Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Anna Fedorova and Sinfonieorchester Sankt Gallen - Concert HD

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  • Pianist Anna Fedorova and the Sinfonieorchester Sankt Gallen led by conductor Modestas Pitrenas perform the 'Piano Concerto No. 1' by Sergei Rachmaninoff during the NPO Radio 4 Sunday Morning Concert on Sunday the 2nd of February 2020.
    In this concert, Rachmaninoff makes a lot of statements. Dreamy, boisterous and extrovert - romantic pianist Anna Fedorova is made for this music.
    On the musical programme:
    Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
    The musicians:
    Sinfonieorchester Sankt Gallen
    Modestas Pitrenas [conductor]
    Anna Fedorova [piano]
    Recording: Sunday the 2nd of February 2020, live in Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Komentáře • 826

  • @RoccoXYZ1
    @RoccoXYZ1 Před 3 lety +737

    I cannot understand why this concerto is not more popular. It's wonderful.

    • @staffanolofsson8201
      @staffanolofsson8201 Před 3 lety +122

      Because Rach 2 and Rach 3 are even more wonderful. That is why.

    • @tonycheng2053
      @tonycheng2053 Před 3 lety +20

      @@staffanolofsson8201 True

    • @sergei-prokofiev
      @sergei-prokofiev Před 3 lety +62

      @@staffanolofsson8201 rach 3 is ok. But rach 2 omfg!!!!😍😍😍😍 Rach 2 is the best piano concerto ever made. ( Okay piano concerto no. 3 Prokofiev is right under there )

    • @TheAskald
      @TheAskald Před 3 lety +89

      @@sergei-prokofiev Just give Rach 3 a few more listens. I think it took me like 15 to 20 listens to begin to understand it. To me it's the exact opposite of Rach 2 which have clearly defined main themes, but as you get to know it more and more, in its own way it's just as great. Rach 2 can't compete with the Ossia Cadenza and with the 3rd movement imo. They're both great but in different ways.

    • @danielraycre
      @danielraycre Před 3 lety +47

      @@TheAskald Agreed. It took me at least 10-15 listens to really start liking Rach 3. 2nd piano concerto I liked immediately. Funny how different they are.

  • @JoelHernandez-wn8ov
    @JoelHernandez-wn8ov Před 4 lety +714

    I was at this concert. Absolutely breathtaking. Also got to meet Anna at the end of it. An all-round humble and kind person. My favorite pianist!

    • @eduardosuarez4762
      @eduardosuarez4762 Před 4 lety +28

      Most envious of your luck! Congrats! She is also my favorite pianist - by far. Where did the concert take place?

    • @jan-pietervanwaasbergen9870
      @jan-pietervanwaasbergen9870 Před 4 lety +32

      Lucky you, I visited once a concert with her in Rach 2e pianoconcert in Amsterdam, a few years ago, it was so good, I love her hearing playing, I love Rachmaninoff very much, when I was a boy of 16 years old I heard Rachmaninoff 2e pianoconcert and I fell in love with classical music, now I am 56 years old and I love it so much.

    • @rothsshvili5125
      @rothsshvili5125 Před 4 lety +20

      Anna Fedorova: To know her is to love her!

    • @MultiRedskins12
      @MultiRedskins12 Před 4 lety +9

      Sensational. A blazing account. Good for you!

    • @michaelbraendel
      @michaelbraendel Před 4 lety +5

      Lucky you! I am waiting so badly to hear/see her on a concert in Germany.

  • @susiehenders
    @susiehenders Před 2 lety +95

    This is a thousand times better than my psychiatric medication 💊🥰

  • @HB-MrCatLover
    @HB-MrCatLover Před 4 lety +113

    Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninoff so beautifully.

  • @gabrieleamore3081969
    @gabrieleamore3081969 Před 2 lety +132

    Listening to Rachmaninov makes you think about how the world could be, how the world should be and how the world is not..

    • @scottmiller6495
      @scottmiller6495 Před 2 lety +6

      Couldn,t agree with you more! Especially here in the U>S> where most young people wouldn,t give 5 minutes of their time to listen to this great composition let alone any classical music! It,s missing from the equation and so is everything else that is and was good, go figure!!!!!

    • @joshuacheung1066
      @joshuacheung1066 Před 2 lety +1

      how...

    • @scottmiller6495
      @scottmiller6495 Před 2 lety +4

      @@joshuacheung1066 How what? If you live in the United States or in horrible Philadelphia pa where I live you'd understand what I'm saying!!!!!

    • @danasheys9300
      @danasheys9300 Před rokem +2

      @@scottmiller6495 thats a great statement my sad friend

    • @jesika7869
      @jesika7869 Před rokem +2

      Gabriele Amore, so true! He painted beautiful musical compositions, and even parts that are bittersweet are beautiful.

  • @susceptibility_
    @susceptibility_ Před 4 lety +171

    1. Vivace 0:03
    2. Andante 14:20
    3. Allegro vivace 21:40

  • @Franco_23
    @Franco_23 Před 4 lety +110

    Hearing Rachmaninoff is a musical eargasm

  • @GrandmaAmy729
    @GrandmaAmy729 Před 4 lety +39

    Wow! Sergei Rachmaninoff's first opus at the age of 18. What a beautiful piece of music! Pure genius.
    I believe Mr. Rachmaninoff would have been proud of Anna and the orchestra. One can only ponder.....

  • @frankreedy6437
    @frankreedy6437 Před 3 lety +177

    19:05 - 21:20, Rachmaninoff has devised one of the most beautiful harmonizations in recorded music IMO. Stunning. He said ideas flew in and out of his head in 15 minute fits of creativity. This section has to reflect the most important 15 minutes of his life.

    • @seth1047
      @seth1047 Před 2 lety +7

      really is great, especially at this point

    • @diogolopes5602
      @diogolopes5602 Před 2 lety +6

      Absolutely agree. This part is absolutely transcendent. For me, the best part of the whole concert.

    • @notbudoski
      @notbudoski Před 2 lety +6

      20:47 when the horn comes in is the most beautiful part

    • @blankname4716
      @blankname4716 Před rokem +4

      Thanks! Was looking for a time stamp to that movement

    • @susancerezo401
      @susancerezo401 Před rokem +1

      🍃☀️🌍🙏💗🌿 Yes !

  • @shadowfighter7820
    @shadowfighter7820 Před 2 lety +28

    3:15 this is my first time listening to this concerto and I already cried in this beautiful part

  • @DavidA-ps1qr
    @DavidA-ps1qr Před 4 lety +61

    Fedorova is in total control of this piece from the first note to the last. Wonderfully accompanied by an extremely slick orchestra. This is a performance to savour.

  • @michellestark163
    @michellestark163 Před 4 lety +150

    I am a 61 year old who retook piano lessons just in the past year. When I was a child, I had to give them up because of family moves and situations. So even though I'm at an advanced beginner level, and probably too old to ever become a virtuoso, Anna inspires and amazes me.

    • @catholiccrusader5328
      @catholiccrusader5328 Před 4 lety +8

      Ms. Stark family can easily make or break a child as mine almost did. Glad you pulled out of your toxic past; good for you, Michelle but don't doubt yourself at becoming a virtuoso. Look a how the elderly Grandma Moses shook the visual art world. Keep on keeping on and you will achieve your dream; GOD bless and keep going.

    • @markrubin9449
      @markrubin9449 Před 4 lety

      The piano teacher told my mother that I was blowing into it.

    • @loftsatsympaticodotc
      @loftsatsympaticodotc Před 4 lety +5

      @@catholiccrusader5328
      fred, she said "situations" not 'toxic'. I too have had similar moves and 'situations' with loving parents and great schooling, friends, but other things (crazy busy business survival things to do etc.) prevented piano continuation, NO toxic whatsoever !

    • @James_Bowie
      @James_Bowie Před 3 lety +8

      As long as you get enjoyment out of playing, that's all that really matters.

    • @bubblehead78
      @bubblehead78 Před 3 lety +5

      @@loftsatsympaticodotc I was wondering where he got the 'toxic' too.

  • @eliaschmidt9035
    @eliaschmidt9035 Před 4 lety +166

    That second movement is just incredible. I think it's one of Rachmaninoff's most underrated pieces - not played very often unfortunately. They all want to hear No.2 and 3...

    • @MrJef06
      @MrJef06 Před 4 lety +11

      Agreed. I am by no means a connoisseur of Rachmaninoff, but I love No. 1. This piece served as the musical theme for one of the most watched TV show in France between 1975 and 1990, "Apostrophes". Only a short except was played but I was immediately impressed by the power and complexity of the piano part. I listened to the full piece only much later. Hopefully one day I can enjoy it at a live concert.

    • @bernarddeniger3809
      @bernarddeniger3809 Před 3 lety

      T’entends Bernard ?

    • @JohnMason8183
      @JohnMason8183 Před 3 lety

      I agree. Second movement is one of my very favorite pieces of music, regardless of genre.

    • @thibomeurkens2296
      @thibomeurkens2296 Před 2 lety +2

      This one is just as amazing as three and a billion times better than two.

    • @theshmoob
      @theshmoob Před 2 lety +2

      @Elia Schmidt I agree! I love Rach 1. very underrated piece unfortunately

  • @irajhekmati102
    @irajhekmati102 Před 2 lety +19

    Anna Fedrova I am sorry I didn’t know you up to now. How much I have lost! You are one of the best piano player existing. How wonderfully you play. Thank you for being able to give us so much joy. You are absolutely gorgeous.

    • @anandsamuel1978
      @anandsamuel1978 Před 2 lety +1

      Iraj, check out Anna Fedorova playing Rachmaninoff piano concertos 2/3/4. Concerto 2 had 57 million viewers!

  • @Esperluet
    @Esperluet Před 4 lety +48

    Rock'maninoff rules. No words to express the beauty of this music.

  • @sandercouck8454
    @sandercouck8454 Před rokem +11

    The cadenza (...actually the whole concerto) is so breathtakingly beautiful... I'm in tears right now... wonderfully played!

  • @tj-co9go
    @tj-co9go Před 10 měsíci +12

    0:03 dramatic horn call and piano arpeggios
    0:40 wistful theme
    1:50 arpeggios and development
    3:29
    4:16 blast theme
    6:28 wistful theme by horns
    8:06 wistful theme reprise
    10:45 blast theme
    13:22 wistful theme agressively

  • @DavidBadilloMusic
    @DavidBadilloMusic Před rokem +43

    To think that Rachmaninoff composed this masterpiece when he was only between 17-18!!?? Insane!

    • @ryanyipwaikit1175
      @ryanyipwaikit1175 Před rokem +9

      Rachmaninoff revise this when he was in in his forties. The first version is less masterful and not as mature as this. But still the melody is splendid. I heard Rachmaninoff said he love the first concerto the most in his old age.

    • @christopherczajasager9030
      @christopherczajasager9030 Před rokem +2

      A c t u a l l y..a bit yes...h o w e v e r what we hear here is the superior revised version which could be numbered nr.3: he learned to write a far lighter and friendlier orchestra part. One is often drowned out in the 2nd I f one has a less gifted conductor.......having experienced that displeasure a bit more than 40 years ago. Rather sagging tension less performance here of the scintillating revised 1st....hear Byron Janis, Earl Wild, Yuja Wang or the composer himself with the great Philadelphia Orchestra

  • @Tod_oMal
    @Tod_oMal Před 4 lety +29

    What an absolute masterpiece.
    And what an absolute masterful interpretation.
    Rach it's like music drug.

  • @tommuldoon5677
    @tommuldoon5677 Před 4 lety +13

    God save Anna Fedorova! There are few as talented, as beautiful, and as humble as she.

  • @gohargevorgyan164
    @gohargevorgyan164 Před 10 měsíci +8

    This is my favorite concerto and the best performance I've ever heard. Both orchestra and Anna are perfect. The best part is that she's not trying to show her technique by playing faster and ruining the Andante as the majority of performers do. Very beautifully played.

  • @user-kl9oy3cz6u
    @user-kl9oy3cz6u Před 9 měsíci +3

    生徒たちにも本物を聴くように良いものを選ぶよう指導してきました。視聴の時間割りの時には作曲家の、人生のお話で終わった事もありましたが、後悔は無く後進が音楽教諭となり私のあとを引き継いでくれていることが幸運の極みです

  • @luisbreva6122
    @luisbreva6122 Před 4 lety +265

    Finally, I have them all!

    • @nss21heath
      @nss21heath Před 4 lety +31

      Still the 4th concerto to go, but in September we'll have them all! :)

    • @Weilaimusic
      @Weilaimusic Před 4 lety

      What about the fourth?

    • @kajet666
      @kajet666 Před 4 lety +3

      @@nss21heath better be September 2020.

    • @frankreedy6437
      @frankreedy6437 Před 3 lety +4

      I have listened to R’s fourth and just don’t have the ear for it as I do for 1-3. Sorry guess it’s just my lack of musical critique but it sounds routine, random and soulless to me. Its tunes are not as natural and sound forced and more akin to those of Shostakovich, which to me are noisy and unpredictable. Perhaps Anna will convince me otherwise. Still looking forward to it though, as she is our era’s supreme interpreter of R for sure. Meanwhile we must get our symphonies back in the halls here soon; the sudden and early end of last season was a huge disappointment and much more impactful than the delay to the baseball and hockey schedules. Please may the Wuhan fly end soon!

    • @elpianista4558
      @elpianista4558 Před 3 lety

      Same!!!!

  • @cinnamonsteakhaus9013
    @cinnamonsteakhaus9013 Před 4 lety +133

    I love the cinematography of this recording! The camera focuses so clearly on where the melody is coming from, instead of just solely focusing on the soloist!
    Either way, thank you for the gem Anna !

    • @bubblehead78
      @bubblehead78 Před 3 lety +4

      I agree. And who is that wonderful Horn player? She's amazing. EDIT: Just found out further down in the comments; she is Katy Woolley.

  • @marie-noela4797
    @marie-noela4797 Před 2 lety +7

    Toujours aussi beaux les concerti de Rachmaninoff.... j'adore.... merci infiniment.

  • @scottmiller6495
    @scottmiller6495 Před 2 lety +13

    Terrific underrated piano concerto just like his 4th which is great as well !!!!!

  • @hyseo1121
    @hyseo1121 Před 4 lety +73

    Glad to see you again! Anna!

  • @JohnTheRails
    @JohnTheRails Před 2 lety +50

    I'm a grown man of 74 years but the closing section of the second movement reduces me to tears every time. It's absolutely beautiful. I'm totally baffled as to why this concerto is so neglected. The radio station I listen to plays No.2 almost every day, but No.1? Never. I just don't get it.

    • @tonysamosa1717
      @tonysamosa1717 Před rokem +6

      I hear you my guy. And I get it, we all start out with Rach 2 and it’s a true masterpiece but it’s moments like the one you pointed out that go overlooked but are just as good as the climax in Rach 2 end movement or Rach 3 1st movement
      I also be fixing to cry when I hear it.
      RIP to the goat on his birthday

    • @sveinjohanhansen4390
      @sveinjohanhansen4390 Před 9 měsíci

      I am agee

  • @matthewcoldicutt5951
    @matthewcoldicutt5951 Před 3 lety +5

    There is no shortage these days of excellent recorded musicians, and pianists head up the list. All of them are in a remarkable career with something special to bring, in their way. Having now heard a fair amount from Anna , and seen her in a number of live concerts on you tube ( oh to be really there...) there feels something truly special about her. It almost goes without saying that technically she is technically as sound as any pianist, but what is awe inspiring is that her abilities, her sensitivity too, are totally at the service of the music, of the composer. She plays the underrated No.1 as well as I've heard anyone, and in the slow movement her soul takes over. Wistful and lyrical

  • @leoinsf
    @leoinsf Před rokem +3

    For innumerable days a theme kept coming into my mind, but I could not identify it.
    Finally, I played Anna Fedorova's performance of the "Piano Concerto No. 1" by Rachmaninoff on you-tube and I realized that it was the 1st movement main theme!
    This theme is unforgettable and it is a shame that no-one plays Rach's "Piano Concerto No. 1, preferring to focus on the 2nd and the 3rd.
    Anna Fedorova is the perfect pianist for the Rach #1 whose power and drama makes this one of Rach's best!
    As a performing pianist, she has a blend of technique and lyricism is so perfect beyond many "banging males" and "super-delicate females" out there.
    Delicacy, strength, and, yes, beauty! Great artist!

  • @paulinebrowaeys5252
    @paulinebrowaeys5252 Před 3 lety +8

    Rachmaninoff and Grieg... Thank you for your masterpieces.

  • @DutchmanAmsterdam
    @DutchmanAmsterdam Před 3 lety +6

    Yes!!! These Anna Fedorova renditions of Rachmaninovs fabulous piano concertos are sublime.

  • @MarlonMenezes21
    @MarlonMenezes21 Před 4 lety +70

    Anna is magnificent and unique.

  •  Před 4 lety +86

    This Concerto Is Very Underrated but it is one of my favorites ever

    • @thingiezz
      @thingiezz Před 4 lety +6

      I might like it more than rach3, but it's reeeeeeaaaaally hard to pick one of the two. Rach2 beats both though and Brahms piano concerto 1 takes the top spot for me

    • @thingiezz
      @thingiezz Před 4 lety

      @@o.s.h.4613 hah that's funny, its not quite a match though, because I have Beethoven 3, Saint-Saens 2, Schumann and Scriabin before Rach 4. It's not bad by any means, but I just can't seem to enjoy it as much as other concertos

    • @etcetc5592
      @etcetc5592 Před 4 lety

      @@o.s.h.4613 of course his first, since he only wrote one

    • @matthewcoldicutt5951
      @matthewcoldicutt5951 Před 4 lety

      Spot on , Dea

    • @Tod_oMal
      @Tod_oMal Před 4 lety +1

      Why would this piece be underrated? There are millions of Rachmaninoff lovers in the world I am sure.

  • @lucszai
    @lucszai Před 4 lety +16

    FINALLY a good version to watch.

  • @francoisnoel8941
    @francoisnoel8941 Před 7 měsíci +5

    prodige absolut, elle n'est pas de notre monde, elle vient d'ailleurs. De plus d'une grande beauté et très gracieuse. Une illumination. On peut mourrir après.

    • @thomasmaze9156
      @thomasmaze9156 Před 27 dny

      Je l'apprécie beaucoup également, mais je préfère Alice Sara Ott et Khatia Buniatishvili.

  • @QuetzalcoatlAeneas
    @QuetzalcoatlAeneas Před 4 lety +19

    I had to revaluate my conception of this first concert. It was underrated.

  • @AnnaKhomichkoPianist
    @AnnaKhomichkoPianist Před 4 lety +33

    Love Anna, she’s a fantastic pianist! And not only in romantic music

  • @emilyhutjes
    @emilyhutjes Před 4 lety +8

    Thank you so much Miss Anna Fedorova. You have an elegant touch, lovely.

  • @janneklook3298
    @janneklook3298 Před 2 lety +15

    4:15 this is in my opinion one of the best parts. It’s so powerfull❤️🎹

  • @raydionangy
    @raydionangy Před 6 měsíci +3

    Bravo. The second movement brought me to tears. Thank you Anna, wonderful performance.

  • @jamsheddelvadavala1972
    @jamsheddelvadavala1972 Před 4 lety +5

    What a wonderful concerto composed by the teenaged Rachmaninoff! So poetic, so expressive! Why is it underrated? Anna is sublime here! A superb performance! Even though I'm past 72, I'm in love again with this performance! Thanks for the post!
    Jamshed K Delvadavala
    Mumbai!

  • @chikelord
    @chikelord Před měsícem +1

    Whenever I hear something truly amazing it gives me the sense of watching something spinning 360 degrees. Like a scene of a story in a snow globe, or a ballerina spinning on a music box.

  • @caracabrera1601
    @caracabrera1601 Před 3 lety +3

    Anna Federova: You immeasurably do your parents and ancestors PROUD. Wow ... Enchanting!

  • @mrmikecrocodile4238
    @mrmikecrocodile4238 Před 3 lety +5

    And played by this pianist who impresses me even better.

  • @radamik
    @radamik Před 2 lety +4

    Especially I love the cadenza at the end of the first movement. Absolutely stunningly beautiful music. I really think the piano was one of humanity’s greatest creations.

  • @azores-pv6ft
    @azores-pv6ft Před 4 lety +34

    Excellent performance by Anna and the orchestra. Up there, Rachmaninov is smiling.

  • @danielperez258
    @danielperez258 Před 4 lety +87

    I see Anna, I click.

  • @user-lq1sj3oi5w
    @user-lq1sj3oi5w Před 5 měsíci +2

    Greetings from Canada! Yes, the Andante is performed so beautifully, wonderful timing and modulation! This is such a high-level performance in every way, I will watch many times. Try to imagine the complexity of all this- having the performing skills to play such difficult music, and all from memory? Totally amazing! Thank you for posting this concert!

  • @charliekim2939
    @charliekim2939 Před 3 lety +2

    I always feel comfortable with Anna Fedorova. Her performance is very relaxing with no exaggeration or stunt. This Rachmaninoff seems perfect for her. Of course, her performance of the 2nd and 3rd concertos are my favorites, too.

  • @pawebuczynski5477
    @pawebuczynski5477 Před rokem +5

    This is at least as beautiful as Tchaikovsky's first concert. I agree that this is highly underrated. The performance of Anna Fedorova and the orchestra and conductor - wonderful !!!

  • @user-rm2bp8ts8e
    @user-rm2bp8ts8e Před 4 lety +2

    洋阿相
    17歳ラフマニノフはまだ音楽院の学生。溢れる楽想を精一杯五線紙に書きなぐったような構成力は弱いけれど即興的な面白さと将来協奏曲第2番や交響曲に結実しそうな魅力あふれるメロディーや彼特有の分厚い和声の進行、技巧的なニズム等が随所に聞かれます。ステージや録音で殆ど聴く機会がなかったのですが今回初めて素晴らしい演奏と映像でこの幻の作品の全容を知ることが出来ました。ネットの有難さをしみじみと感じたひと時でありました。感謝!

  • @javierpedreiramartos2678
    @javierpedreiramartos2678 Před 4 lety +10

    Fascinated with that violin intervention in 9:56 combined with the amazing piano accompaniment by Anna, this peace of art by the Russian genius would be known as everybody

  • @annapavfan4680
    @annapavfan4680 Před 4 lety +8

    Giving this concerto another listen and my goodness, it is soo intense and beautiful but yet melancholic. 2nd mvt sounds like Rachmaninoff had deep emotions for someone and just approached them, I get this feeling 🎶. The ending of it is just nostalgic. Anna, you are a true master.

  • @felixgrubshtain4365
    @felixgrubshtain4365 Před 4 lety +7

    great and emotional piece and the pianist is brilliant! Her performance
    Of Rach 2 and 3. And Tchaikovsky 1. Just blows your mind away

  • @liberte5847
    @liberte5847 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Many thanks from Paris France 👍 👍 👍.

  • @tinagerbino6112
    @tinagerbino6112 Před rokem +2

    Anna Fedorova , Pianista Meravigliosa , e che dire di questo Romantico concerto ? Grazie a questo celebre e grande compositore ! .... 👏👏👏✨✨✨🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @anandsamuel1978
    @anandsamuel1978 Před 4 lety +17

    This is one of my favourite Rachmaninoff piano concerto. Anna Federova does justice to this great Concerto by her usual brilliant playing! The orchestra and conductor were equally brilliant! Wish I was there for this concert!

    • @AnushkaGVO
      @AnushkaGVO Před 2 lety

      i have Rachmaninoff piano concert no. 3 on CD and comparing how Anna Federova plays, it is almost identical. she is magnificent.

    • @anandsamuel1978
      @anandsamuel1978 Před 2 lety

      @@AnushkaGVO Great to know that you share the same administration I have of Anna Federova. In my personal opinion I feel she is the best exponent of Rachmaninov's all 4 Piano Concerto's!!

    • @anandsamuel1978
      @anandsamuel1978 Před 2 lety

      @@AnushkaGVO Should be admiration and not administration. It was a spelling mistake

  • @wickedpawn5437
    @wickedpawn5437 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Anna really understands the Soviet school and knows how to play Rachmanninov. Yuja Wang has a lot to learn from her.

  • @leisurecomments8176
    @leisurecomments8176 Před 3 lety +7

    Anna is no ordinary pianist. She's an artist. She's like a ballerina going through a storyline. That 2nd movement is so beautifully played. I used to think of Byron Janis when I think of this concerto but now, add Anna Federova.

    • @robertjason6885
      @robertjason6885 Před rokem

      Janis comparison...agreed. Tha Janis collection is VERY good.

  • @papyruspenas319
    @papyruspenas319 Před 4 lety +22

    She is a great pianist, and a beautiful woman.

  • @victordetzel8075
    @victordetzel8075 Před 3 lety +64

    Rachmaninov wrote the 2 last’s movements in only 2.5 days...

    • @albuch520
      @albuch520 Před 3 lety +1

      ...

    • @aleksanderkalicki5518
      @aleksanderkalicki5518 Před 2 lety +9

      Genius...

    • @bloba6969
      @bloba6969 Před 2 lety

      I mean, everybody can write 2 movements in 3 days, but not with the same quality as him.

    • @maquina7002
      @maquina7002 Před 2 lety

      @@bloba6969 everybody who has a musical education

    • @bloba6969
      @bloba6969 Před 2 lety

      @@maquina7002 not, just scribble random notes. Youbcan even make John Cage music, his scores are something

  • @1XX1
    @1XX1 Před rokem +2

    COMPLICATED? SEXY? EMOTIONAL? Truly the worlds greatest musicians give us their best, and go home after the concert hoping the listeners heard them themselves.

  • @sengokujidai1
    @sengokujidai1 Před 4 lety +12

    Wonderful! They are all virtuous. As always Anna is perfect. Thank you for sharing!

  • @giobannearanmena5000
    @giobannearanmena5000 Před 4 lety +20

    Anna Fedorova es un poema 🌹

  • @benpiano9318
    @benpiano9318 Před 4 lety +9

    Wow that Sinfonieorchester St.Gallen is sth to look out for... Dynamic, precise and deeply emotional.. And what a celebration in combination with Anna. A very fine and delicate experience all in all! Many thanks

    • @IMAWriterRobJ
      @IMAWriterRobJ Před 3 lety +2

      My sentiments exactly.Seems we all heard this deeply emotional quality..something done here without the usual visual histrionics of a few other pianists. This MY favorite of her Rachmaninoff performances, based on several factors: the collaboration between soloist and orchestra...beautiful solo playing by all,the languorous tempo in the 2nd movement...unique to Ms Federova. That movement is worth the "price" alone, all little counter-melodies accounted for. The closing pages of the 1st and 3rd movement were thrilling. She took no prisoners there. Such confidence.

  • @7171Julian
    @7171Julian Před 4 lety +6

    Beautiful playing and stupendous music. I had forgotten how good the 1st piano concerto by Rachmaninov is. I hadn't listened to it for many years.

  • @alexandermadamba6733
    @alexandermadamba6733 Před 2 lety +4

    Excellent performance by Anna. She is very lovely

  • @robertjason6885
    @robertjason6885 Před rokem +1

    Ms Fedorova has, IMO become a far more confident pianist these past few years. That left hand is now so muscular...the left hand melodies the composer favors are not readily apparent. Her pedaling today was so judicious. Her rubato was always in perfect taste. Great marks for the very sensitive and musical playing by the orchestra. The 1st movement cadenza was impressive without the often overpowering dynamic. Her lightness on the octaves was refreshing. In my mind, almost a rhapsodic feeling in this cadenza. She is clearly enjoying this. The closing pages of the 1st movement thrilling. The lovely 2nd movement was....Lovely. Her little tiny delay at a closing note in certain phrases is her personal trademark...which she never over-does. Very musical. This movement was made for her...tender, musical. Perfect. The orchestra here is the perfect accompanist.Some may feel the tempo a wee bit "relaxed"...not I it's a fairly short moment...I wish to allow it it's due. The final recap of the main theme, the orchestra taking the melody, is gorgeous. So far...my favorite of her CZcams Rachmaninoff Concerti. Lets see where the tricky 3rd movement takes us. 3rd movement...Brilliant opening pages! Love the chosen tempo, preserving that rhapsodic feeling I alluded to earlier. The orchestra balance here is terrific, the low brass speaking without shouting. Ms Fedorova displays her technique in those cascading notes in the middle of the 2nd theme exposition. At 25:09, she clearly is of the mindset to save a wee bit of her Forte to remain mezzoforte. Understated, but not without beauty. Onward, she and the orchestra's dialog is always in sync through some of the tricky rhythmic passages. The closing pages are exciting playing by orchestra and soloist. It's clear the orchestra loves Ms Fedorova. Often, the origin of said love affair occurs during rehearsal. A wonderful performance only reinforces that feeling. Been there, albeit decades ago. For those who enjoy their Rachmaninov with an extra touch of tenderness minus the over-the-top bravura, THIS version is here for you. I love this subscription!

    • @robertjason6885
      @robertjason6885 Před rokem

      Sorry, I meant the left hand counter melodies are NOW clearly delineated.

  • @dennismichas285
    @dennismichas285 Před 4 lety +10

    Wow, stunning performance and stunning performer. Well done Anna!!!

  • @gunwookim4047
    @gunwookim4047 Před 2 lety +3

    this concerto has one of the best cadenzas ever

  • @jjeherrera
    @jjeherrera Před 4 lety +7

    These three concerti are a major contribution to CZcams. Thank you very much for sharing them!

  • @PedroVono
    @PedroVono Před 4 lety +16

    Anna was shining yesterday! Love to see her performing at Concertgebouw. The crowd goes crazy for her!

  • @yveskrahenbuhl7734
    @yveskrahenbuhl7734 Před 4 lety +4

    Merveilleuse Anna! Un toucher un sens de l'oeuvre, l'andante est remarquable, une extraordinaire qualité d'interprétation qui s'élève après chaque note jouée, un velours profond et unique. Merci et bravo!

  • @wesmusic2072
    @wesmusic2072 Před 4 lety +10

    Anna is a very good pianist, accompanied by an impressive orchestra. Thank you for the upload.

  • @MsBrunofranchi
    @MsBrunofranchi Před 27 dny

    Lorsque l'on possède le talent, le génie musical et cette beauté, on ne peut s'appeler qu' Anna Fedorova. Merci et longue vie à toi Anna...

  • @wendellcbrase6395
    @wendellcbrase6395 Před rokem +1

    It doesn’t get any better than this! The musicianship, the exquisite combination of technique and nuance, the complete artistic unity of orchestra and soloist, the shaping of phrases by the conductor, and sound and video production all look effortless, masking the years of dedication that leads to this level of performance. Rachmaninoff himself couldn’t have asked for more.

  • @ivolva
    @ivolva Před 3 lety +6

    Perfect!
    1. Vivace: 0:04
    2. Andante: 14:20
    3. Allegro: 21:40

  • @stuartdryer1352
    @stuartdryer1352 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I needed this video.

  • @Ferrer-385
    @Ferrer-385 Před 4 lety +8

    La pianista, realiza una gran interpretación de esta magnifica obra, escrita a los 18 años, por
    Rachmaninoff, y revisada posteriormente en 1917.
    Mis felicitaciones para la interprete, que transmite toda la nostalgia de esta obra.

  • @domenicoantonioborsella
    @domenicoantonioborsella Před 2 měsíci

    La Fedorova suona divinamente coadiuvata da un'orchestra stupenda... Questo concerto bellissimo ha delle sonorità che portano lontano e le armonie violentemente struggenti collegano l'anima al cuore .... Eccellente il maestro Modestas Pitrenas.

  • @pmwkiy6879
    @pmwkiy6879 Před 4 lety +4

    Rachmaninov, my absolute favourite composer since I watched Stephen Hough (British concert pianist) play Rachmaninov's no.3 concerto at the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London in the early to mid 1980's. A close friend recommended Rack no 3 at the Albert Hall if I liked and was attending other piano works by him. Rachmaninov My most favourite pianist at the time, though I had many, was the young, dashing Vladamir Ashkenazy. Of course, great Russian giants like Sviatoslav Richter and Emile Gilel will always remain top most in my heart.
    Superb playing!

  • @justinjohnson4452
    @justinjohnson4452 Před 4 lety +8

    Awesome. I love her interpretation of Rachmaninoff

  • @DariusSarrafi
    @DariusSarrafi Před 3 lety +3

    He was showing great promise at 18! You put together a passionate, technically adept pianist with a passionate and technically adept orchestra and you get a performance worthy of sitting through every second!

  • @waynelutton4634
    @waynelutton4634 Před 2 lety +2

    I agree with other Comments that the Rachmaninoff First Piano Concerto is by no means an inferior, secondary work. I have searched the internet for performances. Anna Fedorova is a treasure! How many watching wish they were responsible for at least a hundred-thousand of the views here?

  • @900borges
    @900borges Před 7 měsíci +1

    Yes, you have reason, it is underrated indeed, it has beutiful moments of its own. And we must say that Rachmaninoff is a music genius

  • @emperoraurelian9536
    @emperoraurelian9536 Před 7 měsíci +2

    the music starting at 15:40 is incredible. It takes you deep into the soul

  • @MB-pj8sb
    @MB-pj8sb Před 3 lety +3

    In love with this lady!!! ❤❤❤

  • @danielliu26
    @danielliu26 Před 4 lety +33

    ACK I’ve been waiting a year and half for this ever since you announced it! Her interpretations of Rachmaninoff are always amazing. Only the 4th concerto to go!

    • @conradburke8195
      @conradburke8195 Před 4 lety

      ELINA home

    • @chrislimnios9180
      @chrislimnios9180 Před 4 lety +4

      4th is my absolute favorite. Currently, my favorite interpretations are Anievas, Michaelangeli, and Thibeaudet

    • @ilovemycatrussell9298
      @ilovemycatrussell9298 Před 3 lety +1

      Stupid COVID messed up Anna’s Rach 4. At least there was Chopin Concerto 2 in September 2020.

    • @nandovancreij
      @nandovancreij Před 2 lety +2

      finally its time :)

  • @mrantero01
    @mrantero01 Před měsícem +1

    I love the first movement so much!!

  • @sergioaguila1129
    @sergioaguila1129 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Anna Fevoroba espectacular pianista💥🙌💃🌹

  • @ripvanwinkle9592
    @ripvanwinkle9592 Před 3 lety +1

    I must spplaud Anna Fedorova for playing the difficult original cadenza in a live performance, for few pianists do so. It is my favorite part of the concerto though I love every part of this most beautiful of Rachmaninoff's piano concertos.

  • @globalc3849
    @globalc3849 Před 2 lety +5

    Gorgeous performance. Bravo 🙌🏽. It's nice that she revels in the harmonies.

  • @militaryandemergencyservic3286

    My grand dad knew Rachmaninoff well when he lived next door in Beverly Hills and used to bring him his cigarettes at the end of the month. He once took my granddad on his knee and played the famous c sharp minor prelude with just one hand. My granddad said it was the most thrilling thing he had ever heard. But once Horowitz came to ask Rachmaninov a question about how best to interpret the 1st concerto last movement. Rachmaninov apparently didn't like the tone of Horowitz's question and promptly slammed the piano shut and said, with a heavy Russian accent 'Get out, you jelly-fingered mutt'. Strange story but my granddad always used to tell us all it at dinner time. Of course, it's not true, I just wanted to write a story that would keep Rachmaninov fans glued to my text.

  • @BBFKTECH
    @BBFKTECH Před 3 lety +2

    My favorite Rachmaninoff piece! Played to perfection!!!

  • @jeffblack4039
    @jeffblack4039 Před 3 lety +1

    I am in awe of musicians who can memorize thousands of notes for a 30+ minute concerto.

  • @alvarito45
    @alvarito45 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely outstanding performance of Anna Fedorova. She's a great pianist and with Rachmaninov, exceptional perfect. Also a great pleasure to find once more Kate Woolley at her horn in fabulous Amsterdam Concertgebow. Two special musicians whom I love a lot 😍

  • @severinopereiracarollofilh5933

    No worlds to describe this woulderfull presentation!
    BRAVO! Severino.

  • @johnadams4153
    @johnadams4153 Před 4 lety +1

    Rachmaninoff certainly is smiling to hear Anna so in control of this music and we are also greatful for hearing and what a wonderful ochestra with her go ANNA LOVE WATCHING YOUR PIANO PLAYING.

  • @kajet666
    @kajet666 Před 4 lety +2

    The long wait is over! After hearing her play #2 and #3 a gazillion times, I get to listen to my favourite #1 rendered by Anna. Yes!