Vladimir Horowitz - Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 In G Minor

Vladimir Horowitz performing Frederic Chopin's Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 In G Minor

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[brightstarinthesky]

did u guys know Horowitz was gay.. Arthur Rubenstein even confirmed it!!

That certainly does not make Horowitz any less of a wonderful pianist..

[boomzxz]

That's not really our business either way. The music however is, and yes it is great. :)

[munadel123]

I totally agree with you on your favourite part boomzxz. I listen to this piece a couple of times every day for different pianists just to reach to this part. It actually lets me feel high. My favourite interpretation of it is zimerman's followed by horowitz's. The interpretation that i hated most was unfortunately from one of my favourite pianists, freddy kempf, he totally ruined the feel of the "dancing notes" in this part as you described it.

[boomzxz]

Heh, yeah :). I have quite a few versions of this that I listen to. My favorite would have to be either Zimerman's or Michelangeli's. I really enjoy Perlemuter's though, so it's hard to say. Anyway, thanks for the good comment. :)

P.S.

You're right... even some of the most amazing pianists somehow make the Presto con Fuoco area of the piece a little too... tight.

[CIACHciach]

8:17 to 8:24 it's a joke or something?!

[boomzxz]

It is the Presto con fuoco passage. Actually, it is my favorite passage. Very well done overall.

[XxlonghairedfreakxX]

vladimir is my hero:D

[douglasjfm]

Caraca velho! eu aqui querendo escutar Chopin me, e aparece uma propaganda da porcaria dum carro com a zuada "ahh se eu te pego, ah! ah! se eu te pego.". pow vei

[AlexzuquiTurcios]

Why the hell is there a video of bootyshaking in a video of Horowitz? This really pisses me off!!!

[akczenaiwok]

@brightstarinthesky In 1933, in a civil ceremony, Horowitz married Toscanini's daughter Wanda. Although Horowitz was Jewish and Wanda Catholic, this was not an issue, as neither was observant. As Wanda knew no Russian and Horowitz knew very little Italian, their primary language became French. They had one child, Sonia Toscanini Horowitz (1934–1975). It has never been determined whether her death, from a drug overdose, was accidental or a suicide.[1]

[MozartK365]

@brightstarinthesky so, what?

[JimMorrisonAbrams]

@aardvaark069 Yeah Horowitz was a very weird individual when it came to accuracy of the piece. He was even quoted saying, “I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare." I tell people this about myself all the time as well, it's so diminishing to watch a pianist who tries to cover up his/her mistakes.

[sundew59]

he was the greatest pianist ever and still many years after his dead .. many people watch him play .. and nobody perform like him . watch him >> on youtube .. YOUReyanto

[aardvaark069]

strange but I think this is atrocious and fabulous at the same time.

[giovinis]

com certeza essa obra impressiona qualquer um, o geito como e tocada, e sua exentricidade sao de arrepiar !

[thisismeplusyou]

I really think Horowitz's Presto con fuoco section sounds cool. However, I don't think that it is really true to how Chopin intended. His interpretation is a bit too light to really be "with fire", and he also pedals very little, which is not indicated by Chopin. Horowitz often did that; play in in an extremely unique manner, which while amazing, was not always true to the way it is written (not saying that is good or bad).

[ykhappy]

He's wonderful!! Thanks for uploading!!!