Vladimir horowitz - a reminiscence

i watched this video at least eight or nine times before recording it in 1997. finally tried uploading it just now.

[@joyplanta2402]

2024 and I’m obsessing over everything on KZbin on Horowitz. Now he is the only pianist I prefer to listen to. 😊😊

[@jimhall167]

I heard Maestro Horowitz play on March 18, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It was a stunning performance and he played 4 encores! Then, while on a break in Highlands, North Carolina, USA in April of 1986, I was blessed to have been sitting by accident in front of the television watching CBS when the live performance of his return to Moscow after 60 years came on. It was a much better performance than the Atlanta performance. I later read that he had made several very beneficial changes in his lifestyle and practicing routines that were reflected in the Moscow performance. I'll never forget either experience. I am now an ardent fan his and mourn his absence to this day.

[@TotallyOther]

thank you for sharing your experience. wow, he must have been magnificently improved in 1986 to exceed the in-person performance.

[@afritimm]

I was at that Atlanta performance! I had 2 tickets, but my companion couldnt come, so for my first experience scalping out front I wasnt too smart --- I drove a pretty tough deal, then got to my seat and suddenly realized, oh, I would be sitting next to the guy who was rather miffed at what I charged. Slightly tense.

[@ilovecats581]

My favourite pianist...a genius with a lovely smile!!!

[@emmanuelmatuco6248]

Please accept my eternal attitude for this uploading. He is my "pianist". Especially inspiring was his Vienna performance. Both Chopin and Schubert made me cry. Eternally grateful.... Emmanuel Matuco

[@prokastinatore]

Be sure that you're not the only person who cried listening to his beautiful conversations with all the composers of our past. If it's about Russia, people need to understand the culture of this nature and you need to read the novels of the great writers like Pushkin, Tolstoi, Dostojewski , Tcheov and all of them. Than you understand the sentimental mood wich is required to express the Russian soul. There's always kinda sadness in the air and Russians are so thankful if you approach to their great tradition. They bring out the greatest pianists and violinists of our entire world.

[@baibaandersson9454]

Biggest artist of all times. Super talented personality. Wanda super life companion. All age so big talent not seen like Horowitz

[@prokastinatore]

I disagree. Talking about his Mozart, Scarlatti and music composed by his friend Sergey Rachmaninov I agree. If we talk about Chopin, I prefer Arthur Rubinstein. Facing Bach, I prefer Glenn Gould...

[@meredith218461]

He exuded a charming modesty given his extraordinary, even mind boggling capabilities as a pianist.

[@AureliaPempenic64]

Thank you very much for uploading! This is priceless!

[@rbooy3]

Thank you ever so much for uploading! I saw this documentary on TV many years ago, it's great that I can watch it again whenever I want.

[@TotallyOther]

happy to share the beauty of this video. i wish i had the original laserdisc from which i could capture and upload a higher quality image, but at least this version has the hour of performance in the second half.

[@uppityglivestockian]

Glorious. I was hoping to find a recording of the telecast itself, with Charles Kuralt narrating. I just happened to catch it when channel surfing back then. May the world never lose the documentation of this great artist's work. May YT protect and curate and still offer for free to the world all the uploads of his artistry, and esp of this historic moment in time. If it doesn't, it'll just be a pile of crappy videos, and we all know it. Very big thanks, paz.

[@jefolson6989]

I remember video taping that concert on Sunday morning. Kuralt'a commentary was brilliant and gave it a real sense of occasion.

[@uppityglivestockian]

​@@jefolson6989 Bravo, then you know of what I speak and admire. If you ever figure out how to convert your VHS tape to digital, and share it here or >Movie< or >Lumber< (to name just two alternate platforms) I among thousands will be very grateful.

[@Mike1614b]

There is only one Horowitz. RIP

[@liedersanger1]

Just that he memorized the Vers la flamme is incredible.

[@jefolson6989]

Has to be memorized. Even with a page turner, impossible to keep your place. Memorizing is easier than reading .

[@liedersanger1]

@@jefolson6989 I’m sure that’s true!

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Fue un alma dulce y buena, puedo verlo en su mirada y en sus ademanes, QEPD.

[@valpurves45]

The Scriabin towards the flame is astounding

[@bozodorochenko8872]

3:38 A concert is not a lecture!

[@jasperpabroa1442]

That mazurka was delicious, the way he voiced the left hand was stunning.

[@rachmielbenberel]

THANK YOU! Very much appreciated.

[@TotallyOther]

and you are very, very welcome!

[@garavans]

Fantastique. Quel génie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cecilefox9136]

Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@TotallyOther]

my pleasure. and thank you.

[@tfpp1]

44:48 - I love his expression as he flat out hits a wrong chord, he's ike WTF was that? It shows his human-ness, and his sense of humor, I love it.

[@BrucknerMotet]

And, honestly, the "wrong chord" doesn't detract "HORIBBLY" from the overall value of the performance from start to finish, but merely "stands out" to the informed listener. And, yes, his facial contortion at the hearing of his own mistake is absolutely loveable, and pretty much instantly forgives 99 percent of the flub.

[@sam0xin]

Thank You 🙏🏻

[@oriolespunymontfort5871]

3rd listened and speechless may be someday...

[@ДарьяКарпова-т6э]

Спасибо большое! ❤️ Очень люблю Горовица!

[@fredericchopin7538]

Delightful!

[@viviankwok4354]

what a gem!

[@woutervandriel1861]

Thanks so much man! Really really appreciate this!

[@davisatdavis1]

"Ive stood in line for 12 hours" "And ive stood in line for 12 years" The most badass thing I've heard from Wanda

[@carmenaballi]

¡¡¡Estas octavas!!! Brutal, genio, que sonido en cada nota…

[@oriolespunymontfort5871]

I would liked to live this and to see this beauty long years ago . Thanks a lot❤

[@valpurves45]

Just love him incredible feeling and execution unsurpassed

[@musical_lolu4811]

Je vous remercie beaucoup pour ce upload. Thanks man! 15:38 yo, see this? That's my ride bro!🤣

[@bt9124]

She is a saint!

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Grandioso el Rondo de Chopin!!!!!

[@artwatch-y9j]

It is enough to be an artist like him, may be is it too much to ask him to have many children and grandchildren.

[@afritimm]

They had a daughter, who died in her 30s.

[@anastasis2183]

Very intimate now fshhhhhh. Famous last words😳

[@riccardopini9340]

Magnifico .

[@irabraus9478]

Vers la flamme sizzled but would ignite -- starting from measure -- if played on a piano where the sound was luminous across ALL registers, as on a 90-key Erard concert grand.

[@baronsaturday9529]

THANX! :))

[@nicos8731]

When is John Turruturo gonna play him in the movies?

[@serenoarts]

47:29 - What do you think of the acoustics? Wanda: - Very good Vladimir: - 'O' A

[@majerzoltan]

What is the piece at 2:41 please?

[@FeeLikesChriZ]

Can someone tell me what piece he's playing at 2:40 ? It sounds russian to me but I have no clue who the composer could be.

[@СветланаЧеснокова-о6ф]

В. А. Моцарт ! Right ?!! ...

[@СветланаЧеснокова-о6ф]

На "5:18" : В.А. Моцарт !!! ..

[@lesliehunter1823]

My guess was Scarlatti but I don't really know.

[@donnytello1544]

doesn’t sound baroque sounds romantic era, maybe Brahms or Schumann?

[@musical_lolu4811]

Could be improvisation.

[@benjamintrefny4107]

What is the First Peace called?

[@Pianodud]

Chopin's Op.53

[@prokastinatore]

Question: Horowitz had a daughter but she was never mentioned. Does anybody know why? Researching her she suffered much that her "daddy" did not pay that much attention on her. Is that true?

[@afritimm]

Not mentioned probably because she died in her 30s. Apparently she was a little bit alienated but not to a huge degree. She died in Italy, I think there was a motor accident and then a year later some complications.

[@pianistegolfeur]

NON, NON ET NON !!! Du gros bluff, qui ne correspond pas à la réalité de l'homme qu'il fut. Etonnant par ailleurs que cette vidéo soit soutenue par Medici...

[@irabraus9478]

.. ignite -- starting from measure 1 ---

[@bardiaesfahan7287]

14:28 whats the song's name

[@PianoLover1209]

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 1st movement

[@denversteller5231]

Seine Hände möchte ich haben

[@davisatdavis1]

16:03

[@viggos.n.5864]

12:07

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Cintas notas falsas en esa Polonesa adiós mio!

[@jefolson6989]

He was child like and protected from the world. Except for the time he was arrested in Central Park wearing bra and panties. What a great artist. There will not be another.

[@TBlev215]

Is this true? I never heard that!

[@musical_lolu4811]

Huh?

[@afritimm]

@@TBlev215 No it's absurd.

[@afritimm]

Don't talk garbage.

[@jefolson6989]

@TBlev215 of course. Byron Janis, Fleisher, and several other "students" have many ugly stories . A secret almost as badly kept as James Levine. But it doesnt lesson his artistry or genius.

[@hanz6260]

What 26:00？

[@loui9710]

Liszt-Schubert Soirees de Vienne Valse Caprice No. 6

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Con todo el respeto a Scriabin, NO ME GUSTA LA FLAME!!!!!

[@carlagiachetti7585]

non capisci niente

[@kilith]

​@@carlagiachetti7585non serve essere così aggressivi carla

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

No entiendo en Moscu con tantos grandes pianistas que tocan impecablemente oír a Horowitz tocando tantas notas falsas, me parece un cuento fatal, seria homenaje por lo que fue o tocó, la verdad no entiendo de que se trata.

[@kaleidoscopio5]

Sus notas falsas sonaban mejor que muchos interpretaciones perfectas insípidas actuales 😎