Close - this polka is based on a tune from an operetta by Franz Behr that was a particular favorite of R's father, Wassily Rachmaninoff (hence the W.R.). Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote this piece as a gift to his father in 1911. Horowitz, as he usually did in repertoire like this, makes a few changes to the original.
I just cannot believe that Horowitz played for Hoover's White House in 1931, again to Carter's and yet again for Regan, what a long industrious career and a man with vast reserves of energy always coming back from hiatus renewed and refreshed with a whole new setlist to amaze an ever changing audiance
Don't like the way he brings out the inner voices in the Schumann...it's as if he can't resist the urge to show off even in technially easy pieces.The Rachmaninov is a transcription which explains the lack of opus no.
Saw Trump & wife in the front row of Andrea Bocelli's concert in Central Park. He had an opera tenor singing in the WH on one occasion. So yes, I can totally see it, but the WOKE entertainment industry threatened the livelihood of artists who would dare perform for Trump, including Bocelli at Trump's inauguration.
That incredible sound that Horowitz gets out of the piano!!!..... No one else comes even close!
spot on!
Only this genius of the piano could produce these typres of emotions and colours!
Джимми Картер с неподдельным восторгом слушает великого Горовица.Какая техника и темперамент под 80!
Horiwitz has won 36 Grammy Awards. The GOAT.
Close - this polka is based on a tune from an operetta by Franz Behr that was a particular favorite of R's father, Wassily Rachmaninoff (hence the W.R.). Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote this piece as a gift to his father in 1911. Horowitz, as he usually did in repertoire like this, makes a few changes to the original.
Чудесное исполнение замечательной музыки!
Просто дух захватывает!
Raymonds - The Complete Man
Traumerei is doable, even for a shtty bad pianist like me. The killers are Polonaise Heroique & those numerous little notes of Liebestraume .
I think easy pieces are the most difficult to play, knowing you must do more music on them. And music itself is far more complex than technique
I just cannot believe that Horowitz played for Hoover's White House in 1931, again to Carter's and yet again for Regan, what a long industrious career and a man with vast reserves of energy always coming back from hiatus renewed and refreshed with a whole new setlist to amaze an ever changing audiance
Wow, the Rachmaninoff piece looks extremely difficult to play ....
yes! and look at the sheet... it's far from easy
Rach IS difficult !!
@TheMikester307 No really no sorry... :p
I love this :)
No other pianist has played for three presidents at the White house.
Don't like the way he brings out the inner voices in the Schumann...it's as if he can't resist the urge to show off even in technially easy pieces.The Rachmaninov is a transcription which explains the lack of opus no.
technically
The Polka, I think, was a transcription by Horowitz of a piece Rachmanninoff used to play that HIS father wrote!
Can you see Trump hosting a party like this ?
steve w - Yes, definitely, if you could fine another Horowitz.
The same as with Obama: no.
@Michael Zhu
Obama was into Hollywood & Rock artists. He praised & lauded Led Zeppelin like gods.
Saw Trump & wife in the front row of Andrea Bocelli's concert in Central Park. He had an opera tenor singing in the WH on one occasion. So yes, I can totally see it, but the WOKE entertainment industry threatened the livelihood of artists who would dare perform for Trump, including Bocelli at Trump's inauguration.
Absolutely.