Rachmaninoff Prelude op. 23 no. 5, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays the famous Prelude op. 23 no. 5 in G minor. That’s probably the best version of this piece i have ever heard! Enjoy everyone!
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (sonata 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2) part 1: mov. 1– Adagio Sostenuto mov. 2– Allegretto & trio
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48 comments
I love gilels but he has his foot glued to the sustain pedal,it is still an amazing rendition but I think Ashkanazy has more than nailed this piece correctly.
He seems to know exactly what he wants out of that piano.
He seems to know exactly what he wants out of that piano.
He seems to know exactly what he wants out of that piano.
As always, Ashkenazy showcases Rachmaninoff perfectly.
AS clean a rendition a one will likely ever hear.
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I am an enormous fan of Ashkenazy.
Very emotional, beautiful interpretation. Possibly too romanticistic, I still prefer the version of Emil Gilels
wow. Gilel’s interpretation is amazing, but this even more powerful!
Great piece! I really enjoy playing this piece and have uploaded my interpretation of this work! Although the tempo could be quicker but please feel free to comment and subscribe if you like it.
Ah, I understand, you are going to play chamber music!
Because I live in London and I need to rehearse in London, and it costs and difficult to find places with piano in Korea, I am trying to reduce time of travelling.
But your nationality does not matter, anybody who lives in London can come,
so if you are a pianist, give me an email and I shall explain the details.
Sorry you had to see an ad in You tube. I was quite desperate to find a pianist.
All the best
Why do you need a pianist from London? Does it really matter to go to Korea?
he is great pianist, he can plays beethoven very well too. I love him !
La versión de Lisitsa está buena, pero su interpretación se parece a Chopin; y este preludio tiene que tener un ritmo firme y preciso, como el de una marcha.; y el único que lo ejecuta de esa forma es, obviamente, Vladimir Ashkenazy!
La versión de Lisitsa está buena, pero su interpretación se parece a Chopin; y este preludio tiene que tener un ritmo firme y preciso, como el de una marcha.; y el único que lo ejecuta de esa forma es, obviamente, Vladimir Ashkenazy!
La versión de Lisitsa está buena, pero su interpretación se parece a Chopin; y este preludio tiene que tener un ritmo firme y preciso, como el de una marcha.; y el único que lo ejecuta de esa forma es, obviamente, Vladimir Ashkenazy!
La versión de Lisitsa está buena, pero su interpretación se parece a Chopin; y este preludio tiene que tener un ritmo firme y preciso, como el de una marcha.; y el único que lo ejecuta de esa forma es, obviamente, Vladimir Ashkenazy!
i love anything that ashkenazy plays
I’ve always been a fan of the Gilels, but I might prefer the expression in this one. It’s pointless to compare the actual playing, they’re both masters of rhythm and dynamics. Lisitsa’s version shows absolutely phenomenal playing, but if I were to close my eyes and just listen there is something I find missing from her interpretation.
I like both Richter’s Gilel’s Versions better than Ashkenazy’s
I like this version, but I like Lisitsa’s version as well
love Ashkenazy.
such a good tempo, would it be any slower the music would no longer exist, but right at this border, on this tap it has his full potential!
“sounds pretty sad to me“
You’d be right, as “Quasi una fantasia” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s talking about unrequited love. A “fantasy” usually refers to a composition with a free-forming feel to it (almost improvisational).
never knew this is what alicia keys covered!
a lot of a lot!! lol
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I’m no professional music critic but I like Ashknazy’s playing a lot
very well said. That quote is fantastic as is the song. I used to hear this when my dad played it as a child and i love this tune just as much as i did then. It still sounds new to me and has the same affect. Fantastic piece of music.
After listening to several versions and artists doing this song, I think Sofronitsky has it, in my mind. I’ve felt the agony of unrequited love, and it’s very soul shattering and lonely, and this song stresses that feeling. Beethoven was a tortured soul, and the pianist that can bring that to the instrument is the messenger that Beethoven needed to carry his feelings outwards.
watch?v=9jENOitU7Ao
mvt. 3 for all those asking.
@EliasJordan3: YES WHERE!!! We want to know! I keep switching over to Brendel (also excellent) to complete this aural delight without angst.
Where is mvt 3 by Ashkenazy?
Indeed, it is music. While you do not see it, neither do you hear it; you feel it, deep in your soul. If we are able to take anything from this world when our days are done, it is the ecstasy that these sounds, tortured or triumphant, longing or fulfilled, bring to our lives.
Drink in all of it you are able; it is our greatest gift in life. It transcends time itself.
It’s music. You don’t see it you hear it.
LOL! Hysterical much? It’s one of the best I’ve heard so far. If I’m such a fool, why don’t you list the performers who do a better interpretation of Moonlight so I can judge “you.” You talk crap but you don’t put up. So shut up!
I’m sorry. Could you please be a little bit more coherent, and fix your caps lock key?
@NoirHammer
I SO ANGRY WHEN HEAR U SAY LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AT 0:35 U CAN HEAR “DOUBLE NOTE” ‚IS IT GOOD? IS IT REALLY LIKE BEETHOVEN?
VERY EASILY FOUND ALOT OF MISTAKE IN THIS PERFORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’M SURE THAT BEETHOVEN ‘LL GIVE U A PUNCH!
BEST VERSION OF THIS PIECE ?
NOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EVEN,U SAY BEETHOVEN PLAYING LIKE THIS????
NO,NO U SO FOOL
I love this slower version, it makes me cry. This is one of my top five all time favorite classical compositions.
Ludwig Rellstab. “The name “Moonlight” Sonata derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by music critic Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to real moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne.”
In some future age, devoid of human presence, beings from some distant star visit this planet and stumble upon this piece.
They imagine what a shame it is that we are gone.
Dude who named it the moonlight sonata? Totally ruined the point of the piece.
I don’t like this interpretation, not enough variation in ‘key pressure’, I understand torture and grief, however there should still be variations.
I agreed. The way he played the bass notes are amazing. It’s so somber, dark and heavy. I think that set him apart from other performances. Other good performances sounded sad, but this one gave a sense of deep sorrow.
I didn’t know he succumbed to arthritis of the hands. Nature can be cruel at times. That must be devastating when you think about his passion for his craft and the endless hours he spent practicing. I hope he finds an effective medical solution that will allow him to interpret more works of the great masters.
It is one of the best versions I’ve ever heard, and the first version that totally sold me on
Vladimir Askenazy as a genius in interpretation. I was fortunate enough to have heard him at 2 concerts in Montreal before he succumbed to arthritis in his hands. I also like one of Emil Gilels’ versions, probably equally well.
¿qué me díces de la interpretación de Deszö Ránki? creo que logra expresar perfectamente los mismos sentimientos pero con una sonoridad más envolvente e introspectiva. Personalmente me gusta mucho el estilo de Ashkenazy, tengo un CD con las últimas 5 sonatas para piano de Beethoven, y pienso que su ejecución e interpretación de la última, la no. 32 Op. 111 es de las mejores que se puedan encontrar, al igual que la “Hammerklavier”, pienso que vale la pena escuchar la de D Ránki. =D
i love vladimir along with rubinstein. but i find this little too slow. maybe little too overdramatic? maybe this is the real speed. but score sheets tell me different speed. so i am lost. but this is my favorite beethoven piece. dont get me wrong. we must listent to gould version as well. u cant tell me his version carry no emotion. he is good enough to carry all emotion inside. trust me. anyway. we must like all versions. not one. ok?