HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL - Scarlatti Sonata in E

La sonata in Mi maggiore di Scarlatti. Un inizio statico, che quasi non sa muoversi. Poi una nota ribattuta, sommessa, garbata, appena pronunciata, ma insistente; è una voce che chiama, una voce discreta, che scioglie la stasi iniziale e invita ad alzare lo sguardo. E subito una melodia ariosa, bambinesca, sale verso l'alto, verso l'innocenza. Poi un velo di mistero, un passaggio tutto sospeso. Nelle misteriose vicende della vita siamo sempre in attesa di quella nota ribattuta, di quell'invito discreto, sommesso, ad alzare lo sguardo. E la nota ritorna. L'incanto di questo piccolo capolavoro di Scarlatti si legge tutto nell'espressione attonita e meravigliata del grande Horowitz, che ha saputo dare al brano il ritmo lento della quotidianità.

[@michelacampo8832]

E proprio che il grandissimo Horowitz ce l'ha. È nella sua natura con grande.naturalezza e "semplicità" si fa per dire. Proprio ha la musica dentro, nato per suonare

[@ВалентинаБорисова-ж1н]

Как прекрасна эта дорога творческой жизни великого музыканта! Эталон звучания сонаты Скарлатти выпестывался десятилетие за десятилетием... и, наконец, эта музыкальная драгоценность звучит как подношение великого пианиста на Алтарь всемирного наследия.

[@ОльгаЗайцева-ю7ш]

Было полное ощущение, что руки клавиш не касаются, а парят над ними, а звук извлекается только усилием мысли, так склонён и сосредоточен был гений над инструментом, легчайшее, тончайшее переплетение звуков, какое изящество, довелось однажды слушать маэстро Горовица, когда он приехал в Москву, кажется это было в середине 80-х годов, это непревзойдённое исполнение

[@saimic01]

Sonate superbe et très élégante dans sa grande légèreté. Très ravie de déposer ces notes sur l’oreiller le soir avant de prendre l’allure du sommeil. Cette sonate n’a pas son égale nulle part au monde, car elle est unique en son genre 💕💕💕

[@nicholasaridi9810]

Sublime .

[@nevilleattkins586]

So beautiful it hurts.

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

Величайший романтик 20-века! А какое послевкусие остаётся после завершения исполнения- оно ,как долгое эхо,продолжает звучать в душе и голове. Спасибо,Вам! Музыка Доменико Скарлатти возвышает и поднимает нас над землёй.

[@tanyadesignerknitting8999]

Да, это так.

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

@@tanyadesignerknitting8999 Спасибо Вам за внимание и за то,что разделяете мои чувства. Всего Вам самого доброго ! 15.02.2024.

[@garylawrence7547]

He plays that piano like it was a magical harp. Incredible talent!

[@bloodgrss]

Technique, sensitivity, and understanding. Horowitz had such a poetic and profound feel for Scarlatti.

[@SergeLavoisier-ku1nn]

Extraordinaire interprétation. Un miracle.

[@板垣由紀子]

It’s so amazing to play Scarlatti Sonatas in such a big hall!!! His passion exceeded the potential of these sonatas😂❤❤

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

How carefully Horowitz looks at the keys and plays the Scarlatti beauty.His attention to detail has made the recital a memorable one! Whenever I feel heavy in my head I look for this Scarlatti magic , of course,played by Horowitz. Thanks for the upload.

[@fatalerror1956]

Pure genius!

[@giorgiosalmaso5903]

Also, maybe better Benedetti Michelangeli.

[@fatalerror1956]

@@giorgiosalmaso5903 Both are beyond comparison =)) I think, at that level of artistry, there can be nor "better" or "worse". It's like Mozart and Schubert - neither is "better", both are among the greatest.

[@Сулико-и4л]

Жизнь прожита не зря!

[@giancarlomazzocchi4443]

Correct my dear

[@galinamelnikova9855]

Его манера игры просто завораживает, его исполнение - благодать для души ,сердца и ума!

[@fatalerror1956]

И главное, что ему совершенно не надо дубасить, закатывать глаза или одевать мини-юбку, чтоб дополнить то, чего нет в пальцах (как сегодняшним сплошь "великим", пустым и предсказуемым) ))

[@XAVIAM]

Horowitz ....Number One.

[@josephhapp9]

Miracle by Horowitz.

[@ТатьянаПерминова-ф2ч]

Браво!!!👋👋👋👋👋🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️

[@marcofimiani8568]

Il solito immenso Horowitz

[@НатальяМужичкова-у3ю]

это просто нельзя комментировать. для Этого нет слов .... это надо просто впитывать как влагу жизни. .

[@3YZ-TS191]

Beautiful, sublime, almost beyond words. Thanks for uploading this.

[@francoriva55]

Scarlatti and horovitz geniuses...

[@Yuriy21]

От каждого звука, извлечённого маэстро Горовицем, исходит чарующий аромат. Он, безусловно, великий музыкант

[@tadcotadco6344]

только жаль, что играет не на баяне...

[@fatalerror1956]

@@tadcotadco6344 Почему??

[@tadcotadco6344]

@@fatalerror1956 ну, на баяне душевнее. И потом, Зыкина могла бы подпевать...

[@ЗуридаТемирова]

😂

[@gxvvbhjghxxxvj9415]

Да, опущенная кисть. Я видела это чудо. Чудо таланта. Не могу поверить самой себе, что я была рядом с ним. Елена

[@sean8470]

in my view horowitz is our greatest pianist ever

[@CapitanAdHominem]

No existe tal cosa... Hay demasiados estilos y tiempos

[@FernandaCarvalho-g8e]

He’s unbeatly

[@tigerdriver09]

​@@FernandaCarvalho-g8e Rachmaninoff?

[@bloodgrss]

Remarkable! No music lover could wish for a more satisfying performance of Scarlatti...

[@alainspiteri502]

It-s a joke ? listen Clara Haskil in first

[@bloodgrss]

@@alainspiteri502 No 'joke', but your post is one, alain. There are MANY superb pianists who play Scarlatti superbly; no need to rate them as if this is a World Cup. Clara Haskell IS one of the greats; my point was that Horowitz here is incredibly satisfying and unsurpassed. Clara might equal him in this sonata, but never surpass. Hero/heroine worship, alain, is never a good way of finding intelligent musical critique...

[@alainspiteri502]

@@bloodgrss classical music is no a race of competition it-s you who write " . .wish for a more satisfaying...." and nothing more , be careful in yours comments , better for all music lovers and musicians .

[@bloodgrss]

@@alainspiteri502 I get you, alain; English is your second language, so there's a reason you post so confusingly. Saying that one could not 'wish for a more satisfying performance' is pretty clear to anyone who understands English clearly. I might also use this phrase over a performance of this sonata by Clara Haskell, Dame Myra Hess, etc., etc.. You are the one who wants to rate pianists as 'first'; perhaps in your love, but ridiculous in any intelligent musical lover's critique. You need to be careful in your comments not to look like the foolish and shallow musical worshiper you seem to be. Better for all music lovers and true musicians here...

[@alainspiteri502]

@@bloodgrss great pianists are Carnegie Hall and not for me : Chopin dis't like big stages many a few people in audience , piano is not a competition it-s necessary for you to study and listen all recordings of Clara Haskil the opposite to Horowitz after this you can understand what j mean ; for you Schumann- Clara Haskil " Scènes de la Forêt " in first after you can talk with me

[@СветланаКузьмичёва-г9е]

Поющие руки!!!

[@cbroz7492]

I saw this live on TV.some 50 or more years ago..

[@PositiveVibrationsAlways]

Horowitz was playing the Steinway CD199 also known as the Old 199 and considered to be the Steinway with the magic sound by him and all other Steinway pianists in the world like Rubinstein, Graffman, Rachmaninoff, that it became such a problem for Steinway that hey decided in 1974 to remove the piano from their inventory to resolve the issue. The Piano was given to Skitch Henderson and today it resides at the Skitch Henderson Museum in New Milford CT and it was last played in 2005 when it was last played by Skitch before his death. On October 17th 2021 we did a concert here with Chris Brubeck and he Played the Old 199 fro the first time in 17 years...I can share the link of the performance if you are interested.

[@yannaischrire7327]

Yes please

[@stochasticks]

Hi, please do! thanks!

[@ИринаЛавринович-т2у]

Прекрасно ⚘💞👌

[@ささかこ]

素晴らしい❗

[@matthiaszumbroich8116]

THE MOST SUBLIME WAY TO PLAY THIS SONATA !

[@LibraryofMusic]

The master at work. To be so good at what you're doing and yet never fully satisfied because you were not the composer of the pieces you played. That was Horowitz in a nutshell.

[@tarquin161234]

Did he actually say that? That he was unsatisfied because he was not the composer?

[@martinmysteres1384]

@@tarquin161234 Not exactly but in the documentary called "the last romantic", after he played Bach, someone said "that was beautiful" and Horowitz simply responded "I didn't compose it". That doesn't mean he was never fully satisfied with his work, it means that he was humble and that he had great respect for composers.

[@irinacoffey8530]

Thank you xxx

[@AlessioAndres]

Horowitz's hands were made from angel wings.

[@juliegoldman411]

Very poetic and true!

[@erikfreitas7093]

They could turn into ferocious devil-hands sometimes too!

[@movidaamusica]

Thank you!

[@danielebasso1094]

Super

[@adrianruiz7137]

Divine!

[@stevendaniel8126]

Exquisite....

[@UMVELINQANGI]

Charming

[@meesterexit1969]

Born in Kiev...Ukraine! Thought you might want to know this in these trying times.

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

Thanks.I thought Horowitz was Russian. Whoever he might have been he has got an unrivalled place in my mind.

[@TheWhitePine5]

@@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713 At the time (I could be wrong) the Ukraine was not a country, I think the Russian empire (under Tsar Nicholas II) controlled much or all of the Ukraine. Not sure if Austria-Hungary or Germany had any of it (they all had a piece of Poland, I think, which is making me confused.

[@musical_lolu4811]

Is this supposed to be news?

[@buxtehude123]

Kiev was as Russian as is now Russian Crimea.

[@cocospops9351]

Cept it wasn't Ukraine then... so who cares?

[@小安彭]

天作之音。

[@francescagovoni498]

Conobbi questa deliziosa sonatina tanti anni fa... Risentirla mi ha emozionato!!!

[@MinhGuitarPassion]

grosser Meister, referenz❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@maureendavidson4635]

What is the date of this concert please. The film looks very old but the only YT information is 1 Yr ago. That must be when it was released on YT. Such beautiful music deserves its correct provenance.

[@davidlevy3092]

This was Horowitz's 1968 television appearance.

[@joemiller95]

How can the modern competition thumpers and unmusical muscle twitchers be of any interest when this kind of playing exists?

[@валерий-п8ч1ы]

Если захотеть узнать что хотел выразить Шопен или Скарлатти или Рахманинов надо послушать как это понимает Горовиц!!

[@Stone2home]

It speaks.

[@アンビリバボーナダル]

スカルラッティを披露なんて珍しい映像

[@tanyadesignerknitting8999]

Ювелирная работа.

[@leahsland777]

Perfect ❤️❤️

[@buxtehude123]

This sublime sonata was included in ABRSM student exam level 8. I gave my students this recording , as reference, not to copy. Certainly not that arch hand position Maestro Vladimir had.

[@schubertuk]

A very interesting choice by the ABRSM. The piece is relatively easy to perform technically correctly - but it is so easy to give a bland performance of it - it quickly shows up students who lack musical judgement & taste. I agree this is a great example performance of the piece that would show how this piece is transformed by a master performer - not through virtuosity, but by sublime control, concentration & unique poetic judgement. I hope your students rose to the occasion!

[@АэлитаАлександрова-т4е]

❤✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

That was a short concert. If we hurry we can get to that harpsichord recital I've been wanting to hear

[@claudrebille178]

Rorotcho !

[@nogoogleplus]

Anyone know what year this was?

[@cannadineboxill-harris2983]

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[@fredericpelassy527]

Quel génie....

[@svabhavo1216]

Laut spielen können alle - aber leise, das verlangt Meisterschaft!

[@VeStran]

Профи высшей пробы...

[@GnomicMaster]

Horowitz is not dead, he's on sabbatical to teach God how to play piano.

[@buxtehude123]

I think that gig is taken by Liszt.

[@GnomicMaster]

@@buxtehude123 Nah, not even close.

[@juliegoldman411]

Very good 😊!

[@mr2646]

Manca la data del concerto

[@umbertocerroni6709]

Era un martedì. E pioveva.

[@mr2646]

@@umbertocerroni6709 Grazie

[@tritone3284]

Non era una domenica piena di sole e fiori!🤣

[@alainspiteri502]

Scarlatti at Carnegie Hall what's this ?

[@giulianopiras5127]

...eccellente ma... ABM è inarrivabile...

[@giorgiosalmaso5903]

D’accordissimo, evidente! RIP caro ABM, sei stato il piú grande di tutti.

[@madmath1971]

È lecito innamorarsi di un pianista, ma per fortuna la musica non ha divinità assolute.

[@juancao5832]

Son odiosas las comparaciones. Y más cuando se trata del calibre de VH y ABM. Dos portentos del piano siglo XX.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

More colorful beautiful piano sound than Horowitz=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Artur Rubinstein Vladimir Ashkenazy Grigory Sokolov! More genius than ABM and Horowitz=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Stanislav Bunin Maria Grinberg! More powerful louder than Horowitz and ABM=Mikhail Pletnev(Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest ever was Lazar Berman! The 3rd Loudest was Erwin Nyiregyhazi! ABM played the second-rated piano concertos like Mozart 13 15 Haydn G Major Liszt no 1! ABM never played the Best piano concertos like Mozart 24 Brahms 1-2 Chopin 1-2 Prokofiev 1-3 Rachmaninov 1-3 Saint-Saens no 2 Tchaikovsky no 1 JS Bach 1052 Beethoven no 4 Scriabin

[@billhaywood3503]

he made a pass at my mother--shmuck

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

Which one? Your mother or the schmuck?

[@lisal7841]

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[@alexparkin8736]

на фоне этой вычурно-изящной музыки Скарлатти его одногодок Бах страдал шизофренией)))) Но Бах есть Бах