Yefim Bronfman: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

November 21, 2004.
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Weiner Philharmoniker
Tokyo, Japan
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Composition completed September 23, 1909 by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (at the age of 36).
I. Allegro ma non tanto 0:28
II. Intermezzo: Adagio 16:20
III. Finale: Alla breve 26:02
*Interview with Mr. Bronfman here:
• Yefim Bronfman on Rach...

[@sergeirachmaninoff7805]

Whoever wrote this must have been a genius...

[@finishme2753]

So glad you're here to listen to all the different interpretations of your masterpieces.

[@Jomtek]

I appreciate the fact we have the same favourite composer. Rachmaninov is a genius, he's different from all of the other modern and late-romantic composers. And forever I'll give his music a little place in my heart.

[@DAVEDIKIAN]

@@Jomtek Why "a little place" ? A big , a huge place into your heart. He deserves it !

[@sebastian-benedictflore]

Sup dude

[@jwilliams8210]

My man! здороваться - yo'

[@globalc3849]

This is a monster of a performance. 10/10. Brofman is a genius and a consummate professional to play it this perfectly live. Inspiring and sensational. Bravo a thousand times.

[@SirReginaldBlomfield1234]

Couldn't agree with you more 👍🇬🇧

[@robertjason6885]

A thousand and 1.

[@Astrid-jt8cd]

There is only one who can play this way. Even to play this last part at a moderate tempo is devilishly hard. I just cannot believe how wonderfully he was able to master thus probably the hardest piece in the whole piano repertoire. This kind of genius that he has cannot be taught. It's a gift from the almighty

[@kaya22]

I listened to this on my headphones at work and literally 40 minutes passed without me pressing a single key on my keyboard. 15 goose-bump attacks, and 3 tissue boxes later I am contemplating that if the entire purpose of my life was just to have heard this piece, it was a life worth living.

[@davidsimpson9647]

Totally agree and the idiot who insulted you in the reply should have his ear drums bust

[@pauljohnston3884]

Could i suggest that you listen to Horowitz?

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@pauljohnston3884 Rachmaninoff quote about his Piano Concerto No. 3 and Horowitz: Horowitz remained a champion of Rachmaninoff's solo works and his Piano Concerto No. 3, about which Rachmaninoff remarked publicly after a performance in 1942: "This is the way I always dreamed my concerto should be played, but I never expected to hear it that way on Earth."

[@pauljohnston3884]

Now, David. How do you know that kaya22 hasn't suffered burst eardrums? Before he heard this performance, I mean. On the other hand, he comments on the piece, not the performer. The piece is that good, that an inferior performance is no detraction. I do wonder what sort of "work" he does, however.

[@rozconniwestsand7841]

Rachmaninoff's 2nd has always made me want to cry. This does make me want to cry BRAVO!

[@eduardorios9409]

I heard-saw him live with the CSO in Chicago''s Symphony Center and it was overwhelming. My wife asked if I was sick at the end because I was crying and couldn't join the standing ovation. She had never seen me cry in 40 years of marriage...

[@hansbosch5117]

S

[@djavanshirgadjiev3521]

Thank you for russian genius...

[@irinakapetanovic4975]

I can relate to that completely. ❤️

[@pauljohnston3884]

Yes, but we have to ask why you were crying. You had, after all, been married for 40 years.

[@prototropo]

It’s always ok to cry for, or from, music. The temporal lobe of the human brain processes music, emotion and memory; so we are entitled, even impelled, to honor the evolution that coordinated our anatomy to respond in a meaningful way to specific sounds. If Beethoven’s Ninth evokes ineffable joy, or Barber’s Adagio evokes profound grief, for virtually everyone, it’s for an ancient reason.

[@Zamzummin]

Everyone knows the Rach Piano Concerto No. 3 is hard, but this isn't just about hard work... Yefim Bronfman is a genius. His piano is on a level above anyone else, so exceptional in his mastery of this piece that nobody can touch him. The lucky audience in Tokyo that evening didn't realize they had just heard the greatest version of this piece that will probably ever be recorded.

[@pauljohnston3884]

Nobody can touch him?? Not Horowitz?

[@MrCinemuso]

I think you're getting carried away by your appreciation of this performance. There are other great performances at least equal to this.

[@waltertheus3467]

@@pauljohnston3884 For one thing, Bronfman gets almost all of the notes right. You really can't say that for Horowitz.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@waltertheus3467 Bronfman gets almost all the notes right. And Horowitz gets all of the notes right.

[@estocadatx8172]

Personally I am a big fan of both (and going to see Bronfman this Sat in Houston) - how lucky we are to have experienced both through the wonderful medium of KZbin!! Not to mention Argerich et al...!

[@luluume626]

もう何回聴いたかわからない。 生きててよかったとすら思える。 奇跡の演奏だと思います。感謝

[@youngactorsplayhouse8127]

It gives me hope in humanity that this video gets almost 75,000 views per year.

[@randomcubing7106]

That's too little mab

[@gotogood]

何年にも渡り繰り返し聞いていても感動が薄れない。本当に素晴らしい演奏。この動画に出逢った後、ブロンフマンがウィーンフィルと共に来日し同じコンチェルトを演奏しました。長年の夢だった生演奏を聴けたこと。そして演奏の素晴らしさ。ずっと涙が止まりませんでした。

[@user-oo6jw3dz5e]

こういう演奏がクラシックの醍醐味！最近やたら外面的パフォーマンスが嫌味なピアニストが多いからより凄みとカリスマ性を感じさせてくれる

[@Schadenfreude12]

めちゃ共感できる

[@789armstrong]

This is among the very greatest performances of Rachmaninoffs 3rd piano Concerto.Bronfman has the technique, vivid imagination, power and sweep, and a deep understanding of every note. He also allows the music to speak for itself rather than infect it with an abundance of mannerisms as most pianists do.

[@magetaaaaaa]

carl armstrong I agree, due to the popularity of this concerto, I hear it a lot on the radio and there are many performances online as well. It's played a lot, but it's not played at this level very often. My favorite performance is probably Earl Wild with the Royal Philharmonic, you should listen to that one as well.

[@789armstrong]

magetaaaaaa I have 35 recordings of this Concerto.Earl Wild is superb, but those cut 55 bars are very annoying.(His MacDowell #2 is also fabulous, on the same CD)Bronfman lets the music speak for itself rather than try to find a hidden meaning in every note as many of todays pianists do.I believe you would also like Horacio Guttierrez and I also really like Valentina Lisitsa.Their youtube performances are not representative of their best achievements however.

[@magetaaaaaa]

carl armstrong Gutierrez is excellent. I have a recording of him playing Prokofiev's concerto's 2 and 3. His first movement cadenza is so clean and powerful, I don't think I've ever heard its equal. As for the Rach 3, what do you mean by 55 cut bars?

[@789armstrong]

magetaaaaaa Earl Wild skips 55 bars the same as the composer.Its very frustrating to hear this truncated version.10 bars are missing from the 1st mvmnt 25 bars missing from the 2nd mvmnt and 20 bars missing from the 3rd mvmnt.Check your timing: Bronfman is 39.35 minutes where Wild is 35.19 minutes long.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

carl armstrong, Carl I have the very same Wild LP...yes LP! The MacDowell IS wonderful. As I recall, the Byron Janis 3rd may have had those cuts as well, as (I'm sure you know) did Rachmaninoff's own, due to the length of the 78s...which I owned, then donated to my alma mater, the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Horacio Gutierrez and I studied with the same teacher in Miami, the tremendous Edward Chumbley. The first time I heard Horacio play, I immediately knew I needed to think about a possible 2nd career! Years later he invited me to his playing of the Rach 3rd at the Hollywood Bowl. He is a wonderful person as well as wonderful pianist.

[@user-bw2tt9jo6g]

これ生演奏で聴いた人 本当に幸せですな！

[@Chaz1030]

People give so much credit to the first movement, but from 21:30 -22:30 is in my opinion one of the most breathtaking passages in all of classical music

[@worstpianist3985]

Also 27:55 and 37:22

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

Wow so coincidental I closed my eyes to enjoy that part exactly before reading this

[@user-jv3wd4gr6r]

yes yes yes yes yes

[@BorisGhelman]

Yes best part.. but Marta version is better

[@pierluigifrasca7451]

N1

[@marlyharris]

My drug of choice = Bronfman and Rach 3. Once a week at least. No side effects but a sustained musical high.

[@CMHudson85]

Marly Harris Mine too :)

[@LhizJordn]

I just came today for my fix ;)

[@swz1986]

As a pharmacist i say those are the best drugs out there !

[@ihatetheparty6340]

Marly Harris Close your eyes and enter another world where purest emotion rules. Thank God, Rachmaninoff was not a bloody communist!

[@fpv_am]

+Marly Harris he is your drugdiler nigga from moldova)))))))))))))

[@miyaling4992]

ラフマニノフの3番が好きでたまたま、nhkの放送でみた、、ドンドン迫力を増し重戦車のようなのに、繊細なピアノ、ひたすら圧倒された。史上最高レベルのラフマニノフ3番に間違いない

[@rorona1350]

I totally agree with you. His pedormnace is like something huge and dignified, and it’s overwhelming.

[@robertoa.m.3984]

In this performance you realize music and talent are God's gift to humanity. This is towering, gigantic greatness. All three, Yefim, Valeri and the Viennese, come together to give us an unsurpassable performance. Makes one wonder what Rachmaninov's and Mahler's performance in New York must've sounded like!! This is Heaven on Earth.....

[@LKemp-lr1ky]

WONDERFUL!! But his weight scares me a bit. His profession is stressful. A stroke would be heartbreaking. . . this man is pure genius. You are right; music is a loving gift...!

[@mangomerkel2005]

Mahler is scaringly overrated. He wasn't popular with the musicians at the orchestra.

[@erinbennett8383]

God bless you

[@annaradin6067]

absolutely the best rendition of this outstanding concert! both Bronfman and Gergiev are superb!

[@chiragraju821]

Greatest cadenza ever played

[@789armstrong]

There are many Rach 3's on youtube, but this one takes the cake. Bronfman is one of the few pianists that lets the music speak for itself. The result is a titanic, edge of your seat performance, that eclipses 90% of the competition.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Hey Carl. Hope you are and yours are well. A couple years back I "stumbled" upon another wonderful live performance, "Proms", with pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk. He and his conductor were unbelievably locked in. It's magnificent music making. He has another with the Concertgebouw that's also excellent. Still, the Bronfman is it's own treat...none quite like it.

[@felesha]

If you enjoy Bronfman’s play them I believe you will enjoy Yuja Wang’s play like wise.

[@789armstrong]

@@felesha yes hers is among my favorites. the CD won the Gramophone Award 'critics choice' when it came out in 2013.

[@winifredtrout1]

Takes the biscuit

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

You all heard of 1951 Horowitz's performance?

[@vulcan1429]

Let's give a shout out to that magnificent Steinway AND the tuner. What an outstanding job.

[@waltertheus3467]

@chhatrapal singh You must have a vivid imagination

[@ift65536]

Better be a Steinway, what other brand could take the weight behind that B-flat chord at 35:31?

[@AL-pu7ux]

lol by the end it did not hold its tune in the upper register. but it sounded very in tune to start

[@johannesasfaw]

Honestly thousands can tune like that but very few if anyone can approach gergievs absolutely masterful conducting and bronfmans insanely awesome playing. So the shout out is unwarranted in my opinion. Just realizing this was a comment made 5 years ago but what the heck it’s classical music things last ages :)

[@dede4004]

19:43/39:35, shows a close up of the STEINWAY AND SONS on the piano, above his hands. Love Steinway!!

[@joerossm]

I saw Bronfman play the Rach 3 just last night with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Astonishing! Have not yet returned to earth. I also saw him play Prokofiev's 3rd back in 2008 -- the greatest concert I ever saw. It feels great to be alive.

[@UnknownPascal-sc2nk]

Where in 2008? I happened to land in Oslo and noticed machine gun cases at the airport. Inquired. One concert only that night. My friend and I arrived too late to purchase tickets but were admitted gratis. Awesome gift.

[@owengette8089]

11:20 a famous stormy passage in the piano literature- I’ve heard it countless times by dozens of pianists, but none with such impeccable clarity and such force.

[@audichunes]

This is the first time I picked up on this part as my favorite section that maybe specifically only this man can perform. Only heard a couple other performances. Makes me feel like the most possible amount of release of frustrations/anger/emotions in yet a most graceful way by way of the melody and specific pauses etc.

[@audichunes]

Particularly until 11:44 starts up. Then I think I like others' plays of that. The ending flurry of piano before the flute is just about as good as 11:21-11:43 though.

[@snailmusk9468]

@@audichunes I 100% agree. This was my first performance I got used to, and while I've grown fond of others since, nobody quite touches the perfect clarity, rubato, tempo, and power Bronfman applies here. His performance here of this specific passage is one of the most iconic musical moments of all time for me.

[@emilkats5225]

11:08-11:18 - No one but Bronfman

[@mangomerkel2005]

​@@audichunes I always listen to Bronfman's cadenza for 11:21-11:43. My favourite part.

[@saechel7702]

ついに先日、生でブロンフマンandウィーンフィルのラフマニノフpコン3番を聴けました。ずっとこの動画で憧れていたので期待外れだったらどうしよう…とちょっと心配でしたが、そんなバカな心配した自分が恥ずかしいです。 底なりするピアノ、信じられないほどのpp、3楽章通して体の震えが止まりませんでした。泣いてる観客もいました。

[@omiyaomiya6974]

👍️🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙇

[@user-xn5nl8wd6r]

めちゃくちゃ羨ましい...

[@ivanmills3398]

I have not heard a finer reading of this concerto - including Ms. Argerich whose performance is phenomonal and more feral than Mr. Bronfman. Mr. Bronfman does not leave the orchestra in the dust even though his tempi are quite fast. The ensemble between orchestra and piano, which is extraordinarily tricky in this work, is unequaled in all the recordings and performances I've heard. And this is LIVE! I had the privilege to turn pages for Mr. Bronfman in St. Paul MN when he and Hugh Wolf, then conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, performed Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" on 2 pianos. That was a nerve racking experience. Mr. Bronfman was most gracious and I got to see up close just what a phenomonal pianist and musician (musician first, then pianist) he is!

[@ivanmills3398]

That is a fine performance. Completely different sounding piano - much brighter and glassy but passionate mixed with academic. I still prefer Bronfman but enjoyed Mr. Andses performance very much! Will have a 2nd listen when I get 40 minutes to do so! Argerich is Feral, Ashekenazy, academic, Bronfman and Andses in between but Bronfman has a little more abandon in my opinion, which I like.

[@willoooooooob9]

***** ...I agree with Ivan. They are both great in their own right I prefer Bronfman also. Yuja Wang is another pianist that does a fine performance of this piece. She is also amazing and I love her technique. I think our opinions are personal preference to a great extent. Heck, they're all great or they wouldn't be performing with such professional orchestras.

[@alvinware]

meh, a little to fast for me. brillant, oh yes!

[@Piano2and3]

Stupendous music and pianist! You can't beat Yefim Bronfman, a breath-taking performance!!

[@wholzman2]

The ending sounds like a old movie as if to say, "I now have found happiness". Mr. Bronfman is brilliant .

[@GMihua]

without doubt one of the best performances in 21 century

[@IvanBunny]

Months later, I come back to this. He didn't wimp out on the Ossia Cadenza, he dominated it! This Rach 3 performance is perfection.

[@NikhilHoganShow]

0:28 I. Allegro ma non tanto 10:10 Ossia Cadenza 16:20 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 26:01 III. Finale: Alla breve

[@junz154]

The Nikhil Hogan Show z

[@apianoadventure]

thanks

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

Is the cadenza non-unique? Can it be changed from player to player?

[@FranciszekSt]

@@vijaykrishnan7797 There's also toccata cadenza. Ossia was written first, but Rach decided to compose toccata cadenza, because it suited his vision of the concerto better. Ossia was left "as an option", as Rach seen toccata to be more suitable for the concerto

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

@@FranciszekSt oh thats new information to me ,I always preferred Horowitz playing this piece and his cadenza seemed different.Seach up 1951 horowith rach 3 in youtube thats the best version in my opinion , actually this piece is my favourite piano concerto and I tried hard finding the perfect player and recording.

[@alexandergroot8367]

Umistakably the best performance nowadays of this concerto which was written as a challenge for pianists. Yefim has everything !! Technical skills, rubato and all very honest and genuine. He has the magic to give you goosebumps and only a handful of pianists have this amazing ability. For me this is "THE" interpretation of Rach 3

[@huninyanko]

ソリスト、オーケストラ、指揮者それぞれが完璧な仕事をしている。 お互いが全てを出し尽くして産まれた奇跡のような演奏！

[@roribielak1679]

I’ve watched this video a zillion times and have seen Bronfman play at several concerts, and he is the most brilliant pianist alive today.

[@min-ou4bl]

Who's here after Lim's performance? Both are incredible!!!

[@maumusa123]

Yes, both are good. But consider this: Bronfman was 54 yrs old( in 2012) and played this with a world-class orchestra and conductor while Yunchan played his Rach 3 at a competition. And Yunchan is only 18 yrs old.

[@amgx9670]

@@maumusa123 this concert was 2004 so he was 46

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

@@maumusa123 many famous world class pianists were also playing Rach 3 at that age for example malofeev and seong jin Cho. As crazy as it sounds, playing rach3 at age 18 isnt that rare anymore 😥

[@maumusa123]

@@Numberonesorabjifan Anyway I think Yunchan learned a lot from Bronfman. That's for sure.

[@ryanbonin1009]

Nothing against Lim. Love his playing. But this performance is far superior. Quite possibly the greatest live recording we have.

[@ootamanabu6254]

ウオ～～～！　オジサンたちの底力を豪快に見せ付けた演奏。みんなが絶叫も当然。 しかもＷＰＯの団員たちもブラボーと本当の拍手を入れてますね。 重量感のあるズッシリした演奏！

[@user-gn7lj7nq7k]

KZbinでみれるなんてまじで時代に感謝ー

[@goktugblack]

This is the very best Rach 3 interpretation ever. Both in terms of orchestra and soloist. The ossia cadenza is just pristine. Also whenever I like a pianist I go for his/her Rach 3. Every time it is ossia cadenza:)

[@Smilthy]

Ossia Cadenza for ever 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@chiragraju821]

The Ossia bears a stratospheric aura that can not be captured in words. With every passing note at the first, you are captivated by the urgency it encapsulates. Then, as the famous theme begins after the "golden rain" of offset notes down the keyboard, all pain in the world is represented by those few bars of music. The existential pain, and how it is inevitable and at the same time, beautiful. Finally, it contemplates and sings into a final crescendo- and is an epitome of the fact that you can make music out of pain.

[@brianramirez8255]

Still the best performance I've heard of this masterpiece.

[@truthinbottle99]

Yes!!!!

[@Luka_c123]

i think this will change your mind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPGkmawbMd0qqc

[@Populous3Tutorials]

true, and sorry to give you the bad news you're most likely not going to listen to a better one... thats both good and bad! :D

[@johne6081]

I have trouble picking one favorite, which is probably why I have about 10 Rach 3 CDs in my collection, including Valentina Lisitsa's.

[@chiragraju821]

The Ossia bears a stratospheric aura that can not be captured in words. With every passing note at the first, you are captivated by the urgency it encapsulates. Then, as the famous theme begins after the "golden rain" of offset notes down the keyboard, all pain in the world is represented by those few bars of music. The existential pain, and how it is inevitable and at the same time, beautiful. Finally, it contemplates and sings into a final crescendo- and is an epitome of the fact that you can make music out of pain.

[@mangomerkel2005]

This fabulous comment is one extra reason why I am learning the Ossia! I also love to write these detailed and emotional comments about Rachmaninoff's music, and you did it amazingly well!

[@jenniferw683]

Bronfman + Gergiev + Rachmaninoff=SUPERB

[@ukdavepianoman]

As someone who has battled through this concerto on a regular basis and knows every note I can say this is an extraordinary performance. Full of passion and contrasts. I particularly like that Bronfman doesn't dawdle in the slower passages - the notes speak for themselves - he keeps the momentum going but still in a very lyrical way. The chordal passage of the cadenza is perfect - strictly in time (more or less) which creates much more excitement. His technique is outstanding as is his understanding/feeling of how the music should be played.

[@creandoCOSASdiy]

This is the best performance i've ever heard of Rach 3. Control, precision, absolute domain of dynamics, perfect rythm. 10/10.

[@xxxander0203]

No matter how many times I watch this, I'm still overwhelmed by his remarkable performance. Best version indeed in my opinion.

[@wanderlustig8037]

my mother encouraged me to go with her to listen to a performance of this in Glasgow. it changed my life. Every time I hear this rendition I cry for her memory.

[@pablos5463]

I can't help but smile and be filled with happiness every time I hear the ending. a concert that generates many emotions in me, suddenly the sadness of life is nothing compared to the emotion that this concert generates in me. from its cadenza, that every time I listen to it my skin hurts, going through the adage full of mystery and loneliness until reaching the last movement with a glorious ending. Without a doubt, the bars of rach 3 are loaded with power in every note that is played. Thanks Rachmaninoff for giving us this!

[@user-ht4pn3gw4k]

うますぎる…なんだこの迫力は

[@Arsen9561]

Сила музыкального искусства. Её прелесть в том, что для неё нет государственных границ. А теперь представьте, что композитор данной музыкальной композиции "Сергей Рохманинов" смог отразить всё это на бумаге.

[@sebastianpicht5111]

By FAR the greatest performance of this piece.

[@seanjung2123]

Magnificent!! The best pianist of all for Rachmaninoff piano concerto 123. Now I cant hear other painist playing. This guy is so powerful, More accurate notes & so emotional !

[@b1i2l336]

This really IS the greatest performance of this I've ever heard, and I've heard many. I'm a professional pianist.

[@merciatreasurehunting6244]

Tempo is everything with this piece I find. It's spot on in this performance

[@luismigueltoromillan5195]

This interpreter's version is beautifully achieved, nice tempo, accents, volumes, dynamic. It all seems absurdly easy for him... Technically close to perfection and full of feeling that almost makes me cry. Yefim's ossia cadenza is the best among all other master pianists IMHO. Why this man is not more widely known? I wonder.

[@fritzwert6649]

He is... in Bavarian Broadcasting, you'll encounter him very often.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

I must TOTALLY agree with the superlatives being accorded Mr Bronfman. What can one say but that we witnessed greatness, from the beautiful humility of his simple statement of the opening theme, through the brilliant cadenza, the gorgeously played waltz of the 2nd movement, and fire of his 3rd movement. Speaking of the cadenza, his gorgeous pedaling allowed all the harmonic changer through, yet provided the overtones and colors to meld into a cascading torrent of sound. As someone aptly said earlier, he OWNS that cadenza. None ever better, for ME. His confidence inspires, and puts the listener at ease, knowing all will be as it should. Kudos MUST go to this wonderful conductor and orchestra, Maestro Gergiev and his toothpick. Has there ever been a more nuanced, emotional opening orchestral pages of the 2nd movement? I attended a performance the 3rd in Los Angeles decades ago, featuring Mr Bronfman and I believe if memory serves Zubin Mehta. A fine performance, but not nearly performed with the Authority, and total command of this performance. A grateful thank you to the presenter of this most incredible and VALUABLE testament to both pianist and conductor, and monument to the great Sergey Rachmaninov.

[@CMHudson85]

Robert Jason Robert Jason All so well said. He definitely OWNS that cadenza! :) I've listened to everyone I can find and overall I find this one to be superb in all the key moments which, in this piece, make one artist stand apart from the others.

[@marthajane6617]

+SpaghettiToaster You said recording, is there a dvd of that performance?

[@marthajane6617]

+Robert Jason I agree wholeheartedly, this was absolute perfection, just beautiful it nourishes the soul, Rach and Bronfman = perfection. Thank you for your description of this piece, it was written so beautifully but most importantly you typed it so a lay person like myself felt every word, thank you.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

+martha jane , that is so very gracious of you to say. I believe it was Carl Armnstrong, below who first made me aware of this particular KZbin performance. I had seen Bronfman perform this most wonderful concerto in Los Angeles MANY years go. This performance exceeds that one greatly.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

+SpaghettiToaster Thanks much for the recommend.

[@horobitch7599]

この演奏会に行けた人を、　心の底から羨ましく思うわ。

[@tomoyukisugano9129]

この曲のCD16枚持ってるけど、この演奏が一番と思われる。「人によって好みは違う」とかいう差ではない。いや、凄いねえええええ

[@pabloespinosa6289]

I have seen almost all versions of this concerto and I am pretty sure that this is the best.

[@tommeggle4386]

I always had Argerich as my favourite for the 3rd Rachmaninoff, but this is clearly the most powerful and moving performance .. .epic, timeless and magic

[@guilhermejjj4439]

I agree

[@HJKey]

Don't agree. Argerich is MUCH better. She's more sophisticated, clean and she creates an atmosphere that is not present in this "powerful" performance

[@makaan699]

@@HJKey She doesn´t play the ossia candenza though, which gives people a reason to listen to other recordings as well.

[@katyab92]

@@makaan699 I love the alternative cadenza. It's so powerful. It's a wonder more "pianists" don't play it...this man is my hero

[@samaritan29]

@@HJKey ARGERICH is overrated asf

[@user-hu5il4yw4i]

オケの人達がものすごく楽しそうに演奏してる。ブロンフマンの迫力と情緒あふれる演奏に感化されて、仕事を忘れて本当に音楽に没頭していたのではなかろうか。

[@omiyaomiya6974]

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[@omiyaomiya6974]

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[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

35:27 and this is heroic , able to give hope to any forgotten soul ....

[@Erge08]

Can't stop coming here, watching this awesome Performance! Still, years later, the best Rach 3 on KZbin! Superb orchestra - and... Bronfman, oh, he's both a machine and a genius!

[@nicolaimartin3803]

I think this might be the best interpretation of Rach 3 that I've heard to date

[@penguinlybra]

The most beautiful piano concerto. One of the best orchestra's ever. A great conductor. An incredible pianist who really attacks the music. This is the bomb!

[@vincentvillegas7773]

I remember as a kid I took piano lessons. I would ride my bike twice a week to my teachers house and paid one dollar for a one hour lesson. Being from Texas, I started to play football and slowly stopped going to lessons. I wish I could live life again and go back to the day I stopped learning to play the piano. Every time I hear this Piano Concerto I think of what life could have been.

[@swz1986]

One of the best piano concertos of all time. This is simply a master piece...

[@jenniferw683]

Bronfman is amazing~ The best Rach 3 I've heard~Great way to start the new year!

[@siyanomtshongwana4902]

I first heard parts of this concerto when I watched a film called 'Shine' back in the 90s I think I was 10. I fell in love. I'm 34 now and I still discover something new everytime I hear a different performance. I am absolutely blown away by this rendition. I will keep coming back to it for as long as it is available. How lucky are we that we get to listen to so many different versions of this monumental work, at will?

[@jon7547]

This is my favorite performance of Rachmaninov's 3. Yefim, you are the best.

[@pauljohnston3884]

Get a life, asshole.

[@patrickwhiting4831]

@@pauljohnston3884 I get you're a troll but why?

[@nassera]

@@pauljohnston3884 The paul troll says get a life. Got it. I bet you're beautiful.

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

Hmm I request you kindly to please listen to Horowitz's 1951 performance.

[@jesika7869]

I agree, I find I always pick Bronfman for Rach 3. Martha Argerich did a superb version, but to me Bronfman is most expressive of the contrasts of explosiveness and quiet in the piece. Even Horowitz did not compare, and Lugansky, who is a consummate Rachmaninoff artist, does not, either.

[@fangzhouwei6869]

This was the first time I cried for a piano piece!!! I didn’t know who he is when I listened to this piece performed by him. So I kept searching who he is, and when I found he is Yefim Bronfman, I couldn’t believe myself had already bought his concert ticket one month ago!! He is Yefim Bronfman! The first pianist to make me cry!!!!!!!

[@8moltovivace8]

How was the concert?

[@user-yk5lz9nt2o]

この曲を作ったラフマニノフも凄いと思うけど、それをここまで弾きあげるブロンフマンは何なのかっていう衝撃を覚える。 これ程の演奏を生で聴けた人が心底羨ましい。

[@CyrusDarius]

I never tire of listening to this version. Perfect soloist, perfect orchestra. An enormous BRAVO to all of you.

[@bloodySunday77]

It's a performance that's beyond amazing, both from Bronfman and the orchestra. I haven't heard any other version that the piece is given in such a tender and yet also almost violent, manic way, going from a soft whisper to a grand epic breakdown. Perfectly reflects the rapid ups and downs and the many different shades of the composer's character and intention in this piece.

[@micheldab5561]

The people in the audience have no idea at the time that they are witnessing a unicorn performance. The best there ever was, or will be.

[@alessandrot.9817]

THAT'S RIGHT I AGREE. AND NO OFFENSE BUT ONLY THE JAPANESE WOULD NOT SPRING UP FROM THEIR SEATS AT THE END OF THE LAST NOTE, TO CHEER UP FOR THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE EVER OF THE GREATEST PIANO CONCERTO OF ALL TIMES !!

[@micheldab5561]

I noticed that too. We may recall how the audience at the Met LEAP from their seats screaming and shouting after the legendary Mehta/Horowitz performance

[@alessandrot.9817]

@@micheldab5561 YEAH THAT LEAP BY THR AUDIENCE IN EXCITEMENT WAS LEGENDARY

[@spoonkitchenware]

@@alessandrot.9817 So, there's this button one your keyboard, it should be above the shift, below the tab, and to the left of A. You'll find a little green light on that button. Please press it.

[@micheldab5561]

@@spoonkitchenware lolol

[@gulnarami669]

Не могу понять, почему у Юнчана Лима за полтора года 13 млн. просмотров, а здесь за 11 лет 1,6 млн... Или я что-то не понимаю.. У Лима, конечно, филигранная техника. Но слушая это исполнение, всегда захватывает дух и слезы льются.. Какая-то здесь магия присутствует❤❤

[@BLUENOMADIC]

This performance is great, but music is just music and let's get rid of the prejudice. Do you understand?

[@gulnarami669]

Ok, agree..

[@user-limlover]

임윤찬은 한국 아이돌 느낌이라

[@user-limlover]

38:38 gooood……❤❤

[@ondinehd6889]

@@user-limlover "Korean idol?" What does that mean? Because Lim's performance was beautiful, very poetic and lyrical.

[@omaroabboud]

the final 5 minutes.... simply wow. he nails it.

[@bcing75]

I must have watched many dozens of performances of this concerto and this one is undoubtedly the best I've seen. Bronfman is phenomenal!

[@pauljohnston3884]

You've "watched?" This is music, friend. Shouldn't you be listening?

[@katyab92]

I know what you mean! This man has reawoken this concerto for me. I can't wait to learn it properly now, especially with the alternative cadenza 🤩

[@tigerhernia]

Yes. Bronfman is awesome, so is the Weiner Orchestra. This is a piece so easily led wild by the pianist for the orchestra to struggle to keep pace. I feel the two parties work great together, very wholesome, particularly at the end of the 3rd movement.

[@jcotoj]

You should listen to Kissin-Osawa version, for me it is the best.

[@Populous3Tutorials]

@@pauljohnston3884 in fact, this is a youtube video :)

[@Erge08]

It's really so good! Unbelievable accuracy, artistic interpretation, virtuositiy - and very deep and powerful at the same time! Thank you Mr. Rachmaninov, Mr. Bronfman, Mr. Gergiev and the VPO! As a Pianist, when you have finished your playing and the members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are shouting bravo - then you really know you have achieved the highest possible level!

[@Dost192]

After a few years , always listening to this piece and the differents interpretation from yefim bronfman.. I never got bored once ! He is definitely my favorite performer of this concerto ! Thanks for the share !

[@pauljohnston3884]

Fuckin' idiot.

[@spoonkitchenware]

@@pauljohnston3884 But why though? Why are you like this? Who hurt you?

[@jhyounyo]

This is surely one of the finest performances of this work.

[@MartinJacoby]

I think this I have found my favourite performer for this incredible piece. The way he traverses the enormous challenges this piece throws up is nothing short of extraordinary. There is no unnecessary bravura here, just sheer musical, technical and interpretational excellence. I have no higher praise to offer. There are many performances of this concerto on KZbin, and whilst it is a great achievement for anyone to be able to perform this piece with and orchestra, many of them, particularly the younger performers, lack maturity and depth, and instead opt for that overindulgent and misjudged rubato that often blights this type of piece. None of that here, just strap yourself in and enjoy the ride! Bravo

[@Prometeur]

The best performance AND recording I have seen and heard of this concerto so far.

[@juergenkaiser1199]

this keeps me speechless. The performance of Yefim Bronfman is absolutely magic and overwhelming. I am simply out of words.

[@spiritualatheist1]

Yefim Bronfman is planet-moving, super-humanly lyrical, stupendous - and cond. Valery Gergiev contributed mightily as did the sound men in creating a beautifully clear sound, every nuance perfectly placed and audible. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, playing at Suntory Concert Hall, Tokyo, November 21, 2004.

[@masayuki-bv7gq]

伝説のコンサートですね 最終楽章、最後の部分の推進感、オケとの一体感が凄い

[@omiyaomiya6974]

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[@musicforever1050]

One of the most touching performances ever listened to. Great musicians all together! Thank you for sharing.

[@Maxdewinter123]

Is this perhaps the greatest rendition of this masterpiece ever captured on tape?

[@katyab92]

Yes!!!🤩

[@0suckball0]

absolutely

[@folco9882]

There is an equally magnificent rendition by Maestro Bronfman and the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle at the Waldbuehne Berlin 2009

[@Maxdewinter123]

@@folco9882 thanks x the tip.

[@matthewdante2809]

I keep finding myself being drawn back to this performance. His interpretation and the cadenza are truly breathtaking.

[@Lochcie]

こんなに素晴らしい演奏を聴けるなんて、いまの時代に生きていてよかったと思います！

[@Arsen9561]

Это правильно 👍

[@SquealingGucciPiggy]

Best Rach 3 ever played! Bravo Yefim!

[@CrusaderSan]

Wow what an amazing pianist, I had never heard Mr. Bronfman before. Instant favorite. Such great control over the piano as well as expression!

[@mr.p5446]

There is no piece of music so sublime . Rach 3 is the apex of music .

[@Dylonely42]

Mahler

[@MaraSilvamaramaRama]

WIth no doubt, God descended to that Concert Hall when Yefim, Gergiev, each member of the Orchestra, and all of the components of that System (including the instruments and the audience) converged.

[@Julien5030]

I wonder how come there are so few comments of this absolute brilliant interpretation. Because... listening to this phenomenal performance and leaving without a word of some kind of gratitude and admiration is quite astonishing.

[@atom-san]

映画shineでこの曲を知りDヘルフゴット、アルゲリッチ、ホロビッツの演奏を CD、KZbinで聴いてきました。どれも素晴らしいけれど、この演奏が間違いなく最高と思います

[@mypolopony]

This is one of the best performances I've seen. Kudos!

[@julien-marcelonceuponatime3265]

Completly agree but once a day is essential for well-being !!! Bronfman is fabulous in rach and Wien with Gergiev and it's miraculous. A moment of happiness.

[@bronwynevans150]

Thank you to whoever posted this. It is magnificent.

[@davidmarcum9845]

Yefim, I have long since been a great admirer of your prowess at the piano. This performance was exceptionally spectacular! You were so in sync with the orchestra and it's great conductor! But what I loved perhaps even most about this video recording, is that the piano was always at the forefront so we could hear all of the marvelous meandering passages that are often covered up by the orchestra! Bravo Maestro! This was simply brilliant!

[@user-kt7mz5fh3v]

お見事な演奏ですね。素敵。。 大カデンツァをこんなにも情感豊かに弾かれる方を初めてみました。

[@jhonatangomez5445]

The best interpration for the piano concerto 3 Rachmaninoff, very good sound

[@FARthePianist]

Incredible ossia cadenza, flawless. Perfectly articulated and synchronized lyrical culmination on the second movement and majestic finale! Bravo!

[@allisoneldredge5432]

Fima, Your performance of this piece raises the hair on my head and touches me deeply! The last time I heard you play it was in NY about 20 years ago or perhaps more with the NY Phil. It was amazing then but 20 years later your interpretation and performance is even more amazing and deeper in emotional power. Thank you for sharing your soul and your magic with us!

[@lkrupp215]

Well I thought I’d heard it all but this, THIS is amazing.

[@academyofmusicdance]

This is a stunning performance. The greatness of this interpretation is rooted to the one done by E. Gilels. Bravo Maestro Bronfman!

[@user-lr1vq4md8s]

This is absolutely the best performance. It's geniously! Thank you!

[@Ts-Angel-MW]

終盤のとてつもなく早いテンポだけど、完璧にコントールされている。このスピードにオケを調和させた指揮者も素晴らしい。感動しました。このスピードのラフ3はなかなか見ない。