Rachmaninoff piano concerto No.3 cadenza (solo segment)

[kingjepoy]

Pretty good! It's more than what I can currently play. Bravo!

[rogermielke]

Great job



[AlcoholLevel]

oh, lord... this is a real mess.

[avalokiteshivara]

soh precisa de mais expressão e corrigir a articulação, o segredo de cada musica é como resolver cada frase musical, suas mãos são suficientemente grandes soh precisam ganhar abertura e força igual em cada dedo.

Meu sonho é ter um piano de calda em casa...

[avalokiteshivara]

soh precisa de mais expressão e corrigir a articulação, o segredo de cada musica é como resolver cada frase musical

[mmmmm9872345]

That shit's fucking impossible to read. You have incredible patience, especially seeing as you said you're not a professional pianist and just wanted to learn that. Wow. *like* :P

[barefeetbella]

very awe inspiring to watch....makes my heart skip a beat..ten million times over and over....

[nihilihihi]

Uau... You could be a pro; have all the conditions... Very, very good. Would be even better on a large piano.

[dialecticon]

It's getting there, congratulations for having heart and courage. Your example is inspiring. Practice super slow and detached.

[sschmitz24]

I thought you did great. I know that was a lot of work.

[MyMemories19]

Hmmmmmmmmm! If what you say is true (about not being a classically trained pianist), then this is impressive. You could articulate and phrase the passages more. I hear some musicality in your performance. Maybe you should use the pedal less, if you know what I mean. Great job, though!

[elgatosucio]

Congratulations....from Argentina...

[charloo91]

it doen's matter if it's "perfectly and correctly" played as long as you put emotion into it and that's what you did; so good job! i like your pants, good music doesn't depend on what you wear, but i reckon you know that.

greetings from germany:)

[bigxxnasty]

Wow... I'm in your same position. After watching Shine I really want to learn to play.

[asmailrabbit]

You just decided to learn the cadenza and just went for it? That's so cool. Good work!

[FourtySven]

considering you learned this on your own it is very good

you should upload some more

[tonycums]

Well done mate..it's tough....but dressed like that you should be in bed with your teddy!

[shevansilva]

well, for someone who is self taught and who hasn't played much this is great. gosh, I wish I could play at least a tiny section of it. I highly reccommend trying the scherzo section in the third movement which i think is the most beautiful section of the most beautiful piece of music ever written. I'm sure you can handle it if you can handle this diabolical cadenza.

[bluesmaster79]

Not bad but your piano is painfully out of tune.

[nicevidbro]

This is not a concert, so back off, liberace...

[Composer1992]

I play this cadenza and know how difficult it is to play. You might want to try it with less sustain. Practising slowly also helps very much.

[Discofreestyle]

can you do it?

[rpcjt]

You are very talented pianist! We encourage you to learn the rest of the concerto. You can do it!

[marcostala]

Very nice...

Nevertheless I will tell you my opinion about it, I think it could help...

All the first part it is very well played, then the middle (from 0:36) should be "stacatto", and if you dont want to do it at least you should leave a bit the pedal, or the sound gets mixed.

The last part (the big fat chords xD ) are just not so clean, but that is no problem, it is just practise.

so, in my opinion it was very nice (i'm studying it and I get mad with it)

[Irishraingirl]

That was just fantastic, thank you; never mind the begrudgers!!!

[pianoenthusiast11]

great - but if you are wanting to learn it after watching the film why not use the same cadenza that is in the film ,eg the big one!

[boggymog]

man, you are great!

[mygakia]

wonna meet you....

[deapois]

i miei complimenti! :D

[Brahms041]

Ok ok... he's not Horowitz... but he's sexy, more handsome and deffinitely hot!

[edgaresouza]

6 stars :D

[jmealonso]

not bad man. take the pedal off at the beginning of the scherzando section. make it scherzando. oh and yes, tune the piano, especially the D.

[NeoMalikov]

nice man, I'm performing that with orch soon...and I think out-of-tune pianos sound originally awesome. :P keep up the good work

[Thor82]

wow, great skill!

[TheTruthHurtsYup]

Great playing, just get that piano tuned! :D

[snustin44]

I don't know about the rest of y'all but if a hot asian boy like himself were to even ATTEMPT to play the Rach 3 for me... no matter the condition of the piano or his fingering, hmmph... He could twiddle with my Steinway grand for life! hahaha VERY AWESOME, Michael!

[poisonalien]

BTW: I believe the body is just Fine, nothing wrong, in shape ;o)

[poisonalien]

this is a pair of hands that would get hurt in the near future

no offense, but you should pay attention on the way of playing ... it hurts, both piano and your body.

[Jaybeann]

you (or whoever that is) needs to break the sustain pedal more. There are some parts that sound like mush.

Other than that, you played this very well. Not my favorite version of this cadenza, but you certainly brought the best in it.

[yourgravedigger]

hey, its about the music, not your NOT so hot body.

[ealesrachel]

urgghhhh i play the piano and this is my FAVOURITE concerto...if only i was as talented as you!! FANTASTIC!!

[melinken]

your hands are very affortunated!

[seabrain]

I'd have to disagree... I've listened to (and studied) this piece many times. He's using a simpler variation in part of the cadenza, and the rest of it is actually pretty close. He only makes a few mistakes... and a lot better than you or I could do, I'm sure... unless you're a concert pianist lol

[habahaba123456789]

ya thats the cadenza Martha Argerich used.

[abravonu]

wow, you're really hot!

[fedey18]

Really gooD!!!

btw........nice pants :P

[webman445]

omfg thats goooood

[caafa]

nice man.

good luck with your studying ;-)

[Anders039]

Nice! ;)

[Pianoclassic]

De gros problèmes d'inégalités des notes et des rythmes principalement au début. Et comme ça a été dit je crois, trop de pédale dans la seconde partie.

C'est encore sous forme "travail". Ça ira mieux quand tu pourra te laisser aller un peu plus

[duddu1111]

wow nice

[raiders37maksim]

I think you are great pianist.

and your music is very exciting.

[angelfuree]

Another youtuber critic who probably has never attempted any more difficult pieces than Chopsticks. Let the guy play, even he, himself, has stated he's not a professional. Nothing wrong with playing for fun.

[lacrymosa85]

I think this cadenza is actually easier to play with smaller hands. I have average hands, and I find the ossia much harder than this one, dynamically.

[lacrymosa85]

less pedal, its' staccato

[MichaelDLC]

Yeah, but I don't have the large hands of Rachmaninoff so the cords would sound to choppy without the pedal. Plus the audio has too much reverb... I don't think I could ever play it like a professional, but its always fun to play.

[ivrykeys]

I feel you with studying... You can play pretty well keeping this up on the side.

[davdd69]

thats hectic

[biokemiker]

Great! You definitely have great talents in playing piano! Before I played the cadenza I was considering which cadenza to choose. I was inspired by David Helfgott from the movie Shine, so I tried to practice the ossia one, which I have attached to my youtubepage. Please feel free to listen when you have time!

[setheruni]

where did u get the sheet music?

[MichaelDLC]

Sorry for the late reply. I got it from Sam Ashe music store. It was the complete concerto.

[GJGJ654]

you msut have the absolute ear, aniway you have talent, i sujjest you to perform in your free time and maybee you will done a passion with this, ans what do you studying ? what is your truth passion or talent if you dont consider then its the piano.

[GJGJ654]

and i know what im talking about I was playing fur elise at 8 years ago, without sheat or visual observation only beacause i hear this song at the radio, i have the abesolute ear and i has some private lesson of piano but i was not serious enouf, but i have restart some mount ago and i want to play this.

[setheruni]

I think Rach invented Rock

[hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm]

INCREDIBLE

[squib56]

Hi, overall the performance was quite good which in the average persons opinion is excellent because I'm a music critic lol. The piano you played on was quite out of tune so get a tuner lol. I don't think you need piano lesson however I do this you need a master class in theory and how to interpret a piece because I just didn't get the story the piano was singing, best wishes for your career, KEEP IT UP

[royo90]

stop with the pedal at 0:35. That part is supposed to be played jumpy.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

if you can play the cadenza, you could possibly play the whole concerto, well maybe the 1st mouvement.that would be amazing!!

keep playing, you're good!

[pbnagunasr]

You're kidding....no piano lessons? You're a genius in your own way if you learned that by yourself. Anyway, it's fantastic!

[Ennyn]

wow!! it's fantastic ;o)

[ChrisWatch]

lol.

[ihatemichael]

It was a joke. Hahaha

[ihatemichael]

Yeah, it was good, you got the skills and everything, you just need to have more expression and have the music more defined, such as better phrasings and clearer sounds. But you are still pretty good!

How long did it take you to learn this?

(I am thinking about learning it myself)

[MichaelDLC]

It was a few years ago, so I'm not sure how long it took to learn. I think around a month. Whats with your youtube name? Haha

[MichaelDLC]

Yeah, not so much wrong notes, just a few towards the end. But definitely too much pedal. But I pretty much gave up on it...no time for piano these days :-(

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

you're very good, I want to learn this concerto!

[tommorgan]

that was wicked, to teach yourself it, i'm trying to do the same myself, it's bloody hard lol. can you play any other sections of it?

[MichaelDLC]

Yeah I messed around with two other sections. I have a recording of one of them somewhere, but it was never up to speed. I just learned it cause my cousin played it once. He plays it very well.

Its a section towards the end of the third movement theres a section with octaves in the left hand.

[tommorgan]

o yer, i know the one. i'm working in particular on the third movement, i think it's beautiful. do you play any other rachmaninoff?

[MichaelDLC]

I learned two of his preludes before.

C sharp minor op3 no2 (the famous one)

G sharp minor op32 no12

[ChrisWatch]

and in that meaning you feel more safe about his interpretation he played it as if rachmaninoff was teaching him how to play it he played it the way rachmaninoff suggested it. and i would rather the ossia just be a piece on its own and not a cadenza.

[loves2listen]

by the way, how long did it take to learn it?

[MichaelDLC]

I don't recall... I learned it a few years ago and haven't played it since (I don't think I can even play it anymore). I think it took me about 3-4wks.

[loves2listen]

hey cool :D the piano has an interesting sound, and your interpretation is very interesting :) i am gonna try to do a new recording of my video. i think meanwhile i like the short cadenza better ;)

[ChrisWatch]

and the one helfgott was playing on that movie shine was the ossia cadenza your playing the short cadenza that rachmaninoff made because he "said" it sounded to much like a ending. but i think he got tired of everyone calling him the man with steel arms so he made the short one.

[MichaelDLC]

Yeah, i agree, the ossia cadenza sounds too much like the ending. However, the last few measures of the ossia cadenza are exactly the same as the last few measrues of the short cadenza.

[ChrisWatch]

yeah i really noticed that when i found andre watts playing both of the versions spliced together and thankfully andrewatts did listen to rachmaninoff perform the short cadenza in one of some interveiws someone asked him if listening to others is cheatin.. he laughed and said no and from that if you listen to him play it and then rachmaninoff you feel more safe about what your listening to.

[ledzed]

you're very skilled

[ChrisWatch]

Nicely done most people just post up half of it and then post the other half as if they are to weak to play it all... you played it good you should try using the unacorda if you record again just to see what it sounds like use the unacord to sorta equalize it from the sustainer forte so it will not leave this endless ringing.