Berezovsky plays Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 1 5/5

[Jlan0151738]

im addicted to listening to this.

[Jlan0151738]

phew! that was amazing...

[s1earle]

O forget Shelley (and the rest on Hyperion for that matter), this one alongside Ponti, is by far the best. The Hyperion Romantic Series lacks good pianists and needs inspiriation...

[OrangeSodaKing]

This is AMAZING. The best I have heard from Berezosvky so far. :D

[fledgehog]

wow. Might even be better than Weissenberg's! And certainly better than the rather stale Howard Shelley version that i own right now.

[TomPField]

absolutely stunning

[chillzaa]

This is an astonishing performance. Berezovsky's choice of voicing makes this performance unique. So many layers of texture fighting for supremacy and he always seems to choose the right one to bring out.

[sugarve]

Tecnica incredibile ma senza emozioni!

[afertyus1000]

@sugarve are you dead?

[liszt17]

Endidng pp theme is so beautyful..Beresovsky here an excellent musician

[gwozdezzz]

BEREZOVSKY ON FIRE !!!!

[richclayderman]

Perfect. period.

[shela2]

The whole sonata is a work of Art which worried Rachmaninov at the time of writing mainly because of its length , Thank God with the support of his friends he was persuaded not to alter it . .Boris excels in this movement........

[NOSEhow2LIV]

Bravo Boris, for many thrilling moments in this very "live" performance. It's hard to imagine many listeners remaining indifferent with this level of dedication and mastery of the many elements involved. This should win many new admirers for this wonderful, yet elusive work. Thank you for posting it.

[NOSEhow2LIV]

Question de gout.Pour moi BB souligne beaucoup d'elements fantasques& dramatiques,avec contrastes de couleurs & caractere; j'ai l'impression d'un paysage immense,un voyage avec des orages,luttes,chevauchade, reminiscence de tendresse....revendication finale.Chez VL,son paysage est impitoyablement plat & monotone,aucune difference de couleur,nuance ou caractere,revendication bacle....En+, tout est baragouinE a une "vitesse"q'elle n'arrive pas a soutenir,le piano est tellement desaccordE...

[Haeronthegreat]

Comment connaissez-vous ce que Rach aurait voulu...?

[timuth]

Ca été citer dans une video de Valentina pis regarder des infos sur la sonate. En tout cas a vous de regarder sinon a part de l'interpretation, cette sonate est merveilleuse et plus belle que la 2e a mon avis.

[nikolaimedtner]

"his" music....

[paulprocopolis]

The whole sonata is powerfully and passionately portrayed - this performance finds Beresovsky at his most persuasive I think. It's odd how the first of Rachmaninov's sonatas is so well represented on YouTube given its relative rarity in live performance. Anyway, thanks a million!

[loves2listen]

it's like making love to a piano ;)