PIANO MASTERCLASS with Prof. Ilja Scheps: Rachmaninoff - Piano concerto No 2, 1st mov. 

What a gem: to hear a Bosendorfer and Steinway together!

Can’t say enough how much I loved this! I loved the swinging of the giant bell in his motions. Also the Professor’s touch is impeccable. I hear immediately the difference in the sound when he plays versus the student.

Fantastic. Will forever appreciate the music and artistry at a deeper level. Do the 2nd movement next!

Great masterclass!

thank you so much. just a amateur here, been practicing this for years and its still messy but hopefully a bit less after this. the challenge for the next 20 years

thank you for sharing!

Extremely interesting 🙏👌 Thank you

Обожаю, когда русский человек говорит на английском. Ведь в таком случае даже субтитры не нужны. Сразу всё понимаешь)

The pianist is the accompanists for much of the opening pages. I felt the “Student” was a bit too aggressive. I type as I’m hearing it. Waiting for commentary. Thanks for posting this.

es muy bello

A master piece. We pretty much settled on how it’s played. The composer himself played it and recorded it. Now it’s just a matter how deep you can get into it. And what your performance looks like. And don’t break the chords at the beginning

This is so interesting!!

I really enjoyed the lesson

For years now I'd like to master Rachmaninov's Piano condert No. 2. As my 2 kids (two years apart) both like to learn to play the pinao now (one of which I teach myself), are there any sheet notes that I can download so they can do a 4 hands piece of this? - and by the way, as I stopped taking claases at the age of 21 (being 50 meanwhile) are there any recommendations on how to proceed on improving piano skills at my age?

7.16 most exquisite passage of music ever....

Lindo...muy expresivo...adelante! Falta Forma Musical, mayor comprension de la forma. Muy bien. México.

Melodize it. That’s the winner

musically, the kid is constitutionally unable to plumb the depths. It's a cultural conditioning issue. Far-Easterners are relatively understated emotionally, reserved.

Aaah, don’t break the chord. Just leave out the bottom note

the thing about far-Easterners is that their nervous systems are not amenable to the spirit of Western music. They don't have the pathos, the depth. They gloss over the depth of the details, the minute emotionalism. Technically, they're fine. But doesn't technique include what I am talking about.

Yea, I wouldn’t call this a master class. Just teaching to be a puppet. Give a path why you wanna sound ascertain way. Very superficial way of teaching in m humble opinion