Valentina Lisitsa - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 in F minor "Appassionata"

My immediate reaction: “Jesus Christ, wow.” The tempo is blindingly fast. The touch is delicate, but fierce. She hammers at the keys, but never too hard. The utter balance of her playing style lends itself to Beethoven’s works so very well. They demand so many different emotions, and she is able to bring them all out when she needs to, and then in the next breath is able to delicately play the lightest of musics...but where she truly excels is when she has free reign to play as fast and as powerfully as she can get away with, and then the true zest for the music comes out. “Appassionata” is one of the best Beethoven pieces to showcase this propensity of hers. I am so glad I live in an age where I can just watch a world class pianist perform a legendary piece of music instantly...as many times as I like...at any time I like...truly we should all take a moment to be grateful for the lives we live.

i hope she can get her channel back...one of my absolute favorite pianists

One of the best pianists in the world

The level of control she has is almost magical.

Absolutely superior technique and musicianship!

She plays the piece so precisely and cleanly, without seeming in any way mechanical, because she still brings out the amazing pathos and emotion of this masterpiece. Unbelievably good performance.

This woman gets possessed by the spirit of the composer with each piece she plays

Her playing has more clarity than anyone else I have heard with this piece. She delineates individual notes in phrases that I had never previously noticed, Really amazing.

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata” 00:00 - I. Allegro assai 09:36 - II. Andante con moto 15:33 - III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto Colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning "passionate" in Italian, Sonata 23 is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the “Waldstein”, Op. 53 and “Les Adieux”, Op. 81a). It was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.

The final Presto is breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Großartig! Es ist im Spiel die gesamte emotionale Bandbreite Beethovens zu hören! Geht einfach unter die Haut!

Gosh. I can't believe I just watched the whole thing twice in a row. Absolute perfection.

Valentina is a phenomenon of the piano, who doesnt realized that yet should open the eyes and mainly the ears.

There are more than several exceptionally talented contemporary woman pianists to all of whom I love listening but in my listening no one plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 in F minor ("Appassionata") better than Valentina Lisitsa. In fact, her "Appassionata" is better than any I have ever listened to, including such masters as Wilhelm Kempff. She captures the soul of this piece and expresses it with her supreme technical mastery. The singular genius of Beethoven meets the singular genius of Valentina. "Appassionata", one of my most favorites of all piano sonatas, uplifts me even in the darkest of dark moments.

Good Morning from Poland... As Valentina gets older, you can see the intense emotional feeling she gives for the music of Beethoven like she hasn't done before when she was younger! Only when she gets older, she starts realizing that Beethoven's music is much more deep then any other composer EVER in the world! It's way to serious. Not even her favorite composer, "Rachmaninov" has a chance against the beast!!! Yes, It Shall Be!!

This work is a masterpiece! Extremely difficult, magical, out of reality. The maestro must be proud!

The sound is so connected... Your Beethoven pieces are simply otherworldly. Beautiful. An absolute pleasure to listen to. Thank you for uploading them for free.

Guys it's worse than that all of her most famous videos got deleted there isn't Moonlight sonata nor Campanella nor Hammerklavier anymore... All of her biggest videos...

Валентина! Это непередаваемо красиво!!! Мечта - чтобы такая музыка звучала везде😊. Спасибо Вам!

I instantly loved Valentina's music, the first time I heard it; it was the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and I cried. It's still my favourite interpretation to this day, so powerful and delicate... Then I discovered what kind of person she is. I'm so happy people like her exist in this world.