Horowitz plays Sonata No.9 Op.68 "Black Mass"

[zombiepunkthrash666]

the person who disliked this is a religious scum

[OldSchopenhauer]

@zombiepunkthrash666 Scriabin was a member of the Theosophical society. He was a religious man, although a very heterodox one.

[JocastaViridian]

I'm not usually a fan of atonal music, but this piece paints such a vivid image. It's awesome.

[chadmaster410]

 how scary

[MEpianist]

Why the FUCK did Scriabin have to die?!!??!!?

[f1f1s]

He was considered a great sinner by contemporaries. Wnen he hurt his hand and couldn't perform (age 20), and was consequently cured, he wrote an enraged letter to God, in which Scriabin generously forgave God he had overthrown. Later he considered himself the Creator.

Besides that, he had a phobia for infection, often washed his hands; he ate neither a cookie that has fallen on a tablecloth nor a soft boiled egg ("What if a hen who laid it was phthisic?"). He died of streptococcus (sic!) on lip.

[voyagerlegends]

Stanislav Yovanovitch has more dark atmosphere and is less fussy.

[ibclappin]

i like the picture; it's like he's busta rhymes going whaaaaaattt!

or maybe it was right when his wife slapped him across the face to get his attention while he was staring at the skies or something and ignoring her

[ibclappin]

thank you very much for posting this. i was looking for a horowitz performance to add to my top favorites and i think this is it.

[monanaza]

kafamı sikti tebrikler (Y)

[ibclappin]

@omgamicarnal what the hell are you talking about?

[Rawnesss]

Great music. Yes.

[guitarpick678]

is this the guy who wrote a sonata for the devil but only played it a few times cuz it freaked him out?

[nondor13]

I thought that was Tartini?

[guitarpick678]

no he wrote the Devil's Trill sonata after Satan played it for him in a dream

[dalethomasdewitt]

Please spare me the crud.

[dfairbanks06]

this song was supposed to end the world... scriabin.... im still here...

[floolagin]

Wasn't that mysterium?

[demosj]

I was thinking, what if they destroyed the foothills of the Himalayas? Then Mysterium could never be produced and the world would never end.

[MassiveJungle]

lol

[kingdave84]

@demosj and we would never be replaced by wiser and nobler beings

[Bendertoo]

@dfairbanks06 it's not a song asshole ...

[dfairbanks06]

@dfairbanks06 ahaha shit i mixed up my music...my bad. no need to hate.

[cctunes]

1965. THE definitive performance. Hands down.

[Overlapse1000]

Scriabin is Scriabin and Horowitz does the best he can with it, though it could be a more lyrical piece.

[pian000]

this is the sex

[GregLile]

If you think this is sex, listen to Scriabin Sonata No. 5 (by Horowitz.)

[minirausch]

truly schizophrenic, i love love love horowitz's scriabin....

[prossimamente]

Thank you for posting this performance (that is a live performance(!!) at lord carnegie hall 05/09/1965) I think it is the most faithful I know, especially about timing.. I suggest many pianists misunderstand the "allegro-più vivo-allegro molto" and play it too fast, so that all become muddled, the time signature is 4/8, not 2/4, so the allegro referrs to the qavers, not to the semibreves.I don't know wich recording are nickus talking about,but I don't think it can be cleare enough if so short

[nickus32000]

There's a better earlier live recording of this piece by Horowitz with a timing of around 6:50.

Horowitz owns this piece for sure.

[Snufkin999]

great spontaneous performance!

And thank you for the detailed information on this piece

[xHarry2112x]

Seconded