Watching the fellow standing there in the middle told you how her music was being received. He barely even moved but when he did it was as if in amazement. This was truly beautiful.
He obviously can't blink. He either forgot, didn't care to, was suppressing the urge to, or he has a medical condition that makes him VERY well-suited for a Valentina Lisitsa recital.
Do you suppose that he was simply overwhelmed with the virtuosity? Enjoying fine music was never considered as being a medical condition in the past, but today - everything is.
The original chordal cadenza…..just when the act is over? ……suddenly a most passionate ‘second wind’ climax…… primeval passion in a Masterpiece. Rachmaninov Genius
This had me in tears. I bet I wasn't the only one whose head was filling in the orchestral parts. There's almost a certain intimacy in hearing the piano solo on it's own - and boy can Valentina Lisitsa convey that. Thank you so much.
I love Valentina too. But there is no need to play Rach 3 so fast that you can barely hear the passage work. It destroys entire sections. Rachmaninoff had to play it fast on HIS recording, due to time limits of the technology of that time. Valentina plays it faster than virtually every artist, and I have heard most. Want to hear a wonderful example? Leif Ove Andsnes. He has a wonderful recording of it on TH-cam. Perfect tempo. sanjosemike
Five dorks went and downvoted because it's like "derr this is inaccurate." Yes, also she didn't prepare this like it was for a major concert. Plus we've all already heard her play the first movement superbly.
To me, Valentina is the greatest Rachmaninoff pianist. Such grace and power in her technique; such inspiration and perfection in her interpretation. I’m moved to tears every time I hear her play this concerto.
Dude just keeps shaking his head! I would too if I couldn't believe what I was seeing. La Divina Valentina schooling us all with her magnificent gifts. What I would give to be in that room to experience her skill with that instrument. 3 very lucky people.
This piece has all the in between colours of the rainbow … first time I have heard just the piano without the orchestra … bravo …!!! Pure exquisite excellence ❤
I enjoy Ms. Lisitsa's solo renditions of the piano parts of the Rach. concertos -- great showcase for her talent, and great insight into the composer's craftsmanship.
I hear this now, as raw as it is, and I do not know how the orchestra would sound, really I don't, and I was deeply moved in every way. I do not really like the main theme of the piece but the elaborations by Rachmaninov are wonderful and the expression by the pianist is tremendous, simply breathtaking! I really loved this performance!
Valentina's artistry is superb. Like in 11:20 (at the ending of the Ossia Candeza), you hear a hemiola of a simple D major arpeggio inside of the other decorative arpeggio (never heard this way). Beautiful!
straordinario. la purezza e la bellezza,il romanticismo attraverso una melodia coinvolgente e passionale. Il genio compositivo di Rachmaninov e il talento della pianista Lisitsa.
First and foremost, this is a wonderful performance, for the fact that in such a closed room you don't really have a very good or efficient sound reflection to produce the grande sound quality you can in a big hall, but very few people have come to realize this... Second, many people are critisizing her impromptu of the cadenza, which can be perceived as "too fast" but it's also what amazes a mere mortal like me in what she does, because 99% of today's pianists are just not capable to produce the sound efficiency she creates with her velocity. Most of the folks (and I listen to this concerto probably more than any other human being on the planet) are really, waaay too slow, waiting for the orchestra or put waay too much length and emotion for something that's not to be interpreted like so and many of today's pianists are not really able to be both fast and precise, at least at her level, which is extremely high!! I think of all the recordings I've heard Yefim Bronfman's cadenzas are the most accurate and precise in terms of dynamic at least for my taste for this concerto, but instead of going to watch him over and over in the big hall, I'd really like it if more people appreciate Valentina's job instead of trying to "massacre" her style or her performance, for she has always been known to be a really dynamical and precise piano player and probably the greatest ambassador of Rachmaninoff and his music!!
tisho91 Very good analysis ! The pretentious, condescending, little amateur trolls think that by "criticizing" such a wonderful artist , it makes them somehow superior to her, which is laughable. It's not like they're just stating a simple personal preference. It's amazing to me how they actually think they have anything to teach one of the world's best pianists, and a Rachmaninoff specialist, anything at all about proper tempo and dynamics and her great passion for his music. Valentina just dismisses the "amateurs" and the "trolls". They're incredibly musically illiterate considering the size of their big mouths. They should really concentrate harder on their kazoo lessons. Have you seen the video documentary of the making of her 2CD Rachmaninoff concertos set, with the London Philharmonic? "Documentary: Valentina Lisitsa's Rachmaninoff Project". Michael Francis, the conductor, has some wonderful things to say about her and also how much the orchestra loved her.
Agree. That's probably a 7 foot piano with its lid open in a contained classroom. And I think it was recorded a bit "hot," so it distorts ever so slightly on some of the louder passages. I loved this performance.
The people that object to Valentina's interpretation have never followed the score nor have they read the many letters Rachmaninoff wrote to Josef Yasser explaining how his music should be played. These letters can be found in the book; Rachmaninoff's Recollections by Oskar Von Riesemann.
I'm amazed that a pianist is able to so fluidly make a given instrument work for them . I kept being struck with an image of her kicking it around and then finally setting it on fire standing atop the piano .
She's one of the few great pianist-evangelists of our age. The only one you're likely to find serenading you while you're eating your sandwich on a bench. That's a great thing
After seeing hundreds of pianists, classical, jazz and ragtime alike, I still have yet to see someone who is faster, more precise, and more expressive than Valentina.
is it just me or is rachmaninov simply one of a kind? chopin is nice, convoluted, romantic. many are more complicated, programmatic etc pp but THIS... its like... its got so much depth, so much character, so much story in these piano notes. how is that even possible to think of? its like the guy didnt open his mouth, but ordered at a restaurant using a piano. my god. thank you for the music, sergej! rip
Line between madness and genius that boils at room temperature. How could he have hoped to have someone play this properly? Surely Valentina would have been gratifying, she plays so true.
One of the very few pianists that listened carefully to the composers recording and adopts his phrasing and dynamics.A legendary interpretation in the outer movements but as much as I love Valentina, she needs to listen to Nelson Freires benchmark 2nd movement.
Her depth and interpretation are impressive even on a piano that has not been properly prepared! I was glad to view the performance, and to imagine how it would be on the same piano after tuning and voicing. Great photography; thank you for posting for everyone.
That guy was so motionless and not even blinking to the point I was convinced he was a manikin for a few minutes there. Wow... so focused and immersed in that amazing performance. Not a flawless performance, but felt more like a live performance due to the setting which made it even more enjoyable. I am so lucky that I will be seeing her recital next month in Charlotte.
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I think I could stand there all day long
Same
And consider it an honor.
Watching the fellow standing there in the middle told you how her music was being received. He barely even moved but when he did it was as if in amazement. This was truly beautiful.
He obviously can't blink. He either forgot, didn't care to, was suppressing the urge to, or he has a medical condition that makes him VERY well-suited for a Valentina Lisitsa recital.
Do you suppose that he was simply overwhelmed with the virtuosity? Enjoying fine music was never considered as being a medical condition in the past, but today - everything is.
The guy in the middle is visibly reevaluating his life choices..
Especially around 10:10
@Judge Dredd stop whining just pick it up again ;)
@Judge Dredd or get a cheaper instrument so you can practice :)
😂
No, he’s looking subservient. I hate that so much.
The raw power of the piece is just breath taking, the orchestra is still playing in the back of my head, the timing and delivery is epic.
With Rachmaninoff it's always those inner melodies that true artists can reveal. It is a gift and Valentina has it in spades. Bravo!
we have a mannequin challenge in the middle
He finally put his hand in his pocket.
Ace1King1 That was only to show he wasn't actually dead.
Peut-être le petit-fils de Boris Karloff ? Maybe the grandson of Boris Karloff?
the fact that he is dangerously skinny makes it more hilarious
LOL!
One of the most beautiful passages in Romantic period music starts around 3:00.
Да, большие воды любви ❤
Yes! I particularly love the passage begging at 3:40.
The original chordal cadenza…..just when the act is over? ……suddenly a most passionate ‘second wind’ climax…… primeval passion in a Masterpiece. Rachmaninov Genius
This had me in tears. I bet I wasn't the only one whose head was filling in the orchestral parts. There's almost a certain intimacy in hearing the piano solo on it's own - and boy can Valentina Lisitsa convey that. Thank you so much.
I feel like Lisitsa understands the soul of Rach’s concertos like nobody else. She calls herself the “Queen of Rachmaninoff”, and rightfully so.
wow, how weird is to listen to the piano part only, without the orchestra; it's pretty amazing though!
If ever there was a video why Valentina became a star via TH-cam this has to be it. Playing the Rach 3 in a common room! Outrageously brilliant.
Those 3 lucky guys.... Speachless , breathless..... Incredible Valentina ❤
I would cry listening to such an intimate playing of the 3rd pianoc concerto. x_x
9:14 ossia ossia ossia....
9:28 OSSIAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love both cadenzas but seeing how the ossia cadenza is the one I mostly hear played, I'm always hoping for the other one lol.
Chills... :)
They say that talent is a gift, but we are the ones who receive a gift every time we hear her the fruits of her talent!
What lenguage do you speak? :0
Incredible . Amazing.
Фантастика! Спасибо огромное за МУЗЫКУ, дорогая Валентина!
this world class pianist exposes the true emotion from each piece she plays - whether in concerts or the classroom......Brava!
I have to say, she is slightly better than me.
+SunSon29 Love Your Picture! (yes, maybe just slightly better, but keep trying!!!)
Desiderio Reyso oh, thank you~ I was joking, she is way much better than me. hahah~
Glad to read You! I knew inmediatly that it was only a joke! She's almost PERFECT! I Love her renditions! Thanks anyway! (and keep trying jeje)
I love Valentina too. But there is no need to play Rach 3 so fast that you can barely hear the passage work. It destroys entire sections. Rachmaninoff had to play it fast on HIS recording, due to time limits of the technology of that time.
Valentina plays it faster than virtually every artist, and I have heard most. Want to hear a wonderful example?
Leif Ove Andsnes. He has a wonderful recording of it on TH-cam. Perfect tempo.
sanjosemike
ahhh... all of us : )
Five dorks went and downvoted because it's like "derr this is inaccurate." Yes, also she didn't prepare this like it was for a major concert. Plus we've all already heard her play the first movement superbly.
I can hear the cameraman's heavy breathing lol
^im dead at this comment. lol, you sayin abt dogs while he talks abt cameraman... XD
Nah it's the chair
No!!
You're wrong...
Not man.
Camera girl😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂
so so amazing!
I love you, Valentina!
This was incredible! Even without the orchestra it's just so damn good and Valentina brings it to life so well! Music is so transcendental.
It takes guts to 'reveal' your skill by playing this without accompaniment. But then again, her talent is unsurpassed by man or woman.
What incredible and relaxed playing !!!
very precious footage!
Thank you Valentina! You are great!
To me, Valentina is the greatest Rachmaninoff pianist.
Such grace and power in her technique; such inspiration and perfection in her interpretation.
I’m moved to tears every time I hear her play this concerto.
Dude just keeps shaking his head! I would too if I couldn't believe what I was seeing. La Divina Valentina schooling us all with her magnificent gifts. What I would give to be in that room to experience her skill with that instrument. 3 very lucky people.
Wonderful and still my favourite piano concerto🙌👏👏
like always brilliant
the tempo is the same tempo by horowitz in 1978.....i like it
Wow, she is amazing... her clarity, her dynamics, incredible!!
stunning and gorgeous
I can feel the orchestra, amazing!
Thanks for filming this!! Greets from germany! :)
Wonderfull, Valentina Lisitsa, I'm your fan, you're greatest.
Such a joy! I started to sweat when she was playing the "ossia".
So good, legendary piece, legendary permormance
It’s a rare pleasure to hear the piano as she must hear it most of the time over her hundreds of practices and performances of the first movement.
First time listening to a concerto without an orchestra. It’s nice to be able to hear the solo instrument in isolation like this.
fantastic!!
Oh my gosh this is incredible
Unbelievable virtuosity! Astounding!
see it all-fantastic
Ah - just wonderful - love her playing - but most of all I love HER. What a beautiful and generous spirit.
Thank you, dear Valentina, for sharing your superb artistry with the world! You really are a great pianist.
This piece has all the in between colours of the rainbow … first time I have heard just the piano without the orchestra … bravo …!!! Pure exquisite excellence ❤
Wow, I thought the piano will blow up in million pieces at the cadenza. Crazy.
A double miracle - the composing of it and the playing of it
Rachmaninoff fucking wrote that shit. Man that dude was a gangsta
Thanks Valentina! you play amazing , was in tears after hearing you :)
Bravo, Valentina, vous êtes une très grande pianiste ! Excellente continuation à vous !👋👋👋👍👍👍
I enjoy Ms. Lisitsa's solo renditions of the piano parts of the Rach. concertos -- great showcase for her talent, and great insight into the composer's craftsmanship.
A Fantastic Piece and a Flawless Performance!
Flawless ?
Complete goosebumps...
Divina VALENTINA!
Magnifique !!!!!!
Hello Valentina. Excelent, from Panamá.
bravo, merveilleux !
Is it just me, or does it sound more free and expressive than with the full orchestra dragging along?
just you
@@levim.3505 :) The rest of us are filling in the orchestra mentally as we listen.
I hear this now, as raw as it is, and I do not know how the orchestra would sound, really I don't, and I was deeply moved in every way. I do not really like the main theme of the piece but the elaborations by Rachmaninov are wonderful and the expression by the pianist is tremendous, simply breathtaking! I really loved this performance!
Not just you.
The piano by itself can survive. And the survival is a very interesting one.
DAMN!!!!!! The monstrosity of the piece especially at the Ossia cadenza. Holy Moly!!!
Um génio...
Timeless!!!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This girl is quite talented, I see a bright future ahead ;-)
Magnificent playing!
I love how you play this work.
Valentina's artistry is superb. Like in 11:20 (at the ending of the Ossia Candeza), you hear a hemiola of a simple D major arpeggio inside of the other decorative arpeggio (never heard this way). Beautiful!
doesn't she use the sustain pedal a little too much ?
Ich liebe diese Aufnahme! Einfach unglaublich.
Terrific!
Really she is the best
straordinario. la purezza e la bellezza,il romanticismo attraverso una melodia coinvolgente e passionale. Il genio compositivo di Rachmaninov e il talento della pianista Lisitsa.
Grazie , Signora !
First and foremost, this is a wonderful performance, for the fact that in such a closed room you don't really have a very good or efficient sound reflection to produce the grande sound quality you can in a big hall, but very few people have come to realize this...
Second, many people are critisizing her impromptu of the cadenza, which can be perceived as "too fast" but it's also what amazes a mere mortal like me in what she does, because 99% of today's pianists are just not capable to produce the sound efficiency she creates with her velocity. Most of the folks (and I listen to this concerto probably more than any other human being on the planet) are really, waaay too slow, waiting for the orchestra or put waay too much length and emotion for something that's not to be interpreted like so and many of today's pianists are not really able to be both fast and precise, at least at her level, which is extremely high!! I think of all the recordings I've heard Yefim Bronfman's cadenzas are the most accurate and precise in terms of dynamic at least for my taste for this concerto, but instead of going to watch him over and over in the big hall, I'd really like it if more people appreciate Valentina's job instead of trying to "massacre" her style or her performance, for she has always been known to be a really dynamical and precise piano player and probably the greatest ambassador of Rachmaninoff and his music!!
tisho91 Very good analysis ! The pretentious, condescending, little amateur trolls think that by "criticizing" such a wonderful artist , it makes them somehow superior to her, which is laughable. It's not like they're just stating a simple personal preference. It's amazing to me how they actually think they have anything to teach one of the world's best pianists, and a Rachmaninoff specialist, anything at all about proper tempo and dynamics and her great passion for his music. Valentina just dismisses the "amateurs" and the "trolls". They're incredibly musically illiterate considering the size of their big mouths. They should really concentrate harder on their kazoo lessons.
Have you seen the video documentary of the making of her 2CD Rachmaninoff concertos set, with the London Philharmonic? "Documentary: Valentina Lisitsa's Rachmaninoff Project". Michael Francis, the conductor, has some wonderful things to say about her and also how much the orchestra loved her.
Agree. That's probably a 7 foot piano with its lid open in a contained classroom. And I think it was recorded a bit "hot," so it distorts ever so slightly on some of the louder passages. I loved this performance.
i just wanted to ad that you forgot to end your parenthesis in the end. :)
The people that object to Valentina's interpretation have never followed the score nor have they read the many letters Rachmaninoff wrote to Josef Yasser explaining how his music should be played. These letters can be found in the book; Rachmaninoff's Recollections by Oskar Von Riesemann.
brilliant
Impresionante
I was like one of the the audience. What joy!
Spectacular
Me encanta como toca ojalá llegue a su nivel :"3
impresionanteeeeee
Rachmaninov was an alien on Earth. It moved me to tears 🤍
She's so perfect that I can hear the orchestra too
This woman is unreal. That is something of a God send. I would not shock me if she wasn’t even human. And I bet she doesn’t even know how good she is
I'm amazed that a pianist is able to so fluidly make a given instrument work for them . I kept being struck with an image of her kicking it around and then finally setting it on fire standing atop the piano .
Ossia begins at 9:25
Her Hands and whole body speak fluent piano - flowing like a river.
I was here.. God was composing that day.. Perfect..
Thanks
She's one of the few great pianist-evangelists of our age. The only one you're likely to find serenading you while you're eating your sandwich on a bench. That's a great thing
After seeing hundreds of pianists, classical, jazz and ragtime alike, I still have yet to see someone who is faster, more precise, and more expressive than Valentina.
what the actual F! she's top world class talent. those few people there were witnessing a divine moment.
is it just me or is rachmaninov simply one of a kind? chopin is nice, convoluted, romantic. many are more complicated, programmatic etc pp but THIS... its like... its got so much depth, so much character, so much story in these piano notes. how is that even possible to think of? its like the guy didnt open his mouth, but ordered at a restaurant using a piano. my god. thank you for the music, sergej! rip
Line between madness and genius that boils at room temperature. How could he have hoped to have someone play this properly? Surely Valentina would have been gratifying, she plays so true.
One of the very few pianists that listened carefully to the composers recording and adopts his phrasing and dynamics.A legendary interpretation in the outer movements but as much as I love Valentina, she needs to listen to Nelson Freires benchmark 2nd movement.
Spotted
Spotted
Her depth and interpretation are impressive even on a piano that has not been properly prepared! I was glad to view the performance, and to imagine how it would be on the same piano after tuning and voicing. Great photography; thank you for posting for everyone.
Agree. Piano sounds like it has potential to sound great with a tune and rounder voicing. Then her musicality would be even more enhanced.
That guy was so motionless and not even blinking to the point I was convinced he was a manikin for a few minutes there. Wow... so focused and immersed in that amazing performance. Not a flawless performance, but felt more like a live performance due to the setting which made it even more enjoyable. I am so lucky that I will be seeing her recital next month in Charlotte.
omg I can't believe I missed it!! She was in Charlotte, NC????
Yes October 6th it was wonderful. We need her to come back again!!!!
That would be my reaction. When you hear and see a great performance it captures you.
I love how she puts a pad on that nonadjustable hard bench😂
She has become better than I envisioned. She was one of my best students.
The world needs more of Valerie Lisitsa. Listen for awhile and you'll start to hear the orchestra ....probably should pay them, eh?
Clipping microphones and classical music performances. An iconic duo.
the sound track is clipped ? Should have been compressed for youtube, no ?
@@advance-heating All over the place. 1:35 for one example. The microphone gain is too hot.
Crazy hard!
She´s a monster I can´t explain what I feel listening only the piano in the Rach 3