Vladimir Horowitz - Schubert Impromptu - Vienna

[@seppepluym8256]

I love the way how soft he can play and the way the piano is singing. Best pianist that ever lived

[@A44B357C]

Thank you Franz Schubert. Thank you Vladimir Horowitz.

[@kjsytnmbcz003]

Master piece! The legend Pianist

[@emmanuelmatuco6248]

"Eyes barely closed, I reminisced the smell of roses and the bliss when breathes were held by sighs and when mute candle lights heard lover's vows..." Lines from a poem I wrote and I quote here to serve as tribute to Prof. Vladimir Horowitz. But no words can ever capture the beauty of this performance and his virtuosity. Only the appreciative silence imposed by gently flowing tears of joy can.

[@jeffcook8114]

At key moments, Horowitz holds back slightly, as though in awe of something. It's like he's a seasoned mountain climber, recalling nostalgically his years of journeys to summits that always humbled him.

[@GuillaumePoudrier]

gorgeous imagery.

[@MorriganNoel]

This is one of my favorite KZbin comments ever. Completely accurate. ❤

[@voraciousreader3341]

Such beautiful long fingers and hands!

[@saltburner2]

He brings out the conversational nature of the final pages like no-one else.

[@Rudy92284]

Horowitz plays immaculately and doesn't even look like he's trying. What an absolute legend.

[@Longtack55]

He loves his instrument, judging by his sensuous treatment and beautiful responses.

[@christorabie643]

Agree!

[@richardwhitehouse8762]

Thank you for sharing. I guess I must have seen this before but somehow it didn't really register. Today I found it riveting. There's something intensely moving about the fact that one of the great pianistic showmen could find the still centre of this piece, which is shot through with little tugs of restlessness beneath a serene surface. Quite remarkable.

[@OldCanadianguy953]

Truly amazing!

[@monikabruns5010]

Der alte Meister Horowitz spielt so einfühlsam . Seine und meine Sorgen werden bei diesem zauberhaften Spiel vergessen, Danke.

[@MrMartinmasashi]

So far I have never seen other pianists than Horowitz that can manifes the ultimate form of beauty thIs Schubert masterpiece as extremely as he does.

[@Lambert7785]

I agree :)

[@AmalteaF.-vx3bp]

Simply Impressed by the Maestro Vladimir Horowitz.And the Unforgettable piece the Impromptu of the Maestro Franz Schubert... They remember me my lovely father who is in the Paradise of God... when we was together listening their wonderful Music 🎵🎶🎹🥲😇❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌟💫✨

[@starithm]

Incredible. Speechless. 😮

[@789armstrong]

Horowitz on another level.

[@happydays7143]

Amazing use of hands to cover keys gives this immaculate sound ❤️ Xx

[@TheOlixkilltrocity]

just found my new favourite piece :)

[@johnlove4391]

Now you play it. :)

[@johnlove4391]

I love the church bells ringing outside the hall during the performance.

[@marikokojima6835]

Yes!!! That's why I love this concert especialy ❣️

[@mattbecker3066]

They’re even playing a B/Cflat which fits perfectly with the middle section of the piece.

[@BoulderMamacita]

It adds something so special to the greatness of the piece, the artist and the venue!

[@d.macrae461]

Good observation: the bells are chiming @ 494 Hz, the octave harmonic of the chiming B3's throughout measures 35-40 of the impromptu - the effect is magical.@@mattbecker3066

[@d.macrae461]

Good observation: the bells harmonize at the octave with the chiming B3's throughout measures 35-40 of the piece - the effect is magical. @@mattbecker3066

[@adityasambhare]

So beautiful! It is just right, I love how he shows restraint with the tempo.

[@Luis41953]

Que grande eres Vladimir, Gracias por esta delicadisisima ejecucion

[@Mike1614YT]

there is no better rendition. the great Horowitz

[@meredith218461]

Serenely beautiful playing.

[@patriciasantovasi8094]

Beautiful piece, awe inspiring! Nick Avocado sent me to this masterpiece!

[@viviancp2807]

Toda a emoção dele esta nas mãos, fortes e suaves na hora certa, total concentração, total certeza da força e suavidade, melhor interpretação que já ouvi ....para ficar na história da música, Schubert ❤️🎶

[@williamforbes4378]

Heavenly maestro horowitz 🥰

[@williamforbes4378]

every one great comments well done you are hearing what i am 👍

[@setarehnajfar-nahvi8339]

Beautiful!

[@jacsbach]

Bravissimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@anavivas61]

Cuanto sentimiento! Maravilloso.❤🎶

[@pianomagicunleashed]

A whole orchestra is playing before my very ears.

[@TheOlixkilltrocity]

The best part of this proformance is 7:07, where he throws his hand in the air, as if to say it was just a thought. Which makes the connection between the proformer and the audience all the more authentic.

[@colmanstephenson7323]

Also 5:41 where he looks up from the keyboard to look into the distance.

[@Zaharam2]

WOW! Just, WOW!

[@paulwellings-longmore1012]

Amazing technique, at first glance it looks as if his fingers aren't moving at all!

[@giuliaabatianni9412]

Troppe poche visualizzazioni per una bellezza ed una bravura impressionanti

[@yaelpalombo4093]

💖🎉💖🎉

[@buddah610]

My GOD.

[@sheliazimmerman5359]

Holy wow

[@benedictoroman1998]

Qué manos ,Dios mío .Son mágicas..

[@minero3628]

¿Donde empieza Horowizt y donde el piamo? ¿Donde la música, donde su alma? Qué linea separa Hombre, piano, musica y alma?

[@maxencedozin2143]

❤❤

[@belphegor9161]

The order: - get the chair position right - warm up the hands - check the bow tie - see if the audience is still there - double-check the chair position - put the hands over the keyboard The rest is easy.

[@palmerplantagenet]

In this video, one gets to see how Mr. Horowitz is practically "kneading" the keys.

[@williamforbes4378]

Tears me up every time i hear this 🥲

[@petertenhoopen22]

Me too, hard to keep it dry.

[@johnwilliamadlington1552]

De la mélancolie que j'associe en toute subjectivité aux Passantes de Brassens

[@Namuchat]

Are these the bells from Karlskirche recorded in the background?

[@Patrick17-]

I mean the whole of this is the virtuoso incredible unrepeatable brilliance.

[@scottguy5452]

Vladimir as a closeted gay guy suffered from depression but it is arguable that it is what makes his rendition of this piece so heartfelt

[@trentonwilliams9921]

No. Horowitz was Bipolar like so many other great musicians and composers, including Schubert!!

[@plittan]

The smile 😄

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Van juntos ,si no es asi. no serve la musica. ❤️🇮🇷

[@zwirn00]

Almost 90 years of piano playing experience are floating through his fingers, creating an unassuming natural new space for this thought of Schubert. Ugly old man, still unequalled, still adored, loved!

[@uliwidmaier5192]

So true! I'd add that when you saw him live, you could see that he was a dumpy little guy with a big butt and sloping shoulders. But when he got near the piano, he seemed to transform into some sort of giant or titan. And when he actually sat down, he looked more powerful than Schwarzenegger at his peak.

[@labienus9968]

@@uliwidmaier5192 He wasn't dumpy, he wasn't little, and why don't you try looking at photos of him when he was young when he was an elegant coiled spring

[@uliwidmaier5192]

@@labienus9968 How often did you see Horowitz live? What's the closest you've been to hin? I saw him live 5 times, and the closest I got was about 2 feet.

[@labienus9968]

@@uliwidmaier5192 What does that prove? How old was he? Look at the famous 1968 nat'l TV broadcast-he was 65-and very fit for his age. As I said, look at the photos. It's too bad that this obsession with the visual often has certain performers at less than their best. Not that he didn't do some magnificent playing in his old age, but many of the standard pieces were matchless in his heyday. Just look at the '68 concert-that's the real Horowitz. Oh yes I saw him live a number of times-the first time in 1966-no I did not go the historic return-when Carnegie could seat 10k, given all the people who lie about being there

[@uliwidmaier5192]

@@labienus9968 I did say it proved anything. I just asked. Also, I don't lie. My ticket to Paris 1985 is in my wallet to this day. The other times I saw him live were New York 1978 and 1980, London 1982, and Hamburg 1986. I was always struck by how this physically unimpressive person (unlike, say, Richter or the young Pogorelich) transformed into a giant, a titan, as soon as he sat down on the piano bench. The way he physically related to the piano seemed to make the instrument shrink and become almost a toy under his hands. Arrau had this ability, too - make the piano shrink under his hands and make it manageable.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

Horowitz hardly moves his fingers and hands and unusually 'deep' into the keyboard, i.e. more to the inside of the grand. One of his secrets was he brought his own grand to the concerts. The keys on his grand were about 32 grams counterweight where a normal grand has about 44 grams counterweight. This enabled him to play with minimal effort and horizontal fingers. I know this from a stagehand responsible for the grand pianos of concerthall Concertgebouw in Amsterdam who handled the two grands Horowitz brought with him (one reserve if the other did not arrive in time or got broken!).

[@AlanCarmichael-p8x]

Absolutely beautiful performance, disgusting audience. If you're coughing and spluttering how about staying home?

[@user-dg7gn4qk1y]

ah the eighties... no masks then, just plenty of condoms

[@Ger-s7g]

Sick

[@labienus9968]

VERY

[@robertnisonoff3907]

For whatever reason (not whatever actually quite specific ones), there is a cultish nature to Horowitz's admirers. They treat him with a reverence that he does not deserve. Was he a wonderful pianist? Yes. Did he play everything wonderfully? No. This piece is an example of the slavish devotion his fans have towards him. There are parts of it which he plays beautifully and there are sections where he just cannot capture the essence of the piece.