@@fredericchopin7538 there are many things that many pianists don’t find when learning the pieces like certain voicings and such that won’t be heard unless played a certain way, so I agree with you too a certain degree. I believe the mood of how the piece is played can be changed in according to the pianist. But there are certain things that I feel MUST be included to get the originality of the piece. For example, those voicings that can’t be found unless played a certain way.
nah man if a piece is recorded by the composer u wont be able to hear millions of different interpretation all being beautiful in their own way but if its recorded those beautiful interpretation would be considered wrong therefore listening to other pianist playing the same piece wouldnt be a thing and it would also kinda ruin it therefore i humbly deny ur verdict but yes it is lucky to hear rachmaninoff play
As someone else said in the comments, Rachmaninoff ignores both his own score and the original piece, yet this play gives off such a strong sense of freedom ...
When you play a piece, you should be expressive in the way you play. By that I mean to add your own "color" to the piece, to make it perhaps even more beautiful. This was more common practice during the Romantic period of music, the 19th century, but this has faded with the rise of the Contemporary period, the 20th and 21st century. The performing musician should not be a strict servant of the composer, but should be more independent and creative.
+Geopard Gloveclove Yes, I know that, it's just the first time I can actually feel those 'colors' among all the too-few music I've heard so far... And I have to admit, as a pianist myself, I don't think I could stand playing without feelings, without that 'color' anymore, ever since I discovered how it feels to pour your soul into your music...
@@johnzoilob.tolentino6440 These are the words you could also hear from people like Kristian Zimmerman and Maria Jao Pires in their interviews. Also, stop using that word like an insult (especially when you have no right to insult anyone).
I personally came here because of Rachmaninoff, but I think it's great that TV shows and movies are introducing classical music to more and more people. So, I honestly don't get why some people are so snobby and condescending towards those who have been exposed to classical music through a TV show or movie they liked. If you're one of those condescending people, stop. You'll only make "Your Lie In April" fans view the classical-music community as snobby, and you'll only drive them away from this wonderful music (and, ironically, you'll probably be dumbfounded as to why more young people don't listen to classical music). Just be happy that a platform like that has introduced so many young people to this amazing genre of music.
I don't think people are getting annoyed by the people who watched the show but by the people who watched the show and feel the need to comment about it on every classical music video. I watched the show and enjoyed it, but seeing the same quotes from the show everywhere is making me cringe. It's good people are enjoying this type of music but I'd rather not have 50% of the comments be about the show, it makes finding interesting comments about the piece more difficult.
I get what you mean, but its so annoying when you go into a comment section and there are lile a million comments saying "DiD iT rEAcH hEr" These comments flood the good comments
The effortlessness How clean everything was The way he handles the inner lines The tone THE GORGEOUS TONE How smooth those runs sound THE FALLING SIXTHS AT THE END Everything about Rachmaninoff's playing inspires me
@@boeman6702 Exactly! I don't get why some people are so snobby and condescending towards people who have been exposed to classical music through a TV show or movie they liked.
It’s crazy to me that, with minor differences, this is always how I’d pictured the piece, 100 years apart and musicians are still still speaking the same language
After listening to (not really that) many recordings of Liebesleid, I can easily say that there is something really.... different about this one. The piece is literally called "Love's Sorrow", but this interpretation, for some reason, just reminds me of an old gentleman looking back on a past relationship whose end he has made peace with, and now he recollects those moments of the past with an easy air, so to say. And that's surprising, because the vibe I get from most renditions is that of, some anguish, some pain, some urgency and so on... Other renditions are good, but this one just reflects the person who wrote it, and that's really special :) (Also, I came on my own, but Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso is a great anime as well ;)
Really don't care why people are here for. Always been a fan of classical music. But when I watched the anime, I'm not gonna lie, I was blown away by how they played the music 😭😁👌🏽
i disagree with these replies ^^ I actually much prefer the way it's played in the anime. This is much more raw and free and performed by the man himself which I can appreciate but I find the YLIA recording to be so much more powerful
Why you... I wanted recover my self-esteem by meditating with this classy music but this comment is literally telling me "Nerd, don't forget who you are".
It’s so unimaginably unique, I can hear two peoples relationship in this song like a back and forth of scales and chords through choppy and soothing times in a relationship through love and sorrow it’s like they are fighting but enjoying each other along the way it’s excruciatingly free and soft and air and light and love and sadness and sorrow and confusion. It’s perfect
Oh my GOD!!!!!!!! The greatest piano artist I have ever heard! There was no barrier between him and the music, the listener or any composer. You just feel: "Oh, how marvelous!" But there are no words really to describe it. He understood music as a composer, which is special.
I am always reminded when I listen to Rachmaninoff play his own scores that the score doesn't reflect exactly the intentions of the composer. There's only so much emotion you can convey in ink. That being said, Rachmaninoff's scores drive me crazy. I don't understand at all his fascination with atonal chromatics. x__x They sound so beautiful the way he plays them, but I can only plonk out a series of chords that barely make sense to me.
+SeitanoShuuki I know, right? It's very difficult to play it slowly and be satisfied with the sound. But hey, once you speed it up and get comfortable, it sounds great and is a lot of fun.
+SeitanoShuuki I completely agree! Another thing that impresses me a lot is how clean his recordings are. Obviously I don't mean the quality of the recording; I mean his playing. He never misses a note and never accents one that shouldn't be accented. A true inspiration to us all
I believe it's more about a particular approach to the piano than a lack of tecnique. You have to focus always on the main melody, the basic harmony and the rythm, considering the rest as ornaments. Personally, listen carefully to Rachmaninov's recordings help me a lot when approaching to his music. Of course, you have to pay attention to all the details, but that would be the main pillar of the performance. Also, listen how little pedal he uses, it's quite unusual nowadays. To my ears, that playing was closer to jazz and popular musicians than mainstream of classical music. Rachmaninov actually "played" with the music, creating his own language.
His play has the most emotion among all other youtube video I can find, especially in bar 5, the Appoggiatura is clean and skilled, the usage of pedal is right on the point, the emotion it brings is increditable
@@user-tqnxjwjoazppq A hundred years apart and still capable of listening to this magnificent masterpiece, although I must say that I don't really enjoy the accompanist or the original violin version as much as this😅. YET....
David Dubal , a pianist and professor at Juilliard, mostly known for his complete knowledge on pianists said once in one of his radio programs: "Ahh, the patina..." referring obviously to the surface noise of old recordings as well as the absence of a complete range of frequencies. Yet these imperfections give these recordings a nostalgia and a feeling of a level of pianism never to be achieved again. I wonder if rachmaninov would actually sound the same if he was recorded in crystal clear hifi stereo sound... who knows....
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Rachmaninoffs playstile is very different from the modern versions of Liebesleid you can find. He seems to use a lot less pedal, plays less freely (which i consider a good thing in this case). He's playing a bit faster thank most others too, which i find pretty impressive considering he was at a pretty high age and bad health condition at the time of the record. A great pianist for sure. Can anyone tell me modern piano composers that are currently active?
"considering he was at a pretty high age and bad health condition at the time of the record." In 1921, the date of the recording, he was 48 years old. He died in 1943, not quite 70 years of age.
@@elonamasson7569 That's not the only inaccuracy, rach plays a lot of this slower than contemporary musicians do and slower than notated, especially the first two section. He takes the cadenza-esque section in the upper register at about the same tempo as contemporary musicians I've listened to playing it, maybe a tad faster. Although it's more than he maintains a consistent tempo for that section and contemporaries tend to introduce some manner of legato into the mix. So he finishes it faster than them because he plays it consistent and quickly. I'd have to look at my sheets to see what the section is called because i forget. You get the picture though
@@cameron6538 You are aware of several fairly recent studies of the unusual qualities of Rachmaninoff’s compositions? www.classicfm.com/composers/rachmaninov/more-innoative-composer-than-beethoven-200-years/ . The human brain is intrigued by the unexpected, and this man excelled at unpredictability. With him, it is difficult to become bored with a piece, even after repeated listening.
Remarkable for its lightness, delicacy, and how he lets the music breathe. Horowitz and Rachmaninoff were friends, and Rachmaninoff commented that Horowitz played his music as he had intended it to sound. There is an unofficial recording of Horowitz playing this piece in an auditorium in New Jersey, which makes it very interesting comparison to this version.
I've played the piano since a very young age, first taught by my Japanese mum, then going on to go to RCMJD until last year before the whole Corona situation took much of the joy out of it, making me choose to quit. I was somewhat aware of this piece (the original Kreisler one, not the Rachmaninoff arrangement) before, but Your lie in April (or Shigatsu wa kimi no uso) brought this fab arrangement to my attention - I'm going to be ever grateful for that. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say here tbh. I guess this is a more general defense of Shigatsu wa kimi no uso but perhaps on a more personal note. As a lot of people have also pointed out at this point, the medium through which you first experienced a piece through doesn't matter. But the anime also rekindled my love for classical music (which was on the verge of collapse from both regret from quitting RCM and COVID-19 wrecking most performance opportunities), it showcasing situations and emotions that I experienced myself so many times. A lot of what the anime said was seemingly obvious to anyone who has ever been on stage in a competition/concert/whatever, but it definitely needed to be said to me. As a relatively direct result of it, I'm the most focused in my practice than I have been at any point in the last 3 or 4 years, not to mention enjoying it more than ever. (good show btw imo: felt quite relatable in a sense, although I might be alone in that, but hey ho)
This is singing, speaking and dancing all brought together and expressed though the fingertips out tand onto the keys of the instrument; THAT my dear admirers, is why it is A-R-T in the highest form. Timeless, eternal.
maia mamardashvili ...Fritz Kreisler and Rachmaninoff were friends and recorded 3 sonatas for violin and piano together for RCA. Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 Schubert Violin Sonata Grieg Violin Sonata No.3
@@davidsun7678 Yes, arrangement! The original is by Fritz Kreisler. (If you were just mocking maia mamadashvili's spelling, I'd like to see how well _you_ do in _his_ language ...🙂)
to those who were wondering why Rachmaninov plays different from the original score, if ya listen to other Rach’s recording, he always interpret the song differently each time. The same piece he plays can sound different because he is a musician whom always improvises interpret things differently each time. That’s what makes him unique and different and speak volumes of his understanding of music as a whole and not just technical part of the music. If you love and live for music, it should be played with freedom and feeling. I’m pretty sure if there is another recording (depending on how he felt that day) it’d be a different interpretation. That’s how good he is. Same score, play it differently, if it’s beautiful, you know you’ve understood that music. In this case, I see it as he understood Liebesleid.
Fritz Kreisler, the best violinist of the early 20th century, wrote this delightful tune for the violin. His friend, Sergei Rachmaninoff, the best pianist of his time (IMO), transcribed it for the piano, adding more harmony and counterpoint, essentially creating a new composition. Both artists were known for their playing styles, both featuring a feathery touch where notes were not merely "launched" but "evolved" from their instruments.
@@worstpianist3985 not true. Look at Lukas Geniusas performing chopins etude op25 no 12. He played it way under speed and changed the dynamics in some play and eventually came 2nd (i think) in the competition...
not true! i know what you mean, but two things has to be said. first rachmaninoff is such a timeless pianist, that it sounds still modern. this is pianistic mastery at the highest level that is possible and everybody, who understands the art of piano will commit to that. and second - the sorry thing is, that nobody plays with this mastery and the natural way of music making in todays concerts. mastery is not only about technical stuff like perfection and phrasing and also not only about expression. its also about being honest with what you do. rachmaninoff is a true artist in that sense.
It doesn't matter, they came because the music hit them, because they felt something. What does it matter if they discovered this piece in a add, an anim or at the conservatory. Stop making Classical music so elitist.
as a quote from someone in this comment section "sTOp sAYINg wHERe yOU cAmE fROm aNd eNJoY tHe MuSIC" That came from a person dissing the Your Lie in April fans doe
Rachmaninoff disrespected Kreisler’s original piece so many times, but ended up created something new, something gorgeous, along the way. Well done to both Kreis and Rach, I guess.
+Faggotarian You know, A non-Japanese person could watch anime or like the Japanese culture while still keeping in touch with their own. But, a Weeaboo is a non-Japanese person that denounces their own culture and saying that their Japanese already. They learn Japanese though anime and saying that they know the Japanese culture like an average Japanese person. They even speak Japanese while pronouncing then wrong and sounds like a total asshole. TL;DR part: And if you think that the Japanese culture is just mainly based off anime, then YOU, yourself is a WEEABOO my friend. A half or just a Japanese person couldn't be a Weeaboo. It is like saying to a black person a "want to be a black person". You could replace Weeaboo as Otaku. Because Otaku in English is a nerd or a geek.
russian genius russian hero for russian people. he always be the be the best russian composer to ever live , now look he is well known everywhere around the world . especially english people , funny
There is only so much you can put convey with a piece of paper, and music is changing and flowing with time, interpretation is one of the beautiful things about music, and music isnt intended to be played any specific way
@@DiamondEnderman Because he wrote it, his interpretation is included in the sheet music. But he plays in a different way so wondering what his intention is.
There's a Schott edition on amazon if you're interested! There are of course also the imslp versions which may contain small mistakes but are worth trying first before you commit to buying a more modern edition.
Anyone else feel extremely lucky to have a recording to know exactly how Rachmaninoff intended this piece to be played
The mood of the pianist changes everyday, therefore also his interpretation
Kinda facts in the reply section, but I still agree.
It's amazing. By the way, I would kill by listening to Chopin playing one of his own pieces!
@@fredericchopin7538 there are many things that many pianists don’t find when learning the pieces like certain voicings and such that won’t be heard unless played a certain way, so I agree with you too a certain degree. I believe the mood of how the piece is played can be changed in according to the pianist. But there are certain things that I feel MUST be included to get the originality of the piece. For example, those voicings that can’t be found unless played a certain way.
nah man if a piece is recorded by the composer u wont be able to hear millions of different interpretation all being beautiful in their own way but if its recorded those beautiful interpretation would be considered wrong therefore listening to other pianist playing the same piece wouldnt be a thing and it would also kinda ruin it therefore i humbly deny ur verdict
but yes it is lucky to hear rachmaninoff play
He plays it so much softer, lighter and brighter colours, completely different to how we play it now
We must follow the score's dynamics, staccatos, accents, and each legato with staccato without pedal is essential.
His reach for the keys are better.
he just...feel the notes...its emotions..
@@sheelbyyink3707 the music just happens, it's not like he is doing that cresc, or ritardando,
@@passiveyoutuber4972 Do we play now?
As someone else said in the comments, Rachmaninoff ignores both his own score and the original piece, yet this play gives off such a strong sense of freedom ...
When you play a piece, you should be expressive in the way you play. By that I mean to add your own "color" to the piece, to make it perhaps even more beautiful. This was more common practice during the Romantic period of music, the 19th century, but this has faded with the rise of the Contemporary period, the 20th and 21st century. The performing musician should not be a strict servant of the composer, but should be more independent and creative.
+Geopard Gloveclove Yes, I know that, it's just the first time I can actually feel those 'colors' among all the too-few music I've heard so far... And I have to admit, as a pianist myself, I don't think I could stand playing without feelings, without that 'color' anymore, ever since I discovered how it feels to pour your soul into your music...
NuclearCoder weaboo
@@johnzoilob.tolentino6440 These are the words you could also hear from people like Kristian Zimmerman and Maria Jao Pires in their interviews. Also, stop using that word like an insult (especially when you have no right to insult anyone).
😛
This recording is almost 100 years old 😱
Now it is
now it's more than 100 years old
@@Longinuses still more than 100y old
101 years now
but still the best in my opinion.
I'm amazed by the quality of this recording, considering it's from 1921
Well analog recording will always be crystal clear if done correctly
@@kpp28 yeah no. That's why we hear so much noise in this recording.
The revolution came in 1925 when mechanical recording was replaced with electrical.
Its a piano roll
@@MiloMcCarthyMusic - No, it's not. Why would you spread disinformation about Rachmaninov's well-documented recordings?
I personally came here because of Rachmaninoff, but I think it's great that TV shows and movies are introducing classical music to more and more people. So, I honestly don't get why some people are so snobby and condescending towards those who have been exposed to classical music through a TV show or movie they liked.
If you're one of those condescending people, stop. You'll only make "Your Lie In April" fans view the classical-music community as snobby, and you'll only drive them away from this wonderful music (and, ironically, you'll probably be dumbfounded as to why more young people don't listen to classical music). Just be happy that a platform like that has introduced so many young people to this amazing genre of music.
I don't think people are getting annoyed by the people who watched the show but by the people who watched the show and feel the need to comment about it on every classical music video. I watched the show and enjoyed it, but seeing the same quotes from the show everywhere is making me cringe. It's good people are enjoying this type of music but I'd rather not have 50% of the comments be about the show, it makes finding interesting comments about the piece more difficult.
Justin Time yea that is true it is kinda annoying to see it when I scroll to the comments
Exposed ? sounds like a pre Corona illness!
I get what you mean, but its so annoying when you go into a comment section and there are lile a million comments saying "DiD iT rEAcH hEr"
These comments flood the good comments
@@justintime2026 I second this guy
The effortlessness
How clean everything was
The way he handles the inner lines
The tone
THE GORGEOUS TONE
How smooth those runs sound
THE FALLING SIXTHS AT THE END
Everything about Rachmaninoff's playing inspires me
You know, eventhough there have been many thousands of pianists and this recording is now 98 years old, it's no surprise that he still played it best.
*100 :)
@@namankhilrani8845 damn
Have you listened to Horowitz's rendition? It's fantastic too!
His soul lives in this rec.. Beautiful
...Oh my. Am I the only one who came because of Rachmaninoff?
I wanted some influence on how the original was played. Now I know. But also that "accursed" anime brought me here.
What a coincidence! What a coincidence!
People who watched your lie in april have been influenced by the piece thanks to rachmaninoff. Your lie in april was just another platform
@@boeman6702 Exactly! I don't get why some people are so snobby and condescending towards people who have been exposed to classical music through a TV show or movie they liked.
No, also me, One of my teachers gave me a CD of Rachmaninov “A window in time” and this was played there. Beautiful music
Wonderful recording. Very free playing, not restricted by (his own) score at all.
This recording is 100 years old, and still amazing
It’s crazy to me that, with minor differences, this is always how I’d pictured the piece, 100 years apart and musicians are still still speaking the same language
This recording right here is super precious. I'm glad I found it.
How great he was! And this is an incredible recording for 1921! Thank you!!!!!
Agreed. Even recordings from 1950 are hardly better.
After listening to (not really that) many recordings of Liebesleid, I can easily say that there is something really.... different about this one. The piece is literally called "Love's Sorrow", but this interpretation, for some reason, just reminds me of an old gentleman looking back on a past relationship whose end he has made peace with, and now he recollects those moments of the past with an easy air, so to say. And that's surprising, because the vibe I get from most renditions is that of, some anguish, some pain, some urgency and so on...
Other renditions are good, but this one just reflects the person who wrote it, and that's really special :)
(Also, I came on my own, but Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso is a great anime as well ;)
Wonderfully said
couldnt have said it better myself
Clarity and peace in his original recording is soo goodddlyyy different. Its a pleasure to hear this
Really don't care why people are here for. Always been a fan of classical music. But when I watched the anime, I'm not gonna lie, I was blown away by how they played the music 😭😁👌🏽
This is literally the composer of the piece playing his own piece. Why do you think we're here?
Because Rachmaninoff plays it much better than it was played in the series.
@@sebastian-benedictflore lol ofc he does, he's the one who made it afterall.
i disagree with these replies ^^ I actually much prefer the way it's played in the anime. This is much more raw and free and performed by the man himself which I can appreciate but I find the YLIA recording to be so much more powerful
@@insidiosity which anime had this featured?
His turns are are so smooth and clear. It’s the little bits of technique that show his talent,, the way he sways, the way the music speaks
Welcome all my "Your Lie In April" Friends we meet again. let the feels overtake you as you remember your mom!
;_;
haha :')
I just remembered that girl who's name escapes me aym
+MercRonin22 getting tired of seeing this comment.
Why you... I wanted recover my self-esteem by meditating with this classy music but this comment is literally telling me "Nerd, don't forget who you are".
It’s so unimaginably unique, I can hear two peoples relationship in this song like a back and forth of scales and chords through choppy and soothing times in a relationship through love and sorrow it’s like they are fighting but enjoying each other along the way it’s excruciatingly free and soft and air and light and love and sadness and sorrow and confusion. It’s perfect
His dynamic changes from loud to soft and nuances in speed changes are a good lesson for music major students.
Very tasteful and elegant use of rubato
I'm crying because of the awesomeness of his recording and the technique to play this 😢😢😢😢
Oh my GOD!!!!!!!! The greatest piano artist I have ever heard! There was no barrier between him and the music, the listener or any composer. You just feel: "Oh, how marvelous!" But there are no words really to describe it. He understood music as a composer, which is special.
Anyone watching this exactly 100 years right after it was recorded?
I am always reminded when I listen to Rachmaninoff play his own scores that the score doesn't reflect exactly the intentions of the composer. There's only so much emotion you can convey in ink. That being said, Rachmaninoff's scores drive me crazy. I don't understand at all his fascination with atonal chromatics. x__x They sound so beautiful the way he plays them, but I can only plonk out a series of chords that barely make sense to me.
+SeitanoShuuki I know, right? It's very difficult to play it slowly and be satisfied with the sound. But hey, once you speed it up and get comfortable, it sounds great and is a lot of fun.
+SeitanoShuuki I completely agree! Another thing that impresses me a lot is how clean his recordings are. Obviously I don't mean the quality of the recording; I mean his playing. He never misses a note and never accents one that shouldn't be accented. A true inspiration to us all
I believe it's more about a particular approach to the piano than a lack of tecnique. You have to focus always on the main melody, the basic harmony and the rythm, considering the rest as ornaments. Personally, listen carefully to Rachmaninov's recordings help me a lot when approaching to his music.
Of course, you have to pay attention to all the details, but that would be the main pillar of the performance. Also, listen how little pedal he uses, it's quite unusual nowadays. To my ears, that playing was closer to jazz and popular musicians than mainstream of classical music. Rachmaninov actually "played" with the music, creating his own language.
This is my favorite comment on this video
Try some Shöenenberg and it will become easier
Simply beautiful. Many would kill for just Rachmaninoff’s abilities as a pianist, let alone his composition legacy
His play has the most emotion among all other youtube video I can find, especially in bar 5, the Appoggiatura is clean and skilled, the usage of pedal is right on the point, the emotion it brings is increditable
Horowitz said that Rachmaninoff was probably the best piano player at the time, because Rachmaninoff literally speaks through his fingers..
anyone watching in 1921
Punky Quah 1919😎👹
Lol i wish
Underrated
There is someone watching in 2021 tho
@@user-tqnxjwjoazppq A hundred years apart and still capable of listening to this magnificent masterpiece, although I must say that I don't really enjoy the accompanist or the original violin version as much as this😅. YET....
I love the fact that this recording exists, but how I wish the recording was cleaner, doesn't do justice to such a beautiful song.
David Dubal , a pianist and professor at Juilliard, mostly known for his complete knowledge on pianists said once in one of his radio programs: "Ahh, the patina..." referring obviously to the surface noise of old recordings as well as the absence of a complete range of frequencies. Yet these imperfections give these recordings a nostalgia and a feeling of a level of pianism never to be achieved again. I wonder if rachmaninov would actually sound the same if he was recorded in crystal clear hifi stereo sound... who knows....
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This is simply perfect.
Rachmaninov's pianism never ceases to amaze me.
pianism ? explain what that is
@@iXNomadexactly.
@@shreekanthisaria784 You’re joking right? 😭
Rachmaninoffs playstile is very different from the modern versions of Liebesleid you can find. He seems to use a lot less pedal, plays less freely (which i consider a good thing in this case). He's playing a bit faster thank most others too, which i find pretty impressive considering he was at a pretty high age and bad health condition at the time of the record.
A great pianist for sure. Can anyone tell me modern piano composers that are currently active?
There was Kapustin not so long ago...
"considering he was at a pretty high age and bad health condition at the time of the record."
In 1921, the date of the recording, he was 48 years old. He died in 1943, not quite 70 years of age.
@@elonamasson7569 lol
@@elonamasson7569 That's not the only inaccuracy, rach plays a lot of this slower than contemporary musicians do and slower than notated, especially the first two section. He takes the cadenza-esque section in the upper register at about the same tempo as contemporary musicians I've listened to playing it, maybe a tad faster. Although it's more than he maintains a consistent tempo for that section and contemporaries tend to introduce some manner of legato into the mix. So he finishes it faster than them because he plays it consistent and quickly. I'd have to look at my sheets to see what the section is called because i forget. You get the picture though
@@cameron6538 You are aware of several fairly recent studies of the unusual qualities of Rachmaninoff’s compositions? www.classicfm.com/composers/rachmaninov/more-innoative-composer-than-beethoven-200-years/ . The human brain is intrigued by the unexpected, and this man excelled at unpredictability. With him, it is difficult to become bored with a piece, even after repeated listening.
Lovely piece.
OTOH I wish the recording was better, but on the other I'm thankful it was ever recorded at all.
How many hands do you have
Literally, this recording is 100 years old now, but it still feels so new compared to other music pieces.
Remarkable for its lightness, delicacy, and how he lets the music breathe. Horowitz and Rachmaninoff were friends, and Rachmaninoff commented that Horowitz played his music as he had intended it to sound.
There is an unofficial recording of Horowitz playing this piece in an auditorium in New Jersey, which makes it very interesting comparison to this version.
100 years! wow. so glad to hear this now!
I've played the piano since a very young age, first taught by my Japanese mum, then going on to go to RCMJD until last year before the whole Corona situation took much of the joy out of it, making me choose to quit. I was somewhat aware of this piece (the original Kreisler one, not the Rachmaninoff arrangement) before, but Your lie in April (or Shigatsu wa kimi no uso) brought this fab arrangement to my attention - I'm going to be ever grateful for that.
I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say here tbh. I guess this is a more general defense of Shigatsu wa kimi no uso but perhaps on a more personal note.
As a lot of people have also pointed out at this point, the medium through which you first experienced a piece through doesn't matter. But the anime also rekindled my love for classical music (which was on the verge of collapse from both regret from quitting RCM and COVID-19 wrecking most performance opportunities), it showcasing situations and emotions that I experienced myself so many times. A lot of what the anime said was seemingly obvious to anyone who has ever been on stage in a competition/concert/whatever, but it definitely needed to be said to me. As a relatively direct result of it, I'm the most focused in my practice than I have been at any point in the last 3 or 4 years, not to mention enjoying it more than ever.
(good show btw imo: felt quite relatable in a sense, although I might be alone in that, but hey ho)
RCM
This is singing, speaking and dancing all brought together and expressed though the fingertips out tand onto the keys of the instrument; THAT my dear admirers, is why it is A-R-T in the highest form. Timeless, eternal.
Beautiful! Thanks for posting!
I HAVE NO WORDS!!! GREATE SERGEI RACHMANINOFF PLAYS HIS ORRANGEMENT "LIEBESLEID" BY FRITZ KREISLER!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING IT!!!
maia mamardashvili ㅑ
Orrangement?
maia mamardashvili ...Fritz Kreisler and Rachmaninoff were friends and recorded 3 sonatas for violin and piano together for RCA. Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8
Schubert Violin Sonata
Grieg Violin Sonata No.3
@@davidsun7678 Yes, arrangement! The original is by Fritz Kreisler.
(If you were just mocking maia mamadashvili's spelling, I'd like to see how well _you_ do in _his_ language ...🙂)
Душа замирает в блаженстве.
Как же красиво сказано! Полностью согласна!
Watching this literally 100 years later
Wait, so is this the recording of Rachmaninoff himself?
Yes
Cool huh?
this is a piece of history
Exquisite, as delicate as it is passionate!!! 🔥
Después de escuchar tantas interpretaciones, solo he podido llorar al ver la preciosidad de la pieza original.
Beautiful! Thank you, Jure!
to those who were wondering why Rachmaninov plays different from the original score, if ya listen to other Rach’s recording, he always interpret the song differently each time. The same piece he plays can sound different because he is a musician whom always improvises interpret things differently each time. That’s what makes him unique and different and speak volumes of his understanding of music as a whole and not just technical part of the music. If you love and live for music, it should be played with freedom and feeling. I’m pretty sure if there is another recording (depending on how he felt that day) it’d be a different interpretation. That’s how good he is. Same score, play it differently, if it’s beautiful, you know you’ve understood that music. In this case, I see it as he understood Liebesleid.
Is it really Rachmaninoff? Last part is beautiful always end up crying a little bit
This is the first time I've heard Rachmaninoff played. It's wonderful.
Enchanting
OMG. This one hits differently. OMG.
Fritz Kreisler, the best violinist of the early 20th century, wrote this delightful tune for the violin. His friend, Sergei Rachmaninoff, the best pianist of his time (IMO), transcribed it for the piano, adding more harmony and counterpoint, essentially creating a new composition. Both artists were known for their playing styles, both featuring a feathery touch where notes were not merely "launched" but "evolved" from their instruments.
Fantastic.
美しい。。
100 years ago this year. Crazy
刚刚拜谒过拉赫玛尼诺夫在纽约的墓地。亲手为大师的墓清扫落叶和树枝，敬拜心中未曾谋面却深入我心的一代宗师。
This recording is 100 years old now 🤍
now it is 101 years old 👏
A difficult piece to handle!
Wait this his first recording and he has another during 1928, he also recorded, but this 1921 is much beautiful, soft, swiftly slow, idk more
legendary man
Feeling of improvisation throughout the lyricity..technical aspects subsidiary to the stylistic interpretation.
This recording is 100 year old 😱
The really sorry thing is that if you tried to play this piece this way on a concert stage today, you'd probably get crucified by the music critics.
why?
Not at all true.
@@worstpianist3985 not true. Look at Lukas Geniusas performing chopins etude op25 no 12. He played it way under speed and changed the dynamics in some play and eventually came 2nd (i think) in the competition...
O.m.g so an Idiot comment...please
not true!
i know what you mean, but two things has to be said.
first rachmaninoff is such a timeless pianist, that it sounds still modern. this is pianistic mastery at the highest level that is possible and everybody, who understands the art of piano will commit to that.
and second - the sorry thing is, that nobody plays with this mastery and the natural way of music making in todays concerts. mastery is not only about technical stuff like perfection and phrasing and also not only about expression. its also about being honest with what you do. rachmaninoff is a true artist in that sense.
Did it reach her?
НЕПРЕВЗОЙДЁННЫЙ ГЕНИЙ!
Grande interprete, molta libertà poetica, forse anche troppa...
SR did an acoustic and later an electrical version of his great arrangement of Liebesfreud but never re-recorded his Liebesleid.
I thought only classical, non-anime fans would come here to listen to Rachmaninoff himself playing. Well, guess they are curio!
It doesn't matter, they came because the music hit them, because they felt something. What does it matter if they discovered this piece in a add, an anim or at the conservatory. Stop making Classical music so elitist.
as a quote from someone in this comment section
"sTOp sAYINg wHERe yOU cAmE fROm aNd eNJoY tHe MuSIC"
That came from a person dissing the Your Lie in April fans doe
He has a great piano roll recording
Kousei did retranscripted the emotions
mãos de ouro.......... bravo RACHMANINOFF.
my favorite part 1:27 till 2:05 ❤😴
The saddest cover ive ever watched and the best
it is not a cover, it is the composer playing his piece.
@@fryderykfranciszekchopin7806 Actually Kreisler wrote this piece and Rachmaninoff arranged it for solo piano, so it is a cover.
Thank you!
I wish their was a full video recording of him playing his second or third concerto 😢
Is wonder full .. is beatifol.. is exelent.
본인이 연주하니까 그간의 고생에 대한 슬픔? 씁쓸함이 더 묻어나오는거 같아
nice
Rachmaninoff disrespected Kreisler’s original piece so many times, but ended up created something new, something gorgeous, along the way.
Well done to both Kreis and Rach, I guess.
Ayo wtf it's officially 102 years old now!
Magnifiquement intime, et avec quel chic! Même Kreisler ne le rend pas si bien.
y lo conosco 100 años despues...
100 years old video
*audio* :P
I’m considering of learning this piece for my ATCL after I finish my grade 8! Sounds really difficult though :((
wooow
This songs touched my kokoro, R.I.P Saki Arima
weeb
+Faggotarian Yeah, just watching anime instantly means you're a weeaboo ffs.
shutup weeb
+Faggotarian You know,
A non-Japanese person could watch anime or like the Japanese culture while still keeping in touch with their own. But, a Weeaboo is a non-Japanese person that denounces their own culture and saying that their Japanese already. They learn Japanese though anime and saying that they know the Japanese culture like an average Japanese person. They even speak Japanese while pronouncing then wrong and sounds like a total asshole.
TL;DR part:
And if you think that the Japanese culture is just mainly based off anime, then YOU, yourself is a WEEABOO my friend. A half or just a Japanese person couldn't be a Weeaboo. It is like saying to a black person a "want to be a black person". You could replace Weeaboo as Otaku. Because Otaku in English is a nerd or a geek.
金太郎 shutup weeb
russian genius russian hero for russian people. he always be the be the best russian composer to ever live , now look he is well known everywhere around the world . especially english people , funny
100 years ago sheesh
it sounds easy, but it's a horror to play... he could do it... the best pianist ever!
It's easy for him, his enormous talent, endless soul and giant hands:)
Why isn't he playing as the score? It's too different with the directions on the paper.
Because he wants and he can. Freedom is great.
@@mokkaherrman1104 yea sure but he wrote it so the situation is different
@@SS-ci8jk Just interpret the music as you feel it
There is only so much you can put convey with a piece of paper, and music is changing and flowing with time, interpretation is one of the beautiful things about music, and music isnt intended to be played any specific way
@@DiamondEnderman Because he wrote it, his interpretation is included in the sheet music. But he plays in a different way so wondering what his intention is.
It is a waltz. Wanted to know how the composer played it. Many pianists play this in a virtuous manner.
I wish I met Rachmaninoff tbh
Interesting how the majority of Your lie in april comments are just dissing the anime, and there is like one or two talking about the anime...
i wonder how chopin sounds like
I love this version... Some of the renditions I find are totally lifeless.... Playing only what the sheet says to play, nothing more and nothing less
Does anybody know a place to buy the sheet music for this?
There's a Schott edition on amazon if you're interested! There are of course also the imslp versions which may contain small mistakes but are worth trying first before you commit to buying a more modern edition.
손가락 한개가 건반만하네 ㄷㄷ 역시 킹갓빛황대프