Horowitz plays Mozart piano concerto 23 1st movement

[tim6019]

Watching old dudes play the music of a child prodigy kinda makes me sad. Mozart wrote this when he was 20 and the beatles broke up when John was 30. still sounds great.

[chavianog24]

I love this piece. Mozart is a GENIUS!



[VictorMarquesVanni]

6:04

you're welcome

[VersatileTenor]

Now this is rarefied classical air!

[grazidaz]

beautiful

[titusbeertsen]

I love how when the piano enters the piece it completely follows the other instruments in a natural way. Some pianists like to announce themselve in a more egocentric way by changing the flow or dynamic to let everyone know they're here.

[MrLouie670]

BRAVO!!!!!!!

[JAL845]

Mozart, Horowitz and Giullni..My god ! Unforgetable ! A pure talent ! As was said downhere, EPIC - JAL, from Brazil

[IBRAHIMpianist]

Perfect!



[gkollias14]

He likes talking to the page turner. In the whole video that is about 1 hour long you will hear him saying was this good.

[Ferenz111]

his power comes from Kindness...

[musicguy904]

he did the Busoni cadenza! phenomenal!

[dinamoabc]

Just perfect.

[rodovre]

A question to specialists out there: How can Horowitz play with finger 5 on right hand so much curled up all the time? It is amazing to look at and completely contrary to what pianists are taught to do. I tried it on the piano and it is very painful to play that way. Anybody knows the story about this with Horowitz?

[712Stephen]

@rodovre Not sure if I could be called a specialist, but I am classically trained on the piano. Hand position is, of course, very important in any style of playing, as it plays a huge role in the tone produced from the instrument.. Jazz players often play flat-fingered (actually, Horowitz himself does occasionally, too), but classical musicians are taught to play with curved fingers. It's very hard to get the pinky to work like that, but it's very possible with some practice.

[UrOnThe48]

if there was a limit to how good you could get at the piano then Horowitz would be that limit

[1rojones]

it wasn't a Mozart's finish though

[1rojones]

the cadenza is unbelievable 

[davesax200]

"lends the music more immediacy"?? Because you can't hear it quickly if you're elsewhere?

"had me crying with its swaggering"?? I think it's time to pull out the dictionary. You're using real words, just not managing any meaning.

[viktorhzgz]

es increible como en el minuto 9 toca con la mano derecha una melodia y con la mano izquierda otra. de verdad que no se como un humano puede hacer eso.

[miker2001]

Classic Horowitz; the clowning, gesturing to his wife, the curled pinky, and the sublime understanding of each piece of music. Understated elegance every time!!!

[guineverer]

his hands! <3

[rhetoricalwishh]

even the conducting is beautiful

[rhetoricalwishh]

this is so beautiful

[boardking123]

were they both accompanists in the beginning, or was Vladimir just going along with the music?

[UrOnThe48]

4:59 to 5:19 is EPIC

[Hashyno]

@UrOnThe48 It's definitely the best part! =D

[zzzide]

@UrOnThe48

Pure truth my friend. That passage is pure perfection.

[UrOnThe48]

@zzzide Yep, I also like 7:59 to 8:19 but of course the whole thing is awesome

[thedirtymeatball]

@UrOnThe48

for sure. and no one plays that like horowitz. ive searched far and wide for someone else who brings the trill out like that.. cant find one person. and its interesting cause his trill is slowed down off the tempo just a little, on purpose. it adds such a new dynamic to the trill. this video is great

[giuseppe35789]

sublime

[arp03e]

Why the hell are there any dislikes? Some people are seriously dumb

[SunkuSai]

@arp03e And you are dumber cos you can't respect other people's opinions :/

[tanadihensen73]

Sir, you are really a blast, play the tunes with the extreme fluid very easily !

[unexpecteed]

MAGNIFIQUE

UN GENIE

[1980NewWave]

wonderful, but a bit fast, no?

[thesupermagoo]

et qui a-t-il de mieux que kochel comme catalogue musicale

[thesupermagoo]

c'est le meilleur kochel après K525 rondo selon moi

[wayneharrel]

insanely awesome

[Funsho97]

Mr Horowitz was 86 years old when he played this, a truly remarkable talent! I never grow tired of listening to this beautifully played music. I have the tape, yes I said tape, cassette digital tape and I absolutely LOVE it!!!

[paulostroff99]

Lovely playing. TY m for posting.

[wrgpiano]

Thanks so much for posting this. I'm a huge Mozart fan and a huge Horowitz fan!

[ansonyeung825]

this is gorgeous! full of emotion, good fluenty ...... anything is fantastic

[a12196935]

霍洛維茲  COOL

[metstudioversions]

such grace ^^

[kisfaszzongorita]

who is the conductor?



[VSPBach]

The conductor is Carlo Maria Giulini.

[brianbela]

Great dynamics---And I love that he added some fuller chords in the lower register. That was a nice touch. Horowitz did this well.

[oitotheworld23]

that pppp at 3:43... breathtaking

[otsirk17]

Oh how heavenly ! Maria plays the same piece, and that too is beautiful The quality of the recording is so superior here because of the use of sophisticated recording equipment. Somehow Yudina's play makes you nostalgic and emotional. Maybe because of the 78 RPM recording ( that makes it sound a bit rushed) and because it is old. Thanks

[uwsmusician]

Vladimir Horowitz was probably, in my opinion, perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. If you listen to his performances pre 1953, the first retirement, you hear almost inhuman technique coupled with imaginative musicality. This performance reveals Horowitz's real passion: concern with color and voicing. Horowitz is never boring and always deeply memorable......

[lilitmelkumyan]

i am going to play this with my teacher

[05candyman]

wolfgangus most beat name ever next duke nukem and kratos of course

[nassosmichas]

@doomless198 A Steinway grand starts from ~$50K and can go way above $100K for limited editions... So, it depends on the car you drive :)

[bayreuth79]

Wonderful technique though Horowitz clearly possessed, I'm not sure his interpretation of this Mozart concerto is quite correct.

[brianbela]

@bayreuth79 If the typical emasculated performance of Mozarts music is what you consider to be "Correct",yes,this is not correct.But believe me,Mozart loved drama and dynamics,and I think he would've loved Horowitzs rendition of this concerto.

[bayreuth79]

@brianbela I'm not sure Mozart would like to hear his music played with Late Romantic-style rubato. 

[brianbela]

@bayreuth79 I didnt hear any "Late Romantic style rubato" in Horowitzs performance here! I did hear some very expressive playing and some amazing fortes and pianissimos tho.

[craprey]

Probably one of the bests cadences ever...

[freakintom]

I find it interesting that Horowitz will frequently look at and silently interact with his page-turner. They just glance at each other and smile, it's like they're communicating telepathically...

[batain]

I want my boy friend to learn this and play it for me.

[afertyus1000]

@batain what the one with two fingers?

[KaluzaKlein74]

wonderful



[doomless198]

i bet that piano costs more than my car

[refuseit]

@doomless198 Probably 5 to 10 times more, actually.

[ludoninni]

@doomless198 probably also more than your house :)

[MucusFelidae]

@gordrix1: "It had me crying with its swaggering"....

Oh shut up.

[GingerCockBeard]

too quick

[polymath7]

I must have watched this forty times over the course of four months. Quite incomparably the best performance of this piece I've ever heard.

I hope my own talents talents will remain as undimmed at eighty-three.

[faraz1729]

@polymath7

Pray tell, good sir, which talents might those be?

(I'm taking the mick, of course)

I agree. Horowitz maintained quite an amazing level of vivacity.

[ZooYorkMs]

I wish I had access to learning this

[Liptonater]

this is his own cadenza? horowitzes i mean?

[SansPeur90]

@Liptonater No, its the original from the concerto. 

[warpod3388]

@SansPeur90 It's actually Busoni's

[GingerCockBeard]

@SansPeur90 Origiinal? wtf does that mean? It is a cadenza from the concerto! Generally the soloist performs their own. This one is not one of Mozart's. There is one documented Mozart cadenza I know of and this better fits this piece. But then again he was a Genius so no suprise there

[TheJyhk]

This is the highest pianist Horowitz and mozart piano cencerto 23

nobody can copy of him.

[MrTirtakeren]

i love Horiwitz :)

[batain]

Pianist ruined it. Orchestra was good.

[polymath7]

@batain Waaaa?

[egyptiancornilla]

@batain i think i didnt read that well,did i?

[Shanelololol]

@batain watch your mouth

[LFZ15]

@batain lolz.

[ytschlittk]

@batain wow....  you couldn't possibly have made yourself look any more ignorant than you just did

[giuseppe35789]

8 are killed

[russellkua]

The player and his instrument, purity and beauty.

[felipe1231984]

this is the best pianist ever!!!

[rwethryet]

Is it just me or is this a bit too fast?

[mmmmmBBQ]

@rwethryet perhaps slightly

[afertyus1000]

@mmmmmBBQ yes slightly, conductors error

[devilxhlywood]

piano concerto! god i enjoy these so much more than a long solo piano piece.

[intelectus1]

bellisimo....

[ShamrocksGetYouHigh]

this my fave mozart piece i love it

[gordrix1]

This is electric - truly beautiful. The studio setting lends the music more immeadiacy and Mozarts highly melodic music is elegant, immaculate. It had me crying with its swaggering, clean lustre within five minutes. How can someone make something so incredibly hard look like a walk in the park? The hand coordination alone is staggering. Lovely, lovely music...

[rumpranger65]

@gordrix1 Not to mention that Horowitz was older than dirt when he did this...unbelievable.

[janicezany]

@gordrix1 said: "How can someone make something so incredibly hard look like a walk in the park? The hand coordination alone is staggering."

Where is it "incredibly hard?" And this refers not only to *notes* but also to expression, interpretation. You must not be a pianist because "hand coordination" is Basic 1 in playing the instrument and most kids achieve this easily by the 2nd. book of Jane Bastien (modern equivalent of "Teaching Little Fingers to Play").

[jezmuff]

@janicezany The whole point with Mozart is that it needs to sound effortless. It's not so much that Mozart wrote difficult music, but that making the music sound simple and impulsive is itself very difficult.

[lauril1aprile]

un genio, incomparabile...

lauril1aprile

[reonat]

I love how Horowtz always keeps his pinky curled up and unrolls it when absolutely necessary. He could probably play anything with just 4 fingers on each hand.

[Dodo251]

@reonat Surely not octaves.

[JohnnyStricklett]

Of course, Horowitz gave much more in the actual concert.

[iguarni]

A legendary pianist!

[MisteriosaVampiria]

HAPPY 255 YEARS WOLFGANG!THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sashomei]

what a genius touching of the keys

what a playing the piano...

what a phenomenal

[FISTRIG]

NOT BAD FOR A MAN OF 82 OR 83 YEARS OF AGE !

[Shanelololol]

@FISTRIG not bad for a man of any age

[FISTRIG]

if i am correct, this is the film of making the recording and horowitz had refused to rehearse with the orchestra. he came in, sat down, and played. am i right >?

[intervalkid]

@FISTRIG

Looks like he's sight reading. Unbelievable!

[John19182004]

This was actually 1987.

[thebalkanprince]

Is this not the Concero for Piano AND ORCHESTRA #23?

[ActMax]

A little fast IMO, but flawless otherwise.

[rtomas19]

Is that Essa Pekka Salonen turning pages..?

[Shanelololol]

@rtomas19 it looks like him, but I don't think he wears glasses

[psalmtone2010]

Horowitz and Giulini are two of my favorites...and this is testimony to one of the finest pianists (on one of the finest Steinways for that matter)

[bergamoebasta]

lo trovo incantevole.

[comiendolimon99]

who is the cadenza´s composer?

[lsbrother]

@comiendolimon99

according to Dubal; 'Evenings with H', H was not happy with Mozart's cadenza - he thought it weak - so Dubal suggested Busoni's and H was very pleased with the idea and asked Dubal to get it for him. Whether this is it or not I couldn't say.

[John19182004]

@comiendolimon99 Busoni

[wildog123]

old man's off the chain..

[TJFNYC212]

When I hear Horowitz playing Mozart in his later years, I recall a statement made by Artur Rubinstein that went something like this: "After years of playing the romantics warhorses, one comes back to Mozart on their knees."

[lsbrother]

@TJFNYC212  "one comes back to Mozart on their knees."

I think perhaps you meant; "on one's knees" - coming back on the knees of the old warhorses doesn't make much sense!

[BerzurcusCircus]

I wish Horowitz would have taught me piano lessons.

I hope I could have resisted sticking something up his nostrils though.

[ajosbill]

the conductor is Carlo Maria Giulini (R.I.P) and yes you can tell that they shared the same passion for Mozart. One of the greatest interpretation of this masterpiece.

[Nimenicamine01]

puzzy

[debrucey]

Is the cadenza his own?

[pianodan10]

@debrucey  I believe it's Busoni's.

[nmbanana]

that page turner is one lucky bastard i will say

[sunaghe]

"will see what i can do" he said .. i cant imagine what he do if wanted :P ... sry about my awful english >.<

[thequantumcollapse]

This might sound silly but I'd be perfectly happy if this were a soundless recording - something about the way Horowitz moves his fingers when he plays, it's like they are weightless. So mesmerising to watch. Simply beautiful.

[ga199337]

Legend of legend !!!

[cardinaldark]

Pure Bliss

Beautiful music written by an absolute genius, played by a true master :)

[ptm5150]

This is the most energetic version I have ever heard, I just can't believe looking at the orchestra! This is so awesome! Yay!

[OverFjell]

Was Horowitz backseat conducting?

[XorkideX]

Fantastic! His fingers just glides over the tangents. Truly wonderful.

[haingo36]

Awwww, this concerto makes me remember my great time when I was in my school orchestra, but we play much faster. No kidding, especially 3rd movement

[aramian21]

viva Beethoven...oops... I mean Mozart!

[IsaacH1273]

anyone notice how horowitz never seems to play any notes with his right pinky? it's always tucked in nice and safe. yet he spins off the most beautiful, flawless mozart with 3-4 fingers, seemingly with zero effort at all. i'm sure by this point in his life he must be such a master of the piano, that he himself is the music. music is second nature to his very being, requiring no effort or concentration at all to produce it on the piano.

[almaster0]

@IsaacH1273 nope. watch more carfully. he brings it out whenever its needed

[afertyus1000]

@IsaacH1273 yes i noticed i can't do it without tension!! he had truly indepenent fingers

[mrjkdeyoung]

@afertyus1000 Practice Practice Practice.

[afertyus1000]

@mrjkdeyoung ha yes i have as they say practice makes perfect but it's not true perfect practice makes perfect,but personally i believe the physiology of the hand helps combined with the brain waves and natural talent is a big factor along with age started and teaching methods

[mrjkdeyoung]

@afertyus1000 I agree. I was just being cliche. lol

[afertyus1000]

@mrjkdeyoung ok lol

[PaulThePuppetier]

4:42 to 5:37

I can't even breath through this part

[PaulThePuppetier]

I am in love with Mozart

[octavine]

it's the OLDEST Orchestra in town (read: Orchestra with the OLDEST Musicians)!

[luisgallegos58]

whos cadenza is this?

[Powerslider]

Damn i love Horowitz and Mozart but this performance is too fast for me :( Its not i cant follow the notes but it sounds rushed to me...

[FreddysHamster]

The first time he smiles is after the page turner forgets to turn, then Horowitz squeezes his leg and probably says "wake up son" :-) TOP GUY!!

[dneprcad]

Senior citizen class!  Are you kidding? Horowitz, no matter what age, was and will be considered the greatest pianist of the 20th century.

[Chaney547]

Oh mozart :( i wished you lived longer

[violetavalery]

¨There are 3 types of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists and bad pianists.¨ Vladimir Horowitz.

[seektheforce]

@violetavalery when/where did he say that?

[bsd300d]

@violetavalery I dunno, Mozart and beethoven were German, straight, and kicked ass. 

[belialah]

@bsd300d they both were greath....mozart was not german...

[Shanelololol]

@belialah close, he was austrian, but thats basically the same as german.

[belialah]

@Shanelololol oh ok ok i see. Thanks.

[Arnadath]

Unbelievable, 6 bieber fans or "I like" key mmissers

[intermender]

Instead of having a page turner, why not just have a couple of kindles scrolling the music (one is a backup if one crashes lol).

[Sakkura1]

@intermender Kindles in 1986? Better go find 1.21 gigawatts for you DeLorean.

[mivalguriashi]

MOZART!!! HOROWITZ!!! 

[krystosdobs]

why is the view count on this a fraction of what that twerp justin beiber gets??

[ayehoto]

@krystosdobs unfortunately because the rest of the world would rather hear shit music =/

[heyfootballhead]

@krystosdobs because people are deaf. and blind, and thick.

[daredevillboy1982]

what an awesome concerto. a little issue with the tempo at 3:11 but still Horowitz is a legend..

[ragbass38]

@daredevillboy1982

3:11 is just about how great Mr. Horowitz was! He slowered down the tempo before this moment, sayed something interesting to us, and than continued with tempo. Beautiful playing with time !

[egyptiancornilla]

what a man i feel that the piano is water in his hands!!! he really feels what he plays!!!!!

[auroraaborealisss]

Why do the comments insulting modern music always getting the highest ratings? I know it's bad most of the time, and I don't listen to any. But still, it's pretty mean to generalize.

[logodaedally]

@auroraaborealisss It's because modern music isn't really artistic - the people just like to make money off it. It's not really a piece of art - immediate impression, and that's it.

[auroraaborealisss]

@logodaedally

I don't think you have any right to judge what "art" is. And what do you mean by "immediate impression"? It's not like listening to this piece will forever change who you are either. And in response to the part about money: How do you know they're only trying to make money off it? Composers make money by.....composing. Singers make money of.....singing. Hmm. I see a similarity. How do you know that they're only trying to make money?

[thesir27]

@auroraaborealisss i have much more of a problem with modern "classical" music (atonal stuff), i consider that to be way shittier than modern pop music.

[TrabalRipoll]

Unbelievable!!!

[MrCombat1965]

My favorite piece of music. It's always pleasant, whether I'm in a good mood or not.

[fishfrashfish]

good good good good!!!!

[SpiritismTalks]

Unbelievable. Simply beautiful!