00:48-5:00 deals with the sonata-allegro form and other motivic elements, 5:00-10:43 I pull examples from his piano sonatas, 12:30-14:47 is my sonata movement "Happy Birthday in the Style of L.V. Beethoven"

today I learned that in order to sound like Beethoven, I have to practice.

“Are you ready for this symphony?” “Yes! Beethoven!!” “I can’t hear youu”

How to hear like Beethoven: ...

Nahre: Ooh that was really hard Also Nahre: *Plays amazingly with no mistakes*

Fantastic Nahre! A quick but in depth look into Beethoven’s compositional devices. Happy Birthday LVB!

Holy crap your explanation of sonata allegro form is so so good!

I love and always look forward to your "How to Sound Like"-videos... I feel this might perhaps be the most in-depth look yet - I really liked how thorough you were in taking a representative sample of his works and extracting the patterns. Also - it's really exciting seeing you play through his catalogue.

That is, without a doubt one of the best videos I've ever watched on KZfaq. Incredible job Nahre!

Thank you so much what you have done for musical education. I am immensely grateful for what you do and can testify to your videos inspiring myself and others in their pursuit of music

Point number three to sound like beethoven is gold, it is the most characteristic and wonderful, and it even serves a lot as inspiration to compose. This video is great. I liked your sonata. And what a good composer and pianist you are.

It's amazing that Beethoven was able to write such beautiful music even though he was deaf from birth and also had no hands or eyes. Wow.

Beethoven is the first classical composer i instantly loved. When i discovered his music i was completely blown away, gave up listening to anything else and for the several straight months never had gotten his piano sonatas out of my mp3 player. So basically i clicked play the moment i woke up and often used his music to get myself to sleep. Which is rather strange thing to do considering how it is not in any way chill or easy listening. And i still have a dream of learning to play at least some of his music by myself lol. So this video is just awesome, thank you. Reminded me i should practice my non-existant piano skills.

Beethoven's music will survive beyond all others. He is truly the GOAT.

It's one of those videos where you reach for the like button a dozen times -- "oh I've already liked it".

You are insanely talented

Im a young composer, i am 14 years old i have composed 32 pieces, 12 sonatas, 2 symphonies, 15 melodies and 3 waltz, im still writing music and now working on my 13th sonata, i have been playing the piano for 2 and 1 month now, i would like to publish my pieces but not sure i am trying to correct them in many ways, sometimes my mind doesnt come up with a new composition but when i listen beethoven, mozart and other classical composers I suddenly get a new melody, I would like to thank you nahre sol for making music so easier for me thank you.

10:35 "that is hard” thanks for making me feel better about struggling with that part great video as always!

WOW!!! I love every "How to Sound Like..." video. They're super inspiring. It's a life goal to be at the technique, skill level and expertise you're at. You're a true source of inspiration, Nahre. Keep it up and hopefully we will work on something in the near future. See you in the next video. :)

This is genius. I can barely play a C Major triad on piano but I love to listen and watch great players like you. And I'm in awe of Beethoven, especially considering his later deafness, he's really on a whole other level.

You are a born educator. It is people like you that give me hope civilization will survive. Keep up the wonderful work!

This is the most detailed breakdown of any musical language or structure...genius level observations

Nahre: “First I’m going to study and analyze his piano sonatas”…..LOL - like that was a quick weekend project or something…more like a lifetime project right there!

Wow!!! I've been waiting for this special moment! Long-awaited Beethoven episode is finally here!! He would be proud of this work Nahre! I'm amazed by the fact that even though the subject matter here is really comprehensive and requires solid theoretical understanding to comprehend, this work is incredibly enlightening/informative for every level of understanding! All these visuals, creative way of breaking down all these elements are so iconoclastic; each level builds on the existing fascination level with non-stop excitement until the whole video reaches its apex when your sonata is played which is mind-blowing and beautiful! I really appreciate your immense effort and how well you are explaining and successfully teaching all these complex topics and reframing every concept so creatively every time Nahre! As with every single work of yours, the whole Internet is so lucky to have unlimited access to this brilliantly articulated works! This is fascinating! Thank you so much as always! 👏🎉🙏🧠🚀 As you posited, his complete cycle of sonatas are such monumental works in music history that they literally witnessed the evolution of the piano itself. I think, Beethoven's works of art represents a very special point in which the listener both witnesses the transition from fortepiano to modern day piano and in each sonata, due to technological changes of the instrument, we listen to completely different and visionary works which were designed to take advantage of new technology and innovations of the instrument which gradually became almost symphonic in terms of expressive power! Therefore, it seems his complete sonatas are almost like a chronological diary of his own life and development starting from the age of 25 to 51 and not only that but also the complete evolution of the piano! Even it's claimed that after adding iron frames to the instrument which required stronger hands to play, in some of the performances of his sonatas such as Moonlight's finale, the piano strings snapped and became entangled in the hammers in the works's premiere. I think it also can be heard in his late period works, this outright tempestuous yet incredibly beautiful expression. I especially really love his late period works, his late string quartets such as String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130's Adagio movement influences me so deeply everytime and I can't believe that he created such modern sounding works of art in those years! Last but not least, when I listen to his works, I can see the influence of Well-Tempered Clavier on his piano works and also the precursor influence on ragtime in some of his sonatas! Especially his final sonata, No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111's second movement and Op. 101's second vivace movement really reminded me of ragtime! It's incredible that his influence is so endless that whole music history is still being affected by it! Your dynamic and lively playing really suits the spirit of this music Nahre, kudos to your artistry and enthusiasm as always! We can't thank you enough but thank you so much! Your influence cannot be overstated! 😊👏🎉🎉🚀

Personally, Beethoven and most of the other more Classical-era composers have always been a challenge for me technically. I'm tackling the infamous "Rage Over the Lost Penny" right now, and those runs are quite something, especially at that tempo. The way you used shapes as a metaphor to explain his sonatas is absolutely helpful, whether or not one had prior training, you have a talent for illustrating these difficult concepts!

I have a degree in composition, but none of my teachers were as astute as you are when it comes to breaking down abstract concepts and serving them up in a clear (and entertaining) way.

All videos of this series are amazing, but this one is simply unbelievable. Great, great, great, great job.

I've always had respect for Beethoven, and the fact that his success was due to his incredible work ethic This video has heavily bolstered my respect for Beethoven, and I think you did an astounding job with your process. Honestly, you are an amazing pianist and a wonderful teacher. I recommend you to every person I know, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. Thank you for everything you do!

Every time I watch your vids I have a 'head shaking' moment of disbelief. What you know, how you express it, and how you use it and play is nearly unreal. You are 10 steps ahead of anyone else on YT (Sorry Rick and Adam) in terms of your understanding of specific technical nuance and ability to make the nuance delightfully your own. Thank you for sharing this.

I love how I can show this type of videos to my mom and she understands perfectly even tho she don't know much English. Great work

These videos are the rare gems that make me glad I’m still on youtube. Thank you Nahre!

This video truly is the sonata of your “How to sound like...” videos, marvelous work!

Can you please do a how to sound like Mozart video Like if you also want to see this Also, very good explanation of sonata form

Yesssss....I don't exactly know what to say but thankssss

Nahre, you are a brilliant teacher. You are an Italian who looks Korean! Italians are noted for talking with their hands. When you lecture, your hands are flying all over the place, every single word and phrase has a hand and arm gesture. No wonder you live by your hands and arms! Steve

Beethoven is one of the most prolific composers in classical music. His music is so symbolic that most of the people know Beethoven and Mozart more than the number of people know western classical music. He was far ahead of his time. Nahre has explained the significant characteristics of Beethoven’s music very systematically. Wonderful video! Loved it! Thank you so much, Nahre! 🙏🏼 Regards from India 🇮🇳

Mindblown and amazed. Beautiful and incredibly formative.

Oh my God, this is incredible ! At first I thought "this is another downright pretentious and exaggerated title", until I heard how you turned the "Happy Bday to you" tune into a truly beethovenian sounding theme. This is right here the single best video on Beethoven's music on KZfaq. I hope you push this project further and write an entire sonata in the style of Beethoven.

MY GOD I feel like her ability to analyse is borderline genius in itself 😭

This might be one of the best educational music video on KZfaq. I coming back to this like every 6 months or so. Especially the part with the 21 stylistic devices is so impressive and I can come back to rewatch it with with a larger frame of reference and understand more (the finished piece is super great too). There is something to be said for educational videos that are made not only by a great teacher but also by a great musician (i know you are/she is a musician first but on KZfaq its often the other way round).

One of my favorite videos, like ever! This was phenomenal!

I can't even begin to imagine how many hours went into making this. Just wow!

As a non musician, I really appreciate the format change to this series. I mean, it's been really cool to watch/hear what you end up creating, but this was just so much more digestible (for me at least). Loved it so much :)

The 1st ,3rd , 4th, 5th , 6th, 7th , 8th , 9th synphonies are the signature . Beethoven is is a real genious. Coriolan, Engmond overtures, perfect ones . Au clair de la lune sonata , impressive !!

I love to hear the Sad, happy, and anger in Beethovens pieces, its just amazing how you can hear it, BTW thank you for helping me understand it better! You have earned yourself a subscription!

I like your "How to sound like..." videos because they always give a great perspective on a composer's style. I think I like this one more than the others because of how in-depth you went with the actual analysis of Beethoven's works. It felt more concrete because I could see that yes, he did use these things, instead of just being more general.

My name is Lucas. I'm a blind, autistic, 17-year-old piano player, and I love your videos. Thank you for creating such engaging and instructive videos, I am addicted to them! I have an idea to make a movie with my brother, who is a film major in college, and I'd like to ask if I can use some of your music in my movie. Thank you! (P.S. My mom helped me type this.)

Hearing this music with the visual comments is somewhat close to watching a movie in a language I don't know much with subtitles. It helps a lot!

"tense shrug" is now my favorite term. Boyfriend: what do you what for dinner? Me: *tense shrug*

Basically, Beethoven used every possible compositional element in his compositions 👍🏼

Good grief, that was amazing! Watching you play your finished piece was like lifting off Beethoven's skull cap to see what the hell was happening in there. It's about what a thought it was. Chaos, virtuosity, wizardry, a bit of madness and artistic genius.

Loved seeing the sight reading of the Op. 52. Good to know I'm not the only one who occasionally looks in disgust when I realise what the composer is actually asking for

Me: "I wanna make music" *Finishes video* Me: "Maybe not"

I just wanna say I’m so happy you posted this. I LOVE Beethoven and am coincidentally playing a lot of Beethoven in the coming months. I am working on the tempest sonata and the F Major violin sonata privately, but also playing his 6th symphony (violin 1 part) one of his piano concertos (also playing violin 1) and the creatures of prometheus overture in the spring. It’s a ton of Beethoven for me and I’m excited for this video.

The music school education that my parents denied me, I now finally get in accessible bits and pieces on here 2 decades post-college (and 2 career changes)!

You are an incredible teacher. They say that Beethoven composed using the golden rule of proportions, like in the visual arts. That I believe shows in the violin concerto.

Amazing. I literally broke into an applause at the end. I also think this is your most in-depth analysis yet (21!), but perhaps I'm also the most familiar with his sonatas compared to other composers. Anyway, so well done!

This is like, way beyond my level or understanding or appreciation of music, but it's still really inspiring to watch. And really engaging too! It's nice to see it all come together, and the uh musical subtitles are helpful!

You like or not the result, but definitely this girl knows her job and succeed to understand perfectly the elements brought by each composers. It's amazing to watch that on my screen, greetings from France ♥️

Not only was this a guide to Beethoven, but also sonata writing as well

Nahre Sol, a standing ovation from St. Louis, Missouri for this awesome video! Your analysis of the components of Beethoven's style will be a huge inspiration to my songwriting--took me back to techniques from my college composition courses, and gave me clear examples of ones I glossed over back then. As a pop/rock recording artist with a love for blending in classical music (like my hero, the awesome Jeff Lynne of ELO), your video made quite an impression on me. I know how much effort goes into the final editing of a video like this... and that's less than one-tenth of all the thinking that you put into the rest of it. Again, many thanks! --Jer of the pop/rock band "Mitch the Needle"

Wow I’ve never been so early. Time to enjoy another 10 minutes of quality!

Your "How to sound like ..." series has got to be some of the best content on the entire internet.

Im mainly into pianists like rachmaninov liszt chopin etc but theres something about beethoven that is just phenomenal i really cant describe it but beethoven always makes me smile

Never been here so early and I really don't know what to say. I absolutely love your channel, it's one of my favorites, being a composer myself!!

Your intellectual analysis and creation on it totally inspire music enthusiasts learn music with purpose. Thank you!!

Tremendous work Nahre! As always, exceptional analysis and skills. I would definitely be interested in a Nahre Sol How to Sound Like concert. Bravo!

Honestly this is probably the most well put together video I've ever seen on KZfaq. The amount of work you put into it really shows, and we all truly appreciate it! I learned soo much from these 15 minutes, you're shaping people you've never even met! Thank you!

I Cant Believe He Sounded Like A Piano 😍😳

By far my favorite video of 2019 !

His style is so dynamic (or as you pointed out, lots of contrast). That's probably my favorite thing about his work.

I'm so happy you finally made this video! I bet even Beethoven would be proud. It's better than I had hoped.

Wonderful playing and explanation 🤩 I always learn so much from your videos!! 😄

I bet everyone when they saw the title were like "HOLD UP"

Why do I love 13:29 so much! I could listen to the repeating V-1 cadences over and over again. Love those trills!

Your playing is flawless, and while I get only about 1/4 of the music theory behind your observations and process, I must say that the final product really did sound like something Beethoven could have composed.

Wow nahre, this is your best "how to sound like..." video yet! Worth the wait :) Im curious though... how long did it take you to write this piece?

Really beautiful! Sounds just like Beethoven.

This is so inspiring! My dad used to listen Beethoven since I was in utero. So somehow my fav classic musician have been him. Thanks for the video :D

I have never found a more genius pianist video on KZfaq. You deserve moreeeeee!

Next video: How to Sound Like Nahre Sol

It lacks a coda that is twice as long as the exposition. ;)

This is my favorite video you've made so far, Nahre. Bravo!

Wow! This is no longer just sound like. It’s a educational breakdown! I will come back many times whenever I try to play Beethoven. May I add one thing you miss from Beethoven is loooooong coda.

If Beethoven still alive and saw this video... He probably had no idea what he listened to...

you are a great teacher!

Dear Nahre. Lots of love. You are making a huge difference in people's lives with this sharing. I must share a personal story...your videos are the only reason I decided to buy a keyboard and take my first baby steps into this world. Bless you!

I hate how easy you make this look. But I love how easy you make this look.

Petition for Nahre and Tiffany Poon to collab!!

Please do how to sound like Maurice Ravel😂😂😂

As a composer and concert pianist I love this series so much!!!!!!

Beethoven would have absolutely loved the way you used these elements in your rendition! Love the way you used harmonic tension throughout!

How to sound like Beethoven: *Sound angry*

I think most of these are just some very prominent elements but the style of Beethoven's music is absolutely inimitable. Nevertheless, you've done a great job discerning said elements and reusing them. You did something extraordinary.

Wow. Beethoven is basically, "Look how many things I can throw in in 2 minutes" LOL Thank you. Although the stress may be scene in the face and the skin problems it gives, you are still a very beautiful lady. Thank you for taking many hours of your life to learn piano, to show us beethoven, and then compose something out of your wonderful creative self

The best Christmas present, how to sound like my favourite composer ever. Great video Nahre, you've grown so much in the past year, you deserve all the recognition you're getting

10:35 That's what she said haha

Lizst and other composers: AM I a JOkE tO yOu ?!? Beethoen: WHAT?

Can almost hear "someone" in the background bursting into a ⚡️thunderous⚡️ laughter and adding in German " Well done young lady" 😂...... happy 250 birthday to you dear Ludwig - glory of mankind

Nice way to explain the Sonata form!!!! :)