Many great pianists have played this candenza but Yefim's interpretation in this particular concert is.... godlike... incomparable with anything I've heard before from any other pianist. Rachmaninoff himself would have had tears of pride in his eyes that someone finally played his cadenza to absolute divine perfection.
@@trym88 im not sure about tempo and emphasis because they're both world class piainsts but I would say that Volodos has his own distinct style which Yunchan lacks because he's young
@@eugenelevin9809 Honestly, life experience REALLY influences how you play, what you enjoy playing and just about every aspect related to your way of making music. A musician is constantly shaped by their surroundings. Two people can practice something equally, yet one could play it better, simply because of their life experience and personal understanding of the music.
I have listened and listen and listen to dozens of performances, including Rachmaninoff's. And though Horowitz and Rachmaninoff's are closet to the composer, I must say Yefim's interpretation is astoundingly beautiful in its dark rich sound, something I have always admired about Yefim's fore-arm density. Truly a glorious interpretation!!!!!!!
I once listened to the recording played by Rachmaninoff himself and this sounds so like the composer. The touch and everything. Russian pianism at best.
Uzbek Jewish pianism at its best. So many of the great so-called Russian pianists were not ethnically Russian, nor were they born in Russia. Richter and Horowitz were born in Ukraine
Was the longer version of this video deleted from youtube??! There was a video that showed the rest of the first movement after the cadenza and a little bit of before where this clip begins..
I'm talking about cadenza :) not the concerto.. cadenza must be originally composed by the pianist. cadenza must be INSPIRED by the concerto, quoting the parts not literally transcribing what orchestra and piano played before
Isn't that great? I always wonder how the great composers could take the minimum of musical material and then make out of it such great pieces like this concerto.
@@aatim2308 I'm talking about cadenza :) not the concerto.. cadenza must be originally composed by the pianist. cadenza must be INSPIRED by the concerto, quoting the parts not literally transcribing what orchestra and piano played before
@@straizys But "ossia" cadenza is written by Rachmaninov himself. Moreover, the first cadenza that appeared was namely ossia, and only after that the "toccata" version was created. Speaking of literally transcribing, what can be more beautiful than the subtle tune of the first theme becoming the series of megapowerful metal-like chords, complete character transformation. Well, I don't insist on that, though. That's the matter of taste. Too bad that lots of pianists playing this cadenza, make it way too fast trying to show off, the result is just an atrocious hysterical bunch of sounds.
@@straizys I think the notion of a cadenza being left up to the pianist ended during Beethoven's day. Composers have been writing the cadenzas themselves since that time and for the pianist to compose his own in a serious staple like Rachmaninoff 3 might be viewed as overstepping or even pretentious.
I thought Lazae Berman had the best interpretation of this Cadenza until I heard Bronfman, he is beyond outstanding even Horowitz pales compared to this giant. Russians own the Piano
