Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 - Olga Kern - Part 5

[AlexPlautz1]

Esse final é do caralho!!!! Puta que pariu, adoraria ver isso ao vivo...

Thanks for uploading it!!

[perdidomendia]

Felicidades, porque no se ha dicho en estos comentarios, al realizador de TV.

[g7727]

She is one of the amazing people on earth.

[AudiABTr8]

Wow this piece is amazing... her playing is very strong and skillful and at the end she looks absolutely exhausted! I'm not surprised, it's a very difficult piece...

[rotory2002]

8 people can't wait to get their cochlear implants !!!

[ambrussandor]

simply brings tears to my eyes...PHENOMENAL!

[MrSammyscroll]

Not one bad note in the entire concerto...God surely created a virtuso angel....and beautiful, as well....

[davidbnpl]

@MrSammyscroll

There actually were some bad notes but that's not important. I've never heard ANY live concerto without bad notes (and one of very experienced conductors I've been talking to sad that he'd never conducted/heard ANY concerto without bad notes).

[PsychoSuo9000]

LOL 2:45, the conductor almost dropped his conducting stick haha ><

[Designerguy24]

She will be performing Tchaikovsky with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra May 26-29 2011. I am VERY excited to be able to go and see her. Will be an awesome concert!

[ramentabetai123]

Brava!!!!

[TheSuitIsNOTBlack]

I love her sigh of relief at the end! LOL

[alexface211]

She looks exhausted, and I'm not surprised. She played this amazingly well. Screw a couple of little mistakes; she's only human, and the fact that this piece is humanly possible in the first place is something to think about, bearing in mind Rachmaninoff's technique and physical aspects. I'd love to play this one day... but even having Grade 8 ain't gonna be much help... this would probably be Grade 16, if it existed.

[tjf4375]

@alexface211 well said, she did great - what an amazing piece this is - I agree the fact that anyone can play it is a miracle. I was having piano lessons a while ago and had the sheet music for this with me as I was stupidly trying (and failing) to play a very small part of it. I'd already realised I was completely out of my depth but my piano teacher saw the sheet music and said "I'D like to be able to play that one day!" Beyond the reach of most people, and most pianists this is :)

[fredericfranc]

If this girl wasn't put together like brick, well, you know, I would worry about her, that she could shake herself apart at one of these performances. This dramatics Lang Lang syndrome is apparently catching, women are not immune. What would have Rachmaninov himself have thought of the sight here, never mind the sound?

[singingjustcuz]

I got to see her live playing the first concerto!!! AMAZING!!!!

[25ws]

I was lucky enough to be at her performance last November at Geneva, NY. She was performing Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto. That was divine, magnificent! She is an amazing pianist, very, very talented. I wish she would play the Rach 3 there. But I am happy with everything she performs.

[jcasbell]

I love this performance so much!! And I've watched it so many times, I'm beginning to notice weird things.... First off, one of the trumpet players looks like George Bush. Second, she is wearing what appears to be a Green Lantern necklace. And finally, the conductor almost drops his baton just after the end of the performance.

[jcasbell]

@jcasbell One of the HORN players looks like George Bush. Excuse me.

[MrSammyscroll]

All that talent and beauty....what more could a person ask for...God was certainly good to this fantastic person....

[jbodeutube]

the conductor almost dropped his baton at the end :)

[jbodeutube]

conductor almost drops the baton at the end :)

[tenorismo]

Brava

[JimmieOC]

My only wish is that we could have watched the 20-minute standing ovation that this amazing pianist most certainly received.

[mike56181006]

damn! u made me feel so many things... thanks for simply having those skills....

[prometeo256]

La mejor interprete que he disfrutado en años..es increible...espero poder tener el gran honor de verla tocar en vivo alguna vez.Es ecvidente que tiene una perfecta comunion con esta pieza y con mi amado Rachmaninof..

[caoutchours]

Une merveille !!! BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!

[g3org33r3]

God i love the ending of this. Its got to be the richest most vibrant finale ive ever heard. I love his second, and the ending is great but this, well this is on a whole other level. Simply breathtaking :)

[TheMarieV1]

GREAT PERFORMANCE!!

[waltercules11]

This is the best work in all classical music closure. It's great

[jeffomil]

Watch her. This is what "playing your heart out" means

[jdxavier]

She is absolutely stunning!

Cheers!

[MrAsungot]

Who is the conductor? Scott Bakula??

[YoungActorsStudio]

James Conlon

[sw2de3fr4gt]

@MrAsungot Wow I totally see the resemblance lol

[wjcroft]

Olga won the 2001 Van Cliburn with this performance. See her pickup the award at v=z8KKn9Is1Wk . Mini documentary.

[GENARORANEG]

the best in the world, i can´t belive it.

para mi es lo mejor de lo mejor en este mundo, mi aspiracion es poder tocar siertas estrofas de esta gran OBRA DE ARTE

te admiro Olga!! y a muchos otros k la han llegado a interpretar. gracis por el gran video

[RusnakBulgarski]

Ольга, Вы не просто играете, но поёте !

Вы созвучны поэзии, которая еще не написана !

[larryglass61]

GREAT PERFORMANCE...the physical stamina it must take to play this whole concerto..i know i couldn't last through it.

[greggrass]

it is amazing isn't it?

[BETIUX762]

I need to invent a word that can describe this. Absolutely reserved for few from the few.

For the first time, the smile of my face is confused between something I know and the rest from the world

[dmower397]

Thank you for the upload! I can't say for sure that this recording is better than any other recording I have heard. But I can say that it was stellar and immensely enjoyable to watch. Her rendition of this piece is outstanding. I think being able to watch her perform added to the experience - her expression and enthusiasm is a perfect complement for this already emotionally stirring music. I enjoyed every moment.

[osdroguita]

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

[shevansilva]

those last 2 words will have me laughing for quite some time. thanks.

[asmailrabbit]

She was amazing in this movement. Spellbinding. A blazing red hammer smashing through all previous notions of what this piece was supposed to sound like.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

Some may see imperfections here, but for me, she has set the latest and highest standard for the performance of this work.

[arnolddao]

What the hell did she do at the end of the piece? I watched so many performances; the first thing the soloists do is skake the conductor's hand. What a disappointment!!!

[FlashEng1]

omg wow i was thinking the same thing!!! lol! i was even like "well technically she's the star so maybe..." but even when star performers play they first shake the conductor's hand!

[arnolddao]

you're right!!!

Watch Horowitz, 70+ yrs old, but still shaked the much younger conductor's hand right after they completed the Rachmaninov concerto 3.

[edcassells]

Get real. She is acknowledging the adoring crowd who came to see her. They could care less who the conductor is. In fact, the audience can't even see the conductor most of the time because of the raised piano lid. She is fully aware of the conductor and his importance in pulling off a performance like this - and he is fully aware that she is the one deserving of the first praise to be awarded. In a concerto featuring a virtuoso soloist, she gets first place and everyone in the orchestra knows it

[arnolddao]

Get real?

I never said the conductor should get the first praise. When have you ever seen a conductor got a first praise, or got praised more than the soloist. In fact we all have seen that soloists got more praised and also the first praise.

I only meant that it would be nicer if she shaked the conductor's hand first.

One more thing, when I go to a concerto, I see the soloist (65%), the orchestra (35%).

If I only want to hear the piano (see just the soloist), I'll go to the recital.

[foxyjohnuk]

she is amazing i think, my favourite player of it in nthis concert, her very ending is without doubt the best performance - meaning the last ten bars!!

[PsychoSuo9000]

what about the encore?

[astrofizzi12]

thank you a lot for posting it, it was incredible!!

[foxtrotnow]

While there are moments of imperfection, overall her performance is wonderful. She plays with so much passion, and her intensity & power are electrifying. I adore piano concertos, especially the Russian school, and this is my very favorite one. I applaud Olga Kern, and all younger musicians who adhere to a higher standard, artistically, in this world of mediocrity. Thanks DC788 for offering this gem to me!

[Nutzername3107]

best part... 2:40 ... how she looks^^

Rachmaninoff : great great music!!!

[wsp67326]

man, by all these comments, one would think this was the second coming or something; she's good, but not THAT good.

[Haeronthegreat]

It's what Rach does to some people :)

[Chorcai101]

Well why don't you post a recording of you doing the same I'm sure we will give you 5stars as well. (if you could pull something like this off... that it is.)

[wsp67326]

you first; I said she was good, and when I saw her in concert this past spring I told her as much in person; I just noted that this recording is not the greatest one ever. I would expect she would concur with my assessment, but what do I know, having studied and taught for over 35 years. I just love the hyperbole and effusive praise heaped on this site by fans; to get where she is is a testament of her incredible abilities, but I think others like, oh, Kissin, Horowitz, etc., are better.

[joaquindalessio]

Maybe this work is the best in the history of the pianistic repertoire.

[Chorcai101]

I have watched all 5 parts many many a time, I'm am so amazed and uttery agog seeing Olga play Rach3. Once in a life time does this happen ? I think so !!

[frenchmusician12]

Doubtful you will ever hear a more passionate performance of any piece of music period. Even the conductor looks a little stunned at the end! Have heard many performances of this piece but not one as electrifying as this one.

[stamoum]

Amazing piano player. But what did rachmaninov think when he composed the part from 0:48-0:54. Its awfull! Sounds like a circus!!!!

[Haeronthegreat]

It's just supposed to be a brash bit before that incredible big tune finale.

[tbutt1956]

I agree best performance of Rach3. No one beats this

[piedijon]

that was insane. the best, in my opinion, better than anyone else.