"He emphasized things other people didn't hear" - Emanuel Ax on Vladimir Horowitz
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2021
- In May 1965, a 15-year-old Emanuel Ax waited in line for an entire weekend outside Carnegie Hall to attend Vladimir Horowitz's historic return to the concert stage. On the program was Chopin's G Minor Ballade, a work Ax has since recorded and performed many times. What he heard in Horowitz's performance that fateful evening over a half-century ago would stay with him to this day.
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Funny how his life-long friend, Nathan Milstein, did the very same thing with the violin. His playing was characterized by freshness and “aliveness” (if such a word exists) that opened and inspired new avenues of ideas for the rest of us fiddlers.
They probably were produced from the same pedagogic sources.
Manny Ax is such a good, gentle soul. One can't help but adore him. The other pianist that radiated a similar personal warmth was Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Well, some of his students are not so sure he was a gentle soul...
@@bloodgrssvery interesting! Not something I've heard about him before. Do you have any sources for further reading?
What a profound observation, Emanuel Ax is a true scholar.
I love Ax's enthusiasm for various, unique interpretations of the same piece. The little things really do make the biggest difference. It's similar the concept of having "another set of eyes," except for ears ;)
"He shone a light on things that were important to him that I think other people didn't hear" Yep, it sounds accurate... I think Horowitz never fully allowed his adult self with its extreme seriousness and academic rigidity to interfere with his playing: he simply had fun like a kid playing the piano. When we put our adult ego aside, wonderful things happen: the pure and perfect intelligence that created us flows freely through us...
Interesting video. Thanks, Maestro Ax.
wonderful comment!
love this
Whoever you are, this was a profound comment.
What a load of absolute hogwash!
A wonderful comment indeed, many thanks!
An EXCELLENT Analysis of The Mystical Genius And BRILLIANCE of HOROWITZ !!!....
There are so many details in the scores of Chopin (and other composers for that matter) that most professional pianists seemingly ignore or maybe don’t notice, but they’re there. Chopin was an uber perfectionist among perfectionists.
Very interesting and profound analysis. No doubt that HOROWITZ was in a class by himself and his power and interpretations were unique and very identifiable and set him apart from other pianists.
What amazed me as well was HOROWITZ'S unlimited repertoire and that even a few years before his death he still had the same physical power and virtuosity at the piano despite the fact that he was otherwise frail and could barely walk.
Horowitz is proof of alien life on our planet because his total skill set was other-worldly.
Great video.
So insightful!
We should thank covid for sending Mr ax to the revisit of chopin. He has phenomenal talent and vision. He will be a staple to us going forward on the interpretation of Chopin. I have heard him play for 45+ years. He, too, is incredible. Don't overlook what is right in front of you (us). Thank you Mr Ax for your insight.
I would listen to Ax for hours!
Emmanual Ax is a huge favorite of mine. His chamber recordings are awesome. I have stacks of them.
Looking forward to seeing the entire interview!
It's also true with the Polonaise opus 53. There's something he sings out with the left hand after the octaves which no other pianists does.
I used to work at the agency that represented Manny Ax. He was such a lovely man and a superb, very intelligent musician. I love him talking about other great pianists like Horowitz and Arrau.
This is so true. When he played the ocean etude there was a certain Harmony you could hear that you usually wouldn't hear
Agreed, almost as if string instruments are playing in the background
Wonderful insights
Enjoyable... to deeply digging into the details without losing the whole...
A priceless video worth its weight in gold.
Incredible...
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This is so true.... for example i have had heard a lot of Schubert Impromptu no.3 in D flat major, i think this is a very good example to speak of, he is the one who emphasized some of the tone in the pieces, and made it a very important interpretation where you may not have that idea before you heard his version, his Schumann is - also another good example. so nature.
He the kind of pianist or Musician that could create something that you would never imaging.
I very much doubt that any emphasis was ever unintentional on Horowitz’ part, particularly when talking about relative loudness between simultaneous notes. I heard him play live twice and the most amazing thing about his playing was his dynamic control, particularly when he was playing softly. He could play a passage from ppp to pp and everything was distinctly voiced, plus obvious crescendi, diminuendi, and accenting, and he could do that at speed.
Vladimir Horowitz in one word: Articulation. Listen to his glorious Domenico Scarlatti for your indulgence.
Thanks for the recommendation! I will look them up
The only composer he played decently.
@@EmptyVee00000 Scarlatti? Ridiculous. Scriabin was the only one.
Supeeeer Thx alot :)
Ax is VERY kind.
And pogi as well.
Exzellent
Points to the fact that however much people have "heard" Chopin on recordings, competitions etc., we're still not always hearing him in the way that the master interpreters can show us. Well articulated thoughts on Horowitz's Chopin playing by Mr. Ax!
True about Horowitz, but Gould put EVERYTHING in focus- like a digital photo. Its overwhelming. Horowits showed new areas to highlight.
So it is !
Actually the Schubert Impromptu 899 No. 3 is in G-flat. but that C-flat can be kind of pesky to remember, let alone when the F gets flatted too. Horowitz playing it with his remarkable touch, perhaps a tad slower than some others play it, widely available on UA-cam, 1986 I believe.
It was the excitement that Horowitz created every time he played the piano that marked him out - one can argue all day about interpretation but in the end it's all subjective and a matter of judgement and taste
His genius certainly did not lay in paying scrupulous attention to score markings, as the interviewer suggests - if anything the opposite.
I would like to know what Mr. Ax thinks of Cortot's various recordings of the same work.
Not interesting.
Such an accurate description of Horowitz, and so absolutely true! " He [shined] (ps: verb is transitive here, therefore "shined;" Intransitive: "shone") a light on things that were important to him, and that I think other people didn't hear." That is precisely one of things that makes listening to Horowitz so interesting. It's like listening to a story the way you had never heard it before, pointing out things you had never thought of before.(Horowitz, live performance, Ballade in G minor: ua-cam.com/video/18620H_z8Uk/v-deo.html)
recomienden contenido como este pero en español
L'édition de Cortot contient beaucoup de points communs.
How can I learn to listen this well?
Ear training, studying music theory and history, listen to a lot of recordings with the music scores and mark out what you hear.
It has been my standard reference rendition of this piece, but as far as the details that Emanuel Ax refers to are concerned, we must always remember that these are contributory details, not necessarily meant to be brought to the foreground.
I say this despite my deep respect for Mr. AX's musicianship, which I have experienced many times and could cite many memorable examples.
But with this Horowitz rendition, I feel that it is necessary to keep things in proper perspective.
And I must say, that I also have the deepest respect for the musicianship of Claudio Arrau, who was briefly mentioned.
always looking for the next Horowitz, anyone has recommendation ?
That one Russian dude with the crazy hair, some weird name like evingy or something close to that, is quite spectacular.
@@benpietrzykowski9216 Evgeny Kissin
@@jimscanoe no.
Kissin is a very good pianist, but too mechanical. Horowitz's touch is one of the best. Horowitz isnt a pinanist, he is a musician from the highest level.
Daniil Trifanov has the technical fortitude of Kissin but makes the songs sing like Horowitz did...
What could be better than Vladimir Horowitz playing Chopin? Anyone say,....Chopin?
i haven't listened to horowitzs playing , but moravecs nocturnes and ballades are outstanding
Pogorelich's Preludes, Lortie's Etudes. I love what Pletnev does to Chopin, some really interesting things.
Same thing happens with Schubert Impromtus.
like only horowitz can..
My view is that each individual pianist has to work up a performance on their own that is convincing. Obviously Horowitz was great but many other pianists are too. Not all performances should be exactly alike.
The guy was amazing but I'll always prefer Mr R for chopin
I think that he thought that Chopin’s music needed his “help”.
Those black dots on the page from one genius need the reality of another to make it living music.
Manny could have just said "Horowitz manipulated rhythm and dynamics so well." All great piano players do that. Brendel and Sokolov for instance. Magic is better left as elusive as possible. A few can perform magic with sound and rhythm but most can't. Unfortunately, the typical musician has absolutely no interest in any of this.
I adore the playing of Mr. Ax.
Unfortunately no matter how many times I have listen to Horowitz play every sort of piano piece in the end it is like nails across a black board. He is technically an amazing pianist and then he leaves that at the door and brings nothing else. He’s a very cold player in my estimation. I wonder if anyone else reacts date is playing like I have. I am sure he is a wonderful or was a wonderful teacher But for me not at all enjoyable.
About as useful as a would-be novelist or poet being mainly concerned about choosing the appropriate font.
This man is understanding the whole thing.
But why is he playing so randomly, and often very boring ?
So what?
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