Rachmaninov Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 - Five Great Pianists in Comparison

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  • @etiennedelaunois1737
    @etiennedelaunois1737 5 років тому +46

    For those that don't understand Horowitz playing in this recording.
    1. Horowitz was from a generation of pianist that was taking huge risks on stage. What pianist today doesn't do anymore. They were taking a lot of freedom in their playing. The technical accuracy wasn't their concerns, but the feeling of the moment and their soul. Horowitz changed a lot of chords as well on that recording.
    He would probably play it totally differently the night after.
    Also if you listen to Cortot and even Rachmaninov himself playing Chopin, Mozart,... they used to take a lot of freedom with all those pieces. I'm sure that Chopin, Liszt,... improvised and took a lot of liberties too.
    2. That recording was after the performance of the Rach3. He played that as an encore.
    3.Horowitz had a very crazy life. And a lot of damage after his multiple therapy with electro choc.
    I'm sure all the great pianist today are inspired by those old fashion pianist and treat them with great respect.
    4. It is recording that make musician playing so close to the score today, but you can be sure that all the musicians from the 19th century were more "free" with their playing. I have read a book about Chopin and somebody describing his playing on a lounge after dinner, of his own etudes and all the freedom that he was taking.
    They were able to play the score perfectly but it wasn't what they were looking for.
    They were looking for the soul, the magic, the drugs in music.

    • @Budoshoha
      @Budoshoha 11 місяців тому

      I like this review very much.

    • @sergeykonstantinov9541
      @sergeykonstantinov9541 10 місяців тому +2

      Horowitz was born in 1903 while Richter, in 1915. Not a big difference. It's rather 'those times the dichotomy existed: playing by score vs playing by soul.' This dispute originates somewhere in 1840s, with Mendelssohn promoting the former and Wagner, the latter. Today, the concept of precisely following the author's marks is, alas, overwhelmingly predominant.

    • @florincoter1988
      @florincoter1988 5 місяців тому +1

      They were looking for music.

  • @Barichter74318
    @Barichter74318 Рік тому +9

    Richter's playing made me completely speechless, such a genius

    • @florincoter1988
      @florincoter1988 5 місяців тому

      Ah...... Richter! I wonder if the cohorts applauding Juja (the one with no funds for long enough dresses) heard about Richter et co.

  • @bobtate336
    @bobtate336 3 роки тому +9

    Richter and Gilels play it the way i was fortunate enough to learn it from a student of Rachmaninoff. Of the two, Giles plays it closest to how I heard it played as she taught it to me.

    • @user-mf1by6fz5s
      @user-mf1by6fz5s 3 місяці тому

      Interesting comment and what a privilige to learn from one of Rachmaninoffs own students! There is recording on UA-cam, which claims to be Rachmaninoff himself playing. Quite different to Richter and Gilels though all are equally amazing! I wonder what you think about it.

  • @peace-now
    @peace-now 10 років тому +41

    Seriously. They are all bloody geniuses.

  • @bosendorferboy
    @bosendorferboy 11 років тому +31

    Gilels! love his passion and doesn't hurry....it's march rhythm!

  • @nicholasfontana5088
    @nicholasfontana5088 2 роки тому +11

    I'm touched my Moiseiwitch's performance. It's so human. I love the lightness of it. It shows a side of the piece one doesn't normally hear. The outer sections have a scherzo-esque feel and the middle section tender, poignant, and nostalgic.
    Simon's is a little too "bull in a china shop" for my taste. Although it might make sense for an encore performance. It certainly gets the fiery, "vomit out of your eyeballs" idea across.
    Horowitz's has all the levels of sound I was wanting but didn't get in the first two. It has a hint of the scherzo feel at the beginning, brilliant repeated chords, the big moments still noble and elegant somehow, the middle section dreamy. Unexpected how he accelerando-s to a faster tempo than the opening. Daring, unusual ending. He misses some of the notes there and gets the music. Magical.
    Richter. Very serious, rhythmic, dark, tragic at the opening. Grand at the big chords. Pleading, sorrowful, truly Russian in the middle section. Sinister and with great momentum the transition back to the first theme. More heroic and even more tragic ending. Storybook ending.
    Gilels similar to Richter's concept, though more complex in the opening section. Heroic big chords. He really arrives at something huge before the middle section the way I was missing in the others. Transition to the middle section was my favorite of all of them. The middle section seems to roll out of his shirt sleeves. I love his magical projection of the RH inner voice before the accelerando. I felt he got too big too soon in the accelerando, but thought he got the heroic nature of the following chordal passage better than the rest. I also liked how he drove it home through the final run rather than changing the character there the way most do. His performance made the most sense to me.

  • @Superbdragon
    @Superbdragon 11 років тому +32

    Richters performance is the best. Not only because of the sound quality of the recording, but the tempo and the dymanics are just the right ones in every passage.

  • @kilgoretrout5389
    @kilgoretrout5389 10 років тому +14

    Barere captures the intensity and chaos of Rachmaninoff's writing like no other. You're not supposed to be caressing the piano and making tender love to it with this prelude. You're supposed to be struggling with it until teeth come pouring out of its mouth.

  • @Sladky34
    @Sladky34 4 роки тому +14

    Gilels came closest to my all time favorite performance of this Prelude, which was not included. Do yourself a favor and find Nicolai Lugansky's live performance - a beauty of sound

  • @eclefourie7545
    @eclefourie7545 4 роки тому +8

    Richter --always understanding the architecture of the piece and performed brilliantly : Gilels my favourite and probaly closest to Rach's version with the inner voicings of th middle section

  • @rachgodf03
    @rachgodf03 6 років тому +13

    10:24 That crescendo sent shivers down my spine. Genius playing by Richter

  • @duubatu9445
    @duubatu9445 7 років тому +12

    I love Richter's playing, it's awesome

  • @loleinsfun
    @loleinsfun 9 років тому +4

    Mr. Sviatoslav Richter nails it, in my opinion. Thanks for the compilation !

  • @mcbast39
    @mcbast39 10 років тому +15

    J'ai écouté avec attention tous ces grands pianistes, et celui qui retient le plus mon attention est sans hésitation Richter. Le passage à partir de 12:40 est magistral.

  • @NMA59139
    @NMA59139 5 років тому +8

    Definitely Richter and Giles for the musical performance, especially on the second melodious part which they don't play too fast so that we can enjoy it, and for the last part (reprise) using a very slow tempo then increasing, as Valentina Lisitsa plays it. Splendid !

  • @NestorAudinotviolins
    @NestorAudinotviolins 10 років тому +4

    Each artist had something unique to say. Each is nothing like the other. All are profound. My sentimental favorite is Horowitz. He has a lilt to his interpretations that just melts me away.

  • @johnps30
    @johnps30 7 років тому +5

    The audience applause at the end clearly reflects their agreement with me (haha) that Gilels breathed fire and thundering force and dynamic control into the bookends and heartbreak in the middle. Can you imagine a night of Gilels and Richter trading renditions of these jaw breakers for fun?!

  • @shvindlbukh6016
    @shvindlbukh6016 7 років тому +4

    when i first heard this i could not stop listening to it its so intense no matter who plays it

  • @ambraorlandini164
    @ambraorlandini164 2 роки тому +5

    Magistrale Sviatoslav Richter.È divino nella sua istrionica interpretazione.

  • @georginaandr3472
    @georginaandr3472 11 років тому +10

    RICHTER ! He is one of the most when you don't need that fast pieces but dynamic rhythm !

  • @vatanentrackwild1590
    @vatanentrackwild1590 8 років тому +2

    Magnifique ! Que de souvenirs .........le tout dans un blindé avec 2° dehors et la neige ,et les ruines et la boue partout !!!!!

  • @bpage4132
    @bpage4132 3 роки тому +3

    This is my all-time favourite piano piece and all the piano performers are absolute perfect, and my favourite pianist in this recording is Sviatoslav Richter, and probably recorded in 1959, is my all-time favourite of Rachmaninov`s music as well as Chopin, my favourite composer of piano music.

  • @annediss8706
    @annediss8706 7 років тому +2

    Thank you gullivior for posting this! What a neat idea to compare these! And how fun to see what a varied community of piano-lovers is out there! I'm hoping to play this in a master class and it's wonderfully helpful to hear these different versions. I'm writing as I listen and so far I've only heard the first two and Moiseiwitsch is wonderful. Not hugely impressed with Barere so far (so rushed!).I expect I'll love Richer as he's my favorite pianist ever. Thanks again!

  • @jongleurette
    @jongleurette 12 років тому +8

    Now, this is my idea of a good time! Bravo, Moiseiwitsch! The Barere is like being beat up with fists that give great pleasure instead of pain. Wow, what a dynamic performance. The Richter was my favorite for it's clarity and loving attention to detail. I like Richter's respect for the much needed build of of the slow accelerandos into a fit of recapitulated ecstasy. Then The Gilels I thought played the rhapsodic middle section magically, although Horowitz was sensitive, as well.

  • @mr.z9609
    @mr.z9609 4 роки тому +2

    They all play beautifully of course, but I love how nicely the middle voice sings in the middle section with Richter.

  • @Wourghk
    @Wourghk 8 років тому +5

    Amazing how each player has their own style of phrasing, dynamics, and even staccato.
    I like Moiseiwitch the most here. He keeps a respectful tempo, his phrasing is emotionally engaging, and his smooth transitions between different techniques are really good (no dramatic pauses to disguise inadequate playing, as Gilels does).
    Very nice upload!

    • @gabrielbrunet5598
      @gabrielbrunet5598 3 роки тому +1

      Disguise inadequate playing??? Gilels is a genius that was personally recognized by Rachmaninov himself...

    • @nickcy27
      @nickcy27 2 роки тому +2

      Dude Gilels and inadequate playing?? your talking aboug a top 5 pianist of all time...Elite of the elites..

  • @bertrandjacques6744
    @bertrandjacques6744 9 років тому +8

    Moiseiwitsch: very deep and classical in its form. Nice discovery....
    Barer: the neurotic side of Rachmaninov, breathtaking but too rushed for me (interesting, though, for comparison purposes)
    Horowitz: plays this emotionally charged prelude as if it were an Etude. I cannot connect to this interpretation
    Richter: what a visionary interpretation. regardless of personal preferences, this one clearly stands out.
    Gilels: when Granite Man plays Rachmaninov, everything else fades. Truly exceptional !
    All in all, Richter and Gilles introduce us to a new world of vertigo and sentiment. I have a clear preference for Gilels whose play is darker than Richter's - but between the two, it is really a matter of personal taste.... :o)
    Thanks to Gullivior for posting this comparison. Score in hand, that is how you get to know better such an amazing prelude...

  • @retiredsk8tr1953
    @retiredsk8tr1953 11 років тому +4

    Richter is the only pianist I've heard thus far who does what the music dictates. Thank you for this comparison!

  • @semisweet0219
    @semisweet0219 4 місяці тому

    Wow, i didnt know richter also played this piece. Thank you for uploading this!

  • @elenikostopoulou2081
    @elenikostopoulou2081 7 років тому +42

    Gilels is my favourite, no doubt

    • @jamcion0
      @jamcion0 7 років тому +9

      yeah, it's most lyrical and powerful at the same time. The best perfomace of these five

    • @neversayneveragain3748
      @neversayneveragain3748 3 роки тому +1

      @@jamcion0 don't think so. Richter is king

  • @holden4th
    @holden4th 5 років тому +6

    Richter is peerless in Rachmaninov as this recording shows. What a pity he didn't play all of the Preludes and Etudes. Gilels comes in second - the way he builds the power of the piece from what initially sounds a bit plodding is jaw dropping. Richter is different in that he uses a wide dynamic palette. I turned the sound up at the beginning only to have to turn it down after about eight bars.

  • @hcpiano
    @hcpiano 10 років тому +62

    I came here from the awfull Lang Lang performance

    • @hcpiano
      @hcpiano 9 років тому +3

      HC Piano haha! People really agree with me ^_^

    • @paulmayerpiano
      @paulmayerpiano 7 років тому +6

      Horrible, isn't it. I can't believe that some people actually "like" his playing. This would have never flown 50 years ago. Something is wrong. The simple reason is an economic one. Who goes to classical music concerts? Asians and old people. Old people will die soon. A Chinese "superstar" classical musician puts butts in the seats and injects some much-needed cash into in an industry already propped up by subsidies and private donations. It's also a move that hopes to tap into a potentially lucrative Chinese domestic market for classical music that may emerge in tandem with the growth of China's middle class. It's a move the industry can't afford not to make. Unfortunately the music suffers (at this stage anyways).

    • @truBador2
      @truBador2 7 років тому

      How often does such a wide spectrum of people agree on something?

    • @lovemetu
      @lovemetu 7 років тому +2

      I also did not like the Lang Lang version, but not all Chinese pianists are bad. Yuja Wang is just about the best around when it comes to female Pianists.

    • @SheridanJazz
      @SheridanJazz 7 років тому

      Excruciating, to be sure. Must have been like watching an Asian Jo Ann Castle.

  • @mikekarren5010
    @mikekarren5010 8 років тому +35

    Benno - too slow, looses it's passion, recording is poor low tech - sounds like mono! Simon - This is more like it! Beautiful playing! Power ending! WOW!
    Horowitz - echoey like in a concert hall, nice speed, hammering passion in the heavy parts as only a Russian understands, wonderful technique of course, middle section moving and passionate! He's hard to beat! Possibly my favorite! His ending is better than Simon because even at neck breaking pace, there is still clarity when Simon sinks into mud.
    Richter - I remember he was considered the best of the last great group of 20th century Russian pianists. This performance is crisp and clear, and I love the emphasis on the base line! The middle...oh the middle! Here he shines above the rest! It's perfect and nearly to tears! Then hold on to your shorts - the finale is measured and packed to the end to a breathless finish, clear and crisp to the end and all Russian all the way! This tops Horowitz!
    Gilels - Dear consummate Gilels! He plays with style and class above the rest. It's militant and absolutely disciplined, yet every note oozing with Russian passion! The middle breaks my heart, it is the sorrow and pain of oppression and loneliness only a Russian understands. The ending with the taste of Gilels, absolutely perfect and I say to myself, why of course THAT'S how it should be! He is the best! You saved the best for last!

    • @alphahaxin1248
      @alphahaxin1248 5 років тому +2

      Simons is too fast . Very inaccurate. Hit around 50% of the correct notes

    • @padraicfanning7055
      @padraicfanning7055 4 роки тому

      There exist piano roll recordings of Rachmaninoff playing this very prelude.

  • @ltgrt7606
    @ltgrt7606 4 роки тому +5

    Gilels respect the most the spirit of that prelude

  • @Scottsfx
    @Scottsfx 3 роки тому +3

    I love both Richter and Gilels here! Richter plays it closer to how Rachmaninoff played it. I have to say as far as this particular piece I think Rachmaninoff's own recording of it is the best. I do enjoy Gilels interpretation though and Richter for his passion and authenticity.

  • @maartenjansen8820
    @maartenjansen8820 5 років тому +4

    Richter delivers a savage performance. His big claws ravage the piano. Every time I listen to a piece by someone else I wonder what Richter would have made of it. He could also play very poetically though. I also love Gilels.

  • @johnruggeri843
    @johnruggeri843 10 років тому +2

    What a bounty of artistic riches. Thanks for posting- John

  • @DelvondaK
    @DelvondaK 9 років тому +3

    Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever listened to the way Rachmaninoff himself played it. There is a reason he is considered the greatest pianist ever.

  • @swetoct
    @swetoct 7 років тому +7

    Слушал-вслушивался в каждое исполнение. Лучше всех: музыкально-точнее посылу-нотам автора С. Рахманинова прозвучало у Святослава Рихтера, рядом, но после в целом по качеству Е. Гиллельс. И всё-таки идеально-безгрешного исполнения-звучания среди них не было: таков мой отклик-эхо. Слушатель-зритель, и только - Виктор СПб.

  • @TomBarrister
    @TomBarrister 9 років тому +1

    Moiseiwitsch knew Rachmaninoff and spoke with him often on the latter's intentions on how his works should be played. He usually got the same answer the master gave everybody, to the effect of: "You should play it the way you think it should be played."
    Simone Barere also knew Rachmaninoff, but he played things his way. Barere was well-known for his virtuosity but could also play very songfully when he felt like it.
    Much has been written about Horowitz, who was a close friend of Rachmaninoff, and who the latter once said "plays my works better than I do" -- a high compliment, considering that Rachmaninoff had a formidable technique.
    Richter is probably best-known for his flawless interpretations of how work was written, meaning that he neither added nor took away very little from the printed score. His interpretation here is surprisingly innovative.gig
    Gilels was a man of many moods, and he rarely performed the same work the same way twice. I like his interpretation of this work the best of the five given; it seems the most faithful to the printed score, while still allowing for some personal interpretation. Your opinion may vary.
    If you want to hear how the maestro himself played his own work, look here (put it in the search box): watch?v=F-zKWgjrOmI and here: watch?v=tl-kG4H4VrQ . Vastly different from each other.

  • @retlwiz
    @retlwiz Рік тому +1

    1st one and Richter were my votes. I loved the way Richter did the final few bars. Most pianists seem to throw that away but he gave it a bit of magic.

  • @papa_mia4495
    @papa_mia4495 7 років тому +17

    Does Barere get mad everytime he's near a piano or what? This is absolutely madness, I like it.

  • @stenaldomehilli8809
    @stenaldomehilli8809 8 років тому +2

    An incredible video! Thank you for that! Professionally they are all high up, but for me the interpretation of Richtor was great! horoits ... Haha, a great pianist and a great artist!

  • @photo161
    @photo161 5 років тому

    What a wonderful idea and the perfect piece in which to make such comparisons. Thanks much...

  • @bloodgrss
    @bloodgrss 12 років тому

    What wonderful service for posting all these together! The musically worshipful will have quite a time deciding who is 'best' of all these greats!
    Bowing to composer Rachmaninoff-I think ALL are happy experiences of a great piece-with fascinating differences. Having heard it live often, my only regret is we have only the old archaic sound, which often obscures the actual piano 'tone' that can be so differentiating in performances of this. Barere was famous for this, for example. Thanks!

  • @nessieness5433
    @nessieness5433 8 років тому +54

    Richter, by far the best!

    • @RomeoMaestro
      @RomeoMaestro 7 років тому

      O yes!

    • @SheridanJazz
      @SheridanJazz 7 років тому

      Totally agree, though Moiseiwitsch is pretty close.

    • @koshersalaami
      @koshersalaami 3 роки тому +3

      I’ve listened to more than twenty pianists play this. Everyone from Prokofiev on piano roll to Lang Lang. Every time someone said “This is the best!” I’d follow it down. I can’t tell you who my second favorite is. Only my favorite, and it is, oddly, completely clear and obvious. Richter. Period.

    • @guilhermejjj4439
      @guilhermejjj4439 3 роки тому

      @@koshersalaami agree

  • @rometpony
    @rometpony 8 років тому +2

    The perfect realization of this piece was recorded by György Cziffra.

  • @fredwanger9337
    @fredwanger9337 2 роки тому +2

    Magical! The main theme return is like the misty dawning of a Russian winter day

  • @ateoavia379
    @ateoavia379 8 років тому +7

    the quality of recording gives unequal conditions.
    After Richter superior play was quite surprised that Gilels is even better from some point..

  • @kirkloganj
    @kirkloganj 7 років тому +1

    Benno was a power machine with a good feeling too. It's hard to select just one performer and state the "favorite" for me because I can recognize strengths in each one. I love the overall interpretation and clarity especially the first section for Horowitz, although I've heard other recordings and like them much better. The middle lyrical section was beautifully "sung" but the last part for me was too fast to enjoy. I agree with a previous poster Marere is absolute madness...that was the fastest I heard. Richter did a nice job showcasing the first section by doing it slower but I think lacked the true grit it needs. I enjoyed the capricious entry with Gilels. I don't have a favorite with these recordings, but if forced, I might select Gilels. His balance and imperfection with the middle part won me over especially with the delightful voicing.

  • @Mralibabarooibakkie
    @Mralibabarooibakkie 8 років тому +1

    Barere played it with a spade in his left hand. Which he passed over to his right hand halfway through.

  • @josephcalabrase4490
    @josephcalabrase4490 7 місяців тому

    I find Horowitz’s performance, in spite of the wrong notes, indescribably thrilling. Technique isn’t everything, true, but his technique allows him to make more varied and controlled sounds than almost any other pianist, excepting the greats like Hofmann, Rach, Lhevinne etc. The second A section (9:07) in particular is amazing.

  • @thetruepirili
    @thetruepirili 9 років тому +16

    Emil Gilels is my favourite.

  • @JohnHarmer
    @JohnHarmer 10 років тому +25

    interesting comparison. I thought both Richter and Gilels superb in their own ways. Horowitz played the middle section with such lyrical intensity, but he sped up so much in the final section he couldn't manage to play the notes, which rather spoilt the effect. Moisevitch was the most poetic. Didn't much like Barere, not steady enough for something marked as a march tempo. Overall I'd give it to Richter.

    • @mrjewls
      @mrjewls 9 років тому +5

      I agree with your assessment on the relative merits, but as much as I respect Richter's interpretation, I rank Gilels' first among the versions here. I must say, however, that none of these was truly satisfying. It seems like none fully and consistently achieved the phrasing, dynamics, rubato etc called for by this truly marvelous piece. Above all, the fierce and violent struggle, the wistful yearning, the majesty and determination inherent must be conveyed. Alas, the tendency to rush, to push through where there should be a dramatic or reflective pause, to overdo the bravura, is often present. In short, don't play it like an encore piece (although it often is).

    • @lyraG
      @lyraG 7 років тому +1

      Try the version recorded by Prokofiev, if you want a truly unique perspective.

  • @russell3357
    @russell3357 5 років тому +2

    much power in Gilels's performance but the middle section is very expressive

  • @simonperry9718
    @simonperry9718 9 років тому +53

    Rakhmaninov wrote "All marcia" at the head of this piece. Unfortunately only Richter's and Gilels's interpretations capture this spirit. Of them, I think Richter's is superior, it is more subtle than Gilels. Gilel's does a wonderful job of bringing the inner voice out in the middle section when the theme appears for the second time, but his retransition to the spirit and tempo of the march-like outer section feels to abrupt for me and the climax prior to the E-flat major second strain is premature. Both Horowitz and Barere (and to a lesser extent Moiseiwitsch) show why Rakhmaninov marked the tempo crotchet = 108; it is not possible to play the piece accurately at tempos much faster than this (nor does it sound march like, it becomes more like a study--Moiseiwitsch is the most note accurate at the faster tempo, and also the most interesting of these three). So for me it is (on these recordings): 1 Richter, 2. Gilels, 3. Moiseiwitsch, 4. Barere, 5. Horowitz. (By the way, Richter is the ONLY one who does not inexcusably speed up in the final couple of bars).
    That's my two cents worth

    • @brendanhall3265
      @brendanhall3265 9 років тому

      +Simon Perry I think horowitz captures it very well, maybe a bit more than gilels.
      EDIT: I had listened to a different recording than this one of horowitz. This audio sounds distorted.

    • @abisal_gergiev
      @abisal_gergiev 9 років тому

      *RaChmaninov it is

    • @simonperry9718
      @simonperry9718 9 років тому +1

      +Abisal Gergiev
      I can't believe I'm responding to such a trivial point, but these things irk me, so here goes. It depends how you transliterate the Cyrillic letter "х". The system I use (Library of Congress) transliterates х as "kh", so I transliterate Рахманинов as Rakhmaninov. Others are free to use whatever system they like, just don't go correcting me thinking there is only one way to spell Рахманинов using the Latin alphabet, because there isn't. You will find, Rakhmaninov, Rachmaninov, Rachmaninoff, and probably some others -- none of them are "wrong"

    • @abisal_gergiev
      @abisal_gergiev 9 років тому +1

      +Simon Perry sorry than mate!говоришь по русски?

    • @simonperry9718
      @simonperry9718 9 років тому

      +Abisal Gergiev
      Не за что! Да, немного говорю но, могу луче читать. счастливо!

  • @gennadyg670
    @gennadyg670 11 років тому +2

    Wow! I LOVE this piece.

  • @GregLile
    @GregLile 8 років тому +4

    Horowitz plays it like an encore, which is how I understand it was intended to serve; an encore to fill out the tenth side of a 78RPM recording of the 1930 premiere recording of the same composer's third concerto. In that context, I find it less objectionable.

  • @brettni5698
    @brettni5698 5 років тому +6

    Top 3 performances of this prelude: 1. Richter; 2. Rachmaninov; 3. Gilels.

  • @HerodiasM
    @HerodiasM 8 років тому +22

    Richter without a shred of doubt. The BEST.

    • @marcorotondi7613
      @marcorotondi7613 7 років тому

      knott ptyx
      Non vi è un Primo e un Secondo, un Uno e un Due.
      Per me conta solo che sia un Russo a calcare queste Note Sublimi!
      Grande Scuola Russa.....insuperata e insuperabile!
      Marco Rotondi

    • @koshersalaami
      @koshersalaami 3 роки тому +1

      I’ve probably listened to more than twenty pianists play this, starting originally with this video, and I don’t know the names of the first three pianists. I’ll forget some. Lugansky. Kissin. Yuja Wang. Prokofiev on piano roll. Rachmaninoff on piano roll Josef Hofmann. Cziffra. Lisitska. Ashkenazi. Van Cliburn. Weissenberg. Moiseiwitsch. Horowitz, more than one version. Lang Lang. Scheps. Pletnev. Sokholov. De Larrocha. I’m probably missing a few. Gilels more than one version, but he’s here. And after all that, I can tell you definitively:
      Richter without a shred of doubt. The BEST.

  • @Dahmac
    @Dahmac 8 років тому +4

    gilels was great. but boris berezovsky has the finest interpretation of this, i recommend checking it out

    • @Mon_beaumonde
      @Mon_beaumonde 6 років тому

      Johnson Pernesky agree with you Berezovsky is great, you must add him to

  • @bastienaq1805
    @bastienaq1805 4 роки тому +2

    Richter got something that the others didn't
    Horowitz plays with the piece as a confirmed piano player would play with fur elise
    Gilels seems to greatefully conduct the music out lf his hands, the interpretation feels very mechanically pure.
    A
    B+
    A-

  • @Ivor49
    @Ivor49 4 роки тому +1

    In my opinion, I think Benno and has crazy accuracy, it is so underrated in this millenial generation, It actually sounds ten times better than this generation.
    Sviatoslov is very muisical but somehow incredibly incredibly accurate, that articulation and detail give it that edge crazy!!!

  • @TravelingWastrel
    @TravelingWastrel 9 років тому +8

    Gilels's version is the best . . .

  • @user-lg4uu1gm9m
    @user-lg4uu1gm9m Рік тому +5

    Удивительно, как по разному звучит инструмент у пианистов, не знаешь кому отдать предпочтение, мне нравится исполнение Луганского

  • @kuuderepiano2988
    @kuuderepiano2988 3 роки тому +1

    Moiseiwistch's interpretation is very clean, he brings out the voices in the left hand arpeggio part.
    Ritcher's interpretation is very natural on terms of rythm. Not rushed, no rubato insertion, just the perfect flow of his music. His variety of dynamics make the performance very enjoyable, motivational.

  • @levanneb
    @levanneb 8 років тому +2

    Horowitz plays really, really weird. He keeps going forward and forward without a reason, and the tempo gets really blurry (and lots of wrong notes). BUT the middle part was absolutely amazing

  • @vip51000
    @vip51000 3 роки тому +17

    Rahmaninov played the best version

  • @simondurrant1
    @simondurrant1 8 років тому +8

    Richter showing what a class act he really was. The competition is comparatively weak (Moiseiwitsch was arguably the only serious performance here, and falls short in comparison), but that should take nothing away from a powerful and robust performance from Richter.

  • @pennPi
    @pennPi 3 роки тому +7

    Benno Moiseiwitsch is my favorite, despite the disadvantage of the sound quality. Stylistically superior to the others imo, (for this particular piece).

  • @ReasonExtremist
    @ReasonExtremist 8 років тому +33

    Richter cleaned up

  • @etucker82
    @etucker82 6 років тому +1

    Moiseiwitch: Intimate, elegant, but not at his best.
    Barere: WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
    Horowitz: Manic, passionate, not particularly comprehending, but who cares, you immediately understand why he's Horowitz.
    Richter: The century's greatest and you hear why here. Every bar gives you the reason why Rachmaninov wrote those notes.
    Gilels: More traditionally romantic and virtuoso, almost too much so, like it's a pose for him. Still, what a pianist.

  • @user-iu9sk7lu4j
    @user-iu9sk7lu4j 6 років тому +3

    Святослав Ріхтер- геніальний піаніст!

  • @etiennedelaunois1737
    @etiennedelaunois1737 5 років тому +2

    Nice idea but why comparing? They are so different!
    But It's great to hear all those pianists. Also how the 19th century took so much freedom with it and the 20th century stick to the sheet more. Horowitz changing chords,...
    For them it was less the sheet and the technical accuracy that was important but more the soul, the inspiration of the moment.
    With recording we started to restrict more and more.
    I don't say it was better, but it was what it was. Rachmaninov himself was taking a lot of liberties on his playing, even on Mozart, Chopin, or his own work.
    Horowitz took it a bit fast on that recording but it's probably how he felt on that day. If he recorded again the night after it would probably have been a totally different interpretation.
    I love all of them and it is hard to compare because they have such a strong personality and such a different playing. Like comparing banana and steak.
    In my subjective opinion today (it might be different tomorrow) Richter is my favourite. But this is purely personal.

    • @gullivior
      @gullivior  5 років тому

      Sorry, I don't understand. These comparisons are not a race. They are just an opportunity to listen to different interpretations of the same piece of music. The comparison is interesting precisely because the interpretations are different and personal.
      But if someone likes to make rankings or express their preferences, I think there is nothing wrong.
      (Incidentally, I love Moiseiwitsch...)

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 5 років тому

      @@gullivior I have seen so many different comments about mistakes and the fact that a pianist shouldn't make mistakes that it occur to me that a lot of people judge on digital pressure instead of the context and musicality.
      After that if you or me have a favorite interpretation is totally subjective and also the reason why music is so nice. Everybody loves different things.

  • @annieng3370
    @annieng3370 2 роки тому

    Yeah! The tempo and dynamic is just right!

  • @melonica90
    @melonica90 7 років тому +5

    Richter is awesome!

  • @PrinceAmac
    @PrinceAmac 11 років тому +4

    Richter tops, his power and technique superb. Gilels had some note issues in the B part, otherwise excellent.

  • @carlosguaymas6507
    @carlosguaymas6507 3 роки тому +1

    ¡Qué cinco pianistas! Excelente selección

  • @nicholaskennedy1519
    @nicholaskennedy1519 10 років тому +17

    Richter #1 IMO but all legendary pianists!

  • @Mralibabarooibakkie
    @Mralibabarooibakkie 8 років тому +13

    Richter is just so superior. He is the King. But I really also admire Gilels for his amazing power. Like the bar fighter of pianists. And also really lyrical. Amazing pianists both.

  • @MrMisaToman
    @MrMisaToman 10 років тому +9

    Gilels!

  • @brynmiller7547
    @brynmiller7547 8 років тому +6

    Kissin plays this very well.

    • @keontran1752
      @keontran1752 7 років тому +1

      lol

    • @rickross1224
      @rickross1224 6 років тому

      99hoolio I think he does get to wipe all the asses with a piece of clothe using his lightnin hands except for RICHTER.

  • @feirnd1
    @feirnd1 8 років тому +14

    Richter clearly stands out!

  • @bloodgrss
    @bloodgrss 12 років тому +1

    My favorite is Benno...by a hair over Gilels...
    And to the right we can check Hofmann and the composer himself! A great place to be...

  • @alphonsusdeodatus5522
    @alphonsusdeodatus5522 7 років тому +5

    Horowitz! Come on! Even 8 year olds should know: don't play it faster than you can! Gilels is the best.

  • @filippomeoni9716
    @filippomeoni9716 2 роки тому +1

    Everyone has is favourite, but Horowitz’s interpretetion for sure was the one more “authentic” and similar to the original, played by Rachmaninoff because the two were good friends and surely Horowitz knew much well how this piece should’ve sounded

  • @simoneanellipiano
    @simoneanellipiano 10 років тому +51

    richter or gilels: that is the question

    • @27u7
      @27u7 6 років тому +3

      Richter or Gilels? Glorious both. And the rest is up to a personal taste. As simple as that. Thank God they are different!

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 5 років тому +1

      Ashkenazy.

    • @ferenchackfelner8784
      @ferenchackfelner8784 5 років тому +3

      Rachmaninov...But really,Richter and Gilels got it.

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 5 років тому

      Ferenc Hackfelner Ashkenazy and Rachmaninoff.

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 5 років тому

      Mega Upstairs Richter plays a much more beautiful middle section, but Gilels’ march is more exciting. Ashkenazy‘s is still the best.

  • @paulmayerpiano
    @paulmayerpiano Рік тому +2

    Horowitz playing like he's late for a train lol. Not his best. But his TONE in the lyrical middle section could melt the coldest heart!

    • @HrWisch
      @HrWisch 9 днів тому

      I completely agree. While I like Richter's version best overall, I also enjoy Gilel's interpretation. But when it comes to the middle part, Horowitz is on a different level.

  • @mockingbirdanalog
    @mockingbirdanalog 10 років тому +12

    Barere rushes everything. He's like a white guy trying to rap, or something like that. Horowitz goes for the widest swings in tempo and dynamics, pushes the tempo too much, is sloppy, and sounds a little inscrutable. Richter sound just about perfect (nothing is rushed, few missed notes), the most percussive and dramatic, and a rich timbre; he also makes the most of the silent places for the most dramatic effect. Gilels' interpretation is as good as Richter's, but different. I'm glad there are recordings of all these fine players. Moiseiwitsch is the most surprising to me. It sounds like he isn't trying.

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 5 років тому

      If you are not ABLE to listen to Barere , do not critisize .... ask yourself upon some invalidity .

    • @tyremanguitars
      @tyremanguitars 3 роки тому

      mumble rapper?

  • @liedersanger1
    @liedersanger1 2 роки тому +1

    I like Gilels’ slow temp and richly colored, thunderous, unrushed climaxes. Horowitz has the most delicious middle section. I hate his wavering tempo at the beginning.
    .

  • @coyoteagle
    @coyoteagle 8 років тому +9

    Moiseiwitsch`s interpretation is as good as it gets! Such a pity that it is on a really old and scratchy tape.
    Barere is as crazy as his usual mood(in a good way).
    Horowitz is just as crazy as Barere here. However I`ve heard much more proper versions of him.
    Richter is simply perfect. His interpretation is beyond any imagination. And his technique is beyond any comparison. What a clarity!
    I sure can say the same stuff towards Gilels too. But something sounded just a pinch more perfect at the middle section which makes him my favourite. But there is a slight difference between them so why don`t we call both winners :)

    • @Mralibabarooibakkie
      @Mralibabarooibakkie 8 років тому

      +Kerem Uzonur I agree. Gilels is more brutal. And for that I admire him also. But Richter is simply beyond at moments.

  • @laugingcow
    @laugingcow 8 років тому +11

    Richter is like a school teacher, he came to teach them how it's done right. Gilels is the genius kid who knows better than the teacher. Barere and Horowitz have been smoking wacky backy and missed the class. Moiseiwitsch is that awkward kid who's desperately trying to fit in.

    • @T--gv3hl
      @T--gv3hl 8 років тому

      While Rachmaninoff himself is the founder of education in that world.

  • @Fidelio1814
    @Fidelio1814 4 роки тому +1

    Richter sans contestation possible . Quelle profondeur !

  • @ulviyynovruzova490
    @ulviyynovruzova490 5 років тому +2

    Все великолепны!

  • @Yuriy1969ful
    @Yuriy1969ful 9 років тому +65

    Richter! Only Richter!

    • @tomknienieder7712
      @tomknienieder7712 6 років тому +2

      exactly, Richter is incredible

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 6 років тому +2

      Ashkenazy!

    • @guilhemchameyrat
      @guilhemchameyrat 5 років тому +2

      @@EmptyVee00000
      Non, pas Ashkenazy. Je m'explique. Ashkenazy est un pianiste honnête, mais je le trouve un peu sur coté. En effet, il ne donne que peu de véritable sens à la musique, juste de l'effet. Il y a des pianistes qui allient les deux parfaitement ( Pogorelich, Michelangeli, Backhaus etc... ). Dans les pianistes modernes les versions de Virsalazze, Sokolov ou d'autres sont plus intéressantes. Après ce n'est que mon avis.

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 5 років тому

      Guilhem Chameyrat Moi, je préfère les pianistes qui portent l’écouteur au delà du pianisme artisanal; Sokolov, Michelangeli, et Pogorelich n’avaient/n’ont pas cette qualité, malgré leur pianisme stratosphérique. Ashkenazy, Gilels, Lupu, Richter, sì.

    • @guilhemchameyrat
      @guilhemchameyrat 5 років тому

      @@EmptyVee00000
      D'accord pour Gilels, Lupu, Richter : ce sont des pianistes qui sont universels, à l'image de Yudina, Sofronitsky, Schnabel ou Serkin. Ashkenazy est loin d'être un mauvais pianiste, je suis obligé de le reconnaître, mais je trouve qu'il n'y a pas assez de réflexion dans son travail, voilà tout.

  • @vonbork3734
    @vonbork3734 11 років тому +1

    Cziffra's very unique version should be here for the record; the second part is unprecedented and wonderful

  • @grahamcaldecott
    @grahamcaldecott 9 років тому +3

    Richter owns this piece.

  • @franciscoespinozagamboa6490
    @franciscoespinozagamboa6490 8 років тому +5

    Que gran artista fue Richter!!

  • @mesmero2314
    @mesmero2314 10 років тому +4

    Richter's interpretation is best-he handles both beginning, & the important rhapsodic middle, & end beautifully. Gileles plays beginning & end very masterfully, but I think he butchers the middle-it's coarse, rough & uninspiring when it's meant to be soft, smooth & soulful. He de-emphasizes the crucial left hand & bass notes to the point they're inaudible. Horowitz, great pianist, but this certainly is not his usual self--the interpretation is amateurish at best. Barere & Moiseiwitsch offer good, but not great interpretations. Barere's tempo is too rushed for this piece, & moisweiwitsch's is too uneven. Anyway, good video.

  • @antonisorfanos9374
    @antonisorfanos9374 9 років тому +20

    Sviatoslav Richter!