Hofmann's technique is far superior to Horowitz's technique. "We are all schoolboys compared to Hofmann" Rachmaninoff said. Even today's pianists are schoolboys in comparison with him. His sound control, his ability to give prominence to voices are absolutely amazing. Hofmann's performances seem ...
@Ray0X0 I know Arrau's performance of Brahms' concerts with Bernard Haitink: Perhaps Arrau was too old when he recorded these discs. I am a pianist and the execution disappointed me a lot. The two concerts pose serious technical problems even pianists with hands far more powered than those of Arr...
Molto bravi. Grande libertà nello stacco dei tempi, ma sempre con gusto e espressività.