The Joy of Rachmaninoff - BBC Documentary [HD]

Tom Service takes a journey through Russia on the trail of the melodies of Russian giant Sergei Rachmaninoff. A celebration of a composer's musical triumph over critical adversity.

[nikkivenable]

Hands down, my favorite composer! Time stops when I listen to him and his music makes me glad I’m alive. ❤❤❤❤

[odetteminassian]

I love Rachmaniniv, cant stop crying everytime I Iisten to his music.

[vincentford]

"Romantic machine guns, nuking the audience" That's perfect. I didn't know much about this composer but the tears have been coming down listening to these beautiful and heart wrenching melodies.

[mangomerkel]

Rachmaninoff ist der Komponist, der mich wahrlich berührt und dessen Musik ihren Weg in meine Seele gefunden hat. Sie weckt Emotionen, die ich sonst nie gefühlt habe. Sie begleitet mich durch jede Liebe, durch jeden Kummer, durch jede Trauer, durch jede Freude und vor allem durch jede Sehnsucht.
Mit seiner Musik verbinde ich jetzt schon in jungem Alter so viele Erinnerungen, die mir Gänsehaut bereiten. Ohne seine Musik wäre das nicht so.
Es ist mir eine riesige Ehre, diese Musik wertschätzen und sogar selber spielen zu dürfen.
Das zweite Klavierkonzert ist das schönste Werk, welches ein Mensch geschaffen hat. Zusammen mit dem Adagio aus der zweiten Sinfonie.
Es lebe Rachmaninoff!

[miguelangelygoa]

The film makers really knew what they were doing when deciding to end this documentary with that final descent from the choral basses to the earth-shaking low note of B flat

[ernest]

Really wonderful!! Thank you!! I've always loved the 2nd Piano Concerto!! 🥰🎶

[emilyhutjes]

Thank you for this great documentary about such a great composer. I truly enjoyed that. (netherlands) 🌷🌷🌷

[junkmail]

I first saw James Rhodes in another BBC documentary about Chopin. So glad to see him now in this Rachmaninoff documentary.

[zaoria]

Wonderful documentary! Thanks for sharing!!

[luc]

Thank you for the upload. A very instructive and heartwarming documentary.

[alanrobertandrews]

Rachmaninoff, my childhood, He was never oversentamenal - Ah Rachmaninoff - My Mother Mary loves that special moment in his paganini variations - All night vigil, Bye for now love Alan 👨‍🏫️

[Zalento]

What an absolutely incredible treat, to be able to watch this video
about the life of the Genius Rachmaninoff
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!

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[marcopoloignacio]

10:53 ....fanfare of the 4th mvt. of the 1st Symphony.

[eriksatie]

"شخص انعزاليّ ،ذو تفكير عميق"

[arrowblaze]

Three words for Rachmaninoff GREAT LEGEND ICON

[maggie]

I read somewhere that as he was dying he heard music playing.

[interstellarsapien]

wonderful. leaving a comment so youtube shows me more like this

[bayreuth]

I find it interesting that people generally deplore Tolstoy's turn towards religion and politics. I suspect it is because it makes them feel uncomfortable, especially well-fed BBC presenters. Without Tolstoy there would probably be no Gandhi or Martin Luther King: he gave us a thoroughly well thought out and articulated theory of non-violent resistance. He wanted and argued for social justice throughout Russia during the repressive Tsarist regimes.

[macman]

Why do composers bother to learn music theory when journalists will come along and insist said composer must have been under duress to have written something so sad? Composers manipulate notes at their pleasure. Journalists will always be overly mellow dramatic.

[ASKAJAIMES]

he sure loves to drag his cloth glove firmly across hundred year old priceless scores.