He finds something unique to say in absolutely every note. I have never heard this piece with such attention to every element; every note is alive with clarity and purpose and everything coheres to whole. Sokolov has the sweeping arc so characteristic of Rachmaninoff, but instead of directing the force of this piece to that arc, he shows us the in-between moments, the subtle voicings. Incredible.
The chord at 1:08 just sends goosebumps up and down my arms. This is the first I'm hearing of this piece and now I'm determined to learn it. This man is genius. Thank you for sharing ❤
Although not the most often played or famous, this is my favourite Rachmaninov prelude. I think it is inspired by Chopin's prelude in E minor, with which it forms a mirror image. The brooding melody of Chopin, when turned upside, becomes a heartwarming song, just as the caprice by Paganini, when turned upside down, became the famous tune of the 18th variation in the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini.
I immediately heard Op 28 No 15 in Db. The opening bars outline a very similar melody cunningly disguised. Obviously he knew this. And in D instead of Db. But I do hear that E minor prelude in there, too, of course. Their preludes are 65 years apart, which does highlight the genius of Chopin. Great comment, thx.
Thank you. Piano music is deeply meaningful and moving for me as J grew up with that wonderful sound when my dad played. Sokolov is a beautiful player.❤
Огромное наслаждение слушать гениальную Музыку и наблюдать за Мастером , воспроизводящим этот шедевр своими прекрасными руками ! Браво, Григорий Соколов!
I saw Mr. Sokolov in 1999 playing Wm Byrd, Beethoven, Ravel and Chopin. It was an unforgettable concert. He just plays at a sublime level. His articulation and sense of dynamics make his playing so captivating. I met him backstage and he was warm and kind in his broken english. I've seen most everybody of note and his performance along with Yuja Wang still remain unforgettable for my taste. Jorge Bolet was right up there with them when I saw him in the mid 80's. This prelude is sublime in it's beauty. This piece along with Rach 2 slay me every time I hear them.
Cette interprétation atteint le Nirvana pour moi. On ne saurait pas demander au soleil, plus de lumière ; à l'océan plus d'eau ; et au bonheur plus de bonheur. Ni à la musique, plus de musique ou plus d'écoute. Vous êtes Monsieur Bonheur. Quand vous jouez cela. Et on adore écouter ces sons raffinés. Sous vos doigts divins, de géant bienveillant de la musique. Alors, vous êtes aussi un Monsieur Musique. Carpe diem. Et pourvu, que vous ne soyez pas le seul. Heureusement, Dieu y veille. Et que tout le monde s'y mette. Le monde de Dieu n'en deviendrait ainsi que bien meilleur... Le Nirvana est un état de liberté de toute souffrance (de l'âme), qui, selon les bouddhistes, peut être atteint en supprimant de son existence, tous les péchés personnels, qui quotidiennement l'encombrent. Je ne sais pas pour ce qui est de vos péchés, mais pour ce qui est de l'absence de souffrance dans cette exécution musicale d'une paix sublime et d'une joie exquise, ce stade de perfection est atteint à 100% par la délicatesse de votre toucher. C'est assez miraculeux. Bravo à vous, et merci pour tout, cher Maestro. Bon souvenir ;)
I really like watching the written music as they play. I know enough about reading music to understand what I'm seeing and to appreciate what I'm hearing from the artist. Thank you.
This piece is soooo beautiful. My goal is to orchestrate this. As I listen, I can’t help but hear the different textures of the orchestra playing in my mind. 🎵
I'm so glad as a teenager I started listening to classical music. I don't know if I'd have the ability to appreciate it if I'd been exposed later in life. I've heard it's like that for getting a tattoo that if you don't get one by a certain age that part of your brain shuts off. I listen to classical music and think, "why in the world isn't this stuff a bigger part of mainstream culture and yet rap is?" But maybe it's like the tattoo thing...most people never had enough exposure to classical music at important times in their development and now it's too late.
I wonder if what increasingly many people do no have in their upbringing is sufficient peace and reflection to learn to appreciate nuance. Even kids with parents who are well off scarcely have a moment to themselves these days, generally being rushed from one externally managed "learning situation" to the next. Perhaps they get addicted to sensory overload, or some such?
People listen to music for different reasons. Rap is unto itself, and if you don't like or understand it, that's fine. Same with heavy metal or anything else. Those often fuel adrenaline for young men, for example. But mainly allow me to point out that this piece is a century old, and all of classical music that means anything is close to that old. The modern "classical" composers are just irrelevant. Film music is the engine that keeps the orchestral sound alive these days, and of course financial grants, otherwise most would die. If orchestral music was new, that would be different, more people would listen. Imagine the novelty of hearing an orchestra in the 19th century, before recordings. It would be fantastic and amazing! We cannot comprehend that now.
This is an international political convention of sorts, not a concert open to public .. Don’t worry, he still fills concert halls. He’s one of the greatest ever.
Son olas tranquilas con un don melódico encantador del genial compositor ruso con ese toque romántico un Goce exquisito escuchar al gran Sergei Vasilievich
Excellent performance EXCEPT some of the melody notes could have been more subtle to emulate the effect a singer might give. Give 'grumpyoldpianistplus' a try.
And yet he's a long way from Rachmaninoff. Simple, boring and predictable. P. S. Don't forget to write me that everything is simple and that I don't understand anything about music:)
Incredible. Brahms was the master n originator of the 2 against 3 rhythms within each measure. Rachmaninov also used this very difficult technique & here with great poeticism
Brahms originator? What? Two on 3 polyrhythms were common long before his time. And there couldn't possibly be anything difficult about them, if even I can perform them on piano. Far greater challenges exist, like 11 against 6 (Chopin), 7 against 8 (Sinding) and many others.
@curlymyhero You didn't stipulate "like the Intermezzos" in your original post, so from my point of view, you are now changing the topic. Beethoven explored 2 against 3 in his later works. Chopin has 4 against 3 in Fantaisie Impromptu and 2 against 3 in the B section. Mozart used it in the 2nd movement of his 21st piano concerto. I would agree that Brahms brought the technique to a higher level of mastery, but you erred in crediting him as the originator.
The more I listened to Sokolov, the more I listen to Sokolov.
As a professional pianist I have to say, this is the warm perfection in music! Every note lives by him
Grigory Sokolov is now perhaps the best of the living pianists and certainly does not need any assessment
WOW!! WE'VE GOT A PROFESSIONAL PIANIST!!
He finds something unique to say in absolutely every note. I have never heard this piece with such attention to every element; every note is alive with clarity and purpose and everything coheres to whole. Sokolov has the sweeping arc so characteristic of Rachmaninoff, but instead of directing the force of this piece to that arc, he shows us the in-between moments, the subtle voicings. Incredible.
Absolutely agree!
Thank you for expressing the emotions of this exceptional performance so accurately and appropriately.
Yes! What the heck
This is one of the best things i ever heard
Sokolov est l’un des tous meilleurs pianistes de l’histoire.
Most people know that.
Sicuramente il più grande, vivente.
Achingly beautiful. The emotion quite overwhelms me.
What was so aching about it? Aching for a friend.
The chord at 1:08 just sends goosebumps up and down my arms. This is the first I'm hearing of this piece and now I'm determined to learn it. This man is genius. Thank you for sharing ❤
Hear Richter at Manchester Free Trade Hall
. . . the rain stopped. The clouds parted and the sun peeked through . . . Thank you for this jewel ~
Thanks for this poetic inspiration.
Grazie maestro Sokolov, bellissima interpretazione ❤
Although not the most often played or famous, this is my favourite Rachmaninov prelude. I think it is inspired by Chopin's prelude in E minor, with which it forms a mirror image. The brooding melody of Chopin, when turned upside, becomes a heartwarming song, just as the caprice by Paganini, when turned upside down, became the famous tune of the 18th variation in the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini.
You are a genius.
Ottimo commento competente @@thepianocornertpc
I immediately heard Op 28 No 15 in Db. The opening bars outline a very similar melody cunningly disguised. Obviously he knew this. And in D instead of Db. But I do hear that E minor prelude in there, too, of course. Their preludes are 65 years apart, which does highlight the genius of Chopin. Great comment, thx.
Thank you. Piano music is deeply meaningful and moving for me as J grew up with that wonderful sound when my dad played. Sokolov is a beautiful player.❤
What a beautiful and mesmerizing piece! And what an outstanding performance. I love it.
Una delizia. Un momento di forte intimismo❤
Огромное наслаждение слушать гениальную Музыку и наблюдать за Мастером , воспроизводящим этот шедевр своими прекрасными руками ! Браво, Григорий Соколов!
❤❤As usual with Sokolov, a marvel
Mr sokolov is one of the best pianist what an artist he has sensitive soul no doubt about it stay safe for many beautiful performances
I saw Mr. Sokolov in 1999 playing Wm Byrd, Beethoven, Ravel and Chopin. It was an unforgettable concert. He just plays at a sublime level. His articulation and sense of dynamics make his playing so captivating. I met him backstage and he was warm and kind in his broken english. I've seen most everybody of note and his performance along with Yuja Wang still remain unforgettable for my taste. Jorge Bolet was right up there with them when I saw him in the mid 80's.
This prelude is sublime in it's beauty. This piece along with Rach 2 slay me every time I hear them.
What a wonderful music encounter! Truly awesome!
Simply exquisite
Very beautiful!
Simplemente Delicioso y Maravilloso...como todo lo que compuso Rachmaninof
Уникальный Соколов.
That ceiling is beautiful 😱
It's the hall of the council of Human Rights in the United Nations building in Geneva. Painting by Miquel Barceló
I didn't know this Prelude, it's wonderful!❤
Sublime.
Have listened to this prelude for nearly 74 years and it gets better as I age. This is beautifully played, most appreciated. Thank you.
And I have reached 75 without having heard it before! How did I manage to do that? A wonderful piece, beautifully played.
Absolutely magic!!
Thanks...❤
Спасибо!
Rachmaninov op 23 no. 4 and op 23 no. 10 are some of the most beautiful romantic piano pieces ever written. Stunning!
Great
Absolutely beautiful. I can’t imagine this played any better than this
Lovely stuff!
Beautiful😍
Absolutely gorgeous. Rachmaninoff had such a rare talent
Cette interprétation atteint le Nirvana pour moi. On ne saurait pas demander au soleil, plus de lumière ; à l'océan plus d'eau ; et au bonheur plus de bonheur. Ni à la musique, plus de musique ou plus d'écoute. Vous êtes Monsieur Bonheur. Quand vous jouez cela. Et on adore écouter ces sons raffinés. Sous vos doigts divins, de géant bienveillant de la musique.
Alors, vous êtes aussi un Monsieur Musique. Carpe diem. Et pourvu, que vous ne soyez pas le seul. Heureusement, Dieu y veille. Et que tout le monde s'y mette. Le monde de Dieu n'en deviendrait ainsi que bien meilleur... Le Nirvana est un état de liberté de toute souffrance (de l'âme), qui, selon les bouddhistes, peut être atteint en supprimant de son existence, tous les péchés personnels, qui quotidiennement l'encombrent.
Je ne sais pas pour ce qui est de vos péchés, mais pour ce qui est de l'absence de souffrance dans cette exécution musicale d'une paix sublime et d'une joie exquise, ce stade de perfection est atteint à 100% par la délicatesse de votre toucher. C'est assez miraculeux. Bravo à vous, et merci pour tout, cher Maestro. Bon souvenir ;)
I really like watching the written music as they play. I know enough about reading music to understand what I'm seeing and to appreciate what I'm hearing from the artist. Thank you.
Amazing what lived in the heart and soul of this composer to allow him to bring this gift into the world
You are the best !!
I learned this piece 24 years ago and still makes me teary at the last part. I’ll play some more mow
Every note has its own voicing. Amazing
Lovely and played with love.
sokolov je exceptional
This piece is soooo beautiful. My goal is to orchestrate this. As I listen, I can’t help but hear the different textures of the orchestra playing in my mind. 🎵
The way this piece ends so quietly after the climax is its greatest moment to me.
The most wonderful interpretation❤
I see him in 20days!!! Super excited
Great! I am envious!
Marvelous…
Absolutely gorgeous. I'm not sure it is the most touching moment in music though.
I am always happy to see the score since I can follow along. That is a gorgeous piece which is just a little too tricky for me to play.
Merci pour votre maestria Monsieur Sokolov, dans le brouhaha incessant du monde vous me permettez de m'élever un instant!
I'm so glad as a teenager I started listening to classical music. I don't know if I'd have the ability to appreciate it if I'd been exposed later in life. I've heard it's like that for getting a tattoo that if you don't get one by a certain age that part of your brain shuts off. I listen to classical music and think, "why in the world isn't this stuff a bigger part of mainstream culture and yet rap is?" But maybe it's like the tattoo thing...most people never had enough exposure to classical music at important times in their development and now it's too late.
I wonder if what increasingly many people do no have in their upbringing is sufficient peace and reflection to learn to appreciate nuance.
Even kids with parents who are well off scarcely have a moment to themselves these days, generally being rushed from one externally managed "learning situation" to the next. Perhaps they get addicted to sensory overload, or some such?
People listen to music for different reasons. Rap is unto itself, and if you don't like or understand it, that's fine. Same with heavy metal or anything else. Those often fuel adrenaline for young men, for example. But mainly allow me to point out that this piece is a century old, and all of classical music that means anything is close to that old. The modern "classical" composers are just irrelevant. Film music is the engine that keeps the orchestral sound alive these days, and of course financial grants, otherwise most would die. If orchestral music was new, that would be different, more people would listen. Imagine the novelty of hearing an orchestra in the 19th century, before recordings. It would be fantastic and amazing! We cannot comprehend that now.
Rachmaninov is my addiction. If I listen to one concerto, then I must listen to all.
Steal my heart ❤
Sorry, bu Richter's performance tops this by a mile. His left has is so choppy, I can hear the barlines
La perfection, que ce soit au niveau de la musique ou à celui de l'interprète
Lovely!! Still my favourite performance is Alexis Weissenberg’s 🫶
Somewhat faster. And Richter is between.
listen to Sergio Fiorentino
❤
Arguably the finest pianist alive, and it looks like maybe 100 people are there to see him. Ugh.
This is an international political convention of sorts, not a concert open to public .. Don’t worry, he still fills concert halls. He’s one of the greatest ever.
…hearing a weeny bit of a certain piece by Brahms in A in this…!❤
Awesome, such as the Heinrich Neuhaus version.
Vladimir Askenazy's rendition is my prefered. This is my second preference.
My favorite pianist besides Glenn Gould! He's fantastic.
Son olas tranquilas con un don melódico encantador del genial compositor ruso con ese toque romántico un Goce exquisito escuchar al gran Sergei Vasilievich
where was this performed? curious due to the beauty of the ceiling
It was the world human rights concert
Palace of Nation, Geneva
11 December 2021
@@selftaughtmusicguide Thanks!
World Human Rights Concert
Geneva, 11 December 2021
He played the full set op 23 and Schumann. It's on UA-cam: just search Sokolov Geneva
Michaelangelo of the piano
When and where is this? During Covid, apprarently in a conference setting of some sort. Interesting ceiling!
It's the Human Rights Council in the UNO office at Geneva
Excellent performance EXCEPT some of the melody notes could have been more subtle to emulate the effect a singer might give. Give 'grumpyoldpianistplus' a try.
Exactly which melody notes?
Boris Johnson is playing?
😆😆
Wise observation 🤡🤡🤡👍
Ya😂😂😂
Taken too slow, it comes apart at this speed.
Maybe most beautiful than Richter but Richter is also wonderful
the voicing ugh
🙂
I imagine that I'm in hairdress salon. Tactile
i just wish some of the muppets in the audience had a soul to be moved, and not just a mortgague to pay.
Ehhh? I don’t understand this comment fo real
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Nice but mot touching? Give me a break!
And yet he's a long way from Rachmaninoff. Simple, boring and predictable.
P. S. Don't forget to write me that everything is simple and that I don't understand anything about music:)
Beautifull played. Sad that the audience sitting with mouthcaps. Totally unnessesary (cause the virus doesnt exist we are fooled.
Great but he/it needs/deserves a better piano
Incredible. Brahms was the master n originator of the 2 against 3 rhythms within each measure. Rachmaninov also used this very difficult technique & here with great poeticism
Brahms originator? What? Two on 3 polyrhythms were common long before his time.
And there couldn't possibly be anything difficult about them, if even I can perform them on piano. Far greater challenges exist, like 11 against 6 (Chopin), 7 against 8 (Sinding) and many others.
@@marianneoelund2940 Uhh, yur rong! Name 1 composer that composed 2 against 3 like the Intermezzo's
@curlymyhero
You didn't stipulate "like the Intermezzos" in your original post, so from my point of view, you are now changing the topic.
Beethoven explored 2 against 3 in his later works. Chopin has 4 against 3 in Fantaisie Impromptu and 2 against 3 in the B section. Mozart used it in the 2nd movement of his 21st piano concerto.
I would agree that Brahms brought the technique to a higher level of mastery, but you erred in crediting him as the originator.
@@marianneoelund2940 Think Scarlatti
Here the thig is that 2 agains 3 is played by one hand.