I am not a musician, but a truck driver (son of a bus driver). I had this taped from an NPR program, and this music carried through the night as I drove through the Nebraska on my way to Colorado (no good radio out there and I didn't have XM). Thanks God for inspiring this guy to write such a beautiful piece!! (amen).

@harrydekok6352

10 жыл бұрын

You are so right. Even on short car trips, and especially on long trips, I listen to the famous classics, and especially my favorite, RACHMANINOFF

@ellao.2433

10 жыл бұрын

Yes...thank God for Sergei Rachmaninoff Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin are all the greats...but this music is like no other. It take me to another place and back... I imagine it does the same for you....Cheers!

@tomheetderks9997

10 жыл бұрын

@ peter B - God bless! I hate the cliche that truck drivers are uncultured meth heads and prostitute junkies.. One of the smartest, most erudite radio radio personalities I listen to admitted, his second profession of choice would be truck driving, because of the opportunities afforded to see all of America, and meet lots of interesting people. He also conducts orchestra's as a side line. Check out Dennis Praeger for stimulating drive time "talk radio" Just my advice from one "blue collar" guy to another -:)

@deebaker39db

7 жыл бұрын

That is the beauty of music. Transcends money, Class and even music snobbery! universal! x

@gazellepop

7 жыл бұрын

It sure must have been a wonderful journey.

I just love the fact that it took about 7 mins for Martha Argerich to wake the orchestra up, before they realized that they were in a legendary performance. This is one of the best performances of the 3rd that I have ever heard in my 71 year life.

@loveispatient0808

Жыл бұрын

We share the same sentiments about Martha Argerich, she’s just phenomenal! Are you born in 1952? We are of kindred spirits, blessings!😅

@jimyoung9262

9 ай бұрын

This is the best Rach 3 I've ever heard, though I'm not quite that old. 😉

@user-nm6vs5er1j

8 ай бұрын

Найдите Александра Малофеева! Это изменит вашу жизнь ещё больше. Как играет этот мальчик! В нем вся моя Родина, вся Россия! Рахманинов любимый композитор

@user-yi8fr5tl2c

4 ай бұрын

Мощно и чувственно звучит этот концерт у Кун Сяндуна в Сиднее в 1992 году.

@clairedelune2011

2 ай бұрын

She is amazing....

As a lover of progressive rock/metal and only an occasional explorer of classical music, I would just like to say this has been the best forty minutes of music I have witnessed in my entire life. Actually, the best seventy minutes (and counting) due to the instant need to experience it again. I have been astounded by genius, swept away by brilliance, I have wept, I have soared, I have experienced passion and beauty beyond compare. Here I see the best in mankind, our potential, and a feeling that anything is possible with dedication and unity. To all those that made this epiphany possible, both living and dead, thankyou.

@richardnejman5231

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReasonableExpectations My best regards to you, fellow prog lover.

@thedevil1667

Жыл бұрын

Same progressive metal fan. This is the hardest piece for piano in history. I didn't know argerich had played it tbh. I just discovered it but it's the best version I've heard so far

@afifahhamilton8843

Жыл бұрын

@@thedevil1667 You've got to watch the Alexander Malofeev version that was performed a month or two ago. It's so different! Same piece, different conductor (makes a bigger difference than one might think!) and of course a very different soloist. You'll find it on KZread. Malofeev has just turned 21. A true wonderkind, as was Argerich of course!

@rossmandell7931

Жыл бұрын

There are also 3 more Rach piano concerti. The second is as powerful as the 3rd. 1 and 4 are not as famous as they are more experimental in nature but still wonderful pieces.

@malloryg4251

Жыл бұрын

This piece is pretty much as close to metal as the classical world gets! I mean, just watch the entirety of minute 39- with the conductor rocking out and Argerich shredding on piano. Awesome!!

This, ladies and gentleman, is genius. The concerto itself is a pinnacle of classical music and an incredibly difficult piece to perform well. Martha is 'on fire' and sometimes, although it looks like things are getting out of control, she delivers a magical and epic performance, true genius. You will rarely see and hear a performance like this again. Just enjoy - again and again

@user-ko1th1br5q

7 ай бұрын

Рахманинов Гений композитор, все остальные исполнители.

@robertjason6885

2 ай бұрын

Chris… enjoyed and marveled at this incredible performance a dozen or more times. The perfect amalgamation of composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra. One wonders when Ms Argerich and Claudio embraced at the podium if she said” hey let’s get together for a beer later?”

@isaacsamuel9520

6 күн бұрын

​@@robertjason6885 Isn't it Ricardo Chailly?

If you watch her eyes at the end, she doesn't even look at the keyboard. She is completely focused on the conductor to synchronize every single beat and measure into complete harmony with the orchestra. This amazing ability to play monstrous chords without even bothering to look down lends a level of perfection and chemistry between pianist and conductor I have rarely witnessed. THAT's why she's smiling at the end! This ending would make even Sergei himself break out into a smile! To quote from Argentina's National Anthem, "Sean eternos los laureles!"

@christianvennemann9008

5 жыл бұрын

Instrumental muscle memory is amazing.

@rebelsouljaz

5 жыл бұрын

do you even know what "laureles" means?! And don't even use a search engine to look it up!

@benjaminklaassen4722

5 жыл бұрын

Translation?

@karenmazzu

4 жыл бұрын

@@rebelsouljaz i don't know! What does it mean???

@Joe1935429

4 жыл бұрын

agreed, I think she eyes the conductor more than anyone I can think of. No?

I am in a night bus heading to Hoi an, Vietnam. The bus is packed, 37 º outside. A guy next to me has been snoring the whole time. I had to listen something which made me love life again, so I ended up here. A tremendous piece and wonderful interpretation. Tạm biệt !

@GinaKimcathina

8 жыл бұрын

dude you gotta love life if you get internet on a night bus in vietnam

@g.l.7151

7 жыл бұрын

TzimTzum is coming of Age. As for internet on a bus, there are internet deals with data galore all throughout Vietnam and Thailand that I know. And at a fair cost

@redskindan78

7 жыл бұрын

Ivan Tzintzun: it is pleasing just to imagine you on a bus with Marta A. and Rachmaninoff in Vietnam...and telling the story here to us. So many connections over such a distance!

@g.l.7151

7 жыл бұрын

If the situation you described deprived you of your love for life, then nothing would help. Ein Sof.

@karenmazzu

4 жыл бұрын

@@g.l.7151 I only know what Ein Sof means from a Jewish mysticism course I took. Never expected to encounter that term randomly on the internet! May Adonai bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May Adonai lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace! Am Israel chai! Your G-d reigns! I'm currently a follower of the most popular Jewish Messiah. May you continue to seek Adonai with all your heart, and find Him, and love Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and very! And love to your neighbor as yourself! ❤❤❤

What a musician, and what an athlete!! Unless you're a classically trained pianist you simply can not appreciate the physical exertion and ability required to play a piece like this. Her arms are those of a weight lifter. My forearms are/were huge due to 8 hours of piano playing per day. If only I had 10% of this amazing woman's ability. The greatest living pianist!

@amber40494

3 жыл бұрын

Last movement too fast!

@richardnejman5231

Жыл бұрын

@ann marie Fuller Too fast for you, you mean... this is Her interpretation and therefore it can be played as she sees fit. If you want to hear it exactly as the the composer intended then only listen to Rachmaninoff playing the piece.

@sfbirdclub

Жыл бұрын

AMEN! And again I say Amen!

@katttttt

3 ай бұрын

​@@richardnejman5231and even Rachmaninov played his pieces differently from time to time

This is simply the ultimate Rach3 concerto performance , no one has come close nor ever will, Thank you Martha

@babygirl4169

3 жыл бұрын

Horowitz?

@davebarclay4429

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Alexander Gavrylyuk with Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC SSO. Neither is as "starry" as Argerich and Chailly but the performance is at least as good and the sound is way better - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHdqxbttepjJYaw.html

@user-xp9lc2ps1o

Жыл бұрын

Lim Unchan?

@gordonwu6828

Жыл бұрын

Horowitz and Bronfman . Others no .

@yu-chinlin7269

Жыл бұрын

Yuja Wang

the most epic 40 minutes of cereal breakfast i ever had

@bbkingzor

8 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of cereal!

@judithbenton1475

7 жыл бұрын

Hehehe

@Populous3Tutorials

7 жыл бұрын

to be fair i ate 4 breakfasts, not cuz i was hungry, but cuz i didnt want to leave a piano concerto halfway through :p

@bournemouthlass

7 жыл бұрын

+Populous3 Tutorials That has to be the most awesome endorsement of a piece of music I've ever heard. :-) I hope your tummy wasn't too sore afterwards. :-)

@siberiamoscow

7 жыл бұрын

very good performance. Impossible to top Vladimir Horowitz the Reiner version from 1957 however.

I've been playing the piano for 67 years and all I can do is shake my head in disbelief at playing like this. She is in the class of the rarest of pianistic geniuses. I'm talking about people like Rachmaninoff himself (my desert island pianist), Lhevinne, Hofmann, Horowitz and Richter.

@ogdenlane3199

5 жыл бұрын

hi donald; I was blessed to have an aunt and uncle who could play PARTS of the concertos you mentioned; but that started me on this type of romantic music (no, i do not play) but I love to listen. did you happen to see the movie, AMADEUS? Lots of music by Mozart. i also like the concerto by Schubert; i think it's number 1. -- Ogden

@traebee333

5 жыл бұрын

I completely agree!!!

@oleflogger6828

5 жыл бұрын

Horowitz was the one who received - from Rachmaninoff himself - the comment, "That's how it's supposed to be played". What a compliment! I only wish I could find a recording of Richter playing it.

@rebeccawilson7896

4 жыл бұрын

Donald Allen I agree. I learned piano from age 6-13 and her performance is beyond words amazing and flawless

@davidsimpson9647

4 жыл бұрын

@@oleflogger6828 You would be hard pressed to find one.To the best of my knowledge,Richter never recorded it because he said that he couldn't 'connect' to it despite undoubtedly having the technical accumen to do so.Richter was very temperamental at times,part of his genius.

Without a doubt, one of the best things on KZread.

@user-fg7kx6ft2e

5 жыл бұрын

I think so

@surthum

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree 😌

39:07 conductor *monster mode activated*

@keithfoester7326

6 жыл бұрын

the camera even shook.

@lollycopter

5 жыл бұрын

Beast mode!

@vortexbeater8267

3 жыл бұрын

Cameraman nodding his head

@p0l1p0k3t

3 жыл бұрын

berserk power up

That little smile on Martha´s face when she realizes the level of epicness in the end of the finale

@pianogus

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricardo Garcia Soto Yeah, I guess you mean between 40:01 - 40:28

@pumpkingod

6 жыл бұрын

+pianogus Nah, it's the sequence starting at kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4ODyNGQZcKYmag.html, with her smiling at kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4ODyNGQZcKYmag.html

@mvab67

6 жыл бұрын

That smile gets me every time!

@ronin6158

6 жыл бұрын

thats the 'holy crap I think Im going to make it through this' smile lol

@dunjabarbaric8925

5 жыл бұрын

pumpkingod m

Everybody is commenting on Martha Argerich - who is playing fabulously, including in the cadenza. But Ricardo Chailly is doing more than his part and the Berlin Radio orchestra shows very nice colours. Hat off to all the musicians !

@dhoulkarnain

8 жыл бұрын

+Bertrand Jacques Very true.

@bertrandjacques6744

8 жыл бұрын

+R.Daneel Olivaw If you want a true artistic shock, please listen to Lazar Berman's and Claudio Abbado's interpretation of this 3rd concerto, with the LSO. It is easy to find on KZread (audio only, no video)

@dhoulkarnain

8 жыл бұрын

I will. You listen to Lazarev and Gavrilov with the USSR State Academic Orchestra playing the 3rd. One of my favourites. If you didn't knew it already :)

@bertrandjacques6744

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing me to this interpretation which does confirm that Russian artists understand Russian music better than Western musicians. There are many superb performances of Rachmaninov's 3rd (Argerich, Weissenberg, etc.). Until recently Horowitz / Ormandy was my favourite...... until I discovered Berman / Abbado / LSO.... In conclusion, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev are probably the last composers to give us monumental piano concertos before the atonal revolution. And the first composer to write another jaw-dropping concerto is yet another Russian : Alfred Schnittke..... :o)

@ccccoooooollll

8 жыл бұрын

+Bertrand Jacques martha was just hot as fuuuck

This performance was and remains an instant classic. No one had ever played the Rach 3 at warp speed, much less have the phenomenal technical ability to pull it off. The result may not be precisely what Rachmaninoff had in mind but it is electrifying.

@georgelazar1835

4 ай бұрын

I think this is EXACTLY what Rachmaninoff had in mind.... This is the BEST Rach 3 interpretation...

@allegroaffettuoso9012

4 ай бұрын

Horowitz actually plays it faster. Both he and Argerich bring something magical to it.

@eye_sing

4 күн бұрын

Yunchan Lim

What a legendary performance and what a rapport between Martha and Riccardo! Martha is mesmerising- she takes you on a roller coaster ride, at times on the wings of a soaring butterfly, and then riding on the back of a sprinting panther, lifted by a condor or tossed into a tempest at high sea. No words to describe the feelings evoked by her magic at the keys! You just cannot stop your heart from racing. Oh and the moment at 39:33 when Martha smiled at Riccardo knowing they made history

@zauberflute981

3 жыл бұрын

Quel bonheur de pouvoir écouter et voir cette merveilleuse interprétation . Merci .

Listening to Rachmaninov is like entering the land of your deepest hopes. Concertos 2 and 3 just leave me in the best kind of exhaustion.

@Walexo45

6 жыл бұрын

Late Romantic Music has so much vast and rich history behind every notes, chords, motifs, it is so satisfying when a pianist like Martha Argerich knows all the subtleties behind Rachmaninoff's ideas. One of my favorites late-romantic composer obviously. Pure Drama, energy and delicacy.

@Molybdaenmornell

5 жыл бұрын

It's almost desensitizing, to be honest. I find it dazzles me so that I'm slightly blinded to less adventurous music for a while. (Note: adventurous not in the sense of "experimental" but in the sense of "recounting adventures")

@beanos5105

4 жыл бұрын

pls listen to the 5th

@ilikechopin8112

4 жыл бұрын

No wonder they chose Rachmaninoff concerto even at the winter olympics opening in Sochi!

@babygirl4169

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilikechopin8112 can you pls give the link of that?

I know nothing about classical music. I googled Rachmaninoff simply because it was mentioned in a book I was reading and was curious. On a whim I decided to see this video. Now I have bookmarked it. I have fallen in love with it. SUPERB. SUPERB.

@barbarafrancini3980

5 жыл бұрын

Better late than never! You'll love him more and more

@christophergonzalez3152

5 жыл бұрын

Serenity Gool This is your Brain on Music?

@annacodina371

5 жыл бұрын

Hay que conocer las cosas para valorarlas.

@Ivyombre

5 жыл бұрын

The exact same thing happened to me.. 😁

@oleflogger6828

5 жыл бұрын

HAH!! Now, you're just like the rest of us ordinary Humans. Welcome to the club.

I heard YunChan's Rach 3 and then listened to this master pianist. Really happy I could listen both of them on the KZread online.

@SuperLARABEE

Жыл бұрын

And if you add Horowitz 1978 NYPO with Mehta conducting, you have my three favourites Rach 3 !!!

@eleanorshayeva3747

3 ай бұрын

And Yunchan is the GOAT!!❤

00:31 1. Allegro ma non tanto 10:38 Cadenza 16:29 2. Intermezzo: Adagio 27:28 3. Finale: Alla breve

@Jabafish

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely are that random person that saves people's time Thank you

@pianista-mediocre

Жыл бұрын

A hero

@pipi0290

Жыл бұрын

❤

@adelaideparker5231

11 ай бұрын

​@@Jabafishppl

Anybody else wish we'd have more camera shots of her hands???

@--076

8 жыл бұрын

yes. i thought he same thing

@Eboy420ish

7 жыл бұрын

She is so ccccccrrrraaaazzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

@michaelpanrok5431

7 жыл бұрын

Why?

@Eboy420ish

7 жыл бұрын

+Michael Panrok she is an alien! craaazzzyyyyy

@JJTownley_Classical-Composer

7 жыл бұрын

The fastest performance of this concerto in live concert is by Zoltan Koscic. Type Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3 Zoltan Koscic into the search field and be prepared to be knocked on your @ss.

I was lucky enough to see her in person this last summer at an ASU competition here in Phoenix. There was a mix-up of the position of the 2 pianos on stage. She laughed and helped move the seats around! You can tell she enjoys every minute she plays as well as listening to fellow pianists. A gracious and supremely talented artist.

I am a music lover with no musical talent at all. However, I have never forget a musical note which I heard. In my subjective opinion, this is the single greatest musical performance in history, and Martha is the greatest pianist in history; no gender modifier. While her technical virtuosity, and memory, are astounding, it is her emotion and passion which set her apart. Watch her between 33 - 36 minutes; she is so emotionally invested that she appears on the verge of tears. She is playing from her soul. Chailly is spectacular; in totally synch with both Martha and the orchestra, and his demeanor is so friendly and supportive. If I had to choose only one event, cultural, sports, social, political et al which I could have attended in my life, this performance would be the one. My only regret is that it did not occur in Boston or New York. Those audiences would have blown the roof off and given Martha and Chailly the ovation they truly deserved for a once in a lifetime performance.

@aislingcampbell4139

Жыл бұрын

¹¹

@irenepolesel2849

Жыл бұрын

Incapáz de describir la Genealidad de este Concierto y sus Ejecutantes!! Esta grabacion por mucho tiempo no fué dada a conocer! Hoy casi muero de amor sorprendida por Marta Argerich y su Director fué y será lo más impresionante ! de todo los tiempos 90 AÑOS ago Argentina compatriota mía no dejo de caer rendida! Incomparable talento. Marta

the most fascinating woman ever met, and one of the 5 greatest pianists of all times.And a wonderful person

@eye_sing

4 күн бұрын

Who’s in your top 5, may I ask?

@Rjgethgdfjf

Күн бұрын

​@@eye_singfor me Helene Grimaud, Yuljanna Avdeeva, Yuja Wang, Maria Pirez. But If I would must choose I say Argerich.

She is so amazing. Still my favorite pianist after years of listening to all different types of classical music. It had been years since I listened to her play this concerto; when I revisited it for the first time the other day, I got shivers and intense feelings in all the same places as when I was younger... Truly shows that anything true and timeless will never go away or change. That is definitely the case with Rachmaninoff as well as with Argerich.

@tucotuco1745

3 жыл бұрын

NJC... agreed!

You Tube, what are you doing???!!! A make up commercial in the middle of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 3???!!! Is this really good advertising, good business, good sense or good taste???!!!

@Kperson123

8 жыл бұрын

+jeComprends pasTout uBlock origin is far better, trust me

@prenomnom1519

8 жыл бұрын

i'll try it, thanks

@domenico1071

6 жыл бұрын

Obiwazz The uploader insered ads, not youtube

@mariacristinapiccioni3236

6 жыл бұрын

chebello la musica che si spande nell,etere e ci avvolge come un velo""

@defcello

6 жыл бұрын

KZread's faulty copyright management has tagged this as '"The Scramble" by The Dirty City Brothers'. The ads are coming from whoever owns the alleged copyright to make money off someone else's music.

Many pianists can play this piece extremely well, and many of them have absolutely mastered it. But, except for Ashkenazy, I’ve not seen anyone play it as though it’s a walk in the park....Argerich plays like a fury, but makes it look as easy as a nursery rhyme. After watching this, I think of Daniil Trifonov, for example, and I wonder what the drenching sweat is about! Argerich is a genius.

@adrianvarela8890

Жыл бұрын

our national treasure!

@ForeverFall

11 ай бұрын

some people just sweat more. Stronger metabolism.

@eel9

8 ай бұрын

Trifonov's rendition of this piece is nothing short of amazing

@Michachel

6 ай бұрын

@@eel9I saw him play it live as one of the first times I listened to it and I didn’t particularly enjoy it. After listening to it more times it’s probably one of if not my favorite piece and I still kick myself for not being able to appreciate the concert

@eel9

6 ай бұрын

@@Michachel Oh no!! The first time I listened to it, I didn't enjoy it either! It took a few listeneings. When I saw Trifonov play it live it was the best experience of my life!

There is something about the tiny piano solo at 35:30 that completely shatters my heart, moments before the torrent-like main theme of the third movement kicks back in and the concerto enters its climax, those few chords played with such delicacy and unexplained melancholy never fail to make me tear up.

@8moltovivace8

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way

@papakias3922

Ай бұрын

​@@8moltovivace8you guys should meet then 😊. If you end up effing, you ll both have the time of your life

The way she played the Cadenza in the first movement is just beyond my comprehension. How did she do it? She's my Queen. Tempo, timbre and tenacity.

The composer himself has admitted Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 is not easy to interpret well. However, Martha Argerich is a musical genius. She has overcome all difficulties and performed very nice music. She is one of the greatest pianists.

@burrenmagic

3 жыл бұрын

I have less connection to it than to the 2 which I feel definitively means something. I don't know what this 3rd means if you know what i mean? I can't place this music emotionally...

@burrenmagic

3 жыл бұрын

Strike that. I've just heard the 2nd movement again. Holy Fuck.

@janicezany

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, CN Lee.

@MegaFFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@burrenmagic I know what you mean, took a while for this concerto to “click” for me compared to the 2nd one but now the 2nd movement here is my favorite between the two concertos

@olgad.7882

Жыл бұрын

That is true. I have heard a lot of musicians playing this concert. Many of them just show how rapidly they can move their fingers. There is no soul in their performance. But this interpretation of Martha is just great. Absolutely perfect. I cry every time I listen to this.

Rachmaninov : I bet nobody except me can play my concerto Martha Argerich : Hold my beer -

@oleflogger6828

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, beautiful comment!!! Yes, she can do it all!!!

@isisconcepcion13

5 жыл бұрын

She's from another place unkown 💆‍♂️

@da96103

5 жыл бұрын

Prokofiev: I bet nobody including me can play Prok 2. Martha Argerich: I am just going to drink my Chardonnay.

@Populous3Tutorials

5 жыл бұрын

yeah and martha is most likely a better pianist he ever was, which is only normal since technique and ways to learn the piano are always evolving and shes top notch too back then prob only a few would be able to play this, nowadays hundredths can

@LeonardoRamos01

5 жыл бұрын

Martha Argerich: Hold my beer....I'm going to play it with hands half your size

Legendary. She simply slays this monster of a piece. Also, the camera focusing on the snare drum in the third mvmt cadenza while she’s cranking out those menacingly difficult triplet octaves in the left hand is an absolute crime.

@marktondi6361

Жыл бұрын

😂

This is video I watch on a regular basis. The music can pull at my heart strings EVERY TIME. I even changed my name to Martha for Martha Argerich.

@diplamatikjuan3595

8 жыл бұрын

+Martha Ning I respect your dedication. You've inspired me to consider changing my name to Marc-Andre

@Amadeusning

8 жыл бұрын

+The Queen Brit Actually I was born with a Chinese name only and then I moved to Australia where I use Martha as my new name!

@Mateo-kk3bq

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome xD

@fanchonmoore6835

5 жыл бұрын

I understand your love and utter phenomenal, unbelievable talent of this pianist; In my professional opinion, she is the best in THE WORLD; YES, I SAID IN THE WORLD

@paultibbets1968

5 жыл бұрын

Argerich will definitely go down in history as one of the greatest pianists in all of human history.

I don't know how many times I've listed to this or other interpretations. This stands out as an incredible performance on every level. Thank goodness this was recorded and placed on KZread.

I agree with the gentleman who laments this being her only performance of the Rachmaninoff third concerto, however I don't think even she would be able to equal this again. I am only sorry not to have been there to witness this moment in history. She is in a class of her own - leaving the rest of us standing (and in shock!)

You have to admire her power and clarity. Such a clear beginning and throughout. She isn't afraid of this piece at all. No timidity. I don't know if I really ever heard the piece before hearing this genius' rendition. I cried. She takes you everywhere there is to go. Unbelievable. Bravo! Bravo! At the conclusion, I felt like screaming.

this work is a monster as everyone knows. This performance by a very energetic too mature for her age Martha is in my opinion the pinnacle of virtuosity in rendering an interpretation of this extremely complex piece. She is directing the orchestra from the keyboard without a doubt. THis eloquent document brings tears to my eyes, I dare say better than recordings by Rachmaninoff himself. AMAZING beautiful,

@janicezany

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you ALL THE WAY Jose!

God bless KZread! The thrill of watching Argerich and hearing this particular recording is an enormous privilege. And it's free! I have at least 5 recordings of this concerto and this is my top favorite! Phenomenal. How can a person move their fingers that fast and still hit the right notes in the right sequence? Incredible.

If I were to live on a deserted island for the rest of my life and I could bring only one piece of music, it would be this version of this symphony. It would keep me alive.

@thepianocornertpc

Ай бұрын

It's not a symphony.Btw on a deserted island it would be impossible to have electricity, so you would have to rely on fish, fucqin' coconuts, fried lizzards and cooked mosquitos, but not Rachmaninov. Good luck.

This may be my favorite performance by Argerich. Happy 80th birthday, dear Martha.

I love the conductor's face when he's happy and smiling while he's conducting....he is so doing what he loves. Makes ME smile. This was wonderful. Thank you so much for spreading such joy around.

Legendary.

..hoy ,Marta cumple 80 años, que viva muchos años mas para que los amantes de la música podamos seguir disfrutando de sus maravillosas interpretaciones.- Saludos desde Chile

@oliviabalestra9275

2 жыл бұрын

¿Cuándo es "hoy"??? ¿En qué fecha cumple años Martha Argerich??? Por favor respondeme!!!

@0cer0

Жыл бұрын

Martha Argerich (* 5. Juni 1941 in Buenos Aires)

@user-pk5pg9mm2v

Жыл бұрын

She will be 81 soon

@velinkagrandic466

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I mean, the woman is a Legend! Her tone is one of the most unique and powerful tones on the piano. There is a reason why she is always counted amongst the greatest pianists to date. This performance of the 3rd Rach is as much legendary as the performer, and one of the best I've ever heard! That said...that camera?! I mean it's like someone told them: "tonight you will be recording a piano concerto. A living legend will be performing! But we don't want to see none of that. We want to see long shots of the conductors cufflinks, long wide angles of the backs of the orchestra, the pianist's hair, but don't you dare show her hands...or else!" They missed most (if not all) of the great parts of the concerto, where you actually want to see the pianist performing - their hands! It is honestly frustrating.

@patinho5589

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I so want to see the virtuosic hands. I would be happier with the still frame fixed on the pianist sideways on shoring the hands the entire video.

@amg2u

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! Yes, Ricardo Chailly is marvelous, this orchestra engaged. But it's as if the film director had no sense of what was unfolding, the presence of genius in this PIANO concerto, not Concerto with a piano note and then. Martha, so young and exquisite, beautifully passionately and ever true to the music. So grateful to hear this 60 years later!

@jimyoung9262

9 ай бұрын

Haha well said.

A brilliant performance by Martha Argerich, playing the beautiful Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, with flair, deliberation and panache.

In my opinion, the buildup to the chord at 23:25 is perhaps the greatest moment in the history of music.

@judicrai

5 жыл бұрын

Really nice observation. I personally prefer the one in the middle of Rach 2 mvt 2. But I might be biased because I can't play Rach 3!

@lm9091

5 жыл бұрын

@@judicraiIf this imply that you can play the Second one so you're absolutely amazing

@judicrai

5 жыл бұрын

@@lm9091 Only that movement so only a little bit amazing haha. I'm planning to learn the entire thing one day.

@jleisner1974

3 жыл бұрын

on the Black Crowes' 'Amorica', the transition from "Ballad in Urgency" to "Wiser Time" is...what's the word...choice.

@anotherdepressedmusician

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it reminds me a lot of the buildup to the big d-flat climax in Chopin's fourth ballade - I think Rachmaninov was inspired by it! Listen to Zimerman play that part and see what I mean - it uses a lot of chromaticism.

41:00 "The next time you speed up during my solo I kill ya, okay?"

@ravell193992

3 жыл бұрын

It's more like "The next time you SLOW DOWN during my solo I kill ya, okay?" 😂😂😂

I remember seeing this in the flesh. So glad to find it on KZread. This has made my day. Thank you for uploading!

@user-uc5tc1yp9e

4 ай бұрын

where was it?

Most beautiful opening melody played at the perfect tempo with such technical & musical virtuosity.

This was such a nasty and wild and powerful performance when she was young. Straight. Tough. Clear! Maybe she may not like it too much nowadays. Who knows? This was one of the very best ever performances ever played on the globe! Happy birthday great maestro Martha Argerich!

Martha's cadence , starting at 10:40 minutes is like a firework and than at 11:58 she becomes like a second orchestra supporting the main orchestra playing out of the score like a harp. So beautiful. Non-selfish! Thank you for the music!

29:25 - That arpeggio in the right hand, she plays it so gently quiet and yet fast, you can barely hear it. She instead brings up the lower melody and it just sounds so beautiful.

Argerich is simply the Queen of this work. I don't know of any recording that surpasses her utter mastery and musicianship here and it will be many many years if ever that anyone else surpasses her rendition here. I would almost say Rach 3 was written for Argerich.

@williamlamb2088

9 жыл бұрын

Well, Noel, try listening to Byron Janis' version made with Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony back in the 60's, and I believe you will find Martha's equal, if not her superior! IMO, Janis was the greatest concert pianist of the mid-20th century, until psoriatic arthritis began to plague him. Check out ALL of his recording made during the 60's, particularly his Prokofiev 3rd, which may be the greatest recorded version of all. But Martha's versions of this are totally exciting!!!

@Tubbknuckles

6 жыл бұрын

Check out Van in '58 with Moscow You may change your mind.

@janicezany

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! And I agree!!

@tatie7604

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

I've loved the Rach 2 since I was 2 years old; playing our 78-rpm records of it I wore out the spindle holes. But I didn't get the 3rd till I saw the film about David Helfgott in the mid-'90s. Then I found this recording; how fortunate that was. I seem to recall some critic saying that another had called this the greatest recorded musical performance ever--or more likely the greatest ever of a piano concerto, or at any rate this concerto. I don't see how it could possibly be surpassed. Somehow Argerich combines at every moment complete mastery with being on the edge of losing control--so impassioned is she: like the very greatest athletes. And this concerto, though really of the 19th century, has for me only one competitor written in the 20th in this genre: Bartok's 2nd. I wish she had recorded that; she doesn't record as soloist with orchestra any more. I never tire of this concerto, or this recording, so powerful and so rich and subtle in feelings, so complex in the interweaving of the instrumental voices, in that respect much like Bach.

@IMAWriterRobJ

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Salisbury Richard, there is only 1 Argerich. That said, there is an equally emotional, heart tugging performance from a 24 year old Olga Kern, recorded at the 2011 Cliburn. She was a co-gold medalist. The last 2-3 minutes will give you goose bumps. She was, at the time a very young mother, playing for her musical life. The 1st movement, considering the pressure, is practically flawless, one of the best 1st movements you'll ever hear. The reast is at the very same high level of musicianship. Enjoy. As for this, what a performance by both this magnificent orchestra, conductor, and the indomitable Martha Argerich.

@RichardASalisbury1

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Jason Thanks much for the recommendation. I think I did listen to Olga Kern's performance, but probably only some of the first movement. I know I liked what I heard. I'll listen to the whole performance soon!

@IMAWriterRobJ

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Jason Sorry, that's 2001 Cliburn. A Typo, as usual.

@bibivanderzee6759

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Jason thank you for the recommendation - I'm going to go and find it now too. I heard Federico Colli play this at the barbican earlier this year - he stepped in with literally 4 hours notice, and although he was not technically perfect, my god, the passion. i cried like a baby. But Argerich basically owns this in the end.

@Amadeusning

8 жыл бұрын

I watched Shine several years ago and soon felt love in Rach 3. I've almost listened all the other famous pianists' interpretation, but Argerich's is definitely my favorite one. Every time I listen to her Cadenza in the 1st movement and the beginning of the 3rd movement, I just feel that everything in front of eyes disappears and the only thing left is the shining music that makes me crazy!

Most valuable KZread video ever hands down

There is a lot of love in this masterpiece. Lovers cry when they listen. Passionate, dark and liberating moments dance on every note played. Touch my heart whenever I listen. I'm a guitarist and I love Rachmaninoff

Saw the film Shine when I was a kid and decided to learn this piece for my undergrad recital. Now working on my PhD and analyzing the entire thing and this version remains to be my FAVORITE version of all time.

@paoloberardofraschini6044

2 жыл бұрын

Eccelsa Marta ,!!!! Paolo n

@thepianocornertpc

Ай бұрын

Yeah! I played this concerto BACKWARDS for my 6th grade Trinity college exam.

너무나 아름답고 조화로운 최고의 연주네요. 세상엔 왜이리 천재가 많은건지... 한명의 천재에게만 찬사를 보내지말아야겠어요.

@paris2910

Жыл бұрын

이 분은 천재 중의 천재긴 하죠. ㅎㅎ

I just keep returning and listening! Her interpretation is so different then Rachmaninoff's which is with a perfect technique and telling his own story but she is using her technique differently and her interpretation is more alive and passionate which I am certain woke up all the orchestra to give the best. Bravo!

The best Rach 3 performance I've heard.

It's as if Rachmaninov wrote the concerto with Martha's virtuosic abilities in mind. Beyond mortal performance of the toccata cadenza. Flawless rendering of all three movements.

By far the BEST Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3! I never get sick of listening to this! :)

Favorite recording of this work. She's amazing. The folks in the audience were not quite aware of what just unfolded, but it was ferocious romanticism. A jagged path from dark to light. Really well done.

This is the greatest performance I have ever seen of anything of the greatest piece of music I have ever known. Thank you so much for this magic, uploader, Argerich, Chailly, the orchestra and, of course, Rachmaninoff himself.

My favorite recording of my favorite pianist playing my favorite concerto

Someone mentioned about there being no standing ovation; these were very rarer at the time this was recorded but I do take your point. This is an astonishing performance from both orchestra and conductor. I'm so glad it was captured on film and so grateful that we have it here to watch on KZread. I wonder if anyone can find a finer version than this...? Utterly brilliant...

@dinoforce888

10 жыл бұрын

Curious that you didn't mention the pianist--a woman--whose interpretation and performance are nothing short of extraordinary.

@ComposerInUK

10 жыл бұрын

Seth Auster-Rosen I wholeheartedly apologise. Martha Agerich is one of the world's finest pianists and I meant no disrespect to her at all. As I said in my 'review', I share your enthusiasm...!

@suzanne50383

10 жыл бұрын

ComposerInUK I think you would like to listen to Yefim Bronfman's performance, even though the video is a little fussy it doesn't take away from a magnificent performance. I think you will enjoy. I also like Olga Kern.

@anablancacrosi7391

10 жыл бұрын

CONCUERDO CON UD ABSOLUTAMENTE BRILLANTE, BALSAMO PARA EL ESPIRITU Y MUY BUENO QUE LO TENGAMOS EN KZread

@ComposerInUK

10 жыл бұрын

suzanne kruys Thank you. I shall look it up. I like Olga Kern too and there are some very fine young players coming up but this is my favourite... so far! Thank you for the heads up. I don't need a strong push to listen again to this wonderful concerto.

Completed on September 23, 1909 and perfected on December 5, 1982.

Totally amazing.....how is that even humanly possible!

wonderful wonderful wonderful, so sad, so unbearably beautiful is this concerto played by this utterly amazing pianist

Masterful in every sense....Rachmaninoff, the genius...always will be my favorite! Kudos to the amazing conductor and orchestra Thank you Martha for sharing your music with us!

반클라이번 콩쿨보다가 여기까지 왔어요. 이분 정말 대단합니다 충격적이에요

@paris2910

12 күн бұрын

아르헤리치는 라흐 3의 절대 명반이죠. 이 연주는 진짜 충격이 맞습니다.

makes me cry every time

@surthum

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😭😔

What you see/hear here is what the Argerich legend was all about. She plays this crazy concerto with an almost nonchalant demeanor at dazzlingly consistent level of virtuosity all the way through with no apparent effort while maintaining a fabulous, essentially total artistic control at all times. Perhaps Michelangeli and Richter and Horowitz were in various ways better artists than this lady but this kind of control we see here with Martha without her working up any sweat, no, that was beyond all the three of them.

@Gerhold102

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, CarboKid - here's a woman for all seasons. What happened here was a fusion of passion and prowess. No fireworks or drama - I've never witnessed such a direct channelling of an understanding of a composition enabled by the physical capacity to do so. At times it felt as if she could have picked up the piano and played it like a bandoleon. It's rare that anyone appears to be able to defy the laws of physics. Each era replaces the old heroes with new but this is for all time. I think the Sergei Vasiievitch would have been astonished by this..

@juilliard13

6 жыл бұрын

CarborundumKid i

@AllIn1Studio

5 жыл бұрын

CarborundumKid Indeed, indeed! You have expressed your observations perfectly. The command, the blinding brilliance, the astonishing ability to pull the music out of the piano through the legato passages. I imagine Rachmaninov would bow to her, her interpretation, even shed tears of joy and gratitude that she honored his composition by giving her all, every ounce of her heart and soul, mind and body to this performance.

@ilikechopin8112

4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear the name Rachmaninoff I see this... Argerich melting this concerto, her epic interpretation!

@nicholasschroeder3678

3 жыл бұрын

And let's face it, she was A LOT easier on the eyes than Richter or Horowitz😣

Every time I listen to this recording I always hear something new. Bravo Martha!

Quelle fougue, quelle énergie, et quel doigté, quelle précision en même temps! Voilà Rachmaninov tel qu'on l'aime, tel qu'il nous enchante, nous émeut et nous remue. Riccardo Chailly est à la baguette, mais c'est bien Martha Argerich qui embarque tous les musiciens et tous les auditeurs dans une traversée musicale à couper le souffle. Ce concerto reste mon préféré du grand musicien russe, et je restais très attaché à la version d'Horowitz. Mais là, comment ne pas être totalement bouleversé. Bravo, bravissimo Martha!!

Her technique is formidable. Love her interpretation.

@lauramcelhiney

Жыл бұрын

Hmm

Fabulous interpretation of Martha, perfect execution, and she also makes it very beautiful with a lot of sensitivity. This video is a treasure of music

Благодарю за возможность просмотра этого контента!Великолепное исполнение гениальной пианисткой одного из сложнейших во всех отношениях, фортепианного концерта!! Блестящая техника, виртуозность в этом исполнении сочетается с глубиной проникновения в содержание этой гениальной музыки! Великолепно выстроено единство формы и содержания!! Дирижёр вдохновенно руководил всем процессом исполнения! Оркестр был на высоте!! Это одно из лучших исполнений данного произведения!!!

This is my favourite recording of any piece ever. The whole thing becomes otherworldly. Amazing.

I know Martha no longer performs this concerto, but wouldn't it be amazing if she resurrected it for a Jubilee concert like Horowitz did at the age of 75. I would travel to any part of the world to see that!

@nathanieljasondemesa3135

4 жыл бұрын

Times up?

@ivebarraco

6 ай бұрын

​@@nathanieljasondemesa3135 for you maybe, not for her. she's still alive and kicking.

지휘자는 땀을 흘리는데... 연주자는 너무 편안하게... 땀도 안흘리고.... 정확하고 엄청나게 빠른 타건을 하네요... 천재

Wow. I first heard it in the movie "Shine" & fell in love with it. I understand that it has more notes per second than any other Concerto ever written. I can see why. Bravo, dear lady, BRAVO!!!

So powerful, emotional... I can never listen to it without choking up and tearing up. I am actually going to the Rach 3 concert tonight at Utah Symphony. It makes me so painfully nostalgic... Heavenly music... Thank you so much for this wonderful video.

Argerich's composure and maturity is much appreciated. When conductors and musicians try to act like they're Maria Callas with dramatic expressions and dancing around, they tread over the piece, make it about them, and worst of all, they're displaying an attitude and emotion that the piece itself does not express. Agerich is a good steward.

The best recording EVER!!!

This is the best version of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto

@Viktorvelat95

10 жыл бұрын

I agree, but right after Horowitz :)

@Jomtek

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer Earl Wild's version

@CI-ym5hr

4 жыл бұрын

Lugansky

@OuaghlaniAlaa

4 жыл бұрын

Gilels

@yogibear6363

4 жыл бұрын

@@OuaghlaniAlaa kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3qfo9l_dL2teM4.html

이게 어째서 노동요 인가요...ㄷㄷㄷ 들으면서 보다보면 아무 것도 못하고 이거만 보게 돼요..연주 준비 중인데 자극 오지게 됩니닼ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그저 갓...

It's so amazing to watch the footage of the recording I've loved so much. This performance is incredible.

Ho sempre pensato ai concerti di Rachmaninov come a performance amorose, per cui fosse necessario un vigore maschio, virile, per "fare l'amore" col pianoforte. Invece la grandissima Martha mi fa ricredere. Esecuzione meravigliosa, emozione fortissima.

I think it's the best performance of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 along with Horowitz. Her amazing technique is always amazing. I'm in awe of the stormy Cadenza. She is the best pianist of the 21st century.

In my opinion, this music is such a marvel of humanity that I think this piece is on the top of greatness achieved by mankind on the line with the moon landing. This is just Breathtaking.

This Woman is just simply out of this planet .

Best FEMALE pianist??? How about just best pianist - she is so amazing - she is as good or better than any male pianist - She is in the top 5 best in my book! Actually she is my favorite!

@sliceds

5 жыл бұрын

what about horowitz though?

@pianolovers7904

5 жыл бұрын

Horowitz's Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto is no comparison to Argerich. Horowitz unfortunately was sloppy and uneven, and even his earliest of the performances were not as polished and exciting as Argerich. His recording in the 1950s should have been one of the greats, and it is not. Horowitz was an uneven pianist who at his best was fantastic. But when not playing his best (Beethoven Appassionata for example), other pianists could outshine him not too rarely. His encores though were legendary and inspired many pianists after him, especially those of the past 30 years.

@luisdavi07

5 жыл бұрын

no my mother is the best XDXDXDXD

@hansroemerszoonvanderbrikk7626

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree she's one of the best ever, and Chailly is not bad as well

@mpoulin

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! She is fantastic!!! I prefer her to Horowitz. I love when she plays Bach.

I don't get enough of the 2nd movement. The D flat theme is one of the most romantic I've ever heard.

I keep returning to this video ever since it was uploaded. Absolutely sublime.

Unadulterated perfection. Complete command. It’s almost beyond credibility that a human being could produce such a piece of work.

@lauramcelhiney

Жыл бұрын

Neil

C'est toujours avec grand ravissement que j'écoute ce Rach3, interprété de façon grandiose par une grande Dame de la musique, Martha Argerich ...

Incredible collaboration...fully engaged... reading each other’s minds!

Thank you so much for uploading this, mmoynan; this video, this performance has given me so much, and will doubtlessly continue to do so for a long, long time.

That was incredible. Thank you. Ben.