Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin Scherzo #1, op.20

[darkkerrigan]

There are just absolutely no words for how amazing this is. By far THE best interpretation there is of this Scherzo! Horowitz will always be Horowitz...lol. He always brings amazing/unique things to the table. It's funny because when i was younger, I couldn't stand many of his interpretations, but he has been one of my favorite pianists for years now =)

[PrincessDesert]

@juiceforjoe I was obviously kidding abstractly...Einsteins

[bryanwalker65]

I really appreciate all the technical comments about this piece here. I really cannot comprehend how anyone could play something so complex (but beautiful)!

[Axotrotl]

MY FAVOURITE SCHERZO AND ONE OF FAVOURITE PIECES OF CHOPIN,the end reminds me of etude 25/11

[forgottenbooks]

I think this is the darkest of the four scherzi. The second seems impish more than dark, and the third angry. And of course, I think this is the best version there is. =]

[forgottenbooks]

When was this recorded? Is this from the 1980s video?

[wishingonthemoon1]

P.S. Not just for listening to. Let me tell you, it is 10 times better when you play it (which, thank God, I can {for the sake of all the walls I would have to punch, hahaha})

[PrincessDesert]

@wishingonthemoon1 Don't forget the 8:03, make sure you pound it like a killer, and then the rebound smash-pound half a second later where you basically break your fingers, and then repeat the notes through 8:04-06 with the fingers falling off. that's how Chopin did it, he got surgery every time he performed this song...it's what my teacher said = the only way to get the chromatic scale perfect at the end is basically without fingers

[bicolourwaif]

@PrincessDesert Umm, you don't break your fingers at that part, it's an easy part to play just keep your thumb on the e and f. Chopin himself did NOT have get surgery everytime he played that part. And the chromatic scale at the end is done like the fingering of any chromatic scale... 2131231312 RH and 313213131321 LH.

[wishingonthemoon1]

I don't care if it doesn't have words to relate to: Best.Angry.Song.EVER.

[bannanabagle]

horowitz could kick chuck norris's ass any day and you all know it.

[bannanabagle]

It's so disappointing that Hannah Montana gets millions of views but Horowitz gets only six-hundred thousand some views!

whats wrong with this planet?!

[41094100]

@bannanabagle

nell'800 sarebbe stato il contrario,ma adesso siamo nel 2000

[piaanist]

Pianoman602 not only Horowitz :) look on Garick Olsohnn :) he plays that octaves too.

[KadeshLeMort]

He was a student of Franz liszt?

[Axotrotl]

@KadeshLeMort hardly...nope!! liszt died 30 years ago before horowitz was born

[orlandoviolin]

at 0:51 it sounds like he modulates the rhythm into triplets....they are still straight 8th notes even though they are grouped in three (left hand and right hand each)...strange but it's Horowitz so I guess we don't question it.

[icywizard1]

Marvelous, as expected from Vladimir Horowitz, he lives up to his name.

[hellzor555]

@icywizard1 funny thing to say

[natia56]

he is amazing! I love him. he was genius. and chopin too :D

[Ray0X0]

Check this: EEgpG9eg6js , live recorded and superb ...

[Pianoman602]

I love this recording. Incredible how he plays the chromatic scale at the end in octaves. Only Horowitz!

[jvandle]

pure excellence