Evgeny Kissin - RACHMANINOV Prelude in B Flat

[prince2000ful]

Great music and a great pianist. Thank you for sharing.I share to my FB wall.

[jc2971]

This is superb. Lang Lang can't even compare

[bartzdim]

2.06?

[s1earle]

A great concert performance; cannot be faulted in any way.

[zaratustrav]

Kissin is the guy in Lynch's Ereaserhead!

[erisqu]

lang lang sucks

[imsohornynwet]

whoa!

[Eoneryn]

POOWEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brianbernsteintv]

Sounds like he gets a bit of F# in the right hand accidentally on the final chord

[alexface211]

@brianbernsteintv ...don't think so. :s

[brianbernsteintv]

@alexface211

maybe it's an F afterall... just sounds weird to me, not sure

[afertyus1000]

@brianbernsteintv no it sounds exactly right to me but his rubato on the triplets chords are a little too much for me

[Ettenyl56]

If you look at him, you would know he is the re-incarnation of Beethoven. But he happens to love Rachmaninov's music more.

[chobeethaninov]

I am reading a lot of comments that say Kissin is playing like a "fast robot" and while Kissin's playing perhaps isn't really going for the lyricism in this piece, one has to keep in mind that this is an encore. Something to get the audience up on their feet and cheering! (which he certainly accomplished)

[allthewaythrough]

@chobeethaninov I & my ex girlfriend attended both Zimmerman and Kissin's concerts 13 yrs ago in Taipei. Both of us agreed that Zimmerman's concert were so beautiful and it brought us impressive and comfortable listening experience. We all agreed Kissin's talent. But, Kissin's concert left us very strong musical experience. Strong notes, strong sound, strong piano, strong impression....Both of them were playing same type of piano works. No offense, just share some of our experience with you.

[maddorox]

Un-suprisingly better, and more musically played than Lang Lang ... who unfortunately butchers the piece, hence making my ears bleed ... this healed it back up again :)

[ROMAYATENEA]

i love you a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ogmari]

un entusiasmante uragano di note!!!!

[Jlan0151738]

OMG

[ogmari]

insuperabile e travolgente!!!

[mosen17]

its in the hair......

[DadoD999]

@mosen17 hahahahah nice one

[jahigh1]

4 people hit the dislike button by accident.

[genericusername337]

ooh, seeing his fingers work makes me appreciate this one some more.

[30inventionman]

haha

[sttar1982]

perfect®

[snogger6]

how many energy drinks did he have before this performance?

[doctordrums8]

@snogger6 I'd estimate no less than 9,000.

[Chrillothekid]

@snogger6 Only milk!

[trout4katie]

@katkula I would love to hear you do better.

[katkula]

Very well played but he plays as there is too much of everything, he doesn't give time for the music to breathe naturally...

[CarminisRex]

Aw my gawd, he is sex. *droolzzz*

[CarminisRex]

Aw ma gawd his bouncy hair so sexi.

[arturon111]

FANTASTIC is the word !!!

[piano345]

Technically impressive but too loud and too fast. More variety of light and shade needed. I like his shaping of the more lyrically nostalgic middle section.

[davidbaker03]

@piano345 Exactly. This piece is contrasting in the first section being huge and powerful, not going soft at all, and the middle section showing variety of color and dynamic. Is is suppose to be loud and fast, he plays it the closest to what Rachmaninoff intended.

[roseism]

stunning

[BassicStorm]

hes coming in Serbia, i bought ticket today :DDDDD Gosh i cant waittttt :))))

[7658724]

dammn, he played it so good!!

[ThePianoApprentice]

He's brilliant but I think he plays everything really fast when it doesn't always need to be, I've heard a much better version of this by Alexeev and it's not as rushed, you can hear much more of the actual piece. Nevertheless he's still fantastic.

[langliszt]

You think this performance is better than Lang Lang's?????

[leodlll]

@langliszt  of course¡

[satyu131089]

@langliszt you think lang lang is a pianist at all? i thought he was a drama artist who's prop was the piano!!

[SamHouldsworthMusic]

@satyu131089 I agree with you there. I absolutely detest Lang Lang's interpretations.

[RuthBlake]

extremely good

[4huntboys]

just wondering is there a mistake at 2:07? doesnt really matter it just sounds weird to me

[lottoformulier]

@4huntboys i think he accidently hits an extra note :)

[mindovermattjr]

"one more prelude from Rachmaninoff"

[Reggae4Life408]

Tooo ROUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anyaume]

Ignoring for the moment the several fallacies of logic in your comment, Jorgito, I must agree with the person to whom you responded: his technique is good. Granted. He can play quickly and impressively. True. But his playing is predictable, not unique in its interpretation; he plays here as though he were a highly dexterous robot, as though the "more" that he had been striving for were simply speed and not expression. He just plows through this piece; there is not much of true artistry in this.

[JorgitoRafael]

TheJoyfulPianist: If you do not have technique or beauty in sound and technical precision, then "more" cannot be achieved; however, Evgeny Kissin possesses more depth in his work than most other pianists. What else are you looking for?? If you can answer specifically what it is you seek, then by all means, speak, yet if you simply do not feel the majestic in his fingers, I suggest you get therapy.

[TheJoyfulPianist]

I wish we could go past the predictable to the extraordinary...yes his fingers move fast and there's good sound....but shouldn't there be more?

[cpanati]

Genius. Once in a generation kind of pianist.

[ann03071874]

Elfinsafety move that stupid writing at the top of the page ffs.

[bassoostenuto1]

Sublime!!!

[chorizoalegre]

amazing, purely amazing, kissin is great, playing this as an encore after rach's concerto 2..... wish i were there.....

[isayhi72]

Oh my! I would like to say that I would marry him, but I don't think I would ever touch a piano again out of sheer unworthiness!

He is amazing! :D

[seanmcnally]

He'd probably teach you and make you worthy. =o

[1a2b3c14]

Evgeny Kissin, you are sex

[richclayderman]

@1a2b3c14 sex.....y? or just sex?

[CLASSICAListheWAY]

@1a2b3c14 He's one fine musician, that's for sure!

[zingthing321]

this is definitely my favorite prelude by any composer.

[rodrigo51702]

he is a genius,kissin is speed! monstrous he plays well

[gcaee]

you can't call him a genius now.

He Is A Maestro !!

[skryabyn]

at 0:10, the dealy at between the octave and the third is.. for lack of a better discription.. delicious!

[oregon2]

gawd, his music is beautiful, but his hair is so bad...

[RandomCoked]

haha!

[CLASSICAListheWAY]

His hair is part of what makes him great!

[davidjb100]

That seems to be a reoccurring theme with great musicians. The best and brightest have all donned incredible hairdos. (Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss's beard, Grieg, Liszt, etc.) Maybe that's where the talent comes from... Only joking!

[FutureAbe]

this is a masterpiece

[StrivetobeDust]

I usually prefer Berezovsky, but his playing is too grim for this piece.

[oregon2]

This is my favorite prelude. So much better than the one in C#!

[PeacfulJoh]

Oh, geez. Kissin can play so marvelously, but in this case, he just banged it out as an encore and nothing more. Too bad. It's a beautiful piece when played properly.

[cadencestaff]

I agree. This is the first time I've had a negative opinion about his playing. I saw him in live concert. He is still a genius.

[Shintamere]

Quel pianiste !

[earthatic]

Fantastic playing!! Kissin is a genius! So is Rachmaninov.

[toomash]

This video needs like 500,000 more views! Promote it!!

[voolare]

So powerful!

[optimusito]

The best pianist now alive.

[OrangeSodaKing]

Does Argerich equal him?

And yes, Kissin is probably the best.

[oregon2]

Ashkenazy? surely he is better.

[skryabyn]

Best living pianists:

Barenboim

Kissin

Ashkenazy

Beast dead pianists:

Sofronitsky

Rachmaninoff

Gould

Richter

[OrangeSodaKing]

You forgot two dead pianists: Liszt and Alkan?

And I'm going to get flamed huge for this, but I don't like Rachmaninoff's interpretations. I mean, of course his technique was one of the best.

[daughtersprince]

Kissin´ don´t last

Kookin´ do

[laydowninthegrass]

dont forget hamelin and horowitz

[caricama]

bro what about rubinstein?

[Chrisjuchniewicz]

What about Chopin?

[B337h0v3n]

What about Bach,Chopin,Beethoven,Prokofie­v,Alkan,Liszt,Brahms,Mozart,Sc­arlatti etc

[mo1188]

And don't forget Schubert