Ya I saw/heard her perform hte Rach. "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paginini", swooned [but didn't have an orgasm :)] at her peformance. But she really "wowd" me with her performance of the Rach. concerto 3.
I am 95 and have listened to this beautiful Rachmaninoff concerto all my life by many virtuosos. This interpretation by Anna Fedorova ranks among the finest . Beautiful technique full of pathos.Brings joy during these sad days of lockdown under covid.
Yikes!@ you listen to this stuff too!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so covid confined I've started listening to classical!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
give it to Rachmaninoff for writing this masterpiece, and the inventor of pianos, and the people who constructed this piano, and the entire human history of music, and the innovators of sheet music, and the hundreds of inspirations for everyone in the lineage of this piece and this performance, and this entire goddamn orchestra, and Anna Fedorova. It's never a single human being. That's what makes it even more appreciable.
It's not though. Not only does it take dozens of people to perform this there are the thousands of people who made the instruments and taught the musicians. In the same manner Rach didn't composer this alone. Not only were there his teachers but all the composers and compositions that molded this work.
This concerto is dedicated to his psychiatrist, Dr.Nikolai Dahl, who had helped him through a major depression after the failure of his first symphony.
I've been playing piano, classically trained, for almost 50 years. I believe I have earned the right to have an opinion as to the "greatness" of a pianist. Anna is an incredibly gifted and passionate pianist whose interpretation of Rach 2 is refreshing. People who criticize either do not truly know or understand music from the perspective of the pianist or they are just cruel and jealous of the talent others possess. Many people may think people are merely born with a gift. Yes it's true there MUST be a certain amount of raw, natural talent involved - this is obvious - but what people don't see are the thousands and thousands of hours one practices to achieve greatness. It's a discipline most are never willing or capable of achieving. So a word to "critics"....once you are honestly able to say you spent your childhood, teen years, and many adult years hovering over a keyboard of other musical instrument, playing until your hands hurt, wanting to stop yet can't stop because the passion that compels you to play exceeds any physical pain or social price you pay for missing out on many things..hen you can have a platform and a right to criticize a true musician. Until then, you need to be very careful. When one lays their hands on a musical instrument to play in front of others- they are actually laying their soul bare to show the world. It's a vulnerability few can ever understand and certainly something small minded people can not respect.
My daughter is 15 Years and she studies piano in Bellas Artes in Mexico, I believe in her, in her talent but much More in her passion and love for the music, she even missed parties, even in extreme cold weather, she is perseverant and has a lot of respect for the music. Is a beautiful career
@@lupitalopez5892 Your daughter is on the right path. Music is good mental therapy and transcends you to another sphere. Keep up the good work by giving her the opportunity.
The orchestra deserves a lot of credit, as well as this amazing pianist. People spend their whole lives to perform this well. We sometimes tend to take that all for granted. They have sacrificed so much and given so much heart. I thank them all for being who they are.
Comme vous, je suis toujours très émue quand je pense au travail incroyable qu'ont fourni de tels interprètes pour parvenir à nous toucher jusqu'au fond de l'âme et nous apporter le bonheur !Et comme vous je les en remercie infiniment !
Anna gives a lovely rendition of this amazing concerto. Request your own free bound 2-piano score of my own romantic "Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor" Op 2
That's why its such a dying art.. we celebrate the individual too much and lose sight of how good we are together.. Its only through individual and collective sacrifice such beauty can be forged..
At 15 years old I attended my first concert Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano was played, I did not know that such beautiful and emotional music could make you cry. Of course, I do now, That was in 1958 and I was a very young man. It still brings a tear to the corner of my eye,
@@Allissoonn 1958-15 is 1943. The original commenter was 15 in 1958, meaning he was born in 1943. Rachmaninoff died in 1943. I'm wondering what happened first.
It's been one year since I found this piece and I still feel like I'm not out of the honeymoon phase. I even booked tickets for a live performance of Each 2. Maybe it isn't a phase after all. What about you?
It's the first thing I put on when I wake up and the last thing I listen to before I sleep, with plenty of replays in between haha. Seems like every time I listen I find something new to like about it@@cloroxbleach9222
I've always held my breath between movements at concerts. I try to chalk up to people exposing themselves to something new and not being aware of the associated etiquette. I've also seen an orchestra, conductor, and guest artist being introduced followed by a request to please hold your applause until the end of the performance.
If humanity reached its demise, I'd love this performance to remain as proof that mankind was once great, majestic and full of both love and passion. Thank you, Anna.❤
@@anngrogan6343 ? bro it's just a figure of speech mankind refers to all of humanity. (unless that was satire in which case I'm very sorry for misinterpreting)
@@mnemozimnemozi9271Да, русские написали много замечательных произведений классической музыки, и многие великие композиторы были русскими. (мой личный фаворит - Шостакович.) Также извините за любые ошибки, я не говорю по-русски и в настоящее время использую переводчик Google.
I have listened to this piece so many times and I still love it so much. To hear an Ukranian artist play a Russian piece accompanied by a dutch orchestra in Amsterdam is a testament that art and music are our path to salvation and reconciliation. May peace come and let us rejoice in this moment of pure beauty.
@@DrdaantjeGaming Very well, you win. I believe I read somewhere he was Jewish. His family name sounds Jewish. Him moving to the US and later on, to Hollywood supports the claim. But the current biography says otherwise ....
I. Moderato - 0:07 II. Adagio sostenuto - 11:38 III. Allegro Scherzando - 23:50 I think the original time stamps comment got buried somewhere in this comment section so maybe this one will make it to the top
the beautiful thing about Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 is the fact that he composed it after struggling with depression and the fear that he would never be able to overcome that. there were a lot of emotions that resonates in Piano Concerto No.2 and it sounds like he became free from what was weighing him down. a victory from his struggles.
That is what I have always felt about the piece. Rachmaninoff was always very sensitive and this one is like him opening his heart and pouring out every emotion. You can feel the journey through each movement. It will always be my favorite composition.
Los acordes y arpegios de Rachmani noff nos retrotraen en mucho a Tchaiskovsky. Elementos esenciales de sus respectivas composiciones. Por cierto el parecido no es plagio, sino la influencia involuntaria de un gran maestro, en las personas de algunos de sus más distinguidos discípulos. Ambos, autores de obras maestras. Composiciones que muy pocos solistas en el mundo han sido capaces de interpretar, dada la exagerada demanda de excelencia en la motricidad fina exigida en las partituras . Con una excepción: El gran pianista ruso, intérprete magistral del Concierto número tres de Rachmaninoff… en mi modesta opinión, superior al número cinco de Beethoven: el recientemente desaparecido… les ruego excusar mi olvido del nombre de ese gran pianista. Los años juegan malas pasadas. Vayan al concierto número tres de Rachmaninoff.
When bogged down in severe depression -- as I was in my earlier life -- one feels death is imminent. Ironically, it was also the peak of my creativity. I don't pretend to understand why that is the case... God's joke perhaps. Or maybe it's his way of preventing genius such as that possessed by Serge Rachmaninov from becoming too self-satisfied and arrogant. Whatever the reason, Concerto #2 was one of his crowning achievements... this man with the enormous hands that could cleanly strike a 13th, e.g. middle C to high G.
After spending the whole night awake and now being completely broken, I had to play this magnificent masterpiece at my piano in order to restore my faith in humanity.
This was the favourite performance of my partner, who died 3 months ago. We played the slow movement at his cremation. This is the first time I dare to listen to it since he went, predictably not entirely dry eyed, but so worth it.
In that same vein, I chose the Adagio from St. Saens' Organ Symphony, as the music background to my tribute words duriing my mom's graveside burial service.
And.....I was thinking before even seeing Louise's comment, that this would have been a good choice for a graveside service, too. Similar of mind, herein.
I am putting together a list for my funeral......which will be in a very short time. Thanks for the reminder to add this piece. I will see you all in God's concert hall.
This was the last piece of music my father listened to days before passing away. I still miss him dearly and every time I listen to it, I have nothing but tears in my eyes...
This is unreal. Out of this world, no words needed. Everything I write is pointless comparing to this outstanding beauty and magic Rachmaninoff created. Heaven
This is my grandfather's favorite piece, and even though he has dementia he still is able to recognize this piece and whistles along with it. He lights up everytime we listen to it together. He always asks for the 'Anna' recording, and I am so grateful to this recording. Beautiful piece of music, and impeccably played.
My Grandfather's favorite piece as well! He doesn't have dementia, but he is getting there sadly :-(. He loves it, especially as used in the film "I've Always Loved You." His favorite movie. :-)
Iris Sagar he whistles? When I hear somebody whistle, I insult them regardless of innocence or guilt. Whistling has become a tool of affiliation akin to flashing gang signs, as well as humorous reasons. If you scoff, then you have reacted without thinking which is a requisite to being human. My first sentence.
My mother is a director of classical music. A piano teacher . I remember being so little and tears of my eyes falling for the absolute beauty. Now I'm struggling mental full of dark and down . And listening to this is like so deep truth of value and beauty. I remember who I am ❤ So divine.
I was coming home from date in 1952,when wfln station in Philly was playing Rach2 and I sat in my car until it finished to find out the name of this concerto. I was hooked on classics even at 95 im still a listener.
In 1979, I was in Basic Training in the military. There was no music and one day, I called my parents and asked to talk to dad. At the time I was into hard rock. When dad got on the phone I told him I had one of his ‘classical’ songs in my head and wanted to know what it was. I was this piece. Now gone for 6 years, he would love Anna’s version of it. Very classy and very moving! To dad!
láska, která Vás spojuje nekončí... je to dotyk jiných dimenzí..... spojovala Vás ale krása, vnímám to, že ušlechtilost a krása je součást lásky... a to je nejvyšší energie... ta prostě zaniknout nemůže...
I’m 15 years old; Listening to this peace for the first time, and I have completely fallen in love with it. I love classical music, and especially rachmaninoff’s pieces, but wow.. I’m blown away!
The Piano Concerto No. 2 was written during one of the low points of Rachmaninoff’s career. His music was unpopular, the Russian Revolution was on the horizon, civil unrest was brewing and his beloved country would be devastated by civil war in only a few years time causing him to leave Russia for the United States as a political exile. In certain parts of the music you can hear that frustration, anger and sadness through the heavy natural minor chord progressions that feature throughout, reminiscent of a tempestuous storm, intertwined with periods of lighter, more delicate harmonies that shine through like rays of sunlight bringing warmth, hope and joy. This piece evokes nostalgia, nationalism, longing and hope in a way only Russian music can.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901 long before the Russian revolution of 1917.
As a Russian Jew by extraction (family came over when the pogroms were starting in the 1910s), I was brought up to understand the hardships... My father explained to me how the first bit with Fievel and his family is what my ancestors had to go through, so, I too, hear the frustration he put into his music as the only outlet to explain what me was feeling. I do much the same, but through my writing.
What is beautiful about this piece that not many know about, is that Rachmaninoff composed this piece during a time of depression, caused by failure of his first concerto being heavily criticized. Through therapy he was able to overcome his depression, thus coming out with the themes of the great Piano Concerto no. 2.
To be sure, there are still many who don't know those circumstances. Regardless, it's a lesson in how even great artists have suffered terribly under criticism. I keep this in mind as I'm working on my first novel, and I'm aware that I can look up reviews of the best books I've ever read, all-time favorites, and I can still find a few people who think they are garbage. What Rachmaninoff suffered can be even worse in this social media age.
I never knew her, but at a restaurant, I over heard an old guy having a conversation with his wife talking about a women named ‘Anna Fedorova ’ performing this performance, and how beautiful and brilliant it sounds. And I was curious on checking it out. And I gotta say, that guy wasn’t lying, it is beautiful and I mean it.
If I were allowed only one piece of music to listen to, it would be this. If I were allowed only one composer's music to listen to, it would be Rachmaninov. Thank you, Rachmaninov, for enriching my life and thank you Anna Fedorova for your glorious interpretation. ❤
Real. Rachmaninoff is just on a whole other level. I am a gen Z African in my early 20s and wish there was a rachmaninoff concert here in Kenya. In a week we'll have a 200th year anniversary concert for Beethoven's 9th symphony, but there's never been so much as a Rach recital here, let alone a concert.
@@adamsmateo2149 I completely agree. He took the same notes all other composers use, but created music that's timeless and sounds unlike anyone else's. I'm a baby boomer who learnt to love his music listening to my Dad's LPs over 50 years ago. It's sad you haven't had a Rach concert in Kenya but I hope one happens for you either there or somewhere else you can get to. UA-cam can be a comfort in the meantime. I love it because I can see more of what the soloist and orchestra do through the close ups, but there's a special feeling you get when you're right there in the concert hall with them. Keep nurturing your love of his music - there's so much more to see on UA-cam and listen to, for example, the Symphonic Dances, 2nd symphony and the other piano concertos. I don't know any other 20 year olds who love Rachmaninov so you're exceptional in my book. ❤️
So Anna is twenty years younger than me, as I was 43 at the time of this performance. I recall playing the middle movement (Brief Encounter) at an orchestral concert in my thirties two decades ago. One of the flautists was the soloist and I the viola (the orchestra are not professionals). I have perfect pitch and a very good memory for tunes. This is in C minor. Incredible major sixth chords too!
I think I've listened to this something like 6 times today. It blows my mind -- shivers in my spine, and I literally cried. I love that sound, without any story, background, or reasoning can just bring up inherent emotion. There's nothing else like it.
+sigalig yep !!! It's so touching, spinning... you're taken back to some other places, like deep places in your mind, and it's like movies are playing in your thoughts, crazy stories !! Some people can't get this ... I try to let them listen, observe some pieces ... mostly they're like ' yeah, yeah that's nice classical music.. but ... a bit boring huh after a while ?? ' with an understanding seeking smile .... NOPE, waste of trying !
+sigalig She's part of my bag of treasures as other great performers of the same piece: Georgii Cherkin, Arcadi Volodos and of course Nobuyuki Tsujii. It's worth comparing them. And of course, Rachmaninoff's own interpretation which you can also find on UA-cam
+sigalig I totally understand what you're saying. Music has that amazingly overwhelming power, but what I find as interesting is that I have had the very same feeling in a very different field: science. I know this may sound strange, but when I first learned that the origin of the law of conservation of energy was the result of a symmetry of spacetime (the fact that nature does not distinguish between past and future) I felt the same shivers in my spine, I could't stop smiling and, inevitably, some tears started streaming down my face; it was just too beautiful to be true. I truly believe that science and arts are more connected than we think and are possibly the most beautiful creations of mankind.
@@joshuagregoire9504 not for me. I love saxophone but hate those screechy alto saxes. Also, the name/theme of the album conjures ugly images of race and infidelity. I don't know how it could be compared to this piece. If any one could compare, it could only possibly Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1, or vicente amigo morente. But everyone has their own tastes. Even so, one thing is universally clear: music has lost its beauty today. Along with Man's moral decline has come his music's decline. Being an expression is Man's heart, it too has become carnal, graceless, godless, worthless. Today's "music" is nothing more than a tool of Satan to drag the masses further astray on the broad path of destruction. May any who hear consider this and repent, trusting in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
@@jarthurpaxton9223 absolutely agreed! And if you loved this one, as sublime as it is, I really recommend this piece. You won’t regret it, and the part around 2:20 is soul-crushingly beautiful. It’s Liebestraum No. 3 (Love Dream) by Liszt, but orchestrated. ua-cam.com/video/ehyLcvPrNAg/v-deo.html
Born too soon to explore the cosmos, born too late to experience the Roman Empire, but born just in time to be able to listen to this masterpiece in the click of a button.
As a London kid, untouched by classical music, i first heard this when about 18 and was blown away. I bought the LP and played it over and over again. It was stored with my Stones and Clapton LPs. Brilliant...
First time I heard this piece was on a night bus long time ago. I was at the university and was heading home for a winter break. I had some old cell phone which had FM. So I stumbled upon a radio show where they played a couple of Rachmaninoff's peaces. I was haunted by the music instantly. Although the bus was old and uncomfortable, it somehow displaced me from the time and space and made me feel comfortable and happy, occasionaly tears filled my eyes, and it was because of the emensse beaty that was filling my ears. This is the best performance of piano concerto no 2 I have heard so far. ❤️
I love stories/moments like that! Thanks for sharing. Those unexpectedly sublime moments amongst the ordinary and mundane. Especially watching the world pass by as a passenger.
Thx for sharing.. maybe you could try listening to Alexander Malofeev.. IMHO, only Russians (or Slavic) could play Rach with sublime intensity of feelings
What a marvellous age we live in. A couple of weeks ago I was in the Royal Festival Hall listening to the immaculate Daniil Trifanov perform this wonderful concerto. And now another dazzling performance here, in the comfort of my own home. I don't want to compare them, I want to savour them both. I love Richter's recording, also on YT, above all others but what a choice we have! All here at the click of a mouse. As I said, we are spoilt for choice. And how wonderful that we can have them all...!
+Fritz Kirchhoff That wasn't said about this pianist - I know the article. If you're offended by plunging necklines then look away and hear the mastery. I don't relate or want to engage with cynical people. And you're certainly one of them...
+Mario DiSarli Did I mention that she was sexy? I made a general point about the luxury we all have of enjoying our own chosen performances from those on show here. Again, like Fritz, you're a cynic and I'd rather be an enthusiast and revel in all the fine players we all have today and the choice we are given. Of course we can all have our favourites. But to make such irritating comments does you no credit at all... I hope you cheer up one day.
+ComposerInUK Bla, bla, bla, bla, ...! THE TELEGRAPH As Nicola Benedetti, the violinist, bemoans the idea that sex sells classical music, professor of marketing Gloria Moss explains why both genders cash in on their looks to make their millions By Professor Gloria Moss 1:27PM BST 01 Apr 2014 Like it or not, looks affect our responses. So Nicola Benedetti’s comments that “classical music isn’t supposed to be sexy” and that her success bears no relation to her looks flies in the face of volumes of marketing research. It also flies in the face of history, since you have only to think of the effect of composer and pianist Franz Liszt in the 19th century (a 'looker' in his day) on women to realise this. Women would tear bits of his clothing, fight over broken piano strings and locks of his shoulder-length hair. They would even take his cigar butts and place them in their cleavages. ..... When it comes to classical music, you could argue that people don't buy or listen to it based on what the composer or musician looks like: they listen to their CD or record rather than watch it online through a music video, where female pop stars generally flirt with the camera to generate attention. .... However, people's responses to classical musicians do have a visual element, whether it is through the CD cover, concert hall or visual recording, and this will inevitably influence purchasing reactions. Related Articles Sex isn't what sells classical music, Nicola Benedetti says 01 Apr 2014 'Women who do well out of their looks play the game' 01 Apr 2014 'I can wear long skirts when I am 40' 05 Feb 2014 Besides, how do the successful classical musicians get their big break in the first place? Of course, talent is a huge part of it. So is hard work. But combine that with a beautiful body, flowing locks and an attractive smile, and you're onto a winner. Take extraordinary pianist Yuja Wang, who has made it her signature to perform in short dresses. Take Anne Sophie-Mutter, plucked for stardom by Karajan at the age of 13, and her strapless Galliano dresses. .... Also think of violinist Nigel Kennedy, protégé of Yehudi Menuhin, and the way his punk hairstyle may have helped him reach a large audience. The winning recipe is a superabundance of talent plus looks. Those who know how to use their looks well have an advantage: sex will always sell. .... At the end of the day, Benedetti may well baulk at the impact of looks but there is no denying their impact in her own success. That's just the world we live in; how does that old saying go: if you've got it, flaunt it. Dr Gloria A Moss is professor of marketing and management at Buckinghamshire New University and a visiting professor at ESG, Paris. She is the author of gender, design and marketing and has a new book, 'Why men like straight lines and women like polka dots', appearing in the spring.
For many years I have been searching for the most perfect (to my ears) performance of this magical piece of music. For so long it was Vladimir Ashkenazy - a beautiful rendition. However Anna’s interpretation is to my mind superior to this in its passion and pathos. And all this given at a live performance! Thank you Anna for lifting my life up just that little bit with your incredible skill.
I had the Vladimir Ashkenazy album, too, and listened to it for years. I never heard a recording that could touch his Then I heard this one. However, there is something so sensual and moving when a woman like Anna plays this piece that takes it to another level.
Heard this concerto for the first time when I was 13 years of age, instantly fell in love with it and Sergei Rachmaninoff. 12 years have passed since then, I'm 25 now and it's still my favourite to this day. 💚
Le même pour moi, j'avais treize ans quand je l'ai écouté pour la première fois. J'ai cinquante ans et chaque fois que j'écoute j'éprouve la même émotion, toujours. Il n'y a pas d'autre musique qui touche si profondément.
In 10 years of playing piano I learned that no matter what, I could never reach the level of people like her. But that also really makes me appreciate concerts like these. Absolutely immaculate performance!
No sheet music. That means she has thousands of notes just straight up memorized, with their timing and weights, and everything else. I can't even dial a phone number with out checking the next few digits 3 times.
i doesn't work that way. But it's deffinitly very hard. I had a hard time to memorize the first movement, not even trying to play the second and third.
Almost every concert pianist who plays this plays without sheet music, because of their muscle memory that they developed while practicing and polishing the concerto. This is very common in concertos.
It's partly due to the beautiful logic governing the structure of the melody; it's not a random collection of notes, after all; it's more like a long and wonderful narrative poem, where each stanza and theme leads us on to greater realizations, and so forth. Nevertheless, the memory power they use must also be extraordinary. After getting all the notes right, the great artist adds expression on top of it all.
She's been practising it for weeks, 8 hours straight per day. Believe me, after enough practice to play a piece at concert level, the soloist knows every note.
After a long hard night shift at work i messaged my wonderful gradmother asking what her favourite song was and she said this. Its a beautiful peice of music. After listening to it, it reminded me of my very young childhood. Shed always had it on in the backgroud. Such a beautifully and emotionally played peice. Incredible talent
Oh how I agree with you! Also the opening of Rachmaninoff's 2nd symphony, 3rd movement. Amazing genius. ua-cam.com/video/8bneQ26bHXk/v-deo.html Beethoven, please move over. Make room for another one ....
Fabulous performance both by soloist and the orchestra. She is the perfect balance of power, passion, and sensitivity. She has excellent taste--that ineffable quality of knowing how to wring as as much as possible out of each phrase and section. Also, it's most impressive that a regional orchestra could do so well. It's testimony to the oversupply of fine musicians and conductors relative to the demand. Listen to the tone of of not just the orchestral soloists but ensemble and brilliant conducting. And remember that this is a live concert: much more difficult to mic well than in the studio.
I am not a classical music expert but I know this piece pretty well. Since watching Brief Encounter first introduced me to it 30 years or so ago I have loved it and listened to it countless times on vinyl and CD ... seeing it performed so beautifully, as you say by both the soloist and the orchestra just moved me to tears .. wonderful performance of an incomparable piece of music.
I'm just waiting for the day when I read these comments and see Taylor Swift's entry, "GOD, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I NEVER KNEW SUCH MUSIC EXISTED!" That will make my day. (JJ Townley, also a composer of a neo-Romantic Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor here on UA-cam)
At the 2013 BBC Proms, Nobuyuki Tsujii did a great performance as well. In some places even better than this one. I find the way that he plays it to be better articulated and balanced compared to this one.
I've watched this a million times. It never gets old. It is sheer brilliance on everyone's part, but especially Anna. Everything about this piece is an absolute gift.
I love at around the 22 minute mark when they pan across the crowd, some people are blinking profusely, some have their hands clasped against their chest and some are just sitting back with their eyes closed savouring the moment.
Well you ageist moron, whats wrong with old people, they have as much right to be there as youngsters and can probably appreciate far more the beauty of great music played by devoted stars
In my country, China, the audience of an orchestra concert is mainly composed by middle aged people and young students. "Classical" music is being reintroduced to China, and although only a small fraction of people get interested, that makes a large number of enthusiasts, given the huge population.
This must be the sound of heaven. Rachmaninoff amazes me, I have listened to this piece more than 50 times since I discovered it and even now, the shivers I get are equal to the ones when I heard this for this first time. And thank you Miss Fedorova and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for this performance. Just divine.
This is the most incredible redition of this piece I have ever heard. Fedorava is incomperable, and so are the soloists and the whole orchestra. I have never heard it played with such intensity and feeling. It is if the whole orchestra istouched by something holy. Carried me away.
+LD Sledge Played with a slower tempo than usual. It not has the monumentality of some other interpretations or the dynamic ferocity of other but still possesses a great lyricism and crystalline clarity! I believe that clarity is the key element of this concert. An audience not very prepared! The applause at the end of the first movement makes you smile the talented soloist.
I think this work does not need the "monumentality" that some put into it. Fedorova has shown us that the work is brilliant without it. It is a much more delicate piece than the Rach 3, which is much much much more monumental in every way than the Rach 2. Leave the monumentality for the 3, I feel!
Robert Jensen when you know a piece very well, and you’ve played it a lot, you can play that whole piece automatically. I think she knows the piece so well she just has to think of her rendition. That’s my idea, because I have the same thing with some pieces lol.
@@maua2848 That's what makes a virtuoso, the ability to think the music. I kinda get it because my ability to recall music is far, far better than my normal memory - but it's nowhere near this level.
One of the best ever composers of the classical music Rakhmaninoff, particularly for Piano, and Anna is certainly the first class performer. the only best ever I heard was my father. My father had this performance with this concert as his Diploma work in the Conservatory. And listened this concert many times in my life. Thank you Anna Fedorova, you are the Star performer and thank you for bringing me such a beautiful memories of my dad!
This particular piece was what lured me in to appreciate classical music. I first heard it from a phonograph album when I was 10. I am now 70. Thanks to my parents, to God, and to Sergei Rachmaninoff for this absolute masterpiece - that a 10-year-old could understand and love.
I SO agree - He was given an amazing gift. His compositions bring joy to my heart every time I listen to them. We are so lucky he was part of this universe for a time! (Bernstein, Gershwin, Mahler are also favorites).
I first heard this when I was in 6th grade (11 years old) and has been listening to it almost everyday until now at age 27 as a medical doctor. I’m an amateur classical pianist for 21 years and I hope I could play Rach 2 with an orchestra soon. Still my ultimate dream ❤
@@rodders7744 I first heard Rach 2 when I got the opportunity to watch a piano concert by a visiting virtuoso pianist in my hometown in Dipolog when I was 11. Believe it or not, I have been listening to it almost everyday since I was 11 until now that I am 27. In fact, I attended an exclusive piano concert last night, they were playing Rach 2. My passion rests on treating patients and diseases, but my real passion is on piano playing. ❤️
Hey I'm 19, heard this when I was first 14 years old, and.. first year into medicine haha It's so fascinating to see a senior with such a similar story, because I've been playing the piano since I was 9 too, my dream is to play it when love blooms in my heart
Every time I watch this concert I am brought to tears by Anna’s incredible playing. She is a ballerina when she plays. Her passion and heart is poured into every note and the sound pours forth naturally like a flowing stream down a mountain side. And kudos go to the fine orchestra and conductor because they work so well with her and she with them. It’s as if nature itself were performing this piece.
If you're looking for Brett and Eddy's majestic sacrilegious duet part, i think it's at 13:27 -cont Edit: Apparently it's this part exactly starting from 21:50 (thanks to the replies!!)
26:20 is incredible to me. The chords are just magic. I’ll be going through my day, just internally longing to hear these chords. Rachmaninoff was such a genius.
Absolutely mind blowing that an artist can play at this level at age 23. Pantaleev and the orchestra are superb. And (shallow Hal moment) I am in love with the beautiful concertmistress.
Rachmaninoff piano concerto No.2 is definitely my all time favorite music piece. And this performance with pianist Anna Fedorova is by far one of the best one I've ever heard. I've been listening to this one for many years and I don't even know how many times. I always get back to it because I know it will move my heart. Just absolutely beautiful. Amazing orchestra performance and fantasitc pianist!
This is my favourite piece of classical music. Everything about it is beautiful. One of my favourite parts is the soaring French horn solo about two thirds of the way through the first movement; it always brings tears to my eyes, and this recording is no exception. The performance is absolutely spellbinding. The pianist as well as the orchestra. Knowing the history of the piece, and some of the mental health challenges that Rachmaninoff was facing, makes it even that much more poignant.
It makes me so happy that people of all different ages, race, religion, and shoe size can all come together and agree on what beauty is. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to agree and get along. Next step is just extending this beautiful outlook over everything. :)
Lucas Rodmo That's such a cliche.. Guys a ticket to one of this concerts doesn't cost a thousand euros. It is really affordable, it costs most of the times like 20-100 euros. Depending on which seat you want to sit.
La conexión que esta obra tiene con mi espíritu, es algo tan íntimo, tan profundo, que no me siento capaz ni de opinar sobre ella...tan sólo me gustaría (si ello fuera posible) solidarizarme con aquel Rachmaninov capaz de darla vida.
This is one of the greatest compositions ever written in the history of music. I was introduced to it when I was six years old by my older brother who loved Classical Music. We enjoyed listening to this and other music in front of the ember-filled fireplace. That was along time ago since I’m in my eighties now, but the 13:39 music is still wonderfully enjoyed by all. Thank you for playing the great music that we love so very much.
I saw her play this live with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra about 4 years ago. we were halfway down the orchestra on the left side, facing the stage. During the second movement, I could look towards the stage and see people wiping the tears from their eyes they were so moved by her performance. Wonderful. Yeah. Me too.
It´s a pleasure to hear/see a superb Orchestra, with an Excellent Pianist, playing a great music. If you add the fact that she is a beautiful lady, wow, what a killer combination !!!!!
When I read the Rachmaninoff's biography in its depression state, I can imagine 14:52 as a soundtrack of this stage of his life, 19:50 when he got a new sparkle of creativity and 22:00- at the top of his carreer; 23:02 at the end of his wonderful life and existence. Thank you for this music Sergei, you saved my mind from quarantine depression! Thank you wherever you are!
I just watched Anna's rehearsal in Portugal, and I have to say, that I haven't felt so moved by a pianist as her, for such a long time. Her technique, but more importantly, her sensibility and her passion are trully amazing. She sings with her hands with such density and such mellow. It's a real magical journey. Thank you Anna. Thank you...
The Indifference I said this (in essence) 18 months ago when I first heard it & my opinion hasn't changed & I've seen most of the "greats" play this & heard the rest! It is great to hear from some like minded person.
John Hopkins During the rehearsal, at first I didn't recognize her, but then I remembered it. I remembered watching this recording. It's even more incredible to watch it live. Many years from now, I'm pretty sure she will be alongside the greatest.
The Indifference I also watched her playing at the CCB, Portugal, but unfortunately it was through television (RTP2). Although she really did well, I still prefer the performances by Rubinstein or Richter. When I compare them, I think she lacks on some aspects while playing this wonderful piece...
@@tatvafnu6604 …and that’s precisely what it’s doing for me right now as I cannot sleep. God Bless musicians who can miraculously convert symbols on a page into such Heavenly melodies
67 years old and hardly ever listened to classical music,dont even know how i got to this, WOW absolutely amazing, had a tear in my eye watching every one playing and that piano lady fantastic, I will be listening to some more now, think i am hooked, Thank you everyone.
FUI JOVEN Y BAILE MUCHO CLASICO Y NO OLVIDO LA MUSICA ... ES EL ALMA Y LA EXPRESIÓN DEL CUERPO CON ELLA ES LO MAS DEL SER HUMANO ❤ ADORO LO QUE HICE Y LO QUE SIGO HACIENDO CON MIS LIMITACIONES PROPIAS DE LA EDAD ❤ PERO SIN ARTE YO NO SE VIVIR ... OLGA DESDE LA PLATA ..... ARGENTINA
+e f Exactly! Simply read his story - one of many displaced people - result, Homesickness. Anna Fedovora is class! The CD I have is that of Vladimir Ashkenazy - 20+ tracks - 'Great Piano Concertos' - cost approx. £30. I would also recommend Mischa Maisky's DVD - Bach - The 'Cello Suites, also around £30. Suite No.5 in C minor, 4. Sarabande is my signature tune. Get some more Chills - only good ones. Bach laid the musical mosaic of tiles on the floor + grouted them too and Shakespeare sorted out the air, on paper. With Good Wishes, Maureen.
Is curious, I think totally de opposite. In my opinion when Rachmaninoff plays his compositions are too perfect but boring, no emotion or passion in his playing. Well, is a very personal opinion.
yeah the soloist absolutely did amazing, this is stunning, but. can we talk about the seamless transition from flute to clarinet at 12:48 ? you can't tell when the flute stops and the clarinet takes over. gave me chills
Thank so much Conductor and Pianist Anna Fedorova. They are Great. Conducter was a Violinist, he has a lots expriences, he played this concert at Helen Grimaud. Thank all Musicians.
This time I hear it with such sensitivity that very often tears come to my eyes..... Thank you Anna and thank you UA-cam that it is possible for me to hear and feel such wonderful music........
I am a rather virile man who never weeps. But, I haven't heard his second concerto undistracted for several years and as I soared through the universe on the wings of this special combination of musical elements, time stopped and, yes, I wept like a girl! I've worked with rough men all my life, but somehow, the first movement of this old favorite penetrated my tough old soul as nothing else could!
+louis klugh Good on yer! Rachmaninoff composed 3 pianoconcerti one can listen to all one's life to the exclusion of much of the other lovely compositions by others.
+Khairilanuar Othman Indeed, but there is also a fourth concerto (in G minor, op. 40). I have heard it maybe six times, and each time I note how attractive it is... and an hour later, I cannot recall any its themes. It happens every time.
Steven Tiger Thanks for sharing that with me. If it's on youtube, I hope to locate it. However, after that tremendous conclusion to the 3rd, Rachmaninoff ought to have considered calling it a day!
I love how Anna quickly got up the moment the piece ended to thank the conductor, the orchestra and the audience. The gleaming smile on her face shows how grateful she was to everyone who was present. She's taking in the applause whole heartedly and makes me as a listener clap for her even more. It's so clear from her expressions that she acknowledges her skills, her amazing playing but is also not being proud, like "I can play this" but rather being "I played this and I'm so happy I could do it!" So sweet and energetic at the same time!
I am at a loss for words, this music is so moving. It is as if an angel came down from Heaven and played this music. The music is overwhelmingly beautiful.
Back home in my childhood, I used to darken the entire room and listen to Rcshmaninoff's masterpiece. Then turn on all lights & start to study with full energy. I love this piece dearly ❤
I marvel at her fingers dexterity and her memorizing of such a complicated,difficult piece. She is so amazing. Thank you for all of your hard work..This Rachmaninoff concerto has been a favorite of mine since I first heard It a the age of ten. I am 82 now and still love so much.😊
Watch Anna Fedorova perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a theme by Paginini here: ua-cam.com/video/ppJ5uITLECE/v-deo.html
Ya I saw/heard her perform hte Rach. "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paginini", swooned [but didn't have an orgasm :)] at her peformance. But she really "wowd" me with her performance of the Rach. concerto 3.
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i don't understand your Espanol.Please translate.
Tremendous
AVROTROS Klassiek
I am 95 and have listened to this beautiful Rachmaninoff concerto all my life by many virtuosos. This interpretation by Anna Fedorova ranks among the finest . Beautiful technique full of pathos.Brings joy during these sad days of lockdown under covid.
yes
Yes, I would heartily agree, and her interpretation - moving.
Si
Fun fact! Anna federova has played this piano concerto over 30 times!
Yikes!@ you listen to this stuff too!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so covid confined I've started listening to classical!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”
― Sergei Rachmaninov ❤
Beautiful!♥️
"im here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum" Rachmaninov
Its so nice to be submerged into music like this one all the lifetime.....!!!!
Perfect! One more to add -- humor.
Wise words ♥️
I cannot comprehend how it is possible for a single human being to produce music this beautiful.
give it to Rachmaninoff for writing this masterpiece, and the inventor of pianos, and the people who constructed this piano, and the entire human history of music, and the innovators of sheet music, and the hundreds of inspirations for everyone in the lineage of this piece and this performance, and this entire goddamn orchestra, and Anna Fedorova.
It's never a single human being. That's what makes it even more appreciable.
Thanks for that answer. I was going to say exactly the same thing to that person. Great collaborative effort is given every performance.
Because that human being was inspired by something superior to all humans.
@@lirich0don’t forget Rachmaninov’s parents
It's not though. Not only does it take dozens of people to perform this there are the thousands of people who made the instruments and taught the musicians.
In the same manner Rach didn't composer this alone. Not only were there his teachers but all the composers and compositions that molded this work.
Rachmaninoff was 28 years old when he wrote this, unbelievable.
28 seems like the perfect age to produce a magnum opus, especially considering the earlier deaths those times had
This concerto is dedicated to his psychiatrist, Dr.Nikolai Dahl, who had helped him through a major depression after the failure of his first symphony.
@@lkrupp215*piano concerto
Being 28 years old in 1901 was not the same thing of being 28 during the 21 century.
Believe it or not It Walking on Air
I've been playing piano, classically trained, for almost 50 years. I believe I have earned the right to have an opinion as to the "greatness" of a pianist. Anna is an incredibly gifted and passionate pianist whose interpretation of Rach 2 is refreshing. People who criticize either do not truly know or understand music from the perspective of the pianist or they are just cruel and jealous of the talent others possess.
Many people may think people are merely born with a gift. Yes it's true there MUST be a certain amount of raw, natural talent involved - this is obvious - but what people don't see are the thousands and thousands of hours one practices to achieve greatness. It's a discipline most are never willing or capable of achieving. So a word to "critics"....once you are honestly able to say you spent your childhood, teen years, and many adult years hovering over a keyboard of other musical instrument, playing until your hands hurt, wanting to stop yet can't stop because the passion that compels you to play exceeds any physical pain or social price you pay for missing out on many things..hen you can have a platform and a right to criticize a true musician.
Until then, you need to be very careful. When one lays their hands on a musical instrument to play in front of others- they are actually laying their soul bare to show the world. It's a vulnerability few can ever understand and certainly something small minded people can not respect.
My daughter is 15 Years and she studies piano in Bellas Artes in Mexico, I believe in her, in her talent but much More in her passion and love for the music, she even missed parties, even in extreme cold weather, she is perseverant and has a lot of respect for the music. Is a beautiful career
I play flute. Let's make a program!
@@lupitalopez5892 Your daughter is on the right path. Music is good mental therapy and transcends you to another sphere. Keep up the good work by giving her the opportunity.
@@Pollanese16 Where do you live! I hope California :-)
@@MrPrince1164 I live in South Florida. We can work it out tho. My line of work is pretty flexible
The orchestra deserves a lot of credit, as well as this amazing pianist. People spend their whole lives to perform this well. We sometimes tend to take that all for granted. They have sacrificed so much and given so much heart. I thank them all for being who they are.
......and don't forget the INSTRUMENT MAKERS! Without them none of this artistry is possible!
the world needs more people like you
Comme vous, je suis toujours très émue quand je pense au travail incroyable qu'ont fourni de tels interprètes pour parvenir à nous toucher jusqu'au fond de l'âme et nous apporter le bonheur !Et comme vous je les en remercie infiniment !
Anna gives a lovely rendition of this amazing concerto. Request your own free bound 2-piano score of my own romantic "Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor" Op 2
That's why its such a dying art.. we celebrate the individual too much and lose sight of how good we are together.. Its only through individual and collective sacrifice such beauty can be forged..
22:20 to 23:20, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
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Yes
The whole concert is lofty.
@@aquarius8672 I don’t respect your opinion. Please delete your comment.
@@dino5119 agreed
At 15 years old I attended my first concert Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano was played, I did not know that such beautiful and emotional music could make you cry. Of course, I do now, That was in 1958 and I was a very young man. It still brings a tear to the corner of my eye,
Was your birth before or after Rachmaninoff's death?
Before
@@YippeeYippster-ge8bi well he was born in the same year rachmaninoff died, so how can you be sure?
@@Horizontal_Sonic Rachmaninoff died in 1943.
@@Allissoonn 1958-15 is 1943. The original commenter was 15 in 1958, meaning he was born in 1943. Rachmaninoff died in 1943. I'm wondering what happened first.
Not to flex on y’all, but I am listening to this for the first time. The honeymoon phase of finding this piece will no doubt be just as sublime
I have listened to this from different performances many times. This is by far one of the finest.
The first time? You don't know what you've missed. Welcome to the party.
I listened to this for the first time a few months ago. Still in my honeymoon phase. It's impossibly sublime
It's been one year since I found this piece and I still feel like I'm not out of the honeymoon phase. I even booked tickets for a live performance of Each 2. Maybe it isn't a phase after all. What about you?
It's the first thing I put on when I wake up and the last thing I listen to before I sleep, with plenty of replays in between haha. Seems like every time I listen I find something new to like about it@@cloroxbleach9222
11:17 her reaction to the crowd applauding after the first movement is very sweet
"oh, you're not supposed to... okay thanks"
I audibly said "wow that's awkward" x:
@@deemascolo453 on god. she is still sweet with her expression haha
She would've been like:"you just insulted and belittled my entire community and my art.
But yes"
I've always held my breath between movements at concerts. I try to chalk up to people exposing themselves to something new and not being aware of the associated etiquette. I've also seen an orchestra, conductor, and guest artist being introduced followed by a request to please hold your applause until the end of the performance.
I almost couldn't resist clapping watching the video on my laptop. I guess for the people at the concert it was impossible.
If humanity reached its demise, I'd love this performance to remain as proof that mankind was once great, majestic and full of both love and passion. Thank you, Anna.❤
Это РУССКАЯ МУЗЫКА!
И именно она расскажет все будущим потомкам о нашей страсти,несбывшихся надежд и наших страданиях.
so so beautifully said
What about womankind? Still missing then?
@@anngrogan6343 ? bro it's just a figure of speech mankind refers to all of humanity. (unless that was satire in which case I'm very sorry for misinterpreting)
@@mnemozimnemozi9271Да, русские написали много замечательных произведений классической музыки, и многие великие композиторы были русскими. (мой личный фаворит - Шостакович.) Также извините за любые ошибки, я не говорю по-русски и в настоящее время использую переводчик Google.
I have listened to this piece so many times and I still love it so much. To hear an Ukranian artist play a Russian piece accompanied by a dutch orchestra in Amsterdam is a testament that art and music are our path to salvation and reconciliation. May peace come and let us rejoice in this moment of pure beauty.
Rachmaninoff was not Russian. He was Jewish. I am two-minded about that fact, but his music is divine
@@gdiwolverinemale4thhe was Russian?
@@DrdaantjeGaming Why ask me? Look up his biography on the web
@@gdiwolverinemale4th if u google it , u can see he was russian
@@DrdaantjeGaming Very well, you win. I believe I read somewhere he was Jewish. His family name sounds Jewish. Him moving to the US and later on, to Hollywood supports the claim. But the current biography says otherwise ....
So proud that human beings are capable of producing such beautiful music. One of my favourites.
And yet some prefer to make war instead of getting all together and create.😢
you are proud but i happyness...
i love you too
Why don't we create art instead of wars 😔
Funny comment. I'm used to hearing people being proud of someone else or proud of their achievements.
I. Moderato - 0:07
II. Adagio sostenuto - 11:38
III. Allegro Scherzando - 23:50
I think the original time stamps comment got buried somewhere in this comment section so maybe this one will make it to the top
Every time I hear Anna playing the Rachmaninov concerto I love her more she is amazing and her piano playing just sends me to heaven
Alan
thx
Thank you. I always look for that comment but I couldn’t find it anymore.
thanks
needed this lmao
the beautiful thing about Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 is the fact that he composed it after struggling with depression and the fear that he would never be able to overcome that.
there were a lot of emotions that resonates in Piano Concerto No.2 and it sounds like he became free from what was weighing him down. a victory from his struggles.
That is what I have always felt about the piece. Rachmaninoff was always very sensitive and this one is like him opening his heart and pouring out every emotion. You can feel the journey through each movement. It will always be my favorite composition.
Only God knows depression yet from a bad inner struggling , a battle, God appears and be : thy kingdom come…Catholics know,….
Thanks for info. 🙂
Los acordes y arpegios de Rachmani
noff nos retrotraen en mucho a
Tchaiskovsky. Elementos esenciales de sus respectivas composiciones.
Por cierto el parecido no es plagio, sino la influencia involuntaria de un gran maestro, en las personas de algunos de sus más distinguidos discípulos. Ambos, autores de obras maestras.
Composiciones que muy pocos solistas
en el mundo han sido capaces de interpretar, dada la exagerada demanda de excelencia en la motricidad fina exigida en las partituras . Con una excepción:
El gran pianista ruso, intérprete magistral del Concierto número tres de Rachmaninoff… en mi modesta opinión, superior al número cinco de Beethoven: el recientemente desaparecido… les ruego excusar mi olvido del nombre de ese gran pianista.
Los años juegan malas
pasadas. Vayan al concierto número tres de Rachmaninoff.
When bogged down in severe depression -- as I was in my earlier life -- one feels death is imminent. Ironically, it was also the peak of my creativity. I don't pretend to understand why that is the case... God's joke perhaps. Or maybe it's his way of preventing genius such as that possessed by Serge Rachmaninov from becoming too self-satisfied and arrogant. Whatever the reason, Concerto #2 was one of his crowning achievements... this man with the enormous hands that could cleanly strike a 13th, e.g. middle C to high G.
After spending the whole night awake and now being completely broken, I had to play this magnificent masterpiece at my piano in order to restore my faith in humanity.
i. Moderato 0:05
ii. Adagio sostenuto 11:37
iii. Allegro scherzando 23:49
sorry, just using this as a guide for myself
26:19 sky high
Stephanie Cheng (ii.) should be: Relaxation for beginners. How to get out of here. : )
Thank you! :)
Stephanie Cheng e
Thank you!!!!!
This was the favourite performance of my partner, who died 3 months ago. We played the slow movement at his cremation. This is the first time I dare to listen to it since he went, predictably not entirely dry eyed, but so worth it.
In that same vein, I chose the Adagio from St. Saens' Organ Symphony, as the music background to my tribute words duriing my mom's graveside burial service.
And.....I was thinking before even seeing Louise's comment, that this would have been a good choice for a graveside service, too. Similar of mind, herein.
I am putting together a list for my funeral......which will be in a very short time. Thanks for the reminder to add this piece. I will see you all in God's concert hall.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Warmest wishes from UK ❤
@@helenchelmicka3028 Thanks for your kind reply, but the list is for MY funeral.
This was the last piece of music my father listened to days before passing away. I still miss him dearly and every time I listen to it, I have nothing but tears in my eyes...
I feel the same, Marta. It was the last piece of music my father listened before he passed away.
I still miss my father, who left us when I was only 18, many years ago.
That is a nice memory, I don't know my father. : (
He went out listening to one of the greatest pieces of music ever. May he rest in power!
@@LuciaDiFranco Ciao Lucia! I genitori di mio padre erano italiani. Saluti di una argentina chi ama l'Italia e la musica classica.
This is unreal. Out of this world, no words needed. Everything I write is pointless comparing to this outstanding beauty and magic Rachmaninoff created. Heaven
00:07 - 1st Movement (Moderato)
11:38 - 2nd Movement (Adagio sostenuto)
23:50 - 3rd Movement (Allegro scherzando)
Thank you!
Thanks！
😍
Real life hero
Thanks!
This is my grandfather's favorite piece, and even though he has dementia he still is able to recognize this piece and whistles along with it. He lights up everytime we listen to it together. He always asks for the 'Anna' recording, and I am so grateful to this recording. Beautiful piece of music, and impeccably played.
My Grandfather's favorite piece as well! He doesn't have dementia, but he is getting there sadly :-(. He loves it, especially as used in the film "I've Always Loved You." His favorite movie. :-)
Iris Sagar , good for him, god i cant imagine not being able to remebering this magical piece.
it provides healing for his mind, very touching
Iris Sagar he whistles? When I hear somebody whistle, I insult them regardless of innocence or guilt. Whistling has become a tool of affiliation akin to flashing gang signs, as well as humorous reasons. If you scoff, then you have reacted without thinking which is a requisite to being human.
My first sentence.
great thankyou
That 2nd movement is the closest thing to actual magic I've ever come across. So profound and beautiful it takes my breath away.
Yeah sure it is
If you've not heard the 3rd movement to his 2nd symphony, you need too!
Near divine indeed
When was the last time you went to opera& balet theater? Or conservatory? Or philharmonic ?
@@Zurvan101 adagio
My mother is a director of classical music. A piano teacher . I remember being so little and tears of my eyes falling for the absolute beauty.
Now I'm struggling mental full of dark and down .
And listening to this is like so deep truth of value and beauty.
I remember who I am ❤
So divine.
so moving❤
I was coming home from date in 1952,when wfln station in Philly was playing Rach2 and I sat in my car until it finished to find out the name of this concerto. I was hooked on classics even at 95 im still a listener.
Nice!!!
Kłaniam się nisko !
Music is special indeed. I also like fell in love with his music
Its so sad that WFLN stopped playing classical, but I'm really happy that WRTI picked it up
I can see that moment in your life as a movie in my head. Very beautiful.
This is my soundtrack in these difficult days of quarantene for corona virus in Italy
Good luck Sir, I hope you and your countrymen will leave this crisis behind you in great health. All the best.
Don Specter thank you Don
SAME! Was just thinking "imagine what the end of a depression can do". We'll get through this! Hugs from Milan
Take care of yourself. Sending healing thoughts and love to you and your countrymen here from Mississippi, USA.
Richard K thanks Richard
In 1979, I was in Basic Training in the military. There was no music and one day, I called my parents and asked to talk to dad. At the time I was into hard rock. When dad got on the phone I told him I had one of his ‘classical’ songs in my head and wanted to know what it was. I was this piece. Now gone for 6 years, he would love Anna’s version of it. Very classy and very moving! To dad!
What a lovely post. Sorry for the loss of your Dad.
we are soo very sorry Sir!
láska, která Vás spojuje nekončí... je to dotyk jiných dimenzí..... spojovala Vás ale krása, vnímám to, že ušlechtilost a krása je součást lásky... a to je nejvyšší energie... ta prostě zaniknout nemůže...
Эта музыка не для макияжа..
I’m 15 years old; Listening to this peace for the first time, and I have completely fallen in love with it. I love classical music, and especially rachmaninoff’s pieces, but wow.. I’m blown away!
I'm 18 and same!!
@@katttttt awesome! i’m glad we both enjoy it :)
@rwankramershorts4732 15 and same
Rachmaninov IS immortal...french 75 years old.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 was written during one of the low points of Rachmaninoff’s career. His music was unpopular, the Russian Revolution was on the horizon, civil unrest was brewing and his beloved country would be devastated by civil war in only a few years time causing him to leave Russia for the United States as a political exile. In certain parts of the music you can hear that frustration, anger and sadness through the heavy natural minor chord progressions that feature throughout, reminiscent of a tempestuous storm, intertwined with periods of lighter, more delicate harmonies that shine through like rays of sunlight bringing warmth, hope and joy. This piece evokes nostalgia, nationalism, longing and hope in a way only Russian music can.
Thanks for telling. I didn't know about this.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901 long before the Russian revolution of 1917.
well done i love this much more now 😚
Thankyou
As a Russian Jew by extraction (family came over when the pogroms were starting in the 1910s), I was brought up to understand the hardships... My father explained to me how the first bit with Fievel and his family is what my ancestors had to go through, so, I too, hear the frustration he put into his music as the only outlet to explain what me was feeling. I do much the same, but through my writing.
What is beautiful about this piece that not many know about, is that Rachmaninoff composed this piece during a time of depression, caused by failure of his first concerto being heavily criticized. Through therapy he was able to overcome his depression, thus coming out with the themes of the great Piano Concerto no. 2.
It was his First Symphony, but yes, that’s an incredible story!
Hekla
With all due respect, that is the most well known circumstance of this piece.
To be sure, there are still many who don't know those circumstances. Regardless, it's a lesson in how even great artists have suffered terribly under criticism. I keep this in mind as I'm working on my first novel, and I'm aware that I can look up reviews of the best books I've ever read, all-time favorites, and I can still find a few people who think they are garbage. What Rachmaninoff suffered can be even worse in this social media age.
and was dedicated to his therapist Dr Nikolai Dahl who helped him overcome his mental block.
I never knew her, but at a restaurant, I over heard an old guy having a conversation with his wife talking about a women named ‘Anna Fedorova ’ performing this performance, and how beautiful and brilliant it sounds. And I was curious on checking it out. And I gotta say, that guy wasn’t lying, it is beautiful and I mean it.
If I were allowed only one piece of music to listen to, it would be this. If I were allowed only one composer's music to listen to, it would be Rachmaninov. Thank you, Rachmaninov, for enriching my life and thank you Anna Fedorova for your glorious interpretation. ❤
Real. Rachmaninoff is just on a whole other level. I am a gen Z African in my early 20s and wish there was a rachmaninoff concert here in Kenya. In a week we'll have a 200th year anniversary concert for Beethoven's 9th symphony, but there's never been so much as a Rach recital here, let alone a concert.
@@adamsmateo2149 I completely agree. He took the same notes all other composers use, but created music that's timeless and sounds unlike anyone else's. I'm a baby boomer who learnt to love his music listening to my Dad's LPs over 50 years ago. It's sad you haven't had a Rach concert in Kenya but I hope one happens for you either there or somewhere else you can get to. UA-cam can be a comfort in the meantime. I love it because I can see more of what the soloist and orchestra do through the close ups, but there's a special feeling you get when you're right there in the concert hall with them. Keep nurturing your love of his music - there's so much more to see on UA-cam and listen to, for example, the Symphonic Dances, 2nd symphony and the other piano concertos. I don't know any other 20 year olds who love Rachmaninov so you're exceptional in my book. ❤️
Mahler better
Let's just appreciate the enormous talent of Anna Fedorova at the age of 23 when this concerto was recorded. Amazing.
So Anna is twenty years younger than me, as I was 43 at the time of this performance. I recall playing the middle movement (Brief Encounter) at an orchestral concert in my thirties two decades ago. One of the flautists was the soloist and I the viola (the orchestra are not professionals). I have perfect pitch and a very good memory for tunes. This is in C minor. Incredible major sixth chords too!
I think I've listened to this something like 6 times today. It blows my mind -- shivers in my spine, and I literally cried. I love that sound, without any story, background, or reasoning can just bring up inherent emotion. There's nothing else like it.
+sigalig yes, it soothes the soul for sure.
+sigalig yep !!! It's so touching, spinning... you're taken back to some other places, like deep places in your mind, and it's like movies are playing in your thoughts, crazy stories !! Some people can't get this ... I try to let them listen, observe some pieces ... mostly they're like ' yeah, yeah that's nice classical music.. but ... a bit boring huh after a while ?? ' with an understanding seeking smile .... NOPE, waste of trying !
+sigalig She's part of my bag of treasures as other great performers of the same piece: Georgii Cherkin, Arcadi Volodos and of course Nobuyuki Tsujii. It's worth comparing them. And of course, Rachmaninoff's own interpretation which you can also find on UA-cam
+sigalig I listened to this Concerto on tape for a whole year every time I stepped into my car after the death of a parent.
+sigalig I totally understand what you're saying. Music has that amazingly overwhelming power, but what I find as interesting is that I have had the very same feeling in a very different field: science. I know this may sound strange, but when I first learned that the origin of the law of conservation of energy was the result of a symmetry of spacetime (the fact that nature does not distinguish between past and future) I felt the same shivers in my spine, I could't stop smiling and, inevitably, some tears started streaming down my face; it was just too beautiful to be true. I truly believe that science and arts are more connected than we think and are possibly the most beautiful creations of mankind.
This is the single most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard.
The Third Piano concerto is even more profound, Staggering to consider...
Have you listened to the black saint and the sinner lady?
@@joshuagregoire9504 not for me. I love saxophone but hate those screechy alto saxes. Also, the name/theme of the album conjures ugly images of race and infidelity. I don't know how it could be compared to this piece. If any one could compare, it could only possibly Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1, or vicente amigo morente. But everyone has their own tastes. Even so, one thing is universally clear: music has lost its beauty today. Along with Man's moral decline has come his music's decline. Being an expression is Man's heart, it too has become carnal, graceless, godless, worthless. Today's "music" is nothing more than a tool of Satan to drag the masses further astray on the broad path of destruction. May any who hear consider this and repent, trusting in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
@@jarthurpaxton9223 absolutely agreed! And if you loved this one, as sublime as it is, I really recommend this piece. You won’t regret it, and the part around 2:20 is soul-crushingly beautiful. It’s Liebestraum No. 3 (Love Dream) by Liszt, but orchestrated. ua-cam.com/video/ehyLcvPrNAg/v-deo.html
The Connoisseur
Here is THE REAL TOCCATA, the ONE and ONLY by J.S, Bach: ua-cam.com/video/W7pD4-LQb8A/v-deo.html
Born too soon to explore the cosmos, born too late to experience the Roman Empire, but born just in time to be able to listen to this masterpiece in the click of a button.
Facts. Imagine how difficult it would have been to get the chance to listen to Rach play live back in the day.
Loved it
Heavy Hands! Me too! Perfect for Rachmaninov. Beautiful and thank you!
I dont think anyones missing out on not experiencing Rome lol
nice play of words on the original
Rachmaninoff Piano concerto no.2 in c minor op.18 [Timeline]
00:07 - 1st Movement (Moderato)
06:18 -> 06:55 - 1st Climax
11:38 - 2nd Movement (Adagio sostenuto)
22:08 -> 22:20 - 2nd Climax
23:50 - 3rd Movement (Allegro scherzando)
33:52 -> 34:28 - 3rd Climax
Enjoy :)
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Thank you!! :D
Thanks
Thanks you so much
Tytyty
To play a wrong note is insignificant , to play without passion is inexcusable .
Anna Fedorova performance is perfect .
Amen!!!
She is Just hammering every note... Check Evgeny Kissin on same piece... FGS people... A skirt and blond hair deaf your ears?
without passion do something else
@@artwitstick Dear Art Allen, thank you very much for your response.
I certainly 👍agree with you.
@@Pizarro1808 you are oblivious
As a London kid, untouched by classical music, i first heard this when about 18 and was blown away. I bought the LP and played it over and over again. It was stored with my Stones and Clapton LPs. Brilliant...
beautiful
It's a musical masterpiece.
Clapp is a crumbbum!
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I had Rach 3 sitting next to my Pink Floyd and Genesis albums!
Saw it live today! I think it was the best classical concert I went to up till now
First time I heard this piece was on a night bus long time ago. I was at the university and was heading home for a winter break. I had some old cell phone which had FM. So I stumbled upon a radio show where they played a couple of Rachmaninoff's peaces. I was haunted by the music instantly. Although the bus was old and uncomfortable, it somehow displaced me from the time and space and made me feel comfortable and happy, occasionaly tears filled my eyes, and it was because of the emensse beaty that was filling my ears. This is the best performance of piano concerto no 2 I have heard so far. ❤️
I love stories/moments like that! Thanks for sharing. Those unexpectedly sublime moments amongst the ordinary and mundane. Especially watching the world pass by as a passenger.
A simple & beautiful story. Sincere gratitude.
Yup !
Awesome story, agree on the power of this Concerto
Thx for sharing.. maybe you could try listening to Alexander Malofeev.. IMHO, only Russians (or Slavic) could play Rach with sublime intensity of feelings
What a marvellous age we live in. A couple of weeks ago I was in the Royal Festival Hall listening to the immaculate Daniil Trifanov perform this wonderful concerto. And now another dazzling performance here, in the comfort of my own home. I don't want to compare them, I want to savour them both. I love Richter's recording, also on YT, above all others but what a choice we have! All here at the click of a mouse. As I said, we are spoilt for choice. And how wonderful that we can have them all...!
+ComposerInUK Ah, ah, ah! Bla, bla, bla, bla! Sexy Anna? No! too much vodka and potatoes!
+Fritz Kirchhoff That wasn't said about this pianist - I know the article. If you're offended by plunging necklines then look away and hear the mastery. I don't relate or want to engage with cynical people. And you're certainly one of them...
+Mario DiSarli Did I mention that she was sexy? I made a general point about the luxury we all have of enjoying our own chosen performances from those on show here. Again, like Fritz, you're a cynic and I'd rather be an enthusiast and revel in all the fine players we all have today and the choice we are given. Of course we can all have our favourites. But to make such irritating comments does you no credit at all... I hope you cheer up one day.
+ComposerInUK Bla, bla, bla, bla, ...! THE TELEGRAPH
As Nicola Benedetti, the violinist, bemoans the idea that sex sells
classical music, professor of marketing Gloria Moss explains why both
genders cash in on their looks to make their millions
By Professor Gloria Moss
1:27PM
BST 01 Apr 2014
Like it or not, looks affect our responses. So Nicola Benedetti’s
comments that “classical music isn’t supposed to be sexy” and that her
success bears no relation to her looks flies in the face of volumes of
marketing research. It also flies in the face of history, since you have
only to think of the effect of composer and pianist Franz Liszt in the
19th century (a 'looker' in his day) on women to realise this. Women
would tear bits of his clothing, fight over broken piano strings and
locks of his shoulder-length hair. They would even take his cigar butts
and place them in their cleavages.
.....
When it comes to classical music, you could argue that people don't buy
or listen to it based on what the composer or musician looks like: they
listen to their CD or record rather than watch it online through a music
video, where female pop stars generally flirt with the camera to
generate attention.
....
However, people's responses to classical musicians do have a visual
element, whether it is through the CD cover, concert hall or visual
recording, and this will inevitably influence purchasing reactions.
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Sex isn't what sells classical music, Nicola Benedetti says 01 Apr
2014
'Women who do well out of their looks play the game' 01 Apr 2014
'I can wear long skirts when I am 40' 05 Feb 2014
Besides, how do the successful classical musicians get their big break
in the first place? Of course, talent is a huge part of it. So is hard
work. But combine that with a beautiful body, flowing locks and an
attractive smile, and you're onto a winner.
Take extraordinary pianist Yuja Wang, who has made it her signature to
perform in short dresses.
Take Anne Sophie-Mutter, plucked for stardom by Karajan at the age of
13, and her strapless Galliano dresses.
....
Also think of violinist Nigel Kennedy, protégé of Yehudi Menuhin, and
the way his punk hairstyle may have helped him reach a large audience.
The winning recipe is a superabundance of talent plus looks.
Those who know how to use their looks well have an advantage: sex will
always sell.
....
At the end of the day, Benedetti may well baulk at the impact of looks
but there is no denying their impact in her own success. That's just the
world we live in; how does that old saying go: if you've got it, flaunt
it.
Dr Gloria A Moss is professor of marketing and management at
Buckinghamshire New University and a visiting professor at ESG, Paris.
She is the author of gender, design and marketing and has a new book,
'Why men like straight lines and women like polka dots', appearing in
the spring.
+ComposerInUK Indeed! Wonderful times!
For many years I have been searching for the most perfect (to my ears) performance of this magical piece of music.
For so long it was Vladimir Ashkenazy - a beautiful rendition.
However Anna’s interpretation is to my mind superior to this in its passion and pathos.
And all this given at a live performance!
Thank you Anna for lifting my life up just that little bit with your incredible skill.
I had the Vladimir Ashkenazy album, too, and listened to it for years. I never heard a recording that could touch his Then I heard this one. However, there is something so sensual and moving when a woman like Anna plays this piece that takes it to another level.
Heard this concerto for the first time when I was 13 years of age, instantly fell in love with it and Sergei Rachmaninoff. 12 years have passed since then, I'm 25 now and it's still my favourite to this day. 💚
I was 16 when I first heard it. Its been my favourite ever since🎶. So that's 6 years. It never gets boring🎹
Le même pour moi, j'avais treize ans quand je l'ai écouté pour la première fois. J'ai cinquante ans et chaque fois que j'écoute j'éprouve la même émotion, toujours. Il n'y a pas d'autre musique qui touche si profondément.
Same with me, I was thirteen, now I'm 67. The magic never faded.
Rach has been my my classical goat from the first time I ever heard this
Like you I heard it first at 13. I’m 83 now and still I’m entranced ! Glad we found it early
In 10 years of playing piano I learned that no matter what, I could never reach the level of people like her. But that also really makes me appreciate concerts like these. Absolutely immaculate performance!
Yes you can. It just takes mastery. She worked at it a lot more than you did.
No sheet music. That means she has thousands of notes just straight up memorized, with their timing and weights, and everything else. I can't even dial a phone number with out checking the next few digits 3 times.
i doesn't work that way. But it's deffinitly very hard. I had a hard time to memorize the first movement, not even trying to play the second and third.
Almost every concert pianist who plays this plays without sheet music, because of their muscle memory that they developed while practicing and polishing the concerto.
This is very common in concertos.
It's partly due to the beautiful logic governing the structure of the melody; it's not a random collection of notes, after all; it's more like a long and wonderful narrative poem, where each stanza and theme leads us on to greater realizations, and so forth. Nevertheless, the memory power they use must also be extraordinary. After getting all the notes right, the great artist adds expression on top of it all.
She's been practising it for weeks, 8 hours straight per day. Believe me, after enough practice to play a piece at concert level, the soloist knows every note.
I thought i could play in my younger days but alas it was a no go without sheet music no matter how complicated the music
After a long hard night shift at work i messaged my wonderful gradmother asking what her favourite song was and she said this. Its a beautiful peice of music. After listening to it, it reminded me of my very young childhood. Shed always had it on in the backgroud. Such a beautifully and emotionally played peice. Incredible talent
When the strings play at 22:20, I always get tears in my eyes with the beauty the piece provides. Rachmaninoff was an amazing composer.
Possibly the most romantic minute of music
Same! The string plays perfectly and it touches my soul
Oh how I agree with you! Also the opening of Rachmaninoff's 2nd symphony, 3rd movement. Amazing genius.
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Beethoven, please move over. Make room for another one ....
Mind bendingly beautiful piece of music....the ultimate
Fabulous performance both by soloist and the orchestra. She is the perfect balance of power, passion, and sensitivity. She has excellent taste--that ineffable quality of knowing how to wring as as much as possible out of each phrase and section. Also, it's most impressive that a regional orchestra could do so well. It's testimony to the oversupply of fine musicians and conductors relative to the demand. Listen to the tone of of not just the orchestral soloists but ensemble and brilliant conducting. And remember that this is a live concert: much more difficult to mic well than in the studio.
I am not a classical music expert but I know this piece pretty well. Since watching Brief Encounter first introduced me to it 30 years or so ago I have loved it and listened to it countless times on vinyl and CD ... seeing it performed so beautifully, as you say by both the soloist and the orchestra just moved me to tears .. wonderful performance of an incomparable piece of music.
I'm just waiting for the day when I read these comments and see Taylor Swift's entry, "GOD, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I NEVER KNEW SUCH MUSIC EXISTED!" That will make my day. (JJ Townley, also a composer of a neo-Romantic Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor here on UA-cam)
You are not alone in that respect, Mr. Pickard.
At the 2013 BBC Proms, Nobuyuki Tsujii did a great performance as well. In some places even better than this one.
I find the way that he plays it to be better articulated and balanced compared to this one.
Imagine what he could offer if he wasn't blind!
i don't know much about Rachmaninoff's work but this is definitely one of the best pieces of classical music i've ever heard.
Imo this is the best Piano Concerto ever
Completly agreed! THE BEST! IT TAKE YOU TO THE REALM OF CLASSIC MUSIC!
Fun fact: Rachmaninoff's hands are 12 inches long.
100th like :D
@@devonchristopher5837 just third part of n 3 for me is the most,specially played by Olga Kern
I've watched this a million times. It never gets old. It is sheer brilliance on everyone's part, but especially Anna. Everything about this piece is an absolute gift.
The second movement of this nearly always brings me to tears. So amazing.
I love at around the 22 minute mark when they pan across the crowd, some people are blinking profusely, some have their hands clasped against their chest and some are just sitting back with their eyes closed savouring the moment.
yeah that was pretty amazing
Well you ageist moron, whats wrong with old people, they have as much right to be there as youngsters and can probably appreciate far more the beauty of great music played by devoted stars
In my country, China, the audience of an orchestra concert is mainly composed by middle aged people and young students. "Classical" music is being reintroduced to China, and although only a small fraction of people get interested, that makes a large number of enthusiasts, given the huge population.
I absolutely agree, it aslo happens to me....it's PERFECT and TIMELESS.
This must be the sound of heaven. Rachmaninoff amazes me, I have listened to this piece more than 50 times since I discovered it and even now, the shivers I get are equal to the ones when I heard this for this first time. And thank you Miss Fedorova and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for this performance. Just divine.
This is the most incredible redition of this piece I have ever heard. Fedorava is incomperable, and so are the soloists and the whole orchestra. I have never heard it played with such intensity and feeling. It is if the whole orchestra istouched by something holy. Carried me away.
It is true that sometimes we are all so focused on the soloist that we forget how important the role of the orchestra is.
+LD Sledge Played with a slower tempo than usual. It not has the monumentality of some other interpretations or the dynamic ferocity of other but still possesses a great lyricism and crystalline clarity! I believe that clarity is the key element of this concert. An audience not very prepared! The applause at the end of the first movement makes you smile the talented soloist.
I think this work does not need the "monumentality" that some put into it. Fedorova has shown us that the work is brilliant without it. It is a much more delicate piece than the Rach 3, which is much much much more monumental in every way than the Rach 2. Leave the monumentality for the 3, I feel!
+LD Sledge , was good but still not as much as Van Cliburn or Yuja Wang .
+LD Sledge I agree. It's a spectacular rendition. I adore this concert.
Absolutely beautiful. It takes you on a journey far from the world's problems.
Yes, and the unsolventabel fucking problems of a criminal russian!
If I had the urge to cough there, I would rather suffocate.
a good idea
hahah
Jajaja OMG u would be like purple only for not messing it all
Let's suffocate in public.. 😂
I was thinking the same thing! Damn the people who cough at such sacred manifestations of culture
Amazing. Imagine playing the piano for 37 min straight. Now, imagine playing one of the most difficult pieces ever written, for 37 min straight.
Imagine Playing it flawlessly and without sheets
Definitely not the most difficult pieces
36 mins xx
Robert Jensen when you know a piece very well, and you’ve played it a lot, you can play that whole piece automatically. I think she knows the piece so well she just has to think of her rendition. That’s my idea, because I have the same thing with some pieces lol.
@@maua2848 That's what makes a virtuoso, the ability to think the music. I kinda get it because my ability to recall music is far, far better than my normal memory - but it's nowhere near this level.
One of the best ever composers of the classical music Rakhmaninoff, particularly for Piano, and Anna is certainly the first class performer. the only best ever I heard was my father. My father had this performance with this concert as his Diploma work in the Conservatory. And listened this concert many times in my life. Thank you Anna Fedorova, you are the Star performer and thank you for bringing me such a beautiful memories of my dad!
❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Anar for this beatiful memory of your father.
I love how many of the audience had their eyes closed, truly listening to the music
this is what 40 hours of practice everyday looks like
*sounds like too www
40hrs everyday! Clever!
ling ling workout
But theres only 24 hours in a day....
My stupid head Actually thought this was serious.
Yep, 40 hours every day, 10 days a week, for 15 months a year. She never stops.
This particular piece was what lured me in to appreciate classical music. I first heard it from a phonograph album when I was 10. I am now 70. Thanks to my parents, to God, and to Sergei Rachmaninoff for this absolute masterpiece - that a 10-year-old could understand and love.
First heard it when I was 14 I am now 81, what would life be like without this beautiful sound
My 18 month old daughter responds to this when I put it on.
Anna, I asked you to marry me last year, but you haven't replied yet. Please hurry up. I've just turned 74.
One of the most beautiful pieces ever written. Rachmaninoff was a genius.
yes you are so true to say...+
Very true. I nodded off listening to him once as well and had an amazing dream.
I SO agree - He was given an amazing gift. His compositions bring joy to my heart every time I listen to them. We are so lucky he was part of this universe for a time! (Bernstein, Gershwin, Mahler are also favorites).
Serg Kruglovsky
Don't correct me, correct the uploader if you have a problem. I have vinyl records from the 1960s and it's written both ways.
I highly agree
I've listened to it a thousand times and still can't get rid of it. Thanks, Anna, for playing such a magnificent piece of music.
I first heard this when I was in 6th grade (11 years old) and has been listening to it almost everyday until now at age 27 as a medical doctor. I’m an amateur classical pianist for 21 years and I hope I could play Rach 2 with an orchestra soon. Still my ultimate dream ❤
Good luck!
Wow, eleven years old? And a doctor? Tell us more!
@@rodders7744 I first heard Rach 2 when I got the opportunity to watch a piano concert by a visiting virtuoso pianist in my hometown in Dipolog when I was 11. Believe it or not, I have been listening to it almost everyday since I was 11 until now that I am 27. In fact, I attended an exclusive piano concert last night, they were playing Rach 2. My passion rests on treating patients and diseases, but my real passion is on piano playing. ❤️
Hey I'm 19, heard this when I was first 14 years old, and.. first year into medicine haha
It's so fascinating to see a senior with such a similar story, because I've been playing the piano since I was 9 too, my dream is to play it when love blooms in my heart
I hope your dream comes true. ❤
Every time I watch this concert I am brought to tears by Anna’s incredible playing. She is a ballerina when she plays. Her passion and heart is poured into every note and the sound pours forth naturally like a flowing stream down a mountain side. And kudos go to the fine orchestra and conductor because they work so well with her and she with them. It’s as if nature itself were performing this piece.
It's as if God is performing it.
Couldn’t agree more
I concur, I love her fingers whizzing through melodies
i bring my lower self to tears while staring at those beautiful pudgy arms.
If you're looking for Brett and Eddy's majestic sacrilegious duet part, i think it's at 13:27 -cont
Edit:
Apparently it's this part exactly starting from 21:50 (thanks to the replies!!)
No it's 22:10
22:19
Thanks, i actually just watched twoset and curious
@@makahadamasa2732 ooh ur right, thanks!! 🥰
Never thought id find u
I've been listening to this concerto for 50 years and I know that I will never tire of it
Me too. It is what made me fall in love with classical music.
The level of playing by this woman is so incomprehensively precise and exquisite in its execution that I am left speechless!! Marvelous
26:20 is incredible to me. The chords are just magic. I’ll be going through my day, just internally longing to hear these chords. Rachmaninoff was such a genius.
Holy… that part is good😮
@@Laverti12345 It's much more impactful when you listen to the whole 2nd movement, at least in my opinion
22:19 gives me goosebumps literally every time I hear it.
So fucking true. Literally every time, u are right
amazinggg
Try listening to 'Orgasmatron' by Motorhead then!
@@koontzman123 bro the hell
It's my favorite moment in all of recorded music.
Absolutely mind blowing that an artist can play at this level at age 23. Pantaleev and the orchestra are superb. And (shallow Hal moment) I am in love with the beautiful concertmistress.
Rachmaninoff piano concerto No.2 is definitely my all time favorite music piece. And this performance with pianist Anna Fedorova is by far one of the best one I've ever heard. I've been listening to this one for many years and I don't even know how many times. I always get back to it because I know it will move my heart. Just absolutely beautiful. Amazing orchestra performance and fantasitc pianist!
Agree - so do I, and as a professional musician - trust me, I don't do it often, :) I guess, she has really nailed it!
This is my favourite piece of classical music. Everything about it is beautiful. One of my favourite parts is the soaring French horn solo about two thirds of the way through the first movement; it always brings tears to my eyes, and this recording is no exception. The performance is absolutely spellbinding. The pianist as well as the orchestra. Knowing the history of the piece, and some of the mental health challenges that Rachmaninoff was facing, makes it even that much more poignant.
I play horn, but I wish I could play like that. Beautiful
@@colatf2 I hear you. I play piano, but I wish I could play like that.🙂
I’m considering getting a French horn, largely because of that solo
@@dwayne_dibley Good thought. I might have to consider that, too!
yes omg i love that part!!! so beautiful
It makes me so happy that people of all different ages, race, religion, and shoe size can all come together and agree on what beauty is. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to agree and get along. Next step is just extending this beautiful outlook over everything. :)
Mason Belue Just in the internet right? At the concertos, just very old white European rich people.
Lucas Rodmo That's such a cliche.. Guys a ticket to one of this concerts doesn't cost a thousand euros. It is really affordable, it costs most of the times like 20-100 euros. Depending on which seat you want to sit.
La conexión que esta obra tiene con mi espíritu, es algo tan íntimo, tan profundo, que no me siento capaz ni de opinar sobre ella...tan sólo me gustaría (si ello fuera posible) solidarizarme con aquel Rachmaninov capaz de darla vida.
You have an attitude that is as beautiful as this music. Thank you so much.
Well said
This is one of the greatest compositions ever written in the history of music. I was introduced to it when I was six years old by my older brother who loved Classical Music. We enjoyed listening to this and other music in front of the ember-filled fireplace. That was along time ago since I’m in my eighties now, but the 13:39 music is still wonderfully enjoyed by all. Thank you for playing the great music that we love so very much.
its been 20 minutes and im still waiting for the words dude this song has a loooonngg intro 👺👺
@@Kermit15243the lyrics start at 32:36
She has it all memorized. Hundreds of pages! Thank you. It's beautiful.
Looking at the sheet music, she missed an entire bar at 35:15, but it was just for a second.
@@ilovemycatrussell9298 yes but slip ups happen if you have to memorize hunderds of pages lol, it is still incredible and most of us wont notice it
The most beautiful concerts I wiil heard until my life ends, the Rachmaninov symphonies & piano concerts.
The most beautiful piano concerto in my opinion.
at least the most beautiful that I have heard of
Yn bendant
My first ever classical concert... I became addicted
Ha, Motzart beats it just in a concerto I cannot find now.
SPELLBOUNDING!
I saw her play this live with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra about 4 years ago. we were halfway down the orchestra on the left side, facing the stage. During the second movement, I could look towards the stage and see people wiping the tears from their eyes they were so moved by her performance. Wonderful. Yeah. Me too.
It´s a pleasure to hear/see a superb Orchestra, with an Excellent Pianist, playing a great music.
If you add the fact that she is a beautiful lady, wow, what a killer combination !!!!!
When I read the Rachmaninoff's biography in its depression state, I can imagine 14:52 as a soundtrack of this stage of his life, 19:50 when he got a new sparkle of creativity and 22:00- at the top of his carreer; 23:02 at the end of his wonderful life and existence. Thank you for this music Sergei, you saved my mind from quarantine depression! Thank you wherever you are!
The soundtrack to my life. I cry every time I listen to this concerto. And Anna is incredible.❤
Does this to me every time too.
I first heard this on a Korean drama series Thirty-nine..if you want to listen again and cry some more than this drama series is stellar..
This piece stirs up so much emotion in me, it's deep within my soul. Anyone else shed a tear on hearing this?
Yes.
YES
Yes! ❤️
I did.
All the time..
Literally, crying every time. God and humanity, Heaven and Earth.
I just watched Anna's rehearsal in Portugal, and I have to say, that I haven't felt so moved by a pianist as her, for such a long time. Her technique, but more importantly, her sensibility and her passion are trully amazing. She sings with her hands with such density and such mellow. It's a real magical journey. Thank you Anna. Thank you...
The Indifference I said this (in essence) 18 months ago when I first heard it & my opinion hasn't changed & I've seen most of the "greats" play this & heard the rest! It is great to hear from some like minded person.
John Hopkins During the rehearsal, at first I didn't recognize her, but then I remembered it. I remembered watching this recording. It's even more incredible to watch it live. Many years from now, I'm pretty sure she will be alongside the greatest.
The Indifference I also watched her playing at the CCB, Portugal, but unfortunately it was through television (RTP2). Although she really did well, I still prefer the performances by Rubinstein or Richter. When I compare them, I think she lacks on some aspects while playing this wonderful piece...
***** extremely skillful, too fast.. too insensitive to melody.. IMHO
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This music can weave itself to your core and soothe the most extreme suffering.. so grateful
So beautifully expressed!
@@tatvafnu6604 …and that’s precisely what it’s doing for me right now as I cannot sleep. God Bless musicians who can miraculously convert symbols on a page into such Heavenly melodies
67 years old and hardly ever listened to classical music,dont even know how i got to this, WOW absolutely amazing, had a tear in my eye watching every one playing and that piano lady fantastic, I will be listening to some more now, think i am hooked, Thank you everyone.
I advise you also listen to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1
LO VOY A ESCUCHAR TCHAILKOSKY ❤ MARAVILLOSO COMPOSITOR ❤ SI EL N 1 ❤❤❤
FUI JOVEN Y BAILE MUCHO CLASICO Y NO OLVIDO LA MUSICA ... ES EL ALMA Y LA EXPRESIÓN DEL CUERPO CON ELLA ES LO MAS DEL SER HUMANO ❤ ADORO LO QUE HICE Y LO QUE SIGO HACIENDO CON MIS LIMITACIONES PROPIAS DE LA EDAD ❤ PERO SIN ARTE YO NO SE VIVIR ... OLGA DESDE LA PLATA ..... ARGENTINA
There is just something so POWERFUL about this special piece by Rachmaninov it gives me chills everytime regardless of who plays it
+e f You haven't heard me play it yet! :D
+e f
Exactly! Simply read his story - one of many displaced people - result, Homesickness.
Anna Fedovora is class!
The CD I have is that of Vladimir Ashkenazy - 20+ tracks - 'Great Piano Concertos' - cost approx. £30.
I would also recommend Mischa Maisky's DVD - Bach - The 'Cello Suites, also around £30.
Suite No.5 in C minor, 4. Sarabande is my signature tune. Get some more Chills - only good ones.
Bach laid the musical mosaic of tiles on the floor + grouted them too and Shakespeare sorted out the air, on paper.
With Good Wishes,
Maureen.
Iveta Apkalna
In spite of his sound, I recommend the recording of the composer himself. For me is the best interpretation.
Is curious, I think totally de opposite. In my opinion when Rachmaninoff plays his compositions are too perfect but boring, no emotion or passion in his playing.
Well, is a very personal opinion.
Oh My Gosh ! There are no words to express the sensations this performance has created ...
Thank you Anna Fedorova
yeah the soloist absolutely did amazing, this is stunning, but. can we talk about the seamless transition from flute to clarinet at 12:48
? you can't tell when the flute stops and the clarinet takes over. gave me chills
did not have the slightest bit of awareness after 40 hours of listening, thank you for pointing it ouy
Thank so much Conductor and Pianist Anna Fedorova. They are Great. Conducter was a Violinist, he has a lots expriences, he played this concert at Helen Grimaud. Thank all Musicians.
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B52 And luthiers that make instruments
This time I hear it with such sensitivity that very often tears come to my eyes..... Thank you Anna and thank you UA-cam that it is possible for me to hear and feel such wonderful music........
+Lani Ratulangi I always weep when I listen to this gorgeous music! ♪
I am a rather virile man who never weeps. But, I haven't heard his second concerto undistracted for several years and as I soared through the universe on the wings of this special combination of musical elements, time stopped and, yes, I wept like a girl! I've worked with rough men all my life, but somehow, the first movement of this old favorite penetrated my tough old soul as nothing else could!
+louis klugh
Good on yer! Rachmaninoff composed 3 pianoconcerti one can listen to all one's life to the exclusion of much of the other lovely compositions by others.
+Khairilanuar Othman Indeed, but there is also a fourth concerto (in G minor, op. 40). I have heard it maybe six times, and each time I note how attractive it is... and an hour later, I cannot recall any its themes. It happens every time.
Steven Tiger
Thanks for sharing that with me. If it's on youtube, I hope to locate it. However, after that tremendous conclusion to the 3rd, Rachmaninoff ought to have considered calling it a day!
There has never been such a lovely place of music beautifully played I have known this masterpiece since I was in my teens I am now 82years old
I love how Anna quickly got up the moment the piece ended to thank the conductor, the orchestra and the audience. The gleaming smile on her face shows how grateful she was to everyone who was present. She's taking in the applause whole heartedly and makes me as a listener clap for her even more. It's so clear from her expressions that she acknowledges her skills, her amazing playing but is also not being proud, like "I can play this" but rather being "I played this and I'm so happy I could do it!" So sweet and energetic at the same time!
breathtaking performance
Spacebo, Anna!
I can listen to Anna Fedorova's Rachmaninoff more than one hundred times and never feel tired. She is one of the best, no doubt!
I am at a loss for words, this music is so moving. It is as if an angel came down from Heaven and played this music. The music is overwhelmingly beautiful.
+Michajeru yes !
+Michajeru "It is as if an angle came down from Heaven"
I'm not sure if you're being funny or not, but did you mean an angel or an angle, such as 45°?
+bored1980 I made a spelling error which has now been corrected.
+bored1980 You're so acute!
+bored1980 don't be so obtuse
Back home in my childhood, I used to darken the entire room and listen to Rcshmaninoff's masterpiece. Then turn on all lights & start to study with full energy. I love this piece dearly ❤
I marvel at her fingers dexterity and her memorizing of such a complicated,difficult piece. She is so amazing. Thank you for all of your hard work..This Rachmaninoff concerto has been a favorite of mine since I first heard It a the age of ten. I am 82 now and still love so much.😊
That "breaking free feeling" monent that starts at 22:19 gives me serious goosebumps.
Blackout muse
This is exactly the excerpt that kept me coming back to this performance, it's literally just magical.
The same to me
crying each time
Fedorova plays some sections with more delicacy and feeling than any other performance I've ever heard. Truly a masterful interpretation.
OMG ... She plays like a pneumatic hammer... Cmon