This song makes me want to be a better person. Incredible. I love this man. His 60 minutes interview in 1977 made me like even more and I didn't think it was possible. I listen to this recording several times a day at work. Thank you for posting!
Rachmaninoff himself said that he never could play this concerto the way he like it? and he never thought he will ever hear it on Earth till he heard it played by Horowitz
Don't think this is weird, but I found out about Rachmaninoff because of this Japanese Drama that has a huge theme on classical music. From when I heard the Rachmaninoff piece played in the drama, I've been loving Rachmaninoff's work!
This is the reason why Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of the hardest pieces in the world. This is truly amazing. Such talent isn't easy to come by. 10/10!
what can one say about Horowitz only that his was the greatest piniest of the 20th century,this performance was jawdropping the amazing colours that he conjures out of that piano is truly stunning,there will never again be anyone like him.
Unbelievable in every way! Played from deep in the heart, brain, and soul of the man. You can keep the Lang Lang, Wang, and Li of today. They cannot be compared to the likes of Horowitz, Michelangeli, or Richter.
I saw him live with my parents by surprising them on Mother's Day back in the late 70's when I went to MSU. I bought tickets. They didn't know. They drove up to school & I suprised them on the way to the concert hall. My mom was suppose to be a concert pianist. After the concert, security allowed me to meet Horowitz & his entourage backstage to get his autograph. I got 2 autographs & I was the only one. He was notorious for not giving it. All the people waiting didn't get his autograph. He left.
I have listened to all of Horowitz's recordings of this magnificent concerto, but this is by far my favourite. Sure, it lacks the technical wizardry and perfection of his earlier recordings, but it makes up for it in emotion. Look at his expressions during the sweeping ultra-romantic orchestral parts (e.g. 4:25) - I get the sense he is reflecting on his life, his friendship with Rachmaninoff and perhaps his own mortality, and this humanity shines through particularly strongly in this recording.
I remember being in the audience in LA at his performance with Mehta - a lifetime ago. Certainly one of the most memorable concerts that I was ever lucky enough to attend.
Because of this almost casual way of playing, you can see that he plays only from the heart and only from pure passion and romanticism. This is in a way 'his' piece, historically seen. I think that the sharp, agitated accents of Horowitz give this brilliant concerto a different atmosphere. Only he could do such a thing. People tend to play Rach too 'smooth', but if you hear his own recordings, much of the pieces are meant to be played with more of an edge, a little more power and passion.
@AngelodegliDeiME WOW... now let me see: Michelangeli, Richter, Arrau, Kempf, should I go on? Seems none of the best fall into your category, because these 4 were the best ever!
@zezeoli those are not my words..one day he said for joke :""There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists." i guess he wanted to say i m the best , others are noobs (but he said it in a kidding kind) . I m not sayng Horowitz is the best pianist ever (i Richter i would still pick Horowittz) in only sayng Horowittz is just Horowittz. He had a sensibility and a way to render the music (well damn i cant spell this in english) ....
@zezeoli ...un modo tutto suo particolare di interpretare la musica , wich nobody has. He gives strong feelings when i hear him plaiyng he is able to touch my soul no matter wich kind of music he is plaiyng, thing i dont feel when i listen other pianos. I repeat he is just him and noone is or will be like him on that chair.
@AngelodegliDeiME I honestly think that the sentence is a bit fun, because Horowitz could be both three at the same time, but, he wasn't a bad pianist. Just look at the part at 40:55, it is fucking awesome!
@AngelodegliDeiME Cheeky or not, no chance Horowitz overlooked those two straight, non-Jews Bach or Beethoven is there? Or Glenn Gould among contemporaries?
@bepaetzold OMG! aooooooooooooooo Ppl was arguin he was homo he always denied he was, but one day he said (he said not me) joking: "There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists." i guess like he wanted to say im the best (cus he was jewish and he was really attracted by males). what is so difficult to understand? and again with this Glenn Gould who the hell is this Glenn Gould lol
@AngelodegliDeiME Fair enough. Surely you must know that people have knee jerk reactions when they see a top comment though right? Can't say I'm proud to fall victim to it, but in this case I went the commoner's route. But yeah--Horowitz was a beast, no argument there.
Wow it is amazing at 75 he was able to do this. He was very durable. Vlad was not a composer/pianist like Franz List, or Camille Saint Saens but he left us a great legacy of recorded works for piano as did Artur Rubinstein. This was the golden era of recorder serious piano music. I was fond of Glenn Gould as well but for other reasons. These are fine performances.
@xfepebox You must be young. Never heard of Argerich. EVERYONE has heard of Vladimir Horowitz. Certainly people who know musical genius and legends:-) You'll probably be in diapers at the age of 75:-)
@cmf4321 Never heard of Argerich?... Just because Horowitz is an old and greatest pianist, but it doesn't mean that his Rach 3 interpretation must be the greatest one...
@xfepebox Horowitz was an exceptional pianist. I didn't say his Rach 3 interpretation was the greatest one. However, I did hear that Rachmaninoff stated that Horowitz was the best interpreter of his compositions and that he played certain pieces better than Rachmaninoff himself. One in particular...but I can't remember which one.
@cmf4321 Yup! Whenever Rachmaninoff was asked about his 3rd concerto, he would correct them and say "Not mine...Horowitz's" He heard Horowitz play it and believed that his interpretation was better than his own.
@xfepebox : It is true: the new world of degenerates, of which you are obviously a sterling example, would not like Vladimir Horowitz. To like Vlad, you need a soul. (A mind would also come in handy.)
What a sublime interpretation. What a picture. Just Horowitz. love who those 19 "dont like" morons are, may be the greys lol. (perfection doesnt exist)
Seriously, this is just unbelievable. Horowitz's precision and technique just leave me speechless. This man is a genius. I mean being able to play it is one thing, to memorise it is something else.
I never cease to be touched by Horowitz and his interpretation and skill with music. Rach's 3rd is my favorite, and has been for 25 years. Horowitz had the hands, heart and extraordinary skill to play this "Mount Everest" of piano concertos (jtsmizzack). Flawless! Emotion stirring! Other worldly!!
there are no words good enough to describe the full range of emotions I`ve experienced during and after listening to this unique piece of human treasure... whole this thing left me speechless.... BRAVO
I bet Rachmaninoff was in the back of the audience with his hands crossed, grinning, thinking in his head, "Yeah, I composed this! I know I'm such a beast".
This piece is beautiful, a wonderful example of the majesty and potential of human application. Horowwitz was one of the few men to ever truly master this piece, it shows when he can play 40 minutes straight of flawless music without a single page of score to prompt him.
Horowitz makes it look so easy. This performance is so emotionally deep and inspiring, I come away with fresh vitality and better perspective on life. If there were a time to stop and smell the roses for people, watching this video/performance is a musician's rejuvenation.
prima volta ke vedo Rachmaninoff,grande emozione!registrazione con Mehta del 78 mani magiche naso aquilino,volto serio,antico.musicista sacro ke amo molto.GRAZIE
@zillionz your arrogant and don't recognize a master, he is old but i don't even need to hear you to know you can't compare.put some of yourself playing on youtube and ask if people think your better, no one will say yes. now keep your mindless opinions to yourself, asshole.
@likearc actually in hindsight, he is better than most of the others i looked for playing it, so i take back my remarks... i could of course just remove my comments, but then your comment wouldn't make sense so i'll leave mine there. put this way... i want to listen to this piece again tonight, and i'm going to listen to this version. I didn't mean to be so critical and didn't expect to get insulted, but anyways.
Just curious, how hard is the third piano concerto?
Like compare it to a piece like La Campanella or Mazeppa or something. I know this is waay longer, but like, is it harder than those pieces? Is it easier? And if so, then by how much?
@tjtheplay Its extremely hard to play. Honestly, La Campanella or Mazeppa would be child's play if compared to this, especially at the level Horowitz displays here. It is certainly the hardest concerto.
@varo2471 he's not at all... he keeps looking back at him cos he's making a balls o it... throwing the whole orchestra out of swing... he is too old to be of any use for anything except being in the audience watching someone else fulfill his dream of performing this well
you can feel in this man his musicianship. doesn´t matters how old is he. But Perahia is right too. :o OMG this is really hard work concert. For 75 years old man.... just, Bravo Maestro.
Youtube is for amateur musicians pretending to know it all, typing their stupid little comments under practically every video wasting their lives, while the more serious musicians don't have time for it. I don't care what your reply to this is. I'm not commenting on a video. I'm complaining about the whole internet. It's a waste of time.
@1Thompsonmusic Calm down. And thats a bit Ironic, don't you think. But needless to say, i think the Internet can be good for inspiration and time saving, at the least; From a musicians point of view.
But i do agree that those heinous comments on youtube are silly and should stop.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting one of Horowitz's students Eduardus Halim at a Starbucks in Newport, Oregon. We're lucky people like this beam down to Earth!!
The level at which a few human beings can take art, so far away from where the rest of us can reach, is hard to believe if you don't see it and hear it for yourself. Thanks for posting
No one has ever played this piece like Horowitz. Ever. He played it better than Rachmaninov himself. Rachmaninov wrote it, but the 3rd was IN Horowitz. It is why he played it so effortlessly. It was already there.
Oh. My. Gosh. I would say that I would have embarrassed whoever took me to this concert because I would have been going crazy at the end cheering but I don't think that I would have been out of place in that crowd after all.
This is an absolute giant of the compositions for piano and orchestra played by a giant of a player, who was slated by many, probably jealous of his artistry. The technique, even with his advancing years was fantastic and pure genius. The power is there when it has to be and the delicacy too. Greta to have these videos full length, unchopped. Thanks.
Het was de eerste maal dat ik dit mooie concerto hoorde met Horowitz aan de piano. Alhoewel ik dit al meerdere keren heb gehoord door andere solisten, is het verschil zeer miniem qua uitvoering. De kleurenschakeringen leken me iets te fel en de lichte passages vond ik iets te onafgewerkt. Maar alle lof verder....
I've heard Rachmaninov played by 15 different nationalities, nothong compares to the performances by the Russian musicians. To really perform it, you have to be a Russian. It's in the blood of all Russians to truly understand and interpret this music.
This song makes me want to be a better person. Incredible. I love this man. His 60 minutes interview in 1977 made me like even more and I didn't think it was possible. I listen to this recording several times a day at work. Thank you for posting!
jtsmizzack 7 hours ago
Extraordinary. Unsurpassable. Bravo Rachmaninov, bravo Horowitz for setting the standard for generations to follow.
MentalModel1 1 day ago
Horowitz is a good sport to tolerate a silly orchestra playing over him.
badnazir 3 days ago
♫ Thank you for this superb video. I had the immense privilege and pleasure of attending this concert. :) ♫
Zabriskiee 3 days ago 3
Wonderful. Thanks for posting
GeoJDr 5 days ago
Rachmaninoff himself said that he never could play this concerto the way he like it? and he never thought he will ever hear it on Earth till he heard it played by Horowitz
sofik964 5 days ago
I was 46 46 46 person to watch this))
sofik964 5 days ago
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turnerwarehouse 1 week ago
watch him after 40 minutes it is the best I have ever seen. His sense of rhythm is unbelievable.
monktrane325 1 week ago
The dynamics are insane.
monktrane325 1 week ago
genius
monktrane325 1 week ago
Don't think this is weird, but I found out about Rachmaninoff because of this Japanese Drama that has a huge theme on classical music. From when I heard the Rachmaninoff piece played in the drama, I've been loving Rachmaninoff's work!
PeterPianoXiong 2 weeks ago
@PeterPianoXiong のだめカンタービレ!!
omelettttttteeeeeee 6 days ago
@omelettttttteeeeeee Yes, from Nodame Cantabile. Goshers, I haven't finished watching it yet, but from what I've seen, it's pretty amazing
PeterPianoXiong 2 days ago
Really a perfect interpretation!
The chord attack, all the dynamics.
rodrigo100330 2 weeks ago
Awww look at him at15:55 I see a little Horowitz as a boy
bluesboy18 2 weeks ago 4
This is the reason why Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of the hardest pieces in the world. This is truly amazing. Such talent isn't easy to come by. 10/10!
TheIAMF 2 weeks ago
thank you
mb1mc 2 weeks ago
what can one say about Horowitz only that his was the greatest piniest of the 20th century,this performance was jawdropping the amazing colours that he conjures out of that piano is truly stunning,there will never again be anyone like him.
tatters1232006 3 weeks ago
Unbelievable in every way! Played from deep in the heart, brain, and soul of the man. You can keep the Lang Lang, Wang, and Li of today. They cannot be compared to the likes of Horowitz, Michelangeli, or Richter.
MultiGypsy22 3 weeks ago
75 years old??
OH MY GOD!
he's one of the best piano players i've ever seen
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19.02.2012 Prague, Philharmonic Rudolfinum, Dvořak hall - koncert Alexeja Botvinova (pianist)
Recital. Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff.
EugenEvents 1 month ago
I saw him live with my parents by surprising them on Mother's Day back in the late 70's when I went to MSU. I bought tickets. They didn't know. They drove up to school & I suprised them on the way to the concert hall. My mom was suppose to be a concert pianist. After the concert, security allowed me to meet Horowitz & his entourage backstage to get his autograph. I got 2 autographs & I was the only one. He was notorious for not giving it. All the people waiting didn't get his autograph. He left.
cmf4321 1 month ago 2
I have listened to all of Horowitz's recordings of this magnificent concerto, but this is by far my favourite. Sure, it lacks the technical wizardry and perfection of his earlier recordings, but it makes up for it in emotion. Look at his expressions during the sweeping ultra-romantic orchestral parts (e.g. 4:25) - I get the sense he is reflecting on his life, his friendship with Rachmaninoff and perhaps his own mortality, and this humanity shines through particularly strongly in this recording.
cosmos42cosmos 1 month ago 15
I remember being in the audience in LA at his performance with Mehta - a lifetime ago. Certainly one of the most memorable concerts that I was ever lucky enough to attend.
ScottHolliday1 1 month ago
David Helfgott broke down on stage after playing this. Horowitz didn't even break into a sweat. ;D
thepoet82 1 month ago
Is someone know here I can find that record ? A link ? =)
idomodo 1 month ago
Because of this almost casual way of playing, you can see that he plays only from the heart and only from pure passion and romanticism. This is in a way 'his' piece, historically seen. I think that the sharp, agitated accents of Horowitz give this brilliant concerto a different atmosphere. Only he could do such a thing. People tend to play Rach too 'smooth', but if you hear his own recordings, much of the pieces are meant to be played with more of an edge, a little more power and passion.
DonFrankos 1 month ago 2
@DonFrankos quotes!
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago in playlist Music
"There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists."
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago in playlist Music 25
@AngelodegliDeiME " and there are pianists that play better than Horowitz (c) Glenn Gould
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@Chompsk1 yeah, but i dont think Glenn Gould was also able to conduct an orchestra :) .. already without sheet lol
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@AngelodegliDeiME was Horowitz jewish??
CziffraTheThird 1 month ago
@CziffraTheThird yes, you can get from his surname name he was
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago
@AngelodegliDeiME Denis Matsuev is a great pianist and he is not jewish or homosexual, or take Sergei Vasilievich.
vazvolga1 1 month ago
@vazvolga1 LOL =)) :))))
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@AngelodegliDeiME Nevertheless, Glenn Gould was none of the above (Not that there's anything wrong with that...)
ts3011ISRL 1 month ago
@AngelodegliDeiME WOW... now let me see: Michelangeli, Richter, Arrau, Kempf, should I go on? Seems none of the best fall into your category, because these 4 were the best ever!
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@zezeoli those are not my words..one day he said for joke :""There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists." i guess he wanted to say i m the best , others are noobs (but he said it in a kidding kind) . I m not sayng Horowitz is the best pianist ever (i Richter i would still pick Horowittz) in only sayng Horowittz is just Horowittz. He had a sensibility and a way to render the music (well damn i cant spell this in english) ....
AngelodegliDeiME 3 weeks ago
@zezeoli ...un modo tutto suo particolare di interpretare la musica , wich nobody has. He gives strong feelings when i hear him plaiyng he is able to touch my soul no matter wich kind of music he is plaiyng, thing i dont feel when i listen other pianos. I repeat he is just him and noone is or will be like him on that chair.
AngelodegliDeiME 3 weeks ago
@zezeoli Richter was homosexual...
hellboyreloaded 1 week ago
@AngelodegliDeiME I honestly think that the sentence is a bit fun, because Horowitz could be both three at the same time, but, he wasn't a bad pianist. Just look at the part at 40:55, it is fucking awesome!
Laudan08 3 weeks ago
@Laudan08 omg mate take it ez w/laudan :P
AngelodegliDeiME 3 weeks ago
@AngelodegliDeiME no offense but stupid comment.
eldiism 3 weeks ago
@eldiism read down , guys u should read also other comments before to post something i think
AngelodegliDeiME 3 weeks ago
@eldiism That's a quote from Horowitz himself.
hellboyreloaded 1 week ago
@AngelodegliDeiME Cheeky or not, no chance Horowitz overlooked those two straight, non-Jews Bach or Beethoven is there? Or Glenn Gould among contemporaries?
bepaetzold 2 weeks ago
@bepaetzold OMG! aooooooooooooooo Ppl was arguin he was homo he always denied he was, but one day he said (he said not me) joking: "There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists." i guess like he wanted to say im the best (cus he was jewish and he was really attracted by males). what is so difficult to understand? and again with this Glenn Gould who the hell is this Glenn Gould lol
AngelodegliDeiME 2 weeks ago
@AngelodegliDeiME Fair enough. Surely you must know that people have knee jerk reactions when they see a top comment though right? Can't say I'm proud to fall victim to it, but in this case I went the commoner's route. But yeah--Horowitz was a beast, no argument there.
bepaetzold 2 weeks ago
@Persephone9ish @bepaetzold i dont know , no thats not the point .. may be im becomig retard getting old i mismatch the meaning of sentences
AngelodegliDeiME 2 weeks ago
@AngelodegliDeiME . . . what an insipid and superfluous observation. Who asked you.
Persephone9ish 2 weeks ago
@AngelodegliDeiME and music is music-it is blind
monktrane325 1 week ago
@AngelodegliDeiME ♪ There is a fourth category: namely one of my goddaughters playing this!
And she does so almost, but not quite, as well as the Maestro – Vladimir Horowitz! :) ♪
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AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago
This gives me chills, from about 41:20 on...
Rachmaninoffkid 1 month ago
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He plays perfectly but where is the 'music'? Rachmaninoff is just random tones without tunes or melody, it is noise.
MrAntiliberalZone 1 month ago
@MrAntiliberalZone And with that you have disgraced the entire human race.
Smooth.
Rachmaninoffkid 1 month ago
@MrAntiliberalZone
You can't be serious. I have a feeling you're just trolling for reactions from people on here
xXNickPXx 1 month ago
@xXNickPXx :D Lol I’m pretty sure that this sort of this is from a blind and deaf dude. I could cry just watching this, let alone hearing it. Hehehe
Rachmaninoffkid 1 month ago
@MrAntiliberalZone booooooooooooooooooooooooom! you dont have hears to get it m8 .. but dont spell those bs
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago
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Hahahaha. I think you should stick to Justin Bieber. :-)
thepoet82 1 month ago
Brutal
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AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago in playlist Music
Wow it is amazing at 75 he was able to do this. He was very durable. Vlad was not a composer/pianist like Franz List, or Camille Saint Saens but he left us a great legacy of recorded works for piano as did Artur Rubinstein. This was the golden era of recorder serious piano music. I was fond of Glenn Gould as well but for other reasons. These are fine performances.
Flextones 1 month ago in playlist Vladimir Horowitz
Absolutely astonishing.
YinziTra 1 month ago
I don't like it...
Argerich's version is better
xfepebox 2 months ago
@xfepebox lol sure there is no comparsion at all.. there is just an ABYSS between lmao
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago in playlist Music
@AngelodegliDeiME UNESCO World Legacy. definitely
maxtanz 2 weeks ago
@xfepebox You must be young. Never heard of Argerich. EVERYONE has heard of Vladimir Horowitz. Certainly people who know musical genius and legends:-) You'll probably be in diapers at the age of 75:-)
cmf4321 1 month ago
@cmf4321 Never heard of Argerich?... Just because Horowitz is an old and greatest pianist, but it doesn't mean that his Rach 3 interpretation must be the greatest one...
xfepebox 1 month ago
@xfepebox Horowitz was an exceptional pianist. I didn't say his Rach 3 interpretation was the greatest one. However, I did hear that Rachmaninoff stated that Horowitz was the best interpreter of his compositions and that he played certain pieces better than Rachmaninoff himself. One in particular...but I can't remember which one.
cmf4321 1 month ago
@cmf4321 Yup! Whenever Rachmaninoff was asked about his 3rd concerto, he would correct them and say "Not mine...Horowitz's" He heard Horowitz play it and believed that his interpretation was better than his own.
samsungisahottie 1 month ago
@xfepebox : It is true: the new world of degenerates, of which you are obviously a sterling example, would not like Vladimir Horowitz. To like Vlad, you need a soul. (A mind would also come in handy.)
Cinemaniacal 1 month ago
What a sublime interpretation. What a picture. Just Horowitz. love who those 19 "dont like" morons are, may be the greys lol. (perfection doesnt exist)
AngelodegliDeiME 2 months ago
12:52 godlike
zaken6 2 months ago
44 minutes and 31 seconds of bliss. I have just experienced God.
vincedc55 2 months ago
this is just brilliant
the reason why i say so is because the first time i heard this song was played by lang lang
so i looked up too see who else had played it and i came across this one
it has since been 3 years and i am still watching it :)
ajayajath 2 months ago
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If this piece is the "Mt Everest of piano concertos", then Horowitz had shown in this video that he could easily fly over.
fanoflogic87 2 months ago
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fanoflogic87 2 months ago
Simplement magique !
edouard1994 2 months ago
@tjtheplay Playing this a million times would be hard if you say 45minutes • 1'000'000 it would take very long.. Also if you just play it 20 times
cyril0697 2 months ago
すばらしい！
whisper1012 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Seriously, this is just unbelievable. Horowitz's precision and technique just leave me speechless. This man is a genius. I mean being able to play it is one thing, to memorise it is something else.
DoctorMDF 2 months ago
@DoctorMDF Memorization isn't a problem. Because by the time you get it to performance level, you already played it a million times.
tjtheplay 2 months ago
@tjtheplay spoken like someone who only knows how to play Fur Elise
jtsmizzack 2 months ago
@jtsmizzack You obviously don't play the piano.
Anybody who does will tell you that memorization isn't a problem when it comes to playing music.
Like I said before, by the time you've gotten a piece to performance level, you already played it a million time so memory isn't a problem at all.
tjtheplay 2 months ago
This is the best piano concerto ever written. But i do believe Rach 4 is a greater work.
Balgig 2 months ago
I never cease to be touched by Horowitz and his interpretation and skill with music. Rach's 3rd is my favorite, and has been for 25 years. Horowitz had the hands, heart and extraordinary skill to play this "Mount Everest" of piano concertos (jtsmizzack). Flawless! Emotion stirring! Other worldly!!
HJKelley47 2 months ago
Genius, wizard, he is not the pianist but the piano!
zaknews07 2 months ago
there are no words good enough to describe the full range of emotions I`ve experienced during and after listening to this unique piece of human treasure... whole this thing left me speechless.... BRAVO
152davidovich 2 months ago
Inhuman. The Mount Everest of piano concertos.
jtsmizzack 2 months ago
I bet Rachmaninoff was in the back of the audience with his hands crossed, grinning, thinking in his head, "Yeah, I composed this! I know I'm such a beast".
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@tjtheplay yeah from the grave cus for a pitty he died on March 1943 lol
AngelodegliDeiME 1 month ago
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you mean, rachmaninov as a ghost composer...
ts3011ISRL 1 month ago
@ts3011ISRL Yeah.
I couldn't find the other guy who replied to me and said it so I didn't clarify myself before.
tjtheplay 1 month ago
@tjtheplay
He probably was thinking, at the same time, "It still belongs to Horowitz". He said so at least once during his lifetime.
SheridanJazz 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@SheridanJazz I thought Rachmaninoff dedicated his third piano concerto to a friend of his who could only reach an octave?
tjtheplay 1 month ago
This piece is beautiful, a wonderful example of the majesty and potential of human application. Horowwitz was one of the few men to ever truly master this piece, it shows when he can play 40 minutes straight of flawless music without a single page of score to prompt him.
nduncan123456 2 months ago
thanks a lot !
globulogenius 2 months ago
thanks for uploading. this video gave me the shivers. so many wonderful passages, 26:05, and 37:05 to name a few...
aidengrandfield 2 months ago
Horowitz è una leggenda, un esempio nella vita e nella musica. Le sue interpretazioni sono sempre uniche ed emozionanti. Grazie per il video.
nboatin 2 months ago
There are two men in the top of performance, Horowitz - Rubinstain, Rubinstain - Horowitz. And I do not know who is first, they are only diferent.
raulbecerravaca 2 months ago
jesus christ, at the mark of ten minutes the whole body shivered
molarslb 2 months ago
Horowitz makes it look so easy. This performance is so emotionally deep and inspiring, I come away with fresh vitality and better perspective on life. If there were a time to stop and smell the roses for people, watching this video/performance is a musician's rejuvenation.
KPO6859 2 months ago
Fuck yeah Horowitz!!
NervXT 2 months ago
Loved the piece... hated the camera work
Merthod 3 months ago
prima volta ke vedo Rachmaninoff,grande emozione!registrazione con Mehta del 78 mani magiche naso aquilino,volto serio,antico.musicista sacro ke amo molto.GRAZIE
padronedibizzarra 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
that's god at the piano :)
Rachelquanddu 3 months ago
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I agree....this is beyond belief. This guy is 75 years old. Absolutely breathtaking.
DoctorMDF 3 months ago
Who knows the poethic behind this piece?
Horowitz makes me speechless, the composition even more...
Erajonit 3 months ago
I love how Volodya builds the tension from 23:50 to 25:03
- small crescendo 24:17
- absolutely rhythmic from 24:28 - 24:36
- building to medium crescendo 24:37
- breath-taking diminuendo 24:51
- building again to the all-mighty crescendo 25:03
I haven't heard anyone play this section better!
cosmos42cosmos 3 months ago 2
thank you for posting! I couldn't get this DVD, very happy to watch this legendary concert!
kesa0111 3 months ago
magnificent concerto!
jeneemarkee 3 months ago
12:57 - 13:11
link1nparkEEEwarrock 3 months ago
@link1nparkEEEwarrock That's unhuman playing right there... awesome!!
cowboy0212 3 months ago
@link1nparkEEEwarrock mad skillz
generalxtc 2 months ago
useless... i could play it better with my mickey
zillionz 3 months ago
@zillionz your arrogant and don't recognize a master, he is old but i don't even need to hear you to know you can't compare.put some of yourself playing on youtube and ask if people think your better, no one will say yes. now keep your mindless opinions to yourself, asshole.
likearc 3 months ago
@likearc actually in hindsight, he is better than most of the others i looked for playing it, so i take back my remarks... i could of course just remove my comments, but then your comment wouldn't make sense so i'll leave mine there. put this way... i want to listen to this piece again tonight, and i'm going to listen to this version. I didn't mean to be so critical and didn't expect to get insulted, but anyways.
zillionz 3 months ago
@zillionz i understand, thanks for the apologetic concern
likearc 3 months ago
Just curious, how hard is the third piano concerto?
Like compare it to a piece like La Campanella or Mazeppa or something. I know this is waay longer, but like, is it harder than those pieces? Is it easier? And if so, then by how much?
tjtheplay 3 months ago
@tjtheplay Its extremely hard to play. Honestly, La Campanella or Mazeppa would be child's play if compared to this, especially at the level Horowitz displays here. It is certainly the hardest concerto.
ClassicMusicOnly 3 months ago
@tjtheplay
The pianist call it the Mount Everest of the Piano Concerto, did that answer your question? ^_^
Valk72 3 months ago
Conductor is to fascinated watching him play.
varo2471 3 months ago 2
@varo2471 he's not at all... he keeps looking back at him cos he's making a balls o it... throwing the whole orchestra out of swing... he is too old to be of any use for anything except being in the audience watching someone else fulfill his dream of performing this well
zillionz 3 months ago
I imagine today the people with those kind of finger skills waste them playing video games :'( sad
varo2471 3 months ago
Who thought old people cant type!!!
falco830 3 months ago
you can feel in this man his musicianship. doesn´t matters how old is he. But Perahia is right too. :o OMG this is really hard work concert. For 75 years old man.... just, Bravo Maestro.
lemaykimbakura 3 months ago
To be able to play Rachmaninov's technically and physically demanding 3rd Piano Concerto at the age of 75 is phenomenal.!!!!
TheGreatPerahia 3 months ago
41:42. 75 year old pianist fist-pumping... so badass
ImShorry 3 months ago 2
This is the pinnacle of ocidental music.
drebubbles 3 months ago 3
Youtube is for amateur musicians pretending to know it all, typing their stupid little comments under practically every video wasting their lives, while the more serious musicians don't have time for it. I don't care what your reply to this is. I'm not commenting on a video. I'm complaining about the whole internet. It's a waste of time.
1Thompsonmusic 4 months ago
@1Thompsonmusic Calm down. And thats a bit Ironic, don't you think. But needless to say, i think the Internet can be good for inspiration and time saving, at the least; From a musicians point of view.
But i do agree that those heinous comments on youtube are silly and should stop.
Balgig 3 months ago
@1Thompsonmusic whats time for, if not to waste?
fatjuice888 3 months ago
I recently had the pleasure of meeting one of Horowitz's students Eduardus Halim at a Starbucks in Newport, Oregon. We're lucky people like this beam down to Earth!!
jburt56 4 months ago
spettacolare
MrGabriele1484 4 months ago
its a little mistake in 42:16
albertoexp 4 months ago
@albertoexp if you are going to look at the mistakes look in your pants!
VekiVj 4 months ago 31
@VekiVj lool
drebubbles 3 months ago
@VekiVj u got THE point brother
caponsky 1 month ago
@KievanTiger I apologize :-)) Many Ukranian friends have given me long instruction on Ukranians and The Ukraine.
Bret6464 4 months ago
The level at which a few human beings can take art, so far away from where the rest of us can reach, is hard to believe if you don't see it and hear it for yourself. Thanks for posting
lucaperzan 4 months ago 24
No one has ever played this piece like Horowitz. Ever. He played it better than Rachmaninov himself. Rachmaninov wrote it, but the 3rd was IN Horowitz. It is why he played it so effortlessly. It was already there.
itchylipd 4 months ago in playlist Horowitz Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto Mehta NYPO 1978 4
The fluidity of his performance, his fingers undoubtedly belong on those keys.
supernjay 4 months ago
after Richter the best pianist!
ZyZy1234Windowslive 4 months ago
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I should be born like 150 years earlier.
bfeyalcin 4 months ago
Oh. My. Gosh. I would say that I would have embarrassed whoever took me to this concert because I would have been going crazy at the end cheering but I don't think that I would have been out of place in that crowd after all.
Tashmere 4 months ago
Really something...............astounding man.
Thejbirdy 4 months ago
Sublime. Without effort.
kayakbruce1 4 months ago
i hope kissin recorded this...
0915boss 4 months ago
when start the 3º moviment?
alonsoafonso 4 months ago
This is an absolute giant of the compositions for piano and orchestra played by a giant of a player, who was slated by many, probably jealous of his artistry. The technique, even with his advancing years was fantastic and pure genius. The power is there when it has to be and the delicacy too. Greta to have these videos full length, unchopped. Thanks.
profdodo1 4 months ago
Het was de eerste maal dat ik dit mooie concerto hoorde met Horowitz aan de piano. Alhoewel ik dit al meerdere keren heb gehoord door andere solisten, is het verschil zeer miniem qua uitvoering. De kleurenschakeringen leken me iets te fel en de lichte passages vond ik iets te onafgewerkt. Maar alle lof verder....
eddywolfs 4 months ago
unbeatable!!
korglove 4 months ago
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neighborhaber 4 months ago
horowitz is a beast hell of a master
machinakos 4 months ago
Wow. Just stunning.
Madman2759 4 months ago
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This song sucks
Roshack028 4 months ago
just to update; that would be 18 wastes of sperm
GHOST1130166 4 months ago
the CD of rach 3 that I have says it took 3 days to record the whole thing properly and Horowitz nails it perfectly in one go
SergeantSlasher 5 months ago
I've heard Rachmaninov played by 15 different nationalities, nothong compares to the performances by the Russian musicians. To really perform it, you have to be a Russian. It's in the blood of all Russians to truly understand and interpret this music.
akapralova 5 months ago
La mejor vercion de este concierto en la historia....
MrJorgeseijo 5 months ago
Everyone always has to cough during concerts...
samtheman264 5 months ago
always loved this performance out of all of them
Rasterius 5 months ago
Happy birthday, Maestro!
kasyapa 5 months ago
watch at 4:08
he makes it look like a piece of cake!
DaisnTess 5 months ago
That section at