Mozart: Rondo in Major K485

[2016ivan]

espectacular !1!!

[mming90]

I heard joy in this music, this man is happy =D

[ringosan8035]

I never knew people could get so upset over the official term used to describe this music....

[MrsChaosBitch]

love to play this one. and he's playing it amazing good

[iownallnoobs]

@KievanTiger it doesnt really matter what you call it, there is no point going to every classical music video and saying that

[jonathan200c]

Pause at 0:58. Priceless.

[isaacsexmachine]

I don't know how anyone can complain about his chord playing at the beginning. It's a practice that many 19th century pianists would do during concerts or recitals. If anything all it does is demonstrate his unbelievable dynamic control and tone production. I am an aspiring teenage pianist/musician, and if I produce anything half as beautiful as those chords he plays in the beginning I would be very happy. Amazing how he can turn something so boring into something so musical.

[67goldtops]

@KievanTiger

Interesting to see someone call it a "piece." It's a RONDO. That's why is says RONDO in the title. OK, Mr Hyper Diaper?

[712Stephen]

@67goldtops If you want to be pedantic you should probably make sure you've accounted for each technicality. "Piece" or "composition" is correct, though general. "Rondo" and "song" are both subcategories thereof; specific types of composition.

[67goldtops]

@712Stephen

As RONDO is used in the title, my calling it a RONDO is hardly pedantic. Further, If you wish to attempt to interject in conversations of others, perhaps you should first ascertain intent of said dialogue before judging content. My intention was to mock the person I addressed. As for the content of your post, why not add "diddy," "tune," or "jam" to your list? As I already stated, It's a RONDO. That a RONDO can be called other titles does not change that it's a RONDO.

[lenxkaho08]

This guy is so cool!!!

[TheGOSSIPGIRLxoxo8]

I think he played it very well but I think the end can be better!!

[ilpianista89]

love the chords at 1:08! ;)



[MrConvivator]

Danke, habe Link gesetzt

[Fervorum]

What is that at 1:07? This is not allowed anymore in recitals today...

[Montyleeny14]

@Fervorum Warming up isn't allowed in recitals? ;-)

[uhartchristian]

@Fervorum what is allowed and what isn t allowed.... a big question, I don t like personally people who does make bareers with interdictions.... and specially when we have to do with a pianist who creates athmosphere and magic moments, how can you speak in such moments what is allowed and what is not? You missed completely whats going on when Horowitz creates music......

[GeneralKuno]

@Fervorum It's called "preluding."

[batura1]

wow, it seems aging has made his spirit even younger. He plays marvelously!

[kev7978]

His attitude was like 'tum de tum... easy peasy boring shit..."

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

according to him, the best composer ever lived was Mozart

[Montyleeny14]

@newFranzFerencLiszt What an opinion. I am flattered. Mozart was no better (nor worse) than any other composer throughout the history of classical music. (Including Baroque, Core, Romantic and Modern)

[adoviov2]

qué hermoso se escucha... quiero sacar esa pieza...

[TJFNYC212]

@adoviov2 my teacher used to call it "ten mintues of hell." It seems simple but is a lot of work...... after hearing Horowitz play it I put it back on the shelf...................

[MEH50caribe]

Beautifully said, sirnoggin and ObambiOdeerO. And thank you to xj808 for sharing.

[ItsJamieful]

Is this a Level 8 or 9 song?

[sometimesilovelife]

1:53 to 1:59 ein klein nacht muzik, well almost ..

[person1756]

@sometimesilovelife I agree!

[maxkomponist]

I want to be a Horowitz when I grow up!

[giangra92]

Un pezzo simpatico ma niente di più, non facciamo ora i ciechi (sordi in questo caso) e gridare al capolavoro solo perchè il brano è di mozart. Molto semplice anche tecnicamente

[nuovecanzoni]

@giangra92 prova a suonarlo bene...

[nuovecanzoni]

@giangra92 prova a suonarlo decentemente...

[NixilGnaw]

That was grand... like a piano! ha..ha.....

[30inventionman]

he wasnt going to get, which was traditional, haha, he stay ed put at end and was like what going on.

[AsiankidPRO]

his piani is rigged so he can put no power into pushing the keys and they will still make a clear sound that's why horowitz dosen't use his wrists to play

[LilithMalroy]

@AsiankidPRO I just went to Grand Rapids Michigan to play this Piano, that he played. He actually had the keys set for "quick action response" because of his fingers. They had a little bio of the piano and it explained why it flowed so wonderfully. It was amazing to play. It was an experience for sure.

[jjp009]

I wonder how the Viennese felt about the Maestro not only not using a Boesendorfer, but using an American Steinway on their stage and not the Hamburg model?

[ThatGuy320]

You gotta love that smile!

[scarbolaught]

Une des plus grandes " intelligence " musicale...

[1gombro]

to put it bluntly: what a beast!!!!

[The1handedmusicman]

I could make it sound like that if I had a Steinway & Sons wingpiano..... NOT.

He's seriously great/the greatest

[IcantDunk]

1:55 for start of song.

[jaserific]

also, the most difficult thing is to make a difficult piece seem easy.

[hnofer17]

@jaserific this piece is not difficult though

[scareface3123]

boah he's a fucking piano god ;D crazy how he let it sounds so fucking incredible

[GamerSirus]

Amazing player especially for his age. I'm not crazy about this song but that doesn't mean it isn't amazing.

[krokigrygg]

@GamerSirus He is not great he is a master far beyond amazing, good or great...

[jivakr]

@GamerSirus Its not a song its a piece.

[pattyfoxy510510]

Amazing touch!



[belialah]

el anticristo

[pepys1633]

Mozart himself would be fascinated

[CHRISTMASBASTARD]

Love mozarts music but get a little bit peed off with the whole cheeky 'childish like mozart' ha ha ha ha HA HA HA! Probably because it reminds me of Christian adults in my church running around pretending to be children on the basis of a teaching not totally directed at one having to be childish and getting all over excited about a suggestion which is sorta similar to saying ohh yes well Mozart was childish lets play it 'childishly' ha ha yeah yeah! Its sorta similar to 8 year old joke ideas.

[yeeeeaaaboooooooiiii]

@CHRISTMASBASTARD stop talking shite please

[CHRISTMASBASTARD]

@yeeeeaaaboooooooiiii If you have a problem with people expressing themselves then send a fucking message to everyone instead of singling me off like some crazy person. To correct you: I did stop when I was about to click the post button.

[D0g63rt]

@CHRISTMASBASTARD

Love youtube's videos, but get a little bit peed off with the whole cheeky 'retarded commenters posting' ha ha ha ha HA HA HA! Probably because it reminds me of 2 year old children in my internet typing around pretending to be intelligent on the basis of a troll trying to sound smart, which is sorta similar to saying ohh yes well if I can talk on the internet that means I matter ha ha yeah yeah! Its sorta similar to 8 year old joke ideas.

[CHRISTMASBASTARD]

@D0g63rt Yeah they piss me off of too because they come up with stuff that isn't even necessary and they have no intentions of expressing there true thoughts. However I hate people that label and judge on small information because they don't know how to deal with non stereotypes as if they haven't come to know themselves yet, as if they don't know that everyone is unique and therefore has a right to an opinion but not to force it...I hate people that feel they have to scrutinise opinions as well

[SirGlennGould]

Rondo in what major ???

[Piglet0123456789]

@SirGlennGould D Major

[SirGlennGould]

@Piglet0123456789 thanks !

[doublepersona]

actually like the very short piece Horowitz played in the beginning more than the Mozart.

[MrEliasi]

muito bom,bravo.

[joanajinyi]

I really like it.

I want play the piano like him.

[ericlou12]

Horwitz plays this song so well! For his age, he makes it soud like it's beening played by a 20 year old! 

[KORG4567]

Just amazing!!!

[LAUANGIU]

Big Horowitz (and very big Mozart)

[chutdigadut]

be sure in the title you put "D major" instead of just "Major"...Horowitz is just phenomonal...I hope to still be able to play piano even a 3rd that weel at his age

[jrsforever09]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[philaboston]

very good. still, the best clip i have ever seen of Horowitz was him playing Schumann's Traumerei in Moscow 1986. The song is deceptively simple, but yet, at the end of the song he shrugs his shoulders as to say "well, that's the best i can do. i hope i didnt mess it up". it shows how much of a child's soul he possessed, pure and simple. that was the greatest piece i have ever heard. people were crying in the audience.

watch?v=qq7ncjhSqtk&playnext_f­rom=TL&videos=caAY3WArIfw

[Starlightkiller]

@philaboston What's the link, for view Horowitz play's Schumann

[philaboston]

@Starlightkiller

replace the "watch" line with the one below and it takes you to it

watch?v=qq7ncjhSqtk&playnext_f­rom=TL&videos=caAY3WArIfw

[Starlightkiller]

@philaboston ok, thank, very much.

[koetzschauer]

wunderschön!!!!!!

[googlekopfkind]

love it

[1fiordiligi]

ma qualcuno che lo suona meglio?

[MeysXioan]

I can't understand, how does he make a good sound with that inclined position of his handsss?!!

[seremerow]

甜而不膩的琴音，關鍵在於Horowitz彈奏裝飾音的技巧和想­法實在高超~一代高人!!

[Jeremy8297]

This guy is AWESOMMEEEEEEEE

Seriously, not many oldies can do that... im impressed.

[CorelliChopin08]

at 1:53 u can here the theme from mozarts Nacktmusic in his sonata..

[meredith218461]

Horowitz was in fact a compelling classicist, an aspect of his playing somewhat under appreciated over the years. To further illustrate this point listen to his 30s recording of the great Haydn E flat sonata.

[berlinzerberus]

..yes,the "singing allegro" in the sense of mozart...

he surely would have enjoyed this performance very much.

marvellous!

[Alehandro243]

La verdad que este hombre es un extraterrestre de la interpretacion

[JoseLuisLandry]

No tengo el honor de conocerle a usted, personalmente pero deseo comunicarle que esta versión del Rondo que usted interpreta es la mejor de todas las que he oido.

Un afectuoso saludo desde Sabadell, Barcelona.

José Luis

[lapinschous1]

so... fantastic!

[Powerslider]

I would pay 100 euros for this dvd, if only i knew where to get it. Fantastic performace....

[skalkmusix]

i love Horowitz in every intepretation...

[DuneMachineCrusade]

This is a challenging piece to play.

[saxmaddaddy]

I play this and it ain't easy. Yer man does a great job - encore !!!!

[chopinandliszt]

Reminds me of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

[BarbaraPloyer333]

(Indignantly:) Show off.

[sirnoggin]

For someone of his age, to make this piece sound like it is being played by the same 20 something year old man that wrote it is utterly increadible. What a feat, and what a gentle and chidlike soul Horrowitz must be to keep that ammount of joy in his fingers. Bravo

[cowlikesbeef]

very well put :)

[anne0203]

@sirnoggin well said :)

[SaintDufus]

Does anyone know where online I can find free sheet music for this piece?

[Temptezt]

is this piece hard to play?

[GabbyEliO]

Not really. I've been practicing this for my repertoire exam, and I've only been doing it for about a week or so and I've got one more page to learn. And once you've got it together, it's actually quite a fun piece to play :)

[2009xellos]

When we say it's difficult, we aren't talking about the technical elements, we're saying it's very difficult to make every note "sing out" as Mozart would have intended.

[0bambi0deer0]

the most difficult thing is to create a perfect clear sound

[nimalakers24]

@0bambi0deer0 so trur

[nimalakers24]

@0bambi0deer0 so true

[CHRISTMASBASTARD]

@0bambi0deer0 Even more so than rhythm in general?

[BMX90]

@0bambi0deer0 Not when you're Horowitz...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@0bambi0deer0 indeed it is

[concertobub]

I like how Horowitz prepares the piece by playing some figures in the key of D major then goes to C major - the Mozart itself is in D major.

[GabbyEliO]

wow. I'm learning this for my Repertoire exam in January.. though I probably won't get my dynamics this good.

[organman52]

Don't think that - the dynamics Horowitz puts in are pretty much all totally inappropriate. This is a 'romantic' style of playing Mozart that a lot of pianists seem to believe in. Alicia DeLarrocha's performances of Mozart are unsurpassable in my view.

[niitac]

i totally adore him.. he's my inspiration!!

[Crancob]

absolute genious!

[nadyart]

Could I know the year of that recital?

[mah6786]

This is the 1987 one I think.

[nadyart]

Thank you very much.

[kedmann074]

What is he doing at the beginning? I've never seen a pianist warm up like that on stage before.

[aewanko300]

It's called preluding. It's to introduce the piece's key and to calm the audience.

[Bobstew68]

4:54 reminds me strongly of some other piece. Does anyone know which? (I can't remember what it's called or who wrote it for the life of me, but it is really popular.)

[pnitschneider]

watch?v=Qb_jQBgzU-I

[Bobstew68]

Yes! Eine kleine Nachtmusik! Danke schön.

[Bobstew68]

D major. Also, yay epic pianist.

[carnealpincho]

que guille cuando empieza

[twolefthanz]

Yes - can't just enjoy a brilliant artist for what he is. Got to be all mouth and no brains.

[huhas1]

Incredible..

[Bruce88keys]

He did what he wanted to, with all repetory he played, he chose music that showcased astonishing abilities.

[Gershwin234]

You all talk like you want to be authors, not musicians. "Lubrications, albeit, impotent castrato, abide!"

[cbdesade]

Yes, they ignore the music in order to practice the only art they know--invective.

[88Woland]

It is not "all of us" , it is only I. Should I display such an amazing degree of illiteracy like many posters? Maybe I am a writer , in the end.....one never knows

[Gershwin234]

If you were a writer, you would know it.

[88Woland]

Sherlock Holmes

[88Woland]

If you are not doing something with the score, according to the spirit of the work, period performance practice and spirit of the time we live in, then you just absolved yourself from responsibility of serving the composer, and you prove that you are only an impotent castrato whose biggest accomplishments is to spill your moronic lubrications on youtube

[organman52]

And you're preaching - albeit amateurishly - to the choir. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[88Woland]

I know more than you and I am smarter than you. You are stupid, which is obvious from your judgements, as well as from your justifications for the same. And you don't know your matter well enough.

[organman52]

Whatever you say, your majesty.

[88Woland]

I have a proposal- why don't you read the preface (by D.Scarlatti) to Scarlatti's Sonatas, and try to abide by his sage advice,if you know what I am talking about. Enjoy Horowitz and others and get out of your small, narrow-minded world full of envy. You will enjoy your life more and get rewarded more

[organman52]

Whatever you say, your majesty.

[88Woland]

HAHAHAHA how original you are...ok, I really DON'T hate you or dislike you. I strongly disagree with the fact you are showing such a great disrespect to a great artist. This is a kind of mentality which desecrates churches, temples and destroys ancient cities, burns books. It is OK to dislike Horowitz based on your personal preference, but you can not really write mean, unjust and unfair bullshit about him just because you don't like him. And it does not make you look good either

[genzyme]

What, he asked, does k485 mean? The number of coughs? HAHAHA! No coughs in AC/DC concertos.

Really, I want to know. k485?D899?

[napsuta]

search wiki Ludwig von Köchel. he listed Mozart's work. or check wiki w a mozart. again for schubert go to wiki

[organman52]

That handkerchief is gross. But he is Horowitz, so it's just fine.

[lustre5]

He may have needed the handkerchief, but it's an infantile troll criticizing the elder genius, so it's just fine.

[organman52]

I think you're absolutely right. I take back everything I said. Horowitz was the greatest pianist, musician, genius ever to grace this planet.

[476892]

Horowitz was a great pianist, but what about Gould, Argerich, and Rachmanioff? They were great pianists, too!!!!!

[gianpaga11]

Ohhhhhh! Thank for the Video!

[gorgalsi]

Horowitz is a true master!

[simipiano]

Bravo and immorta Vladimir you will be forever the greatest pianist : - )

[Richardtheincredible]

It's interesting that you think that, since you mispelled his name.

[CindyLouWho3223]

well apparently neither are you because you can't spell.

[Lov3s2Spooge]

She (CindyLou) meant that.

Assholes, retards, fuck-ups...you get 'em all on youtube.

[0B0a0c0h0]

mozart lived in the classical era, not romantic

[extremelyfatchicken]

somebody else here isn't a genius *cough* *cough* only someone stupid would think mozart lived in the romantic period

[organman52]

He didn't practice this enough. It is quite sloppy as a result. He looks bored to death, as if he can't wait to be done with it. The tragedy is that this is a masterpiece, butchered beyond recognition.