@44wsgs Someone earlier said his LH looks like a spider on crack. I thought that was a good description. The piano looks about three sizes too large for him judging the way his fingers are splayed all over the keyboard.
Ian Hobson was a competitor in the Van Cliburn competition some time in the early eighties. In the late ninties, he was a judge in the Van Cliburn competition. He was among the few who recorded all of Rachmaninoff's preludes and etudes.
I suggest listening to the actual recording on a cd. It much more clear than this. It's an encore to the performance of Rach 3 he gave with the BSO Osawa conducting. It's very fast but very clear. What does using Rach fingering if one finds another easier to do?
And I accidentally wrote "Kissine", which makes sense in some other languages. But in English, the first name should read "Yevgeny" if you want to pronounce it the Russian way. The Russians spell a "V" at the end of Rachmaninoff but at the end of a word their "V" is pronounced as an "F".
It's a sextuplet, meaning six notes per quarter. It's not that hard if you look at the sheet music, it's basically an accent every sixth note, like "BAMM-da-da-da-da-da-da-BAMM-da-da-da-da-da", and so on...
op = "opus", the number of the work. But a given opus may contain multiple pieces (when the pieces are short, such as songs or smaller solo piano works). So this particular video is of the second piece from "opus 23", which is itself a collection of preludes. Opus 3 would be an entirely different piece or collection of pieces, presumably composed and published earlier.
This is not a good quality recording, but the pianist is amazing. The wizardry of his hands comes thorugh. Over 200 thousand people have listened to this- for sheer energy and brilliance it is startling. I would love to hear a good recording of this man. A real whirling dervish of a pianist.
Is this like some famous concert hall he's in? Or is it just me. Cuz i've seen so many video's that are at this exact angle and the same piano. I dunno maybe its me. Search "Alexei Hungarian rhapsody 6" for example
He is amazing. I love Evgeny. I have his recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and it is INCREDIBLE. Look at how his left hand just flows in the beginning! Fuckin nutsy.
Oh, yeah, for sure Rach had more beautiful and melodic parts in many of his other works. I just really like the crazy left hand arpeggios with the, I don't know - "majestic" sounding melody on top of it with the right. This has become one of my top 3 faves of his preludes.
scary thing is, he says he isn't that dedicated to practicing. he practices maybe 3-4 hours a day where as somebody like Yundi Li would practice 8 amazing performance none the less.
I'd love Kissin' your hands ... :-) people created wars, racism ... but people also created Mozart, Kissin, ... and hear that makes be forget all the bad stories
Actually, the term "opus" is Latin for "work." The plural of this word is "opera," which makes sense since operas as we know them are simply collections of works (or songs). Hope this helps!
I never looked to the Performer here and really thought this was by the Meistro himself, Professor Michael Ponti - one has to hear the other recordings by Ponti.
He has made very few noticeable mistakes. He made one while playing La Campanella in the video The Gift of Music. When Liszt hit a wrong note, he would call it an uninvited guest.
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True -- and it is a nightmare to remember the translitteration rules for each language, for example Šostakovitš, (finnish) Sjostakovitj (swedish), Schostakowitsch (german), Szostakowrwicz (polish), Shostakovich (engl), Chostakovitch (french), Sciostakovič (italian), Šostakovič (czech)... oGod, have mercy... (gasp) .
Thumb and pinkie finger or thumb and ring finger are best. I tried to play this and for a while I was successful playing the first part, then I quit that piece. It was too hard for me at the time (I was 15) and this was about a year or two ago. Now I can play op 23 no 5 and op 3 no 5 by him quite well.
This guy has a nice style adn a funny hair due. Ill soon be performing like that, i can feel it off of the comments people have told me wen i performe. Chopin is the God of Ill Piano.
a) Kissin is FAR better than Lang Lang (although LL is no slouch; just not my cup of tea) b) anyone trying to compare this version with any other fails to remember that he just finished the Rach 3rd, and in unabridged, all ossia passages form at that; in other words, this is AMAZING
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one of the most brilliantly performed pieces i've ever seen/heard.
1:43 - 2:08 That returning passage to the main theme... He made the transition so exciting that it feels like it is screaming "here we go!"
The way he plays it would make Rachmaninoff proud..... he's truly amazing.
I consider him the best contemporary pianist for two reasons: the flawless technique of playing is combined with a beautiful expression of music.
Lugansky, Ashkenazy, Sokolov and Richter play this prelude better
@@alexrrd5512 Kissin plays Chasse-neige better
@@thelamamamma9438 we don't care about Liszt's music
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@@thelamamamma9438 as you should know , Liszt music is overrated.
It is an honor to live at the same time as Evgeny. I don´t have words to express what I feel while he plays. Thank you, Evgeny
He is amazing. To be able to see his hands and body movements as he plays is stunning. Pure passion.
I'm learning this piece now. I'm still on measure 2. LOL
Doomed
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So what measure are you on now?
@@panagsaganpiano probably back to square 1 xD
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@@panagsaganpianoI finished just can’t play it like him!
This is wonderful...amazing, really. I've never seen Kissin play anywhere near this well. He's obviously grown as an artist over the last 20 years.
His fingers just fly over the keyboard conveying the tumultuous, ecstatic nature of the piece. This is a brilliant performance.
I actually like the mumuring in the audience when he anounces Rachmaninov 23, 2.
It looks so easy with him :-)
Best video on youtube!!! Look at those fingers!! Love him!
well i got the preludes op 23 for christmas... so much for being able to play them haha
@44wsgs Someone earlier said his LH looks like a spider on crack. I thought that was a good description. The piano looks about three sizes too large for him judging the way his fingers are splayed all over the keyboard.
He just started it so casually, it was incredible
i was immersed into a timeless state of mind
this is beautiful
Ian Hobson was a competitor in the Van Cliburn competition some time in the early eighties. In the late ninties, he was a judge in the Van Cliburn competition. He was among the few who recorded all of Rachmaninoff's preludes and etudes.
@jonkyjonky great shout mate. it drives me insane!!
Wow, intense! Thanks for posting.
Amazing interpretation!
I suggest listening to the actual recording on a cd. It much more clear than this. It's an encore to the performance of Rach 3 he gave with the BSO Osawa conducting. It's very fast but very clear. What does using Rach fingering if one finds another easier to do?
This is brilliant... Sounds like this one had been written for Kissin !
OMG! look at how sweet he is!
his hands are everywhere, this is great.
that left hand is insane !!
I just love kissin ♥
listened to it a few times and i can hear it!
This was the follow-up to Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto, performed by Evgeny Kissin with Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.
It's great!! Very strong.
Constance Keene does this beautifully.
he was totally my inspiration when playing this piece
wonderful!!
And I accidentally wrote "Kissine", which makes sense in some other languages. But in English, the first name should read "Yevgeny" if you want to pronounce it the Russian way. The Russians spell a "V" at the end of Rachmaninoff but at the end of a word their "V" is pronounced as an "F".
Look at his hands, especially his left. How he plays it with that hand so loose is amazing.
Would anyone explain to me his left hand at the very beginning? I just don't understand.
It's a sextuplet, meaning six notes per quarter. It's not that hard if you look at the sheet music, it's basically an accent every sixth note, like "BAMM-da-da-da-da-da-da-BAMM-da-da-da-da-da", and so on...
This was one of his several encores Kissin played at the Royal Albert Hall during the Proms.
op = "opus", the number of the work. But a given opus may contain multiple pieces (when the pieces are short, such as songs or smaller solo piano works). So this particular video is of the second piece from "opus 23", which is itself a collection of preludes. Opus 3 would be an entirely different piece or collection of pieces, presumably composed and published earlier.
This is not a good quality recording, but the pianist is amazing. The wizardry of his hands comes thorugh. Over 200 thousand people have listened to this- for sheer energy and brilliance it is startling. I would love to hear a good recording of this man. A real whirling dervish of a pianist.
best performance of this piece I've ever seen.
anyone have videos or recordings of kissin when he was very young
This is what I call PERFECTNESS
his left hand looks like a spider that took a whiff of some crack
Listen to the commercial recording of it.
It sounds much crisper and clean.
Does anybody know the tempo that he is playing this at? It's normally 80 / quarter note, but I think he is playing it fast? Let me know.
he's the greatest living pianist. i.m.h.o.
He has no videos on RUclips, but if you do a search of his name, you will find his site
Dude, this piece is both melodoic and beautiful - not to mention technically demanding; as you said "definately one to show off to your girlfriend!!!"
beautiful
Is it possible to find this video in high resolution? this performance is very good
He had his left-hand fingers screwed on extra tight for this one.
this is the best version imo
@jonkyjonky I completely concur with you on this!
Is this like some famous concert hall he's in? Or is it just me. Cuz i've seen so many video's that are at this exact angle and the same piano. I dunno maybe its me. Search "Alexei Hungarian rhapsody 6" for example
epitome of greatness.
great playing . you may also like the song played for maxkingworld blue fields
He is amazing. I love Evgeny. I have his recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and it is INCREDIBLE. Look at how his left hand just flows in the beginning! Fuckin nutsy.
Oh, yeah, for sure Rach had more beautiful and melodic parts in many of his other works. I just really like the crazy left hand arpeggios with the, I don't know - "majestic" sounding melody on top of it with the right. This has become one of my top 3 faves of his preludes.
HALLUCINANT!!!
Wow Kissin...just wow!!!
Link?
Most of Kissin's Rach interpretations aren't my favorite actually btw, but this is one of the few I really like. Lugansky favorite overall.
Kissin is so Amazing!!
brightly!
scary thing is, he says he isn't that dedicated to practicing. he practices maybe 3-4 hours a day where as somebody like Yundi Li would practice 8
amazing performance none the less.
I'd love Kissin' your hands ... :-)
people created wars, racism ... but people also created Mozart, Kissin, ... and hear that makes be forget all the bad stories
I can't believe how fast his left hand is moving. I need to get my left hand caught up with my right
brilliant...
You're absolutely right.
that left hand! wow
His technique is AMAZING. I get vertigo by watching his left hand.
Actually, the term "opus" is Latin for "work." The plural of this word is "opera," which makes sense since operas as we know them are simply collections of works (or songs). Hope this helps!
Intense!!
omg....look at those fingers.. his mind and his brain power
I never looked to the Performer here and really thought this was by the Meistro himself, Professor Michael Ponti - one has to hear the other recordings by Ponti.
Amazing!Amazing!
His fingers are so long (I wish my fingers were so long.......)
He has made very few noticeable mistakes. He made one while playing La Campanella in the video The Gift of Music. When Liszt hit a wrong note, he would call it an uninvited guest.
whaat the hell , how does he do that ???
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Why are people rating down this comment? That's interesting information.
I just wanted to put this on to listen to while I studied, but the I got too distracted watching his hands o__O
it's a wonder his left hand doesn't get tired. holding the fingers up so high looks painful >
True -- and it is a nightmare to remember the translitteration rules for each language, for example Šostakovitš,
(finnish) Sjostakovitj (swedish), Schostakowitsch (german), Szostakowrwicz (polish), Shostakovich (engl), Chostakovitch (french), Sciostakovič (italian),
Šostakovič (czech)... oGod, have mercy... (gasp) .
@MrSammyscroll Who cares if he were even an actual clown? He plays this beautifully. Appearance matters not.
I have 2 years piano, I play 1er etude of chopin, and I taught this music :p
Bravo!
Please offer an explanation for that nasty comment.
well...... long life for this king!
Yes, I totally agree. That's actually a common thing to many Asian pianists, which is why I often dislike their interpretations.
the best left hand on the planet.:)
Yes Lugansky is my favourite also but Ashklanazy is amazing also
Kissin is an animal. Love him.
HOLY CRAP!
Omg. His left hand is ridiculous. I'm going to go cry now from jealousy.
Now this scared me. He looks like an octopus. Great one, mind. x
It's difficult when NO FINGERING IS GIVEN on those left hand arpeggios.....NONE. WHAT DO I DO.
Thumb and pinkie finger or thumb and ring finger are best. I tried to play this and for a while I was successful playing the first part, then I quit that piece. It was too hard for me at the time (I was 15) and this was about a year or two ago. Now I can play op 23 no 5 and op 3 no 5 by him quite well.
I play the first octave with 1 and 5, and then I continue with 5-2-1-5-4-1+2-3-4-1-2-4-5 and so on
You find them.........that's one of the tasks in studying a score.
It's FLYing fingers~~ no doubt~~~
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Those fingers are actually FINGERS!!
es algo que me llena el espiritu ¡¡ genial !!!!
Béda....... se que amas la musica . es sublime !!!!
This guy has a nice style adn a funny hair due.
Ill soon be performing like that, i can feel it off of the comments people have told me wen i performe.
Chopin is the God of Ill Piano.
I second the 'hands are like coked out spiders' comment.
a) Kissin is FAR better than Lang Lang (although LL is no slouch; just not my cup of tea)
b) anyone trying to compare this version with any other fails to remember that he just finished the Rach 3rd, and in unabridged, all ossia passages form at that; in other words, this is AMAZING
try ashkanazy
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The Gavrilov performance is even better, and is it my imagination, or poor sound, but do some of the passages sound blurred and/or a mess?
there i two chords in this piece, that strech 14 KEYS! THATS RIGHT U HEARD ME! (or read me)