Off topic random thought: I didn't truly appreciate the genius of a symphony composition until I sat through a rehearsal where each section plays separately as a fabric of the whole. It's mind boggling how many voices a composer must hear going on simultaneously in his head.
@mangomerkel20054 ай бұрын
Exactly my thoughts! And now add the fact that they didn't have any electricity or programs. They only had paper and ink. Also, they had to know the sound of each instrument perfectly, adding to the fact that the composer only heard his composition for the first time when an orchestra already learned it. No software like nowadays. That's why I refer to classical music as intelligent, or even the most intelligent music.
@anthonychristie77812 жыл бұрын
This guy's got such a big brain, a big heart, and the true visceral pi-animal spirit. What a pleasure! Thank you, sir.
@privateperson82892 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him talking all day :)
@colmsomers90632 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninov is the genius here. Garrick is in awe of the music.
@anthonychristie77812 жыл бұрын
@@colmsomers9063 Ya. Goes without saying. But they're both pretty smart, pretty human, pretty humane. Both pianimals.
@leo321902 жыл бұрын
What is a pi-animal spirit?!
@anthonychristie77812 жыл бұрын
@@leo32190 The guy's an animal! Flesh and blood. He has an animal spirit. A pianimal! Don't worry about it. Just me having a bit of fun.
@thai-pc4jy2 жыл бұрын
Analyzing music is so difficult but really makes you appreciate the piece 100x more than before.
@R1skArb9 ай бұрын
Brilliant! Not sure which I like most: 1) Garrick's effortless virtuosity 2) Ben (Tonebase editor)'s trolling of Garrick in the captions 3) The fact the real audience for a how-to video of Rach 3 is like 8 ppl worldwide (I exaggerate) - but adored by all
@vickiehorowitz19342 жыл бұрын
I love his "good luck with that" comment re the repeated notes lol
@erickfreitas6577 Жыл бұрын
“i hope to play more cleanly on the real life” 😂😂😂😂
@FreakieFan2 жыл бұрын
"Well, this is all very difficult." Hahaha, that sums up Rachmaninoff in a nutshell
@davidkessel1832 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunate that this needs to be interrupted by absurd ads, but that's life. A great summary of one of the most significant compositions by one of the most significant composers.
@pauldavies56112 жыл бұрын
How I wish he had been my teacher. He has a very precise but relaxed style that is probably very soothing to his students.
@iansutton97462 жыл бұрын
This an amazing explanation of "how to do it!" Ohlsson has magnificent insight into this monumental piece of genius that few pianists usually never used to dare to tackle, other than the composer himself, who reputedly never played it again after hearing Vladimir Horowitz virtually swallow "it whole," to quote VR. Now dozens of pianists do it, usually quite magnificently. But Ohlsson has a particularly terrific grasp of its incredible difficulties and handles them brilliantly...and wittily. Thanks a whole lot, Maestro Ohlsson and Tonebase!!
@ThePianoFiles2 жыл бұрын
While Rachmaninoff is quoted as saying that, it's not true that he never played it again after hearing Horowitz play it - his recording of the work was made after he would have heard Horowitz play it.
@LisztyLiszt2 жыл бұрын
14:33 "So good luck with that" Brilliant
@mcinshadley2 жыл бұрын
I still remember seeing him so many years ago in Northampton MA, on the campus of Smith College. He played an unaccompanied Chopin's 2nd concerto. Two minutes into the first movement someone's alarm watch went off (this was before everyone had cell phones) and he stopped playing. He said something to the effect of "it was his job to worry about time, not the audience" and started over from the top. Smooth sailing from there.
@kable3212 жыл бұрын
"an unaccompanied Chopin's 2nd concerto"?
@mcinshadley2 жыл бұрын
@@kable321 Yes, I vaguely remember him talking beforehand about playing the lesser known 2nd, and even more infrequent being unaccompanied. It's certainly the only time I've seen an unaccompanied concierto performed.
@Mike1614b2 жыл бұрын
I saw Garrick play about 20 years ago. It was wonderful. but I was so defeated by his virtuosity, I couldn't play the piano for about a week. while I rehabbed my ego
@SimonCU2 жыл бұрын
What did he play?
@Mike1614b2 жыл бұрын
@@SimonCU mostly a Chopin program. I was wowed by his Sonata No3 in B minor
@RaineStudio2 жыл бұрын
I find his playing inspiring rather than daunting. He is so smart and congenial and it makes me feel like he is an ally, not a competitor.
@colmsomers90632 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninov is the genius here. Garrick is in awe of the music.
@alex7633 Жыл бұрын
Went to his concerto in Madison in May. He played the emperor concerto and Pathetique 2nd movement as the encore. THE BEST concert I have ever been to.
@OuterGalaxyLounge2 жыл бұрын
This legend must be kept alive at all costs.
@Ben-kh2rh8 ай бұрын
Protect him at all costs
@matthewbbenton2 жыл бұрын
I love that I’m watching all these tips for tricky Rach 3 passages, as if I could play it in a thousand lifetimes.
@jwilliams82102 жыл бұрын
I also met Garrick Ohlsson many years ago. I believe he performed a (Bartok?) program in upstate NY. Truly a very gracious and accommodating pianist and I still remember the encounter fondly to this day.
@1389Chopin Жыл бұрын
'good luck with that'...'this is all very difficult' - that was funny
@denaro5722 жыл бұрын
This guy is just so intelligent and an amazing pianist. I love this channel!
@adamrainis902 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why, but I always feel like he makes me think of John Williams in the way he speaks - always enjoy his discussions on various pieces of music.
@maestroadam2 жыл бұрын
This piece is absolutely monumental. I really enjoyed this “highlight reel”.
@pianoatthirty Жыл бұрын
SO INSPIRING. Garrick’s youthful, joyful energy is infectious.
@earthwater99642 жыл бұрын
Absolutely cool! And what a different sense it is when piano is so "naked", heard by itself, without orchestra's cover. I am amazed at what a stunning, modern writing this is! Thanks dear Sir!
@sonicplayroompiano430211 ай бұрын
What a gargantuan, seemingly effortless golden tone without out a hint of harshness. Seems like a cool guy and very passionate about what he's teaching in this video.
@fredericlinden2 жыл бұрын
A Master. And explaining so well the essential aspects of the work.
@rwjazz1299 Жыл бұрын
I'm so grateful to Garrick for taking the time to produce these videos.
@privateperson82892 жыл бұрын
I agree, its not all about the piano being supported by the orchestra, its more of a dialogue, sometimes together some times apart....
@derinderruheliegt2 жыл бұрын
“So, good luck with that...” Hilarious!
@Highlander14322 жыл бұрын
Garrick thank you so much for giving us this! I love the insight The themes being reintroduced and blended is so beautiful in the second movement The breakdown of the cadenza was so cool also
@cirrusclouds8296 Жыл бұрын
I'm just amazed to see how he makes it sound and look easy. Beautiful and marvelous! Thank you Mr. Ohlsson!
@eddydelrio13032 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Masterclass! A wonder of our modern world that any and all of us can enjoy this supreme privilege!
@muhchung2 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff usually composed with small intervals, but look at what he could do with such minimal materials! For instance, his vocalise, the clarinet melody of his second symphony, etc.
@kzelmer2 жыл бұрын
A master of voicing and variations. His variations on a Chopin's Prelude (who was also a master at worjking with small intervals) are delightful.
@sebastian-benedictflore2 жыл бұрын
You can tell he learned (probably Fuxian) counterpoint
@susanhawkins3890 Жыл бұрын
Love Vocalise!!!!
@susanhawkins3890 Жыл бұрын
@@sebastian-benedictflorewhat is Fuxian???
@sebastian-benedictflore Жыл бұрын
@@susanhawkins3890 of or relating to Fux.
@lucjanocastro2 жыл бұрын
Great, Prof Ohlsson! It is such a coincidence. Since yesterday I've been listening to several recordings of this piece, which one is my favorite above any other. Rach 3 is a monumental composition for me. The ossia is breathtaking and as you said: " it's so beautiful that is hard to stop playing it " Well, for me, I shall play it in another life. I stick with the listening for now😄. Thank you for this wonderful present!!! Ps: what a spectacular sound from your Steinway!!!
@frankwalker50402 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this very much. Wonderful explanation. His playing has such facility, and his hands are so relaxed. I'll be watching more of these great masterclasses.
@gabrielbustos27062 жыл бұрын
It’s easy to be relaxed when you have a hand span like his!
@poplarboydavid3 ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Looking forward to seeing Garrick play in London this year!!!
@chester63432 жыл бұрын
Garrick is an authentic guy
@michaelhoppe83672 жыл бұрын
Incredible master class for such a virtuosic piece. What a pleasure to watch and listen to this video. Thank you!
@cheemomugdoo7992 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine having the power to sit down at a piano and do things like this whenever I want. I wish my parents were "mean" to me and made me take piano lessons at a young age.
@macrubit2 жыл бұрын
There would have still been a very slim chance of reaching this point anyway…
@Mike1614b2 жыл бұрын
@@macrubit yes, like one in ten million.
@juicedelemon2 жыл бұрын
That's like torture yourself for nothing... you gotta have a soul in it
@JLFAN20092 жыл бұрын
Think again about wishes and regrets: the odds of *making it* in a career as professional pianist are so slim, that NO child should be pushed into it. Rather, it should be the other way around: the child should be the one who begs for lessons and pursues a career at all costs. Mark Hamill said that if somebody approached him and expressed an interest in pursuing an acting career, he would discourage the idea vehemently; but if the person persisted (repeatedly came back), then he MIGHT be more encouraging: success in the world of arts and entertainment is as much about persistence, as it is talent. Unfortunately, talented pianists are dime-a-dozen -- just like talented actors. As it is, those who *make it* are not necessarily the most *talented*: rather, they're the luckiest (that's how Emanuel Ax put it). You have to have the right connections -- being in the right place at the right time, to capture the attention of the right person.
@cheemomugdoo7992 жыл бұрын
@@JLFAN2009 Oh I am aware of the odds, and for me, it would not be as a concert pianist, just as someone who could play the piano at that level. I was never given the option of playing the piano as a child, and when I asked my mother why, she said, "Well you never asked." I suppose she had a point, although I was a stupid kid, what did I know? I do remember one of my classmates in grade school breaking out a very polished rendition of The Entertainer on a random piano in the school. I was amazed, but I guess I never mentioned it to my parents.
@tidnid18692 жыл бұрын
I had the beauty of seeing Garrick play Grieg PC with the BBC SSO last year
@James_Bowie2 жыл бұрын
There's a video on KZbin of Jorge Bolet rehearsing parts of Rach 2 with conductor Paavo Berglund. Watching Mr Ohlsson's explanation here for Rach 3 has shed new light for me on why it was so necessary for them to have that time together.
@blackkeymaestro Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. If I were to ever decide to get a piano teacher, I would very much like someone like him!
@dasglasperlenspiel102 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, enthusiastic, and, of course, inspiring. I can't wait to get back to MY piano now, and try out some of these ideas! Good Job!
@stevenhaff7973 Жыл бұрын
This is beyond wonderful. Thank you Mr. Ohlsson!!
@perappelgren9482 жыл бұрын
❤️🙏 Love and eternal bliss! Scene 8, the lyrical meno mosso (the G major, the triplety one)... At last, somebody dares to take on this one, the most hidden Rach3 secret of them all! So many thanks, Maestro Ohlsson, for revealing this.
@freudje2 ай бұрын
I can't even play the piano, but I love this piece so much I want to appreciate more what those poor players have to go through 🙂
@worrellrobinson43322 жыл бұрын
Thank you Garrick Ohlsson, a great short tutorial on Rachmaninoff 3rd keep up the good work stay blessed and fantastic kind regards Worrell Robinson.
@emb74 Жыл бұрын
I think the last 2.5 minutes of this music is some of the prettiest ever written/played.
@robertjones447 Жыл бұрын
There is unity to Ohlsson's interpretation. Thank you!
@lindorsibande Жыл бұрын
I love these kind of videos that dive deep into the music we so love to listen to time and time again.
@briananderson84282 жыл бұрын
"You're a member of the orchestra providing color." That alone was worth this marvelous 28 minutes.
@stevehinnenkamp56252 жыл бұрын
Thank you, kind sir, illustrious pianist for your useful, down to earth, inspirational advice, so beautifully demonstrated.
@CS-px9rr2 жыл бұрын
Gosh, his lecture is almost as enjoyable as the piece.... I wish I was good enough for this to be relevant to my playing....
@angelinayuanyuanzhang286010 ай бұрын
For anyone wondering I just went back to check and Yunchan also plays with the thumb-index mini cheat
@margarethansen7480 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this increadible masterclass, Sir and Tomebase!! It’s so nice having a precious channel like that, and this great maestro explaining and playing ❤Rachmaninoff such as he does! No more words to say that I love that!!👏👏👏👏👏
watching pianists playing Rach 3 is so agonizing that makes we feel sorry, like if we owe them for taking us the 'wonderland'.
@18724AKКүн бұрын
Thank God! Garrick Ohlsson plays the Ossia-infinitely preferred. And, well, damn.
@gunnarkoss9262 Жыл бұрын
I love, that he doesn't talk about emotional things - doing by teachers who cannot play the Instrument.
@tfustmuls8262 жыл бұрын
My favourite piano concerto. I like listening to this at least once a day
@duqueadriano0081 Жыл бұрын
What a pity for you guys not having him talk about the Eb major section in the third movement. It's by far the hardest.
@ThePianoVault2 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderfully humble pianist!
@zzmike2 жыл бұрын
Always my favorite piano concerto. Wonderful observations.
@evifnoskcaj Жыл бұрын
Exactly right! Sometimes the sheet music has mistakes, is an attempt at what the composer wants but not what they actually want, and you have to learn how to interpret the music beyond notes and words on the page. However, sometimes composers are very literal and want only what is on the page, but sometimes you can surprise them and bring them over to your interpretation and appreciate their own composition for other reasons. IThe best is when you can work with the composer while they are alive, but if you don't have that, studying their lives, when in their lives the composition was created and, if it was created for someone, who it was created for, having HIP or Historically Informed Performances and at least an understanding of time period instruments and common performance practices at the time (and the composers opinions on that), and by listening to the composers own performances of their works, but some composers actually prefer and admire the performances of other performers from their time period. For example, Rach thoroughly enjoy Horowitz's performance of Rach 3. With music, we need to take a gestalt approach: understand all aspects of the music, as an art form, in the technical sense, the details of performance practices of the time period, the theory (or sometimes lack thereof out of sheer spite), the personality of the composer and details about the composers life, the versions and edits of the sheet music, the theory, technical understandings, and any dedications and the reasons why. Often, compositions are an expression of the soul of the composer, which is hard to capture, but we can try. It's an emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and cultural journey, for each composer and each composition. ❤️✌️
@arupsan Жыл бұрын
Sir , can not describe the joy seeing this kind of music training specially about Rachmaninov and other classical composers . Best channel ever for musicians and composers And means much more for the world of self taught musicians and composers.
@richardcasey44392 жыл бұрын
This is just so good. Bookmark and like (twice)
@truBador2 Жыл бұрын
Garrick you are a mad man to play this piece! Your technique is great!
@AL-pu7ux2 жыл бұрын
Would love to know more about how he creates these colors and phrases. This video was such a gift.
@robertjason6885 Жыл бұрын
Rachmaninov Clearly states his name at the end of the 2nd and 3rd piano concerto and 2nd symphony. He does so in a bit of an a-rhythmic manner In the 4th piano concerto… Back on point, Mr Ohlsson is in superior form here pianistically and verbally. Thanks sir. I
@pinocesi84022 жыл бұрын
Thank you maestro 💯🎹❤️🙏
@daveydoodle522 жыл бұрын
Incredible technical mastery and insights, yes, but beyond charming is Mr. Ohlsson's humor. I laughed out loud at his "dog-paddle" description of his hand movements, and, his: "Well, I've been sitting here...." to the orchestra before launching into a bravura passage. Thank you!
@kenelliott85626 ай бұрын
So wonderful to hear you speak and illuminate details of this piece! AWESOME!!
@Tennisisreallyfun Жыл бұрын
I’m a violinist myself rather than a pianist, but even I understand completely what the man is saying about cheats and semi cheats. There are passages in every piece for every instrument that, first off, make you want to stick a knife in the top of your chest and drag it slowly to the bottom and, second off, nobody will hear quite well because, well, they’re very fast usually. It’s rare that something played slowly cannot be learned. Take the Kreisler cadenza for the first movement of the Beethoven concerto. There is a passage towards the end that involves three double-stop triplets and a chord, repeating itself and climbing slowly up the register until the triplets are replaced by these massive up-and-down scales twice until we soar back down, right before we reach this gorgeous, divine recalling of the main melodic theme of the first movement. There is only one set of those three triplets that I cannot stand. No matter how much I practice it, I cannot make my fingers get it right. My solution? I run my bow loosely over the strings, creating a very misty sound, and then I play the chord that the triplets were leading too properly. Even I don’t know what notes I’m playing and I probably play different ones every time I play them too. But the audience will think it sounds lovely and, because I was repeating these lovely rhythms before and we were reaching a natural, tonal climax, they’ll fill in the right sounds on their own. A cheat, yes, but a very effective one🤣🤣🤣
@user-vt5ep3mi3x2 жыл бұрын
Yunchan's performance led me here....
@endo1987 Жыл бұрын
14:33 Good luck with that 😂😂😂😂 I´d apply this subtle piece of advice on the whole concerto.
@picksalot1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your musical insights, wonderful technique, and most of all what you're thinking about when performing complex and difficult passages. The fingers have a better chance of following the the mind has cleared the path.
@mikestewart65172 жыл бұрын
Much of the recorded Rach available (especially the Piano Concertos and the Symphonies) have large parts at tempos very much faster than he would play them at his public performances. During recording sessions he was under the rule of technicians constantly trying to get everything to fit on to the 33 1/3 disc. I was raised on those discs.
@789armstrong2 жыл бұрын
Among the very best performances, a great video.
@barney68882 жыл бұрын
Many thanks to Maestro Ohlsson. This piece always floors me.
@drdarrylschroeder56912 жыл бұрын
Hello - Just when we were getting more deeply immersed in the Chopin, Mr Ohlsson reminds us not to neglect our Rachmaninoff. Just having certain points of structure explicated is sufficient to drive us back to the keyboard and practise, practise, practise ... Thank you for the inspiration.
@shaunhermans2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Garry! This is levels above what I thought was possible. Not only do I think Rachmaninoff himself would've listened keenly to you here and even learnt something, but to hear you PLAY with this piece and consider its nuance, I just can't think of any words but thank you again
@khenali25u8 Жыл бұрын
I cackled when he said "good luck with that" within the 14 minute mark.
@fizzfox8886 Жыл бұрын
this is comparable to a sommelier talking about wine
@srothbardt2 жыл бұрын
FABULOUS TECHNIQUE!
@johnschlesinger20092 жыл бұрын
Wonderful insight and superb pianism.
@LAAR1232 жыл бұрын
He takes major 10ths with an almost closed hand!
@littlebrookreader9492 жыл бұрын
I LOVED THIS!!! Thank you! Wonderful !!!
@jeffparis2419 Жыл бұрын
Une Immersion Géniale dans ce fabuleux monument musical avec avec une approche sensible et technique vraiment bien construite sur l ensemble de l Œuvre … 👍🏽 il est clair en plus que les Américains sont des Acteurs Nés et Mr Olhsson nous entraîne avec aisance dans les arcanes d un Romantisme Sublime chez Rachmaninov, Merci 🙏🏼
@carlhopkinson2 жыл бұрын
Love that relaxed super-efficient technique!
@drdoctor5102 жыл бұрын
Huge respect
@sallywebber65792 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Garrick. Warmest regards, Chris
@GettingItDone Жыл бұрын
32 short films. 9 short scenes. I see what you did there, and I love it.
@emilyhutjes Жыл бұрын
What a great channel this is, thank you. (Netherlands)
@nickhickson87382 жыл бұрын
What a joy. Thanks.
@bachopinbee59912 жыл бұрын
Wow! Wow! Makes it look and sound easy
@SpiramusPresents5 ай бұрын
HE IS THE REAL DEAL THANK YOU!!!!
@franciscowalker51042 жыл бұрын
ITS AMAZING!!!!
@CS-px9rr2 жыл бұрын
This was SO enjoyable! Very much unlike my playing...
@Clown3213212 жыл бұрын
Marvelous video, thank you!
@classicalmusic432hz82 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff was basically the greatest composer of the 20th and 21st century. Nobody can eclipse him ,not even stravinsky