After listening to her play this numerous times I do believe she may have been the finest pianist overall that ever lived!

Stunning. Nobody comes close. Classic realism

Какая красота и мощь! Спасибо дорогая Татьяна Николаева, спасибо оркестру! Столько вдохновения и жизненного ликования в музыке Петра Ильича Чайковского!

Bravo,Bravissimo,Magichna Tatiana ! Восторг.Тайна ф..нной Игры! ШКОЛЫ!!! Какой Талант!!!

In her 60s but with the energy of someone half her age, hands like a tractor driver but with the precision of a surgeon, and such passion and feeling for the music - she was phenomenal

I wish i had grandma like this 😍😍😍

A really great musician. Also, she had iron on her fingers and was technically superb.

She premiered many of Shostakovich's piano works as many of them were dedicated to her.

a true legend!!! I love her. Pitty I am too young and didn´t have the chance to see her alive.

It's not an ordinary play, we are talking about Tchaikovsky's piano concerto n. 1! For me, it was very well performed, and the piano player gave her soul through the piano keys.

as if you hear this music for the first time ,this lady is nothing but fire an soul and music,music,music.....

music every note is music - her sonorities are scintillating - there are just soooo many performances of this concerto - but surely this is the one that is by far the most musical

Nikolayeva is still far too little known. She is one of these fabulous Soviet era pianists who were hardly known in the west - along with Sofronitsky, Yudina, Grinberg, and many others - but who would undoubtedly have been global superstars had they been allowed to travel abroad. In the west one knew only Richter and Gileles, but they were just the tip of the iceberg. And when the iron curtain finally opened, Nikolayeva tragically did not live much longer. Nikolayeva is for me as one of the greatest Bach pianists of all time, and of course the Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues are basically synonymous with her (as the Grandados Goyescas are synonymous with Alicia de Laroccha). But she could play everything supremely well, as this recording shows.

Russian soul, heart and warmth. Unrivalled anywhere else.

Well, I think LangLang could learn something from her - it is not always speed which makes a brilliant pianist - it is the heart and soul (besides the technique) - and she combines both. Wonderful interpretation, I love it!!

Tchaikovsky secondo Tchaikovsky = Perfetta!

I ADORE this woman...

Que mulher maravilhosa 🌷 que Deus a tenha no Paraíso do Senhor 🙏

Aside from her magnificent playing and interpretation she syncs with the orchestra like a great lover! Kurt Mazur leads a wonderful orchestra as well!

Sempre me emociono vendo e ouvindo Tatiana Nikolaeyva

She was the teacher of the great pianist Nikolay Luganski. She was a very passionate pianist!

La Leggenda! Che splendore! Come fare a non amarla?!

Phänomenale Interpretation. Hier wir hören kein Klavier aber musikalische Geschichte.

This is a very refreshing interpretation. I like the slower tempo. Far too many play at breakneck speed (Martha are you reading this?) I savored the concert. Thank you dear lady

Spirit of Russia.... WONDERFUL!

Una dama de hierro en el piano. Maestra de maestros. Una escuela completa de tècnica y expresión en su interpretación.

A MUSICAL GODDESS:

Gosh, she has very powerful fingers. Didn't know she can play like a Goliath.

Maravilla de las maravillas. Por favor, subirlo completo y de una sola vez.

What integrity!

¡¡¡¡WAHOO QUE FORMA DE INTERPRETAR EL PIANO!!!!!!!!!................ esos son años de experiencia. cuando sea mas grande quiero aprender a interpretar de esa forma el piano... :)

thank you for this wonderful post. i have previously only heard her in Shostakovich so deeply appreciated.

Bravo!!

¡Que regalo de Dios! ¡Bárbara interpretación de la maestra Nikolayeva! Aplausos de pie :D.

Un capolavoro. Grandiosa

gran maestra¡¡¡

Bravo, bravisimo.

Poter suonare in un teatro come quello e poi...morire.Che bel ricordo! Ma lei è brava, ha le note nella testa...la Tatiana...

EXELEMTE .

SUPREME!

Que linda Maestra.

Bellissimo! Grazie!

Wow, sehr schön und emotional gespielt!

I brividi, come sempre..

...nur wer auf der Erde steht, kann auch fliegen. Was für ein gewichtsvolles Tempo, was für ein geerdetes Spiel...das gerade dadurch himmelwärts geht.

❤❤❤

Rainha maravilhosa 😍😍😍

Even Yefim Bronfman does not begin to compare to Nikalayeva's rhythmic and dynamic playing and interpretation!

BRAVISSIMA

Maravillosa

Espetacular!

Emocionante! Rainha! 😍

wow. grandma plays well

danke für die Antwort Kai. N`s Tempo bringt die Dramatik, die russische Seele sozusagen zum Vorschein. Russisches Gewichtsspiel in Reinform. Einsatz des relaxierten Handgelenks. (Mit dennoch - oder gerade deswegen- präzise arbeitenden Fingern)

Meiner Güte, so hab ich es nie gehört...ich habe gedacht ich kenne jeden Not, mache ich..aber Sie macht Luft und Legato und andere Dinge...Die funktioniert wunderbar zusammen...unglaublich

As Pau Casals to the cello, so Mme Nicolaeva to the piano in their respective eras.

🏃‍♀️❤🖤❤Natalia Tarnowvsky

wunderbar ,was Sie hier sagen!!

Wonderful. Is she wearing nail polish? Great pipe organ.

Best of all Tchaikovsky concerti

kleine Hände, großes Spielen

besser kann man es kaum formulieren! nothing to add ... georgeous! (knows anybody, if this recording is available on DVD in better sound quality?)

It would be great if you could upload the whole thing, not 4 separate segments, the 2nd of which has no audio. Thanks.

Some discussion here about tempo. In my experience it’s much more difficult to play restrained than wildly. The audience hears every note so complete command of the notes is essential. As we hear in this performance a restrained tempo allows for musicality to flourish, phrasing, shading, CONTROL. And this lady has it in spades. I had not heard of her before finding her here on KZfaq. A long time personal friend of Shostakovich playing Tchaikovsky. It doesn’t get more Russian than this folks.

I do prefer this concerto played broad and lyrical like here, rather than fast and furious "à la Horowitz". I just regret that Nikolayeva's octaves at 10:00 to 10:15 are so ponderous (listen to comparatively broad performances like Richter/Karajan or Argerich/Dutoit, both on DG, for a more powerful climax) .

What year was this please?

Y por que toyu ?

...besseres Bild: Im Fallen fliegt man! (Dennoch: wäre der Boden nicht unter den Füßen, würde man ja fallen bzw. fliegen. So gesehen ist fliegen zu geerdet sein kein Widerspruch)

Iron fingers and a velvet touch...listen to her play Bach!

The most powerful piano concerto ever written, destroying Mozart, Beethoven and even Chopin.

4:41 Donald Trump!

Nikt nie zagra lepiej swojego rodzimego kompozytora niż jego rodzimi artyści.Inni może dobrze graja , ale nie ma w nich ducha tego co kompozytor chciał przekazać .Po prostu nie czują atmosfery /ducha kompozytora.Nie chciałem nikogo obrazić tum stwierdzeniem ,ale uważam ,że najlepiej Czajkowskiego zagrają Rosjanie,Chopina Polacy, Bacha - Niemcy a Straussa - Austriacy.Oprócz dobrego grania musi w muzyce być jeszcze jej dobry przekaz, a to tylko potrafią zrobić rodzimi pianiści kompozytorów.

Фу, Мазур... Да ещё и баба за роялем... Какое паршивое исполнение - так испоганить великое произведение могли только эти двое! Это в каком же бреду и угаре можно было так трактовать этот концерт... Мне жаль потерянное время, которое я спустил впустую кликнув на ссылку на эту видео.

Lots of wrong notes, but even more heart. The muddy piano and the recording didn't help this artist.