Van CLIBURN plays RACHMANINOV 3d Concerto VIDEO Moscow 1958 (5-5)

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  • The love permeating the hall is almost tangible. This is one of the greatest moments in music history.

  • @ulsbolde89 Absolutely!..

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  • what a fantastic document

    thank you for uploading the entire concerto!

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  • @paulybarr thanks - Bronfman and that version is fantastic!

  • Cliburn's renowned gentle humanity is evident both in his performance and in his demeanour afterwards. What a wonderful man he is.

  • @Sim882 Check out the astounding performance by Bronfman on youtube, both the recording with the Philharmonia and the live concert footage- he doe the ossia cadenza and it's the most electrifying performance I've ever heard- he's my new favourite pianist!

  • Incredible for its value as archival footage of a seminal event, but I don't think this performance could win a competition today. It's just not ferocious enough in an era when we've come to expect pianists to literally "devour" the piano when they play this---though Cliburn's performance would be among my first choices because I favor a more mellow approach rather than the "Horowitz/Coates" where Horowitz's technique and electric energy just overwhelm the music.

  • Van Cliburn's performance in Moscow of the Tchaikovsky is the greatest performance of that work ever given; I say that obviously without having heard all other performances because nobody's able to beat perfection. However, he is far too loud in the forte passages of the Rachmaninov although as an historical document it's worth watching; especially the passages showing his enormous hands. I don't think I have ever seen anyone with such long fingers.

  • Unbelievable. I'm crying right now.

  • 4:18 david oistrakh on right..lol

  • audience at 4.18 looks overwhelmed with emotion, ready to burst into applaud.

  • @fierydog That's a russian habit in very special circumstances..He just wanted to be friendly according with an ancient russian tradition...

  • 3΄48 and forward. It is just so magic I can't help singing the melody and getting so emotional.

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