Trifonov and Sergei Babayan play the Rach Suites for 2 pianos

[jon-nyc]

Some TavD bait...

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[jon-nyc]

My god, that Largo from the first suite. (~13:30)

[jon-nyc]

Trifonov fun fact: He lost one of his baby teeth during his orchestral debut (a Mozart Concerto).

[jon-nyc]

Wow, that Tarantelle from #2. Amazing.

[kluurs]

I've always though Babayan was one of the great pianists of our time - sublime performance with his student, Trifonov.

[Tav D]

Phenomenal performances! The Tarantelle is a little too frantic, but they pulled it off. Trifonov looks like he's possessed when he plays. Has an incredible technique. Thanks for sharing!

[Axtremus]

Always liked Rachmaninov's Suite #1 Op.5 ever since I first listened to it probably 25 or so years ago. Will have to come back and listen to the rest later. Thanks for sharing, @jon-nyc .

[A Former User]

I’ve seen Babayan a few times. There’s a big Armenian piano loving contingent here and yes Kluurs, he is phenomenal.

[Klaus]

[Klaus]

The Lisztudes were pretty impressive. He has the right level of insanity for these kinds of pieces (see above).

[Klaus]

I really love that brutal cutoff at 1:06:45.

[Horace]

You're just showing off that you listened to the whole thing.