Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
this is one of the most relaxing songs i know, nice for meditation, or just some relaxing after a long day. i think it’s Performed by the London Festival Orchestra with Sylvia Capova (she plays piano..?) Sheet music can be found here: www.musopen.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Thumbs up if you enjoyed the subtlety and majesty of this eternal creation by Beethoven, regardless of whether people consider it a song or piece.
Thumbs up if you enjoyed the subtlety and majesty of this eternal creation by Beethoven, regardless whether people consider it a song or piece.
@ClassicNovel i couldve sworn i just heard a song… silly me
lol dedbusted… give it a break. You don’t have the “secret” of understanding music that we, the great unwashed masses have been searching for. Take your ache and anxiety and enjoy them. In the meantime I, like the poster, will relax to the beautiful sounds of this piece. My experience is as valid as yours and it’s offensive to try to tell anyone they aren’t experiencing the correct feeling for this or any other music.
@dedbusted Don’t say you don’t want to argue music theory, and then post a sentence like ‘the dreaded nonsense we hear everywhere else’…thats practiacally a invite to a discussion:) but lets leave it alone, God bless you to.
@stoepertje Oops, I thought you were another person. Forget it.
@dedbusted who said i couldnt? I can’t remember replying that… And dictating emotions absurd? As it so happens apperantly people find this relaxing while you don’t, I think this means that despite the effort of Mr. Beethoven there is no single guaranteed emotion. I think you got a bit of a tunnel vision…
@stoepertje Whatever you feel is your feeling. I do not want to intrude on your experience. I simply find that the term “relaxing’ hardly fits in with any great poem, piece of art, or music. The master pieces cause an agony, an anxiety of beauty that cause a sad sort of nostalgia that is difficult to explain. Relaxing for me is a banana and a hammock somewhere in South America with a drink in hand. Beethoven hardly gives me relaxation–he is as tense as Shakespeare is psychologically riveting.
@dedbusted Eeehm there can be a diffrence between the intention and reception of a song, without either 2 being ‘the right’ or ‘a misunderstanding’. Nobody can dictate emotions through a song.
The uploader says this is “one of the most relaxing songs” he knows? Relaxing? Beethoven’s masterworks are so powerful but hardly relaxing–they are so full of beauty, majesty, spleen, agony, heartbreak…there is nothing peaceful or relaxing here…there is tension, lonesomeness–the same kind of splendid despair Mozart gives us. So many people have a misunderstanding of classical music. Beethoven is so mentally terrific and stimulating; he hardly relaxes–neither do any of the great poets.
Timeless, like all Beethoven’s music
thumbs up if you liked this before it was in any movie!
Ah, Beethoven.….….…
Truman Show
This is my favorite piece of classical music. I really like 0:40–1:20
@swinefluman123 also the Kings speech with Beethovens 7th symphony movement 2 !
c’est sublime
love it !!!!
MASTERPIECE..
@frenchness123 Most of Beethoven’s pieces were about loneliness lol. If there was one person on this planet that had a truly miserable existence and made something remarkable out of it, it was Beethoven.
Home Alone. What do I do? Listen to this and close my eyes…
@PhysicalsimForever what about Chopin and Rachmaninoff!? lol :p
Like* thumbs up
also peter weir ” picnic at hanging rock”
@swinefluman123 Sure: music at the end. But it’s the pino only there, not piano & orchestra
@Paganiniilcannone : pretty sure she feels the music :p
I think some people have a purpose in life, unlike most of us Americans who just sit around and eat fat burgers and drink slurpies all their life?????
OH… MY.… GOD!!!!!
yea , im pretty sure they’re going to rule the world before too long.
hello people of the planet I’m from the south side of the globe (Argentina) in order. a
I think is a gift that has enjoyed because we all have a
Some are not for lack of economy or culture, I think
Also important is the support of tutors, encourage and not explode
support them in all regards.
@Paganiniilcannone It’s not “clear” that she was taught to make those movements. Maybe, maybe not. And even if she was really taught to do so, so what? I don’t see anything wrong in it. But one thing that is “clear” is her immense talent, technically and already at that age musicality. Just her sense of rhythm and of phrasing speaks but itself.
IMPOSSIBRU
This is disgusting! There is no point in waving her arm around like that. It’s as if she were trying to give the impression that she actually feels the music. It is quite clear that she was taught to make those movements. It is very fake.
TIGER PARENTING !!
that kid exajarates too MUCH ABOUT HER TALENT
@mushroom69690
Show me one Asian child prodigy and I’ll show you 100 Ashkenazi (European) Jewish Child prodigies.
This makes me and my first year of piano playing look like nothing! D:
oh my god, jackie chan
@sokolataras79 I agree !!
@work365days my WESTERN daughter’s opinion is the same as mine — she can see that Aimi is obviously gifted — surely anyone can see this!! (if they want to)
@work365days where have I belittled Asians? I have plenty of Asian friends who DO proudly display their children.…and it IS their way — they have told me so!! Therefore, I have NOT forced my Western concept upon anyone and DID in FACT compliment this little girl…
dammm child abuse
I couldn’t imagine this being my entire life. But it is awesome to see such dedication. I’d have ruined the whole thing in 2 minutes! LOL Practice makes perfect!
best performance of this piece on youtube
120 poeple are jealous.…:P
I can make this so much better!!!! but is impresionant the age of this girl!!!! congratz!!
@feebeedee Good comment. I agree.
OMG She is just amazinggg!
A genius, just a Genius !
I don’t think I even knew what a piano was at that age