Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Anna Fedorova - Live concert HD

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Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie o.l.v. Gerard Oskamp
Anna Fedorova, piano
Rachmaninov - Derde pianoconcert, op. 30
De Oekraïense pianiste Anna Fedorova maakt een bliksemcarrière. Of ze nu Mozart, Ravel of Moesorgski speelt, ze wordt geprezen om haar enorme expressiviteit. Haar allergrootste succes tot dusver boekte ze met Rachmaninoffs Tweede pianoconcert. Een uitvoering daarvan, tijdens Het Zondagochtend Concert, werd een ongekende KZbin-hit. • Rachmaninoff: Piano Co...
Inmiddels bracht Fedorova het werk uit op cd, en zet ze de volgende stap op haar reis met Rachmaninoff.
Rachmaninoff
Fedorova speelt Rachmaninoffs Derde pianoconcert met de Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, het orkest waarmee ze ook het Tweede uitvoerde. Het is onbetwist een van de moeilijkste composities voor piano. Vol met zich steeds complexer ontwikkelende thema’s. Maar vooral ook vol lyriek: het Derde pianoconcert is een werk vol emotionele uitersten.

[@RayChancho]

I came here per Zunzunegui's recommendation, and it's totally worth.

[@TheAskald]

0:22 1st movement 0:27 theme A (piano) 1:22 theme A (orchestra) 3:16 theme A transitioning to theme B 3:53 theme B 4:32 theme B in its lyrical version 5:09 theme B extended 7:32 theme A 8:42 intense development 9:48 transition to the cadenza 11:30 cadenza on theme A 14:28 orchestra joins playing theme A 15:26 cadenza on theme B 17:19 theme A 19:08 2nd movement 19:13 main theme (oboe) and the orchestra developing the theme 21:26 piano entrance 21:47 main theme (piano) 1st modulation 22:57 main theme (piano) 2nd modulation 24:07 notice the 1st movement theme A on the strings 25:10 main theme (piano) 3rd modulation 25:27 build up to 2 climaxes (25:45 & 26:08) with the orchestra playing main theme 27:17 "Spanish dance" 27:56 notice the 1st movement theme A in the piano lower inner lines 28:14 climax closing the lively part of the movement 28:30 main theme (oboe) and the orchestra restating the movement opening 29:50 transition to 3rd Movement 30:15 3rd movement 30:18 theme A 31:42 theme B 32:18 theme B lyrical version 33:40 theme A development 1 34:37 theme A development 2 35:35 other development 36:11 orchestra plays theme A development 1 36:45 1st movement theme A on the strings 37:12 1st movement theme B extended 38:18 theme A development 3 39:10 little break and calm cadence 39:35 start of the themes restatement 39:40 theme A (orchestra) 40:09 theme A (piano) 41:08 theme B 41:43 theme B lyrical version 42:20 last part begins 42:49 build up to the mini-cadenza 43:03 mini-cadenza 43:18 climax on theme B (lyrical version) 44:44 coda Rachamninoff's piano concerto no.3 is one of the pieces I cherish the most, and my favorite concerto❤ I hope this can help people wanting to get into it!

[@lea8321]

you put so much thought into this! definitely my favorite rachmaninoff concerto, probably my favorite piano concerto! happy early birthday to rachmaninoff (it’s tomorrow, April 1st)!!

[@andrewashdown3541]

Very helpful breakdown thankyou

[@maiacharbonnier4416]

thank you !

[@dylanrees]

This makes listening to the whole concerto so much more approachable - thanks!

[@audenisarat8179]

You are an angel thank you ❤️🧡🧡

[@Eric-xt3os]

What I love about Rachmaninoff's piano concertos is that they're so thick with musical ideas that every time I hear a great pianist play it, it sounds so fresh because they inevitably have some interpretative ideas that bring different focus, even the orchestra members themselves.

[@martaluzvargas]

We need that so thick in every arts. Listen and going to concerts shoud be an academic prerequisite. Where else can we get creative resources to solve engineering and human problems?

[@jorgebahamondes9633]

Bella Ana. Excelente pianista una artista

[@杉原英敏]

❤❤❤❤❤なんともいい野菜

[@SwiSwiKat]

WTAF??? 👏👏👏👏👏

[@jimnelson9754]

How broad is the scope of her knowledge and skill. Her only peer is Katie buniatishvili.

[@lkrupp215]

“To play a wrong note is insignificant. To play without passion is inexcusable.” Ludwig van Beethoven

[@orsemcore]

i don't remember asking?

[@jorgebeto1827]

Ecxatly, he said thats famous words

[@jorgebeto1827]

sorry Lawrence . Van beethoven not von

[@davidsbeandip]

this makes me feel better whenever I mess up practicing >

[@estebancaddeo4981]

Awesome

[@ernent]

I must confess that I have watched your Rachmaninov 2nd only four and a half million times ...

[@johne6081]

I told you a million times not to exaggerate. :) Rach 2 and 3 are among my 10 favorite compositions, and I always enjoy her interpretations.

[@Billbillr]

Me too!!!!

[@אפריםליברמן]

אצלי רחמנינוף 2 --- היצירה האהובה ביותר אחרי שחרזאדה , שהיא במקום הראשון --- והשלישית היא נמבר ניין של דבוז'אק .

[@wilsjane]

Her rhapsody on a theme of Paganini is well worth watching too.

[@ribeirobreno]

Watch more, your views only counted to about two million so far... :D

[@carlkligerman1981]

Thank god we have pianists brave enough to perform this tortured, beautiful masterpiece. Thank you!! Brava madame!

[@sorellman]

I was thinking the same thing, this must be one of the most difficult piano concertos to perform. She was both brave and brilliant at that.

[@jan-jaapbrokkinghoorn5274]

@@sorellman @carlkligerman1981 its just a fact, amazing piece and how she plays... it it is insane!

[@jacienthorne4642]

I love that in-between movement instead of clapping everybody started coughing

[@jameshetfield5894]

At 18:50 yeah! 😆 The whole audience sounded corona positive.

[@stiquin]

well I have learned that it is quite rude to clap inbetween movements, since you interrupt the piece itself which is not over yet, it just takes a pause (with length defined by the conductor, and not by the people). and the people coughing in the pause inbetween movements usually held back any coughing during the piece itself which would disturb recordings, such as this one. so yeah this is kinda expected and also quite normal behavior in the classical music scene (at least in europe)

[@letiziaesophias8780]

I hate that moment 😂🤣

[@reneekent3596]

As long as there are audiences you will hear coughing in between movements--get used to it or buy CDs. I've attended more orchestral and opera concerts than I could count; I've noticed people cough between movements because they've been holding it in for so long. Maybe they just can't stand to be silent for 45 minutes.

[@israel_should_not_exist]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@789armstrong]

Krystian Zimerman once said "when you play Rachmaninoff, you have to live it" that's exactly what Anna does here. She has this music in her bones.

[@zoink5484]

Spotted

[@canalgugi9136]

Onde exatamente ele disse isso

[@alvarosousa8834]

Just Solokov have even more passion

[@dcafiso]

The Rach 3 is a human masterpiece created by a Genius, an achievement of the highest degree. Anna Fedorova is an incredible virtuoso, a wonderful Maestro.

[@pschilling5424]

This is absolutely everything that my fellow commenters say that it is. My heart is touched with profound beauty. There are parts so perfectlly written and played thay call us back to them over and over. Thank you, UTube for making these concerts available. ~~ Love Anna's playring!!

[@classicmiriam]

I’ve always adored this music. It has actually had a big impact on how I’ve developed as a composer. Especially on an emotional level and that is the type of music that I do.

[@Xargxes]

MaestrA ;)

[@jjeherrera]

@@Xargxes And virtuaosA.

[@eliskadvorakova9806]

Always have tears in my eyes...

[@vassilisroukas8395]

The only thing I cannot understand is how the heck Rachmaninoff composed such masterpiece. My mind is just blown. That is soooo freaking complex. I just don't get it.

[@trutwijd]

It really is amazing, we've got all this technology and plastic 1/4/5 music on the radio and you wonder if anyone could compose even the first 2 minutes of a piece like this today?

[@regvar8468]

@@trutwijd no chance

[@fildzafadzli8620]

probably because he learned a lot of useful music theory that may helped him to composed all of his masterpieces

[@trutwijd]

@@fildzafadzli8620 I took a lot of Music Theory classes too, wasn't half bad... but I still couldn't compose Row Row Row Your Boat. :)

[@fildzafadzli8620]

J Truts try to compose again then

[@zebragit]

This came on Classic FM as I left the clinic just having my autism diagnosis. It felt as if it had been written for the way I felt inside at that moment. I will never forget this beautiful concerto.

[@pascalcocquyt4564]

Buitenaards is het 3 e van rachmaninoff. Woorden ontbreken mij.hart en ziel heeft rachmaninoff om dit te componeren.absoluut meesterwerk.bravo anna voor je brilliant performance

[@santiagoo5953]

Hey, why is this version differwnt fron the ones horowitz and yunchan lim play?

[@Mazurking]

Rachmaninov wrote different versions for certain parts of the concerto. The performers can choose which versions they play.

[@marjakuula5280]

That's why interestig.Many versions maybe.Have To find some you maybe have not noticed.

[@vickimednick2845]

I don't know what it is about Rachmaninoff, but sometimes I just sob when I hear his music. My heart swells, my spirit soars and I'm at one with the world. Anna Fedorova ain't bad either. Magnificent!

[@markojovanovic38]

I agree

[@hampsog]

Yes yes I always cry..I've learned to accept that impact.

[@markojovanovic38]

@@hampsog that is the power of Rachmaninoff ;)

[@Richard-vu7kh]

I struggle not to blubber and sob when I hear this music. The second piano concerto utterly devastates me. I don’t dare listen to Rachmaninoff if friends or family are around.

[@jpp0901]

You have put words to what I feel when I hear this and rach 2. Well said

[@kendicloud]

It's nice that they officially allowed this performance to be shared in youtube.

[@the_original_public_newsense]

I'm here because of the movie Shine. I just had to hear the whole concerto. Beautiful. Movie is great too. Although too much artistic license, swaying from the truth. Geoffrey rush was amazing. He sure earned that award.

[@barbaratraynor6422]

I loved shine too

[@SimonUbsdell]

The astonishing thing about Fedorova is how minutely she listens to everything that the orchestra is doing and becomes part of it - musicianship that goes far beyond mere (!) virtuosity and deep into the heart of the music. Amazing.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Yes this is good, I also like Anas music. Still I find Daniil Trifonovs version on KZbin better, with a lot more blood and suffering, and another temperament, higher temperature.

[@SimonUbsdell]

@@staffanolofsson8201 Respectfully, I have to disagree. I find him fussy, muddy and mannered. Not to my taste at all. Pianism, not musicianship. And I’m afraid to say I hate pianism. The “passion” is ersatz and tacky. Additionally, as it relates to my point about Fedorova, he is a pianist accompanied by an orchestra; she is a musician embedding herself in the orchestra. Most importantly her rhythmic suppleness and precision is something that is beyond most pianists but it adds so much that is expressive to this repertoire. Her command of the architecture is in a different league (it's not about playing phrases, anyone can play phrases.). And her control of colour is simply glorious. Your wayward friend doesn’t come close in those regards. It’s not all about how hard you can hit the keys, or how sweaty you can make yourself look ... But thank you for getting me to listen again to this majestic performance!

[@fredisfast]

I really noticed that too, the fact that she doesn't try to preempt the orchestra, especially as new instruments and / or themes are introduced. So many other pianists (so called virtuosos) will try and beat the orchestra to the punch or outrace them, it doesn't sound good to me. Anna's music is as it should be !

[@frankiek2269]

She’s not supposed to listen to the orchestra in this piece. They all [conductor included] are SUPPOSED to key off of her. They didn’t do it. Because of the Conductor. He had the orchestras volume of playing too high. You couldn’t even hear the fine touch playing she was doing because of this. Check out Olga Kern doing this. Much better because the conductor is better. Fedorova’s and Kern’s renditions are only compared by preferences. But the conductor’s are easily compared. One is lacking in this.

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@frankiek2269 Perhaps you should get your ears tested...Or a better system...Just saying...As a musician for 47 years, I found it delightful to hear both the subtleties of Anna's playing AND the orchestra.

[@alecrechtiene558]

43:18-44:35 is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. So intense it just makes me wanna cry.

[@ericsanchezpianista2522]

I've Cryied with that part sorry

[@chisinau1302]

@@ericsanchezpianista2522 beautiful part.

[@valterracca5369]

me same

[@jhsjwdsjdw7620]

Remember me a tschaikovksky

[@nicolassanchez595]

Truly one of the most sublime moments ever composed as I'm concerned...

[@johndean958]

It doesnt get better than this. Thank God we have Anna. Bravo. Soul touching expression and great strength in her playing. Cheers,John (Australia)

[@anso9023]

Fedorova would bring tears to Rachmaninoff's eyes.

[@Sennmut]

I'm sure that she has!

[@jan-jaapbrokkinghoorn5274]

she bring in my eyes

[@lucianasalis9216]

Senza dubbio! E’ fantastica! ❤️

[@demiurg25]

1. Allegro ma non troppo 0:21. Cadenza 11:30. Very tender and sad theme 😢 15:12. 2. Intermezzo: adagio 19:05. Brilliant finale chords of this movement: 29:50. 3. Finale: alle breve 30:14. Preparing the final 42:10. Final chords 44:43. I hope this help you.

[@oz3691]

Thank you! 🙏

[@kelkabot]

Thank you.

[@inchlin8443]

32:20 another epic theme

[@josejuandelaruadelgado5407]

Gracias.

[@simonvanprooijen]

8:42-10:35 maybe the most beautiful part of part 1

[@shahramomidvar7065]

I have a feeling that Rachmaninoff would be proud of this performance. Anna as a gifted pianist and the orchestra with such a brilliant conductor at Amsterdam have nailed the masterpiece.

[@MuhammadKhan-vm5ow]

Saw her play this yesterday in concert, She was absolutely amazing, basically got a standing ovation. I think she definitely interprets the piece a lot more now it sounds even more amazing live

[@MuhammadKhan-vm5ow]

@Abram Huang yes! It was amazing! The ending of the encore piece was also really beautiful

[@LazlosPlane]

Where was that?

[@LazlosPlane]

I wish she would come to NEW YORK!! COME! ANNA!!!

[@小生001嚴融怡]

This is the most touching and exciting version I have ever heard, and both the pianist and the orchestra performed admirably.

[@bramhuysen5907]

Anna is a genius. Period...... and so cute, too....

[@jameshidalgo9337]

1. Allegro ma non tanto: 0:22 2. Intermezzo: Adagio: 19:08 3. Finale: Alla breve : 30:15

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

Your time of the 3rd movement is off. It starts at 29:50

[@TrainwaySons]

You forgot the lieder part from 0:00 to 0:22 :D

[@gustavotobon4295]

Cuando oigo esta musica es cuano mas creo en Dios

[@jorgefraile218]

@@ilovemycatrussell9298 I don't think so, 30:12 is where the last two cords of the 2nd movement, leading then to the 3rd movement, so in any case, 30:12 is even before the 2nd movement has ended. PD: Please don't take this comment really seriously

[@gustavsoler1812]

no, the 3rd moviment starts at 30:15

[@nancyanderson5310]

I am a more substantial person after hearing this glory. God gave humanity yet another luminous gift. Life can be so beautiful.

[@davidhomer78]

I just can't help it, I listen to this and the 2nd piano concerto over and over. It's great every time.

[@TheAskald]

I have a harder time getting into the 3rd. How many listens does it takes you to really enjoy a piano concerto?

[@davidhomer78]

@@TheAskald I enjoyed the second one the first time. The third took several times. Sometimes I play minecraft and turn the sound off and have classical music playing instead. With Anna Fedorova I would rather watch her fingers working the keys.

[@mimimotor]

I confess...

[@godbluffvdgg]

I always play the 3rd first, and segue into the 2nd. Only because I fell in love with the 3rd first...The 2nd, helps me to balance my emotions, brought on by the 3rd...

[@Maranatha14]

I thought I lived on planet Earth, nope, just listened to this music and realised God's taken me to Heaven, beautiful.

[@summerdawn6777]

@@johne6081 🔥🌪️⚡🌈🌦️🌨️🔥

[@1292liam]

muttley laugh

[@sharonwatson1055]

This is where we intersect with God.

[@mangomerkel2005]

Well Franz, your music is not that bad :)

[@carineschaep2590]

Anna Fedorova; zo'n mooie jonge vrouw en zo'n mooie muziek en pianospel ♥️

[@ひでとしすぎはら]

❤❤❤😂😂🎉🎉、

[@stuartjohntigchelaar2930]

Anna Fedorova rocks Rachmaninoff - she clearly feels this music in her soul and brings it to ours in these magnificent concerts.

[@MJSpangle]

I leave all discussions as to who's who at the door, and content myself with listening to a truly amazing pianist playing incredible music. As far as I can tell, there are multiple gifts we have been given. One is the composer. The next is his music, the third is this wonderful pianist. The fourth is her playing. For all of these, I am profoundly grateful.

[@robertbonter1190]

Thank you, Anna. You are appreciated in America.

[@rarejer]

+Robert Bonter ... and Canada.

[@ogabrielbruno]

+Robert Bonter and Brazil too.

[@voxtor3000]

+Robert Bonter And in Spain too

[@auricgolddfinger5869]

+Robert Bonter And in Texas too. What an awesome gift!

[@FFnopal]

+Auric Golddfinger En México tambien

[@tieniebadenhorst1768]

I have listened to this performance by Ms Fedorova a number of times. I then listened to the performances of this concerto by various other pianists who were all technically very good. Most other pianists played the concerto a bit faster. But many, in my opinion, played it to show off their technical skill. I could not find one other performance played with such emotion like this one by Ms. Fedorova and without forfeiting her technical skill. The orchestra support was done superb with required emotional performance thanks to the great conductor Oskamp. Many thanks for this great performance to Ms Fedorova, Mr Oskamp and the great orchestra. Greetings from South Africa.

[@vartolomei55]

Indeed it is a great performance . Greetings from Romania !

[@AlexanderBatyr]

After watching these awesome performances of 2nd & 3rd piano concertos lets request Anna Fedorova to play Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43. Thumbs up!

[@danielliu26]

Alexander Batyr she did (Just in case you haven't seen it - it's wonderful)

[@MrDanieldock]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqGtZqh_ibF4eac Here it is, is AWESOME!

[@wilsjane]

I would love to hear her interpretation of his 4th piano concerto. The one he refused to write, The Warsaw Concerto.

[@glennaharris9497]

She has. It is on the internet -- a beautiful rendition of Rhapsody of a Theme of Paganini.

[@nandovancreij]

@@wilsjane if ur still around ive got some amazing news for u (i attended it myself and her interpretation is refreshing:))

[@saravua]

ms. Fedorova I know you probably don't have the time to be reading KZbin videos, but I hope you know that so many of us are behind you, hoping and praying for you all.

[@caracabrera1601]

Anna Federova: Thank you for sharing your magnificent talent worldwide.

[@gozdesafakemek7931]

Anna you are amazing! Rachmaninoff with Anna Federova's performance is my highlight of the day when I am working. Full concentration and very moving!

[@Laffen47]

I will not fall in love with the pianist *I will not fall in love with the pianist* Oh, who am I kidding...

[@tgunersel]

Indeed :) Same here :)

[@alumbo]

Who are you kidding? No reasonable man.

[@tbu1mi]

You are done. Of course you love her. You like air, sunlight and cold water?

[@Steppenziege]

@Lenny Online You call this ugly? We must've seen a complete different video.

[@Sennmut]

@Lenny Online What planet are you from?

[@paulissler8319]

Not new to classical, but new to this Lady. Wonderful talent, such emotion. Bravo

[@jaimeseguel4751]

Who cares about anything but the fantastic contrasts of emotions, their summits and their backwaters, simply does not enjoy the essence of music. This is in my opinion one of the best versions of this concert, and I have heard many. Anna is great in body and spirit.

[@m123think]

One of the BEST interpretations of this piece, in my opinion. Just love it!

[@giuliovacilotto8192]

amazing Anna Fedorova ❤

[@byugoi]

5:47 is the biggest eargasm I've ever had. The way the orchestra seamlessly jumps in and the chromatic rise on the piano is frighteningly beautiful.

[@tylermonsen3704]

that part totally made me cry when I heard it live in concert

[@erman.eryaman]

This piano concerto is, for me, one of the best piano concertos of all time. And congratulations to Anna Fedorova, you played it awesome...

[@pschilling5424]

For me, Anna Fedorova,, is the special one I always go back to over and over. Love you Anna. Thank You, for your dedication to wonderment. Time will never forget you and your concerts!

[@careinn10]

her phrasing is EXQUISITE. those opening bars... who knew there could be such a world of inflection contained within those subtle notes.

[@johnschwartzberg7567]

In the midst of despair for our world, Anna makes me proud to be a member of the human race.

[@markfowlermusic]

the section that starts around 25:00 and lasts around a minute is pure genius, I have never felt so much passion by a composer, its just to me one of the greatest moments in all of music.

[@pimdeboerr]

Indeed!

[@minaragy5131]

what I was looking for ♥

[@mikah9289]

I agree. The following section from 27:17 to 28:37 is fantastic, too. I really can't get it out of my head and get goosebumps every time I hear it.

[@sarapiazza1325]

it is. sometimes i listen to this same couple of minutes many times in a row. is just so magical and genius i can't get over it. sometimes i cry too, lol

[@markfowlermusic]

@@sarapiazza1325 yes that's really the only way i listen to music now LOL, just my favourite parts hahaha.

[@draeme00]

Here I am in the middle of Riyadh Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 listening to that elegant music and studying for my exams next week.. I took a glimpse on the comment section and saw that too many generations and cultures from around the world listening to a piano concerto composed by a Russian composer and performed by an Ukrainian artist make me wonder how can music really unite the world 🤍✨

[@leslieackerman4189]

Indeed. But the percent of people that appreciate and let this music get into their souls is minimal

[@jwhen01]

ANOTHER OUTSTANDING RACHMANINOFF PERFORMANCE by the amazing Anna Fedorova. Exiting five stars! World Class!!!

[@georgescancan7503]

+Jacob Hendriks ..."the amazing Anna Fedodova." ah, ah, ah! : Sex in advertising From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Sex in advertising or "sex sells" is the use of sex appeal in advertising to help sell a particular product or service. Sexually appealing imagery may or may not pertain to the product or service in question. Examples of sexually appealing imagery include nudity, pin-up girls, and muscular men. The use of sex in advertising can be highly overt or extremely subtle. It ranges from relatively explicit displays of sexual acts, to the use of basic cosmetics to enhance attractive features." ALEXANDER BOOT Author, critic, polemicist Blogs > Alexander's blog > Sex sells - all of us short Submitted by Alexander on 24 June 2013 - 12:59pm The other day I listened to something or other on KZbin, and a link to Chopin’s Fourth Ballade performed by the Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili came up. The link was accompanied by a close-up publicity photo of the musician: sloe bedroom eyes, sensual semi-open lips suggesting a delight that’s still illegal in Alabama, naked shoulders hinting at the similarly nude rest of her body regrettably out of shot… Let me see where my wife is… Good, she isn’t looking over my shoulder, so I can admit to you that the picture got me excited in ways one doesn’t normally associate with Chopin’s Fourth Ballade or for that matter any other classical composition this side of Wagner or perhaps Ravel’s Bolero. Searching for a more traditional musical rapture I clicked on the actual clip and alas found it anticlimactic, as it were. Khatia’s playing, though competent, is as undeniably so-what as her voluptuous figure undeniably isn’t. (Yes, I know the photograph I mentioned doesn’t show much of her figure apart from the luscious shoulders but, the prurient side of my nature piqued, I did a bit of a web crawl.) Just for the hell of it I looked at the publicity shots of other currently active female musicians, such as Yuja Wang, Joanna MacGregor, Nicola Bendetti, Alison Balsom (nicknamed ‘crumpet with a trumpet’, her promos more often suggest ‘a strumpet with a trumpet’ instead), Anne-Sophie Mutter and a few others. They didn’t disappoint the Peeping Tom lurking under my aging surface. Just about all the photographs showed the ladies in various stages of undress, in bed, lying in suggestive poses on top of the piano, playing in frocks (if any) open to the coccyx in the back and/or to the navel up front. This is one thing these musicians have in common. The other is that none of them is all that good at her day job and some, such as Wang, are truly awful. Yet this doesn’t really matter either to them or to the public or, most important, to those who form the public tastes by writing about music and musicians. Thus, for example, a tabloid pundit expressing his heartfelt regret that Nicola Benedetti “won’t be posing for the lads’ mags anytime soon. Pity, because she looks fit as a fiddle…” Geddit? She’s a violinist, which is to say fiddler - well, you do get it. “But Nicola doesn’t always take the bonniest photo,” continues the writer, “she’s beaky in pics sometimes, which is weird because in the flesh she’s an absolute knock-out. “The classical musician is wearing skinny jeans which show off her long legs. She’s also busty with a washboard flat tummy, tottering around 5ft 10in in her Dune platform wedges.” How well does she play the violin though? No one cares. Not even critics writing for our broadsheets, who don’t mind talking about musicians in terms normally reserved for pole dancers. Thus for instance runs a review of a piano recital at Queen Elizabeth Hall, one of London’s top concert venues: “She is the most photogenic of players: young, pretty, bare-footed; and, with her long dark hair and exquisite strapless dress of dazzling white, not only seemed to imply that sexuality itself can make you a profound musician, but was a perfect visual complement to the sleek monochrome of a concert grand... [but] there’s more to her than meets the eye.” The male reader is clearly expected to get a stiffie trying to imagine what that might be. To help his imagination along, the piece is accompanied by a photo of the young lady in question reclining on her instrument in a pre-coital position with an unmistakable ‘come and get it’ expression on her face. The ‘monochrome’ piano is actually bright-red, a colour usually found not in concert halls but in dens of iniquity. Nowhere does the review mention the fact obvious to anyone with any taste for musical performance: the girl is so bad that she should indeed be playing in a brothel, rather than on the concert platform. Can you, in the wildest flight of fancy, imagine a reviewer talking in such terms about sublime women artists of the past, such as Myra Hess, Maria Yudina, Maria Grinberg, Clara Haskil, Marcelle Meyer, Marguerite Long, Kathleen Ferrier? Can you see any of them allowing themselves to be photographed in the style of “lads’ mags”? I can’t, which raises the inevitable question: what exactly has changed in the last say 70 years? The short answer is, just about everything. Concert organisers and impresarios, who used to be in the business because they loved music first and wanted to make a living second, now care about nothing but money. Critics, who used to have discernment and taste, now have nothing but greed and lust for popularity. The public… well, don’t get me started on that. The circle is vicious: because tasteless ignoramuses use every available medium to build up musical nonentities, nonentities is all we get. And because the musical nonentities have no artistic qualities to write about, the writing nonentities have to concentrate on the more jutting attractions, using a vocabulary typically found in “lads’ mags”. The adage “sex sells” used to be applied first to B-movies, then to B-novels, and now to real music. From “sex sells” it’s but a short distance to “only sex sells”. This distance has already been travelled - and we are all being sold short.

[@mariodisarli1022]

+Georges Cancan Caution! A fraud! BETRUG !!! Hier gibt es z.B. 20.000 Klicks für 84,95 Euro, 100 Likes für 9,99 Euro. Bezahlung per PayPal.... getviews.de

[@jwhen01]

Who is this idiot? (+Georges Cancan ) NOTE: I write my personal view about Anna Fedorova's great concert. Nothing else! Please stop making these stupid childish remarks. I've never payed nor received any money for making a remark!

[@georgescancan7503]

+Jacob Hendriks ..."the amazing Anna Fedorova." ..."great concert." Sexy Anna? Jacob Hendriks - idi...?! THE TELEGRAPH As Nicola Benedetti, the violinist, bemoans the idea that sex sells classical music, professor of marketing Gloria Moss explains why both genders cash in on their looks to make their millions By Professor Gloria Moss 1:27PM BST 01 Apr 2014 Like it or not, looks affect our responses. So Nicola Benedetti’s comments that “classical music isn’t supposed to be sexy” and that her success bears no relation to her looks flies in the face of volumes of marketing research. It also flies in the face of history, since you have only to think of the effect of composer and pianist Franz Liszt in the 19th century (a 'looker' in his day) on women to realise this. Women would tear bits of his clothing, fight over broken piano strings and locks of his shoulder-length hair. They would even take his cigar butts and place them in their cleavages. ..... When it comes to classical music, you could argue that people don't buy or listen to it based on what the composer or musician looks like: they listen to their CD or record rather than watch it online through a music video, where female pop stars generally flirt with the camera to generate attention. .... However, people's responses to classical musicians do have a visual element, whether it is through the CD cover, concert hall or visual recording, and this will inevitably influence purchasing reactions. Related Articles Sex isn't what sells classical music, Nicola Benedetti says 01 Apr 2014 'Women who do well out of their looks play the game' 01 Apr 2014 'I can wear long skirts when I am 40' 05 Feb 2014 Besides, how do the successful classical musicians get their big break in the first place? Of course, talent is a huge part of it. So is hard work. But combine that with a beautiful body, flowing locks and an attractive smile, and you're onto a winner. Take extraordinary pianist Yuja Wang, who has made it her signature to perform in short dresses. Take Anne Sophie-Mutter, plucked for stardom by Karajan at the age of 13, and her strapless Galliano dresses. .... Also think of violinist Nigel Kennedy, protégé of Yehudi Menuhin, and the way his punk hairstyle may have helped him reach a large audience. The winning recipe is a superabundance of talent plus looks. Those who know how to use their looks well have an advantage: sex will always sell. .... At the end of the day, Benedetti may well baulk at the impact of looks but there is no denying their impact in her own success. That's just the world we live in; how does that old saying go: if you've got it, flaunt it. Dr Gloria A Moss is professor of marketing and management at Buckinghamshire New University and a visiting professor at ESG, Paris. She is the author of gender, design and marketing and has a new book, 'Why men like straight lines and women like polka dots', appearing in the spring.

[@Desireyso58]

+Georges Cancan HOLA FRITZ o MARIO o GEORGES CAN CAN. You are the same misoginist, POOR GUY! You'll never be what you wanna be!

[@alansmith1770]

Her piano playing is totally out of this world. Rachmaninoff my favourite composer

[@timpreston459]

I am so grateful that I live in a time when I can watch this magnificent performance on KZbin in HD Anna is a wonderful pianist And the whole orchestra gave a superlative performance. Thanks

[@CaptConvent]

I think there are generally two types of pianists. The ones who play with technical excellence and hit very few wrong notes, and the ones who play with as much emotion as they can get out of the piano and notes are secondary. She is the latter. She is pushing the instrument to its limits and giving it all heart. She plays sections of this and I'm taken aback by its emotional power. And I could listen to someone else play it and miss those sections entirely. Correct notes and all.

[@richardcondon3797]

Then there's Van Cliburn who actually did both.

[@kentbetts]

@@richardcondon3797 Depended on the venue. If it was a small town of music illiterates, Cliburn missed notes. It's ok.

[@Adrianw6211]

Kent Betts please elaborate on what you mean

[@Ragingmarmot]

Hence, the concept of "interpretation"

[@tsunamio_o2679]

Rachmaninoff 'missed' notes that he composed too... so I don't think playing right notes makes the musician.

[@kevinmckeever6163]

I have listened to this Concerto daily if not several times a day, I am completely absorbed by it's melodious beauty, it can only be equalled by No.2 but currently I prefer this. Recommended highly.

[@MattBonk991]

I go between 2, 3, and 4 over the span of a week for the past 2 months. Its just too good.

[@floatingfreedom6091]

Rachmaninov is sublime . His tempo, melody, depth , the way his pieces lift and rise are all astonishingly Beautiful . I’ve listened to him over 40 years . This young lady captures all of that. Kudos

[@Ale-qf1pm]

Very sublime playing on her part

[@Pneuma3339]

The Rach 3 is the most beautiful piece I’ve ever heard

[@SimonBrisbane]

It feels almost sacrilegious to say such a thing in our world of amazing composers, yet here we are. “almost”

[@ikbalmalikr]

Rach 2 is lovely too

[@mangomerkel2005]

I personally like Rach 2 much more because it is more romantic and simply more beautiful because of the romantic themes. Rach 3 is also an incredible masterpiece, but in my opinion too technical, which means a little lack of romanticism. And romanticism is what Rachmaninoff is made of.

[@pablopianosalamanca6963]

​@@mangomerkel2005 Agree

[@femmanagh7247]

Just the first 2 seconds, it will take you to the depth of ,where you miss the dearest and most valuable feelings in your life. I miss my father and the man I love.

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

New fan here. Will remain a lifelong supporter.

[@danieljames8708]

I keep coming back to Anna, She plays with Such Love. She is one of the Finest of our Times....

[@RobertoSierra-g6y]

EXCELLENT Concerto, Anna Fedorova and Symphonic Orchestra.Thanks

[@MikeBrown-ov2ol]

one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created! I wish the people of our world would focus more on producing this kind of legacy instead of trying to kill each other. Mankind has produced so many great things, why can't we just get along without thirst for power within a mortal lifespan, when we could have immortality through culture, eternal glory through masterpieces of art?

[@pjotarendewolf2195]

Yes, hell yes, but we will, and it's not over yet, just focus on the good! And go on!

[@rcjdeanna5282]

It's easier to kill each other and win a medal than to learn one page of this.

[@mikekolyshkin3931]

You are a hundred times right. Unfortunately, this kind of the highest level culture is possessed by too small part of the humans. The majority of the people on the planet are pursuing just base goals and they threaten destroying the culture per se.

[@oogieobanyon]

That, Mike, is the question of the millenium. One many of us have long pondered, since childhood. Perchance, are you the Mike Brown who was in the novel group Left Banke?

[@alexdevon2588]

What you wrote is almost as beautiful and soul rendering as this marvelous concerto. A big bravo to you! May peace win the battle of survival foe=r humanity and artistic Creativity!

[@thomasneubauer4667]

A hauntingly beautiful and intensely passionate performance with an impeccable sense of timing. The way Anna shapes long lines and uses the space between the notes to create tension is simply stunning!

[@robertmurray7506]

I could not agree with you more. She is truly great with Rac 2 and 3. Her passion and timing are great. Rachmaninoff did not like this when he first played it after he wrote it on a cruse ship. I think it is one of his greatest works.

[@summerdawn6777]

@@robertmurray7506 🙏

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

Well said. You catch her performance in all its breathtaking beauty. Thanks.

[@davidjared3402]

Magnificent; anyone who can play "Rach 3" that well deserves a standing ovation. Spasibo, Anna!

[@metalscholarsreact666]

I really like how she is part of the orchestra and doesn't let those first section 'stick out' more than the music is asking them to. She's hearing the whole picture

[@petefairest4054]

On a final rather dissapointing note ladies and gentlemen how can anyone in their right mind give this incredibly beautiful music a thumbs down, rachmaninov was in my opinion the most incredible composer of the 20th century who wrote the most beautiful, romantic, emotional and soul stirirng music that i have ever heard, and of course there is the incredible Anna Fedorova,, thank you for bringing some happiness to my remaining days.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

The trolls are there to be ignored. Or pitied. We are so fortunate in being able to appreciate and relish this beautiful music and the amazing composer and awesomely talented pianist who have given this gift to us.

[@leslieackerman4189]

ESPECIALLY his 3rd piano concerto!

[@marykidd2882]

There are those self-apointed critics who believe it is their destiny to tear down beauty and replace it with their witless snidery.

[@noyb72]

This is the power of this platform. Having access to this media is so enjoyable. Something I would never get to experience live.

[@josephus9794]

At the end of the performance, I could do nothing but stand and applaud. Thank God that I could enjoy this wonderful performance at KZbin.

[@claytonchim7861]

listening to this song for me is like taking drugs, i just keep coming back for more

[@pexsterkorppi]

To me, this is one of the finest performances ever on the area of music, or arts in general. I raise my hat to the genius Rachmaninoff, and Anna Fedorova for being able to perform on this extreme high level. Magnificent.

[@martinmartin4606]

The lady plays very elegant and generous, I enjoy it at least five times a day!

[@martinmartin4606]

她的演奏非常激情，是非常出色的演奏，是世界上最好最伟大的钢琴演奏家，值得推荐，

[@ctfamily40]

The second ever performance of this piece was with Rachmaninoff as soloist and Mahler as conductor. I would give anything to have been at that concert!

[@PikkaBite]

I've always loved the chemistry between Anna Fedorova and Maestro Oskamp.

[@bearded_toad]

Do you get that moment sometimes when the piece you're listening to is so beautiful it moves you to tears? Yeah.

[@LissaAnsaldo]

Yes, I feel that😢

[@BenTrem42]

*_Paradigmatic_* ... athleticism, artistry ... genius.

[@bigruss8103]

Very well put

[@WaterFlame957]

25:28 That's just such beautiful phrasing when the strings come in.

[@cmberrian]

Rachmaninoff is quickly becoming one of my top three personal favorites composers and I think it was Anna playing con#2 that really got me into checking out his amazing work.

[@juiianadebeers8230]

Ana, I cried my eyes out from beginning to end. Your gift is ethereal. You bring the drama of life to Rachmaninoff's poignant concertos. I feel like I witnessed the Divine playing through your fingers! Thank you for sharing your talent with the world and me.

[@leonghchan]

Did you actually though?

[@philldwyer5221]

JuIiana de Beers watch a pianist called Valentina Lisitsa she totally commands Rachmaninov 3. Please reply if you agree.🎹🎹🎹🎼

[@philldwyer5221]

JuIiana de Beers what does ethereal mean? Sorry I don’t know that one? Best wishes from Phillip. 🎹🎹🎹🎼

[@eduardosuarez4762]

@@philldwyer5221 V Lisitsa is cold - no spirit.

[@neilsvonzeppelin250]

@@eduardosuarez4762 Bizarre appreciation. Valentina Lisitsa is passionate all the way. It is even a reproach that some make to her !

[@overdue1702]

The Eb chord right on 44:38 never fails to break me and make me cry. It's very simple harmony, but killing orchestration, melody, dinamics and placement of every single detail. I just find this tiny bit so incredible.

[@FabioAmaralDiFini-wb5wj]

As spectacular as everything which is done by Anna Borysivna Fedorova...

[@rockfordrocker8971]

It's just so GOOD. The playing, the feels. The orchestra. The everything. And of course, it's Rachmaninoff she's playing.

[@rolflips1366]

The music just flows from her soul through her hands to the keyboard.

[@tylerryan2573]

This is, without a doubt, the greatest performance of the greatest piece of art ever made. I am indescribably privileged to be able to listen. Truly, I am humbled with every visit to this video.

[@nigelsansom2407]

I absolutely love this performance. Anna Federova is a star! It’s one of the most brilliant pieces of music ever. A story I remember about this piece is that when Rachmaninov was sailing across to New York to play it for the first time in public in 1910, he practiced it all the way there on a dummy keyboard. And, the conductor for that performance was Gustav Mahler.

[@tintinsnowyful]

Yeah...like, no pressure!

[@johnmestres7220]

Rachmaninoff and Federova take you on a roller coaster of pleasure and delight!

[@ArthurLavitsky-bq8kg]

Anna is just brilliant here. And she's gorgeous too ☺

[@alvarito45]

Rachmaninov concerto for dreaming about all the universe and its grandeur. Has no limits, goes beyond perfection, soul, anima, alma. Second movement set one on a rare space with no matter... OMG how great. Best XX century composer. No doubt about it for me!!

[@vincefagalde8926]

Are you kidding me? Crushed that difficult piece like a walk in the park! That girls got mad skills!

[@sybillenova1465]

Mindblowing ! Deeply moved by RACHMANINOV's deep,passionate soul and the incredible pianist better than nuclear bombs to invest in !!!

[@TorAndreKongelf]

The amount of arm-chair piano professors and arm-chair musicologists in this comment section is entertaining and somewhat embarrassing. This woman is amazing and works hard every day and gives super quality high performances of this music. In this day and age, we should just embrace it as much as we can.

[@ivanhajzin3852]

souhlasím .. vášeň slovanské duše

[@howardaibel2606]

She’s living it!!!

[@howardaibel2606]

Brava Brava Brava!!!

[@robertgrier3065]

She has the sweetest smile in classical music.

[@robertlee3756]

she is now my preferred pianist

[@1962mano]

Amongst all the incredible piano virtuoses we have these days, Anna Fedorova stands out as the brightest star, definitely. She is simply phenomenal.

[@starxtraders]

Anna best performance of the Rach 3 I have ever seen. I was in tears at the stagering performance. I usually find pianists play that peice of music too fast but you were spot on

[@rogerwhite95]

Very possibly the finest performance of this supreme masterpiece I've heard. Just awesome.

Wonderful! I feel love everytime i listen to these Rachmaninoff Piano concertos. No matter how many times. And Ana Fedorova, you are absolutely awsome. Fan of yours here. I wish you all the best!

[@sorellman]

Did anybody cough? I was so into the sound of the piano and the movement of her fingers.

[@paulodosreis3870]

Cara. Impressionante a musicalidade desta obra de Rachmaninoff não é mesmo? Acho a interpretação da Ana Fedorova o máximo. É suave, singela, com passagens harmoniosas e menos duras como são as execuções antigas deste compositor. Há momentos que fico com estas passagens em minha mente por todo o dia. Principalmente o piano concerto número 2. Só perde para Bachianas de Villa-lobos. Abraço.

[@roberthuber5589]

bravo!

[@giannirizzi1031]

Robert Huber No! She's not bravo (in italiano we said "brava"!). Too much mistakes, too much, too much................

[@vasthiduran9890]

This concert makes me cry, seriously.

[@kokomanation]

She plays much more emotionally than most modern pianists

[@ted.angell7609]

I’ve been to a couple of concerts by vaunted pianists who I thought played mechanically and hurriedly. I even walked out before the encore at one because it felt to me like she was doing it to please her parents or something. Anna is very different.

[@kokomanation]

@@ted.angell7609 Most pianists care more about impressing people with technical ability and speed than serving the sound and the music itself

[@EpigeneticAlteration]

YES! Her Rach 2 is amazing, I can't wait to listen.

[@Desireyso58]

+Fritz Kirchhoff HOLA FRITZ o MARIO o GEORGES CAN CAN. You are the same misoginist, POOR GUY! You'll never be what you wanna be!

[@Desireyso58]

+Fritz Kirchhoff Hello Mario o Fritz o George! You will never get a life for yourself, then (what a pitty) you have to live with envy around the beautiful women, such as ANNA FEDOROVA, YUJA WANG, KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI. Come on Marito o Fritzi o Georgi or whatever be the name this month: BE A MAN!

[@diferenciado8107]

+EpigeneticAlteration her rach 2 is the best version in my opinion, her rach 3 is very good for a debut concert, but it will further improve, I know!

[@QuieroRuta]

+Fritz Kirchhoff Perhaps you ´re right in your appreciation, but I've watched half of the 5 millions of view. She is amazing.

[@Sanderus]

+Fritz Kirchhoff There's nothing wrong or inappropriate with Anna's dress! Sometimes I get the feeling that some people would be happy if women wore potato sacks, or better still not performed at all. Preferably spent their lives in the kitchen.

[@billharrison4943]

This is my way of listening to GOD! The thought of one man, Rachmaninoff to express the total of man's existence in music!!!! It is overwhelming.

[@paulbeard4218]

Ah! but He inspires them .

[@geraldguess2039]

Mjq

[@geraldguess2039]

MJQ

[@markian788]

Billy Willy

[@SuperGav01]

Yes, it is..............

[@humptydumpty-m8u]

Phenomenal performance for the pianist, the orchestra, and the conductor 🙏🏻🌹🎶🙌👍🏻🌈🌻

[@benschreckermusic9072]

With the subtlest of inflections Ferdorova leaves so much space for the strings in the main theme... And yet just a few bars later she's bringing things out in the arpeggios of the piano part that I don't normally pick up on. Fantastic performance