Goosebumps! This is the most beautiful prelude! Those 5 over 3 and 5 over 4 polyrhythms scare me though!!!

One of my favorites Rachmaninov preludes (with the op23 no4). Perfect playing.

The way her wrists and hands hover so eloquently above the piano keys is a work of art in itself. This piece transports the listener to another realm. 😊

Divine. Her music never ceases to take me to the most tranquil place imaginable.

1'30", love the overhanging melodic line against that bass pedal. I love that sort of writing. Very powerful! Full of tension and "wrong" notes. Just happened onto this and a Beethoven sonata played by this amazingly expressive performer. Fantastic!

What a performance!!! Languid and passionate at the same time, but essentially as evanescent and transient as beauty itself.

LOVE this piece. Thank you for making classical music cool again. The people's pianist! Was never interested until I discovered you.

My favorite Rachmaninoff solo piano piece! Makes me think of raindrops on a pond and swayed flowers... Thanks for playing and posting this, Miss Limits.

For sure this is the best rendition that I have heard! Lisitsa brings out the melody and emotions of this piece in such a unique & natural way, while handling the arpeggios flawlessly.

zauberhaft schön, ich habs in live im Konzert von Frau Lisitsa gesehn und gehört, es ist ein Traum, wie schön sie es spielt

This got me through last summer's heat wave with temps in the 100's day after day. I put this clip on an infinite loop and let the beautiful cooling sounds fill my house. Turned a hellish experience into a slice of heaven.

Your performance and the air in this building make me miss my dear Europe so much

The "a lost paradise" description of this piece you have in one of your videos is wonderful. I have loved Rachmaninoff's music for over 40 years but somehow your interpretation of this makes me feel closer to him than I would have thought possible. Thank you for transforming an old friend into a new love.

A brief spiritual journey yet its profoundness everlasting.... Thank you!

One of his best. Never a dull moment.

For me this tune represents to be in love with somebody. The melody is so facile and pending..

Rachmaninov....such a inspiration, stunning...Valentina it must be so delightful to play this piece of love

No one can play this as good as Valentina

Исполнение Валентины на голову выше любых других исполнений, даже самого Рахманинова

tear jerking beautiful..............I even listened to it at 0,75 speed just to make it last a little bit longer and still sounds heavenly

Only God knows how much I love this piece

so beautiful, words cannot describe how wonderful this piece is..

Wow after trying to learn this, I can't describe how impressive this performance is. The colors are amazing

Very inspiring! I shall have to practice this....so so so lovely when you play!

Fantastisch Valentina Lisitsa, Himmlische, Belle, sublime,....

One of my favorites. Thanks, Ms. Lisitsa!!!

You are an angel Valentina. Thank you, thank you so much!

just... beautiful, thank you for this moment

Perfect evening nocturne to prep bedtime. Simply beautiful~!

Merci pour votre générosité, de nous faire partager autant de si belles vidéos ! Bravo, vous êtes une de mes pianistes favorites !! (the best of the best en fait !!)

Absolutely beautiful and serene.

I see quiet strength in your fingers.

Can't wait to get the pre-ordered DVD myself! Valentina, your description of the landscape is as poetic as the playing...this concert was just overwhelmingly beautiful.

Such exquisite otherworldly beauty. Lovely, Valentina. Brava to you. ; - } >

absolutely stunning!!! ♫♪💖

The best version of this wonderful prelude I've heard so far... 🔝👏👏👏

Such artistry... Ten paintbrushes working together :-)

Gorgeous performance!

It's like I know, that there's no better pianist than you, even if I wouldn't know any others... It's just, that there is no way to play music better than this!

Valentina, you're definitely my favorite (living) pianist!

Des gouttes de beauté. Eblouissant !

♥♥♥ me haces sentir como en el paraíso!

This is such a beautiful and delicate prelude. And what a lovely performance!

Your are a Blessing.

Congratulations Valentina! You play beautifully the piano! a huge hug!

Very very nice, the music, the interpretation, the location, the whole thing, but not to forget: the extremely beautiful piano, the Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand!! A good thing that you intentionally select this ' super' - instrument.

She’s not hurried to “get on to the next thing”; not compelled by a thousand voices in her head telling her to “speed up” here, “slow down” there. The piece, or passage she’s playing “right now” is the most important music in the world. She takes us back to what music was for in the first place. I’ll never forget her playing of Fur Elise as an encore after a big concerto performance. The music she made with that hackneyed, student piece, made me fall in love with the piano all over again after a dry period. Playing like this, that with a deeply felt sense of the music’s beauty or energy or terror or whatever else of life a particular piece might be replicating, reminds us that we can do that same thing for people who listen to us play, no matter what our level, if we just let ourselves really love what we’re playing, play to our natural ability/circumstances (not JUST as fast, or quiet, etc. as the hottest current professional), and love the process of bringing it to a presentable level. Ahh, the king of the run-on sentence has run on again! Time to stop talking, and go hear more beautiful playing like this! Thanks Lisitsa Valentina!

Thankyou for uploading this

Truly beautiful! Thank you for inspiring me x

Amazing performance -- my favorite of the whole show. I will be ordering your DVD, rest assured!

I heard you playing this piece when I first saw your Royal Albert Hall concert on your KZfaq channel for the first time, and it made me want to play this beautiful Prelude myself.. and I am still practicing this it! you're an inspiration to me Valentina! best of luck in your career and keep up the good work! :)

incredibly heartbreakingly beautiful

Stupendous dear Valentina!!!!! Bravaaaa!!!! Many huggies Perla.

Woooooooow, great performance

Best I've ever heard this piece!

Amazing!!!

Breathtaking. Thank you.

Dear +ValentinaLisitsa I have 2 questions QUESTION 1: What is the most effective way for you to practice awkward polyrhythms like 5 over 4? Do you practice single hands or do you just work it immediately off the cuff with both hands? (I guess the latter 😁) And then QUESTION TWO: Which method do you suggest to us mere mortals?

Excellent... Spechless... Can wait to see you here in Bogota

Brava!!!

An otherworldly piece 🦄

Absolutely exquisite.

This is so gorgeous. You make this float so lightly like feathers in a breeze. :-)

Queen of the Piano.

impareggiabile....la sente, e la vive la musica.....

Valentina is likely the best pianist living today. I love every note she plays. Only Martha Algerich is in her class.

I love it! I have to order my copy of the DVD too:-)

can u play a piece too good? This is it 🥰 right here it has been done! So unique with the accented notes in the left hand and the voicing of melodies 😎!

wow! what a fantastic piece!

I wish Valentina would come to Hollywood Bowl or Orange County/Symphony

I don't know why, this piece always reminds me to some Fauré's works :P

Grandísimooo!!

Valentina, your music is lovely :-)

She is so delicate while playing paino.. I fell in love lol

Sublime !

My fav of the night!!

wow so hypnotizing

Very good!

Rach would be so proud.

Just perfect

perfect.. bravo :)

Excellent.

Lovely

I like full works.

Sweet music to my soul.

i ♥ it !

I’d fighting to stay awake in the audience 😂😂😂

i melt~~

I wish she comes to Sydney joining Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Magnifique.

prachtig...ontroerend.

Wow!

She has another video playing this prelude. There you will find a rather fascinating description

Sheer beauty.

Anyone else here the Chopin Berceuse scattered throughout this, particularly towards the end?

I wonder how tall she is?

Valentina is by far the best musical interpreter of this Rachmaninoff prelude that I ever heard, thanks very much for posting!

She's a specialist of Rachmaninoff.

Actually, both: RACHMANINOFF and RACHMANINOV - are correct, but the first form is older. For the letter 'F' in Russian language there's a letter 'Ф'. For 'V' the letter is 'B'. In Russian his name is written 'Рахманинов' - not 'РахманиноФ'!!! Hence, RACHMANINOV is more correct.

Are you going to continue to upload recital videos?