We all must die. Only a few rare individuals leave behind them a contribution to humanity that is timeless. in that sense, Rachmaninoff's genius is still with us and probably always will be as long as humanity endures.
@@mysteriev7071 0:30, 0:52, 1:50? There are so much more, just an example. PS: It is called resolving because it redirects the existing tension towards a consonant chord that gives a feeling of stability and conclusion. The resolutions that I have marked are meaningless by themselves if the tension that precedes them is not listended to or is not taken into consideration.
@@rubencanton1223 thanks for the insight, appreciate it. Where can I get similar analysis for other pieces (such as the Isle of the Dead or 2nd Symphony)? Most other analysis that I read, just say stuff about leitmotifs and theme development, or just theory but without analyzing the emotional impact like you did.
What many people mistake for lack of emotion in this interpretation, is actually the lack of dramatism, which is, likely, intentional. And in a lot of cases, dramatism works like a double-edged sword; depending on the interpretation and audience it might add expression to the piece or make it sound campy. It is also a hard tool to master; if you can't feel it, you better not fake it. We had a joke about pianists - the first thing they learn in music school is faking an orgasm in front of a piano. So, if I had to describe this interpretation, it would be - honest. It's an honest interpretation of Rachmaninoff's work.
Not to count how precise a lack of dramatism is in a play such as this, an elegie. It is not a surprise that, sometimes, great sadness -at least in my experience- expresses itself not that much as an intense, dramatic pain, but rather as an unhurried melancholy, a quiet sense of nothingness, as if our inner world was drowsy and numb. I believe such sad numbness is perfectly expressed here. Thank you for your comment, it was very precise.
I don't know why I feel peaceful when I listen to this piece . I've struggled from insomnia a lot , but everytime that I listen to this specific piece I sleep like a baby.
This elegy by Rachmaninov is as beautiful as it is sad. She seems to be talking about the heartache of a man who has lost everything. This is especially true at the end. It's an ending that rolls head over heels down the mountain to the ground - heartbreaking, furious and bitter. You can’t help but imagine how during it a person throws his hands up and screams of pain and suffering, falling to his knees and crying. A very touching tune. Эта элегия Рахманинова столь же прекрасна, сколь и грустна. Кажется, она говорит о душевной боли человека, потерявшего все. Особенно это заметно в конце. Это финал, который кувырком скатывается с горы на землю - душераздирающий, яростный и горький. Нельзя не представить, как во время него человек вскидывает руки и кричит от боли и страдания, падает на колени и плачет. Очень трогательная мелодия.
I love that weird crying like note just after 0:50 that would have been in the 6th measure of the page in the treble clef. It isn't in the sheet but i feel it conveys so much emotion it just has to be acknowledged.
I like the interpretation and I say that as someone who learns piano for more than 10 years. It's very simple. A lot of people (mjsicians or not) have a romanticized vision about playing romantic peaces, overdramatized, and expressing too much emotions. But in my opinion a simply, honestly played slow romantic peace can touch the audiance more than an exaggerated one. There are peaces that require that type of interpretation but this isnt one of them.
Amateurs play romantic pieces with way too much rubato and "expressive", short phrasing. Semi-professionals simplify everything because they understand the music on a higher level. But true professionals add just the right nuance and elegant, long phrasing that it sounds perfect.
I'm currently studying it for ABRSM Grade 8 at age 61. Ageing brain makes it a challenge but I'll get it. It's a bit depressing though, to read so many harsh criticisms of what is by any account an excellent performance. It makes me wonder why I bother, then I remember, it's what I want to do and if anyone doesn't like how I play, fuck them. I do wonder how many self appointed critics of music on here can do better. Few would be my guess. We live in a critical age.
This is beautiful and thank you for this beautiful sharing the same passion. I liked the way of interpretation. I enjoy reading scores at the same time following. I am a pianist and I love spending time at the piano.
Nice playing man! I'm in the process of learning this piece, and your version is by far the most easy to interpret, and follow along to. It's such a beautiful and expressive piece.
Try listen to Clara Schumann's piano work(written by Clara) and see whether you have similar feel again. I did feel despite both are obviously influenced by Chopin, Rachmaninoff demonstrate a lot more creativity...
From the comments below i understood that you are not a professional pianist.. and that's a pity. I find your interpretation really moving and expressive :) Indeed you have some problems in your sound and voicing but you really play from your heart. And that's the most important. :) Pease keep making music. :)
Rachmaninoff lo toca mucho más rápido y , por supuesto, con toda su genialidad. Pero a mí este tempo me gusta mucho más, y el sonido de este piano es muy profundo, perfecto para esta obra. No me canso de escuchar esta fabulosa pieza.
I will play this for grade 8, 2020. I hope it goes well, some parts are really hard and some parts you need to give it a lot of effort like the last part
Omg !!!!! what a great perfomance, amazing !! congrats, i love it, you melted my heart hahaha, My dream is to play this one, is definately one of the most beautiful pieces ever !
This is a great performance, but I wish there was more of a Romantic era quality about it. This seems too mechanical for the time it was written in. Your interpretation is great in its own way, but I would've liked to hear more emotion coming from the piano. At least, that's how I believe Rachmaninoff would have intended it to be. Again though, that's just my opinion, and the performance was technically flawless. :)
You can comment negatively on the piece. But do you really have to insult others who can appreciate this interpretation? And yes, I liked the performance :)
0:04 - 0:21 Feels like a man has gone through the worst nightmares and hardest time ever and is ready to face off death without any sort of emotion or fear.
I dont know what are you saying but this interpretation is probably my favorite. the stilness and evenness of this playing is exactly how I see it. I only think the ending is not played with the technicque composer intended
Безумных лет угасшее веселье Мне тяжело, как смутное похмелье. Но, как вино - печаль минувших дней В моей душе чем старе, тем сильней. Мой путь уныл. Сулит мне труд и горе Грядущего волнуемое море. Но не хочу, о други, умирать; Я жить хочу, чтоб мыслить и страдать; И ведаю, мне будут наслажденья Меж горестей, забот и треволненья: Порой опять гармонией упьюсь, Над вымыслом слезами обольюсь, И может быть - на мой закат печальный Блеснет любовь улыбкою прощальной А.С. Пушкин 1830 As leaden as the aftermath of wine Is the dead mirth of my delirious days; And as wine waxes strong with age, so weighs More heavily the past on my decline. My path is dim. The future’s troubled sea Foretokens only toil and grief to me. But oh! my friends, I do not ask to die! I crave more life, more dreams, more agony! Midmost the care, the panic, the distress, I know that I shall taste of happiness. Once more I shall be drunk on strains divine, Be moved to tears by musings that are mine; And haply when the last sad hour draws nigh. Love with a farewell smile may gild the sky. A. S. Puskin, 1830 Translated by Hon. M. Baring
Guauu, so many too much beauty in this Rachmaninoff's piece of piano. Rachmaninoff made precious music, try listen "Zdes Korosho" singing by Anna Netrebko, is the most beautiful song that i ever heard
