I know it is not the composer's instruction, and not his intention (as can be heard in his own recorded performance). I do however, personally, like the middle section played half the speed, possibly even slower, with rubato, enjoying the beauty of both the melody/harmony and the abundant arpeggios.
really nicely done. you clearly have a good ear, and your touch is very nice on the keys. well played! the only thing i would say (and i hate to "nitpick" as so many people on here do that even though they have no IDEA what they're talking about and they're so rude) is to add just a little more fire! listen to the way Kissin really hammers those octaves on the left hand (around 1 minute on the Kissin video). great job!
I'm just soooo amazed! Your technique, your interpretation and your development is just beautiful! You are indeed a very young, talented pianist! Love your ending running notes.
@foxyjohnuk If you were served a so-so quality steak at a restaurant, would you not complain just because you can't cook yourself? :) I am not even saying this guy's bad, and I didn't rate this video at all, but I'm just saying, it always makes me smile when people say "don't like it? Do it better yourself!". It's the guy in the video who recorded it and posted it for everyone to see and comment. Are only positive comments allowed?:) That's ridiculous.
@MaximPodolsky I'd be amazingly honest enough to say that, whilst i can't cook a steak as well as this one, it's not as well cooked as i would have had it!
not act like i know how to cook steak!
I can cook steak as it happens, and i also can play this rather well, however, i feel that positive praise is of upmost importance, too many geniuses on youtube without and videos on their own profiles to back up their apparent depth of knowledge!
@MaximPodolsky i would add that my comments are related to idiotic comments by people on such performances by amatuers, not at all professional, clearly this chap is no professional, and if you can play this at all you'd agree his performance is exceptional compared to many, other less talented, amatuers! Let me hear your performance!
@sexysexysarahjane Yeah well I'm not posting mine until it sounds good enough... Right now I'm just in the learning the notes stage, the parts that I already know probably sound similar to this video. Anyway I do agree that people should calm down and realize he's not pretending to be a pro. And even when pianists like Richter play there will always be someone who will say "bah, Richter doesn't understand how to play this, as usual, he just bangs on the keys"
Bravo, Anthony Feldman! Your fingers are flying with precision and yet grace! I cannot tolerate some of the negative comments that have been stated here. Give me a break! They have no validity whatsoever. I think you did stupendously! And if you put up another video of this piece (after this one was recorded), I would look forward to seeing it. This was over two and a half years ago. I'm wondering what you're playing now. Incredible job!
Hi Ive been playing the piano for a little over 2.5 years and I'm now learning this piece. Do you have any tips on perfecting the part with the large chords and jumping? I can play it but not at the right speed yet without making mistakes.
ive been playing piano seriously for about 2 years and overall about 7 or 6 and have just started learning this piece and was wondering how long it took u to learn and how much time you practiced it for when u did, great interpretation by the way very intresting to lisen to!
I learned this piece in about 4 or 5 months, I don't remember the exact dates. I really don't remember how much I devoted in daily practice time to this piece, but you shouldn't be looking for a specific amount of time. When you start your daily practice pick a passage and learn in cold, not just notes but phrasing and intonation. Even if you just learn one bar a day if you learn those bars to perfection then you don't have to revisit them every day.
@slayerarethebest86 I started learning piano about 2 years ago aswell. Learning the notes takes enough time by itself lol, I've spent around 5 hours learning this song, and I've only memorized about 1 min of the song, but at the pace I'm playing at it takes me 3 minutes just to play that chunk.
the first time i ever touched a piano was a year and 1 month ago and i started to learn this prelude after about 7 months and am now able to at least hit everything. i was just wondering if thats where i should be and if you had any advice.
The fast section was executed very well but you need to feel the slow more. The tempo was too straight, this is late romantic music and to me, this piece is very very Russian so you have to show us the dominance and the beauty of Russia. Also make sure you bring out all the little counter melodies but at the same time, don' t smack us in the face with them.
you played all the notes well, some helpful constructive critisism i would add some more expression and feeling. the sound of them iddle secton should be completly different than he beginnig and i found it felt all the same, but gd work
great job overall, few pointers, dynamics are big in this peice, when you come back into the modgelations when you go from d to g to c and then the 16th g minor repeated notes keep the tempo moving dont just settle into a temp, start out slow and keep progressing that gives the peice more of a thrill along with the dynamics, also feeling, dont just fly through it slow parts down and other parts emphasize, great job though 5/5
Thank you. BTW, we've got another recording of this one, done live in recital. The middle section was done very differently. More slowly and without the slight offset in the left and right hands. But how many videos should one put up before becoming a pain. :-)
Why don't you show us what you can do with the piece.
BTW, I didn't do it all the time, and I agree that it's not the best practice. This recording was made two years ago after only six years of piano training.
@dhfeld I agree with having a staccato on the last of the 16ths, so giving the illusion of an accent, but take off the extra volume and it'll be fine. Middle section you can play with the tempo of the melody a bit more. Keep the left hand triplet 16ths constant, but the melody can play on it's own a bit [hint. If you see a place that has 2 melodies playing at the same time, don't have them play at the same time. It can create a really cool intermingling of the 2 melodies.
Yeah, that's totally gross. 6 years is a long time, to dhfeld, the "only" isn't needed. Though, it was pretty good for 14. And you're blessed with large hands, whilst mine can hardy reach an octave.
very true around your big part at 0:59 - 1:04 you could of made the part louder. i very much agree with FaygoAddict. But other than that, 5/5 Great Job!
Fantastic interpretation in the 1st and 3rd sections. I felt the middle section could be a bit more animated, and maybe a bit more rit. But overall, an excellent interpretation which clearly brings out the march of the piece without over clouding it with too much pedal and speed. Well done
Mr. Feldman. That was incredible. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!!!! Listen up people, this is how Rach is played!! I have heard soooo many people play this piece (pro and amateur) and just get it all wrong. But your interpretation stands WAY out!!! I would like to hear more of your playing. Rach would applaud you.
i think the dynamics need to be a bit more noticable, but his interpretation and control is awesome. and also, the middle section is SOOO beautiful, and it needs a lot of emotion, so try playing it again in a few years when you have experienced more emotions! (:
Wonderful. Your interpretation is the best I've heard, and I will always enjoy it. It was astounding! I just really love your control of dynamics...bravo for playing it with such taste.
Very, very well played! One of the best interpretations i've heard. You play it very controlled, without too many pedal so you don't get the blurry effect. Bravo!
Hey! I am 11, I can play this song! But my video only shows me 3 months ago, I know it all now! This is the absolute MOST difficult song i have ever learned, so, IF u try to learn it, ur in for a LARGE challenge, So good luck! i am amazed that nowayemily can play it! look up wbmoore on youtube, THATS ME!!!
great job man! the rhythm you kept made this interpretation really interesting and you made it look very fun to play. your hand movements are very fluid and precise. i am learning this song and i would consider myself lucky if I could play half as good as you do on this song.
One of the best interp.s by an amateur pianist on youtube! very rhythmical and you captured the alla marcia wonderfully. A couple booboos here and there, but hey, we're all entitled to a couple, even the pros. PS. What large hands you have! Lucky! Thanks!
Excellent! I love the underlying frenetic energy. For all those who say to take it a little slower, keep in mind this is one interpretation & a great & honest one at that! Also, for all the critics out there who like to play genre/performer favorites, please take a listen to Rachmaninoff's piano reel recordings back in the 1920's to hear how diverse modern interpretations have become vs the original.
You messed up with a chord. When you went back to the main theme, you played the second chord first then the second chord again... I don't know how else to put it! Lol. Re-watch the vid. You'll see.
dam. good job dude, my favorite part is the 2nd page of the song. i've only learned like 3 pages of the whole thing though ahah. this is tight though, stay up
you're so lucky you can learn rachmaninoff...my teacher has kept me back from learning it because my hands can't reach the crazy 12 note stretches. i have tiny hands!
Very, very good! I play this piece too but it needs a lot of polishing which I'm now working on with my new piano teacher...yay! This is a good interpretation. Loved it!
Wow. Funny—I'm also 14 and working on this...it was played very well. I just think when exiting the middle section with the left hand arpeggios and working back to the main theme, you could have started a bit slower and quieter, and made it more gradual. But that's the only flaw I can think of. Excellent!
That boy is fourteen? Holy shit, my age, only he's crazily talented! Sounds very up to par with the version that Rachmaninoff played ... which I can't find on youtube anymore because I think it got taken off due to violation rights and bleh.
ehhh, it was good but some of the parts he played a bit too fast besides that you did a good job but for some reason it looks like your hands are moving way too fast, its probably just the low video quality. i am currently learning this piece and i absolutely love it. i am thinking of also learning Lux Aeterna
oh man... you are a beast~~~!!!! i loved it~ i'm gonna beg my paino teacher to teach me this.. did you practice everyday and how long each day?? i am an avid Rachmaninoff fan.. you inspired me.. dude.. your the coolest X33
It took me about five months to learn and perfect this piece. I actually started over the summer, but I didn't play it very much until the start of the school year.
harry potter is playing there look!!!!
stopen009 3 days ago
I don't have big enough hands to play this piece
tigerater1 4 days ago
0.o till the last moment i thought he is asian^^
Splattomat 3 weeks ago
i think u need to work on the tempo a lil more
lithiumissick42 3 months ago
wow you're such a talented pianist!
cdawgjones 4 months ago in playlist More videos from dhfeld
I know it is not the composer's instruction, and not his intention (as can be heard in his own recorded performance). I do however, personally, like the middle section played half the speed, possibly even slower, with rubato, enjoying the beauty of both the melody/harmony and the abundant arpeggios.
Dorm2003 5 months ago
Way too "poppy"...I don't think the end of every chord should go UP like that. Otherwise, great interpertation
radiantsunx 5 months ago
BTW, here is a slightly different interpretation, recorded a few months later:
youtube.com/watch?v=im7bLktmjLA
dhfeld 6 months ago
@dhfeld This link just brings me back to the homepage..
Chrisjuchniewicz 4 months ago
this sounds suspiciously fake I think he fast forwarded the video and made another soundtrack
kimchiballers 6 months ago
@kimchiballers You are kidding, I presume.
dhfeld 6 months ago 3
holy shit. lol Great Technique. Good job. Try to express dynamics a little more. Almost Exaggerate them.
Resendezmusic 7 months ago
It's cool.
xiaoguaiguai001 7 months ago
wanna be my piano teacher?
nugonail 7 months ago
I didn't know Mc Lovin could play the Piano!
DiiaMoNDz92 9 months ago 3
I truly love his preformance and his passion for the peice.
TheValdezdj 9 months ago
@Megatallica: wanker!
@dhfeld: great job!
harleydjackson 9 months ago
Yeah, i wish it had a more powerful sound
ContraereaSerba 10 months ago
Yo dawg you killed it.
elliotfsl 11 months ago
My god, i am 15 and a half now and just started playing piano in september.
I have recently wrote a piano and vocals only song for my band but still.. i want to play like that :(
XxboVodxX 11 months ago
@XxboVodxX ive been playing for years.... im just learning this piece...
scottjop656 10 months ago
really nicely done. you clearly have a good ear, and your touch is very nice on the keys. well played! the only thing i would say (and i hate to "nitpick" as so many people on here do that even though they have no IDEA what they're talking about and they're so rude) is to add just a little more fire! listen to the way Kissin really hammers those octaves on the left hand (around 1 minute on the Kissin video). great job!
whitfield12 1 year ago
muy bien tienes buena dijitacion y tambien esta a buen compas la cancion sigue asi vas muy bien . saludos
halo951custom 1 year ago
Very good.
TomBarrister 1 year ago
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This is amazing. I couldn't imagine playing this piece this well at this tempo!
cerebarp 1 year ago
This is amazing. I couldn't imagine playing this piece this well at this tempo!
cerebarp 1 year ago
I'm just soooo amazed! Your technique, your interpretation and your development is just beautiful! You are indeed a very young, talented pianist! Love your ending running notes.
BalletCava 1 year ago
ta acentuando na hora errada colega
fevercovers 1 year ago
amazing... love to hear the 20 people who disliked it play it...
foxyjohnuk 1 year ago
@foxyjohnuk If you were served a so-so quality steak at a restaurant, would you not complain just because you can't cook yourself? :) I am not even saying this guy's bad, and I didn't rate this video at all, but I'm just saying, it always makes me smile when people say "don't like it? Do it better yourself!". It's the guy in the video who recorded it and posted it for everyone to see and comment. Are only positive comments allowed?:) That's ridiculous.
MaximPodolsky 1 year ago
@MaximPodolsky I'd be amazingly honest enough to say that, whilst i can't cook a steak as well as this one, it's not as well cooked as i would have had it!
not act like i know how to cook steak!
I can cook steak as it happens, and i also can play this rather well, however, i feel that positive praise is of upmost importance, too many geniuses on youtube without and videos on their own profiles to back up their apparent depth of knowledge!
sexysexysarahjane 1 year ago
@sexysexysarahjane At least he's got a grand piano :)) you'd laugh if you saw what I have to use for practice :)
MaximPodolsky 1 year ago
@MaximPodolsky i would add that my comments are related to idiotic comments by people on such performances by amatuers, not at all professional, clearly this chap is no professional, and if you can play this at all you'd agree his performance is exceptional compared to many, other less talented, amatuers! Let me hear your performance!
sexysexysarahjane 1 year ago
@sexysexysarahjane Yeah well I'm not posting mine until it sounds good enough... Right now I'm just in the learning the notes stage, the parts that I already know probably sound similar to this video. Anyway I do agree that people should calm down and realize he's not pretending to be a pro. And even when pianists like Richter play there will always be someone who will say "bah, Richter doesn't understand how to play this, as usual, he just bangs on the keys"
MaximPodolsky 1 year ago
Harry Potter on piano!.. Just joking =P
Well done Anthony
Matthijs120 1 year ago 2
beautiful!
MCalixte89 1 year ago
good job very good
FourtySven 1 year ago
Incredible! Im learning this piece now, and its great to see how you play it :D
Learning about 3bars or so a day its gonna take a while!
Well done awesome person :)
jjjjhhrroo 1 year ago
wow! This is actually a terrific performance! I have uploaded my interpretation of this work! Please feel free to listen and comment!
piano0011 1 year ago
Bravo, Anthony Feldman! Your fingers are flying with precision and yet grace! I cannot tolerate some of the negative comments that have been stated here. Give me a break! They have no validity whatsoever. I think you did stupendously! And if you put up another video of this piece (after this one was recorded), I would look forward to seeing it. This was over two and a half years ago. I'm wondering what you're playing now. Incredible job!
Dernhelmful 1 year ago
Hi Ive been playing the piano for a little over 2.5 years and I'm now learning this piece. Do you have any tips on perfecting the part with the large chords and jumping? I can play it but not at the right speed yet without making mistakes.
hwcreatureha 1 year ago
That was amazing! This is a really hard song. Well done
jkcheese 1 year ago
pretty good.
i liked it a lot :D
i have to learn this :T
was it very hard? I have until January to learn this, is it enough time to make it sound really professional?
chowderandspoon 1 year ago
haha yeah those accents are a bit of a pain on the third of every sixteenth note
jackyry83094 1 year ago
ive been playing piano seriously for about 2 years and overall about 7 or 6 and have just started learning this piece and was wondering how long it took u to learn and how much time you practiced it for when u did, great interpretation by the way very intresting to lisen to!
slayerarethebest86 1 year ago 3
@slayerarethebest86
I learned this piece in about 4 or 5 months, I don't remember the exact dates. I really don't remember how much I devoted in daily practice time to this piece, but you shouldn't be looking for a specific amount of time. When you start your daily practice pick a passage and learn in cold, not just notes but phrasing and intonation. Even if you just learn one bar a day if you learn those bars to perfection then you don't have to revisit them every day.
dhfeld 1 year ago 2
@slayerarethebest86 I started learning piano about 2 years ago aswell. Learning the notes takes enough time by itself lol, I've spent around 5 hours learning this song, and I've only memorized about 1 min of the song, but at the pace I'm playing at it takes me 3 minutes just to play that chunk.
MertezAad 1 year ago
@slayerarethebest86
At my rate I will have it down by 3 months.... I never said it would be perfect though.
UnScriptedFlix 1 year ago
the first time i ever touched a piano was a year and 1 month ago and i started to learn this prelude after about 7 months and am now able to at least hit everything. i was just wondering if thats where i should be and if you had any advice.
toxicfart1 1 year ago
magnificent
TtotheGtotheP 1 year ago
The fast section was executed very well but you need to feel the slow more. The tempo was too straight, this is late romantic music and to me, this piece is very very Russian so you have to show us the dominance and the beauty of Russia. Also make sure you bring out all the little counter melodies but at the same time, don' t smack us in the face with them.
willk326 1 year ago
mais alto porra!!!
rodasabrao 1 year ago
Great job kid!! I agree, play it slower, like Gilels, and then the secrets of the piece will appear. Well done, keep going!!
orovalleydude 1 year ago
i think this is a very well played version of the piece. i like the tempo you played in
thesexysithguy 1 year ago
You could play it much faster than that. But good job.
Zugzugul 2 years ago
I think u r great, actually!
pcho007 2 years ago
no emotion.... good technique but you are too young to understand this piece
akiman911 2 years ago
lol, fail.
LoftyProduction 1 year ago
that's good for 14!!
Canonindxxx 2 years ago
good job. but try to put a show like gilels. I'll give you 78%
hafYAHA 2 years ago
Great Job! :)
TarikDzaferovic 2 years ago 2
you have massive hands, and you were 14 there?
Smeagollum86 2 years ago
you played all the notes well, some helpful constructive critisism i would add some more expression and feeling. the sound of them iddle secton should be completly different than he beginnig and i found it felt all the same, but gd work
pianoguy321123 2 years ago
I'm learning this song as well. Just learning to jump across the piano accurately is probably the toughest thing. Great Job!
Arbator177 2 years ago
yea no kidding
Thunderflower367 2 years ago 4
great job overall, few pointers, dynamics are big in this peice, when you come back into the modgelations when you go from d to g to c and then the 16th g minor repeated notes keep the tempo moving dont just settle into a temp, start out slow and keep progressing that gives the peice more of a thrill along with the dynamics, also feeling, dont just fly through it slow parts down and other parts emphasize, great job though 5/5
bigev9424 2 years ago
Thank you. BTW, we've got another recording of this one, done live in recital. The middle section was done very differently. More slowly and without the slight offset in the left and right hands. But how many videos should one put up before becoming a pain. :-)
dhfeld 2 years ago
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really annoying how you put an accept on the 3rd note of every 16th note...ugh
Megatallica18 2 years ago
Why don't you show us what you can do with the piece.
BTW, I didn't do it all the time, and I agree that it's not the best practice. This recording was made two years ago after only six years of piano training.
dhfeld 2 years ago 7
6 years only?! You're good!
HanlinSG 2 years ago 2
Way to tell them dhfeld, you did a great job on this piece. Rachmaninoff songs are a high level of difficulty, but you pulled it off well.
Luxord33 1 year ago
@dhfeld I agree with having a staccato on the last of the 16ths, so giving the illusion of an accent, but take off the extra volume and it'll be fine. Middle section you can play with the tempo of the melody a bit more. Keep the left hand triplet 16ths constant, but the melody can play on it's own a bit [hint. If you see a place that has 2 melodies playing at the same time, don't have them play at the same time. It can create a really cool intermingling of the 2 melodies.
matthewdpeavoypiano 8 months ago
Yeah, that's totally gross. 6 years is a long time, to dhfeld, the "only" isn't needed. Though, it was pretty good for 14. And you're blessed with large hands, whilst mine can hardy reach an octave.
winkandrun 2 years ago
@Megatallica18 I like those little accents.
LoftyProduction 1 year ago
@Megatallica18: wanker!
@dhfeld: great job!
harleydjackson 9 months ago
O: woah
ScoobydooL3 2 years ago
brilliant.
rosesinsnow814 2 years ago
SImply beutiful!!!
birgitnilsson 2 years ago
nice job. i've heard many terrible interpretations of this piece, but yours is really great. also, you keep a nice hand position throughout.
jdbpiano 2 years ago
Ahhhh!! i wish it was even bigger and more exciting at the fortissimo!! that was around 0:59 i think
FaygoAddict 2 years ago 11
very true around your big part at 0:59 - 1:04 you could of made the part louder. i very much agree with FaygoAddict. But other than that, 5/5 Great Job!
kolkol123145 2 years ago
Fantastic interpretation in the 1st and 3rd sections. I felt the middle section could be a bit more animated, and maybe a bit more rit. But overall, an excellent interpretation which clearly brings out the march of the piece without over clouding it with too much pedal and speed. Well done
wongston 2 years ago
Mr. Feldman. That was incredible. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!!!! Listen up people, this is how Rach is played!! I have heard soooo many people play this piece (pro and amateur) and just get it all wrong. But your interpretation stands WAY out!!! I would like to hear more of your playing. Rach would applaud you.
ThePrelude976 2 years ago 2
i think the dynamics need to be a bit more noticable, but his interpretation and control is awesome. and also, the middle section is SOOO beautiful, and it needs a lot of emotion, so try playing it again in a few years when you have experienced more emotions! (:
FaygoAddict 2 years ago
you don't know what rachmaninov would do.... anyway i think you did a wonderful job on this piece man . bravo
gouloum2222 2 years ago
we know very well what rachmaninoff would do, for there are recordings of him playing the piece that remain to this day.
wovenv2 2 years ago
very good. I'm starting that piece now
tweetycoaster2 2 years ago
What Grand piano is that , may you please tell me?
ClassicMusicOnly 2 years ago
This is a Petrof in a local church. I think it is a model III (roughly 190 cm) that the church purchased a year or two ago.
dhfeld 2 years ago
Ok thank you very much :)
ClassicMusicOnly 2 years ago
Wonderful. Your interpretation is the best I've heard, and I will always enjoy it. It was astounding! I just really love your control of dynamics...bravo for playing it with such taste.
rpark1018 2 years ago
AMAZING!!
ClassicMusicOnly 2 years ago
Very, very well played! One of the best interpretations i've heard. You play it very controlled, without too many pedal so you don't get the blurry effect. Bravo!
rubiemusic 2 years ago
es una excelente interpretación. bravoo..
tato4527 2 years ago
excellent !!
pierrewaldn 2 years ago
2:30-end is fave part, u play it Just like i seek to be able to play, in a month!
trynity7 2 years ago
Hey! I am 11, I can play this song! But my video only shows me 3 months ago, I know it all now! This is the absolute MOST difficult song i have ever learned, so, IF u try to learn it, ur in for a LARGE challenge, So good luck! i am amazed that nowayemily can play it! look up wbmoore on youtube, THATS ME!!!
trynity7 2 years ago
I really want to play this song.
JOseyIzUrs89 2 years ago
i played this song when i was 12. =)
it's one of my favorites
nowayemily 2 years ago
assome talent! and you look funny when you scrub randomly from 3:45 - 3:55 :-)
pokey303 2 years ago
great job man! the rhythm you kept made this interpretation really interesting and you made it look very fun to play. your hand movements are very fluid and precise. i am learning this song and i would consider myself lucky if I could play half as good as you do on this song.
Jocklen8 2 years ago
One of the best interp.s by an amateur pianist on youtube! very rhythmical and you captured the alla marcia wonderfully. A couple booboos here and there, but hey, we're all entitled to a couple, even the pros. PS. What large hands you have! Lucky! Thanks!
neversroad 2 years ago
Yeah, mistakes happen! It's fun to see the pros make a few errors in live performances. It lets you know they're human too.
dhfeld 2 years ago
Oh my god, you are so awesome
bennnchboy 2 years ago 2
needs more character IMO, only listened to the beginning though
sexandthesuburbs 2 years ago
I believe the marking is 'alla marcia' so Bravo! on militaristic!
wtpooh33 2 years ago
complimenti..!! sei davvero bravo... :)!!! continua così..
alesof87 2 years ago
i think this piece should sound militaristic. maybe not the whole piece but definitely the start section.
the middle section should have alot more rubato and should be slower in my opintion
oberon06 2 years ago
Excellent! I love the underlying frenetic energy. For all those who say to take it a little slower, keep in mind this is one interpretation & a great & honest one at that! Also, for all the critics out there who like to play genre/performer favorites, please take a listen to Rachmaninoff's piano reel recordings back in the 1920's to hear how diverse modern interpretations have become vs the original.
strangeriddim 2 years ago
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Lemprace 2 years ago
Very Good.
mikelamid 2 years ago
Will you all please stop using "song" for pieces that are not SUNG!
1401JSC 2 years ago 2
Wow! Very good!
I would maybe suggest taking it a little slower in the beginning so the build can have more effect.
My0wnMelody 2 years ago
this is amazing.
KhMErTRiAd 2 years ago
you should be proud of yourself this piece is incredible!
5 star performance!
scared2mosh 2 years ago
This exact video is what made me learn this song! Its an amazing song! Thanx =D
ConvictConz 2 years ago
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Take a look at Gilel's version on Youtube. I really like his playing of this piece.
dhfeld 2 years ago
You messed up with a chord. When you went back to the main theme, you played the second chord first then the second chord again... I don't know how else to put it! Lol. Re-watch the vid. You'll see.
asmanyaspossible 2 years ago
Does the one chord miss place really matter? Seriously give some possitive critisizm!! That was an amazing performance!
ConvictConz 2 years ago 2
freaking brilliant dude. honestly
llethaface 2 years ago
dam. good job dude, my favorite part is the 2nd page of the song. i've only learned like 3 pages of the whole thing though ahah. this is tight though, stay up
tw1sstt 2 years ago
Amazing amazing amazing :D!!
Insanely awesome!
Gosh...I wish I could play as good as you
^__^
XForeverxDeadX 2 years ago
he has good piano hands
gammypage 2 years ago
Very good yes :)
I seek a little more "anger" ?
If you watch Lugansky's version, he is more "angry"
if you understand what i mean...
part B i too fast...
Jannothy 3 years ago
you're so lucky you can learn rachmaninoff...my teacher has kept me back from learning it because my hands can't reach the crazy 12 note stretches. i have tiny hands!
so i'm learning chopin etudes as substitutes haha
salesgirl24 3 years ago
haha. same here. i can barely reach a ninth... and running octaves are hard cuz my hand is too small.
yaya80020 2 years ago
as a rachmaninoff fan I give you a thumbs up! Sergei would be proud.
RIPw4 3 years ago
incredibly good!
xRinat 3 years ago
haha ive been playing this piece for years and i cant play it that well haha nice work yeah
OldManEmu12 3 years ago
I'm asking my piano teacher for this tonight, YAY!!!!
Garunteed I won't play it like this till I'm 15(I'm currently 13) but I don't care...its such a pretty piece.
thiskid089 3 years ago
Amazing! I'm trying to learn this piece, but it's very difficult!
Elilmaur 3 years ago
Very, very good! I play this piece too but it needs a lot of polishing which I'm now working on with my new piano teacher...yay! This is a good interpretation. Loved it!
pianochick1 3 years ago
holy shit, you're only 14? how long have you been playing? :X
TLoveland4692 3 years ago
About seven and a half years
dhfeld 3 years ago
Well, change that. About six and a half when this was recorded. Seven and a half now.
dhfeld 3 years ago
Wow. Funny—I'm also 14 and working on this...it was played very well. I just think when exiting the middle section with the left hand arpeggios and working back to the main theme, you could have started a bit slower and quieter, and made it more gradual. But that's the only flaw I can think of. Excellent!
walcneon 3 years ago
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chzzyomlet 3 years ago
Your so called "mum" is a virgin... Your actualy a test tube baby and part of a secret government conspiracy.
parkourjordz 3 years ago 2
Need to use more body weight when playing or you may have trouble with your arms down the line! Try using larger arm motions to show phrases.
freakmod 3 years ago 2
THAT IS TOTALLY ACE!
amickrocker 3 years ago
This is REALLY good! I just think you could bring out the top notes more. But this is top notch!
Llama1312Duck 3 years ago
That boy is fourteen? Holy shit, my age, only he's crazily talented! Sounds very up to par with the version that Rachmaninoff played ... which I can't find on youtube anymore because I think it got taken off due to violation rights and bleh.
Napris 3 years ago
great job dude!! thats some major improvement from that other video of yours. Great job!
thomashamiltom 3 years ago
when i play the beggining of this song i play the first chord after the 3 gs with one hand. Is that good habbit or not so good?
flippingfo0l 3 years ago
great video dude,
but you need to go a little slower and use sustain a little more.
but other than that, keep it up:)
Chrisjuchniewicz 3 years ago
i agree with you. but still really good!
diabloguy 3 years ago
This is good but you have a tendency to accent the end of every triple...
ohdavw 3 years ago 3
Agreed. It's a little jarring at times -- akin to choirs that always put heavy accent on the 'jah' syllable of the Hallelujah in Messiah.
playadom 3 years ago
well done!
congratulations!
sofiaclassic91 3 years ago
Nice job.
fongpayman123 3 years ago
I prefered this to Lang Langs performance at the proms last weekend!
karlitofingers 3 years ago
ehhh, it was good but some of the parts he played a bit too fast besides that you did a good job but for some reason it looks like your hands are moving way too fast, its probably just the low video quality. i am currently learning this piece and i absolutely love it. i am thinking of also learning Lux Aeterna
HPIracing111 3 years ago
You want to see fast, watch Lisitsa or Kissin! :-)
dhfeld 3 years ago
Your hands remind me of Horowitz's. :)
MissRenoir 3 years ago
I think its the best recording of this piece on youtube, in terms of sound, so Bravo! :p
evanelys 3 years ago
MUUUUCH better than ur other video, The interpretation is a bit lacking, but WELL DONE , beautiful tone
evanelys 3 years ago
this is pretty frickin awesome!!! i luv the piece and this is best version ive heard. WELL DONE!
SkyBlueGirl95 3 years ago
This WENCHINGTON guy is on of all the Rach videos and a bunch of Chopin vids too. There's more to life than just youtube, homo.
patrickjohn84 3 years ago
Knowing this, you must have searched all Rachmaninoff videos.
WENCHINGTON 3 years ago
Actually he somehow made it to my crappy videos which have like no views. Someone must have nothing to do with their life.
trigalg693 3 years ago
i like it very much.i bet you enjoyed playing it.i'm an admirer of rachmaninoff.
julesdarwich 3 years ago
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A secret admirer?
WENCHINGTON 3 years ago
lol.
welshwinger 3 years ago 2
your hands are so nice and careful with the piano... it is so good to watch it...
Rubinstein007 3 years ago
oh man... you are a beast~~~!!!! i loved it~ i'm gonna beg my paino teacher to teach me this.. did you practice everyday and how long each day?? i am an avid Rachmaninoff fan.. you inspired me.. dude.. your the coolest X33
joeahyohX33 3 years ago
realni pazan ;)
himenow 3 years ago
Outstanding performance! Very well done.
Eesha22 3 years ago
it is always the question HOW to play a piano piece. and this is really good! 5*
Rubinstein007 3 years ago
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very good dude but you need to get out more
craigsunny198 3 years ago
i agree completely. i don't know why everyone else was so harsh to completely ridicule your comment; i thought it was very valid.
rajennagar 3 years ago
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i think the piano didn't sound good. it wasn't a Steinway right?
themystery0909 4 years ago
themystery0909, if you put on a blindfold and heard a Steinway and then a Baldwin, your dumbass wouldn't even be able to tell the difference.
patrickjohn84 3 years ago
is the second sheet of this song hard to play. I mean it sounds good, i have the sheet and i think it's kinda hard.
teresahan1991 4 years ago
You are the man... Breaking it down how much practise do you do each day of technique and how much repetoire? Keep on representing brotha!!!
chantrask 4 years ago
you have a lot of talent!! i'm 16 and just learning this piece. if i were you i'd play it just a tad faster.. but it was really good :)
molohry 4 years ago
you rock dude... how long actually did it took you to play and practice this piece this well.
teresahan1991 4 years ago
It took me about five months to learn and perfect this piece. I actually started over the summer, but I didn't play it very much until the start of the school year.
dhfeld 4 years ago
Great job performing one of my favorite pieces :)
mayablanca 4 years ago
beautifully played! :)
DePianoViolinGirl 4 years ago
congratulations, well done!
NicolaMontecchio 4 years ago