"Nobody in the hall was prepared to weep that Sunday in Moscow - they did not know he was about to play Traumerei." Those 2 and a half minutes at the end of the video of him playing Schumann in 1986 - that piece, its importance to the Russian people, his playing, the effect it visibly had on that audience - explain his genius infinitely better than any words ever could. After all, we could say so much. You can talk about how this man was a giant of the piano, a musical phenomenon, a legend of the instrument, but no words will ever be enough to do his talent justice. He was, quite simply, Vladimir Horowitz.
Horowitz was actually born on October 1, 1903, making him 86 when he died! His father spread the falsehood that he was born in 1904, so that he could avoid military service and possibly risk damaging his hands
Horowitz was born in Kiev in Ukraine, but in Russia! So was Sviatoslav Richter, who was also born in Žitomir, near Odessa, Ukraine, aswell, which Putin is trying to capture by war!
Wonderful!!!! What a gem on TH-cam! After these years, we are listening to these interviews!
"Nobody in the hall was prepared to weep that Sunday in Moscow - they did not know he was about to play Traumerei."
Those 2 and a half minutes at the end of the video of him playing Schumann in 1986 - that piece, its importance to the Russian people, his playing, the effect it visibly had on that audience - explain his genius infinitely better than any words ever could. After all, we could say so much. You can talk about how this man was a giant of the piano, a musical phenomenon, a legend of the instrument, but no words will ever be enough to do his talent justice.
He was, quite simply, Vladimir Horowitz.
My absolutely favourite pianist. Pure magic
Dreaming. This made me weep..such beauty
Emotion is the key! Horowitz understood the true meaning of music.
At 8:46 the narrator confuses the pictures of Rachmaninov and Scriabin
Great editing job!
Thanks. Somehow I muddled through...
Horowitz was actually born on October 1, 1903, making him 86 when he died! His father spread the falsehood that he was born in 1904, so that he could avoid military service and possibly risk damaging his hands
So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘
News readers are much less poetic these days
Byron Janis em 14:00 parece o Joe Pesci
Horowitz was born in Kiev in Ukraine, but in Russia! So was Sviatoslav Richter, who was also born in Žitomir, near Odessa, Ukraine, aswell, which Putin is trying to capture by war!