Maksim Mrvica - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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Uploaded by on Nov 25, 2007

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Maksim Mrvica performing a Crossover version of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, live at the Roundhouse - London

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  • Dear fans and admirers of Maxim!

    With all the due respect: the way to make classical music popular for an average listener is educating their taste, making them more sensitive and trying to encourage them to go to great concerts and enjoy the real taste of great pieces, but NOT DESTROYING THE MASTERPIECES AND VULGARIZING THEM, FOR HEAVEN´S SAKE!!!!!

  • @homelessmarimbist You're wrong, what composers have done in the 1400's included adding more notes or an entirely new section or development of a different style with their own counterpoint. What Maksim has done was literally steal the score, rip parts up and added a harmony that is based on simple chord progressions.

    For example, compare Paganini's Original 24, then Liszt 24, then Rachmaninoff Rhapsody. Then compare Rachmaninoff Chopin Variations and Chopin Prelude in C minor (Op. 28, No. 20).

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  • Thank you very much !

  • Very beautiful...

  • What happened???? This was a masterpiece based around a notational reverse of Paganini's piece. It was already a phenomenal piece of music, It did not require alteration. You want to ruin a wonderfull piece of music? well done ou succeeded.

  • People. It wasn't his idea to mix this pop stuff in with his music. Wanna blame someone, blame his manager. Just saying.

  • it´s so perfect.....we miss him in GER !!!! :-(

  • @Hannahbaby86 even at the time of the great pianist ludweg van beethoven, wolfgang amadeus mozart, they use a dancers when they perform on stage "thats one of their way to show the real meaning of their piece"

    To the people who knows nothing when it cames to music just get lost

  • dis is the song when my recess over they will play dis song =D

  • Some of these comments are so amusing... firstly if you loathe Maksim's work, then why make his videos popular by watching them? I think he is a very talented pianist, and he simply chooses to convey this talent in a way that clearly demonstrates thinking well outside of the box. Fair enough, 'the box' is where all the greatest works are, but I for one applaud Maksim for having the courage to pursue his own vision and interpretation. Having that mentality is truly inspirational.

  • This guy is sooooo wierd!! What's up with the dancers???????

  • @lindberg555 Couldn't have said it in a better way

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