Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 - Martha Argerich - Part 4

[koljas66]

so beautiful!!!!!!!

[piyochanlove]

I almost kill myself....But,When I hear this,I can hear the voice....You must live....This world is so beautiful and wonderful...I cryed so much....How ,,,,,beautiful....

[rachmaninovpc3dminor]

I plead ignorance to any recent performances by Martha Argerich. I think she was brilliant in this segment. The piece is pretty by itself and especially as she plays it. It should be enjoyed the way it was meant to be enjoyed - full with emotion. As far as many of the demeaning critics I have seen on this page, all I can say is, if you have not studied the piano and have not played (or attempted to play) this piece, please keep your comments to yourself. Thank you.

[capitancriterio]

Argentina manages to yet kick another ass

[Amelia4144]

Sì, caro aristippo74: questa donna è bravissima da quando aveva 7 anni. Peccato che in Argentina ci siano governi ladri e così scemi da non capire quanti artisti ci sono tra gli abitanti.... Martha Argerich, Bruno Gelber, Daniel Barenboim sono stati fortunati di avere genitori possenti e furbi che gli portarono via da qui. Caso mai, non sarebbero usciti dallo sconoscimento pubblico.

[vortex481]

Beautiful! 

[loboris1995]

what about Sokolov ?

[aristippo74]

forse questo può definirsi mero virtuosismo pianistico ? Ho i brividi !! Questa donna è l' incarnazione dell' energia !!!!!! STREPITOSAMENTE BRAVA

[KneeJerkish]

5:36 we finally get a resolution. So satisfying.

[luizfernandg]

Could anybody tell me if she still plays thiis piece nowadays? I heard her live when she first played it, back in 1985 or so, at the time of this recording. It was trully amazing, specially the solo passages, as the piano get drowened by the heavy orchestra many times in live performances...The cadenza was really unbelievable...The octaves and chords came down so fast that it all sounded like a wave had gone through our ears! And the warmth of the lyric passages...Unforgetable...

[FNCHY1]

Love this, please rate my first song, FNCHY1,thankyou

[swiftianhumor]

Magic

[mozart200657]

The best performance of the work

[jjg7]

the passage at 4:55 onwards is so effortlessly executed. I wanna see her play this concerto again at this time now.

[QMPhilosophe]

@MrBrobdingnagian Why do you feel compelled to use a message board devoted to a great performance of this beautiful piece of music as a public forum for displaying your anger? Grow up - if you want to fight, go to a boxing gym or get a job as a newscaster on Fox News.

[swiftianhumor]

@QMPhilosophe go fuck yourself you pissing wimp.

[QMPhilosophe]

@swiftianhumor HaHa - i thought you were serious at first, but now I realize you are just parodying all those inarticulate nutjobs who like to fill every comment page with gibberish.

[daleeli]

Amazing!!!!!



[chiragkotak]

What A beauty

[raoultak]

Some people dislike this. I really really want to know what they dislike. Could one of these persons explain this? Why...................?

[RachPhantom40]

For God's Shake! Shut it and enjoy the music! Rachmaninov didn't spent his life arguing on youtube, maybe that's why he got this far! 

[ilwmb]

@MrBrobdingnagian u obviously dont know anything about music.

[anubier]

Pianistin,Orchester und Dirigent gemeinsam eine Traumbesetzung, grandios, emotional und beglückend

Martha Argerich in ihrer Anschlagdynamik unübertroffen

[Pianoman121968]

Qu'est ce qu'elle est belle.

[rva25]

@MrBrobdingnagian I repeat you're dumbest jerk ever or just total and coward asshole -choose yourself

[rva25]

@MrBrobdingnagian Pompous ass u said? ))))) Sorry, but u're just total and typical jerk.

[rva25]

@MrBrobdingnagian Yeah,I know something about Rachmaninov's music))) More than you can imagine. I'm professional musician, and besides I live in Russia. Worry about your own grammar and chill out - that"s the best choice

[Vuurwerki]

She only can be a idol...

[mine9eye]

2:14 chuffed

[notdahangoverguy]

I don't care...I just fucking admire that guy's beard!

[JohnS1704]

She's no Bobby Crush !

[fcg2367]

Bravo!

[rlopezmo]

CREÍBLE - INCREÍBLE MARTHA

[pnewcombutt]

There are not enough words in the English language the express how incredible this is!! Every time I listen to this I get tears in my eyes...there's just so much passion in her playing :)

[mkervelegan]

as if one is listening to cascade of priceless gemstones...

[kspijker123]

she is beautiful!

[godbluffvdgg]

This is like the freebird of classical now. Only Rachy is playing a piano instead of a guitar. A masterpiece that can make you cry if you love music.

[Mrababab121212]

Compared with Glenn this is what gives pleasure my ears Gut gethan meine Martha JSB Cantor zu Leipziger Schule

[hashalibi]

Fabulous! I also love Gutierrez's recording of the no 3.

[rva25]

@hashalibi Exactly! But Horacio is much better and deeper

[rigel48]

@rva25 "much better and deeper" ? You are joking ? Gutiérrez is routine and emotionless by comparison !

[rva25]

@rigel48 Oh really? Check his 1970 from Tchaikovsky competition recording and then try to tell me that

[rigel48]

@rva25 I have checked his 1970 recording with Rozhdestvensky. He has great virtuosity, but not the intensity and deep emotion that Argerich brings to this concerto.

[rva25]

@rigel48 Matter of taste of course.. well, Argerich is great, that's for sure, but her Rachmaninov is not exactly what Rachmaninov really wanted.. for me at least. She plays too emotional, sometimes too sharply I would say. Horacio's first movement isn't great either -sounds too technically, but the second one and especially final - best of all Rachmaninov's third I've ever heard.

[gzaenker]

@rva25 you must have been in Rachmaninoff's mind to know what he really wanted. When were you there?

[rva25]

@gzaenker Ha.. nobody have been there. Can you read? "At least for me" - that's what I've said

[LordMSh]

Absolutely, one of the best performances of this ever performed.

[Rmagillicutty]

Listening gives you the feeling that you are privy to the meaning of life, and those that haven't listened are lost souls

[peachmelba16]

A piano melody with so much texture ..like a rich tapestry..makes you just stop in your tracks .It transfixes.

[solveaproblem]

she's not just human...she's a phenomenon

[SSGist]

the best performance of this piece, ever!

[philmixer]

@SSGist This is a great performance,but in my opinion the best ever performance was Ashkenazy with the LSO,Andre Previn conducting.I think the recording was made for the Decca label around about 1971

[SSGist]

@philmixer Ashkenazy??? I've heard tha name before. He plays a preludio number 3 from the WTC II, very good! I check his performance on the Rach 3! Thanks!

[swiftianhumor]

@philmixer Ashkenazy is a superb technician whose veins are filled with ice water....

[alexxshaw42]

Wow she's a beast!

[vortex481]

Wonderful.

[grizilyspectre]

All the hair on my body stood up when I listened to this..

[SPLINTER581]

Finns det över 10 stjärnor skulle jag sätta det. Den bästa inspelningen någonsin av Rachs tredje. Ungefärs som Usains Bolts 10,58 på hundra. Blir aldrig övertfräffad

[lucianoallegroni]

greatt

[bagelsandeggs]

Captivating. She's lovely.

[LanceCampeau]

fuck "thumbs up"... My DICK stands up listening to this woman's playing...

Outstanding.

[Jaimejimmyjim]

Che viste, sos brutal, tocate un tango

[Jaimejimmyjim]

Che viste, sos brutal

[0casteloencantado0]

she's like: "bitch, i do this in my sleep..."

[JonnyboyCalippo]

@0casteloencantado0 Haha :D

[JamesTR4]

@0casteloencantado0 there's an anecdotal story that she fell asleep, and her sister practiced on the piano, and then she knew the piece and just played it flawlessly!

[chipncharge94]

@0casteloencantado0 she wouldn't be that rude to anybody ;)

[piyochanlove]

@0casteloencantado0 What do you say?Are

you sure?please disapere.

[andresbrodl]

And she is from Argentina! Makes me very proud!

[CumSonore]

Goosebumps. Thank you Martha Argerich.

[nobulle]

Martha Argerich, incredible pianist. and very charming woman

[Horza1972ex]

This has been my favourite performance of the work ever since I bought it on CD nearly 20 years ago. Yes, the technical virtuousity is incredible, but Argerich conveys such energy and poetry. Most other performances sound earth-bound after you've listened to this.

[elgar34]

If you want to see Chailly conduct, but not care about Argerich, this is a great video. What sheer, bloody incompetence.

[gonrolgonrol]

@elgar34 Could you please explain? Do you think Argerich plays bad?

[elgar34]

@gonrolgonrol Not at all. Argerich is one of the greatest interpreters of this concerto. It's just so poorly filmed. We see more of Chailly. Very frustrating.

[classicalhero7]

@elgar34 Agreed. We don't see any part of her hands, which is the really important part of the music.

[elgar34]

If you want to watch Chailly conduct, well here is your opportunity. Never mind that Argerich happened to be playing, seems not to have occurred to the idiots controlling those cameras. A whole new meaning to the word 'incompetence'.

[mmoynan]

@elgar34 I know eh!?!? What the hell. It's extra frustrating because this is the ONLY footage that we have of Martha playing this beastly concerto. But unfortunately these filmmakers completely defeated the purpose of filming something.... le ugh.

[MrHernan1991]

Este video está muy bueno ojalá todo el mundo pudiera interpretar así a Rachmininov

[cisdolce]

a hand job from Martha should be interesting....it should last 3.5 seconds.

[swordchucks4life]

@cisdolce ಠ_ಠ

[davidbaker03]

@cisdolce No offense, but thats rather inappropriate to post, particularly on a classical music channel.

[JonnyboyCalippo]

You can't explain Rachmaninovs music with words, you can only explain it with his music ...

[Jeenias]

2:13-2:15 That was so cute. XD Oh Martha... why are you so freakin adorable? <3 Chailly too. And together they are MAGICAL!

[SteinwayArtist]

Magisterial!

[3BoMc]

at 6:30 when she is taking over the orchestra she is changing the speed in a horrible manner...

I can't but agree with piano critic Piero Rattalino writing that "she is still playing like in the piano competitions years after. Like a marine crossing an open field by shooting everywhere like crazy, launching bombs and falling down dead only after having killed all the enemies. Let's hope that with age she will learn to cross the enemy filed silently, with calm, discretion and acuteness."

[xiangyik]

@3BoMc Hmm. As far as I can tell, your comment has given me no reason whatsoever to dislike Argerich. For calm, I'd go to, say Brendel and Uchida, who have a fantastically introspective and inflected style of playing. I come to Argerich because I want to listen to something agressive, temperemental, brash, primordially powerful. She plays this perfectly in the spirit of this piece -- haven't you listened to Rachmaninoff's own ultra-edgy recording?

[xiangyik]

@3BoMc I also do not appreciate your criticism (I assume it is one, because you never explain why) about hte tempi changes. The tension between soloist and orchestra is one of the crucial dramatic elements of this concerto, and Argerich is hardly indulgent in the perticular tempo change you specify. Rachmaninoff fully approved of fairly drastic tempi changes in his own performances. Who on earth crosses an enemy field silently? This concerto is meant to be loud and spectacular.

[davidbaker03]

@3BoMc Study this music, then criticize her. The score says to go faster, and at parts it says to accell. As long as it is exciting, that is all that matters.

[pianoandvideogames]

At 5:34, did she accidentally take too long of a rest? It seems so from her facial expression and nodding...

[shanelu87]

She plays with both power and graciousness....one or the other is easy, but both...that's what makes her one of the best.

[3636Mary]

What orchestra? Is Riccardo Chailly conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus?

[chrismanners1]

perfection.

[talamioros]

The only problem I have with her blindingly awesome fast performance is that it makes the concerto so short... I WANT MORE. :(

[ocsound1]

The playing around 4:50 to 5:35 is sheer brilliance .. Have never heard anyone play it at that speed with the brilliant control she displayed

[ocsound1]

He's rather handsome .. I can see why ;-)

[razegfx]

there are so many imperfect moments in this performance, but you can never judge martha argerich one moment at a time - you have to soak up the performance as a whole. the overall picture is astounding...this is my favorite recording of rach 3 and i listen to it all the time.

[bboydaduke]

7:58 is the best I've heard this 3rd movement's melody played. Martha is so amazing.

The orchestra also reinforces her perfectly, Chailly knows her playing well, they were having sex at the time after all =)

[kyleclef]

@bboydaduke they were having sex? what makes you say that haha?

[pabloontube]

Mi paladar está en mis oidos, y el aroma de Nardo salen de tus manos, es primavera aunque sea el día mas gris. La Música. Hay para degustar. Gracias viejo, herede tus gustos, aunque te volví loco despues con ellos !!!!

[MrSammyscroll]

The women are outnumbering the men as the greatest pianists in the world...yes, yes, yes....hurray,hurray, hurray......and they are absolutely beautiful.....

[JonnyboyCalippo]

3:15 I love this part <3

[LEXBENSALEM]

Speechless!!

[user975bg]

She is a real goddess in this video and she is so beautiful and passionate ...

I want to hear her ardour playing the Brahms concertos as TRUE romantic pieces, and not as sterile classical masterpieces, the way they are usually played.

[tucainga]

I wish this piece never ends...

[SmackUp7778888]

Would I tap that? Yes I would.

[freeqwerqwer]

There's lots of life expressed in her playig.

[sashabones]

Shes gorgeous.

[Nicar526]

another bad ass

[khongcothithoi]

@Nicar526 : mind your words, you're talking about one of the greatest pianists of our time !

[luisfcoliveira]

her arms are as built as of a man, man

thats scary

amazingly talented

[ThrashTillDeath322]

@luisfcoliveira i don't think her muscles are built very big, but they are just toned hard out because of her insane piano playing, so she must have crazy dexterity in her hands too.

[tubenoc]

@luisfcoliveira

If you get to a high level as a female pianist you will probably develop strong muscles under your forearms. All the better to produce that lovely full-bodied and powerful tone she has! :)

[robertslistening]

As far as I gather, this recording was done in 1982. She was 41 years old. Looks younger. My favorite Rach 3 pianist.

[NemoProkofiev551]

I've never stopped being dazzled by Martha's virtuosity and evident musicality. She's the best. What else can one say?

[jamandindy]

Every woman I've known by the name of Martha has been foxy, sensual, and very talented; just like this one.

[mrdenen]

She has such an amazing freedom in her playing. It is full of brightness and clarity when necessary and so tender when needed. Even though, in my opinion, it is on the faster side of the tempo, I enjoy her playing every time I listen to it.... real artist! You have to hear her Gaspar - it is amazing!!!

[gouldschonberg]

bravo chailly!

[plo4895]

It is 1982, December 5: Berlin, Germany (Liverecording) with Riccardo Chailly and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Phillips 446 6773-2 (audio)

[ARCHI4110]

A OTO NAJWIĘKSZA PIANISTKA ŚWIATA

Martha Argerich w Najcudowniejszym KONCERCIE NA ŚWIECIE ! !

[Liebromeistal]

Her pounding and banging gets old rather irritating quickly

[hobomeabho]

I like it.

[billbell7744]

you don't have enough stars to rate this performance

[elgar34]

@billbell7744 There are not enough stars in the universe.

[Ebonyeyes647]

she looks alot like Naomi Wolf

[laqin007]

Listen to Acradi Volodos's performance on this concerto.

[4ngry4nus]

3.45-4:50 always makes me cry, and this is why I play and love this concerto myself, just because of this recurring, beautiful melody

[somedudeplayingpiano]

amazing, she makes rachmaninoff beautifull, and thats a hard task !

one of the best preformance I have heard of argerich, and a great conductor : )

[deemilieu]

hard piece? it looks easy to play here

[Hervinbalfour]

Rachmaninoff's third is one of the hardest to play in the entire piano concerto repertoire. What are you talking about? lol

[pagielme4ever]

If not, as I have heard, THE hardest.

[roo159]

@Hervinbalfour ... many would suggest that prokofiev #2 is more difficult -- but it's all open to debate ... and really, what does it matter if they are all sensationally good :)



[deemilieu]

jeeze, all i meant is that she makes it look easy here, not that it is easy. and yes, i know it's considered one of the toughest works to play....

[mogirl69]

5:34 she'll make you crazy and make you cry at the same time. adoreable. i'm so in love.

[yosef7299]

she is amazing.

[mobbingdick]

I don't like the amorphous compositions of Rachmaninoff but if I would this would be my favourite.

[Saphir8]

when did this concerto take place? i like the concerts of that time she gave..

[homoe87]

I think 1983, could have been '85.

[bearlovesregina]

This is the most diffucult piece to play for piano. PERIOD. And she plays it almost perfectly. In fact, this is the best recording of the concerto you can find. I know there are great pianists out there such as Artur Rubinstein and Vladimir Horowitz. But I must insist that Martha Argerich is the best pianist to walk the earth.

[seleniumchai]

I agree with you 101%! After listening to other version, including even Mr Rach's own playing, I think I still love Martha's version.... Her powerful and accurate performance especially at the finale which is so so difficult is simply amazing!

[Randommelon]

It's not the hardest piece. Opus Clavicembalisticum by Sorabji is far harder than this (it goes for 4 -5 hours!). You can't just say something is the hardest - someone can just come along write something harder. However, I have to agree - this is a good recording.

[fronternijenzonka]

What is this, a competition?

[Randommelon]

Not really - I was just pointing out that you can't simply say something is the hardest unless of course you have seen every single other piece in the entire world (in which case you would have every right to say that).

[KearneyPiano]

i think what most people mean by saying this is the hardest piece is that its one of the hardest pieces that people actually want to play and is in the common repertoire

[lscully3]

OC is atonal and has no musical worth unless the listeners are veterens of extrememly dissonant music.

[HolyMotherofGrid]

Who is "OC", and do you think this person's music has "no musical worth" BECAUSE of its atonal modality, or for other reasons? I've heard some completely atonal compositions which i've found intellectually stimulating, and a few which i felt communicated discernable, genuine emotions rather well.

[lscully3]

OC is Opus Clavicembalisticum. It's musical worth entirely relies on the listener's musical palate. You wouldn't give Webern to a starting piano student because they wouldn't understand it and would hate playing it for others. There's no point playing it for an audience who doesn't get that it's supposed to sound dissonant. And, yes, emotions can be expressed via atonality but as I said, new listeners to music won't hear that emotion.

[KearneyPiano]

i agree with bith of you 10000000% :P i love argerich! i saw her live in dublin a couple of months back playin prokofiev 3! it was incredible! long live argerich :D

[sisjka]

i personally like richter more than argerich

[mclaire12]

agreed!!!