I think some concerts goer don't like this rendition because they are used to listen famous pianists such as Rubinstein, Arrau, Richter and dislike the ones that have courage to play in a different way from the latters. The interpretation of mr Pogorelich is the best I ever heared.

This is a profound reading of Beethoven's final piano sonata.

Il genio di Beethoven e l'arte di Pogorelić si fondono per farci sognare.

The entire sonata is just astounding under his hands but the Arietta is so captivating that I can’t avoid tears by the end. The way Beethoven brings back that melody with the difficult trills in the upper register is simply so perfect and emotionally satisfying that I can’t imagine a more perfect moment in the piano literature. It is just one of the greatest moments anyone sensitive to musical build and release can experience. This performance is my “go-to” interpretation when I need it. Just magical.

A magisterial performance of one of the most sublime sonatas ever written for piano. Pogorelich became famous for Chopin but his Beethoven captures the essence of Sturm und Drang combined with 18th century classicism -- everything Beethoven represents. His power of concentration is stunning.

The greatest pianist playing Beethoven's greatest piano sonata. We never heard Beethoven, Chopin, or Liszt play the piano, but we had Pogorelich!

I went to this music being played in a concert in Eindhoven where he performed live for the first time after his wife had passed on. The performance was even more intense, you can believe. I never heard this peace with so much emotional effect.It was a summer day and everybody was so full of with end energy, but that changed after only a few notes. everybody was in one second dead silent. I tried to understand this piece befeore the concert by listening to a mere 8 different performances but I first was moved by this music during this live concert. It is still my most beautiful live concert I ever experienced. This performance maybe 20 years before has a lot of what happened in Eindhoven. after the concert people reacted the same way what I am reading here. "It was so slow!" I believe for sure that If you do not understand that this is far from slow you will not ever understand what this music really is about. I realized Ivo performed it only for me.

I hear more music in this interpretation than I have from any other pianist. And soul !!!

This is what so called perfect.

Uncanny genius- Beethoven and Pogorelich alike. I stood up at my home and gave a standing ovation following the resolution of the piece. Bravo!

I like that he doesn't rush the first movement. It is articulated, and not a mush of notes.

Che magnifica espressività, controllo della tastiera tecnicamente straordinario, una naturalezza interpretativa sorprendente, considerata la giovane età in cui Pogorelich ha registrato questo capolavoro beethoveniano. Di riferimento!

Pogorelich ist ein großer Künstler und ein wunderbarer, von großem Ernst durchdrungener Beethoven-Interpret. Ich neige mein Haupt...

Above all, Pogorelich expressed the sense of 'solitude' excellently imo. I think silence and solitude are very important characteristic of this sonata, which quite many other pianists fail to express well.

Bravo, Maestro Ivo Pogorelic !

Refreshing, brilliant, precise, clean, unique, exotic, ethereal. I listen to Pogorelich because I know he's going to bring a remarkable perspective highlighting musical ideas in an entirely new way. It's almost like hearing the music for the first time.

A Genius at work! Everything is well thought of, he has a deep understanding of music and his rendition is impecable!

Best performance of 111 i've ever heard. Lights and clouds are mixer in a superb way..... Every second Is a psychedelic Path to the infinity

Phenomenal. We can have no idea what Beethoven was thinking when he wrote this but all of the angst, idiosyncrasy and torment that must have been going though his deaf head seems to come out in this interpretation more than any I have ever heard. In the absence of a Gilels rendition (because Gilels rendered, he didn't interpret, and I have no doubt that his offering would be very different but no less valued) this is surely the greatest performance ever recorded of this greatest piano sonata!

Même si on peut émettre certaines réserves sur le tempo assez lent du premier mouvement, cette interprétation est vraiment de très grande qualité : sensible, intimiste, bouleversante...

Probably the best performance I’ve come across so far, to rival even Kissin, Barenboim and Ashkenazi...

"The right way" è pura illusione. Tu non sai qual è il modo giusto, non lo so io e non lo sa nessun altro eccetto Ludwig van Beethoven. Una cosa è lo spartito, un' altra è il brano. Secondo me, questa coraggiosa interpretazione, è geniale e sublime. E Pogorelich è un artista immenso.

How Ivo Pogorelich succeeds in combining loveliness with powerfulness is the superb mystery for me.

Simply divine renditions of a divine piece -- can't express my admiration with adequate words so I stop here. Thank you for posting !

Vedo che questa interpretazione della 111 da parte di Pogorelich ha suscitato anche commenti molto negativi,soprattutto nella scelta del tempo così lento.Io credo di avere ,da Michelangeli a Fischer,insomma almeno una trentina di interpretazioni di questa sconvolgente sonata,dei più grandi. Delle interpretazioni moderne mi ha molto colpito Trifonov,trascinante e commovente.Aver scelto da parte di Pogorelich un tempo così lento, distribuito praticamente per tutta la sonata,è stato un gesto artistico molto coraggioso.Bisogna avere una tenuta espressiva straordinaria per portarlo in fondo come ha fatto lui.Certo è tutto molto diverso da come si era abituati a sentire la 111. Però quanti particolari meravigliosi abbiamo gustato.piccoli passaggi che in certe interpretazioni mirabolanti per forza si perdevano.Anche il famoso preannuncio del jazz,che anche i più grandi hanno reso anche troppo ritmato,qui invece acquista una bellissima classicità.Ne viene fuori una 111 estatica,direi sconvolge

Pogorelich è immenso su tanti repertori, russo e francese in primis, con spazi, tempi, ritmi e timbri completamente diversi dal baluardo della classicità tedesca. Interpretazione impeccabile, l'originalità non mi spaventa, ma i silenzi e l'allontanamento dalla marcature dello spartito annullano i punti di tensione e il naturale sciogliersi di una variazione nell'altra.

Every time hearing this piece it brings memories of Mann's Faustus. And not only that but seeing Mann himself listening to some eccentric lecturer in the University, both Mann and the lecturer diving into Beethoven's mind - maybe even too deep... That's what art is. Heck, thas what's life is all about.

Pogorelich does an absolutely outstanding job on his interpretation. Slow...deep...dark...introspective. I have this recording on LP, and his pace on the recording is a little faster, but that does not in any way detract from the depth, darkness, and introspection. Brilliantly done.

The best performance ever of this Klaviersonate.

the way he bring out the sound is unbeliveble. no one else can walk this way. it's his own way. very deep soul and emotions, words cannot describe ..... thanks Ivo and peterpels for sharing this jewel. Paolo from Italia

Reflecting overnight - I don't restrict myself to one brand of champagne, and similarly I have several different recordings of most of my favorite pieces. I think it is wrong to imagine that any one person has the one "perfect" performance, the one "perfect" record. And it is fundamental to Beethoven that there are secondary themes woven through his music. Pogorelich brings them out - many other artists blur or bury them - everyone can choose which they prefer, but this one rates very highly.

With masterful technique and Deep Study of the score, Ivo brings out the very soul of Beethoven, his wrestling with human terror and anguish to gain true , noble humanity

Très grande maîtrise dans ce jeu tout en nuances d'Ivo Pogorelich...Changements de rythme...,douceur et passion...C'est un pur bonheur...

I fully agree with you. It is a perfect performance!

A peak in the history of musical composition and a peak in the interpretation of this masterpiece

pogorelich always adds a touch of himself in his interpretation of music; here he impresses one with his understanding of the depth of this masterpiece and his disciplined execution of it; a joy to listen to and watch; thank you for the upload

Splendida questa interpretazione di Pogorelich. La forza espressiva, la tensione narrativa mediata da un timbro asciutto e riflessivo rendono la qualità complessiva molto alta. Bravissimo!!!

Everything he touches becomes what it actually is.

Here for Beethoven's 250th birthday. He sure lived and will live long after his death through his music.

Jedinstvena izvedba jednog genija.Bravo!😁😁😁

Outclasses any other performance I have listened. Pogo playing seriously is unbeatable, and that is a fact!

i think he approaches the trills in the last movement perfectly. when they are played perfectly evenly, they create a very chilling and deeply moving effect. tear-inducing

I hear Beethoven HIMSELF playing through the mind and heart and fingers of Pogorelich ! We are so unaware of the spiritual world all around us that we dont see these great Artists like Beethoven being a part of our sentient lives even though we cannot SEE but we can INTUIT their/ his Presence. Beethoven is drawn into this performance of his greaT sonata himself actually on the spiritual level communicating his own creative vision of his work using the body and skill of Ivo Pogorelich.

Thank you!　peterpels2 0:00 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 11:30 II. Arietta. Adagio I like the 2nd movement and sleep at night listening to the Pogorelich Beethoven Klaviersonate c-Moll op. 111 CD.

I know Arrau is the reference for this work but for me this performance by Pogorelić is the most perfect, the timing just right, the tempos too. I get goosebumps every time I listen to it.

Yes, he is a genius

I absolutely love this rendition and would put it in the top 20 that I have heard. One has to note that this is one of the hardest to interpret, if you listen to a discussion with Zimmerman he states that to date he does not have the guts to attempt a proper interpretation of this sonata- one can only note the difficulties that he can see that we mere mortals have missed in our listening,.

Très belle interprétation d'Ivo Pogorelich; pleine de finesse, d'alan , de poésie de brio...sans doute interprétée différemment aujourd'hui...

Ovo je moja najdraža Beethovenova sonata, čisti jazz!

Pogorelich is very unique and delicate in every note, this is a genius and I revere this fine gentleman among other extraordinary talents in the piano world. op 111 is Beethoven's finest sonata.

Я с Вами совершенно согласен! Иво Погорелич - прекрасный пианист!

This is a very intelligent interpretation of Beethoven.

magnifico! interpretazione stupenda.....!

Oh, how deep meanings! To interpret this music with the safety which makes Pogorelich you must have a very rich inner life, prolonged through the time ... The clearly azure of the sky, I think, was opened only once, when the melody is fully translated into reality. However, it's music that fills the soul and accompanying it, is the key that opens the heart of Beethoven ...Dear Peterspel2: Very well that was the sound! Thank you with all my heart. .

such a lovely clean sound-- a fantastic version of this classic

Thank you so much for posting this. I've loved this piece for years and have never seen Pogorelich play it, although I've had the recording for a long time.

Magnifique interprétation !!! Merci

Je suis subjugué par cette interprétation . Pour moi celle de M.Pollini était la meilleure... Mais Pogorelich prend son temps, il vit intensément ce qu'il joue, on comprend tout et les constrastes sont saisissants. merci pour ce partage!

BRAVÍSSIMO INMORTAL MAESTRO..

I have been absorbed by the piano for nearly 70 years and I've NEVER heard anyone suggest that a particular piece of music must be played in less than 33 minutes. Music is art - 33 minutes is an horological measurement - yardsticks are no basis for the evaluation of art. Earlier recordings didn't allow the pianist freedom of expression - it was a case of finish in X minutes or you won't fit on one side of the disc - listening to such performances was a kind of mental and emotional torture.

Exellent. I have now listen to Michellangeli,Richter, BAckhaus and Scnabel in this sonata and I now think that he beat them all.

1:33 is such a moving part to me . . . That minor 2nd just speaks to me

I agree with you. Pogo is even better in his recording with Grammophone. I can't think of any better recording for the opus 111.

31:02 Simply incredible.

there is something special about these late Beethoven sonatas...they are darker and more difficult. both to play and to understand. more complicated. but ever so brilliant.

Браво, Иво ! Мне очень нравится этот виртуоз , смелый, яркий и самобытный !

Music is fortunately not a race. we have time to hear the subtleties especially in fugal passages. The rallentendos give much meaning to the work. This interpretation does not act here like a machine. Great !

Fantasticno.......bravo Ivo

Inimitable young Ivo Pogorelich

I completely disagree that it's too slow -- it's perfect. This is not NASCAR, it's Beethoven.

maestro Ivo tyto kompleto ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Beethoven es el más grande genio de la humanidad.

Beethoven would be happy to hear this issue

Beethoven übertrifft sich hier selbst und das ist einfach schön. Chopin wird ihn - künstlerisch - bald darauf beerben und genau dort weitermachen, wo jener schließlich zum Abschluss kommen musste. Aber es ist wunderbar, dass es Beethoven noch vergönnt war, bis dorthin vorzudringen. Pogorelich spielt hier langsamer, kontrollierter, vielleicht auch weniger leidenschaftlich, dafür aber deutlich gemessener und vielleicht sogar herrlicher als auf der Schallplattenaufnahme der Deutschen Grammophon von 1982. Es ist eine sehr schöne Aufnahme und sie wird dem Stück absolut gerecht. Wie sich der Charakter eines Pianisten ändern kann, wird hier sichtbar, und das darf sein. Es lebe die Kunst :-)

Genius forever forever forever.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

I don't mind that he plays slower. I am not trained in music so when a pianist plays a piece slower and then I go back to my favorite version (In this case Brendel's) it helps me understand and appreciate it more. I think that some people can be snobs about their favorites, listening to how different pianist interpret a piece is fun. Music should unite us not divide us.

I wonder when this was recorded. He's still fairly young here and yet his reading is as mature as it is beautiful. This is a wonderful performance. I'm so glad we have it.

Здесь он открыл бесконечное множество оттенков содержания, сохраняя бетховенское мужество и дух.

unbloodlybelievable....!!! thank you!!

Perfect!!!

Gorgeous.

Amen, brother.

Absolument sublime.:)

I like the way he strikes the keys

Beethoven-Liszt- Siloti-Kerezade-Pogorelich

Magnific

Ivo!!!!! Lo amo...

It is very impressive how precise Pogorelich plays this masterpiece. The second set in the beginning a bit to slow for my liking but overall a very impressive and perfect performance. Despite the slowness in the first part of the second part, I prefer Beethoven to be performed not too fast and not too furious - that was not possible in the days of Beethoven because the grand pianos did not allow it. I like that performance a lot.

Hervorragend, der Komponist ein Genie, genauso wie der Vortragende

виртуоз брависимо 🎉🎉🎉

It's really interesting to see how each pianist takes it to another place. His interpetation is much softer and bright than usual. Not my taste but still it's awsome

divinity, no matter what kind of divine, just flows through him. 12:30...13:30....14:30 this is cosmic

ovako moze samo genija odsvirati!

Thanks a lot. Deep stuff.

Si algún anunciante cree que interrumpir una obra de arte para hacer valer su mensaje le va reportar beneficios.......mas bien yo los señalo como nefastos y denosto completamente sus productos. Si al menos hicieran valer sus mensajes al final de un movimiento....lo aceptaría.

amazing

I've heard that Beethoven and his contemporaries played music at a very fast tempo; that was apparently the custom then. Faster tempos were also used in performances of his symphonies. But Beethoven's music seems to gain greater profundity with the slower tempos. For example, check out the 1960's recordings of Klemperer conducting the 3rd & 7th; these are among my favorites. As for Sonata 32, my favorite recording (that I've heard) is Sviatoslav Richter performing before a live audience in Moscow, 12 Jan. 1975 -- a very profound performance.

Ho appena ascoltato la recente esecuzione di Kissin di questo capolavoro assoluto. Bellissima, ma quella di Pogorelich è ancora irraggiungibile

Ivo Pogorelic w Sonacie c-Moll op.111 Beethovena tej trudnej technicznie jak zwykle błyskotliwy i perfekcyjny

素晴らしい‼️