I honestly don’t understand why this concerto is underrated.

@user-on6tb4zh5d

4 жыл бұрын

It's harder for average listener to understand and quickly remember this concerto if you compare it to 2nd or 3rd. But 4th is even more complicated.

@caseysheehan8437

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the 3rd Rachmaninov Concerto in D Minor is my least favorite. For me, I would rank them 2, 4,1,3.

@nyaunt1796

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@criticalhippo4294

4 жыл бұрын

Me neither. I think it has the same universal appeal as No. 2(don't get me wrong, No.2 is my favourite piece ever and I adore this too) but I find can fall out of the music much faster with 3 and 4. I think that No.1 is the most-Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff piece, all his hallmarks are here.

@caseysheehan8437

4 жыл бұрын

@@criticalhippo4294 I feel like 3 is the only one that is unorganized an all over the place. It doesn't seem well thought out. I think 2, 1, and 4 are incredible though! 🎹🎼🎵🎶

The man's articulation is so sharp, it could cut glass

The 1st movement is a monster...

@carlospacheco7282

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,it is.

@claradiaz3147

2 ай бұрын

The second movement is otherworldly beautiful... among the best written among any composers.

@yucatron76

2 ай бұрын

Honestly in my top 10 favorite pieces ever

@brunftbert3381

2 ай бұрын

@@yucatron76 And I think it is a very interesting question what would have happened with the COMPOSER Rachmaninow without the disaster of his 1st symphony and without hard depression.

That cadenza is simply mind-blowing

That build up from 10:21... This concerto is criminally underrated.

@ritabustamante8447

4 жыл бұрын

Göktuğ Kaya It is true but I don’t know why because is so beautiful like 2 and 3.

@goktugblack

4 жыл бұрын

@@ritabustamante8447 I think this concerto is more suited for piano aficionados like us than the general public. Both 2nd and 3rd were used in movies and these have both less abstract themes

@Ummm6126

3 жыл бұрын

@@goktugblack totally agree to that

@ahmadshokry5945

3 жыл бұрын

it's actually my favorite part ... just ingenious

@erinmalloy9297

3 жыл бұрын

totally agree

Probably the best recording of this concerto. Ever. What an immense and rare joy to hear an orchestra and pianist melting together on this devine level. Outstanding.

@BernardVillaume66

Жыл бұрын

Ah, just read a number of similar comments, haha. Happy that I am not alone having multiple musical orgasms when listening to this recording.

@SvetoslavAtanasov

5 ай бұрын

Other than Rachmaninoff’s own recording to which this is very similar in style!

Mov.1: 0:01 / 6:04 , Cadenza: 9:21 Mov.2: 12:14 / 16:50 Mov.3: 18:56 / 25:25

@Paulofibonelli

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Zimerman ist mit Abstand der beste Pianist aller Zeiten!Bei ihm stimmt einfach alles:Technik,Temperament, Geschmack, Stilistik und die unnachahmliche Qualität des Klanges.Es gibt sehr gute Pianisten, es gibt geniale Pianisten, aber es gibt nur einen Krystian Zimerman!🙏

Zimerman picked the BEST conductor for these concertos. Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa is INSANELY perfect, and has very very very high standards. Ridiculously sharp ears. And that’s one of the reasons why they sound perfect together.

@claradiaz3147

Ай бұрын

He's conducting a heavenly orchestra now.

해석이 너무 좋음 그냥 내가 여태껏 들어온 곡들중 단연 최고라 할 수 있겠다 짐머만 연주는 전설이야

@joonheelee1299

3 ай бұрын

알렉산더 말로페예프를 한 번 들어보세요!

I have heard dozens of interpretations of this wonderful and underrated concerto. This may be the finest interpretation of them all.

@scottmiller6495

Жыл бұрын

The ending is awesome !!!!!

@thepianocornertpc

Жыл бұрын

Tamas Vasary. Zimerman is fantastic.

@jormaple

10 ай бұрын

Ashkenazy/Previn

A golden pianist. Best of the best

breathtaking! I consider Zimerman one of the truly great pianists of his generation

@ImvN8Lex

4 жыл бұрын

I'd say of all time.

@Jeremy73950

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImvN8Lex He would be the best of all time imo if not for that one man, Sviatoslav Richter.

@ImvN8Lex

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jeremy73950 Personal preference. But they both are indeed some of the best ever.

@shlomostate1623

2 жыл бұрын

What about Rachmaninoff himself? he probably played it best.

@Pamela-dv7gb

6 ай бұрын

Horowitz too or Arthur Rubinstein great the only problem is the fact generally the audio quality low so I prefer zimmerman for many chopin pieces but for all nocturne it’s better Arthur Rubinstein but for ballades I can’t ear to another one than zimmerman

16:51 is my favorite moment in the piece-the sound of being in love

@peterkovacs9951

Ай бұрын

otherworldly

8:43 that Violin part is stunningly beautiful!

@jwilliams8210

4 жыл бұрын

You are correct. The vibrato is just about perfect. I also love the recapitulated theme by the piano (different key and variation in the rhythm than the first time). Rachmaninov was an absolute genius....

@VOAZOH

4 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

@Paulofibonelli

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

Krystian Zimerman is the best, and he looks so damn fine, too. 😍

@ESilva-qv1uv

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt.

@guillermobadell6

3 жыл бұрын

You should have seen him when he was young, he looked like a prince.try to find a video where he plays the 4 chopin Ballades...

@jayhillz3705

3 жыл бұрын

Gay...

@LegomansClassics

3 жыл бұрын

JayHillz82: Please, try to keep this nice and polite comment section free of bigotry.

@paltagay4485

3 жыл бұрын

@@jayhillz3705 why do u even comment it was a compliment for a great master. Dont be a bigot

Obi-Wan Kenobi in an another life ... May the music be with you

@jayhillz3705

3 жыл бұрын

May the Forte be with you

@sirchoppy1810

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jayhillz3705 OH MY GOSH, you a legend my guy! :) lol "ffff"

The allegro moderato at 10:35 is beyond beautiful. The scales in the left hand at 10:51 and 10:58 are so perfect. This piece is such a masterpiece.

This really is gorgeous recording in every way. Ozawa is just so musical. Mr Zimmerman can play ANYTHING at the highest level. Yes, incredible Chopin, etc, but his Rachmaninoff is full bodied, passionate and idiomatic. Bravo!Wonderful sonics through Sennheiser HD650 headphones.

@scriabinist434

4 жыл бұрын

I concur, I can't wait for Zimerman to record Bach one day. I know he will.

@RandyKimBrigs5

4 жыл бұрын

@@scriabinist434 While Zimerman hasn't officially recorded any Bach albums, there are unofficial recordings of him from concerts. Here's three that I found so far: Bach-Brahms Chaconne Transcription (for the Left Hand): kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGRl0pd_gM-8fZs.html Bach Partita No. 1 BWV 825: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqZtmNd-ZNzWfZM.html Bach Passacaglia and Fugue: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKl1u9Byp8m9pdI.html

@Scottlp2

4 жыл бұрын

Great performance. Would you happen to know if he recorded the Rachmaninoff 3rd PC? Thanks.

@connorrichardson368

4 жыл бұрын

Scottlp2 he did!

@tunatuna6723

3 жыл бұрын

@@connorrichardson368 Where can you find it? I've been looking all over!

1 mvt: 0:00 2 mvt: 12:16 3 mvt: 18:56

@ilovemycatrussell9298

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. A self-esteem destroying cadenza at 9:21.

Love that second movement

My favorite recording ever! Why why why is this piece so underrated?? Its my favorite of all time!

@tavidemea6363

2 жыл бұрын

Check Zoltan s performance, but it is probably the best, indeed:))

This is so beautiful , it hurts

Thank you for reuploading this

Most beautiful parts by my opinion, even every part of this phenomenal composition is beautiful ! 5:22 😍 8:33 😍 8:43 😍 16:50 😍 18:04 😍 21:02 😍

@pianohq999

4 жыл бұрын

@Mr Kitrid But 16:50 is soooooo outstanding 😍😍😍😍😍😍 !

@caphaddock1126

2 жыл бұрын

16:50 I die

@musicclasical

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 16:50 is an orgasmic passage

@jwilliams8210

Жыл бұрын

08:33 (and 08:43 with the near-perfect vibrato from the violin) could be my favorite as well, though it is a recapitulation of 02:38 in a different key with 02:49 being 08:43's analog). I think I was mesmerized by the original statement of this theme (i.e., 02:38).

@jwilliams8210

Жыл бұрын

@@pianohq999 So true!

This is by far the best interpretation of this great piano concerto i have ever heard! The ending is powerful and satisfying Bravo !!!!!

Cette interprétation est tout simplement admirable incomparable et rend ce concertos c Parmi les plus beaux de la musique romantique. Version de référence absolue en tous les cas une des plus belles que j'ai écoutées.

his performances are so dynamic and beautiful at the same time.. that is why many people are crazy about him... im definitely one of them... thanks for this great performance

11:24 brace for impact!!!

I have just recently discovered in the Zimmerman and I do not understand how I missed him and his Exquisite performances! Brilliant, just brilliant!

Thanks for uploading. I was very upset because of the previous recording deleteted, so once again thank you.

@peterbonser

4 жыл бұрын

Fake Allen Rachmaninov piano concerto no.4

Bravo ! This is my favourite pieces !!

Whenever the talking stops and Krystian Zimerman starts playing, any criticism there might be simply dissolves. This pianist has such a technique and deep musical understanding, and quite rightly has been at the top of his game for well over thirty years. I haven't read Gramophone for some years, but imagine recordings he made in the early days with DG are still regarded as some of the best. The crispness and speed of his playing here ( so soulful at other times too) in this work show he has lost nothing to time

Magnifique !! Merveilleux !!! J'adore ce concerto et ce pianiste est formidable !!! Bravo et Merci !!!

Fantastic, notes so delicate and then profound. Have loved him forever I first heard...jjune

Wow!!!! what an outstanding recording! I was sitting in front of my computer and stood to bow in respect! thank you so much por posting it!

@LegomansClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment! Rachmaninoff is, well, Rachmaninoff and one has no words to describe how outstanding is this performance by Krystian Zimmerman.

Absolutely the best

So much character and authenticity in this interpretation. Definitely my favorite. Go Zimmerman!

Infinitely grateful❤

The second movement is so beautiful !!!!

Breathtaking composition, outstanding performance !

Thank you for sending me here, Thomas.

The best of Rachmaninoff No.1 in my mind, others cannot interpret like this

@goktugblack

3 жыл бұрын

Sviatoslav Richter can...

@yareklipinski

2 жыл бұрын

@@goktugblack I do not think so

@jormaple

10 ай бұрын

Ashkenazy

Soberbia interpretación de este Magistral Concierto del Gran Maestro Rachmaninof !!! Bravo Krystian y Boston Symphony Orchestra - Maestro Ozawa !!!

I swear he has beautiful sections in all of his music, the rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 18th variation and this one at 20:55.

the best performance ever😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️

the section starting at 8:33 gets me everytime… and the solo starting at 8:43 is so warm and rich.

13:39 zimmerman phrased the last note with a sober touch, tear-dropping. The is the version contains the most sorrow 2nd movement.

So beautiful ♥♥♥♥ Thank you.

Such an early work, composed when SR was 18 years old, yet one can already hear his unique sonic thumbprints. Early hints (in the sharply rhythmic orchestral punctuation, in the harmonic changes) of the Symphonic Dances, not to arrive for 49 years--SR's last major symphonic work. Remarkable. Lovely collaboration in this performance by Ozawa and ZImmerman.

@Mezzotenor

2 жыл бұрын

Points well taken, but note this from Wikipedia: "Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 1, in 1891, at age 18. He dedicated the work to Alexander Siloti. He revised the work thoroughly in 1917." It's possible that some of the sophistication you astutely appreciate is a product of the composer in his early 40s. And absolutely yes, these artists are pretty hard to beat.

Zimerman et Ozawa sont de tels musiciens qu'ils ont fait de ce concerto une des plus belles oeuvres de Rachmaninov. A écouter absolument, c'est admirable !

9:20 for cadenza lovers

@JoshuavanderVeen

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yea!!! Love it!!! 😎😎😎

@ilovemycatrussell9298

3 жыл бұрын

It makes me realize I have zero talent tho.

@yeetdoy3066

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a monster piece, extremely difficult to play right

@rafjeevarafjeeva5952

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilovemycatrussell9298 when I compose something and I find what I did successful, I listen to this cadenza, and I remember that I am nothing compared to this monstrosity

From 26:10 the timpanist changed the notes from C#3 to F#3 and finally F#2 for the final tonic. A very subtle modification but it strengthens the tonic rather than the dominant at the grand finale, making the ending more satisfying to me!

This is a wonderful performance and recording! Full of soul and direction! The 2nd movement of this shockingly neglected masterpiece is one of the most beautiful movements ever composed by any European musician!

I cannot get over Zimerman's and Ozawas recordings of 1&2, I don't know why.

THE BEST ORCHESTRA SOUNDS AND INTERPRETATION EVER RECORDED.THE BEST PIANO PLAYER AND INTERPRATATION EVER❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I got emotional every time I heard this second movement. What a performance!

its such a small detail, but I love how you put the text on the screen on the first piano chord. So cool.

@LegomansClassics

3 жыл бұрын

It's so great you noticed this! :) I love putting those little details into the video.

Emotional and beautiful✨💍✨ I love this music🎵

3:26 has to be one of the most intense moments in the piano repertoire, I mean, just listen to it go (buildup from 3:15) Probably one of the most underrated parts of this concerto.

The french horn part at 24:43 with its culmination at 25:10 is incredible

Greatest ever. Merci beaucoup from Paris France 👍 👍 👍.

Thanks Zimmerman to play this concert.It is one of the least heard concerts of Rachmaninoff but it is so beautiful and hard to play like number 2 and 3.When Rachmaninov composed it he was very depressed because it wasn't accepted but when composed number two it was rotund exit.I wonder where people had his ears because it is so beautiful that I can't stop to hear it and the performance magistral.Thanks again Zimmerman.

@LegomansClassics

4 жыл бұрын

Your comments are always appreciated!

@ritabustamante8447

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@thingiezz

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it Rachmaninoffs first symphony that sent him into a depression? He might have been depressed before that, but between symphony 1 and piano concerto 2 it was at its worst, because he barely composed anything

@MegaMawnadger

4 жыл бұрын

It was the first symphony who sent him into depression. The first concerto was initially a homework for the conservatory and was a success (he wrote the concerto very quickly). Later the concerto was revised (which is the version that you can hear here).

He wrote this when he was 18. What I am even doing fml....

@flyingpenandpaper6119

3 жыл бұрын

@Mr Kitrid I had no idea the 1891 version was still around! Thank you.

@Paulofibonelli

2 жыл бұрын

@Mr Kitrid thank you for the tip-off

Beautiful...

This is beautiful and I don’t care if it’s unpopular but I’ll never mock popular classical music or how else would I have discovered this?!

Felicitaciones! Por compartir este hermoso concierto sin menosprecio del grupo de los cuatro del género musical incluyendo la hermosa Rapsodia sobre un tema de Paganini. Destaca el segundo como el más bello de los conciertos, el tercero como el más complejo y virtuoso, y por ultimo, el extraordinario cuarto concierto del exilio con tintes americanos...Bendiciones y saludos desde México. GRACIAS!

BEAUTIFUL , MY DEAR KRYSTIAN ...

Perfection!

The best!

연주도 최고고 곡도 2 번 못지 않게 너무 멋있네요 어릴적에 들었던 느낌과 또 다르네요 Thank you

I think thay until krystian zimmerman are stil a live is the best pianist player in that time ❤

This is the one!

Second movement, Andante, exquisite.

The recording I have is Ashkenazy and Previn and it's good, but this is way better! How can two performances of the same piece be so different. So glad to have KZread, especially since this performance is conducted by Seiji Ozawa who died in February this year. RIP Seiji, thank you for all the beautiful music you gave the world. ❤

@claradiaz3147

2 ай бұрын

Best performance and soloist of Rach 1 around.

I became your 1000th subscriber!!

I swear, if you pay attention, there are parts where you can hear Zimerman humming the melody slightly, like he can't help it 😂

Bellísima composición, sería especialmente agradable poder ver a los intérpretes tocando en vivo, se disfrutaría mucho más.

best of best

The only negative thing that I can say about this recording is that it makes all the other recordings seem so stale and boring.

@inraid

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qax51I-dn9GcdZM.html

@bachopinbee5991

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too

@jormaple

10 ай бұрын

Listen to Ashkenazy.

Perfect at the beginning ,

EXTRAORDINARIO RACHMANINOFF / ZIMERMAN. BELLíSIMO.

I made a tape cassette of this in 70 and played it a million times

Say what you want, but that section of the 3rd movement in E-flat will always be my favorite!

Só introspective!! Sometimes atonal! They would not understand! His music is not for palaces . It is for the soul.

I remember I have baught this CD in year 2003.

BRAVVVVOOO!!!!!!

zimerman legend

The 17:26 part and onwards is really dreamy and beautiful

The part from 16:26 is pure magic...

The passage from 18:05 to 18:15 has to be some of the most beautiful music of any kind ever.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

People disregarded Zimerman's technical ability in the past by saying "he never plays any Rachmaninoff or Liszt" etc etc... this is more than just an answer. His Chopin and Schubert is enough to prove that his technique is BEYOND reach...

最高です

As underrated a concerto as the Rach 1 is, Zimerman has to be the most underrated pianist ever, performing at the level of Horowitz, Rubinstein, et al., maybe beyond.

@timlaze1149

Ай бұрын

Beyond Horowitz withouth a doubt. Rubinstein too in my opinion.

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I beg to differ with a number of commenters that this is the best interpretation. It is one of the best, for sure, but it lacks the flow and dynamic of Byron Janis's performance with Fritz Reiner. His sense of phrasing without erratic changes of tempo and rhythm do justice to Rachmaninoff's much-underrated concerto. The second movement is to die for!

@theresechristiansen9769

3 жыл бұрын

i agree wholeheartedly

Best

3악장의 다채로운 색감은 라흐마니노프의 유쾌한 모습이 느껴진다

Absolutely breathtaking performance - BSO sounds “lean and mean” and Ozawa’s accompaniment is damn-near flawless. Zimerman - what to say? - out of this world brilliant. By the way - anyone know what year this was recorded?

@yeetzus8282

4 жыл бұрын

2003 I believe

@bigcedock

4 жыл бұрын

@@yeetzus8282 Thanks!