In this video the most impressive part to me is 4:06. He comes in too early and then saves himself with a perfect pause to re-sync with the orchestra. I can't even imagine how difficult that must be, especially during such a fast and climactic passage.
Weissenberg's 1968 performance with Georges Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony is my reference recording for this concerto. It is not only a wonderful performance, but producer John Pfeiffer and recording engineer Michael Moran did a marvelous job of balancing the piano and orchestra sound. It is my all-time favorite piano concerto recording of all that I own.
@ororbia--thank you so much for posting this film of a man who was briefly my teacher (at a master-class in 1998 in Switzerland) and forever a musical hero. Where might there be a complete film of him playing this Rachmaninoff Concerto that he is so identified with, and which he plays with such stunning virtuosity? Thank you for sharing!
@demosj Hi demosj. It seems that Mr. Weissenberg has recorded three times this concerto: with Pretre, Ozawa and Bernstein. I don't know in wich sequence. I've searched for the three but only found and bought the Pretre version in the album "Les introuvables de Alexis Weissenberg" and, for me, after Volodos-Levine version (ossia cadenza), this one (regular cadenza) is probably the most interesting i've heard, but I'm only a music lover :). Thanks for your comment!
@ororbia I loved the very first recording he made. But the following ones he sounded less sure and he lost some of his sensitivity to dynamics, there were many places in all three movements of the other two were he couldn't balance the hands and didn't distinguish the melody. The interpretation was nearly the same, he rerecorded it when he didn't have anything new to say. It's not like Horowitz in 1951 and in 1978, which are worlds apart in conception.
@demosj interesting observations- in one respect he did have something new to say in the later Bernstein recording-it's substantially slower in the 1st movement. There's a clattery,brittle sound to Weissenberg's playing which i rather like. it ages well.
Thank your for this post!! My favorite pianist. Do you know if this movie "I like music - Alexis Weissenberg" is available on DVD? or any tips on how to download it in full?
It's true, it's no easy to find this docummentary (like other works of weissenberg :-( ) but you can try at "RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera", Sales Office.
what's name of music at 3:30?
Necroman666 2 weeks ago
@Necroman666 Hello ,
From aprox 1:20 to aprox 4:20 is the final moments of the third and last movement of third piano concerto of Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Thank you for listen!
ororbia 2 weeks ago
@ororbia thank you!
Necroman666 2 weeks ago
May your soul rest in peace Alexis Weissenberg.
TrueMasterPieces 1 month ago
What a legend. RIP.
In this video the most impressive part to me is 4:06. He comes in too early and then saves himself with a perfect pause to re-sync with the orchestra. I can't even imagine how difficult that must be, especially during such a fast and climactic passage.
drnairb 1 month ago
Почивай в мир!
Sashomei 1 month ago
Emil Tchakarov!! - Another sorely missed bulgarian artist...
callasnuts 1 month ago
R.I.P. You play now to God, Maestro!
44Tili 1 month ago
He died yesterday!
RomantiquePiano 1 month ago
RIP :(
BelfioreSara 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Weissenberg's 1968 performance with Georges Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony is my reference recording for this concerto. It is not only a wonderful performance, but producer John Pfeiffer and recording engineer Michael Moran did a marvelous job of balancing the piano and orchestra sound. It is my all-time favorite piano concerto recording of all that I own.
BofferBings 1 year ago
@ororbia--thank you so much for posting this film of a man who was briefly my teacher (at a master-class in 1998 in Switzerland) and forever a musical hero. Where might there be a complete film of him playing this Rachmaninoff Concerto that he is so identified with, and which he plays with such stunning virtuosity? Thank you for sharing!
klavierspieler72 1 year ago
"On ne découvre pas la musique,on se découvre en musique" should be written on the front door of every music school!!
superbemaison 1 year ago
Meh. He made two or three recordings of this concerto, each stiffer and less nuanced than the last.
demosj 1 year ago
@demosj Hi demosj. It seems that Mr. Weissenberg has recorded three times this concerto: with Pretre, Ozawa and Bernstein. I don't know in wich sequence. I've searched for the three but only found and bought the Pretre version in the album "Les introuvables de Alexis Weissenberg" and, for me, after Volodos-Levine version (ossia cadenza), this one (regular cadenza) is probably the most interesting i've heard, but I'm only a music lover :). Thanks for your comment!
ororbia 1 year ago
@ororbia I loved the very first recording he made. But the following ones he sounded less sure and he lost some of his sensitivity to dynamics, there were many places in all three movements of the other two were he couldn't balance the hands and didn't distinguish the melody. The interpretation was nearly the same, he rerecorded it when he didn't have anything new to say. It's not like Horowitz in 1951 and in 1978, which are worlds apart in conception.
demosj 1 year ago
@demosj interesting observations- in one respect he did have something new to say in the later Bernstein recording-it's substantially slower in the 1st movement. There's a clattery,brittle sound to Weissenberg's playing which i rather like. it ages well.
japanesesweet 1 year ago
I am really impressed by his intellectual and human depth, let alone his incredible performance!
24link135 1 year ago 2
This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
cattleman6420012000 1 year ago
Thank your for this post!! My favorite pianist. Do you know if this movie "I like music - Alexis Weissenberg" is available on DVD? or any tips on how to download it in full?
tintin1788 2 years ago
@tintin1788
Thanks for your comment, tintin!
It's true, it's no easy to find this docummentary (like other works of weissenberg :-( ) but you can try at "RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera", Sales Office.
I hope this can help you. BR!
ororbia 2 years ago
you couldn't do anything better for your first upload!
i have it on vhs, but i don't have a vcr...
thanks
gabinmedeglia 2 years ago
@gabinmedeglia
Thanks a lot!!
Now, I'm trying to translate and insert subtitles in English. Maybe, it could be interesting for some people... But my English....
ororbia 2 years ago
thanks.
ikuotaira 2 years ago
Thank you very much for watching and comment!
It's my first upload and I can see some problems of synchronization. Next time I'll try to do better.
(sorry for my English ;)
ororbia 2 years ago