Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff

[maurofoil]

ma..è lui o no???!!!

[themashenkah]

das ist wunderschön!!!!!

[volvagia131089]

heeey this is woonderful, where can i find his Piano concertos with this techniques of transfer and reproduction?

[calla4711]

I always wanted to hear Rachmaninov playing Rachmaninov....thanks so much for posting it...I´m really surprised how clear it is...fantastic!

[Harborx]

Killa from tha villa

[gfdtrbg]

I've heard this piece played many times, but this is the first time I've HEARD the piece........

[haKittehh]

Rachmininoff is truly, an Astounding composer; I've never heard him perform before this.

[andrew190495]

@abidoful this is how Rachmaninoff sounded way before Kissin was even a sperm cell. This shows how everyone is trying to sound like Rachmaninoff, since he was one of the first recording artists to sound perfect in almost every way. They are not trying to make Rach sound like Evgeny Kissin; it is actually the other way round. Evgeny Kissin dreams, along with many other pianists, of sounding like Rachmaninoff.

[frogger857]

This is by far the best middle section of this song i've ever heard.

[BalladeNumber1Opus23]

@frogger857 Check Gilels'.

[06labr]

@pyjrazor noone plays Rachmaninoff better than Horowitz. Not even Rachmaninoff himself. On few occations, back when Horowitz and Rachmaninoff were friends, Rachmaninoff told Horowitz that he played EXACTLY as he wanted his composition to be played. Rachmaninoff is a mental pianist and a legendary composer. Horowitz however (when on the piano) is completely and utterly unrivaled.

..............................­..... Ofcourse this is a subjective matter and can't be discussed ;)

[zeppelinman71]

@06labr How can you HONESTLY say that someone plays a composer's composition better than the composer himself?? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Horowitz is undoubtedly my favorite pianist, but you can't say he plays Rachmaninoff's works better than Rachmaninoff himself.

[wagneristhebest]

greatest pianist of all time? are you KIDDING me? how are you supposed to know that? - have you ever heard liszt play, hummel play, busoni play, etc etc etc? For me no-one plays rachmaninoff better than horowitz, better even than rachmaninoff himself. And again, rubinstein on the modern grand, was probably much better than chopin when playing his own works. As a pianist-composer myself, i know that your own intepretation is not necessarily the right one!

[pyjrazor]

@wagneristhebest

gotta keep listening then :)

Rachmaninoff is definitely the best recorded pianist of all time. If you can name someone better, I'd be glad to listen to him.

[wagneristhebest]

@pyjrazor what about Richter? Type him in to the search box. And Barenboim, Perahia, Radu Lupu of the modern greats. And Lipatti, Cortot, Paderewski of the old greats. And those I listed above - horowitz, rubinstein. And my favourite of all, Claudio Arrau? Type them in, especially Gilels doing Rachamninoff, amazing.

[pyjrazor]

@wagneristhebest true that. but none of them are better than Rachmaninoff as a pianist, STILL keeping in mind that there are definitely different interpretations out there that I'm glad to listen to but through many listening sessions, Rachmaninoff does things in his playing that is culturally and pianistically different from that of everyone. Hofmann, Lhevinne and Horowitz come close and approach this tradition. Listen more :)

[Bret6464]

As extraordinary as Horowitz and Gilels were, it's hard to say they were better than Rach, perhaps on some pieces :-) It is Rach, Horowitz and Gilels, Moiseiwitsch, Richter, Weissenberg, Argerich and now Jung Lin, IMO. Rach said he preferred Horowitz's Rach 3 - they were best friends in New York for decades. He did say Benno M. was his favorite, and Rach did say Gilels was his true disciple :-)) Links between Rach and Lhevinne, Horowitz are there (NYC, Juilliard - Perahia, others)

[sevidg]

Than...

[lithiumissick42]

if this isnt rachmaninoff playing then the title undoubtedly needs changing as the description does seem to support that it is him playing. If this is not Rachmaninoffs performance then the description and title are totally decieving.

[TheDoucheChanel]

@lithiumissick42 it is him i have heard the original edinson recording

[blattmacher]

always loved this Prelude. Just heard this interpretation for the first time and I couldn't believe the perfection. 1:48...... WOW!

Thank you!

[ImmortalSpecies]

@blattmacher Intepretation? It's Rachmaninoff himself playing the piece.

[ibclappin]

i have this cd, it's rachmaninoff's own piano rolls "digitally remastered with new technology." yes it is the man himself

[sk8circa3]

6:42 <---- click here for link to flight of the bumblebee

[MrCenny]

Wonderful composition!

please check out this version: v=b-qip4uTTAg

[masterlup]

2:45 to 2:52 is stolen from bachs toccata and fugue :D

[pinger911]

:D

[FredrikBergenholtz]

Wonderful! =)

[King21973]

This is not Rachmaninoff playing. You need to change the title.

[xper2xper]

@King21973

The title is perfectly fine. Just pay attention to the description, that will explain. Hopefully...

If not convinced, then search for "A window in Time" on the web..

[Bret6464]

@xper2xper Rachmaninoff is indisputably the greatest pianist of all time, not just "his time".

Thanks for sharing, extraordinary recording :-))

[alternatehistories]

@xper2xper You're correct, it is a piano roll playing...however, there is a CD series titled "Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff" in which these same titles are played "live" by him. They were made in the late 20's but still have their charm.

[penuchek]

@King21973 oh really?

[bvolsky]

Re: prelude in csharp minor. Dear sergei, if you intend to speed up during the development, how about you WRITE IT DOWN.

[kohunter9192]

@bvolsky lol true hes a maniac

[ImmortalSpecies]

@bvolsky He didn't speed up anything - you're just used to hearing the slow ones.

[ispinintights]

PLEASE put the right tags in this video! I was searching forever for his own version!

[YCAT7]

i Love this

[AlexandreJdB]

It's strange because Rachmaninov hated this piece, but it's still marvellous!!!!!

[ButtercupLeckey]

wow!

[shopindani]

briliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gianka9574]

grande...molto bello

[sabinabarbara]

splendido...grazie

[karazh]

i think he didnt played it as he felt it when he wrote it ...because it went on his nervs after he was reduced on this piece for example in america ...

[Scarbogn]

Marvelous interpretation!, I don't know why it has so little views :\

[BRYANtalamantes]

@Scarbogn probably cause no one knows the name of the song :D

[EoinSpectre]

@Scarbogn It's not an interpretation, it says so in the description.

[Scarbogn]

@EoinSpectre Not because it was recorded on a piano roll it's not an interpretation