horowitz live 1968 pt 7 - plays rachmaninoff sonata no2 mvt1

vladimir horowitz plays rachmaninoff sonata no. 2, mvt. 1, recorded from the audience. no commercial recording of this performance was ever released.

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• vladimir
• horowitz
• rachmaninoff
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• no
• piano
• live
• new
• york
• 1968

[tomaxi007]

so etwas gibts heutzutage nicht mehr! der reine Wahnsinn!!

Er malt die Töne, schattiert, und spielt noch damit, als wäre es nichts!

[kasyapa]

verzeihen Sie bitte meinem schlechten babelfish Deutschen - ich wünsche auch, dass ich dort gewesen war, dieses Wunder zu hören. ich war glücklich, ihn 1985 zu hören - die Aufnahmen von diesem Tag sind auf meinem Kanal vorhanden. :)

[sonodavide]

the best one

[kasyapa]

it's definitely one take, but almost too wild and fast. i have a curious affection for the too-slow-1982 london - he brings out more colors and inner voices. this one is almost too fast for the emotions to come out. but the technique - was he ever better than at age ~65?

[Ellinidara]

@sonodavide ....Don't forget others magnificent interpreters...Vladimir is a legend,but not the only one.About this piece that's not his best recording.

[kasyapa]

the third movement d-major climax is beyond belief.

[sonodavide]

yes! i agree! the london rendition of this sonata i think is the best piano performance of all times!

[kasyapa]

i can only agree.

[aardvaark069]

This is wild and outrageously wonderful.

[kasyapa]

the flaw in this reasoning is that sometimes the sound quality is better than a little cassette recorder of the time could manage - sometimes the pirates are in stereo, yet were clearly not made by a recording company.