Rachmaninov Sonata for Cello and Piano III Movement, NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN

NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN performs Rachmaninov, Sonata for Cello and piano op. 19
Jordan Hall, Boston 06 February 2011
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Noreen Polera, Piano
Described by the Washington Post as "a seasoned phenomenon", Narek Hakhnazaryan is emerging as one of the most significant artists on the world stage after winning the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the 2011 XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition.
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[@JonZSmith]

I've been listening to this performance every single morning for two years. But I still find it fascinating.

[@peterwoolfson3466]

I know what you mean; I can’t stop listening to it. This performance seems so full of passion and subtleties.

[@stephenarendsechoralworksa745]

@@peterwoolfson3466 It's because the pianist and cellist are one. We HEAR two instruments but we LISTEN to just ONE sound. It's like silk.

[@skimask7776]

This is absolutely a beautiful performance but we cannot overlook the pianists, her performance is breath taken.

[@chillermafia]

I´m a young cellist. It´s such a great motivation to see Narek playing. He plays so extraordinary and most important he gets completely lost in the music.

[@stephenarendse]

2 years later, I still canNOT get enough of this!

[@579passiontone]

Bravo to Narek and my friend Noreen Polera! This is a great performance of the Op. 19 Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata. You should be proud, as I have no doubt your teachers are. Stay healthy and safe. More than ever, our world needs artists like you!

[@classicaluploads3951]

Noreen Polera has a really emotional phrasing; excellent pianist.

[@chrisczajasager]

especially beautiful.I heard her wonderful playing with A.Peled in Berlin. Her teacher... R.I.P...Martin Canin would be very touched by her collaboration here....!

[@paulwood6655]

One of the most beautiful interpretations I have ever heard.

[@bobemanuel2794]

I totally agree, and both of them do a wonderful job. The pianist plays with such clarity and deep emotion. Love it!

[@stephenarendsechoralworksa745]

This is gorgeous! The pianist, the cellist, exquisite!

[@Mezzotenor]

I am in tears. Both performers, God bless you both!

[@jorgerivas1424]

I feel the same way!

[@hi-hc3ms]

@@jorgerivas1424 ok

[@dmp7252]

It's the shifts for me. It's the old-school way he adds just the right amount of schmaltz. There is also a sublime cohesiveness to his playing. It all just makes sense. Let's not forget, it takes a SUPERIOR pianist, with careful attention to detail and dynamics to pull this off. I believe that happened here as well.

[@satyu131089]

Beautiful rendition of a Rachmaninov classic!

[@roseinbloom8875]

Exquisite beauty. Thank you!

[@cellokid5104]

Overwhelmingly beautiful

[@karendavis8649]

Breathtakingly beautiful....tremendous performances by both Narek Hakhnazaryan and pianist Noreen Polera.

[@TheChrisEMartin]

This is absolutely one of may favourite pieces of music - a Rachmaninov masterpiece. I have to say this is a beautiful and breathtaking performance - they really capture the emotion and make it feel fresh: perhaps the youth of the players who make it so? Having listened to this back to back with the classic 1976 performance of this piece by Rostropovich and Horowitz, yes, Rostropovich and Horowitz have perfect technique, but perhaps their style is a little dry and reserved for today's ears. Rachmaninov's music is from the 'heart' and 'emotional', so 'bravo' to this modern performance - it is my new favourite.

[@martinmysteres1384]

Either Rostropovich/Horowitz are a little dry or Hakhnazaryan/Polera are too mellow... it's a subjective perspective also depending on the recording conditions, audio quality, headphones, hearing problems...

[@abelardoavendano9945]

A wonderful cellist, no doubt.

[@daisycelloflavor]

Thank you for the beautiful music❤ I started practice my cello again , after touched by your perfomance. Thank you!!

[@PeterLunowPL]

Christ, this is excruciatingly beautiful !

[@nancynedderman649]

Such an incredibly moving performance ! The very best ! Noreen Polera and Narek, Thank You for the tears !

[@julesgardet659]

I'd love to see and hear him live! 3:10-23 is magnificent

[@avo35]

Beautiful, elegant combination and accompaniment, piano in this recording is` and performs more smooth and delicate, cello of course perfect, and even better than previous performances. This young man promises more hights,...to be one of the best. I love him

[@arianaavakian7396]

Majestic ❤️❤️❤️

[@colinsemple6216]

Sublime. Just wonderful. ❤️

[@aoyanagi00]

ラフマニノフなんて素敵なメロディーなんだろう。 そしてそれを見事に表現するピアノとナレック。

[@onajourneytosomewherek8242]

Sublime. Both the movement and performance. Thank you both.

[@chenemma7]

Oh my gosh,i think he is the best

[@johngreenan384]

Chen Emma pSchumann Fine Dichterliebe

[@mohgv]

Amazing!

[@Samuel16038]

Incredible. Thank you.I admire you.

[@kerawelt2008]

So beautiful... Truly majestic performance.

[@marcelberger2026]

very sensible, good balance between cello and piano... well done, bravo!!!!

[@gerrywelter2610]

Très précieux et beau !

[@luisdeorueta9748]

Dramatismo en la version de Mischa, lirismo en esta de Narek. Las dos me parecen excelentes.

[@susanchagalian8334]

Amazing talent!

[@kanjiisiwata7280]

最高の演奏です。ピアノも素晴らしい。弓も綺麗です。ありがとうございました。

[@Lucaselopalosamigos]

awesome performance!!!

[@SuperRuby65]

great!!!! Thanks!!!

[@user-qz3kj1qc8e]

truly it's beautiful .

[@IsraelGarcia-hf3mh]

Esto es realmente hermoso, mi cellista favorito, junto a yoyo ma

[@anahitshirvanian9799]

Շնորհակալություն .❤️

[@jorgerivas1424]

Я был глубоко тронут вашей музыкой

[@btdada]

This is purity

[@mbw12194]

Very interesting how he doesn't leave the D string until around 2:30. Not sure if this is just his preferred fingering or what, but it gives a very satisfying conclusion to that whole phrase.

[@chrisgreen764]

Mitchell Williams the reason he doesn’t leave the D string is to obtain a more sonorous sound. The A string is far more strident and narrower in sound width. Each string has its own characteristic. Listen to the old recordings of Emanuel Feuermann, where quality of sound mean a great deal. It doesn’t now. They all want to sound loud like a trombone. My two teachers, we’re Anthony Pini and Paul Tortelier, both greats in their own individual ways.

[@sauldanson7630]

Beautiful! ❤

[@teresamauretto1167]

Very nice!!! Bravissimo!!!

[@firlienh2840]

i love youuu :* (from Indonesia)

[@rosaalvarez4771]

Excelente violonchelista,

[@MatadorBW]

Shame this didn’t get a proper recording. Would have been spectacular to have.

[@robmarsh3283]

Yes, he's great, but let's not forget the quality of the composition. The composer passed into eternity 75 years ago today. Feel this segment is the most beautiful piece of music ever written.

[@jacintogomezbarroso9661]

esta sonata es preciosa.ahora estoy estudiando. Sonata nº1 en Sol Mayor para cello y piano de Rafael ramos. la escuche aqui en youtube.y me encanto. aqui la a subido de ordenador seguro pero cuando la tocas tu. es totalmente diferente. para escucharla: rafael ramos obras no publicadas I y II.

[@cinziacallegari8675]

Narek intenso e poetico.

[@lindsaygroves9188]

He is the greatest singer in the history

[@quiuo]

ㅠㅠ나렉💕

[@user-rs3st5bz5z]

너무 좋네요

[@iwavns]

By the way, this is the 3rd movement, not the 2nd.

[@mohamedmilano3759]

Nice

[@dissilymordentroge5818]

Maybe I have a warped perspective? I expience this performance as not only romantic but erotic in subtle ways I can’t describe. Does anyone else react that way to this performance?

[@taewookkim6067]

미쳤다 ㅠ

[@kseniagevel7562]

Йо-йо-ма, конечно, хорош, но...Ваше исполнение более глубокое. Рахманинова нужно проживать) Спасибо!😘

[@sivgrstad89]

i can se the nervous breakdown of the world. American lissen. This is from Russia

[@johnlillis6538]

Absolute beauty. Makes Yo-Yo Ma's version seem muddy, soulless and pedestrian.

[@chrisczajasager]

comparisons are odious and unnecessary!