When Rachmaninoff writes "ossia"...

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3, 3rd movement ossia (from a rehearsal I did) #classicalmusic #piano #music #rachmaninov #rachmaninoff #pianist #chopin

[@PianoTechSupport]

Piece is Rachmaninoff concerto 3, video from a rehearsal I did with 2nd piano 🤓

[@null8295]

damn you play well

[@user-zn7kp9fi6c]

나는 사도세자 뎌하를 뫼옵던 최상궁 이니라... 내 갓 걸음마를 뗀 넷에 새앙각시로 입궐하야 나인시절을 지나 상궁이 되어 사도세자 계옵던 저승뎐의 지밀이 되았는데 임오년이 되어 가이업드신 우리 동귱뎌하 망극한 화변 당하오시니 동귱뎌하 옳게 뫼옵디못한 나의 부덕과 죄가 하늘에 닿아 갚을 길이 없기로 시민당 뜰에 계오신 동귱뎌하께 절 올리어 후원에 들어 홀연히 자진하였노라...... 망극지변의 일을 말로 다 하지못할 것이나 내 몇자 적어내리노니, 우리 동귱뎌하의 한을 풀어다오......

[@eddemans]

Amazing job, chapeau!

[@mariapap8962]

​@@user-zn7kp9fi6chuh?!

[@mariapap8962]

Wow! Those fingers are long! I wish mine were even close. Perfect for Rachmaninoff!

[@MaxSchnell43]

Rachmaninoff thinking "this concerto needs more Feux Follets"

[@CDai-rw7sm]

This must be day 6 of Simply Piano!

[@ethanthegreat23]

Or 1 week

[@pianoguyjj]

That is the toughest “ossia” in the whole concerto!

[@PianoTechSupport]

I love this ossia and every other ossia in this concerto too ! Even in first movement there's technically two ossias! (The thirds, on page 6 or 7)

[@collinm.4652]

Ur hands look so relaxed.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thanks haha I always tell people, technique only works well if the hand is really relaxed 😆

[@collinm.4652]

@@PianoTechSupport you’d be telling them the truth!

[@cjadventures8840]

@@PianoTechSupport facts

[@AlbertoSegovia.]

And they look big, also.

[@ChollieD]

@@PianoTechSupport It's the exact same for flamenco guitar. Wanna go fast and be clean? Relax!

[@DavitMinasyan-rn3fv]

this is absolutely crazy!! i did not know you were a maestro of this kind! wow you definitely deserve more fame man rach 3 is no joke

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thanks so much for the kind words!! Rach 3 is definitely no joke! I think I worked on it for about a year till I was reasonably happy haha. Though I have played maybe technically harder pieces, it is definitely up there with the hardest stuff I have played. Also, you are way too kind in your words! But it is nice to get comments like these too :) Usually its quite the opposite. People telling me I probably cant play even one Beethoven sonata from start to finish, just because I put their sonata in a lower rank than what they would like it to be or something XD

[@nehath123]

@@PianoTechSupport what are the top 3 hardest pieces that have played? I thought ppl always put rach 3 on number 1

[@PianoTechSupport]

@@nehath123 Hard to say. Top 3 hardest pieces I have played.. MAYBE.. Gaspard de la nuit, Rachmaninoff 3rd, Stravinsky Petrouchka? But there were some contemporary pieces that were quite hard, too. Rachmaninoff Sonata 2 too, Prokofiev Sonata 8. I dont know whats the "hardest". Actually to go on stage and play a Mozart sonata to perfection is the hardest thing and I dont think I have ever done it to perfection and I think I am not alone in that aspect :D

[@ulysse__]

OH that sounded awesome. Crisp and crystal clear, great job on those runs man

[@dolalafontaine]

I’ve heard the Rach 3 countless times but until now never that particular Ossia. Thanks for sharing.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Haha thank you! Yeah this one is a tricky one, isnt it? It definitely adds a little bit of spice haha. I love playing this ossia though.

[@gp33music41]

Now just imagine the guy that wrote this stuff, it's crazy

[@IonBeamXXIV]

truly a genius

[@bringoawfuttery2525]

Its like watching a little bird in flight :o

[@lifenist772]

I respect.

[@yazan8886]

I've watched it 20 times, it's great, keep it up❤❤

[@Capyrate]

Just seeing the score go gives me a stroke. 😂 Man, you're amazing. You make it look and sound easy to play, I love it!

[@shalenberg]

I thought this was a pro recording until I opened up the comments and saw it's your video - WOW! brilliant!!!

[@PianoTechSupport]

thx so much schalenberg, i might upload the whole thing at some point XD

[@PianoTechSupport]

(but technically speaking i am a professional ) ;d

[@Michelle6998832]

No shade that at all 😆

[@taffles7498]

still looks pro to me

[@mxsqn]

"Not enough feux follets"

[@francescololiva5826]

Incredible

[@pi5549]

The pianist isn't credited, but this is a really crisp rendition.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Pianist is me^^ thank you for kind words

[@wolfgangberndt3481]

Very cool recording 🎹😎🎹

[@oritdrimer4354]

Rach has 3 sides: The God of Death, Virtuosic Demon, and the Best melodist that ever lived

[@SuzyHandMade]

Брависсимо ! Волшебное исполнение !

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thx!!

[@yucatron76]

I thought this was lugansky playing 🤯

[@shinyshore]

Glittering

[@byfrax2371]

The way you're playing this part is an absolute masterclass. A lot of pianists "cheat" by crossing over their hands which gives a slightly off-sounding intonation. You did it perfectly!

[@kbrod1]

Very nice especially as this is one of the most difficult sections. Interesting you play the solo run with left hand most do with their right.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Ah yes, true! I do it in the left. Just felt natural to me

[@lucianoiovino304]

Bravo!

[@timothy-xd8hk]

Your hands are truly blessings

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

From recordings I've watched only Evgeny Kissin and Sokolov play this ossia (although I prefer Kissin's). Props to you!

[@PianoTechSupport]

A true connoisseur 😜

[@FnatiCPiano]

See yunchan lim and volodos too

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

@@FnatiCPiano they dont play the ossia bruh what are you saying

[@FnatiCPiano]

@@GTXTi-db5xu abt the whole concerto

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

@@FnatiCPiano irrelevant.

[@Thecatgirl7707]

The feeling you get when you realize that you’re playing is no where near this level. 😢

[@Patatah383]

Can you release a full version please? This part is my favorite and only you play it like this

[@PianoTechSupport]

Haha thanks!! You mean, the full concerto upload? 😂

[@Patatah383]

@@PianoTechSupport Yes that would be amazing!

[@PianoTechSupport]

@@Patatah383 maybe I'll do it for a special video, like a certain amount of subscribers. Or i just live Stream it one day :))

[@user-fm7uc6vd4y]

Wow😆👍

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thanks 🤩🙏

[@haoyangwu6173]

Wow! The second Pianist that I see who plays this ossia other than Sokolov.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Thank you!! I think a few people play it, but not many. Kissin plays it! It's the best ossia i know.

[@frida4753]

Kissin plays it. It’s amazing!

[@haoyangwu6173]

@@PianoTechSupport Hello! I would like to ask about the first ossia in the first movement. At the very end of the first ossia actually. Both voice is a quarter note, where there is 16ths in the regular one, in the lower voice. So if I play the one in ossia, should I just play all with the quarter note please? I listen to Sokolov’s playing, he played all the ossias in this concerto. But even he played the 16ths in the regular one. I cannot tell if Kissen played with the 16ths or not. What is your opinion please? Thank you very much!

[@danielplayspiano]

Moment

[@legogunproducts7776]

There’s also another ossia in the same movement in the final octaves where its in 16th notes instead of 8th triplets.

[@PianoTechSupport]

Yes, the 4 octaves per group. I played that one too

[@paulbaldadig4071]

Piano needed a sigaret afterward

[@DKDK-nw4hs]

101

[@vajee5]

Never saw such long fingers.

[@minhtriphung9373]

I hope you will play moszkowski piano concerto op 59❤ i am not sure if this concerto less known than other famous romantic concertos.

[@duartevader2709]

Which is the most difficult in your opinion? The ossia or the one most people play, curious

[@789armstrong]

Probably Yevgeny Kissin playing, he is quite marvelous.

[@PianoTechSupport]

That's me playing but thanks for the compliment

[@Megadextrious]

Whoooaaaa Holy Guacamole! 🤯😅

[@Michelle6998832]

Are you the one in the video? Or second piano?

[@PianoTechSupport]

I'm the one playing in this video! LOL

[@Michelle6998832]

@@PianoTechSupport AMAZING! 👏 ❤️

[@user-oz4vc7lr4r]

Интересно! У Вас красивые руки🙂 А какой максимум интервал Вы можете взять? И да я заметил что руки у Вас вообще свободны. Это ещë раз убедило меня в мысли, что нужно развивать не постановку рук, а звукоизвлечение. Как достичь свободы рук? Спасибо!

[@PianoTechSupport]

Sorry for replying very late, there are so many comments on my channel, sometimes its hard. My maximum is 12th. I play very freely but I was lucky to have this ability, generally I would encourage pianists to build their stamina. For example when I started to play Chopin etudes, I had trouble playing them even just one at a time with stamina. I forced myself to repeat and keep continuing and play the same etude several times non-stop. Eventually you learn how to play freely and how to let go to "survive" the long battle. To be honest, after I play rachmaninoff concerto I could play it again from the beginning all over again.

[@sennewerkhoven6725]

Easy doubleyou

[@neilr5208]

Pure magic finishes the development section

[@FamigliaOnnivora]

WUT? DOUBLE SIX IN THE FINAL BAR???

[@PianoTechSupport]

Yeah! Haha

[@ethanthegreat23]

Wow this took 48 minutes to play HOW LONG DID RACHMANIOFF TAKE TO MAKE THIS?!

[@Rachmanfan4life]

Wonderful technique 👏

[@brozors]

Do you also play that long ossia in the third movement?

[@davidnoranavascues4489]

Wait, where the lower notes come at the beginning? It's like the ossia and not ossia at the same time or is there like another piano playing one part on the background?

[@PianoTechSupport]

There's a second piano playing the orchestra part, if that's what you mean!

[@sigillvm33]

What does ossia means here?

[@misterfragrance3319]

Is there another piano

[@williammanning5066]

Damn, this looks like Feux-Follets on steroids

[@tropicvibe]

Asides from the amazing technique who the hell can sight read this

[@alexting827]

i don't think anyone can sightread this this is Rach 3

[@lavietzion4388]

THEN WHAT IS THE ORIGINAL PASSAGE I am terrified of finding out

[@ethanthegreat23]

This is

[@Davideberti]

Where Is Ossia cadenza?

[@PianoTechSupport]

Ossia, not ossia cadenza

[@Marta-7]

How is it possible to play?

[@rxa4_tm]

So... what is ossia?

[@Armissimo]

Alternative to a passage.

[@gnlcrss]

whose hands are these?

[@PianoTechSupport]

Mine haha

[@mister_mister.]

​@@PianoTechSupport monster

[@AlphaCastor]

때때로 손가락이 다섯개 이상으로 보일 수 있습니다.

[@user-bv3qv7ur7t]

This video like to Dmitry shshikin...?

[@PianoTechSupport]

Idk what that means 😂

[@Quim141]

Rachmaninof at a pianist level is really good, in a composer way is really overrated and overfilling

[@mase9308]

What makes you say that