Rachmaninoff - Élégie in E-flat Minor, Op. 3 No. 1

[@rach3master]

New recording on Steinway D: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3S3nIeAqNGDmcUsi=X-UubmEU-IlWX8GV

[@DragosDomnara]

3:47 is so delicately played

[@jonoconnor6160]

Next level performance

[@rotarygomasters452]

Stellar performance. This is better than anything I have ever heard from even the top pianists.

[@pkrent3461]

This channel is a gem

[@Hephasto]

Everything is similar, what’s the difference

[@hithere-ls7cp]

@@Hephasto As you hear a lot of classical music, you begin to find difference in tempo, phrasing and dynamics. Its like when you eat the same dish but everytime its made with different spices.

[@TiszaborkutCsendes]

I've been searching for so long the perfect version -so desperately, cause so many pianist simply can't feel what Rahmaninov wanted to say.. But now, I think, I found the perfect version. I'm so happy! Thank you so much! Greetings and best wishes from Hungary!

[@DaniDani-69]

Virginia Benini too ❤

[@negan556]

Lugansky and Tropp для тебя шутка?

[@uwuwuwu525]

@@negan556relax home boy we all know lugansky recorded rachmaninov albums with rachmaninov's piano but damn this performance is stellar

[@JM-ob6vj]

You must listen Lugansky

[@uwuwuwu525]

@@JM-ob6vj i did its amazing but for my taste this one is spot on

[@declanlynch7102]

What a marvellous performance! I could feel your passion. Rachmaninoff would be proud :)

[@nahiku8521]

Your phrasing is so GOOD bro Amazing sound

[@220Beethoven]

This performance is the measure by which we judge perfection. Flawless interpretation.

[@Thigwal]

I must say, this is just the most beautiful performance! Kawai must be thrilled with this. I actually like it as must as a Steinway

[@constantinetabs]

Your pianissimo is to die for, touched me so much. Marvellous performance. 👏

[@mikolajochocki2810]

I've already commented on this video 11 months ago but I have to comment again... this is definitely the most beautiful piano piece I've ever heard. And I don't just mean rachmaninoff's composition... this rendition is just sublime in every way.

[@Mathijsvanwijk]

This very well played! I'm learning this piece at the moment. The large arpeggios are hard to play and get into memory. The 2nd part I haven't even come to :) but I will get there one day

[@jameslouw5955]

I can listen to this piece over and over again when Camel play this ,sooo special.Thank you.

[@teknox3454]

This is an expression of Russian Soul. Complicated, Simple, Vivid, Peaceful, Powerful!

[@nathanielwoodbury2692]

FINALLY A NEW UPLOAD!!! I’m a huge fan of your work and channel in general. You upload the most incredible interpretations in the highest quality

[@jeremyngpiano]

Agreed 100%.

[@mjusufatur]

True!

[@pkrent3461]

Yeah I now recognize his sound quality and technique

[@ThePianiszt]

Wonderful. I love it. Preparing this for the concert.

[@jeremyngpiano]

Beautiful performance as usual. Have loved this piece since the first time I heard it many years ago. Sounds so tragic and depressing. Have also learnt it at one point and found the section at 2:17 particularly challenging keeping the right hand soft while playing those parallel intervals.

[@julianereinheimer1999]

Incredible beautiful performance

[@re4ltalk_arts794]

4:09 such a beautiful voicing...

[@violainecouture383]

emotions flow very well here in their right timing as well as the build up, technique is excellent! Wonderful interpretation...

[@KelvinDominick-p9m]

Beautiful.

[@jg9227]

I've been listening to a few performances of this on KZbin and this is so far the best!!

[@genesis4200]

an incredible performance by an incredible pianist!! Very strong emotions in this one.. Hope you post more when you get the Steinway 😁😁 My teacher has a model D which he gives the lessons on and it is truly a magnificent experience every time

[@suigyouza-lz5gw]

I'd thought this piece was a work Rach was old, but recently I've just knew this was made he was 21 years old !! Oh !! It's incredible !!

[@TheQuietPianoTeacher]

Thankyou! Beautiful.

[@eidyapal]

An exquisite performance and interpretation. And your anonymity tantalizes the viewers all the more!

[@ivanfrangugic8355]

one on the best on youtube!

[@WorstSanta]

I’m coming back to this video of you over and over again, thank you so much! Thrilling…

[@pkrent3461]

This is beyond perfect. Sublime, you are truly a Rachmaninoff master.

[@wouter635]

This piece can take you to another world

[@martin.gloves]

Exquisite interpretation!

[@cryingxdevil9480]

amazing

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Again, great job. Only one mistake in the whole piece. And it’s laudatory that you roll your left hand over all the arpeggios rather that using your right hand as the rest of us do. I also appreciate your articulation in the final run of parallel thirds at the very end. Dramatic!!

[@ozankarakoc9574]

Perfect

[@raphauleta8713]

C'est incroyablement beau...et incroyablement bien joué....

[@alexdeckerdk]

Your playing is fabulous and let me also say, what a marvellous sound that piano has! Took me by surprise to hear tone like that out of a digital piano.

[@ThierryChazarin]

Brillant, exquis !

[@davidebianco719]

i think i’d listen to your recording rather than listening to rach himself playing this.

[@megalomaniacko1]

If you have recorded all Rach's opus I'd buy the collection for sure. Outstanding work.

[@korayus]

I miss you. Great as always.

[@scdobserver835]

Love the articulation. Well done!

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Great bass response from your piano and microphone both.

[@Michel-van-Putten]

Excellent!

[@garypotter1985]

I’m your 1,000th like. What an awesome performance. I’m currently learning this opus and it’s a great set of pieces

[@uwuwuwu525]

seriously your performance is better than the one i heard from yuja wang , and that is insane in my point of view , you are so clean it's insane❤❤ bravo

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

And tuning is absolutely perfect. Again, can’t believe it’s a kawai.

[@snowbodanny1849]

Beautifully done! Love this recording and thank you for the closeup and camera angle. I have been slowly learning this piece, challenged by small hands. I managed. (Only one physically impossible spot).

[@marianhreads]

This is an incredible recording. ❤️ I also just read your bio and feeling really inspired. I studied classical music throughout childhood and my teen years. Haven't touched it really in the last 10 years. But I always wanted to get good at piano. Maybe there is still time...

[@R.Williams]

Absolutely there's time - go for it! I regrettably had decades where I didn't play. Started up again at 51 and am enjoying myself immensely. I'll never be as good as this person but I do ok for myself and a group on Facebook I joined. It's never too late to learn, especially since you have the background already.

[@eddiehuss5707]

Beautifully played. Congratulations!

[@nicholashaniotis3508]

Bravo, captured the soul of the piece wonderfully. I liked the flick off the final note hehe.. like you knew that was the one :)

[@kenelliott8944]

Incredible!!

[@SalomonGuinchard]

Excellent, bravo!!! I love how the middle voice stands out at ~4':10''

[@zi1024]

1 hour of standing ovation!

[@Ivan_1791]

Really beautiful performance. 😄

[@uzaysametaydin]

Such a great technique 🎉

[@MagoFaz71]

Complimenti per l'esecuzione!

[@kunoyo4112]

この曲を待っていました！ありがとう😊

[@ВеталАвак]

Здорово!

[@doremifadi]

No words … just ❤❤❤

[@violainecouture383]

Who is the fabulous pianist? Please uncover his/her identity...

[@cosmothorpe2506]

Very nice! Such an interesting piece.

[@sergefimov]

Прекрасно, ты молодец!

[@travis9031]

Amazing!

[@Alexander-iq7sr]

Nice

[@nikt7883]

Very good performance! I am curious to see the Steinway in the future 😊

[@JkyLi]

I am afraid that the sound recording set up for the steinway would take a lot of effort to reach a similar level of the current kawai digital output.

[@georgetaslev7398]

Wonderful, touching performance. Beautiful piano sound too. P.S. Will you try recording using Tomas Young temperament or Valotti for example

[@romainborkowski2649]

❤

[@virtualpoboy]

What MAGIC she produces EVERYTIME she performs. My breath goes from gasping as such expressions and techniques of the fingers to breath held as passages are expressed as etherial expression of thought transference . This is unbridled talent is of one who knows her musical heart and can transfer it from mind to finger.....BRAVA........BRAVA...! And Thank You!

[@genesis4200]

pretty sure it‘s a he

[@louis9552]

@@genesis4200 yeah i think so

[@virtualpoboy]

Past vids show her, hands and arms are feminine....but talent is the shining reason we are all here not an observation of the gender of the artist.

[@Keystuddio]

💛💙

[@RichardYangPiano]

I did listen to your latest recording on the Steinway. Quite honestly, I don’t know how any reasonably-priced equipment can generate the same gorgeous sound from Garritan CFX VST. I tried so hard to remember that feeling when I had access to a D-274. Instead, on the N1X it feels like I no longer know how to play repeated notes. Haha.

[@rach3master]

I think half of the magic comes from post-production work, which I'm starting to see is no easy feat.

[@rach3master]

I am trying to get away from Garritan because I've never liked the brighter Yamaha sound, even though it is well-sampled.

[@mikolajochocki2810]

Top concert pianists are far from this interpretation. Incredible

[@TiszaborkutCsendes]

Totally agree!

[@uzaysametaydin]

whoaa

[@Sean-vk1cy]

Great performance! And the VST sounds incredible - are you able to practice live using the Garritan CFX? I'm in the market for digital pianos right now but not a huge fan of the sound on many of them, so I'm trying to figure out if live practice with a VST will feasible or if the latency will be too high.

[@rach3master]

@@Sean-vk1cy Thanks. I do practice live. Latency shouldn’t be an issue if you have a good audio interface and a decent modern computer.

[@isabelluk3801]

I am planning to buy Kawai Hybrid piano after watching your performance

[@ИванБушин-з4й]

Вот интересно: Какой максимальный интервал вы можете взять - 9, 10 или 11?

[@ricardoromeromartinez8656]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tbnspiano2661]

Hi.. incrível..adoro seus videos. Please, play Alexander scriabin. Thanks...

[@MrLULE]

Can u do rach 3 tho

[@nahiku8521]

🤔

[@rotarygomasters452]

Yes, he can

[@jabbourmathieu3684]

Hi there, i love your "nier arrangements" and i'd like to know where i could find them ? I'm ready to buy them

[@PeachtreeDrive]

Is the trill at 2:46 in the original score? I really like that but I haven’t heard it in any other recordings

[@rach3master]

It’s not but Rachmaninoff played it like this and changed some other things in his own recording of this piece, which I borrowed from.

[@PeachtreeDrive]

Ah that must be where else I heard it. I was searching around for where I heard someone do the trill. In the one Rach recording I’ve heard, he plays the elegie too fast for me, I’ve enjoyed yours, lugansky, and ashkenazy

[@dariodangelo8938]

Bravo!!! Please could you tell me one (or more) good reason to change my Yamaha N1X for Kawai Novus? Thanks a lot👍😉

[@rach3master]

Thanks! I don't think it's really worth it unless you just want a slightly better action.

[@dariodangelo8938]

@@rach3master 👍😉

[@Ronalbrechtpiano]

Excellent and beautiful playing. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent. I have the same piano (Novus 10S) and I am recording using my IPhone 13 with the Shure MV88 microphone. However, when recording, I’m not getting your depth of tone. Which piano setting do you have it on-I’m guessing SK-EX Rendering “Romantic” ? Do you mind briefly sharing your recording equipment-camera and mic, and how you have them positioned? I’m assuming the mic is not connected directly to the piano, either. Thanks! Ron Albrecht

[@Ronalbrechtpiano]

Please ignore this post! I rolled through previous videos and discovered you are using Garritan VST through a computer. Sorry to bother you!

[@AlexandreVovan]

Superb interpretation. Have you ever tried VSL Steinway-D ? I just got myself a used AvantGrand N1, and considering getting either the Garritan CFX Full, or the VSL Steinway-D. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.Also, what VST host are you using, on PC or Mac?

[@Xanadu2025]

Wonderful. Please tell me what brand of piano that is. My Baldwin concert grand is kaput and I am looking for a good digital piano.

[@rach3master]

Thanks. It’s a Kawai novus nv10 but the sound comes from a vst called Garritan CFX.

[@Xanadu2025]

@@rach3master I just ordered one. Arrives in 3 weeks!

[@usefulstuff8435]

Is this Kawai's digital piano?

[@amanoutetue-miche6591]

I was wondering too ! It really seems to sound like a Steinway D274... So I guess he used a VSL sampling or something like that. Very impressive whatever, beautifull sound and great rendition !

[@amanoutetue-miche6591]

Oooh 😅 It's written in the description : Kawai Novus NV-10 with VST Garritan CFX Full... I was wrong with the Steinway...

[@TheCaffeinatedOrganist]

Great sound for a Kawai. In fact it doesn’t sound a kawai at all. More of a bosendorfer

[@Apollo.283]

❤