"The Rach project" : Valentina Lisitsa LSO / Michael Francis. Recording of complete concerti of Rachmaninov starting with # 1 and #2 in Sept. London, Abbey Rd Studios.
TimshawkTX KSA Seguro que ella es la Número Uno! Aunque hay otras excelentes Pianistas. Martha Argerich, Yuja Wang, H Grimaud, HJ LIM, Khatia Buniatishvili, Natalie Schwamova, La otra Valentina: Igoshina, Anna fedorova, Urska Babic, No en ese orden, sino lo escribo según las voy recordando. Si bien es cierto que omití otras por culpa de mi mala memoria. Las amo a TODAS!!!
Valentina, you can't imagine how much I wanted to hear this with no orchestra. I wanted to create an exclusive bond between my head and the piano solo. Now I can enjoy this concerto in a full new level of complicity. I was in my car saying who the hell is playing? It's magnificent! And then of course, Valentina, aaahhh, what a wonderful way to start my morning. You are my heroine( no the drug, but same effect).
She usually practices 6 hours a day BEAR MINIMUM. Usually 10 to 12 hours a day. She starts around 9pm and ends around 3am. She puts her kids to be and her husband goes to bed. Then she goes into a sound controlled room they made to practice. (I saw it on a documentary of her on you tube - I forget where) Really cool stuff. !!!!
@studentoftheword I agree. You find your gift- we all have at least one-then spend time fine tuning it like a kid learning how to play baseball with his father 👍🏻
This Lady has strong hands, her left hand is amazing and capable to push hard on low notes if necessary. But her most remarkable gift is the incredible speed and coordination between fingers, i have seen many other pianists in Rac still she impress me, the stunning naturalness and apparent lack of fatigue remember me Martha Argerich.....another gift of God.
Valentina's galvanic performance of the 2nd with orchestra still unjustly misses the first page of results on UA-cam (where one sees TWO separate performances by Khatia sitting there) So much for a fair ordering system. Not many know that Valentina mortgaged her house in South Carolina....when she lived there, she now lives in Paris...in order to finance the Rachmaninoff Project of recording all 5 of the Rachmaninoff works for piano/orchestra with the London Phil. Such dedication to a composer is unknown today. I can only admire her bravery, her artistry...and, let's get a little shallow here, her beauty. :-)
You know it’s good music when you can hear the orchestra in your head. Rachmaninoff really put the effort into the piano as well as the orchestra. Fantastic composer!
Anytime I need inspiration, this is where I go. I cannot get enough of this beautiful orchestraless iteration of a Rachmanninov great. ValentinaLisitsa, thank you so much. :)
I’m learning this now. This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for this. I’m on the first movement and using it as a reference. I feel privileged to have a perfect interpretation from you. Valentina the Queen.
Definitely and the fact that you can hear only the piano makes it so much easier to reference when learning compared to using other recordings with the orchestra in the background
This feels so intimate. Like you are in your night clothes. You tried to sleep but you couldn't. Something heavy was pressing on your mind. Then you got up to play this concerto to calm your soul.
CLASSICAL KARAOKE !! I just hummed the entire orchestral part !! :-) This is actually superb !!! Valentina is a body occupied by an old old old soul ...here again...doing what her spirit does best. Life is college. Enduring the latest course she's on.
Notice how Lisitsa tilts her hand sideways to use her entire 5th finger to get the most out of the bass in the opening while remaining completely relaxed. I aspire to be this relaxed when I play, it’s an art form in itself!
Valentina is the best of the best!! Her piano skills are simply superb. She just glides over those keys, which of course is the way it should be done. She really is perfection. I could listen to her play hours on end. She is amazing and along with that has a wonderful personality and demeanor with her students. There are other fine pianists out there, but to me, Valentina is absolutely #1 in the world. Keep entertaining us Valentina!! I wish I could hear you play in person somewhere, some time, perhaps New York City when COVID-19 is gone for good!! FANTASTIC!!! BRILLIANT!!
Looking at your fingers flying, I felt I was taking a trip to an exotic world. So enchanting. You are really good at letting the piano SOUND. Beautiful tones. Thank you.
Yeha Marin That is so true! You can fill in the orchestra in your head while you listen to her play solo. Plus there are so many fine nuances in the piano part that tend to be drowned out a bit when playing with orchestra. You can hear every detail of the piano part in this recording. It's amazing.
Per me sei la più grande pianista a livello mondiale ! Per tecnica , sensibilità e molto altro che ci fai leggere tra le righe …tutto un mondo che appartiene al nostro interiore ….alla nostra anima ! Un’ ICONA del pianoforte !!!
Valentina, thank you so much for your performance last night! I had a wonderful time listening to your outstanding interpretation of this timeless piece! I hope to have an opportunity to listen to you again soon. Best wishes.
takes notes kids: relaxed hands. all the way through the piece. it is so important to play relaxed. she doesnt tense up almost at all to play a accented note, she shifts the weight of her hand, if you need more, shift your body weight into the keyboard
Prochy you can’t play with such relaxed hands if you don’t have incredible finger strength because your fingers will “slip” and produce an uneven tone. For starters, relaxed wrists and then you need to practice a lot of technique. And most important thing should be to keep fingers curled and tone production even.
Prochy - If you’re hands and arms etc were completely relaxed you wouldn’t be able to even play the piano. Tension is needed to play the piano. But that is often avoided because tension has become a bit of a pejorative amongst pianists. Only unnecessary tension should be eliminated. And furthermore, reacting to a comment in this thread, finger strength does not exist. There are no muscles in the fingers. The only thing that allows you to raise fingers is the tendons in your arm. You don’t need to improve these tendons. In order to get good technique you only need to learn how to use the tendons in the most efficient way possible.
Ms. Lisitsa, I say this with the utmost sincerity: You are truly one of the greats of our time!! I never thought I would enjoy this concerto more without the orchestra until I listened to this! One of my all-time favorite pieces of music. Thank you!
Z0LSTICE Well it really comes down to whether or not you think the artist has the definitive, final say on his or her work. I don't think so, but I take it you do? Regarding tempo, though, it's mostly just a personal feeling I have that I feel like I've noticed a lot.
Leo T I'd say there is room for creativity in different interpretations, but I think the music should still be respected. The thing is that we don't know how most classical music was intended to sound since its composers are dead, but since we have the actual recording of the composer playing his own work, there is less interpretation that I find acceptable. I know each person plays a piece differently, but I think we should try to mimic the playing of the composer since that is the way they originally thought about it in their mind.
Thank you for this remarkable performance without the orchestra which can drag you down. You have found the heart and soul of this great composer. I am deeply moved and in tears. Thank You! Thank You!
❤❤❤ Валентина, Вы возвели на такую высоту музыку Сергея Васильевича Рахманинова, что даже партия фортепиано без оркестра стала самодостаточной в Вашем исполнении! Браво!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
*1:02** Я прям физически слышу партию струнных. Или это из-за того, что много раз прослушивал этот концерт и в памяти остались чёткие музыкальные образы этого произведения, или так построена гармония, что появляются яркие звуковые ассоциации с тягучим матовым тембральным окрасом струнных.*
This is incredible. There are so many stories told within this piece. I frequently listen to it while I’m working and notice that my thought pattern changes moods as the piece progresses. And as always, Valentina plays it masterfully.
Grazie Maestra, meraviglioso e unico, il Tuo dono. Mai era occorso di ascoltare il nudo spartito del più grande Concerto prodotto da mente umana. Il risultato é di una purezza straordinaria e commovente. Una nuova Melodia é sopraggiunta, l'Orchestra suona nella mia mente! Meraviglioso! Marco Rotondi
I’ve learned this by heart until 3:00 in. But the more I play it, the more I appreciate this video. Holy moly this is so fast and clean and insanely well played…
What these fingers and the brain achieve is a real miracle for the ear: 10 fingers move independently of each other with finely graduated velocity and with 10 milliseconds of precise timing for each keystroke, otherwise you would immediately hear any friction in Rachmaninoff's note flow. And this elegance of fluid movement is also wonderful for the eyes. Bravo Valentina Lisitsa, Superstar!
Valentina does these solo performances, unlike any other professional artist out there, because she just absolutely loves to play piano. She does it, I'm sure, for the sheer joy of creating beautiful music for the listener without thought of any "reward". That's what makes her a great humanitarian as well as a great pianist.
Unbelievable. This moved me to tears... you can see how impassioned you get! How your hands move and touch the keys... you have a gift! Thanks so much for sharing it with the world.... the gift of music is such an amazing one!
Some people can make each note be heard very clearly but Lisitsa is an EXPERT when it comes to co troll over the multiple lines of a piece. Sometimes I swear the lower voices of each string of chords is singing!!! Her voicing is actual perfection, exquisite!
I had forgotten how much I love watching her play...……. until I watched this again. I thought I was pretty good because I can play fantasia impromptu, until I watched this. That you Valentina, I needed that dose of humility. and I reacieved it with a beautiful piece.
Здравствуйте всем известная Валентина Лисица.Вы наверное не помните но вы делали со мной мастер класс в Ереване в школе имени Чайковсого.Я играл у вас С.В.Рахманинов прелюдия соль минор.Кстати я решил взять этот концерт по этому я решил слушать это соло.Просто шикарно играйте.❤❤❤
Maybe because I have listened to this concerto so many times that I have got it in my head. But does anyone else hear the phantom strings playing for the melody between 0:30 - 1:30? Or did Rachmaninoff somehow cleverly crafted those notes in the piano? Especially the build up to 1:00.
I could also hear the sonority of the strings section, at 1:03. I think that because this passage is very fast, there is no time for the notes to decay due to the dizzying speed with which they are played. This resonance maintained at maximum volume creates this impressive illusion of strings. It is no wonder that these tail pianos are called orchestral. The sound of Steinway is simply impressive. I think that this effect is due to the fact that the sound of the steinway is darker and with medium and treble more full. I think that this effect would hardly be achieved in a Bösendorfer due to its crystalline and sparkling tone, where the bass, mid and treble have definite and clear sonority.
He must've experimented all his life with the voices. Maybe when he was younger, he realised that playing with such speed and accuracy gave the listener an illusion of multiple voices (violin, orchestra) on the piano
Wow! Amazing!! Without orchestra, all the rich piano nuances come thru so clear. it's a testament to Rachman's writing style and great performance by Valentina. Russian soul thru and thru!
It's really cool, you don't really appreciate how the who sides complement each other until you listen to just the piano by itself. Makes me appreciate Rach even more.
I just love the piano. This piece is one of my classical favorites. Although I don't play the piano. I play the violin. I wished I learned how to play the piano. Well there is still time to learn how to play it.
Wow, absolutely beautiful! :) Every time I come on UA-cam, this is the first video I always listen to. There's something mystical that attracts me not only to the piece, but to Valentina as well; it's beyond pure explanation.
One of the best pianist on You Tube. Only she can play a piano concerto without an orchestra and still manage to get over 1.4 million views. How you like that?
Beauty in motion and angels singing in ears! I'm presently working on this piece and was thrilled to see this minus the orchestra. I've been following you since the beginning, Ms. Listista you will be on the list of the greatest pianist of all time.............BRAVO
She usually practices 6 hours a day BEAR MINIMUM. Usually 10 to 12 hours a day. She starts around 9pm and ends around 3am. She puts her kids to be and her husband goes to bed. Then she goes into a sound controlled room they made to practice. (I saw it on a documentary of her on you tube - I forget where) Really cool stuff. !!!!
OMG, this is an outstanding performance. Valentina shows the best of her technique, turning the piano into an instrument of infinite shades! I can't help but hear the orchestra in the background...
I just love it when someone plays a concerto with just the intended instrument alone or accompanied with just a piano playing the orchestral parts. That way i get to hear the full instrument's intentions. Very often a lot of the instrument's parts are simply drowned out when the orchestra starts playing full blast.
3:34 onwards gives me a very warm feeling. It kind of resembles the end of a sad story, with someone hugging me and then whispering very gently: "It will all be alright".
Valentina is the greatest living interpreter of Rachmaninoff's Concerto's. Nobody else even comes close. The 130 dislikes are those that have gotten used to hearing it played incorrectly, as 90% of the competition does, with new 2nd rate performances appearing almost every month.
I greatly enjoy these solo piano performances of the Rachmaninoff concertos, because they give such a deep and delightful insight into the craftsmanship of the composition and the talent of the performer.
I've been facinated with the beauty of the Rachmaninov's composition, the Valentina's play. And I've been impressed with the passion of the both. I wonder what the origin or drive of their passion is. Simple pure love to music ? Devotion to audience ? Politics sometimes could disturb and distort the musical delightment. I hope for peaceful days back.
I really like the moment at 1:42 and the ending at 8:43 is so epic, reminds me of Pirates Of The Caribbean... but the whole peace is just gorgeous. Rachmaninoff was such a genius.
+chunhaylee I feel like the bass is actually a bit too much? For this solo performance I felt like she was banging on that lowest F. But I guess if she was playing with the orchestra it would be what they needed to properly hear the piano part. Otherwise, beautifully done. :)
audio schizophrenia: clearly hearing an orchestra that is not there
Oh wait, I did not even notice that there was no orchestra 😱
I "hear" it as well.
me three
me four
Me fourteen
Those low notes after the intro are so resonant, they sound like bells
best interpretation ever !!
jerrynova14 That was what Rachmaninoff was going for, which just goes to show the muscianship Lisitsa has while sticking to her own interpretation.
Makes me remember of Weissenberg's recording with Karajan and the Berliner Philarmoniker. That recording always gives me goosebumps.
well i guess rachmaninoff really liked bells
Funny you should say they sound like bells...
I honestly believe this to be in the top 5 greatest compositions in musical history... Lisitsa does a fantastic job with it.
Personally i think number 1
TimshawkTX KSA Seguro que ella es la Número Uno! Aunque hay otras excelentes Pianistas. Martha Argerich, Yuja Wang, H Grimaud, HJ LIM, Khatia Buniatishvili, Natalie Schwamova, La otra Valentina: Igoshina, Anna fedorova, Urska Babic, No en ese orden, sino lo escribo según las voy recordando. Si bien es cierto que omití otras por culpa de mi mala memoria. Las amo a TODAS!!!
Number Two after the second Chopin Concerto
TimshawkTX KSA I so agree.
TimshawkTX KSA I so not agree
The Queen of Rachmaninoff.
Ironic
@@flambr you mean Iconic?
Considering she made a whole video called “I don’t like Rachmaninoff” where she explained how she doesn’t like playing him
Also her instagram literally is queen_of_rachmaninoff
Thumbs up if you came here from Andre's 'Classical Pianist goes Metal!' 400K special video
Jesus, She's so fast at the piano, the orchestra hasn't even arrived yet
Nice pearl
tsss hahaha
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Minute 8:32 the orchestra is going down from the bus
It did get her the recording contract. Of course you are such an ignorant sob who don’t understand
Valentina, you can't imagine how much I wanted to hear this with no orchestra. I wanted to create an exclusive bond between my head and the piano solo. Now I can enjoy this concerto in a full new level of complicity. I was in my car saying who the hell is playing? It's magnificent! And then of course, Valentina, aaahhh, what a wonderful way to start my morning.
You are my heroine( no the drug, but same effect).
Complexity? Complicit means you're standing by knowing something bad is going on that you aren't doing anything about...
Also "you are my heroine" is kinda corny
@@epicbottleflips5032 you really cut deep don't you...
how do you know what effect heroine has?
@@philipnguyen9489 broooo
Her speed and voicing is near spot-on with the original Rachmaninoff recordings - Bravo! That is no easy feat.
She usually practices 6 hours a day BEAR MINIMUM. Usually 10 to 12 hours a day. She starts around 9pm and ends around 3am. She puts her kids to be and her husband goes to bed. Then she goes into a sound controlled room they made to practice. (I saw it on a documentary of her on you tube - I forget where) Really cool stuff. !!!!
@@studentoftheword6115 perhaps 40 hours a day?
@studentoftheword I agree. You find your gift- we all have at least one-then spend time fine tuning it like a kid learning how to play baseball with his father 👍🏻
The orchestra is in my head)
me too
ABSOLUTELY!!!
Yeah can't help at all!
Figment of your imagination
CRINGEEEEE
The orchestra automatically plays in my head as I watch her stunning technique and appreciate the piano part so much more.
Are U still alive? Respond within a month if yes, don't respond if no
This Lady has strong hands, her left hand is amazing and capable to push hard on low notes if necessary. But her most remarkable gift is the incredible speed and coordination between fingers, i have seen many other pianists in Rac still she impress me, the stunning naturalness and apparent lack of fatigue remember me Martha Argerich.....another gift of God.
thanks, thats my wife.
This is a breathtaking version, never heard this one without Orchestra, it sounds like a new piece for me!
It's unbelievably Fantastic!!! Bravo.
This might be the deepest composition of all time. It's just so profoundly beautiful and tragic.
Al Buzz nothing beats Beethoven's 9th
or mozart's lacrimosa
Valentina's galvanic performance of the 2nd with orchestra still unjustly misses the first page of results on UA-cam (where one sees TWO separate performances by Khatia sitting there) So much for a fair ordering system. Not many know that Valentina mortgaged her house in South Carolina....when she lived there, she now lives in Paris...in order to finance the Rachmaninoff Project of recording all 5 of the Rachmaninoff works for piano/orchestra with the London Phil. Such dedication to a composer is unknown today. I can only admire her bravery, her artistry...and, let's get a little shallow here, her beauty. :-)
Al Buzz Masterful!! No other way to describe it...Rachmaninoff lives to this day through her! No one can touch her with his masterpieces
Nothing beats Mahler's 2nd Symphony
You know it’s good music when you can hear the orchestra in your head. Rachmaninoff really put the effort into the piano as well as the orchestra. Fantastic composer!
LEFT PINKY OF STEEL
AGREED.
Toby Bradbury pinky is lit.
Where did she leave it?
It's titanium you jerk!!
played that concerto. right pinky is quite stressed too on all this melodies
I read the title and I was like "Oh cool" then my eyes moved down to see "Valentina Lisitsa" -- Immediate click
click what?
Click on the video, duh!
oh, i get it now
Lmao same
I didn't know listening to this would be this hard. I hurt my vocal cords singing the orchestra parts
me too xD
Try singing just one part at a time.
me too.
Frédéric Chopin because they can. Lol.
Frédéric Chopin Cause they aren’t DEAD! Suck it, Fred.
Anytime I need inspiration, this is where I go. I cannot get enough of this beautiful orchestraless iteration of a Rachmanninov great. ValentinaLisitsa, thank you so much. :)
I’m learning this now. This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for this. I’m on the first movement and using it as a reference. I feel privileged to have a perfect interpretation from you. Valentina the Queen.
Definitely and the fact that you can hear only the piano makes it so much easier to reference when learning compared to using other recordings with the orchestra in the background
How's your learning going??
This feels so intimate. Like you are in your night clothes. You tried to sleep but you couldn't. Something heavy was pressing on your mind. Then you got up to play this concerto to calm your soul.
Imagine not being able to sleep and go play Rach 2
CLASSICAL KARAOKE !! I just hummed the entire orchestral part !! :-) This is actually superb !!! Valentina is a body occupied by an old old old soul ...here again...doing what her spirit does best. Life is college. Enduring the latest course she's on.
Notice how Lisitsa tilts her hand sideways to use her entire 5th finger to get the most out of the bass in the opening while remaining completely relaxed. I aspire to be this relaxed when I play, it’s an art form in itself!
Your music is always so very perfect, thanks so much. I can't describe it.
Valentina is the best of the best!! Her piano skills are simply superb. She just glides over those keys, which of course is the way it should be done. She really is perfection. I could listen to her play hours on end. She is amazing and along with that has a wonderful personality and demeanor with her students. There are other fine pianists out there, but to me, Valentina is absolutely #1 in the world. Keep entertaining us Valentina!! I wish I could hear you play in person somewhere, some time, perhaps New York City when COVID-19 is gone for good!! FANTASTIC!!! BRILLIANT!!
Looking at your fingers flying, I felt I was taking a trip to an exotic world. So enchanting. You are really good at letting the piano SOUND. Beautiful tones. Thank you.
I swear I could hear the orchestra part in her playing. Love you Valentina from Thailand
Yeha Marin That is so true! You can fill in the orchestra in your head while you listen to her play solo. Plus there are so many fine nuances in the piano part that tend to be drowned out a bit when playing with orchestra. You can hear every detail of the piano part in this recording. It's amazing.
I totally agree with you. The orchestra is in my head, and plays along.
if you look sheet music of the piece you can find out why. its fun
Valentina clearly doesn't need any weapons to defend herself. That Pinky chop would stop anyone. the force of it my god
Per me sei la più grande pianista a livello mondiale ! Per tecnica , sensibilità e molto altro che ci fai leggere tra le righe …tutto un mondo che appartiene al nostro interiore ….alla nostra anima ! Un’ ICONA del pianoforte !!!
Valentina, thank you so much for your performance last night! I had a wonderful time listening to your outstanding interpretation of this timeless piece! I hope to have an opportunity to listen to you again soon. Best wishes.
takes notes kids: relaxed hands. all the way through the piece. it is so important to play relaxed. she doesnt tense up almost at all to play a accented note, she shifts the weight of her hand, if you need more, shift your body weight into the keyboard
Prochy you can’t play with such relaxed hands if you don’t have incredible finger strength because your fingers will “slip” and produce an uneven tone. For starters, relaxed wrists and then you need to practice a lot of technique. And most important thing should be to keep fingers curled and tone production even.
Prochy - If you’re hands and arms etc were completely relaxed you wouldn’t be able to even play the piano. Tension is needed to play the piano. But that is often avoided because tension has become a bit of a pejorative amongst pianists. Only unnecessary tension should be eliminated. And furthermore, reacting to a comment in this thread, finger strength does not exist. There are no muscles in the fingers. The only thing that allows you to raise fingers is the tendons in your arm. You don’t need to improve these tendons. In order to get good technique you only need to learn how to use the tendons in the most efficient way possible.
Prochy without muscles you would just be a pile of bones on the floor
JEEEEEbus. Those opening chords....wow. You are superb at expressing the awesomeness of this concerto.
Valentina how long does it take someone of your giftedness to learn this concerto? Which is your favourite composer and concerto?! Thanks.
If Rachmaninoff knows how to sing the main melody using only the resonance of the piano strings then he is beyond a genius.
Ms. Lisitsa, I say this with the utmost sincerity: You are truly one of the greats of our time!! I never thought I would enjoy this concerto more without the orchestra until I listened to this! One of my all-time favorite pieces of music. Thank you!
People claiming that this is too fast should really listen to the original recording by Rachmaninoff...
yeah this sounds exactly like the original recording except rachmaninoff used a little less pedal I believe but it's still amazing I love valentina
Composers often play their pieces too fast in my opinion
Leo T It's their piece, so is it really "too fast?" If that's the way the composer originally came up with, then it should be respected.
Z0LSTICE Well it really comes down to whether or not you think the artist has the definitive, final say on his or her work. I don't think so, but I take it you do? Regarding tempo, though, it's mostly just a personal feeling I have that I feel like I've noticed a lot.
Leo T I'd say there is room for creativity in different interpretations, but I think the music should still be respected. The thing is that we don't know how most classical music was intended to sound since its composers are dead, but since we have the actual recording of the composer playing his own work, there is less interpretation that I find acceptable. I know each person plays a piece differently, but I think we should try to mimic the playing of the composer since that is the way they originally thought about it in their mind.
Thank you for this remarkable performance without the orchestra which can drag you down. You have found the heart and soul of this great composer. I am deeply moved and in tears. Thank You! Thank You!
❤❤❤ Валентина, Вы возвели на такую высоту музыку Сергея Васильевича Рахманинова, что даже партия фортепиано без оркестра стала самодостаточной в Вашем исполнении! Браво!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I enjoy how she wears elegant yet comfortable night wear during some of these recordings to show that her eternal rest is in those keys.
*1:02** Я прям физически слышу партию струнных. Или это из-за того, что много раз прослушивал этот концерт и в памяти остались чёткие музыкальные образы этого произведения, или так построена гармония, что появляются яркие звуковые ассоциации с тягучим матовым тембральным окрасом струнных.*
I believe both.... I feel the same..
This is incredible. There are so many stories told within this piece. I frequently listen to it while I’m working and notice that my thought pattern changes moods as the piece progresses. And as always, Valentina plays it masterfully.
Grazie Maestra, meraviglioso e unico, il Tuo dono. Mai era occorso di ascoltare il nudo spartito del più grande Concerto prodotto da mente umana. Il risultato é di una purezza straordinaria e commovente. Una nuova Melodia é sopraggiunta, l'Orchestra suona nella mia mente!
Meraviglioso!
Marco Rotondi
So glad this is back up.
Thank you Valentina! You are great!
I’ve learned this by heart until 3:00 in. But the more I play it, the more I appreciate this video. Holy moly this is so fast and clean and insanely well played…
What these fingers and the brain achieve is a real miracle for the ear: 10 fingers move independently of each other with finely graduated velocity and with 10 milliseconds of precise timing for each keystroke, otherwise you would immediately hear any friction in Rachmaninoff's note flow. And this elegance of fluid movement is also wonderful for the eyes. Bravo Valentina Lisitsa, Superstar!
Valentina does these solo performances, unlike any other professional artist out there, because she just absolutely loves to play piano. She does it, I'm sure, for the sheer joy of creating beautiful music for the listener without thought of any "reward". That's what makes her a great humanitarian as well as a great pianist.
Yes!!! The videos are back!!!
My only complaint is that I can't "like" this every time I view it. Thank you, Maestra!
She's so good and beautiful; her videos always take so much longer to load than any others!!! My favorite concerto, too...
Beautiful. God bless your talent, God bless you.Valentina Lisitsa
Unbelievable. This moved me to tears... you can see how impassioned you get! How your hands move and touch the keys... you have a gift! Thanks so much for sharing it with the world.... the gift of music is such an amazing one!
Some people can make each note be heard very clearly but Lisitsa is an EXPERT when it comes to co troll over the multiple lines of a piece. Sometimes I swear the lower voices of each string of chords is singing!!! Her voicing is actual perfection, exquisite!
Parabéns Valentina!!! Maravilhosa interpretação❤
Can I be serious here?
Is she wearing a nightgown while playing Rachmaninov?
Because if she is,
She has my respect.
It's a blouse darling
+TheLighteater12: Looks way comfy.
they probably filmed ehr practicing before a preformance because listining to just the solo piano could help a lot
+TheLighteater12 Maybe she just woke up, she seems like the kind of person who would play this before breakfast.
wake up in the morning, coffee, play Rachmaninov, eggs benedict...that's how to roll...then get out the nightgown into the shower all before 8am :))
I had forgotten how much I love watching her play...……. until I watched this again. I thought I was pretty good because I can play fantasia impromptu, until I watched this. That you Valentina, I needed that dose of humility. and I reacieved it with a beautiful piece.
I swear the god I hear the strings playing at 1:00 ->
Well, piano has strings in it :)
there are a lot of common notes and overtones with the piano too so it sort of tricks your brain!
The hear strings on F i think yea
It's even eerie at 1:10/1:11
I think this alone goes to show just simply how great of a composer rachmaninoff was…
What a Wonderfull left hand ! Thanks Valentina I'm so happy to hear this georgous piece without orchestre 😘
I would be so happy to hear you in Paris
I always get goosebumps when listening to this piece.. Personally as a pianist, I have never played Rachmaninoff, but this is next on my list to play!
Здравствуйте всем известная Валентина Лисица.Вы наверное не помните но вы делали со мной мастер класс в Ереване в школе имени Чайковсого.Я играл у вас С.В.Рахманинов прелюдия соль минор.Кстати я решил взять этот концерт по этому я решил слушать это соло.Просто шикарно играйте.❤❤❤
Maybe because I have listened to this concerto so many times that I have got it in my head. But does anyone else hear the phantom strings playing for the melody between 0:30 - 1:30? Or did Rachmaninoff somehow cleverly crafted those notes in the piano? Especially the build up to 1:00.
I could also hear the sonority of the strings section, at 1:03. I think that because this passage is very fast, there is no time for the notes to decay due to the dizzying speed with which they are played. This resonance maintained at maximum volume creates this impressive illusion of strings. It is no wonder that these tail pianos are called orchestral. The sound of Steinway is simply impressive.
I think that this effect is due to the fact that the sound of the steinway is darker and with medium and treble more full. I think that this effect would hardly be achieved in a Bösendorfer due to its crystalline and sparkling tone, where the bass, mid and treble have definite and clear sonority.
Weslen Freitas Bösendorfer is the one known for dark tone, not Steinway
Weslen Freitas You have no idea what you're talking about lmao. Steinway has the "brigther" sound of the two...
He must've experimented all his life with the voices.
Maybe when he was younger, he realised that playing with such speed and accuracy gave the listener an illusion of multiple voices (violin, orchestra) on the piano
Wow! Amazing!! Without orchestra, all the rich piano nuances come thru so clear. it's a testament to Rachman's writing style and great performance by Valentina. Russian soul thru and thru!
It's really cool, you don't really appreciate how the who sides complement each other until you listen to just the piano by itself. Makes me appreciate Rach even more.
I could hear the entire orchestra in my head, how is that possible? Thank you Valentina for your great music.
I just love the piano. This piece is one of my classical favorites. Although I don't play the piano. I play the violin. I wished I learned how to play the piano. Well there is still time to learn how to play it.
Wow, absolutely beautiful! :) Every time I come on UA-cam, this is the first video I always listen to. There's something mystical that attracts me not only to the piece, but to Valentina as well; it's beyond pure explanation.
0:25 she could smash a car with that left pinky
she could probably smash a whole building with her pinky
She calls all her fingers 'her little Schwarzeneggers"
And likes an ice bucket, at the end, to dunk them in, in. 😷
XD
She can kill me with that muscular pinky
The beginning of Rach Piano Concerto 2's accompaniment is so awesomely "metal" that I can still hear it behind Valentina's piano!! Great performance
Even without the orchestra, this is so colourful..... I love that 😏😊
One of the best pianist on You Tube.
Only she can play a piano concerto without an orchestra and still manage to get over 1.4 million views. How you like that?
No puedo dejar de escuchar a esta interpretación.... realmente me llena el alma.
Beauty in motion and angels singing in ears!
I'm presently working on this piece and was thrilled to see this minus the orchestra.
I've been following you since the beginning, Ms. Listista you will be on the list of the greatest pianist of all time.............BRAVO
Man...I could watch her play all day.
You are always such an enormous inspiration to me, ValentinaLisitsa. Thank you for sharing. :)
Bravo! Amazing!!!! I love your performances!
This is amazing! Her touch, tone, and phrasing is impeccable! So impressive!
Fascinating. Glorious. Utterly bewitching. The sheer effortless artistry is uncanny.
In her pyjamas, too.
She usually practices 6 hours a day BEAR MINIMUM. Usually 10 to 12 hours a day. She starts around 9pm and ends around 3am. She puts her kids to be and her husband goes to bed. Then she goes into a sound controlled room they made to practice. (I saw it on a documentary of her on you tube - I forget where) Really cool stuff. !!!!
I feel like this is the first time I’ve ever seen pyjamas spelt correctly on the internet
Piano Weeb Pyjamas is UK spelling; pajamas is US spelling.
OMG, this is an outstanding performance. Valentina shows the best of her technique, turning the piano into an instrument of infinite shades! I can't help but hear the orchestra in the background...
Superb! out of this world performance
Вчера слушала этот концерт в этом исполнении "живьём"! Эмоции необыкновенные!🎉🎉🎉
I just love it when someone plays a concerto with just the intended instrument alone or accompanied with just a piano playing the orchestral parts. That way i get to hear the full instrument's intentions. Very often a lot of the instrument's parts are simply drowned out when the orchestra starts playing full blast.
Nagranie to tętni dosłownie energią twórczą RACHMANINOWA ! Valentina Lisitsa jest najgenialniejszą pianistką, dla tego dzieła ! Justyna Philipp
It's amazing how the lack of orchestra evidences the power and bealtiful of Rachy and above as all, Valentina. Just releasing!
Still got goosebumbs even without orchestra. Simply amazing!
3:34 onwards gives me a very warm feeling. It kind of resembles the end of a sad story, with someone hugging me and then whispering very gently: "It will all be alright".
This part gives me chills, tears, longing and any kind of nostalgic feelings...she plays it so beautifully.
Valentina quel chemin parcouru depuis cet enregistrement !!! vous étiez très bonne technicienne et vous êtes devenue un vraie interprète ............
Valentina is the greatest living interpreter of Rachmaninoff's Concerto's. Nobody else even comes close. The 130 dislikes are those that have gotten used to hearing it played incorrectly, as 90% of the competition does, with new 2nd rate performances appearing almost every month.
The dislikes are Lang Lang fans who didn't get the monkey on crack on the bench.
Its an amazing performance, but its definitely too fast for my liking. Just because you can do it fast, doesn't mean you should at times.
@@OrionPiano True. I wrote that comment 3 years ago.
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I greatly enjoy these solo piano performances of the Rachmaninoff concertos, because they give such a deep and delightful insight into the craftsmanship of the composition and the talent of the performer.
*humming orchestra part*
Noah Johnson same! 😁👍
Valentina: you are such a great artiste!...we love you!!❣️🌠🌹🔥
Воистину прекрасно❤💕😍💯исполнение👍
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My favorite piece, and it sounds even harder w/o the orchestra - Valentina is a brilliant pianist - BRAVO!
Какое счастье, что мы можем слышать эту красоту 🙏🏻
I've been facinated with the beauty of the Rachmaninov's composition, the Valentina's play. And I've been impressed with the passion of the both.
I wonder what the origin or drive of their passion is. Simple pure love to music ? Devotion to audience ?
Politics sometimes could disturb and distort the musical delightment.
I hope for peaceful days back.
I love you valintina *.* Your amazing at what you do I hope to see a live performance soon ^.^
Sometimes its just so nice to appreciate the individual instruments that work together to make this a masterpiece.
I really like the moment at 1:42 and the ending at 8:43 is so epic, reminds me of Pirates Of The Caribbean... but the whole peace is just gorgeous. Rachmaninoff was such a genius.
if only orchestras could ever be as transparent and finely detailed as your fantastically nuanced playing!!!!
This is incredible, to hear the composer's actual input without an orchestra is wonderful. This could be played on its own merit.
Потрясающе! Сразу видно, что вы профессионал, на ютубе очень мало профессионалов, и вы один из них.
Говорю вам как пианит пианисту.
My god- either her left hand is made of steel, or that is one thunderous loud bass on that piano!
+chunhaylee Agreed. Personally, my favorite part.
+chunhaylee Agreed. Personally, my favorite part.
+chunhaylee I feel like the bass is actually a bit too much? For this solo performance I felt like she was banging on that lowest F. But I guess if she was playing with the orchestra it would be what they needed to properly hear the piano part. Otherwise, beautifully done. :)
+chunhaylee If she feels this way , she plays this way. I 'm Russian and feel Rachmaninov the same way she does.
Love the loud bass!
This piece is painfully beautiful
3:37-3:50 really touched my heart. Beautiful passage. I love this entire solo but that was my favorite part.