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The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 9 November 1901, with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. This video contains all three movements played by Rachmaninoff.
This piece is one of Rachmaninoff's most enduringly popular pieces, and established his fame as a concerto composer.
*UPDATE
I know there has been a lot of controversies about who's playing second and third movements. Personally I got this recording from a CD which said it was Rachmaninoff who was playing, so I decided to upload it on youtube. I'm not exactly sure who's playing second or third movements but am definitely sure its Rachmaninoff who's playing the first.

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@TOPDadAlpha Год назад

In 1980 I was fortunate to go to Moscow. Very difficult in those years. We were walking the streets and we found a LP/vinyl store. We went in and since none of us spoke Russian we just walked around looking at all the records. I walked up to the counter and said "Rachmaninoff". I figured they would understand that. The clerks started to pull out LP after LP. In the stack was a set of 9 LPS of Rachmaninoff playing only his compositions (a box set all in Russian). I purchased it immediately. I played them for years over and over. In 2000 I donated the box set to Dana School of Music. I consider myself most fortunate.

@peaceandlove544 6 месяцев назад

Wowwwwww

@teresahernandez3889 5 месяцев назад

@@peaceandlove544😂😂❤traducir a español

@teresahernandez3889 5 месяцев назад

I'men que año fue este concierto

@andreaanastasi3460 4 месяца назад

Hi, was this known compositions or published? Where could I listen to these?

@squeakersthree711 2 месяца назад

Браво!!!!! Браво!!!!

@KnifeLegends124 4 года назад

A couple of interesting things about Rachmaninoff. He was the first composer to fully understand the importance of being recorded playing his own music. In fact he recorded much of his own piano music, as well as the music of many other important composers for RCA in the 20s and 30s. Before this, composers thought of recording as some sort of a gimmick and they did not understand the real value for future generations. As far as the sound quality and interpretations go, even though the Rachmaninoff's recordings were done in the electrical era there were still serious limitations on the sound quality and that must be kept in mind when you judge the sound and playing. This also means we can be certain we aren't hearing the full tone and expressiveness of Rachmaninoff's playing. This is especially true with respect to dynamic range - the difference in volume between the loudest passages and the softest ones. Because of the limitations in recording technology at this time, recording engineers had to engage in the process of gain riding. This means turning the record level up and down during the recording process so that the loud passages would not distort on the finished recording and so that the soft passages would be audible as well. At best this was not an exact science. Here is why I mention this. Rachmaninoff was widely regarded as the greatest living pianist in the period between the two world wars, in a time filled with great giants. This included pianists like Josef Hoffmann, Josef Lehvinne, Leopold Godowsky, Ignaz Freidman, Moritz Rosenthal, Benno Moisevitch and others, not to mention young lions such Rubinstein and Horowitz. In this time Rachmaninoff was said to have, by most critics and these other giants of the keyboard, the most beautiful tone and the widest possible control of phrasing and dynamic range. This is more audible on some of his solo recordings as compared to those with orchestra. Listen to his 1929 recording of Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith Suite and you can hear a control of dynamic range not duplicated by any pianist then or since. Recording with orchestra during this period was a bear and it inevitably involved artistic compromises that were not made during live performances. Pianists of this time, Rachmaninoff included, never played anything the same way twice, so no one recording can be said to be a definitive. Rachmaninoff himself was quoted as saying that his goal in these recordings was simply to provide a record of his own playing in these pieces for future generations. He did not say that any one recording of his was definitive. The wonderful pianist Arthur Schnabel was fond of saying that great compositions were finer than they could ever be played, making it clear that even a recording by the composer cannot be considered the last word. And this without even getting into to the debate about how performance styles evolve over the years. Last comment about Rachmaninoff's playing for the moment. If he were recording and playing today, it is my personal belief, based on everything I have heard and read, that the playing would be bolder, more dynamic and more tonally rich than the playing of any contemporary pianist, but that is just my subjective two cents worth! Thanks for listening and please let me know what you think.

@tomcarterpianist 3 года назад

Regarding your claim that Rachmaninoff was widely regarded as the greatest living pianist in the period between the two world wars: I expect that Rachmaninoff himself would have disputed this. There is a famous anecdote as recalled by Abram Chasins (in his 'Speaking of Pianists'): 'Some years later, at one of Hofmann's memorable recitals in New York's Carnegie Hall, following a truly bedazzling performance of Chopin's B minor Sonata, Sergei Rachmaninoff sat silent for a few moments and then said: "Well, there goes one more composition out of my repertoire. Not since Anton Rubinstein have I heard anything like this. There's no use. It is the music itself and the only way to play it, and nobody else can do it."' Also bear in mind that Lhévinne, as a classmate of Rachmaninoff, graduated at the top of the class above him. I'm not trying to belittle Rachmaninoff. He is one of the greatest pianists on record, a statement that I expect would be received unanimously. The point of me writing this is to highlight that the pianists of the time were all esteemed and claiming that Rachmaninoff "was said to have, by most critics and these other giants of the keyboard, the most beautiful tone and the widest possible control of phrasing and dynamic range" does a disservice to all the other fantastic pianists of the time. It also isn't true. The following is a quote from Harold C. Schönberg, one of the most prolific critics of the 20th century, speaking of Josef Lhévinne: "His tone was like the morning stars singing together, his technique was flawless even measured against the fingers of Hofmann and Rachmaninoff, and his musicianship was sensitive." Evidently, there was not a consensus that one pianist was better than all the others! I hope I've made my point clear. Just because one pianist is fantastic doesn't mean the others have to be put down.

@KnifeLegends124 3 года назад

@@tomcarterpianist Tom thanks for your interest in my post about Rachmaninoff. You seem a bit confused, so let me start by clarifying one important point, no where in my post did I put down other great pianists with my comments about Rachmaninoff - period. Raising one pianist above the others does not automatically imply that others are being put down. For me it is more a case of "primus inter pares". I have also read the books by Shonberg and Chasins many times and am familiar with their statements about the greatest pianists pianists playing between the wars. For me Shoenberg's most interesting comment about Hoffman was, that compared to him, other pianists sounded thick. My opinion is based primarily on listening. What I find fascinating is that at no point do you mention listening to the playing of these of these great artists! I have hundreds of recordings of pianists from this time. This includes the extensive complete recordings of Rachmaninoff, the extensive complete recordings of Hoffman, the complete recordings of Lhevinne and many others. Of these three, Rachmaninoff is the only one who left recordings comprehensive enough for anyone to have a real opinion about his playing. The sum total of Lhevinne's recordings are contained in a single disc which is barely 50 minutes long. When you eliminate the duets with his wife Rosina you have barely 30 minutes. Of this 30 minutes 15 of it is unexceptional, leaving only several small pieces to support Lhevvine's entire reputation. It is true that he was widely admired by his esteemed colleges, but the great praise heaped upon him by Busoni at the Moscow conservatory was based on the playing of a talented 15 your old and not a mature artist. For all we know Lhevinne peaked early and was superseded by other great pianists. I am not saying that is the case, I am only saying you cannot really support Lhevinne's reputation by listening to the recordings he left. Hoffman is another challenging case. He left a lot of recordings, mostly made during his long decline from lack of practice and severe alcoholism. His finest recordings are the very early electrical ones where the playing does sound magical, but all in recordings of very short pieces. By the time we get to his Jubilee Concert in Carnegie Hall, he is already not the magician of the keyboard he once was. He does rise to the ocaission in the Anton Rubinstein Concerto, but the rest of his playing in this recital was seriously uneven. He made many recordings after this, mostly the same group of Chopin pieces again and again, each sounding worse and more eccentric than the one before. He may have been the greatest of all time, but as with Lhevinne, his recordings do not show it. This leaves us with Rachmaninoff, someone who recorded extensively in his prime, including many important long pieces by other composers. I concede these recordings cannot show the complete Rachmaninoff, but as a group the playing is heads and tails about what Hoffman and Lhevinne left us. I say this because, to the best of my knowledge, I have listened to every note recorded by all three of them again and again. We have the same problem with Leopold Godowsky, someone who was praised by Rachmaninoff and Hoffman as a magician of the keyboard, but whose recordings show us nothing of the sort. Naturally these are only my opinions and you may not feel the same way when you listen. Fact, in his time Rachmaninoff was the most financially successful, popular and in demand pianist in the world - period. During this time Hoffman and Lhevinne were also on the concert stage, but they were no where near as popular with concert going audiences. Interesting note, in poles of current professional pianists over the last several decades, Rachmaninoff is placed at the peak repeatedly! In the end all that can be said for certain was that between the wars there was a very interesting group of incredible and unique pianists each with their own special sound and touch, it's just too bad that most of them did not make enough recordings in their prime to show us how good they really were. The good news is that there were a number of incredible pianists from this time, who did record in their prime, and who did leave us examples of their playing in a wide and diverse repertoire. This includes, but is not limited to, wonderful players such as Ignaz Friedman, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Vladimir Horowitz and Artur Rubinstein, just to name a few.

@searchers 3 года назад

@@KnifeLegends124 I also have, and have listened to, all of the existing recordings of every legendary pianist, from Francis Plante till now. The Hofmann "Golden Jubilee" recording (which I have listened to for 60 years) contains the most brilliant, spectacular, thought provoking and original playing I have ever heard. I know some will dispute this, but Hofmann makes ALL other pianists sound like children, learning their instrument. Remember, Artur Rubinstein, Horowitz, and Glenn Gould were all overwhelmed by first hearing Hofmann in concert, when they were children. Certainly, his dynamic style, with its emphasis on "inner voices", is not accepted today, but in its time, it was electrifying, even to Rachmaninoff.

@KnifeLegends124 3 года назад

@@angelinadohr4558 The experts were clearly wrong. SR music has been continuously popular since it was written. Today it is more popular than ever. Love it when the experts are wrong!

@christopherczajasager9030 3 года назад

Unfortunately he did NOT record all his piano music.Perhaps you mean his Concerti?

@margm4 Год назад

I grew up hearing my dear Mum play this on our piano. Still brings tears to my eyes. She was not a well trained pianist but played it with such heart and gusto. I can still hear it, even though our old piano was not the best instrument. It’s the heart that plays it, not the skill of the performer.

@pamelajoy6037 Год назад

Agreed! ❤

@jopool5840 11 месяцев назад

⁠love your view of your mom. She tackled the best and enjoyed it

@Cakrug1 11 месяцев назад

Oh my yes, a thousand times over! The HEART comes through loud and clear! While skill is important, if a musician does not have heart and passion pouring out of his/her soul, all the skill cannot make up for a flat, dry performance!! I’ve heard that same thing with opera singers as well. Like the “Three Tenors”… all of them have beautiful voices, phrasing, etc etc…. But for me, only one of the three had passion and heart… he sang from a different place in his being and you could feel it in every performance! I’ll leave it to you to discern which of three I’m referring to…. He’s the one who could bring tears to my eyes by singing the phone book!! I, like you, listen to music through my heart and soul ❣️ In my childhood I often wondered if others heard music as I did, but I was so young at the time I didn’t understand why some were not moved as I was moved. My mother was a professional musician and I’d see her weep as she played… it all came from the ♥️ heart!

@hexorg2 11 месяцев назад

I also grew up with this music; my mother did not play the piano, but had a Van Cliburn recording that she played quite often. So much it defined her and her personality. I too bond her memory with Rachmaninoff music.

@lisettepapineau6252 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@baysideharpy8350 Год назад

I recently discovered that he wrote this magnificent piece as he surfaced from a deep depression. It certainly helped me overcome my own demons during a very difficult period in my life. Thank you Maestro.

@WeirdMedicine 6 месяцев назад

Yes, it's dedicated to the doctor who treated him. Incredible story

@Ametista-zc2ed 5 месяцев назад

Очень рекомендую Вам послушать также этот концерт в исполнении Алексея Султанова на Конкурсе Вэна Клайберна в США В 1989 Г, ФИНАЛЬНЫЙ РАУНД

@WeirdMedicine 5 месяцев назад

@@Ametista-zc2ed yes, incredible performance.

@tsitchik 4 месяца назад

Не wrote this piece being in US and deeply longing to return to Russia. He missed too much his mothercountry.

@ganjoka 10 лет назад

I am a 65 year old man teaching my grandsons to appreciate and hopefully one day love the classics. When I first played Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 for my 3 year old grandson he asked me if I was OK because of the tears in my eyes. I can't help it every time I listen to this piece my breath is short and my eyes are wet from start to finish. Arguably the best piano concerto of all time.

@sevaras.2174 5 лет назад

I wish I could play it

@drivenhome7840 5 лет назад

@@sevaras.2174 Most of the classics are in video games, you're probably not aware of nor is your 3 year old grandson, but he will be.

@russell3357 5 лет назад

especially the 2nd movement extremely lyrical

@quytw 5 лет назад

You can feel the beauty of russian culture and history through his music.

@sibellacin1448 5 лет назад

ganjoka That is exactly how I feel ...🙏🏻

@konkush3675 4 года назад

Imagine disliking a piece of music because you think it’s being played in a wrong tempo, when the dude whos playing it is the one who wrote it 😂

@KnifeLegends124 3 года назад

It's a strange world isn't it!

@KnifeLegends124 3 года назад

To me most great pieces can stand a wide range of tempo. More important is the connection the artist has to the style of the composition. Most Romantic music can stand a fair amount of variation in tempo and rubato. But if you play Mozart as if it were Prokofiev to me that is not idiomatic, it is not in the spirit of Mozart. and that's a problem!

@mymanjosquin 3 года назад

Beethoven’s metronome markings are nuts, often so fast as to be nearly unplayable. certainly not very pleasing aesthetically.

@Tallinheels 3 года назад

Too much coffee.

@cislak5669 3 года назад

This is the right tempo. He wrote it So he knows.

@theingabo212 2 года назад

You don't just hear it, You feel it. Right? That's the great thing abt classical music. The most beautiful piano concerto ever written.

@annazeman8521 2 года назад

Your comment is your opinion which I share. Perhaps my father would have also shared this opinion. But it Is many years too late to ask him.

@sofarsogouldgg7294 2 года назад

This is like the most valuable hidden treasure on RU-vid

@german21043 2 года назад

Stop praising Rachmaninoff! Open your eyes on the war in Ukraine!

@sofarsogouldgg7294 2 года назад

What .?? ...are you insane ,.

@ninotavadze904 Год назад

@@sofarsogouldgg7294 Yes, they are...

@joyceferrell2245 Год назад

Yeah how embarrassing. He was genius!

@fairelanderson4603 4 года назад

In 1986, when I was 50 years old, I spent 6 months exploring Western Europe listening to this on my Walkman. "A loaf of bread, A chunk of cheese and Rach 2". That's the way to live.

@drno8561 3 года назад

Where's the woman?

@wandamaximoff4091 3 года назад

that seems like so much fun

@aadityas.9820 3 года назад

You must be 85 now, an honour to hear your experience 0:)

@joost505 3 года назад

Where did you go in Europe?

@fairelanderson4603 3 года назад

@@joost505 I home based out of London and traveled all over, but mostly Austria and Bavaria

@reneschoon8428 2 года назад

I guess he would be thrilled to find out that nearly 5 million people from all around the globe injoyed his fabulous concerto. Make music, not war.

@german21043 2 года назад

Agree! Stop the war against Ukraine! Contribute at least a dollar!

@AlbertAlbertB. 2 месяца назад

Make war ánd music and make war in music and music in times of war.

@OkelloDunkleyDSLRWorkshops 2 года назад

A big thank you to the recording engineers back in the 1920s that preserved this for us in 2022 and beyond.

@theresalutostanski2193 2 года назад

Nobody plays this piece as beautiful as Rachmaninoff himself.

@ripvanwinkle1819 Год назад

Wow😅. Shows how dumb youtube comments are.

@mil3qqer906 Год назад

I strongly advise you to listen to the performance of the stunning van Cliburn - the first winner of the international competition named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, I'm sure you'll like it. In my opinion, this is the best performance of this great concert. I don't like Rachmaninoff's interpretation. Listen to Cleburn win every note and present this music, warming the heart. I hope you don't stay indifferent.

@rafaelbp591 Год назад

@@mil3qqer906is this an "interptretation"? imo you cannot interpret yourself

@user-em7hh1tc7v Год назад

@@mil3qqer906зачем ты слушаешь Рахманинова пианиста, "вежливый человек?!

@wmvbeuz 11 месяцев назад

Today there are so many fantastic pianists and fantastic recordings of the second pianoconcerto, but Rachmaninov’s own interpretation does stand the time and that makes it even more incredible.

@user-fe7pe2bg2s 4 года назад

Мурашки по коже. Сколько вложено в эту музыку! Очень по-русски. И страшно, и больно, и оптимистично. Все передано. Будем жить.

@classicalmusic1175 8 лет назад

It's so refreshing to actually hear the composer perform their own work. We're lucky to have this recording of the great Rachs.

@neznamokto1393 8 лет назад

+Classical Music11 Rachmaninoff plays only the first movement here.

@otleon 8 лет назад

+Neznamo Kto Thank you for clearing that up.

@iwanabana 8 лет назад

+Classical Music11 haha but the conversion from vinyl to digital has sped up the piece a little too much

@acronym44 8 лет назад

+iwanabana Maybe not... I understood, he played his music faster than most people can because of his exceptionally wide hands. (possibly caused by a kind of syndrome) It doesn't sound very fast to me. I find it sounds fantastic, he makes the music come to life. I've never heard that before. Or am I just tripping right now? Not sure...

@iwanabana 8 лет назад

Classical Music11 and also, only if the composer himself is technically able to play their own music (Mozart, Paganini, Brahms, Rachmaninoff)...Then there are those who couldn't...Ravel, Hindemith etc.

@user-rd8mj9cb5i Год назад

Какое счастье услышать гениального пианиста и композитора . Спасибо за эту сохранившуюся запись.

@user-jz5ed2sc1g Год назад

А я даже приобрела компактдиск с этим исполнением.. В ютубе часто пропадают записи.. Нельзя сравнивать две интерпретации, автора и Рихтера, два гения, но все же автор есть автор, как он сам чувствует свою музыку, так никто не почувствует... Величие........

@user-yz1zk3us6w 11 месяцев назад

Какое счастье услышать этот замечательный концерт в исполнении автора

@happgirlfly8190 10 месяцев назад

@@user-jz5ed2sc1g послушайте в исполнении Алексея Султанова на концерте Клиберна

@redskindan78 2 месяца назад

Translation: "What a joy it is to hear a brilliant pianist and composer. Thank you for this saved post." I agree.

@user-xj5xq6rv4g 18 дней назад

@@user-jz5ed2sc1gпослушайте ещё Алексея Султанова, от гениальный пианист-виртуоз, к сожалению у нас его не так знают, как за границей. Но он этот концерт сыграл так, что я подумала, что сам Рахманинов нас посетил во время игры! Послушайте, не пожалеете, точно. Если не знали такого пианиста, откроете его для себя точно. Он и других композиторов исполняет так, как будто они сами играют. Это феноменальный был пианист!

@AndySaenz 9 месяцев назад

This is one of the most MAGNIFICENT piano compositions ever written! This man was an absolute genius! 🎹 🎶 🎵 🎼

@sharonholdren7588 3 года назад

Follow up: my father saw him play this in concert. A hundred years later I am sharing this with him. The most perfect piece of piano music ever written.

@emersonarulsingh6371 Год назад

How old is your father

@joyceferrell2245 Год назад

Beautiful

@paulolira6443 Год назад

😢😢😢😢😢😢 Impressive

@paulolira6443 Год назад

If I live up to 100 years of age, I will still be hearing this concerto 😊

@peaceandlove544 6 месяцев назад

Wowwwwww

@sharonholdren1762 5 лет назад

The best 38 minutes I have spent on my tablet since I bought it 11 months ago. My father introduced me to this piece when I was very young (less than 10 years old). He told me of going to hear Rachmaninoff in concert in Columbus Ohio in the 1930's when he was in his 20s. I am still impressed that he could put together enough money to pay for this kind of pleasure on a draftsman's salary. He never earned more than $6000 a year in his life, but he knew what was important and what to give his children they would take through their entire lives.

@ernestoramos6916 4 года назад

what a great dad you had!

@ernestoramos6916 4 года назад

What a great dad you had!

@martar6132 4 года назад

You are fortunate to have had such a father. Mine also knew how to instil real values in his children over just objects that are worshipped nowadays.

@juliap172 3 года назад

That’s amazing!

@emitch9213 3 года назад

I always appreciate the mystery of a father child relationship-there are those who have not felt such an intimate expression of a loving father-💝

@damichaud Год назад

I am 71 years old now and every time I hear this Concerto I am transfixed. To hear it played by the person who wrote it is haunting...like hearing another soul in my mind. Thank you for uploading!

@philippecartondetournai5546 2 месяца назад

cette musique, adorée par mes parents continue à 77 ans, à me transfigurer à tous les âges de le vie... L'écouter dans sa force et sa fluidité originelle , jouée par son auteur me procure une immense émotion!

@marijane8665 3 года назад

I’m a 70+ year old who first developed a love of music in the early 60’s while babysitting for a family that had a Magnavox Hi-Fi and a fairly extensive collection of records that included this Rachmaninov piece. I don’t remember how I stumbled on it but I was hooked at first listen! Every time I went there, after giving all attention to the children in my care and putting them to bed, I would listen to this joyous masterpiece at least 2-3 times a night! Now all these years later I still love this as well as countless works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and the list goes on! The joy that my love of music has given me over the years is incalculable and will keep on living till I die...

@katiesethna Год назад

I so agree !

@Steveiegaming 7 лет назад

When you sit down, and realize how truly amazing this man was, and then to realize it's him playing, it takes your breathe away.

@rachelharris5892 3 года назад

All I know is my Mum was a classical concert pianist who loved this piece. It was her favourite to play. I'm no connoisseur but she passed away recently and I miss her so. This piece will always be a favourite. She gave me that.

@floridastanleysmiles339 3 года назад

I'm sorry for your loss :(

@rachelharris5892 3 года назад

@@floridastanleysmiles339 Thank you.

@harinirajesh3838 3 года назад

I'm sorry for your loss. I hope her memory lives on and shines brightly through this masterpiece.

@rachelharris5892 3 года назад

@@harinirajesh3838 Thank you. It's her birthday soon. I listen to remember.

@Sicilia928 Год назад

My father was a Julliard trained concert pianist so I totally understand. I miss my dad with every breath I take. I was listening to great music from conception. In his last years I would buy VCR and the DVDs of operas and great concerts. We would sit and watch/listen for hours. I would give a year of my life for ten minutes with him now. I am so fortunate and moved to Florence, Italy, in 2015. Wednesday, the 13th, they are giving a FREE concert (yes, free) of Beethoven's 9th Symphony conducted by Zubin Mehta. I will undoubtably cry through the whole thing. It's the symphony I made certain was playing as my father passed away.

@caseyjones9716 2 года назад

From the opening chord, I have chills. No one played Rachmaninoff's work better than The Man himself. The emotion, the passion, his heart. The music wraps around me like a warm blanket.

@german21043 2 года назад

Stop the war against Ukraine! Contribute at least a dollar!

@nikitaedell 2 года назад

@@german21043 f+ck off, take a weapon in your hand. Its not our problem, we are not forced to help. Be thankfull for every single piece of help you get. There are people out there who need help much more than you do.

@aleksPval Год назад

@@german21043 ?

@direktordirektor9273 Месяц назад

Но они ведь отменили Рахманинова! Они за это и воюют...за отмену живой красоты, Музыки. Они и Чайковского запретили в своей стране...Разве можно с этим смириться?!!!@@german21043

@nufogirlful Год назад

Чудесно... никакого пафоса, простота и ясность мысли, которая нам так нужна сейчас.

@gracegorman642 7 лет назад

Never mind who is playing, or whether it's the same person playing all of it. Sergei Rachmaninov WROTE all of it, and it's the most drop dead gorgeous piece of piano music ever written, appropriate for any time in one's life, listenable on any device, any time of the day, any season. If it doesn't set your heart and soul on fire you're a robot.

@marie-helenejarno3357 7 лет назад

I agree

@bobbyfork 7 лет назад

Grace Gorman I seriously couldn't agree more. I have never been so moved by another piece as this one has in my life.

@AlbertoOlallaPianist 7 лет назад

Grace Gorman nothing more to say

@merlenebishop4760 7 лет назад

I heartily agree !

@m.delsalle4227 7 лет назад

absolute True!

@LuisSanchez-jx8nh Год назад

Thanks Rachmaninoff, this saved my life. Thank you you showing me how beautiful this world can be! ♥

@tania-iw6kz Год назад

It's my favourite classical piece. Take care of yourself. Greetings from Belarus 🇧🇾.

@MikeBrown-ov2ol Год назад

greetings from Germany. I was at the same point where you stood, and this exact piece kept me from falling off the edge. The emotions this piece can produce are incredible!

@LuisSanchez-jx8nh Год назад

Greetings from California ❤️

@MikeBrown-ov2ol Год назад

@@LuisSanchez-jx8nh I hope you're holding up well! Depression can be a horrible thing. It cost me my career as an officer in the German military, but it opened other, new ways. I'm now studying biochemistry and all in all I can only say: If the path is shrouded in darkness, take a few steps and you will see that it is only at that specific point that it looked only dark and impassable. Life is so much more than giving in to the pain, it must be so much more, and we have the power to change it. That's what I learned, and what I wouldn't have learned if not for this music. Stay strong and live a joyous happy life! As stupid as it sounds, but know that even for me, a total stranger across the world on the internet, you do matter :)

@LuisSanchez-jx8nh Год назад

@@MikeBrown-ov2ol Likewise , you matter too! 🙂

@user-jz5ed2sc1g Год назад

Как трудно сравнивать два исполнения - Рихтера и автора, Рахманинова.. И все же при всей моей любви к Рихтеру, предпочтение в исполнении отдаю Рахманинову! И темпы, и фразировка, и динамика, и техника, а какой звук....!!!! Все один сплошной шедевр и гениальность!!! Счастлива, что приобрела компактдиск с этим исполнением. Спасибо Богу за великого гения Рахманинова!!! ❤❤❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@user-qp1zd4nj4r Год назад

Да. 2 и 3 концерт Рахманинова лично для меня существуют только в записи композитора. Других не приемлю

@sergeyagaltsev8904 Год назад

@@user-qp1zd4nj4r Рахманинов говорил Владимиру Горовицу, что он, Горовиц исполняет его третий концерт лучше, чем он сам, Рахманинов.

@AntonioCaldo Год назад

@@sergeyagaltsev8904 действительно было так) Исполнение Горовица настолько безупречно и гармонично, что парой думаешь, что этот концерт Сергей Васильевич для него написал. Не зря они дружили

@samsunggalaxyj5803 Год назад

Adoro Rachmaninov ce l'ho nel sangue, nella mente e nell'aria che respiro io lo ritrovo. Lo amo❤

@jesusvelazquez5276 Год назад

Gracias al pueblo ruso por haber dado tal joya a la humanidad.

@elisabetta594 3 года назад

The tempo of the first movement feels so right to me. I've always heard it slower, but here the melody flows like a river, like a dance. And it makes so much sense, in a way that I don't know if I can go back to other versions ever again.

@sharonholdren7588 3 года назад

As a kid I already loved this piece. When my father would hear me play a recording he would tell me about spending a $1.00 on a ticket to see Rachmaninoff in concert. He earned $10.00 week. I never expected to hear the person my father saw in life

@earlbuckman8734 3 года назад

We are so lucky that these recordings were possible then. But your father was the lucky one! Thanks for sharing your lovely memory. Both your father and Rachmaninoff are smiling! Earl

@annazeman8521 2 года назад

You are lucky, Sharon Holdren.

@swiftsword6489 4 года назад

My grandmother died yesterday from coronavirus. Wanted to come here to remember her. Hope everyone is safe and doing well. Hope this doesnt happen to you.

@rocioaguilera3613 4 года назад

Sorry for your loss. I hope this amazing masterpiece will give you dome kind of peace for your soul

@swiftsword6489 4 года назад

Rocío Aguilera thank you, it’s a powerful piece. It’s conveys much emotion. Makes me sad to listen to it but I’m glad that I can cry.

@salvat3735 3 года назад

My deepest condolences

@swiftsword6489 3 года назад

@@salvat3735 Thanks, it's tough but thanks.

@truettneathery8071 3 года назад

Just keep listening to Anthony and not Donnie !!

@joandebruin3847 2 года назад

A divine,breathtakingly beautiful piano concerto composed by a musical genius.

@danubexuchen7330 Год назад

I'm not sure if you have to have classical music in your life, but when those symphonies are played, a sense of human dignity rises up in your heart, like a ritual, like a baptism, which inspires you. This is something that other types of music are difficult to give, so it is worth our time and energy to listen to the perception, to use it to open up the range of life.

@martimalmeida2745 6 лет назад

We are so lucky that we have these amazing recordings by rachmaninoff himself... I think no one else is (or was) able to play his works in such a magical way. Even the orchestra is something special. It is so fresh, natural and touching that I feel I am in a completely different place. That is truly why this interpretation inspires me so much! Bravo!

@silviagarciario3566 3 года назад

Este concierto selo dedicó al médico que locuro desu depresión después de la pérdida de su amigo e inspirador tchaiskoski

@neznamokto1393 2 года назад

Rachmaninoff plays only the first movement here. Classical Masterpieces lied.

@kennethcullitan3815 Год назад

This is my very favorite piece of music. How fortunate I am to be able to hear it performed by its composer. Thank you!

@kathykefalas701 2 года назад

My father played the piano by ear. This was something I inherited from him. His favorite composer was Rachmaninov. He saw him in concert and this was one of his most beloved treasures. I love him too. Such a great talent.

@german21043 2 года назад

Stop the war against Ukraine! Contribute at least a dollar!

@mspish8852 Год назад

@@german21043 Rachmaninoff has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine since he died in 1943. When he performed before his death, he sent money from his concerts to help fight the Nazi’s, but he did not condone war. If he were alive today, he would probably contribute to Ukraine, seeing the atrocities that Putin is committing.

@cocksattract Год назад

@@mspish8852 It must be so shameful to be Anglo-Saxons who have instigated the war in Ukraine, and now they are rather hypocritically blaming Russians ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T6mw9U62ZJU.html John Joseph Mearsheimer (/ˈmɪərʃaɪmər/; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation.

@samirafterone 10 лет назад

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 was written after Rachmaninoff went through depression and after the period that he followed psychotherapy sessions. The concert was dedicated to Dr. Nikolai Dahl, with which Rachmaninoff surpassed the creative blockage he entered in. Perhaps, without this depression, the concert would not have become the masterpiece. I love Rachmaninoff, the last of the romantics...

@Althissian 10 лет назад

One important detail. The concerto was written backwards so the beginning is Rahmaninov out of depression while in the ending he is still there.

@jansci354 10 лет назад

Really?? I had no idea! Thank you for that information, Laura :-)

@samirafterone 10 лет назад

my pleasure :)

@shabrinaalyani2443 10 лет назад

Игорь Крылов really? didn't know that before. thanks for the interesting information!

@shabrinaalyani2443 10 лет назад

Laura Ciocoiu "Perhaps, without this depression, the concert would not have become the masterpiece." I agree! :)

@suneung11 4 года назад

작곡가가 직접 연주한 음악을 들을 수 있는 것이 얼마나 큰 행운인가 ...

@user-nh5mi3vy1u 3 года назад

한국인댓글보는것도 소소한 행운ㅋ

@user-qd7fm4tv3e 3 года назад

여기서 인연을만나네

@suneung11 3 года назад

@@user-qd7fm4tv3e 인연은 서식지가 넓어

@user-iw8xo3qw4r 3 года назад

이렇게 같은 감정을 한글댓글로 보고 댓글달수있는것도 큰 기쁨이네요

@user-qd7fm4tv3e 3 года назад

@@suneung11 이년은 왜케 감성적이야

@kso808 Год назад

My father introduced me to this as an 11-year old, in the summer of 1967. I had taken nearly 4 years of piano lessons by that point, and hearing this concerto was a shot in the arm to me, in furthering my interest in playing the piano. It has to be one of the most gorgeously beautiful piano pieces ever created.

@ZippyThePinhead 8 месяцев назад

My dad so wanted me to love classical as much as he did, but it was about the time my older sister was listening to Beatles, and my older cousins were listening to Cream, Led Zep, and Yes, so guess where my interests went to. 😁 I still have a healthy respect for classical, but R&R will always be my go to.

@kso808 8 месяцев назад

@@ZippyThePinhead 1967 was also the year I discovered 45 rpm vinyl records and started purchasing them for about the following 20 years. I also really got into listening to AM radio then too, and later, started going to pop/rock concerts.

@stan7899 2 года назад

To me, Rachmaninoff is yet another proof that God exists for having gifted him with so much talent. Just like Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms and the like.

@EvidenceReasonsAcademy 10 месяцев назад

Amen!

@wserthmar8908 8 месяцев назад

Praise YHWH

@jupiterite3 10 лет назад

Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski 10 and 13 April 1929, Academy of Music, Philadelphia

@user-hj7ox7hk1s Год назад

Я думаю, что этот концерт в исполнении его автора, самого Сергея Рахманинова, - уникален! Он один из лучших концертов в мире и на все века! Ведущий мотив, который пронизывает всю музыку от начала до конца,пробирает меня до кончиков нервов и , слушая этот концерт, я как будто ощущаю себя в другом мире, без войн, потерь... в мир Царства Музыки...

@maridedona9135 Год назад

❤

@olgashah.2064 8 месяцев назад

Для меня прочтение в самом г начале было откровением, никто так не исполнял.

@sharonstromley9350 3 года назад

The very first time I heard this piece, I was captivated. It touches a place of yearning in all of us and comes out of that amazing "Russian Soul" that expresses beauty, longing to join with the Sublime and a certain sadness that on t h I s side of eternity, we can never quite reach it. Thank you, Sergei, for helping us get a little closer and for God Who gifted Man with the ability to create and express such beauty.

@kerenhannahgolan6961 2 года назад

So true Sharon.. This Divinely gifted music causes the soul to soar and reach heavenly places.

@mspish8852 Год назад

AMEN! 🙏❤

@Virginia-bm6ww 3 месяца назад

Heart breaking beautiful

@L_a_d_a_ Год назад

«Я - русский композитор, и моя родина наложила отпечаток на мой характер и мои взгляды. Моя музыка - это плод моего характера, и потому это русская музыка»

@user-sl6vl9ip5y 6 месяцев назад

О начале концерта композитор Н. К. Метнер писал: «С первого же колокольного удара чувствуешь, как во весь рост поднимается Россия».

@user-uv5ee7xo9s 6 месяцев назад

Рахманинов это очень русский композитор. Страстный, проникновенный, удивительный!

@andresteran3681 10 лет назад

As my mother used to say, this melodies come from heaven

@jimmyjamesWang 9 лет назад

Well, I only know that I have yet to fully savor it. Because if I have, I would have never come back here, and I have would have forgotten every note and sound of this piece in my mind.

@bme7491 5 лет назад

@MorbidManMusic Hitchslapped!

@gibbr4802 4 года назад

*Magnificent*

@anthonysonbou8948 4 года назад

@@jimmyjamesWang h Glle Gould

@luiselieceravila 4 года назад

try to listen to J.S. Bach then :)

@musiconcerto Год назад

My dream is to play this concerto, but I’m still young and maybe someday I will be able to play it, but for now I’ll just listen to this masterpiece, and watch as time passes

@user-qz4ly4fc2i Год назад

Надо стремиться! Сыграйте обязательно хотя бы в память о вашем прекрасном впечатлении от этой великой музыки!

@kizpaws Год назад

One of the last composers of the Romantic era... What a treat to be able to hear him play. Absolutely incredible indeed.

@ChiefQueef92 7 месяцев назад

Rachmaninoff is not only the pride of Russia, but mankind. This concerto is a testament to man being made in God’s image; capable of creating something with such breathtaking beauty even as a fallen creature. Thank you Rachmaninov, God bless you👏👏

@socraticgadfly 8 лет назад

I'd like to point out how Rachmaninoff takes a much faster tempo than modern interpretations.

@justinburton249 8 лет назад

I've been told he didn't like performing his own pieces. After all, the lack of musicality is horrendous.

@socraticgadfly 8 лет назад

Justin Burton Been told by whom? And, there's people other than Rachmaninoff himself that take not only faster, but relatively "non-romantic," approaches to his music.

@acronym44 8 лет назад

+Justin Burton How do you mean "lack of musicality"? I prefer his playing over other's. I think people don't understand how he meant it and play it too romantic and too slow. Rachmaninov was definitely a genius. Most pianist's probably don't come near him in that regard.

@justinburton249 8 лет назад

acronym44 I think a lot of my issues comes from the recording running too fast. Yet, I do not think romantic is the wrong way to play. That depends on how you define romantic. I believe that this piece should be played with command. I imagine a very serious character who is troubled yet never shows it with drama. No, there is no romance (love) in the portrayal of this and I think playing this with excessive body movement looks silly and it's a waste of necessary energy. But this performance does not feel particularly authoritarian and simply feels sorta empty. I would love to hear this in the original pitch and speed because I think it would feel more powerful.

@gfwarrilow9362 8 лет назад

+socraticgadfly Maybe they all like to " swoon " over it !

@anEyePhil 3 года назад

The story of Rachmaninov is truly emotional. He knew Tchaikovsky in his youth as a mentor and enthusiastic supporter. He was devastated by Tchaikovsky's death in 1893. He left Russia for the US at the time of the Communist revolution. His sad music reflects the fact that he missed his Russian homeland for the rest of his life. История Рахманинова действительно эмоциональна. Он знал Чайковского в молодости как наставник и восторженный сторонник. Он был опустошен смертью Чайковского в 1893 году. Он уехал из России в США во время коммунистической революции. Его грустная музыка отражает тот факт, что он скучал по своей русской родине до конца своей жизни.

@salvat3735 3 года назад

Indeed. Rachmaninoff looked up to Tchaikovsky a lot, and his death was one of the causes of Rachmaninoff's depression

@nightowl3619 3 года назад

2 Russian geniuses..

@juliap172 3 года назад

You feel it. You have a heart.

@nbamron 3 года назад

It is much like the history of the great writer Nabokov, who did escape the guns of the Bolsheviks, but forever after was plagued by vague frightening dreams of St. Petersburg high street curbs and dimly lit streets. He left Russia terrified of the socialists, and rightfully so. When such a stalwart as Mayakovsky killed himself rather than wait for the new soviets to come for him as they had for so many of his "revolutionary" (but not enough!) comrades. (Or maybe...he was murdered with a shot to the head...)

@ioann_liberty 3 года назад

Thank you for history and for russian translation.

@user-ix6oj1ti7s Год назад

один из любимейших концертов ! как же давно я его не слышала! Случайно наткнулась и как будто вернулись те годы , когда могла ходить в театры, концертные залы , Как же всё это было давно !

@apricotcookie4850 Год назад

Beautiful beyond measure, beyond words, almost beyond belief. Music of genius, nobility, humanity - and touched by the Divine. And it is Rachmaninoff himself who is playing. He and his music are a gift to this planet My heart overflows with love and gratitude. Thank you so much for this video.

@sonja462 8 лет назад

Genius, there's no other word for it. Just imagine having this music in your head and being able to write it down. Thanks for posting.

@standziobek7108 5 лет назад

Load of old cobblers 🤪😎👍

@sibellacin1448 5 лет назад

I can't stop tears from falling,every single time I listen to this precious piece of music.....

@williampeters8462 10 месяцев назад

It is hard to imagine a worse disservice to Sergei Rachmaninoff as a pianist, who is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time, than to upload a recording of one his greatest compositions performed by another pianist and proclaim that it is performed by Rachmaninoff himself. You don't need to be a music expert to appreciate that the 2nd and 3rd movements are not played by Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff died in 1943 when audio recording technology was still very far from perfect. All audio recordings (not piano rolls) of his time are of poor sound quality and have a lot of noise. The 1st movement is actually played by Rachmaninoff and contains noise. The 2nd and 3rd movements are recent recordings and do not contain any noise at all. (For those who know Rachmaninoff's legacy as a pianist this argument is not needed. It is clear that it is not Rachmaninoff playing.) Close inspection, including by ear and with an audio editor, suggests that the 2nd and 3rd movements are performed by Jorge Luis Prats with Mexico Philarmonic Orchestra, recorded 1990. From the video description I suspect the author of this video had long ago understood his/her mistake but has been refusing to correct the title, or better remove this video. The reason is obvious, to get more views, subscribers, and money. This is a real shame that this fake video got millions of views and so many people wrote comments praising it, thinking it is Rachmaninoff playing. In fact, this is the most viewed video on youtube when one searches for “Rachmaninoff plays his Concerto 2”. There are true videos of Rachmaninoff performing his 2nd Concerto here, search for them and enjoy the true masterpiece of the piano playing. I urge the owner of this video to respect Rachmaninoff's legacy and either fix the title or remove this video. The latter is preferred because it is very unnatural to have a single video with two different pianists performing different parts of a single composition. And until the author does this, I suggest everybody who cares to report this video. Use “Report” > “Spam or misleading”. If you are lazy to write your own report description, I suggest adding the following: The title says it is Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) performing his own Piano Concerto 2. However, the 2nd and 3rd movements are played by another pianist, most likely Jorge Luis Prats and Mexico Philarmonic Orchestra, recorded 1990. It is clear, at least from the audio quality, that those are not 1920-1930s recordings. I believe it is important to preserve Rachmaninoff’s legacy and not get so many people misled. I ask you either to urge the owner to fix the title or remove the video. I also suggest that you like this comment so that more people see it and don’t get misled.

@user-xt4ur6cv9f 2 месяца назад

И вправду

@emilkats5225 2 года назад

Благодаренье Богу за вас, Сергей Васильевич. За дар этой бессмертной музыки.

@slug182 8 лет назад

18:36 I cry everytime, the most beautiful melody ever written

@maureenebner9620 8 лет назад

Do you know/realize that Eric Carmen "borrowed" that part for his song "All By Myself"?

@biadlt487 7 лет назад

Saint Saens concerto para violino

@fraa7548 7 лет назад

Felipe Forlin chopin nocturne no. 9 op. n 2 pls

@romapianist 7 лет назад

Felipe Forlin me too

@petervr451 7 лет назад

Hi Felipe, Ravels piano concert nr. 2 in g maj, second movement!

@ichi1957 5 лет назад

This is my favorite piano concerto in the world. The genius of Rachmaninov is reflected in the entire piece, such creativity. His music touches every fiber of your being and brings forth emotions only this music can.

@matheussenna4997 2 года назад

In my humble conclusion, Rachmaninoff writed the greatest composition of all times: Piano Concerto 2. Virtuosism, beauty, tension, lyrical phrases, overture (to me, the greatest of all)... various elements, and each one of them are beautifoul. Rachmaninoff: the greatest composer of all that writed the greatest composition of all!

@user-zi4om9hg4c 2 года назад

Рахманинов, кроме того , что был гениальным композитором, был ещё и великолепным пианистом! Волшебно!

@user-sw4qb8eq3m Год назад

Он был ещё и Великим Человеком!!!

@Ponyaha- Год назад

Он просто был великим. Если и есть бог, то это он, Шопен и Чайковский(для меня)

@IEPoew Год назад

А также замечательным дирижёром.

@eleanorking1700 3 года назад

What a privilege to be able to hear the composer playing his most famous composition so many years later!

@alejandrabustamante889 3 года назад

When I was 12 my parents put me into piano lessons which I absolutely hated back then to the point where I would sit outside the teachers house for some minutes to avoid going inside. Several years though, I re discovered piano and my love for it was greatly influenced by Rachmaninoff and this specific concert. thank you very much for this video .

@stacase 3 года назад

As I go through the posts on this thread, yours is so far the best.

@martar6132 2 года назад

I, as a pianist, am glad you rediscovered the piano. This shows again what a great responsibility music teachers have - there are those who make kids love the instrument, and those whom the kids want to avoid... Enjoy your love for it! 🎶❤️

@user-uv5ee7xo9s 6 месяцев назад

Гениальный композитор, великолепное исполнение. Один из самых моих любимых фортепьянных концертов и самый любимый композитор. Каждый раз слушаю, трепет и слезы. Душу поднимает до небес. Очень русский композитор. Любить Рахманинова это как любить весну сирень, ручьи. Россию!!!!!! Какое счастье слушать Рахманинова!

@utoobah 3 года назад

Tbh the rach 2 isn’t meant to ONLY sound ‘peaceful, beautiful, romantic, soothing etc.’ it’s a series of very complex emotions. the reason why Rachmaninov wrote it is because he was “Compounded by problems in his personal life, Rachmaninoff fell into a depression that lasted for several years. His second piano concerto confirmed his recovery from clinical depression and writer's block, cured by courses of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy and helped by support from his family and friends. The concerto was dedicated to Nikolai Dahl, the physician who had done much to restore Rachmaninoff's self-confidence.” If u listen to his original playing (Rachmaninov playing his own concerto), you can really really feel the PAIN,INTENSE, then eventually as it releases u feel the ‘reborn’. And I’m my opinion, no one, in the modern piano world can capture this very unique feeling. Many modern performances areis far from this. U can hear his first movement in his own playing is very intense, you can really feel the pain… so yea to everyone who is confused about why he’s playing so fast in the first movement, that’s why - he’s pushing for this pain and intense feeling. The closest MODERN (not old one but modern pianists) I’d say who can actually capture the essence of Rach 2 is Khatia Buniatishvili. Rach 2 is very very hard to play well, let alone conveying this unique and complex emotion, not even my professor in Juilliard (I did my PhD in piano in Juilliard) says he could do it half as well as Rachmaninov himself

@thisone981 2 года назад

Cringe

@reeve9516 2 года назад

@chloe: agreed sans professor whom i haven't heard

@AndSendMe 2 года назад

It is a mistake to presume that a composer's life story before the composition of a given piece must be what he was writing 'about'. Especially if your sole focus is on the concrete events, with no contextualization with regard to who the person was, and how they were reacting to the situation. It is not understanding Rachmaninov to know that he was depressed and unable to compose for a while, or that he had treatment with what we might call a hypnotherapist. What matters really is who he was, and why he reacted that way, what were his desires, what was he after, what motivated him? Short of reading his own words on that subject, one probably learns more about the truth of this from his music, if one understands it. But if the only words you have for the beginning of this piece are "intense pain" then you are not grasping what is in the music. This comment is another example of a very strange phenomenon in the modern world, of people somehow not being equipped to grasp what Rachmaninov is communicating. It's like modern people's emotional vocabulary is stunted (which is not to say there weren't plenty of stunted critics in Rachmaninov's own time). I'm not going to tell you what is in this music, because that would be just to give another opportunity for people to second-handedly repeat something they haven't understood for themselves. I'll just suggest that you learn introspection, and learn joy, learn what one feels when loving something great in the world because it is good,. Then you'll be on the path.

@direktordirektor9273 Месяц назад

Как жаль,что многие переходят на частную жизнь Гения. Был он болен или здоров,подавлен или вновь раскрыл свой талант - то нам неведомо. Знает всё Бог. А мы слушаем результат союза Бога и Гения, что, в сущности, одно и то же...

@direktordirektor9273 Месяц назад

@@reeve9516Хорошо,что Ваш профессор это понимает и признаёт. Это несравнимые уровни!

@pinkserif 7 лет назад

My heart belongs to Rachmaninoff.

@aldosperti9440 5 лет назад

complimenti hai una grande sesibilita'

@jrodriguezpiano 4 года назад

my heart belongs to JS Bach.

@pamelabergnerbergner5093 3 года назад

Mine belongs to Sergie too ❤️

@tranleha1495 3 года назад

JR Piano = let us love everybody....'s music .....

@sergeirachmaninoff9184 3 года назад

Thanks!!

@philipp6325 7 лет назад

Just happy to hear the composer himself, it's like a gift. Another time, another world... We should be thankful! :)

@majovanelli8388 4 года назад

Rachmaninoff didn't play the last two movements.

@tatianavoropaeva8714 Год назад

Слушаю затаив дыхание, мурашки по коже и слёзы наворачиваются..Гениальный пианист и гениальный композитор!!! И такая Русская Музыка!!!

@Ponyaha- Год назад

Не только Русская, нои мировая. Она для всех видов этнических групп, религий, полов и возрастов. Музыка прекраснейшего Рахманинова не знает рамок, его знают везде!

@adelemoor5788 Год назад

@@Ponyaha- тоже с Вами согласна. Музыка без границ❤

@bs-jh8bd Год назад

русская всего лишь незначительная часть европейской. а есть не менее прекрасная тюркская китайская арабская индийская и т.д. рахман промежду прочим потомок великих тюрков и совсем не славянин. так-то

@noelarmstrong1917 Год назад

free Ukraine

@ddf72778 Год назад

@@bs-jh8bd учтём обязательно

@olgal.9011 3 года назад

Любимый композитор. Необыкновенная музыка...Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов...Автору канала огромное спасибо за видео!

@user-xp9lc2ps1o 3 года назад

А как вам ,,Остров мёртвых"?

@olgal.9011 3 года назад

@@user-xp9lc2ps1o До мурашек... Одновременно и ожившая в звуке картина Бёклина, и впечатления композитора от картины. Непостижимо, КАК Рахманинову так удавалась живопись звуком? Все в музыке: и мрачные морские волны, и каменные стены, и скорбные кипарисы, и эта лодка...

@user-xp9lc2ps1o 3 года назад

@@olgal.9011 Вы правы.Жутко,но гениально.От музыки нельзя оторваться.

@user-fg6vp1sc8r 2 года назад

Да,огромное спасибо за то,что можно слушать это музыкальное чудо! Вот кто любил Россию!

@zhannaduong6069 9 лет назад

there's just one thing i still can't understand - how was it possible to create such a masterpiece being only 27 years old? this piece is so complete, it's just beauty itself, strikes on every emotional level

@kirsteni.russell5903 6 лет назад

According to legend about this famous work, Rachmaninoff had been depressed and feeling unable to compose until he saw a hypnotist who turned his head around, and lo, he came out with this!

@tatianavolsung3339 6 лет назад

God given talent ! Thank you for this immortal masterpiece!

@laoisemeehan 6 лет назад

+Tatiana Volsung thanks tatiana :)

@jill_fisher 5 лет назад

Simple... They didn't have television. gameboys. xboxes, smart phones, PCs and they had a better education system.

@Sploooks 5 лет назад

jkfrehsif well in terms of education systems composers were able to attend conservatories at a much younger age, now most people who aspire to be composers must wait to first get through mandatory education before having such ambitions

@marthaaccettullo724 4 года назад

My sweet SVRachmaninov your music has been with me since I was 16 and I am almost 70 You will never leave me

@stacase 3 года назад

I hit 70 a few years back, and I'm with you 100%

@Bevsworld04 3 года назад

I'm 16, turning 17... so maybe I'll be the same (or maybe, ill even get to play this eventually)

@sonneteer6 4 месяца назад

I love this concerto. The privilege of hearing the master himself play it is overwhelming.

@mspish8852 2 года назад

What a privilege to be able to listen to the most beautiful music of all time played by Rachmaninoff himself. Such God given talent and expression. He left a legacy for us and all future generations. Thank You Sergei!!!

@german21043 2 года назад

Racmaninoff would hate the people who praise his music now knowing that his listeners love the war against humanity!

@johannvonmuller2546 2 года назад

@@german21043 > listeners > love the war against humanity Its incompatible. People who listen and enjoy Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Rachmaninov, etc would NEVER kill another man or have fun in knowing somebody do sth like this.

@mspish8852 Год назад

@@german21043 Rachmaninoff left Russia because the Bolsheviks took everything from him, even though he was loyal in the very beginning. He escaped with his family by getting permission to go on a concert tour never to return by choice knowing how his people were being treated and fearing for the safety of his family. During the beginning of WWII, he even donated money from his concerts to help his people fight the Nazi’s. What does the war in Ukraine have to do with his beautiful music or it’s listeners since he died in 1943? No one in their right mind “loves war”.

@user-bc2bc4cu4q 5 лет назад

Такая музыка открывает нам то, что выше повседневного, суетного. Она делает окружающий мир прекраснее, а нас- лучше.

@greenbergyelena4918 3 года назад

К сожалению это не все могут оценить и понять

@igorpertsev3724 4 года назад

Играет гений!!!! Мы все люди должны быть благодарны!!!!!

@neznamokto1393 2 года назад

Рахманинов играет здесь только первую часть, если под гением Вы подразумеваете его.

@user-eu3bt4ji4k 2 года назад

@@neznamokto1393 , музыка ГЕНИЯ.

@nancycrabtree6312 9 месяцев назад

31 minutes of pure ecstasy. It’s as if all of his soul is pouring out and laid bare.

@user-bc3he2nk5j Год назад

Непревзойденное исполнение! Не с чем не сравнимое! Плачу от восторга!

@Khazira1 4 года назад

Что такое классическая музыка, и тем более Рахманинов? Эстетическое наслаждение? Душевные переживания? Слушать такую музыку- значит, прожить за несколько минут жизнь, ранить очерствевшее сердце и исцелить... Когда снова и снова хочется это пережить...

@mrsbrownandhercat 9 лет назад

Well you can't get better than the Master playing his own masterpiece, possibly the greatest single work of music ever written. It's a shame this recording isn't up to the quality of more recent interpretations, like Kissin and Ashkenazy, but that's understandable. This piece has everything, every tempo. power and finesse, and is more or less a journey that starts with heavy trudging and ends triumphantly at its destination. I hope he realised in his lifetime what a global treasure he gave to mankind with this most sublime work of music. I could go on for ever but my cat needs feeding. Thank you whoever put this here.

@JJTownley_Classical-Composer 9 лет назад

Sadly, it wasn't until the end of Rachmaninoff's life that people began noticing his 2nd Concerto. The first "commercial" recording available of any Rachmaninoff concerto was Horowitz's live performance with Coates in 1930. Then came Rachmaninoff's own recording in 1939. But he did live to see a few pianist take up No's 2 & 3, like Walter Gieseking and Benno Moiseiwitsch. Imagine having recordings of Liszt doing his own concertos. Thank God we have the greatest pianist of the 20th century performing his own. __J Joe (also a composer of a Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor...in reverence to this one)

@davidjackson786 9 лет назад

Couldn't have put it better myself!

@hophmi 9 лет назад

J Joe Townley That's not correct. This recording dates from 1929, and the first commercial recording of the Second Concerto was made by Rachmaninoff at the end of the acoustic era, in 1924, also with Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The 1924 recording was also Victor's first recording of a concerto with symphony orchestra and soloist. This is really an electrical update of the earlier acoustic recording, and comparing the two gives you an idea of just how revolutionary electrical recording was. The playing is largely the same. The Horowitz performance with Coates is not live. What you write is more true of the Third Concerto than the Second. Horowitz's recording was the first of the Third Concerto, and Rachmaninoff's own was made in 1939. While Horowitz always played the Third Concerto, and it certainly was far from obscure, I think it was probably Van Cliburn who turned it into a warhorse by playing it during the Tchaikovsky competition, and then, recording it live at Carnegie Hall right after, and then later, the movie Shine.

@David_Span 9 лет назад

mrsbrown andhercat Why can't you get "better"? And the greatest single work of music? These are subjective judgements, and actually rather condescending of those who don't share your tastes. But your best hyperbole is the "global treasure" -- I take it that you can't imagine that whole societies might care very little for this style of music, in the same way that you might not appreciate other musical styles. You know, some people even hate cats, and some might even consider it a heinous moral crime to feed them when millions of children are starving.

@David_Span 9 лет назад

***** Really Sue. A kind interpretation of your comments is that you are hopeless at putting together a sensible argument, and have to resort to an ad hominem attack to cover your failure. My comment was hardly 'political' - if anything it's 'moral'. There I was humbly trying to point out that there might just be other tastes in music out there. Now how about addressing that point sensibly? Maybe you should 'cool it'. Try addressing the claims being made, not attacking the person.

@user-gj4gk3rs7n Год назад

Каждый раз, слушая Сергея Васильевича, думаю об одном и том же:человек не исполнял шедевр, он просто играл свою музыку. Играл то, что выдумал, рисовал слушателям картинку из своей головы, изображал то, что видит и слышит сам. Здесь жужжат пчелки, а здесь зажигаются звездочки... Вот там... высоко-превысоко! Я сейчас вам достану одну из них... А потом будет вьюга... А потом слоны в Индии...И вот ты всё это видишь благодаря всего лишь пальцам, прикасающамся в нужный момент к нужным клавишам.

@user-jx1jx3sy7q Год назад

Благодарю, блестящий комментарий ! Благодарение Всевышнему за Прокофьева!

@user-gd3wb8gy7e 4 месяца назад

Чтобы написать произведение, композитор его слышит в себе, а потом записывает, все лучшее в нашей жизни приходит Свыше, Слава Небесному Отцу, Который дает Вдохновение и наполняет нашу жизнь смыслом.

@user-wg9pr3ic7k 3 года назад

Сергей Рохманинов - гений чистой красоты! Его живая одухотворенная музыка льется от сердца к сердцу и не оставляет никого равнодушным! Это музыка на все времена! В ней душа России!

@user-uz1cp7mg7n 6 лет назад

ничего себе, какие мурашки побежали... и не останавливаются! Космическая Музыка. Гений!!!

@normahobson5591 9 лет назад

Just magnificent! This is my very favorite concerto-although I like the 2nd movement best-it is all so lovely-my late father loved classical music and so I appreciate it to this day! I am now 83 years old myself and I am still thrilled to hear it. Thanks.

@aldoringo439 2 года назад

It's incredible to hear how simple he makes the piece sound.

@19pens 3 года назад

My absolute favorite classical piece .... devastatingly beautiful.

@user-xb7vh1fk4v 4 года назад

変なクセがなくて、本当に聴きやすい演奏。しかも圧倒的なテクニックと表現力‼️聴くたびに鳥肌がたちます。目の前でこんな演奏をされたら、惚れてしまう😍

@HansRosenthal1 6 лет назад

How can someone compose such a beautiful piece of music and also play the piano that wonderful? Just Incredible!

@louisegogel7973 3 года назад

How interesting that you use almost exactly the same words that Alma Deutscher spoke at 3 years of age: “How can music be so beautiful? “ she asked her parents after hearing Strauss’ lullaby m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7yf_pbVvIWk.html and gives her reasoning for making beautiful music, as Rachmaninov has also created. Oh, and she is a most accomplished pianist and violinist too! I imagine the two of them, indeed all the masters and Alma, would have enjoyed each other’s company and music.

@joannajazzyrimmer 3 года назад

Gershwin too !

@user-gl7qx1ww6r 3 года назад

@@louisegogel7973 how I N T E R E S T I N G

@louisegogel7973 3 года назад

@@user-gl7qx1ww6r lol

@Tempest59 3 года назад

@@louisegogel7973 Love seeing that Alma is getting more and more popular ! She'll belong to the great.

@piikkikruunu Год назад

To me, Rachmaninoff is the best. His music and playing feels like a home where my heart can rest.

@concernedperson8545 3 года назад

Мой самый любимый в мире композитор. Плачу без остановки. Как будто он говорит с моей душой.

@noelarmstrong1917 Год назад

free Ukraine

@mariaespana2837 Год назад

Oh, I agree with you!

@bertaletova Год назад

@@noelarmstrong1917, free as french fries

@user-bf2jg7ud6o Год назад

@@noelarmstrong1917 Рахманинов - русский

@avonasoline2625 Год назад

Почему сжимается душа , ком в горле , слёзы застывают в глазах ... ЧТО СЛЫШИМ В ЭТИХ ЗВУКАХ ??? Что отзывается в наших сердцах ??? Какие глубины памяти нахожят отклик в этой музыке ВЕЛИКОГО, РУССКОГО КОМПОЗИТОРА . Счастье --- слышать эту гениальную музыку . Благодарность от всей души Сергею Васильевичу Рахманинову --- НАШЕМУ РОДНОМУ ВЕЛИКОМУ КОМПОЗИТОРУ

@thomgeo8073 4 года назад

ГЕНИАЛЬНЫЙ КОМПОЗИТОР, ГЕНИАЛЬНЫЙ ПИАНИСТ, ОБОЖАЮ РАХМАНИНОВА !!!!!!

@yuraandreamontoya7553 2 года назад

Я живу в Мексико и тоже обожаю Рахманинова.

@tommymitchell7884 Год назад

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ! BRILLANT MAN !

@mahribeneda6462 5 лет назад

I said to my daughter if you play this pice in my funeral I will come to life!

@richardmaile8397 2 года назад

Yes, I agree...

@muse9205 Год назад

Какое прекрасное произведение, слушая его,останавливается время- только музыка.Мое глубокое погружение ❤️

@Gazar.vu9lt 6 месяцев назад

Если бы люди слушали и слышали такую прекрасную музыку, то может быть наш мир был бы не таким жестоким. Каждый человек проходит через испытания, чтобы стать лучше, а не для того чтобы совершать ЗЛО.❤❤❤❤

@cbross100 4 года назад

It gives me chills. How is it possible to have melodies like that in one's head.....I never get tired of hearing it.

@Sunnysocallife 3 года назад

Rachmaninov was Princess Diana’s favorite composer and Concerto No. 2 was her favorite composition according to Paul Burrell. ❤️🥺

@angelakakaras1997 Год назад

Oh now we will be sure Rachmaninov is worthy of our attention. Princess Dianna expert in classical music…. Or anything else🙄🙄🙄

@mcbill7352 2 месяца назад

@@angelakakaras1997she was a more than competent pianist.

@MyFriendOfMysery 11 месяцев назад

Тоскующая по родным просторам русская душа, широкая, необъятная, чуткая и простая одновременно... Тоскую вместе с Вами, Великий Сергей Васильевич, браво!

@user-sx3wy7mh9g 11 месяцев назад

@@user-bd2hv4el3q Что за бред! Рахманинов был русским и всегда это подчеркивал. Пишите ложь о человеке, который мертв и не может ответить. Сколько же развелось тварей, желающих присосаться к русской культуре!

@user-sx3wy7mh9g 11 месяцев назад

@@user-bd2hv4el3q Если у вас есть неопровержимые доказательства, прошу их предоставить. В каких письмах, предъявите ссылку. В родословной книге записано происхождение всех дворянские родов. Род Рахманиновых идет от господаря Молдавии Стефана Великого. Я ничего себе не приписывала - я же не называла его немцем.

@adamvicari3295 Год назад

Imagine being at such a juncture in history when the artist and musical genius who wrote ubiquitous and iconic music can record his own artwork live and pass it on to hundreds of generations in the original unadulterated form directly from the source. That would be like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine chapel live on television like a Bob Ross episode.

@isabelleparizy8973 10 месяцев назад

@corvanha1 Месяц назад

Like Bob Ross repainting the Sistine Chapel

@user-pz4dj5ck7e 4 года назад

Гениальный композитор!!!гениальное исполнение!!!слава Богу за все!!!🙏❤💞

@Largo64 6 лет назад

Since I was a boy this has been one of my favorite pieces of music. I've heard it played by many pianists, but never before by its composer. Thank you for posting this!