Exquisite, lucid, liquid, emotionally powerful renditions - absolutely wonderful, and I'm so fussy about performances! 🙏 These are three of my favourites too. I read somewhere that sometimes pieces came to Rachmaninov almost fully formed in dreams. They do seem to have that quality. By the way, Mary Littlefield and a mutual love of ancient gramophone records brought me here!
Like the most exquisite rare treat, I'm parsing your videos, and today was the day to be mesmerized by SOF/Rachmaninov. So beautiful, and I'm in awe of the work behind the curtain to prepare for such a performance, and deliver in the pure individual accomplishment.
@@sonyaovrutskyfensomefrommy9089 Hi Sonya, one piece I am working on is Love’s Sorrow by F. Kreisler\translated by Rachmaninov. Have you played this piece?
Listened to it again multiple times. I am totally blown away, particularly by the G-Minor piece and your virtuosity! Is this your best version of the many you said you have played? It was perfect or near perfect to my ears! That Steinway Model A is very powerful.... it comes across like a concert grand and actually better to my ears. I do detect a brighter sound that I seem to enjoy more. What a trip!!! into a heightened current reality, another dimension, galaxy, or universe,.. a cosmic masterpiece!! I don't want to take away from your excellent playing of the first two pieces because they were also excellent.
You are awarded The Million Roses Award... 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 A Million Roses! And a Million more, but you deserve even more for this cosmic masterpiece! Rachmaninov, 3 Preludes: C-Sharp Minor (6:30) , D Major (11:30), G Minor (16:32). Special recognition for Virtuosa Performance of G Minor. You are your own piano virtuosa compared to the other great Russian pianists!
Another great presentation. I love your background info on these pieces. Getting a good education here and developing an appreciation for these works of art. I love the C-Sharp Minor piece, but like the G Minor a little more, it is as if the G Minor received more of Rachmaninov's emotional fervor and masculine energy. G Minor starts off very much on the Yang side, kind of like Star Wars, and there are a couple of short places that take you into interstellar space (I really love those places and would love to expand upon them). He then finds that he went a little overboard on the Yang side and reigned it into the Yin side to finish the piece. A great emotional piece from the "out of control" Yang side to the put you in your place Yin side. In the last analysis, a well balanced piece to cherish. Actually true genius, and a Virtuosa to interpret it as genuinely as possible. I Listened to this multiple times in the morning on my back porch, while looking at and listening to my waterfall, my blooming flowers, the birds, etc., giving me the opportunity in this meditative state to truly appreciate these pieces (from a loud Roland amplifier) and your technical expertise. I appreciate the professional quality of the sound to be able to play it quite loudly. Forgot to mention that the tempo on G Minor was very good , but I know what you mean about the tempo, as it wants some separation here and there, and maybe that is the genius of this piece that you can never get tired of it, because of the many variations you can take advantage of. The sounds of the notes were excellent (Virtuosa). I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on how you have played G Minor with different variations as you explained. The interstellar space sections could possibly be emphasized. They are so short but precious. Don't mean to be such a pest, but it is all wonderful and magic and I am thoroughly enjoying it all! Thanks again.
Outside of Beethoven he is my favorite. It is such a shame the Rachmaninoff competition that just ended doesn't generate as much interest as Chopin or Cliburn. I hope one day it does!
Exquisite, lucid, liquid, emotionally powerful renditions - absolutely wonderful, and I'm so fussy about performances! 🙏
These are three of my favourites too. I read somewhere that sometimes pieces came to Rachmaninov almost fully formed in dreams. They do seem to have that quality.
By the way, Mary Littlefield and a mutual love of ancient gramophone records brought me here!
oh wow - welcome, glad to see you here! Say hi to Mary! :)
Like the most exquisite rare treat, I'm parsing your videos, and today was the day to be mesmerized by SOF/Rachmaninov. So beautiful, and I'm in awe of the work behind the curtain to prepare for such a performance, and deliver in the pure individual accomplishment.
Thanks for playing Rachmaninov’s Prelude No 4. Hard to let this one go it is just that beautiful. 💕🌹🌺💐🌸
Thank you - I adore this work! I was thinking about your comment a while ago I chose it 😃
@@sonyaovrutskyfensomefrommy9089 Hi Sonya, one piece I am working on is Love’s Sorrow by F. Kreisler\translated by Rachmaninov. Have you played this piece?
I love both the Sorrow and the Joy! Haven’t performed them... yet!
Listened to it again multiple times. I am totally blown away, particularly by the G-Minor piece and your virtuosity! Is this your best version of the many you said you have played? It was perfect or near perfect to my ears! That Steinway Model A is very powerful.... it comes across like a concert grand and actually better to my ears. I do detect a brighter sound that I seem to enjoy more. What a trip!!! into a heightened current reality, another dimension, galaxy, or universe,.. a cosmic masterpiece!! I don't want to take away from your excellent playing of the first two pieces because they were also excellent.
You are awarded The Million Roses Award... 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 A Million Roses! And a Million more, but you deserve even more for this cosmic masterpiece! Rachmaninov, 3 Preludes: C-Sharp Minor (6:30) , D Major (11:30), G Minor (16:32). Special recognition for Virtuosa Performance of G Minor. You are your own piano virtuosa compared to the other great Russian pianists!
Ah, interesting variation on the final notes of the prelude in c# minor.
Another great presentation. I love your background info on these pieces. Getting a good education here and developing an appreciation for these works of art. I love the C-Sharp Minor piece, but like the G Minor a little more, it is as if the G Minor received more of Rachmaninov's emotional fervor and masculine energy. G Minor starts off very much on the Yang side, kind of like Star Wars, and there are a couple of short places that take you into interstellar space (I really love those places and would love to expand upon them). He then finds that he went a little overboard on the Yang side and reigned it into the Yin side to finish the piece. A great emotional piece from the "out of control" Yang side to the put you in your place Yin side. In the last analysis, a well balanced piece to cherish. Actually true genius, and a Virtuosa to interpret it as genuinely as possible.
I Listened to this multiple times in the morning on my back porch, while looking at and listening to my waterfall, my blooming flowers, the birds, etc., giving me the opportunity in this meditative state to truly appreciate these pieces (from a loud Roland amplifier) and your technical expertise. I appreciate the professional quality of the sound to be able to play it quite loudly.
Forgot to mention that the tempo on G Minor was very good , but I know what you mean about the tempo, as it wants some separation here and there, and maybe that is the genius of this piece that you can never get tired of it, because of the many variations you can take advantage of. The sounds of the notes were excellent (Virtuosa). I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on how you have played G Minor with different variations as you explained. The interstellar space sections could possibly be emphasized. They are so short but precious. Don't mean to be such a pest, but it is all wonderful and magic and I am thoroughly enjoying it all! Thanks again.
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😊 thank you! 🙏
Outside of Beethoven he is my favorite. It is such a shame the Rachmaninoff competition that just ended doesn't generate as much interest as Chopin or Cliburn. I hope one day it does!