Horowitz plays Carmen Fantasie

[sagefishy]

@artymowycz: This was on 60 minutes in the late 80's or so. I remember watching it as a kid.

[sagefishy]

Hmmm. I think this was a 22 minute documentary on Horowitz's trip to Moscow done in 1986

do a search for 22 minute documentary horowitz 1986 Moscow on Google. I wasn't able to find video of it though. It doesn't come up on the 60 Minutes site.

[RachEspinosa]

3:36 AM I GOOD OR WHAT?

[weijiunn]

This is the best piano playing I have ever seen and has become the video I like the most, in my whole life.

[mllewhitepillow]

I want to hug him!!!

[artymowycz]

what is the name of the documentary?

[TheBlackbeard2]

@artymowycz the art of piano great pianists of the 20th century.

[artymowycz]

@TheBlackbeard2 thanks :)

[782patrick]

Enjoyed every moment of this performance!

[kimikyung]

It's old, maybe, but wonderful ;)

[ehhhhhhhhsmackkkkehh]

3:36 Horowitz: "okay not bad not bad..."

[Erika0829532]

Wonderful !

[gsarci2011]

when and where was this played?

[pippino100]

The single, most virtuosic piano playing not just of all pianists, but of Horowitz himself.

[MadamDoolally]

only a homosexual can play that way.....

[theoldandtheburden]

@MadamDoolally ?

[ProteusX2]

@MadamDoolally damn straight.

[Timmmmartin]

This is, without any doubt, 3 minutes 49 seconds of pure magic!

[leodansport]

Bartolomeo Cristofori was sent to earth to invent the piano

Vladimir Horowitz was sent to play it

[noteworthy99]

Such stamina, such precision and for most of the time he is just cruising.

Just brilliant and at the end that self deprecating nod. He must have had wrists of steel. Yes not bad for an old man - but a very special one !

I wonder what his pulse rate was when he finished ?

[Balgig]

I love how it looks like Horowitz is just fiddling with the keys, when it sounds so precise.

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

My favorite part is at the end when he shakes his head almost to say "Not bad for an old man"

[christopherdavidhewi]

Absolutely the most fantastic thing I've seen on YouTube.

[college288]

where can I get the sheet music for my brother

[WilfriedHLingenberg]

@college288 Search for the file name ejeffery_1968.pdf on Google.

[pauldames1]

i like how he self criticizes himself at the very end. "Not bad"...  :)

[Jmblinn13]

8O

That guy is (was?) freakishly good. Talk about a prodigy.

[maxkomponist]

I want to be a Horowitz when I grow up!

[Smoothenbol]

Horowitz you're a god. Please come back to planet Earth.

[pianopressings]

All the accolades are justly deserved -- but my goodness; this poor piano has been severely beaten ...... the unisons have been terribly compromised. :-)

[JChangPianist]

Have a rendered score copy of this creation, I'm looking at this video and looking at the score back and again and going "ah, that's how he does it." Very helpful, good stuff.

[Vesivian]

omg this song sounds epic, i want to learn this song soo badleee, where are the musiccc notes for itttt? what are theyy i wanna learn thiss easy songgg in like a weekkk.

[ewheeler07]

Such control and attention to detail.

[TheophaneG]

He seems astonished by his own performance at the end.

Millions thumbs up to Horowitz.

[gsarci2011]

woah, look at his hands...

[bencrom]

proof that God exists right there. Maybe he's more Jewish than we thought...

[supermouse9x]

OMG, crazy fingers! He's a genius!

[nachum2]

What magic...beautiful dynamics. His fingers are each little magicians..

[irene98339]

I'd give up so many things to play like this. I don't care if people say he's dull. He's an absolute genius.

[luffe2006]

No, it's not old. This guy is timeless

[gsarci2011]

Look at the last thing that he said...

"There is something about perfection, and artistry, which is contradictory because--"

Because what?

[Laudan08]

@gsarci2011 Nothing. Horowitz has both of them...

[spartan1081990]

chuck norris's warm up piece

[cbar0x]

"He will never play a piano."

...

"O.O"

[TheMagi897]

3:00-3:26 crazy

3:27 WTF!

[sdweaver2008]

That final quizzical, oh so brief moment just after he finishes, as if - damn, that was pretty good - is just priceless.

[gelfddelfg]

i love to see the movement of him while play the piano.. :)

but, i think his hands is bigger than normal ppl?

[HermanBerntzen]

What movement or version is this of Carmen Fantasie , can't seem to find someone who sounds like this anywhere.

[Lappith]

@HermanBerntzen These are Horowitz's own variations on a theme from Carmen.

[HermanBerntzen]

@Lappith Is there any midi files existing for these versions?

[gonzalojosevb]

@HermanBerntzen maybe in amazon

[Lappith]

@HermanBerntzen Yes. I sent you it in a message.

[estenrique]

0:38-0:46 is absolutly genious

[MsThisNameIsTaken]

HOLY. SHOOT. WHY DIDN'T I START WHEN I WAS 2.

[MsSpawn1234]

alone in new hampshire 9:58pm and am just blown away!!!!

[pianokd11]

That piano just got raped.

[antoineph]

how the hell does he curl his little finger like that?

[speedskis777]

I love how no matter what he plays, he always has that distinct "Horowitz" sound... I wish more classical musicians were unique and creative like him

[hearttune98]

I love how grandpa-ish he looks. Wanna hug him :D

[Bouncingship]

take a good look at his age...F'n super hero

[Torgueuere]

My God..

[AKJY]

I'll sell my children to be able to play like that

[LovingHandOfRose]

@AKJY What you kidding, that is so funny...

[TripleRhu]

@AKJY D: :D

[ImmortalSpecies]

@AKJY COMBO BREAKER

[throwscats]

The fact that he gets that sound at that age is impressive. It's true that musicians tend to get better with age, but it would just be so odd to hear such a booming, amazing, virtuosic sound coming from another room and to then walk in and be like, "what the hell are you doing, grandpa!?"

[Ultimatum1987DeadEnd]

Genius!!!!

[paulostroff99]

Astounding.TY Sissco for posting

[MrFullyawesome]

wow

[nng555]

I don't see why people have to make degrading jokes about people who dislike videos. Please just let us watch Horowitz's pure talent in peace.

[almitydave]

31 people have no soul and hate sunny days, kittens, true love, and this video.

[Croogix]

That man must have developed the worlds worst arthritis. There is no frame rate that can capture his hands movement well enough - they will always be a blur.

[Laudan08]

Chuck Norris learnt from Horowitz.

[Vesivian]

@Laudan08 and Horowitz learned from Me ;)

[woho1123]

he is my favourite pianist, if i just become half as good as he is i'm happy :)

[vribeirocanto]

There is 31 people that don't like good music...and this is a sad fact...

[Tsaihsuan]

！！

[Waldszenen]

I'd sacrifice both my hands to play like Horowitz.

Wait, that doesn't make sense.

[qinvalerio]

@Waldszenen u r funny

[SwagMaster9000]

@Waldszenen makes so much sense i have no idea what it means...wait...

[tanyatang1]

best

[sovietsentinel]

2:25 the camera pans to his face because the site of his fingers at that particular moment would make everyones' heads explode.

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

Bent pinkie fingers are bad for everyone except the great Horowitz.

[lenoirchat93]

what beautiful hands!

[11Dodger15]

ez annyora durván jó : D

[765lbsquat]

that's crazy lol

[constantinpole]

Wow.

[peasouplaura]

Mind....boggled. I didn't know it was physically possible for someone's hands to move that quickly.

[SunshineGirl92594]

That's incredible! Look at his hands! Wow... simply amazing!

[GZBud]

The most amaising performance I have ever heard.

[natyraaa]

he makes it look like a piece of cake

[dreamerbliss]

his tone colour at 2:50...sparkling crystals. gives me shivers!!! amazing man.

[Vesivian]

@dreamerbliss i bet u just randomly choose that part trying to act smart.

[dreamerbliss]

@Vesivian Uh O_O lol, why would I do that? I'm sorry that you think so, but I say that because I have a genuine appreciation for this man's talent. Have a listen to that part, I'm sure you'll hear it too. *shrug* you can take it or leave it.

[icefenix7]

Tanta perfeccion y esa expresion de modestia y autosatisfaccion al final, nos demuestra cuanto amaba tocar el piano.

[slapmyfunkybass]

sometimes... playing rises above criticism and negativity and all we can do is sit back and listen to it for all the genius it contains... this is one example

[metropolsynodgoc]

Somebody mentioned mrs Lisitsa... Well, she is fast, but her play is kind of "raw"... And Kissin, yes he is amazing, but with even HEAVIER touch... BUT! the Maestro... HE IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Just watch (if you can...) his VELVET FINGERS! Goodness! lightning fast and at the same time softer than cotton... AND NOT EVEN A TINY MISTAKE! To my humble opinion, THE GREATEST PIANIST OF THE LAST 111 YEARS!!!

[providief]

because...

[CHENNN26]

jeez how can such an old guy play so damn fast?

[KoayKuanChuang]

How he do that without blurring the melodies at 3:07

[carlosm112]

@KoayKuanChuang hes releasing and catching the pedal, how he does it is insane, but thats how its done.

[KoayKuanChuang]

@carlosm112 I see... Yup, it's really insane!!

[100nocturne]

the greatest pianist of our era.

[sio77nvd4]

This is the best version I've ever heard

Kissin's, Wang's and Lisitsa's performance were also good

But Horowitz is like their father, the best of all

PS 3:18 sounds so good, sounds like a gunfire

[rocknapoli]

THE BEST!

[dernettep]

am so glad Volodos re-constructed this for the general public. Horowitz's rendition is decent but Volodos really took it to the next level!

[rtramarin]

.... Nobody else ....

[huzzzzzzahh]

Nevermind I found it!

[BreakneckWalrus]

@huzzzzzzahh Could you point me the right way? I've searched for Carmen Fantasy and Carmen Fantasie online but have found completely unrelated songs... =(

[huzzzzzzahh]

Where can I find the sheet music for this?

[nhiiuanh]

viet nam ko biet' co' ai ko nhi'

[ThePianoguy89]

Amazing!!!

[providief]

thanks for the upload. do you know what documentary this is from?

[EpicNoodle1]

I've listened to a lot of great pianists and no joke they are (were) great. Their is something truly mesmerizing about Horowitz though. Maybe it is the excitingly long fingers. :)

[musichopin]

@EpicNoodle1

as i know horowitz could just reach a 10th while rubinstein 12th

[bradleypianoman]

I can't just listen to this song one time.

[itsonlykano87]

because..... BECAUSE??!!! Damn it, i wanted to know why artistry and perfection are conradictions. Will i ever know.....?

[bradleypianoman]

@itsonlykano87 There's a full documentation somewhere on youtube lol I believe I favored it a while back actually

[sophkin651]

he is a god.

[musicioso]

Horowitz, my hero !

[PhillipLWilcher]

He had perhaps the greatest technique of all 20th century pianists. Effortless. Strident. Athletic. Electrifying. A thoroughbred!

Such beautiful hands!

[GATTAPADRE]

All the greatest pianists make it look effortless, but although anything that I could play would be 200 times easier for him, he had still put countless hours of practise into difficult stuff like this. His stage repetoire, however, was restricted to what he could play by memory and that is a shame.

[ScholarlyGentleman81]

2:52 Is MAGIC!! PURE MAGIC! I could listen to that 10 seconds for the rest of my life..... wow! He plays it sooooo perfectly... at that moment the song is pure bliss..

[thegoddescomposer]

30 other pianist are very yealous

[pomsetay]

What marvellous finger control and musicality Horowitz has! His fingers seem to have a special life of their own. A maghnificent performance, as to be expected from this master!

[pacrijna]

I was only looking at his hands and thinking all the time:

no......can't..... be .... possible........ O__O

What a masterpiece, and played by the best !

[Guitharafy]

Greate comment robisan

[TemperedWell]

This never gets old.

[theperson37]

3:29 what the heck

[Jonigor]

wich dvd you took this from? i'd like to know what did the guy in the end say about perfection and art...

thanks

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

Curled pinkies are bad for everyone except Horowitz.

[berfava]

dry and mightfully controlled pedalling, awesome

[musicioso]

He has a little bit diffuculties with chromatic runs at this age, i wish there was i video of him when he was 40 years old....that would be the best thing ever. Horowitz is a legend.

[kzoframe39]

I thought Tom and Jerry music was done by hacks. Now I know.

[michelangeli23]

Remember guys that Horowitz is playing his own composition (or rather transcriptions) from Carmen!

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

at around 3 minutes it starts to get really epic.

[ytschlittk]

i'd like to see lang lang make his faces while playing this

[marcohorowitz8]

at the end he's thinking ''not bad for an old man!!''

[yscslim]

I laughed so hard at his face at the end LOL

bravo!

[fridgnetha]

You're wrong. This neevr gets old.

[hfdpayner]

During the russian civil war horowitz was paid in bread and butter etc lol unbelievable.

[jefftam1234]

@hfdpayner That's why he left and didn't go back for like 50 years.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

How did his hands stand up to the punishment? I like the little flick of the head at the end, as if to say, 'Well, that's it!"

[0ook]

691122, it's the number of the pianists that have aborted piano next have seen this video !

[TwilightFire]

29 people couldn't even play Mary Had a Little Lamb....

[Kakarot21591]

@TwilightFire Hell, I can't even play it! That shit is harder than Rachmaninoff and Chopin put together!

[B337h0v3n]

@Kakarot21591 I dont think you can refer to this masterpiece as "shit" like being a hip hop track. We all must be respectful!!! No insult of course!

[Kakarot21591]

@B337h0v3n I was referring to Mary Had a Little Lamb when I said "shit," it was meant to be a joke, saying that Mary Had a Little Lamb is harder than Chopin and Rachmaninoff put together, which it obviously is not. And I do not like hip hop at all, but I was just trying to make a small jest. No harm meant.

[FaeryRibbon]

@TwilightFire Hey, don't dis - Mary Had a Little Lamb takes serious talent.

[SilverCross2003]

This is so beautiful...

[robisan]

I love when he's done at the end he just gives this look like "That wasn't so bad"

[SilverCross2003]

@robisan yees!!!! that made me smile lol.

[llethaface11]

@robisan totally agree

[deathmario]

3:28 So epic..

[stun140]

horowitz has his own way of placing his hands and playing, its amazing, its godly, its TOO MUCH WIN!!!

[davidhertzberg]

Brilliant! Thanks for this terrific footage.

[bobbertq]

God damn his hands are hypnotising.

[Bluyberry]

wow.

[Relax298]

omgg.. he whips so much ass at 3:30

[blindedinchains85]

Far beyond Good and Evil.

RIP Mr. Horowitz

[nextren]

Puts Volodos to shame. You can hear Horowitz thinking at lightning speed in every note - his inner eye on the dramatic, imaginative shape of the whole.

[racoofield]

@nextren oh wow ... a genius comment ... I am sick of people who praise themselves by praising others

[langlois1]

@nextren Why does it put Volodos to shame? Do you think that Volodos plays arbitrarily? Do you think that Horowitz' ability to imagine the sound that he wants before he plays it is unique? Do you really think he is consciously processing each note separately at lightning speed?

[utubuser10]

@nextren wow, you can hear all that?

[JacobRudduck]

The face he makes at the end is like something a wine-taster would pull after taking a sip of something he approved of... XD

[tjtheplay]

It's nice to know that it sounds even better in real life.

[ykpatr]

Pozytywne Fajne 1:0 Perfection Play Music Piano Bardzo Najmocniej Kocham Muzykę

[chingstasnipe]

I wonder who was Horowitz in his past life...Must have been som1 along the great lines of music

[krts32]

perfection.

[jewmeltintheovens]

@krts32 damn right

[Kevinatmiis]

AMAZINGGGGGGGGGG

[deathmario]

28 Dislikes? Wow... Ignorants...

[sinancans]

this piece is harder than Hungarian Rhapsody 2 on piano?