Horowitz plays Scriabin Prelude opus 16 no. 1

[leandrojauregui]

fckn awsome singing tone bitches!!

[DonFrankos]

what a wonderful piece. so many different colours, such amazing dynamics. it sounds like a dream, the piece really takes you away. the high notes are so fragile, the piece really lives, breathes and moves, I think it is amazingly well composed.

[thaliodrin]

@starwalker6798, two things to point out. Scriabin did hear Horowitz in his lifetime - Horowitz was interviewed on the subject; also check the Faubion Bowers bio of Scriabin.

Regarding Rach 3 - have to contest that. HOROWITZ said that Rach said that Horowitz played it better. No one else can substantiate it....

[nomukodonosor]

its slow - as its supposed be played. horowitz truly understands this piece we can tell.

[aardvaark069]

Interesting to note that when they were in Russia it was Scriabin who was known as the pianist, not Rachmaninov. Then Scriabin injured his hand practising the etude(prelude?) in ninths and so Rachmninov inherited the mantle.

[meredith21846]

This is simply magical. Horowitz completely identified with the complex and elusive sound world of Scriabin.

[cattleman6420012000]

This is exquisite playing. Wonderful interpretation.

[wmofeez]

he sure does ..

[pmichaels59]

This is by far the best interpretation of this gem of a Prelude that I have ever heard. Horowitz really understood Scriabin.

[koukides666]

@pmichaels59 How do you know? For you to say that Horowitz understood Scriabin is you saying that you understand Scriabin perfectly, and therefore because you understand him that you grant the title of "understanding" upon Horowitz. You don't have that right, and because of this, we will never know if Horowitz really understood Scriabin or not. Yes, this is beautifully played, but who knows if Scriabin approves or not? Bitch.

[Starwalker6978]

What is wrong with claiming to understand Scriabin? This music cannot be interpreted better, only differently...

Rachmaninov said Horowitz played his 3rd. concerto better than himself. Horowitz was just 10 or 11 years old when Scriabin died... I guess Scriabin would have hailed Horowtiz' Scriabin if he had lived to listen! We know Scriabin really appreciated Feinberg's and Goldenweiser's interpretations.

AND PLEASE, NO FOUL LANGUAGE!

[IvanPro84]

@Starwalker6978 AFAIK Skrjabin DID listen Horowitz playing his music once, and declared himself delighted by his interpretation, he only remarked that Horowitz "needed more practice".

[buscadoradesuenos]

@koukides666 its such beautiful music...how can you be using such words as "bitch"? in the comments...

[refuseit]

@koukides666 u mad.

[IvanPro84]

@koukides666 on the grounds of your thinking we shouldn't even dare to play/criticize music composed by others than ourselves. music is there to be played, savoured, loved, hated, never ignored nor left unplayed.