Personally, I find his performance of the candenza far better than horowitz and argerich. Not sure if those are even considered the best specifically for the rach3 cadenza....
can i get the proper audio of the whole concerto anywhere? i just listened to it on your site but it has some weird clicking noises in the background. apart from that it might be my favorite rendition :D
Amazing playing....the best version I've ever heard of the ossia cadenza. It holds together and has shape...not sounding like a thick mass of notes. Bravo.
WOW Thomas Yu!!!! Awesome. I'm an MD and have done the Rach 2nd but I sucked as I didn't have enough time to really practice due to the "practice". Did you take time off to prepare for this monstrous piece? Totally awesome.
Amateur pianist? Goodness, this is amazing!!!!! Technically sound and full of expression, this is one of the best performances of the Rach 3 on YouTube. Played better than most professionals...
Exceptional, fantastic. But sir your left leg is placed extremely unprofessionaly. In the Chopin Competition you wouldn't even be CONSIDERED for a 3rd place with that leg placement.
YOU, sir, are absolutely no amateur. You may have played parts of the cadenza a bit slow for my taste, but your control is still phenomenal.... you should hear some pianists who call themselves "professionals", they can barely even hit the notes from rushing, and when they do it's harsh and unrefined. Your playing is simply exquisite and emotional. You absolutely don't deserve those 16 dislikes.
Most of me prefers the original cadenza to this piece, but there's still some tiny, visceral part of my brain that still can't get over the fact that this one is unbelievably cool.
@BenMcCormack91 I thought the ossia was the original. But Rachmaninoff composed another cadenza (which became the main one instead) so it would make more sense musically...
I am a professional pianist, and I am stunned at your virtuosity, Dr. Yu. Bravissimo! You can clean my teeth anytime (i might need a new trip to the dentist!!!!) Magnificently played!
I know electric guitars, drums, and synthesizers have pretty much taken over modern music, which is fine. i guess. They do have a valid appeal and provide very accessible, enjoyable music, but no instrument can come close to the emotional complexity and depth of the piano. I think this cadenza is a perfect example of that.
Some doctors/dentists are absolutely insane! They are all so talented but because of what they have to face in reality (loan repayment, children tuition fees) they keep music as a hobby. I'm a medical student and I LOVE and ADORE classical music. Although not as good as him, I play piano too!
This cadenza always gives me chills. Most of the time I forget it's just a piano playing. Great playing for a so-called amateur :) I guess that makes me a beginner now!
@Symmetryful I am an amateur with no finger talent at all. I spent some yerars to learn this f...n difficult concerto and I am happy with it now. Just start, have a crazy determination to succeed. and you will!
I could use some periodontal work, but instead of working on the websites I'm supposed to be building in order to afford my oral repairs, I listen to this recording over and over. Dr. Yu, leave dentistry and play fulltime. You only have one life to live. Give us more of you!
Some missed notes, but it doesn't matter because it was played from the heart. Played "like there's no tomorrow". Very convincing. I enjoyed this very much. Thanks a lot.
damn good. periodontology is not bad, but your true vocation is music. The melody is there and it sings. Thank you for doing something truly inspiring, Thomas. I have great admiration for you, and your interpretation is more Russian than many a 'professional' pianist's By the way... it's a bit modest on your part to call yourself an 'amateur' pianist.
I have never heard such an amazing interpretation of this Cadenza. Everyone just plays it much too fast for my taste; it kills a lot of the power in this part for me. But that's just me.... Rachmaninoff is beyond genius.
Hi Thomas! You are playing the fuller version of the cadenza that's why it sounds different than what some of the people on here are used to, right? I think that's why they assume mistakes, but they need to recognize the skill!
It's fantastic!! Hope to see one of your concerts one day.!
Thank you so much for taking the tempo you did at 1:15!!!!! Everyone else is either too fast and sloppy and makes no sense, or too slow and lacks excitement. YES!
You have inspired me, truly a David and goliath story, u played it flawless, sheer brilliance and youre an amateur pianist. I personally want to be like u when i am older. I want to be a doctor and be able to play the rach 3 part time lol. How long have u been playing n what sort of practice hours do u put in, what has your training been like. Ehmm what else do u have in your repertoire - is it mostly romantic or contemporary for example
@thy306 Thomas. I'll make you a question that is very important for me. I'm 16 years old and I like music like if the music is inside me, like great and flaming fire. But I want (and I like very much too) to study Medicine and my parents want that I study medicine too. So, what can I do? Becaouse I see that you're Periodontist (a very diffucult job) and you play Rach 3 in concerts. Please tell me what shoulg I do!
@MisterAlbertoPiano Lately I have come to think music, great music is what sets us apart as human beings, the great concertos and symphonies are where we get to, almost, touch the gods. But it's just as good to be a doctor who is also a good pianist. Playing music because it is your love rather than because it's your job is not a second prize. On the day you have to make a choice you will know what you need to do.
@thy306 This is real Everest, Three Gorges, superhuman stuff. Your playing is very inspiring. Just got the score onto the computer so may now give it a go too!
por fin un pianista que lo toca al tempo que debe ser... hay quien se cree que por tocarlo más rápido esmás bonito o mejor, pero no, a este tempo se saborea toda la expresión.
Me too. There are too many pianists who want to play the cadenza like a technical exercise or just to show off. Those renditions leave me with no emotion whatsoever. This is a wonderful tempo.
Bravo ! I love this cadenza. I haven't heard too many amateurs who can play this, but yours is wonderful. I'd love to try it but I have some injury issues in my wrist and it likely wouldn't stand up to the kind of stress this piece demands. Thanks for sharing !
I've heard faster performances of this, but [your] performance is one of the best that i have heard due to the full amount of character you give the piece... well done :)
Congratulations, Mr Yu. A really beautiful rendition, a really MEANINGFUL rendition. I bet there is music playing inside your head ALL the time... perhaps even in your dreams. You are an inspiration to those of us who live and breath music, yet must devote our working hours to other endeavours... No matter how big the sacrifices you've made (and I'm sure you have made plenty), do realize they're worth it...! Thank you for being an inspiration to other Rachmaninov lovers.
I'm in the same situation that Thomas Yu. I write this comment not to minimize his achievement, but believe me when I say that practicing long hours at the piano does not feel like a sacrifice. He does it because it's the most meaningful and rewarding thing he can do. When you have such a powerful drive that rises from within, it's easier to throw yourself at it than to resist, and it does not feel like work, not like most people think as being "work".
You don't mess about do ya, incredible performance of the rach 3 in fact i enjoyed yours as much as i enjoyed horowitz bravo wanna sort your sight out though had a hard time finding the full performance.
it may just be because im one of those fat ugly guys paperMeat spoke of, but when i play/practice (im not good enough to actually play this for real) this piece (or at least the cadenza) i get real sweaty and shit. its like playing a game of hockey (I used to do that so i can make the analogy). but if its not just me, then congratulations to this guy for playing this part so heroically and making it look easy.
oh yeah and i dont think i could be playing the wind part thing right after this cadenza
because my mouth wouldnt be able to close and i would miss my mark lol. i bet rachmaninov could of killed sombody if he played a huge chord. i know i would die x_x
First, I should ask you why your YouTube profile says that you're 41?
Second, you prolly never played past a couple notes in the Rach 3. You never played the cadenza. Stop lying.
God, I hate people who go on these youtube vids of people who can actually play the piece and then claim that they can play it when they're actually only a 40 year-old fanboy trying to live out his or her dream of something they couldn't accomplish as a kid.
Well BizzyWho, I said I TRIED, I repeat, TRIED to play it. I never said anything about accomplishing it. And anyway, I played the toccata version of the cadenza, played only the right hand, and only the top note. I played about 6 measures, then gave up. And also, I am 11. Thousands of 12 year olds on YouTube say on their profile that their at least 20-70 years old. I'm not a fanboy. I have been playing violin for 2 years, and piano for 6 years. Suzuki book 6, piano level 9/13
theres actually two cadenzas in this piece. the first, which he just played is very fun and beautiful to play and listen to. and the second is a page after this one, so i just consider it all one cadenza. anyways..thats another good interpretation ive heard.
This is technically the more difficult of the two. I read somewhere that Rachmaninoff actually wrote this cadenza first. But the first published edition of this concerto contained the other cadenza which is why that is considered the "original" one. If this is true he must have changed his mind.
Personally, I find his performance of the candenza far better than horowitz and argerich. Not sure if those are even considered the best specifically for the rach3 cadenza....
TheSecretAzNMan 1 week ago
Cette oeuvre c'est une guerre mythologique selon moi :
0:00 prélude de guerre
0:08 début de guerre
0:33 démoniaque
0:48 apocalyptique
1:09 héroïque
1:40 interlude
1:51 fin du combat et essouflement
2:09 espoir
2:39 mystère
thenabuchodonosorde2 1 week ago
You're pretty darn good for an amateur!
OrangeSodaKing 3 weeks ago
UPLOAD a better quality version please. this is 2011 not 1987
AnonymousKdub 1 month ago
can i get the proper audio of the whole concerto anywhere? i just listened to it on your site but it has some weird clicking noises in the background. apart from that it might be my favorite rendition :D
whauk 1 month ago
Chiaki-chan!!!!
pianodesu 1 month ago
Amazing! sounds like Bronfman's
leothepet 1 month ago
Amazing playing....the best version I've ever heard of the ossia cadenza. It holds together and has shape...not sounding like a thick mass of notes. Bravo.
fatherjerome2000 2 months ago
such nimble fingers I have not seen.
aaronandnicole 3 months ago
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Balgig 3 months ago
Lang Lang's Rach3 cadenza is very impressive.
g7727 3 months ago
It looks like a scene out of a movie like Shine. Well played. Spectacular cinematography.
JoeTownley 3 months ago
Wonderfully played OMG!!!
Lalagartitita 3 months ago
Awesome performance. Thanks for sharing. I think you may also enjoy Gutierrez's cadenza. One of my favorites.
surirach 4 months ago 2
@surirach I agree with you on that!
fierydog 4 months ago
Why this man is working like periodontist yet???? OMG
matematicaufes 5 months ago
Fantastic :)
Jshaw1ful 6 months ago
Prefer Leif, it's more fluid and still with even more incredible raw power... This is just too much humpapa for me =/
Xargxes 6 months ago
The lighting is perfect.
SepiaLatimanus 7 months ago
you are no amateur.
123tombennett 7 months ago
I really find your "amateurism" awsome
Koloforteresse 8 months ago
WOW Thomas Yu!!!! Awesome. I'm an MD and have done the Rach 2nd but I sucked as I didn't have enough time to really practice due to the "practice". Did you take time off to prepare for this monstrous piece? Totally awesome.
mosichat 8 months ago
Amateur pianist? Goodness, this is amazing!!!!! Technically sound and full of expression, this is one of the best performances of the Rach 3 on YouTube. Played better than most professionals...
chobeethaninov 8 months ago
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what exactly are you calling amateur pianist? Do amateur pianists play Rachmaninov 3? I wonder what does it leave for professionals.
andricco111 9 months ago
what exactly are you calling amateur pianist? Do amateur pianists play Rachmaninov 3? I wonder what does it leave for professionals.
andricco111 9 months ago
Exceptional, fantastic. But sir your left leg is placed extremely unprofessionaly. In the Chopin Competition you wouldn't even be CONSIDERED for a 3rd place with that leg placement.
TheCriticPiano 9 months ago
@TheCriticPiano i use my left leg for pedal, is that a problem?
theBliaN 9 months ago
@TheCriticPiano
Who cares about the leg when the interpretation shows so much passion...
seamaster92 8 months ago
YOU, sir, are absolutely no amateur. You may have played parts of the cadenza a bit slow for my taste, but your control is still phenomenal.... you should hear some pianists who call themselves "professionals", they can barely even hit the notes from rushing, and when they do it's harsh and unrefined. Your playing is simply exquisite and emotional. You absolutely don't deserve those 16 dislikes.
UsernameHerpDerp 10 months ago
@UsernameHerpDerp yea daft putting amateur in the title,i bet he practiced just ashard as proffs,
afertyus1000 9 months ago
Most of me prefers the original cadenza to this piece, but there's still some tiny, visceral part of my brain that still can't get over the fact that this one is unbelievably cool.
BenMcCormack91 10 months ago
@BenMcCormack91 I thought the ossia was the original. But Rachmaninoff composed another cadenza (which became the main one instead) so it would make more sense musically...
MertezAad 10 months ago
@MertezAad Maybe. Either way, I prefer the one that wasn't played in this video, personally.
BenMcCormack91 9 months ago
It quite funny the observation that the panist is a periodontist. Why would that be relevant for viewing the video? By the way, nice performance.
felipilloo1984 11 months ago
@felipilloo1984 Perhaps, but have you ever seen such a nice, clean, white set of keys?
BenMcCormack91 10 months ago
This is outstanding.
foshizmaniz21 11 months ago
simply gorgeous, doc. well done!! bravo!!
tamatha6 11 months ago
This is really brilliant, well done.
Nickybisme 1 year ago
lol. flutist came in a beat late at the end.
crapatitus 1 year ago
I am a professional pianist, and I am stunned at your virtuosity, Dr. Yu. Bravissimo! You can clean my teeth anytime (i might need a new trip to the dentist!!!!) Magnificently played!
klavierspieler72 1 year ago 3
You know, this makes me want to invest in a 7/8 size piano so I have a chance at playing Rachmaninov....curse my small hands.
MissCoxMusic 1 year ago
@MissCoxMusic
I have small hands too, but the cadenza part is playable with them and I can only stretch about one octave
thomas271104 1 year ago
Can someone tell me which part of the first movement does it appear?
Laudan08 1 year ago
@Laudan08 Towards the end, about 10 or 11 minutes in
SuperOllywood 1 year ago
Awesome!!!
jtsmizzack 1 year ago
Thumbs up if you think this guy is incredible
foshizmaniz21 1 year ago 22
@foshizmaniz21 Why would we give you thumbs up if we could just give a nice thumbs-up to the video itself?
headcheeez 1 month ago
@headcheeez because you touch yourself at night!
foshizmaniz21 1 month ago
i personally love the ashkenazy's interpretation of this cadenza. but damn, not bad at all!
koryano321 1 year ago
Loved listening to and watching your version, thank you for posting, I hope you achieve the greatness you deserve.
bellynda1 1 year ago
Amateur? Seriously? You are incredible!
By the way, thanks for choosing this cadenza over the other one. ;)
OrangeSodaKing 1 year ago
I know electric guitars, drums, and synthesizers have pretty much taken over modern music, which is fine. i guess. They do have a valid appeal and provide very accessible, enjoyable music, but no instrument can come close to the emotional complexity and depth of the piano. I think this cadenza is a perfect example of that.
signinname41 1 year ago 11
@signinname41 You've got that right.
bladedspokes 1 month ago
@signinname41 - The violin can.
birdog874555 1 week ago
Some doctors/dentists are absolutely insane! They are all so talented but because of what they have to face in reality (loan repayment, children tuition fees) they keep music as a hobby. I'm a medical student and I LOVE and ADORE classical music. Although not as good as him, I play piano too!
aden0724 1 year ago
This cadenza always gives me chills. Most of the time I forget it's just a piano playing. Great playing for a so-called amateur :) I guess that makes me a beginner now!
stabernz 1 year ago
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I must play this before I die! God Dammit I WILL!
Symmetryful 1 year ago 2
@Symmetryful I am an amateur with no finger talent at all. I spent some yerars to learn this f...n difficult concerto and I am happy with it now. Just start, have a crazy determination to succeed. and you will!
bucciflash 1 year ago
@Symmetryful
bucciflash 1 year ago
I could use some periodontal work, but instead of working on the websites I'm supposed to be building in order to afford my oral repairs, I listen to this recording over and over. Dr. Yu, leave dentistry and play fulltime. You only have one life to live. Give us more of you!
davewalker32 1 year ago
Some missed notes, but it doesn't matter because it was played from the heart. Played "like there's no tomorrow". Very convincing. I enjoyed this very much. Thanks a lot.
rl1416 1 year ago
2:10
Mr98giuliano 1 year ago
Fantastic. Dr. Yu, if you can afford it, please leave medicine and devote yourself to the piano fulltime.
davewalker32 1 year ago
amateur? don't you think the tittle would be too low profile for someone who play Rach 3??
riyadmrvica060292 1 year ago
This is a lifetime accomplishment for any pianist
bladedspokes 1 year ago
Amateur?!! Shit!!
egyptian3rdeye 1 year ago
this is brilliant!
foshizmaniz21 1 year ago
playing the Rach 3 is equivalent to shoveling 9 tons of coal.
Ravel87 1 year ago
@Ravel87 Yeah, but think about how warm you'll be after you get all that coal into the furnace.
BenMcCormack91 1 year ago
damn good. periodontology is not bad, but your true vocation is music. The melody is there and it sings. Thank you for doing something truly inspiring, Thomas. I have great admiration for you, and your interpretation is more Russian than many a 'professional' pianist's By the way... it's a bit modest on your part to call yourself an 'amateur' pianist.
dialecticon 1 year ago
btw thomas, can u tell us viewers your hand span
mine is 10
grrr Rachmaninov made this cadenza for his big hands
sackwhacker 1 year ago
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sackwhacker 1 year ago 2
I have never heard such an amazing interpretation of this Cadenza. Everyone just plays it much too fast for my taste; it kills a lot of the power in this part for me. But that's just me.... Rachmaninoff is beyond genius.
TGP6DOIT 1 year ago 25
the background is a picture
Musicman180 2 years ago 22
I thought so too, but if you check the complete concerto I think you will find it's actually a live audience.
Composer1992 2 years ago 37
omg... Awesome
gustarom 2 years ago 21
Brilliant.
WWJDatIHOP 2 years ago 17
could have been a pro!
very well played!
klootevioolE 2 years ago 9
Amazing.
makotoyoshikuni 2 years ago 9
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By the way, there's a much better recording on his website, in case y'alls are interested.
badmotherfuhrer 2 years ago
One of the hardest cadenzas ever perpetrated in Music.
TheObliviousBlackout 2 years ago 4
Prokofiev piano concerto 2 mov.1 cadenza I think is universally known as the hardest ever
Woskob 2 years ago
Very good playing.
Ellinidara 2 years ago
This is above an expert level in my opinion.
You have such a conceptualised interpretation of Rachmaninov; it's beyond me!
This is an absolute carnage of a Cadenza, and I f*cking love it!
TheObliviousBlackout 2 years ago 3
I don't get you.
You're like a person who just finished college to open a grocery-store.
Know what I mean?
Lity10 2 years ago
No, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
TheObliviousBlackout 2 years ago
Well, at first, you talk like this.
den u like totally talk like dizzsz lolz ffs
Lity10 2 years ago
Oh I understand; the profanity?
Yeah, I'm kinda strange :P
TheObliviousBlackout 2 years ago
Hehe.
Lity10 2 years ago
Hi Thomas! You are playing the fuller version of the cadenza that's why it sounds different than what some of the people on here are used to, right? I think that's why they assume mistakes, but they need to recognize the skill!
It's fantastic!! Hope to see one of your concerts one day.!
swisslemiss 2 years ago
Wow, I've listened so many versions of the candeza and I can say this is among my favorite ones!!! My compliments!!!! I love it!
opterios 2 years ago
Thank you so much for taking the tempo you did at 1:15!!!!! Everyone else is either too fast and sloppy and makes no sense, or too slow and lacks excitement. YES!
NickjamesC 2 years ago
Nicely played :)
KheldarMan 2 years ago
how can you be called amateur
Vendetta5246 2 years ago 3
he's not.
bluemonolith88 2 years ago
You have inspired me, truly a David and goliath story, u played it flawless, sheer brilliance and youre an amateur pianist. I personally want to be like u when i am older. I want to be a doctor and be able to play the rach 3 part time lol. How long have u been playing n what sort of practice hours do u put in, what has your training been like. Ehmm what else do u have in your repertoire - is it mostly romantic or contemporary for example
goodarzi 2 years ago
the rach 3 , is a monster, one hand chasng after ther other
Jimpsterz 2 years ago
exelent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
martin460123 2 years ago
Rachmaninov, what a badass! Such a powerful cadenza!
Rachmanomaniac 2 years ago 6
LOVE THIS.
17Paperclips 2 years ago
ahh..this video never gets old..its just..so beautiful..T_T
elliotkool 2 years ago 5
I love this performance. It is a very close second to Evgeny Kissin's in my opinion.
mwakin22 2 years ago 11
Thanks for your comment, but I am no Kissin. I really like his version, next to Bronfman. He doesn't blast through it like most others.
thy306 2 years ago 5
@thy306 Thomas. I'll make you a question that is very important for me. I'm 16 years old and I like music like if the music is inside me, like great and flaming fire. But I want (and I like very much too) to study Medicine and my parents want that I study medicine too. So, what can I do? Becaouse I see that you're Periodontist (a very diffucult job) and you play Rach 3 in concerts. Please tell me what shoulg I do!
MisterAlbertoPiano 1 year ago
@MisterAlbertoPiano When you are not practicing medicine, practice music. When you are not practicing music, practice medicine.
ophelius111 1 year ago
@MisterAlbertoPiano Lately I have come to think music, great music is what sets us apart as human beings, the great concertos and symphonies are where we get to, almost, touch the gods. But it's just as good to be a doctor who is also a good pianist. Playing music because it is your love rather than because it's your job is not a second prize. On the day you have to make a choice you will know what you need to do.
parsifal3142 1 year ago
@parsifal3142 Thanks for this comment. It opened me the ''key'' door. Thanks!
MisterAlbertoPiano 1 year ago
@thy306 This is real Everest, Three Gorges, superhuman stuff. Your playing is very inspiring. Just got the score onto the computer so may now give it a go too!
parsifal3142 1 year ago
@thy306 Yeah, Bronfman's recordings of Rach 2 &3 are possibly some of my favorite recordings of all time. Boy does he get Rachmaninoff.
tfgoingwest 1 year ago
@thy306 did You listen to the horovitz version? its like a way better than the others in my opinion..
Pirotechnik1995 7 months ago
@mwakin22 Listen to Van Cliburn.
tenorismo 1 year ago
he plays it exactly like it should be.
rpm4real 2 years ago 6
this is very good..
i recomend for you rach 3 cadanze from Idil Biret
listen one time..
it is different..
deprerach 2 years ago
need a better camera this guy plays really good
FourtySven 2 years ago
He plays really well
(and he looks good too!)
justmartha 2 years ago 5
Just plain awesome, and from SASK too! Whoo!!
wonphi 2 years ago
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The Rach 3 is like an advanced level of a video game for pianists that are just in it to advance their technical skill level.
Markohoppis 2 years ago
Boys play video games. Men play Rach 3.
pianopianoman 2 years ago 123
or go into psychosis
followtheherdtoo 2 years ago
to pianopianoman:
Damn right they do.
TheMazurka 2 years ago
@pianopianoman kissin is a boy playing Rach 3
ClassicalNNewAgeYo 1 year ago
You sir, are an idiot.
Rachmaninoff did not write this just to 'advance skill level'
Listen to the heart in the piece then GTFO.
TheAnonymousRep 2 years ago 12
Unlike Rach 3, video games get boring after a few hours.
regiear1991 2 years ago 3
2:40 is just heaven.
sarazathebomb143 2 years ago
por fin un pianista que lo toca al tempo que debe ser... hay quien se cree que por tocarlo más rápido esmás bonito o mejor, pero no, a este tempo se saborea toda la expresión.
malditocalvo 2 years ago
wonderful cadenza!
pianopianoman 2 years ago
i respect pianists who take their time and don't rush, like this pianist
P0L0K0P 2 years ago 2
I love it when pianists play the cadenza slow, specifically the part with the huge chords.
regiear1991 2 years ago 2
Me too. There are too many pianists who want to play the cadenza like a technical exercise or just to show off. Those renditions leave me with no emotion whatsoever. This is a wonderful tempo.
physicsgeek21690 2 years ago
from 1:15 is the most bieutiful part
hjiuhfhrehui 2 years ago
Beautiful. And performed at the Sorbonne too. Love it!
Tazzy5 2 years ago
So beautiful!
pianolover1004 2 years ago
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Hervinbalfour 3 years ago
Yeah, and I'm an amateur neurosurgeon. I like to dabble in quantum physics when I get bored.
You make me sick! (with envy)
mccreature 3 years ago 2
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really not too bad; congratulation
the cadenza is not the easiest piece; I can`t play it really much better. Learn from Martha!
blasianer 3 years ago
oh its so hard for him
vaxx2007 3 years ago
Bravo ! I love this cadenza. I haven't heard too many amateurs who can play this, but yours is wonderful. I'd love to try it but I have some injury issues in my wrist and it likely wouldn't stand up to the kind of stress this piece demands. Thanks for sharing !
dmcII 3 years ago
Where I can find this sheet?
Tell me please!!!
diomedesimo 3 years ago
i can give you the whole concerto if u want..
eltachimetro 3 years ago
Ok ;)
diomedesimo 3 years ago
just give me your e-mail dude.. xD
im serious, :)
eltachimetro 3 years ago
I've heard faster performances of this, but [your] performance is one of the best that i have heard due to the full amount of character you give the piece... well done :)
daniel16056049 3 years ago 3
its in a film, but its not taken from it.
paperMeat 3 years ago
I love this song! 1:01 - 1:40 is so Godly
cryms0n 3 years ago
This is NOT a "song". It's called a concerto!
stxer 3 years ago 5
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that's nice.
as I was saying, this is a really good song!
cryms0n 3 years ago
hardly funny, get a life.
blankpianist 3 years ago
I have one.
Thanks for the advice anyhow =)
cryms0n 2 years ago
One of the most dificult partiture that exists!!
GoldenXen 3 years ago
Congratulations, Mr Yu. A really beautiful rendition, a really MEANINGFUL rendition. I bet there is music playing inside your head ALL the time... perhaps even in your dreams. You are an inspiration to those of us who live and breath music, yet must devote our working hours to other endeavours... No matter how big the sacrifices you've made (and I'm sure you have made plenty), do realize they're worth it...! Thank you for being an inspiration to other Rachmaninov lovers.
memorioso 3 years ago 8
I'm in the same situation that Thomas Yu. I write this comment not to minimize his achievement, but believe me when I say that practicing long hours at the piano does not feel like a sacrifice. He does it because it's the most meaningful and rewarding thing he can do. When you have such a powerful drive that rises from within, it's easier to throw yourself at it than to resist, and it does not feel like work, not like most people think as being "work".
And it's true, it's inspiring.
guboub 3 years ago 3
amazing
4Loki 3 years ago
i like the tempo, but i think he hits the crescendo so early on it couldn't maintain it's strength at the end.
brozors 3 years ago
sorry site
mancduff 3 years ago
You don't mess about do ya, incredible performance of the rach 3 in fact i enjoyed yours as much as i enjoyed horowitz bravo wanna sort your sight out though had a hard time finding the full performance.
mancduff 3 years ago
SIQ!
patrickjohn84 3 years ago
strike that. its not possible to make this look easy. but still, bravo
goostmaster 3 years ago
it may just be because im one of those fat ugly guys paperMeat spoke of, but when i play/practice (im not good enough to actually play this for real) this piece (or at least the cadenza) i get real sweaty and shit. its like playing a game of hockey (I used to do that so i can make the analogy). but if its not just me, then congratulations to this guy for playing this part so heroically and making it look easy.
goostmaster 3 years ago 2
lol
jaraldodude 3 years ago
i dont think anybody can play this without breaking a sweat. btw in a big fan of shine.
great movie, thought i might add that.
paperMeat 3 years ago
oh yeah and i dont think i could be playing the wind part thing right after this cadenza
because my mouth wouldnt be able to close and i would miss my mark lol. i bet rachmaninov could of killed sombody if he played a huge chord. i know i would die x_x
paperMeat 3 years ago
bravissimo
BabyShinesRach3 3 years ago
he's pretty good looking.
beats all those fat ugly guys who play this sort of stuff.
oh and yes he also played good aswell.
paperMeat 3 years ago
did he olny play the cadenza ? lol
KearneyPiano 3 years ago
This has got to be one of the best interpretations of the Rach 3 Cadenza Ossia on Youtube
glorifindelcare2com 3 years ago
Check out Ashkenazy's. I posted it.
Haeronthegreat 3 years ago
you serious? Andre Watt's hybrid ossia is so much better than this. This isn't bad though.
gtyler7292 3 years ago
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sackwhacker 1 year ago
Thank you for believing me fongpayman123!
virtuosomusician 3 years ago
I'm 11 and I tried this. Impossible. By hands were way too small...
virtuosomusician 3 years ago
virtuosomusician,
First, I should ask you why your YouTube profile says that you're 41?
Second, you prolly never played past a couple notes in the Rach 3. You never played the cadenza. Stop lying.
God, I hate people who go on these youtube vids of people who can actually play the piece and then claim that they can play it when they're actually only a 40 year-old fanboy trying to live out his or her dream of something they couldn't accomplish as a kid.
BizzyWho 3 years ago
Well BizzyWho, I said I TRIED, I repeat, TRIED to play it. I never said anything about accomplishing it. And anyway, I played the toccata version of the cadenza, played only the right hand, and only the top note. I played about 6 measures, then gave up. And also, I am 11. Thousands of 12 year olds on YouTube say on their profile that their at least 20-70 years old. I'm not a fanboy. I have been playing violin for 2 years, and piano for 6 years. Suzuki book 6, piano level 9/13
virtuosomusician 3 years ago
@virtuoso: There aren't any big chords that require large hands in the first 6 measures of the toccata version.
fongpayman123 3 years ago
umm, people sometimes LIE in their profiles lol
mdeonx12 3 years ago
theres actually two cadenzas in this piece. the first, which he just played is very fun and beautiful to play and listen to. and the second is a page after this one, so i just consider it all one cadenza. anyways..thats another good interpretation ive heard.
goostmaster 3 years ago
Got to give the camera man some props!
annebgriffiths 3 years ago
is this ossia cadenza harder than the other, more silvery one that Rachmaninov wrote?
timmythepianist6426 3 years ago
Yea probably. I've never played either but the sheet music for the ossia looks more difficult and has a broader techincal range.
IronBooger57 3 years ago
This is technically the more difficult of the two. I read somewhere that Rachmaninoff actually wrote this cadenza first. But the first published edition of this concerto contained the other cadenza which is why that is considered the "original" one. If this is true he must have changed his mind.
dmcII 3 years ago
I swear I'm going to play that one day
easrth 3 years ago