Tatiana Nikolayeva plays Rachmaninoff Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 - video 1985

[@harvardkarbodie]

The sign of a true professional is keeping a straight face while playing a red piano on a stage set like that.

[@Qwerty-hj1ml]

Ahahah lol'd hard

[@mackiceicukice]

harvardkarbodie hahahahaha....excellent observation my firend.

[@berlinzerberus]

Tatiana Nikolayeva, the incarnation of musical expression..it is simply wonderful!

[@Nastyswimmer]

...unlike the expressionless audience

[@АлександрЛоскутов-з2щ]

Удивительная сила, властность, наполненность, глубина. А какой звук!

[@alegal752]

Una GRANDE PIANISTA . Vorrei averla conosciuta. Grazie Maestra Nikolayeva.

[@marlenegregory9805]

The red piano is insignificant to the both Angel & Monster slaying it ....Simply stunning !!!

[@NamgyalFR1961]

Puissance confondante et nuances incroyables, en particulier sur les derniers accords qui sont comme une évaporation de la musique dans un néant tragique.

[@oscarnavarrooficial]

на мой взгляд из 3-х лучших интерпретаций прелюдии Рахманинова на KZbin, которые я видел вместе с поцелуями и гилелями. 🌹

[@itchy2345]

She didn't seem to have big hands but had a large aura arround her!

[@praaht18]

What a lovely lady she was

[@ahvidharris3732]

Seriously, amongst...the...best!

[@edwarddejong8025]

I know this piece well. She played it very accurately.

[@classical.pianist]

Tatiana the Great. What more can one say?

[@michaelroberts6894]

The last few chords are sensational

[@screumeuleu]

That's a real queen & some Rach's notes are climbing on the walls, while others are weeping somewhere in the audience

[@francescopiras5124]

Quanto ci mancano la Nikolayeva, Richter, Gilels, Arrau, Gould, Anda, Lipatti, Benedetti Michelangeli.

[@paulparoma]

I only miss Nikolayeva, Richter and Gilels. The others were amateurs.

[@marcychristoff219]

A very commanding performance! 👏

[@michaelroberts6894]

Incredable

[@nataliafomina5846]

Одна из самых великих пианистов!

[@michaelroberts6894]

Would this be as wonderful on a Black concert grand as on this RED one? She makes it sing none the less

[@eustacequinlank7418]

If I ever went to someones party and they had a piano I'd always start this in the campiest way possible and after the first three chords I'd feign exhaustion and place the back of my hand against my forehead saying "Oh, please, no. I can't. It's just too much"

[@ADGO]

haha :) Tatiana should have tried that, as she basically killed the camp mood of this dancing / singing festival when she started to play :)

[@eustacequinlank7418]

ADGO Aye, from the look on some of their faces at the end they seem to be thinking "Am I supposed to be happy now? What's happening?"

[@olexandrselyaninoff8881]

Есть ошибки, но Вам, уважаемая Татьяна Николаева, мы прощаем! Исполнение на высоте!

[@goldberg72]

E certo

[@bfposner]

Beautiful. The audience was rapt.

[@searchers3225]

She plays this piece completely differently than Rachmaninoff, or even his good friend Hofmann. Interesting.

[@pablobear4241]

Could you give some insight in what makes them different ?

[@comanchedase]

Odessa. there's a city for you. small men, middle men, big men. the middle men is always hungry. how many little man does it take him? 7,8, 10 maybe?

[@nicolacalabrese619]

orrible red piano and disastric accordation!!

[@JumpDiffusion]

the only thing that is "disastric" here is your English.

[@davidbutterworth5258]

What's wrong with the red piano? It adds a splash of colour and is more interesting than all the boring funereal looking black ones which seem to dominate the concert stage.