About practicing on a train - when Rachnaninov was touring the USA in the 1920s, he rented a train all unto himself and his family, to be able to travel between cities and get to sometimes use the carriage instead of a hotel overnight. He also mounted a piano in one of the cars, so that he could practice for hours, just like Horowitz. :) This was at a time when the US still had a tight and well-connected passenger railway network all over the country of course! Rach was plainly using the train the way later celebrities would make use of a private jet. :)
@@UgniusPianist The family likeness is astonishing. And the only thing I wanted to do before I even knew this was become a classical pianist. (Which I duly did).
@@dianemessias5689 Amazing stuff! There must be some undiscovered hidden treasures about Horowitz sitting in your parents/grandmother's or other homes of your close relatives, no?
@@UgniusPianist Sadly, my grandmother died around 50 years ago (born 1902, I think) and my parents also are no longer around. That side of the family was from Ukraine, then a part of Russia, my grandmother brought to the UK as a baby. (I'm not quite as young as you - or I - wish I was. 😉)
Fascinating tidbits about Horowitz. Many years ago, I enjoyed reading David Dubal's book, Evenings With Horowitz: A Personal Portrait. It provided some interesting insights about Horowitz's interest in the opinion young piano students had of him, being a senior at that point.
These are indeed fascinating little things about Horowitz! You are right - Dubal's book is amazing! I will be doing more research on Horowitz and other amazing musicians - so please keep an eye for more! Ugnius
I have the David Dubal book - very interesting. There are also observations about Horowitz in "My Life with the Great Pianists" by Fran Mohr, who became Steinway's head technician in the USA. The great Earl Wild also has some comments on Horowitz and Mrs Horowitz in his monumental and often hilarious Memoir "A Walk on the Wild Side" (now happily back in print in a newly edited version).
What a wonderful man, What a shame he is no longer with us, what a loss for us! As far as the bow ties are concerned he could have twice that number, just wish he was still here.
I had the privilege of hearing him perform in Toronto in the spring of 1976. Thanks for the tidbits. I imagine he must have hired a bow tie librarian/curator to manage all of them!
11. Horowitz was the first choice to play the lead role in "Enter The Dragon." Unbelievably, he turned it down, claiming it clashed with his concert schedule. The role eventually went to Bruce Lee, the director's 6th choice.
I talked to him in Moscow April 1986: me:" Vladimir Samoylovich,we inable to attend your recital due of the no tickets", him:" No worries, everybody will be there!" He was right!
Horowitz would only grant interviews to reporters who were bonafied musicians . They had to pass a test , and of course he knew most all the correct answers ,,, ! ,,, Evidently he thought his brain could be contaminated by whatever riff-raff that might be a hot topic ,,, !
Interesting that this is "untold" stuff, except that most of these factoids appear in books - things people used to peruse before the Internet became the sole source of knowledge. How about his crazy unnecessary appendectomy? Nevertheless, I have a lot of his recordings and have listened to them over many years. There was nobody like him.
@@UgniusPianist apperently it’s well established that he flirted with young men. He was officially hetero, with wife and daughter (that died) but in reality he was homosexual. I guess it was a much bigger thing to admit these things many decades ago.
@@UgniusPianist and can you imagine how tough her life must have been? both her grandfather and father was among the most famous and celebrated artists ever... the feeling of not being able to match their level... she was into art as well, right?
Hey, I'm sorry to hear that you're disappointed. Creating these videos is a labor-intensive process, and unfortunately, not every video turns out as amazing as I'd like. Nonetheless, I still share them because I've put in the effort to film and edit, and I hope that someone can still glean something new from them. While your suggestion to strive for better quality videos may be fair, I feel it's important to emphasize that I have the freedom to run my channel as I see fit and create videos that I like; in other words, If you can do better - do better.
Of course you're "free to do what you want" and yet you ask for comments-so that was my comment. I"m sure some people get something from them-they just seemed very well known, stories about this most well know of all pianists-and I question the accuracy of some of the details. So even if you are dissatisfied with how they turn out, you still share them because you've put in the effort in-but if you're not happy why not do it over? Then you say" I feel it's important to emphasize that I have the freedom to run my channel as I see fit and create videos that I like." Obviously you do, who said you don't-but then take the comments you solicit in stride
@@aranosaranos I don't know what maybe, maybe not refers to? So that is your criteria for judging the truth of everything-whether you were there or not-and I'm supposed to take you seriously. Enjoy what you want, and don't respond to my comment, but I found it pretty common knowledge, but worse inaccuracies. You might try a book
Sorry dude, it was not only musical ignorance, which can be forgiven of non-pianist, but also a problem of pronunciation. I am sure that if Horowitz had enunciated whatever that word was that you said preceding"Beethoven" the stage manager would have understood that it was a name, and not "waltz time". I heard "Worsht-time" when you said it, and as I am also "classically ignorant" of Beethoven's entire catalogue, I as stage manager, would have announced that Horowitz would be playing "sausage time" (Hessich for sausage) by Beethoven, and you would be having an even bigger laugh at my expense. "ha ha ha"..... Oh, now I hear it, You TRIED to say Waldstein, but you didn't. . Wahhld.shhtein. the long, soft drawn out "a" , and the long shh of the German "sch". Practice that so the stage manager hears it clearly when you spontaneously change your program, smarty man. "ha ha "
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About practicing on a train - when Rachnaninov was touring the USA in the 1920s, he rented a train all unto himself and his family, to be able to travel between cities and get to sometimes use the carriage instead of a hotel overnight. He also mounted a piano in one of the cars, so that he could practice for hours, just like Horowitz. :) This was at a time when the US still had a tight and well-connected passenger railway network all over the country of course! Rach was plainly using the train the way later celebrities would make use of a private jet. :)
Amazing!
The "Waltz Time" debacle was my favorite one, as well. Thanks for sharing these gems.
Here's another fact about Horowitz - he was my grandmother's cousin.
Wow!
@@UgniusPianist The family likeness is astonishing. And the only thing I wanted to do before I even knew this was become a classical pianist. (Which I duly did).
@@dianemessias5689 Amazing stuff! There must be some undiscovered hidden treasures about Horowitz sitting in your parents/grandmother's or other homes of your close relatives, no?
@@UgniusPianist Sadly, my grandmother died around 50 years ago (born 1902, I think) and my parents also are no longer around. That side of the family was from Ukraine, then a part of Russia, my grandmother brought to the UK as a baby. (I'm not quite as young as you - or I - wish I was. 😉)
Somewhere, I have a photograph of my grandmother when young; if I ever dig it out, I'll post it on here, and you can compare the likeness.
Fascinating tidbits about Horowitz. Many years ago, I enjoyed reading David Dubal's book, Evenings With Horowitz: A Personal Portrait. It provided some interesting insights about Horowitz's interest in the opinion young piano students had of him, being a senior at that point.
These are indeed fascinating little things about Horowitz!
You are right - Dubal's book is amazing! I will be doing more research on Horowitz and other amazing musicians - so please keep an eye for more!
Ugnius
I have the David Dubal book - very interesting. There are also observations about Horowitz in "My Life with the Great Pianists" by Fran Mohr, who became Steinway's head technician in the USA. The great Earl Wild also has some comments on Horowitz and Mrs Horowitz in his monumental and often hilarious Memoir "A Walk on the Wild Side" (now happily back in print in a newly edited version).
What a wonderful man, What a shame he is no longer with us, what a loss for us! As far as the bow ties are concerned he could have twice that number, just wish he was still here.
I had the privilege of hearing him perform in Toronto in the spring of 1976. Thanks for the tidbits. I imagine he must have hired a bow tie librarian/curator to manage all of them!
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Tres intéressant merci !
De rien!
Really wish I had more Horowitz recordings of Debussy. His interpretations, the few I've heard, are so different and beautiful.
how about Spotify?
Also, I don't think he did much Debussy (strangely)...
@@UgniusPianist
True, I believe. I guess Debussy didn't appeal to Horowitz. Thanks for the suggestion. Great video.
@@TheReasonableSkeptic-ii4te not at all, my friend!
What about the Horowitz spike; that place on the concert stage where the piano’s third leg was placed for its best acoustics!
How interesting!
Everyone should share all they know about Horowitz, in the comments section, please! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
11. Horowitz was the first choice to play the lead role in "Enter The Dragon." Unbelievably, he turned it down, claiming it clashed with his concert schedule. The role
eventually went to Bruce Lee, the director's 6th choice.
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@@UgniusPianist 😄
I never knew that Horowitz had a practice keyboard he took on trains - of course, he could probably hear the sound in his mind. Interesting!
I missed the stories about Horowitz' meetings with Art Tatum and their exchange of versions of "Tea For Two".
Horowitz recognised true talent.
I talked to him in Moscow April 1986: me:" Vladimir Samoylovich,we inable to attend your recital due of the no tickets", him:" No worries, everybody will be there!" He was right!
Apparently he had 2 recitals in Moscow in 86'..? One for general public and a 'private' one for students?
Yes, 2. Rehearsal and a recital
Now I want to hear Beethoven Sonata No 21 in Waltz Time!
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Would have made more sense for no. 22, op. 54 though!
@@scarbo2229 I see what you mean. But it's no fun if it makes sense!
What happened to all the bow ties?
Good question! Anyone?🙂
Horowitz would only grant interviews to reporters who were bonafied musicians . They had to pass a test , and of course he knew most all the correct answers ,,, ! ,,, Evidently he thought his brain could be contaminated by whatever riff-raff that might be a hot topic ,,, !
Interesting!
Interesting that this is "untold" stuff, except that most of these factoids appear in books - things people used to peruse before the Internet became the sole source of knowledge. How about his crazy unnecessary appendectomy? Nevertheless, I have a lot of his recordings and have listened to them over many years. There was nobody like him.
Agree, his recordings are wonderful :)
One I was surprised about was his daughter and her tragic end
Ahh... I kept that out of this video...
@@UgniusPianist not a very fun story lol
@@pinkfloyddwc Its a tragic story; thats why I kept it out the video!
@@UgniusPianist then maybe ill delete my comment
@@pinkfloyddwc ahh, don't worry about that! I would keep it 😊
Hope you enjoyed the video!
Didn't he also require that sole be served at every evening meal?
Not sure.. You could be right for sure!
He never ate a salad
my friend had a lesson from Horowitz. at 0:15 i thought you might say Jews - not dollars...
That would be a 'tad' too much...
another thing is that he was secretly homosexual.
Interesting! I've read that somewhere too...
@@UgniusPianist apperently it’s well established that he flirted with young men. He was officially hetero, with wife and daughter (that died) but in reality he was homosexual. I guess it was a much bigger thing to admit these things many decades ago.
@@wei2190sd story of his daughter's passing is unbelievably sad... Can you imagine what he had to go through..?
@@UgniusPianist and can you imagine how tough her life must have been? both her grandfather and father was among the most famous and celebrated artists ever... the feeling of not being able to match their level... she was into art as well, right?
@@wei2190sd not quite sure... Anybody else can help us out? Was she an artist as well?
Please dont eat words, try to speak easy. Thank you.
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@@UgniusPianist merci pour votre coeur
I mean I thought you might tell me somethign we didn't know. Pretty well known tivia-come on you should do better than that!
Hey, I'm sorry to hear that you're disappointed. Creating these videos is a labor-intensive process, and unfortunately, not every video turns out as amazing as I'd like. Nonetheless, I still share them because I've put in the effort to film and edit, and I hope that someone can still glean something new from them.
While your suggestion to strive for better quality videos may be fair, I feel it's important to emphasize that I have the freedom to run my channel as I see fit and create videos that I like; in other words, If you can do better - do better.
Of course you're "free to do what you want" and yet you ask for comments-so that was my comment. I"m sure some people get something from them-they just seemed very well known, stories about this most well know of all pianists-and I question the accuracy of some of the details. So even if you are dissatisfied with how they turn out, you still share them because you've put in the effort in-but if you're not happy why not do it over? Then you say" I feel it's important to emphasize that I have the freedom to run my channel as I see fit and create videos that I like." Obviously you do, who said you don't-but then take the comments you solicit in stride
It was all new to me.
@@mcbarnard1261 But was it all accurate?
@@aranosaranos I don't know what maybe, maybe not refers to? So that is your criteria for judging the truth of everything-whether you were there or not-and I'm supposed to take you seriously. Enjoy what you want, and don't respond to my comment, but I found it pretty common knowledge, but worse inaccuracies. You might try a book
Here’s another interesting fact: he couldn’t hold a candle to Rubinstein.
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Sorry dude, it was not only musical ignorance, which can be forgiven of non-pianist, but also a problem of pronunciation. I am sure that if Horowitz had enunciated whatever that word was that you said preceding"Beethoven" the stage manager would have understood that it was a name, and not "waltz time". I heard "Worsht-time" when you said it, and as I am also "classically ignorant" of Beethoven's entire catalogue, I as stage manager, would have announced that Horowitz would be playing "sausage time" (Hessich for sausage) by Beethoven, and you would be having an even bigger laugh at my expense. "ha ha ha"..... Oh, now I hear it, You TRIED to say Waldstein, but you didn't. . Wahhld.shhtein. the long, soft drawn out "a" , and the long shh of the German "sch". Practice that so the stage manager hears it clearly when you spontaneously change your program, smarty man. "ha ha "