Vladimir Sofronitsky plays Schumann - Arabesque, op.18

[themindandmusic]

And to think, his inspired live recordings of the Symphonic Etudes, the Fantasie, and the Carnaval were all created at this legendary recital!

[vliet281]

Beste Vladimir Sofronsitsky,

Je speelt dit stuk mooi rubato en zeer eigenzinnig in je eigen tempi mooi breed en tevens lyrisch en bescheiden. Het is een parel voor mijn verwende oren. Kortom een prachtige eigenzinnige vertolking van Schumann Arabesque , op 18 en je krijgt een zeer warme groet van de sybarit schilder landloper Robert van Vliet uit Hillegom

[pensaable]

Listen to Artur Rubinstein's interpretation - sublime also in tempo

[pensaable]

Listen Artur Rubinstein and you hear this piece in the correct tempo

[AndrewFinch1]

Schumann should have named this piece "Flame and FIre of God."

[injamaven]

I've been looking for this piece for years. It's so tender. But play it slower, please.

[chenjingzhu]

why is this song so fast??? why can't it be more gentle and slower floating? I consider it to be like a little stream not the kind rushing to the ocean. so why?

[truecrypt]

@chenjingzhu

The answer to your question can be either very short or lifetime long.

I hope you'll choose the later...

[skryabyn]

@truecrypt

Very probing answer.

[pianist626262]

@truecrypt hahaha that is a wonderful answer:)))) Sofronitsky is always wonderful...mystik magic ...

[warandcheese]

@chenjingzhu so why? maybe because he is not chenjingzhu???

[CarnassialtheHun]

His music is so wonderful I always think about. I wish I could play it on piano!

[CarnassialtheHun]

Its so wonderful. I wish could play it on piano!

[zmey2k]

seems to me it is little bit fast then it has to be

[anitasseo]

Schumann me gusta, pero me pone triste.

[jmckelv]

quando sento la sua voce mi elevo al cielo!!!è una artista bravissima!!!

la dedico al mio dolce amore.

[sugarve]

fantastico, superiore alla versione di Horowitz!

[punkpoetry]

E, per di piu, alla versione di Gilels! semplicemente insuperabile

[ilovescarlatti]

Schumann... a genius!!! i love him!!!!!!!!!!!

[gerryrains]

Gorgeous!!