Rachmaninoff - Etude-tableau Op.39 No.8 in D minor

[blondiepianist]

I don't know about everyone else, but I think this one has a kind of "outer-space" feel to it.

[adrenalinerush45]

@blondiepianist Yea you're right, it does have a kind of ethereal, transcendental feeling of being in the clouds.

[hellomate639]

@adrenalinerush45

Ethereal says it well. I see rolling flowery hills, larger and more expansive than anything that exists, and it's always sort of a feeling of flying over them.

[deemilieu]

etude 38 isn't on youtube. it's a good song!

[konzolmester]

@deemilieu etude 38?

[artymowycz]

@konzolmester haha

[hellomate639]

People who say this is too rushed don't understand the modern style. They think that all classical music has to be gushy and slow. It's kind of simplistic, IMHO. They should learn to understand at least where this style of playing comes from.

And its interesting that they say it about Ashkenazy...

[kyleclef]

Best recording I have ever heard...this is perfection. It seems like a continuous swelling of emotion trying to be let out...almost painful...desperate...not free...such a beautiful piece of music.

[PablitoBodhisattva]

reminiscent to impressionists

I think, the etude's far more of impressionists but Rachmaninov

[predoje]

whats with the rush... very bad...

[cattleman6420012000]

Vladimir Ashkenazy's playing is fabulous in this piece.Magnificent playing and amazing ability. He really is one of the greatest experts with this music.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

So beautiful! Probably my favorite Étude Tableau.

Thank you for your videos :)

[adpny]

This is the first recording I ever came across for this piece. So beautiful! I heard someone playing this years ago, so I waited until he left his practice room so I could discover the name of the composer. This is how I first learned about the etudes-tableaux. I immediately immersed myself into learning the piece the following week.

[mwc613]

I've loved this one since college (12-13 years ago) and first heard it via Ashkenazy's recording in the music library. I learned most of it in college, but let the years go by before finally making a recording. I've now recorded it on my piano at home, and hope to upload it one of these months when I've transferred it from the (digital) piano to an nice acoustic recording.