Rachmaninoff plays Beethoven-Rubinstein: Turkish March

[hikarufuego]

Beethoven's Turkish March piano arrangement by Anton Rubinstein then further arranged by Sergei Rachmaninoff... This is what I'm looking for! Rachmaninoff's version! I like Evgeny Kissin's too... But this recording is classic! ^_^

[ChuckSchuldiner14753]

Chavo del Ocho!!! :D

its missing the little boings tho xD

[TheSingingCello]

I think beethoven was grasping for something when he wrote this.

[ZBGM0]

I think this is not original Rubinstein's arrangement. This version here was further arranged by Rachmaninoff, BUT there are no big differences, because this it just further arrangement.

Both are great, but I prefer original version.

[Jlan0151738]

If i'm not mistaken this is the version he further arranged, on top of Rubenstein's.

[Jlan0151738]

If i'm not mistaken this is the version that he further arranged, on top of rubensteins

[QMPhilosophe]

What a treat to hear this! Thank you for posting.

[Foreverinsolitude]

Does anyone know where I can find the midi file for this? Personal message me please <3

[beethovenraptus]

Well done!!

[poorscholar]

He looks like Buster Keaton. And this would not be a bad score for a Keaton short.

[Classicmozayful]

tbrings to mind josef hoffman's diagram about what the perfect cyle of piano study is:

Greatest simplicity

Greatest difficulty

Return to greatest simplicity.

every tone is just so coulorful in rachmaninov's gargantuan velvet-coated hands.

[rossharmonics]

@Classicmozayful Rachmaninoff was a great fan of Hoffman's. There is the same masterful controll in this performance as you find in Hoffman. The gradual, deliberate crescendo to the high point and then the subtle, much more rapid, decrescendo is magical in its understanding of musical structure. I remember when I was student and historical playing was in vogue. I heard Rachmaninoff play Bach and realized understanding structure was much more important than using pedal or not using it.

[feemeister]

This is the most WONDERFUL thing! I can't be still while I listen to it! I've loved everything I've ever heard him play and everything I've heard him compose. But this is just delightful! I never liked this song before, but it's just fantastic by him! What a jewel this is! It's so wonderful to actually be able to hear Rachmaninoff play something. What a giant of a man and a musician!

[emilypotter7]

emily hearts rachmanninoff.

even though he's dead.

:(

*cry*

[Mikael8335]

Great but I prefer the speed of Evgeny Kissin.

[no1SwedishViking]

me too, at least for this piece

[Manx123]

That was rather unexpected....

[sebagr1987]

is just different... the speed, and the way he play the grave notes, he's wonderfull...

[davidgray2]

You can really hear through this recording how Horowitz was influenced by Rachmaninov.

[silverbud]

Except that Horowitz made from many "f" his own personal version of "fff"

[marcos1559281019]

El mejor sin dudas....Rachmaninoff por siempre ¡¡¡

[madalenaluda]

this is fantastic

I love it!!!

[demosj]

So majestic.

Very pleasant piece to listen to, made all the better by the pianist performing it!

[paulostroff99]

Lovely! TY.

[OorvakanSar]

Oh, but Liszt's transcription of Ruins of Athens is insane! It's like the first rock music ever written. It is my favorite.

[8dontworry8]

ottoman bands inspired mozart and beethoven...the ottoman millitery band was the first in the world since 8th century...plus ottoman turks were neighbours to vienna for centuries and turkish music was very popular during 18th century...ottoman music was very loud and always sound like a march...drums and flutes were ottomans main musical instruments

[LEGIONARY1234]

this melody is popular in latin amerca because is the theme of one popular comic tv program Called "el chavo del 8"

[shrinkingglasses]

jajaja lo conozco, también lo solían poner aquí en España.

[alexmusicgraffity]

@LEGIONARY1234 ta-tA-TA-TA!-TA!!!

[michellepiano]

This is beautiful.

It always puts me in a good mood.

[heroicpolonaise]

which rubinstein was this transcription?

[shrinkingglasses]

Anton

[aewanko300]

this turkish march was further arranged by rachmaninoff

[Ihi92]

i prefer evgeny kissin

[sppe769]

I wish I had an mp3 of this.

[heroicpolonaise]

i do have it, and is precicely this song, want it??

[sppe769]

yes please?

[darchr90]

this is a quite russian perfomance I'd say - it's not bad...definetely a nice interpretation, but don't like it that much

[nerdypianoskater]

When is this recording from?

Nice vid too.

[shrinkingglasses]

It's from 1925.

Thanks.

[supermanalexk]

Sound quality is not that good.

[kekikyavuz]

really? wow! you're so intelligent man!