Lugansky - Kreisler-Rachmaninoff, “Liebesleid” & “Liebesfreud”

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Kreisler-Rachmaninoff, “Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow)” (1921) & “Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy)” (1925)
Nikolai Lugansky, 2010
[0:00] “Liebesleid”
[4:32] “Liebesfreud”
““The arrangements of F. Kreisler's waltzes “Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow)" and "Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy)” were made by Rachmaninov in the 1920s (1921 and 1925, respectively), when there was a long break in his work due to his emigration. It was during this period that the composer turned to the genre of transcription, having transcribed his own romance "Marigolds" for the piano, Schubert's song "Wohin?" from the cycle "Die schöne Müllerin”, Prelude, Gavotte and Gigue from Partita in E major for solo violin by J. S. Bach, Scherzo from Mendelssohn's music to Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Minuet from Bizet's "L’Arlésienne", Hopak from Mussorgsky’s opera "Sorochinskaya Fair" and a number of other works.
Turning to the most popular pieces by Kreisler, Rachmaninov added to their melodic charm a brilliant virtuosic concert and an improvisational prelude. Since then, from Rachmaninoff’s “light hand”, these pieces have firmly taken their place in the pianistic repertoire.”
- Mariinsky program notes (translated), 2010

[@cristinawierzbicki4688]

Maestro Nicolai Lugansky!!!! Cada nota, acorde, arpegio, melodia, son ejecutados con maestria tecnica y una musicalidad, espiritual, magica y desbordante de sentimientos. !!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@hughlazarus7806]

Bravo Maestro! You are a living legend, the best in the wold!

[@guidoruiz7026]

Nikolai eres un músico e intérprete que toca con el alma. Es un placer escuchar tus timbres, tu expresión y decirte que todo cuanto cae en tus manos lo conviertes en magia y maestría. Quiero que sepas cuanto te admiro querido !!! Guido .-

[@restonnova6745]

Fantastic playing! The clarity and balance is outstanding!!

[@AntonioCasoriaComposer]

Lugansky, excellent performance!

[@catherineanstett126]

Merveilleux et enchanteur N. Lugansky. Profondeur, authenticité et simplicité.

[@brigitte8259]

Danke, ein großartiges Spiel, aber auch das Arrangement von Rachmaninoff ist wunderschön, sehr pianistisch ohne überladen zu sein.

[@michaeloleary1867]

Beautiful!

[@marinaguama2632]

Bravo!

[@baoluan1288]

Version intéressante, pleine de virtuosité! AMHA, le Liebesleid n'est pas aussi magique sans le violon.

[@user-ib2tr3lj2p]

Браво 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@alirezarezaei8215]

Did Lugansky perform this piece in his albums??

[@AnaPaula-np5rq]

😴♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👍

[@brigitte8259]

Leider erfahre ich nicht , in welchem Saal gespielt wurde. Weiss es jemand?

[@user-xs4ff6hj8g]

Это Большой зал Московской консерватории.

[@classicfan4683]

Souveräne Technik und einfühlsames Dispositionsvermögen des Pianisten retten diese Schmarren, diese 'Zirkus-Nummern', vor dem Vergessen...

[@Shana77]

I don't like his interpretation... Not soft enough according to me, I prefer Tiffany Poon on this piece

[@jacobhoover4393]

You should try the josh wrights performance too, highlights the middle lines beautifully

[@Shana77]

@@jacobhoover4393 yes why not!

[@Axel-gc8hp]

@@jacobhoover4393 I came here for liebesfreud so I was confused when you guys said that Tiffany and josh played it.

[@collinm.4652]

Honestly same, Lugansky usually kills rach, but then again this is a rach transcription of Kreisler. I feel a soft and delicate staccato but smooth flowing touch is needed to play it well. Poon nailed it.