Sergei Rachmaninoff "Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano Op 19 No.3 Andante" (1901)

[itzybitzylemon88]

stunning



[milmusical]

Near tears. Such beauty.

[tigerlvr333]

You guys, Yiruma is a phenomenal Korean pianist who is just a teenie bit more contemporary, but far far far far far from stuff on the radio and crap like that. Listen to River Flows In You, or Kiss the Rain, or any other related videos and YOU WON'T BE SORRY!!!!!! I WOULD PROMISE, BUT I DON'T LIKE PROMISING. :)

[ViceJam]

Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin and Gershwin are the kings of emotion to me!!!

[imsohornynwet]

i'm meditating now in theta state of mind

[tjtheplay]

It's kinda kool how if you listen to a lot of Rachmaninoff or any composers pieces, you can hear some parts of other pieces in it.

For instance, you can hear part of Rachmaninoff etude op. 39 no. 5 in this sonata

LOOK IT UP GUYS!

[sergelew]

My parents heard Rachmaninov at our home in New York very long ago. I remeber him -I was a small child then-when he played and sang Russian songs where my parents and their friends joined in the singing until the small hours of the morning. I hear him again in this andante that spoke from our hearts during the terrible years preceding World War 2. Thank you. sergelew

[iif5]

3,2,1 Now I'm coming back to the beta state of mind.

[Alvinacid]

d-_-b

this is like yoga for the ears

[california250505]

oh how I wish I saw Rachmaninov in person, I would be no 1 admirer for a life. His music is breath taken..

[iasonasdemetriou]

bliss shear bliss

[majark4]

honestly, is there any other interpretation better than this one? I think this is by far the best. I hope you post the complete sonata, I cannot believe that there are persons that are not touched by this sonata and that even don't like it. I am sorry for my bad English.

[amati89274]

@majark4

you really should watch the one of horowitz and rostropovich!!! its really great!!

[thinker93]

eargasm



[FullerAlicia]

Playing this tomorrow in front of all my school friends. If you've ever played you'll understand how hard it is to keep in time with the piano!

[concertviolinist]

nice

[cfwpiano]

Tears to my eyes, man. Gives me chils....

[Iamsopaid1]

Birdman is the only artist that can rival Rachmaninoff. Thumbs up if you agree.

[BoazCastro]

Please if anyone can help me I appreciate it. The melody of this song was originally written for the cello?

[Norskmorder]

@BoazCastro from the description: "Rachmaninoff disliked calling it a cello sonata because he thought the two instruments were equal. Because of this, it is often referred to as Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano"

[dysoncrystal]

I love between 0:52 and 1:14

[VamLoveAndKisses]

There is something about this piece that makes me slightly confused, but at the same time ecstatic, and relaxed, and awestruck. There is so much in the one piece.

[ArtisticCello117]

this is at the moment my favorite cello (and piano) piece! If only I could play it! I found the sheet music for the whole opus, not just the 3rd movement.......so, I'll see about buying it.....

[randomuserguy]

This piece is so moving and intense, I love it!

[iasonasdemetriou]

orgasmic



[sshimgrey]

I'm going to see yo-yo ma playing this piece with kathryn scott in october....i can't wait!!

[wataloosa]

now this is real music. pop culture like lady gaga isn't.

most gorgeous piece of Rachmaninoff's. en-captures such strong emotions.

[artymowycz]

@wataloosa as much as i hate lady gaga myself, you cannot say that her music is not music.

she appeals to others as rachmaninoff appeals to us and vice versa.

people that listen to listen to lady gaga would say that this music is borring. its all a matter of perception and taste.

[wataloosa]

@artymowycz

It's actually interesting, as one of my many guilty pleasures is lady gaga's music. and i can assure you that i dont think this music ist boring.

the purpose of my comment wasn't to raise the subjective definition of music, but to raise the question of why sensational music-as this piece- is

completely underrated and unacknowledged in comparison with the many millions of hits that lady gaga recieves.

[artymowycz]

@wataloosa I think its because people need lyrics to understand what the artist is trying to convey, or because they can relate to the message the artist is trying to convey. You don't hear any of the latest hits being written without lyrics these days, with the exception of some trance/techno/electro etc..

[whiteberryjuice]

@artymowycz Rather than the lyrics to tell us how we feel, the melody does so. I think in modern music, people use melody to try and set a mood, where as with rachmaninoff you have the mood AND the voice, leaving us the audience to interpret it.

thats how i feel about it anyway.

[artymowycz]

@whiteberryjuice exactly my point, which is why i appreciate classical music so much

[ShadowRogue1990]

@wataloosa very narrow minded. ALL music is music, its just a different kind

[ShadowRogue1990]

@wataloosa very narrow minded. ALL music is music, its just a different kind

[AndyDrewww]

@ShadowRogue1990 meh.... sure its all legit and anything can capture someone but i feel like much classical music, classic rock, some indie rock, jazz, blues are organic are soulful. Alot of music today is formulaic and contrived to maximize fiscal revinue. But shit, art is in the eye or ear in this case of the beholder, just my own views on the state of art.

[Akirilus]

@wataloosa you know what you say is true , but lady gaga is a bad example , i think there are far worse out there like kesha , not to defend lady gaga but she did do some acoustic performances , and by the way i do not think she composes her songs .

[AcceleratingUniverse]

@wataloosa Just because you dislike an artist does not mean they are not music. Musical tastes are subjective, you can't tell someone what they can like. If someone wants to listen to Lady Gaga that's their business.

So get the elitist sand out of your vagina and let people be themselves. I wouldn't have even heard of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber if people didn't leave this kinds of comments.

[firedeathterror999]

@wataloosa please , dont name lady gaga here , he dont give a fuck about her , and thats the way it should be

[joncaju]

So beautiful. How I wish more cello music were written by the great composers of the past.

[undiariodemilagros]

there are no words to describe so much Beauty... it brings me to tears... THANK YOU!

[sergelew]

thank you for the expression the musicians extract from the composer. It penetrates one's heart and mind.

sergelew.

[sergelew]

the last of the great russian romantic composer-poets.

sergiol

[mnfchen]

Both Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev are awesome.

[redhotchiliangel]

So emotional.

[thirdrail666]

me too. i play piano. do you?

[jarbon5]

I like this piece. i love how relaxing, how soothing it is. Nice:)