Sergei Rachmaninov Piano concerto n°1 op.1 I. Vivace II. Andante III. Allegro vivace Sergei Rachmaninov Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Studio recording, Philadelphia, 4.XII.1939 & 24.II.1940
Rachmaninoff was just 17 when he wrote the early version 134 years ago. It is the work of a true genius. I first had the composer's recording of this concerto when I was 17. I'm now 83 and it's still among by favourites.
Check Out The ORIGINAL VERSION .....OF THIS CONCERTO....It’s on RU-vid........it’s even BETTER THAN THIS REVISED ONE ! Rachmaninoff wrote The Original when he was 18 yrs Old....The Score is on the screen too in the Video !………Much Grander Scale than the revised version !
It seems like this superb concerto suffered because the next 2 concerti turned out to be two of the very greatest piano concerti ever written. Sometimes, greatness is a curse.
Now I like this piano concerto more, mostly the first and second movements. The cadenza is great and he plays it so well; he makes it sound easy to play (it's pretty challenging...). The third movement is interesting but not as easy to digest as the first and the second ones. The second movement is so delicate and romantic, even kind of sensual, tender and delirious, perhaps?, I love it. I have always preferred this piano concerto more than the second one (except for the third movement, the third movement of his 2nd piano concerto is great, I really like it... His third piano concerto is the best-ensembled one (it has too many notes and banging for my taste, though), and his fourth piano concerto I honestly don't like too much: it is probaly too contemporary? modern? and kind of insipid... Thanks for sharing, and Bravo Maestro Rach, you rock!!! (wherever you are)...
I don’t know, I think all of them are fantastic. My favorite is the fourth because it has a ton of interesting and unique harmonies/chord progressions and the climax of the first movement is amazing. I wouldn’t say it’s insipid
Spannende Interpretation dieses spätromantischen Konzerts mit perfekt artikulierten Töne des Soloklaviers und gut kontrollierten Töne anderer Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das hoch funktionelle Orchester im relativ schnellen Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Die Tonqualität ist auch erstaunlich hoch als eine Aufnahme von achtzig Jahre vor. Echt unvergleichlicher Komponist/Solist!
Сколько же перечувствовал молодой Композитор, чтобы ТАКУЮ музыку.... Ведь она льётся из сердца, она не ratio придумана... Он меня всегда утешает в скорбях... А не "Утешение #3" Листа, тоже хорошего композитора, но куда ему до нашего, РУССКОГО Сереженьки Васильевича.....
Вы можете сколько угодно хвалить Рахманинова (и я с вами согласен, в принципе), но не надо пожалуйста при этом других композиторов оскорблять. Лист внёс не меньший вклад в развитие мировой музыки, чем Рахманинов.
The greatest pianists of All Time Are really Artur Rubinstein ( The God) Grigory Sokolov ( The Titan The Giant of The piano) Emil Gilels ( The King) Wilhelm Kempff Maurizio Pollini Vladimir Ashkenazy Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky ( better than Lipatti) Radu Lupu ( Brahms piano concerto no 1 with The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra video RU-vid! Lupu a class his own playing Brahms) Solomon Cutner Maria Grinberg Natalia Trull Mikhail Pletnev ( The most Powerful Prokoviev piano concerto no 1)
Richter was not in the Class Of Rachmaninoff or Horowitz . Richter spent half of his Concert Career Sight Reading The Music during his Concerts ! Just check his Videos . He almost always needed the Score in front of him .
9:31 the glorious cadenza ... curiously corseted ..... the composer (himself) not really in shape to defend his own case ... seems ashamed of what he wrote ....
@@fritzpoppenberg3921 anyone suggesting composers are not indulgent in playing their own music have never composed one little bit of music …. but have grand opinions
@@andrewpetersen5272 yes but realistically speaking, regarding both clarity and musicality, Zimerman tops it. I want to write an essay about performance anesthetics and solidify this opinion hopefully soon.
Agreed. I own the vinyl recording of Byron Janis performing Opus 1 (flanked by Strauss Burlesque) and Krystian Zimerman's performance of Opus 1 is perfect. Incidentally, I've never heard Krystian Zimerman hit a wrong note on anything he's ever played. Ever...
