Lugansky - Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 (1934)
Nikolai Lugansky, soloist
Stanislav Kochanovsky conducting Orchestre de Paris, 2019

[0:00] Introduction: Allegro vivace
[0:12] Var. 1 (Précédente)
[0:31] Tema: L'istesso tempo
[0:50] Var. 2: L'istesso tempo
[1:09] Var. 3: L'istesso tempo
[1:34] Var. 4: Più vivo
[2:04] Var. 5: Tempo précédente
[2:33] Var. 6: L'istesso tempo
[3:34] Var. 7: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
[4:47] Var. 8: Tempo I
[5:22] Var. 9: L'istesso tempo
[5:53] Var. 10: Poco marcato

[6:45] Var. 11: Moderato
[8:04] Var. 12: Tempo di minuetto
[9:28] Var. 13: Allegro
[9:59] Var. 14: L'istesso tempo
[10:45] Var. 15: Più vivo scherzando
[11:50] Var. 16: Allegretto
[13:24] Var. 17: (Allegretto)
[15:14] Var. 18: Andante cantabile

[18:08] Tempo vivace
[18:14] Var. 19: L'istesso tempo
[18:40] Var. 20: Un poco più vivo
[19:18] Var. 21: Un poco più vivo
[19:44] Var. 22: Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)
[21:28] Var. 23: L'istesso tempo
[22:21] Var. 24: A tempo un poco meno mosso

“You only feel the one yearning at best,
Oh, never seek to know the other!
Two souls, alas, exist in my breast,
One separated from another:
One, with its crude love of life, just
Clings to the world, tenaciously, grips tight,
The other soars powerfully above the dust,
Into the far ancestral height.
Oh, let the spirits of the air,
Between the heavens and Earth, weaving,
Descend through the golden atmosphere,
And lead me on to new and varied being!
Yes, if a magic cloak were mine, that
Would carry me off to foreign lands,
Not for the costliest garment in my hands,
For the mantle of a king, would I resign it!"

Goethe, Faust - Part I, Outside of the City Gate, translated by A. S. Kline

[edwardflynn]

Wow. What a wonderful performance. Power, elegance, breathtaking technique and a phenomenal composition. I don’t have the words. I first heard this piece as a kid, the pianist was Entremont. It was indelible. After being away from listening much for a long time, it’s indelible all over again. Deepest thanks Mr. Lugansky, conductor and orchestra. I haven’t forgotten Rachmaninov.

[robertmagee]

I cannot count the times I have witnessed live performances of this workhorse of the piano-and-orchestra repertoire. But I have never heard it performed with so much vibrance as in this recording by the Orchestre de Paris and soloist Nikolai Lugansky. The music seems to transport itself from the screen directly into the soul. To me, Lugansky is this generation's monarch of Rachmaninoff interpreters, and I doubt anyone can match him. He possesses a maturity in his playing to which others only aspire. Something that always impresses me about his playing is the total lack of annoying mannerisms that detract from the music. This is a superb recording of this music, perhaps even the definitive one on YouTube. Applause to the recording engineer and the orchestra.

[tatummacsquezzy]

Perfect chemistry between conductor, orchestra and soloist. Though I have listened to Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini over a hundred times--even played by Lugansky himelf--I was in awe of this performance as if I heard it for the first time.

[eulaliallarguesinonell]

In love too with Rachmaninoff and Lugansky!!!

[jungwirthmartin]

Genius at work, congratulation Nikolai Lugansky, the greatest living Rachmaninov interpreter

[TaniaCarolineChen]

Omg Variation 18, so Romantic, I love the way he’s playing this it’s just so lush in such a heart felt way 💘

[yanochkayakimaha]

After falling in love with Rachmaninoff, I have a feeling I will never be able to listen to any other composer!
And Lugansky is simply the best! No one can compete with these two!❤❤❤

[photocritiqueadvancedmaste]

I have listened to dozens of orchestras and solists. This performance is the most original, subtle, nuanced, and profound version I have ever heard.

[werneraumann]

И снова этот несравнимый, Луганский, среди лучших нет ему равных, здесь все на высоте.

[werneraumann]

Какое счастье это слушать, но ещё более огромное счастье это самому играть, это не сравнить ни с одним наслаждением для души в нашей жизни .Жаль людей, которые лишены этого чувства, и их жизнь проходит без этого богатства.

[jeffparis]

Finalement, la Réincarnation est un processus absolument banal mais qui acquiert un Niveau Exceptionnel sous les Doigts de Monsieur Lugansky, Merci 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[myriamefierens]

Brilliant Nicolaï Lugansky !Always só marvellous and perfect !
A dream.

[louisross]

The understanding of the conductor is far beyond the craziest dreams!

[celialampe]

I am here yet again to listen to this superb performance.

[charliekim]

Some times I wish Rachmaninoff had expanded Variation 18 into a much longer piece. When it starts, I wish it never ends. Longing, yearning, happiness, sadness, gentleness, etc. all rolled into a single theme. Three minute is just too short to unroll all those feelings.

[hannacho]

러시아 피아니스트 중 나의 눈에서 하트뿅뿅 나가는 피아니스트이다. 넘 멋지고 남성미 넘치고 러시아의 웅장한 예술을 늘 느끼게 해 주는 고마운 분^^ 루간스키 피아노곡들은 다 매력적이예요♥♥♥

[ЛюдмилаГорячкина-ок]

Время инноваций позволяет смотреть и слушать величайшие концерты, несущие глубокие мысли автора, гения русской Музыки - С.В. Рахманинова, в исполнении многих талантливейших исполнителей мира и одних из наилучших исполнителей России - Н.Луганского и Д.Трифонова. Браво!🌹🌹🌹

[pianistegolfeur]

L'énorme difficulté pianistique de cette oeuvre ne saurait enlever à Lugansky toute la poésie dont il est capable à son clavier : fantastiquement délicieux !

[yanochkayakimaha]

Forever thankful for this channel! Sending my love and deep gratitude! ❤

[PeterLunowPL]

fantastic performance, soloist, orchestra and conductor !!!