horowitz in pasadena - live, 1982 - rachmaninoff preludes
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Tout simplement sublime !
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no comment , i am dead ....
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magique! unique
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Thank you for posting this.. i think that 200 views are mine :)
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Magic ...
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I love when Horowitz plays with a wild instinct.....and here in this piece it's absolutely marvelous !! Thanks for this precious take !
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Happy Birthday, Vladimir! October 1, 1903!
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;) indeed.....there is no pianist that i know except Glenn Gould that has such a distinct and recognizable touch...that has to be genius coupled with talent.
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You certainly may. :)
As often as not, any words about Horowitz's artistry are pretty much like undestatements; alltogether pitiful attemtps to describe the indescribable.
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@Spiritakis MAY I SAY that APOCALYTIC is perhaps an understatement! ? I was blown away.....positively speechless it has left me.........
Wow, that was an apocalyptic G minor prelude. Too bad Volodya played it so rarely in public. This one sounds tremendous, despite the poor sound, at least as great as the one officially released from Met 1981. This is probably the most listened Horowitz recording in my humble collection. It makes the numerous other versions sound positively amateurish. Overwhelming interpretation and sound.
Thanks for posting. Highly appreciated.
Spiritakis 2 years ago 4
my pleasure. this set of recordings - the whole pasadena 1982 - show how he filled the space in a hall better than almost anything else out there.
kasyapa 2 years ago
so rhythmic. brilliant
pianofogel1 2 years ago
his multivalenced use of rhythms is extremely underappreciated. to analyse his work would take many, many years. :)
kasyapa 2 years ago
it's amazing how sharp the piano is tuned!! Almost a semi-tone high!.. interesting
John19182004 2 years ago
highly unlikely to be tuned that high - more likely to be errors in encoding. thanks for the tip - i'll check it out. one has to watch pitch of recordings online, and i have slightly wondered about this series.
kasyapa 2 years ago