RACHMANINOFF PLAYS Chopin Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (1989 Remastered)

[dizue]

the best version ever!

[bloodgrss]

Well-certainly an odd interpretation--the greatness of Chopin make the music still work--but I have never been one to genuflect at the 'greats for every performance. I find this too oddly calling attention to the pianist and not the music (to borrow from Glen Gould's words) and FAR to free in 'rubato' for that. But our aesthetic tastes have changed-and the recording IS poor. But a great, as composer and pianist, he surely was nevertheless....

[kzelmer]

The best "Meno mosso" I ever heard.

[jedijenkeez45]

what's so awesome about classical music is that you can hear so many interpretations of the same music. i have heard so many versions of this piece, it's one of my favorites (Chopin is my favorite composer) and i'm hearing things in this interpretation, melodies within the melody. very nice. what a privilege to hear Rachmaninoff play. Imagine hearing Chopin himself play his own music.... (:

[oddoledder]

A great composer interpreting the master

[guismiti]

@Joseflhevinne

3

[Spudboy41]

what a style...so haunting and that sound...

[oitotheworld23]

love listening to this, but i prefer kissin's interpretation

[perezbermuda]

His interpretation is good but not great

[ClassicMusic95]

you guys what is remastered? im an not a native speaker?

[odietarceo]

@ClassicMusic95 Rachmaninoff originally made this record in 1927 (Victor 1316?) remastered basically means that a fresh transfer of the disc's recording surface was made to a digital medium (i.e. tape, cd). Thus it was remastered in 1989.

[ClassicMusic95]

@odietarceo Thanks

[bellaluna423]

@ClassicMusic95 It means changed from its original form on vinyl record to a more modern, digital format, like CD. Glad to help :)

[ClassicMusic95]

@Joseflhevinne 3...

[82dallasar]

Unbelievable. Love hearing this piece played by a true genius, so many people butcher this beautiful waltz.

[doomless198]

3 reasons to wear condoms

[khilkevitch]

@doomless198 true, true

[dmbassa]

@doomless198 I don't get it?

[4c00h]

@dmbassa

he jizzed all over the keyboard =]

[Alexa4Alexa]

Sooooo captivating!

[missverrnxo]

has to be the most truest version of how chopin intented the piece to be played...who else would know???

[TheChopin37]

3 idiots

[Firestoner46]

Rachmaninoff is able to be a mathematical perfectionist whenever he desires, yet he also finds the extremes when it comes to feeling! I'ts so contradicting.. What a genius. Maybe the greatest of all, in my opinion.

[Bret6464]

It's beautiful, sublime! Rachmaninoff brings out the essence of the music,  pure and surreal artistry and creation as he performed - everything :-) Thank you for sharing.

[PaC14O3]

WTF? how can he plays so perfect????????

[tym8241]

I like how people act like they can speak Russian by copying and pasting from google translate.

[MuscleDaddyCMH]

dear god this is wonderful to hear again after all these years.

[YuriYakIshch]

Игра гениальных музыкантов разных лет мне говорит больше об эпохе, чем многие тома мемуаров.

[trinaVIPiano]

I like what Rach did with piece. Love how I can hear the descending inner voice of the Piu mosso section- fast tempo yet still so expressive. Makes my rubato-less performance sound robotic and amatur. Interpretations such as his make me wanna be better. Tks for posting!

[Airlon100]

And I thought Horowitz played this well!

[sometimesilovelife]

so sensual ...

[starshapedhalos]

I disagree with his use of the acciaccatura on the beat rather than preceding it, which is a more common interpretation. Horowitz's interpretation of section 1 is a lot more clear, with the acciaccatura slightly preceding and with more significance. Bearing in mind that Rachmaninoff preferred Horowitz's performance of the 3rd piano concerto to his own, it's not that hard to believe that Horowitz can do a more charismatic performance of this piece too.

[meesbroersen]

@starshapedhalos for me, this is the best interpretation.. he plays the piece with very much expression and plays it flawless. Horowitz seems a little nervous playing this waltz in the white house.

[petemp33]

Rubinstein sucks, this is pure genius.

[auraheartghost]

I heard it in Piano- an anime, and it's so lovely, I had to look it up, and no want the sheet music! Such a beautiful piece.

[johansebastianadvert]

a Masterpiece performed by another Master.

[dennis0mus]

@johansebastianadvert true, true

[ConanJana]

AAAAaaahhh, just quite devine! What else can I ask for this rainy New York afternoon? Makes me feel like I am in old Europe.

[ConanJana]

AAAAaaahhh, just quite devine!

[jms123456789sandiego]

0 people are.....wait what?

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

246 likes - 0 disliks

:O :O :O

[hadge3jo]

this makes me heart so ache and i imagine how to play this by him hands.

[hadge3jo]

this makes me heart so ache

[abracadabranque]

L'expertise musicale d'un compositeur:Une ambassade en terre d'accueil!Osée,mais sans violation de domicile...

[CanalTal]

Am I the only one who hates Rachmanioff´s interpretations?

[FederSim]

@CanalTal An ignorant ear would only hear a series of virtuosisms. But it'd be ignorant. Rachmaninoff's interpretations are one-of-a-kind. Special in their own way. Rachmaninoff is the one who mixed virtuosism and melody in a unique way. If you hate him or his interpretations, you just don't understand them.

[CanalTal]

@FederSim They just look like musical cubism to me. That´s why I don´t like it. Too different from the traditional. But I love Rubinstein.

[pyjrazor]

@CanalTal Every pianist agreed Rachmaninoff was one of the greatest pianists of all time for a reason. Even Rubinstein agreed to that.

[fdfdfdfdsss]

@FederSim You just don't like CanalTal's opinion because you don't understand it.

[FederSim]

@fdfdfdfdsss He actually didn't express any opinion.

[fdfdfdfdsss]

@FederSim He did, nevertheless, stating that someone can only hate something because they don't understand it is a pretty weak argument when it comes to personal preference.

[ferruccio786]

rubato of aristocrat

[ytschlittk]

i love the serious face at 2:05.

Old man Rach you are so bad ass!

[yannigirl1024]

Rach indeed is one of my favorite composers, but sadly, not when it comes to being an interpreter..

[fireasdf1]

@yannigirl1024 I agree with you. Also, he plays too fast at 0:53.

[International1ify]

Will all of you please quiet down! This is the definitive recording of this piece. No one played it better. Not Rubinstein, not Horowitz.

[billyguns2]

You haven't really heard this piece until you've heard Moriz Rosenthal's reoording; Rosenthal studied with Mikuli, student of Chopin. His superb musicianship and gorgeous singing tone make all other versions pale by comparison; as good as Rachmaninov's is, it cannot compare IMO. Rubinstein sounds positively square and dull beside these two.

[pinkfloyddwc]

he plays it so fast only a cartoon character could dance the waltz at this speed...

too bad.. rach is my favorite composer but not favorite interpreter

[srbiruga]

@pinkfloyddwc i totally agree... i stay with rubinstein in this one

[pinkfloyddwc]

@srbiruga definitely :)

[BassicStorm]

0 dislikes! ;D

[mrreidpants]

As much as I love Rachmaninoff, and as much as I love the way he plays the fast sections like he was skiing over them, his articulation for the rest of it reminds me of a William Shatner soliloquy.

[greggNH]

I am speechless. To say this is an impeccable performance is an understatement. 

[PianoP3nguin]

0 dislikes? The people that watch this video have good taste. :)

[BassicStorm]

@PianoP3nguin  ye^^

[BassicStorm]

Mozart, Beethoven Bach - the greatest of all times, rachmaninoff is great indeed but he sint in that class, i love rachmaninoff so much , but Beehoven is Beethoven ;)

[thesexysithguy]

@BassicStorm Beethoven is a completely different style than Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff was the master of the style he composed and played.

[thesexysithguy]

@BassicStorm never called Rachmaninoff "guy."

[YifeiShi]

the greatest piano of his time, nay, all time

:D

[paulbeuscher]

Fantastique !

[vimana19]

Is there a wrong note there between 1:42 and 1:44?

[madmax123ization]

@vimana19 no, i dont think so

[vimana19]

@madmax123ization. Aye, it actually sounds like the note is missing, but I haven't heard it like that before.

[madmax123ization]

@vimana19 well, tell me what note, if u got a sheet with u...

[madmax123ization]

@vimana19 if rachmaninoff has made a mistake...uuuuuu....;)

[vimana19]

@madmax123ization Look, I didn't actually say it was a mistake, and I didn't mean wrong note I meant sounds like it isn't being played, but if it is a big problem then for your record... it is at 1: 42. You really should say what you mean 'cos I have no idea what "uuuuu" means and I don't think I want to, alright?!

[YifeiShi]

magnificient



[JackSafferyRowe]

I'm guessing by the quality, this is from a piano-roll?

[bigcity233]

@JackSafferyRowe This is from a 78rpm record recorded in the 30's.

[fortezimo]

I mean gentle.

[fortezimo]

very gente and smooth

[mees04101993]

it's one of the first minor pieces that make me smile during the whole song.. it's beautifull... great interpretation!

[BassicStorm]

brilliantly performance

[sackwhacker]

Rachmaninoff's playing is so smooth

[ilsaio]

конечно Рахманинов кто лучше кому под силу да никому

[Bognarfan]

I love his interpretation.

[MGordge]

ahh yes sorry

[31micho]

@MGordge valse is French, Walzer is German!

[graskovits]

its french

[AttackElves2]

? isn't this one caled "Valse" not "Waltz"?

[Julian9ehp]

I think _valse_ means _waltz_. As words cross languages they alter in strange ways. _Vino_ becomes the English word _wine_; but also the word for where the wine comes from, _vine_.

[AttackElves2]

Ohh ok :D Thanks!

and you're smarttttt

[develish16]

yeah but in english they always refer to valse as waltz

[Airliners101]

Nope. Its in the Op.64 series. But it can be called the Valse.

[anatolbeck1992]

i've also played this waltz but their is no mistake at 1:24 it is right how he plays at that point.

[niklasbroberg]

For someone with perfect memory of all music, it's quite astonishing that he plays "wrong" at 1:24...

[esacnitsuj1]

@niklasbroberg

I'd really like to hear you do a better job...LOL! :-)

Upload your version of this, my favorite valtz & I'll hear who does better ;-)

[niklasbroberg]

@esacnitsuj1 You misunderstand me, I really like this version, and I truly love Rachmaninoff both as a composer and as a pianist. STILL, he does play wrong (not according to sheet) at 1:24, which astonishes me since he practically NEVER does that.

This is my favorite waltz too, both to listen to and to play, but no way I could compete. :-)

[esacnitsuj1]

@niklasbroberg

I very sorry then. I guess I misunderstood your comment. Please accept my deepest appologies? :-)

David

[costellopianist]

i think franz liszt has his own taste and chopin has his too .. so u can't compare between them first becuase "who u r " to compare .. second becuase u can't compare apple and potato

[namenottaken0]

but you can compare a granny smith to a washington apple

[Classicmozayful]

"the romantics sought out the inner voices whether writtern into the music or implied... these can be found even in mozart and haydn... so carefully sought out by the romantics and so carefully ignored today"

harold c. schoenberg

[namenottaken0]

mozart and haydn were not romantic composers

[OniyukiRyuken]

Rach trumps Liszt, only because of his obscene memory...not hear it once play it back, but hear it once, and play it in his own interpretation and remember it forever..this applies to any musical work, instant Transposition of any work to keyboard and to any key....Rach is just evil...could literally have recorded the entire standard repertoire in a year.

[88Woland]

Liszt could do the same.Hear the piece and repeat it instantly. He also did not need to hear it. Just one glance at the score and he would remember it and play from memory. Rachmaninoff is amazing in this Chopin Valse!The most beautiful.

[tato4527]

is this a real Rachmaninov performance of Chopin piece???

[silverlightjewelry]

Gorgeous, he was incredible - one of the best ever.

[elevenwhy]

He was great at playing the piano aswell.

[incandescentsmile]

Lizst was virtuoso, to be sure, but i still think Chopin is much more beautiful. Some of Chopin's easiest pieces are also his most beautiful: a really, truly talented artist can take a concept and abstract it without it losing substance or beauty

[costellopianist]

ur opinion is nothing and it make no sence when u judge liszt or chopin.... lol the real mood of me is laughing now

[boobtuber06]

Capturing mystery of the soul in all its conditions is a gift given to only a few. Technique and virtuouso digit dexterity has a brilliant but fleeting appeal.

You tell me who the later composers(Wagner Debussy Rachmoninoff) used as a conduit to further their expression and musical nurturing... it was not Liszt to a great extent.

[pianodan10]

I have to seriously disagree.

By his own account Wagner's main musical influence (in fact the only one he would admit to besides Beethoven) was Liszt. In addition, Most of the later great composers (Bartok especially) had a great love for Liszt's music, and were highly appreciative of his progressive ideas. Though I do agree totally with your first sentence, you might want to research the second claim a little more.

[gelare77]

I prefer Rubenstein's version, more fluent emotional

[Rubiksfanatic1]

chopin actually never defined exactly the way his pieces were supposed to played. He even often played his same pieces in different ways at different performances.

[FFPianoDude]

That's right, it's difficult sometimes to interpret Chopin's pieces because there's lots of different ways to :)

[tangel123092]

thats real nice music :)

[naruto5754]

the piu lento was a little to fast but he played from the heart, not from the mind or fingers. If that is what he felt that he should do, then it is fine with me.

[naruto5754]

actually, the waltz is a little slow, do you know how fast a waltz is supposed to go?

[figuresk8r2009]

the piece is only as good as the pianist's interpretation. rachmoninoff played from his heart; nobody can deny that. plus i believe that chopin would be proud.

[firzennet]

great too bad not to many views. not enough ppl even no the op number of this piece, but simply the ingenius melody

[ajlee1216]

Rachmaninoff really had a sensitive mind for Chopin. His other recordings of Chopin prove it. Well done!

[lisawebmiss]

I think Arthur Robinstein's version is the BEST. Rachmaninoff is going too fast on the Piu Msso, which is really the soul of this masterpiece!

Robinstein is the greatest pianist in the world. But i can agree that robinstein's version is more personal, subjective to his interpretation of the piece, whereas Rubinstein's version is too perfect.

You choose :)

[ajlee1216]

Wait...are you comparing Rubinstein (Robinstein) to Rubinstein himself?...

[zita990]

this dude ruined the best part of this masterpiece!

[hamelin69]

this dude eventually happens to be historys undisputed #1 pianist.

[DarkMoodIndigo]

Let's not forget Franz now!

[flicktwick]

Rachmaninoff is my favorite Russian pianist...

[babatopebellolekan]

ppl like this guy, mozart, beethovan and chopin should have been imortal

[S1nn1ngSh4d0wS]

That would suck.... I'm already telling that would suck.... They won't make history if they don't die meaning they won't be that popular and might become freaks

[AxlRed24]

they were made immortal by their music imo

[danmatishek]

i agree with AxlRed24 completely

[BassicStorm]

@babatopebellolekan u forgot Bach

[meesbroersen]

@BassicStorm bach is in the "like" part, otherwise he had to name 10000 componists...

[BassicStorm]

@meesbroersen  dont understand

[meesbroersen]

@BassicStorm he can't just call every good componist by name, that should make te comment too long

[eadgbeguitarcdefgabc]

@meesbroersen it`s not  "componist " , darling , it`s "composer "

[meesbroersen]

@eadgbeguitarcdefgabc ah lol, thanx =) in dutch it's componist, so i was a little confused..

[utubevangelis]

@babatopebellolekan

if they were immortal, they possibly wouldn't feel the urge to create anything

[davidlara10]

@babatopebellolekan They are immortals because your music will live forever in our hearts! Have a nice day.

[BowtieGuy9]

@babatopebellolekan yeah, then we wouldnt have to have our ears strained by people like lady gaga lol

[studiolabs]

@BowtieGuy9 I for one am a fan of Lady Gaga AND Romantic composers such as Rachmaninoff and Chopin. Does that make me crazy? :P

[pinkfloyddwc]

@studiolabs wtf is with lady gaga being mentioned so fucking often in these types of videos... wtf!



[Deejeezy405]

@pinkfloyddwc rofl

[Relvaceos]

@studiolabs Yes.

[meesbroersen]

@babatopebellolekan the beetho-van, not just a van

[ocybin]

@babatopebellolekan

I feel in some way that they they are. The emotion that they felt, captured in these works live on. Symbols of symbols of who they are, here for you and me to recognize ourselves :)

[SV438384]

@babatopebellolekan Heaven looks better when you know they will be there...

[Fleur192]

Great!

[pianogirl98]

Beautifully played! Thanks for posting!