This is a monster of a performance. 10/10. Brofman is a genius and a consummate professional to play it this perfectly live. Inspiring and sensational. Bravo a thousand times.

I heard-saw him live with the CSO in Chicago''s Symphony Center and it was overwhelming. My wife asked if I was sick at the end because I was crying and couldn't join the standing ovation. She had never seen me cry in 40 years of marriage...

I listened to this on my headphones at work and literally 40 minutes passed without me pressing a single key on my keyboard. 15 goose-bump attacks, and 3 tissue boxes later I am contemplating that if the entire purpose of my life was just to have heard this piece, it was a life worth living.

Everyone knows the Rach Piano Concerto No. 3 is hard, but this isn't just about hard work... Yefim Bronfman is a genius. His piano is on a level above anyone else, so exceptional in his mastery of this piece that nobody can touch him. The lucky audience in Tokyo that evening didn't realize they had just heard the greatest version of this piece that will probably ever be recorded.

もう何回聴いたかわからない。 生きててよかったとすら思える。 奇跡の演奏だと思います。感謝

11:20 a famous stormy passage in the piano literature- I’ve heard it countless times by dozens of pianists, but none with such impeccable clarity and such force.

It gives me hope in humanity that this video gets almost 75,000 views per year.

People give so much credit to the first movement, but from 21:30 -22:30 is in my opinion one of the most breathtaking passages in all of classical music

Whoever wrote this must have been a genius...

ラフマニノフの3番が好きでたまたま、nhkの放送でみた、、ドンドン迫力を増し重戦車のようなのに、繊細なピアノ、ひたすら圧倒された。史上最高レベルのラフマニノフ3番に間違いない

ついに先日、生でブロンフマンandウィーンフィルのラフマニノフpコン3番を聴けました。ずっとこの動画で憧れていたので期待外れだったらどうしよう…とちょっと心配でしたが、そんなバカな心配した自分が恥ずかしいです。 底なりするピアノ、信じられないほどのpp、3楽章通して体の震えが止まりませんでした。泣いてる観客もいました。

Let's give a shout out to that magnificent Steinway AND the tuner. What an outstanding job.

何年にも渡り繰り返し聞いていても感動が薄れない。本当に素晴らしい演奏。この動画に出逢った後、ブロンフマンがウィーンフィルと共に来日し同じコンチェルトを演奏しました。長年の夢だった生演奏を聴けたこと。そして演奏の素晴らしさ。ずっと涙が止まりませんでした。

absolutely the best rendition of this outstanding concert! both Bronfman and Gergiev are superb!

My drug of choice = Bronfman and Rach 3. Once a week at least. No side effects but a sustained musical high.

Who's here after Lim's performance? Both are incredible!!!

This is among the very greatest performances of Rachmaninoffs 3rd piano Concerto.Bronfman has the technique, vivid imagination, power and sweep, and a deep understanding of every note. He also allows the music to speak for itself rather than infect it with an abundance of mannerisms as most pianists do.

There are many Rach 3's on youtube, but this one takes the cake. Bronfman is one of the few pianists that lets the music speak for itself. The result is a titanic, edge of your seat performance, that eclipses 90% of the competition.

In this performance you realize music and talent are God's gift to humanity. This is towering, gigantic greatness. All three, Yefim, Valeri and the Viennese, come together to give us an unsurpassable performance. Makes one wonder what Rachmaninov's and Mahler's performance in New York must've sounded like!! This is Heaven on Earth.....

I saw Bronfman play the Rach 3 just last night with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Astonishing! Have not yet returned to earth. I also saw him play Prokofiev's 3rd back in 2008 -- the greatest concert I ever saw. It feels great to be alive.

これ生演奏で聴いた人 本当に幸せですな！

I have not heard a finer reading of this concerto - including Ms. Argerich whose performance is phenomonal and more feral than Mr. Bronfman. Mr. Bronfman does not leave the orchestra in the dust even though his tempi are quite fast. The ensemble between orchestra and piano, which is extraordinarily tricky in this work, is unequaled in all the recordings and performances I've heard. And this is LIVE! I had the privilege to turn pages for Mr. Bronfman in St. Paul MN when he and Hugh Wolf, then conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, performed Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" on 2 pianos. That was a nerve racking experience. Mr. Bronfman was most gracious and I got to see up close just what a phenomonal pianist and musician (musician first, then pianist) he is!

Still the best performance I've heard of this masterpiece.

The ending sounds like a old movie as if to say, "I now have found happiness". Mr. Bronfman is brilliant .

I’ve watched this video a zillion times and have seen Bronfman play at several concerts, and he is the most brilliant pianist alive today.

without doubt one of the best performances in 21 century

Stupendous music and pianist! You can't beat Yefim Bronfman, a breath-taking performance!!

Umistakably the best performance nowadays of this concerto which was written as a challenge for pianists. Yefim has everything !! Technical skills, rubato and all very honest and genuine. He has the magic to give you goosebumps and only a handful of pianists have this amazing ability. For me this is "THE" interpretation of Rach 3

この演奏会に行けた人を、　心の底から羨ましく思うわ。

Bronfman + Gergiev + Rachmaninoff=SUPERB

Months later, I come back to this. He didn't wimp out on the Ossia Cadenza, he dominated it! This Rach 3 performance is perfection.

This is the very best Rach 3 interpretation ever. Both in terms of orchestra and soloist. The ossia cadenza is just pristine. Also whenever I like a pianist I go for his/her Rach 3. Every time it is ossia cadenza:)

This really IS the greatest performance of this I've ever heard, and I've heard many. I'm a professional pianist.

オケの人達がものすごく楽しそうに演奏してる。ブロンフマンの迫力と情緒あふれる演奏に感化されて、仕事を忘れて本当に音楽に没頭していたのではなかろうか。

ウオ～～～！　オジサンたちの底力を豪快に見せ付けた演奏。みんなが絶叫も当然。 しかもＷＰＯの団員たちもブラボーと本当の拍手を入れてますね。 重量感のあるズッシリした演奏！

I always had Argerich as my favourite for the 3rd Rachmaninoff, but this is clearly the most powerful and moving performance .. .epic, timeless and magic

0:28 I. Allegro ma non tanto 10:10 Ossia Cadenza 16:20 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 26:01 III. Finale: Alla breve

うますぎる…なんだこの迫力は

KZfaqでみれるなんてまじで時代に感謝ー

This is the best performance i've ever heard of Rach 3. Control, precision, absolute domain of dynamics, perfect rythm. 10/10.

Greatest cadenza ever played

The Ossia bears a stratospheric aura that can not be captured in words. With every passing note at the first, you are captivated by the urgency it encapsulates. Then, as the famous theme begins after the "golden rain" of offset notes down the keyboard, all pain in the world is represented by those few bars of music. The existential pain, and how it is inevitable and at the same time, beautiful. Finally, it contemplates and sings into a final crescendo- and is an epitome of the fact that you can make music out of pain.

As someone who has battled through this concerto on a regular basis and knows every note I can say this is an extraordinary performance. Full of passion and contrasts. I particularly like that Bronfman doesn't dawdle in the slower passages - the notes speak for themselves - he keeps the momentum going but still in a very lyrical way. The chordal passage of the cadenza is perfect - strictly in time (more or less) which creates much more excitement. His technique is outstanding as is his understanding/feeling of how the music should be played.

伝説のコンサートですね 最終楽章、最後の部分の推進感、オケとの一体感が凄い

ソリスト、オーケストラ、指揮者それぞれが完璧な仕事をしている。 お互いが全てを出し尽くして産まれた奇跡のような演奏！

35:27 and this is heroic , able to give hope to any forgotten soul ....

No matter how many times I watch this, I'm still overwhelmed by his remarkable performance. Best version indeed in my opinion.

I must TOTALLY agree with the superlatives being accorded Mr Bronfman. What can one say but that we witnessed greatness, from the beautiful humility of his simple statement of the opening theme, through the brilliant cadenza, the gorgeously played waltz of the 2nd movement, and fire of his 3rd movement. Speaking of the cadenza, his gorgeous pedaling allowed all the harmonic changer through, yet provided the overtones and colors to meld into a cascading torrent of sound. As someone aptly said earlier, he OWNS that cadenza. None ever better, for ME. His confidence inspires, and puts the listener at ease, knowing all will be as it should. Kudos MUST go to this wonderful conductor and orchestra, Maestro Gergiev and his toothpick. Has there ever been a more nuanced, emotional opening orchestral pages of the 2nd movement? I attended a performance the 3rd in Los Angeles decades ago, featuring Mr Bronfman and I believe if memory serves Zubin Mehta. A fine performance, but not nearly performed with the Authority, and total command of this performance. A grateful thank you to the presenter of this most incredible and VALUABLE testament to both pianist and conductor, and monument to the great Sergey Rachmaninov.

This is my favorite performance of Rachmaninov's 3. Yefim, you are the best.

Не могу понять, почему у Юнчана Лима за полтора года 13 млн. просмотров, а здесь за 11 лет 1,6 млн... Или я что-то не понимаю.. У Лима, конечно, филигранная техника. Но слушая это исполнение, всегда захватывает дух и слезы льются.. Какая-то здесь магия присутствует❤❤

This interpreter's version is beautifully achieved, nice tempo, accents, volumes, dynamic. It all seems absurdly easy for him... Technically close to perfection and full of feeling that almost makes me cry. Yefim's ossia cadenza is the best among all other master pianists IMHO. Why this man is not more widely known? I wonder.

I can't help but smile and be filled with happiness every time I hear the ending. a concert that generates many emotions in me, suddenly the sadness of life is nothing compared to the emotion that this concert generates in me. from its cadenza, that every time I listen to it my skin hurts, going through the adage full of mystery and loneliness until reaching the last movement with a glorious ending. Without a doubt, the bars of rach 3 are loaded with power in every note that is played. Thanks Rachmaninoff for giving us this!

Magnificent!! The best pianist of all for Rachmaninoff piano concerto 123. Now I cant hear other painist playing. This guy is so powerful, More accurate notes & so emotional !

By FAR the greatest performance of this piece.

WIth no doubt, God descended to that Concert Hall when Yefim, Gergiev, each member of the Orchestra, and all of the components of that System (including the instruments and the audience) converged.

I think this might be the best interpretation of Rach 3 that I've heard to date

I must have watched many dozens of performances of this concerto and this one is undoubtedly the best I've seen. Bronfman is phenomenal!

こんなに素晴らしい演奏を聴けるなんて、いまの時代に生きていてよかったと思います！

the final 5 minutes.... simply wow. he nails it.

This was the first time I cried for a piano piece!!! I didn’t know who he is when I listened to this piece performed by him. So I kept searching who he is, and when I found he is Yefim Bronfman, I couldn’t believe myself had already bought his concert ticket one month ago!! He is Yefim Bronfman! The first pianist to make me cry!!!!!!!

Bronfman is amazing~ The best Rach 3 I've heard~Great way to start the new year!

There is no piece of music so sublime . Rach 3 is the apex of music .

I have seen almost all versions of this concerto and I am pretty sure that this is the best.

my mother encouraged me to go with her to listen to a performance of this in Glasgow. it changed my life. Every time I hear this rendition I cry for her memory.

Is this perhaps the greatest rendition of this masterpiece ever captured on tape?

映画shineでこの曲を知りDヘルフゴット、アルゲリッチ、ホロビッツの演奏を CD、KZfaqで聴いてきました。どれも素晴らしいけれど、この演奏が間違いなく最高と思います

The most beautiful piano concerto. One of the best orchestra's ever. A great conductor. An incredible pianist who really attacks the music. This is the bomb!

Can't stop coming here, watching this awesome Performance! Still, years later, the best Rach 3 on KZfaq! Superb orchestra - and... Bronfman, oh, he's both a machine and a genius!

22:05 this is the most beautiful and heartbreaking passage i've ever heard in my life.

お見事な演奏ですね。素敵。。 大カデンツァをこんなにも情感豊かに弾かれる方を初めてみました。

The people in the audience have no idea at the time that they are witnessing a unicorn performance. The best there ever was, or will be.

25:40 からの第2→第3楽章への流れ何回でも聴ける

I remember as a kid I took piano lessons. I would ride my bike twice a week to my teachers house and paid one dollar for a one hour lesson. Being from Texas, I started to play football and slowly stopped going to lessons. I wish I could live life again and go back to the day I stopped learning to play the piano. Every time I hear this Piano Concerto I think of what life could have been.

I first heard parts of this concerto when I watched a film called 'Shine' back in the 90s I think I was 10. I fell in love. I'm 34 now and I still discover something new everytime I hear a different performance. I am absolutely blown away by this rendition. I will keep coming back to it for as long as it is available. How lucky are we that we get to listen to so many different versions of this monumental work, at will?

Nothing and nobody compares to this. It´s absolutely brethtaking and by far the best Rachmaninoff interpreter I have ever heard. Wang, Argerich, Horowitz ... all very competent, but Rachmanninoff did not write his piano concert for them. He wrote it for Yefim Bronfman.

It's really so good! Unbelievable accuracy, artistic interpretation, virtuositiy - and very deep and powerful at the same time! Thank you Mr. Rachmaninov, Mr. Bronfman, Mr. Gergiev and the VPO! As a Pianist, when you have finished your playing and the members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are shouting bravo - then you really know you have achieved the highest possible level!

After a few years , always listening to this piece and the differents interpretation from yefim bronfman.. I never got bored once ! He is definitely my favorite performer of this concerto ! Thanks for the share !

One of the best piano concertos of all time. This is simply a master piece...

I keep coming back here to reiterate how this is THE all time great signature performance of this piece. The others are all a cut below

Best recording on the internet.

Well I thought I’d heard it all but this, THIS is amazing.

Благодаренье Богу за вас, Сергей Васильевич, за дар этой бессмертной музыки. Glory be to God for you Sergei Vasilevich, for the gift of this timeless music! Quarter of the views here are probably mine :) I can't stop listening to this. Mr. Bronfman, Mr. Gergiev, WP are absolutely brilliant!!! I have not heard Ossia Cadenza and Finale quite like this by any soloist or orchestra. BRAVO!!!!👏👏👏👏👏

Best Rach 3 ever played! Bravo Yefim!

I get the chills at the beginning of Bronfman's 3rd movement here every time I listen.

The greatest piano concertos ever, finally out of the shadow of Tchaikovsky, unmistakably Rachmaninoff.

Yefim Bronfman is planet-moving, super-humanly lyrical, stupendous - and cond. Valery Gergiev contributed mightily as did the sound men in creating a beautifully clear sound, every nuance perfectly placed and audible. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, playing at Suntory Concert Hall, Tokyo, November 21, 2004.

The Rach 3....It's monumental! It must feel like winning the gold in the Olympics to complete such an incredible masterpiece such as this. I wonder what his thoughts were on the final run.

It's a performance that's beyond amazing, both from Bronfman and the orchestra. I haven't heard any other version that the piece is given in such a tender and yet also almost violent, manic way, going from a soft whisper to a grand epic breakdown. Perfectly reflects the rapid ups and downs and the many different shades of the composer's character and intention in this piece.

I think this I have found my favourite performer for this incredible piece. The way he traverses the enormous challenges this piece throws up is nothing short of extraordinary. There is no unnecessary bravura here, just sheer musical, technical and interpretational excellence. I have no higher praise to offer. There are many performances of this concerto on KZfaq, and whilst it is a great achievement for anyone to be able to perform this piece with and orchestra, many of them, particularly the younger performers, lack maturity and depth, and instead opt for that overindulgent and misjudged rubato that often blights this type of piece. None of that here, just strap yourself in and enjoy the ride! Bravo

Completly agree but once a day is essential for well-being !!! Bronfman is fabulous in rach and Wien with Gergiev and it's miraculous. A moment of happiness.

This kind of music makes life worth living and bearable...i hope you can take the music with you after life...

This is surely one of the finest performances of this work.

I never tire of listening to this version. Perfect soloist, perfect orchestra. An enormous BRAVO to all of you.

12.08 The violinist cannot hide his joy at the crescendo! Who can blame him? A live Cadenza like this takes some beating...

The best interpration for the piano concerto 3 Rachmaninoff, very good sound

Good Lord! That was fantastically played!

It seems to me that YunChan Lim's Rachmaninoff No 3 Performance had gotten an inspiration from this Yefim Bronfman's Rach No 3 Rendition. It's a quitely similar each of those Performances.

fenomenal Brofman ist beste Pianist best Rach3 interpretation ever

His hands are just amazing. They flow like water over the keyboard. He is a miracle to watch.

Remarkably beautiful with an extremely gifted pianist and the integration of the full orchestra , I can listen to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #3 repeatedly.