This guy's got such a big brain, a big heart, and the true visceral pi-animal spirit. What a pleasure! Thank you, sir.

I saw Garrick play about 20 years ago. It was wonderful. but I was so defeated by his virtuosity, I couldn't play the piano for about a week. while I rehabbed my ego

Analyzing music is so difficult but really makes you appreciate the piece 100x more than before.

Brilliant! Not sure which I like most: 1) Garrick's effortless virtuosity 2) Ben (Tonebase editor)'s trolling of Garrick in the captions 3) The fact the real audience for a how-to video of Rach 3 is like 8 ppl worldwide (I exaggerate) - but adored by all

I love his "good luck with that" comment re the repeated notes lol

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Looking forward to seeing Garrick play in London this year!!!

Unfortunate that this needs to be interrupted by absurd ads, but that's life. A great summary of one of the most significant compositions by one of the most significant composers.

This an amazing explanation of "how to do it!" Ohlsson has magnificent insight into this monumental piece of genius that few pianists usually never used to dare to tackle, other than the composer himself, who reputedly never played it again after hearing Vladimir Horowitz virtually swallow "it whole," to quote VR. Now dozens of pianists do it, usually quite magnificently. But Ohlsson has a particularly terrific grasp of its incredible difficulties and handles them brilliantly...and wittily. Thanks a whole lot, Maestro Ohlsson and Tonebase!!

"Well, this is all very difficult." Hahaha, that sums up Rachmaninoff in a nutshell

This legend must be kept alive at all costs.

I still remember seeing him so many years ago in Northampton MA, on the campus of Smith College. He played an unaccompanied Chopin's 2nd concerto. Two minutes into the first movement someone's alarm watch went off (this was before everyone had cell phones) and he stopped playing. He said something to the effect of "it was his job to worry about time, not the audience" and started over from the top. Smooth sailing from there.

How I wish he had been my teacher. He has a very precise but relaxed style that is probably very soothing to his students.

14:33 "So good luck with that" Brilliant

I don’t know why, but I always feel like he makes me think of John Williams in the way he speaks - always enjoy his discussions on various pieces of music.

I also met Garrick Ohlsson many years ago. I believe he performed a (Bartok?) program in upstate NY. Truly a very gracious and accommodating pianist and I still remember the encounter fondly to this day.

Off topic random thought: I didn't truly appreciate the genius of a symphony composition until I sat through a rehearsal where each section plays separately as a fabric of the whole. It's mind boggling how many voices a composer must hear going on simultaneously in his head.

This piece is absolutely monumental. I really enjoyed this “highlight reel”.

“So, good luck with that...” Hilarious!

SO INSPIRING. Garrick’s youthful, joyful energy is infectious.

This guy is just so intelligent and an amazing pianist. I love this channel!

I think the last 2.5 minutes of this music is some of the prettiest ever written/played.

Garrick is an authentic guy

Yunchan's performance led me here....

I agree, its not all about the piano being supported by the orchestra, its more of a dialogue, sometimes together some times apart....

I love that I’m watching all these tips for tricky Rach 3 passages, as if I could play it in a thousand lifetimes.

Rachmaninoff usually composed with small intervals, but look at what he could do with such minimal materials! For instance, his vocalise, the clarinet melody of his second symphony, etc.

What a gargantuan, seemingly effortless golden tone without out a hint of harshness. Seems like a cool guy and very passionate about what he's teaching in this video.

I'm so grateful to Garrick for taking the time to produce these videos.

I'm just amazed to see how he makes it sound and look easy. Beautiful and marvelous! Thank you Mr. Ohlsson!

For anyone wondering I just went back to check and Yunchan also plays with the thumb-index mini cheat

This is beyond wonderful. Thank you Mr. Ohlsson!!

There is unity to Ohlsson's interpretation. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this. If I were to ever decide to get a piano teacher, I would very much like someone like him!

A Master. And explaining so well the essential aspects of the work.

There's a video on KZfaq of Jorge Bolet rehearsing parts of Rach 2 with conductor Paavo Berglund. Watching Mr Ohlsson's explanation here for Rach 3 has shed new light for me on why it was so necessary for them to have that time together.

I can only imagine having the power to sit down at a piano and do things like this whenever I want. I wish my parents were "mean" to me and made me take piano lessons at a young age.

Absolutely cool! And what a different sense it is when piano is so "naked", heard by itself, without orchestra's cover. I am amazed at what a stunning, modern writing this is! Thanks dear Sir!

Wonderful Masterclass! A wonder of our modern world that any and all of us can enjoy this supreme privilege!

I had the beauty of seeing Garrick play Grieg PC with the BBC SSO last year

Great, Prof Ohlsson! It is such a coincidence. Since yesterday I've been listening to several recordings of this piece, which one is my favorite above any other. Rach 3 is a monumental composition for me. The ossia is breathtaking and as you said: " it's so beautiful that is hard to stop playing it " Well, for me, I shall play it in another life. I stick with the listening for now😄. Thank you for this wonderful present!!! Ps: what a spectacular sound from your Steinway!!!

What a pity for you guys not having him talk about the Eb major section in the third movement. It's by far the hardest.

Garrick thank you so much for giving us this! I love the insight The themes being reintroduced and blended is so beautiful in the second movement The breakdown of the cadenza was so cool also

I enjoyed this very much. Wonderful explanation. His playing has such facility, and his hands are so relaxed. I'll be watching more of these great masterclasses.

Incredible master class for such a virtuosic piece. What a pleasure to watch and listen to this video. Thank you!

Subtitles are amazing 🤣🤣. Toccata becomes takata, "scherzando" becomes "scared sando" 🤣🤣🤣

'good luck with that'...'this is all very difficult' - that was funny

Marvelous video, thank you!

Such a wonderfully humble pianist!

I LOVED THIS!!! Thank you! Wonderful !!!

Love that relaxed super-efficient technique!

I love these kind of videos that dive deep into the music we so love to listen to time and time again.

Thank you so much Garrick. Warmest regards, Chris

Among the very best performances, a great video.

Always my favorite piano concerto. Wonderful observations.

My favourite piano concerto. I like listening to this at least once a day

Wonderful insight and superb pianism.

So wonderful to hear you speak and illuminate details of this piece! AWESOME!!

I love, that he doesn't talk about emotional things - doing by teachers who cannot play the Instrument.

14:33 Good luck with that 😂😂😂😂 I´d apply this subtle piece of advice on the whole concerto.

Would love to know more about how he creates these colors and phrases. This video was such a gift.

Excellent and many thanks!

Thank you maestro 💯🎹❤️🙏

Much of the recorded Rach available (especially the Piano Concertos and the Symphonies) have large parts at tempos very much faster than he would play them at his public performances. During recording sessions he was under the rule of technicians constantly trying to get everything to fit on to the 33 1/3 disc. I was raised on those discs.

Garrick you are a mad man to play this piece! Your technique is great!

Very helpful, enthusiastic, and, of course, inspiring. I can't wait to get back to MY piano now, and try out some of these ideas! Good Job!

Thank you, kind sir, illustrious pianist for your useful, down to earth, inspirational advice, so beautifully demonstrated.

Gosh, his lecture is almost as enjoyable as the piece.... I wish I was good enough for this to be relevant to my playing....

Thank you Garrick Ohlsson, a great short tutorial on Rachmaninoff 3rd keep up the good work stay blessed and fantastic kind regards Worrell Robinson.

FABULOUS TECHNIQUE!

Thanks for sharing your musical insights, wonderful technique, and most of all what you're thinking about when performing complex and difficult passages. The fingers have a better chance of following the the mind has cleared the path.

What a joy. Thanks.

What an inspiring and educational video - thank you

Quite a few notes in this concerto !

❤️🙏 Love and eternal bliss! Scene 8, the lyrical meno mosso (the G major, the triplety one)... At last, somebody dares to take on this one, the most hidden Rach3 secret of them all! So many thanks, Maestro Ohlsson, for revealing this.

Thanks a lot for this increadible masterclass, Sir and Tomebase!! It’s so nice having a precious channel like that, and this great maestro explaining and playing ❤Rachmaninoff such as he does! No more words to say that I love that!!👏👏👏👏👏

Sir , can not describe the joy seeing this kind of music training specially about Rachmaninov and other classical composers . Best channel ever for musicians and composers And means much more for the world of self taught musicians and composers.

In love with this channel ♥

"You're a member of the orchestra providing color." That alone was worth this marvelous 28 minutes.

He takes major 10ths with an almost closed hand!

Many thanks to Maestro Ohlsson. This piece always floors me.

Wow! Wow! Makes it look and sound easy

Incredible technical mastery and insights, yes, but beyond charming is Mr. Ohlsson's humor. I laughed out loud at his "dog-paddle" description of his hand movements, and, his: "Well, I've been sitting here...." to the orchestra before launching into a bravura passage. Thank you!

This is very precious ❤ thank you 🙏

Exactly right! Sometimes the sheet music has mistakes, is an attempt at what the composer wants but not what they actually want, and you have to learn how to interpret the music beyond notes and words on the page. However, sometimes composers are very literal and want only what is on the page, but sometimes you can surprise them and bring them over to your interpretation and appreciate their own composition for other reasons. IThe best is when you can work with the composer while they are alive, but if you don't have that, studying their lives, when in their lives the composition was created and, if it was created for someone, who it was created for, having HIP or Historically Informed Performances and at least an understanding of time period instruments and common performance practices at the time (and the composers opinions on that), and by listening to the composers own performances of their works, but some composers actually prefer and admire the performances of other performers from their time period. For example, Rach thoroughly enjoy Horowitz's performance of Rach 3. With music, we need to take a gestalt approach: understand all aspects of the music, as an art form, in the technical sense, the details of performance practices of the time period, the theory (or sometimes lack thereof out of sheer spite), the personality of the composer and details about the composers life, the versions and edits of the sheet music, the theory, technical understandings, and any dedications and the reasons why. Often, compositions are an expression of the soul of the composer, which is hard to capture, but we can try. It's an emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and cultural journey, for each composer and each composition. ❤️✌️

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I love these videos 🥰, they're so well done, artistic and informative in the same time but kept in a simple easy to watch format; thanks so much for creating and uplaoding, Tonebase Piano!!!

Thanks! Very interesting 🤗

Thank you!

Une Immersion Géniale dans ce fabuleux monument musical avec avec une approche sensible et technique vraiment bien construite sur l ensemble de l Œuvre … 👍🏽 il est clair en plus que les Américains sont des Acteurs Nés et Mr Olhsson nous entraîne avec aisance dans les arcanes d un Romantisme Sublime chez Rachmaninov, Merci 🙏🏼

What a great channel this is, thank you. (Netherlands)

watching pianists playing Rach 3 is so agonizing that makes we feel sorry, like if we owe them for taking us the 'wonderland'.

Priceless!!!

ITS AMAZING!!!!

Rachmaninov Clearly states his name at the end of the 2nd and 3rd piano concerto and 2nd symphony. He does so in a bit of an a-rhythmic manner In the 4th piano concerto… Back on point, Mr Ohlsson is in superior form here pianistically and verbally. Thanks sir. I

Huge respect

Bravo .. great pianism...!!

Hello - Just when we were getting more deeply immersed in the Chopin, Mr Ohlsson reminds us not to neglect our Rachmaninoff. Just having certain points of structure explicated is sufficient to drive us back to the keyboard and practise, practise, practise ... Thank you for the inspiration.

Superb.

I cackled when he said "good luck with that" within the 14 minute mark.

Enduring Masterpiece