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claudio arrau - liszt, ballade no. 2 - part i

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Uploaded by on Jan 23, 2007

80th birthday recital

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  • No way. I like Horowitz, a great pianist, but none of his recordings of this works are even close to the understanding of Arrau at this point. Arrau was a far better musician than Horowitz, that's unquestionable. No one can say other way nor with technical arguments, nor with musical arguments. You may like more Horowitz because his showy way to play the piano, but Arrau was always a better pianist and a better musician... just compare the tons of repertoire that Arrau had over Horowitz.

  • Arrau was always one of the most SATISFYING of musicians. Such depth and emphasis always there. He always projects the deepest commitment in his playing.

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  • @EdiEllerymissing I find that Horowitz's playing oftentimes includes rubato and dynamics that are not in the score...sometimes I feel like Horowitz is a genius for doing it...but sometimes I feel that Horowitz is taking too much liberties and is wrong...that's how I feel about Horowitz...Arrau on the other hand, plays very much to the score...which is good.

  • @thusspokethompson Everything in its right place

  • @EdiEllerymissing

    I totally agree that the old Arrau's massive sound has no comparison, especially in Liszt, which is not really surprising regarding his personnal connection with this composer. But you're just doing the same mistake as everyone who tries to establish a hierarchy between two totally different things. Just listen to Horowitz's lasts concerts and you'll understand that his rubato is absolutely unique. More, he was a composer, which Arrau wasn't.

  • Mis mas grandes respetos para el maestro Claudio Arrau

  • Mis mas grandes respetos para el maestro Claudio Arrau

  • @PhillyB702 yes and personally i would say no because i don't like it but some say differently? which is fair enough

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