This performance is a part of "Rachmaninoff 150" album with solo works and the second piano concerto performed by Kirill Gerstein, Kirill Petrenko and @berlinphil. Listen here: lnk.to/GersteinRachmaninoff
Thank goodness Kreisler is not Mozart!!!! Love this new to me pianist brought to my attention by New York Times article- love his unique, playful, slightly jazzy interpretation that makes me smile inside and out! Thank you!
I've tried playing this transcription and it's way more difficult than it sounds. The voicing is almost impossible to get right, for me. Also one needs to keep a steady waltz pulse while using a very flexible rubato. Lines can very easily break apart here, or sound contrived and tacky. Amazing job by Mr Gerstein! 👍
The fact that Mozart is the best doesn't mean that Kreisler is the worst. Especially not when his charming melancholic tunes are arranged into the musical equivalent of a Fabergé egg, like here by Rachmaninoff.
