Andrei Gavrilov plays:Rachmaninoff Etude-tableau op.39 no.5 (Excellent version)

[GA4N]

very bad . elephant's playing

[professorakos]

Since we talking about this level of pianists then i would agree that Horowitz performance excell Gavrilov's which ofcourse is a solid one

[steventunnicliffe81]

I like this interpretation a lot; Gavrilov shows great restraint without sacrificing any drama. I like this etude to be phrased with a little more 'space', and Gavrilov does just this imo.

[chystokletov]

Magnificent !!!

[demosj]

Very tame playing. Hard to listen to and appreciate after hearing the turbulence in Horowitz's recordings.

[AdamPage18]

PLEASE, check MATEJ ARENDARIK.

[ftballfrk]

best rendition, in my opinion is alexei sultanov, i think nobody can come close to him in terms of playing this piece

[thetamman]

VERY good!

[zkool5]

I really prefer this humble artistic rendition with great subtlety in rubato and inflections, as opposed to the overly exaggerated version. I mean, Gavrilov clearly has transcendental technique, so there's absolutely nothing he needs to prove to anyone in that sense unlike almost all others.

[LondonNYLA]

I agree, Gavrilov's sound is absolutely exquisite! So much turbulence and calamity, yet delivered with such poise - how does he do it? He is truly the heir to the great Richter, and this playing is an example of it.

[DaronSX]

In my opinion it is too organised. The middle part is played great though.

[JoFrSc]

Thank you, thank you for posting this astounding interpretation.

[CodyNelsonMusic]

Might you correct the date? Sorry, OCD.

[miliona1re]

I totally agree with you,Gavrilov expecially in very important records didn't show his transcendental technic but concentrated himself in the best performance he could make.

[mistral1975]

This is really one of the best. I heared Gavrilov many times and i really love him but this is one of his best recordings. As it was told before... very clever and everything is clear. very very good. Gavrilov dont want to show anything here... just play Rachmaninoff ... thats all .. and thats the best way!

[miliona1re]

I heard also young Kissin but i still prefer this.I will look for other versions on youtube.

[camileludwig]

@miliona1re Listen to Horowitz Live (awesome), Van Cliburn, Emil Gilels, Ashkenazy too.

All of them are wonderful performance...I prefer Horowitz Live, and Van Cliburn, very dramatics :)

[camileludwig]

@miliona1re Listen to Horowitz Live (awesome), Van Cliburn, Gilels, Ashkenazy, Lugansky. All of them are very interesting and beautiful perfomances. I prefer Horowitz Live and Van Cliburn, very strong and dramatic.... :)

[miliona1re]

I heard this etude yesterday with Askenazy and Horowith but i still prefer this version.Gavrilov is an excellent player of Russian composers.He made a very good job.

[cattleman6420012000]

I really love his sensitive very clever interpretation and magnificent playing.This is fantastic.