Interpreting Rachmaninoff's most radical music for piano (ft. Alexander Kobrin) 

Maybe the Apocripha is a better term than 3rd Testament.

Just look up « rach op. 39 scholarly articles » on Google and you’ll find a dozen of 100-page articles delving into the details.

@@zamyrabyrdIt's the Qur'an of piano literature lol

Oh whoa, I might be going to that concert too! I'm not Ben but I work for tonebase too :)

@@AldenHardaway awesome 😎

The incomparable Alexander Malofeev! Let us know what you think of his performance.

@@christopherdew2355 I’m sure it’s safe to say it’s going to be exhilarating. A young giant of pianism.

@@MyPianoArchives I'm sure it is safe to say. And lucky you to be going. Enjoy!

opus 16 no 3 is the piece Kobrin references.

It's very interesting because the musical seeds are almost identical but they go off on opposite directions. Whereas the op 33 is ultimately hopeful, the op 39 is firmly rooted in despair. I've always seen the op 39 no 7 as rachmaninoff looking back on his homeland with sadness-- even though he wrote it before his exile. A funeral March, then the Russian choir, the steady beating of the rain, then a climax of Russian bells... poignant but heart-breaking

That's why he didn't publish it, he wanted to use the theme in the 4th concerto, hence the reduction.

i feel that but i cant think of an easy way

@@nandovancreij I think most video editing software has separate tracks for video and audio. It _should_ be possible to shift the audio track to match the video better. But the original recording needs to be of a nature that supports that... Anyhow, the lack of sync is distracting from the very good content of this video.

@@TomD67 i mean yeah obviously u could download the entire thing but i dont expect anyone to do that

@@nandovancreij I was hoping that Tonebase might see this comment and consider re-editing the video.

@@TomD67 would be very helpful

I've seen multiple say they hear "the crashing waves of the ocean" or a rough sea of some sort

Good question. Rachmaninoff may have had some Italian, but Respighi was a brilliant polyglot who could speak and write in eleven languages. He had also studied and played principal violin at the Russian Imperial Theatre, also studying briefly with Rimsky- Korsakov. So I think we can safely assume that Respighi spoke Russian!

@@paulybarr Maybe in English?

what is the name of the painting?

@@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf road through weeds supposedly

The painting is “Road in the Rye” by Grigoriy Myasoyedov. The painting for no. 7 is “Self-immolation” by the same artist.

@@alexanderkobrinmusic Super, thanks very much! PS, where did you find out it was based on that?

@@musiclassic1 I don’t disclose my sources :)

looks like Dover

I've been working on that one recently too, and here's what I've found out: - try out many different fingerings. Some fingerings will feel great when practicing slow but totally unreliable at proper tempo - If you have smaller hands, don't even attempt to use finger legato in the right hand (It's kind of a waste of time anyways, since that the pedal will be used most of the time). There are some places where most hand sizes can get away with finger legato (for instance, the 7-tuplets on the 3rd page). It's really not necessary however, especially when the R.H. pattern requires finger crossings. - Forearm rotation is essential in the R.H. in order to avoid exhausting your fingers. In fact, most of the R.H. motion should come from forearm rotation and lateral forearm movement, with relatively little finger action. Be very deliberate about how you use your elbow, shoulder, and arm weight. ***For clarity, by forearm rotation I mean the turning of the forearm from the elbow, as seen in this gif: i.imgur.com/5yUSfzU.gifv I hope this helps, good luck! Send me a message if you want further explanation or other advice :)

@@lukeehrkepiano5061 Thanks for your wise suggestions. I quit the piece...it just didn't fit my hands and it is bloody difficult. I will focus on preludes Op 32 in Bflat minor and in Aminor. Although they are quite challenging and intricate, they are not as complicated as Op 39-1. Have you ever played those preludes?? What could you recommend?? Thanks a lot.

​@@dreamsdreams9493op 39 no. 8 is the goat

Not at all! 😳🙄

nah more like scriabin