Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer"
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- - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827)
- Performers: David Oistrakh (violin), Lev Oborin (piano)
- Year of recording: 1962
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47, written in 1802-1803.
00:00 - I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Adagio
11:48 - II. Andante con variazioni
27:12 - III. Presto
The sonata was originally dedicated to the violinist George Bridgetower (1778--1860), who performed it with Beethoven at the premiere on 24 May 1803 at the Augarten Theatre at a concert that started at the unusually early hour of 8:00 am. Bridgetower sight-read the sonata; he had never seen the work before, and there had been no time for any rehearsal. However, research indicates that after the performance, while the two were drinking, Bridgetower insulted the morals of a woman whom Beethoven cherished. Enraged, Beethoven removed the dedication of the piece, dedicating it instead to Rodolphe Kreutzer, who was considered the finest violinist of the day. However, Kreutzer never performed it, considering it "outrageously unintelligible". He did not particularly care for any of Beethoven's music, and they only ever met once, briefly.
Sources suggest the work was originally titled "Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer [Bridgetower], gran pazzo e compositore mulattico" (Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, big wild mulatto composer), and in the composer's 1803 sketchbook, as a "Sonata per il Pianoforte ed uno violino obligato in uno stile molto concertante come d'un concerto".
Beethoven gave no key designation; although the work is usually titled as being in A-major, the Austrian composer and music theoretician Gerhard Präsent has published articles indicating that the main key is in fact A-minor. Präsent has revealed interesting connections to the 6th violin sonata op.30/1, for which the third movement was originally composed, and he believes that the unusual opening bars for solo violin form a kind of transition from the earlier sonata (or from its structural material), supporting the belief that the acquisition of the finale of op.30/1 for the "Kreutzer" was a compositional intention - and not a result of lack of time, as long suspected.
- The sonata opens with a slow 18-bar introduction, of which only the first four bars of the solo violin are in the A-Major-key. The piano enters, and the harmony begins to turn darker towards the minor key, until the main body of the movement - an angry A-minor Presto- begins. Here, the piano part matches the violin's in terms of difficulty. Near the end, Beethoven brings back part of the opening Adagio, before closing the movement in an anguished coda.
- There could hardly be a greater contrast with the second movement, a placid tune in F major followed by five distinctive variations. The first variation transliterates the theme into a lively triple meter while embellishing it with trills, while in the second the violin steals the melody and enlivens it even further. The third variation, in the minor, returns to a darker and more meditative state. The fourth recalls the first and second variations with its light, ornamental, and airy feel. The fifth and final variation, the longest, caps the movement with a slower and more dramatic feel, nevertheless returning to the carefree F major.
- The calm is broken by a crashing A major chord in the piano, ushering in the virtuosic and exuberant third movement, a 6/8 tarantella in rondo form. After moving through a series of slightly contrasting episodes, the theme returns for the last time, and the work ends jubilantly in a rush of A major. - Hudba
![Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata", Op. 57 [Complete] (Piano Solo)](/img/n.gif)
It doesn't matter what brought you here, it matters that you're here.
I think it matters. It is interesting to see all the paths that lead from Beethoven that people trace back to the source.
I was brought here from anime.
Pregame Shuichi Wooo same!
@@nostalgia_web same
@@Star__girl626 You all here from your lie in april?
This really could be called "Sonata for Violin and Piano," for the difficulty and importance of each is equal.
+ClassicMusicVids Well, I think it is (also) called that... those two terms 'violin sonata' and 'sonata for violin and piano' are used somewhat interchangeably, which could lead to confusion since 'violin sonata' may also indicate 'sonata for violin solo'... So yeah, but that's just how things are :)
+ClassicMusicVids The concept of "balance" has changed over the years, and every composer treats it differently. The classical sonata was based on the keyboard, with a violin, maybe also a cello, doubling the melody and bass lines. Beethoven and others tried to balance the instruments. There are also sonatas where the piano is more or less an also-ran. And then there is Rachmanninov, who wrote a Cello Sonata that might be better described as a solo piano concerto with a rather difficult cello obligato to go along with it.
+Harry Andruschak These are things that are not entirely lost on me yet :)
I have written a couple of sonatas for [string instrument] and piano. In my cases, I have instead tried to highlight each instrument by writing the sonata to have 1 movement featuring piano, 1 featuring (maybe even as a solo) the string, and the rest being more like Beethoven's.
Really? I find the piano for this piece to be significantly easier than the violin part.
The piano has many contrasting rapid runs, particularly the parallel motion with quarter notes being played at the pace one typically plays eighths or sixteenths. The second movement is also extremely technical.
Everyone: know this piece thanks to an anime
Me, an intellectual: know an anime thanks to this piece
NODAME !!!
SAME LOL
Me: Thanks to Leo Tolstoi.
yesssiiiiir
What's the anime?
Why isn't classical music so popular as pop?!?!? This is awesome!!!
you just answered your own question. Popular music focuses on broader spectrum of people. Pop and EDM is what classical music used to be. People went out to theaters, operas, and concert halls because that was their way to spend their time and enjoy. Nowadays people go to concerts and parties and stuff. There is no need for classical music anymore (to entertain masses). Its still exists in its own but still arguably very big niche. Classical musicians are still very very very popular. Infact I would rather be a career classical musician than Id be a pop or rockstar. Tooooo much attention. You know Heifertz still had nice cars and a nice house in LA. Yes being a musician who is not a virtuoso is hard to earn money..
@@XHitsugaX The masses never listened to this.
XHitsugaX By masses, you mean jus the wealthy right?
Clark Anzara Since this was post Renaissance, a lot more people were able to listen. Not the majority, but still a lot.
炯眼秋 eh true.
Here because I read "The Kreutzer Sonata" by Tolstoy
¡Posdnichev!
Same! Fantastic little book. Tolstoy was a genius for sure.
Yesss!
I read the book after listening to the piece!
Same here!!
I wish my day has had 40 hours a day. Then I can practice more violin and piano, also concentrating in my school studies.
Sometimes we just have to accept that we will never surpass Ling Ling.
@@unnamed_boi lol I agree
안녕하세요 반갑습니다
LING LING lol ifk if that was a two set reference but i should practice more
yeah i'm an anime fan, but also a fan of classical music. when i see comments here like "kaori's is better" i feel as if that's very offensive. like i'm not sure if it's just me, but coming deliberately to the original piece just to say someone's rendition of the piece is better is rather impolite.
espescially since this is david oistrach, one of the greatest violinists of all time. musical interpretation is a matter of taste but no matter your oppinion on the interpreation his playing is definatively flawless
Ikr, and for me they're getting so annoying, like it's cool at first but now it's like you want to say "Please shut the fuck up".
Hilary Hahn is better
邱KIO Than what ?
@@debwagner7505 what
People: Classical Music makes me fall asleep, it doesn’t gimme adrenaline
Beethoven: 10:30
Excellent observation!
Mozart: Commendatore scene😂
Right? People who say that clearly haven't watched the likes of La Campanella, tempest, apassionata, and all the other gloriously loud and exciting pieces. Though to be completely honest I'm not very surprised. The media only feeds the ears of most people with boring ass pieces like fur Elise and flight of the mumble bee, and this is coming from someone who's enjoyed classical music for 14 years.
this is the sound of his agitation
-immortal beloved
@@emperorjimmu9941 hate to say it man, weeaboo oppression is becoming worse than gamer oppression
@@emperorjimmu9941 If you became a famous classical musician, watching anime was just the start. The true growth occurred irrespective of the anime. Also, I don't see anyone saying "FUCK OFF AND KILL YOURSELF" in this comment section to people who talk about Your Lie in April. I just see people saying "anime is gay" or "no one cares". Not that big of a deal imo, it happens just as much to classical musicians in non-classical contexts.
I recently watched your lie in April (anime) and it’s not so bad 😂
Beethoven brought me here
New type lol
No. I did not.
LouieBeethoven yes lets go
Clara J well it’s not like he’s going to listen
Same
Music is just perfect. I am an electroencephalographer . The melodies are just as perfect as EEG signals of the brain waves with the frequencies and harmony . It takes you to the state of mind of the composer at that point .
Excellent comment
0:12 is that out of tune or just my ears?
@@wobblyorbee279 Maybe it's because of the old recording.
I'm here because of theTolstoi's Novel "Sonata a Kreutzer". Thank you, Liev! ❤
@@renatal2431Same here 🥺
1:10 to 1:25 for some reason just blew my mind. I’ve never in my life heard such a sweet melody. I can’t describe it, it’s something so unique of its own.
i still can not understand how the human brain be so precise both in composition and playing...so much love!
Everybody gangsta until the sheet music goes dark mode (4:43)
People are so scared of it, they omit the repeat altogether even though Beethoven clearly wrote it to be played.
what it means??
@@Hello-wd9fnBasically, it's blacking out the ending that won't be taken. It's meant to be a courtesy edit
@@iangreer4585sorry but this explanation also needs an explanation
@Hello-wd9fn Okay, so you know how there are two endings for some pieces of music, found in, say, a Sousa march or in this case a Beethoven sonata where you take the 1st ending when you reach this point in the music one time, then repeat, and then take the 2nd time once you encounter it again?
Do not listen to this piece while driving.
I actually did it though😝.... while Driving my Old Mustang 🤣
Same I was fine with it
😂
Unless it’s Kaori’s version
@@kurokawaii6597 NO
Man I always find myself coming back to the classical period no matter how far the romantic works suck me in the contrast between all of the periods always makes me realize the genius is equal no matter what period. From Bach to Rach it's all pure genius from a different perspective. Incredible work from Beethoven. I don't know what I would do without classical music. It gives the truest meaning to life that I know of. Peace 💜
But Bach is in mid baroque period...
@@kpp28 he's still Baroque then.
@Paras finn wtf
I am not sure that when it comes to Beethoven, the distinction between classical and romantic is sometimes that easy to make. Arguably, the first movement of this piece sounds like one of those instances where Beethoven is breaking the chains of the classical period and breaking into romanticism- very sturm und drang!
@@sina8883 Beethoven is post-classical; his best works, including this violin sonata, the Archduke and Ghost trios, the symphonies 3, 5 and 9, the Fourth & 5th piano concertos and the Violin concerto are all in the "heroic" style which includes elements found in Romantic -period music.
This Beethoven sonata is closer in style to Schumann, Brahms and Chopin than it is to Mozart or Haydn.
Thank you Tolstoy!
the piano part is so beautiful as well
Wow!!!!
I like your piece, Beethoven
damn these celebrities really think they are better than us. he could at least respond to you.
@@tabledrawzz801 Yeah. Dead people are so ill mannered.
@@thomassnider6691 literally, like sir corpse could at least do some stuff, hes so lazy staying in his coffin all the time. i swear, they drop a few good songs and think they're all that
@@tabledrawzz801 Yea, they could at least get out every now and then and go possess somebody, at least long enough to improvise something anyway. Beethoven was great at jamming in his time; you'd think he'd want to get out of his box from time to time and find a piano to bang on.
@@thomassnider6691 or like he could just use a piano like normal ghost, like the ghost in the changeling, the child could do it I bet an adult who played piano a lot could do it as well. What a loser ghost
Why would you put ads mid-piece? This should be sacrilege.
The video probably got claimed by those who played it, putting in midroll ads. At least we can appreciate the playing for free :)
Use adblock or a similar tool.
twoset
warau hahahahahhahahah yes
sacrilegious
I have been reading Tolstoy's Kreutzer Sonata too hehe
Me too. I read Tolstoy book and i find this beautiful sonata:)
Compare the novella to the film now.
I've listened to this sonata for the first time because of that novel! 😲😬
What about Janacek’s Kreutzer Sonata (Tolstoy) Quartet?
I appreciate having the score.
Two great musicians: Oistrakh and Oborin. This is by far my favorite rendition of this piece, and I have listened to dozens.
noponn800 - Mine too.
Even on périod instruments ?
I love those guys so much I nicknamed my left testicle Oistrakh and my right Oborin.
ベートーベンのクロイツェルソナタですね。オイストラフさん、オボーリンさんの演奏、素晴らしいですね。亡き父親が喜ぶと思います。配信ありがとうございます。
The reason we still enjoy this after centuries is because its quality and its beautiful mathematics in sound.
Mathematics in sound? No.
if you want mathematics in sound.. go listen to bach.
@@kareraisu7327 more like Xenakis
@@escopiliatese3623 technically all sound is math; sound is a sine wave. Its frequency is just how fast it is. You can learn more on “How Pythagoras ruined music (and how we fixed it)”. I would send a link if I knew how to.
And this is why Beethoven is my favorite composer
Mines to
For me Beethoven or Bach, depends on the mood
I started watching Your Lie in April because I found out it was about classical music; was only slightly disappointed it didn't have the entire 37 minutes of this piece in the show, so I had to come here to listen to the full thing :)
I get tears in my eyes for not being able to play this piece. Such wasted childhood
I got tears in my eyes CUz I miss Kaori...
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LEARN THIS IVE HAD A VIOLIN AINCE I WAS KID JUST NEVER USED IT
It's never too late to learn an instrument
10:30 This Is Beethovens Agitation
like Mario
"This....it's the sound of his agitacion". Amazing reference, "Inmortal Beloved". So epic...
We can really see that, the peak in adrenaline and then it all falls down slowly at first and quickly afterwards just like if someone just got tired after an outrage, I mean, that’s how I see it
@@Mictt-xr5jx Mario?
I'm a pianist, slowly making my way through this. I reached 4:53 today. Will keep posted just to document my progress.
How's it going now?
@@theakrische7351 he died
@@Carl_Johnson75 that went from 0 to 100 too quick
Rip
@@ValzainLumivix yeah
came here after redaing Tolostoy's story of the same title. this music is really hypnotising,enigmatic.
Extraordinary that Beethoven and Brischdauer performed this without any prior rehearsal (with the latter sight-reading the violin part!) - if that’s indeed true. A lovely composition 👏
Yes, various sources account of an almost sight-reading by Bridgetower (British, not German, player).
Wow, one of the coolest collections of comments! Thanks, everyone. Enjoyed your comments as well. Beethoven deserves nothing less.
I was brought here by myself
🤣🤣🤣 me too! Really in memory of my father! My childhood was full of Beeth. Brahams ,Wagner, Mahler!!! 😨😨😨😨🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is so good that Kreutzer is known now thanks to this sonata. Beethoven, perhaps the greatest composer of all time.
HE IS!!
I literally just read thru all 600 comments while listening to this 😰
You now have 245 more to read through.
MarieGemms - And? What do you think? What did you learn? Which comment do you like best? Read them again and rank them from 1 to 600.
I'm here because Beethoven masterpiece and he's hard work. He transferred her life to music.
The last movement is the most fun anyone can possibly have without actually being in orbit.
What a masterful performance from Oistrakh and Oborin
The best of all of the performances!
Decided to try and play this after thinking about "Your Lie in April"... *watches video* nevermind...
Cup Noodle meeee
YEEESSSS MEEEEE!!! 😂😂😂
Your lie in april was good
Cup Noodle lol
so you are a violinist 😍😍
My friend with great taste in music brought me here. Thanks TJ.
It was that damn sonata, "kreutzr"
The original name was "sonata mulatica" and it was played by George Bridgetower, his father was from Barbados and his mother was polish. Krutzer never played this piece. Beethoven falsified the name because he's had a big argument with George
La obra de Tolstoy me trajo a escuchar esta bonita pieza
Same here
A mí la de Proust!!!
Yo vine por Shigatsu wa Kimi no uso xD
A mí también 😅
Me too 😊
Now, I understand with more accuracy where Medtner drew its magical Violin sonatas, and some of his themes. Beethoven's legacy is incredible.
I think it very well could be called Duet Concerto for Piano and Violin. The way that the violin is highlighted as a soloist is very concerto-like. And the piano kind of sounds like an orchestral reduction.
A concerto by necessity entails more than one instrument accompanying, usually a large ensemble. And all sonatas highlight a soloist, that’s the point of a sonata.
@@escopiliatese3623 But as I said in my comment, the piano sounds orchestral in nature in the Kreutzer Sonata. Beethoven does that quite often, making the piano have a similar sonority to the orchestra(Pathetique Sonata First Movement for example, quite orchestral sounding). And I don't think the duo sonata was made for highlighting one player as the soloist, but rather for cooperating to produce a piece more than the sum of its parts. I mean, here's an example from Mozart that shows more equal partners than 1 soloist:
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Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata on the other hand, is much more concerto-like than the Mozart example. Piano is the accompaniment a lot of the time, the bass is very densely packed rhythmically speaking, and the violinist does all sorts of virtuosic playing. It's like a violin concerto but reduced to a duet.
None of these are true for the Mozart example. Violin accompaniment and piano accompaniment are about 50/50 in the Mozart example, especially in the first movement. Rhythmic density is not nearly as high as that of the Kreutzer Sonata(Rhythmic momentum of the eighth notes in the Beethoven is about 1 quarter note versus 1 half note in the Mozart). And there isn't a lot of virtuosity to the violin part in the Mozart example either. If anything, the piano is just a tad more virtuosic, but that's to be expected of Mozart.
Perhaps the best violin sonata... fantastic and astonishing 😍😍
Performed by bridgetower a black man often forgotten in history
The violin performance is beautiful considering he had no time to rehearse and performed on the spot
@@silentechos245 Indeed. It should rather be called the "Bridgetower Sonata" considering that Kreutzer refused to play it.
I heard that Beethoven was considering to change the dedication to Bridgetower but then got into a spat with him because Bridgetower insulted a woman that Beethoven liked.
@@Quotenwagnerianer should be Kreutzer cz Tolstoy's novella.
@@fiercedragon0610 Tolstois novella is named after Beethoven's work.
Kissin & Perlman are playing this in Boston April 22nd! 💣🎶🎵🎻🎹
April....🤔😏
Susie H stop...please
@@harryrees627 indeed
The section from 1:47 to 2:19 completely blew my mind! This sonata is one of my most favorite ones written for violin and piano ever!
Arpeggios lover.
@@GarGlingT Yes!
i can relate to George Bridgetower, i also don't normally hold back my words
*_'YOUR LIE IN APRIL'_* KAORI'S PERFORMANCE BOUGHT ME HERE!
Rip😓
Indeed she was just amazing
This is one of my favorite Beethoven compositions, awesome music. Thanks for sharing!
“It is the power of music to carry one directly in to the mental state of the composer.” /L.V.B.
Another superhigh-quality video. Another stupendous masterpiece and marvelous performance. You have made my day.
I'm happy to hear you like my videos :)
Im beginning to become a Classical Music Nerd
*and i like it
Same
I'm already a classical music nerd...and I like it
00:03 1
11:48 2
27:12 3악장
Best part 00:01 - 34:18
Truest comment I've ever read
Imagine pouring your soul into a piece and dedicating it to someone and that person calls it "outrageously unintelligible" :(
the reputation of david and igor oistrach is widespread over ,ore than one generation now. these recordings they made sets standards of high level.
I was brought here by lingling
Nice
not if you haven't practiced 40 hours yet today, GO PRACTICE
Fellow twoset violinist, welcome
oh, i need to practice
Oh hellow fellow studant
I first heard this piece played by the Japanese artists in the OST of Your lie in April. Both these renditions were splendid.
For those who was brought here by "Your Lie in April"
Kaori's performance was way too tensed, and out of tempo. Her piece was too enraged if I describe it right. Correct me if I am mistaken.
The original Kreutzer is much more gentle and more dramatic. It depicts a rising story from down to climax.
exactly what that "music" guy thought. but i like "her" version better (the version they made for the show). it sounds more intense, cause they wanted to portray exactly that. lets be honest... music is carried by emotion a lot. of course i can relate more to the emotion shown in a modern day animation, than to some guy who died sometime in the past. this is why i like the anime version a lot more. and the anime is explaning exactly that.
hard to explain what i wanna say.. :D
however, anyone can like what they want. in my heart, this is kaoris furious cry into the world: "i'm here! i want to reach you with my music!!!"
its more relatable to me than beethoven
Gets me every time. Thanks so much for this
That's one of my favorite parts on all classical music, 30:14
In fact it was a very common harmonic progression during classical period. Haydn and Mozart also used it frequently.
Beautiful ! Thanks for sharing!
4:27 *Amo esta parte.*
Best part in the entire song
Raro um brasileiro aqui
This part is the only reason why I am a violinist
Beautiful, my favorite piece ever for sure
honestly this should be called violin and piano sonata
Just so wonderful with some incredibly delightful bits!
Melodies of this piece are so unique and unforgettable 👌
The number of sharp, flat and natural in this sheet music more than time of me practicing in my whole life (in second)
What?
I remember the first time I heard this, I was mesmerized from the introduction, so beautiful...
Although I once had a vinyl copy, Tolstoy originally brought me to this magnificent music.
Yes indeed
very well played and moving piece. Truly captivating
10:30 - 11:00
agitates me every single time
Magnificent performance. Makes you see why Tolstoy chose to make this piece the trigger in his story!
I love this piece because of the flowing melodies
The sound and intonation is so good I initially thought this was a much improved midi
I want to play this at my school and flex it, but I can't. lol
I can be your accompanist lol
Thank you so much for the sheet music - it's great to be able to follow along.
2:32 *I love the part of the piano.*
This music gives me so much joy and pleasure!
R.I.P kaori-chan 😭😭
You've always been the best ❤
wtf
j killa I don’t know either, but let them mourn.
TT
Untitled Unknown their an anime character from your lie in april.
@@mariegemms6097 ahhhhhhhhh if only i was here bc of the anime
Господи какие чудесные мелодии песни я судовольсвием вас слушаю вы лучшие у меня ❤❤❤
My favourite classical piece.
Thank you so much for posting the score!
This is truly the best version.
Que obra fantástica! Temos que render à musicalidade deste grande gênio! Grande interpretação desses dois instrumentistas! 👏👏👏👏
what a beautiful piece
I normally don't listen to classical songs, but this is really good. I don't play an instrument.
its a piece
@@Claire-kv7vo”☝️🤓”
@@SpagbolisnotmeClearly you don't know twoset
@@MozartAmadeus-fm5dd🤓
Una hermosa pieza sin duda alguna, que agradable al oído 10/10
Amazing! I could listen to this all day! Throughout this piece, for me, it is not immediately clear which is the main instrument here, and Beethoven intended it for a sonata for violin and piano. I love the way Oistrakh and Oborin play this difficult piece seamlessly! Thank you for uploading!
This is my favorite interpretation of my favorite piece of all time
Une œuvre de Beethoven géniale, comme beaucoup de ces pièces de musiques!
Brought here by a x-large photogravure print 4242 by Lyday, of the 1899 oil painting by Lionello Blaestrieri, Beethoven (Kreutzer) sonata, copyrighted in 1916. I wanted to hear the music that inspired the painting. BEAUTIFUL!
i feel like i’m not worthy enough to play this every time i pick up my violin. i feel i like im not worthy enough to play anything by beethoven haha. very beautiful and exciting piece. definitely one of my favorites 🖤
wonderful ❗
I love this so much😭💞
Me encanta la segunda variación del segundo movimiento. Aunque la verdad toda la sonata está genial, buena interpretación.
tolstoi brought me here
I thought he has been dead for over 100 years?
+olla-vogala as long as someone remembers about you, it's impossible to die
+Răzvan Avădănei Fair enough :)
Me too, Tolstoy brought me here.
me too, i love tolstoi books
Maravilloso..graciaas !!!
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE