Rachmaninoff/Volodos - Zdes' khorosho (How Nice It Is Here), Op. 21 No. 7

[@IvarsBezdechi]

ABSOLUTELY HAUNTING.... This arrangement stopped me in my tracks.... Major goosebumps.... The performance is etheral....

[@alb4428]

How can someone have disliked this video. His playing was flawless and emotional.

[@gameclips5734]

no such thing as flawless playing, come on

[@rancidblock5615]

@@gameclips5734 Every piece played correctly is flawless. The rest is subjective

[@gameclips5734]

@@rancidblock5615 right, and what does 'correctly' mean in the context of playing music?

[@rancidblock5615]

@@gameclips5734 Playing it as it was written. Each note at the right time

[@gameclips5734]

@@rancidblock5615 right, so completely subjective given the nuances of dynamics, phrasing and articulation. Unless you just mean hitting the right notes at the right time which is not what music is.

[@grantsmythe8625]

Very, very nice. Yes indeed, "There are a lot of satisfying pianistic effects in this piece." Thank you.

[@Zurvan101]

The Volodos arrangement is by far the best version this beautiful piece. Thank you for playing it so well.

[@martonandorka]

No it is not. It is very clever, creative, and virtuoso, but it doesn't fit the mood at all. "How nice it is her" is supposed to be a lyrical calm piece, wherease this is an over complicated re-harmonization. Less is more.... For the most perfect version, check out Anna Netrebko with an orchestra.

[@JustinBirdMusic]

This is so impressive for an electric piano, I love the bloom of each note in this vst!

[@prototypemusic]

actually this Novus has a real acoustic grand action

[@Highlander1432]

​@@prototypemusic Do you mind explaining a bit more into the Novus realistic action ?

[@gregde3176]

That is just beautiful.

[@coolenmike]

A beautiful performance, and another example of how much hybrid pianos can create concert grand sounds at 1/10th the price. Thank you for sharing.

[@לודמילהיריומין]

Какие руки,какая версия красивая.Звук какой.Шикарно

[@Highlander1432]

Learning this piece currently Thank you for this tremendous performance!

[@lamonovdm]

such a breathtaking performance !!

[@Xanadu2025]

Nice additions to the score!

[@Marl3n3bb180]

What a beautiful interpretation, nice sound. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeremyngpiano]

Very colourful. Beautiful.

[@biphazeic8275]

Beautiful song. Beautiful piano. Beautiful pants.

[@Scharzkaempfer]

man i love your playing. You really are an inspiration

[@michaelkennis6097]

Can't argue with that CFX tone!

[@michaelkennis6097]

All I can say is WOW...I am speechless!

[@ossia_keys]

Lush, intimate...terrific.

[@EricLeePiano]

Wow, I'm so happy you played this piece! Great job. Arcadi Volodos' transcriptions of Rachmaninoff songs are perfect. I would love to hear you play his Cello Sonata 3rd Movement Andante transcription, or his Melodiya Op. 21 No. 9!

[@rach3master]

Eric Lee Piano I've been casually working on the Cello transcription, but it's pretty intimidating 😨 I'll have to be at the top of my game to do it justice.

[@PinaCoco]

Such a beautiful performance!

[@Alessandro_da_Rimini]

Finally someone playing classical music on a digital piano :)

[@ab76254]

This was great! Really captures the mood :)

[@lexikum]

Спасибо! Thank you!

[@simonmatusek7006]

i fw this heavy

[@ILovePianoForever]

Fantastic!

[@yesplease6928]

Bravissimo!! Grazie!! 👏👏👏

[@namakudamono]

Beautiful.

[@dragonuitysk3640]

I dropped a like so I can go to sleep and watch it tomorrow.

[@Briang1108]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance. You played it exquisitely. I love these Volodos transcriptions. I have his piano solo transcription of the Andante from the Cello Sonata in G minor. Absolutely amazing, but it's going to take me a long time to master. Also, have his Melodie and Morning transcriptions.

[@rach3master]

I was aware of the Andante but hadn't heard of Morning. Very soothing. Thanks for the intro!

[@MetaView7]

Love it

[@maxilopez2029]

Very nice

[@nathanandrew2719]

Wow this is so beautiful ❤

[@bernhardt8410]

I have no words, this was absolutely beautiful, congratulations. Are you selling the score or do you know where can I find it??

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I'd be interested to hear your preference with regard to the Novus 10 vs the N1X as I see you use both although I do appreciate this is not a review channel. Beautiful playing.

[@oluapingo]

Beautifully played. Where can we find the score?

[@wmft6059]

Да, здесь хорошо)

[@Emioteroalonso]

Brutal

[@marklooneypianomusic1195]

Wonderful playing and arrangement. Do you have sheet music for it?

[@voop00p]

Getting Final Fantasy vibes with this one

[@andreasd.5649]

Großartig :-)

[@100patates7]

Great ! New sub here :) Might you make a video of playing Rachmaninov Prelude in C sharp minor (op3 n°2) ? Would like to hear you on that !

[@jonathanwong7107]

Do you happen to play it by ear or do you have a music sheet for it? I've seen another link in the comments, but it does not match your playing. You're an amazing pianist. Thank you for inspiring us !

[@rach3master]

I had this professionally transcribed by My Sheet Music Transcriptions.

[@kristijanvuckovic1999]

@@rach3master can you send me on mail??

[@joseprieto2811]

Really great! In my opinion, yours are the best pieces played using Garritan CFX, no doubt. I have a question about your settings: how affects the sound to turn "Stereo Width" to right entirely, as you do?

[@rach3master]

Thanks! Copied from the manual: The Close and Ambient controls are each equipped with a Mute button, so you can hear your mix with only one set of mics, and a Stereo Width knob to control how the much the sound is split up into the left and right channels. When Stereo Width turned all the way up, you're getting the full stereo spread captured by the original microphone configurations. Turn it down to reduce the spread, and turn it all the way down to produce a mono sound, where both the left and right speakers carry the same information.

[@joseprieto2811]

@@rach3master Thanks! That 's prrobably the reason my settings for classic music on CFX did not sound as gorgeous as yours. I had these knobs just centered. I' ll try, thank you

[@lukasfluck9817]

Hi rach3master Congratulations on this exceptional interpretation and performance! I‘m struggeling to find this exact arrangement on sheet music. There are many versions around but no one seems to match with yours... Can you give me a hint? Thanks a lot!

[@vldostr3424]

Yes exactly... where is the score to this?????

[@lukasfluck9817]

Vld Ostr Check out this kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn3IgqSaoaZpjZI. This is where I finally found and bought the sheet music. It matches very well with the version played here!

[@cmm4545]

You play beautifully. I've watched all your videos and wonder if you might give your opinion of the Novus NV10 vs. AvantGrand N1X? The NV10 sounds ethereal to me which works on pieces like this. I love the look and features. I need to downsize from a Steinway M and I'm seriously considering both and would value any comments you might have. Thanks again for the beautiful music.

[@rach3master]

The default sounds of NV10 and N1 are not the same as the ones I use for the videos. I'm using a piano VST library software called Garritan CFX, which is the actual audio you are hearing. Because of this, only the piano's action is important, and the NV10's action is better.

[@Scharzkaempfer]

Can you play "To Zanarkand" from Final Fantasy X ? i love this piece

[@alexloveday6430]

Do you have the sheet music for this?

[@starwaves1993]

Would you happen to have your recording of this piece via midi? I would love to hear this being played on my N3X just to for listening pleasure.

[@rach3master]

Sorry I do not.

[@RandoPassingBy]

Well, you can use yt to mp3 converter online to first convert this video into mp3, then convert it from mp3 to MIDI XDD

[@mirceachiriac3610]

Wonderful sound! Does the sound come out of the speakers or did you transfer the MIDI file from the Nv10 to the computer and had it put into the Garritan CFX?

[@rach3master]

Thanks! The file is recorded as MIDI and rendered through Garritan later.

[@KuroiPK]

That’s a Kawai Novus, or am I wrong? I’m currently in the process of buying a new piano, are you satisfied? Also great performance.

[@rach3master]

Ya, it's great.

[@KuroiPK]

rach3master thank you for answering

[@_trismegistus]

@@rach3master How does it sound acoustically?

[@Xanadu2025]

What kind of piano and how much does it cost?

[@TrevorWicklund]

Awesome performance. Any idea when your next NieR:Automata Piano Collections cover will be? Unfortunately it looks like they won’t release the sheet music

[@rach3master]

I'm working on 4 or 5 of them at the same time so it could still be a while.

[@TrevorWicklund]

rach3master Ah okay. Take your time ;)

[@DarkChain26]

Beautiful! How long did it take you to master this piece?

[@rach3master]

ParkerRrRr Maybe 2 weeks? This piece was very tricky to get into my muscle memory.

[@vldostr3424]

do you have an exact score of the version you have played here? thanks

[@cmm4545]

You mentioned that the sounds are from Garritan CFX. Can you provide the details of your system? I tried using a gaming laptop with Ivory and found that the shortest micro-delay setting was still obvious to me.

[@rach3master]

forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2830512/share-your-digital-piano-recording-setups.html

[@Assassunn]

Hey! May I ask you why did you change your piano from the AvantGrand to the Novus please? I'm really interested into these hybrids. Is it because of the damper mechanism lacking in Yamaha ? Thank you!

[@rach3master]

I just think the piano action is a little better on the Novus.

[@Assassunn]

@@rach3master Thanks for the feedback, from what I know the touch is lighter on the Yamaha action than on the Kawai one. Kawai action is probably also more realistic with the weight of the dampers

[@Assassunn]

​@@rach3master Okay, I have a good opportunity, I think I've made my choice for the Novus 😍 there are a lot of known issues about this piano but it apparently was from the first builds (in 2018), I see you have acquired yours this year, and I can get a 9 months yo Nv10. Please, did you had some issues with it ? Particularly with the speakers and the software ? Thank you for your precious help !

[@france4me117]

This is absolutely beautiful ... I will soon be on the market to either purchase either, the Yamaha AvantGrand N1x or the N3x, however hearing the Kawai Novus Nv-10 I seem to have another competitor to venture. I am currently studying Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux Op.33 and Camille Saint-Saens Piano Études Op. 55 & 111. I am very new to such technologies such as hybrid piano's of this caliber and currently have the Yamaha C3X Grand Piano however, I'll be moving to the smaller place where I will need to use headphones in order to study without annoying others. Which of these will best do the job and as I am a Mac person, is it easy to use Garritan CFX please? Thank you kindly and I absolutely enjoy your playing and sharp recordings :)

[@rach3master]

If space is a serious concern, you'll want to pick the N1X or the Novus, which are about the same size. The N3X is as big as an actual grand. I prefer the Novus purely for the action, but it's up to you. I don't have a Mac, but I believe Garritan CFX is compatible.

[@koons1900]

New piano？Do you like kawai or yamaha？

[@rach3master]

I like this particular Kawai piano better.

[@koons1900]

Why don’t you use traditional piano playing？

[@Yamkola]

Very nice! I use a VPC-1 in combination with Garitan CFX and I’m constantly searching for improvements of the sound. Yours is so natural. Is it possible to share the settings of Garritan?

[@alexanderdederer8250]

Check description carefully. You will link to how to setup VST for the same sounding ::

[@seyung_mono8161]

Give me a like!