He does SOOO MUCH with so "little". Make no mistake, "Traumerei" is not an easy piece despite how it sounds. What this giant of a man is doing its nothing short of incredible.
reminds me of the time when I played this piece in high school. I'd like to relearn it again. Probably the best song I've ever picked to play in my days of piano.
I love this performance. Horowitz will always be one of my favorites. I wrote a blog post about some interpretation issues in this piece, if anyone is working on it and want some food for thought, check out my tumblr! There's a link on my channel.
the man weeping silently. I imagine his thoughts of being in the battle, losing comrades to hitler's forces as they invade his homeland. As one of the improbable survivors he remembers them fondly and knows the honor of their sacrifice,
Every performance should be judged in context. The insults to Horowitz sound like the howling of mandarin jackasses. This is the encore performance of the most important concert of his life. His lingering on notes, especially at the end, make this performance incredibly poignant. One gets the sense that he does not want this magical moment to end. This concert was way bigger than Horowitz, Schumann, or the audience. It was a moment of humanity in the midst of the Cold War. Leave it alone!
@PJinBston I tried to read most all of the comments. I love a good debate, but I did not see the answer to your background as a musician. To another point, I believe musicians have a right and there is an expectation to make whatever piece is written on paper become their own by interpretation. Do you grant leeway to singers who do covers or songwriters who write for other people? Some people write great lyrics, but never sing publicly. I do not think is an insult to the writer or 1st artist.tnx
@GlobalFoodProgramme Thank you for making an obvious point so well. I am a pianist and willing to bet most the folks making negative comments are NOT pianists. Music is subjective. There is way too much "I'm right and you're wrong" thinking in this world. Social media is putting our flaws under the microscope and it ain't pretty.
"dicking around with it" is an exaggeration. Gould was screwed around with Mozart's sonatas - like a jackass. Horowitz gave his stereotypical messy and totally insensitive performance - changing the note values, completely ignorant of the nature of the music.
Also - compare this bland performance with (as a quick example) Yundi Li's. Tell me Yundi Li's is not far more sensitively played and with a much better tone. Even if his tempo is slightly sluggish.
Imagine buying a CD of VH playing Mozart sonatas because you've heard it said that he’s an exceptional pianist - and finding that he’s just dicking around with it. How angry would you be? I returned Glenn Gould’s set of assinine performances for that very reason - claiming the the Cds were scratched. Any musician has a responsibility to communicate the music of the composer - not his own Sorry to offend your comfortable illusion, but Horowitz was a selfish jerk.
2. Muslim? Christian? That’s a totally different order of derangement. Humanity definitely ought to be freed from that garbage. Forcibly it would seem. Stay away from those analogies, they’ll get you into trouble.
3. Praise only? No debate? Are you advocating censorship? Do you fear a challenge to your illusions?
Horowitz opened himself up to criticism by his eccentric performances. So he’s fair game.
By the way, this is not Horowitz’s music. It’s Schumann’s.
1. There’s no way to know what an up-thumb represents: how many people click because they like the music, or because they like Horowitz, or they like this performance - or WHY they like it, nor is it clear that they prefer it over others. Presumably the viewers are predominantly fans of Schumann, or VH or of this music. For which reason also there’s largely “positive feedback.”
Yeah, Horowitz fans seem more sensitive to style than substance. But maybe that's just tactical: you can't defend him on substantive grounds can you?
I've stated it's not his skill I question, but his "interpretive" choices. Though actually I do have serious questions about his skill. As I see it now he became lazy about his skill level & his understanding of music he plays.
He distorts music, and uses style to conceal flaws.
@PJinBston Most smart and proficient musicians use style to conceal technical flaws a certain amount of the time. Piano playing, like any other art form, is very subjective. What does one achieve by denigrating the work of another human being? I mean, he was good enough a pianist to become extremely famous so does he deserve to be denigrated after he's dead?
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es una obra escrita con la pluma de un poder superior, y el corazon en las manos de el sentimiento y el alma de su compositor, enel primer compas me salio el llanto, gracias a dios por su divina gracia, de la musica.
Rather try to figure out why 2242 people think this has some sort of value.
Schumann has nothing to say here. Two notes at the start seem to say that something is coming, but nothing does. Two meaningless notes. And then a few steps up and then two notes again. As if by repetition they'll gain value.
As for the clown who's playing this uninspired and boring little thing - he ought to have had his fat butt kicked off stage years earlier.
Apparently honesty receives negative votes in this forum. It's nice how people quietly leave these notes of disapproval and then slip away. Anyway, you don't get to vote on the facts. They are what they are.
It's been said that truth hurts. But I think that's only if you choose to be afraid of it.
I've seen you comment and ridicule Horowitz on numbers of his videos. You don't explain why the interpretation is soo bad? "As for the clown.... Ass kicked..." Very, very immature. And tell me, what is you musical background?
And now, to make everyone happy, you get the hell out of Horowitz' videos, find something you like, and let us enjoy this.
You appear to be genuine, and so I will give you a genuine answer. Though, if you HAVE seen other comments of mine then you've seen some reasons.
He had remarkable skill, and sometimes gave good performances. (for example Liszt Consolation 3) But, it's not a question of his skill nor potential. It’s that he would not play a piece of music without callously disregarding a composer’s score. He changes note values. He changes the tempo from one phrase to the next.
He suddenly plays loudly. The left & right hand seem not to have ever met. Strange pauses. Weird rubato. This is the heavy-handed and tasteless style that he applied to nearly everything he played, Horowitz cared more about his persona. His performance of Mozart’s K330 is a very good example of the appalling laziness of some later performances. When he makes a mistake he covers it up with an intentional loud chord. He tries to excuse this tripe by calling it "interpretation."
It’s no wonder that he became known as a “master of distortion.” I don't "hate" Horowitz. But I resent his abuses. And I have no problem walking into his damned church and directing everybody to the clear air outside. It's nice out and there are many good musicians to hear. VH was talented. But he was not good.
Someone in Denmark sent an abusive comment w/ the question “how dare you ridicule Horowitz and Gould like that?" Part of my response was: "Since when is criticism inappropriate? YT is a public forum-criticism & debate come w/ the territory... When I walk into the Church of Horowitz & yell that he is a fake I can expect an angry response.
BTW, how dare Horowitz abuse other people's music."
Frederik, there's no actual blood here. The only thing that's threatened are your illusions.
Reading the comments, it is amazing how americans and british consider themselves upper, and the russians lower. Let me ask you, how many great work of art were produced in Russia by Russians, and how many in America and Britain by Americans and British. HELLO-O-O. Handel was German, and Gershwin was Russian Jew. Hellooooooooo. Don't look on the Russians with pity, but better get a mirror. All that we have here is the revolting brainwashing BBC propaganda. Sorry.
@PeaceAndGloryMB Relax. Let Mr Horowitz do the talking. Horowitz was Ukrainian - nuff said!!! To even mention UK and US artists in the same sentence as Horowitz is an insult to music itself. And I'm from the UK.
That's the most beautiful melody I've ever heard. I heard it once in a capella recorded from the stalingrad memorial. I would like for nothing more for someone to upload it on to this site.
I just wanna cry whenever I hear this.Sounds not like full of shining technical improvisation, however, the emotion inside is beyond most pianist's scope that only few can managed to perform. Horowitz is one of the best for this.
I remember watching this in a music history class and almost crying. Beautiful music. The 40 people who disliked this video probably had their heads up their butts and were listening to their own farts while they played this video.
The little girl on her dad's lap at 0:51, the man at 1:21 and the man at 1:30 with the tear on his cheek get me every time i watch this. One of the greatest moments ever captured on video given all the things going on in the Soviet Union in 1986 and you can see it in every face. The fact that this concert even took place was a miracle. This is when the medium is used at its best.
DOES anyone know which recording is played at Mamajev Hill with the beautiful choir singing this? I heard a bit of it on a National Geographic documentary and fell instantly in love. Thanks!
HE"S SO HUMBLE!!! HE'S AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL PIANISTS OUT THERE!! LOVE THE ENDING. HE MAKES THAT FINAL GESTURE TOWARD THE AUDIENCE LIKE: HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.. MAKES ME CRY! BEAUTIFUL!!!!
He's so humblet!!! hes an example for all pianists out there.... the end makes me just cry.. that gesture he does with his head like: hope you liked it.. thats what i can give. BEAUTIFUL!!
Es la hermosa y divina melodía que he escuchado en este dia en la opinión de un humilde e ignorante músico lírico por algo es y le llama la Musica mas bella del mundo
I love looking at the peoples' faces. There is this sense that everyone is feeling the same thing, and that there is no other place they would rather be for 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
Horowitz's return to Moscow is enough to invoke an awe inspired feeling in light fleeing himself. Additionally ,the piece, and its significance as poignantly described by Doubleklunk, sends me into a deep burst of emotional appreciation
So, I'm crying now. I've played this piece for 40 years with different intreptations & I love this best. Learning gary191919's explanation only adds to it. Thanks. Horowitz was often wrongly criticized for lack of emotional expression. This is amazing & the tempo was perfect - especially the tender, 2 count longer, pause near the end follwed by the oh so delicate touch to continue. I was holding my breath there. Victor Borge & Artur Rubenstein convey same emotions differently on Traumerei too.
Remember also that, at the time (and still), a recording of a choral version of "Traumerei" played in the Hall of Remembrance under the memorial on Mimayev Hill, in former Stalingrad, commemorating the Russian dead from the protracted battle there in 2WW. Horowitz of course knew this, and had chosen the piece specifically for his Moscow audience, in recognition of the country's loss which transcended his own pain of exile.
Remember also that, at the time (and still), a recording of a choral version of "Traumerei" played in the Hall of Remembrance under the memorial on Mimayev Hill, in former Stalingrad, commemorating the Russian dead from the protracted battle there in 2WW. Horowitz of course knew this, and had chosen the piece specifically for his Moscow audience, in recognition of the country's loss which transcended his own pain of exile.
@superstition2 I have become accustomed to this tempo, but I can sympathize with your view, now that you mention it. Also, a great statement about art.
I remember back when I was made to practice this piece, I really hated it and would play it really heavy-handed and really fast, just to get it over with. But now, hearing this rendition by Horowitz, I can't even begin to describe the emotion it is stirring up in me. It just makes me want to cry.
It's funny how perception can change so unexpectedly.
Has anyone else noticed how the music affects the audience? It's amazing. It looks as if they are acting in a movie. But it's real. Superb performance. The sadness of this tune gets to you, makes you feel lonely in this strange world.
Lets see now 1843 Like as if today and 38 did not like the compostition? Eh, I am not a gambler so I will follow my feelings and vote thumbs up. I don:t know anything about "Classical" music but I do know what sounds good to me. Kinda of a simple equation here, Yes I will follow my feelings and vote thumbs up, I like it The more I hear it the more I like it, how strange?
This piece of music in the USSR and present Russia symbolizes the gigantic human losses at the battle of Stalingrad.
"Träumerei" is played eternaly at the enormoust memorial of the Mamajev Kurgan (Mamajev Hill) - placed at the exact spot where the centre of the battle took place.
Especially this piece of German music represents Germany as the great cultural civilazation that postwar Soviet tried to keep in mind in the efforts (and still today) to reconcile the grieving Soviets.
One of best classical videos, I have ever seen! Horowitz is a genius, his movings. and its fantastic, how gently can he tipping with his fingers! And at the end, everything is on his face, but mostly: 'Yes, I have done it.'
Maybe he did everything he could in this political scene. He did his life as good as he could do it.
This video catches your heart, soothing your soul, makes relax for a few minutes. And think about your life. Your dreams.
I remember this concert so well. It was televised in the U.S. and such a dramatcially moving performance. The part I remember so poignantly was the gentleman (1:27) sitting with his eyes closed and tears streaming down his face - an incredibly touching moment.
Who is the best Traumerei player among Horowitz, Lang Lang and Yundi Li? Unfortunately, it seems Yundi Li is the best, then Lang Lang, and then Horowitz, in my opinion.
DonFrankos, thank you for the information below. Likewise trickusduckus, the memory of what happened to the Russian people in WW2 is never mentioned, 20 million died.
This is an exquisite performance - it hangs in the air like a whisper...... a big lump in my throat.
When we again have concert music this simple, that tears can freely roll down a listener's cheek, music will again be worthy of a capital "M" - "Music" as a living entity.
Every time I listen to this piece I am moved. It's breathe taking...and Horowitz is by far and away, my favorite concert pianist. Even now, years after his death, his playing is still so inspired and briliant.
Horowitz was 83 when he played this, it was the first time in decades that he visited his home country. At that time, both the USSR and the USA were making weapons that could destroy the solar system, and Horowitz was personally asked by Gorbachev to play in Moscow.
And he played Traumerei. So pure, so 'simple', so beautiful. Such deeper emotions.
It is beyond any concert ever given.
And for a moment, all that was important in the world was this.
@DonFrankos "...At that time, both the USSR and the USA were making weapons that could destroy the solar system, and Horowitz was personally asked by Gorbachev to play in Moscow.
And he played Traumerei. So pure, so 'simple', so beautiful. Such deeper emotions.
It is beyond any concert ever given.
And for a moment, all that was important in the world was this.
Let it be a lesson;
Music binds us all."
Perfectly stated, DonFrankos. Thank you for reminding us all.
@DonFrankos Music blinds us all? I think you're getting your message confused. And no, weapons were not being made that could 'destroy the solar system'. People on youtube need to stop it with the pretentious comments that ruin a good video.
So cool, so easy, so calm. What makes this piece special is the ability to control the dynamics and cadence. At Horowitz's age, his ear and those masterful fingers have left us such a wonderful gift! Thank you volowitz and Youtube.
He does SOOO MUCH with so "little". Make no mistake, "Traumerei" is not an easy piece despite how it sounds. What this giant of a man is doing its nothing short of incredible.
josetato 3 weeks ago
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It sounds like being a child again. Playing outside in the sunny, Spring weather near the forest. Nothing matters.
capitanzach 3 weeks ago
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capitanzach 3 weeks ago
Cannot be beaten. Puts a tear in my heart every time.
Seems to release the hidden feelings of those in the
Soviet Union at that time.
Deo10556 3 weeks ago
reminds me of the time when I played this piece in high school. I'd like to relearn it again. Probably the best song I've ever picked to play in my days of piano.
W4ng4n470r 2 months ago
when i was pregnant with my daughter i would listen to this recording.
21 yrs later this is still one of our favorite pieces. There are many beautiful
memories attached to this. Thank you Horowitz your beauty will last forever.
TheBastet613 2 months ago
In the portraits, I think I see Anton Rubinstein and Chopin. But who is the third person?
forgottenbooks 2 months ago
@forgottenbooks Robert Schumann. The composer for this very piece!
MatthewMingLi 2 months ago
I love this performance. Horowitz will always be one of my favorites. I wrote a blog post about some interpretation issues in this piece, if anyone is working on it and want some food for thought, check out my tumblr! There's a link on my channel.
conmon88 2 months ago
so incredibly perfect
to the person who uploaded - thank you for this
alecpedigree 2 months ago
@garonboi I don't think he is sleeping i think hes maybe just hearing the Music but with the eyes closed.
Melhem97 2 months ago
Horowitz played this with his heart !
lakecharles2003 2 months ago
1:18 there's a guy sleeping
garonboi 3 months ago
does a dvd exist of this concert? i'd love to buy it.
haidisemirychan 3 months ago
sitting here with tears in my eyes.
xxwanting 3 months ago
I Would like to hear this before Dying
Melhem97 3 months ago 3
Like if you would too.
Melhem97 3 months ago
@Melhem97 Well, now you did, right?
Anyways, awesome music.
Tu16 3 months ago
You know, lang lang plays good, but in my opinion to artificial. This is perfect.
20JeSuSOfSuBUrBiA04 4 months ago 4
hello lovely Mr. Horowitz: if i would've played this piece for you, what would you say about my interpretation?
eltachimetro 4 months ago
the man weeping silently. I imagine his thoughts of being in the battle, losing comrades to hitler's forces as they invade his homeland. As one of the improbable survivors he remembers them fondly and knows the honor of their sacrifice,
Keatelite 4 months ago
Every performance should be judged in context. The insults to Horowitz sound like the howling of mandarin jackasses. This is the encore performance of the most important concert of his life. His lingering on notes, especially at the end, make this performance incredibly poignant. One gets the sense that he does not want this magical moment to end. This concert was way bigger than Horowitz, Schumann, or the audience. It was a moment of humanity in the midst of the Cold War. Leave it alone!
owre 5 months ago 4
I followed my 'muse'...
A good path methinketh...
HopeWithPandora 5 months ago
Just watching the crowd's reaction, let alone listening to the piece makes you proud to be human, doesn't it?
MrTimothyMcNeil 5 months ago 3
@PJinBston I tried to read most all of the comments. I love a good debate, but I did not see the answer to your background as a musician. To another point, I believe musicians have a right and there is an expectation to make whatever piece is written on paper become their own by interpretation. Do you grant leeway to singers who do covers or songwriters who write for other people? Some people write great lyrics, but never sing publicly. I do not think is an insult to the writer or 1st artist.tnx
shawnthekidrover 5 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme Thank you for making an obvious point so well. I am a pianist and willing to bet most the folks making negative comments are NOT pianists. Music is subjective. There is way too much "I'm right and you're wrong" thinking in this world. Social media is putting our flaws under the microscope and it ain't pretty.
745pianosinger 5 months ago
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I'm sorry Horowitz, but this is just horrible..............
Tupac > Horowitz
xyx1412999 6 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme
"dicking around with it" is an exaggeration. Gould was screwed around with Mozart's sonatas - like a jackass. Horowitz gave his stereotypical messy and totally insensitive performance - changing the note values, completely ignorant of the nature of the music.
Also - compare this bland performance with (as a quick example) Yundi Li's. Tell me Yundi Li's is not far more sensitively played and with a much better tone. Even if his tempo is slightly sluggish.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme
Imagine buying a CD of VH playing Mozart sonatas because you've heard it said that he’s an exceptional pianist - and finding that he’s just dicking around with it. How angry would you be? I returned Glenn Gould’s set of assinine performances for that very reason - claiming the the Cds were scratched. Any musician has a responsibility to communicate the music of the composer - not his own Sorry to offend your comfortable illusion, but Horowitz was a selfish jerk.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme [cont.]
2. Muslim? Christian? That’s a totally different order of derangement. Humanity definitely ought to be freed from that garbage. Forcibly it would seem. Stay away from those analogies, they’ll get you into trouble.
3. Praise only? No debate? Are you advocating censorship? Do you fear a challenge to your illusions?
Horowitz opened himself up to criticism by his eccentric performances. So he’s fair game.
By the way, this is not Horowitz’s music. It’s Schumann’s.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme
1. There’s no way to know what an up-thumb represents: how many people click because they like the music, or because they like Horowitz, or they like this performance - or WHY they like it, nor is it clear that they prefer it over others. Presumably the viewers are predominantly fans of Schumann, or VH or of this music. For which reason also there’s largely “positive feedback.”
[cont.]
PJinBston 6 months ago
@GlobalFoodProgramme (aka SuhmMusic)
You've ignored my argument.
Yeah, Horowitz fans seem more sensitive to style than substance. But maybe that's just tactical: you can't defend him on substantive grounds can you?
I've stated it's not his skill I question, but his "interpretive" choices. Though actually I do have serious questions about his skill. As I see it now he became lazy about his skill level & his understanding of music he plays.
He distorts music, and uses style to conceal flaws.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@PJinBston Most smart and proficient musicians use style to conceal technical flaws a certain amount of the time. Piano playing, like any other art form, is very subjective. What does one achieve by denigrating the work of another human being? I mean, he was good enough a pianist to become extremely famous so does he deserve to be denigrated after he's dead?
745pianosinger 5 months ago
1:22 a fucking hilarious man in the concert. Actually I wanna teach him a lesson with a Revolver...
crushonJune 6 months ago
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es una obra escrita con la pluma de un poder superior, y el corazon en las manos de el sentimiento y el alma de su compositor, enel primer compas me salio el llanto, gracias a dios por su divina gracia, de la musica.
carrillobohemia 6 months ago
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@ensamvargvideos
Rather try to figure out why 2242 people think this has some sort of value.
Schumann has nothing to say here. Two notes at the start seem to say that something is coming, but nothing does. Two meaningless notes. And then a few steps up and then two notes again. As if by repetition they'll gain value.
As for the clown who's playing this uninspired and boring little thing - he ought to have had his fat butt kicked off stage years earlier.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@PJinBston
Apparently honesty receives negative votes in this forum. It's nice how people quietly leave these notes of disapproval and then slip away. Anyway, you don't get to vote on the facts. They are what they are.
It's been said that truth hurts. But I think that's only if you choose to be afraid of it.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@PJinBston
I've seen you comment and ridicule Horowitz on numbers of his videos. You don't explain why the interpretation is soo bad? "As for the clown.... Ass kicked..." Very, very immature. And tell me, what is you musical background?
And now, to make everyone happy, you get the hell out of Horowitz' videos, find something you like, and let us enjoy this.
SuhmMusic 6 months ago
@SuhmMusic
You appear to be genuine, and so I will give you a genuine answer. Though, if you HAVE seen other comments of mine then you've seen some reasons.
He had remarkable skill, and sometimes gave good performances. (for example Liszt Consolation 3) But, it's not a question of his skill nor potential. It’s that he would not play a piece of music without callously disregarding a composer’s score. He changes note values. He changes the tempo from one phrase to the next.
continuing . . .
PJinBston 6 months ago
cont...
He suddenly plays loudly. The left & right hand seem not to have ever met. Strange pauses. Weird rubato. This is the heavy-handed and tasteless style that he applied to nearly everything he played, Horowitz cared more about his persona. His performance of Mozart’s K330 is a very good example of the appalling laziness of some later performances. When he makes a mistake he covers it up with an intentional loud chord. He tries to excuse this tripe by calling it "interpretation."
cont...
PJinBston 6 months ago
cont...
It’s no wonder that he became known as a “master of distortion.” I don't "hate" Horowitz. But I resent his abuses. And I have no problem walking into his damned church and directing everybody to the clear air outside. It's nice out and there are many good musicians to hear. VH was talented. But he was not good.
PJinBston 6 months ago
@SuhmMusic
Someone in Denmark sent an abusive comment w/ the question “how dare you ridicule Horowitz and Gould like that?" Part of my response was: "Since when is criticism inappropriate? YT is a public forum-criticism & debate come w/ the territory... When I walk into the Church of Horowitz & yell that he is a fake I can expect an angry response.
BTW, how dare Horowitz abuse other people's music."
Frederik, there's no actual blood here. The only thing that's threatened are your illusions.
PJinBston 6 months ago
As this is a one-piece, one-video channel, you may also want to post Alban Berg's wonderful analysis of the Träumerei.
arielpiano 6 months ago
I think 40 people voted dislike by mistake through their teary eyes.
joncaju 6 months ago
Reading the comments, it is amazing how americans and british consider themselves upper, and the russians lower. Let me ask you, how many great work of art were produced in Russia by Russians, and how many in America and Britain by Americans and British. HELLO-O-O. Handel was German, and Gershwin was Russian Jew. Hellooooooooo. Don't look on the Russians with pity, but better get a mirror. All that we have here is the revolting brainwashing BBC propaganda. Sorry.
PeaceAndGloryMB 6 months ago 2
@PeaceAndGloryMB Relax. Let Mr Horowitz do the talking. Horowitz was Ukrainian - nuff said!!! To even mention UK and US artists in the same sentence as Horowitz is an insult to music itself. And I'm from the UK.
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música para pensar... que siente tu alma ante estas notas??
axel9814 7 months ago
@axel9814
axel9814 7 months ago
That's the most beautiful melody I've ever heard. I heard it once in a capella recorded from the stalingrad memorial. I would like for nothing more for someone to upload it on to this site.
Viatriste 8 months ago 3
When I was very little, I'd got a Träumerei musical box as a gift from my elementary school. This video brought me back my memory... Makes me cry.
Sadly we can download and hear music so easily now. But - I could reach to this music after my youtube piano surfing! Thank you.
sparklnkitty 8 months ago
Delicious interpretation!!!!
muktinath 8 months ago 2
música para pensar... que siente tu alma ante estas notas??
combatmagic 8 months ago
I just wanna cry whenever I hear this.Sounds not like full of shining technical improvisation, however, the emotion inside is beyond most pianist's scope that only few can managed to perform. Horowitz is one of the best for this.
leeyue47 8 months ago 22
@leeyue47
I have seen this many times.. and I need to cry lately so,so..I had to see it again
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dreampoets 2 months ago
I DIDNT KN0W THE HIST0RY BIASED T0 ,I ALWAYS L0VED IT,EVEN M0RE N0W.IF I C0ULD,IT W0ULD WAKE ME AT LAST DAY 0F MY LIFE.
tavaresbooty 9 months ago
@tavaresbooty Your keyboard doesn't work, it writes 0 instead of O.
demoniste06 9 months ago
@demoniste06
Thanks,I knew.
tavaresbooty 9 months ago
I remember watching this in a music history class and almost crying. Beautiful music. The 40 people who disliked this video probably had their heads up their butts and were listening to their own farts while they played this video.
InfiniteEntirety 9 months ago
The little girl on her dad's lap at 0:51, the man at 1:21 and the man at 1:30 with the tear on his cheek get me every time i watch this. One of the greatest moments ever captured on video given all the things going on in the Soviet Union in 1986 and you can see it in every face. The fact that this concert even took place was a miracle. This is when the medium is used at its best.
cpallos 9 months ago 75
@cpallos
and there's another man taking a tear of the side of his nose at 1:42 - should have come with a hanky.
Really everybody there looks touched
Bluzme 5 months ago
this made the audience weep!
injamaven 9 months ago
beautiful..
KerryAbernethy 9 months ago
DOES anyone know which recording is played at Mamajev Hill with the beautiful choir singing this? I heard a bit of it on a National Geographic documentary and fell instantly in love. Thanks!
1joker88 9 months ago
Never seen so many emotions in Russia. very nice piece....
CamsPiano 9 months ago
HE"S SO HUMBLE!!! HE'S AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL PIANISTS OUT THERE!! LOVE THE ENDING. HE MAKES THAT FINAL GESTURE TOWARD THE AUDIENCE LIKE: HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.. MAKES ME CRY! BEAUTIFUL!!!!
jetona88 10 months ago 2
He's so humblet!!! hes an example for all pianists out there.... the end makes me just cry.. that gesture he does with his head like: hope you liked it.. thats what i can give. BEAUTIFUL!!
jetona88 10 months ago
Excellent and the audience too!!
Fastallesversteher 10 months ago
Es la hermosa y divina melodía que he escuchado en este dia en la opinión de un humilde e ignorante músico lírico por algo es y le llama la Musica mas bella del mundo
Att: el mayor
supertrailerasasos 10 months ago
I love looking at the peoples' faces. There is this sense that everyone is feeling the same thing, and that there is no other place they would rather be for 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
BathtubGin1412 10 months ago 5
内声部の処理が神業だ
xcars 10 months ago
Horowitz's return to Moscow is enough to invoke an awe inspired feeling in light fleeing himself. Additionally ,the piece, and its significance as poignantly described by Doubleklunk, sends me into a deep burst of emotional appreciation
Keatelite 10 months ago
@chrism216: gary says something along the lines "Deep, too/so deep! This is that one best expression of his later years".
Misteribel 11 months ago
Um momento de beleza é uma alegria para sempre...
humbertocosentine 11 months ago
@SpecialPianoBoy "Traumerei" is German for "Dreaming" :)
mattovarius 11 months ago
meditation music
pinochet222 11 months ago 7
@pinochet222 music that fullfills one with pure stillness.
lakota66 5 months ago
what did gary say? someone please translate? thanks =)
chrism216 11 months ago
@gary191919 Thanks for info! It definitely adds an additional layer to my appreciation for the piece!
run17miles 11 months ago
it may symbolize the 'gigantic human losses at the battle of STALINGRAD', but for me it is one heck of a beautiful, comfy piece:)
kdjfi2k384 11 months ago
This was the encore at that historic concert, wasn't it?
NYCBG 11 months ago
So, I'm crying now. I've played this piece for 40 years with different intreptations & I love this best. Learning gary191919's explanation only adds to it. Thanks. Horowitz was often wrongly criticized for lack of emotional expression. This is amazing & the tempo was perfect - especially the tender, 2 count longer, pause near the end follwed by the oh so delicate touch to continue. I was holding my breath there. Victor Borge & Artur Rubenstein convey same emotions differently on Traumerei too.
coachleifa 1 year ago 5
all the people cry...and is dreaming with you!
vza77 1 year ago
I like this piece and this guy plays it well, but his style is very flat and dull. it would be nicer if it were played with more flair.
Kestrelfire 1 year ago
@Kestrelfire yeah, this "guy".... hahahahahahaha this guy is your daddy buddy boy
dacorsua 1 year ago
This piece made me weep with the beauty of it, bravo sniff!
kathywilliams76 1 year ago
Remember also that, at the time (and still), a recording of a choral version of "Traumerei" played in the Hall of Remembrance under the memorial on Mimayev Hill, in former Stalingrad, commemorating the Russian dead from the protracted battle there in 2WW. Horowitz of course knew this, and had chosen the piece specifically for his Moscow audience, in recognition of the country's loss which transcended his own pain of exile.
nilesnicklesby 1 year ago
@nilesnicklesby Thank you for this very important fact...very poignant.
bigcity233 5 months ago
Remember also that, at the time (and still), a recording of a choral version of "Traumerei" played in the Hall of Remembrance under the memorial on Mimayev Hill, in former Stalingrad, commemorating the Russian dead from the protracted battle there in 2WW. Horowitz of course knew this, and had chosen the piece specifically for his Moscow audience, in recognition of the country's loss which transcended his own pain of exile.
nilesnicklesby 1 year ago
If you want, you can watch my interpretation on my channel, I'd be happy if you would.
Kind regards Suhm :o)
SuhmMusic 1 year ago
@chrism219
um its japanese
fzhu99 1 year ago
Tears are rolling down my face now
DynamicKazue 1 year ago
hahaha i just had to give that chinese coment a thumbs up... =D
chrism216 1 year ago
@chrism216 Japanese, get your facts strait.
thefastesrcman 1 year ago
@thefastesrcman
hahaha sorry,
all i see its a few lines anyway... its completely unknown language for me. what would i know! =)
chrism216 1 year ago
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@chrism216 Japanese, get your facts strait. thx
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exponentialsloth 1 year ago
seeing the guy at 1:39 makes the back of my nose sting
llethaface11 1 year ago
The tempo is too fast.
superstition2 1 year ago
@superstition2
*plays it at "correct" tempo*
Raiden738 1 year ago
@Raiden738 There is no "correct" and "incorrect" in art - only opinion. In my opinion, the tempo should be slower.
superstition2 1 year ago
@superstition2
yes, now i understand that
Raiden738 1 year ago
@superstition2 I have become accustomed to this tempo, but I can sympathize with your view, now that you mention it. Also, a great statement about art.
musicalidea 1 year ago
He played with such deep emotion as if he were saying goodbye. A truly miraculous performance.
ttt8699 1 year ago
I remember back when I was made to practice this piece, I really hated it and would play it really heavy-handed and really fast, just to get it over with. But now, hearing this rendition by Horowitz, I can't even begin to describe the emotion it is stirring up in me. It just makes me want to cry.
It's funny how perception can change so unexpectedly.
thequantumcollapse 1 year ago 5
I really like the way he play Traumerei, it bring tears to my eye. ~I wonder what he was thinking at that moment.
ginastera403 1 year ago
Has anyone else noticed how the music affects the audience? It's amazing. It looks as if they are acting in a movie. But it's real. Superb performance. The sadness of this tune gets to you, makes you feel lonely in this strange world.
eushaeusha 1 year ago 4
@eushaeusha
I think for the part of the elderly people in the audience it's flashbacks of the war.
Doubleklunk 1 year ago
Clara Schumann was friggin hawt, Robert was a lucky fuck!!!
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Margarineshoes 1 year ago
bellísimo...
s0fii66 1 year ago
One word is enough : UNIQUE !
MrGunterguerrero 1 year ago 2
Lets see now 1843 Like as if today and 38 did not like the compostition? Eh, I am not a gambler so I will follow my feelings and vote thumbs up. I don:t know anything about "Classical" music but I do know what sounds good to me. Kinda of a simple equation here, Yes I will follow my feelings and vote thumbs up, I like it The more I hear it the more I like it, how strange?
persevere4 1 year ago
Seriously, how can you dislike this piece?
YOUReyanto 1 year ago
38 people watch it even thought they hated it
atgkid 1 year ago
38 people missed the "like" button
CowgirlJune 1 year ago
Don't forget!
This piece of music in the USSR and present Russia symbolizes the gigantic human losses at the battle of Stalingrad.
"Träumerei" is played eternaly at the enormoust memorial of the Mamajev Kurgan (Mamajev Hill) - placed at the exact spot where the centre of the battle took place.
Especially this piece of German music represents Germany as the great cultural civilazation that postwar Soviet tried to keep in mind in the efforts (and still today) to reconcile the grieving Soviets.
Doubleklunk 1 year ago 61
gives me chills
TheMagicofCurtis 1 year ago 3
38 people don't know what is music....
ronron0127 1 year ago 2
I like to listen again
bleachforever926 1 year ago
Crying with ...joy!
viszla100 1 year ago
1:30
I hope to be like that senior in my old age
newFranzFerencLiszt 1 year ago
うっとりします
uwaraba90 1 year ago
Makes me cry each time.
Reminds me of better days..
salvajez13 1 year ago
too beautiful to last
jonleeful 1 year ago
fantastica interpretazione
dalga1977 1 year ago
One of best classical videos, I have ever seen! Horowitz is a genius, his movings. and its fantastic, how gently can he tipping with his fingers! And at the end, everything is on his face, but mostly: 'Yes, I have done it.'
Maybe he did everything he could in this political scene. He did his life as good as he could do it.
This video catches your heart, soothing your soul, makes relax for a few minutes. And think about your life. Your dreams.
Beautiful piece from the best pianist ever!
*B
bspedermusic 1 year ago
Very nice.
YoshihiroJPN 1 year ago
I remember this concert so well. It was televised in the U.S. and such a dramatcially moving performance. The part I remember so poignantly was the gentleman (1:27) sitting with his eyes closed and tears streaming down his face - an incredibly touching moment.
yung4evr 1 year ago
Wonderful wistful piece of music. Bravo.
tamerlano236 1 year ago
I can play this piece perfectly technically.
I thought I can play well. But after listening to this I was in doubt.
apdoshi70 1 year ago
Horowitz- tender music, tender man
moba51 1 year ago
Who is the best Traumerei player among Horowitz, Lang Lang and Yundi Li? Unfortunately, it seems Yundi Li is the best, then Lang Lang, and then Horowitz, in my opinion.
chiehwenwang 1 year ago
@chiehwenwang
you have no opinion, you are obviously blinded by nationality
hogo1 3 months ago
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@hogo1 Your accusation was quite unfounded. Please think hard. Who is "obviously blinded by nationality "?
chiehwenwang 3 months ago
cool
isgsimeng 1 year ago
watching him play breaks my heart
llethaface11 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Horowitz!
October 1, 1903 – November 5, 1989
Intersting true fact: he was Jewish
anyan112 1 year ago
@anyan112 as most people named 'horowitz' are
2pacsrevenge 1 year ago
How can be there negative rates for this video? Poor losted souls...
aguacun 1 year ago
1:50 that women is a fag
chingstasnipe 1 year ago
@chingstasnipe Why???
WorldSuperLegend 1 year ago
Curtain call..final salute of classical music.
haiboriver 1 year ago
深いな～、深すぎる！ 晩年ならではの表現だね。
gary191919 1 year ago 60
@gary191919
Of course.
ChoskarChulian 1 year ago
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gary191919 1 year ago 2
For 2:29 it was ok to cry in Russia.
bsd300d 1 year ago
In Soviet Russia; piano play you!
bsd300d 1 year ago 4
@bsd300d
TigrisLion 1 year ago
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aries066 1 year ago
1:20 dude is blazed
MENSAmode 1 year ago
Of all the tracks in his return to Moscow recital, I love this piece the most.
zeedzeed0 1 year ago
The musik makes the crowd cry. 1:28
Conan1ts 1 year ago
my god!
vesternor 1 year ago
DonFrankos, thank you for the information below. Likewise trickusduckus, the memory of what happened to the Russian people in WW2 is never mentioned, 20 million died.
This is an exquisite performance - it hangs in the air like a whisper...... a big lump in my throat.
3232siobhan 1 year ago 5
When we again have concert music this simple, that tears can freely roll down a listener's cheek, music will again be worthy of a capital "M" - "Music" as a living entity.
Composerland 1 year ago 2
100 levels of pianissimo
GrandPatzer 1 year ago
全てが洗い流されるようだ
kawahi08 1 year ago
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kawahi08 1 year ago
Every time I listen to this piece I am moved. It's breathe taking...and Horowitz is by far and away, my favorite concert pianist. Even now, years after his death, his playing is still so inspired and briliant.
sexysadiesays 1 year ago
un merletto
gigisicily43 1 year ago
NO NO NO
Wilhelm Kempff
sch8mid 1 year ago
Has someone got the music track for me? I have been looking for it for ages, but I can not find it anywhere :(
opiaz 1 year ago
00:58 That's how kids should be nowdays, but no.....
lesengir 1 year ago
.....incredible so beautiful.
it touch my heart.
Monamourchka 1 year ago
Horowitz was 83 when he played this, it was the first time in decades that he visited his home country. At that time, both the USSR and the USA were making weapons that could destroy the solar system, and Horowitz was personally asked by Gorbachev to play in Moscow.
And he played Traumerei. So pure, so 'simple', so beautiful. Such deeper emotions.
It is beyond any concert ever given.
And for a moment, all that was important in the world was this.
Let it be a lesson;
Music binds us all.
wow
DonFrankos 1 year ago 186
@DonFrankos "...At that time, both the USSR and the USA were making weapons that could destroy the solar system, and Horowitz was personally asked by Gorbachev to play in Moscow.
And he played Traumerei. So pure, so 'simple', so beautiful. Such deeper emotions.
It is beyond any concert ever given.
And for a moment, all that was important in the world was this.
Let it be a lesson;
Music binds us all."
Perfectly stated, DonFrankos. Thank you for reminding us all.
TVWriterGuy 1 year ago 2
@DonFrankos ur comment is beautiful
llethaface11 1 year ago
fagggg
iceeman0 1 year ago
@DonFrankos im pretty sure the weapons being made could not destroy the solar system
adamjenson4500 1 year ago
@DonFrankos Music blinds us all? I think you're getting your message confused. And no, weapons were not being made that could 'destroy the solar system'. People on youtube need to stop it with the pretentious comments that ruin a good video.
SueDunym 1 year ago 3
@SueDunym Music binds*
zach100590 1 year ago
@DonFrankos very well put mait !
utki17 1 year ago
awesome
tonydmen1 1 year ago
So cool, so easy, so calm. What makes this piece special is the ability to control the dynamics and cadence. At Horowitz's age, his ear and those masterful fingers have left us such a wonderful gift! Thank you volowitz and Youtube.
massdot 1 year ago
I love when Mickey Mouse plays this in "Just Mickey". LOL
Blomar69 1 year ago
Is this the worlds most boring piece of piano music? Its called daydream because thats what it makes you do after about three seconds.
16elcl 1 year ago
Sometimes when I listen to this composition I feel like everything that's good in this world is incarnated in it.
juiceliina 1 year ago