horowitz in hamburg - last recital - schubert moment musical

vladimir horowitz in his final recital, pt6 - hamburg, germany - 21 june 1987 - schubert moment musical fmin Op.94.No.31. this recording was never commercially released.


vladimir horowitz schumann kinderszenen piano live hamburg 1987

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• vladimir
• horowitz
• schubert
• moment
• musical
• minor
• op.
• 94
• No.
• 31
• piano
• live
• hamburg
• 1987

[vladdegs]

Absolutely marvellous. Wish I could play it like that.

[kasyapa]

you know what i will say: practice! find your own voice.

[Toxxic88]

Wow nice thanks for this! Schubert and Horowitz were amazing

[kasyapa]

you are welcome. unlike many i remain fond of his rejected ~1986 b-flat-major sonata recording!

[chad410]

this is so sweet thanks

[kasyapa]

i would tell him if i could.

[vova47]

Wonderful concert and it has become commercially available since 2010 as a part of complete recordings on Deustche Grammophone 7 discs set. This is not a commercial but merely an observation for interested viewers.

[diandenmark]

If you search around YouTube you can find at least three other videos of Horowitz playing this little gem. All of the different - and all of them captivating. I

[JSC1401]

In what way "interesting"?

[JSC1401]

No, no, on my 1980 Yamaha G2!

The Gb impromptu in the Peters edition starts with a "P" = Pedal marking. The 1/8 notes are marked legato which could also infer a blurring effect with the sustaining pedal.

But you will notice that no note is impossible to play without the pedal/

The beginning of the Bb sonata in the 1888 edition is marked "ligato". The RH would be difficulot without some pedal help.

The 2nd movement is marked "col ped" but beware of 1/16 pauses and staccato 1/8s.

[marcxopoco]

Schubert was the greatest melodist of all.

Playing his wonderful melodies (Gb Impromptu, Bb Sonata, and all his other wonderful melodic writing WITHOUT PEDAL would show a total ignorance of what the piano is.

I'm sure you play the Schubert Bb Sonata on the harpsichord, 1401.

[1401JSC]

Its three main uses are

-To enrich the sound of one note or a chord by sympathetic harmonic vibrations

-Ensure the legato by covering the hand movement between two notes or two chords

-Making a wash of impressionistic sound by confusing several notes or chords.

Interesting example: Brahms Ballade Op118/3.

The staccato bass notes at the beginning are frequent covered by a pedal wash, although Brahms specifically asks for pedal from line 3 only and obligingly removes the staccato dots.

[1401JSC]

The pianofortes of Schubert's day had up to 7 pedals!I'm not sure that researchers know the effects of all of them, but none of them could have the same effect as the sustaining pedal of a modern Steinway (or even Yamaha!)

Most pianists seem to use it as a sort of safety belt (when they're not even in a car).