Today, and probably tomorrow, you will be my favourite person. I hope this realigns the universe from the weight of your loss somewhat. All the best to you, and may you and your family be blessed. Lots of love from Scotland.
Exquisite 🕊️ In an interview once, Mike Wallace asked him, "Maestro, what is it that makes your playing so special?" Horowitz replied, "I love every single note."
Absolutely. His ability to play his repertoire with such accuracy and nuance plus artistry, all from memory, is truly incomparable. I know it is a cliche, but must be a gift from God.
@@josephmashburn4451 If you don't have the memory, you don't have a chance. Did you see the vid of Pires doing a live performance of a Mozart concerto, and when the orchestra starts, she realizes it is not the concerto she prepared for. I believe she performed it a year ago and was able to recall it all. It was said Yuja Wang has either 10 or 20 concertos fully memorized at a time. Memory is the single thing that amazes me about these masters. You have to have memory for starters to remember the 50 things your teacher showed you at your last lesson. Not only the notes but you remember the "choreography" of the emotion and touch of the piece.
Horowitz was 84 years old when he performed this beautiful piece in Vienna. It's a lesson for those who, nowadays, think that a person over 50 or 60 can't do anything else.
When i was little, i took piano and dance lessons. When i was 8 or 9, my Mom told me i had to choose one or the other, piano or dance, that she couldn't keep up all those lessons. "I like it all though, Mom, which one?" She advised, "You won't be able to dance much at 85, but you can still play the piano then." I followed her advice.l, and have always been glad i did. Thanks, Mom♥️
Nobody plays today as Horowitz played. His sense of touch and expression are unequaled. Horowitz made every piece his own. Just magnificent. Enough said.
My all-time favorite interpretative pianist. He could play “Jingle Bells” and my eyes would begin tearing up. Such beautiful and emotional musical interpretations.
Horowitz's hands are extraordinary. When so many modern performers' fingers leap and dance over the keys, he seems to be picking up the music that's already there. What a still place he is in.
I find it _so_ ironic that the most calm and emotionless looking pianist is actually playing with the _most_ emotion and love put into the piece...Like...how??
Samuel Cho Yes I agree. Unlike the other pianists that show a bunch of unnecessary theatrics/drama. It’s kind a disgusting. Once they start doing that crap I exit out.
@Samuel actually, you are supposed to play with curved fingers. Horowitz is one of the few pianist who plays with flat fingers regardless of what song he’s playing. His pink is always curled up like a “cobra” only releasing that curl to play a note. The way his fingers fly around the key is define you unorthodox for sure .
This version of Horowitz cant be more perfect and will be unbeaten. The pace the pianissimo the fortissimo everything fits like a glove. Schubert would be more than pleased. What a legend !
@@pavelskipaganini you tell me when you reach 85 and still able to move your fingers...or if you reach 85 and are even able to speak...or goddamn reach 85 in the first place. this is litterally more impressive then an 11 year old playing with this phrasing and technique. Brain function already starts to deteriorate incredibly fast at age 25!
After his death, his famous Steinway toured alone to be shown and played in Steinway shops. I had the privilege to get a 20 min slot when the piano was in Frankfurt, Germany, and was very uncomfortable with the extremely soft keys which had been custom made for the artist. Almost impossible for me to play it being used to the standard weight of Steinway keyboards. This however explains why he could play so delicately with this extravant technique: his long fingers resting almost flat on the keys. Very special.
I was thinking about how various adjustments like key gram weight should be tuned to the performer - even a basic adjustment according to their actual arm weight. Finger length would be another factor. And then finally the performers preference. Professional athletes have very specific choices in their gear - consider golf clubs. Unfortunately, most concert pianists have to deal with the piano that is provided.
He never made mistakes. The piano just didn’t understand him. We are so lucky to have these recordings. Thank you Mr Horowitz for improving the world for as long as these recordings survive.❤
Well, he had his own piano in the Steinway showroom on 57th ave. in NYC that was kept in place for him and maintained and transported to wherever he wanted to play. In my book he's not close to Rubinstein or Arrau, but that's my opinion
@@DallasToo123 Can you even read? I expressed an opinion and that does not mean that I make any claim to perfection. It's a good thing people have different likes and dislikes, otherwise it would be a very boring life.
@@VivaRenataPues tienes razón. Yo personalmente adoro a Horowitz pero es inadmisible que se permitan comentarios tan estúpidos diciendo a alguien que da su opinión "eres tú más perfecto?"😳😰 Luego dicen de Tiktok que allí vale todo... Al menos allí cada vez se censura más a estos tipejos, denuncias un comentario igual o más suave, y lo eliminan en pocas horas 😎
Just listened again and clearly discern that no one else captures Schubert's piece nearly as well as Horowitz. This performance is brilliant and perfection beyond words. We are very fortunate that we have this to enjoy forever now that Horowitz is gone. Guy in Columbia Mississippi
This performance is just breathtaking. His pianissimos are absolutely exquisite. It feels incredibly personal, almost as if from a lifetime dedicated to music, it has become such a part of him that he's offering us himself through this piece. One of the most touchingly beautiful things I've ever heard.
Jak citlivě a něžně podáno - jako pohlazení od dítěte... Neuvěřitelné s ohledem na jeho věk.... Díky za nahrávku a pozdravuji všechny z Rakovnicka v České republice.
Had the privilege and immense satisfaction of hearing this genius live twice. Once in Severance Hall (Cleveland) for a return after many years of silence. The recital lasted almost 4 hours: encores, encores, encores. The public was wild, people were crying with joy when he appeared and with sadness when he signalled 'enough'. One of the most memorable moment of my life.
Sadly, Those times are gone. The world has moved on to a different era of music, but we can all enjoy what we have. You are very lucky to have heard this Master play.
He doesn’t seem like playing the piano, seems like he’s just petting it and the piano speaks by itself as if a cat purrs when it is petted. Only if my first language were English, i would be able to describe this better😢 (And thanks to twoset&sophie for introducing this wonderful piece!)
whenever i listen to this play, i feel like i'm at the last chapter of my life, silently remembering past days with a slight sense of nostalgia, but without longing for going back. it's lonely but not sad. peaceful, meditative, and simply beautiful.
Schubert composed this piece not quite far away from his death while sick, so I also play it assuming he would have looked back at his life while composing it.
Horowitz portrayed such a depth of emotions in this piece; he contrasted tenderness with his quiet, peaceful touch, with the strength of deep, powerful notes. I love that he did not rush; at times he very quietly almost seems to hold back a little, then breaks into the crescendo of deep, strong feeling. He “tells” a story of love to me, by playing this beautiful piece so exquisitely on his piano. I find myself holding my breath every time as I listen. And I never tire of listening to this exquisite interpretation by Horowitz. It’s my favorite. Timelessly beautiful!
PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE LEARNING THIS PIECE: I posted another comment asking about what he does on 0:24, since he strays from the sheet music and adds his personal bit of “dissonance” very nicely. I spoke with my teacher and we came to the conclusion that it is F natural and D natural in the left hand and B flat, D natural, A flat, and the top B flat on the right hand. Enjoy! (Please like so that people learning this piece will see this comment)
This is exactly right. I noticed too when learning from the sheet that it didn't sound the same. I personally prefer it as it adds something different the second time the phrase is played. Interestingly, other pianists have played this version including Kissin, Lipatti, Richter and Buchbinder
It's a B-flat 7 going to E-flat minor, so just a classic dominant cadence to the relative minor. F is in the bass instead of B-flat because it's a leading tone from G-flat to E-flat.
Thank you very much! Also can you advise on how Horowitz is playing the third B flat little bit softer or quieter? It's like he's pulling the note, I can't really describe how it sounds
This is my favorite performance of Horowitz. Whenever I listen to his performance of Schubert, I feel very comforted. A ray of light in a painful life. Thanks to his performance, I continue to live my life.
"......A ray of light in a painful life....".... All of your words move me so much - they are so personal, yet they could be about every human being in the world. No one gets through this life without pain (however fleeting)..... and some people have to endure harrowing pain for a long time. How good it is then that one can listen to classical music masterpieces such as Schubert's Impromptu No. 3, beautifully interpreted and performed by the inimitable Mr. Horowitz. So much has changed in the world since COVID-19 came to cause us grief, but great music and great musicmaking endures.... May this always be the case! Many more blessings, Peter
Yes... I think it's sweetly melancholic - which is how I feel so often. I'm a pianist but haven't played this...I don't know whether I could manage his sweet serenity.
Little did the audience realize they were about to witness the finest performance of controlled emotion on the piano realized by any artist or composer ever. A lucky bunch to have the opportunity to have a first row seat to what has to be the most touching piece and performance I’ve ever heard. Bravo Mr. Horowitz. Bravo
Funny enough, I read that he had crippling stage fright. Almost wouldn't walk out on stage sometimes, but always did. I remember watching a longer clip of this performance and, at the beginning, when he sits down to play he looks out and stares at the audience. My mother and grandmother were pianists and said that was a huge "no-no". Apparently it's a clear sign he's thinking about others. Once he gets going, I'm sure it all goes away, and he becomes who we know he is.
Vous pouvez l'écouter 100 fois, vous aurez toujours le même choc!!! J'ai fait écouter à l'aveugle 10 versions des plus grands pianistes, et invariablement c'est Horowitz qui se dégage. Pourquoi ? Sans doute le plus poétique, plus de piano, plus d'instrument. Que de la musique, plus de démonstration, que de l'expression artistique pure. Le plus grand!!!!
Haha! Same! I had been listening to Khatia Buniatshvili's recording before. I'm amazed how different the sound quality of the pianos they play sound, let alone their interpretation. I found the piano Khatia played is much more mellow and warm. Both of the recordings become extremely more interesting if you compare the two. : ) ruclips.net/video/LUp2u9wI1fY/видео.html
I personally love how curious Horowitz looks while playing the piano. He observes and seems pleased with the delicate sound that is produced when his finger touches a note. It is so precise and so intentionally on every note and every pause. No one plays the piano like Horowitz. An icon of classical music.
It’s like he and the piano are reminiscing of times long past. He merely rests his hands on an old friend and they talk, like a final farewell. Peaceful, beautiful.
if you just look at his fingers picking at the keyboard, you can see how gently, with feeling, he elicits sounds from the piano in all possible shades... loud, powerful, gentle, quiet, and you can also feel the extraordinary emotional cooperation of his soul, fingers, piano. ...
One of the most beautiful pieces of Schubert which brings me to tears sometimes. A feeling of total surrender, deep peace and no movement, everything is forgiven, you may be exactly who you are, and where you are. A total release of all need to struggle on the level of the soul.
I love how he appears to be doing almost nothing, like a bank manager behind a desk checking an application for a mortgage. And yet the sounds coming out of the piano are utterly astonishing.
Three people I have met, whom I will never forget: Vladimir Horowitz after a concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, c. mid 70's. I forgot the other two.
Oh, God, what a soulful performance of Schubert, as if music is born from nothingness and takes possession of the soul, filling it with bright joy and the dream of bliss.
The best interpretation I have ever heard. The way Horowitz goes from pp to ppp in the second bar maintaining that b flat. Kills me every time! Master musician. True romantic!
I am in tears thinking of poor Schubert putting his heart and soul into this music, knowing well his life was nearing the end because of disease. It's much like listening "Im Abendrot" sung by Hans Hotter. All lives have their own end in different ways.
I agree; everyone these days think that speed is a artistic virtue -it is not! A magnificent performance -from one of the 20th century's greatest pianists.
Schubert will smile from heaven This heavenly performance is timeless and one of the most emotional moments on you tube. Horowitz was the master and truly as they call “The last Romantic
Un immense merci à Schubert comme à Horowitz de nous faire entendre une musique si magnifiquement douce et raffinée! Notre monde en a tellement besoin...
Horowitz avait une technique et une puissance d'emotion rarissimes.gendre de toscanini il a aborde l'ensemble du repertoire avec bonheur .artiste rare! A.Pinori
I was a member of the National Fraternity of Student Musicians as a child, and auditioned under the great Horowitz, (probably about age 8 or 9, (I don't remember the date without looking it up) but I was too young to understand what a great privilege it was until much later in my life. I still have the scorecard signed by him in my collection of various treasures. My parents took us to various concerts by the great performers of the time. Young, I'd often get a bit antsy but was rapt during the ballets! Later, as a young adult, I performed with orchestras both with the flute and guest artist on the piano. Later I performed as a singer and entertainer in nightclubs playing the usual standards, which I learned by ear. Now, I'm back to enjoying these great famous classical numbers again.
I suggest you listen also to Frank Braley. You'll also find that same «Total control over the dynamics, phrasing, rubato, technique, pedaling, everything that makes great music.»
In my opinion, this is just the best interpretation of this masterpiece. I've seen them all, but Horowitz... I dunno if it's only the "sound" or the fact that he doesn't need to swing around to produce such an effect. I did try to listen to other interpretation eyes closed, but in reality this one for my tastes is just gold rain coming from heaven, and i cry every time I listen it. Rest in peace.
Credo che Horowitz sia stato uno dei più grandi pianisti mai esistiti, ineguagliabile, irraggiungibile, unico e raro, le sue interpretazioni a volte fuori spartito, intendo non accademico, sono essenziali per comprendere che la musica è sempre in evoluzione anche quella classica.......... ciò che egli ha espresso attraverso la sua visione, rimarrà per sempre.
@@Ernesto7608 All the other renditions I heard were more aggressive, as though the performers were trying to prove a point, rather than allowing the music itself to prove the point.
What I love about Horowitz is that he gently, charms music out of the piano as if it is Aladdins lamp, without contorting like a snake charmer or pulling faces like clown. He is concentrating on the music and is not trying to convince his audience, with weird mannerisms, of his genius.
I agree with you, but I feel the mannerisms are often not voulentary and performers such as Lang Lang should not be ridiculed because of their way of connectiong with music.
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The most amazing part of this recording are the bells that begin to play outside at 2:20. Simply sublime. They could not help but play with him. This is why Horowitz is the master. He inspires the music that is inside of everyone to come alive with his playing. Bravo, forever Maestro.
Раньше думал, что играть Шуберта должны такие же молодые, как и автор. Для трогательного романтического подхода. Горовиц же смог не только передать романтический настрой, но и показать ту мудрую глубину, которая заложена в произведениях юного гения! Спасибо!
This is my first, maybe also my last comment on youtube. Normally I feel like comments dont make sense. However, I just wanna say: Life is beautiful. Happiness is only real when shared. This old man knew that. Thank You
I only had the good fortune to hear Horowitz in concert twice. The first time was his last appearance in the Los Angeles area at the Hollywood Bowl before his first retirement. The second time was his first appearance in the Los Angeles area at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena after coming out of retirement about twenty years later. So I actually attended two of his concerts back to back, but twenty years apart. He was wonderful!
There is a microscopic delay before the third beat of the second bar that wraps the performance firmly around my attention and doesn't let go until the piece is at an end. Beyond mastery!
This rendition of this beautiful Schubert impromptu is so full of emotion and so powerful and calm at the same time. I find it difficult to put into words. Simply the best recording of this piece I have ever heard. I absolutely love his tempo.
There is some magic that Horowitz has, where he is IN the moment, and one is pulled in continuously because there is nothing "abstracted" or rote-predictable in the unfolding of note and phrase. After decades and decades, I am usually still sitting on the edge of my seat for this fresh unfolding of the musical moment. There are a few, older European, I think, vinyl recordings where I do not sense this "in the moment quality." My first Horowitz album was Chopin Sonata in B flat minor, at age 12. Years later, after a tour in the Army, and living as a civilian in Germany for 3 years, I got to hear him in Dallas, Texas; I was finishing undergrad and Pre-Med. I had no idea what he would be playing that day, but my heart lept with the opening bars of that Sonata. It was utterly fresh!!! That lucidity and endless variety of tone rang and pulsated in the concert hall. Reading the Wikipedia article on Vladimir H. recently (I had not ever looked it up before), it cited his "direct emotional connection with his hearers." Limbic system and heart intelligence of the artist resonating and creating sympathetic resonance in the limbic systems and heart-minds of many hearers over place and time. A wonder, I ween.
I feel like without all the expressions and dramatic faces other pianists pull, this performance is showing us pure, raw emotion through a lifetime of dedication to music, no showbiz, no clown faces, just him and his piano making beautiful music together
@@nikitaedell my point is that if this man stays completely still and produces music more beautiful than most other pianists who are very theatrical and dramatic with their movements, then there is no point in making all the excessive movements
I Heard every version of this impromptu and this is my favorite at all!! No rush, calm and deep and meditational feeling! I’m sure schubert should be agree with me. All the interpreting over the world make of this piece a running champion of who is more fast but no! This is the right tempo for this impromptu! Noting more, nothing less! Thanks Horowitz 🙏 so deeper! So intense! What a beautiful soul!
O, Боже, какое одухотворенное исполнение Шуберта, словно музыка рождается из небытия и овладевает душой, наполняя ее светлой радостью и мечтой блаженства.
Nick…. Your love of beautiful music is a wonderful gift to share with us idiots. It feels like he is weeping through his fingers. Thank you!!!! ❤️🥑❤️🥑❤️🥑❤️
I imagined I was watching from the audience as I listened to this and it brought tears to my eyes. Still crying now after it has finished, mourning the beauty that had passed.
Quel maître! Je suis toujours impressionné par le positionnement de ses mains et forcément la force développée par ses doigts pour obtenir un rendu aussi sublime.
Horowitz literally plays as if he were in love with the piano. Maybe he was, it is absolutely perfect. The new generation, like Anastasia Huppmann and Lang Lang, are brilliant. Their technique is astonishing. Yet, they still cannot best pianists like Rubinstein and Horowitz. Not yet. They are virtuoso players and a joy to listen to. Good, even brilliant as they are, they still have to learn the quiet reflection that so enriched the performances of the old masters.
@@danielmoser8814 I don't understand your point? listen to Agerich's comment on the recent doct. on celebrating the Russia return-it's very touching, and if anybody knows what she's talking about, she would be the one ruclips.net/video/tXPkSeY_zVg/видео.html
There is no such thing as one pianist "besting" another. This is not an athletic competition in one of the sports with hard data, like weight-lifting. This is music, and it is all subjective.
I like how he plays music. It's like the music is just playing out of the piano. I don't actually know how to put it, but he plays so smoothly. And the fact that he can play without much movement makes it even better because it's like we could only focus on the piece.
He asks the piano to sing for him, and it does. His fingers sculpt the piece like a potter with clay, gently molding and coaxing the melody to perfection. This might be a little out there but it's like he never plays a single note, only entire phrases. The notes meld into the background to let the phrase and emotion take center stage
Schubert is sublime in many pianists hands but here Horowitz is unique with his very own unsophistcated interpretative skill which nobody can criticise. The fingering, the beauty of sound in the most pianissimo parts sends a shiver down the spine, Rubinstein was my idol for years, but the more I hear Horowitz the less I listen to Rubinstein, I love both but..........
professordodo1 That you say "unsophisticated" is interesting. I don't know the difference between pianists but this word suggests a rare quality that transcends technical skill, in any art. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Da Vinci
I'm a non-musician person and don't have enough knowledge about it but I came here because I watched twosets' video and I don't understand why this struck me the most.. it sure is interesting how his hands are just resting on the keys cause some people I saw, express it through their faces, body, and their hands by moving but everything in this piece is so good and this makes me cry.. everything about it.. it touched every part of my soul.
@@ullakorpi-anttila88 Grazie Ulla per la tua gentile risposta. Io sono una nonna di 80 anni e scrivo da Brescia (Italia) e tu di che Paese sei? Scusa la curiosità ma io studio tedesco e spagnolo all'università della terza età però conosco anche il francese e l'inglese. Un caro saluto e buona domenica 🙏💕🖐
Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I don't much understand your language. But as much: we both love this music - Vladimir Horowitz is, in my opinion, one of the greatest pianists, and he plays this music with such sensitivity and tranquility I'm 79 years, and I live in Finland, Turku city. My warmest regards to you!
My grandfather died today. This is my favorite piece and I am listening to it to say goodbye to my favourite person.
Bless your heart ❤❤
Today, and probably tomorrow, you will be my favourite person. I hope this realigns the universe from the weight of your loss somewhat. All the best to you, and may you and your family be blessed. Lots of love from Scotland.
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Saint Agostino
of Ippona
May God rest his soul 👑✝️🕊️and console your heart♥️🎶
Your Grandfather Is Forever Watching You Over Your Shoulder
Exquisite 🕊️ In an interview once, Mike Wallace asked him, "Maestro, what is it that makes your playing so special?" Horowitz replied, "I love every single note."
Good answer. The man is incomparable.
The beginning of the Rach 2 is a demonstration of that.
"I love every single note"
How profound!
Absolutely. His ability to play his repertoire with such accuracy and nuance plus artistry, all from memory, is truly incomparable. I know it is a cliche, but must be a gift from God.
@@josephmashburn4451 If you don't have the memory, you don't have a chance. Did you see the vid of Pires doing a live performance of a Mozart concerto, and when the orchestra starts, she realizes it is not the concerto she prepared for. I believe she performed it a year ago and was able to recall it all. It was said Yuja Wang has either 10 or 20 concertos fully memorized at a time. Memory is the single thing that amazes me about these masters. You have to have memory for starters to remember the 50 things your teacher showed you at your last lesson. Not only the notes but you remember the "choreography" of the emotion and touch of the piece.
Horowitz was 84 years old when he performed this beautiful piece in Vienna. It's a lesson for those who, nowadays, think that a person over 50 or 60 can't do anything else.
When i was little, i took piano and dance lessons. When i was 8 or 9, my Mom told me i had to choose one or the other, piano or dance, that she couldn't keep up all those lessons. "I like it all though, Mom, which one?" She advised, "You won't be able to dance much at 85, but you can still play the piano then." I followed her advice.l, and have always been glad i did. Thanks, Mom♥️
Martha Agerich is about that old and still performing undiminished.
What an inspiration
AGREED!
Amazing how those old and tired hands softly touches the keyboard on both strong and kindly parts.
Nobody plays today as Horowitz played. His sense of touch and expression are unequaled. Horowitz made every piece his own. Just magnificent. Enough said.
Your statement is false unless you have listened to ALL the pianists in the world who play this music.
@@Ernesto7608 ridiculous. Cream rises to the top.
My all-time favorite interpretative pianist. He could play “Jingle Bells” and my eyes would begin tearing up. Such beautiful and emotional musical interpretations.
@@Ernesto7608 baloney
He moves my soul .
Horowitz's hands are extraordinary. When so many modern performers' fingers leap and dance over the keys, he seems to be picking up the music that's already there. What a still place he is in.
He's got very long fingers so that helps
Man your comment gave me chills
That is because he is a pianist. The moderns are performers acting the part of pianist.
Listz also played with flat fingers (heard this in a documentary on liszt produced by ARTE "Liszt un visionnaire virtuose").
beautiful comment
I find it _so_ ironic that the most calm and emotionless looking pianist is actually playing with the _most_ emotion and love put into the piece...Like...how??
Samuel Cho Yes I agree. Unlike the other pianists that show a bunch of unnecessary theatrics/drama. It’s kind a disgusting. Once they start doing that crap I exit out.
@@LL-zf3pj I was also taught to curve my fingers when playing but his fingers look flat
Samuel Cho It’s because it’s a slow piece on mostly black keys and makes it easier to control the volume with flatter fingers
@@gabrielm9606 I guess that makes sense
@Samuel actually, you are supposed to play with curved fingers. Horowitz is one of the few pianist who plays with flat fingers regardless of what song he’s playing. His pink is always curled up like a “cobra” only releasing that curl to play a note. The way his fingers fly around the key is define you unorthodox for sure .
The best performance of this piece ever, and one of the greatest piano performances of all time
This version of Horowitz cant be more perfect and will be unbeaten. The pace the pianissimo the fortissimo everything fits like a glove. Schubert would be more than pleased. What a legend !
He was 85 years old at that time.
@Christelle Rheeder It is cool that he plays so well while being so old?
And he died a year later. ;(
@@pavelskipaganini you tell me when you reach 85 and still able to move your fingers...or if you reach 85 and are even able to speak...or goddamn reach 85 in the first place. this is litterally more impressive then an 11 year old playing with this phrasing and technique. Brain function already starts to deteriorate incredibly fast at age 25!
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Wait what ?!?...his fingers not even shaking/tremors !, I guess he's playing with his heart rather than his brain at that moment 😬
After his death, his famous Steinway toured alone to be shown and played in Steinway shops. I had the privilege to get a 20 min slot when the piano was in Frankfurt, Germany, and was very uncomfortable with the extremely soft keys which had been custom made for the artist. Almost impossible for me to play it being used to the standard weight of Steinway keyboards. This however explains why he could play so delicately with this extravant technique: his long fingers resting almost flat on the keys. Very special.
I was wondering how an entire audience could have heard him whilst playing like that, barely even moving a finger lol
The one who prepared his piano for concerts must have had a hell of pressure on there shoulders .....
@@flouz2 😁
I was thinking about how various adjustments like key gram weight should be tuned to the performer - even a basic adjustment according to their actual arm weight. Finger length would be another factor. And then finally the performers preference. Professional athletes have very specific choices in their gear - consider golf clubs. Unfortunately, most concert pianists have to deal with the piano that is provided.
Oh wow! Was the Steinway room back then at the same place it is now on Bockenheimer?
He never made mistakes. The piano just didn’t understand him. We are so lucky to have these recordings. Thank you Mr Horowitz for improving the world for as long as these recordings survive.❤
Well, he had his own piano in the Steinway showroom on 57th ave. in NYC that was kept in place for him and maintained and transported to wherever he wanted to play. In my book he's not close to Rubinstein or Arrau, but that's my opinion
rotfl @@VivaRenata 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@VivaRenataare you that perfect?
@@DallasToo123 Can you even read? I expressed an opinion and that does not mean that I make any claim to perfection. It's a good thing people have different likes and dislikes, otherwise it would be a very boring life.
@@VivaRenataPues tienes razón. Yo personalmente adoro a Horowitz pero es inadmisible que se permitan comentarios tan estúpidos diciendo a alguien que da su opinión "eres tú más perfecto?"😳😰
Luego dicen de Tiktok que allí vale todo... Al menos allí cada vez se censura más a estos tipejos, denuncias un comentario igual o más suave, y lo eliminan en pocas horas 😎
il caresse les touches avec tant de tendresse! Un maître inégalé.
Just listened again and clearly discern that no one else captures Schubert's piece nearly as well as Horowitz. This performance is brilliant and perfection beyond words. We are very fortunate that we have this to enjoy forever now that Horowitz is gone. Guy in Columbia Mississippi
"No one else" is an exaggeration in a population of 8 billion! You cannot possibly have heard everyone who plays or played this music.
@@Ernesto7608 idiot
This performance is just breathtaking. His pianissimos are absolutely exquisite. It feels incredibly personal, almost as if from a lifetime dedicated to music, it has become such a part of him that he's offering us himself through this piece. One of the most touchingly beautiful things I've ever heard.
Well said, Sojourner.
Спасибо!
Simply exquisite
I remain astounded at how he 'carries' the haunting theme with his right hand whilst playing the incredibly difficult rallentandos with the same hand.
I found my breath catching, even though at first I was not paying close attention to this almost overwhelming performance,
Jak citlivě a něžně podáno - jako pohlazení od dítěte... Neuvěřitelné s ohledem na jeho věk.... Díky za nahrávku a pozdravuji všechny z Rakovnicka v České republice.
Classical music never goes out of style. It's an important part of our cultural heritage, always appreciated and celebrated.
Beautiful music is beautiful music, whether it's 200 years old or brand new. Whether it's classical, rock, or another genre.
Had the privilege and immense satisfaction of hearing this genius live twice. Once in Severance Hall (Cleveland) for a return after many years of silence. The recital lasted almost 4 hours: encores, encores, encores. The public was wild, people were crying with joy when he appeared and with sadness when he signalled 'enough'. One of the most memorable moment of my life.
Sadly, Those times are gone. The world has moved on to a different era of music, but we can all enjoy what we have. You are very lucky to have heard this Master play.
1976, right?
@@NoferTrunions I would have said '74 but it might have been '76. No later
@@NoferTrunions 1986 or 1987
Vienna 1987
He doesn’t seem like playing the piano, seems like he’s just petting it and the piano speaks by itself as if a cat purrs when it is petted. Only if my first language were English, i would be able to describe this better😢
(And thanks to twoset&sophie for introducing this wonderful piece!)
You described it perfectly
Xaria S thank you!
You have done exceedingly well already describing it.
Melinda Mills thank you :)
Perfecto,! respect,,😀👏👏👏🇬🇧
whenever i listen to this play, i feel like i'm at the last chapter of my life, silently remembering past days with a slight sense of nostalgia, but without longing for going back. it's lonely but not sad. peaceful, meditative, and simply beautiful.
Beautifully put.
It's called reconciliation ... we should all be so lucky at the end.
Schubert composed this piece not quite far away from his death while sick, so I also play it assuming he would have looked back at his life while composing it.
@@부부젤라-t3w Actually, Schubert composed this before his final illness. He was making plans for his future right up until he became ill.
Beautifully expressed
Horowitz portrayed such a depth of emotions in this piece; he contrasted tenderness with his quiet, peaceful touch, with the strength of deep, powerful notes. I love that he did not rush; at times he very quietly almost seems to hold back a little, then breaks into the crescendo of deep, strong feeling. He “tells” a story of love to me, by playing this beautiful piece so exquisitely on his piano. I find myself holding my breath every time as I listen. And I never tire of listening to this exquisite interpretation by Horowitz. It’s my favorite. Timelessly beautiful!
@@kllabboo
Beautiful comment.
I share your sentiments.
PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE LEARNING THIS PIECE: I posted another comment asking about what he does on 0:24, since he strays from the sheet music and adds his personal bit of “dissonance” very nicely. I spoke with my teacher and we came to the conclusion that it is F natural and D natural in the left hand and B flat, D natural, A flat, and the top B flat on the right hand. Enjoy! (Please like so that people learning this piece will see this comment)
This is exactly right. I noticed too when learning from the sheet that it didn't sound the same. I personally prefer it as it adds something different the second time the phrase is played. Interestingly, other pianists have played this version including Kissin, Lipatti, Richter and Buchbinder
It's a B-flat 7 going to E-flat minor, so just a classic dominant cadence to the relative minor. F is in the bass instead of B-flat because it's a leading tone from G-flat to E-flat.
Thanks!
Thank you very much! Also can you advise on how Horowitz is playing the third B flat little bit softer or quieter? It's like he's pulling the note, I can't really describe how it sounds
It's just the right version, simply
This is my favorite performance of Horowitz. Whenever I listen to his performance of Schubert, I feel very comforted. A ray of light in a painful life. Thanks to his performance, I continue to live my life.
Thank you for this
this is my favorite performance of my favorite piece of music ever, I understand my friend
"......A ray of light in a painful life....".... All of your words move me so much - they are so personal, yet they could be about every human being in the world. No one gets through this life without pain (however fleeting)..... and some people have to endure harrowing pain for a long time. How good it is then that one can listen to classical music masterpieces such as Schubert's Impromptu No. 3, beautifully interpreted and performed by the inimitable Mr. Horowitz. So much has changed in the world since COVID-19 came to cause us grief, but great music and great musicmaking endures.... May this always be the case! Many more blessings, Peter
Beautiful comments.
I am speechless.
But you have found the words I can feel when I hear the Maestro play.
Thank you.
Yes... I think it's sweetly melancholic - which is how I feel so often. I'm a pianist but haven't played this...I don't know whether I could manage his sweet serenity.
No rendition will ever beat this. Beauty in its purest form. Hard to describe with words.
Little did the audience realize they were about to witness the finest performance of controlled emotion on the piano realized by any artist or composer ever. A lucky bunch to have the opportunity to have a first row seat to what has to be the most touching piece and performance I’ve ever heard. Bravo Mr. Horowitz. Bravo
Funny enough, I read that he had crippling stage fright. Almost wouldn't walk out on stage sometimes, but always did. I remember watching a longer clip of this performance and, at the beginning, when he sits down to play he looks out and stares at the audience. My mother and grandmother were pianists and said that was a huge "no-no". Apparently it's a clear sign he's thinking about others.
Once he gets going, I'm sure it all goes away, and he becomes who we know he is.
Vous pouvez l'écouter 100 fois, vous aurez toujours le même choc!!!
J'ai fait écouter à l'aveugle 10 versions des plus grands pianistes, et invariablement c'est Horowitz qui se dégage.
Pourquoi ?
Sans doute le plus poétique, plus de piano, plus d'instrument.
Que de la musique, plus de démonstration, que de l'expression artistique pure.
Le plus grand!!!!
I am in tears hearing him play so heavenly
and intens beautiful. Never heard shubert like this. Wish I had seen Horowitz live! Love his playing!
😅❤❤❤❤❤😮さ😮😮😅😂🎉
What's crazy is that the people who have seen him live say the recordings, beautiful as they are, don't give him justice at all
Волшебное pianissimo...Как уход в другую реальность...Столько оказывается в ней света...покоя...тишины для души...😊
Came from TwoSet's video. What a masterpiece. The melody is like an endless river, full of emotion.
That B-Flat tho...
Haha! Same! I had been listening to Khatia Buniatshvili's recording before. I'm amazed how different the sound quality of the pianos they play sound, let alone their interpretation. I found the piano Khatia played is much more mellow and warm. Both of the recordings become extremely more interesting if you compare the two. : )
ruclips.net/video/LUp2u9wI1fY/видео.html
#4 also good too
There is no one better than “The Old Horowitz” . He might not have the perfect technique anymore, but surely had the best interpretation
me too, and yes it is
I personally love how curious Horowitz looks while playing the piano. He observes and seems pleased with the delicate sound that is produced when his finger touches a note. It is so precise and so intentionally on every note and every pause. No one plays the piano like Horowitz. An icon of classical music.
He is playing, but he is also listening.
@@ZalexMusicI see him as also watching. It's as if the notes are his children, and he's looking out for each one.😊
Hallo,
I agree with you!
So Beautiful Horowitz is really the Master.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
경건한마음으로 삶을되돌아보게하네요
워낙좋아하는곡이기도하지만
연로한 호로비츠가 연주하는걸보며
나도모르게 많은눈물을흘렸습니다
종소리마저 성스럽습니다.
Somewhere, Schubert is smiling.
Certainly, this is personal story of live.
more than we will ever know
:')
So relax!
I love your comment indeed.
It’s like he and the piano are reminiscing of times long past. He merely rests his hands on an old friend and they talk, like a final farewell. Peaceful, beautiful.
Beautifully said.
Wonderful comment.
What a beautiful and moving comment! I thank you for having made it....
Your simple and beautiful comment makes one enjoy the performance even more. Thank you!
That's a beautiful description, thank you. I watch this so often and it never fails to thrill. I am in awe.
if you just look at his fingers picking at the keyboard, you can see how gently, with feeling, he elicits sounds from the piano in all possible shades... loud, powerful, gentle, quiet, and you can also feel the extraordinary emotional cooperation of his soul, fingers, piano. ...
Cannot put into words. Utterly beautiful.
One of the most beautiful pieces of Schubert which brings me to tears sometimes. A feeling of total surrender, deep peace and no movement, everything is forgiven, you may be exactly who you are, and where you are. A total release of all need to struggle on the level of the soul.
Well said
Very beautifully said!
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I love your interpretation
I love how he appears to be doing almost nothing, like a bank manager behind a desk checking an application for a mortgage. And yet the sounds coming out of the piano are utterly astonishing.
Great comment
He played beautifully without adding the theatrics some pianists use today.
😂❤
It's just perfect.
I am sorry to hear that u own a debt.
85歳の演奏。シューベルトの本質
を表出するには、これほどまでに時間が必要だと、
感慨深い。
Three people I have met, whom I will never forget: Vladimir Horowitz after a concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, c. mid 70's. I forgot the other two.
wait what... "three people I have met, whom I will never forget" and then "I forgot the other two" lol
Reminds me of Victor Borge - " two things I can never remember............three things."
You a lucky one.
@@matthewchansavage3699 get a brain
Matthew Chansavage the point is that the other two aren’t worth remembering compared to Horowitz
Oh, God, what a soulful performance of Schubert, as if music is born from nothingness and
takes possession of the soul, filling it with bright joy and the dream of bliss.
Perfectly worded
Elena, that is the most beautiful definition of music I've ever heard, although I would substitute God for nothingness
This is a performance that always gives me chills. There are no words for this feeling. Thank you, maestro.
この演奏で私はいつも胸がいっぱいになる どんな言葉よりも私の心を揺さぶり慰めてくれる
ホロヴィッツとピアノに深く感謝します
The best interpretation I have ever heard. The way Horowitz goes from pp to ppp in the second bar maintaining that b flat. Kills me every time! Master musician. True romantic!
If this recording isn’t played at my funeral I’m not going
😂😂😂😂
I prefer to have MY performance of this music played at my funeral. My beloved have nothing to do with Horowitz.
Good choice, i go with John Cage‘s ‚In a landscape‘
I’m totally stealing this comment and using it. Hilarious.
@@sarahturner5065 Por fin alguien que lo entiende🤭😂
I am in tears thinking of poor Schubert putting his heart and soul into this music, knowing well his life was nearing the end because of disease. It's much like listening "Im Abendrot" sung by Hans Hotter. All lives have their own end in different ways.
天国的な曲 😿
芸術は人の心の最も奥深い所にまで届く光。
"Art is a light that reaches the deepest parts of people's hearts." That holds good for me.
It's Robert Schumann's word.
thank you :)
Undoubtedly the most beautiful interpretation of this piece I’ve ever heard.
To me this is the best interpretation of this piece. Much slower but with perfect sound control.
I think Alfred Brendel does it best tbh
Absolutely!!!!
I agree; everyone these days think that speed is a artistic virtue -it is not! A magnificent performance -from one of the 20th century's greatest pianists.
Such a generous, gracious tempo. Heartbreaking....
My goodness, he barely moves his hands...
魂の声を、そのまま鍵盤に映しとったような音の数々。どんなに時代が変わろうとも、人の心を動かす稀代の名演奏だと思う。
Schubert will smile from heaven
This heavenly performance is timeless and one of the most emotional moments on you tube. Horowitz was the master and truly as they call “The last Romantic
brings me back to when my grandfather used to play this in his study. Brings up such powerful emotions.
Brings ME back to my Dad who played this piece beautifully. He was a great admirer of Mr. Horowitz.
sublime interprétation de M. Horowitz qui nous transporte dans un si bel univers musical -merci beaucoup ❣
This piece means a lot to me
Can't stop weeping tears every time hearing it and thinking about how short Schubert's life is :"(
How true and deeply moving!
Me to
Sorry
Its me too
Un immense merci à Schubert comme à Horowitz de nous faire entendre une musique si magnifiquement douce et raffinée! Notre monde en a tellement besoin...
닥피라 개새끼야
Vous avez raison! Tout à fait! C’ est une musique magnifiquement douce et raffinée! Comme Schubert , lui-même !
C'est vre
Horowitz avait une technique et une puissance d'emotion rarissimes.gendre de toscanini il a aborde l'ensemble du repertoire avec bonheur .artiste rare!
A.Pinori
Oui. un grand besoin en effet.
I love this man so much. It's as if his spirit abandons his body to reside only in his fingertips, caressing the music.
I Imagine Schubert ringing the church bell to cherish this outstanding performance of this humble man ...
I was a member of the National Fraternity of Student Musicians as a child, and auditioned under the great Horowitz, (probably about age 8 or 9, (I don't remember the date without looking it up) but I was too young to understand what a great privilege it was until much later in my life. I still have the scorecard signed by him in my collection of various treasures. My parents took us to various concerts by the great performers of the time. Young, I'd often get a bit antsy but was rapt during the ballets! Later, as a young adult, I performed with orchestras both with the flute and guest artist on the piano.
Later I performed as a singer and entertainer in nightclubs playing the usual standards, which I learned by ear. Now, I'm back to enjoying these great famous classical numbers again.
Total control over the dynamics, phrasing, rubato, technique, pedaling, everything that makes great music. It's breathtaking!
Caocao8888 over the rainbow
Over the rainbow
I suggest you listen also to Frank Braley. You'll also find that same «Total control over the dynamics, phrasing, rubato, technique, pedaling, everything that makes great music.»
that technique is heart warming, it's like a arrow to the heart,
he still some hesitation in notes
Это исполнение -мудрость возроста ,без внешних проявлений эмоций,все в музыке.Мастер!
In my opinion, this is just the best interpretation of this masterpiece. I've seen them all, but Horowitz... I dunno if it's only the "sound" or the fact that he doesn't need to swing around to produce such an effect. I did try to listen to other interpretation eyes closed, but in reality this one for my tastes is just gold rain coming from heaven, and i cry every time I listen it. Rest in peace.
Credo che Horowitz sia stato uno dei più grandi pianisti mai esistiti, ineguagliabile, irraggiungibile, unico e raro, le sue interpretazioni a volte fuori spartito, intendo non accademico, sono essenziali per comprendere che la musica è sempre in evoluzione anche quella classica.......... ciò che egli ha espresso attraverso la sua visione, rimarrà per sempre.
From my perspective, this is the best rendition ever of this beautiful piece of music ... tender ... and heartfelt.
You must hear other renditions too. There are excellent performances of this music that may be different, but equally good.
@@Ernesto7608 All the other renditions I heard were more aggressive, as though the performers were trying to prove a point, rather than allowing the music itself to prove the point.
What I love about Horowitz is that he gently, charms music out of the piano as if it is Aladdins lamp, without contorting like a snake charmer or pulling faces like clown. He is concentrating on the music and is not trying to convince his audience, with weird mannerisms, of his genius.
I agree with you, but I feel the mannerisms are often not voulentary and performers such as Lang Lang should not be ridiculed because of their way of connectiong with music.
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What a fine comment - exactly !!!!!
He seems to wave his hands over the keys and conjure up beautiful sounds. Amazing artist.
Horowitz just understands this piece best. It has such a calm and sad melody, it sounds like a profound story someone tells.
exactly!
He had a most unique gift that nobody can come close
I thinks that you wrong is and but that you are is not good and were the soups are is a result of the Economist intelligence agency for international development of the fact of 2
I agree
nothing is sad in this melody
its a glory for a lot of, up to your imagination
The most amazing part of this recording are the bells that begin to play outside at 2:20. Simply sublime. They could not help but play with him. This is why Horowitz is the master. He inspires the music that is inside of everyone to come alive with his playing. Bravo, forever Maestro.
And I thought that was just me hearing them. Wonderful how things sometimes work in concerts.
Yes a beautiful accompaniment to his playing.
This is an amazing performance. I've listened to it 1000 times, it never ceases to amaze me!
❤I keep coming back to it. Utterly superb!
Раньше думал, что играть Шуберта должны такие же молодые, как и автор. Для трогательного романтического подхода. Горовиц же смог не только передать романтический настрой, но и показать ту мудрую глубину, которая заложена в произведениях юного гения! Спасибо!
This is my first, maybe also my last comment on youtube.
Normally I feel like comments dont make sense. However, I just wanna say: Life is beautiful.
Happiness is only real when shared. This old man knew that.
Thank You
I have never seen anyone play with such a powerful gentleness. It is as if his fingers and the keyboard are one. Just magnificent!❤
I only had the good fortune to hear Horowitz in concert twice. The first time was his last appearance in the Los Angeles area at the Hollywood Bowl before his first retirement. The second time was his first appearance in the Los Angeles area at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena after coming out of retirement about twenty years later. So I actually attended two of his concerts back to back, but twenty years apart. He was wonderful!
Larry Gott you are a very lucky man
you are so lucky..
Very lucky...
Thats amazing
Cool you are very lucky Shuberts musique can help body to be healty
There is a microscopic delay before the third beat of the second bar that wraps the performance firmly around my attention and doesn't let go until the piece is at an end. Beyond mastery!
YES! Exactly this! 👆🏼
Nach Jahren wieder zufällig drauf gestoßen. Mir kommen die Tränen 😢❤
この動画を作成してくださり、とてもありがとうございます。 何度も何度も聞いております。 感謝いたします。
This is absolutely ethereal.
Celestial.
This rendition of this beautiful Schubert impromptu is so full of emotion and so powerful and calm at the same time. I find it difficult to put into words. Simply the best recording of this piece I have ever heard. I absolutely love his tempo.
There is some magic that Horowitz has, where he is IN the moment, and one is pulled in continuously because there is nothing "abstracted" or rote-predictable in the unfolding of note and phrase. After decades and decades, I am usually still sitting on the edge of my seat for this fresh unfolding of the musical moment. There are a few, older European, I think, vinyl recordings where I do not sense this "in the moment quality." My first Horowitz album was Chopin Sonata in B flat minor, at age 12. Years later, after a tour in the Army, and living as a civilian in Germany for 3 years, I got to hear him in Dallas, Texas; I was finishing undergrad and Pre-Med. I had no idea what he would be playing that day, but my heart lept with the opening bars of that Sonata. It was utterly fresh!!! That lucidity and endless variety of tone rang and pulsated in the concert hall. Reading the Wikipedia article on Vladimir H. recently (I had not ever looked it up before), it cited his "direct emotional connection with his hearers." Limbic system and heart intelligence of the artist resonating and creating sympathetic resonance in the limbic systems and heart-minds of many hearers over place and time. A wonder, I ween.
I feel like without all the expressions and dramatic faces other pianists pull, this performance is showing us pure, raw emotion through a lifetime of dedication to music, no showbiz, no clown faces, just him and his piano making beautiful music together
Honesty and earnesty in this performance brings out the true beauty of the music - and it touches the deepest recesses of my soul...
if the looks influences you, than you are not listening properly
@@nikitaedell my point is that if this man stays completely still and produces music more beautiful than most other pianists who are very theatrical and dramatic with their movements, then there is no point in making all the excessive movements
@@Menarecuteaaa ok? they dont do the movements to Express more or looke more expressive its literally just natural
@@nikitaedell don't act dumb, you know what they talkin about
I Heard every version of this impromptu and this is my favorite at all!! No rush, calm and deep and meditational feeling! I’m sure schubert should be agree with me. All the interpreting over the world make of this piece a running champion of who is more fast but no! This is the right tempo for this impromptu! Noting more, nothing less! Thanks Horowitz 🙏 so deeper! So intense! What a beautiful soul!
Totally agree
Beautiful comment.
:Love the tempo. Love the emotion. Horowitz owns this piece.
When Horowitz plays, time, space and matter is inexistent and everything is neutralized by so much sincerity and simplicity. God bless his soul.
ホロビッツの音はなんて温かいんでしょう。
全てを包み込みます。
一音一音が独立してる、それでいてすばらしい調和。
Makes my spirit soar every time I hear the Maestro perform this divine Serenade!
Sincere thanks.
Again!
Superbe interprétation, musique inspirante douce et remplie d’une grande tendresse.
C’est un vrai baume pour mon âme, c’est la perfection totale
O, Боже, какое одухотворенное исполнение Шуберта, словно музыка рождается из небытия и
овладевает душой, наполняя ее светлой радостью и мечтой блаженства.
Правда! А всё таки вы напали на Укрину...
Божественно! Какой звук! Пиано просто волшебное!
Maestro Horowitz is my all-time favorite pianist
This song gives me comfort and solace ,and heals my tired mind and sorrow , and melts away my suffering and grief .
@oegaziz43 ありがとう❗お便り感謝しています‼️さようならです‼️
Thank-you very much to your reply .
Take care of yourself
Good luck ！
@oegaziz43 Thank-you very much to your reply . 🍎
True , so so true . It's pure solace .
And answer how it is possible to go on living.``?
« To love Schubert is to see the beauty hidden in the shades of everyday life and to understand the art of patience. »
Khatia Buniatishvili
Nick…. Your love of beautiful music is a wonderful gift to share with us idiots. It feels like he is weeping through his fingers. Thank you!!!!
❤️🥑❤️🥑❤️🥑❤️
I imagined I was watching from the audience as I listened to this and it brought tears to my eyes. Still crying now after it has finished, mourning the beauty that had passed.
Quel maître! Je suis toujours impressionné par le positionnement de ses mains et forcément la force développée par ses doigts pour obtenir un rendu aussi sublime.
Horowitz literally plays as if he were in love with the piano. Maybe he was, it is absolutely perfect. The new generation, like Anastasia Huppmann and Lang Lang, are brilliant. Their technique is astonishing. Yet, they still cannot best pianists like Rubinstein and Horowitz. Not yet. They are virtuoso players and a joy to listen to. Good, even brilliant as they are, they still have to learn the quiet reflection that so enriched the performances of the old masters.
I agree. I realy love those young artists they are just awsome. But Rubinstein, Horowitz and for me Michelangeli are still immortal.
@@danielmoser8814 Argerich commented that Horowitz is the the pianos greatest lover
@@labienus9968 The pianos were all in love with him. Just listen.
@@danielmoser8814 I don't understand your point? listen to Agerich's comment on the recent doct. on celebrating the Russia return-it's very touching, and if anybody knows what she's talking about, she would be the one
ruclips.net/video/tXPkSeY_zVg/видео.html
There is no such thing as one pianist "besting" another. This is not an athletic competition in one of the sports with hard data, like weight-lifting. This is music, and it is all subjective.
This is pure magic...brings tears every time I hear it...
The bells in the back makes this even better. There are very few performances like this in history. Bravo.
Это чудо.Такое проникновенное исполнение гениальной музыки.Вечная память Шуберту и Великому Пианисту.
Правда! А всё таки вы напали на Укрину...
@@gregciach1920 , правда и истина не всегда одно и тоже... примите это в расчет, когда начнете пороть очередную чушь. Лучше музыку слушайте.
@@larisatarabaeva5461 А пример, когда истина отличается от правды, привести можно, мадам?
@@markdenemark7298 - ;)
@@gregciach1920 напали нелюди, а не русский народ.
I like how he plays music. It's like the music is just playing out of the piano. I don't actually know how to put it, but he plays so smoothly. And the fact that he can play without much movement makes it even better because it's like we could only focus on the piece.
He asks the piano to sing for him, and it does. His fingers sculpt the piece like a potter with clay, gently molding and coaxing the melody to perfection. This might be a little out there but it's like he never plays a single note, only entire phrases. The notes meld into the background to let the phrase and emotion take center stage
Rafael Hoek Gay
Schubert is sublime in many pianists hands but here Horowitz is unique with his very own unsophistcated interpretative skill which nobody can criticise. The fingering, the beauty of sound in the most pianissimo parts sends a shiver down the spine, Rubinstein was my idol for years, but the more I hear Horowitz the less I listen to Rubinstein, I love both but..........
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professordodo1 That you say "unsophisticated" is interesting. I don't know the difference between pianists but this word suggests a rare quality that transcends technical skill, in any art. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Da Vinci
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I'm a non-musician person and don't have enough knowledge about it but I came here because I watched twosets' video and I don't understand why this struck me the most.. it sure is interesting how his hands are just resting on the keys cause some people I saw, express it through their faces, body, and their hands by moving but everything in this piece is so good and this makes me cry.. everything about it.. it touched every part of my soul.
You must then be wrong about being non-musical - you seem to understand the language of music...
Il miracolo della musica...
@@severinacappelletti8364 thank you for your comment. Yes, Vladimir Horowitz plays incredible beautifully - there is such tranquility.
@@ullakorpi-anttila88
Grazie Ulla per la tua gentile risposta. Io sono una nonna di 80 anni e scrivo da Brescia (Italia) e tu di che Paese sei? Scusa la curiosità ma io studio tedesco e spagnolo all'università della terza età però conosco anche il francese e l'inglese.
Un caro saluto e buona domenica 🙏💕🖐
Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I don't much understand your language. But as much: we both love this music - Vladimir Horowitz is, in my opinion, one of the greatest pianists, and he plays this music with such sensitivity and tranquility I'm 79 years, and I live in Finland, Turku city. My warmest regards to you!
Words fail me to express the beauty of this performance!!!!
Fabulous. Horowitz was the best, we miss him. Thank you.
You probably want to say ....... We miss it is'nt it ?! :-)
Es ist so, als könne es kaum eine andere Möglichkeit der Interpretation geben. Fantastisch.
Solemn and divine! I bow to his genius … I don’t think this can be played any better… my eyes are watery 🌹
You should bow to the GENIUS of SCHUBERT. Without him, Horowitz would be helpless.
I have never heard a piano sound so incredibly beautiful as this!