma mantenerla in scena con brevi ma significative apparizioni pubbliche,fintanto che anche il suo ancor giovane fisico non abbia raggiunto un'adeguata maturazione biologica per poter sostenere la fatica di un intero concerto sistematicamente nelle sale da concerto mondiali. Le sue interpretazioni sono talvolta, per così dire, "michelangiolesche " e per questo motivo non devono scadere nel banale della quotidianità con prove inferiori alle sue capacità.Certamente raggiunti i 20 anni avrà accumulato una serie di esperienze esecutive che le permetterà di apparire sempre con eccellente modalità e costanza interpretativa .AD MAIORA!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree.
The style of to play it's only of Aimi.
I love these hands that are playing so very beautiful
When she play i say : wow look how you she play so beautiful !!!!!
All I can say is "Wow!" I had grown tired of this piece after hearing it butchered by so many other pianists. But AK's is different, musical without being overly aggressive or fast.
I doubt that even someone like Martha Argerich could match this performance in terms of sheer musicality, although she would no doubt be able to play it at twice the speed (and then some).
I only hope that AK continues to play at this same level as her career progresses.
Now I can't listen to anyone else play this.
Exaggerated power drowning some of the wonderful melodies. Have some more softness in your play, darling and you will reach the top.
She's already there on ability. Just depends who wants to market her and how well. Plenty of competition out there.
I am afraid her natural talent is on the way of being ruined by the "professors" of piano-banging she is supposedly being instructed by. None of these professors have contributed anything amounting to what Aime has already shown in terms of conveying the emotional power of the music. She should keep listening to herself and drown out the clanking noise trying to distract her from her true vision and supreme understanding of beauty.
She is already at the top (not the top but among..)
Third Movement could definately have put good to use of lyrics
この曲を練習して早2年
上達していないけど 3月の発表会に弾きます。
Tensai! Banzai!
1:01
とても身長151.2cm には見えません。
only listened to the third movement, but it does not just justify her reputation. Technical issues, unwise rubato, and no real feeling.
Your technique is amazing, but you didn't really make me feel the feeling of anger and agony which Beethoven wants to create with Appassionata...maybe it is the early of the age but anyway...you seem talented, but try to be more expressive...remember that Beethoven wanted to push the music to it's limits...
If this girl were any more expressive in her playing she'd be levitating. I'm not an expert, but other than Alexei Sultanov, I've not heard such beautiful, deeply felt playing.
They can't feel their kidneys.
This was many years ago, I imagine she's only improved her understanding of this work since then. She's incredible obviously, but I think she took a few too many liberties with tempo here.
just great!! check out my version!