Lugansky . Maisky . Rachlin - Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 2 - complete

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Trio élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9 (1893, 1907, 1917)
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Mischa Maisky, cello
Julian Rachlin, violin
2008 Verbier Festival
I.
[0:00] Exp. - Theme 1 (Moderato - Allegro vivace)
[4:14] Exp. - Theme 2 (Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Allegro moderato)
[6:57] Dev. (Presto - Allegro molto - Andante)
[11:49] Recap. - Theme 1 (Moderato)
[16:07] Recap. - Theme 2 (Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Allegro moderato)
II. Quasi variazione
[19:30] Andante
[21:02] Allegro
[23:04] Lento (Piano Solo)
[24:45] Allegro scherzando
[26:05] Moderato
[28:16] L’istesso tempo
[30:58] Allegro vivace
[31:56] Andante
[34:32] Moderato
[36:58] Tempo I
III.
[37:50] Allegro risoluto -Allegro molto - Tempo rubato - Moderato
[42:22] Moderato (Mvt 1 theme reprise)
“There seems to be an unwritten rule for Russian composers that the piano trio is a vehicle especially suited for tributes or memorials. Tchaikovsky, who is memorialized in this Rachmaninoff work, wrote his own Piano Trio as a tribute to the late Nikolai Rubinstein; Anton Arensky wrote his Trio No. 1 in memory of cellist Karl Davidov, and Shostakovich evoked chilling images of the Soviet death camps in his Trio No. 2, which is dedicated specifically to his friend Ivan Sollertinsky.
This Trio is early music from Rachmaninoff (composed in his 20th year), but his signature style is already in evidence. His most famous shorter work, the Prelude in C-sharp minor, had been composed in 1892. He had completed his opera Aleko and his symphonic poem The Rock had been praised by Tchaikovsky, who expressed his interest in conducting it. Rachmaninoff himself was conducting Aleko in Kiev and missed the premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony in October 1893; just a few days later, the great Russian composer was dead.
Along with all of the musical world, Rachmaninoff was shocked and saddened by Tchaikovsky’s death at age 53. Modeling his Elegiac Trio No. 2 on the three-movement structure of Tchaikovsky’s Trio, he opened the work with a Moderato section that returns much later to close the final movement. The composer, already acknowledged as a virtuoso pianist, wrote a demanding piano part for himself, including an extended cadenza-like passage. The second movement, again, as in Tchaikovsky’s Trio, is a set of variations, using a somber theme from The Rock, the work Tchaikovsky was to have conducted.”
- Dennis Bade, Los Angeles Philharmonic

[@robertcohn8858]

One of the richest, saddest, most beautiful trios in the repertoire. Superbly performed. Thank you.

[@user-wd8sh8cw5l]

А вы почему нашу музыку слушаете вам же запретили?

[@jssimli]

I can't find words to describe this whole work. Maybe transcendental, magnificent, incredible...

[@scruffysean3640]

As a cellist who's played this, I wholeheartedly agree. Words can't express the depths of beauty in this piece.

[@yogajaima3915]

7:42 very moving, and as always a lovely interpretation by Lugansky...

[@nikolai5012]

my favourite part!

[@joellepodwysocki9558]

Magnifique trio, bravo, merci Messieurs Lugansky, Maisky, Rachlin.🖤

[@Irenam_art_yn]

My favourite chamber music piece ♥️ Absolutely outstanding performance 👏🏻 So deep cello sound, clear and soft violin, piano part, as always - perfect Nikolai Lugansky👌 I was waiting for whole Trio performed by this amazing musicians! Thank you so much for sharing! ♥️

[@user-lv7np8fk7f]

This is my second time listening to this. I discovered this from searching for a no 3 tutorial for piano lol. This is so intense. So much going on here. Hidden gem.

[@user-zc9lw1dc1p]

I can't describe how much feelings this music evokes.

[@zonanyong]

1mov 0:06 / 2nd episode 4:15 2mov 19:30 theme start var.1 21:02 var.2 23:05 var.3 24:47 var.4 26:07 var.5 28:18 var.6 30:59 coda 32:00 3mov. 37:52 1mov melody - to the end 44:18

[@andrewmiles3378]

Absolutely magnificent, a real masterpiece, and stunningly performed here. Apparently written when Rachmaninov heard of the death of Tchaikovsky.

[@-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805]

this recording is so epic! Lugansky and Mischa Maisky! my godness!!!

[@nathalieroger6307]

Rachlin is great too! 🙂 If you are not convinced of his talent, you might perhaps listen to his cadenza, in Shostakovich's violin concerto n°1(it starts at minute 29), with Orchestre national de France...

[@-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805]

@@nathalieroger6307 oh it's not that i'm not convinced of his talent, i think he was brilliant as well!😄 I just didn't mention him in my comment because i'm a big admirer of particulary Lugansky and Maisky, and i didn't know that they played together, so I didn't mean to menospreciate Rachlin!

[@garriemcneill6021]

Impressive cello vibrato! Gorgeous playing 🙌🙌👏

[@saracloud1894]

I am delighted to discover this! Such a treat, a hidden gem as someone commented--both the piece and the performance!

[@seth1047]

By far my favourite recording of this

[@galajackdaw4699]

Lighthouse-Lugansky..Fakir- Maicky..Angel-Rachlin.. Интересное кино получается - под названием Рахманиана 21 века. Великолепная интерпретация и как созвучит с нашим бурным временем! Спасибо.

[@fabuloushong517]

~스키로 끝나는대가들이 한자리에 모여서 라흐마니노프를 연주하면 벌어지는일.. Amazing touching

[@marcellpethomusic]

Wonderful performance, my favorite is Kogan/Luzanov/Svetlanov, i didnt find a performance as dark as that for 3 years but maybe I'll change despite Rachlin's three bar skip at one of the most beautiful modulation at 17:56, but the whole performance pay it, i think 😃.

[@nikolai5012]

Did he not play three bars?

[@marcellpethomusic]

@@nikolai5012 Yes

[@pablos5463]

Los primeros compaces de esta obra describen mi vida en éste momento, y tal vez siempre...

[@nikolai5012]

7:44 one of the most gorgeous moments in all of music

[@scruffysean3640]

11:54 - in the strings, the muffled weeping at a funeral.

[@pablos5463]

Que gran comparación, sin duda las cuerdas reprecentan un momento oscuro, sin otra motivación más que la de expresar una triste y profunda agonía!

[@arvaborelius7269]

I showed this piece years ago to someone who was yet to hurt me immeasurably. That terrible person made an analysis that is still with me to this day. He said that the recapitulation is like watching your own funeral from afar.

[@scruffysean3640]

@@arvaborelius7269 I'm sorry you were hurt by that person. At least we have music to find solace in, if all else fails.

[@jdmanagementgroupinc5830]

Thank you Dennis for sharing these details.

[@pianistegolfeur]

L'un des plus beaux trios de la fin du romantimse : naturellement c'est Rachmaninov qui le signe !

[@madeline6799]

I got no words to describe 😢

[@aeolianartists]

Just beautiful, beautiful composition and exceptional chamber music playing.

[@luiscolombo7311]

Fantastic !!!

[@peterbroekhuizen]

Topmusici spelen topmuziek en worden daarbij miserabel in beeld gebracht!

[@euladuarteferrer134]

Wonderful

[@republiccooper]

Sensitive.

[@milandujardin]

Very sensitive😏❤️

[@steventung5138]

Did lugansky play on any Medtner sonata?

[@layna8924]

THIS WAS QUITE ENTERTAINING...BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, JULIAN & MISCHA, THERE WAS THIS ALMOST COMEDIC BANTER GOING ON, WHILE NIKOLAI WAS OFF IN HIS USUAL ENVELOPEMENT OF RAPTURE DURING PERFORMANCE, OBLIVIOUS TO THE ANTICS, I MUST SAY, OF THE VIOLINIST & CELLIST SEATED NEXT TO HIM...;)

[@user-yv2ck8yj7u]

Судно, очень. 🕊🙏👏

[@user-yv2ck8yj7u]

Чудно.

[@danielagreda1974]

Rachlin’s yawn at 23:10 … is it an interpretive comment? 🤣

[@milandujardin]

23:12* quick maths

[@emilywilson7308]

Probably exhausted from practicing!

[@sellogu]

18:10

[@milandujardin]

What about it??

[@sellogu]

Nothing, I just use the comments to mark up my favorite places

[@emilywilson7308]

@@sellogu 🤣

[@kaiiida4661]

Wouldn't mind some more vibrato

[@kelownapianoconsult5354]

Check out also, as always, the Borodin Trio's version. Russians playing Rachmaninoff is as good as it gets.

[@svrfan]

wonderful performance but sometimes lousy camera work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ_JdH2ufdhli8U: Lugansky plays his heart out but we see Maisky waiting for the cadence to finish

[@emilywilson7308]

I resent the commercial interruptions!

[@samtrippcello]

DEEEAAATH

[@pianistegolfeur]

Dommage, mais l'image est bien loin d'être nette... D'autant plus regrettable avec de tels interprètes !

[@user-go8yl3nu9d]

🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷👍🙂🙏🙏🙏

[@d.s.2380]

Stunning, but parody (on the highest marketing level :)

[@armpiano]

The first bars were wonderful until the cello entered with such an exacerbating vibrato. Such a pity...