This is one beautiful classicical piece of music. Maksim is awesome. He can hold all audiences, all ages and for those who send messages of jealousy, WELL..that's it....they're all green with jealousy. Maksim, you are a great pianist.
He is really talented!! I don't care of what people say about him... they make him even more popular! And yes, he is trying to bring a younger audience, I agree with you... and he has got us!! and that's because HE IS TALENTED!!
Maksim was my gateway into classical music. I hadn't even heard ANY of the great masterpieces before, and now thanks to him, I'm hooked! I like his interpretations, but LOVE the originals!
Enough of the criticism! If you prefer the original version of this piece then go watch it, because its not here and this video is not for you... Maksim is quite commercial sometimes because he is trying to bring a younger audience's interest to classical music, unlike the rest. Not everyone wants to go to a really serious concert, this is more relaxed, it’s not a concert, it is a show with a band and backing dancers and If he really wanted to play the original, he is talented enough to do so...
we should just copy and paste what you wrote on all the videos for the idiotic haters that says he is untalented. seriously, i bet most of the people who criticizes him don't even know how to play the piano at all. I agree that he is trying to bring a younger audience to classical music
Man, imagining Rachmaninoff's face as he listened to something like this almost makes it worth it. Almost. Seriously, if he had the foresight to know that scumbags like this would take advantage of his genius in such a ridiculous way, he'd have probably just said "fuck it" and lived a different life. And who could blame him?
Last time i checked, Rachmaninoff was from the romantic period in music when he wrote it, not the obnoxious asshole who has no respect for music period.......
Cannot believe this asshole is earning money playing like this. He should be shot right now. He's doing this because he is too chicken to play the actual masterpieces.
...this is my favourite variation out of them all... asd;poiljfao;pidjg;aodjh;fakj
people... go listen to an actual pianist play it. this person should go play what's been written for people like him. not a ruined version of a great art
Talk with the harmony of sounds and declare the occult of the state of soul with jets of musical notes. The music is the mosaic of the soul, and the painting of the heart...
like all musicians he has his right to take an interpretation.
personally, i don't dig this. BUT I would LOOOVE to see him in concert!!! I could tell that he digs this and I can totally enjoy this vicariously. I am taking a lot of notes on his theatrics.... AMAZING. He feels his music with his whole body, not just the fingers and the brain. he communicates it visually very well.
and as if that wasn't enough, he included dancers. great. that is a package to numb the senses live.
To hear this piece of music played as it was written and at the correct tempo, copy and paste this in to the search box......... RHAPSODY RACHMANINOV .....
It is posted by Trichoone and is the perfect version.
WHAT A MESSSSSS !!!! POP SHOULD BE ABBA & OTHERS NOT RACHMANINOFF ! ANS HE IS SO DRAMATCI ABOUT 4 NOTES ON A PIANO IN A LEATHER JACKET ! YUCK THAT IS SO OUT OF PICTURE !!!!!
@LeonidasBasileus it's just his interpretation. I also like the original version better, but that doesn't mean this one isn't good. it is just his way of singing it. no need to be rude.
@joyestel actually, it does mean that this version isn't good. he's not singing, he can't properly interpret this piece so he's trying to perform it in "his" style, which, as we can see in the video, many people seem to like (unfortunately). I'm not being rude, just stating the obvious. I would say that he's being rude to Rachmaninov, slapping him in the face with a glove! disgraceful.
@joyestel This would not be so bad if it was made as background music for a commercial or something like that, but the fact that he is trying to make a performance out of this arrangement is ridiculous. There is absolutely nothing artistic about this version as far as the music is concerned. Like playing elevator music in carnegie hall.
@LeonidasBasileus & @88alan8800 guys, I didn't want to argue with you. it's just that some consider it good, and some consider it bad, and there's no need for words like "shitty" when you are stating your personal opinion. it's just a matter of taste (and maybe some classical education and personal preferences?).
anyway, on my behalf, I want to say that I never heard a person saying that he/she doesn't like Rachmaninov's original version. so, with that, I guess I'm saying all.
@joyestel Ok well let me give you a picture that demonstrates why I can not stand to listen to this piece. As an example, rather than a piece of music, lets use another icon of art, Michalangelo's David. Let's say I choose to make my own sculpture, by taking an exact copy of the David, cutting it into many pieces, and sticking them together with something other than rock. Would anyone want to see it? Maybe if I was famous they would... theres my point.
get real ,he is talented whatever version you prefer ,so much feeling and emotion to a masterpeice of musical composing ,i wish that i could play even 20% as good as him ,thanks for posting ,x
This is nothing new. Years ago there were Roger Williams, Peter Nero, Ferrante and Teicher, and others that did classics in a poppy kind of way. The first I ever heard the Rachmaninoff here was by Hugo Montenegro!
I don't like this" version". Maksim is a great pianist and a great musician, but this was not a good idea. The original version of Rachmaninoff is perfect, the melody
should be let free for expression............no drums in this case. Why changing the melody?? Should this be better??
Wir haben unseren eigenen Stil, um etwas schöner zu machen, so können Musiker ihre eigenen Versionen haben, wenn sie es vorziehen, es zu machen. Haben Sie bitte Rücksicht für sie. Irgendwie haben wir unser eigenes Recht auch, das Recht, zu kritisieren und zu beleidigen, wenn wir nicht mögen, was wir sehen, usw. hören..
Nous avons notre propre style pour rendre quelque chose plus belle, donc, les musiciens peuvent avoir leurs propres versions s'ils préfèrent le faire. Ayez s'il vous plaît le respect pour eux. En tout cas, nous avons notre propre droit aussi, le droit de critiquer et insulter si nous n'aimons pas que nous voyons, entendons, et cetera...
Tenemos nuestro propio estilo para hacer algo más hermoso, entonces, los músicos pueden tener sus propias versiones si ellos prefieren hacerlo. Por favor tienen el respeto para ellos. De todos modos, tenemos nuestro propio derecho también, el derecho de criticar e insultar si no nos gusta lo que vemos, oímos, etc....
this music is utterly heavenly inspired and it transports me to out-of-body so this movie is the epitome of that experience..beautifull elegant and Somewhere In Time we will all meet again I believe it, I feel it in my bones, in my Spirit and, I have goosebumps all over my body
I'm always open to people fiddling irreverently with respected compositions, but... Maksim sort of sucks the personality out of this. I could even deal with the drums, but when you take this at a robotic tempo like this, you just lose all of the emotion.
Wow, this makes the paganini rhapsody sound terrible. I mean seriously, a drum and tambourine? Plus the transcription sounds like it was written for a 6 year old. Finally, the emo appearance just ruins it for me. Thoroughly unimpressive.
AHHH now I get it... This is like that violin player, that make a "classical show", i forgot his name... hahahaha, its so funny... Why the hell people do this stuff? money above everything... shame on you.
what does that have to do with anything? classical pieces aren't meant to be relevant to todays MTV generation, especially not by ruining them. And actually most of the music i listen to is modern, but it's not shitty incarnation of classical music.
By the way, i usually like modern covers of classical music. but in this case here, it's pure horse shit
Too bad, I thought Celine Dion or Sarah Brightman was to burst onto the stage with her belting or screeching, respectively, followed by Andrea Bocelli's wailing, but one must say that Maksim is a very good-looking dude, sure to give Lang Lang's pork fat a serious run for his money.
I totally agree with you, adding drums ruined this piece of beautiful music, its like when in the 70's the Saturday Night Fever album did a pop version of Beethoven's 5th symphony, it was horrible!
No offense, but when you play as greatly as this guy -- and posses stage presence -- ya don't need danders/arm wavers. They're such a distraction that they should just edit those girls out. Great performanc -- hope he tours the East Coast of the US soon.
albionplace and Rheostatik: Thanks for the enlightenment. I really must be getting old when you think that the original was written five years after I was born. As an old guy, I do like this music amd Maksim's interpretation.
I doubt that John Barry composed this for the film "Somewhere inTime" in the belief that it would be considered a classical piece. It is simply great music performed by a modern-day artist.
@harlandes81 John Barry i believed composed the theme song "somewhere in time" This video is of another piece that was played during the movie scene...
All that I wish for is that people will look up the original work as well and appreciate it, even if they like other versions better. Respect the original master
as i tread carefully over the eggshells which prescribe what kind of comments may be left here, i would like to say that i think this isn't bad. hopefully this won't be deleted.
Come now, bomberchicken, "a stage kid"? Isn't this a tad hypercritical? I've listened to many of his pieces, and even downloaded the music for the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 to follow while he plays this piece (elsewhere). It's flawless, absolutely flawless AND a wonderful interpretation, in my opinion. Please give the many credit where it's due. It think he is one of the best pianist in the previous 75 years and many of my musical friends agree.
I also forgot to mention people like Zimmerman, Kissin, Bronfman, Horowitz, Listisa, Perahia, Bolet, Ashkenazy and more and more and more that Maksim will never match up to
he's an ok pianist, but he's nothing on the masters like Argerich, Rubinstein, Pletnev, Yundi Li, Blechachz........I could go on, not even mentioning the wonderful new talent like Tiempo and Giltburg. And I bet he wouldn't stand a chance in a real competition like the Tchaikovsky, Choin or Leeds competitions. He's just a stage kid like Lang Lang really
@DarknessL12 Well I just think Lang Lang is a bad musician. Sure he's a great pianist but his interpretations are hard, brash, loud and disgusting. He plays things to show people how fast he can do it and what crazy faces and dances he can do at the same time
@bomberchicken I agree so much. He should take a listen as to what he's actually playing and compare it to how he's playing it. Maybe he'll stop smiling all the time.
I love maksims talent, but he did ruin this piece, He made it too..... media IMO. He is a fantastic pianist, but I don't think he has any of his own creativity unfortunately
i love him... he is combining classical music with techno tunes so that both old and young alike would meet on the same "frequency - the result: MASTERPIECE... only a genius could do that!
RHAPSODY RACHMANINOV...... posted by trichoone........It is played how it was written, is simply stunning and really doesn't need any "modification" whatsoever.
Why would he destroy this piece? Why would he? He took it to a new level IMO, a better level. He managed to put together classic music with modern beats and he made it interesting to young people. Mrvica is a king!
Seal yourself with holy spirit! Be holy, Root out your eyes for causing you to watch violence and pornography, cut away your sexual organs that lead you to adultery, sodomy, fornication, masturbation etc. Drink muriatic acid for smoking, abusing alcohol and drugs. Slit your throat for bowing to idols such as flag and crucifix. Do not attend church meetings, end Christendoom, restore Christian unity [Christianity], no church, no division!
This is one beautiful classicical piece of music. Maksim is awesome. He can hold all audiences, all ages and for those who send messages of jealousy, WELL..that's it....they're all green with jealousy. Maksim, you are a great pianist.
REMIE830 1 week ago
I love it - my favourite classical piece - well done!
mamacruel1 2 weeks ago
He is really talented!! I don't care of what people say about him... they make him even more popular! And yes, he is trying to bring a younger audience, I agree with you... and he has got us!! and that's because HE IS TALENTED!!
cocogatu 1 month ago
Maksim was my gateway into classical music. I hadn't even heard ANY of the great masterpieces before, and now thanks to him, I'm hooked! I like his interpretations, but LOVE the originals!
mcard1d 5 months ago 4
Enough of the criticism! If you prefer the original version of this piece then go watch it, because its not here and this video is not for you... Maksim is quite commercial sometimes because he is trying to bring a younger audience's interest to classical music, unlike the rest. Not everyone wants to go to a really serious concert, this is more relaxed, it’s not a concert, it is a show with a band and backing dancers and If he really wanted to play the original, he is talented enough to do so...
RichLucky13 5 months ago 8
@RichLucky13 - I agree with every word you wrote!!
sagapo4 4 months ago
@RichLucky13
we should just copy and paste what you wrote on all the videos for the idiotic haters that says he is untalented. seriously, i bet most of the people who criticizes him don't even know how to play the piano at all. I agree that he is trying to bring a younger audience to classical music
UmattWayO 4 months ago
It sound good, that's what really matters. Music is something beyond any opinion, different tastes.
MARLONSHARK 6 months ago
fuck you all motherfuckers! this piece is so well played!
Matias0303456 6 months ago
Maksim is great. The “purist” Maskimphobes demonstrate how truly vulgar, little, and simple-minded they are.
notAbba 6 months ago
A disrespect to Rachmaninoff and his music .
hbkholok 6 months ago 8
What a stooge!!!!!!
ramraker 6 months ago 9
no passion, no feelings, no respect , a bollywood rendition of a classic .
crockacsht 6 months ago 9
Man, imagining Rachmaninoff's face as he listened to something like this almost makes it worth it. Almost. Seriously, if he had the foresight to know that scumbags like this would take advantage of his genius in such a ridiculous way, he'd have probably just said "fuck it" and lived a different life. And who could blame him?
Elleshoe 7 months ago 13
Last time i checked, Rachmaninoff was from the romantic period in music when he wrote it, not the obnoxious asshole who has no respect for music period.......
MrSamc94 7 months ago 8
I feel like shit while trying to listen to him.
nbharakey 7 months ago 34
Maybe because you are SH* *
REMIE830 1 week ago
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Cannot believe this asshole is earning money playing like this. He should be shot right now. He's doing this because he is too chicken to play the actual masterpieces.
seta12 7 months ago 87
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@seta12 Fuck you! :)
Mattyb2001uk 7 months ago
@seta12 pah you are an asshole
pianistsan 7 months ago
fuck you..
Maksim is GREAT.
mskam100 6 months ago
@seta12 You are the first person that I've seen who has made a proper comment about this freak!!!!
sadramus 6 months ago 2
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@seta12 You are the first person that I've seen who has made a proper comment about this freak!!!!
sadramus 6 months ago
@seta12 you are fucking retarded!
BoliTeKurac89 6 months ago
@seta12 Chicken? Whaaat?
mcard1d 5 months ago
...this is my favourite variation out of them all... asd;poiljfao;pidjg;aodjh;fakj
people... go listen to an actual pianist play it. this person should go play what's been written for people like him. not a ruined version of a great art
lovehanduk 7 months ago 5
148 pessoas sem coração e cérebro!
kalica52 8 months ago
Absolutely abhorrent.
MrElicottero 9 months ago 84
@MrElicottero Could you do it better? You should learn how to speak in a decent way.
MARLONSHARK 6 months ago
@MARLONSHARK No, and he can't do my job as well as I can, but he has the right to say I screwed up when I kill someone during surgery.
MrElicottero 6 months ago
so many unnecessary accessories
rawautube 9 months ago
donde puedo conseguir el video de este concierto? Me encanta. Este tipo es talentoso.
powerwarrior12 10 months ago
Talk with the harmony of sounds and declare the occult of the state of soul with jets of musical notes. The music is the mosaic of the soul, and the painting of the heart...
MissKamilla1986 10 months ago 2
like all musicians he has his right to take an interpretation.
personally, i don't dig this. BUT I would LOOOVE to see him in concert!!! I could tell that he digs this and I can totally enjoy this vicariously. I am taking a lot of notes on his theatrics.... AMAZING. He feels his music with his whole body, not just the fingers and the brain. he communicates it visually very well.
and as if that wasn't enough, he included dancers. great. that is a package to numb the senses live.
LORDNARCISSUS 11 months ago 3
he played very well . me gusta mucho. but what the fuck are all these dancer ...
zxzxyyy 1 year ago 3
MEKKORA ÁLMŰVÉSZ!!!!!
laca103 1 year ago
To hear this piece of music played as it was written and at the correct tempo, copy and paste this in to the search box......... RHAPSODY RACHMANINOV .....
It is posted by Trichoone and is the perfect version.
albionplace 1 year ago
Who invited the percussionists?
And the melody drones on...
If you want to hear it done right, listen to Cecile Licad.
faslane100 1 year ago
Espantoso!
flamequito 1 year ago
Espantoso!,
flamequito 1 year ago
Beautiful man, lousy interpretation.
billyguns2 1 year ago
wheres the pagannini?
dkxxyo 1 year ago
WHAT A MESSSSSS !!!! POP SHOULD BE ABBA & OTHERS NOT RACHMANINOFF ! ANS HE IS SO DRAMATCI ABOUT 4 NOTES ON A PIANO IN A LEATHER JACKET ! YUCK THAT IS SO OUT OF PICTURE !!!!!
phlo05 1 year ago
Спасибо!!! Великолепно!!!!
Thank you! Excellent!
Lyudmilaize 1 year ago
wow, he actually took a sweet piece and made it shitty. good for him
LeonidasBasileus 1 year ago
@LeonidasBasileus it's just his interpretation. I also like the original version better, but that doesn't mean this one isn't good. it is just his way of singing it. no need to be rude.
joyestel 1 year ago
@joyestel actually, it does mean that this version isn't good. he's not singing, he can't properly interpret this piece so he's trying to perform it in "his" style, which, as we can see in the video, many people seem to like (unfortunately). I'm not being rude, just stating the obvious. I would say that he's being rude to Rachmaninov, slapping him in the face with a glove! disgraceful.
LeonidasBasileus 1 year ago
@joyestel This would not be so bad if it was made as background music for a commercial or something like that, but the fact that he is trying to make a performance out of this arrangement is ridiculous. There is absolutely nothing artistic about this version as far as the music is concerned. Like playing elevator music in carnegie hall.
88alan8800 1 year ago
@88alan8800 or elevator music
LeonidasBasileus 1 year ago
@LeonidasBasileus & @88alan8800 guys, I didn't want to argue with you. it's just that some consider it good, and some consider it bad, and there's no need for words like "shitty" when you are stating your personal opinion. it's just a matter of taste (and maybe some classical education and personal preferences?).
anyway, on my behalf, I want to say that I never heard a person saying that he/she doesn't like Rachmaninov's original version. so, with that, I guess I'm saying all.
joyestel 1 year ago
@joyestel Ok well let me give you a picture that demonstrates why I can not stand to listen to this piece. As an example, rather than a piece of music, lets use another icon of art, Michalangelo's David. Let's say I choose to make my own sculpture, by taking an exact copy of the David, cutting it into many pieces, and sticking them together with something other than rock. Would anyone want to see it? Maybe if I was famous they would... theres my point.
88alan8800 1 year ago
@88alan8800 lol, I get your point, and I have to say that I agree.
joyestel 1 year ago
music for the unwashed masses
88alan8800 1 year ago
get real ,he is talented whatever version you prefer ,so much feeling and emotion to a masterpeice of musical composing ,i wish that i could play even 20% as good as him ,thanks for posting ,x
elliniwendy 1 year ago
Ugh.
OhkatieLaughs 1 year ago
This is nothing new. Years ago there were Roger Williams, Peter Nero, Ferrante and Teicher, and others that did classics in a poppy kind of way. The first I ever heard the Rachmaninoff here was by Hugo Montenegro!
brtherjohn 1 year ago
Maksim... you have gifted hands and talent! beautiful
CAROLMATHEU 1 year ago
disgrace
Selecter8 1 year ago
Oh-my-God I thought that Clayderman was enough , but this is priceless
chusomen 1 year ago
i think this ruins the masterpiece
4c00h 1 year ago 2
This is so interesting... I'm just not sure I like it...! The original is SO beautiful and this is just way over the top.
thepianomaniac 1 year ago
I don't like this" version". Maksim is a great pianist and a great musician, but this was not a good idea. The original version of Rachmaninoff is perfect, the melody
should be let free for expression............no drums in this case. Why changing the melody?? Should this be better??
BalladForYou 1 year ago 3
The Adam Lambert of classical music. So wonderfully played.
ericjaames 1 year ago 3
Why is there a gay viking playing rachmaninov on TV? And what's with the casio drums in the background?
Lebowski53 1 year ago
Bonita e interesante versión.
Me encanta este tema!!
naddan33 1 year ago
Ummmmmm.
laragunn 1 year ago
Wir haben unseren eigenen Stil, um etwas schöner zu machen, so können Musiker ihre eigenen Versionen haben, wenn sie es vorziehen, es zu machen. Haben Sie bitte Rücksicht für sie. Irgendwie haben wir unser eigenes Recht auch, das Recht, zu kritisieren und zu beleidigen, wenn wir nicht mögen, was wir sehen, usw. hören..
janmickel 1 year ago
Nous avons notre propre style pour rendre quelque chose plus belle, donc, les musiciens peuvent avoir leurs propres versions s'ils préfèrent le faire. Ayez s'il vous plaît le respect pour eux. En tout cas, nous avons notre propre droit aussi, le droit de critiquer et insulter si nous n'aimons pas que nous voyons, entendons, et cetera...
janmickel 1 year ago
Tenemos nuestro propio estilo para hacer algo más hermoso, entonces, los músicos pueden tener sus propias versiones si ellos prefieren hacerlo. Por favor tienen el respeto para ellos. De todos modos, tenemos nuestro propio derecho también, el derecho de criticar e insultar si no nos gusta lo que vemos, oímos, etc....
janmickel 1 year ago
Drums on classics it is like a knife in a stomach. You can feel something but you know it is not a good feeling.
KROHA2000 1 year ago 2
one word: awful!
MrPianolee 1 year ago
Yuck. Rachmaninov would have flipped in his grave many times over.
kmj9000 1 year ago
rachmaminoff raped
eqd33 1 year ago
Must he turn everything so amazing for the ear, to complete horror?
ClassicMusicOnly 1 year ago
I like the original version better...It's not meant to be ambient and have bass. It doesn't fit. Neither do the dancers.
TheKeenanBoy 1 year ago
this music is utterly heavenly inspired and it transports me to out-of-body so this movie is the epitome of that experience..beautifull elegant and Somewhere In Time we will all meet again I believe it, I feel it in my bones, in my Spirit and, I have goosebumps all over my body
lafemmemi39 1 year ago
ピアノも良いですが綺麗な踊りだと思いました。
rabbittown1900 1 year ago
O my god what a horror.... Why people does that?
orlando2130 1 year ago
this is beautiful, not too certain about the drums in it, but still a lovely version.
liveyalifexoxful 1 year ago
why the Maxsim put downs??? cretene!
RosaB61 1 year ago
beautiful rendition! the dancers can go, but the orchestra and Maksim play beautifully!
jessaysay123 1 year ago
I'm always open to people fiddling irreverently with respected compositions, but... Maksim sort of sucks the personality out of this. I could even deal with the drums, but when you take this at a robotic tempo like this, you just lose all of the emotion.
BenMcCormack91 1 year ago
*coughs up blood*
zuoken 1 year ago
I tried to keep an open mind...AND THEN...I heard drums.
wisdomnow1978 1 year ago
How really bad was that, that is really nasty.
thomasc65 1 year ago
Cos' è questa merda??????!!!!!! Più rispetto per la grande Musica!!!!
What is this fucking shit!!!!! More respect for the great Music!!!!!!!!
Gio1928DT 1 year ago
Cos' è questa merda??????!!!!!! Più rispetto per la grande Musica!!!!
What is this fucking shit!!!!! More respect for the great Music!!!!!!!!
Gio1928DT 1 year ago
@Gio1928DT They said the same thing for Picasso's paintings 100 years ago.
MARLONSHARK 6 months ago
@MARLONSHARK Ahahah.
Gio1928DT 6 months ago
Add a couple of candles and we've got Richard Clayderman's successor...
laiuewgv 1 year ago
chessy dancers!
richclayderman 1 year ago 3
Wow, this makes the paganini rhapsody sound terrible. I mean seriously, a drum and tambourine? Plus the transcription sounds like it was written for a 6 year old. Finally, the emo appearance just ruins it for me. Thoroughly unimpressive.
oldneuro 1 year ago
The dancers totally ruined the performance. Somebody please drag them out.
zagool6 1 year ago 2
AHHH now I get it... This is like that violin player, that make a "classical show", i forgot his name... hahahaha, its so funny... Why the hell people do this stuff? money above everything... shame on you.
gabrieloni 1 year ago
I love this version! :)
princessbobo910 1 year ago
If Rachmaninov could listen it , he exactly tell him who is this player.Distortion of music. I hate it
killersab 1 year ago
Kids who are interested in classical music will find it. Especially with so many videos of all the great players easily available on youtube.
They will not look for this. This type of crossover only caters to people who wouldn't seek out classical music in the first place.
Rheostatik 1 year ago
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ignasijin94 1 year ago
@sharpnova2 i'm not gonna even comment on the content of your post if you're gonna call me a retard, retard.
romantz1 1 year ago
resignation accepted.
sharpnova2 1 year ago
first 10 secs - great
then the girls - ok this is a bit weird
then the orchestra and kit?!? - WTF
ollie3003 1 year ago
well but the tune is catchy, don't you think so??
firebamz 1 year ago
A truly beautiful version of this great classical Ballad!!
Josr65 1 year ago
A master work is just ruined like this... sorry Rachmaninoff... and thank u for this cheap plastic sound.
BOBOsungmin 1 year ago
I hate the dancing girls.Just ruin everything.
serene06 1 year ago
so just listen.
sharpnova2 1 year ago
Such a beautiful piece of music butchered. Why are there dancing girls? This is truly a poor rendition.
bigjoe7600 1 year ago
a douchebag on the loose ruining classical music, i'd shoot him in the balls
romantz1 1 year ago 44
so you're not into people trying to have new takes on music or making certain pieces a little more relevant to today's mtv generation?
you must hate any type of new music. what a close-minded bigot you are.
sorry sack of shit.
sharpnova2 1 year ago
@sharpnova2
what does that have to do with anything? classical pieces aren't meant to be relevant to todays MTV generation, especially not by ruining them. And actually most of the music i listen to is modern, but it's not shitty incarnation of classical music.
By the way, i usually like modern covers of classical music. but in this case here, it's pure horse shit
romantz1 1 year ago 2
Too bad, I thought Celine Dion or Sarah Brightman was to burst onto the stage with her belting or screeching, respectively, followed by Andrea Bocelli's wailing, but one must say that Maksim is a very good-looking dude, sure to give Lang Lang's pork fat a serious run for his money.
MegaMusicwhore 1 year ago 3
hahaah~
LovelyCYR 1 year ago
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he looks like bruno. a very talented and melodic bruno.
TehZomg 1 year ago 13
@TehZomg I hate to say this, but I agree with you.
swt0616 1 year ago
This video does not resemble really to the original written score by Sergei. It's ok, but it's not what the good Sergei wrote.
vgcareaga 1 year ago 2
Exquisita interpretación de Rhapsody in a theme of Paganini por el maravilloso, talentoso y guapísimo Maksim Mrvica!
charitomi 1 year ago
Exquisita interpretación de Rhapsody in a theme of Paganini por el guapísimo Maksim Mrvica!
charitomi 1 year ago
who dat? check my version out!
wrxjd 2 years ago
NIce start!! a Total disaster thou!!
Foshizzle34 2 years ago
I totally agree with you, adding drums ruined this piece of beautiful music, its like when in the 70's the Saturday Night Fever album did a pop version of Beethoven's 5th symphony, it was horrible!
sevadaj 2 years ago 4
No offense, but when you play as greatly as this guy -- and posses stage presence -- ya don't need danders/arm wavers. They're such a distraction that they should just edit those girls out. Great performanc -- hope he tours the East Coast of the US soon.
BillyBobKumar 2 years ago
MAKSIM É WONDERFULL.........
1GRACEFARES 2 years ago
One word describes it: "pangit".
prelin 2 years ago
@prelin he meant ugly, "pangit" is ugly, get a life
underneathmyskin 1 year ago
nice sleeveless vest faaag lol
goldmember888 2 years ago
does it really matter if he is gay or not!!
TheJohniewalker1 2 years ago
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albionplace 2 years ago
omg i love the way he plays, i cried so much i really loved it.
DkingEcua1 2 years ago
albionplace and Rheostatik: Thanks for the enlightenment. I really must be getting old when you think that the original was written five years after I was born. As an old guy, I do like this music amd Maksim's interpretation.
harlandes81 2 years ago
I doubt that John Barry composed this for the film "Somewhere inTime" in the belief that it would be considered a classical piece. It is simply great music performed by a modern-day artist.
harlandes81 2 years ago
@harlandes81 The original version ( not this ) was simply played during a part of the film "Somewhere in Time" John Barry did not compose this piece.
albionplace 2 years ago 2
@albionplace I think they were thinking of the theme music "somewhere in time" by john barry. ?
Kiisharuby0083 2 years ago
@Kiisharuby0083 Thank you. Yes, I think you're correct.
albionplace 2 years ago
Um, this is a Pop version of a single movement of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in 1934.
Rheostatik 2 years ago 2
@harlandes81 John Barry i believed composed the theme song "somewhere in time" This video is of another piece that was played during the movie scene...
Kiisharuby0083 2 years ago
I think this is a wonderful rendtion. Thank you for posting it.
Love from Indiana,
Shayla Starr
starrbaby74 2 years ago
Nice
Rapprochement123 2 years ago
Sorry, but the "techno beats" don't appeal to young people, as so many of you are saying.
This is a dumbed down version of classic Russian Romanticism. The drum set really isn't necessary.
Hell, I don't even like Rachmaninoff's version, but here is the work of art he composed:
watch?v=90MuPqYtV_k
Rheostatik 2 years ago
All that I wish for is that people will look up the original work as well and appreciate it, even if they like other versions better. Respect the original master
akagrin 2 years ago 52
as i tread carefully over the eggshells which prescribe what kind of comments may be left here, i would like to say that i think this isn't bad. hopefully this won't be deleted.
scrubmacdub 2 years ago 2
Come now, bomberchicken, "a stage kid"? Isn't this a tad hypercritical? I've listened to many of his pieces, and even downloaded the music for the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 to follow while he plays this piece (elsewhere). It's flawless, absolutely flawless AND a wonderful interpretation, in my opinion. Please give the many credit where it's due. It think he is one of the best pianist in the previous 75 years and many of my musical friends agree.
RunWalkRace 2 years ago 3
im sorry to say but this cannot be considered as classical music
maddorox 2 years ago
Who is this guy - and why have I never heard of him before? Does anyone know
Deneised 2 years ago
effie brookins55 truly a beautiful piece of music. play on matskim. i'm your #1 FAN.
llbrookins1 2 years ago
Absolute ruination - that is an abomination -
TheWalterram 2 years ago
I also forgot to mention people like Zimmerman, Kissin, Bronfman, Horowitz, Listisa, Perahia, Bolet, Ashkenazy and more and more and more that Maksim will never match up to
bomberchicken 2 years ago
he's an ok pianist, but he's nothing on the masters like Argerich, Rubinstein, Pletnev, Yundi Li, Blechachz........I could go on, not even mentioning the wonderful new talent like Tiempo and Giltburg. And I bet he wouldn't stand a chance in a real competition like the Tchaikovsky, Choin or Leeds competitions. He's just a stage kid like Lang Lang really
bomberchicken 2 years ago
wibi soerjadi and nobuyuki tsujii... dont forget them.
Rocksolid88 2 years ago
@bomberchicken How dare you compare Lang Lang with this Crap ~!
DarknessL12 1 year ago
@DarknessL12 we are waiting your piano videos!!!!!!!!!
MsPerret 1 year ago
@DarknessL12 Well I just think Lang Lang is a bad musician. Sure he's a great pianist but his interpretations are hard, brash, loud and disgusting. He plays things to show people how fast he can do it and what crazy faces and dances he can do at the same time
bomberchicken 1 year ago
@bomberchicken I agree so much. He should take a listen as to what he's actually playing and compare it to how he's playing it. Maybe he'll stop smiling all the time.
ImpulsionDuRepos 1 year ago
I love maksims talent, but he did ruin this piece, He made it too..... media IMO. He is a fantastic pianist, but I don't think he has any of his own creativity unfortunately
lemonsthemelon 2 years ago
Love it again and again!
LelaBay 2 years ago
I don't think any one plays this piece with as much passion and feeling as maksim.
He is the best
MultiPlonker 2 years ago
I don't mind this version but I think he removed the passion from it.
astralislux 2 years ago
i love him... he is combining classical music with techno tunes so that both old and young alike would meet on the same "frequency - the result: MASTERPIECE... only a genius could do that!
ladybop2002 2 years ago
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Pianoman121968 2 years ago
See you tube posting........
RHAPSODY RACHMANINOV...... posted by trichoone........It is played how it was written, is simply stunning and really doesn't need any "modification" whatsoever.
albionplace 2 years ago
No need to put one down to put and other one up.Politicians do that!
JanusHorus 2 years ago
no,no....sorry his daughter's name is LeeLoo (after Milla Jojovovichs character in The Fifth Element)
AnamarijaKustic 2 years ago
He is not gay! He has a wife and a beautiful daughter Hana. We are very proud of him here in Croatia. He is amazing.
AnamarijaKustic 2 years ago
Why would he destroy this piece? Why would he? He took it to a new level IMO, a better level. He managed to put together classic music with modern beats and he made it interesting to young people. Mrvica is a king!
noxis93 2 years ago 2
He took it to a new perspective, a different one.I love him but don't,never use superlative.I'm not a judge. And as an artist I promote UNIQUENESS.
JanusHorus 2 years ago
MARAVILLOSO
rodoPapiable 2 years ago
Young talent such as Maksim should be encouraged, cultivated and appreciated.
harlandes81 2 years ago 2
louder very soft...increase the sound
nanotechxe 2 years ago
very nice
maineguitarman 2 years ago
he's good but dresses like a homo''lol
evelskunny 2 years ago
horrível.... péssimo!
letsmith 2 years ago
Maksim is a genius :D
PonCeEZiiTToh 2 years ago
Actually, I'm pretty sure he's married. To a woman.
But he's a brilliant pianist so who gives a damn?
levitika 2 years ago 2
well.. i didnt even know maksim was gay. i still love his music though.
milokins777 2 years ago
He is gay?
noxis93 2 years ago
Why?You are on u Tube.If you are interested,if he is your type,ask him.
JanusHorus 2 years ago
best interpretation- express the heart of rachmanioff!
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conceil8 2 years ago
A rather innovative, creative take on this piece. Has a march like rhythm to it(or I could visualize a marching band peforming it in this way).
kwixotic 2 years ago
I appreciate that he's not wearing a suit.
Anyway, on topic, great interpretation.
jscognamiglio 2 years ago