Rachmaninov-Volodos Zdes Khorosho [PianoTeq]

Here is my attempt at Rachmaninov's song "Здесь Хорошо" from "12 Romances" Op 21 No 7, as beautifully re-imagined by Volodos. I hope you will enjoy it, and thank you for listening .

https://youtu.be/PpZdvgr5jtQ

The photograph is of the Katun River in the beautiful Altai province of Russia. It was taken by user Aleksandr9777 and is available on the pixabay web site.

Performance Notes:
I use here a combined version of the excellent transcriptions of Volodos' arrangement that were done by Alexey Nemtsov and Alexander Norden. I did make a few small changes to these transcriptions, however these changes are just fun improvisations and not intended as corrections. I am grateful to both pianists for making their transcriptions available.

*Technical Notes:*
Here I have used the Steinway Model D (Hamburg) with the "Closed Mic Classical" preset and some minor adjustments to the velocity response curve.

1MuddyDog wrote:

Here is my attempt at Rachmaninov's song "Здесь Хорошо" from "12 Romances" Op 21 No 7, as beautifully re-imagined by Volodos. I hope you will enjoy it, and thank you for listening .

https://youtu.be/PpZdvgr5jtQ

The photograph is of the Katun River in the beautiful Altai province of Russia. It was taken by user Aleksandr9777 and is available on the pixabay web site.

Performance Notes:
I use here a combined version of the excellent transcriptions of Volodos' arrangement that were done by Alexey Nemtsov and Alexander Norden. I did make a few small changes to these transcriptions, however these changes are just fun improvisations and not intended as corrections. I am grateful to both pianists for making their transcriptions available.

*Technical Notes:*
Here I have used the Steinway Model D (Hamburg) with the "Closed Mic Classical" preset and some minor adjustments to the velocity response curve.

A beautiful piece. Well played. Very enjoyable listen.

There is something soothing about the flowing melodic line.
My mind immediately went to Debussy, Clair de lune, the fast section and I wonder what Debussy would have said if he heard this piece. He probably would have liked it.

And, the sound and reverb go well with the beautiful picture.
Thank you for sharing. Waiting for more….

Best wishes

Stig

Very nicely played and the preset adjustments are excellent . .  .

Kudos,  Lanny