You know...not everyone has to play at the speed of Cziffra or Kissin to be impressive as a pianist and musician. I've heard and played these pieces many times and quite frankly, the spaciousness of this man's playing is quite refreshing. You can hear the notes and the intricate contour of line that makes most of Rachmaninoff difficult to perform. I loved this. Perhaps it is time to move back to this kind of playing as opposed to the "look how fast I can finish" mentality toward the piano repertoire.
I don't think they have the mentality of look how fast I can finish, there is a lot more to it than that. They are all artists and have their own interpretation . If Boris was feeling a fast interpretation he could easily pull it off. This is his personal interpretation .
What a wonderful day)) I found 3 wonderful friends of Boris. I think this friendship is forever. Since the other 2 were found a few months ago - John Elliot Gardner and D D Shostakovich)) Now they live with me. I am very happy about this. I feel very good with them. p s Boris, my friend, thank you for the wings. I think if there is a miracle in modern music - it is unconditionally - you, your magical, so understandable playing, such soft, velvety touches similar to the touches of your loved one)) Thank you for your enormous talent and your natural charm - because Rachmaninov in inept hands can break the heart. With Love Andreijfrom Harestua Norway❤❤❤
Young Boris Giltburg reminds me of Vladimir Ashkenazy at the same age, though he eschews Ashkenazy's flamboyance for a more introspective, poetic take, sacrificing dramatics for the sake of exploring the music inner core. I like how one listener put it: he "composes' the music as he plays it--letting his artistic temperament carry him as the music dictates in the moment. Thus, we get spots where the tempo slows noticeably in the most unexpected places, yet somehow it makes perfect sense when you think about it moments afterward. I have to conclude Giltburg is a true artist and these extreme rubatos are not histrionics but sincere impulses in a quest to seek out things in the music other pianists hitherto have had hidden from them.
Well, some might say "introspective, poetic take, sacrificing dramatics for the sake of exploring the music['s] inner core." is just a lot of words for BORING! A little "inner core" is okay, but it's so easy to overdo it... like here. I personally much prefer the drama and fire found with so many other great pianists, including Rachmaninoff himself! Going to sleep...
I was reading in my transcription of these preludes that Rachmaninoff himself was famous for changing the speed greatly. So I think perhaps the music receives this interpretation well.
Mike Karren Rachmaninoff used rubato extensively and said these works were far better than his old firey works like the bells of Moscow, and he was frustrated that people wanted to hear the bells of Moscow repeatedly over these. Just some food for thought.
I've worked on the E-flat prelude for forty years off and on. I've heard many recordings of it in my search to find one that reflects how I hear it. Not until this have I found one. What a treasure this guy is.
@Paul ES - Boris Giltburg's performance of it has rather a lot in common with how I hear it too. It's a lovely piece to play & entirely deserving of the 40+ years of your interest in it!
@@The-Organised-Pianist Thank you. Your reply was much kinder than the jerk who said, (after 40 yrs), that I needed to change my practice habits. Why are people such snobs about this kind of music on the internet?
@@paules3437 Oh, just carry right on having a great time with this magnificent music! I also replied to what you said about the wonderful No.4, but perhaps you didn't get told. I learned both very slowly many years ago as my first venture into harder pieces when my sight reading was atrocious. After much effort, I played them from memory, but it's so long ago that I'd now need to read them (still having traces of muscle memory). I remember that time with great affection, so obviously I had to reply to your original excellent comment!
Exquisite performance with an uniquely fresh interpretation, excellent dynamic control, gorgeous tonal quality and colour, enchanting expression and technical mastery. An exciting and charismatic performer!!! Bravissimo!!!!
Уникальное, бесподобное исполнение! Борис исполняет Рахманинова как никто другой. Каждая нота пропущена через все фибры души и тела... Очень харизматичный, обаятельный, одарённый пианист. Спасибо, Борис! Творческих успехов, удовлетворённости в жизни, сердечной радости и счастья Тебе!
Very good pianists and likes the fine pianists Ashkenazy, Sokolov who are exceptional pianists who can probably play everything well. I love these preludes and he plays them well, polished technique and bring out brilliance in several passages; a definite thumbs up.
...thats true: never harsh! But also never extatic...or wild.... But in my opinion Rachmaninow need not only "diesen braven & schulmeisterlichen sound" ....sometimes a real fortissimo would be nice! Giltburg do everything so good... technicaly... conzeptions of the pieces...melodylines... etc. But : Es wirkt auf mich alles so schulmeisterlich und ohne viel Temperament oder Herz! I dont like the sound...the tone!
All of sudden, I felt the urge to hear you and watch you play again. I'm soaring and I don't really know if I want to get down to earth again. As Gershwin wrote, cause you're delicious...and so capricious...Thanks for sharing your talent.
Слушая игру этого пианиста, я попадаю в волшебную страну, где все чарует, ведет за собой, никогда не становится скучно, потому, что за одним красочным полотном открывается другое, ведущее в следующии красочный мир. Даже не верится, что такое можно нарисовать звуками. Спасибо всевышнему и родителям, которые подарили миру это чудо. Здоровья и дальнейшей неутомимости, неуемности молодому мастеру.
To just an amateur, you give much about music itself. Until now i just liked music though i had lots of mistouching points. After intensive listening time to your music along with Beethoven 32 project:), i just start to practice separate pages and even adjust the attitude toward music. Thank you so much, maestro! I will go to your concert with your cd☆ when you come visit Seoul, Korea:)
I think Boris Giltburg is one of the best classical pianist on the stage now. Everything is there: power, colour, shape, delicate,. His performance is like creating a sculpture, or painting with sound. really beautiful. I have just attended his recital in St Luke London today. Really like his performance. Thank you so much. Hope he can record more Rachmaninov's music. Really like his moment musical by Rachmaninov
Wow ! such a lovely performance and sound recording ! This trio - Giltburg, Rachmaninov, Fazzioli - rocks. Sound reflections in full range, warm or dark bass, and trebbles sound like heaven. I guess this was a great evening. Bravo.
Boris Giltburg is magnificent! I'd rather hear him play these Preludes than anyone else, which is why I have the recording I do. Utterly in tune with them & alert to each nuance. I always marvel at his exceptionally accurate technique. It's so good to find performances where each note is perfectly sounded in the context. Thanks very much!
The thing is that recording blands out the tempi and expression in any piece of music. A lot of people here are complaining about how "slow", "considered", and " too careful" the playing is. The thing is that the performance probably made a lot of wonderful sense live in the hall. If you'd been sitting there, in the hall, you might have been much more convinced. But for a recording, much less so. Giltburg was obviously thinking of the performance, not the video to follow. It's a problem with recordings of live performances. You can't make any adjustments for the limitations of the media. Myself, I think the playing is just wonderful! Beautiful phrasing, lovely colors, strong inner logic. We've gotten used to hearing these things too fast and hasty over the years thinking that was a great skill. This especially an opinion strongly held by young inexperienced players. It's not, necessarily. Hearing this recording, it just makes me want to go and learn the whole opus myself!
to be fair I think each to there own... :) he played beautiful with so much expression etc... like Daniel barenboim said again each to there own - everyone has a preference more than another or connects with different people as in music... for me I like Marc hamelin for certain pieces like the prelude in Bb as he plays those pieces comftably and also the more highly technical pieces suites him as most of his repertoire is technically challenging pieces. sometimes everyone needs constructive criticism or feedback once it's not so negative but helpful. I learnt more learning the piano from fair constructed cristism or helpful feedback as learning never stops... I think it's important for the performer to have both compliments and feedback... as all pianists/ musicians benefit from some form of suggestions. 😊
Clarity is a worthy objective in and of itself, but the Bb prelude is a masculine river of sound where rubato should be minimized. My principal objection to this interpretation is that in his interminable quest for sensitivity, Boris does not preserve the drive of the music. Maestoso is quite simply missing, especially in the RH.
it´s cracy.... what is falled in the minute 19:50?, it´s a golden paper from above...afortunelly you manage without problem, you don´t loose the concetration in any moment. Congratulations such a biggggg pianist, i love the version.
From the first sound to the last I sat mesmerized hearing these pieces fresh as new fallen snow, colorful as a sunset, as revealing as a lover’s caress…
exquisitely played. no idea why there are so many comments putting your playing down. i think if mozart were alive today and had a video on youtube, classical music snobs would probably have something to say about how flawed his playing is etc etc.. no pleasing some people. 11:00 to 11:25 absolutely sublime.
An individual rendition, beautiful, fresh approach, played as real music, touching and affecting all backed by a marvellous technique. How lucky to have big hands that can encompass Rachmaninov's huge demands so apparently 'easily' Henry
fazioli- the rolls royce of pianos- and Giltburg the maserati- but it is the delicacy of his playing that one treasures- others pound- G persuades and interprets- with Hewitt, Porogelovich and Gavrilov- on 11/13 in baltimore his perf of the Rach 1st seemed almost astonishing in its lightness- a breath of fresh air!!!
Такого волшебного Рахманинова я слушаю впервые. Удивительно чарующие звуки и образы. Хочется слушать еще и еще.... И я так и делаю с удовольствием. Слушаю.Возвращаюсь и слушаю снова. Как в детстве любила перечитывать любимые книжки.
I see a lot of criticism from viewers about this man's unique tempi and interpretations. Some even go as far as to say he is pretentious and self-absorbed but I think this is type of criticism is born out of ignorance. This is a LIVE performance of late romantic era music! The artistic liberties he takes are what makes listening to these same pieces many years later worth listening to. This set has been performed countless times, each being unique, exploring the same sheets from a completely different perspective. To disagree with this pianist's interpretations is your right, but to say he is wrong and to doubt his genius is what is truly pretentious and is the reason people who enjoy this type of music are stereotyped as snobs.
Nobody wants to hear the same perfect following of the score over and over again. Music is about emotion and artistry and there is plenty of that in Giltburg's playing.
Really interesting performance, with amazing clarity. Enjoyed thoroughly. On another topic, I can't help noticing that his bench looks _very_ comfortable. Does anybody know what kind of bench that is?
I have to buck the trend here. While nobody doubts Boris's sensitivity in quiet moments, I feel that he often lacks fire during forceful passages. He may well be able to play #2 in Bb with the power of Richter, but we'll never know because he doesn't show us. I find this interpretation excessively self-indulgent, and I thought the same when I heard him live playing the piano part of the Brahms Fm piano quintet. I had been hoping in vain that what I saw was just a bad night. His technique? Marvelous. His touch up to mezzo piano? Exquisite. His fortissimo authority? Anemic.
Boris holds an unchallend position as an interpreter of Rachmaninov, and he Ís a great Alchemist of the piano embodying the musical aesthetics of Rachmaninov
#6 slower than I play, & I know if he wanted he could up the tempo if he preferred. Wonderful voicing. I appreciate his tone. Too bad some make fun of his physical appearance. Glen Gould sat low due to back problems. Lay off!!! He’s gifted & sincere, & often magical.
Ok, I d like to say some "fors" and "against" about this pianist. For: I think he has an increible and beautiful "touch", no doubts he is a great pianist. If I close my eyes, I would not say it's Cherkassky, but he's close. Every note is pristine and he expresses himself like a poet. He is what I call "a pure romantic". Against: I think he needs some vitamins for those "bravura passages". The Bflat Major and G minor preludes are a little weak, too Chopin. And definitely, he needs a hairdresser and another type of outfit. A teacher of mine once told me, and he was right, "people also watch what they see". I love the whole performance. Two thumbs up.
I totally agree with this comment! to be fair it's constructive criticism... and he plays very expressively... but...! interestingly I felt the same with the Bb & Gm preludes. I found think personally he could play chopin and debussy comes to mind..? I believe to play the Bb and Gm preludes with much more energy and enthusiasm as they are very heroic and most grand preludes that the listeners are looking foward to so therefore it takes a lot of energy and practice with the technical passages to balance dynamically.... having said that overall an interesting and beautiful performance.. ( afterall music is art and it's great to hear different pianists play those pieces with a character about them.) 😊
Interestingly enough, however, I have often heard less clarity in the bravura passages of the G minor from performers who played a lot more energetically,, i.e., his lighter touch I heard all the notes and I felt his amount of energy was perfect. As to the hair and outfit, that is purely subjective. Interesting comments, however.
The military march could have been a stated with more bellicosity, but overall this was an outstanding performance. I agree with the comparison to a poet. He does great justice to Rachmaninoff's lyricism.
that's a fair analysis of the pianist. I don't think he's playing them like Chopin pieces though. because if you kill the bravura, his polonaises, scherzi and ballades are reduced to nothing. it's more to do with the nature of some performers who don't let themselves go.
You are playing as if your piano was a harp! Heavenly music that flows like spirit! I shared this link on our network "Arts et Lettres" groupe Musique classique. Your Belgian friend.
Me identifico bastante con la forma de interpretar de Boris. ¡Excelente! Tiene mérito tocar así de bien en un piano FAZIOLI ("burro grande ande o no ande"). No es un instrumento muy equilibrado, por ejemplo, en los registros medios y medios altos se aprecia claramente que el sonido se "aplasta" . En general el piano no admite pulsaciones más allá de ff (por eso Boris no toca demasiado fuerte) y sólo gracias a una muy buena acústica de sala se le puede sacar algo de sonido. Ah! y otra cosa... me preocupa la espalda de éstos pianistas que se "acurrucan" tanto al piano.
Just a remark on the "slowness" complaint. I play these at a faster tempo because, well, that's the way it's supposed to be. I know that i am hiding so much of the sheer beauty of Rachmaninoff's unique chromaticism. At Christmas we had out of town guests and I played several from this and Opus 33 at this speed and they absolutely loved it - said the sound was so much better. Many of today's young players race as if they are trying to hold it for a bathroom break. They notes are at such a velocity the whole thing is a blur. (This is also true of the Chopin Preludes. A rapid velocity is acceptable IF one can still detect phrasing, notes and dynamics. Lugansky and Gould can get away with speed because they have such control over every note. Lang Lang and Kissin sound out of control and it all becomes a blur.
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You know...not everyone has to play at the speed of Cziffra or Kissin to be impressive as a pianist and musician. I've heard and played these pieces many times and quite frankly, the spaciousness of this man's playing is quite refreshing. You can hear the notes and the intricate contour of line that makes most of Rachmaninoff difficult to perform. I loved this. Perhaps it is time to move back to this kind of playing as opposed to the "look how fast I can finish" mentality toward the piano repertoire.
I don't think they have the mentality of look how fast I can finish, there is a lot more to it than that. They are all artists and have their own interpretation . If Boris was feeling a fast interpretation he could easily pull it off. This is his personal interpretation .
ps and its flipping brilliant !!
I've only discovered Boris in the last half year, but he always astonishes me with what he brings to pieces I thought I knew.
That's how classical music continues to live rather than getting fossilized!
BORIS GILTBURG PERFORMS THIS TO THE POINT OF EXTROARDINY SENSATIVITY AND GREAT PROFOUND DEPTH
What a wonderful day)) I found 3 wonderful friends of Boris. I think this friendship is forever. Since the other 2 were found a few months ago - John Elliot Gardner and D D Shostakovich)) Now they live with me. I am very happy about this. I feel very good with them. p s Boris, my friend, thank you for the wings. I think if there is a miracle in modern music - it is unconditionally - you, your magical, so understandable playing, such soft, velvety touches similar to the touches of your loved one)) Thank you for your enormous talent and your natural charm - because Rachmaninov in inept hands can break the heart. With Love Andreijfrom Harestua Norway❤❤❤
Young Boris Giltburg reminds me of Vladimir Ashkenazy at the same age, though he eschews Ashkenazy's flamboyance for a more introspective, poetic take, sacrificing dramatics for the sake of exploring the music inner core. I like how one listener put it: he "composes' the music as he plays it--letting his artistic temperament carry him as the music dictates in the moment. Thus, we get spots where the tempo slows noticeably in the most unexpected places, yet somehow it makes perfect sense when you think about it moments afterward. I have to conclude Giltburg is a true artist and these extreme rubatos are not histrionics but sincere impulses in a quest to seek out things in the music other pianists hitherto have had hidden from them.
Well, some might say "introspective, poetic take, sacrificing dramatics for the sake of exploring the music['s] inner core." is just a lot of words for BORING! A little "inner core" is okay, but it's so easy to overdo it... like here. I personally much prefer the drama and fire found with so many other great pianists, including Rachmaninoff himself! Going to sleep...
I was reading in my transcription of these preludes that Rachmaninoff himself was famous for changing the speed greatly. So I think perhaps the music receives this interpretation well.
Mike Karren Rachmaninoff used rubato extensively and said these works were far better than his old firey works like the bells of Moscow, and he was frustrated that people wanted to hear the bells of Moscow repeatedly over these. Just some food for thought.
Ashkenazy was flamboyant? All these years, all those performances, and I didn’t notice this flamboyance. How unobservant I am.
@@quaver1239 Sarcasm--probably deserved. I would not say that about Ashkenazy 6 years later.
OMG. Every time I hear Giltburg play I am stunned.
I've worked on the E-flat prelude for forty years off and on. I've heard many recordings of it in my search to find one that reflects how I hear it. Not until this have I found one. What a treasure this guy is.
christ you need to change your practise regime
@@marcusreynolds3686 Christ had a "practice regime"??
@Paul ES - Boris Giltburg's performance of it has rather a lot in common with how I hear it too. It's a lovely piece to play & entirely deserving of the 40+ years of your interest in it!
@@The-Organised-Pianist Thank you. Your reply was much kinder than the jerk who said, (after 40 yrs), that I needed to change my practice habits. Why are people such snobs about this kind of music on the internet?
@@paules3437 Oh, just carry right on having a great time with this magnificent music! I also replied to what you said about the wonderful No.4, but perhaps you didn't get told. I learned both very slowly many years ago as my first venture into harder pieces when my sight reading was atrocious. After much effort, I played them from memory, but it's so long ago that I'd now need to read them (still having traces of muscle memory). I remember that time with great affection, so obviously I had to reply to your original excellent comment!
Exquisite performance with an uniquely fresh interpretation, excellent dynamic control, gorgeous tonal quality and colour, enchanting expression and technical mastery. An exciting and charismatic performer!!! Bravissimo!!!!
A rarity in today’s generation of pianists. The REAL thing. He’s got it.
A Real musician
Just one word: WONDERFUL!
I have listened literally to dozens of performance of these etudes, but this was extraordinary. Wow!
Impressive, highly sensitive playing, allowing the music to sing, speak, breath, imbuing it with a beautiful palette of colors, bravo!!!
Уникальное, бесподобное исполнение! Борис исполняет Рахманинова как никто другой. Каждая нота пропущена через все фибры души и тела... Очень харизматичный, обаятельный, одарённый пианист. Спасибо, Борис! Творческих успехов, удовлетворённости в жизни, сердечной радости и счастья Тебе!
Very good pianists and likes the fine pianists Ashkenazy, Sokolov who are exceptional pianists who can probably play everything well. I love these preludes and he plays them well, polished technique and bring out brilliance in several passages; a definite thumbs up.
love sokolov too... thanks remember he.
the middle section of the no. 2 is such a tour de force! spectacular playing!!
#4, Excellent pedalling, gorgeous tone, never harsh.
...thats true: never harsh! But also never extatic...or wild.... But in my opinion Rachmaninow need not only "diesen braven & schulmeisterlichen sound" ....sometimes a real fortissimo would be nice! Giltburg do everything so good... technicaly... conzeptions of the pieces...melodylines... etc. But : Es wirkt auf mich alles so schulmeisterlich und ohne viel Temperament oder Herz! I dont like the sound...the tone!
All of sudden, I felt the urge to hear you and watch you play again. I'm soaring and I don't really know if I want to get down to earth again. As Gershwin wrote, cause you're delicious...and so capricious...Thanks for sharing your talent.
I was there. He played like 5 encores afterwards. Great stuff
Boris Giltburg is one of the very few pianists and musicians whose playing is mesmerizing!
Слушая игру этого пианиста, я попадаю в волшебную страну, где все чарует, ведет за собой, никогда не становится скучно, потому, что за одним красочным полотном открывается другое, ведущее в следующии красочный мир. Даже не верится, что такое можно нарисовать звуками. Спасибо всевышнему и родителям, которые подарили миру это чудо. Здоровья и дальнейшей неутомимости, неуемности молодому мастеру.
Extraordinary feeling, yes, he plays piano like a harp! Will always come here to hear Rach's op. 23 Preludes.
Colorful and thoughtful performance of these preludes.
Wonderful, wonderful!
Thx for sharing Boris!
Flawless. Giltburg squeezes every drop of expression out of each note. A true artist. 💯
Thank you, Boris. I especially enjoy No 3 in D minor.
Always a pleasure hearing and watching you play. Wonderful touch and precision.
19:50 Glitburg was attacked by confetti
haha thats hilarious :)
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love how he says “uhhhh what the... lol” with only his eyes
Tim Madden : His name is Giltburg, not Glitburg.
What beautiful played, I love Rachmaninoff music so much
Extraordinario Boris, gran talento, de los mejores y más pulidos intérpretes de Rachmaninovich que he escuchado
Amazing playing, I enjoyed the preludes very much! very organic, sensitive and just captivating!!!! Thank you so much!
What a gorgeous, superb version. Notice by the way the bass at 12:08 , incredible Fazioli, perfect layering of motives.
To just an amateur, you give much about music itself. Until now i just liked music though i had lots of mistouching points. After intensive listening time to your music along with Beethoven 32 project:), i just start to practice separate pages and even adjust the attitude toward music. Thank you so much, maestro! I will go to your concert with your cd☆ when you come visit Seoul, Korea:)
Thank you! Hopefully in December 2021.
These performances are astoundingly good. And that Fazioli piano is fabulous sounding
I think Boris Giltburg is one of the best classical pianist on the stage now. Everything is there: power, colour, shape, delicate,. His performance is like creating a sculpture, or painting with sound. really beautiful. I have just attended his recital in St Luke London today. Really like his performance. Thank you so much. Hope he can record more Rachmaninov's music. Really like his moment musical by Rachmaninov
Wow ! such a lovely performance and sound recording ! This trio - Giltburg, Rachmaninov, Fazzioli - rocks. Sound reflections in full range, warm or dark bass, and trebbles sound like heaven. I guess this was a great evening. Bravo.
the most thoughtful Rach playing, thanks, Boris
Awesome that night.
Awesome again and again.
Boris Giltburg is magnificent! I'd rather hear him play these Preludes than anyone else, which is why I have the recording I do. Utterly in tune with them & alert to each nuance. I always marvel at his exceptionally accurate technique. It's so good to find performances where each note is perfectly sounded in the context. Thanks very much!
Boris is so good and knows exactly how to keep all phrases clear. Superb performance. And how about that Fazioli !! Wow what a heart-piercing sound..
The singing tone of the left hand melodies….beautiful. Pure Rachmaninoff, every note. Nice pedaling, a skill sometimes overlooked.
The thing is that recording blands out the tempi and expression in any piece of music. A lot of people here are complaining about how "slow", "considered", and " too careful" the playing is. The thing is that the performance probably made a lot of wonderful sense live in the hall. If you'd been sitting there, in the hall, you might have been much more convinced. But for a recording, much less so. Giltburg was obviously thinking of the performance, not the video to follow. It's a problem with recordings of live performances. You can't make any adjustments for the limitations of the media.
Myself, I think the playing is just wonderful! Beautiful phrasing, lovely colors, strong inner logic. We've gotten used to hearing these things too fast and hasty over the years thinking that was a great skill. This especially an opinion strongly held by young inexperienced players. It's not, necessarily.
Hearing this recording, it just makes me want to go and learn the whole opus myself!
to be fair I think each to there own... :) he played beautiful with so much expression etc... like Daniel barenboim said again each to there own - everyone has a preference more than another or connects with different people as in music...
for me I like Marc hamelin for certain pieces like the prelude in Bb as he plays those pieces comftably and also the more highly technical pieces suites him as most of his repertoire is technically challenging pieces.
sometimes everyone needs constructive criticism or feedback once it's not so negative but helpful.
I learnt more learning the piano from fair constructed cristism or helpful feedback as learning never stops...
I think it's important for the performer to have both compliments and feedback... as all pianists/ musicians benefit from some form of suggestions.
😊
i really appreciated hearing the second prelude slowed down a little. added a nice clarity that a lot of fast performances dont have
Clarity is a worthy objective in and of itself, but the Bb prelude is a masculine river of sound where rubato should be minimized. My principal objection to this interpretation is that in his interminable quest for sensitivity, Boris does not preserve the drive of the music. Maestoso is quite simply missing, especially in the RH.
devine beautiful unforgettable he & the piano are one. his music fills the hall & the heart thank you Boris Giltburg
The dynamics, the phrasing, the tempo, the showmanship...
Everything's perfect!
Splendid and touching peformance. Thanks Boris !!!
Excellent pianist and a very gorgeous piano!
it´s cracy.... what is falled in the minute 19:50?, it´s a golden paper from above...afortunelly you manage without problem, you don´t loose the concetration in any moment. Congratulations such a biggggg pianist, i love the version.
From the first sound to the last I sat mesmerized hearing these pieces fresh as new fallen snow, colorful as a sunset, as revealing as a lover’s caress…
exquisitely played. no idea why there are so many comments putting your playing down. i think if mozart were alive today and had a video on youtube, classical music snobs would probably have something to say about how flawed his playing is etc etc.. no pleasing some people. 11:00 to 11:25 absolutely sublime.
The coda of that one as well!
Amazing, wonderful! He is one of the best pianists in the world. Grandiose, magnificent ♥️😍👏
It’s just incredible. The 10th was perfect, like be in heaven
An individual rendition, beautiful, fresh approach, played as real music, touching and affecting all backed by a marvellous technique. How lucky to have big hands that can encompass Rachmaninov's huge demands so apparently 'easily' Henry
The last prelude is stunning!!!!
This is gorgeous and uniquely personal playing. Love.❤
Bravissimooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
So romantic, so nice interpretation.
Vibrant clarity!!!!!!
You are the second coming of Alexis Weissenberg!!!
fazioli- the rolls royce of pianos- and Giltburg the maserati- but it is the delicacy of his playing that one treasures- others pound- G persuades and interprets- with Hewitt, Porogelovich and Gavrilov- on 11/13 in baltimore his perf of the Rach 1st seemed almost astonishing in its lightness- a breath of fresh air!!!
Thank you very much for these moments of great music...
Magnificent. Thank you for this rare beauty.
Absolutely incredible touch and expression.
Fabulous!
virtuos and as well poetic. great
Gorgeous sounding Fazioli.
Un gran interprete de los preludios de Rachmaninoff, el fraseo, el sentimiento,
hacen trasmitir al oyente una gran paz.
UN MAESTRO. BRAVO
kudos to Boris. Love his interpretations. Not overdone.
Такого волшебного Рахманинова я слушаю впервые. Удивительно чарующие звуки и образы. Хочется слушать еще и еще.... И я так и делаю с удовольствием. Слушаю.Возвращаюсь и слушаю снова. Как в детстве любила перечитывать любимые книжки.
Great, Boris, thank you.
Very nicely done.
I see a lot of criticism from viewers about this man's unique tempi and interpretations. Some even go as far as to say he is pretentious and self-absorbed but I think this is type of criticism is born out of ignorance. This is a LIVE performance of late romantic era music! The artistic liberties he takes are what makes listening to these same pieces many years later worth listening to. This set has been performed countless times, each being unique, exploring the same sheets from a completely different perspective. To disagree with this pianist's interpretations is your right, but to say he is wrong and to doubt his genius is what is truly pretentious and is the reason people who enjoy this type of music are stereotyped as snobs.
Nobody wants to hear the same perfect following of the score over and over again. Music is about emotion and artistry and there is plenty of that in Giltburg's playing.
He makes them look so easy. Wow.
Really interesting performance, with amazing clarity. Enjoyed thoroughly. On another topic, I can't help noticing that his bench looks _very_ comfortable. Does anybody know what kind of bench that is?
Superb! I can get enough of it !
Sorry Boris I meant "can't get enough of it".
Cool piano bench
Wonderful performance
Looks like it may have been made for Gina Bachauer.
Just Marvelous !
not bad kid not bad. you got some talent.
No. 5. Such a powerful piece.
It's a magnificent pianoforte!
I have to buck the trend here. While nobody doubts Boris's sensitivity in quiet moments, I feel that he often lacks fire during forceful passages. He may well be able to play #2 in Bb with the power of Richter, but we'll never know because he doesn't show us. I find this interpretation excessively self-indulgent, and I thought the same when I heard him live playing the piano part of the Brahms Fm piano quintet. I had been hoping in vain that what I saw was just a bad night.
His technique? Marvelous. His touch up to mezzo piano? Exquisite. His fortissimo authority? Anemic.
Continue great Richter' traditions of playing Rachmaninov! Nice!
Op 23 No 4 in D is just amazing
i find his performance enjoyable
Boris holds an unchallend position as an interpreter of Rachmaninov, and
he Ís a great Alchemist of the piano embodying the musical aesthetics of Rachmaninov
#6 slower than I play, & I know if he wanted he could up the tempo if he preferred. Wonderful voicing. I appreciate his tone. Too bad some make fun of his physical appearance. Glen Gould sat low due to back problems. Lay off!!! He’s gifted & sincere, & often magical.
Ok, I d like to say some "fors" and "against" about this pianist. For: I think he has an increible and beautiful "touch", no doubts he is a great pianist. If I close my eyes, I would not say it's Cherkassky, but he's close. Every note is pristine and he expresses himself like a poet. He is what I call "a pure romantic". Against: I think he needs some vitamins for those "bravura passages". The Bflat Major and G minor preludes are a little weak, too Chopin. And definitely, he needs a hairdresser and another type of outfit. A teacher of mine once told me, and he was right, "people also watch what they see". I love the whole performance. Two thumbs up.
I totally agree with this comment! to be fair it's constructive criticism... and he plays very expressively... but...! interestingly I felt the same with the Bb & Gm preludes. I found think personally he could play chopin and debussy comes to mind..? I believe to play the Bb and Gm preludes with much more energy and enthusiasm as they are very heroic and most grand preludes that the listeners are looking foward to so therefore it takes a lot of energy and practice with the technical passages to balance dynamically....
having said that overall an interesting and beautiful performance..
( afterall music is art and it's great to hear different pianists play those pieces with a character about them.) 😊
do you think Trifonov needs a hairdresser too? :)
Interestingly enough, however, I have often heard less clarity in the bravura passages of the G minor from performers who played a lot more energetically,, i.e., his lighter touch I heard all the notes and I felt his amount of energy was perfect. As to the hair and outfit, that is purely subjective. Interesting comments, however.
The military march could have been a stated with more bellicosity, but overall this was an outstanding performance. I agree with the comparison to a poet. He does great justice to Rachmaninoff's lyricism.
that's a fair analysis of the pianist. I don't think he's playing them like Chopin pieces though. because if you kill the bravura, his polonaises, scherzi and ballades are reduced to nothing. it's more to do with the nature of some performers who don't let themselves go.
such a perfect golden paper's moment 19:52
merveilleux!!!!!
#2 PLEASE God love ya!!!
You are playing as if your piano was a harp! Heavenly music that flows like spirit! I shared this link on our network "Arts et Lettres" groupe Musique classique. Your Belgian friend.
I absolutely agree! Could you please tell me more about this network? I'm very interested! Thanks in advance, Erik
+deashelle DHL Good comparison....Harp! Although in the G-Minor even his meticulousness betrays a bit of Richterian savagry
The next Rubinstein (a friend of mine suggested) - brilliant and deep.
the b flat prelude is the most beautiful one.
I didn't know Ben Stiller played piano
pianoman598 He doesn't
hahahahaha
Oh but his play is so embracing enough to shake hands with those who wander about:)
Me identifico bastante con la forma de interpretar de Boris. ¡Excelente!
Tiene mérito tocar así de bien en un piano FAZIOLI ("burro grande ande o no ande"). No es un instrumento muy equilibrado, por ejemplo, en los registros medios y medios altos se aprecia claramente que el sonido se "aplasta" . En general el piano no admite pulsaciones más allá de ff (por eso Boris no toca demasiado fuerte) y sólo gracias a una muy buena acústica de sala se le puede sacar algo de sonido.
Ah! y otra cosa... me preocupa la espalda de éstos pianistas que se "acurrucan" tanto al piano.
Just a remark on the "slowness" complaint. I play these at a faster tempo because, well, that's the way it's supposed to be. I know that i am hiding so much of the sheer beauty of Rachmaninoff's unique chromaticism. At Christmas we had out of town guests and I played several from this and Opus 33 at this speed and they absolutely loved it - said the sound was so much better. Many of today's young players race as if they are trying to hold it for a bathroom break. They notes are at such a velocity the whole thing is a blur. (This is also true of the Chopin Preludes.
A rapid velocity is acceptable IF one can still detect phrasing, notes and dynamics. Lugansky and Gould can get away with speed because they have such control over every note. Lang Lang and Kissin sound out of control and it all becomes a blur.
G's body seems to "inhabit" the work- inspiring.
Perlas de piano perfectissimo,!!!!
What a magnificent pianiat!
Giltburg is a poet of the piano.
That’s true. A contemporary poet of the piano. ❤
Prelude 5 ...sensational
Yes, Marcel, yes, certainly !!!
inolvidable pianist
just magic !!!!