Best living pianist in the world for me! Unsurpassed musicality, amazing technique, deeply analytical approach to every work, original interpretation, lack of flashy showmanship, letting simply the music speak for itself that leaves the listener to wonder, is this even possible...?!
He’s got the best tone ever produced on the piano, it’s always full, rich and powerful and never harsh or superficial. The only other pianist I’ve heard capable of matching such a tone is Richter, and maybe Cliburn in his prime…
I've heard Rach 2 countless times, and this is by far the most powerful, delicate and masterful interpretation I've ever experienced. Volodos is pure magic. Who are the two tone-deaf morons who gave this a thumbs down
Magistral, impresionante, soberbio. Un referente notable para una magna obra. Bravo. Brillante Volodos, impecable Riccardo Chailly, brutal la BBC Symphony Orchestra. Lástima que no esté en HD.
From the very beginning, it seemed to me that Mr. Volodos was not merely playing this work for an audience but playing it directly to Rachmaninov himself.
A genius like Volodos may take several hundred years to find another if ever.That is why it pains me whenh his solo recitals do not include those works begging for someone like him such as: Ravels Gaspard de la nuit, or Miroirs, or the complete Rachmaninoff Preludes or Etudes Tableaux, or Corelli variations, or Liszts transcendental etudes (complete) or most of all the Horowitz arrangement of Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition.Volodos was born for this kind of music
I wish I could get a really good recording of this performance, which by the way actually took place at the Royal Albert Hall, London at 19:30 on Wednesday 3 September 1997.
I've been watching it again and again for years now. I keep crying again and again ... for me the most moving performance (not the right word, I should better say "musical artwork") of any piano concerto of any time by any pianist. I'm spoiled to see Volodos in November in Zurich
Magnificent. After listening to him play this and the Rachmaninov Third Piano Concerto, I continue to be amazed at the articulation in the fast passages-unlike even Horowitz, every note can be clearly heard, like sparks flying off the keys.
He gets expression in even the most terrifyingly difficult passages.If only people would refuse to buy any recordings or go to any of his concerts unless he DOES play Rachmaninoff, Liszt or Ravel then there might be a slim chance of getting some commercial recordings by this genius of the kind of music he was born for.
Technically the most ever accomplished pianist of our times, just near Kocsis, Zimermann and Katsaris. Natural and intuitive technique, not just boring training for hours. Then musically he is just as natural as one can be, absolute monster.
He's in a direct state of communication with Rachmaninov. Rare indeed, but possible. This is not a mere repetition of the notes of the original composition. Obviously, Arcadi can inspire an entire orchestra into a state of rapture and the whole orchestra knows it. Reminds in a way... of how Bernstein could affect an entire orchestra. The 'secrets' powers of an aura in a high state of attunement with the Source.
Everytime I listen to Volodos' Rachmaninov it still gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I listen to it. You should go listen to Arcadi Volodos' Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2. I think it's even better than Horowitz.
Arcadi Volodos 1997 Ricardo Chailly No.2 Rachmaninov PC in C minor Op.18; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra) Proms 1997, 3 Sep 1997 Royal Albert Hall. Prom 60
It seemed to me, right from the beginning that Mr. Volodos wasn't merely playing this for the audience, he was playing this for Rachmaninov himself. You could see it on his face and in his eyes. He even spoke to Sergei at times.
I think it may be possible that with this particular piece, it might just take a man with a powerful set of hands to do this piece justice. Volodos does stuff smoothly and effortlessly that I have seen others struggle with, and understandably so. I have seen at least ten different performances of this by all kinds of people, and this is the best so far !
Such an absolute gem of a concerto, beautifully performed too, but ofc the announcer at the end had to insert that "some people think it's a hackneyed piece." How can something so gorgeous and chock full of genius melodies be hackneyed? Cause its overplayed? Well maybe its overplayed BECAUSE its so good and so loved by audiences all around the world??
Chailly and all 21st century conductors to listen to t h e reference conductors who performed a n d recorded Rachmaninoff with the composer, namely Stokowski and Ormandy.......a n d the playing of Rachmaninoff's favorite orchestra, the Philadelphia
Thank you! This version no noise, great! Just unfortunately not complete. I like him playing, can you tell me which one is the best player for this ?pleas?i am working too hard for looking for the best one.Thank you!
Volodos is certainly a candidate here. From what I've heard so far, Ashkenazy also does a great job and so does Bronfman (i probably spelt that wrong). I haven't listened to too many others but those two also do a great job in my opinion.
I've been trying to find a good quality audio file for this performance but I can't find this literally anywhere else than this. I want to archive this in as good quality as possible, I don't want it to become lost media (or degraded due to compression). You mentioned a DVD? I suspect that the DVD ripping software you used back then resulted in relatively low quality re-encoding of audio, and then yet another re-encode when sending to youtube. I don't have experience ripping discs myself, but according to internet, DVDs commonly use MP2 or AC3 audio, or sometimes PCM (lossless/wav). Do you still have the DVD and is it possible to rip it with modern software in its original format and send it to me to onamynuos at gmail.com?
Oh my god skarsnik56!!! I find it ridiculous and most frightening that a human being is thinking like you do in your comment... I do hope you are making a terrible joke. Arcardi Volodos is one of the greatest pianists we have... And by the way, who the f*** is Jean Gabriel Ferlan??? He is possibly a great pianist too, but please see things in a little bit more realistic context... I have heard this concerto many many times, and no one does it better than Volodos. Not even Rach him self.
Arcadi Volodos:,,,?.. Sergei/Benno/& Volodya combined in this scintillating Finale !!! Pity the orchestra has no 'Stokie/Kondrashin' for the 'big tune' and transitions... ....ooooh, the dead faces of the player. For contrast see the Russian orchestra in the Kondrashin/Cliburn thriller also on You Tube...i n v o l v e d playing with Slavic allure!
As I have gotten older, I find that I really like Rachmaninoff - not sure if I'm supposed to, but I do. Beautiful melodies, lovely harmonies, a sense of experimentation and innnovation and just plain interesting. I'll go out on a limb and say I think he was the last really great composer. After his period of depression, the second was Rachmaninoff's way of saying 'I'm Back!!' - and boy was he ever. The piece is special and I can't imagine a better performance of it.
Volodos may well be the greatest living pianist.It is to bad that his solo piano recitals feature for the most part boring and uninteresting music and that only the last 20 minutes are tremendous.This is probably due to the critics, who prefer it that way, so if everyone falls asleep nobody will know if the reviews the next day are competent.
Best living pianist in the world for me! Unsurpassed musicality, amazing technique, deeply analytical approach to every work, original interpretation, lack of flashy showmanship, letting simply the music speak for itself that leaves the listener to wonder, is this even possible...?!
He’s got the best tone ever produced on the piano, it’s always full, rich and powerful and never harsh or superficial. The only other pianist I’ve heard capable of matching such a tone is Richter, and maybe Cliburn in his prime…
I've heard Rach 2 countless times, and this is by far the most powerful, delicate and masterful interpretation I've ever experienced. Volodos is pure magic. Who are the two tone-deaf morons who gave this a thumbs down
+MrJackjack53 matsuev and lang lang
+Louis Fowler LOL
Louis Fowler you mean Matsuyev and Bang Bang?? Volodos destroys them both easily with one shot!
Try with Alexei Sultanov!
Sokolov!!!
Gigantic!
It is impossible to overestimate how MAJESTIC this pianist!
Hats off to best pianist of our times!
Of ALL time perhaps!
It isn't just the pianist. The conductor here, Riccardo Chailly, is also the best one in our times!
Sung Min Hwang ... and don't forget the composer, Rachmaninoff and the orchestra,all those tedious hours of rehearsal...for your gratification...😊😋
Magistral, impresionante, soberbio. Un referente notable para una magna obra. Bravo. Brillante Volodos, impecable Riccardo Chailly, brutal la BBC Symphony Orchestra. Lástima que no esté en HD.
Brilliant play! Rachamaninov would be proud!
What an incredible performance and a standing ovation - which doesnt happen very often. Bravo Mr Volodos
UNICO,IRRIPETIBILE,ETERNO!!!!!!!!
One of the best performances I have ever heard!!! What a magnificent pianist...so emotional and powerful!!!
Wonderful! Amazing! Great!
An historic performance
From the very beginning, it seemed to me that Mr. Volodos was not merely playing this work for an audience but playing it directly to Rachmaninov himself.
Wow, what a performance! The technique, especially in those fast passages in the third movement...speechless.
A genius like Volodos may take several hundred years to find another if ever.That is why it pains me whenh his solo recitals do not include those works begging for someone like him such as: Ravels Gaspard de la nuit, or Miroirs, or the complete Rachmaninoff Preludes or Etudes Tableaux, or Corelli variations, or Liszts transcendental etudes (complete) or most of all the Horowitz arrangement of Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition.Volodos was born for this kind of music
spotted
spotted^2
Eww most of the pieces you mentioned suck. Especially mussorgsky
@@Whatismusic123 Are you seriously replying to a ten year old comment?
simply wonderful.....power, passion and brilliance.....
I wish I could get a really good recording of this performance, which by the way actually took place at the Royal Albert Hall, London at 19:30 on Wednesday 3 September 1997.
Just close my eyes...and...pure bliss!
I've been watching it again and again for years now. I keep crying again and again ... for me the most moving performance (not the right word, I should better say "musical artwork") of any piano concerto of any time by any pianist. I'm spoiled to see Volodos in November in Zurich
tubimurmeli
i got to play this work with him with The Hague Phil. one of the greatest musical experiences i can remember.
I've just been transported to heaven! What a wonderful performance.
best performance of that concerto ever!!!
THIS IS THE BEST PERFORMANCE I HAVE EVER HEARD OF THE RACH 2 ND. JUST WONDERFUL.
He's excellent pianist!!!! Amazing!!
He runs are sooo smoothe. Key strikes are phenomenal. What an artistic and technical beast!
Magnificent. After listening to him play this and the Rachmaninov Third Piano Concerto, I continue to be amazed at the articulation in the fast passages-unlike even Horowitz, every note can be clearly heard, like sparks flying off the keys.
What a moment, this is much more than music. What a Volodos, and what a Chailly ! 😳
Es uno de mis conciertos favoritos ..interpretado por Bolodos msravilloso!!....
it makes you rediscover Rachmaninoff . thanks a million time mister Volodos.
One word......................Stunning
Grandiose ❤❤❤
Gigantic and magnificent play.
Uno de mis conciertos e interprete favorito...para mi es un placer escucharlo....
I mean, if you HAD to designate something as the greatest single performance of anything, this would be on the short list. Remarkable.
2:16 to 2:20 ... Man I love those notes
He gets expression in even the most terrifyingly difficult passages.If only people would refuse to buy any recordings or go to any of his concerts unless he DOES play Rachmaninoff, Liszt or Ravel then there might be a slim chance of getting some commercial recordings by this genius of the kind of music he was born for.
spotted
Rachmaninoff's use of violas in the exposition of the second theme gives it such a sublimely melancholic character!
Technically the most ever accomplished pianist of our times, just near Kocsis, Zimermann and Katsaris. Natural and intuitive technique, not just boring training for hours. Then musically he is just as natural as one can be, absolute monster.
He's in a direct state of communication with Rachmaninov. Rare indeed, but possible. This is not a mere repetition of the notes of the original composition. Obviously, Arcadi can inspire an entire orchestra into a state of rapture and the whole orchestra knows it. Reminds in a way... of how Bernstein could affect an entire orchestra. The 'secrets' powers of an aura in a high state of attunement with the Source.
this is my favorite version of Rachmaninov's Piano concerto no. 2
SUPERBE!! Bravo!!
Best piano concerto ever!!
Everytime I listen to Volodos' Rachmaninov it still gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I listen to it. You should go listen to Arcadi Volodos' Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2. I think it's even better than Horowitz.
Great Rachmaninov&Great Volodos!!!!!!!!!!!!
Playing especially in the last movement, ecstatic...sweeping..." not a dry seat in the house :😊
From Rachmaninoff showy pieces to Schubert profound and intimate sonatas, Volodos is unparalled!
Очень круто!!!
Даже более чем!❤❤❤❤❤
wow, génial!
Arcadi Volodos 1997 Ricardo Chailly No.2 Rachmaninov PC in C minor Op.18; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra) Proms 1997, 3 Sep 1997 Royal Albert Hall. Prom 60
He poured his blood sweat and tears on the piano.
Obra de Deus!
For the female violinist directly in front of the conductor, in the Louvre, a memorable portraiture/
a great concert in my opinion
What an unusual splice
This is absolutely the greatest performance of this piece I have ever heard.Will it ever be available on CD or DVD?
spotted
@@zoink5484 get a life.
@@オリバーオリバー-e4d type of guy leave auto-jump on. smh my head
It seemed to me, right from the beginning that Mr. Volodos wasn't merely playing this for the audience, he was playing this for Rachmaninov himself. You could see it on his face and in his eyes. He even spoke to Sergei at times.
well on dvd it's not out of sync. Only on you tube.
I think it may be possible that with this particular piece, it might just take a man with a powerful set of hands to do this piece justice. Volodos does stuff smoothly and effortlessly that I have seen others struggle with, and understandably so. I have seen at least ten different performances of this by all kinds of people, and this is the best so far !
2:12 I like how he listen the left hand !
Genius Volodos
Such an absolute gem of a concerto, beautifully performed too, but ofc the announcer at the end had to insert that "some people think it's a hackneyed piece." How can something so gorgeous and chock full of genius melodies be hackneyed? Cause its overplayed? Well maybe its overplayed BECAUSE its so good and so loved by audiences all around the world??
Chailly and all 21st century conductors to listen to t h e reference conductors who performed a n d recorded Rachmaninoff with the composer, namely Stokowski and Ormandy.......a n d the playing of Rachmaninoff's favorite orchestra, the Philadelphia
I Fucking HATE youtube with their fucked up ads in the middle of the video.
11:18
Why don’t they release his live video recording of Rach 3?? It’s the BEST version PERIOD
Full moon and empty arms.
Unfortunately, the sound is not synchronized with the picture in this video. It is especially noticeable when one sees the pianist's hands.
Seems pretty synchronized to me🤔
Chailly looks as crazy a Solti did when Solti did his Wagner Ring cycle recordings. Ridiculous.
"Volodios"
Dios... indeed!
Thank you! This version no noise, great! Just unfortunately not complete. I like him playing, can you tell me which one is the best player for this ?pleas?i am working too hard for looking for the best one.Thank you!
Volodos is certainly a candidate here. From what I've heard so far, Ashkenazy also does a great job and so does Bronfman (i probably spelt that wrong). I haven't listened to too many others but those two also do a great job in my opinion.
최고
Is there an audio or video recording of this I can buy somewhere?
Isn't that what we were just doing for the last 30 minutes?
I've been trying to find a good quality audio file for this performance but I can't find this literally anywhere else than this. I want to archive this in as good quality as possible, I don't want it to become lost media (or degraded due to compression).
You mentioned a DVD? I suspect that the DVD ripping software you used back then resulted in relatively low quality re-encoding of audio, and then yet another re-encode when sending to youtube. I don't have experience ripping discs myself, but according to internet, DVDs commonly use MP2 or AC3 audio, or sometimes PCM (lossless/wav). Do you still have the DVD and is it possible to rip it with modern software in its original format and send it to me to onamynuos at gmail.com?
siempre vuelvo a Rachmaninov....
Royal Albert Hall
1:19 - 2:29
5:14 - 7:12
10:16 -
Oh my god skarsnik56!!! I find it ridiculous and most frightening that a human being is thinking like you do in your comment... I do hope you are making a terrible joke. Arcardi Volodos is one of the greatest pianists we have... And by the way, who the f*** is Jean Gabriel Ferlan??? He is possibly a great pianist too, but please see things in a little bit more realistic context... I have heard this concerto many many times, and no one does it better than Volodos. Not even Rach him self.
to understand the majestic of pianist u must see the orgasm from conductor, chailly was under ecstasy, volodos did the "masterpiece"...
What a tug of war....Rachmaninoff and Volodos won.....😅
Arcadi Volodos:,,,?.. Sergei/Benno/& Volodya combined in this scintillating Finale !!!
Pity the orchestra has no 'Stokie/Kondrashin' for the 'big tune' and transitions...
....ooooh, the dead faces of the player. For contrast see the Russian orchestra in the Kondrashin/Cliburn thriller also on You Tube...i n v o l v e d playing with Slavic allure!
Christopher Czaja Sager q
1:59 guys
0:23
08:35
why does he walks away from the stage and then returns back? is this some sort of tradition?
Mrfailstandstil
Yes
I believe if the audience continues to clap after a while when you have left the stage, you should come back to bow once more.
would you honestly prefer Schumann and Schubert over a recital devoted exclusively to Rachmaninoff, Liszt, or Ravel?
spotted
As I have gotten older, I find that I really like Rachmaninoff - not sure if I'm supposed to, but I do. Beautiful melodies, lovely harmonies, a sense of experimentation and innnovation and just plain interesting. I'll go out on a limb and say I think he was the last really great composer. After his period of depression, the second was Rachmaninoff's way of saying 'I'm Back!!' - and boy was he ever. The piece is special and I can't imagine a better performance of it.
Yes.
Lui è indubbiamente bravo. Ma l'esecuzione n. 1 di questo brano è sempre quella di Richter. Subito dietro Helene Grimaud e Anna Fedorova
Volodos may well be the greatest living pianist.It is to bad that his solo piano recitals feature for the most part boring and uninteresting music and that only the last 20 minutes are tremendous.This is probably due to the critics, who prefer it that way, so if everyone falls asleep nobody will know if the reviews the next day are competent.
spotted
He didn't like to practice scales in school so I'd say he's an amateur. Nice effort tho.