Igudesman and Joo Rachmaninov By Himself

[plutokiss]

I'll never be able to listen to the 2nd movement again after this without imagining this.

[trp8155]

I love his 2nd concerto! :)

[151292291]

I love you Joo :'( <3 

[151292291]

I love you Joo :'( <3

[Adriana8031]

I love then they are the best

[CaptainMorganThe3rd]

foreveralone.jpg :'(

[artophana]

Oh my God !! Crazy artists !! Love theeem !!!!

[jaime52]

@artophana Agree!!!



[C0L050]

this is better than vanessa mae !!

[Only4Russian]

lololollllll this is absolutely crazy!

[coltonredwine]

ROFL

[seetowqingyu]

My God! They are like real brothers & plays the instruments very well.

[SupGloria]

LOL

[cmyu100]

...............

[AmadeuSitoW]

se parece al claro de de luna/moonlight sonata.

piano concerto n2 - 2 movement-adagio sostenuto

[animefan294]

My mom stalked me while i was watching this an cracking up. I jump when i hear

mom:"Who is this person? Korean or Japanese"

me:"...........Korean"

mom: "He just have annoyed the heck out of his family when he was little"

me: "Can I go back to watching now?"

[vonlsh]

dont worry jooo!!! we love youuuuu ^^

[ImmortalSpecies]

Name of the wonderful piece being played?

[Seleuce]

@ImmortalSpecies The piece in the beginning is an extract with different arrangement (violine) of the 2nd mov. of the piano concert no.2 by Rachmaninoff... So is the second part apparently... half ways! xD

[ImmortalSpecies]

@Seleuce Ahh yes, thanks.

[billgame]

สมควรไม่มีใครรัก ๕๕๕

[Hobott]

Fabulous talented!!

[BellaRenesemeeedward]

I love how Igudesman is able to play his violin and echo Joo's words. We watched this clip in class and Every violinist and cellest was laughing. Violas were not. It's like violas have no sense of humor, either.

[Nikioko]

@BellaRenesemeeedward: What is the difference between a violin and a viola? The viola burns longer... :-D

[BellaRenesemeeedward]

@Nikioko And the flames are taller. Lol, nice one!

[LorenzoLassek]

@Nikioko

And why does it burn longer? Because its still in the case!

[LimaPeruSouthAmerica]

I wonder how would you sing : "Don't cry for me Argentina" Igudesman?

[LimaPeruSouthAmerica]

This guy look like a SUMO player he pushes you to listen his cry.

[gothchick78]

dont cry little pianist!! here have a cookie and play some more =)

[PhoenixSmasher83]

Forever alone. :'D

[AngeloMarceloS]

Sei que muitos ficam extremamente irritados com adaptações, parodias etc... de peças clássicas, eu mesmo por muito tempo senti isso.

Porém tenho observado que é desta forma que muitas pessoas tem seu primeiro contato com a verdadeira musica.

Portanto o próprio Rach. não deve estar se sentindo incomodado com essa brincadeira.

Graças a Deus hoje cada vez mais temos acesso a grandes interpretações de vários artistas sérios também.

Aprendam a rir um pouco da vida!!!!

[knightLynderic]

All by myself is a total copy of the second movement of Rach 2. I always said that....

[DonCortezakos]

Which is the name of the first thing that they play ?

[ChopinFanatic19]

HAhahahahahaha Right at the end, at 3:28, Igudesman plays Happy Birthday! Hahahahaha

[bandgeek8986]

I love you Joo!!! Don't cry!

[cagliostro14]

semplicemente fantastico

[ZENxAeropolis]

Obama self...

[SamuraiPirate88]

Which one of you guys comment on this video, igudesman or joo?... or is it somebody else?!

[ninaigudjo13]

I do Joo, I really love you...please don´t cry...

:)

[ninaigudjo13]

I really love you guys...I love your work and how you perform it ... kisses and hugs from latin america

[gold7c]

they are amazing! Of course what they play is not Rachmaninov or Mozart or Bach... Any change in an original composition makes it a different and new one, particular... special. So... what they are playing is nothing more then their music, inspired by famous composers.

[baxuashvili]

what a voice he has, better than the singers of to day

[Speedmusiceu]

i saw a lot of video, but i never be so happy to see 2 professionist like u play, and joke toghether, between the art and laugh. I never seen people playing classic music without get boring people, this is like a new dimension of music. Thank u guyz! Sorry for my bad english see u on the 1 of march at Rome!!!!!!

[Kakarot21591]

Poor Rachmaninoff actually did go through depression for a few years...

[xdeadromeox]

making love just for fun, some illuminati / freemasons moral destruction contribution there.

[Amarynthine]

the violin solo is actually superb

[mymd11]

@igudesmanandjoo are you guys still performing together? Cuz I know these shows were few years ago. If you are performing, why not do a show in las Vegas? I would love to see your show.

[Laudan08]

Ok this is fucking beautiful.

[nanaflute4ever]

the first time i heard this , it was live and i couldn't feel my cheeks from laughing !! honestly, you are the BEST music couple i've ever heard !!! xxx

[Vkviruskiller]

He plays it better than Cellin dion

[PrimoTheDutchMan]

Really, this is just so beautiful and funny... I love it, it's just the nice and smart humour to come up with and to make people smile - somehow giving the song a new dimension ;-) Makes me think of Tim Minchin ^_^

I'm a fan ever since I saw your interpretation of "I will survive" =D

Too bad you haven't done many songs though... Gladly looking forward to your next genius "master piece".

BTW - did those french idiots really get the comical aspect ?

[KillaNinja0]

you guys rook :D i wish i could see you live 

[lordsprouts]

Stumbled on to you guys after showing my kid the original "I Will Survive" for a school thing (odd, but not the point) and found your version.  After listening to you guys' stuff for an hour I am a fan. Class, good clean humor, and incredible musicians in the same place is a rarity. Thank you Igudesman and Joo.

[thomasphansen]

ingenious... brilliant!

[JasonDietmeyer]

I wonder how many people all of the sudden had supposed "allergies" or "something in their eye" when he started crying! lol

Brilliant as always, and ironically....Rachamaninoff is all by himself right now too.

[almeidani1]

os véio nao intenderam nada

[franklinaldana1]

lo mejor musical comedia en el mundo

[menahem80]

Belissimo !!!

[NoNaMeDIVISION]

original name of this song?

[gettingkilt]

@NoNaMeDIVISION It's second movement (Adagio Sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18.  With words by Eric Carmen, who borrowed the tune in his 1975 power ballad "All By Myself"

[sporter800]

night of the proms was great

[Soundboy6]

What song is this supposed to be? Please forgive me for being an uncultured swine.

[hjiuhfhrehui]

@Soundboy6

its no song :). its a master piece. its supposed to be rachmaninov's piano concerto no 2. second movement.

[ZemirahRose]

Not only is your rendition inspired and hilarious...watching some of the carefully-self-composed "high-brows' in your audience as they attempt to not react - some of them unsure as to the appropriate social reaction that is called for in this moment - is every bit as hilarious as your performance. I hope someday to attend a concert with my children, who are comfortable with their own sense of humor. Any plans to come to California? This is classical music at it's very best!

[lilopantheist]

haha i was watching this in my room and i had to turn the volume down so my mom didn't think i was watching weird things ><

[jbrowsingj]

That was beautiful and funny :P

[Aphablueforce]

Wow man this is so beautiful, even tho it just an act, it actually one of the best performance I ever seen.

[Joint145]

OMG! I LOVE YOU !!! <3333 !!!!!

[JohnEBPiano]

..but that's the most beautiful moment in the 2nd concerto, the chords.. how can he use it for a joke?

[igudesmanandjoo]

@JohnEBPiano We know, thats exactly what we thought - that evil Eric Carmen!

[JohnEBPiano]

@igudesmanandjoo But Eric Carmen didn't play the actual piano part to the concerto! If Rachmaninoff comes back from the dead, he's coming for you, Mr. Joo. (Probably Igudesman also, just not as immediate. Pretty sure Zombies have a priority list seeing as how shuffling doesn't really get them anywhere fast.)

[igudesmanandjoo]

@JohnEBPiano We might also have to defend ourselves against the Zombie versions of Mr. Mozart, Mr. Beethoven, Mr. Brahms, Mr. Bach, Mr. Vivaldi, god the list is long! Alternatively they might actually be into it and go after people without a sense of humour...

[JohnEBPiano]

@igudesmanandjoo

I have a sense of humor ;*(. I just don't think the 2nd concerto should be used for jokes. Well, whatever, then. Keep doing the things you're doing, but if you touch the 3rd Concerto I'm coming for you ;P

[martinmc82]

@igudesmanandjoo Pretty sure Mr. Beethoven's zombie, had he been bothered by this kind of humor, would have long sought to confront Dudley first and foremost, followed by Mr. Borge. And seeing how Ludwig reputedly possessed the worst temper among that particular list of geniuses, I'd say you're safe. ^^

[intoximacated]

@igudesmanandjoo Ooh, Zombie Vivaldi sounds fun!

[michaelnyman1]

@igudesmanandjoo Yeah! I'm agree with you.

[MisterAlbertoPiano]

@igudesmanandjoo Hell yeah I&J! You destroyed JohnEBPiano's words with your great sense of humor and your quick-witted words.Sorry for this commentary but I red your response to John and I can really tell you that you've got a great english sense of humor. Congratulations for all your work done and I hope that some day you'll come to Mallorca, Spain, and make a concert like that. Thank you Igudesman & Joo!!

[an4911]

@igudesmanandjoo Mr. Brahms had no sense of humour

[Nikioko]

@an4911: Well, Mr. Brahms had more sense of flattering Mrs. Schumann. ;-)

[Nikioko]

@igudesmanandjoo: Considering what he did in his life, I guess Mr. Mozart would laugh about things like Rondo alla Turca in A major :-D

And considering that the first two movements of that sonata are in A major as well, it woul be just consequent. ;-)

[mikeyyvalencia]

@JohnEBPiano haha i liek your gumption

[MarsInJapan]

@igudesmanandjoo The comedy is a comedy, too bad for Rakhamaninov and others, but it takes people out of bad mood - as it did with me. Thanks.

[trez85]

@igudesmanandjoo when I played Rach concerto 2 2nd mov thats exactly what I thought .. they took "all by myself" from Rach 2!!!!!!

[Martel211996]

@JohnEBPiano John you just got owned.

[scarlecik]

@JohnEBPiano YES, HE CAN :-D

[scarlecik]

@JohnEBPiano

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano Oh heaven forfend that anyone should make classical music accessible and fun...

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar That comment was made a year ago.

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano Your point being?

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar You're being a tool?

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano My apologies for not discovering this video at precisely the same time as you and for having the effrontery to challenge your humourless remark. That your response is to suggest that I'm "a tool" shows you for the fool that I imagined.

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar No, you're a tool for 'challenging my humorless remark' a year after it had already been addressed by the videos creator, during which time my opinion would probably have changed, and also tagging me in your remark! How utterly pretentious!

Oh and you know who does make classical music accessible and fun? The musicians all around the world that love it more than anything and play it so that other people might love it like they do. This is funny, yeah, but it's not classical.

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano What's that expression about opening your mouth and removing all doubt?

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar I don't know, but you should close yours.

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano What a fine education you've had.

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar There you go again with that pomposity :) If you're so sure of your greater intelligence, why don't you go use it to do something else? I know, maybe you can build a statue in your own honor, and I will come by a year later to criticize it!

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano Smiley faces, misuse of words, envisioning everything as personal, unable to withstand disagreement, bickering with a stranger on the internet... you really do embody the spirit of youth. Fly, fledgling, fly - for tomorrow is yours!

[JohnEBPiano]

@kodabar Look dude, I just like Rachmaninoff. I got pretty embarrassed when I made those comments and you coming by and pointing out the obvious, rubbing salt in the wound, got me pissed off. Sorry for the insults.

[kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano Damn it. I was enjoying myself by making increasingly nonsensical remarks in an attempt to bait you into a lather of intellectual fury. So I'm only slightly piqued that you've spoiled it by coming clean.

I enjoy Rachmaninoff too. I also rather enjoyed your Raven piece. I hope you'll do some more with that. Check out my YouTube channel for the dumb shit I've created. You'll probably feel better.

And I'm sorry too.

[Tuck213]

@JohnEBPiano Might as well adress this to the both of you: I've never seen such an highly intellectual flamewar on the internet before. Didn't expect it to end in a peaceful manner either. I really enjoyed it!

[twooffour]

@JohnEBPiano

I do hear the 3rd concerto in this, though ;)

[tarajadexx]

Awww Joo, everybody loves you! ♥ and you're actually a really good singer! Seeing the both of you in Chico is still one of the best experiences of my life! And thanks for the kisses, both of you!

[mjufpn]

I think humor is a good way to make the klasick music popular

[jstb0b]

I sooo wish i had stuck with the piano (7 yrs of formal training). It's true, if you don't use it, you lose it.

[Zwangsworkaholic]

@jstb0b jup, always thinking about the same... stop playing it, and within one year you're nearly unable to play anything at all...

[Pardaleira]

ROFLMAO!!!!

Very good! Congrats!

[4096quagmire]

we love you...!

[animorphs123]

i like they're facial expressions

[zezinhoilha20]

"Nobody loves me..." huahuahahauhuhaha They are THE BEST!!!

[P3A2U1L]

Thank you,

PedroPachecotpt

[manzanero2008]

A different kinde of humour, very clever, did like it.

[P3A2U1L]

What is the name of this work by Rachmaninov?

[PedroPachecotpt]

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

[MrEbaby2010]

Joo, I really love your performance - your fusion of classical music with humour.

[MKDMagi123]

hahaha i think he is crying so badly! hahahahahh (he know how to cry) hahhahahahXD

[MrAxelow80]

Obama self :D

[SAMICOMAESTRO1]

JESUS loves you my friend

[xxh3llfir3xx]

Rach 2, not Rach 3, my bad

[xxh3llfir3xx]

lol when i first heard the 2nd movement of Rach 3, i immediately thought that it sounded kinda like "All By Myself" hahah

[LFZ15]

These guys are great, I don't know if I should laugh or cry but it was damn good either way.

[ChiefAdministrator]

Guys, they two are real musicians.

They are not only entertainers.

Igudesman is a German violinist and conductor, and Joo is a Korean pianist.

[elmondae]

@ChiefAdministrator actually, Aleksey Igudesman is from Russia, and Richard Hyung-Ki Joo was born in Britain to Korean parents. so you were wrong about Igudesman and half right about Joo. well, you weren't wrong with what they played lol

[ChiefAdministrator]

Thanks!

[AnhvusGeekyEmporium]

you know it's really because "All by Myself" borrows very heavily from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto in C. Eric Carmen actually had to settle a deal with Rachmaninoff's estate because he thought it was in the public domain, but the estate still had some rights to it so it's not really a butchering but it's to show you how much is really an homage to composers

[straumeeee]

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[giggilamour]

Ill take you oh gorgeous one ! Please don't cry!

[faridueki89]

at first i want to cry... suddenly... i laugh hahahahaha awesome dude... from me farid Kuala Lumpur

[SHSephiroth]

they make me laugh everytime,they are the best!

[Elikuran]

this gyus are awsome xD

[siamorphe]

Hehe that was fun

think Rachmaninov stirred a little in his grave though..

[Sasha0K]

actually Rachmaninoff liked things like that :) (not exactl that, but just joking in music...)

[WVrrus]

@siamorphe I think Rahmaninof didn't stir at all. Cause, there is no greater honor and glory for a composer if true masters of music, like two ones we see here, are performing composer's pieces (even if small) so amazingly and with so much of their own creativity added to the piece.

I'd say, on a deeper level, this work of Igudesman and Joo is nothing else than a respectful, admiring, and very brilliant tribute to Rahmaninof himself, and i bet Rahmaninof would recognise it himself at once.

[blankpianist]

I know they are doing the show to entertain, but I wish they would just do this one piece seriously, the arrangement they made/used is absolutely beautiful.

[pigjiahuey]

what's the song they play? and what's the song they sing?

[takhirviolinest]

The musiq like Rachmaninoff but it is not exactly.

[35m]

it's fom second part of Rachmaninov's second concerto of piano and orchestra

[violinlova]

All by myself

[PlanetVerdia]

I love these guys!

[themilliondollarbaby]

they made some of the audiences cry!

I didn't know if I shud cry or not...after that "nobody loves me"...it still sounded very realistic....

[aberhan78]

muhahahahahahaahahah

[orleomarty]

lol :D

[zuantuba]

thanks alot ...XD

[gershonsqs]

HAHHAHA 'nobody loves me'

[vn00473077]

haha , it's funny =))

[Ken2Kanzeon]

this is what you call 'seriously funny' literally.

they're serious in their music, no doubt, and at the same time make people laugh :)

i'm so glad they're coming to Malaysia~~~ <3

[zuantuba]

when???? please ...

[Ken2Kanzeon]

check the malaysian philharmonic website, it's on the 17th november :D

[pigjiahuey]

I CANT GO T.T

SPM. hell

[panamaory]

es lebe CROSSOVER!

[irmina1]

Beautiful! Hillarious! The 2nd movement of Rachmaninov 2nd and All by Myself

[wanimusician]

wonderful...hahahaha

[Alvarordonez]

hahahaha......it's just great!!!...especially at the end ,-)

[TehSensang]

same thing here, laughter and tears :D

[pizzalobster]

Reminds me Richard Cheese covers

[23danb]

true. This performance is not comical at all. It has a good sense of humor, yes, but... it's so good that it surpasses the comical

[animeloversmbm]

i like it.i cry and laugh at the same time

[alithiya]

Hillarious performance!

[OurMetalBandRocks]

Although it's meant to be comical, it's actually very touching...made me cry...

[McSwan1]

"He's a little like Frank Sinatra."

[GoatDaddyVersion2]

how ironic --- almost mocking!

[dingrutay]

thats what i call putting in true emotion to sing this song

[DannyDaWriter]

Even through Eric Carmen's distasteful lyrics, Rachmaninoff pierced through — I teared at the end of the video.

From laughter.

Great job, guys!

[bassoon85]

sono dei geni.

mille stelle per loro

[iCheesey]

hahaha no giant .... wood... hand thing. (lol his singing's better on this one than ticket to ride... MUCH better XD)

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