Igudesman and Joo Rachmaninov By Himself

From Igudesman & Joo's "A Little Nightmare Music" aired on TV2 & TV5's "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde" 2008.

[@plutokiss]

I'll never be able to listen to the 2nd movement again after this without imagining this.

[@lordsprouts]

Stumbled on to you guys after showing my kid the original "I Will Survive" for a school thing (odd, but not the point) and found your version. After listening to you guys' stuff for an hour I am a fan. Class, good clean humor, and incredible musicians in the same place is a rarity. Thank you Igudesman and Joo.

[@gemfreak23]

The camera found this so funny it only used 1 megapixel

[@Amarynthine]

the violin solo is actually superb

[@hautakleightontam771]

3:19 Oddly enough, Igudesman's sudden lapse actually made the ending that much funnier.

[@TBlev215]

Poor Rachmaninoff actually did go through depression for a few years...

[@angie.mci10]

how can joo play awesomely while acting while looking away.

[@timichiban]

AMAZING!!! Joo has a pretty awesome voice.

[@pianoelias120]

It's a section of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto that was used in the popular song "All By Myself".

[@helengiallombardo4077]

Very much the precursor to their recent “Breaking Rachmaninoff” effort! ❤️

[@HeidiSue60]

the song "all by myself" does use a rachmoninoff theme. I noticed that when I was about 14. This is a terrific way to present it! LOL

[@TheSman515]

This is the first time I've seen a violinist sing and play at the same time.

[@indietrailer]

He cries perfectly in c minor

[@user-su5ch2gm7l]

In E-major

[@Bearsus]

I was in tears along with Joo, for I was laughing really hard. Great vid, just like every I&J posted vid.

[@MonicaAmelia84]

You know.. you are awesome.. That song was my favorite when I m sad.. But now it become my favorite when I m happy.. Wondering when will you come to my country.... I like you guys..

[@johnp7084]

I laughed. Then I wept.

[@zezinhoilha20]

"Nobody loves me..." huahuahahauhuhaha They are THE BEST!!!

[@argerich68]

Wonderful musicians and big actors!!

[@jlkittyus]

Absolutely amazing. "Nobody loves me!!" XDD WE LOVE YOU JOO!

[@titicatfollies6615]

Damn! It's 2 am, and I can't stop watching them!

[@themilliondollarbaby]

they made some of the audiences cry! I didn't know if I shud cry or not...after that "nobody loves me"...it still sounded very realistic....

[@ysbytyr1]

Love watching and listening to you guys. You sure are at the top of your game XX

[@Ken2Kanzeon]

this is what you call 'seriously funny' literally. they're serious in their music, no doubt, and at the same time make people laugh :) i'm so glad they're coming to Malaysia~~~

[@Speedmusiceu]

i saw a lot of video, but i never be so happy to see 2 professionist like u play, and joke toghether, between the art and laugh. I never seen people playing classic music without get boring people, this is like a new dimension of music. Thank u guyz! Sorry for my bad english see u on the 1 of march at Rome!!!!!!

[@AustinGarrett777]

Song is Rachmaninoff: Pianoconcerto no.2 for anyone who was wondering.

[@derechte6086]

Which part

[@s02r]

+der echte 2nd movement

[@derechte6086]

+s02r thanks

[@quintijnvanheek8076]

How dare you call it a song!

[@richardgoh9192]

well we usually call it a piece, a song is to be sung

[@trp8155]

I love his 2nd concerto! :)

[@alithiya]

Hillarious performance!

[@gettingkilt]

@NoNaMeDIVISION It's second movement (Adagio Sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18. With words by Eric Carmen, who borrowed the tune in his 1975 power ballad "All By Myself"

Joo almost made me cry XD He has a great voice!

[@artophana]

Oh my God !! Crazy artists !! Love theeem !!!!

[@Hobott]

Fabulous talented!!

[@OldRabit]

What a fun video! Thank you for posting!

[@alainb702]

quand on maîtrise a ce point cet art qu est la musique ,ils peuvent vraiment tout se permettre!! grandiose et virtuose..

[@Derrymaine148]

i read all the comments of kodebar and JohnEBPiano as I was listening to igudesman and joo. Awesome

[@M1auuu]

I love these guys!

[@longskirtchick]

Man, that's how I feel at the end of the Adagio Sostenuto. That piece is so moving...

[@thekingontheviolin]

UTTER GENIUS

[@BiggyJimbo]

Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto in c minor. I have to admit, the ending of the second movement is one of the most beautiful ending's I have ever heard. I have played this piece and I must admit you get even more connected to the music when you play it.

[@LFZ15]

These guys are great, I don't know if I should laugh or cry but it was damn good either way.

[@menahem80]

Belissimo !!!

[@seetowqingyu]

My God! They are like real brothers & plays the instruments very well.

[@kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano Smiley faces, misuse of words, envisioning everything as personal, unable to withstand disagreement, bickering with a stranger on the internet... you really do embody the spirit of youth. Fly, fledgling, fly - for tomorrow is yours!

[@giggilamour]

Ill take you oh gorgeous one ! Please don't cry!

[@dpxmidisplaylol]

Hahaha brilliant performance! You guys RO0OCK

[@ZemirahRose]

Not only is your rendition inspired and hilarious...watching some of the carefully-self-composed "high-brows' in your audience as they attempt to not react - some of them unsure as to the appropriate social reaction that is called for in this moment - is every bit as hilarious as your performance. I hope someday to attend a concert with my children, who are comfortable with their own sense of humor. Any plans to come to California? This is classical music at it's very best!

[@igudesmanandjoo]

@JohnEBPiano We know, thats exactly what we thought - that evil Eric Carmen!

[@EsperanzaGalera]

WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUU

[@Tuck213]

@JohnEBPiano Might as well adress this to the both of you: I've never seen such an highly intellectual flamewar on the internet before. Didn't expect it to end in a peaceful manner either. I really enjoyed it!

[@cagliostro14]

semplicemente fantastico

[@hyebeeni_]

schön !!

[@oskr007kar]

thanks i'll find it rachmaninoff is so great!

[@ruffx_art7342]

Genuis

[@35m]

it's fom second part of Rachmaninov's second concerto of piano and orchestra

[@bassoon85]

sono dei geni. mille stelle per loro

[@Saveurbees]

I love how Igudesman is able to play his violin and echo Joo's words. We watched this clip in class and Every violinist and cellest was laughing. Violas were not. It's like violas have no sense of humor, either.

[@12345678943541]

Восприняла,как насмешку над прекрасной музыкой(((

[@a1l2e3x4s5o6]

Im glad that i wasnt the only one who knew that All by myself is basically a copy of rach 2

[@Joint145]

OMG! I LOVE YOU !!!

[@KikeCangrejo]

Rachmaninoff Carmen.... No sé mucho de música, Pero según mi experiencia aumenta en conjunto con mis años, recién entiendo muchas referencias de este par de genios musicales. Cada vez que los veo descubro cosas que en su tiempo había pasado por alto y siento como si los viera por primera vez.

[@Alvarordonez]

hahahaha......it's just great!!!...especially at the end ,-)

[@sporter800]

night of the proms was great

[@NULL_POTATO_EXCEPTION]

i like they're facial expressions

[@151292291]

I love you Joo :'(

[@sandrobakhuashvili]

What a voice he has :D:D:D

[@DanielCharry1025]

Ok this is fucking beautiful.

[@AnhvusGeekyEmporium]

you know it's really because "All by Myself" borrows very heavily from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto in C. Eric Carmen actually had to settle a deal with Rachmaninoff's estate because he thought it was in the public domain, but the estate still had some rights to it so it's not really a butchering but it's to show you how much is really an homage to composers

[@jbrowsingj]

That was beautiful and funny :P

[@Seleuce]

@ImmortalSpecies The piece in the beginning is an extract with different arrangement (violine) of the 2nd mov. of the piano concert no.2 by Rachmaninoff... So is the second part apparently... half ways! xD

[@Jmartphilly]

Forever alone. :'D

[@MisterAlbertoPiano]

@igudesmanandjoo Hell yeah I&J! You destroyed JohnEBPiano's words with your great sense of humor and your quick-witted words.Sorry for this commentary but I red your response to John and I can really tell you that you've got a great english sense of humor. Congratulations for all your work done and I hope that some day you'll come to Mallorca, Spain, and make a concert like that. Thank you Igudesman & Joo!!

[@shyeon5]

LMAO XD this made my day.

[@Pardaleira]

ROFLMAO!!!! Very good! Congrats!

[@Getwildeguys]

22 soul less people in the world! LOVING IT|!!

[@manzanero2008]

A different kinde of humour, very clever, did like it.

[@LimaPeruSouthAmerica]

This guy look like a SUMO player he pushes you to listen his cry.

[@pierre-louissaint378]

Piano Concerto N°2 :)

[@zuantuba]

thanks alot ...XD

[@joonakoivisto]

ROLFMAO! :D this arguement was youtube gold :)

[@Only4Russian]

lololollllll this is absolutely crazy!

[@xxh3llfir3xx]

lol when i first heard the 2nd movement of Rach 3, i immediately thought that it sounded kinda like "All By Myself" hahah

[@Saveurbees]

@Nikioko And the flames are taller. Lol, nice one!

[@igudesmanandjoo]

@JohnEBPiano We might also have to defend ourselves against the Zombie versions of Mr. Mozart, Mr. Beethoven, Mr. Brahms, Mr. Bach, Mr. Vivaldi, god the list is long! Alternatively they might actually be into it and go after people without a sense of humour...

[@thiagopianos]

Hey! People keeping talk about Joo's performance! I know that he is really a genius and his performance usually is brilliant, but Igudesman is also brilliant and he acts like a professional (must be one to not laugh)! Congratulations to both of you!

[@indietrailer]

forever alone song

[@jstb0b]

I sooo wish i had stuck with the piano (7 yrs of formal training). It's true, if you don't use it, you lose it.

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

foreveralone.jpg :'(

[@JasonDietmeyer]

I wonder how many people all of the sudden had supposed "allergies" or "something in their eye" when he started crying! lol Brilliant as always, and ironically....Rachamaninoff is all by himself right now too.

[@violinlova]

All by myself

[@mymd11]

@igudesmanandjoo are you guys still performing together? Cuz I know these shows were few years ago. If you are performing, why not do a show in las Vegas? I would love to see your show.

[@tango77777777]

Good

[@trez85]

@igudesmanandjoo when I played Rach concerto 2 2nd mov thats exactly what I thought .. they took "all by myself" from Rach 2!!!!!!

[@Ken2Kanzeon]

check the malaysian philharmonic website, it's on the 17th november :D

[@kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano What's that expression about opening your mouth and removing all doubt?

[@AngeloMarceloS]

Sei que muitos ficam extremamente irritados com adaptações, parodias etc... de peças clássicas, eu mesmo por muito tempo senti isso. Porém tenho observado que é desta forma que muitas pessoas tem seu primeiro contato com a verdadeira musica. Portanto o próprio Rach. não deve estar se sentindo incomodado com essa brincadeira. Graças a Deus hoje cada vez mais temos acesso a grandes interpretações de vários artistas sérios também. Aprendam a rir um pouco da vida!!!!

[@kodabar]

@JohnEBPiano What a fine education you've had.

[@wanimusician]

wonderful...hahahaha

[@DomIstKrieg]

@Omicronon All by myself by Eric Carmen. It was covered by Celine Dion too.

[@JohnEBPiano]

@igudesmanandjoo But Eric Carmen didn't play the actual piano part to the concerto! If Rachmaninoff comes back from the dead, he's coming for you, Mr. Joo. (Probably Igudesman also, just not as immediate. Pretty sure Zombies have a priority list seeing as how shuffling doesn't really get them anywhere fast.)

[@mitty9934]

I love You!!!!!! 0

[@kodabar]

Quite so and I take your point. I was rather using the term in the generic sense. Whilst not of the classical period, Rachmaninoff's music can probably be referred to as 'classical'. What other catch-all term can be applied?