Vladimir Horowitz - Chopin - Etude Op.10 No.5 (Black Key)

[@MaestroTJS]

You've just got to love when someone has reached such a high level of virtuosity that they look like they are putting more or less zero effort into what they are doing. Holy cow.

[@MaestroTJS]

Ben Park I think you misunderstand me. The point is that they don't look like they're struggling with anything, which a lesser person would do. That's not to say that it's easy for them (although it's certainly easiER) or that they are not putting effort in. It has nothing to do with camera angles. Watch a great musician live versus a mediocre one trying to pull something off beyond their ability and you will see what I mean.

[@BenpaiPiano]

Maestro_T Yeah I did understand, I guess I just wanted to throw out there that some of the camera angles were manipulating lol.

[@steelers0004]

the casual nature of his playing shows just how technically proficient he is. He plays this as easy as I sing along to my favorite song

[@emaramify]

Like.

[@austinkomachi]

One of the reasons is because his keys are modified to be way lighter than normal keys. That’s why it looks like he’s only lightly tapping them

[@PutItAway101]

Every living room should have Vladimir Horowitz and a Steinway

[@Mugsi]

+PutItAway101 Don't wait, act now while stocks last!* * Horowitz's wife not included

[@emmascarlet204]

I played on his piano it was at the steinway store after he died

[@gabrielvoss6251]

PutItAway101 Faziolli is better

[@omarifarrow7043]

PutItAway101 😂😂😂

[@nikosgeorgakopoulos9580]

The Magic V obviously no steinway and sons is the best piano company

[@oldgafirefighter]

My late mother could still play this piece at age 92, I think that is what kept her mind sharp all those years. She was in the first class at Julliard to receive a BS back in 1942, just discovered her class foto.

[@andrew-mb6qg]

would love to hear her❤️

[@somethingfunny9166]

do you have any recordings of her?

[@nomearod]

Have u inherited anything from her good DNA?

[@henrymccue2922]

That's BM

[@User_39sankyu]

This is similar to my late grandfather. At the age of 85, he still played saxophone playing Chet Baker and some folk songs perfectly. Interestingly, he almost forgot everything, except his ablity to play saxophone from his memory without script.

[@Psyychopatt]

Just brilliant. But his wife certainly looks like she's thinking somethinge like "...Not quite my tempo"

[@Artgamer270TM]

"Too slow... what étude do you think this is? Op. 10 No. 3" Anyways Horowitz did played it as fast (if not fast) compared to the other interpretations I've heard thus far - he is truely a legend

[@emilyli3468]

I think they cut off the part where she threw a chair at him

[@juliaz.5760]

@@emilyli3468 hahaha omg

[@grahamjones9242]

Be kind to her. She has listened a million times from bar 1 over and over. She is a saint.

[@3SuspectAGB007]

Guys, if you didn’t know that is Wanda Toscanini Horowitz , the daughter of the famous conductor Toscanini.

[@JeromeIsTheMan]

He's so chill doing this piece compared to other people. Usually a lot puts a lot of emotion into the piece, such has smiling and bobbing their head and so on so on.. I like this.

[@displaychicken]

It's one of my favorite things about Horowitz! He can create musical emotion without acting all weird and wiggly.

[@Pardock97]

Haha it's not acting weird, it's just feeling it a lot.

[@pianoplaynight]

You don't need to clown around "to feel the music". Horowitz is great proof of this.

[@灯与独男]

+Reiza everyone is different

[@pianoplaynight]

SB chun I agree, that's why it's wrong to say that musicians moving around "really feel" the music and to imply that still ones don't.

[@ajproductions8745]

I like how he makes this CHOPIN ETUDE look like a warmup

[@kwankeihung8714]

This Chopin Etude is a warmup to be fair xD

[@imuien420]

@@kwankeihung8714 one of the hardest concert etudes refered as warmups lol, but black key is reletively easier compare to some other ones

[@luckygjv872]

​@imuien420 Not necessarily easier. Horowitz plays this slowly. It should really be approx. 116 bpm (crotchets). This etude is one of more musical etudes as well. It's an etude that combines musicality with technique. While it's definitely not the hardest Chopin etude, it's probably in the top 10. Trust me. It's not easy to play this fast, musically and fluently.

[@JuanRamónSilva-Piano]

@@luckygjv872I think though that all of Chopin etudes are musical, is there one that isn’t? Perhaps op 10 n. 2 might not seem as musical, but even that quite technical etude has its lyrical passages on the left hand.

[@luckygjv872]

@@JuanRamónSilva-Piano Hmm. Good question. I'd say that Op.10 No.1 isn't particularly musical.

[@emilytaylor7427]

One of the few pianists who understands that the pedal is easily overused. Magnificent interpretation of this piece.

[@rationalistx]

Superb. Very crisp playing with very little use of the pedal.

[@theMad_Artist]

Yet still very ringing and sonorous

[@jadedeng6903]

Did you see him yawning at the end? Truly a genius.

[@LeCaptiv1]

The woman in the video is his wife. She was the daughter of the most famous conductor of his time, Toscanini. This video is from the mid-80's. Horowitz died in 1989. What a remarkable talent he had for playing his instrument!

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

Why she always looks angry tho?

[@moosicisthegood]

​@@DanielSilva-gc4xzshe's Toscanini's daughter. I guess it's in the bloodline.

[@fvvvghdhj4051]

Each fcking pressure on a key is perfectly shaped to have the best rendition possible and the soul of chopin. We can find pianist than can technically play this piece, but that insanely with such a spirit, we'll never find another one like horowitz...

[@Notna-e5s]

It's his technique, playing with flat fingers. Incredibly hard however

[@alainspiteri502]

Alfred cortot ( recording 1933 ) for me

[@noyyy1172]

@@alainspiteri502 ive seen this version, thats nice but still prefer horowitz one, the tempo is a bit slow for me

[@alainspiteri502]

@@noyyy1172 j inderstand , good music for you .

[@Kn0wOneNos3]

I love her face at the end. "How you play it so good every time?" haha But seriously, she must be amazed at the end of every piece he plays, just like she was here. I think we all are, really.

[@InsertName125]

True. But, I've seen the entire film and she also gets really annoyed with him for showing off during the interview. It's cute.

[@juanmunoz1140]

LOL That's his wife and I think they didn't really like each other haha. Afterall, Horowitz was also gay.

[@InsertName125]

Juan Munoz Where did you hear that?

[@strukhoff]

Actually, I think that was her typical disappointed look when he acted childish. He played it so straight until almost the very end, but then didn't arpeggiate the big chord and added a few octaves to the final note. He strayed from the score for some unnecessary showmanship, in her view. She was Toscanini's daughter and apparently inherited his severe personality. She seemed to be no fun at all, and was believed to have been a cause of Vladimir's depressive episodes.

[@bennemann]

There is a G-sharp he plays with his little finger at exactly 0:43 which is played many times over in a very short amount of time, super cleanly and with barely any visible movement from his hand, despite the key depressing fully each time. As a pianist myself, I am in awe. I struggle to believe a 80-year-old hand can even do that! He was truly and undeniably a legend.

[@ggauto1]

His Steinway was special made with much softer keys, but it’s spectacular anyway

[@filippotronchicomposer]

Actually its an A flat

[@jamalstephon]

It's a very bright and clean melody. The smoothness of the playing relieved a lot of stress. Yes very legato.

[@vasilisthemelis9017]

Am I the only one that thinks that this is the best sounding performance of this piece?

[@dedballoons]

Still is

[@eternalslumber2k6]

Yes

[@IvanEDaza]

0:45 no other pianist cares about highlighting that voice on the left hand, he does.

[@王梓岳-k8n]

I do highlight haha

[@IvanEDaza]

@@王梓岳-k8n video?

[@王梓岳-k8n]

@@IvanEDaza I am not making videos now, i am learning the etude and i do highlight that part, is not that hard to highlight that part, even easier than highlighting a voice of an fugato.Most of the good pianists do highlight that part.

[@IvanEDaza]

@@王梓岳-k8n it's not a matter of technic complexity though, it's a matter of interpretation and knowledge of the voicings on the piece that play a role that isn't explicit on the music sheets

[@王梓岳-k8n]

at that part the right hand is just doing trills on octaves and the melody is in the left hand so it is quite obvious to highlight the left hand!

[@JoseAyala-ff9fi]

Teacher in the couch: Ok Vladi, now let's pass to Hanon N° 5

[@salvat3735]

haha yes

[@jimmylecomte1579]

Is it his teacher?

[@sebastianciarfella3061]

@@jimmylecomte1579 it's his wife

[@lucasariel3133]

@@sebastianciarfella3061 which is pretty close to a teacher if you think about it

[@diorblois3834]

@@lucasariel3133 I thought about it and I agree

[@opsaf9074]

best version of this piece I have seen! he was the best pianist of the modern era, I rate this 1,000,000/30!

[@allyvang1186]

The melody and the song sound so happy.

[@ProBIONICLEStudio]

This is the best interpretation I've heard so far. He plays the ending very well.

[@iveskristinelman3599]

this is sooo amazing! very crisp...very light and happy. I love his interpretation

[@r-5840]

His sound is the one and only

[@Will170392]

Diminuendo 0:30-40 absolutely marvellous!

[@cherubim4452]

Will Shaw And with this feeling for nuances he made all pieces sound wonderful.

[@adyrsebastiaoferreira5572]

Cherubim - Exatamente, amigo! Só um gênio toca assim, e só outro o identifica!

[@phonkovrecordz]

Oh, yes!

[@prettysnowdrop]

Never have I heard somebody extract so much glitter and sparkle from a simple pentatonic scale as Chopin in has done here!

[@bryanlokao1]

Sadly the end has little cut before tge Piano sound really stops, but i do really appreciate the strength he put into the end.

[@mantictac]

He's like "Oh hey you want me to play piano? Kay." -_- *plays Chopin Etude op. 10 no. 5*

[@gunwookim4047]

0:25 how does he hold the top notes so flawlessly with that tempo. amazing

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

He has big hands it seems.

[@MegaSnake1000]

Amazing! His hands are like machines; They just go to the right keys!

[@Ophius]

MegaSnake1000 That's the best part about playing music. It's insanely fun when your fingers "just know where to go".

[@musicfanBRA]

This should give hope to all of us who are approaching old age. What skill, what memory!

[@user-gp3hv9fz2d]

He was not even trying to play this piece. It came out so naturally. Unforgettable Horowitz.

[@spfqr4977]

1:27 look at those octaves...just wonderful

[@angryface7135]

OMG!... Horowitz here is almost 90 years old! He devoted his whole life in music and at this point, He has proven his mettle and virtuosity.AT THIS POINT, IT IS HIS RIGHT TO INTERPRET MUSIC IN HIS OWN WAY!

[@Studio-li5ow]

One of the greatest pianist. Bravo

[@Rachel-ep3un]

It's amazing that he's soo old, but still can perform with such velocity!

[@MaggieKrenek]

Horowitz was a genius. Wonderful pianist xxx

[@davidthorne7238]

Wow. Beautifully smoothly played like only a Virtuoso can.

[@thomas3485]

suitable tempo, lyrical melody!!!!the best pianist!!!!

[@8lazingSaddles]

He's the best in my opinion. I am an amateur pianist, but I know what I like.

[@ChewyTwee]

This is such a wonderful interpretation!! It’s very subdued compared to others I’ve heard, horiwitz always has such a unique take on standard repitoire and it’s truly wonderful. He really brings out the childish wonder of the piece without falling into saccharine or overstated territory. Amazing that we have recordings of him playing preserved, truly one of the greats

[@leot7]

Played perfectly. I am just beginning to learn this piece.

[@danielrosen4496]

Isn't that something? Sits down and whips it off from memory at an advanced age. Remarkable.🥀

[@Mojo1800]

BY far the best version of this piece on youtube, thank you for sharing.

[@CLAUDIADANEU-Piano]

THANKS MAESTRO CHOPIN AND THANKS MAESTRO HOROWITZ!!!!!! Forever thanks!!

[@DiegoJGorzynski]

I wish I could get this "Piano" playing fast, he really gets it down to Pianissimo, damn it!

[@janmarcoskalinski3500]

I just love the cords at the end, it is like: "I am playing smooth and nice, but from all the sudden, BAMMMMMM" :D

[@isaacsexmachine]

Horowitz is my favourite pianist of all time, but sometimes I feel as though his Chopin is hit and miss. The first time I listened to this, I didn't think he got it right. Then, after listening to it about five times it be became, like so many Horowitz recordings, my favourite interpretation,so much so that I almost feel like listening to other recordings is a waste of time.

[@cocospops9351]

Absolutely incredible

[@reenachen4041]

Black key etude should have been called “white keys are lava”

[@kyokusei]

dont tap the white keys

[@cubycube9924]

RIP left hand

[@王梓岳-k8n]

Actually there are some white keys on the left hand....and a white on the right hand(1 page before the end) Lol

[@duolingoowl7043]

Stolen from Caner Metin on Rousseau’s video

[@Zhanbu547]

Then the left hand wld be burned

[@philipbiro]

What a hero, I miss His playing, The greatest old man in history

[@pallabpramanick7719]

wow..that amazing touch says it all...

[@Leon1949Green]

So quiet and with all the expression you need.

[@MrGer2295]

So Beautiful ! Thank you very much !

[@mynabi01]

1:28 - Wow those octaves... I could never get them fast.

[@katherinak.6980]

A legend played by a legend :) I'm learning this piano composition and I swear, it's the most devine song I've ever played. When I play this, my fiingers are in Heaven! xD

[@shawntellejackson7728]

Very Happy song.. Played very well

[@victordeuville]

Omg the best

[@5.2mhz]

Why can't I thank him in person for this? Life's unfair

[@musical_lolu4811]

1:05 SO PEACEFUL

[@pxdav]

he made it looks easy by pressing the keys so flawlessly

[@vocaliise]

What an unique interpretation, its sooo light

[@allenwang202]

Horowitz is one of those pianists who doesn't move a lot while playing. However, during large jumps he does look in that general direction to make sure he doesn't land on the wrong note. At 0:28, which is a particularly "jumpy" part of the etude, you can see Horowitz's head bobbing left and right as he's looking at where his hands should fall. Makes my day every time.

[@MichalKuric]

Horowitz's genius playing always draws attention to itself and always expresses itself. (and non legato, no pedal)

[@xoxegeric5299]

Quelle métrique, quel tact et quel son fantastiques !

[@g.kech.10]

1. Horowitz 2. Rubinstein 3. Cziffra 4. Pollini 5. Richter (Not all available in youtube)

[@MusicIsMyLife6991]

Very well. Thank you. I know that nothing by Chopin is impossible, I just wanted to be more confident in my ability to learn this piece. Thanks again.

[@everyhwang1049]

Wow! when he was old he still could play!

[@Luxalpa]

Nice. I wish I could see Chopin playing *dream*

[@cmf4321]

Anyone who doesn't like this either doesn't have ears, talent or is just jealous. Horowitz plays beautifully. And he puts the newer generation of piano players to shame...even at his age:-)

[@DRBiblicalMD]

that swing he puts in it really gives it life hate how many play this too much by the written score. good accenting can make a world of different!

[@thibomeurkens2296]

It doesn’t even seem to take any effort from him! This is why he is one of if not the best pianist to ever walk this earth!

[@kwanryan5914]

He makes it look so easy tho like "just press the right buttons at the right moment with the right strength and you'll get nice sounds"

[@gavinmatt6624]

im beginning to learn this peace its extremely hard to be able to look like one is doing it so effortlessly like this is an amazing skill. nor do I think I would be able to. anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.

[@epiccraftful]

Saved Scout nice profile pic

[@mr.coconut2310]

That's right! I think lots of people hear the intended melody of the RH and think those are the only notes that need to be played, forgetting the accompaniment from the RH as well. It's just one of those pieces that people can only see the difficulty IF you play it badly. To play it well you need to hide a few notes while emphasizing others, making it seem like there's a much simpler melody than there actually is

[@noodlery7034]

Its because he is a showman

[@hugod327]

How did it go?

[@Lasangredemios]

1:31 I love the face of Horowitz's wife after he is done playing. She sits there and blinks a couple of times, looking dazzeled like "What just happened???"

[@JeanMarcFabri]

One of the best interpretations of this piece, and he was quite old when he recorded this!

[@fredericchopin1420]

Yes boyzz, thats my grandson!

[@banumathi8684]

But when did you marry

[@ananddeepra4612]

yes i like this tempo

[@howunoriginal2]

Played so cutely!

[@williamsmarek]

You cannot beat Horowitz! the greatest pianist!

[@m213m2]

0:20 its like he fell asleep on the piano and you forgot and thought it was just a background track, then you realize, OH NO! HE'S AWAKE AND HE'S STILL PLAYING!!! what a genius playing this piece with such skills as if it's just an easy song :O

[@elizabethcorporation]

holy shit... it's DIFFICULT and he is just calm... love it

[@mauriciostarosta]

Very interesting! Thanks for posting!

[@MaulMephisto]

He's Horowitz. No one gives a fuck about mistakes.

[@Lyss27PIVI]

love the ending horowitz is the greatest!

[@Thvll]

The physical embodiment of every Butler

[@mitaibiru]

what an artistry !!!

[@fishyfish3479]

This is how old ill be when im done learning this piece

[@cgh1030sj]

oh wow this thing is good, Vladimir Horowitz him self.

[@ritupabankotoky]

Wonderful

[@itsjustnopinionok]

how it should be enjoyed. up close and personal.

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

Firstly i enjoyed this a lot I have the Vladimir Ashkenazy version and its nice to hear a contrast and see it performed. A lot of talk of emotions, or lack of.1. Its a merry etude and i think Horwitz's interpretation is quite quirky and merry. Im not sure what kind of emotions people want to feel hearing this peice. As for Horowitz demeanor, i think some people feel they need to be physically expressive to channel the emotions of a piece and others don't. I wonder if people just listened instead of watching they would still say it had no emotion.

[@DiegoJGorzynski]

You're right man, once i watched an interview and he said something like this: you won't see me doing this (leans back and forward) he said one doesn't achieve any emotion by doing these kinda things. I totally agree, i hate watching pianist who draws the attention to themselves and their movements rather than their music. Of course some of them are necessary in order to get the intended sound, and Horowitz didn't need them because he played only his piano which had a different touchweight.

[@LifeMasterAJ]

This guy was awesome, my Aunt some him ply in person.

[@olgalesage9311]

Not easy to "lighten up" when you've got television crew in your house and a camera pointing at you! Plus she smiles and seems (rightly) proud of her husband at the end!

[@oyurichannel23]

ブラボーすぎます。成熟です。

[@sharkus414]

Chopin etudes are *required* for Juilliard auditions. From the requirements: "For pre-screening, applicants must submit No. 2 and No. 3 from the live audition repertoire, as well as one etude by Chopin."

[@svitlanasyvachuk2296]

Wow!!! So beautiful !!

[@pkrent3461]

The way he puts his hand on the piano after finishing like: "there you go gentleman"

[@TanNguyen-gl2iw]

Wow. You're truly a legend!

[@scienceisknolwedge]

Having a Horowitz at home... pure envy!

[@612curtis]

This was an amazing performance! The ending of this piece was excellent! :D

[@HaIoReachForge]

@Zaralyth He was like 85 here... Check out him playing this piece when he was younger.