The most understandable of interpretations of this complex sonata I have yet heard. Lovely. Thank you for the performance Daniil, and for the recording Mr K.
Bárbara Cohen. This Rachmaninov piece Sonata is coated in lustrous beauty. Trifonov brings out the color, with exhilarating grasp, yet the tenderness of the piece is on true display. He is a pianist in his own league, and every time I have heard him perform he teaches me something new and exciting about Rachmaninov. The work is long, can go on and on, but it Trifonov’s hands it is magic. Thank you.
I have never heard someone play the finale that way and it is absolutely beautiful, the interpretation is among the highest for me. The softness and care put into the entire piece is glamorous
Saw Trifonov at Davies Symphony Hall, where we sought his caress, our auditory senses stirred, gentilly, exquisitely, letting Pleasure's subterfuge engulf the mass...
3rd Mov: This is how I could imagine Ivo Pogorelić playing it. Some very interesting things going on in here. Always nice to hear a fresh approach and Trifonov is the man to attempt such things and pull them off.
Ciò che Trifonov ha fatto di questa sonata è incredibile! Colori struggenti, dinamiche che nemmeno Rachmaninov forse sapeva di aver scritto. Sicuramente esagero, ma vi assicuro che prima di fare questo commento ho voluto ascoltare ogni altra interpretazione della sonata 1, presente su you tube. Ebbene, fra le tante bellissime esecuzioni, non voglio propriamente dire che questa è la migliore, ma semplicemente ch'è un'altra cosa. Trifonov, sembra qui trarre ispirazione e alimento da mondi ultraterreni. Inoltre non credo esista a tutt'oggi una lettura del secondo movimento, che può soltanto avvicinarsi a quella di alta sensibilità qui presentata. Concludo questo mio elogio, chiedendo scherzosamente a Trifinov dove ha però trovato lo spartito, perché in quello che ho io non scorgo neppure la metà delle indicazioni, tempi e dinamiche che lui presenta in questa sua performance. Probabilmente tocca avere i suoi occhi (e la sue mani) per farlo.
Complimenti per il straordinario commento !!!!! Behh c’è poco da dire ,in questo mondo ci sono pianisti estremamente bravi !! ma per me TRIFANOV in questo momento è il miglior pianista dell’universo e 1000 anni avanti a tutti .. quando suona lui è come se il tempo è il mondo intero si fermasse ……🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
No doubt, Rachmaninoff loved writing in minor keys. Both piano sonatas and all four piano concertos in the minor key. Much more mysterious, exotic and exciting.
If nothing else, Trifonov is different. I do not think that he could have squeezed another ounce of emotion out of this even if he wanted to. He is a consummate performer, there is no doubt. He makes effects like no other. Ogdon is also very good.
Daniil makes --playing with that Form like a composer--simple & very cleare! It's UNIQUE,I finally understood everything in this Sonata!...In this Sonata's giving special Russian's "znamenni raspev",like in Rachmaninov's 3-th Concerto,its Rachmaninov special technique ! BRAVISSIMO, DANIIL!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@happycreeper6923 Ah poto, c'est plutôt à toi de démontrer qu'il s'agit du truc le plus styléique qui se soit jamais introduit dans l'appareil auditif du tout-venant, plutôt qu'à moi de démontrer le contraire. Je ne peux pas prendre un bouquin au hasard, dire : "c'est le meilleur livre jamais écrit", et répondre à qui trouve cette considération excessive : "j'espère que tes géniteurs te déshériteront pour cette non-argumentation". Je dis ça bien que trouvant cette œuvre d'un styléisme immodéré (je la travaille en ce moment, figure-tézigue, poto). J'espère que tu es néanmoins réjoui de demeurer mon pote.
THERE IS A GREAT DEPTH AND PROFUNDITY IN THIS PIANO INTERPRETATION. HARD TO CORRELATE WITH THAT DREADFUL PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE. I WISH I COULD SEE HIM PLAYING BECAUSE HIS MUSICIANSHIP IS EXTROARDINARY AND ENTERES THE ETHEREAL SPIRITUAL RHELM.
I think that adds to the experience of anyone who listens and is the essence of live recording...not that I think for one moment that it is easy in the studio; but the effort you hear can put you there.
Love that. He is a god-like pianist, but the sense of struggle can be heard, that is what gives him humanity and increases his appeal. Even in performances so perfect, so sculpted, so immaculately delivered; some moments are too much for the brain to handle in that instant.
Vision très spéciale de par les tempi qui met Trifo en marge de ses confrères; Tout est décortiqué en ciselés admirablement musicaux, mais à jouer de la lenteur, trop c'est trop et cela devient lassant même si le 3° mvt (pourtant le moins intéressant) apporte un peu de vie. Globalement, j'ai du mal à comprendre cette conception d'un tel chef d'oeuvre même si le suivi de sa pensée aide à la comprendre.
Je ressens la même chose, même si je ne considère jamais les tempi trop larges. C'est un examen approfondi de l'émotion et de la psychologie fait par un jeune homme ; J'espère sincèrement entendre son interprétation de cette œuvre lorsqu'il sera dans sa cinquième décennie.
@@MrKurtank ...de là à ne jamais considérer les tempi qui demeurent la vie de la musique et la base de tout phrasé... mais je disais bien que le suivi de sa pensée aide à la comprendre. Et puis (syndrome du Grand Erg) à trop approfondir on s'enlise comme mon idole Richter dans la D 960. Heureusement qu'ici on n'a pas de barre de reprise ! Dans 20 ans il l'aura refaite 5 ou 10 fois et donc essayé d'autre visions; celle-ci pour l'instant n'en fait pas, de loin, ma version N° 1.
@@MrKurtank Cela dit, quelles que soient nos préférences personnelles pour tel ou tel tempo ou même l'importance qu'on lui attache, il reste pour moi fondamental de respecter les intentions de l'auteur; surtout lorsqu'elles sont aussi foisonnantes et précises dans tous les domaines (phrasé-dynamique-style et notamment tempi (11 différents dans le seul 3° mv); lorsque SR attaque ce 3° à d=100, je n'admets pas que Trifo l'attaque à 63 pour jouer ensuite entre 72 et 84. Dommage, car la suite vaut le détour !
@@jehanbaze8367 Jehan, ta connaissance de la musique dépasse largement la mienne ; J'écoute sans comprendre. Parfois, il semble qu'un artiste jouera de la même manière... qui suis-je pour juger ?
@@MrKurtank Pourquoi dis-tu ça ?; il se trouve que j'ai la partition (et que je m'en sers hélas mais c'est un autre problème) SR y transcrit sa conception avec précision ce que je voulais simplement souligner. Après, nous ne sommes que des juges subjectuvistes de par nos ressentis, et sommes tous qualifiés pour les exprimer y compris les déplorables instrumentistes comme moi !.
As much as I love Rachmaninov's music, the First Sonata is the "most coherent" work he created. Trifonov obviously has the extraordinary technique to play it and I admire his work. I think this work requires a certain "sensitivity" to trying to find connecting elements and putting them together. Not all pianists can do this. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
painfully slow performance...to hold this enormous piece together you need to get through it in c. 35"....which is also just slow enough to hear all the gorgeous detail.
Alas, yeah...I debated about whether to keep it in but I didn't want to "doctor" the document, so-to-speak. I excuse the announcer for feeling even more overwhelmed that many of the commentators here because he heard it live -- something I could have done by buying the ticket that was available when I had the chance. Again alas, I did not, but I'm always grateful for the incredible musical resource that is BBC Radio 3.
I don't think he struggles more than any other pianist of his caliber, he has amazing (although unorthodox-looking) technique. Him struggling is more about putting in all of his interpretative ideas, because he has so much of those. Even with something like Chopin's prelude in c minor, it still sounds like he's thinking about every note before he plays it, and in that piece it definitely hasn't got anything to do with technique
@@thingiezz I agree; despite the immense difficulty of this piece, I don't think a maestro such as Trifonov is really "struggling" with this piece on the technical side
