Horowitz - Scarlatti Sonata L33

Generally speaking I prefer pianists like Arrau, Barenboim or Kempff, but when I listen to such interpretation, I'm bound to consider Mr Horowitz a true artist, and, to say the least, to question myself about the validity of the arguments that made me incline towards the formers.

This is pure genious!

@maxhansendk Yes, pure genius, even if you cannot spell tye word.

very touching....

i wish they would have continued the video and let the last note sustain until he actually ended the piece....oh well, it was still a brilliant performance!

it 's of course a very special way of playing the piano, very characteristic for his aera of musicians, but intelligent, sensitive... I 'm always impressed and touched by his playing.. love you vladimir !!!

I simply cannot understand anyone criticise Horowitz playing here.

It is amazing with great finesse!

Not many complain about Goulds interpretations of Bach as being inferior...

Likewise Horowitz should be praised for bringing his version of Scarlattis music to life!

It's too bad you weren't around to teach him how to play this piece.

Tendre, limpide, y a pas de mots pour cette Sonate écrite il y a de prêt 500ans.
L'une des plus belle, que me touche profondément interpréter avec une sensibilité extraordinaire par Mr Horowitz qui d'autre..

your are right - the problem is that we play our thought about notes and not notes, of course: the context is this m.gorovitz left the country 60years ago and russia was dumped in a total cultural disaster: this is nostalgia and despair and sadness. major is the best expressed through minor.