vladimir horowitz plays funerailles by franz liszt

recording: 1930

Category:

Music

Tags:

• funerailles
• vladimir
• horowitz
• liszt
• franz

[2ndAveLine]

I just dloaded his version - Argerich's version is a fast blurry mess, indistinct chords and messed up right hand melody. Horowitz has TITANIC heavy chords that seemed to get faster and faster. And he maintains his right hand at this pace. Really, it's no contest. And why must these Argerich vulva-huggers always pollute the Horowitz threads with their inance comments?

[emptycagecorrode]

Spot on. Bad critics see what's missing instead of what's present. The latter is impossible to do well without first taking the journey of artist self-discovery. A useful approach to art should not be to objectify and compare, it should be to appreciate. There's MIDI for those you need it perfect. For the people who only hear the flaws, I wonder if they love music at all? If they've ever been moved to tears by it? As opposed to the analysis of it.

[OriginalBasaliskos]

Ah Youtube. You have fostered the idea that any ass-hat with an unqualified opinion can lord it over everyone else's so long as they use the biggest words or speak the most declaratively.

[cantkeepitin]

Now as I know nearly all version, the winner is: Kristian Zimerman!! Not on Youtube, but in his CD record really all the best is present: Horowitz power, Argerich speed, plus the usual precision and heart feeling of Zimerman.

[2ndAveLine]

@meredith218461 I listened to Richter's version on YT and his personality does show in the piece- whereas Horowitz is introspective and maybe more melancholy imo, Richter's version does seem, like others have said, bit more "dour" but is still weighty and yes, has that nobility and strength. But what I really like about Richter's is that he does not "rest" on the octave climax- listen to Horowitz at 7:10- but blazes through the chords till the end of the section. Urgent and turbulent!

[meredith218461]

@2ndAveLine

No doubt Horowitz gives a great performance though somewhat fast for my taste, however some of the more intimate moments are superbly handled. Have you heard Richter in this work? his performance has a nobility and strength that I've heard from no other pianist.

[meredith218461]

@soami2u Your words perfectly describe the Horowitz/ Liszt recorded Legacy. Was it not Artur Rubinstein who once said after hearing the young Horowitz in Paris - ''In him I saw a new Liszt and almost gave up everything''.

[fledgehog]

6:47 sweet jesus

[vinciano]

@vinciano What did i write? Imho Horowitz is the best ever.

[2ndAveLine]

@mmoynan Why thank you, I do try :):):)

But do remember, the nut, unlike the vulva, is not meant to be hugged tight- if it is, problems arise.

Whereas the vulva can be cameltoe, g-string, spandex, latex tight as it can get. So a little hugging is not too bad ;) And the imagery is 10x better than a hugged nut- ewww!

[mmoynan]

@2ndAveLine Vulva-huggers? Really?

Super classy.

[Woody263]

fuck me this is too fast FOR MY LIKING.