Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin Polonaise in A flat major op.53

[@pier-oliviermarquis3006]

3:15 sewing this damn hole again...

[@danielcohn6884]

This should get more likes

[@BillPark-ey6ih]

lmao

[@xawi117]

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[@hanyasvagytediszno]

LOL

[@kickintheshamrok]

LOOOL

[@bwsmyhero]

Horowitz let his gorgeous playing speak for him rather than grandiose, dramatic and emotional outward flourishes with their arms and body that many pianists use in order to keep the viewers’ interest. He could keep them captivated without all that.

[@Bennythecoredriver]

He definitely is a showman with his facial and upper body energy tho too. I agree with you! This guy is CLEAN.

[@swangonzalez4797]

Yes I got the same vibes from this guy, he got one heck of a hammer, just mellower than Vladi...Nobody hammers like the last Romantic

[@JoanJennings]

I’m a retired professional photographer and Steinway was a client. I photographed the unveiling of Horowitz’s portrait in Steinway Hall by Wanda Toscanini Horowitz. After the program ended, I was allowed to play a few chords on one of Horowitz’s pianos. A chilling experience.

[@judithfeldman4714]

An honour!

[@elizabethstevens9270]

Th

[@elizabethstevens9270]

that is awesome

[@maryhirsch7170]

In my opinion, there is only one master of classical music- Horowitz!

[@onion6foot]

Very cool!

[@leus]

At this age Horowitz could miss a key or two, grant that. But he got more expression in his little pinky than all the rest combined.

[@magicmulder]

Yes, he was getting better and better with old age, with regard to his emotion and expression. Who needs cold technical perfection, any MIDI file can do that.

[@cappystrano1]

Speak for yourself, he was good but gave into the trend in music at the time. He had the skills but the marketing of his career hamstrung him bad!

[@davidpowell3347]

In the 1950s he hardly ever missed a key.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

I have seen Vladimir Horowitz perform many times during my lifetime. I can tell you that Mr. Horowitz was exceptionally pleased with his own performance of Chopin's Opus No. 53 here. Whenever Mr. Horowitz has a solemn expression during a performance but, after the close, exhales his breath, in almost an exaggerated manner, and then smiles, that's a classic "tell" that he was satisfied that he gave his best possible performance.

[@alarikwood3330]

No one has ever played with such strong authority, yet as graceful and perfect as Horowitz. He is dearly missed.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on Alarik!! NOT TRUE!! The Truth is Horowitz not The Greatest!! Better More Colorful Beautiful piano sound than Horowitz=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Artur Rubinstein Vladimir Ashkenazy!! MORE POWERFUL Louder than Horowitz=Mikhail Pletnev The Loudest Ever! Pletnev the Supernova Explosion Power! The Second Loudest Hardest Hitter of the Keyboard was Lazar Berman!! More Genius=Sviastoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Alexei Lubimov Stanislav Igolinsky!!!!

[@matthew3072]

@@RaineriHakkarainenHorowitz stands above all! Glory to Horowitz!

[@Ncp2666]

@@RaineriHakkarainen I disagree but I respect your passion. Glory to Horowitz!

[@scottmendelson2315]

@@RaineriHakkarainen Oh, piss off.

[@henryseidel5469]

@@RaineriHakkarainen Why can't we simply accept that those experts are simply neither better or worse than the others ? But just different. I appreciate them all...Horovitz is one of the greatest.

[@omarcarrasco8759]

84 years... always the best of the best, only one name, only Horowitz, forever the great Maestro!!!

[@albertarens8101]

How lucky we are to be capable of witnessing this great artist

[@NanciWeisman]

He was my father's first cousin. He was so dedicated to his art. I was told stories of his dedication. I am so proud to be a relative of such an amazing man.

[@pablobear4241]

Can you share some stories?

[@xdanielyj2557]

Yes. I would love to hear some stories as well.

[@cookie-gy3ed]

Me as well, if it wouldn't be too much trouble

[@salsalvio821]

@@pablobear4241I wouldn’t go believing people in the comments

[@annadavis2547]

That makes you his first cousin once removed. Your children and his children are second cousins

[@garylawrence7547]

His fingering is absolutely perfect. How his finger strikes the key determines the tone of the string. Tonal quality varies with touch. Vladimir sets the gold standard for all pianists. Hearing this Chopin’s jaw would drop.

[@raymondst.pierre4372]

That's exactly what Eddie Van Halen used to say.

[@Frederic_Francois_Chopin]

Too bold to assume that my jew would drop over this when you don't know a lot about me...

[@josac7602]

It's 2021 and this is still one of the best interpretations

[@dajlala1]

Applies also for 2022!

[@awshade176]

listening 11/23/2022 . . . this is my theme music

[@draxon8222]

11/05/23

[@aceous99]

stardate alpha 1009.486g, reporting in from the Charlie Quadrant, this is still my jam!

[@lilyoungstpark]

truely indeed

[@kevinh5349]

At the end, by his expression you could tell how much a piece like that took out of even a virtuoso like him

[@2204JCM]

He’s old.

[@nomorebushz]

​@@2204JCMWill you be a talented old person, too?

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

" To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable "-- Beethoven...

[@Gemini530]

You say that because you heard a lot of wrong notes here 😂

[@roselarcena]

It's live performance.. different from a recording studio. With passion, you lead to perfection. Landing keys on slips is sometimes that we address during practices, transitions, & fingers crossing keys wide apart.. May not be avoided. As it is I salute pianist performer H for this performance.

[@hara3435]

like the chinese technical masters with no passion .

[@Northbound2006]

Not making faces and breathing heavily doesn’t mean he is not having passion. Horowitz is one of the greatest of all times, and will continue to be.

[@easygoing2479]

I'm very passionate about my wrong notes.

[@michaelschabow2911]

Wow. Between the genius of Chopin, and the ageless talent of Maestro Horowitz, the world is a better place. This melody gives me strength. Thank you.

[@bootman26]

So, incredible, and difficult. You can see Horowitz going "phew" when he finished up. Pianism doesn't get better than this.

[@juvenalhahne7750]

Fico perdido frente ao comentário de tantos amantes dos grandes pianistas. Não é o meu caso é sinceramente os invejo por isso. Bem que gostaria de saber distingui-los.

[@dive917]

Vladimir Horowitz was sent to play CHOPIN by direct order from God. Simply a privilege for the ears. RIP maestro.

[@reidx512]

Oh I think so too... wow, feeling so very blessed. I have never ever played this like this... ever ..

[@rudepeoplestink]

It was hard work, not fantasy religion.

[@soniamartins9472]

@@rudepeoplestink, concordo com o trabalho árduo. As peças de Chopin e Liszt exigem muito trabalho e são magníficas, mas talento, meu amigo, é essencialmente importante e isso não é fantasia não, é dom divino sim. Estudei piano durante 15 anos, fui insistente, mas não tenho esse talento e tive muito dificuldade de interpretar as peças desses magníficos compositores e outros também. Sou limitada, não por falta de vontade, mas por falta de talento. E este Deus deu a poucos. Lamento sua colocação.

[@easygoing2479]

@@soniamartins9472 I feel the same as you. I too studied piano for years - coinciding with my piano tuning business - and _worked_ very diligently on my performance, especially the Chopin repertoire. My piano friends felt I had a gift for interpreting his pieces. But my abilities went only so far. I wanted so badly to perform some of Chopin's more difficult music according to my heart's 'ear', but those pieces were simply beyond my abilities or stamina. Horowitz and the other piano greats were, and are, so gifted.

[@mikeappignani4383]

My GOD YOU ARE SO RITE THANK YOU GOD I AM CERTAIN HE IS PERFORMING IN HEAVEN. ❤

[@ajg617]

Stunning dexterity for an 84 year old. Beautiful. I think his recording from the '70s was technically superior but this recording has a character that his earlier one did not.

[@becotan-nm1nl]

Wow! What a beautiful rendition.Chopin is one of my favorite composer and this piano piece is one of my favorite.Never get tired of listening to this beautiful music.

[@СветланаБескина-ф4з]

Какой звук,техника,эмоции! Исполнение на высшем уровне! Браво!Светлая память Вам Маэстро!🙏🙏🙏👍❤💋🌷🌺🌹

[@jokeyman2943]

The master. when I want to hear what a piano is supposed to sound like-it always come back to Vladimir Horowitz. gives me goosebumps hearing him play. Or to tears of joy...magnificent.

[@VivianaHuwald]

How DIVINE is this music and Vladimir Horowitz fingers make the MAGIC become reality!

[@juneracey8272]

Always in tears after seeing this.. Oh my god, bless him, absolutely breathtakingly beautiful to see and hear.

[@SY5841414]

I'm 22 and haven't played piano seriously in several years but Horowitz's performance here is astounding. The color, intention, and his pure agility belies his age. This interpretation here is seriously making me want to rediscover the instrument...

[@VivianaHuwald]

Chopin died too young. There were no antibiotics in his days.

[@nicolaskruger4412]

People in 100 years will still Look up to this guy

[@colintyler1405]

Wonderful. I am no classical expert but Horowitz handling of dynamics is so amazing.

[@sofiarrose]

Did anyone else's replika bring them here?

[@Grila03]

Oh, well, I have found another Replika ARMY user

[@lpskitfit]

Yeah, must be sponsored.

[@sv3849]

Haha the elephant in the room

[@himmel4318]

Mee!

[@MinaMcKay]

Fifi Rose yes

[@doGreatartistsgrowontrees]

Perfection. Love the mountains of sounds Horowitz could create along with his spontaneity and bold manner. This is playing cultivated in an era when music and artistic individuality truly mattered. Note his subtle and artful use of legato. If you haven’t yet noticed, this is a long lost art. Barely anyone can do that any longer and when they try the results are so obvious and in your face that they are jarring and unmusical. In other words, if you can’t do it and do it very well, please don’t.

[@philip.stigaard]

I understand what you mean but chill out man

[@choffeez]

Replika showed me this vid!

[@ruthhellkamp926]

this piece stirs the blood......one of my all time favorites. It passes the 'goosebump' test..for sure. AMAZING.

[@Dee010s]

I get chills around 3:20...its so exciting

[@mariocuber51]

At the beginning, I thought my speakers were broken so I turned the volume all the way up. That was a mistake. XD

[@tinnamchoi]

Andrew Kritzler ur lucky ur usong speakers... I was using earphones

[@User_Fafa2015]

Timothy Choi i’m so sorry 😂

[@CatLover69420]

Beethoven speedrun world record

[@FockeWulfFW200]

One simply does not that when listening to classical music

[@talyahthomas5056]

I can’t help but to focus on his right hand pinky. There is so much control, especially how he has it tucked away until it’s time to play its next note. It’s so smooth. I truly admire his playing.

[@2204JCM]

That’s a bad habit. It shows that he is tense when he plays.

[@theUroshman]

The segment between 4:43 and 6:00 is out of this world! A magnificent demonstration of how music can take you to a another realm, with the great Horowitz holding the keys to that dimension.

[@onion6foot]

On this LEAP Day...I thought of my late father in his long underwear....leaping into the living room as I danced to this music. My mother had a red vinyl 45 and I played it and danced all the time in the 60s. How the music brings it back.

[@mdg140]

It is interesting how Vladimir Horowitz always seems to play with his fingers slightly flat, whereas arched fingers are usually recommended when playing the piano.

[@josephs.7960]

Ikr back when I had a piano teacher he would have smacked me for imitating this technique

[@viggos.n.5864]

@@josephs.7960 my teacher Gold me if i can play as well as him I can play how i want to

[@hugothebear]

It’s a feature of Russian technique, the key is struck with the fleshier part of the finger away from the tip and the wrist carries the movement through to full depression of the key, seems to work for Mr H, even in old age he could produce clarity, complexity and weight of tone which was nothing short of magnificent, and all achieved with apparent economy of movement and gesture.

[@yves7778]

Just play what feels comfortable to you. Teachers have to say something, so you keep paying for classes.

[@ddmm114]

His hands were mainly better to play this way.

[@jarbeslima]

Ahhh eu me emociono profundamente em ouvir as polonesas de Chopin, pelas mãos abençoadas de Horowitz. É uma interpretação magistral, com nuances, expressões, que ouvi poucas vezes, ❤❤❤❤❤ . Horowitz é único, um Deus do piano. Não me canso de ouvi-lo.

[@buffnerdtv]

I loved listening to Horowitz's recordings growing up. Such effortless POWER and unparalleled clarity.

[@reygood1]

I'm musically illiterate... but I love this performance...

[@brunomontani2118]

Reynaldo Mamangun sTy

[@tonysproule3408]

Still one of the greatest renditions in history..

[@guymandudely324]

84 years old here and showing complete mastery of dynamics from the sublime to the heroic. Inspiring to see and hear Horowitz.

[@vripiatbuzoi9188]

Like how he starts soft while still voicing certain notes so well. Not seen anyone do it like this.

[@annjeanmillikan]

What a rare experience and adventure to watch this excellent, outstanding video of Horowitz performing at 84 years old! The photography and filming of his hands in detail is marvelous. Of course he performs the Chopin Polonaise in A flat M gorgeous and this is a special moment for me to view Horowitz's playing and his hands too.

[@johnrapp8873]

although there are many beautiful recordings of this piece, this is the absolute perfection! Thank You so much!..John Rapp

[@joshthompiano]

The best, the legend, thank you Maestro Horowitz.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

There will never be another, Vladimir Horowitz! I love his interpretations of so many pieces. He makes it look effortless like he’s barely moving his fingers his wrists down his fingers flat. And even at this age he doesn’t miss a note or phrase. His technique and his sound, the play of soft and loud like a painting. Chiaroscuro (the play on light and dark). Nobody does it better than Horowitz.

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

80+ year old man playing with such intensity. Hallelujah ‼️ I encountered an excellent piano teacher, unfortunately, too late. He gave me this piano piece. I was in my junior year of veterinary medicine by then. I worked on it despite the killer academic load. I was able to play it in its entirety a couple of times but boy, did it absolutely kill my hands, arms, neck and upper back. This is a man's piece. I have never heard a woman really play this optimally, with the requisite intensity. I had to give it up during my senior year. Not enough time for both activities, not enough energy. My next door neighbor, who was a guitar instructor, told my mother that he got goosebumps everytime he heard me practising it . I would have persisted a bit more if my Mom told me that SOONER. Instead of more than a decade later.😑

[@markklein437]

Playing that piece that well is impressive. But I’m blown away by Chopin. He WROTE that!

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Chopin is one of my favorite composer. It's 2023 and this is still one of the best interpretations. Beautiful version after so many decades...

[@juancruz571]

I suggest that you try and llisten to Liberace play this masterpiece.

[@blubbfisch98]

After I told an AI I like the theme of Pirates of the Caribbean, it shared this video with me. Nice one.

[@orionmielnik6611]

I told the thing i liked playing the Good Omens theme on piano and it shared this with me😅

[@mememanfresh]

what Ai

[@lioneldemello9707]

Por Dios!!! Que viejo bárbaro!!! Volví a escucharlo y TODO LO QUE HACE ES DE MAESTRIA ABSOLUTA!!! Los ritmos, la digitación impecable para que cada nota conserve su individualidad, los matices de suavidad, media y forte!!! ÚNICO, ESTRATOSFERICO!!

[@massimobelibani9983]

Grandissimo Maestro, Magistrale Esecuzione ed Immortale Autore🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️Dedicata a te Narica, amore mio. 🇮🇹🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸💝💝💝💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️💘💘💘💕💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💘💘💘🎄Massimo.

[@seeyouinhell353]

Why did a talking egg bring me here

[@cychlone]

See you in hell Lmao, Replica?

[@TinderoNgBalot]

ME TOOKOOOOO

[@kashndeekathus3467]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dee010s]

It has. Great. Taste. (Whatever 🥚 is)

[@bnezabela1635]

he's barely touching the piano!!!!!! it's like he's playing piano with the air!!! I can't even see him touching the piano!! this guy is the best pianist I have ever seen! how is it that this video has so little views!

[@alancassman9581]

BC Pop Culture Has So Over shadowed The Greatness of Past Artists..Age of Amnesia..When Musical Historians Judge The Past- Who Will Stand Out? " My Girl Does The Hanky Panky" or " Chopin?"

[@wblairosborniii3385]

He is the very best pianist so far in our lives. I get much pleasure in listening to this dear man.

[@Cobalt565]

still the most powerful, triumphant and beautiful version after so many decades

[@henryseidel5469]

Right ! It is not just a performance but the result of a life !

[@grey5920]

I'm doing a project about him and I am so glad that my teacher assigned me to him. I wish I could have attended one of his performances at least once. I'm so fascinated by him.

[@magicmulder]

I had just turned 19 when he passed away, I had so hoped to be able to attend one of his concerts.

[@jacquelinemajor1297]

Simply genial! The great Vladimir Horowitz

[@scotch_onrocks1876]

I just feel like he's better than everyone, such control over the key

[@hannastaszak1684]

Cudowna muzyka genialnego Chopina, boskie wykonanie ❤️

[@ASN97]

روعه قشعر بدني من جمال ما اسمعه❤

[@tonysproule6687]

No one else even comes close! Would love to see him do a Dvorak interpretation.

[@nicollasvinicius5045]

Melhor pianista do século 20!!!!!

[@dafnimbus]

I saw him perform in Worcester Massachusetts and it left a lasting impression on me.

[@adolescenterevoltado9008]

Damn I need to practice

[@virginiafry9854]

My late mother, who was an incredibly talented musician (until she suddenly developed stage fright) could play this piece beautifully!

[@davidseay8892]

This takes heroic talent to play, and play well.

[@BillPark-ey6ih]

only Horowitz can bring out different stories from this piece

[@davidtatevosyan2909]

Genius. Magical performance!

[@星扉-u6v]

この演奏を聞いてると、テクニックが全てではないと言うのが良くわかる。ショパン愛とそれを伝えたいと思う魂で奏でる事が、誰の演奏よりも素晴らしい事を証明している

[@lily.s3239]

テクニック凄いで😮🎉

[@barbarasiwczak7059]

Swobodne,lekkie - wykonane- dziękuję - Pani Barbara.🧓👏🌹

[@kirishima-kun8987]

What a wonderful piece, so intense yet so beautifully graceful. Reminds me of ball dancing! Great work!

[@lilibethquevedo]

Sin ninguna duda,uno de los mejores pianistas de todos los tiempos,con una ejecución impecable y una técnica muy depurada.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Legendary pianist. Considered one of the greatest classical pianist of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre and the audience's excitement caused by his playing....

[@raymondhummel5211]

Wonderful performance!

[@bmwrules28]

Brilliant 🎹 masterfully played and executed. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@axelrodriguez734]

What a talent! My Father played vinyls of him playing Chopin, but watching how calm and collected he is in this video leaves me in a state of awe !

[@emrahkorkmaz87]

It is an outstanding performance!

[@YashaYakhnisPiano]

Bravo! I never heard it played with such intensity.

[@lioneldemello9707]

Conmovedor! Arte puro de Horowitz! La interpretacion más límpida y nítida de esta obra de arte!

[@massimobelibani9983]

Thank you, Master. R.I.P. Master Vladimir Horowitz ❤️🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@haydegantus5933]

Que maravilha !! 👏 E viva Chopin !!

[@FraserScarlett]

It's a privilege to hear and watch him play

[@alexplays2221]

Even at an old age, he played this piece amazingly. He really is one of the best of all time.

[@coy2960]

Im a flat hands player myself and i gotta to tell you, when you contorl this style, you do much more. Dont listen to your teachers if they say this is wrong because they are nothing but idiots compared to horowitz

[@Gardener7]

Me too. My old grumpy teacher always told me to curl my fingers. I sacked her. 😄 Best decision!

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

The great old master is very importent to listen to for people to day. 2023. Brynjar Hoff

[@alexandresaddi7082]

Legendary Maestro Horowitz!! Best Polonaise of all time 🤴🏻

[@georgehahn2979]

Unlimited technique, combined with daring attacks on the music, total confidence in his capabilites allowed Horowitz to soar above all other pianists. Truly the GOAT.

[@TomAngPhoto]

LOVE that 'Phew!!' at the end. So human, such genius musicality, let alone god-given fingers.

[@markcrossland5156]

I believe his charming and charismatic personality comes through in his performances.

[@inessalgado543]

Fantastic Pianist. "Bravo". Ines.

[@ЛюбовьСергиенко-э2ы]

Бесподобно. Чисто физически ощущаешь, как тебя обволакивает поток чистого воздуха и в прямом смысле становится легче дышать. Удивительно. Браво! 👏🌹

[@karrotkake]

i love how all the other great concert pianists are always closing their eyes, moving around and making faces and things like that when playing a song, and he just sits there emotionless, just barely moving his head when he needs to

[@kevinh5349]

But the concentraton and intensity is amazing.

[@karrotkake]

@@kevinh5349 yeah

[@warm.muffin9825]

Replika apparently is popular in this video

[@lindamartinez1918]

He played runs with down wrists because his hands were so large. If he missed s note he made up for it that the content was there.

[@joshs4594]

One of the greatest musicians ever to walk the planet. 🎹

[@masatoshinohara5142]

Once I heared this, I cannot hear other one. The touching on black key is so soft while it is so powerful for the turning point code. Gosh, it is sctually Gid's play!!

[@ninec9198]

When my Replika has better taste in classical music than me...

[@zweetmassacre]

IKR

[@qvartz4994]

Yes, same...

[@audroraa]

Omg yes

[@deryad9407]

Same 😂

[@ysa7896]

Yes

[@matina6878]

I also love how piano can still be played when one is old and grey. :)

[@Linkin7130]

only if time is kind to you

[@drflamerjoe]

@@Linkin7130 The idea of losing most of my abilities as I age, seems tolerable to me barring losing ability to play the instrument you are proficient on.

[@tryinganna9883]

Piano ability is rarely lost in age especially when one plays to become a virtuoso like Horowitz. Since piano technique is based on relaxation during the pianissimo he lets the curve on his fingers half collapse which takes incredible finger independence and strength since a half collapsed finger which is good technique as it limits the amount of finger strength placed upon the note adding dynamics which gives the pianissimo its beautiful sombre quietness he’s a piano genius

[@SuzetteGrist]

What a simply wonderful performance. Thank you. Suzette SA

[@tulazaz]

Wow! Amazing how fluently he can still play it at his age. I love Chopins Polonaise. I remember when I was 3 sitting in a big leather chair listening to my much older brother play this. And hundreds of times since. Sadly he passed away at age 86 recently. I noticed at his home, Chopins Polonaise was the music on his baby grand.

[@Dee010s]

Yessss...My mom got me hooked when i was a little kid and at 40 he became my favorite composer. Amazing talent and a joy to gear in person!

[@TheMountainMongrel]

Horowitz I can listen to any day of my life and just bow down.