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Art Tatum plays Chopin (Valse in C# Minor, Op. 64, No. 2)

Vladimir Horowitz once said that if Art Tatum ever took up classical music seriously, Horowitz would quit the next day. This was recorded on a cheap tape recorder at somebody's home, so pardon the...  
 
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JCruz0587 (2 hours ago) Show Hide
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i'm tired of these classical pianists complaining about his renditions of certain classical music. Of course classical pianists would never attempt this. Improvising that's what it is. Horowitz actually went out to one of his nightclubs and was in tears after hearing Tatum. Tatum was a genius. He could distinguish the dominant note from a toilet flush. What more do you need to know?
jubulalau (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Mind blowing.
Thanks a lot for posting.
MrNicespaces (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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To anyone who is just now discovering Art, in his recordings after 1950 or so (which are plentiful) he was just a shadow of his earlier self. See if you can source some of his earliest recdordings -- listen for his phrasing.
AlfaAxel (5 days ago) Show Hide
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This is fun but not so beautifully using the possibilities of the piano as Chopin does in his compositions - lots of finesse are lost here.

It is like hearing Gabriela Montero improvising over the Aria from the Goldberg Variations - nice. Just nice.
MrNicespaces (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Yeah, this post kinda hurts in a couple places. No matter, I'm sure by now we've both enjoyed many of the other posts. What a joy to WATCH him play after a lifetime of listening.
tropicvibe (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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If a guy like Vladimir Horowitz went to dark smokey nightclubs to check this guy out, that says something
chicoflaco (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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no way Horowitz would! nice one though, kinda funny!
paulostroff99 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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tropicvibe-Let the record show tat I accidentally hit the spam as it is where the approve box normally is.Let me also say that both Rachmaninov and Artur Rubinstein were great fans of his and took in his performances in New York whenever possible. They both considered him the very best
tropicvibe (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Thanks for that interesting info.
greasepuddle1 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Not trying to be a contrarian, but as much as I appreciate his brilliance and technique, I find listening to him exhausting and slightly unpleasant. I like dissonant and difficult music (his is not terrible dissonant - I mean who has time to process his cadences) - but his music is slightly off putting for all its brilliance. I prefer Earl Hines. Sorry

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