I am in a Chopin playlist, chilling out, and then I hear this and I'm like "ye this is surely not Chopin"...

@g00gleh00

9 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever.

@RonaiHenrik

9 жыл бұрын

***** yes but I know those. I think I know all the pieces Chopin made for a single piano.

@thenameisgsarci

9 жыл бұрын

Henrik Rónai well, rachmaninoff might have been inspired by chopin for this piece, so.....

@btat16

9 жыл бұрын

Henrik Rónai It's been 3 months but I wanted to point out that this piece is for a single piano too :P Just that the single person plays a lot

@jaRadnitch

9 жыл бұрын

Binh Tat I don't think he was saying this isn't for single piano - just that he knows all Chopin's single piano pieces, so he also knew this wasn't one of them :)

What a genius.

@papelillo223

6 жыл бұрын

You're a little bit egocentric

@rachmaninoffsergeibasilyeb7315

6 жыл бұрын

what a genius

@mawreena-

6 жыл бұрын

We all know you composed this to give me cramps in my hand...

@drlawitts

5 жыл бұрын

Q: How do you Khachaturian? A: Grab him by the Aram.

@Jaredguerrero9

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahha Nigga.

I like how it goes from ff to ppp in one measure.

@thenameisgsarci

7 жыл бұрын

I know, right? XD

@lukeehrkepiano5061

7 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I feel like Rachmaninoff was a little exaggerative...

@jeannecaucino

6 жыл бұрын

Gritter S la 0k56w

@mertgokce7332

5 жыл бұрын

haha yes

@tommysmyth1210

5 жыл бұрын

@@mertgokce7332 Ok.

I believe in you, beginner pianists, I believe in you. This piece is eeeeeaaasssyyy.

@thenameisgsarci

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah right... "easy"... pffft... >:D

@niccolopaganini4268

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-zr2sz8fd6o Look who you are talking to before commenting

@user-zr2sz8fd6o

5 жыл бұрын

@@niccolopaganini4268 Whaaaaat ? What tou want to say ? I'm looking

@niccolopaganini4268

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-zr2sz8fd6o Why did you delete your comment? are you aware of the spirit of the great Rachmaninoff now?

@user-zr2sz8fd6o

5 жыл бұрын

@@niccolopaganini4268 I can write again but what are you talking about bro I can't understand

1:04 that diminuendo sounds wicked

@melisa-ym1wk

5 жыл бұрын

I have two words for you: salad fingers

@thenameisgsarci

5 жыл бұрын

That's 8 words in total.

@melisa-ym1wk

5 жыл бұрын

@@thenameisgsarci the prophecy has been foretold

@philip.stigaard

3 жыл бұрын

It goes from fortissimo to pianissimo!

Hold my water, i ve got this

@f.p.2010

7 жыл бұрын

XD

@btat16

7 жыл бұрын

These two comments make the best comment chain I've seen in my life :P

7 жыл бұрын

This piece reminds me the etude n°4 S.139 "Mazeppa" by Liszt

@f.p.2010

7 жыл бұрын

Clabus Vile pls stop

@btat16

7 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely delicious *eating popcorn*

Why am I so addicted to this piece?

@MusicalMissCapri

7 жыл бұрын

Good question. It's a huge earworm.

@ludwigvanbeethoven6280

5 жыл бұрын

Nuclear Fish I KNOW SAME

@CosmodromeNostalgia

4 жыл бұрын

I started to learn it. I'm scared as fuck but love it haha

@danielramennoodles1136

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@lemontea9735

4 жыл бұрын

Because there is rage in your heart.

Lugansky playing this at the highest immaginable level. No blurs, no spaces before big jumps and chords. As someone who played the piano for 9 years and played some rachmaninoff myself. its just brutal.

@onethegogd5783

Жыл бұрын

yeah, I feel you too, this performance is so clean, every note is voiced just perfect, that it gives me goosebumps and scares at the same time

Wow. I thought this was a studio recording! I was so surprised to hear the applause at the end. That blew my mind. Amazing performance.

Me: I want to learn the piece! My finger: No you don’t

@giacomopistono2092

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahahahah

@jackmarentette1302

4 жыл бұрын

Be quiet,

@user-uj8wr9hh2c

4 жыл бұрын

I think so.

@Emma-ob5oj

4 жыл бұрын

楊宜珊 哈哈哈

@gamerom2713

3 жыл бұрын

Charles Leclerc learn revolutionary etude (n12 op10) you gonna get a very strong left hand 😉

Bless the poor soul who has to transcribe this.

@Avery_Piano

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@tg4q391

7 жыл бұрын

Brandon Ramirez 😂😂😂😂😂 That was good bro!!

@lordleo9047

6 жыл бұрын

Some of us love transcribing these 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@tianvlasic

6 жыл бұрын

I am playing this peace.I am 12 years old.

@alejandrom.4680

6 жыл бұрын

Tian Vlašić How the hell you're practicing it lol, i'm 13 and it's impossible for me.

Played this for my high school senior recital and a piano competition in Michigan more than 20 years ago. The experiences led me to pursue a career in conducting. Great piece!

@CheisYang

27 күн бұрын

can you provide where to find your concerts/lives?

How did Lugansky played this clearly without pedal blur is amazing, like what the heck.

@m.a.3322

8 жыл бұрын

He probably did 16th pedalling or something lmao.

@jerry_moo

8 жыл бұрын

Geezus mate

@m.a.3322

8 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@PieInTheSky9

6 жыл бұрын

You can watch him do it live just as well as in this recording. It's insane.

@kolovankeptkwiet3170

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Adrien My apologies for commenting 2 years late, but Lugansky may have large enough hands to play legato in sections of the piece that are otherwise impossible to play legato with small hands and no pedal. I would recommend just using pedal, though. Without Rachmaninoff’s hand size or bigger, it’s very physically demanding to play without pedal.

Probably one of the most insane live performances of Lugansky ever...

Beautiful rendition, this piece gives chills. At 2:26 there is one of the most touching climax moments in Rachmaninoff music🎼

@ryansabin2618

3 ай бұрын

That's my absolute favorite moment of the piece. I could see how someone could say that this piece is just to show off technical ability but moments like that prove that it's much more. It's so emotionally potent.

One day I'll play this.

@DotSmomet

8 жыл бұрын

I believe in you!

@lukeehrkepiano5061

7 жыл бұрын

I'm getting to work on it right now!

@imaofsky2407

7 жыл бұрын

Arthur Mellinger go for it. even if you do 1 bar every week. it's worth it. I hope I have the courage to start it.

@theabsolute23

7 жыл бұрын

That's the attitude that gets people places

@MusicalMissCapri

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving me the encouragement. Another one added to the Must-Learn list. *Grin*

This is ridonculous. So good. About eight measures from the end there's a 32nd rest in both hands that is just genius. It's amazing how powerful that little pause is.

@blythegeorge5568

6 ай бұрын

Went back to find it. 100% agree

I love this huge chords and very high volumes in Rachmaninoff's pieces, like in for example this one or his first Piano Concerto, but also his slow pieces are pretty good because of their polyphony. Besides I really like his kind to spread out intonations, like in his Op. 39. No. 4. And Lugansky is a great performer of Rach's work.

i am not a musician but this (master)piece gives goosebumbs in my heart

@tg4q391

7 жыл бұрын

Elpida Dramitinou kala milame tin idia skepsi eixa😂😝

@tommysmyth1210

5 жыл бұрын

That's not healthy..

@cat1312.

4 жыл бұрын

You should go to a doctor :o

The master just casually delivering his 🔥 to the people.

I think rachmaninoff got robbed on a train or something like that and he had to make money real quick so he wrote this.

@thenameisgsarci

9 жыл бұрын

Ja Ka I thought it was a joke, until I looked it up on Wikipedia. Sorry... :|

@anthonymiller3672

6 жыл бұрын

"real quick"

@expl0da_

6 жыл бұрын

Then you're basically saying Rachmaninov is a fucking genius.

@bernardgeffray1700

6 жыл бұрын

comment répondre à une pareille ânerie!

@mindofamango3903

6 жыл бұрын

xJxiii well, yea

The fury, the anger, the pain, it all comes together. It's hauntingly beautiful.

Lugansky is one of if not the best Rach Player around today, sadly he's so much underrated

@delko000

10 жыл бұрын

totally agreed.

@chad4149

10 жыл бұрын

hes boring

@harrisonrichter9414

10 жыл бұрын

Him and Richter (whom I am proud to share a last name with) are my two favorite Rach interpreters. Except on the prelude in g minor, I just can't leave out Berezovsky (I think that's who he is). Oh, and the best recording of 3/2 (C# minor) is Rach himself playing it on a bosendorfer reproducing piano. I also have yet to hear a Richter recording of Rach 2, so I have to stick with Rubinstein. Man, in the end it doesn't really sound like I'm a true Richter and Lugansky fan am I? XD

@nicholas72611

9 жыл бұрын

Harrison, Musical Atheist Richter on anything is fucking amazing. One of the best pianists to ever grace this Earth along with Argerich.

@thenameisgsarci

9 жыл бұрын

nicholas72611 And a lot more. :)

I would sell my soul to the devil to play like this. Such a beautiful piece, Rachmaninov certainly was a great composer

@korolevpiano7794

5 жыл бұрын

Many others have played this without agreeing to spend eternity in hell so I think you should just practice.

@thenameisgsarci

5 жыл бұрын

But... but Paganini... XD

@blackhole3407

4 жыл бұрын

We could make a deal...

@Misspol222

2 жыл бұрын

Mephistopheles has entered the chat

@nassera

2 жыл бұрын

A gift from God. No devil needed for beauty.

Один из лучших "моментов" у Рахманинова. Яркая музыка, редко для композитора - мажорная, пронизывающая до костей, как холодный душ. Браво композитору!

This reminds me of the revolutionary etude by Chopin .

@user-os4lq6wj6y

6 жыл бұрын

Imagine, that it is much more demanding :))

@tommysmyth1210

5 жыл бұрын

@@erikdierks4404 It is

@darkzaid7772

5 жыл бұрын

Czerny Op.692 Etude 21

@lp9931

5 жыл бұрын

Yes same

@p-y8210

4 жыл бұрын

It sounds nothing like it imo

Nobody does it like Nik. I knew who it was right away! The depth, the passion, the rage, the control. Magnifico.

I'm learning this piece now. I've managed as far as 1:12 and it's quite a challenge to say the least. This outstanding performance is my only motivation to keep going to the end.

@michaelulloa12

6 жыл бұрын

MusicIsMyLife6991 its been 3 years. Sup with you and this piece

@joshuagonzalez3916

5 жыл бұрын

4 yrs how r u ?

@tylerspence344

4 жыл бұрын

5 years bro how is it?

@notofficialhoohaa4356

4 жыл бұрын

@@tylerspence344 he already sold off his piano and started playing the BASS

@user-df3xz6lq5n

3 жыл бұрын

practice makes perfect

This piece reminds me of a forest fire getting more and more out of control but, it is mesmerizingly beautiful to look at. You are put in a trance at how beautiful the sight is. You snap out of it and try to leave but the fire has already encircled you. You are doomed. The fire is beautiful. You stare into the inferno as it consumes you.

Hmmm, so many arguments... I need more popcorn...

@professordeportugadoyt113

9 жыл бұрын

thenameisgsarci toma no cu

@thenameisgsarci

9 жыл бұрын

professor de portuga do YT What? Sorry, Google Translate just failed me, sorry... :(

@professordeportugadoyt113

9 жыл бұрын

thenameisgsarci i said pega numeu pal

@xavier2435

8 жыл бұрын

+thenameisgsarci I'm Portuguese and I think he's just acting stupid (sorry if I'm wrong) so it's not even worth translate that.

@thenameisgsarci

8 жыл бұрын

Marcelo Azevedo IDK either, I don't speak Portuguese.

Fantastic piece, my piano teacher recommend this to me today, and this is the first day I'm hearing it. Spent about a half hour learning the first page, I'm excited to play the rest of this piece. I've always been scared of Rachmaninoff having smaller hands, but this one seems possible not being able to play 10ths. I think this is one of those pieces that sounds very impressive and exciting, but despite being hard, is not as hard as it sounds. Not saying it isn't hard (it's hard), it's just designed to sound harder than it is. When passages are more chromatic like in this piece, fingers are more ready to access the notes. I actually think the quarter notes in Tchaikovsky's concerto No. 1 are harder than the 16ths in this piece. Leaps are harder than runs. Just my opinion.

This is definitely my favourite rachmaninoff piece. One day I'll play all of it, and that day is not too far away :) Edit: I gave up haha. See my replies for an in depth explanation. Alternatively you can pretend I didn't and keep asking me if they day has finally been, that is a totally valid option as well 😂

@blackblade9988

6 жыл бұрын

Has the day finally been?

@HeyKevinYT

6 жыл бұрын

Has the day finally been?

@Blowzytube

5 жыл бұрын

Has the day finally been ?

@Yazerhoun

5 жыл бұрын

HAS THE DAY FINALLY FUCKING BEEN?

@thenameisgsarci

5 жыл бұрын

*HAS THE DAY FINALLY EFFING BEEN!?*

2:44 “Holy F**K!”

@lafs7967

3 жыл бұрын

OMG I HEARD IT

This piece is absolutely brilliant.

@MrPhil480

11 ай бұрын

lol

Speechless... First time hearing this music. This must be virtually impossible to play for even the most advanced pianist. What kind of genius writes something so amazing that even the greatest players struggle to perform. Mind blowing... Give me 100 years to practise and I might manage to play the first 12 bars!!!!

YT Music categorized this as heavy metal in my playlists Lmao

@thenameisgsarci

7 жыл бұрын

Well... still counts as something. :)

@Adyman182

3 жыл бұрын

Rachmaninoff is about as rock as classical gets.

After playing this song I have to say it is very repetitive on the left hand, it is really not that bad, it takes practice like anything else. The only hard part honestly was not burning out before the end.

@charliehustlenflow

8 жыл бұрын

+TKDBlackbelt4Ever what do u mean by drop the hand

@cziffrathegreat666

Жыл бұрын

very true

After listening to more than twenty versions, this is the best one to me.

I've heard this recording dozens of times but I still can't get over the fact at how well Lugansky plays this piece!

It's simple: I clipped out parts of the sheet music, then aligned it with the audio in Windows Movie Maker. To be frank, it's time-consuming, but the ability to read sheet music is an advantage.

2:28 I see "Prestissimo" with FFFF @@!!~~ I broke my fingers

@chriscioaca

5 жыл бұрын

Architecture Cow yeah it's 😅😅 very hard for all not for Rachmaninoff 😂

Liszt : are you challenging me?!? Chopin: calm down, calm down

As long as you can read music and you have ten fingers you can play this. Start slow.

@ChuckisNorrish

7 жыл бұрын

No, you can't. You have to train yourself. Technique is important, fingering, the ability to read sheets as fast as this, if you're not good enough it'll be a sloppy mess.

@plumbersteve

7 жыл бұрын

It was more of a philosophical, existential suggestion. Although, I stand by my statement. Perhaps a temp of 10 BPM. It would be slow but you could hit all the notes.

@ChuckisNorrish

7 жыл бұрын

Steve Gardner No, you can't learn this piece like that. One, it'd take well over a year and two it'll sound TERRIBLE.

@plumbersteve

7 жыл бұрын

What if it took you ten years to learn it? What if it sounded awful then? Perhaps one's goal isn't to impress the world with their virtuosity. Perhaps someone just loves the piece and wants to play it at their own maximum level. Is that not satisfactory?

@ChuckisNorrish

7 жыл бұрын

Steve Gardner No, that's like having a favorite song then every time you play it, it sounds garbage and nothing like the original. That's exactly what it is. That shouldn't be satisfactory for anyone. It'd also ruin any learning experience you wanted in piano.

So glad you've included the sheets music so we can all play along

Have never heard this piece til now....and I'm simply stunned. Will have to put this in my rep. Great performance!

Rachmaninoff is a fucking legend. Genius!

@thenameisgsarci

8 жыл бұрын

No, he is not a legend at fucking... :\

@3jndzl

8 жыл бұрын

Not funny

@thenameisgsarci

8 жыл бұрын

+Andjela Despotovic I know that, but I just go with it anyway. :)

@TxRxAxP

7 жыл бұрын

It actually was pretty funny tbh

@samuelsoltesz

6 жыл бұрын

I am still here :D

The captions are utterly brilliant.

me: Hears the audio also me: This is easy- it repeats! All i have to do is learn the melody *sees* the sheet music* *crys* (edit) I liked my own comment ;-;

A mind exploding and magical masterpiece of a few minutes.

I have been playing this for 3 months now and even with large hands this piece really is a fight. Some part are ridiculously difficult even though there is a lot of "repetition" nothing is really easy in this piece. Stamina alone makes this hard

FINALLY! I heard this once completely accidentally and was looking everywhere for the name of this song! I'm so glad i finally found it!

In this edition, the last chord is written to be played as "sfff" but I'm pretty sure in his original edition, he actually wrote "sffff" which is possibly the only time I, in 12 years of playing piano, have ever come across that.

Love this piece and love Lugansky's interpretation, the furious left hand runs is just so gud

@newhorizon4470

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, the left hand is so clear, and the right hand is so intense.

Well, I was so proud of myself playing this piece until I listen this... Let me cry

so much passion in these notes. better than spoken words

This song reminds me of a particularly stormy ocean & I love it

I have this on repeat. The performance is magnificent, clean, passionate, perfect, truly touches my heart, bravo! 💕

this is actually one of the easier pieces of rachmaninoff. Thats why my professor told me this piece and “the cat and mouse”dominated teenager piano competitions

I always knew this was hard, but I never realized it was this hard, maybe because Lugansky is so fluid. LOOK at this score! This must be up amongst Rach's most difficult pieces. Harder than any prelude. I love the Chopin influence in this at 1:11. You can always hear Chopin in Rachmaninov.

Astonishing performance! Luganskiy is a great pianist. Thank you very much for uploading!

Me at 0100: Alright let's listen to this before sleep Me at 0500: dUDuDuudUdUDuuDdU dUDuDuudUdUUdUDuuDdU dUDuDuu

@lafemmesanspseudo7840

4 жыл бұрын

exactly ! (me : the same for the past couple of days)

This is great, do not know this song, it's fabulous, thanks Sergei Rachmaninov You inspire many musicians to surpass themselves, you will always be a legend remembered

Reminds me of the video game EDGE soundtrack "Jupiter". Level 14 - Peripherique Level 31 - Star Castle Level 45 - Earthquake Extended level 21 - Trench Extended level 43 - Geometric Snake Bonus level 7 - Magic Bonus level 10 - Indiana Bonus level 21 - Tide Bonus level 48 - Light Show

that's from another set of pieces, the "morceaux de fantaisie", op. 3. and, yes, he had a recording of all of them.

It isn't actually very hard, since the pattern in the left hand repeats over and over... but since I am Alkan its of course easy for me.

@jeannecaucino

6 жыл бұрын

Charles- Valentin Alkan p

@michaelulloa12

6 жыл бұрын

Charles- Valentin Alkan now that you're alkan its a piece of cake

@tommysmyth1210

5 жыл бұрын

Not anymore you aren't

@connorrichardson368

5 жыл бұрын

Well take a look at alkan le preux and this piece to alkan is a walk in the park

@wolfpsx6210

5 жыл бұрын

"It's not very hard". Give me a fucking break. Of course playing the notes in half the tempo with amateur-level control isn't hard, but playing pieces like this EXPRESSIVELY takes about 15 intense years of studying the instrument, usually even more. Trust me, this is my field of profession.

it's back!

@joshscores3360

3 жыл бұрын

yay

What a show-stopping, knuckle-breaker this piece is. Instant amazement.

Meraviglia! E dire che l'autore lo ha definito semplicemente 'Momento musicale'

My favorite interpretation of this masterpiece ❤ i'm obsessed with it!!!

Фантастически виртуозное исполнение!

What Santa Claus plays in his workshop on Christmas Eve to motivate his elves to hurry and finish making the toys!

Good God, the sheer power of the final chord is unbelievable!

R.I.P left hand..

Куда увлекает этот бушующий поток энергии? Заполняет и переполняет тебя, всех и вся, необъятные просторы России от края и до края!

this piece made me realise how weak my left hand is

Wow thank you for providing the music sheet I can't wait to play this with my 2 years of piano experience

@NOVAsteamed

2 жыл бұрын

Bro you can do this keep on trying !!!

@ouo6098

Жыл бұрын

Just saying,I,a 3.5yrs self-taught pianist,have just successfully finished learning this marvelous piece. It is definitely,and undeniably,a very difficult piece.It took me like 3 months to finish the piece and 2 months to master it. Keep it up, you can do it!

speed of light: I am the fastest speed of sound:

If you guys liked this, you should watch the video of Lugansky playing it live that the audio for this video was taken from. It is even more intense seeing him play it live, and you miss out on his big finish without being able to see him x)

@thenameisgsarci

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree. Video link is in the description. :D

I VE BEEN SEARCHING THIS FOR MONTHS

Every time I listen I feel more amazed.

Complètement incroyable !! Comment se fait-il que cette pièce ne soit pas plus connue ? C'est à la fois épique et émouvant, délicat et extrêmement puissant. S'il y a des pianistes expérimentés qui traînent, est-ce que vous pensez que je pourrais jouer ça, sachant que mes morceaux les plus durs sont l'étude 1 op 2 de Prokofiev et la Sonate 1 de Brahms ? Il faut absolument que j'apprenne ça, mais ça a l'air tellement difficile !

Awesome! Very powerful.

6 years (almost 7 years later), and I am just finding this?! HOW?!?!!

This the most beautiful interpretation of this piece. Love this.

Wow, I had no idea Satan wrote piano music!

Cyka blat, that`s so fucking good. Give me chills and tears everytime.

@Hwyadylaw

8 жыл бұрын

+VilipxProductions I believe Suka Blyat' is a more proper romanization. THESE THINGS MATTER, YOU KNOW

@3Dusers

8 жыл бұрын

+McDucky сука блят

@Hwyadylaw

8 жыл бұрын

RAFPony Here, you dropped this: *ь*

@3Dusers

8 жыл бұрын

McDucky lol thanks

@user-gy7bw9lz3s

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, Russian... These letters are bed.

Beautiful performance! Thanks for sharing!

Excellently displayed excellent excellency.

I am playinh this and it's really hard...I wonder how this person played it so perfectly...

@oliviergrimard3845

5 жыл бұрын

the answer to your question reside in practice and experience.

I am currently playing ABRSM grade 8 pieces. My goal in life is to play this

This is like the main character sacrificing himself to defeat the final boss to save all his friends and the rest of the world

Thanks for uploading!

Joke's on you, I can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Russian heart!

beautiful subtitles, really adds to the piece

superb execution! clearness and rage at the same time!

Pianist say: My left hand is cry... Help me.... 😅😅😅😅

@blobs5440

5 жыл бұрын

lol

it seams easy....to listen to

@janv.8538

5 жыл бұрын

Not even

I love the notes on the sheet music. "Furious", "prestissimo". I swear to God I was hoping to read "brutal" in a piece of classical music