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Ivo Pogorelich plays Beethoven's "Fur elise". Video messes up in some spots, but it's nothing too bad.
{SUBSCRIBE!!} Hi my name is Vi and i was 11 when i made this video (but check out my channel if you wanna know my real age) and this is my first Video!!!! here is a little history lesson on Beethoven: He was born in the German town of Bonn on the 16th of December 1770. His grandfather Ludwig and his father Johann were both musicians. Johann was to act as little Ludwig's first music teacher, but Ludwig soon changed to the court organist C. G. Neefe. Passing eleven years of age, Ludwig deputized for Neefe, and at twelve had his first music published. He then stayed as Neefe's assistant until 1787, when at seventeen, he took off for Vienna. Even though Vienna was to be his home for the rest of his life, this first visit was short. On hearing that his mother was dying, he quickly returned to Bonn. Five years later he finally moved to Vienna to live and work. After arriving in 1792 he studied composition and counterpoint under Haydn, Schenk, Salieri and Albrechtsberger. At the same time, he tried to establish himself as pianist and composer. His good relations with the towns aristocracy soon led to a secured income. In 1809, with the sole condition that he stayed in Vienna, Prince Kinsky, Prince Lobkowitz and Archduke Rudolp even guaranteed Beethoven a yearly income. But going back to the years around 1800, which is traditionally called the early period, he was still trying to master the high classical style. This strive culminated in the second symphony from 1801-1802. This is also the time when the middle period starts. From now up until 1813, Beethoven develops and enhances the high classical style into a more dynamic and individualistic style. It is now that he writes symphonies Nr. 3 - 8, piano consert Nr. 5 and a lot of chamber music. But as he learns to control his craft and develop the music into new undiscovered grounds, he also suffers from reminders of the pains of real life. He has early in life discovered that his hearing wasn't what it should be, and the disorder gets worse as time goes by. It gets to the point where Beethoven is thinking of ending his life as he sees no way out of his despair. That fact is documented in the letter he wrote to his brothers in 1802, the so called "Heiligenstadt Testament". This hearing disorder seems to have affected his social life to a great extent. He became difficult to handle in social interactions and could suddenly burst into outbreaks of anger and show bad temper where he usually insulted someone. If that is the reason for his troubles with women, or if their is something traumatic hidden in his childhood, I don't know, but the fact is that he never got involved with a woman in a normal relation. Beethoven seems to have been attracted to women he couldn't get, or at least was hard to get. An example is Antoine Brentano, with whom he had a relationship, but who broke up with him to marry a friend. It is she who is known as the "immortal beloved" in letters addressed to her from Beethoven in 1812. Around the same time, as this wasn't enough, his deafness reached the stage where he no longer could perform. Now came a couple of years without much creative work. Instead he was tormented by personal matters concerning his nephew of which he tried to gain custody when the brother died in 1815. But Beethoven didn't have the capacity of a domestic human being, and even though he did win the struggle for custody, Beethovens relation with the nephew was tense and burdensome and it reached the point where little Karl tried to take his own life in 1826. This is also the so called late period in Beethovens musical career. His music is described as less dramatic and more introvert, but also, I would like to add, more mature and secure. It has a flavour of the genius growing old and an obvious attitude. Listen for example to symphony Nr. 9 - it is complete! There is really not much to add as I see it. The above mentioned piece gave him, at last, at bit of economical success and he could live his last years in relative wellfare. But this period is still characterized by his lack of funds, much because his former patrons no longer could support him. Maybe the lifelong poverty is a reason for his deteriorating health and his death on March 26 1827. Source:http://home.swipnet.se/zabonk/cultur/ludwig/beetbio.htm
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Zack Kim - Fur Elise (Composed: L.V.Beethoven) Web site: http://zackkim.blogspot.com/ Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackkim Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Zack_Kim/562850464
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Music video by PJ Harvey performing A Perfect Day Elise with Flood [Producer], PJ Harvey [Producer], Head [Producer] (C) 1998 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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Atsuko Seta plays Beethoven fur Elise Live Recording in Toyono Jubel Hall 2007 http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/atsuko1/
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The cure from the MTV Unplugged A letter to Elise. I love this version.
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http://www.encognitive.com "Für Elise" (German for "For Elise") is the popular name of the bagatelle in A minor WoO 59, marked poco moto, a piece of music for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827), dated 27 April 1810. Beethoven scholars are not entirely certain who "Elise" was. The most reasonable theory is that Beethoven originally titled his work "Für Therese", Therese being Therese Malfatti von Rohrenbach zu Dezza (1792-1851), whom Beethoven intended to marry in 1810 and was also one of his students. However, she declined Beethoven's proposal. In 1816 Therese, who was the daughter of the Viennese merchant Jacob Malfatti von Rohrenbach (1769-1829), married the Austrian nobleman and state official Wilhelm von Droßdik (1771-1859)[1] Another theory is that 'Elise' was used to describe a sweetheart during Beethoven's time. If this is true, then the piece is dedicated to sweethearts in general, with no specific person in mind. However this theory is unlikely because it doesn't fit well with Beethoven's composing and dedication history. When the work was published in 1865, the discoverer of the piece, Ludwig Nohl, mistranscribed the illegible title as "Für Elise". The autograph is lost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCr_Elise
Elise Estrada - Insatiable (C) 2007 RockSTAR Music Corp./Koch Entertainment/Much Music Canada Released: 2007 http://www.rockstarmusiccorp.com/elise/flash_content/flash_content.html A reupload of the music-video, our first upload has been accidentally removed. Plz be advised that i will not be replying msgs that are requesting the Video AND Song for download.
I haven't seen a (good) full version of Für Elise on youtube yet, so I decided to learn it and record it to fill the gap. ^^
Music video by The Cure performing A Letter To Elise: Stereo with David M. Allen [Producer], The Cure [Producer] (C) 1992 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
FIND OUT ABOUT THE LOTUS ELISE SC: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=126177 South Grade Road and East Grade Road aren't the sort of evocative names you'd expect from the best driving roads to be found anywhere. But these smooth, flowing ribbons of asphalt, known locally in San Diego County as S6 and S7, are as good as anything we see on press junkets to Spain or Italy or Germany. No, really. Best of all, they're part of a nearby network of roads in the mountains above San Diego that make this region a weekend stomping ground for the car clubs, enthusiasts of high-strung Italian motorcycles (who have about six months to live, we figure) and the kind of drivers who can appreciate the supercharged 2008 Lotus Elise SC.
Unlove you by Elise Estrada. It's just one picture, Lyrics are down below. * unfair unreal i wanna turn my heart into cold steel that'd be one way to unlove you unjust unkind that i can't erase you from my mind that'd be another way to unlove you even though my heart is tellin me to stay, beggin me to stay my self-respect is telling me i gotta walk away, so imma gonna say what i gotta say what's done you can't undo imma gonna break what i gotta break 'cause you were untrue i'm gonna hurt i'm gonna cry i'm gonna tear me up inside imma gonna do what i gotta do to unlove you (to unlove you) untill i heal i wish that i could freeze everything i feel that'd be one way to unlove you emotions unknown if only i could turn me into stone that'd be, another way to unlove you even though my heart is tellin me to stay, beggin me to stay my dignity is tellin me i gotta walk away, so imma gonna say what i gotta say what's done you can't undo imma gonna break what i gotta break 'cause you were untrue i'm gonna hurt i'm gonna cry i'm gonna tear me up inside imma gonna do what i gotta do to unlove you (to unlove you) i've gotta look you in the eye and tell the world the biggest lie what choice do i have when you hurt me so bad wrecked everything we had so imma gonna say what i gotta say imma gonna do what i gotta do to unlove you imma gonna say what i gotta say what's done you can't undo imma gonna break what i gotta break 'cause you were untrue i'm gonna hurt i'm gonna cry i'm gonna tear me up inside imma gonna do what i gotta do to unlove you (to unlove you) i'm gonna hurt i'm gonna cry i'm gonna tear me up inside imma gonna do what i gotta do to unlove you
Jan
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Vicki gives her big sister a quick driving lesson in the Lotus Elise S
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece? A: The score that's shown in the video is available for free as a PDF here: http://www.musanim.com/pdf/FuerElise.pdf Q: Hey, what happened to my question/comment? A: Questions answered in the FAQ and comments with nothing to do with the video ("spam") are removed. If you posted a comment and don't know why it's gone, email me (stephen at musanim dot com) with "YouTube comment" in the subject line. Q: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean? A: The colors indicate the "pitch class" of the notes; that is, every A is a certain color (blue), every B is a certain color (olive green), etc. The piece is in the key of A, so there's lots of blue, especially at the beginning and end. The choice of colors is based on the "circle of fifths," which you can read about here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths This method of coloring notes is described more here: http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htm Because this form of coloring reflects tonality, the places where the piece moves into another key are easily visible; here's a picture of the whole piece: http://www.musanim.com/img/FuerEliseWholePiece.gif BTW, the colors are more distinct in the high-quality version of the video. Q: How did you make this video? A: See the production notes: http://www.musanim.com/ProductionNotes/FuerElise.html Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself? A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here: http://www.musanim.com/player/ There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first: http://www.classicalarchives.com/ Q: What does "Für Elise" mean? A: For Elisa. You can read more about this piece at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_elise Q: Why do the scores move at different speeds? A: The bar-graph score is graphical, and in it, time translates exactly into horizontal position; conventional notation is symbolic, so there is usually one symbol per note, regardless of whether it's a long or a short note, and the symbols are more or less evenly spaced (for legibility); so, when the notes are faster (like at 1:40), the notation needs to move faster to keep up. Q: The notation is too fuzzy to read. A: Try watching the high-quality version. Q: Please tell me something interesting about Beethoven that I can put in a paper for class. A: Sorry, no. Q: Why did you play this so slowly? A: The piece is marked "poco moto" ("with some motion"), which is pretty vague, but I'm guessing that Beethoven probably intended it to be played a little faster. I chose a slower tempo to make it a little more romantic, a little sweeter, a little gentler. Q: Could you please do a MAM video of _________? A: First, check my "to do" list: http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoList.html ... If the piece isn't listed, read the "Could you please do a MAM video of _________?" item on my main FAQ: http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.html#copyright ... and if you think I'd consider doing it, email me (stephen at musanim dot com). .
Beethoven's Für Elise, played by Dutch Pianist Gerard Hengeveld (1910-2001) on a Philips 45rpm from the mid 1950s. For three years I have a website, where I post "out-of-copyright" (in the Netherlands) classical lp's and 78rpm's. It is updated every Friday: http://homepages.ipact.nl/~otterhouse Enjoy!