Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3

Rachmaninoff's Morceaux de fantaisie is a collection of five pieces for solo piano composed in 1892, he revised two of the works in 1940.
It features one of his most popular works, the Prelude in C sharp minor.
Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy
1: Elégie - 00:00
2: Prélude - 5:50
3: Mélodie (1940) - 9:41
4: Polichinelle - 13:30
5: Sérénade (1940) - 16:52
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[@andrewsinclair7159]

I appreciate being able to see the sheet music as I hear it.

[@LascoDePasco]

Thanks for sharing. There are well known masterpieces written by S.V.Rachmaninoff in his early days. He was about 18 or so when he composed these pieces and I can hear them all the time.

[@shodanart]

Such passion, nuance and melancholy, composed with contrasts; heartfelt sense of life, love, loss and depth of introspection.

[@danieltarr1825]

He was only 17.

[@geekasecas]

I feel like I'm fading at the end of the prelude, an incredible composition that touches the soul of anyone who listens to it. Thanks for the video!!

[@RR-ci9hh]

The Melodie in E major sounds like some sort of foreboding of the second movement of his second piano concerto! Even the harmonic structure at the beginning appears similar.

[@user-ec2os9jv4j]

Вечная красота...великого композитора...

[@Amourtendresse]

La douleur de l'âme de Rachmaninov est encore perceptible dans cette œuvre de jeunesse 🎶💓🎶

[@davidrehak3539]

Szergej Rachmaninov:Fantázia darabok Op.3
1.Elégia (Moderato - Piú vivo - Tempo I) 00:00
2.cisz-moll Prelűd (Lento - Agitato - Tempo I) 05:50
3.E-dúr Melódia (Adagio sostenuto) 09:41
4.Polichinelle (Allegro vivace - Agitato) 13:30
5.Szerenád (Sostenuto - Tempo di Valse) 16:52
Vladimir Ashkenazy-zongora

[@billbronson8745]

3e33

[@canman5060]

My most favourite is number 2 the prelude by the 19 year old super genius.

[@user-lg3ee3hq1p]

Absolutely mindblowing! Thank you❤

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@paulinexiao5623]

thank you for uploading this

[@SarumChoirmaster]

I wish with all my heart that I could have known him.

I believe the serenade was actually revised in 1922, and the Melodie in 1940! Amazing video, thanks for the upload :))

[@ripvanwinkle9592]

.My 2 favorotes of Op. 3 are
Élégie in eь minor, Op. 3, #1 & Mélodie in E Major Op.3, #3 and are among my 10 favorites of his dozens of solo piano pieces.

[@blonda.bacoviana]

Thank you for showing how to type the flat using the russian letters. :))))

[@ripvanwinkle9592]

@@blonda.bacoviana The Russian Cyrillic letter ь is called мягкий знак (soft sign). It palatizes the consonant it follows.

[@levanbaramidze8411]

My favorite Elegia ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bogdanprzekop]

A wondrous acknowledgement of celestial creativity and the elemental union of One Mind.

[@Whatismusic123]

Religion moment

[@Piucheperfetto]

Hello, can anyone tell me where to find the score for this version of track number three? I read this is a late version, but I only find scores of the original (the one with chords instead of arpeggios).

[@user-wr9fe8ew4z]

ON entend vraiment les cloches de Moscou à la fin du prélude, la musique de Rachmaninoff a le pouvoir de faire voyager sans prendre l'avion!

[@BADRUBULDURA]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@magarac99]

Artist??

[@mochdrew3364]

He retired..

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Here’s the genius

[@Whatismusic123]

4:30 wrong note, and the score is also wrong, right hand is supposed to play Gb, not Gnat.

[@jrb5077]

Almost all recordings - on TH-cam at least - have the G natural (except for Rachmaninoff's own, of course).

[@Whatismusic123]

@@jrb5077 shows how low the standard is for musicians. Any competent musician would recognize the mistake.

[@alexrrd5512]

Ashkenazy is not that good 😒

[@Walnutpaste]

yes he is

[@ph7205]

No

[@dap4699]

His rendition of the prelude is not the best.