HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL 5-Schumann Arabeske Op.18

[MrPaevo]

Brings out the melancholy aspect quite well...

[cctunes1]

I saw him play this at Carnegie in 1978. I was sitting in a box seat, and I swear the sound was coming from the ceiling. I was blessed to hear him live in 1968 in Chicago in and 1978 in NYC. I've never heard anything like Vlad.

[KanMaria]

Someone hacked God's Ipod :') Lovely performance !!!

[SHICOFF1]

That Piano looks like it needs a passport to go anywhere! Wonderful Horowitz! RIP

[Jamie7466]

His hands are beautiful.....

[Qurum10]

It's like a meditation

[maternalheart66]

There's something about Schumann's writing that has such a comforting, warm feel. I think it's something no other composer has been able to replicate, and Mr. Horowitz brings it out perfectly here.

[sukkot54]

@maternalheart66 that's exactly how i feel about Herr Schumann, so glad to hear someone else agrees. Barenboim's Kinderszenen is a great great recording of that music which delights endlessly.

[jibeiyao]

incredible touching...

[TheBrewchief]

Man, how does anybody memorize anything so complex? Incredible.

[Robotman42]

@TheBrewchief lot of stuff harder to memorize than this ;)

[susake10amstril]

playing for my school examinations

[stale4190]

You can connvert this to an mp3 at audiogetnow..com

[543693The]

Aérien ....

[gerardbedecarter]

What an amazing tonal palette!

[richclayderman]

didn't look away the whole video...never happened before...

[Billybob5497]

That was astounding.

[satyu131089]

maestro vladimir, you never cease to amaze!! these days it has become like "i like the video because horowitz plays it..." he makes any piece look awesome...

well i, in no way undermine schumann's talent, if i do, i just show musical ignorance...

[uhartchristian]

what a chance to have this video recording specially for all those who did not have the opportunity to hear Horowitz live in his best form like here.

[LedZeppelin005]

beautiful!

[richclayderman]

why is the piano brand only "Steinway" and not Steinway and sons?

[Billybob5497]

@richclayderman I think the "Steinway" is there instead of "Steinway and Sons" because maybe then, the person with the last name Steinway was alive. And the "and Sons" was added probably because the original Steinway person died and the piano making business was handed to his sons or the next generation.

[John19182004]

@richclayderman he hadn't had children yet ;)

[cem1891]

@richclayderman vintage steiny probably. fall board logos have been known to update/evolve with the brand. just look at some of the old baldwins vs modern (before china) i think the oldies had an 'old english' type font/script vs the newer. probably the same here. not sure if in this case if this was a german or american steiny but it probably doesn't matter much

[bonnmystic]

@cem1891 This was Horowitz's Steinwy from his apartment.

[muslit]

From 5:59 to the end is some of the most sublime piano playing I've ever heard.

[yiyiku]

@muslit

yes - it is the most sublime piano music ever written...

[yiyiku]

the tempo is just right. voicing in the minor sections are fantastic. also like his bass line in the main sections (end of the C major part). transitions into the different sections are most convincing. love this interpretation!

[Annyschko1]

Горовиц гениальный пианист!

[rodolforagionieri]

Poesia pura

[dalecampbl5]

there's the MAN!

[shela2]

Unique indeed for his warmth and rich tone and close contact with the keys ,His deep involvement with the music and charm still inspire!........

[cattleman6420012000]

So beautifully and sensitively played. Horowitz was so incredibly unique.

[domeOo]

ajmee, divno je ovo :)

[davidgee100]

This level of performance gives great honor to the concert hall and to the profession in general.

[stlivermore]

I thank God every day for Robert Schumann, and then I come across this interpretation of his Arabeske.  God is certainly good to music lovers.

[mtrniwashi06]

His stunning performance takes my breath away. Just amazing.

[josycal]

I very much like this piece, that is why I am playing it.

[tvedi23]

woah im the 6666th view o_o haha

[mjecpa]

¡Qué impresionante! La mejor versión que he oído de esta grandísima pieza...

[demosj]

5:59, in only a couple of notes, shows his utter mastery of the piano.

[maddorox]

agreed :) you heart just stops once his fingers hit the keys and you just know that the touch required for the sound produced by those few notes takes many many years of practice

[TreblRebl]

perfection is such an empty comment so i won't use it...this is such a beautiful interpretation of the arabeske. Horowitz never once plays a direction or dynamic that isn't in the score and plays every single one as written for that matter. Schumann knew what he was writing thematically and dynamically and Schumann's composition is what is being demonstrated so perfectly here...hopefully i've given that word a little substance.

[cooldocmom]

Lovely. I understand Schumann did this as sort of an easy piece "for the ladies" ( not Clara, the virtuoso). The standard of amateur playing must have been quite high!

[geemusic1]

This is a reason why many of us pursued music as a profession. This is fearless and magical and separate from other, worldly things. The emotion in the coda section - this is past and present and all stop to listen.

[Ellinidara]

Magic legend immortal Vladimir.

[Hawnzz]

Heaven...

[olp666]

Simply wonderful.