Rachmaninoff-Piano Concerto No.3 ( Cadenza ) - Yefim Bronfman-Piano

[@SteveCubis]

Learn the notes, until you can remember them and can play them blindfolded. Then forget them... This has to be one of the greatest renditions I have heard, ever.

[@dihydrogenmonoxide5994]

This has to be one of the must climactic moments in the history of classical music. I am at a loss for words.

[@MildSatire]

Not one of the most, THE most.

[@forgottenbooks2395]

The first movement cadenza is really quite breathtaking. It feels like time stops: The orchestra is silent, and everyone's attention is focused on the piano.

[@nielsroest7544]

Thats the point af a cadenza....

[@marcossidoruk8033]

Niels Roest so he is rigth then

[@almabach]

I improved the audio quality of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6m6YmqopNV-r6s

[@elik1246]

Take a look at the Prokofiev piano concerto 2 cadenza in the first movement

[@ashermay6513]

@@elik1246 Absolute monster of a cadenza. I love it so much. Lugansky’s rendition is undoubtedly my favourite.

[@magentahanover]

This is classical music's Mt. Everest, and this is the gold standard playing of it.

[@telephilia]

A great moment surely. But the Mt. Everest? More than the best of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach?

[@yumiinaction9759]

@@telephilia as far as piano goes - yeah - definitely an order of magnitude more than the composers you mentioned.

[@MusicNinja12345]

@@yumiinaction9759 I agree. I’ve attempted the cadenza but ya that’s never gonna happen lol.

[@kingconcerto5860]

@@telephilia HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@davoudshojaei7834]

@@telephilia you are out of your depth..

[@estherassuied]

One of the best versions I've heard.

[@edwardferdon2161]

+Esther Assuied It is the best version ever of that cadenza.

[@janosturan7575]

That's correct!

[@almabach]

I improved the audio quality of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6m6YmqopNV-r6s

[@aalb1970]

Yup, definitely up there with the best.

[@ronnyvanderwee417]

The Best

[@chiragraju821]

This concerto is the embodiment of existential pain. Not just emotional suffering. Only an experienced pianist like him could pull it off, physically and emotionally.

[@luismigueltoromillan5195]

Such power and feeling... I never grow tired of hearing Yefim's Rach 3. Not sure which version is better (this one or the cadenza from Waldbuhne), but I'm certain, this guy has produced the very best sounds off from that sheet music. What a pleasure to be alive.

[@Συναισθησις]

I definitely prefer this one as an independent work, but I think the "canonic" one fits better within the structure. This ossia seems to interrupt the concerto, like the Beethoven and Brahms cadenzas do to Mozart's KV 466.

[@finderrio]

@@Συναισθησις exactly my thoughts. The Ossia cadenza kinda disrupts the "dynamic range" of the entire concerto, but I'm honestly fine with it because I am a total sucker for piano mashing.

[@dominikclarke6545]

@@finderrio Yeah, Rach wrote the 'smaller' one to fit in better with the context of the whole piece (and it can be argued that there are more musical features to play with in it). But the ossia cadenza is an eruption of emotion from the piano - a soliloquy in the context of a whole play, and as others have said, it does seem to stop time and it's hard not to be moved by it.

[@jochanaan58]

In addition to his awesome technical mastery, Bronfman plays with superlative smoothness so the long line never breaks. That makes this cadenza much more than a mere showpiece.

[@ondinehd6889]

Oh yes, so agree! That's exactly right. Every time I hear Bronfman's ossia, even if there other interpretations that are great or interesting, I nevertheless think, when it's all said and done, that's it, Bronfman is the ONE that nailed it! No gimmicks, no tricks, no affectations, it is a straight, but subtle and powerful line. His cadenza is not just that it is driven: he drives it, and that makes a difference.

[@nielsenja]

1:09 it’s surreal to experience the contrast of a totally still and silent orchestra behind while seeming to hear all the sounds of the orchestra being reproduced by him alone, i hadn’t fully understood or appreciated it before watching this

[@NozarMortazavi]

Life is nothing without OSSIA Cadenza, whether Rach himself like it or not...!

[@jacksonwagnersilva6324]

Why "like it or not"? Did Rachmaninoff hated his own cadenza? Was it not his?

[@NozarMortazavi]

@@jacksonwagnersilva6324 it was his definitely, but he preferred the main the scherzo like one(also did horowitz) i cant really agree them... they say after ossia one world ends so the piece cant move on ..

[@aalb1970]

@@jacksonwagnersilva6324 I don't think he hated it. He just preferred the shorter cadenza. But so did Horowitz and many other pianists.

[@quantomx07]

@@jacksonwagnersilva6324 he thought the ossia cadenza was too much of a climax and structurally inappropriate thus he wrote the normal cadenza. I'd say he did not hate the ossia cadenza cause he still kept it as an ossia.

[@brunobeilkematos]

I can’t understand the shorter cadenza. For me it’s so offensive, just because you have the option of playing Ossia. Ossia is extremely powerful and provides the climax that the first movement was building up to, while the shorter cadenza wraps things in a shameful way. It’s not bad, it’s beautiful, but the spot where the cadenza is located on the concerto calls for something energetic, gigantic, tremendous…

[@duartevader2709]

Nobody plays the cadenza like Bronfman, simply breathtaking...

[@plumbersteve]

I’ve been watching this video for years and last night I got to see him do it live in St Louis! It was incredibly powerful and emotional. For encore, instead of the Prokofiev toccata or some other crazy thing, he played Clair De Lune. Brought me to tears. One of the most memorable concert experiences of my life.

[@79Tomasso]

Best I've heard so far. His timing and dynamics are perfect.

[@stanwaltman4349]

lazar berman is better imho kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfVhmBjgd-NhZI

[@789armstrong]

Superb! Bronfman was born for this piece.

[@jacker27423]

spotted

[@LisztyLiszt]

2:25 Such lyrical phrasing and masterly breath control. Glad I listened to this. The piano accompanist is a safe pair of hands too which is always useful.

[@fanouzhang3887]

i hope this is a joke

[@321findus]

@@fanouzhang3887 I hope you're being sarcastic

[@not_meepington]

its cool that you enjoy the performance of the orchestra, specifically the flute soloist, but the pianist is not accompanying the orchestra. This is a piano concerto first of all, and 2nd of all, it's a cadenza, which is basically the part in a concerto in which everyone listens to the piano play solo.

[@ondinehd6889]

What???? You must be kidding! If you are not, sure, there are many clowns out there who play this cadenza in well, a clownish manner, LOL! I suppose "à chacun son goût," as they say in French...

[@fkassis76]

the best performance of the cadenza I heard

[@reformedpresbyterianpulpit6745]

This guy is unbelievable... That was the best Rach 3 Cadenza performance I have ever seen or heard. Ferociously difficult... the man didn't hit any wrong notes I could hear... amazing.

[@yanafromsf]

Superlative! There is no one like Bronfman. He is not only technically excellent but also plays with great feeling and a true connection with the music. Each of his performances is spectacular and each different.

[@stanwaltman4349]

lazar berman is even better imho kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfVhmBjgd-NhZI

[@EASYTIGER10]

That's th most breathtaking version I've heard. My favourite part from 1:08 - wow!

[@79Tomasso]

EASYTIGER10 Agreed. His timing here is absolutely perfect.

[@DimS_LA]

i'd like to thank Sophie and 2setviolin for bringing me here . This piece and this performance is simply out of this world. Cheers :)

[@chiragraju821]

The best performance of this cadenza I’ve ever seen.

[@waltergiordano3186]

Interpretazione perfetta, nessuna sbavatura, tecnicamente impeccabile e emotiva allo stesso tempo.

[@merciatreasurehunting6244]

I know it's all personal opinion but this surely has to be the best piano concerto ever written. All 3 movements are breathtaking, and there isn't a boring moment throughout

[@JanetESmith-er8sk]

Rachmaninov wrote this piece from the deepest part of his heart ♥️!

[@johne7345]

My wife and I had the pleasure of hearing Bronfman performing this at San Diego Symphony Hall. I splurged on Grand Tier tickets, and the experience was well worth the money.

[@sasha42196]

Gergiev was so stunned, the toothpick fell out of his mouth.

[@kaspianocz6330]

It's been ten years and still the best to me!

[@-..--...-5-.212.4]

ikr samee

[@TariqElKadiri]

This is amazing. Really. He masters the ossia and makes it real.

[@mariateresavalenzuela8824]

Excelente interpretación Yefim. Hermosa.

[@ondinehd6889]

Bronfman's ossia cadenza is the BEST! Just beautiful, and stunning!

[@escalierdudiable8635]

Stellare, eccezionale, magnifico, ampio come il cielo.

[@musicalmoments9997]

This, and Prokofiev 2, have to be the most colossal cadenzas ever conceived…

[@t19smaksk]

The cadenza from the first movement of concert fantasy Op.56 by Tchaikovsky is similar colossal!

[@LisztGOAT]

Those 2 plus Grieg 1 are the best imo

[@ahmadfarran-9845]

And this is what we call it perfection

[@sasha42196]

Monumental!

[@edwardferdon2161]

Spectacular and incomparable!

[@joan_pappaisoscatalans6719]

This Man deserves a monument

[@haydenwayne3710]

Outstanding!!!! I love Yefin's forearm density!

[@benebacher2470]

I’m convinced this is exactly how Rachmaninoff intended this cadenza to be played.

[@DW282828]

Bronfman bulldozes me every time with this. I love it

[@iReppoGames]

DW282828 Sounds like a fat joke to me

[@duggiefresh8170]

Pardon my French, but that was simply badass! Tempo, phrasing and dynamics were all superb. Many greats get a little "draggy" with the tempo. Bronfman nailed it.

[@parule]

Ok, he went into God Mode.

[@possisvideos]

the most powerful and energetic cadenza ever!

[@tomerpianist]

best fragment of music recorded in history

[@TheJoyfulPianist]

Wow. Really great performance.

[@escalierdudiable8635]

Lo scatto della testa del violinista accanto a Bronfman vale più di mille commenti... chissà quante volte avrà sentito Rachmaninov, ma raramente suonato in questo modo.

De las pocas cadencias de este concierto que he podido escuchar enteras sin morir em el intento. Hay pianistas que hacen unas cosas tan raras y antimusicales o que no pueden con ella que acaban por producirte verdadero malestar. Este pianista le saca todo el partido, virtuosismo y sustancia con un discurso musical, apasionado y brillante. Realmente se disfruta de una cadencia así de bien interpretada

[@lauhernsean6179]

I got goosebumps listening to this

[@-..--...-5-.212.4]

Best song ever heard!

[@florinbaiduc]

I was kind of expecting him to snap a string and a "muhahaha" laugh to raise from the public...

[@jobrien8016]

Absolutely incredible

[@a.maxime]

holy shit

[@MrBazH]

Best comment. Sums it up in two words.

[@tonys_travels830]

AMAZING

[@Alias-Steff]

brutal :-)

[@maulcs]

Very nice indeed

[@mariri.rianaa]

monumental.

[@Astrid-jt8cd]

Bravo maestro broffman

[@gmnotyet]

WOW!!!!!

[@Kihene]

Well done!

[@simonegiuliani4913]

best cadenza I have heard so far

[@HalfBakedBaker]

Chills every time

[@georgenorris2657]

Ok finally I found the perfect performance of the ossia! Lovely tone throughout, clear spacious phraseing and a wonderful climb to the climax. So often the semiquaver passage beforehand sounds so much effort that it detracts. Not here, it becomes what it's supposed to be: a bridge passage to the fff main theme. and never a forced tone.

[@stanwaltman4349]

lazar berman is better kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfVhmBjgd-NhZI

[@bobbiecat7139]

YunChan Lim, 2022 Cliburn winner, is now the "owner" of the Rach #3🥰 Just listen to his UNmastered version of this glorious work.

[@cziffrathegreat666]

unmastered? lol No one plays this concerto as powerfully as bronfman does

[@bobbiecat7139]

@@cziffrathegreat666 A little too powerfully for me. However, just to let you know...There are two versions of 18-year-old YunChan Lim's playing of the Rach: one corrected version where a mic dropped out and one that has not been touched. The mastered version is really tinny and does not sound like anything I heard live. And then, YunChan played all of Liszt's 12 Transcendental Etudes which knocked the socks off the judges. To each his own lol.

[@cziffrathegreat666]

@@bobbiecat7139 I get it :) and respect your opinion. He played the etudes really well especially considering it was all in a go. but I personally feel pianists like cziffra and berman do it more justice

[@bobbiecat7139]

@@cziffrathegreat666 Well...He is only 19 years old. He has the chance to grow. And honestly? When the New York Times gave (for them) a rave review I was stunned lol. Isn't it wonderful that there is soooo much talent in this world that we can agree AND disagree on😄 Now I am going over on youtube to Olaf, the luthier, who is teaching how to change violin strings "the right way"! Have a good day.

[@cziffrathegreat666]

@@bobbiecat7139 have a good day!

[@hasanfehmikrc2693]

awesome awesome

[@Kihene]

Fantastic!

[@tjfSIM]

Amazing clarity, really nicely played

[@ryanhendrick484]

Astonishing

[@spasticflies]

From @1:40 for some reason sounds and gives me the feeling of a jumbo airplane coming in to land

[@765lbsquat]

this is a nice performance of the cadenza but my favorite version is Van Cliburn followed by Volodos. Van Cliburn just captured more of the essence of Rachmaninoff more than anyone else.

[@PersnicketyRed]

Van Cliburn is my favorite too…there will never be another pianist, that I love more than Van! ❤️❤️❤️

[@PersnicketyRed]

And it is to my understanding that Rachmaninoff wrote two versions of the cadenza, and Van chose to perform the more difficult one…even Rachmaninoff reportedly played the easier one…Van just played so brilliantly. I am a little obsessed, hence my profile photo! 🥰

[@arpeggiomikey]

@@PersnicketyRed Do you also go by the nom de plume of Tia Mia? If so, I've enjoyed your postings for some time now! 👍

[@lsbrother]

2:01 - suspect the two violinists behind Bronfman are old school Vienna Phil, one can almost read their thoughts: "the sooner this guy finishes bashing out this Rachmaninov chappy, the sooner we can get back to playing some proper music, Beethoven and Mozart"

[@patrickwhiting4831]

Sad thing is there are probably people who think that way.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Absolutely. All these musicians of the orchester never interested upon what is going on by the soloist. Just housekeepers.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

It's a job. They're like actors that have rehearsed, played, and heard these scripts a thousand times. If you go to a rehearsal you get a strong sense of that. They're putting on a show

[@malteweckfors3896]

the feeling, it makes my tummy tumble

[@nicknsharonfan]

1:10~1:50? My favorite part among my favorite part. But with my untrained ears, I think there must be two ways to play this part: emphasized, intensified, very dramatic, like the way he played here (Cho Seong Jin also.) The others play faster and quieter, like Horowitz did in 70s(?) and most recently Lim YunChan. I personally like the dramatic version better.

[@chrisrach3]

Two versions. He wrote the less dramatic one for Horowitz and even preferred it himself. But even Rachmaninov isn’t perfect. 😂

[@鶴-j5i]

The quiet version you are referring to is the original cadenza which is a bit shorter. This video is the Ossia cadenza.

[@789armstrong]

This is quite marvelous.Probably the absolute benchmark interpretation, but do hear Bronfmans stunning performance with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmomnic on DVD.

[@marshallartz395]

carl armstrong: And I can also strongly recommend his earlier Sony CD recording with The Philharmonia and Esa-Pekka Salonen. 😎🎹

[@hansdekorver7365]

1.57 - 2.05 reminiscent of middle part of Chopin etude opus 10 no 3.

[@antoniohipolito4912]

Very true indeed!

[@FranciscoRodriguez-qp6qv]

magnifique😍

[@jaques2510]

Very powerful

[@zephthezquirrellord]

I think I need to learn rach 3 now

[@springatelier4010]

Perfection

[@enricorighi8941]

Amazing

[@gmnotyet]

Is this the best recording of the Ossia cadenza ever? Whose is better?

[@samueltaylor9935]

I would say Yuncham Lim or Martha Argerich are right behind him. But this is the best one for me

[@ArchlorDMetalleR]

Thank you for uploading. And also thank you for uploading the complete cadenza and not just the first half. Most people on KZbin just upload the Allegro molto, Presto and Allegro molto part of the cadenza, but they cut the Meno mosso part away. -,-

[@lolajo9638]

Braving

[@alessioparentini545]

Best cadenza

[@saikalyan3966]

Awsome

[@paulmcguire8359]

I just think it’s mad that someone created this never mind someone who knows how to play it

[@Oliver_Kruse]

They are all breathing Rachmaninov's breath.

[@rht100]

Glad to see bacon still has utility

[@juaprile]

great Fima

[@kapsico]

Almost like Horowitz...good performance!

[@buckachiddy]

I think this is the reference Ossia by which all others should be judged.

[@ryushev2000]

matsuev

[@nicholasemerson3155]

Thunderous.

[@ZoeTheCat]

I know it boils down to personal taste, but Earl Wild >> Bronfman Wild/Horenstein (Chandos). It's here on YT

[@shuolezaijian5107]

很漂亮！

[@ajbrewer1777]

Two set?

[@lolajo9638]

I meant bravo but my phone had other ideas..

[@georgiepentch]

That build-up to 1:56

[@hanslick3375]

The flutist at the end is going: "I hate to intrude, but I have to play this, it's in the score 😭"

[@malteweckfors3896]

i agree

[@moonsterback]

best

[@seanc1119]

flocka this shit go hard as hell

[@Meat01]

как он своими сарделями так играет? Виртуоз!

[@daniagospodin7893]

У него прекрасные руки для пианиста

[@telephilia]

Though I prefer the ossia to the regular cadenza, many of the greatest pianists seem to prefer the regular even though I'm sure they could play the ossia if they wanted. to.

[@Aorda]

If you can play the rest of the concerto, you can definitely play the ossia cadenza. I think it is only a matter of preference.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I like the original, it fits the whole piece much better and is still dazzling. This feels like an intermission.