The experience of this concerto has changed my life. I will no longer sit for hours at the desk in the office... from now I will sit for hours at the piano... look out world... here I come...

An incredibly demanding piece. I was not aware of a fifth concerto until now. A wonderfully accomplished pianist with exceptional musicianship. Beautiful. Thank you.

What a beautiful Adagio movement, I had never heard this version of Rachmaninoff symphony 2 as a piano concerto, Thanks to Warenberg for facilitating this.

The Rach 2nd Symphony is a total emotional experience of heart-wrenching themes and musical development! The instrumental perfection of the writing is historic and leads one to know that Rach was always a piano composer. This symphony is not done as much as it should because we are in a kind of anti-romantic stage of classical music performance. Instead of realizing that the Rachmaninoff repertory will never die because all of his compositions are so accessible to so many, so heartfelt to even those who are not hard-core classical music lover, and so dramatic in the development of its themes. I find so much good in this realization of the symphony for piano and orchestra. Of course, the piano takes much of the instrumental perfection away from the performance, but it has its own perfection. You can almost hear the voice of Rachmaninoff commenting on his wonderfully perfect symphony in the piano part!!! You cannot spoil perfection!!!!! This symphony needs to continue to live in our symphony concert repertoire. If it takes this "piano arrangement" to do this, so be it!!!

Anna has made Rachmaninoff very proud, indeed.

Much respect Anna and thank you for a great performance. 🌷🌷🌷

Fabulous music played by an amazing pianist, she has the incredible sensitivity that really touches us. Rachmaninoff is a composer who wrote magnificent masterpieces that are all of his piano concertos. Viva Sergei and his enchanting and grand music. Thanks for this remarkable interpretation.

She is a wonderful and great pianist. I have really loved this concert and her pianistc technique.

I didn't know this version as piano concerto of the 2nd symphony of the Master Rachmaninov! It's a great surprise! And the interpretation of Anna Fedorova is amazing as usual! Thanks for sharing!

Anna is the perfect pianist for this & it’s exciting... more so because of her performance!

I've been a fan of Rachmaninoff for rather a lot of years, and discovered Anna Fedorova through KZfaq about a year ago. But I hadn't heard of this work until tonight, when curiosity drove me to listen. I'm so glad I did. It is simply fascinating! Anna Fedorova showed her customary musical brilliance - she always seems able to deliver an abundance of talent, a healthy dose of charm, and pure musicality that puts her in the top echelons of her profession. And the orchestra were up to the challenge of a complex work that can hardly be described as one of the 'routine' or 'bread and butter' pieces with which they may be familiar. I once knew a gentleman called Warenburg, and it was that name, as much as anything, that caught my eye. He was someone quite different, I should add. This musicologist/composer has a rare talent of his own. He seemed able to get inside the mind of Rachmaninoff, and 'unpick' his beautiful 2nd symphony, and a few other pieces, it seems, almost as if he had become Rachmaninoff when he was creating the symphony, and working out the characteristic lines and harmonies that were his trademark. One can picture the master, slaving at his piano, trying this and that harmony; this and that sequence, until he 'distilled' just the right one when, with a satisfied flourish, perhaps, he would scribe it quickly on his manuscript, try it again just to be sure, and then complete the details: note length and pitch; chords and timing, before moving on to the next sequence. It was thus a masterclass, and worth every hour Mr Warenburg spent at the task. And it might even help us appreciate Rachmaninoff yet more, if that be possible...! Thank you Mr Warenburg, and thank you Miss Fedorova and KZfaq!

It is amazing how a concert pianist remembers whole concertos from memory! I need the score! Well done Anna!

An outstanding performance by a virtuoso pianist of Rachmaninoff

Thank you for posting this beautiful concerto, divinely performed

Браво Анна Федорова, Браво Рахманинов! Браво оркестр! Браво дирижор!

Largo - Allegro moderato 0:03 Adagio 19:30 Allegri vivace 33:16

As always, Anna's delivery is beautifully exquisite! As a musical piece, this is a very interesting "what if". To those who are dissing it, keep in mind that Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony hasn't be exiled to Never Never Land and there is no reason to be critical of this work. Do you know how many versions there are of Musorsky's Night On Bald Mountain? They are all fascinating! It's quite alright for virtuoso''s like these musicians to "explore" Rachmaninoff's original concept. Step back, take a deep breath and appreciate it for the sincere tribute it is! BRAVO!!!!!!!

IL BELLO E' SEMPRE CHIARO! BRAVO ANNA!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!

That is an amazing piece, yet underrated

Well, I have never heard this before, but you know who wrote this as it's typical Rachmanonov.... Anna played this beautifully... I will play this again and again I think - Thank you Anna

Браво Сергей Рахманинов, Браво Анна ФЕДОРОВА, Браво Оркестр!!!

Браво Анна Федорова! Меня восхищает твое эмоциональное, талантливое исполнение музыки ! Браво!

Mostruosa tecnica e interpretazione insieme! Sempre grande la Fedorova!

Anna gives the best performance of this Rach 5th of them all. Thanks so much for the upload.

Отличная техника и эмоциональность исполнения, столь многогранного композитора.Какая большая палитра чувств и переживаний передал композитор а исполнитель чувственно воспроизвел. Великолепно, браво !

Твои волшебные пальчики,Анна, восхищают!

What strikes me the most is how simple and efficient is the theme that ties everything together

She is so beautiful to see and hear!

Love the symphony and now this fine piano work.

Anna Fedorova at my beloved Sala Nezahualcoyotl! Thanks for sharing!

Why can people not simply listen to and enjoy the music? This is wonderful and moving music...Enough said.

Maravilloso. I can't believe this was in Mexico. !Viva Mexico!

Insisto, magnífico para empezar el día. Fabuloso !! Gracias!!

ラフマニノフピアノ協奏曲5番がある事を、最近知りました♪ 素晴らしい演奏で感動しました😍🎹👏👏👏

Anna !!! My new faev !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Браво, Аня ! Восхитительно! Моя дочь в Бразилии тоже исполняет 2-й и 4-й концерты Рахманинова Ольга Копылова и теперь я слушаю все концерты Рахманинова и восхищаюсь…

Hear it for the very first time - that's beautiful!

It seems to be in fashion these days to make new arrangements of Rachmaninoff's music. The 2nd Elegique Piano Tro has been arranged as a piano concerto. The two suites for 2 pianos have been arranged for piano and orchestra and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli for piano solo have been arranged for orchestra sans piano. Resphigi with Rachmaninoff's blessing (and program notes) arranged 5 of the Etudes Tableau for symphony orchestra.

This piano arrangement by Warenberg is a great success and he has done indeed a lot of job! I have nothing more to add since the comments of “J J Townley Sometime-composer of Piano Concertos” are very well-aimed! I have literally my “brain washed” with this transcription so I can hardly tolerate the original version of the symphony but I do miss the second movement though. Technically the 5th concerto sounds as difficult as the 3rd one but Anna Fedorova’s interpretation is exquisite! Many many thanks for the link!

Geweldig! Alexander Warenberg veel dank! In mijn humble opinion. is het een prachtige arrangement, muziekaal en artistiek. Rach is een van mijn geliefde komponisten. Mijn welgemeende admiratie voor uw talent. (Q;d Australia). Ik heb in Amsterdam gewoond en ben muziekaal opgevoed in het Conertgebouw since 1953, hoorde van Beinum, Klemperer en de jonge van Otterlo. Ook Rubinstein, Arrau. Hess en vele geweldige symphonien! Hartelijk bedankt. Herman QLD Australia

I imagine if one wanted to play these. Its a steep learning curve.

That's wonderful.....I 💞Anna....❣️💞💕❣️💞💕💐👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Rachmaninoff really was the last romantic composer. So many emotions in this piece. I wonder what Rachmaninoff would think if he had the chance to listen to this piece arranged for piano.....

Love this piano arrangement. If ever in any doubt, section 19.30-21.55 is a majestic homage and reminder of the great Symphony no.2. Always mesmerised by watching the pianist fingers performing the millions of notes, compared to only 3 chords in most rock & roll songs. Uploaded image is fraction of second ahead of sound: finger-work slightly ahead of sound.

I pulled this up to play because I thought Rachmaninoff had only done four piano concertos. I'm not really sure what to make of this - it's more like a 'variation on...'

Thank you for posting this. I consider myself pretty well-versed in "classical" music, particularly Russian or German of the Romantic Period, but I admit I had never heard of this composition before now.

Absolutamente hermoso! Gracias por deleitarnos 😊

Plenty to learn from this pianist, conductor, and orchestra. The lesson might be, whomever you might be, at whatever endeavour, at whatever level, get busy: engage; reach; study; practice; achieve. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Thank you Etwas Bewegter for clearing this up for me. Rachmaninoff's 2nd symphony is my favorite symphony. When I saw the piano on stage and heard it I thought my memory was going crazy as there was no piano on my record and I had the pleasure of attending the NY Philharmonic concert (from Philadelphia) just to hear this symphony and there was no piano. However, this performance I enjoy.

First movement Wonderful, Second movement celestial !!! 3rd movent .......

Не оскудела земля русская талантами! Слава Великому Рахманинову! Спасибо,милая леди,за прекрасную игру! Сергей Васильевич был бы очень рад! Благодарю оркестр и Маэстро ! Большого и крепкого здоровья и любви!

Fantastic Ana

Anna..... gracias !!!!

Ce concerto (?) m’était inconnu. MERCI!MERCI! Grande artiste!!!

This is getting more popular than Rachmaninoff's 1st and 4th. Incredible that an arrangement of a symphony should attract no less than five major pianists eager to perform it in concert. Opening similar to the 3rd Concerto in that the main theme is played by unison notes an octave apart but it quickly departs into other territories. Warenberg must have done one hell of a job transcribing it judging by its popularity. It shows just how hungry people are for anything Rachmaninoff-piano-and-orchestra. It should also demonstrate to the music apparatchik running the industry that the public at large doesn't like all this atonal post modern stuff contemporary composers throw at them that gets one splashy premiere and then is completely forgotten. I hope they learn a lesson from this symphony cum concerto, but i doubt they will. Anna is brilliant as usual. I hope this gets as popular as her Rach 2nd Concerto. Thanks, Jacob for the link.

Браво Сергей B. Рахманинов, Браво Анна ФЕДEРОВА, Браво Оркестр МОЛОДЦЫ!!!

Bravo Fedorova! Awesome pianist.

Amazing! Bravo!

¡¡¡ So beautiful!!! ¡¡!So wonderful!!!

I love Anna……applaud for the splendor of the strong touch and gentle touch 💕✨💖𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦 🎼🍷.•*¨*•.¸¸♬🎶•*¨🍇*•.¸¸♬•*¨*•.¸¸♪✨💓❤💕💓❤💕

excepcional pianista!!

"Never fall in love again"? I just did!!

Anna Fedorova. Extraordinary as usual!

Bravo Anna Federova, simply stunning playing.

Прекрасно!

What a lovely arrangement! for me the middle movement is particularly exquisite with piano, 19:30

Questa trascrizione richiede forse maggiori capacità tecniche e di resistenza anche del famigerato Terzo Concerto. Grande la Fedorova!

Epic and fantastic performance .

now recalling adagio from symphony 2 also to say, thank you ! la ofunam resulta la mejor de México !

I can't let to feel each performance of Anna as a heavenly moment. Especially when she plays Rachmaninov. It's just splendorous. And she is like an Angel 🌹🌹🌹💜

❤❤❤

This is lovely - first time I heard it. I love concertos 1-4 and have them on CD. Anna Fedorova is amazing - seen several of her performances!

Great re-arrangement from the theme of the 2nd symphony.

Fantastic piece and playing. FYI it’s not a Rach piece. Warenberg turned Rach’s 2nd symphony into a concerto. And I have the sheet music. It’s just as hard if not hard than Rach’s own piano writing. Wickedly difficult. Valentina Lisitsa also plays it.

Modern audiences long for anything beautiful in this atonal world

First time I heard this Warenberg thing. Not bad but I believe that Rachs 2ª symphony is a sufficiently great masterpiece in itself and any arrangements around it are just a waste of time. I'm not alone considering that Rachmaninoff was as great an orchestral composer than a pianist. All his symphonies and orchestral pieces (Isle of the dead and so on) are great pieces. He his known better by his piano compositions because he was perhaps the better (and the most expensive) pianist of his generation and the American hype helps a lot. Fedorova is great and fights her way along this mess bravely but I bet she lets go a sigh of relieve when finally gets to the end. I never enjoyed bizarre things like the "complete" 10th of Mahler or the 3rd of Elgar. Gives me the creeps.One of these days we will have to endure Mozart symphonies 42 to 50 made by some enthusiast.

If I heard this before, I have no recollection of it. Then there is a lot of music I have forgotten. I found this a delightful listen. I enjoyed it.

Anna ha centrato i concerti di Rachmaninoff, manca solo il IV,,,,

Pianists, orchestras and conductors are all good.

Wow!

Браво !!!

Que Hermoso Concierto , empiezan sus dos primeros movimientos , llenos de dulzura , y llega en el 1° movimiento al clímax de la desesperación .Hermoso El Adagio es Bellísimo , Anna Feronova, excelente pianista e intérprete .La he escuchado tocar el 2° ,3° y este 5° Conciertos de Rachmaninov , y la Rapsodia del mismo .Es muy buena pianista , también a Tchaikovsky , etc .Muy joven y bella .El mundo de los grandes músicos , es un refugio , para no involucrarse en este mundo tan caótico . Si no fuera por el Arte , que sería de muchos que amamos la Paz , la Armonía y el Amor .Me emociona , perdón .Amo a Rachmaninov .Gracias por subirlo es alimento para el Alma , un Oasis en este mundo .Gracias de nuevo .♥️🙏👏👏👏👏👏🎹🎼🎵🎶💞 Saludos desde México.😀🌸💮🌼🦋

Utterly breathtaking genius in every aspect. For me, Rachmaninoff is in a class of his own and does not fit into the acknowledged musical periods.

Wow...I just don't know about this arrangement. Anna is my favorite interpreter of Rachmoninoff...amazing. It's almost as though Warenberg said to himself, "let's throw piano into No. 2 as a showpiece for Anna". There are many wonderful moments...but many that are just not meant for busy piano...especially the adagio, arguably the most beautiful fifteen minutes ever written, which lost the tearjerking emotion of No. 2. But then this is a concerto not a symphony...hmmm. Just one mans opinion. I'll be watching for a better audio-visual version of this...

고맙습니다

Умничка и красавица. Дай Бог здоровья и дальнейших успехов. Произведение очень сложное.

Браво Браво!

Que maravilla!!!!!

Music is the food of the soul

An outstanding piano concerto. The Mr.Warenberg's arrangement of Rachmaninov's 2nd symphony is a masterpiece and is definitely rachmaninovian. Also an excellent performance by Ana Fedorova.

* Eu amei este trabalho de Warenberg. Quando eu o ouvi, a musica de Rachmaninov veio em minha mente. Este concerto para piano realmente parece Rachmaninov. Warenberg não se esqueceu de colocar uma bela cadenza no primeiro movimento e também por tal motivo realmente a peça lembrou Rachmaninov. Parabéns a Warenberg ------ No que tange a Ana Fedorova, bem, ela foi realmente maravilhosa tocando este concerto para piano. Eu gostaria de tocar piano como ela. Ela foi espetacular e eu não consigo entender como ela consegue lembrar todas as notas desta nova música em sua mente. Eu penso que ela é um gênio. Ana Fedorova, você é um gênio e uma grande pianista! ** I loved this Warenberg's work. When I listened it , Rachmaninoff's music came in my mind . This piano concerto really looks like Rachmaninoff. Warenberg didn't forget to put a beautiful cadenza in the first moviment and that's also why really the piece has way of being of Rachmaninoff. Congratulation to Warenberg. ------ When it comes to Ana Fedorova, well, she was wonderful playing this piano concerto. I would like to play the piano like her. She was amazing and I don't get to understand like she gets remember all the notes of this new music in her mind! I think she is a genius! Ana Fedorova, you are a genius and a great pianist!

S.R. compuso 4 conciertos para piano . Ignoro quien armó el 5to basándose en su 2da Sinfonía .

Anna Fedorova hace mejor este mundo.

New to me this piece I think, though some of it seemed familiar. Thank you Anna. You captured the essence of Rachmaninoff with your typically decided approach to it. Here and there, there were lovely moments. It was hard to hold together over all. I am not sure if I enjoyed it. But thank you both for the opportunity and experience. Cathy

I love Rachmaninoff ❤🎼🎵🎶

Звучит, конечно, интересно. Ещё бы, ведь - Рахманинов! Но у самого Рахманинова каждый фортепианный концерт - это прорыв вперёд в отношении стиля. Вот почему музыкальный материал симфонии №2 не стал ещё одним концертом. Иначе он во многом повторил бы уже открытое раньше. И опустился бы до уровня всего лишь красивой банальности. Что показала написанная «соавтором» каденция после 12-й минуты. Однако в наши дни такое является допустимым. Как только «композитор» находит коммерчески успешный вариант, он начинает его беспощадно эксплуатировать и повторять. Таким образом, «соавтор» фортепианного клона 2-й симфонии пошёл по ложному пути. А именно по тому, против которого сам Рахманинов, переселившись в Америку, активно возражал.

Guys, if you don't mind, I will marry this woman. She's amazing.

Estupendo. Porém acho que Rachmaninoff não conseguiu jamais superar o seu PianoConcerto número 2, opus 18 (ouçam na execução da magistral Anna Fedorova).

the piano sound like an intruder into a great symphony

Thanks for the add, played by my beloved OFUNAM