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Chopin Mazurka Op.63 No.2 Horowitz Rubinstein Argerich

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One of the most moving Mazurka by Chopin played by Horowitz, Rubinstein and Argerich.

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  • I don't know why, but to me, Horowitz' playing always had a special fire and flare to it that made him sound so much different than anyone else. Please don't get me wrong, as A.R. and M.A. were/are great pianists, but I just don't find their versions as interesting as Maestro Horowitz'. I know he often took liberties with scores and added notes and accents here and there, but that was just part of his unique genius.

  • Horowitz' playing is the most pridefull and eloquant. He has a very patriotic sense about his playing. Argerich hints at this. Rubentstein makes no mention of it.

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  • where is that Horowitz is playing in the picture?

  • Rubinstein with his playing always tell a story from the begining to the end, In his playing you feel with him what the chopin's music character is. he has a perfect memory about all the key points of the piece his playing especilly in chopin emotional music.

    Horowitz is always interesting to listen to, but chopin is not suitable for Horowizt like for Rubinstein.Beethoven has more suitable pieces of music for

    the fire that Horowitx has in his playing.

  • My vote is for Rubinstein, by a landslide. The other two are useful reminder to me how not to play it, especially the D flat section.

  • Rubinstein once said that in playing Chopin he always tried to adhere to the written score and let the music speak for itself. This was very much a reaction to the approach of his predecessor and countryman Jan Paderewski. His approach can be heard on this mazurka, while Horowitz and Argerich take a few liberties. However, I like and appreciate them all!

  • Funny, jjp009, I always found Rubinstein to be the one with more flare, and who made an effort to put forth unique interpretations of the pieces he played.

  • Damn... why bother putting up a video of three great pianists when it will only end in petty bitching and pointless comparisons (not a criticism of the poster, btw). Also I have to agree that the picture of Argerich looks nothing like her.

  • Horowitz turns it into an endlessly interesting tonal jewel. Rubinstein as usual is

    unable to conceal his boredom. Argerich tries to give us a Rachmaninovian inflection point but turns it into a mushy hysterical episode.

  • Really weird pic of Martha. Something tells me it isn't. What it ACTUALLY looks like is a wax sculpture of her. Especially because her skin is eerily smooth and untextured. Her face is also uncharacteristically round looking. Definitely not her!

  • what horrible picture of Martha ugh I do not like MA in Chopin that much unless it come to the E minor Concerto WOW !

  • what horrible picture of Martha ugh

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