Vladimir Horowitz, G. Szell '52 Ciaikovsky piano conc. (1/4)

[Chateaubriand26]

C'est un enregistrement plein de génie, même s'il est un peu distordu à mon sens ; je préfère la version Berman/Karajan qui me parait plus homogène. Horowitz reste exellent, et Szell et évidemment au niveau. C'est une prouesse virtuose, endiablée, mais qui à mon gout manque en solidité ; c'est un spiritueux qui vous monte très vite à la tête et qui s'envole aussitôt, tout en vous laissant un souvenir inoubliable.

[Bret6464]

Tchaikovsky did not write this to inspire that homogeneous/mellow/zen feeling :-)

After all it is the young Horowitz and George Szell, both perfect in their own way - in driving the passion and emotion in the composition into the listener - love it :-)) Szell would have never allowed any dissonance or discord between the orchestra and Horowitz, or any "mellowing" of the music! And this is surreal :-)

Both Gilels and Cliburn have also given immensely memorable performances, as has Martha.

[TJFNYC212]

I dunno........... I really prefer Martha Argerich's interpretation to that of Horowitz

[4785689]

1953

[cattleman6420012000]

This is fabulous playing.

[billyguns2]

I have never cared for Horowitz in this piece; I think he mostly bangs his way through it, no matter who is conducting. Listen to Cliburn to hear the singing tone and deeply musical approach that is missing here. That being said, Horowitz will always remain one of the truly great pianists and and an be remarkably musical and mellifluous, just not in this piece.

[Liebromeistal]

Cliburn cannot approach Horowitz in terms of excitement in this piece.

[billyguns2]

You obviously did not take in one word I said,

[Liebromeistal]

You never mentioned excitement/adrenaline. In the double octaves passages at 7:23, Horowitz plays with much more urgency/speed and excitement, something that I never really found in versions by Gilels, Cliburn, or Richter.

[kasyapa]

cliburn lacks passion.

[demosj]

Cliburn's tone is more singing and his approach more musical than Horowitz's? Really?

[billyguns2]

Don't take my word for it; use your own ears and come to your own conclusion. I just leave comments on YouTube like everyone else, which you are free to consider, accept, or reject. There are a lot of self-righteous know-it-alls who must be right at all costs here; I trust you are not one of them.

[billyguns2]

By the way, if you and others would ever carefully read the comments I leave, I said "Horowitz will always remain one of the truly great pianists and can be remarkably musical and mellifluous..." His recordings of Chopin's Bracarolle, Debussy's L'Isle joyeuse, Scarlatti Sonatas, Scriabin, Schumann, and Rachmaninoff are among the greatest things I know.

[cattleman6420012000]

@billyguns2 I totally agree with you.

[billyguns2]

Thank you, it is comforting and reassuring to know that somebody among all these idiots actually has taste.

[paulostroff99]

Sensational. Two great musicians at the top of their game.

Bravo! TY.

[FerozaLaBonne]

Played in the "grand manner" that my late beloved mother Farida Dubash always wanted her piano students to emulate!