Valentina Lisitsa : solo take recordings Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #4 (1/2)

[racingracing]

Any piano Valentina touches/plays turns to Gold. Any Rachmaninoff piece Valentina plays is God in pure Joy. ☼♥☼

[ensaiodeporrada]

it is so amazing that after i saw the entire video watching her hands i had to see it again watching her feet gently pressing the pedals as exactly as her hands, no word to describe

[ensaiodeporrada]

oh man this is my all time best valentina video!! 

[PieterdeRooijHolland]

@ensaiodeporrada : I'm glad you like the video... filmed during a memorable sunday afternoon at Abbey Road Studios (ARS) in London. The recording she did there (the next day) of the 4th concerto, with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), is stunning, as are the other Rachmaninoff recordings she did at ARS with LSO. Let's hope they will be released soon.

[zachattack19942]

@PieterdeRooijHolland She said on one of her videos sometime in May or June. :)

[ensaiodeporrada]

@PieterdeRooijHolland thank you! i cant wait to see the releases

she must be proud of your uploads :)

[Soloiszt]

I just loveee how valentina lisitsa plays Rachmaninoff <3

[1Coonass]

God girl i can listen to you all day long and you just contiually wow me...

What an awesome woman you are !!! and did i mention beautiful to boot ?

Valentina you are incredible my dear... Keep on Rocking !!!

[fierydog]

This is amazing.

[jameslongPDX]

@1:37! @5:09!

[jameslongPDX]

I saw VL play this in Portland a few years ago and it was the best thing I've ever heard live. If you ever get a chance to hear her perform this piece, drop everything and get a ticket. It's very underrated piece that is seldom performed. What's scary about Rachmaninoff is that he is a very underrated composer. There is so much happening, it is so thick that you really have to listen and pay attention to understand how much is going on in his work.

[fevercovers]

When can I buy the CDs?

[peterlunow]

I really believe the original version far superior!! it should be in the standardrepertoire.Only because the critics panned it at the premiere ,did R. revise it . Cursed be the critics(in general:-)

[ChrisOfTheInternets]

She makes it look so effortless!

[burnhardship]

I love watching the delight in her face as she plays. It Tranquilizes me just as much as the music. The passion she projects into playing resonates with me as a vicarious experience. It's like, by reading her body language, i almost get to feel what it's like to play. She's amazing.

[lauraplayspiano]

we need a LOVE button, like doesn't cut it for Valentina

[cuteshox]

In my opinion, this is Rachmaninoff's most misunderstood work. When in fact it's quite monumental. His prior Piano Concertos are beautiful and standards in the repertoire, but this concerto is always overlooked by many pianists. It's quite advanced in tonal harmonies. It's the jazz of Rachmaninoff perfected. They should perform this more often.

[PieterdeRooijHolland]

@cuteshox : I agree with your thoughtful comment, much appreciated and thanks. The recording of the 4th by Valentina with LSO - I'm among the happy few who've heard it already - is not only stunning, but also exemplifying where it should belong in Rachmaninoff's oeuvre... yes, it's - as you've put it - quite monumental.

[ungava100]

Makes me realize what a hard worker Valentina is.

[sonozoltan]

stunning

[newmuseic]

I just love this pianist! But I hate her a little now after seeing the size of her hands :( Valentina you play like a dream and make we want to be a better "practicer". Keep up the hard work, best wishes to you in your career.

[mamakokonao]

ついに４番のソロテイク出ました。すごくいい音ですね。練習とは­いえいつものようにうっとりします。又凄くリラックスして楽しん­でいるようだし、丁寧に音を確認しながら全く妥協のない厳しさも­観られますね。

[MrMrMikayel]

Bravo!!!

[JustynaPhilipp]

Dziecko Drogie ! Valentino. Rachmaninov piszemy przez fau

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[fredericfranc]

@JustynaPhilipp Prosze Pani Justyny, prosze nie kompromitowac Polski, naszego szkolnictwa, etc. na UTube, i na Internecie, nie Rachmaninov nie piszemy przez fau, niestety, piszemy jak leci, przez ff tez jest OK, niestety. Zycie jest ciezkie, na Internecie, to jest wielki swiat, to juz nie Polska...