@MonsieurFeshe that means a lot to hear! I'd love to go to 2 videos a week to just have more content, but I need more hours in my week to do that, haha. I'd love to be making enough money on RUclips to cut back other hours and put out more regular videos. The future...
This analysis is brilliant, a million miles away from any music program on TV where all they do is dumb you down. This video actually makes us informed, educated and more intelligent.
Thanks a bunch. I really hope to do exactly that. Give something much deeper than just "drama..." lol. But how does it actually work. Without always getting tied down into a 20 minute discussion of 1 chord. Really glad to know you enjoyed it!
Thanks John! I really appreciate it. Glad to know you like to analysis videos, too. I've been noticing those videos doing better lately so it's great to hear confirmation of that.
This sonata, with all its harmonic twists and shifts between the major and minor modes, must have had a profound influence on Schubert, especially his "Wanderer" Fantasy which has a similar modulation from C major to E major.
I probably like the 3rd movement more too. Haha. I'm always flipping back and forth. Part of what makes this my favorite sonata, absolutely love both (and the middle). That's going to be a beast of a video but I'm hoping to get to filming it soon.
What a fascinating journey. Thank you for being our tour guide. This was written in 1804 and I saw a drawing of Beethoven, and his face was much different. My Radiology Professor was Lindsay Rowe, one of the authors and main contributor to Essentials of Skeletal Radiology. He was the Beethoven of teaching Imagery courses. An amazing man, and I'm proud that I could call him a good friend. When Lindsay talked about Paget's Disease, he used Luigi as his example. An abnormal bone growth after adulthood. Often the first symptom is that the hat has become smaller. It would be interesting to compare the facial features on the busts that almost every musician has of him on their piano. The tiny auditory canals laid down new bone, impeding and eventually crushing the Auditory nerve. This would have caused his tinnitus and eventual deafness. Pagets also caused bony growth in the bony joints, and can cause severe arthroses. Beethoven was notorious for ill health, but he must have been suffering the martyr. As Giancarlo was describing his movements at the dress rehearsal, imagine doing this with a crippled body. Beethoven loved his music.
My favorite pieces, all by Chopin: Chopin's fabulous Scherzzo no.4 in E major, the thunderous sonata opus 35 no.2 and opus 58 no.3, the unsurpassed Fantasia polonaise, The performances respectively are by Yulianna Avdeeva, Yulianna Avdeeva, Seong Jin Cho and Ingolf Wunder. Obviously I could mention 10 other Chopin names, but I wanted to highlight these 4.
Hi Ryan. I have just discovered your channel. I enjoyed your analysis of the Waldstein because -- although it's a favourite of mine -- I have never really delved into it so deeply as you have done here. During my second degree (first was in Accounting & Finance, second in music history, theory, and piano), I learned and performed Beethoven's sonata no. 24, op. 78, "à Thérèse". Would love to know your thoughts on that one.
I will have to watch the entire video later to catch all of the context but: Fm, huh? I'll see that and raise you an Ab6, yes, a tritone substitution, so we're pivoting between Ab6 and G7 before hitting that Cm chord, before that deep G chord takes us back to C major. Overinterpretation? Well, maybe, but that's what I'm pondering here. Great video thus far.
Well, I predicted in a comment I made on your nice video about Schubert’s B flat sonata that this might be your favorite Beethoven sonata. Kudos to me. Looking forward to your video on the fabulous last movement. One question: do you agree with me that Beethoven should have told his friends to shove it and kept the Andante Favori as the second movement instead of the tiny thing he substituted for it?
That's a great thought. The middle movement is so mysterious, haunted almost, that it almost serves as the perfect interlude in my mind between to two heroic, epic outer movements. But at the same time, I'm sure if I always heard a light hearted, charming middle movement I may feel strongly about it, haha. I do feel like what he ended up with is just brilliant. One of the most keyless, wondering things he had written up to that point in his career, and definitely hints towards his later styles. So yeah...I don't know. I don't want it to change, but I'm sure I'd flip flop in another reality where it had always been that way.
Do you have deeper analysis to share? This sonata is well-discussed in the literature though not as presentably as here. Take the 1st movement. What is the big shape? How do the harmonic surprises support and enhance? Is it all about a conversation between C and E? The enharmonic of Bb and A# seems prominent. Why does F harmonies in E areas function differently than Db in C areas, and F harmonies point strongly back to C, and Ab is enharmonic to G#.
Beethoven challenged the Sonata form and squeezed every drop of material out of his ideas. No stone is left unturned when he explores the possibilities of a theme.
Dude i really love your content. Thanks for sharing. Can i also recommend you drink a glass of water before your start a recording like this? That should stop the saliva from being audible when you speak. I say this with much love and how's that your channel becomes even more popular!
@JeremyHollon-ff9ow Pathetique is awesome. I loved learning it and it's probably the one I've taught the most too. All 3 movements are great. I do like Moonlight, but it wouldn't make my top 10 of the 32 sonatas. Maybe not my top 15 or 20.
@kingvii7250 haha, I had to call the video something. My first title was something clear like "Beethovens Waldstein sonata..." but nobody clicked on it.
A 40 minute video about a Beethoven sonata by my favorite piano youtuber, omg what a pleasant surprise lol
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it! I'll shoot for an even longer video next time 😁
@@ryanabshier Oooo, please do , I can't get enough of your content personally.
@MonsieurFeshe that means a lot to hear! I'd love to go to 2 videos a week to just have more content, but I need more hours in my week to do that, haha. I'd love to be making enough money on RUclips to cut back other hours and put out more regular videos.
The future...
I’ve been hoping for this outstanding deep dive since you started posting videos. Thanks so much!
This is excellent, thank you.
@@WeirdMedicine thanks!
Great video Ryan! Thanks for sharing your insights! I've learned ton! Excellent!🎼🎶🎹
You're welcome. Thanks for checking it out!
This analysis is brilliant, a million miles away from any music program on TV where all they do is dumb you down. This video actually makes us informed, educated and more intelligent.
Thanks a bunch. I really hope to do exactly that. Give something much deeper than just "drama..." lol. But how does it actually work. Without always getting tied down into a 20 minute discussion of 1 chord.
Really glad to know you enjoyed it!
Thanks!
@@modakshantanu thanks! Really appreciate it
This guy deserves more subs. His videos where he analyzes pieces are so interesting.
Thanks John! I really appreciate it. Glad to know you like to analysis videos, too. I've been noticing those videos doing better lately so it's great to hear confirmation of that.
This sonata, with all its harmonic twists and shifts between the major and minor modes, must have had a profound influence on Schubert, especially his "Wanderer" Fantasy which has a similar modulation from C major to E major.
always happy to see a Beethoven sonata video from you!
love your channel and your optimism. you are a great teacher and your passion shows
@brianbernstein3826 thanks a bunch. I really enjoy doing these analysis/big picture overview of specific pieces. Glad you like them
Wonderful 😊 Third movement is my favorite, please analyse that too
I probably like the 3rd movement more too. Haha. I'm always flipping back and forth. Part of what makes this my favorite sonata, absolutely love both (and the middle). That's going to be a beast of a video but I'm hoping to get to filming it soon.
What a fascinating journey. Thank you for being our tour guide.
This was written in 1804 and I saw a drawing of Beethoven, and his face was much different. My Radiology Professor was Lindsay Rowe, one of the authors and main contributor to Essentials of Skeletal Radiology. He was the Beethoven of teaching Imagery courses. An amazing man, and I'm proud that I could call him a good friend. When Lindsay talked about Paget's Disease, he used Luigi as his example. An abnormal bone growth after adulthood. Often the first symptom is that the hat has become smaller. It would be interesting to compare the facial features on the busts that almost every musician has of him on their piano. The tiny auditory canals laid down new bone, impeding and eventually crushing the Auditory nerve. This would have caused his tinnitus and eventual deafness. Pagets also caused bony growth in the bony joints, and can cause severe arthroses. Beethoven was notorious for ill health, but he must have been suffering the martyr. As Giancarlo was describing his movements at the dress rehearsal, imagine doing this with a crippled body. Beethoven loved his music.
My favorite pieces, all by Chopin: Chopin's fabulous Scherzzo no.4 in E major, the thunderous sonata opus 35 no.2 and opus 58 no.3, the unsurpassed Fantasia polonaise, The performances respectively are by Yulianna Avdeeva, Yulianna Avdeeva, Seong Jin Cho and Ingolf Wunder. Obviously I could mention 10 other Chopin names, but I wanted to highlight these 4.
Hi Ryan. I have just discovered your channel. I enjoyed your analysis of the Waldstein because -- although it's a favourite of mine -- I have never really delved into it so deeply as you have done here.
During my second degree (first was in Accounting & Finance, second in music history, theory, and piano), I learned and performed Beethoven's sonata no. 24, op. 78, "à Thérèse". Would love to know your thoughts on that one.
love this sonata
do a vid for the first sonata!, the fourth movement!!!!
You could mention that the 2nd subject is 5 descending notes, just as occurs in the RH in bar 3.
I will have to watch the entire video later to catch all of the context but: Fm, huh? I'll see that and raise you an Ab6, yes, a tritone substitution, so we're pivoting between Ab6 and G7 before hitting that Cm chord, before that deep G chord takes us back to C major. Overinterpretation? Well, maybe, but that's what I'm pondering here. Great video thus far.
The second theme in Emajor is quirky. Usually in the dominant key. Your commentary is very insightful.
@@thomashattey8037 thank you! Glad you liked it
Mozarts k332 would like to have a word...😆
Well, I predicted in a comment I made on your nice video about Schubert’s B flat sonata that this might be your favorite Beethoven sonata. Kudos to me. Looking forward to your video on the fabulous last movement. One question: do you agree with me that Beethoven should have told his friends to shove it and kept the Andante Favori as the second movement instead of the tiny thing he substituted for it?
That's a great thought. The middle movement is so mysterious, haunted almost, that it almost serves as the perfect interlude in my mind between to two heroic, epic outer movements. But at the same time, I'm sure if I always heard a light hearted, charming middle movement I may feel strongly about it, haha.
I do feel like what he ended up with is just brilliant. One of the most keyless, wondering things he had written up to that point in his career, and definitely hints towards his later styles. So yeah...I don't know. I don't want it to change, but I'm sure I'd flip flop in another reality where it had always been that way.
Do you have deeper analysis to share? This sonata is well-discussed in the literature though not as presentably as here. Take the 1st movement. What is the big shape? How do the harmonic surprises support and enhance? Is it all about a conversation between C and E? The enharmonic of Bb and A# seems prominent. Why does F harmonies in E areas function differently than Db in C areas, and F harmonies point strongly back to C, and Ab is enharmonic to G#.
🤔Hey RYAN! @ 4:50 you reveal a motif from Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra !
Beethoven challenged the Sonata form and squeezed every drop of material out of his ideas. No stone is left unturned when he explores the possibilities of a theme.
If I'm being honest, I like No. 22, the sonata right after this, way more.
Dude i really love your content. Thanks for sharing. Can i also recommend you drink a glass of water before your start a recording like this? That should stop the saliva from being audible when you speak. I say this with much love and how's that your channel becomes even more popular!
Hofmann does the best version of this (live)
Beethoven's Pathétique and this sonata are my favorites. Unpopular opinion: the Moonlight Sonata isn't my cup of tea.
@JeremyHollon-ff9ow Pathetique is awesome. I loved learning it and it's probably the one I've taught the most too. All 3 movements are great.
I do like Moonlight, but it wouldn't make my top 10 of the 32 sonatas. Maybe not my top 15 or 20.
No... Mozart is the king of drama!!
@kingvii7250 haha, I had to call the video something. My first title was something clear like "Beethovens Waldstein sonata..." but nobody clicked on it.