Sergei Rachmaninov - Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 4 (audio + sheet music)

The fourth piece in Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Moments Musicaux, Op. 16" is similar to the second in the quality of its performance. The fourth piece reveals resemblance to Chopin's "Etude Op. 10 No. 12" in the taxing left hand figure place throughout. Further it looks, sounds, and feels as if it were an improvisation on Chopin's Prelude in G major (Op. 28, No. 3).
The piece is 67 measures long, with a duration of about three minutes, and has the fastest tempo of the set, Presto (quick) at 104 quarter notes per minute, and is the shortest work in terms of playing time. Presto is in ternary form with a coda.
The piece begins with a fortissimo introduction with a thick texture in the left hand consisting of chromatic sextuplets. The melody is a "rising quasi-military" idea, interspersed between replications of the left hand figure, the mostly two-note melody being a strong unifying element. The middle section is a brief period of pianississimo falling figures in the right hand and rising scales in the left. The third section is marked Più vivo (more life) and is played even faster than the intro, 112 quarter notes per minute. At this point the piece develops a very thick texture, with the original left hand figure played in both hands in varying registers. The technique of rapidly changing the octave in which a melody is played, sometimes called "registral displacement", is used to present the figure in a more dramatic form that increases the intensity of the ending. The ending, a coda in Prestissimo (very quick), 116 quarter notes per minute, is a final, sweeping reiteration of the theme that closes in a heavy E minor chord, which revisits Rachmaninoff's preoccupation with bell sounds, prominent in his Piano Concerto No. 2 and Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2).
The piece is a major exercise in endurance and accuracy: the introduction opens in a left hand figure requiring span of a tenth interval. Additionally, octave intervals invariably appear before fast sextuplet runs, making quick wrists and arm action necessary. The double melodies Rachmaninoff uses in this work exists purposely to "keep both hands occupied," obscuring the melody and making it difficult for the right hand to project. This is the only piece in the set with indicated pedal markings.
(Wikipedia)
Please take note that the audio AND the sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to a minimum of 480p if the video is blurry.
Original audio: • Nikolai Lugansky plays...
(Performance by: Nikolai Lugansky)
Original sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/...)

[@sergeirachmaninoff4516]

I believe in you, beginner pianists, I believe in you. This piece is eeeeeaaasssyyy.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Yeah right... "easy"... pffft... >:D

[@niccolopaganini4268]

@@user-zr2sz8fd6o Look who you are talking to before commenting

[@user-zr2sz8fd6o]

@@niccolopaganini4268 Whaaaaat ? What tou want to say ? I'm looking

[@niccolopaganini4268]

@@user-zr2sz8fd6o Why did you delete your comment? are you aware of the spirit of the great Rachmaninoff now?

[@user-zr2sz8fd6o]

@@niccolopaganini4268 I can write again but what are you talking about bro I can't understand

[@RonaiHenrik]

I am in a Chopin playlist, chilling out, and then I hear this and I'm like "ye this is surely not Chopin"...

[@g00gleh00]

Best comment ever.

[@RonaiHenrik]

***** yes but I know those. I think I know all the pieces Chopin made for a single piano.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Henrik Rónai well, rachmaninoff might have been inspired by chopin for this piece, so.....

[@btat16]

Henrik Rónai It's been 3 months but I wanted to point out that this piece is for a single piano too :P Just that the single person plays a lot

[@jaRadnitch]

Binh Tat I don't think he was saying this isn't for single piano - just that he knows all Chopin's single piano pieces, so he also knew this wasn't one of them :)

[@johanschneiders6293]

I like how it goes from ff to ppp in one measure.

[@thenameisgsarci]

I know, right? XD

[@lukeehrkepiano5061]

Haha yeah I feel like Rachmaninoff was a little exaggerative...

[@jeannecaucino]

Gritter S la 0k56w

[@mertgokce7332]

haha yes

[@tommysmyth1210]

@@mertgokce7332 Ok.

[@sergeirachmaninoff4516]

What a genius.

[@papelillo223]

You're a little bit egocentric

[@rachmaninoffsergeibasilyeb7315]

what a genius

[@mawreena-]

We all know you composed this to give me cramps in my hand...

[@drlawitts]

Q: How do you Khachaturian? A: Grab him by the Aram.

[@Jaredguerrero9]

Hahahha Nigga.

[@BANHMIZON]

1:04 that diminuendo sounds wicked

[@melisa-ym1wk]

I have two words for you: salad fingers

[@thenameisgsarci]

That's 8 words in total.

[@melisa-ym1wk]

@@thenameisgsarci the prophecy has been foretold

[@philip.stigaard]

It goes from fortissimo to pianissimo!

[@RandomStuff15agerTEMP]

His diminuendo:↘️ My diminuendo:📉

[@nuclearfish2380]

Why am I so addicted to this piece?

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Good question. It's a huge earworm.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven6280]

Nuclear Fish I KNOW SAME

[@CosmodromeNostalgia]

I started to learn it. I'm scared as fuck but love it haha

[@danielramennoodles1136]

Same

[@lemontea9735]

Because there is rage in your heart.

[@franzliszt7939]

Hold my water, i ve got this

[@f.p.2010]

XD

[@btat16]

These two comments make the best comment chain I've seen in my life :P

This piece reminds me the etude n°4 S.139 "Mazeppa" by Liszt

[@f.p.2010]

Clabus Vile pls stop

[@btat16]

This is absolutely delicious *eating popcorn*

[@eggscheese2763]

Lugansky playing this at the highest immaginable level. No blurs, no spaces before big jumps and chords. As someone who played the piano for 9 years and played some rachmaninoff myself. its just brutal.

[@onethegogd5783]

yeah, I feel you too, this performance is so clean, every note is voiced just perfect, that it gives me goosebumps and scares at the same time

[@ErikCPianoman]

Wow. I thought this was a studio recording! I was so surprised to hear the applause at the end. That blew my mind. Amazing performance.

[@yang4488]

Me: I want to learn the piece! My finger: No you don’t

[@giacomopistono2092]

Ahahahahah

[@jackmarentette1302]

Be quiet,

[@user-uj8wr9hh2c]

I think so.

[@Emma-ob5oj]

楊宜珊 哈哈哈

[@gamerom2713]

Charles Leclerc learn revolutionary etude (n12 op10) you gonna get a very strong left hand 😉

[@brandonr.9831]

Bless the poor soul who has to transcribe this.

[@Avery_Piano]

lol

[@tg4q391]

Brandon Ramirez 😂😂😂😂😂 That was good bro!!

[@lordleo9047]

Some of us love transcribing these 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@tianvlasic]

I am playing this peace.I am 12 years old.

[@alejandrom.4680]

Tian Vlašić How the hell you're practicing it lol, i'm 13 and it's impossible for me.

[@jerry_moo]

How did Lugansky played this clearly without pedal blur is amazing, like what the heck.

[@m.a.3322]

He probably did 16th pedalling or something lmao.

[@jerry_moo]

Geezus mate

[@m.a.3322]

Hahaha

[@PieInTheSky9]

You can watch him do it live just as well as in this recording. It's insane.

[@kolovankeptkwiet3170]

Matthew Adrien My apologies for commenting 2 years late, but Lugansky may have large enough hands to play legato in sections of the piece that are otherwise impossible to play legato with small hands and no pedal. I would recommend just using pedal, though. Without Rachmaninoff’s hand size or bigger, it’s very physically demanding to play without pedal.

[@massimourban]

Beautiful rendition, this piece gives chills. At 2:26 there is one of the most touching climax moments in Rachmaninoff music🎼

[@ryansabin2618]

That's my absolute favorite moment of the piece. I could see how someone could say that this piece is just to show off technical ability but moments like that prove that it's much more. It's so emotionally potent.

[@mpampakoulas]

i am not a musician but this (master)piece gives goosebumbs in my heart

[@tg4q391]

Elpida Dramitinou kala milame tin idia skepsi eixa😂😝

[@tommysmyth1210]

That's not healthy..

[@cat1312.]

You should go to a doctor :o

[@arthurmellinger985]

One day I'll play this.

[@DotSmomet]

I believe in you!

[@lukeehrkepiano5061]

I'm getting to work on it right now!

[@imaofsky2407]

Arthur Mellinger go for it. even if you do 1 bar every week. it's worth it. I hope I have the courage to start it.

[@theabsolute23]

That's the attitude that gets people places

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Thanks for giving me the encouragement. Another one added to the Must-Learn list. *Grin*

[@MorbidMayem]

Probably one of the most insane live performances of Lugansky ever...

[@markdisanzo3796]

This is ridonculous. So good. About eight measures from the end there's a 32nd rest in both hands that is just genius. It's amazing how powerful that little pause is.

[@blythegeorge5568]

Went back to find it. 100% agree

[@TheMrcolumbo]

I love this huge chords and very high volumes in Rachmaninoff's pieces, like in for example this one or his first Piano Concerto, but also his slow pieces are pretty good because of their polyphony. Besides I really like his kind to spread out intonations, like in his Op. 39. No. 4. And Lugansky is a great performer of Rach's work.

[@squelchtheory]

Played this for my high school senior recital and a piano competition in Michigan more than 20 years ago. The experiences led me to pursue a career in conducting. Great piece!

[@CheisYang]

can you provide where to find your concerts/lives?

[@infinitekeys1603]

The master just casually delivering his 🔥 to the people.

[@Macgki]

Lugansky is one of if not the best Rach Player around today, sadly he's so much underrated

[@delko000]

totally agreed.

[@chad4149]

hes boring

[@harrisonrichter9414]

Him and Richter (whom I am proud to share a last name with) are my two favorite Rach interpreters. Except on the prelude in g minor, I just can't leave out Berezovsky (I think that's who he is). Oh, and the best recording of 3/2 (C# minor) is Rach himself playing it on a bosendorfer reproducing piano. I also have yet to hear a Richter recording of Rach 2, so I have to stick with Rubinstein. Man, in the end it doesn't really sound like I'm a true Richter and Lugansky fan am I? XD

[@nicholas72611]

Harrison, Musical Atheist Richter on anything is fucking amazing. One of the best pianists to ever grace this Earth along with Argerich.

[@thenameisgsarci]

nicholas72611 And a lot more. :)

[@MusicIsMyLife6991]

I'm learning this piece now. I've managed as far as 1:12 and it's quite a challenge to say the least. This outstanding performance is my only motivation to keep going to the end.

[@michaelulloa12]

MusicIsMyLife6991 its been 3 years. Sup with you and this piece

[@joshuagonzalez3916]

4 yrs how r u ?

[@tylerspence344]

5 years bro how is it?

[@notofficialhoohaa4356]

@@tylerspence344 he already sold off his piano and started playing the BASS

[@user-df3xz6lq5n]

practice makes perfect

[@PianoScenesMoviesandSeries]

The fury, the anger, the pain, it all comes together. It's hauntingly beautiful.

[@tommasologiudice6154]

This is definitely my favourite rachmaninoff piece. One day I'll play all of it, and that day is not too far away :) Edit: I gave up haha. See my replies for an in depth explanation. Alternatively you can pretend I didn't and keep asking me if they day has finally been, that is a totally valid option as well 😂

[@blackblade9988]

Has the day finally been?

[@HeyKevinYT]

Has the day finally been?

[@Blowzytube]

Has the day finally been ?

[@Yazerhoun]

HAS THE DAY FINALLY FUCKING BEEN?

[@thenameisgsarci]

*HAS THE DAY FINALLY EFFING BEEN!?*

[@christopherrodriguez9906]

This reminds me of the revolutionary etude by Chopin .

[@user-os4lq6wj6y]

Imagine, that it is much more demanding :))

[@tommysmyth1210]

@@erikdierks4404 It is

[@darkzaid7772]

Czerny Op.692 Etude 21

[@lp9931]

Yes same

[@p-y8210]

It sounds nothing like it imo

[@gorillapimpin2978]

I think rachmaninoff got robbed on a train or something like that and he had to make money real quick so he wrote this.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Ja Ka I thought it was a joke, until I looked it up on Wikipedia. Sorry... :|

[@anthonymiller3672]

"real quick"

[@expl0da_]

Then you're basically saying Rachmaninov is a fucking genius.

[@bernardgeffray1700]

comment répondre à une pareille ânerie!

[@mindofamango3903]

xJxiii well, yea

[@greysorcerer9106]

This piece is absolutely brilliant.

[@Philobach]

lol

[@pixelwhipsolaris4795]

I would sell my soul to the devil to play like this. Such a beautiful piece, Rachmaninov certainly was a great composer

[@korolevpiano7794]

Many others have played this without agreeing to spend eternity in hell so I think you should just practice.

[@thenameisgsarci]

But... but Paganini... XD

[@blackhole3407]

We could make a deal...

[@Misspol222]

Mephistopheles has entered the chat

[@nassera]

A gift from God. No devil needed for beauty.

[@alexanderkoerner4001]

After playing this song I have to say it is very repetitive on the left hand, it is really not that bad, it takes practice like anything else. The only hard part honestly was not burning out before the end.

[@charliehustlenflow]

+TKDBlackbelt4Ever what do u mean by drop the hand

[@cziffrathegreat666]

very true

[@celius6421]

Fantastic piece, my piano teacher recommend this to me today, and this is the first day I'm hearing it. Spent about a half hour learning the first page, I'm excited to play the rest of this piece. I've always been scared of Rachmaninoff having smaller hands, but this one seems possible not being able to play 10ths. I think this is one of those pieces that sounds very impressive and exciting, but despite being hard, is not as hard as it sounds. Not saying it isn't hard (it's hard), it's just designed to sound harder than it is. When passages are more chromatic like in this piece, fingers are more ready to access the notes. I actually think the quarter notes in Tchaikovsky's concerto No. 1 are harder than the 16ths in this piece. Leaps are harder than runs. Just my opinion.

[@classical.pianist]

Nobody does it like Nik. I knew who it was right away! The depth, the passion, the rage, the control. Magnifico.

[@blakecarterpiano]

This piece reminds me of a forest fire getting more and more out of control but, it is mesmerizingly beautiful to look at. You are put in a trance at how beautiful the sight is. You snap out of it and try to leave but the fire has already encircled you. You are doomed. The fire is beautiful. You stare into the inferno as it consumes you.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Hmmm, so many arguments... I need more popcorn...

[@professordeportugadoyt113]

thenameisgsarci toma no cu

[@thenameisgsarci]

professor de portuga do YT What? Sorry, Google Translate just failed me, sorry... :(

[@professordeportugadoyt113]

thenameisgsarci i said pega numeu pal

[@xavier2435]

+thenameisgsarci I'm Portuguese and I think he's just acting stupid (sorry if I'm wrong) so it's not even worth translate that.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Marcelo Azevedo IDK either, I don't speak Portuguese.

[@user-hm8yr4uk6q]

Один из лучших "моментов" у Рахманинова. Яркая музыка, редко для композитора - мажорная, пронизывающая до костей, как холодный душ. Браво композитору!

[@stephendevine9151]

Speechless... First time hearing this music. This must be virtually impossible to play for even the most advanced pianist. What kind of genius writes something so amazing that even the greatest players struggle to perform. Mind blowing... Give me 100 years to practise and I might manage to play the first 12 bars!!!!

[@xiphe2393]

2:28 I see "Prestissimo" with FFFF @@!!~~ I broke my fingers

[@chriscioaca]

Architecture Cow yeah it's 😅😅 very hard for all not for Rachmaninoff 😂

[@chopinlytlyt]

After listening to more than twenty versions, this is the best one to me.

[@mobilephil244]

The sheer ferocity of this is absolutely physical. One feels physically engulfed and pushed back by the torrent.

[@chimayai]

Have never heard this piece til now....and I'm simply stunned. Will have to put this in my rep. Great performance!

[@HardWorkingMitochondria]

I've heard this recording dozens of times but I still can't get over the fact at how well Lugansky plays this piece!

[@Pienoah]

Love this piece and love Lugansky's interpretation, the furious left hand runs is just so gud

[@newhorizon4470]

Yeah, the left hand is so clear, and the right hand is so intense.

[@mattrusso8426]

YT Music categorized this as heavy metal in my playlists Lmao

[@thenameisgsarci]

Well... still counts as something. :)

[@Adyman182]

Rachmaninoff is about as rock as classical gets.

[@plumbersteve]

As long as you can read music and you have ten fingers you can play this. Start slow.

[@ChuckisNorrish]

No, you can't. You have to train yourself. Technique is important, fingering, the ability to read sheets as fast as this, if you're not good enough it'll be a sloppy mess.

[@plumbersteve]

It was more of a philosophical, existential suggestion. Although, I stand by my statement. Perhaps a temp of 10 BPM. It would be slow but you could hit all the notes.

[@ChuckisNorrish]

Steve Gardner No, you can't learn this piece like that. One, it'd take well over a year and two it'll sound TERRIBLE.

[@plumbersteve]

What if it took you ten years to learn it? What if it sounded awful then? Perhaps one's goal isn't to impress the world with their virtuosity. Perhaps someone just loves the piece and wants to play it at their own maximum level. Is that not satisfactory?

[@ChuckisNorrish]

Steve Gardner No, that's like having a favorite song then every time you play it, it sounds garbage and nothing like the original. That's exactly what it is. That shouldn't be satisfactory for anyone. It'd also ruin any learning experience you wanted in piano.

[@themusicalgerbil192]

The captions are utterly brilliant.

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

A mind exploding and magical masterpiece of a few minutes.

[@domisthebomb09]

So glad you've included the sheets music so we can all play along

[@rubyrose940]

I have this on repeat. The performance is magnificent, clean, passionate, perfect, truly touches my heart, bravo! 💕

[@charles-valentinalkan5681]

It isn't actually very hard, since the pattern in the left hand repeats over and over... but since I am Alkan its of course easy for me.

[@jeannecaucino]

Charles- Valentin Alkan p

[@michaelulloa12]

Charles- Valentin Alkan now that you're alkan its a piece of cake

[@tommysmyth1210]

Not anymore you aren't

[@connorrichardson368]

Well take a look at alkan le preux and this piece to alkan is a walk in the park

[@wolfpsx6210]

"It's not very hard". Give me a fucking break. Of course playing the notes in half the tempo with amateur-level control isn't hard, but playing pieces like this EXPRESSIVELY takes about 15 intense years of studying the instrument, usually even more. Trust me, this is my field of profession.

[@onoesitsafurry7152]

me: Hears the audio also me: This is easy- it repeats! All i have to do is learn the melody *sees* the sheet music* *crys* (edit) I liked my own comment ;-;

[@8254953275]

FINALLY! I heard this once completely accidentally and was looking everywhere for the name of this song! I'm so glad i finally found it!

[@G_Silent]

2:44 “Holy F**K!”

[@tansy69]

OMG I HEARD IT

[@imaofsky2407]

so much passion in these notes. better than spoken words

[@Crisisdarkness]

This is great, do not know this song, it's fabulous, thanks Sergei Rachmaninov You inspire many musicians to surpass themselves, you will always be a legend remembered

[@NOVAsteamed]

Wow thank you for providing the music sheet I can't wait to play this with my 2 years of piano experience

[@NOVAsteamed]

Bro you can do this keep on trying !!!

[@hayopjsk0726]

Just saying,I,a 3.5yrs self-taught pianist,have just successfully finished learning this marvelous piece. It is definitely,and undeniably,a very difficult piece.It took me like 3 months to finish the piece and 2 months to master it. Keep it up, you can do it!

[@3jndzl]

Rachmaninoff is a fucking legend. Genius!

[@thenameisgsarci]

No, he is not a legend at fucking... :\

[@3jndzl]

Not funny

[@thenameisgsarci]

+Andjela Despotovic I know that, but I just go with it anyway. :)

[@TxRxAxP]

It actually was pretty funny tbh

[@samuelsoltesz]

I am still here :D

[@user-qm9md9np1m]

This song reminds me of a particularly stormy ocean & I love it

[@TURTLELE]

I have been playing this for 3 months now and even with large hands this piece really is a fight. Some part are ridiculously difficult even though there is a lot of "repetition" nothing is really easy in this piece. Stamina alone makes this hard

[@LisztyLiszt]

I always knew this was hard, but I never realized it was this hard, maybe because Lugansky is so fluid. LOOK at this score! This must be up amongst Rach's most difficult pieces. Harder than any prelude. I love the Chopin influence in this at 1:11. You can always hear Chopin in Rachmaninov.

[@dmitri8117]

In this edition, the last chord is written to be played as "sfff" but I'm pretty sure in his original edition, he actually wrote "sffff" which is possibly the only time I, in 12 years of playing piano, have ever come across that.

[@augustinebasilius5505]

Astonishing performance! Luganskiy is a great pianist. Thank you very much for uploading!

[@niki-yq1oo]

My favorite interpretation of this masterpiece ❤ i'm obsessed with it!!!

[@hhsrrrr]

What a show-stopping, knuckle-breaker this piece is. Instant amazement.

[@thenameisgsarci]

It's simple: I clipped out parts of the sheet music, then aligned it with the audio in Windows Movie Maker. To be frank, it's time-consuming, but the ability to read sheet music is an advantage.

[@KyubiwanII]

Reminds me of the video game EDGE soundtrack "Jupiter". Level 14 - Peripherique Level 31 - Star Castle Level 45 - Earthquake Extended level 21 - Trench Extended level 43 - Geometric Snake Bonus level 7 - Magic Bonus level 10 - Indiana Bonus level 21 - Tide Bonus level 48 - Light Show

[@legendailes8325]

Well, I was so proud of myself playing this piece until I listen this... Let me cry

[@cinziavidali411]

Meraviglia! E dire che l'autore lo ha definito semplicemente 'Momento musicale'

[@user-wf1oe1gd6h]

Liszt : are you challenging me?!? Chopin: calm down, calm down

[@paulmcgraith4650]

Good God, the sheer power of the final chord is unbelievable!

[@monition5655]

it's back!

[@joshscores3360]

yay

[@flylooper]

Absolutely insane work! Aside from the fact that it would take-literally-my lifetime to learn such a piece as this, I wonder how the composer could write such music. How did he notate it? How did he put on paper what he heard in his heart? Virtuoso pianists like Lugansky are simply different than the rest of humanity. They just live on some higher plane than (even serious but) ordinary players can only pretend to inhabit. Just amazing.

[@lamywater]

If you guys liked this, you should watch the video of Lugansky playing it live that the audio for this video was taken from. It is even more intense seeing him play it live, and you miss out on his big finish without being able to see him x)

[@thenameisgsarci]

Yeah, I agree. Video link is in the description. :D

[@inessasirekanyan]

This the most beautiful interpretation of this piece. Love this.

[@johnmk19]

Фантастически виртуозное исполнение!

[@FliegendeHollaender]

It is definitely difficult, but Rachmaninoff was an unbelievable pianist, and was well aware of the instrument's idiosyncrasies. That said, not being overly ambitious (you have had vast previous training, and your hands are able to hold the weight~otherwise you are facing the risk of injury), with slow and thorough practice (slowly and in different rhythms*), you'll see your hands flowing. That is what makes a pianistic genius worth studying.

[@Eldor503]

Complètement incroyable !! Comment se fait-il que cette pièce ne soit pas plus connue ? C'est à la fois épique et émouvant, délicat et extrêmement puissant. S'il y a des pianistes expérimentés qui traînent, est-ce que vous pensez que je pourrais jouer ça, sachant que mes morceaux les plus durs sont l'étude 1 op 2 de Prokofiev et la Sonate 1 de Brahms ? Il faut absolument que j'apprenne ça, mais ça a l'air tellement difficile !

[@nuitNo.6]

Excellently displayed excellent excellency.

[@harryli6138]

this is actually one of the easier pieces of rachmaninoff. Thats why my professor told me this piece and “the cat and mouse”dominated teenager piano competitions

[@themsous]

Rahmaninof was a pure genius!! Look at this masterpiece!! Absolutely gorgeous! How can a man compose such an inteligent and beautiful piece?!

[@thenameisgsarci]

that's from another set of pieces, the "morceaux de fantaisie", op. 3. and, yes, he had a recording of all of them.

[@shifterv2912]

6 years (almost 7 years later), and I am just finding this?! HOW?!?!!

[@user-uv8qq4be4d]

I am playinh this and it's really hard...I wonder how this person played it so perfectly...

[@oliviergrimard3845]

the answer to your question reside in practice and experience.

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

I spent 6 hours deciphering this piece today. Wondering all along why, ô why, since I'll probably never be able to play it correctly at the right tempo. But it's so hypnotic !

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

4 days and 20 hours after : ... tendinitis ? -_-

[@S0larus]

@@lafemmesanspseudo7840 Can you play it now pal?

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

@@S0larus yup ! Took me about 3 weeks to get something presentable to my taste, and I hadn't practiced in months before that (...years?) so... it's doable! It's still perfectible of course. Tempo-wise, I recorded it and was about 1mn behind Lungansky. But I haven't worked proprely on the bridge passage yet and some displacements are not quick enough yet so... almost there ;)

[@user-ol6lf1kd2u]

Куда увлекает этот бушующий поток энергии? Заполняет и переполняет тебя, всех и вся, необъятные просторы России от края и до края!

[@Zazzauser]

2:08 clearly quotes last movement of Beethoven's first piano sonata. Amazing

[@lololyoo5091]

Me at 0100: Alright let's listen to this before sleep Me at 0500: dUDuDuudUdUDuuDdU dUDuDuudUdUUdUDuuDdU dUDuDuu

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

exactly ! (me : the same for the past couple of days)

[@katherinemandzak2927]

That land on a major chord at :33 cleanses my skin and refreshes my soul

[@PianoCzarX]

Happy 1M views on this one! :)

[@thenameisgsarci]

Thanks. :D

[@mrgallbladder]

half of them are probably from me

[@axeldlv7572]

Horribly beautiful !!! I love the left hand !

[@thenameisgsarci]

_googles "how to be horrible and beautiful at the same time"_

[@Freedom1521]

R.I.P left hand..

[@DarthLegor]

superb execution! clearness and rage at the same time!

[@thelambsauce4146]

I am currently playing ABRSM grade 8 pieces. My goal in life is to play this

[@FirstGentleman1]

Ich glaube dies ist mein Lieblingsstück von Rachmaninow zu zwei Händen für Pianoforte.

[@littleschnitzel8226]

This is an epitome to when a simple, lovely motif is made into an unnecessarily overcomplicated arrangement in order to prevent just anybody from playing it.

[@S0larus]

well rearrange it and play as you want

[@rain-qb2xv]

I never like much of rachmaninoff's music (playing wise), until I found this piece, it is soooooooooooo fun to play and suprising easy to learn.

[@Daniel982-d7z]

Awesome! Very powerful.

[@gustavocortico1681]

I love the notes on the sheet music. "Furious", "prestissimo". I swear to God I was hoping to read "brutal" in a piece of classical music

[@pascalpascal2044]

Started this today! Wish me luck will update.

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

Started today, but honnestly it's way beyond my current rusty level :D so hypnotic though

[@ludwiggalaxy4277]

Good luck!

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

update ? :) On my side I realized it was not so out of reach after all; I went for it, 20h in 4 days ! Was progressing fast but... I had to take a break because of what seems like a start of tendinitis ^^' (never happened before; wasn't feeling much and all of the sudden...)

[@pascalpascal2044]

@@lafemmesanspseudo7840 I underestimated it a bit, 3 pages are relatively playable but its very draining for the left hand. Feels like this piece develops tendinitis for you ;)

[@S0larus]

@@pascalpascal2044 Got any news?

[@J0a0Francisc0]

Every time I listen I feel more amazed.

[@VilipxProductions]

Cyka blat, that`s so fucking good. Give me chills and tears everytime.

[@Hwyadylaw]

+VilipxProductions I believe Suka Blyat' is a more proper romanization. THESE THINGS MATTER, YOU KNOW

[@3Dusers]

+McDucky сука блят

[@Hwyadylaw]

RAFPony Here, you dropped this: *ь*

[@3Dusers]

McDucky lol thanks

[@user-gy7bw9lz3s]

Oh, Russian... These letters are bed.