Rachmaninoff plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

[southwestguy223]

Its hard to believe that there is a single dislike.

This is a pure gem!

[fallen2991]

9gag and rainymood brought me here :)

nice music

[Binhtranz]

rain



[CreatingMagic]

Rainymood brought me here :)

[telekinetika]

@CreatingMagic lo me too



[erajaot]

Try this with rainymood(dot)com It's awesome

[bach5861]

'GOD nimself!' (A. Rubinstein)

[MarcosPSArruda]

Dois dos maiores compositores da história do ocidente! Rachmaninov toca com sua alma totalmente presente o Noturno de Chopin!!! Gratidão!

Marcos Arruda

[rfgardner]

this is good.

[pianoman6584]

This is my favorite interpretation. Sure, it's not note-for-note accurate, but Rach made the piece HIS OWN. That's why I love it. Rachmaninoff didn't just play notes, he brought them to life. There's something extra-musical about his approach. It's much more human than other performers in my opinion. Even while stretching his artistic license, he manages to stay quite authentic to the score.

[AlfaAxel]

@pianoman6584 :: Yes yes!

[nanabexhoeft]

I didn't know this existed! How absolutely wonderful! Magic.

[etiam161036]

J' adore... Génial Rachmaninov!!!

Vie intérieure... Pleine de délicatesse dans la richesse de son âme... Chopin vivant...

 Merci pour ce trésor!

[karennorwegian]

@etiam161036 C'est vrai! Absolutement!

[karennorwegian]

I woke up this morning hearing this in my head...how wonderful is that?

[Tekime]

Insane! Like a dream.

[Bret6464]

This is how perfection is defined - every note is perfect, the tempo is perfect, everything that Rachmaninoff the pianist wanted us to hear, is in this one performance - straight "from the heart" as he often said. Surreal and otherwordly pianism and artistry! Yet still far short of decribing this :-)) Rach's Chopin is unmatched, this and his Chopin Sonata No.2.

[Fraboi85]

@Bret6464 i like

[karennorwegian]

@Bret6464 Otherworldly, yes. I can almost see mists lifting from a field or woods as he plays. Or dusk settling in on the landscape. Or birds going into to roost in the trees around a northern lake at twilight. Hypnotic.

[Bret6464]

@karennorwegian @Fraboi85 :-))

[MrChopiano]

did not like. sorry rachman...

[amarizfilipe]

@MrChopiano How could you say this? Rachmaninoff was perfect, always! Hear his concerts!

[nikolaimedtner]

The good old times, when pianists still played freely....how marvellous. Today they are afraid or/and incapable of playing freely and complain about "too much rubato"....sigh.

[ModelDX1]

His rhythm is not smooth and flowing, the tempo in general is fair.

[piano0b]

to fast ^^

[MrGUILLERMOPLAZA]

Extraordinariamente excelente. Me regocija mucho tener este disco entre mi colección.

[karennorwegian]

@MrGUILLERMOPLAZA Con mucho gusto, senor!

[fgsfds8]

Way too much tempo rubato for my taste.

[Kochegarova]

Chopin is by far the artist I can relate to the most, I love the stories his music tells, Sergei Rachmaninoff is by some margin the greatest teller of Chopin's stories. Anyone who has ever been told to concentrate on playing the pauses between notes needs to hear this rendition, it leaves a lump in my throat and tear in my eye. Beautiful.

[omadahl]

It's as if he's trying to pull every bit of emotion from each note. This is a great rendition.

[sarracino5]

pubblicità di merda!

[MrPainInYaAss]

heartful

[MrPainInYaAss]

Rachmaninoff can't play so slowly and hardfull!!

[justness1953]

So lovely. Too many pianists play it too fast (My opinion) as if they're trying to get to the end. Rach.... plays as if he is enjoying listening to it as well. Just beautiful. :)

[ashburnhouse]

Why don't you just take a fucking sledge hammer to my guts, Chopin?

[SatchmoSings]

Rachmaninoff could play, compose and conduct all with this quality; the man was a phenomenon.

[Mrdanieleguidazzi]

Questa interpretazione, così intensa e pura, è commovente, i tempi sono perfetti per gustare il senso profondo contenuto in ogni nota, in ogni frase. Grazie all OP. (original poster )

[carla71995]

Che peccato che non possa ascoltarlo al meglio .. ma l'interpretazione la maestria di questa esecuzione ......... sublimi

[03mbk30]

Out of this world. If I had to pick one performance as the best one, this will be my choice

[labellaagora]

es fantastic interpretació sublim

[iDeviceSettings]

@mohamedgna i know i only said it to confuse everyone lol

[iDeviceSettings]

BATMAN!

[mohamedgna]

@iDeviceSettings i dont get it?

[yigit12]

the best interpretation.

[Dooterlicious]

65 people have no soul.

[ShadowFox37]

Genius on genius action up in here.

[TheCornguy]

@ShadowFox37 haha so true bro!

[psavari]

etot

[Dolorousness]

much better tempo than Yund Li--fucking perfect--the way i should have been played or should be played

[Bret6464]

@Dolorousness Of course, much much better than anyone ever in the history of piano - this is Rachmaninoff playing :-))

[CuteeDaria]

@Bret6464 his playing is the best.... when i play this nocturne i always try to remember how he played it...

[Bret6464]

@CuteeDaria That's great :-)) Wish all pianists hear Rachmaninoff play.

[TheComment01]

Hi, I'm looking for anybody's opinion and please be honest! Okay, so I'm a beginner pianist (like, a couple months) I've only learned two songs: River flows in you (Yiruma) and Fur Elise (Beethoven). I am willing to practise for months until I get this Nocturne perfect. Do you think I will be able to not only learn but EXECUTE this beautiful piece, or should I stop this idea now? Any song suggestions? (Really only interested in classical pieces by really old people... :P)

[Blackberry1039]

@TheComment01 Hello! I am one also working hard to play this piece, afte never touching piano for thirty years .My piano teacher inspires me much, and I am keep practicing. I think you surely can play this piece beutifully, If you worked hard and long. For you love the music so much. Good luck !

[qadile]

@TheComment01 - Having a goal is great. This is not a very difficult piece but you probably need to work up to it. I would have a look at some of Schumann's Kinderszenen - especially Traumerei, but all of them will strengthen your technique and interpretative power. Also Chopin's Prelude 3 and perhaps his Nocturne 7 in G minor and 19 in E minor will lead you into his sound world without presenting too many technical problems at once. These are all well-loved pieces in every pianist's repertoire.

[payneandsons]

@TheComment01 Start with mozart and early classical pieces. Typically a beginner will graduate towards romanticism as he achieves the building block techniques per period. Technique will save your hands. Learning scales and doing them diligently will save your wrists. Yes work up to this. You can do it :) What you can do slow you can do fast. 10,000 hours makes a master.

[ShivaMareen]

@TheComment01 Please dont forget to learn left hand separately by memory. After learning it by heart you will understand the importance of it and meaning of my message l hope.... I hear some (even in two notes...) typical Rachmaninov sound and Russian interpretation in this recording which is a different kind of poetic touch than Chopin's....

[OoReachingJannahoO]

@TheComment01

if you stay dedicated to practicing it then there's no reason why u shouldn't achieve your goal

[takappar]

@TheComment01 Dude, that's not a song. That's a music, to be precise, a musical composition. The song is other thing - it refers to human voice singing. Don't mix those up. And yes just practicing it would make you hit even Chopin's pieces. Good luck, man!

[fdfdfdfdsss]

@takappar Liszt had a collection of pieces named "Symphonic Poems," and Mendelssohn had "Songs without Words." I don't understand the desire to correct people for using the word "song" to refer to an instrumental piece, especially when so many instrumentalists strive for a cantabile effect.

[0000dom0000]

@fdfdfdfdsss well said

[4Topwood]

@fdfdfdfdsss

Yes. Seems to me the worst kind of snobbery to correct people's use of the word "song" for an instrumental piece.

[MrElicottero]

@4Topwood hahahah :)

[efanshel]

Comparisons aside, I love this recording. So musical, in such good taste.

[odrakov]

Ah!!! Sergei Rachmaninov, un gran compositor, es un placer escucharlo interpretando al gran Frederick Chopin, esta pieza que me hace recordar mi época de estudiante del CEDART, en primera por mis compañeros de música que la estudiaban con esmero y nosotros que practicabamos ejercicios de barra para danza, bellos momentos, bellos recuerdos y bella melodia

[paulostroff99]

Lovely.TY theoshow2

[8834b]

He was once accused of writing compositions only he could play.

[LunaTiquePirate]

A preview of heaven....

[TheSvigna]

Que placer escuchar esta versión del Nocturno No. 9 de Chopin, con otro extraordinario compositor y pianista Rachmaninov. Sarita Vigna

[cynic150]

The greatest pianist since Liszt. And he still has no equal.

[piano0b]

@cynic150 how do u know how good liszt was

[cynic150]

@piano0b I don't. I am just guessing. But there are many stories and testimonials about Liszt which create a general consensus that he was the greatest pianist by far of his time and known all over Europe.

[PhrygianBlack]

@cynic150 piano0b just got served.

[sheebshag]

@cynic150

the greatest pianist since Liszt is Horowitz. He was so good Rachmaninoff gave up playing some of his own pieces after hearing Horowitz interpret them.

[cynic150]

@sheebshag I am sticking to my guns, but I like H too!

[Sturrfry]

@sheebshag Liszt and Rachmaninoff were far better than Horowitz, personally i find Horowitz to be unexpressive, and if he is expressive then expresses it poorly.

[sheebshag]

@Sturrfry

Saying Liszt is far better is a bit silly since you haven't heard Liszt play. It's fine if you don't like Horowitz' style, but technically he's better. Rach even admitted that.

[Sturrfry]

@sheebshag saying Liszt is far worse/technically worse than Horowitz is a bit silly since you haven't heard Liszt play. And when did Rach say Horowitz was technically better. Proof=none.

[misterguitar1]

@Sturrfry Rachmaninoff refused to play piano after he heard Horowitz play because he was better then him...

[Sturrfry]

@misterguitar1 I've read differentely, i read that they often played duets together because Rachmaninoff liked Horowitz's interpretations, nothing about Rachmaninoff refusing to play after he head Horowitz. Where did you hear that?

[misterguitar1]

@Sturrfry Well my music teacher told me that, I don't know it actually..

[Bret6464]

@misterguitar1 Rachmaninoff said he preferred Horowitz's Rach 3rd to his own - they were close friends for over 20 years in New York. Horowitz refers to Rach as "my best friend" in filmed documentaries. Rach also greatly admired Emil Gilels and publicly acknowledged Gilels as his true disciple - just listen to Gilels recording of Rach 3 with Ormandy/Philadelhia orchestra. There is one more pianist Rach considered one of the greatest performing Rach - that is Benno Moiseiwitsch :-))

[inazuma3gou]

@Bret6464 Adding to discussion, Richter thought Horowitz played black key better than him. Horowitz thought Richter played Scriabin’s etude of ‘nons’ better than him. I like how Richter likens Michelangeli to water, himself to fire, Gilels to air, Rachmaninoff to tree, Gould to metal work, and Horowitz to air. I imagine Rachmaninoff enjoy different colors these greats brought to his music.

[Bret6464]

@inazuma3gou Just to add to the story - "Rachmaninov decided that Gilels alone was worthy of being called his successor in terms of pianism and even went so far as to send him his medal and diploma. This medal, engraved with the profile of Anton Rubinstein, and diploma were once presented to Rachmaninov to symbolize his succession from Rubinstein, and Rachmaninov himself added Gilels' name to the document."

[dimfay]

I'm reading the book of Victor Wooten, "The Music Lesson" and in chapter 2 says: "Even if you stop playing the notes, the music will still exist"

That's exactly what Rachmaninoff does with his performances... Once you hear it you always have it in your heart...

[mustafa12131]

@dimfay *in your mind

[Viking562]

Sublime

[petapetroula]

thank you theoshow2, thank you!

[dennis0mus]

Its amazing how rachmaninoff was so much inspired from chopin... Just listen to the feelings he takes out on the keys. Both were piano masters.

Simply amazing

[godmathias]

@dennis0mus totally agree. He isn't just pushing the keys... Love it.

[dennis0mus]

@godmathias ;)

[Bret6464]

It's back :-))

Thank you theoshow2! This is surreal, a performance and pianist for eternity :-))

[MrFmorang]

Het is zoals 't is en oh zo mooi om dit dan mee te mogen krijgen;...leven in 't moment; fantatisch bezielde vertolking ...

[Montgomery443]

Нажми нравится, оцени гений кликом.

[Lassannn]

Justin Bieber watched this 61 times.

[autoteck1]

@Lassannn and learned absolutely nothing from it!

[DarkSideHasCookies13]

1 million plus views?? Ha! eat that pop culture!!

this piece is poetry! thx for uploading ^_^

[auctor11]

It's simply beautiful.

[vinceandbrady]

Dexter!

[jekonimus]

@vinceandbrady Yep ;)

[Rosariogar]

Same with me. It's impossible not to be moved by this classic.

[whoopiismify]

this makes me cry everytime.

[pipeman3264]

I am a big fan of both these composers

[justinchun13]

\m/ [rach on] \m/

[CoxyTime]

Now this is the way music should be. God why couldn't I be born in the 30's.

[radconserv86]

I only clicked on this because I was curious about Rachmaninov, from his name being mentioned in "The Seven Year Itch"!

[musichopin]

this nocturne should have been rach s favorite one as well:)

[IsraelShine]

Beautiful.....just beautifuuuul

[jimmyhayers]

It's not the Rach, look at the photo, it's clearly Michel Roux Jr

[spferrin]

Pay attention to the way he gives weight and character to every single note. I have heard this piece done by countless pianists, and I think this version is the most deliberate I have heard. He certainly knows how to interpret music masterfully.

[RadioCity96]

Calm down, does it even matter who's playing this? It's suppose to be a beautiful peice of music to be enjoyed, don't make it the genesis of argument. Enjoy the music and STFU.

[ldhmage]

@RadioCity96 It does matter bro! This is Rach performing and piano music can not get any better. We should all be thankful that Rach's performances were recorded =D

[lovellespice]

his interpretation is different.. but very good.. I don't think Chopin meant for it to be played this way.. but still very good..

[amajorpianoman]

This is definately Rachmaninov.....the fuzzy noise you hear is is most likely due to being recorded and played off and on old LP record......

[36beachbum]

THIS IS RACHMANINOFF :-)

Please stop the nonsense.



[sooniemix]

This is NOT Rachmaninoff.

[firefoot77]

@sooniemix Are you fucking retarded?

[sooniemix]

@firefoot77 No, not really...are you FUCKING retarded??!!

[BubblegumInvention]

possibly THE most beautiful song ever written, played by possibly THE best pianist to ever live. learned this song in a week because it was so damn good, couldn't leave the piano til it was finished. so emotional, and so glorious

[anabtorres]

absolutely breathtaking

[rockernice1990]

I love Rock Music and I love Classic Music too

LoL

[sooniemix]

this is NOT Rachmaninoff

[demosj]

@sooniemix this IS Rachmaninoff

[SuhmMusic]

@sooniemix If not Rachmaninoff, who else?

[sooniemix]

@SuhmMusic I highly doubt, Rachmaninoff recorded Nocturne in full stereo sound system, and later play the fuzzy noise over the top. honestly, can't your ears tell the difference? LOL

[xxgwyloxx]

@sooniemix Indeed. But how amazing would it be if it was Rachmaninov. One genious playing another's pieces.

[spikelive]

Awesome wonderful,version!Thanks to Matt Bellamy (Muse) j discovered these two great , piano genius...Chopin and Rachmaninoff! sometime rock music is useful!!

La musica rock a volte è utile ...grazie Matt Bellamy(Muse) per avermi fatto scoprire questi 2 geni assoluti della musica classica!!

[FearRain]

@spikelive sometimes rock music is useful? Don't get ahead of yourself now...

[iPlayPiiano]

@FearRain You clearly don't understand what music is.

[freetobeloveable]

meravigliosamente perfetto ,non ci sono parole per descrivere un genio,l'ultimo dei geni musicali

[ghettogrip]

A piano God playing a divine composition.

[lilytoka]

Beautiful!

[aBeatlesfan1]

wow! :,)

[CONNOOORRLAAAA]

one ana half million music lovers in the world

[doltbezoar]

Thank you for posting this. My father played this piece most often, and once I heard him play it slow and beautifully like this when he thought he was alone in the house. This brought that memory back . . . a beautiful composer and music, and a lovely memory of a beautiful father.

[dbharcadia2]

Through this old recording one can hear the most beautiful phrasing and touch on the piano by a true master. This is indeed a treasure to have available. Thank you for setting it up.

[cefinow]

although faded, still can hear the simple beautiful melody coming to us over the distance of many years. thank you

[yuriko1108]

Thank you for posting.  How beautiful!

[nooosheee]

AUSTRIA :D

[HappyHeartMom]

1,579,030 views?

At least 30 of them are mine so far.

Thank you for posting. Happy New Year!

[HappyHeartMom]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[naymelful]

Beautiful..............thanks for posting.

[Bret6464]

Sublime, surreal, immensely beautiful! 

[missy10201]

beautiful



[Griff1275]

59 people wish they hand hands and a soul

[jpirro1020]

there are 59 people who eat poop for breakfest

[sueimpe]

@jpirro1020

you can't be serious.

[Fivsmusic]

What? 59 dislikes?? :S

Love it <3

[ELGORITHM]

amazing

[jjesuswulff]

I try to listen to this at least once per day.

[ACRammy1]

I played this for my Grandfather today. He used to play in a few bands in England back in his day. It brought tears to his eyes. Such a beautiful piece of music.

[vasorrubaba1]

@ACRammy1

:))

i wish i had a grandfather:(

[CUBETechie]

me to my grad fathers died because they had a heart attack my gradpa from my father die 91 and my gradfather from mothers site die 99 i was 5 years old

[MarlitaLinda77]

I love this Nocturne, and It's most beautiful for me!

[MarlitaLinda77]

@MarlitaLinda77 This nocturne is most beautiful in Rachmaninoff's hands.

[Laurshela]

thank you for uploading this treasure!

can anyone tell is it "bechstein" he plays? the sound so much like

[baesuk81]

the reason why i go on is...he plays his music with such force and speed. but he plays this very slowly. so he knows when to slow down and speed up and super technical. i think he is the only one who truly understand music in modern history. i wish i have a time machine and record beethoven, bach, chopin and many others and put the videos on youtube. that will be awesome.

[baesuk81]

He is the best pianist ever in history of human being, excluding beethoven, chopin, bach, liszt, and many others that we dont have any recordings. as far as recorded music goes, he must be the best, since he compose one of the best music, and he also plays. so he knows music. not like so many other players who just play music, not composing. composition puts him into a class of his own. i heard horowitz, rubinstein, zimerman, cziffra, arrau and others. but not enough...rach completes the music.

[SatchmoSings]

@baesuk81 Try another Russian, Sviatoslav Richter, you may or may not like him as much as Rachmaninoff but he is worth checking out; try his recording with (members of or the full) Borodin Quartet, especially Schubert's "The Trout" and The Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor, opus 34.

[Bret6464]

@baesuk81 Yes, you make a great comment, Rach truly completes the music :-) That is why when you hear him playing Chopin and Liszt, and his own compositions, his interpretations are a revelation, he opens a new world in music.

[wanlockhead]

Beautiful, just beautiful,

[AllaWitek]

59 people pressed the wrong button.

[MultiDextrous]

Who care who trained who. Bottom line is that it's up to the listener to decide what their preferred performer/interpretation is. You may disagree with my opinion, but you can't criticise me for having it in the same way I can't criticise you for yours.

[Ianthe22]

There's something about this recording i really like. can't describe it.

[SatchmoSings]

@Ianthe22 You mean like other than it's superb?

'Cause that's what it is!

[Ianthe22]

@SatchmoSings I mean, have you heard the new people play the piece? This version is played slower, very honest, non pretentious. Theres not even a hint on the piece being played for an audience. It might as well have been played in his living room. It's soo calmly played.