First rate!!!! The piano part is so wonderfully molded to the orchestral part, the phrases shaped and sculpted as only the greatest of artists could do. Rachmaninov himself is supposed to have always searched for the "peak" of a composition, feeling any performance failing to do so came up short--Moiseiwitsch was one of the few along with the composer who could achieve this. I'm still searching for Moiseiwitsch's Schumann "Carnaval"...one of the greatest ever recorded.
...about 1963 I read on the record jacket, recording by Hofmann, that their teacher, Lechetiszky..spelling....stated that all of these spectacular pianists put together that he taught would not equal one Josef Levinne. I think I still have that record cover. And that same cover stated that Levinne had more interest in hobbies like astronomy than in piano playing.
billyguns2-As are Richter and Michelangeli on mine. If I could add just one more,it would probably be Dinu Lipatti. Shame that life robbed us of the opportunity to hear him at what might have been even greater- in full maturity.
I think this is a much better performance than the remake he did in 1955; thanks for sharing it.
billyguns2 10 months ago
awesome buildup at the beginning! the anticipation!
freya38 10 months ago
Marvelous!
I heard him play this "live" in the late 50s. It was superb.
And Beechum was conducting! What a magnificent evening.
snaaptaker 1 year ago
wonderfool he is plaiyng from all hees hart you can iven cry in some slow places
anderssonas1 2 years ago
Phillippe had posted it on one of his older accounts. Unfortunately well you know...
RabidCh 2 years ago
First rate!!!! The piano part is so wonderfully molded to the orchestral part, the phrases shaped and sculpted as only the greatest of artists could do. Rachmaninov himself is supposed to have always searched for the "peak" of a composition, feeling any performance failing to do so came up short--Moiseiwitsch was one of the few along with the composer who could achieve this. I'm still searching for Moiseiwitsch's Schumann "Carnaval"...one of the greatest ever recorded.
soami2u 2 years ago
...about 1963 I read on the record jacket, recording by Hofmann, that their teacher, Lechetiszky..spelling....stated that all of these spectacular pianists put together that he taught would not equal one Josef Levinne. I think I still have that record cover. And that same cover stated that Levinne had more interest in hobbies like astronomy than in piano playing.
j72050 2 years ago
you all should listen to alexis wiessenberg's version.........
this still is one of my favorites recordings!!!!
kempff95 2 years ago
I enjoyed this a lot
morvensky 2 years ago
billyguns2-As are Richter and Michelangeli on mine. If I could add just one more,it would probably be Dinu Lipatti. Shame that life robbed us of the opportunity to hear him at what might have been even greater- in full maturity.
paulostroff99 2 years ago