Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor - Evgeny Kissin at the Proms
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2013
- At the First Night of the 2000 Promenade Concerts in London's Royal Albert Hall, Evgeny Kissin played Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto and followed it with this stunning encore, the same composer's Prelude in G minor. It is No. 5 in Rachmaninov's Opus 23 set of 10 Preludes, dating from 1901. Please see additional note below.
In view of the numerous comments about Kissin's tempo, I'd like to repeat what I said in another reply here two years ago. This encore came at the end of a first half of a concert in which Kissin had just played the Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto. Before that, the orchestra had played Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" and Stokowski's arrangement of the Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor. It was a hot July evening and the Royal Albert Hall was packed with a 5,000-strong audience. In addition, the BBC was televising it 'live' as well broadcasting it on the radio. Doubtless Kissin had the broadcasting schedules at the back of his mind, as well as the fact that the bars were now open for the interval and the audience were ready to get to them! ... Still, they wouldn't let him go, so he gave them some more music. I just think that the circumstances of the evening, plus the adrenaline of a "First Night of the Proms," helped to dictate his tempo and that it shouldn't necessarily be compared to a recorded studio performance.
Guys he has reached day 4 of Simply Piano...
This made me lol
Hahaha
XD
LMAO
ahahahahaahah
"Rachmaninoff... A PPPRRFFRRHHEELUDDE!!......"
LOL
That's what it sounds like at half speed......
I heard egg prfhelude lmao
I think it's worth pointing out to those who don't know about the Proms that the Albert Hall holds about 5,000 people and from about 2 minutes in you see a shot of the audience. Immediately in front of the platform are all the the Promenaders who stand, not sit, throughout the entire concert. It was a hot July evening and this Prelude was an encore, having been preceded in the first half by Copland's "Fanfare to the Common Man," Stokowski's orchestration of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto. It's possible that Kissin was aware that as the concert was being transmitted live on TV and he had a schedule to consider, and that as the audience was probably anxious to get to the bars or toilets in the interval, he duly took the piece at a rattling pace. However, Rachmaninov himself in his own performances was no slouch, so under the circumstances I think Kissin deserves the nearly 9 thousand "thumbs ups" he's so far received!
I´m happy and proud that I was there and will NEVER EVER forget the joy and entlightment of that evening. Thank you Kisin
Wow. That must have been amazing.
How can 253 people not like this. The man is one of the best in the world.
I would prefer it to be played a bit more slowly, and a bit less intensive. Kissin is still a legend thogh.
@@georgebui7532 Then listen to Giles performance!
Because maybe he’s a very good pianist but this speed just destroys this piece.
Those are people who are dying in happiness that can’t see the like button🤔
Milkymaru not in my opinion.... if ur old in real life, u like slow music, my observation
I disagree with everyone who dislikes or makes comments about it being too fast. This is brilliant, genius, virtuoso playing. Unmatched, superb technique and musicality at its highest, ( I could see in the end his face looked like he was having a hard time coming out of the magic this masterpiece brings you into), which is very hard to do in a piece like this...and mind you, after having played a whole Rachmaninoff No. 2 concerto. Bravooooo!!!!
Nikolai Lugansky has the perfect tempo for this piece.
@@insearchofpeace2151 no, Rachmaninoff has the perfect tempo
Too fast:) But he's great anyways...
@@insearchofpeace2151 I
To be able to play at that tempo, with that percision, volume control, the emotion being seayed as he wished it, is remarkeable
Brilliant! Evgeny Kissin is the greatest pianist in the world.
oui
Near it not counting talent that didn't have thousands in bank backing him. Once saw a homeless guy play this piece in Ybor for 5 bucks, only highlighting the disparities between perceived talent and those with backing.
Yea ikr. Imagine all the kissin he gets-
Rachmaninov would himself be proud of this delivery
Yes, I am.
@@ludovicocarli3572 fuck, whos the real one
@@cfilgueira idk
@@jerzychmiel848 he can play music, you music level just sucks too much to understand it. On the other hand, Lang Lang was just banging on the piano for Rachmaninoff, also Lang Lang had some great achievements he played this song terribly.
@@jerzychmiel848 I meant that you suck at understanding the true art behind music
He played this amazing prelude at his May 20th performance at Carnegie Hall; it was electrifying. We couldn't jump to our feet right after it because it was one of nine other preludes he played, but as soon as he finished the last one, the audience couldn't shout, whistle, and clap enough to show how thrilled we were. There was a standing ovation after every piece. And, he played his fantastic toccata as one of the encores. He will be at Carnegie Hall again in May 2019; tickets go on sale in August.
I'm excited, I'm going the 17th in Amsterdam!
I was at Carnegie Hall last May. It was a dream come true to see Kissin playing Debussy! And one of the encores was Gollywogg Cake Walk! It was worth flying from Brazil for this unique moment! Thank you Evgeny Kissin for such a wonderful evening!
His true talent consists in making us feeling like he will soon brake that piano into pieces!
Great interpretation and great movements! Spectacular!
This is honestly the best and will always be the best performance of Prelude in G Minor. Evgeny Kissin has never disappointed me. All of his performances are always so perfect.
Agreed. Kissin plays every piece as i would've played it
Amazing. This piece is so difficult. Very humbling to hear him play it with such command.
That hair. Love Kissin.
Max Pankau Why? Because of his hair?!
Yes. I love him because of His hair only. His superior musicianship and unbelievable piano skills have nothing to do with it. Kissin's hair is my life.
Max Pankau Kissin's hair needs cutting.
+Russell Thompson some say his hair is the source of his genius abilities
+Nydus0 Until some bitch comes along and cut's it off. Then he becomes weak. Like an ordinary guy.
How touched feels our heart with the extremely roundness of the middle part. Little by little comes the first tempo: mysterious staccatos, preserved pedal and fantastic octaves.
Genio!!!!, tuve la oportunidad de verlo en Chile....alucinè!!!!
Victor Gustavo Jara Jorquera yo también lo vi! estaba en primera fila, podía escuchar su respiración!!!!! fue maravilloso
The middle section is one of my all time favourite piano melodies. So effortlessly beautiful and powerful, especially in this performance
The hair is the best part
Oh, yes, correct. The hair (of Evgeny Kissin, classical artist of the 21st century) reminds me of the hair of the 18th century Mozart, Chopin, and most especially Schubert.
Elsa N
I beg to differ with you. I think his coiffure is more reminiscent of the great Jan Ignace Paderewski.
Young Paderewski oh fr? Thats cool
baliko2007 idiot
I love his interpretation. His loud dynamics at the beginning allow him to perfectly contrast the middle, softer, section, and makes the transition to the end of the piece so much better.
The rest of the orchestra always look so jealous when watching the piano solos...
Sergei Rachmaninov Smiling with embarrassment and jealousy as they know they have very little talent in comparison to the pianists...
+James Wood That arrogance... impressing
+Suppenfischeintopf *impressive not "impressing"
+James Wood *VERY impressing
+Suppenfischeintopf You haven't corrected your grammatical error you bell end
The Afro enhances his powers
Fast but very clear sound. I love his play
Impressive that he can play it this fast and still make it sound musical.
Absolutely brilliant!!!!! I have been working on this piece for over a year now and I can't play it anywhere close to that level. I have watched this performance sooooo many times, and it is shocking every time every little detail is spot on, every note is crystal clear despite the superhuman tempo.
I need to go practice :)
Kissin is a master. The variety and sensitivity of his playing and adherence to the perfection of each note makes the music a rush of adrenaline for listener! Amazing!
40 hours a day!
This music describes me trying to find my keys when I have to leave the house
Sounds epic
😂 It's like the 5 stages of grief
Not only the keys, but also the cell phone
Me too, 88 of them...
Oh my God... So it's true... Adolf Hitler is playing on Trombone, just check man in the middle 1:10
Hahahaha! Nice one.
+denmasxe very nice one
Lol
hahaha.
yes sir
I have stopped keeping count of how many times I have watched this video. I think it is close to 200 now. I like this piece and Kissin
The best performance I have ever heard!!!Bravissimo!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
People saying this is too fast, I say nah, this is quite my tempo
It's too fast because the tempo in the sheet music is 104/quarter which is a bit slower. I'd say this is more like 110-120
@@DaGhost141 tempo in the video is better than the sheet music
@@DaGhost141 Nah rachmaninoff played it at this tempo more or less
yuh and rach himself played at a similar tempo that's faster than the labeled one
I personally don't like the fast tempo on this piece of music. But, Kissen made the defference here.
With all his techniques, And the most important thing in music, He expresses his feelings through this masterpiece perfectly.
So glorious. Bravo.
Totally agree. Kissin is one of the most serious musicians, his unsurpassable techniques including chosen of tempos are merely to serve his musical ideas, which are deep and grande. Of certain pieces his tempos are slower than most, for example his Chopin nocturne Op.32 No. 2, but under his fingers, it makes so much sense, sounds all the more sublime.
Isola Yeah, Just listen to his dynamic control. So maestro.
You are right. It's not about his choice of tempo anymore. His magic is how he expresses his feeling through the music. And he can do it very well.
.listen to Rachmaninoff play it. Even faster but not as crisp or beautiful middle section
I can't stop watching his hair
I use 'Google Translate' to convert foreign language comments to English to make sure they are not libelous, rude or even downright nasty. If they are, then I delete them. Just letting you know!
ok good
I actually like it at this speed, it feels just right. Perfectly Russian!
numnum 1111 russian passion
Playing the piano is about interpretation, creativity and emotion and fun, stop judging
music is a selfish act. we play for ourselves first, then the audience.
It's like hearing diamonds. He cares about every sound. I can't express what he does.
Kissin's tonal clarity is so astounding.
I could listen to you all day. I absolutely adore your playing.
The best performance of this piece that I've heard!
No matter how many times i watch this, it seriously horrifies me like it's giving me nightmares but at the same it's so good and beautiful. Kissin is a crazy man.
I love your profile pic XD
practice and you can play the piece
maybe 🙂
Yes, the piece can certainly be played more beautifully, more lyrically such as to reveal a deeper expressive quality, but the relentlessly aggressive physicality, the speed, and force of Kissin's playing are undoubtedly thrilling at times.
Ah... mind boggling. Makes one completely and emotionally immersed in the music.
Best interpretation of this magnificent prelude from Rachmaninov. Mr. Kissin, phenomenal pianist, the best in my opinion. What a performance! I would have given a lot to see that live. Thank you for posting it.
In my opinion, the best interpretation was the old one by Richter, in the sixties, with a much lower tempo and a greater profundness. I was young at this time. Maybe we were less impressed by the performance and more attracted to what music can offer. Apologies for my poor English
@@victorlayly5706 I went and listened to Richter's interpretation of the piece. You are right, it is very profound and he plays it very well. Slower and very beautiful. But I still love Evgeny Kissin the best :) have a good day!
Kissin has been my favorite pianist of his generation. With that said, you must listen to Daniil Trifonov. I saw him in concert here in Scottsdale last spring and he was so magnificent, and playing such difficult music, that I have to say that he was THE most exciting pianist I have ever seen or heard...and in years past I attended several Horowitz, Pollini, and Lazar Berman recitals. Of course, at his best, it would be very difficult to top Horowitz!
By the way, slow doesn't necessarily equate to profound...as some believe. Yes, Kissin did take this prelude at a rather fast pace...but it worked. Moreover, the lyrical middle part was just right. ;)
@@jeffreythaw3333 Thank you! Yes, I know and heard (not live) Mr. Daniil Trifonov and think he is brilliant too! Specially love his Chopin interpretation! You are so lucky to have attended all of these amazing concert, with these amazing pianists!
Kissin nailed it, but to me Lisitsa has the best modrrn interpretation
Genius , simply , he plays it fast but he supports it to the end!
Day 30 of watching this video every day, still going strong
I get it...
fakerating
Can you explain because i dont
Wonderful!!!
Absolutely magnificent, he proceeds through it with gusto always keeping it on a tight leash, the epitome of flawless culture, the benchmark for me.
Excellent interpretation. Im not a fan of a lot of pedal but Evgeny has such perfect control over it. It adds so much more character and emotion over the staccato versions. And most importantly, he brings out the inner melody on the repeat in the middle section so perfectly. I get a sense of him actually sailing upon the harmonic rhythm throughout. And check out that beautiful diminuendo at 3:05! So touching. He did mess in one tiny moment but Im not saying....
Agreed! Perfect play!!
Actually, it is not too fast. Other recordings on youtube of pianists are just playing it to slow. Rachmaninov wrote the tempo as Alla Marca quarter note is 108. The way others are playing is more like tempo 85. Therefore Kissin the one playing it the RIGHT tempo.
Check out my version of this piece. I do play it slower however.
Vladimir Yuditsky, for future reference of people looking at this comment, the piece should only be played at 108 if and only of you can keep the musicality. I prefer 90-100 but Evgeny blew it away on this performance.
Also, a main reason for fast tempo was because classical music was on radio back then and a touch of speed was very much appreciated. Artists back then and tempo are not always hand in hand.
They play it slow because of the difficulty.
I love this boy and his wild hair
緩急がはっきりしていて素敵です。ここまで迫力のある5番を初めて聴きました。
Rachmaninov would have been thrilled
It is not important how fast he plays but how meaningful it is.
My favourite Rachmaninov piano prelude!!!
Both Rachmaninov and Kissin are the remarkable Russian pianists.
Rachmaninov admitted that others were more capable in their playing, but he was a _very_ good composer, yes
Pianists should put a big picture of the composer up on the piano (facing the audience) while performing (preferably scowling) - just for the heightened effect (and to feel a closer partnership with the composer)...
Great performance, great hair
Была на его концерте в 2009 в Москве. Впечатления на всю жизнь - в непростой музыке Прокофьева для меня наступил транс, как будто меня взяли за руку и провели в прекрасный мир любви и гармонии. Это волшебство на всю мою жизнь со мной. По этой планке теперь и слушаю музыкантов. Для меня Евгений Кисин - гений, абсолютная величина.
Just wow!!!
You know it's magnificent when it was played at the proms
You know it is magnificent when it is Mr. Kissin
@@BeKindToBirds It feels like his interpretations are Kissin my ears
Extremely difficult piece to play, especially at that tempo. This song has very high risk for error given the low single notes and jumps. Absolutely magical. He does get tired at the end a bit, which is expected. My forearms are exhausted when even attempting this song.
probably you use too much your arms...
I think this version is my favourite.
Definitely the best version of this prelude!!
Easy.
Sure
@@murtonmusic3053 read the name of the person who commented it. It’s a joke
Yeah I know
wow, the tempo he plays this at is unbelievable
I play this piece, but I don't play whatever he just played. Amazing!
Evgeny Kissin's musical genius is Beyond Magnificent....! Those of you who leave negative comments, I ask you this: can you play better than he? And if so, please do and let the audience be your judge.
don't cry baby, don't cry. Very few people can give an opinion on his playing, anyway. all I can say, is that I like EK very much.
I wish i could meet him!One of the greatest pianists!:)
What I like with his interpretation the most was the inner voicing how he accented it sounding like out of bass and treble
so great evgeny! great speed and timing!
ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!!
Wow it’s been 9 years since this video is released and comments are still flooding in
You never know what people are going to watch on UA-cam and so far, over 2 million UA-camrs have looked at this!
@@adam28xx yessir
I believe that this is the fastest I have heard it being played by anybody. He is truly a master technically as well as artistically. Notice his technical wizardry never interferes the musicality of the work. A phenomenal performance indeed.
yeah totally agree. i admire him mostly because he never sacrifices musicality for the sake of showmanship. He is the true musician, a purist
This was an encore. There was incredible excitement. I love this playing. when he played in Dublin he got at least seven curtain calls. His Stravinsky was unbelievably great and brilliant. He played wonderfully soft sensitive pieces as well. He is incredibly great !!
I swear this is the most underrated difficult piece. I can play it quite easily, it's just the rhythm and dynamics are so ridiculously advanced and complicated, even in the first 20 seconds
Aldo Ringo make a vid of you playing it.
tbh im already struggling with hitting all the right chords in the entire piece, even though i got pretty big hands
Emil Kuss it’s really just about memorizing the position of your hands. I can get up to measure 8 but after that the sheets look like madness
@@elijahkoenig729 im praticing this piece for my final exams, its getting better now and i hit most of the times... But jesus im going through hell lmao. I hope its worth it in the end
Emil Kuss Jeez bro good luck. 👍 I’m a first year student lol
I love his pace and techniques..
Kissin is brilliant. He is the greatest pianist in the world.
Best version ever !! Kissin
Rachmaninov's pieces have no speed people, they can be played as fast as you want and they'll still sound amazing.
Absolutely goated interpretation
Inarrivabile!
What a talent!
THE BEST Prelude in G minor Performance!!!!
Lol check Berezovsky
Kissin > Berezovsky, no offence though; really a personal opinion
Jaehyun Cho no no I don't disagree with you at all. Kissin is a fucking legend. I just don't understand why he feels the need to play A MARCH at such a fast tempo
Well, an interesting interpretation though. I personally prefer his interpretation than the original tempo. Probably because I listened to this before any other recordings XD
played this for one year and it's still very sweet to my ear.
Paul Zeng so
It took you a year to play it? You must have been playing it very slowly :D
:D
I'm here all week. I also play a great Hotel Lobby lounge music on an electric piano setting.
I'm going to perform in the royal Albert Hall soon
• kawaii4ever • good luck bro
Wow... What are you going to play....
That is such a great accomplishment.....
Did you do it? How did it go?
I love the fast tempo interpretation of this piece
My NO.1 pianist for over 20 years. Fortunately, I could have seen his concert twice times in my life. Hope to see the third one soon.
Too fast my ass. Kissin's interpretation of the piece is fantastic.
Agreed. This piece is meant to be played fast, anyway. Not a wise thing to criticize Kissin's interpretation of anything Russian, unless you yourself can provide a comparable alternative.
Please let this pianist play in our world in 2023..
Brynjar Hoff
Талант от Бога... любимый Женя Кисин, гордость советской школы...
НЕТ НЕ КАКОЙ СОВЕТСКОЙ ШКОЛЫ. ЕСТЬ ОДНА
ВЕЛИКАЯ РУССКАЯ ШКОЛА
Почему ? Именно в Советское время открылись музыкальные школы, во всем мире нет ничего похожего. Музыкальное образование было доступно для всех одаренных детей, а не только для тугих кошельков. Это замечательно, что великая русская школа жива и сейчас. Столько много великолепных исполнителей : Иван Бессонов, Александр Малофеев, Александра Довгань ...много ..один Елисей Мысин чего стоит.
C.O.L. (clap out loud)
+blueslove61 LOL (Laugh Out Loud) ;)
+OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL Question Mark
saban
ill clap out loud ;))
you will nuke out loud
I'd like to repeat what I think I said in another reply here. This encore came at the end of a first half of a concert in which Kissin had just played the Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto. Before that, the orchestra had played Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" and Stokowski's arrangement of the Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor. It was a hot July evening and the Royal Albert Hall was packed with a 5,000-strong audience. In addition, the BBC was televising it 'live' as well broadcasting it on the radio. Doubtless Kissin had the broadcasting schedules at the back of his mind, as well as the fact that the bars were now open for the interval and the audience were ready to get to them! Still, they wouldn't let him go, so he gave them some more music. I just think that the circumstances of the evening, plus the adrenalin of a "First Night of the Proms," helped to dictate his tempo and that it shouldn't necessarily be compared to a recorded studio performance.
adam28xx great light shed on the tempo perspective - thank you! I agree.
그는 연타에 뛰어난 감각을 지닌듯...무겁지도 가볍지도 않은 탁월한 탄성이 느껴집니다~~~ 우아wow..전반적 곡해석, 전개, 완급조절... 👍
Google Translate from the Korean ... "He seems to have an excellent sense of hitting ... He has excellent elasticity that is neither heavy nor light~~~ Elegant overall interpretation, development, and quick adjustment."
Even though one of my favourite versions of this piece is not by him, I really, really like his interpretation of it. I don't think that the speed of the first section takes anything off from it... what a beautiful contrast between the very intense, fast sections and the mellow ones! It's full of nuances. But then again, if one's ear is accustomed to a specific tempo when listening to a piece, anything different from that will sound off.
My favourite interpretation! Just perfect! The right tempo!
1:01 the keys bouncing!!
Vicente Baezaa ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Superb....the best version...
Perfect
Love the energy!
fun fact: dan howell cried listening to this
+Duna GR yeah, said in one of his old vyou's. I cried as well. It's a great song
lol I just watched that
but I actually have known this song for quite a while
+allyson nicholson It's not a song, it's a piece
+Caroline Burkhard Do you happen to have a link to said video?
+James Wood oh sorry! I'm actually curious what is the difference? cause I don't want to misuse the terms or anything
I like how he shouts out what he is about to play. Quite convenient.
That will sometimes keep the audience from applauding, cheering, at the beginning of the piece. Sometimes.
The most powerful version ever heard.
Don't know why but he often makes me think of the trash doves ^ ^
Video=perfect Sound=perfect+