Horowitz plays Schubert Impromptu in G flat major D899 No.3

Horowitz plays Schubert Impromptu in G flat major D899 No.3
vladimir horowitz plays piano schubert impromptu g flat major d899 classical

[@charlesdavis7087]

It took Horowitz life-time of practice and great thoughtfulness to be able to play this mighty work this well. He didn't throw one note away. Each note counted. Each note had something to say. And I don't think anyone anywhere has ever played it this well. Bravo... indeed.

[@tishhill9561]

No-one anywhere, Mr. Davis. Say it again. How right you are.❤️

[@sean8470]

this is the definitive interpretation hands down

[@jaques2510]

Yeah it's so remarkable.

[@ggrobbins9353]

I truly consider this one of the finest performances in history.

[@tishhill9561]

Yea. One of the finest.

[@sean8470]

@@tishhill9561 agreed this is the definitive interpretation in my view.

[@sonjanowy3896]

Me too

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

One of the only recordings that gives me goosebumps every time.

[@HouseofJello]

Love how the crowd was just silent for a few moments after he finished. They all knew they just heard perfection

[@ggrobbins9353]

Heartbreaking, breathtaking, so deeply played, and with such personal artistry. Simply one of the greatest performances in the pages of musical history.

[@luigiiacoletti8134]

Magic..the hands barely weaving

[@harrisonzhu3300]

The control is exquisite

[@Huncszoli]

Nobody can it play similar. That is a magic, piano is just a tool Thank you maestro forever

[@tedlassenpiano5771]

When I die and go to heaven (not likely) I can only wish Horowitz will greet me this piece. Schubert's piece is heavenly, Horowitz's rendition is heavenly.

[@edwardpullin9199]

Very bold of him to make that harmonic change at 00:53! Wonderful playing.

[@ranasuyilmaz927]

Edward Pullin absolutely!! I loved it

[@heracles9408]

yessss i search to find if there was the same thing in the baremboim or zimerman's interpretation but didn't found i love this change

[@TehWinnerz]

isn't it in the original score? The original was in G major and had this in

[@martinstahle2006]

The change was noted in my old text. When I got the new Urtext version from Henle Verlag, it was not changed. But i was used to hear the change, so i keep it like this. I don't think Schubert would be angry.

[@MrMcsia]

@@TehWinnerz Schubert's original version was in G flat major (including this harmonic change). It was changed into G major after his death.

[@techlotl]

Horowitz is so calm and almost dispassionate as he plays, and yet the music is so thick with feeling. It's almost as if he has so much control, there's no emotion left above his hands because it's all pouring onto the keys.

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Just hearing the 1st 4 bars of this piece, I know it's going to be beautiful. My 1st time hearing it, & I'm putting it on my repertoire list. Yeah.

[@brutal5230]

Michael's ML&ATG that's Schubert for you

[@miriamewaskio793]

@@brutal5230 AndI believe he was about 30, one year before he died at age 31?

[@marjie012000]

Superb playing and the control is exquisite.

[@heyfigarodavid]

Sublime, eloquent and unsurpassed. Thank you!

[@jacopofrancescato294]

I am earing to him playing and seems to me to be in heaven 😮

[@helenebarral4667]

How lucky are these people sitting here maybe not realizing they were witnessing a masterpiece…

[@yokun5764]

Thank you for blessing us with this performance.

[@aleksandrnote2525]

Thank you a great deal for this majestic performance! This enchantingl music cannot be performed better!

[@Mike1614YT]

just incredible mastery

[@mistoufle100]

Schubert, ressuscité sous les doigts de cet artiste immensément subtil, merci pour le partage de cette vidéo:)

[@Christinasvenska]

Absolutement!

[@safelyanonymous5717]

The best of all time!!!

[@viviancp2807]

Meu Deus, sempre me impressiona a calma dele 🙏

[@AndrewRudin]

This is TRUE virtuosity.... ars est celare artum.... art is the concealing of art. Profoundly beautiful playing of profoundly beautifl music.

[@westwind6981]

Heart breakingly beautiful

[@ximenagonzalez325]

Realmente Horowitz era espectacular....Que sonido,que sensibilidad...transmite las emociones mas profunfas....Un Maestro!!!!!!

[@happy...1124__]

Beyond words...♡♡♡

[@PoetryOfNatureAndLanguage]

Incredible beauty.

[@happy...1124__]

Music is great !! ♥

[@adrianbartholomew3785]

I love how he looks at the audience before he begins. "Who the hell am I performing for? Cough, I dare you."

[@sean8470]

Noticed that as well....that i believe was highly intentional

[@carlosguaymas6507]

Dios mío. Que belleza. Dan ganas de llorar de una emoción incontenible. Los colores de Horowitz y sus matices eran insuperables unido a una maestría sin par

[@heimogrimm4271]

Hinreissend virtuos! BRAVISSIMO!

[@monelleny]

Such a beautiful performance. Wish the audio and video were even vaguely in sync, instead of several seconds out ... :(

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Just listened to this for the umpteenth time. I have new, better quality headphones and for the first time became aware of the church bells in the background.

[@martinstahle2006]

I have to cry instantly. I need a strong Moment to listen to it until the end. The sound and the picture are very asynchronous :(

[@iMrRufus]

Che dolcezza nell'esecuzione....

[@luigiiacoletti8134]

Lievissimi movimenti ondeggianti...la musica fluisce per magia...

[@mysticmouse7261]

The very definition of cantabile.

[@adamzeggai5506]

almost the perfect video on youtube if only the visio wasn't earlier than the audio :c

[@ernent]

Horowitz's look at the audience before he starts: "Hey you, how did you get in here ?"

[@Scriabin_fan]

This is very out of sync. Also I love how he barely moves his fingers but produces such a beautiful sound

[@michaelsinger9507]

This is the Horowitz performance I mentioned last night.

[@user-87878]

GOD

[@shigekiiwamoto6709]

Cesar Herrera, I believe that the sound of the piano and the movement of the finger slip off only a little.

[@muzag7505]

Гений фортепиано!

[@ericmohede3889]

The piece sounds beautiful but the audio isn’t the same of what the hands are showing!!!!

[@Juscz]

Saw that too--- but the sound is what counts, no?

[@musodave]

beautiful playing - sound and vision are quite out of sync though

[@Fataliac]

Beautiful Performance.... However, none of you seem to have ever played a piano.... it's terribly out of sync. (give Horowitz his due!)

[@stefanos_maragkakis]

Fataliac i realized when he was playing the trill on the left yet there was no trill to be heard. Im like " it cant be that soft "

[@marjie012000]

Fataliac ...it's out of sync by about 4 or 5 seconds which is a lot

[@jaroslavhorak2299]

haha, for a minute i thought he was putting a finger pattern into motion before he started playing :D but then i saw it was the video out of sync

[@bengie11355]

I do not believe Horowitz was trying to be precise that concert. Honestly, after hearing his rendition multiple times, I think he played like this to tell the audience how he felt.

[@luigiiacoletti8134]

Exactly like a common Lang lang...

[@arman2339]

4 to 5 seconds lag is a painful

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

he plays so slowly that the hands actually move before the sound

[@calebhu6383]

0:30

[@Colosphonium]

Some sort of metallic cyclic sound like a reel turning or i dont know pollute the entire video, am i the only one to hear that ?

[@gurlgenius11]

Exquisite performance. But the video is completely out of synch with the audio.

[@A_Few_Thoughts]

Well that's just f****** miraculous

[@Petespans]

a little too precious.

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Say the pianists who can't come close to Horowitz.

[@josepais803]

Guys... the image does not mach with the music!! better atention on publishing!

[@목화씨-i1y]

호로비츠의 연주는 너무 화려하지 않은 화사한 연주라고 생각함! 그래서 좋아요

[@김영-u3j]

그래서 20세기 최고의 피아니스트 라는거...

[@vijayart]

Where is this played?

[@gurlgenius11]

Looks like Germany

[@urindilofthenorth6143]

Vienna, Austria (so close to Germany)

[@lisztfestivalschillingsfur2473]

Musikverein Wien (where the New Year's concert of the Vienna Philharmonic comes from, too)

[@ЕкатеринаВ-н9с]

Совершенство

[@paultaylor6564]

A

[@handyatmusic]

Sound and picture are so badly out of sync . . . I can't watch it.

[@MrGreencheetah]

Yes, it's "disconcerting" to watch! Best to just listen . . . but we must watch Horowitz' magical hands!

[@simondallemagne6462]

cool but not enough for my big work in music lessons

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Playing "big" pieces doesn’t make a pianist impressive. Playing less technically demanding pieces with otherworldly finesse is impressive

[@jaques2510]

True

[@JoaoFurtadoCoelho777]

Had Schubert lived long enough to hear this, he might have felt bored to death!!!... Shared on Google+

[@MominMalikYT]

João Furtado-Coelho Bored to death from what?

[@GamerGuyMatt1892]

What a load of absolute tripe you talk.

[@JMWall]

I think he's ironically referencing the Simpsons, when Homer got bored with Schubert's "Unfinished" and asked how long "Sherbert planned on making this piece of junk". If it's not ironic than yea, this guy needs to be taken out back and beaten up.

[@craftylouie]

I can see where he's coming from. I'm studying this piece currently and I've listened to many different performer's rendition's of it. The piece is firstly andante, however, Horowitz plays it Adagio/largo for most of the piece. His expression in both body and music is also not as evident as other performer's such as Arthur Jussen, or even Zimerman. Shubert was a Romantic composer so though not written, his intent would've been for there to be a wide range of emotion and expression, which Horowitz is lacking when compared to other performers. Especially at 2:18, where there is supposed to be this huge climax with accents and sforzandos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWm9Za2Mrat0i80 Listen from 7:20 on the above link, and then tell me the Horowitz's rendition is not even maybe a tiny, little bit boring in comparison.

[@Florestan1207]

This is not boring. This is a universe of subtle shadings and evocative images. This is Horowitz.

[@carthage9221]

This beautiful performance is ruined by being out of synch!! Shame!

[@Jayantan846]

Because of the old video systems and technical problems.