Vladimir Horowitz - Liszt - Au Bord d'une Source

[lunchmind]

I understand that h did not live a happy life but I can't help but laugh when I read the liner notes to my mother's double LP set of Horowitz. they spoke of how Horowitz aspired to be a composer but when the Russian Revolution liquidated his family fortunes, he was forced to the paino. Written like that,you get the impression,he had to play sailor tunes in a tavern rahter than be "forced"onto one of the greatest concert carreers in the 20th centruy.

[fredg304]

Il est toujours aussi agréable d'écouter, évidemment, mais aussi de regarder jouer Vladimir Horowitz.

[mikex01234]

Nice video quality. Thanks.

[xcomposerpianistx]

dreaming playng...the final part is incredible.....

[DarthDrizzt]

That smile at the end tells all. Ty Vlad.

[NanuParma]

Thanks!|

[shabs124]

Goosebumps <3

[kwongin]

A miracle beyond imagination

[bicicleteando0]

i love you

[Scarbogn]

3:49 - 3:54 He did live a happy life.

He was the best pianist and a wonderful man, couldn't be a better combination.

[TheRedArmy10]

@Scarbogn No, he didn't live a happy life at all! He lost nearly all his family in the USSR - his father perished in Gulag, his mother died on the operating table, his three (of four, if I am not mistaken) brothers were killed during the Second World War. His sister and his only daughter commited a suicide. At his middle age he himself was near to suicide. The fascinating success - it didn't really matter much to him, I think (he said it's the silence he loved most - not the applauds).

[ancientsolar]

@TheRedArmy10 True, this great man should be an inspiration to us! ~ He lost so much.... all it seems to take for people to go into depression these days.. is a rise in food bills etc,

[martinadler73]

I can hardly imagine how this piece could be played any better.

[gerardbedecarter]

Beautiful playing!