Number 3 is all my life. I have played it hundreds of times.
@TempodiPiano3 жыл бұрын
I can't weep anymore for so much suffuring but my heart is upset.
@torusx85642 жыл бұрын
@rl Probably the most expressive but I like all of them.
@ludimagister-2005 Жыл бұрын
Number 6
@aidan4624 Жыл бұрын
You must have big hands
@remedyszn Жыл бұрын
@@aidan4624 i like playing this one as my hands are perfectly sized for the chords 😭
@niccolopaganini42685 жыл бұрын
This time with the description added. I'm glad to finally see your speciality, the rich analyses, on this particular set of pieces
@jesika78692 жыл бұрын
Amazing to think Rachmaninoff was only 23 when he composed these. The Russians of that era were so much better educated in music.
@wholemilky4 жыл бұрын
I love no. 1 so much, the melody is immensely haunting, yet incredibly beautiful.
@hai-mel68153 жыл бұрын
I love your profile pic
@wholemilky3 жыл бұрын
@@hai-mel6815 I love you
@DemirSezer3 жыл бұрын
@@wholemilky i love you more
@wholemilky3 жыл бұрын
@@DemirSezer i love you too man
@wholemilky3 жыл бұрын
@Shostacovid i love you more than most
@msurocks19735 жыл бұрын
The rest at 19:56 I always find so awesome for some reason. So short yet so sweet and adds to the furiouso dramatic effect.
@j.vonhogen96507 ай бұрын
Besides awesome, it's also convenient, because it gives you time to prepare for the LH/RH jump which has to be 100% accurate with a perfectly timed sustain pedal on the first beat of the next bar.
@byugoi3 жыл бұрын
4:35 - 5:00 so unbelievably beautiful
@butterflysoup76993 жыл бұрын
Listen to Ashkenazy’s version of it. He brings out the melody in this section and a little less rushed. It sounds so much more atmospheric
@byugoi3 жыл бұрын
@@butterflysoup7699 I listened to his version, I like it too, how he takes it slowly. The main thing I really like about this section is the chord progression or whatever you might call it in the left hand. It sounds very dramatic, and I wish it went on for longer instead of just ending by going up a long scale to the high notes.
@vedantdave97785 ай бұрын
Number 6 is unbelievably beautiful
@SpaceMalakhi4 жыл бұрын
The number 3 makes my heart melt
@nghiavan89523 жыл бұрын
Number 4 makes my heart burn
@ЕленаШатравка-ц5з2 жыл бұрын
@@nghiavan8952, yep😊
@erikfreitas70933 ай бұрын
It makes my heart ache … the passionate melancholy is almost too much to bear
@alexhoffmann96484 жыл бұрын
The descending chromatic notes starting at 1:30 never fail to give me goosebumps.
@timward2765 жыл бұрын
Prestissimo and ffff at the end of no. 4. Yeah, Rachmaninoff is showing off a bit, perhaps for those who thought the Revolutionary Etude's left hand was too easy. Then we get no. 5, just about the most beautiful damn thing Rach ever wrote. Great stuff.
@tommysmyth12105 жыл бұрын
I personally think revolutionary etude is more difficult in the left hand than that spot, since it is not the hardest at all.
@pavlosgermanidis27545 жыл бұрын
try chopin-godowsky revolutionary etude for the left hand only: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqaokmSOgaqJidk
@gramywewszystko72444 жыл бұрын
Revolutionary etude is much harder for left hand. This particular no.4 Moment is really well written for pianists to play. Really comfortable, like most of Rachmaninov's works
@Kinjutsuu3 жыл бұрын
@@gramywewszystko7244 say that to small hand pianists. also the whole third mvt of Rach3 is screamingly awkward
@gramywewszystko72443 жыл бұрын
@@Kinjutsuu Rach3 is one of the most difficult pieces ever. For me, as a big hand pianist, the 4th moment is not as difficult as revolutionaty etude, but it might be difficult for someone with small hands. My friend tried to play this, and failed completly because she couldn't reach so far. And i also find Rach3 3rd movement akward, it's just soooooo difficult. So mamy melodies to bring out, but sooo many notes to play beside them.
@f.p.20105 жыл бұрын
The 6th is so amazing, like each chord is a step to salvation...
@marsaeolus92485 жыл бұрын
mmh I prefer the Gavrilov version, you must listen to it ! Litvintseva and Giltburg play it too slow
@kwkarlwang5 жыл бұрын
Gio2.0 mmh I prefer lugansky version, you must listen to it! Gavrilov plays it too fast
@JpointA5 жыл бұрын
I personally prefer Beatrice Magnani for this one.
@thenameisgsarci5 жыл бұрын
Too bad, your hands have to go through hell to play that. XD
@f.p.20105 жыл бұрын
@@thenameisgsarci why play when you can listen (also big thank you to you, you introduced me to these pieces)
@steelpirzag1919 Жыл бұрын
The one time the Rach decides to go easy on us with C major he can't help but jam pack a record number of 32nd notes in.
@randykern1842 Жыл бұрын
Number 5 is quite an enigma. Rachmaninoff rarely displays such restraint
@trevjr Жыл бұрын
Since my youth I have always been a Scriabinist, but lately I am really appreciating Rachmaninoff. I have always liked his music but now I am really enjoying it. There are parts where if you played them for me isolated I would assume it was Scriabin. I love how these two classmates went their different ways but in another sense, stayed so close to each other.
@MagicDonDino5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I'm very impressed by the Giltburg's left hand on moment no 4, so original and intelligent solution.
@s1nd3rr0z35 жыл бұрын
Litvintseva's no 4 was extremely refreshing just from the opening notes, I had previously thought Lugansky's to be the best, however much I still enjoy his frantic passionate energy, but I was extremely pleasantly surprised by Litvintseva's more reflective interpretation.
@СергейЛовцов-ъ2э3 жыл бұрын
for me Lugansky is still the best
@s1nd3rr0z33 жыл бұрын
@@СергейЛовцов-ъ2э Yeah fair, I think it's gonna be pretty hard for anyone to ever top that performance
@utsteinproductions3 жыл бұрын
Used to be able to play the fourth one. It's a hell of a piece to learn due to the left hand, but man is it rewarding once you get it down.
@jf26022 жыл бұрын
Starting from 1:32, the falling cadence at the bottom of the right hand just took my breath away every time.
@benrolfe8490Ай бұрын
I'm struggling to think of a more poignantly effective use of a chromatic inner voice and I'm coming up short
@unnamed72253 жыл бұрын
The title translates to musical moments That is exactly what I am having right now
@nghiavan89523 жыл бұрын
For No. 4, it’s more like a heart attack moment
@mysticalmagic617211 ай бұрын
Playing No 1 right now, easily one of the best and most dramatic pieces I’ve played before.
@letiziaesophias87804 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninov 's Musical moment n.5 remembers the Intermezzo from the 3rd Piano Concerto. And the beginning of the n 6 is similar to the 2nd Prelude op. 23. But it is also similar to a moment of the 2nd Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto, during the last movement.
@Highlander14322 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these videos! I appreciate your hard work and time. :)
@APotatoWT2 жыл бұрын
No.6 is out of this world
@alfredbeadman64043 жыл бұрын
Loved the description!
@thenameisgsarci Жыл бұрын
i dunno if i have commented here before, but thank you for bringing this one back. :)
@collinm.4652 Жыл бұрын
Did it disappear??
@thenameisgsarci Жыл бұрын
@@collinm.4652 yes. i mean to say, my score vid of it was struck down.
@collinm.4652 Жыл бұрын
@@thenameisgsarci oof that sucks . Sorry to hear :(
@likjhu6253 ай бұрын
This sounds so romantic. I love the score❤
@mangomerkel2005 Жыл бұрын
From 5:20 ist just amazing... yet again, a typical Rachmaninoff-moment at the turn to Gb-minor on 5:27, it is just perfect! 34:29 It makes me cry... Happy 150th, Rach!
Adoro el final del adantino, pieza número 1, 6:17 - 6:40, dejo esto aquí para acordarme y escucharlo otra vez. 10:06 andante cantabile, precioso 17:26 - No.4, Presto, E min
@Crankkooo5 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly Rachmaninoff wrote these masterpieces in a very short amount of time, because he was short on money and needed some income. Correct me if im wrong though.
@thenameisgsarci5 жыл бұрын
Not a good experience, but still, to be able to compose this... You can't help it but admire his genius.
@preblalar87983 жыл бұрын
@@charles-valentinalkan5681 Don't you just hate when that happens and you need to get money for the conductor FAST...
@BryanHo3 жыл бұрын
@@charles-valentinalkan5681 Then we are forever indebted to the thief!
@malmsteengreece3 жыл бұрын
Where did you read it? Is there a biography to buy?
@tarikeld113 жыл бұрын
31:52 almost the lick
@mr.p5446 Жыл бұрын
Oh man. Number 1 shared ideas with Rach 3. That’s nice
@purplerita84363 жыл бұрын
You know I really can't decide which version of the No.4 I like more. I like how Giltburg plays the passages and like Litvintseva plays the mellody. A mix of both would be nice.
@Nystrom2925 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece!!
@Franz_Liszt_Korean4 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff, you are a genius
@rachguy2 жыл бұрын
agree no 2 4 6 are so good
@yuehchopin3 жыл бұрын
danke für die Sendung
@smb1232114 жыл бұрын
Incredibly impressive...until No 6. Once you've heard Lugansky nothing else compares (at least for the last one). He manages to do what Rachmaninoff so treasured - bringing out all those contrapuntal inner melodies. Still, an exalted performance and a kudos for presenting / aligning the music.
@erenoz29105 жыл бұрын
it's a shame how no. 5 is buried in between the more frantic and exciting moments. it feels like a nice break point, an eye of the storm that is rachmaninov
@forta73535 жыл бұрын
Nikolai Lugansky: Am I a Joke to you?
@flyingpenandpaper61195 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was surprised too. Judging by previous videos, I would have judged that he was Ashish's favourite interpreter of Rachmaninoff. But listening now, I think I understand.
@AshishXiangyiKumar5 жыл бұрын
@@flyingpenandpaper6119 I don't have (or try very hard not to have) "favourite interpreters", just people who happen to have produced particularly good recordings. I get the feeling that the moment you have a favourite pianist, you start closing your mind off to all the other great stuff happening out there (much like those unfortunate people who cannot help but comment that they prefer Barenboim on every other Beethoven sonata video). And yes! If you listen to these it'll be very clear why they are some of my favourite Rach recordings.
@flyingpenandpaper61195 жыл бұрын
@@AshishXiangyiKumar I agree, every interpretation has the potential to be special in its own way. Although, by favourite, I meant more that, on average, you found more of his interpretations appealing. Personally, I almost always find Lugansky's interpretations logical (if a little safe) and technically flawless-which is why I always look for his name when searching for a new piece.
@emrekaplan55695 жыл бұрын
@@donquixote8133 giltburg is a good substitute for lugansky in that tbh. it would be a bit redundant to have both of them
@thenameisgsarci5 жыл бұрын
@@AshishXiangyiKumar I agree with this kind of logic. :)
@isaacvandermerwe7443 жыл бұрын
4:00 when Rachmaninoff Chopins better than Chopin
@miguelisaurusbruh11583 жыл бұрын
I'd say that's more of a Lizt
@almscurium Жыл бұрын
@@miguelisaurusbruh1158I wouldn’t
@msthing3 жыл бұрын
OMG the beauty brings a tear to my eye. I wonder if non-russians perceive it the same way, but somehow it speaks to some ancient part of my DNA...
@user-rd6vf7xk1x2 жыл бұрын
That Eb min allegro is pretty wild, anyone else notice some fragmented similarities to Ravels Ondine? Maybe I’m just imagining it
@AeenJabbarizadeh2 ай бұрын
The best I've heard from Rachmaninoff was Italian polka Then, After That I Loved "Six Moments Musicaux" From Rachmaninoff
@marcsmith77893 жыл бұрын
That first one is so refined and the harmonies so lovely and subtle I thought I was listening to Faure at first. What a wonderful set.
@ОленаСьомка-е6ю2 жыл бұрын
Listening to Moments Musicaux, in my opinion, requires some tuning to the perception of this ingenious music; but no matter how much I listen, I always want to praise everyone with delight - Rachmaninoff, the performers, you, Ashish - again and again 👍, why can this be done only once? what a pity)
@dscasg45965 жыл бұрын
Currently practicing the 4th,this just never ceases to inspire me. Good work!😀
@Luca-yg5qx5 жыл бұрын
Is this Winter Wind on your profile picture or am I wrong?
@dscasg45965 жыл бұрын
You are right!
@cinimod6215 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mohammadhamzahidris53192 жыл бұрын
Why did not you insert Pogorelich Interpretation? it is very interesting ... and before everything thank you very much for your very beautiful work
@MegaCirse2 жыл бұрын
Perfect songs to read the subjective forms of the clouds and to follow with a tender eye the grooves of the stems of the trees; appreciate the complex writing of the nested branches, taste the colors of the decomposition of light into water droplets in a garden, and strongly feel the wet soil of ancestral forest to perceive the traces of animals from deep past 🍍
@cp0bo5932 жыл бұрын
4:01 genius
@LukeZX45 жыл бұрын
Poor No. 5. A sweet, lilting little thing, sandwiched between two titans. It is my personal favorite in this set and at least deserves more recognition as an amateur student piece. It's approachable enough as both listener and player, so maybe it's just boring? Quite tragic.
@benrolfe84904 жыл бұрын
No. 5 is my personal favorite in the entire set, and one of the most beautiful things Rach ever wrote, in my opinion. It really is done a bit of a disservice when placed between 4 and 6...
@yanzhuozhoo3 жыл бұрын
THIS IS A FUCKING MASTERPIECE
@chasegamerv15734 жыл бұрын
The second piece is underrated I think. Let alone the piece is in E Flat Minor (which is not fun to read or play), its also one of the fastes pieces. Number 4 may be hard in one hand, but number 2 is a sight reading nightmare for me.
@MaestroPuffin Жыл бұрын
Nothing prepared me for the climax of No. 2 8:38
@solighandhi55515 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I was wondering if you would consider doing Beethoven's piano concertos? Whether you do or not, thank you for what you do and I look forward to more that you will post.
@luizmelofilho5 жыл бұрын
Don't tell me you stopped with the videos!!!!!
@hubertchan22515 жыл бұрын
Luiz Melo Haha he has just posted a new one!!
@adriancameron86652 жыл бұрын
Whats good about these pieces is that Nos. 3 and 5 can be learned by someone with intermediate technical skill (grade 6).
@randomcubing71063 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff LOVES polyrhythm
@TempodiPiano4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy playing the n°5 moderato/allegro.
@MertCalkan5 жыл бұрын
Special pieces of Rachmaninov
@miguelisaurusbruh11583 жыл бұрын
20:06 HOLY SHIT FORTISISISISISIMO
@sethjeppson56803 жыл бұрын
Its like ffff for all of no 6
@felipemp935 жыл бұрын
Ashish, out of pure curiosity from a huge fan of your videos: what is your favorite Mahler's symphony?
@AshishXiangyiKumar5 жыл бұрын
felipemp93 9th, or the 7th on some days. The latter is really underappreciated.
@DanielKRui4 жыл бұрын
@@AshishXiangyiKumar on the topic of symphonies, how do you think Rachmaninoff's hold up? Some of the academic types claim that they (perhaps the 2nd symphony in particular) are too muddy and boring (compared to the work of say, Mahler, Strauss, and Ravel), though I find those views to be quite uncharitable, and maybe even a bit snobbish.
@성이름-l1y2m2 жыл бұрын
1:07 that left hand
@смертьшпионам-ъ4ю Жыл бұрын
Bravo ! Grandioso !
@gabrielepetrucci1081Ай бұрын
04:02 10:05 12:43
@DreamlessSleepwalker5 жыл бұрын
Upload Alban Berg's works!
@josephalvarez53155 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you take requests, but I hope you consider Debussy's etudes. I think you might have had them up before, but they probably got taken down. Obviously it's understandable if you don't, love your channel and watch it every day. Thank you for your hard work
@chocolatechipbleach8341 Жыл бұрын
17:20
@benoitsarels37765 жыл бұрын
Hi ashish! Love your channel. Do you know of a similar channel, more related to opera?
@draensham3 жыл бұрын
Lohengrin O
@DerekLowePianist7 ай бұрын
No. 2 is at 6:53 not 7:53 by the way
@saikitng1295Ай бұрын
Is it just me, or does Rachmaninoff’s moment musicaux No 3 remind me of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5, 2nd movement???
@authenticbaguette66734 жыл бұрын
I don't know who Litvintseva is , but that nocturne in the beginning was just stunningly beautiful ! This piece usually sounds lethargic to me , but this interpretation did not ..
@claudioparrella1833 жыл бұрын
sono d'accordo
@RicAbapo Жыл бұрын
No. 6 is so Bortkiewicz.
@jungwirthmartin4 жыл бұрын
Ok, here is the link for the best version ever recorded by great Lugansky kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHqQnmaQaL6bnbs
@pataponchik35 жыл бұрын
Музыкальные моменты...
@mspiano14 жыл бұрын
Good playing, but I think in the 1st piece there are a few places where the rhythm is not right.
@clairerobsin Жыл бұрын
My only criticism of this video is THAT: 1, 2 and 3 do not follow 4, 5 and 6 - 7, 8 and 9 do but I suppose we'll just have to make do :O)
@PieInTheSky92 жыл бұрын
No. 2 is at 6:53 not 7:53 (in the youtube playlist timestamp)
@paolo62193 жыл бұрын
Yeah 4 is good but 2 is literally in Eb minor it's incomparable
@ripvanwinkle95923 жыл бұрын
I love Eь minor for piano music. My favorite of Rachmaninoff's pisno pieces in Eь minor is his beautiful élegie in Eь minor, Op.3. Richarc Sot Facebook & Messenger.
@paolo62193 жыл бұрын
@Franz Schubert frnanz schubermann
@sethjeppson56803 жыл бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle9592 etude tableaux op 39 no 5 as well
@GUILLOM Жыл бұрын
What
@alexparkin87363 жыл бұрын
когда переслушался Шопена
@coucou32333 жыл бұрын
Я не могу понять что это не так уж и плохо думаю что ты меня так не хочу спать 🛏
@sacrilegiousboi97810 ай бұрын
Superb, but Lugansky owns no 4
@seungwonlee93412 жыл бұрын
no. 6
@weetabixharry3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the incomparable My3blKAAblE MOMEHTbl.
@sm304054 жыл бұрын
11:34
@예성-z6t Жыл бұрын
06:55
@wstegeszczu5 жыл бұрын
19:45 sounds like the 2nd fragment of 2nd subject of 4th movement of Beethoven's 1st sonata in F Minor, doesn't it?
@wstegeszczu5 жыл бұрын
Do you think it was an intentional quotation?
@kew652 жыл бұрын
It does!! That's a cool observation
@LucasPianoSalon3 жыл бұрын
59:22
@daph03072 жыл бұрын
10:05.
@davidwalton4315 жыл бұрын
Why so many ads? Please round you answer to the nearest dollar.
@erikbreathes4 жыл бұрын
Placed by KZbin. Not really sure if Ashish himself makes money of this, cause copyright yknow... so, ask youtube
@scronx Жыл бұрын
The first one is so entrancing it ruins the rest of them for me. Tried a couple but they couldn't hold a candle. Is it really a set of variations or a sort of fantasia?
@isakhungnes44165 жыл бұрын
Where is Nikolai Lugansky?
@classicalmusiclover40295 жыл бұрын
Why is now Giltburg the second Recording?
@calebhu6383 Жыл бұрын
4:34
@calebhu6383 Жыл бұрын
13:14
@samaritan29 Жыл бұрын
he utilizes the same motif in the first theme of op 39 no 7
@toothlesstoe5 жыл бұрын
Litventseva's interpretation is a bit too dry for my tastes. I feel as though the sostenuto pedal could be heavily utilized in these pieces. I always like to think of creative ways of using the sostenuto pedal, but I guess that has to do with all the Sorabji I've been practicing.
*Litvintseva* 00:00 - No.1, Andantino, Bb min 06:55 - No.2, Allegro, Eb min 10:05 - No.3, Andante cantabile, B min 17:26 - No.4, Presto, E min 20:37 - No.5, Adagio sostenuto, Db maj 24:32 - No.6, Maestoso, C maj *Giltburg* 29:03 - No.1, Andatino, Bb min 36:14 - No.2, Allegro, Eb min 39:38 - No.3, Andante cantabile, B min 47:05 - No.4, Presto, E min 50:14 - No.5, Adagio sostenuto, Db maj 54:21 - No.6, Maestoso, C maj Both recordings fantastic but very unlike each other; Litvintseva is exciting, hyper-expressive, and incredibly clear, with lots of clever little stunts in voicing, while Giltburg is oceanic, relaxed, understated at first blush but with ecstatic climaxes (compare both pianists’ Nos.4 and 6.) Some things to look out for: - The way L. takes the opening of No.1, treating the LH as a true second voice, exhaling and inhaling beneath the RH. - L’.s voicing of the octaves at 7:41, with the lower note much louder than the first (this reverses the usual practice, but is a really clever decision, since the melody is about to drop into the LH). In general, L.’s approach to the whole of No.2 is wonderful - especially her numerous, fleeting changes in tempo, which emphasise the unmoored feel of this piece. - Some very effective rubato in No.4 - the trailing off at 18:56, the pause at 19:58. - In No.6, the clarity of the countermelody (contrast with Giltburg, where the melody and accompaniment are locked in an huge battle for supremacy - the effect is symphonic), the surprising quiet of the middle section, and the lovely way the coda emerges from the haze of the transitional passage at 27:50. - In No.1, G.’s accenting of the melodic line starting at 33:15. - G.’s dynamic control in No.2 at 37:18, 37:28, 38:11 . - G’s treatment of No.4’s middle section - incredibly tender (48:20), with the repeat at 49:08 anguished on account of those accented, dragged-out Gs. Also how the LH chromatic line is treated as its own voice, not as accompaniment. - In No.6, despite the general tumult of the interpretation, how beautifully the melody chords are voiced to bring out the top note (sometimes chord is actually rapidly rolled from the top note down).
@johnchessant30125 жыл бұрын
Ashish Xiangyi Kumar
@erikbreathes4 жыл бұрын
i dont know if it is at all possible to edit the description of an uploaded video but youtube chapters messed up the progress bar real bad