Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 in C minor - Valentina Lisitsa

S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 in C minor (recording from rehearsal)
Piano: Valentina Lisitsa
Conductor: Michael Francis
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

[@independentthinker1352]

Classical music deserves more attention.

[@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk]

Classical music deserves a better microphone.

[@maphu7487]

Lol both are true

[@chiragraju821]

@@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk and camera

[@tonyzuchora-walske9314]

For me, Valentina Lisitsa's interpretation of this piece will forever sit high above all others. Just indescribable

[@땅땅이-m7s]

Same

[@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598]

So talkative, and PERFECT tempi!

[@SuperGawn]

Ditto

[@adesojiadebisi3477]

Listening now, and I can relate to your sentiments 👍. With music though, I have learnt not to box myself in, as per mood. It makes ANY interpretation, pretty much a function of how one is feeling, at the time of listening. I am sharing this on my Facebook page, with just a line; please listen without distractions 🙏 I was lucky to see her perform another piece, just hours before lockdown rules came into force, back in 2020. That was in Leicester. Evergreen ✅️

[@Меломанка-б2э]

Also listen to Richter's interpretation with Wislocki

[@jvarantes-pianoworks2738]

I had the opportunity to watch this Rachmaninoff concerto in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) played by Valentina. It was undescribable!

[@reubenlahav6327]

Rachmaninoff piano concerto no,2 is one of the best in the history of music !!!!!!!

[@borisawdejew2556]

Can you name something what is comparable from your perspective?

[@reubenlahav6327]

@@borisawdejew2556 Dear Boris ,all I can tell you this is my favorites: Rachmaninoff piano concerto 2. Chopin piano concerto 1. Brahams piano concerto 2. Mozart piano concerto 24. Beethoven piano concerto 4. Techovsky violen concerto 35. Thank you very much for your response. Reuben.

[@IrksomeRain]

The TEMPO. Oh my god its so goooood.

[@アンブローズラインホルト]

ワロタ

[@carloscolon9968]

too fast !! at least the very beginning !! does not let feel the loneliness of the feeling...

[@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598]

Yes it is perfect!

[@andrewey764]

Absolutely perfect! Also the legato parts, it's all fluid and harmonic. It conveys the message and all the sentiments in this marvelous masterpiece.

[@user-fh5ex]

@@carloscolon9968 youre telling professional classical musicians how to play classical..

[@789armstrong]

Valentina understands this music more deeply than most pianists that are more famous than her.

[@elopezca]

For over 15 years I've watched videos of so many pianists peform this Piano Concerto, but Valentina Lisitsa stands high above them all. Truly awesome!! 🧡

[@MrNoubad]

👌🏻

[@Rachturne]

seen it live 18 times by 12 different pianists. surprisingly her and Lang Lang have had the best live performances

[@armeyf]

She is stunning. I find it miraculous that I just sat through 34 minutes of memorized Rachmaninoff.

[@syedsaleh16]

If Hortzwit is the master of 3rd concerto then Valentina is the master of 2nd concerto

[@carloscolon9968]

Best ever was Van Cliburn interpretation, see the one in Moscow.

[@НатальяДорохова-з5б]

The second concert of Sergei Rachmaninoff became a landmark for the composer, who firmly entered the history of world music and took a special place in it, and still remains, perhaps, the most popular work of Rachmaninoff, thanks to its extraordinary beauty and emotionality. According to the plan and implementation, this concert - story about the Motherland. . . The brilliant virtuosity of Valentina Lisitsa and her poetic imagination are fascinating, she is phenomenal. . .

[@jasperb7980]

Wow... Most of the times Lisitsas interpretations of works are not my personal favorite, though being brilliantly played. Just a matter of taste. However: till this day couldn't find anyone who, in my opinion, nailed that ending of the first movement. It always felt kinda sudden and not organic. But the way she plays those thirds sharp like a knife beginning in 10:06 and how she controls the dynamic of the last big arpeggio and also its phrasing really drew me in... Simply bravo, her playing is sublime.

[@XavFranz]

Феноменально прекрасное исполнение!!!!!! По-новому, по-особому заставляет взглянуть на этот шедевр Рахманинова!... Блестяще!!!

[@reubenlahav6327]

Fantastic performance .thank you MusicLover and KZbin.

[@johnmcdonald323]

I will forever love ❤ Valentina Lisitsa 😊!!! What an amazing pianist 👏🙌!!! She has absolutely perfect touch with her interpretation of Rachmoninoff and Franz Litz!!! Incredible!!

[@renoraider9817]

What a beautiful concerto.

[@ruthleon2246]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. I love Rachmaninoff and Valentina!

[@Desireyso58]

La Divina VALENTINA!!! God gave her those hands for one purpouse!!! I Love Her!!! And Every single rendition she made!!!

[@HughJaxident67]

Eeuurgh, please stop giving credit to an entity indistinguishable from something that doesn't exist - This is HER hard work and talent, give HER the credit rather than your invisible friend.

[@Desireyso58]

@@HughJaxident67 well... If You read carefully... She's Devine. A Goddess by herself! And what an entity! jejejeje

[@avantoniova]

God only knows what the author was sharing with this amazing piece. I have my own version, feeling and emotion. I can only try to imagine what Rach tried to express. This is the richness of masterpieces.

[@pradyumna3813]

The background of this concerto is well known, have a look. I'm sure it won't disappoint you))

[@Simh97444]

Yes, the background is pretty dark... Three years before this concerto, there was the premiere of his first symphony. The conductor was drunk, making the music so bad that people where leaving during the piece. Rachmaninoff fell in a major depression due to this massive failure, which lasted 3 years. This concerto is dedicated to Nicolas Dhal, the neurologist who helped him (with hypnosis), and advised him to write this concerto, which made Rachmaninoff find his creativity back. (Source : Wikipédia) We can see yourself the music getting brighter and brighter, with the dramatic introduction of the first movement and the playful end of the third movement, showing Rachmaninoff mental's health getting better !

[@nicolaspachecoarango]

Luckily we have some recordings of Rachmaninoff so we can know how the author wanted the piece to be played, So sad that we don't have recordings of Chopin, Lists, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaykosky, Schubert, Schuman, Debussy, Ravel...

[@pradyumna3813]

@@nicolaspachecoarango There are recordings of Debussy! (Piano roll)

[@jameshakai1662]

@@nicolaspachecoarango You have to be careful when you say that the way Rachmaninoff played is exactly how he wanted it to be played. Rachmaninoff actually did not like performing his own pieces

[@PHUnkel66]

The ferocity of a lion and the tenderness of a mother with her new born. She reminds me a vulture the way hovers over the keys with such focus devouring everything in front of her.

[@Freeride_rmn]

I Never heard such a good performance at this incredibly beautiful Part 21:20

[@gilgemash]

Valentina Lisitsa 👑 Empress of the Universe 🌌 👑 💖 😷 Forever love 🙏 From London 🌞 Edit : Thank you for uploading 🙏

[@artw3706]

Thank you very much Valentina!!

[@anderslandgren6745]

She is the finest of her generation. Outstanding.

[@oldgarsonn]

Hi Valentina , I found you while checking out some tunes of Rob Costlow , I was also listening to the Warsaw Concerto by you which is a favourite of mine , I don't know much about classical music but I have an ear for music and you're talent and also your personality stood out to me , you appeal to the ordinary folk besides the musicaly educated , that is a quality that cannot be taught , it's a magic you naturaly have , all the best and good luck with everything x

[@robynfitzsimmons1137]

Absolutely Magnificent.!!!

[@davidlove8291]

Valentina Lisitsa should never be interrupted by commercial advertisements.

[@michelroussanne906]

Grand merci madame !

[@robertoa.m.3984]

Fantastico!!👏💕💐🌠

[@nnthadani1]

Unmatched performance

[@carloscolon9968]

no better than the historical Van Cliburn interpretation.

[@rolfhuet6259]

WOnderful performance, exciting interaction of orchestra and Valentina, well conducted.

[@PistonDriven]

I don't really think music gets to more intrinsically Russian than this.. bravo..!

[@ondrejjirsa8547]

Valentina Is génius

[@almasters566]

Beautiful beyond measure Hard to believe a human composed this

[@Меломанка-б2э]

Валечка где-то на уровне Рихтера в исполнении этого концерта! ❤❤❤

[@mariacelinachavarriagonzal157]

Asombrosa!

[@jimmyringo3864]

*Great Pianist & composer 'Sergei Rachmaninoff ',, piano concerto No.2...Beautiful,,👽

[@nathantheredstonenoob3687]

If you came for Mvt. 2 timestamp: 11:15

[@Silvia333100]

Bravissima !!!

[@stevecooksley]

I've never found true love myself, but I imagine it would be a lot like Adagio sostenuto going on in your head all the time.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Brilliant piano performance! They don't label the French horn the most difficult instrument for nothing.

[@alexeymyshkin7774]

Финал у произведения потрясающий, но тут сыграно даже лучше чем где-либо еще. Хотя есть и небольшой рассинхрон с видео.

[@1alfano]

molto bello

[@Shaper85]

I have never heard this passage played with such a beautiful wall of sound at the climax before! 18:00

[@carmenmorel3203]

Excepcional!!!!!!

[@MmatanelL]

21:21 🌈

[@davisatdavis1]

That's my favourite moment in any concerto...the only other one that comes close is the finale to the 4th mvt to Moszkowski's piano concerto in E Major.

[@luis.aacjara]

oh god yes, my favorite part

[@HarishKumar-gw8bz]

3:50

[@daniels7052]

Valentina is the best pianist (technique wise)

[@normanzurich2781]

After me :D ah ah ah

[@daniels7052]

U wish 😂

[@alexandresadunishvili9394]

Hmm. Martha Argerich?

[@daniels7052]

Alexandre Sadunishvili I now do prefer Martha argerich more

[@alexandresadunishvili9394]

Daniel S Of course! Martha is the best pianist of now days .

[@BeethovenChannel]

Valentin - The bst of the world

[@jameslast35]

Good clarinettist in 2nd mvt. 👌👍👍

[@asbjrnsamuelsennygaard7895]

8:10 jesus

[@aidanguy2182]

Lol

[@MmatanelL]

Oh no...

[@blantonkb]

Ohhhh ... yeah he's fired lol

[@polka678]

@@blantonkb Wait what happened? Am I missing something obvious?

[@blantonkb]

@@polka678 the French horn solo! Ugh

[@RubinRomeo-u3c]

Sublime!!! Just as I liked it. Then it was taken away from KZbin...

[@GorZart]

GOTTA LOVE VALENTINA! She is THE GREATEST!

[@luizdias1190]

Bravissima Valentina Lisitsa, the best!

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Love rehearsals. One with Bolet playing the 3rd is so educational..even for one who has heard these concertos hundreds of times. Nice video, though Maestro Francis looks just a bit too much like a certain CEO of a certain Social media conglomerate for my comfort. haha.

[@enkyo83]

リシッツァのラフマニノフ2番だ！凄い！聴きたかったよ！

[@Mychinisfamous]

No music on the stand, she's playing it from memory

[@SteveHacker]

Standard procedure in classical piano performance...

[@paolo6219]

That's because you have too...

[@ГалинаГалкина-ц3щ]

Это же репетиция 😮

[@maemin]

Female Rachmaninov. Valentina is the just like Rachmaninov

[@michaelmiller1215]

👏 BRAVA

[@lucalacchini2203]

👍❤

[@HughJaxident67]

I bet that French horn player tried to disappear with that breathing error in the first movement!

[@3891871]

（34:28）It's a mistake because it has a strange low sound on the piano.

[@carloscolon9968]

probably; the whole passage sounds off...

[@chatbud]

Are they rushing to go home??

[@chp763]

3:49

[@OFFLimits21]

19:30

[@ГалинаГалкина-ц3щ]

Валентина гений ❤ Но оркестр... 😢Особенно духовые

[@giuseppepuccidibenisichi8660]

Ok ok ok ok ok

[@dcx45]

This is terrible audio quality is there one of her with orchestra that's better?

[@gina1143]

????

[@cym13]

unfortunately bad sound recording,

[@flegiasman]

Prefiero otras interpretaciones, francamente.

[@kerrynewnham8946]

Advert timing - facepalm

[@dukeengine1339]

One of the worst executions I’ve ever heard. Uploaded at my birthday: does this mean something? Joking...

[@blantonkb]

You're right! I was going to compare it to one of your amazing recordings but alas, I couldn't find one.

[@Rachnini]

Everyone’s a virtuoso, apparently

[@polka678]

@@blantonkb lmao

[@lczq6737]

It really meant something😂

[@eduardoaranda6173]

@@Rachnini I like your comment .

[@jenniferou_]

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