IGUDESMAN & JOO - Rachmaninov had big Hands

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17 жыл бұрын

To see upcoming performances of Igudesman & Joo "A Little Nightmare Music" visit our website www.igudesmanandjoo.com

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@bizzblooperz 10 жыл бұрын

What Joo said completely: *plays* Rachmaninoff's hands are very big.BIG HANDS. *plays* I'm a Korean, so (I have) SMALL HANDS. *plays* But only hands small.

@justmeasdf5324 6 жыл бұрын

They’re like the twosetviolin of 2006.........

@aanyakabra5707 5 жыл бұрын

hahah ikr

@darkerdaniel5857 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@fattit7598 5 жыл бұрын

Don't compare those 2, Twoset is Twoset, Igudesman and Joo is Igudesman and Joo.

@mrnarason 4 жыл бұрын

Funnier

@ilovebeingprecious 4 жыл бұрын

Justme asdf i think the things that make them the same is they’re both classical musician comedic duos, but they have a bit different antics... and instruments

@davidsnyder9424 9 жыл бұрын

For everyone who has been asking - the piece is the Rachmaninov Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 The middle section was removed for the show, with the outer slow parts making up the piece Igudesman and Joo used.

@davidsnyder9424 9 жыл бұрын

Actually, strike that. He does play the middle section; it's the first section that is abbreviated.

@Ashleberry22 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stevensprague7938 Жыл бұрын

The real hero

@Snavels 9 ай бұрын

@@davidsnyder9424 The middle section was also abbreviated

@nikkitytom 13 жыл бұрын

This is so mind bogglingly clever. Joo is a first rate classical musician .... and to be able to have such fun with this signature Rachmaninov is so refreshing and funny. The coordination between these two rascals ... just breathtaking.

@CS-nw9si 2 жыл бұрын

Just remembered this today. This video is one of my favorite things ever, I can't believe it's 15 years old now. I remember seeing this at summer music camp when I was in high school and now I'm 30. Half my life ago! It still holds up. Love this piece and love this performance, it makes me laugh and puts a huge smile on my face.

@DasBauer 2 жыл бұрын

I feel you. Just saw a shorts video about Rachmaninoff and this video immediately popped into my mind. When I saw the "15 years old" I felt old.

@tabathastaples7884 2 жыл бұрын

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Pastor Murray is an Anointed Servant of GOD who teaches the Word of GOD with Authority!!!!!!!

@1standlast 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I was 15 and it just popped up in my memories. I'm a violinist and used to watch this and Crack up

@Synochra 11 ай бұрын

right there with you! saw this literally half a lifetime ago and now I'm 28

@kelliehorn1082 8 күн бұрын

I randomly remembered it today! #goodtimes

@reel124c41 3 жыл бұрын

Hands small, but Brain BIG

@mendo_aom6675 3 жыл бұрын

He was referring to something else....

@generalkenobi7232 3 жыл бұрын

@@mendo_aom6675 no way !! he did ??

@edifyguy 3 жыл бұрын

@@mendo_aom6675 I'm going to disagree with you in a small way. I think he was referring to brains, but said it knowing full well that a significant portion of the audience would at least temporarily misinterpret it, and that was part of the joke.

@Ragtimer95 11 жыл бұрын

If I remember rightly, I was told Rachmaninoff could reach 13th's, even 14th's on a keyboard! I can reach a 9th comfortably, and that's it.

@sirenia1241 4 жыл бұрын

Me too. 10th is a struggle. 11th is even more challenging. 12 is impossible.

@Hecatonicosachoron54 3 жыл бұрын

I can barely reach a 9th. The idea of reaching a 13th is crazy

@minnieyuyantung 3 жыл бұрын

how to make your hand reach 9th,I can only do 8,is there any ways to make your Hands reach more

@YuvalS.8026 3 жыл бұрын

As a person with considered quite a big hands i can (barley) reach a 12 and i just try and think how big Rachmaninoff hands were that he could've reached A when i struggle with G. but i am still a teen and i do hope that my hands will grow more or at least enough to reach a 13th

@keky2778 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I'm 12 and could hit a 12th

@kejobo 15 жыл бұрын

My childhood piano teacher saw Rachmaninov play and said that his reach was unimaginably large!

@micahphilson 3 ай бұрын

He was 6'6" and a pianist from childhood, his hands must have been massive!

@sweetandtastyTV 16 жыл бұрын

haha love the intro! and genius idea with the wooden props!

@nightsky83 16 жыл бұрын

While Joo did change the song a little, he didn't add any extra notes. There actually exists two instances in the song where C# octaves on both hands AND C# minor chords are written to be played simultaneously. Since we're born with only two hands, this is impossible even with Rachmaninov's giant hands; so you play the octaves first (a little ahead of the downbeat) and play the C# minor chord as quickly as one can right on the downbeat.

@luc1dsleep 3 ай бұрын

Man that delay makes each chord hit so much harder. I love their interpretation

@MrKhatMan 10 жыл бұрын

The connection with Rachmaninoff really makes sense because in that Prelude, there's the section with massive chords that can't be played simultaneously with 2 hands.

@zimnaya 16 жыл бұрын

I love Korean sense of humour, and, incidentally, they are superb musicians too as seen here... Bravo, bravo, bravo - great fun and great music!

@TannerHoytFooty 11 жыл бұрын

I actually like how he plays the piece. I'd like to hear him play it through

@teenygozer 7 жыл бұрын

I hope these guys are still out there, playing the piano and being awesomely funny!

@taxiarhisk.4915 5 жыл бұрын

if you can play it with big hands then you can play it with small hands

@Xaeart 4 жыл бұрын

ok ling ling.

@tiaragordon5517 4 жыл бұрын

Are you guys practicing for 40 hours a day?

@Luka-rs4rg 4 жыл бұрын

shouldnt it be around?

@ggilluminati4202 4 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@esterleng860 4 жыл бұрын

No you can’t.

@josh_wah 9 жыл бұрын

only hands small ahahaha

@lincolny2220 8 жыл бұрын

+Joshy Song brain big

@wedmunds 8 жыл бұрын

+Abraham Lincoln Something else ;)

@ryanoberlightner8064 8 жыл бұрын

+Wolf Edmunds feet?

@lincolny2220 7 жыл бұрын

Forehead big

@user-xd1hc7sv8p 7 жыл бұрын

F e n i s

@dave474c 9 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Rachmaninov had wooden hands.

@aimson 12 жыл бұрын

I just saw them live last week and I was nearly on the ground laughing. Bravo! One of the best acts of the night for sure!

@Jillianfilms 15 жыл бұрын

I sang a song by Rachmaninoff in a chorus I was in, and it was hauntingly beautiful. As is this piece. And of course, this is hilarious.

@missreggae1luv 14 жыл бұрын

LOL! To have hands big enough to span a 12th is one thing, but to also be able to hold a 5 -finger chord is quite another feat! He was truly gifted...

@igudesman 17 жыл бұрын

Well, we thought it up together. Borge is a huge inspiration for us. but why not go further, right? Really appreciate the positive feedback! And by the way, those chords are exactly as written on the original score...

@georgealderson4424 6 жыл бұрын

Our organist at Church recommended this video as we had been talking about Rachmaninoff and his big hands! I was very disappointed with it - because it is far too short! It is BRILLIANT. Thank you so much for brightening my day and for brightening many days and nights to come Gentlemen Blessings and peace to you both

@MrHalu09 5 ай бұрын

Instagramで知りました！繰り返し見ています😂

@hobokiller142 8 жыл бұрын

thats one hell of a chub and tuck

@TitanOfClash 8 жыл бұрын

He's playing it coy. No accentuation of the chub - BIG MISTAKE.

@shaquille.oatmeal8195 8 жыл бұрын

Hes got to tone it down because hes going to get social 2006.

@pariah_carey 7 жыл бұрын

too many sodie pops

@andrewma3491 3 жыл бұрын

What a great personality in a phenomenal piano player!!

@88KeystoCure 4 жыл бұрын

We watched this OVER a and over and OVERRRRRR!!! We love you! 🎶🎹🎶

@tomastezky89 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, Clever, creative, both of them are great pianists👍And a lot of people and children thanks to this splendid video will start playing piano 👍👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@Daniel-qx6bg 8 жыл бұрын

One of the funniest things I've seen on You Tube

@ericnk58 8 жыл бұрын

Very difficult music but beautifully played and quite a novel (not to mention, hilarious) solution for pianists that don't have quite the reach -- which I personally think Rakhmaninov himself would have loved!!

@bryan770 13 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Definitely one of my favorites on KZfaq.

@TheIcebarrage 14 жыл бұрын

This is so good!!! Thanks for posting

@lanjiaojiaozhu2745 5 жыл бұрын

I watched this no less than 20 times previously, yet it never fails to amuse me.

@ivorychau 9 жыл бұрын

BRAVO ！ ONLY HAND SMALL !

@deeliciousplum 12 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing this performance.

@pobz100 14 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best skits I have ever seen! BRAVO!!!!

@joshuanewton3824 10 жыл бұрын

so much talent! so funny

@cocusflute 13 жыл бұрын

Why would anybody NOT like this? It's great.

@user-sl5gq5xg9u 2 ай бұрын

Мне почему-то не нравится(

@llcamus249 13 жыл бұрын

Clever and talented!!!! Most enjoyable...thanks

@tarotbear 14 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely wonderful! A clasical musican with a sense of humor!

@meowsaidthecat5338 15 жыл бұрын

I can relate to having small hands:) (But only hands small!:))

@michaelfuria4257 3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@devonchristopher5837 3 жыл бұрын

I can do 10ths, but not just hand BIG

@DressedForDrowning 7 жыл бұрын

This always makes me laugh!! :-D

@DasBauer 2 жыл бұрын

15 years already. But this video is still in my memory. Great idea.

@rayazn9 15 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh! this guy is brilliant! in both his hilarious speech & approach to adding a new twist to playing chords! i loved this!

@BrucknerMotet 14 жыл бұрын

"But, only HANDS small!" (a very timely and funny qualification statement)

@m2esectr 9 жыл бұрын

I have the original 78rpm of Rachmaninoff's own 3rd recording of the piece from 1926. When time came to use the longest of these wood boards, it felt like he was playing 2 chords at once, as even Rachmaninoff himself needed 2 strikes to play that one chord

@inbloom1997 8 жыл бұрын

what's the name of this piece?

@m2esectr 8 жыл бұрын

+Santiago Hernandez Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3 No.2

@inbloom1997 8 жыл бұрын

+Marco Melanson you are my new god

@clcoolness79 14 жыл бұрын

I just love the comedy. And yet, I love how he plays!

@MrSongride Жыл бұрын

How absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!!

@KellyPiccolaotaku4ever 5 жыл бұрын

Only hands small got me and my dad laughing 😂😂😂

@nikkitytom 12 жыл бұрын

Joo is gorgeous. Besides being a fantastic pianist. And to have a sense of humor too. I can hardly stand it. And Igudesman is the perfect foil, with absolutely flawless timing. I'm in awe of this team.

@reneewons4409 7 жыл бұрын

Extraordinaria interpretacion de semejantes grosos. buenísimooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@SHINYamAHA21 14 жыл бұрын

Incredible humor! Brilliant talented duo~ Lovit!!!!

@LuizBHMG 9 жыл бұрын

369 viewers have BIG hands!

@spavatch 8 жыл бұрын

+LuizBHMG But only hands BIG ;).

@alexanderbezrukov5812 5 жыл бұрын

@@spavatch nailed it :D

@antoninaleonteva1044 10 жыл бұрын

Я была на их концерте в Хайфе.. Никогда не ожидала,что классику можно сыграть очень профессионально.....с юмором. Более двух часов зал смеялся и аплодировал.

@diegod5401 3 жыл бұрын

this is the best thing i've seen. Never could've thought about anything humour related to Rachmaninoff, but they've made it work

@Imanol68 15 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Incredible!!! Unbelievable!!! 5/5 and favourites

@thenewerarecordingstudio619 8 жыл бұрын

405 people have very small hands. Bravo!

@bendsomemetal 8 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there lol

@lovemypiano111 10 жыл бұрын

I am reading the comments and I am amazed at the total absence of humor in people. Is it really about the size of Rachmaninoff or Joo's hands? People, get a life... We did a lot of such stuff in our conservatoire days, so I know where this comes from. Love you, guys!

@drgreen8151 10 жыл бұрын

The sole fact that you ask people to get a life shows how empty yours is.

@voraciousreader3341 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, amazingly inventive!

@mariannzaiets6063 6 ай бұрын

Came to show this to my daughter who just started to learn the Italian Polka. And this was my first reaction 😂😂😂

@niupaidanui 15 жыл бұрын

The introduction is hilarious. "But only hands small."

@Darpegius 13 жыл бұрын

"But only hands small !" Amazing !

@dreadjoker10 13 жыл бұрын

this has put me in a better mood for the whole week :)

@smackaroonial 14 жыл бұрын

Totally awesome. I love it.

@jaystern71 14 жыл бұрын

Very rare to find something worthy of watching twice on KZfaq these days.

@StevenCampbell1955 10 жыл бұрын

but only small hands...

@honguc9577 10 жыл бұрын

But only (my) hands (are) small. We Asian often use this grammar. He's funny.

@umegghju 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't depend by the continent, adjectives can be after nouns in many languages, English is rather an exception and does not represent Europe. For example in Italian that could be translated word by word: solo le mani piccole. English is sooo limitative...

@haoningzhang4640 4 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated line 😂

@edifyguy 3 жыл бұрын

@@honguc9577 English adds a lot of fluff to the grammar at some points that really isn't necessary to the understanding of the meaning. From what I know of Asian languages, they don't generally do this. Direct word-for-word translation without knowing the differences of the grammar, and which fluff words to place where does come out this way. I guess you're just more efficient. :)

@nixonmendeed 13 жыл бұрын

Excellent, love it

@MissGoldilocks92 12 жыл бұрын

so brilliant... and I really need some of those!!

@LlWEl 8 жыл бұрын

I can't even reach an Octave

@mischacarlberg6631 8 жыл бұрын

+LlWEl Then you have really small hands.

@fmarules69 8 жыл бұрын

You can always choose to play other instruments... like the Horn or the Trumpet... or a violin

@9989126 8 жыл бұрын

Scriabin could only reach and octave and he created some of the most difficult (and rather fascinating) pieces I've ever heard :)

@HowardLive 5 жыл бұрын

Sergei could take out twelfths like it was nothin’ ...

@lavone5541 5 жыл бұрын

They should make tinier pianos for midget fingers like ours

@ThigioBadoni 8 жыл бұрын

To be fair this piece doesn't require really large hands. I can play it and I have pretty small hands. Hilarious video non the less!

@MaxJacobson1 8 жыл бұрын

+ThigioBadoni I learned this piece over 10 years ago. I consider myself to have big hands and there are some chords in this piece where i have to hit the bottom note and and move my hand up to hit the top note so quickly that it sounds as if I hit them at the same time. I'd have to dig through my music to find the exact measure, but it's about halfway through the song.

@ThigioBadoni 8 жыл бұрын

+Max Jacobson Okay, that's very interesting... it would be cool, if you could tell me which part. You may mean the fff part, where you play the C# octaves followed by the C#minor chord. There I also do a jump, but it's also indicated like that in the score I use.

@MaxJacobson1 8 жыл бұрын

I found a copy of the piece online, but it doesn't list the measures and i'm too lazy to count, but it's before the part that you mentioned. The chord is a low C# to the B next to middle C.

@ThigioBadoni 8 жыл бұрын

Max Jacobson Ah... found it! I don't have a problem with that part. It's funny that you have issues with that chord.

@MaxJacobson1 8 жыл бұрын

How big are your hands? I consider myself to have large hands and still can't reach it. Don't get me wrong, I play the piece well, but those two notes are played fraction of a second apart.

@thatacdcfan 12 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting many years to see these guys live. come July 19th, that wait shall end. SOOO EXCITED! XD

@440864 14 жыл бұрын

Wonderful AND creative.

@Khalphite191 10 жыл бұрын

I'm already 17 and my hand can only reach till 8th comfortably ... -__- I'm asian and I ONLY have small hands :c , CRAP!!

@duncanng3 8 жыл бұрын

Saijin Garcia Same, I can only reach 8th keys.

@lincolny2220 8 жыл бұрын

+Saijin Garcia Don't worry, Scriabin had puny hands as well. To make things worse, he injured one of them.

@umerraja2655 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, Rachmaninoff could reach an 11th

@kat-2point0 6 жыл бұрын

13th to be more precise

@umerraja2655 6 жыл бұрын

Kat in Rain You're right, I probably made a typo

@Orsojja 9 жыл бұрын

What is the title of this Rachmaninov music?

12 жыл бұрын

Maravillosos...maestros del piano y el violín...Bendiciones...

@OdedFriedGaon 15 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@chrisclr 10 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm....

@5610winston 8 жыл бұрын

Would it be too obvious or cliché or culturally insensitive to observe that he doesn't look Jooish? No offense intended, just had to get the pun out of my system. Seriously, this is a very seriously talented and demented team! BRILLIANT would be faint praise.

@John-bb5ty 5 жыл бұрын

demented? also that isn't a pun. also that is not how you spell jewish.. who the hell are you lmao

@DwarfInBlues 5 жыл бұрын

Heh, actually, Igudesman **is** "Jooish"

@massicciorso72 14 жыл бұрын

bellissimo! Grazie :)

@dantsos 14 жыл бұрын

Incredible! Very funny! Comic genious! Thanks for posting!

@townnet 10 жыл бұрын

I am 3 and i can play 15th.

@Luaporleafcutterant 5 жыл бұрын

Half steps?

@aznplucky 15 жыл бұрын

hahaha, so freakin hilarious! but seriously, some of those rachmaninoff chords are impossible to play, lol.

@wakingtheworld 2 жыл бұрын

Just love this! Ingenious. Hilarious. Such skill (and practice of course)

@ciko963 15 жыл бұрын

I Agree!! It is so wonderful!!

@jonasd.3310 8 жыл бұрын

Donald Trump could never play Rachmaninov.

@truetomhat 5 жыл бұрын

Here you go kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZ2CibyWz82ldKs.html

@noplsb7141 5 жыл бұрын

@@truetomhat not orange enough

@DoubleADwarf 5 жыл бұрын

Donald Trump could never _spell_ Rachmaninov.

@topclub5373 4 жыл бұрын

laugh, laugh at the small hands joke

@FirstnameLastname-uc5sb 4 жыл бұрын

Max De Santa and whats that gonna do with him not being able to play Rachmaninov, don’t create the stereotype of Trump supporters being retarded.

@MartinoBiondi 15 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@koooraman 15 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I truly appreciate that.

@Marwan1AK 13 жыл бұрын

Fantastic really Fantastic :)

@andreluizop 14 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull!! Maravilhoso!!!!!

@chester0320 15 жыл бұрын

Superb performance!!!

@chihiroishii9054 3 жыл бұрын

Soooooo amazing 👏👏👏👏👏

@tararico 15 жыл бұрын

it's so great!!

@Chiollodario 13 жыл бұрын

I saw Igudesman&Joo last evening in Pisa.....amazing!

@AWS5609 14 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool! Loved the staging.

@BettyCope 13 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS!

@Allotmenteer2 14 жыл бұрын

That was great!!

@NickBasmanov 14 жыл бұрын

Just awesome!

@KATSOUPETSA 14 жыл бұрын

genius ...i can't even imagine the time they spend in this!!!just genius!!

4 жыл бұрын

This never gets old :)

@linjonathan2001 5 жыл бұрын

oh man this is amazing