Aimi Kobayashi plays Chopin Sonata no.2 op.35 "Funeral March"
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Recital at Philia Hall, Yokohama, 26 November 2011
Aimi Kobayashi(16) plays Chopin Sonata no.2 op.35 "Funeral March"
1st movement- 01:15
2nd movement - 06:48
3rd movement - 13:08
4th movement - 21:05
Aimi is 16 years old here. I think she is playing this sonata to perfection!
Aimi's interpretation shows that she understands the music very well. If she was playing Chopin's Etude in F minor at the age of five like a professional, surely she has a musical and technical grasp that is more then sufficient for this piece - an awesome performance indeed!!
Perfect Aimi, The feeling you put into the third movement would have brought tears to the eyes of Chopin himself! You are Japan's gift to the musical world. Bravo!
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination
and life to everything.”
~ Plato
👫 One of the truly great videos on the World Wide Web! 👫 The guy figure here is for 17 year old Chopin who wrote the piece. The Female figure represents Aimi who is 16. Great music, great story, great video.
Not only my favorite video but one of the best videos ever made. Of the 1st rank.
V. wonderful performance
Thank you !
amazing
Chopin reincarnate, heart and soul.
Quel talent - c'est magnifique - on en redemande!!
A very beautiful performance. Thanks Aimi !!!!
Bravo !!!
Merci pour cette très belle interprétation ...
PHENOMENAL!!! This is soooo difficult, and I love this piece! Brava, Ami, Brava!
I saw her play the rigoletto paraphrase by liszt in my music festival in Italy!
Trop magnifique !!! Merci :-)
"Mindless playing"? "Totally uninspiring?" "Just another meaningless pianist"? You've gotta be joking. This, my friend, is utterly inspiring, very thoughtful and meaningful playing.
That you fail to see that is sad. That your comment somehow became the most highly voted is even more sad. Thumbs up if you think this performance is excellent!
Perfection. C'est le seul qui me vient dès la première note.
BRAVO!!
She make real music for me.
I commented on the decision made by the judges at the 5th International Chopin Competition in Asia and the presumptioness of the Polish Government. I am in the majority of people who enjoy the playing of Miss Kobayashi and you are in the minority. I have also developed some very good egg recipes in my 71 years of life and I have learned to follow the rule of, if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything.
I don't know but maybe the judges in her competitions have recognized that she may be the greatest young pianist of all time. She is in my book.
Excellent pianist!
on ne peut que s incliner devant l interpretation de cette sonate par une si jeune pianiste!prodigieyux
More than fantastic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love it.
I don't know about greatest of all time, but Aimi is certainly the one to come to for Chopin.
mattlung2002, According to the Piano Society,
'Chopin composed his Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ("Funeral March") mainly in 1839 at Nohant near Chateauroux in France, although the funeral march third movement had been composed as early as 1837.' So he was actually in his late 20s.
so amazing..😍😍😍
Brawo Aimi! Pięknie!💕
Lua 3648 what "insights" am I missing that might lead my evaluation to coincide with yours? I've only heard the 1st two mv.s so far, and I detect no sign of this sonata being too difficult for her. To the contrary, she amazes me with her technical control in several passages (I've played it), esp. some 'knotty' spots in the Scherzo.
I see very little missing in musical maturity. this little gal has been play the piano "professionally" since she was three. I wish my 9 years of Professional degree study would have imparted the musical finesse she has achieved at an age 5 times
thanks my friend!
Gerrie Collins y cc c TVécmlhmm
wow
피아노 건반도 쳐다보지 않고 손이 머리 속 음에따라 걍 움직여 가는 것. 신들린 사람처럼
Wow, she's amazing o_o
emozione pura
Amazing performance :) truly stellar
My problem with your comment is that it was not "constructive criticism" - constructive criticism is thoughtful, nuanced, and specific, while your comment was extreme and vague. Go listen to a MIDI file of this sonata. Now THERE you have an example of "no creativity or individualism". I do know other performances of this piece, and I'm not suggesting that Aimi's performance comes close to the best. It is, however, it very good for a 16 year old aspiring professional.
I agree with you that this is a little too soft performance.
But I don't think it is so big issue considering her age.
She has captured a lot of important nuances and expressed them very well in my opinion, with the excellent technique.
I'd rather bet she will become a masterful pianist in the future.
Very good perfomance. Far beyond the standard of her age.
Expression is also far beyond the averate of her age.
From now on, she may have meny friends, new teachers, new love affairs, departures,adventures sometimes parting,lost of love,and so on.
Shi is jast 16 yo. At this point, I can say just splendid!
Don't be bothered overwilling comment. Just play, study, love,,,,
Good luck!
she is such a dynamic excellent musician .......... this is really good performance !
I like to call Aimi Chopin.She played like Choping.
Yes Klaus-she is already a sensitive artist and growing virtuoso-akin I think to young Tiffany Poon.
The future of live classical piano has never been so secure in changing times-despite the marketing and media they all must endure in our 'connected' days.
There will be the inevitable comparisons with greats of the past by our more pompous or prejudiced-when those greats (that we will always have anyway) should only be incentives to their growth-not determiners or detriments to it...
This shit hits hard PogU
Let me say one thing. To me the real wonder was her playing of the 3rd movement of Mozart sonata K.576. This piece seems to be simple, but she expresses something 'naturally', which I never had heard before!
piccola innocente sei gia' una grande professionista..
The best of best ,Amazing
Nobody can imagine like her...Fantastic
Best Video that i found on youtube
Name one her age who is now better. But at this level of talent, it is only a matter of personal preference anyway. If you are thinking of all pianists in history, you may have a point.
之は天才だよ。
I love watching and listening to Aimi. This is one of my favorite piece and I listen to my CD frequently. I don't want to be too tough here, but I don't really feel the "Funeral" yet as I listen to Athur Rubinstein or some others. I hear the SMOOTHNESS of the sad music on this interpretation. I would love to have the more sad, sorrow, dragging and anger fingers. I believe this piece should be played a bit different from other Chopin's pieces to make it "Funeral".
I give up. I've been trying to find defects, but I do not find them. No wonder. If at 4 or 5 years, she already played incredibly... But this is too much. I've heard dozens of versions of my favorite sonata by best pianists, and I sincerely believe that the one of Aimi no detract at all from that of any of them. A work of this magnitude, depth and dramatism!
very young but what do you think about Martha Argericht in this
Ein wirkliches originäres Talent, geradezu für das Klavier geschaffen, eine wahre Pianistin. LangLang und Co.sehen aber alt aus. Die Musik kommt aus ihr heraus, auf natürlichem Wege und wird dementsprechend auf die Tastatur übertragen. Nichts stört, alle Bewegungen sind rund und fließend und so gibt das Klavier es dankbar zurück mit einem berückenden Klang. Wenn sie jetzt noch künstlerisch reift, haben wir es mit einem Phänomen zu tun, denn die Welt wird noch viel von ihr hören.
Fantastisch!
grandiose! quelle maturité à cet âge!! mes respects
No,because when you play this piece, especially for public,you should be ready for it.This is not just a virtuous Etude and no yearning salon music,either, but this needs a serious interpretation which means musical understanding and maturity. I was simply shocked about comments such as "only Horowitz played better" etc. I don't want to achieve anything for myself here, if you think so.The fact is that I just know this piece very well and deeply respect it. It was all in the service of music.
Des-B in 1st mov, Es-Ges in 2nd mov, B-Des in 3rd mov. Minor 3rd motif controls the whole music. Can she find the collapsed minor 3 motif in 4th mov?
Thanks for your replys - i only do not agree that she has a long way to go musically - here i must say that only Horowitz sometimes maked better in musical direction. She is victim of a lot of envy from elder pianists that can not reach her. After my opinion she regardless her young age understand the music and bring both light and dark fairytales to surface in her piano playing. - Well - i made think i made my pint:)
Sixteen years old??what a performance.
Its not so easy to act your way through this serious sonata as she did in Nocturnes and other smaller Chopin pieces... But its really good for her age anyways... Plus she is not really selling music, rather her acting as Britney Spears of piano playing...
My complaint is not with Aimi or Yuja but with Chopin. Many a time this sonata began and I wondered what was playing til the funeral march kicked in. The 3 outer movements require almost as much concentration from the listener as from the performer, not so the march, that grabs you. The ending reminds me of Puccini's Missa De Gloria. Between the Credo and Sanctus he was thunder-struck by Verdi whereupon he tacked on the ending so that he could get on with the murder and mayhem of his operas.
So what is a deeper understanding of Chopin's music? A Cliche?
Yes, It really makes you wonder what the judges were thinking when eight years ago, in 2004, she won the Gold prize at 1st and 2nd grade Elementary School level in the 5th International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA. Also it was presumptuous of the government of Poland to award her the Frédéric Chopin passport. Shame on them.
I am still your champion Aimi!!
Impressive, but I would recommend to listen to Rachmanonov
yes..."NOT YET." But then again, she is only 16! I think we should critique based on where she is now, maturity wise....and it is a difficult piece! Not one of my favorites of hers, but still extremely good!
헐....대박..
i think it is a new wiew very concentrated
Don't expect from a 16 years old girl to have seen the dark side of the composer,this reveald by life itself and not from a music teacher.
I don't see any videos on your channel demonstrating how you excel.
You did not read the irony in my post! I was responding to a post by fredericfranc which debased Aimi's talent! You may, or may not have noticed that my comment ended with the words, "I am still your champion Aimi!!" As for my not liking Japanese I lived in Tokyo for eight years, loved it, and have had a Japanese wife for 49 years. Go back and read both posts! When you read a comment that is made in response to another, read them both!
Well, This has certainly become confusing. I am a "champion" of Aimi because of the great musicality she displays. You are certainly entitled to your opinion but if you check the comments on most of her videos you will discover that the majority of viewers agree with my opinion. Of course we could all be wrong. Let's just wait and see how she does in her upcoming competition.
어린나이에 진짜 대단하다...
muy buena interpretacion, solo tengo algo que decir: dentro que poco tendremos todo el repertorio musical europeo tocado por japoneses y no habra quien les supere... mientras ellos viven del arte gracias a padres que animan a sus hijos pequeños a tocar instrumentos, a dibujar, etc... aqui solo se valora el estudia o trabaja, se muchos niños estan obligados a ir a las clases, pero no hay que obligarlos, solo dejarlos que elijan sus gustos...que tendran segun los valores dados, futbol, consolas...
Why so negative? How can we ask for maturity of a 16 year old performer? Chopin's sonata # 2 is a very complex work to put together. I have recently gone through 51 of the available renditions ( there are about 90) and you would be surprised how different all the recordings are executed by the most accomplished pianists. So what is a Chopinese interpretation? Taste is relative. I do think Aimi Kobayashi excels in the scherzo and has given us proof of a very gifted artist.
처음에 겉모습보고 설마했는데... 도대체 몇살때부터 어떻게 교육을 받앗길래..ㄷㄷ...
There's no need to excel because there are many good renditions on UA-cam you can refer to. As I said, there's no doubt she's a good pianist but if you say she's on a level with Horowitz, I listen to these renditions and then know who's on a level with him and who's not.
I have pinpointed the problem, you are speaking English as a second language and the sarcasm of my posts are beyond your limited knowledge of the language. I am a great defender of Aimi and even belong to her fan club.
Reread my comment and try to see the "sarcasm" it contains! I even end by saying, "I am still your champion Aimi!!" Would I say that if I didn't adore both Aimi and her fantastic talent?
얘는도대체 어떻게 교육받은거지 애기때부터 ...
she is 16 yares old omg . she plays this better than a lot of guysss
I made some suggestions of good interpretations somewhere here. You can listen to them and find out for yourself.
Niente da fare:pesa le note con la sua anima e non riesce a viverle senza quasi soffrirne di pena..
Un ange
Merci Pierre-Dominique, bise!
she play very well, i prefer Yundi Li's interpretation
I agree completely with you!! Persons like Hotbebimauz:) AND Charliesummer 494. I allow myself to say: they must have had problem with girls when they were teenagers. Thats the only explanation i can find:)
la premiere partie est bien par contre le mvt suivant euhhh je préfère l'interprétation de mon prof de piano . il le faisait avec ses tripes et pleurait c t tellement beau jamais entendu aussi beau
쌉지린다
Well, I don't want to argue. Every pianist has the right to choose how he should play. I just remarked that I don't see new visions or thoughts here and the darkness and despair of this sonata - for me - is missing.For me there is too much softened tone, which leads to the prejudice that Chopin is just a yearning piano romanticist.
The deeper understanding of Chopin isn't there - not yet.
13:10 💪🏼
You are right,I never doubted Aimi's technics are incredible for her age.She IS musical,yes,she can play very softly with a beautiful romantic tone but it all sounds flat.you know, Chopin wasn't like that.There are no edges,no new ideas,as I already said,her phrasing is obvious.I don't like this approach to music,when child prodigies have to get through the hardest pieces ever written,pieces they dont understand.This piece deserves a good rendition,no matter what age the musician has.
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This is not unusual for such a young age,but it is quite clear Aimi's teacher has set his sights too high. It seems to me that today young pianists are obliged to play the hardest masterpieces of the piano repertoire as early as possible although they in most caes are not ready for them at all. This sonata needs more than fast fingers and rubato. Again, this is just my opinion.
I am a musician, thank you very much. Your criticisms are once again vague and extreme, and consequently meaningless. Any musician can see she has a long way to go in developing a mature interpretation of this piece, but also that there is potential here. But by all means, continue with the unconstructive criticism if it boosts your ego.
but it is not bad obvious
Water.
I wonder whether your opinion would be the same if the video was of a middle-aged European male... something tells me not...
so many good renditions so wat.. u know it sooo damn well.. yours definitely is the best or all.. even horowitz needs to stand aside.. so share with us ma.. show us ur pro... see how geng u are...
i don think wat u said can considered as reason... to be honest.. is just a shitty lousy excuse from a person who says he knows this piece so well.. yet dont even hv the guts and balls to share ur playing with us... sohai meh!
作曲したほうが良いだろうねえ。
弾けるものなら弾いてみたら、、、
impromptu is better i think
Marking this constructive criticism down as racism is really lame... I just remarked the fact that there no creativity or individualism in her playing, which is obvious if you know other performances of this piece.
Chopin was a unique genius.
And this is not a fucking song.
헐 뭐임
Why nobody sits at the piano like Michelangeli. Without any moving or acting...