For those who say this isn't Rach b/c the quality is too high... Yes and no. Rachmaninoff made a series of recordings on a custom, extremely sensitive player piano before his death. (Sensitive enough that it impressed Rach himself.) They are wax rolls, so no one has ever really dared to play them. Wayne Stanhke (?) used a laser-capture technique to replay the rolls without damaging them. So this is the closest we're going to get to listening to Rach without a time machine.
Wow I wonder if Rachmaninoff heard Chopin play himself but this is exactly how Chopin wrote this music should go not so rubato like so many do it but keeping more to the Rhythm is a remarkable clear sound Very Authentic If Any one wants to play Chopin' study THIS Recording and especially he stays mostly in tempo because it is the most charming dance music and the waltzes and many of Chopins Dance Music is completely destroyed if the rhythm is not steady
@@kevinm6790 it cracks me up when non-musicians try to tell me how to play but you have a right to believe whatever your silly head thinks lol this is Rachmaninoff the great composer playing Chopin if you think my opinion that Rachmaninoff t knew how to play Chopin correctly you can believe that is false if you want to LMAO
THANK YOU! My thoughts exactly! People seem to forget that waltzes are DANCE music - imagine trying to dance to this, with the tempo constantly bouncing up & down! I've heard DOZENS of artists play this, and they all try to put their own "spin" on it, but what really impresses me is an artist who can set their ego aside & just play a piece as the composer intended!
It would make sense if this is the real thing, as I am just blown away with this performance. Like...if this wasn't some top pianist playing, I'd be shocked.
For some reason, even though this is a far higher fidelity recording, it feels like the remastering took out a big chunk of colour from Rachmaninoff's performance. I much prefer the original recording.
@MoonMankkkkkk: If you mean it is not an original format recording, that is another case. Yes, it was formatted by the leading computer scientists to the best extent possible to make it sound starkly different from piano rolls and his original "bad" recordings. However, it is not correct to say "this was not played by Rachmaninov." You could study a little more science and computer technology before trying to exclaim a definitive "weighted" opinion on the matter.
For those who say this isn't Rach b/c the quality is too high... Yes and no.
Rachmaninoff made a series of recordings on a custom, extremely sensitive player piano before his death. (Sensitive enough that it impressed Rach himself.) They are wax rolls, so no one has ever really dared to play them. Wayne Stanhke (?) used a laser-capture technique to replay the rolls without damaging them.
So this is the closest we're going to get to listening to Rach without a time machine.
No such thing as wax rolls. Perhaps u mean Wax Phonograph Cylinders
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Wow I wonder if Rachmaninoff heard Chopin play himself but this is exactly how Chopin wrote this music should go not so rubato like so many do it but keeping more to the Rhythm is a remarkable clear sound Very Authentic If Any one wants to play Chopin' study THIS Recording and especially he stays mostly in tempo because it is the most charming dance music and the waltzes and many of Chopins Dance Music is completely destroyed if the rhythm is not steady
Seriously? You know EXACTLY what Chopin intended? Besides, this recording is filled with rubato, and it’s wonderful!
@@kevinm6790 it cracks me up when non-musicians try to tell me how to play but you have a right to believe whatever your silly head thinks lol this is Rachmaninoff the great composer playing Chopin if you think my opinion that Rachmaninoff t knew how to play Chopin correctly you can believe that is false if you want to LMAO
@@PJGRAND Who is trying to tell you how to play? You play according to your interpretation of the text, and that’s fine. And I am also a musician, so…
@@kevinm6790 Chopin talked a lot about how his music should be played in his letters study Chopin's biography
THANK YOU! My thoughts exactly! People seem to forget that waltzes are DANCE music - imagine trying to dance to this, with the tempo constantly bouncing up & down! I've heard DOZENS of artists play this, and they all try to put their own "spin" on it, but what really impresses me is an artist who can set their ego aside & just play a piece as the composer intended!
this is Rachmaninov. I'had a record, it's exactly the same performance! Only sound quality here is much, much better.
True its him
I love the rytem
Rhythm
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It would make sense if this is the real thing, as I am just blown away with this performance. Like...if this wasn't some top pianist playing, I'd be shocked.
3:39 Rach hands
For some reason, even though this is a far higher fidelity recording, it feels like the remastering took out a big chunk of colour from Rachmaninoff's performance. I much prefer the original recording.
The problem is that you have the pianist, he made a roll, it was edited with the editor and Rachmaninov and now it it EDITED again!
@MoonMankkkkkk: If you mean it is not an original format recording, that is another case. Yes, it was formatted by the leading computer scientists to the best extent possible to make it sound starkly different from piano rolls and his original "bad" recordings. However, it is not correct to say "this was not played by Rachmaninov." You could study a little more science and computer technology before trying to exclaim a definitive "weighted" opinion on the matter.
RIGHT ON
I don't think is Rachmaninov playing because the sound quality is too good. However, I like it :)
Whoever is playing is absolutely good
It’s rachmaninov
@MoonMankkkkkk: This was played by Rachmaninov.
Not Rach
Yes it is