Chopin Mazurka Op.17 No.4 (Horowitz)

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Chopin's Mazurka Op.17 No.4
Vladimir Horowitz

[@Waldszenen]

"It's very intimate now - SSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!" God I love Horowitz.

[@pffortes]

Eees very eeenteeemate now....

[@sam-np4ol]

PPPHHHHHSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@j.z3802]

Sssssssssssssssss Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ctlo4403]

Such a very cute voice.

[@Tompelicious]

Absolutely astounding. What a mature musicality. Horowitz gives the impression that he's improvising by the keyboard and plays whatever comes to mind. Few pianist can do that convincing.

[@pffortes]

I am fascinated by his finger position. Just exquisite and so unique to Horowitz. As personal as his sound it, his finger movements are equally personal.

[@zuzannawisniewska8339]

His tough, his sound...everything here is perfect...

[@armandssurins3364]

0:09 , 1:49 ;

[@aurelashem8653]

Perfect balance between control and emotion, a masterclass for all musicians i think.

[@marvinsmith5234]

Indeed

[@zarehdavidian8564]

Arturo Toscanini's (Horowitz's father in law) favorite Chopin Mazurka "I'm obsessed with one mazurka, this one, in A minor. It's sadness is consonant with mine. In the middle, there is a bit of joy darkened by a bit of regret, and then the infinite sadness comes back! " (Arturo Toscanini-1933)

[@leo32190]

Source?

[@zarehdavidian8564]

@@leo32190 "The Letters of Arturo Toscanini " edited by Harvey Sachs (2002)

[@joeykremple]

Love that quote, Zareh

[@piusottovoce]

@Jörmungandr excuse me, but I think he was... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Toscanini_Horowitz

[@drwaynejohnson]

Horowitz's flat hand position was mentioned in some of the posts. A bit unusual, granted. I actually performed on that Steinway piano after he passed away and it was one of the easiest actions I've ever experienced--which Horowitz demanded. The piano definitely took some getting used to but required almost no arm weight--only very sensitive finger action which explains the flat fingers and low hand position. But the instrument had a tremendous tonal & dynamic range and a clear, bell-like sound.

[@orangefruit9166]

Is it a steinway on the video?

[@JaxEntersEvasion]

​@@orangefruit9166yes, it clearly says "Stanley & Sons"

[@РоманДуменков]

И посадка великого маэстро неординарная ниже чем обычно требуется

[@nickn8302]

wow, i've never heard it played this way, with those staccato flares... amazing

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

Staccato, that is what I love, too. Few contemporary pianists can or will do that. ❤

[@MommeeMadre1]

What a blessing to have this VIDEO recording available to the masses!

[@marthaargerich6827]

his touch, his sound... everything here is perfect!

[@ALF8892]

Except the microphone and recording equipment

[@FeBlandMusic]

An object lesson in Rubato playing. A real brainwave to place the score below the performance - one can see the liberties H takes with the music. The compositional groups of 14 notes are breathtaking!

[@sergeidave]

I totally love how Horowitz is so funny and down to earth and YET an absolutely phenomenal artist!!! His charisma was beyond this galaxy. He owned this piece.

[@francescorubengiardino6356]

Such an amazing, brilliant interpretation , he makes me love every note. There are no words to explain his musicality and sense of rhythm, he sings amazingly and goes so deep into music. When we speak about his pianism we should put apart academic or cultural considerations: Horowitz provides the human kind of universal sense of pure Music. Those pianissimo and slegato are divine. We need more Horowitz, so great that Chopin, Schumann, Clementi, Rachmaninov and many other authors would be POP. Because he is in pure connection with Music, with the author, with the public at the same time. He makes you smile and cry, he makes you elevate on another level. Volodja , 2023 and nobody can be compared to you, to date.

[@titusbeertsen]

Even if the performance is a little quirky, his dynamic control... just takes your breath away.

[@michaelhiggins300]

Chopin can be played differently each time you sit down at the piano and still be beautiful and correct. Horowitz was touched by the angels.

[@mflynn17]

One of my favorite mazurkas, exquisitely played.

[@PlayBetterJazz]

Chopin was such a jazzer!

[@papa_mia4495]

JH5280 Jazzers are such Chopin !

[@thorvelasco1467]

JH5280 yes I heard Jazz too! i'm no classical professional. I just stumbled upon Chopin while researching movie composers. I hear bits and pieces of the classics re-imagined in today's movie soundtracks. to hear the roots of music, right now at this moment as i'm writing this, the feeling is wow!

[@thorvelasco1467]

Thor Velasco correction: I hear Chopin in Jazz.

[@papa_mia4495]

Thor Velasco OFc you can hear Chopin in Jazz, history of piano music divided into two eras - Before and after Chopin.

[@mrnarason]

Nice anachronism

[@kedimy]

Thank you for posting. What an ingenious way to show the scores and the performer at the same time!

[@Leemarie468]

Beautiful! I am playing this. So wonderful to see the notes while he plays. I could only hope to play this beautifully. I do not have the time to memorize this. What a talent Horowitz was. Chopin ..my favorite composer, so romantic and delicate. Chopin wrote the most beautiful melodic music.

[@dwacheopus]

Chopin had a lot of beautiful melodies, but i am definetly sure that Alkan was the one who wrote most beautiful ones!!

[@magbag70]

What a performance!!! at 3:05 ... what tension and then the deepest pianissimo in history...He's right...sssshhh! )

[@miguelleiton3645]

Toda la sensibilidad de la musica e interprete..... Gracias Maestro........!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dmcII]

His technique was phenomenal yet if you look at his actual mechanics here, they were so different from conventional wisdom. His hands are mostly flat or even below the keyboard. Amazing that he could do this and make it work.

[@damaomiX]

Only Glenn Gould and Horowitz use this type of hand pose. It is difficult to master.

[@revofex]

He also had a unique piano allegedly

[@ingridburling8731]

@@damaomiX My teacher taught me this. It eliminates strain in the hands, wrists, shoulders and arms, and therefore also the torso and back. She taught me to play with gently curled fingers, as if I was holding a tennis ball, but with the hand gently sloping down, and with the fingers almost hanging on the notes. When playing scales, it was SO easy to move along the keyboard. Astounding. It took me 6 months to learn it, playing only scales and exercises during that time, at my own request.. After that, we introduced pieces, and courtesy of that technique, I was able to jump into playing much more complex pieces right away. A real leap up, and so worth it.

[@Gretchaninov]

Probably my favourite Chopin piece.

[@F7d600]

On ne se lasse pas des interprétations d'Horowitz.

[@Waldszenen]

Horowitz makes it look so easy... he's amazing.

[@dwacheopus]

This piece isn't that hard actually

[@jandt4651]

for you maybe....@@dwacheopus

[@juanandresadamoli2811]

Chopin fue es y será el Padre de la armonía para todos los compositores y pianistas. No hay semejanza alguna, como creó semejantes obras, compuestas para piano.

[@watchhawking1472]

The old pianist played the forth Mazuka very affectionate

[@Gadzooki]

Funny how this is the first time I've heard the staccatos at the end actually played as notated. This is so much more dance like and lively! Wonderful.

[@cattleman6420012000]

So special,magical,rythm used so sensitively. Horowitz was like no other!!!

[@TownsendMusicSchool]

So incredible. So amazing. So perfect it makes you believe perfect IS possible! It's overwhelming!

[@schubert5170]

Wow so unique! I have never imagined this kind of Mazurka style!

[@byrbyw]

Horowitz played very professionally, I like this piece.

[@pvonberg]

Miraculous playing. No one else has that kind of old world nostalgia.

[@shilloshillos]

Such a character Horowitz was. Love the video with the score underneath.

[@benharmonics]

This recording is a masterclass in how to play expressively!

[@Leemarie468]

Brilliant! I love how the notation is also posted so you can follow along and try as best you can to pick up his nuances. I just cannot fathom how these great pianists remembered so many pieces by heart. They must have photographic memories. Love his touch.

[@Gusakov]

ШЕДЕВР !!! А ведь все просто - каждая нота нажимается вовремя и с необходимым усилием..

[@dwacheopus]

Не вовремя, где-то он торопится, где-то замедляется

[@sergel.6608]

La plus belle interprétation de cette mazurka que j'ai jamais entendu. Sublime!

[@hannastaszak1684]

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.

[@sanmarinojr]

@davy2funky intimate doesn't mean go to sleep, horowitz's view of this piece is spot on !

[@vickybeforeyourveryeye]

He changes some notes on the left hands to make it even more chromatic And with good taste. I wish someone wrote this score of this interpretation. V.h. Definitely was a revolutionaire and visionaire of the music.

[@MarySummerlover]

I listen to this, I watch Horowitz playing Mazurka and however I feel like nonentity... now I get it, this music is nirvana for me. I can't feel anything else, except for the sound

[@marzio54]

L'ho scoperta da poco...che dire..?questo sublime sussulto dell'animo affascina e accarezza ..e percepisci l'ineluttabile "dolore"...del vissuto,del perduto,del passato,di ciò in cui hai creduto ed in cui continui a credere ma che non esiste e nè esisterà mai più.Addio..non c'era nessuno quella mattina ad aspettarmi...nessuno!

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

This is most certainly one of the greatest pieces ever written for the piano. I know that every composer who followed Chopin thought so too. Is there a serious pianist who has not played this masterpiece?

[@NJ-pi7oh]

i love it. I even play it on the piano myself

[@silvio2869]

Signor Chopin, e' passato molto tempo da quando siete arrivato. Ed e' tanto che avrei voluto farvi alcune domande. L' aria di Parigi, il sogno che attrae le vostre e le mie aspirazioni, i vicoli di Montmartre in cui pensare per colori e sapori e profumi ogni singola nota, ciascuna vibrazione in cui il cuore si infiamma al tempo di valzer o forse di una mazurca familiare. Ah! Se a quel tempo avessi avuto la forza di fermarvi, di parlarvi! Poi, siete partito, cosi, per non tornare piu, ve ne siete andato,come suol dirsi, all'altro mondo. Ma lo avete fatto come in realta eravate giunto tra noi. All' improvviso, da un pianeta lontano. Ora volate, fendendo le stelle.

[@leongatha6]

"Cries and whispers"....Complete range of human emotion.

[@hannastaszak1684]

Mazurki Fryderyka Chopina to kwintesencja polskości ❤

[@matttondr9282]

How does he make it sound like he’s improvising the piece on the spot.. Incredible!

[@MusicwithEmily_]

thank you for this video, and with the score. Very useful for my students - please never take it down! I would love more as well!

[@RichardFeynmanRules]

The great poet of the piano!

[@hfleung100]

Aw he's so cute :) His playing is wonderful too, very different from Rubenstein's version.

[@gregkopp3221]

Horowitz makes it look so easy! His fingers don't even have to stretch, and he's so relaxed playing such difficult rhythms. Incredible.

[@RemovdSande11]

wow Ive never heard such a good version of this... he totally OWNS this song !

[@mackiceicukice]

pleeeeease pleeease...don't call it a song!.a song is a SONG...this is a piece of music and it's called MAZURKA.

[@mourgoukos]

just elegant

[@Exponentielle2x]

Flawless performance...

[@Marcuys]

awesome.. it really sounds like a mazurka.. like a dance..

[@cordeiropascoal]

Thanks for posting!

[@trancosomarcus]

Chopin is the father of modern harmony. Without him, we don't have Jazz, Bossa-Nova, Bill Evans, Keith Jarret, Brahms, Wagner, Berg...

[@RemovdSande11]

“Bach, The immortal god of harmony.” -Ludwig van Beethoven

[@trancosomarcus]

They were very important, gods. But Chopin gave us the modern harmony.

[@trancosomarcus]

Geniuses were few...geniuses with good taste, I think only Chopin, Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninoff. Chopin wrote the most beautiful themes and it is amazing the originality of each work, he did not repeat himself.

[@blankname4716]

Chopin got a lot from Bach actually; form, style. counterpoint to name a few. I see Chopin as a cultured branch growing off the trunk that is Bach.

[@hyenaskate]

Well those styles are more about rhythm than harmony.

[@Peter_4712]

As I know the history of this piece, this is one of Chopin's last works, written not too far before his death. The Op. 17. is misleading, was given to the piece when rediscovered. By me there is a lot of hint of sadness in it and so inimitable personal and delightful.

[@rowanbelt3612]

I’m curious, how is it possible for it to have Op. 17 if it was discovered after his death? Wouldn’t the Op. 17 already be used up on some work that was already published during his lifetime?

[@phatmusic]

wow....all i have to say is...wow... that was a beautiful interpretation of this song...AMAZING,,,WELL DONE!

[@brandonlee3374]

My favorite Mazurka♡♡♡!!!

[@John-thinks]

Interesting how much he uses his fifth and fourth fingers to keep the tone delicate and soft with the right hand melody.

[@DJFalcoprod]

Un véritable maître !! Merci maestro 🙏🙏

[@UrielNatero]

So Special thank you for posting this videoI love Horowitz

[@T33VlOn3Dt]

A favorite of mine... Horowitz did a great job.

[@johntel16]

I love how this is filmed right in someone's house or apartment from it looks like.

[@LivesofOrthodoxSaints]

Yes in his New York apartment with Wanda Toscanini seated in the foreground.

[@skullmaster6888]

That's how Chopin was meant to be originally played

[@gwizvideo]

Love the performance of course! But your annotations with the music are cool! Thanks!

[@andresforcelledoparada6378]

Maravilloso, no lo sé, pero esta melodía me transporta a lugares hermosos de mi vida. Gracias Frederic Chopin!!!

[@vbatuhan]

most romantic piece of Chopin after waltz op 64 no 2.

[@peteklat]

Horowitz can be very quirky at times. There is a beautiful rendition, quiet and understated by Rubinstein.

[@Pjgrimshaw]

The technique required to play this song is amazing!

[@shobarsch]

It reminds me of Bill Evans, very much.

[@naomimelody]

Thank you for great videos!

[@AMONARSIEL]

Thanks... a sweet gift.

[@Yannoux3000]

Suffucient reason for me to be alive

[@Martel211996]

Very light action can be an advantage as well as a disadvantage. for fast passages to be played loud, such as the coda in Chopin ballade can be an advantage. But playing some of his slow and gentle nocturnes can be a trick. I have tried light weighted keys and i can say its very very difficult to control the volume without "banging" on the keys. As well as developing technique, this isint exactly the best type of piano to use, once you get on a harder weighted, your screwed.

[@janschafer6082]

Fantastico!!!!

[@michelclavecin]

bin d'accord!

[@wsdy009]

bravo！！！！ So missed you, master

[@jbyjby1]

2:37 I love that part!

[@lenzub]

This is as he said very intimate. Its as if the piece spoke straight to my heart.

[@simplerachel11]

@93rardo "beauty in imperfection"

[@ВикторИванов-ъ3ф]

Просто сокровенная магия!

[@mgamarrandelp]

Realmente íntimo, encantador!!

[@rlicinio1]

Beautiful!

[@jjvvgg1]

What a perfectly executed "perdendosi" at the end.

[@AnitaBuhera]

I can't even image that this video was made 15 year's ago!!! 😮👋🥹

[@grampasso1989]

rmannion, congratulation for your work on the video!

[@UnaMoscaEnLaPared]

Poetry!!!

[@andre1214g]

Very smart display for score and video. kudos! thank you for sharing.

[@mrajczyk]

this is very jazz like in phrasing, and very beautiful

[@maternalheart66]

Aweh, he's so cute.

[@olesyamiroshnichenko_0104]

Вступление 0:08 Основная тема 0:17 Середина 1:47

[@mmirenaa]

pure jazz intrepretation ;)

[@jonathan130]

I love how he plays it but honestly there’s nothing that can make a performance the best performance, but I think other pianists that for example play it slower and melancholy are as good

[@christopherchoi7350]

He's the ultimate master.

[@NMIC374]

interesting comment, and i agree about the safe pianist statements, but a truly magnificent pianist can make the most dull piano shine in my book. i have ateacher with an oldish extrmley bright upright and it's sound is not the best but when she plays it she produces some of the most beutifull tones ive ever heard. i agree safe is in a way a very dangerous thing when playing piano though, dare to be great!

[@Kalen1457]

It's so cool seeing a video with music underneath! If you don't mind me asking, what software did you use to make this video?

[@southwestpiano]

The fioritura are matchless but the Paderewski 1912 recording is more musically interesting to me, and my own playing satisfies me most (obviously) But I'm taking another look at those fioritura after 30 some years, wonderful how a seemingly simple piece can keep your attention for decades

[@sandrasacco]

senza parole !!! magari suonassi così ...

[@gratecourt]

Gasp. Thanks so much.