Watching the people back in the 1980th, it's amazing to see that hundreds and hundreds of Russians expected Horowitz, when he arrived in a car. Unbelievable today. And also a lot of Russians speaking English in that times of the former soviet union. Amazing. So much dignity, passion and respect. No more like this in the year 2021. Things have changed so much.
Absolutely. Callas also used to be met at the airport by hundreds of people whenever she arrived anywhere. The heart of European culture has stopped beating.
The human mind has been corrupted and low culture has taken root in Western society. If rappers and dumb celebrities are valued over high art you really do have a problem.
Yes, Horowitz was the greatest pianist ever. His crucial understanding of music and his extraordinary interpretation will never be equaled in this world.
It tear up when I see Horowitz smile at his audience. There was something about the Horowitz we knew or should I say the small window of the man we were allowed to see. I think he was jovial and didn’t take himself seriously as a pianist in the beginning according to his wife. Perhaps that was the paradigm that set him apart all along.
As Nelson Mandela forgave his captors, Horowitz forgave those who took his piano and imprisoned his family, to return in the true spirit of peace and reconciliation.
It's such a pity that Horowitz always, ALWAYS got interviewed by utters dorks. Abram Chasins could have been interesting if the man had been able to shout his damn mouth for more than 15 seconds in a row to let the interviewee speak. Same goes for David Dubal if the man had been able to put his ego aside (but where to put an ego the size of a Bösendorfer Imperial !?). So many missed opportunities.
Horowitz would agree. Mozart is difficult in another sense,,,nothing to hide behind in his music. It has to be perfect and beautiful. Most pianists have trouble with the ornamented / trill in the opening phrases,,, then forever after it keeps coming back and always has to be as precise.
Absurd? Just the opposite. Richter also said Mozart is the most difficult. Maybe the choice of the word "formidable" connotes Lisztian difficulty, which is of a different kind, and suggests Kuralt is out of his depth. But Mozart is surprisingly difficult to convey.
A documentary like this would never be made today. Horowitz would be seen as ‘privileged’, ‘toxic’ and ‘racist’. Thank you for posting this important video!!
I watched all of this live on TV back when it was broadcast that Sunday morning. I recorded it on a VHS tape, which is now long lost.
LOL : the announcer says most pianists fear the C Major by Mozart …. What a joke; it’s one of the easiest
Watching the people back in the 1980th, it's amazing to see that hundreds and hundreds of Russians expected Horowitz, when he arrived in a car. Unbelievable today. And also a lot of Russians speaking English in that times of the former soviet union. Amazing. So much dignity, passion and respect. No more like this in the year 2021. Things have changed so much.
Agreed. Old videos like these are mini time capsules.
Absolutely. Callas also used to be met at the airport by hundreds of people whenever she arrived anywhere. The heart of European culture has stopped beating.
This was before September 11 Terrorist attack.
Different world since that date.
@@josephhapp9 Pardon, what do you mean? Terrorist attack was in 2001, Maestro came to Moscow in 1986.
The human mind has been corrupted and low culture has taken root in Western society. If rappers and dumb celebrities are valued over high art you really do have a problem.
Yes, Horowitz was the greatest pianist ever. His crucial understanding of music and his extraordinary interpretation will never be equaled in this world.
Brought tears to my eyes
Merci.
It tear up when I see Horowitz smile at his audience. There was something about the Horowitz we knew or should I say the small window of the man we were allowed to see. I think he was jovial and didn’t take himself seriously as a pianist in the beginning according to his wife. Perhaps that was the paradigm that set him apart all along.
Он начинал как аккомпаниатор,-и не умудрился исковерковать свою психику на конкурсах....
Thank you!
Welcome!
Oh my what a gem.
Man, I wish I could have been there. I was only 11 :)
La Russia e la cultura russa ci hanno donato molto. Grazie v.v. 💔💔💔
A fascinating behind the scenes look at the extraordinary piano icon that was Horowitz. A pity though about the elephantine commentary.
Großartig 👍👍👍
As Nelson Mandela forgave his captors, Horowitz forgave those who took his piano and imprisoned his family, to return in the true spirit of peace and reconciliation.
It's such a pity that Horowitz always, ALWAYS got interviewed by utters dorks. Abram Chasins could have been interesting if the man had been able to shout his damn mouth for more than 15 seconds in a row to let the interviewee speak. Same goes for David Dubal if the man had been able to put his ego aside (but where to put an ego the size of a Bösendorfer Imperial !?). So many missed opportunities.
Arthur Rubinstein’s son at @1:05.
Возвышенная атмосфера в этом зале бывала часто, но в те дни (концерт и репетиция) не передоваема.
Very important document that could well have been lost.
Horowitz got a little irritated with Kuralt at 13:00.
We all got irritated with that individuum from roughly 0:00 to 28:16...
So. Schubert was a great piano virtuoso. Ah. One learns something new every day (if from from an American, something false).
Either was Scarlatti (assuming that the fortepianos were not so popular as harpsichords and clavichords at the time)
Schubert was not
Yes I remember Kuralt's statement that the Mozart Sonata is "formidable" and "very hard to play" - so absurd.
What is absurd about it?
Horowitz would agree.
Mozart is difficult in another sense,,,nothing to hide behind in his music.
It has to be perfect and beautiful.
Most pianists have trouble with the ornamented / trill in the opening phrases,,,
then forever after it keeps coming back and always has to be as precise.
Absurd? Just the opposite. Richter also said Mozart is the most difficult. Maybe the choice of the word "formidable" connotes Lisztian difficulty, which is of a different kind, and suggests Kuralt is out of his depth. But Mozart is surprisingly difficult to convey.
H sharp major is the most difficult key after all...
Too easy for amateurs, and too hard for professionals.
whatever happened to AT&T?
As far as I know his father did not die in Stalins prisons.
Дядя...
A documentary like this would never be made today. Horowitz would be seen as ‘privileged’, ‘toxic’ and ‘racist’.
Thank you for posting this important video!!
Why then are we still fascinated by this man?
Not Privileged, Racist or Toxic.
Just a Supreme Pianist and Musician.
@@josephhapp9 Just wait.... the woke segment will come after Horowitz in due time. No one will be spared !
Horowith!
It's messed up that the guy doing the commentary at the beginning when he's in the car surrounded by people called him homely.
Are you referring to Charles Kuralt?