'When Horowitz died on Nov. 5, 1989, Leonard Bernstein paid tribute to Mrs. Horowitz. ''I send you loving sympathy, but let me add my admiration for you and your long years of devotion to this amazing man, ... You cared for him and guarded him through a series of neurotic crises the world may never know nor understand; and you returned him to us time and again, refreshed, renewed and ever greater.'' Brava Wanda !!!
I saw a documentary on Horowitz and he said when he saw himself play piano that his hand positions were all wrong and his flat fingered playing was terrible!!! The most expressive and heartfelt playing I’ve ever encountered. His music was sent by heaven above and transcends us to a glorious realm not of this world. I think his wife was fantastic. Married to a musical genius or not, for 52 years of marriage, she’s to be commended. A man is a man, lol!
He thought he was forgotten. I feel so sad. So many people still love his work, so many still remember him, and yet, it was sad when he thought he was forgotten. I wish he would have known how unforgettable he was then.
Even if Horowitz was already an old man, you can see on his eyes and on the way he acts that he felt like he was still young. I will forever be your fan....
I literally cried when he passed. He is still my inspiration and always will be number one pianist. My first recital was age 4 and played Jesus Joy of Man’s Desiring. In 2nd grade I performed Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude and Maestro Horowitz’s playing always has and will always move my heart and inspire. Thank you for this treasured video.
He not only was of a small group of the greatest pianists in history, he was in addition an utterly charming man. One gets the impression that he loved life to the full.
I have seen this documentary about 10 times now and it is still my all time favourite of documentaries about classical pianists. Vladimir for me is the best pianist I have had the pleasure to have heard in my life. The passion, the extreme intimacy, the phrasing, his touch, his charisma, a true master in every aspect. Look at his Busoni interpretation, at some point his left hand forgets a part, his right hand keeps on playing and after a few seconds the left hand picks up again. Everybody makes mistakes, that is human and makes a piece played by a human sound emotional and genuine. It is among alot of other things how you handle those mistakes while you make them what makes the difference between a pianist and a great pianist. With Vladimir you only notice the small lovely mistakes when you know the pieces by heart. A piece played without mistakes is heartless in my opinion, with mistakes you allow people to also see that you are not perfect, which makes you perfect in a human sense. I am also sad that I have never had the opportunity to be part of a physical audience to see and hear him play in a concert hall.
I can listen to Mr Horowitz all day and all night. He truly is The Last Romantic. While those since him may have the virtuosity and talent - even exceptional 'technique', ours is an age of realism and materialism. Sadly, there is little room left for the romantic in our day and age. Thankfully, we have access to video history like this fantastic film. Thank you so much for posting it!!
Great comment, I strongly agree. in addition to his virtuosity, talent and sensibility, don't forget his amazing humor. maybe he was THE GREATEST ? at least I can say without doubt, he was my favorite
3:46 "They didn't forget me ?" 😥 so sad to see he thought that. Hell no why am i watching this if you are forgotten. With internet your music will live a thousand year.
Totally agree with you. When he said that, I started crying. That he would have such insecurities to battle with, after giving so much beauty to the world...I love him and Wanda too
@@gabrielmondragon6308Ну и что...это не важно...У него был другой, более совершенный язык, чем английский, русский и т.п. Это язык музыки, понятный всем слышащим людям на Земле. Этот язык не имеет наций...Только душа и сердце
There is no end to this man's talent and also his incredible limitless memory. These are complex, complex compositions which he plays flawlessly and the mere physical accomplishment is something special.
I agree his memory was phenomenal ! Imagine memorizing and reciting a complete novel word for word but in his case - note for note WITHOUT a mistake ! I first saw this documentary on American Masters on PBS several years before he passed. I'm blessed to have been alive at the same time in history as he "a living master " and to have witnessed his artistic genius !
@@cedricadams1107 Speaking as a pianist, committing pieces to memory is a lot easier than remembering an entire novel. When you're playing at the level Horowitz was you're practicing so much that it just becomes muscle memory. In fact, more difficult pieces are harder to forget because they take such a long time to play well.
@@Tofu_va_Bien if what you say in regards to committing pieces to memory is true then THAT to me is even MORE impressive! At least it is to me . I’m fortunate that I lived a portion of time in history as he did to be a witness of his genius. Humbled .
Personal Timestamps: 00:57 ✋😛🤚 I remember everything 03:30 They didn't forget me? 12:07 Improvisation 12:35 Will you stop please 12:48 Wanda eyerolling 26:20 He had long hair. Don't you think it looks like Chopin? 26:30 They cut off his hair. He looks very sad. 26:39 He got the talent and I only got the profile 35:25 You know why I listen from upstairs? 36:15 even the wrong ones? 40:22 😘 49:05 Now I can drink 56:27 Don't be afraid, say Rachmaninoff! 1:00:40 He's a Kindergartenchild 1:00:58 They are both crazy 1:02:00 You exploit me 1:02:45 I'm like Mozart 1:03:05 something like that 1:09:20 💪🏻 1:09:34 Can I play a march now? 1:14:00 Play it! 1:21:05 Like the old days, Jack!
I absolutely LOVE what he's doing at 11:50. He's just warming up his fingers, as he says himself, so I think he's just basically improvising or doing his own little warm-ups. But that weird playful/stomping thing he plays at 11:50, combined with that smile while he plays it, that just brings a smile to my face. It's just him playing around, having fun with his instrument and enjoying himself. Love it.
Un Vecchio Bambino INCANTEVOLE. Per lui tutto è facile (ma non sempice) , tutto è leggero ( ma profondo); fortissimo e pianissimo coesistono come nubi scure in un cielo azzurro. Straordinario....veicola e smuive tutta la gamma dei sentimenti tramite la musica. ❤
Beautiful playing. I could sit for hours listening to this amazing pianist. The world lost a genius on the piano. Am so glad we were left with recordings and videos of his virtuoso on the piano. Thank you Mr. Vladimir Horovitz.
So strange and surreal to see Horowitz- a world renowned piano virtuoso who would regularly perform in front of thousands- reduced to playing in a little parlor for a small group of people. It gives the music a sense of intimacy and closeness within an isolated atmosphere.
The limitless scope of his repertoire in memory is incredible. He makes it all look so easy and effortless that most people who are not pianists do not realize how difficult it is what he is doing in being able to commit all of these complex compositions to memory. If you look at the musical scores for these compositions, it looks like someone took a bottle of ink and threw it against the wall.
@@sd5580your gratuitous comment that it is " his job " unjustly trivialized the magnitude and endless scope of his memorized repertoire and technical perfection where you hear every note played clearly with both hands and he brings out the subtle melodies like no other pianist for whom playing the piano is also " their job " He is the greatest pianist of the last 100 years and maybe of all time so don't diminish his skills with this throw away line about it being " his job "
As a pianist myself, some people less versed in piano asked me how can I memorize all of it. That always baffled me since the memorization alone is the easy part and the notes just roll of the fingers. The hard part, and one that I believe nobody comes close to Horowitz in, is giving personality to each of the memorized notes.
@@000netko Exactly, interpretation and improvisation. The reason he remembered so much repertoire is because he improvised. He didn't necessarily needed to remember every note perfectly.
I was going to write another glowing review but there are no words which are adequate enough to describe the magnitude of this man's genius, virtuosity, limitless repertoire and memory and his sheer physical energy to play these piano blockbusters one after the other.
1. There are a handful of comments here, criticising Wanda. I think these comments are wildly unfair and unperceptive. What I see in this film is a very strong and supportive marriage, lit by humour, mutual respect and evident affection. Wanda's obituary in the NY Times is worth reading - the headline describes her as Horowitz' 'bulwark'. The piece also records Leonard Bernstein's tribute to Wanda at the time of Horowitz' death. ...
Creative and sensitive personalities need a strong and focused counter part. Without her, Horowitz would have sunken into drugs and whatnot way sooner and wouldn’t gotten out of it. Besides. They weren’t a ordinary couple who shared bed and bathroom or spent each day together.
How could I never heard of him! His every colourful touch simply filled my heard with warmth and hope! I must stop typing more for now in case I feel embarrassing after I retain my soberness...
Bellisima y muy emotiva produccion...!!....Para por siempre atesorarla!!!!...Gracias Maestro...Gracias Wanda...y a toda la maravillosa gente que produjo esta presentacion !!❤
"They didn't forget me!?" Ha! He's too modest. My God he can play. I can tell you there that his recordings moved me in a way that...well I can't explain. I guess that's the beauty of music. I just wish I could have heard him live just once.
That's what I found out too, the greatest musicians are always very modest. They always keep on working to better themselves, and they have great respect for their heroes. Maybe that's what makes them so great...
At,this time in our musical era I wish Lang Lang and Yuja Wang would watch and listen to this video recording and appreciate the Wonderment of Vladimir Horowitz. Michael. Gear, Rockford, I'll. Mr Horowitz I Will Never Forget You.
I don't care! It's all school and it's brilliant! Let's not focus on what Wanda said or didn't say. She was always there for him just as he was always there for her. End of. People, just appreciate the beauty of the harmony, the lines, every note. You can't get better. It's such a treasure. I'll cherish this documentary forever.
I have had a sincere love of music of all kinds since I can long remember. However Horowitz is special. Rarely can music bring me to hysterics. I love this man. Genuinely. He and Gould play constantly in my mind. Truly magnificent
I indeed had the great pleasure of meeting Volodya, after his recital at the San Francisco Opera House in 1980, the last of four occasions on which I attended his magical recitals. I extended my hand and let me tell you, even in his late 70s, he had a powerful handshake, and he flashed his winning smile right at me! It was, and remains, one of my life's highlights. Great, great artist! ❤
Wow I envy you.. unfortunately I was not even vaguely interested in this music when he was alive and I was much younger with other things on mind..I wasn't even aware of Maestro and the most I knew about this whole genre was there was a guy named Beethoven and another named Mozart who played "old peoples music"...very narrow minded at the time I was not even capable of fathoming the beauty of classical music.
Horowitz was Horowitz and Wanda was very patient as well as devoted. And the playing ? Only two words are required to describe it --- unique and magical. Nobody plays like this anymore which makes this film an important historical document. Future pianists (and the process has already begun) learning the art of playing Chopin, Rachmaninov and Skriabin will view this in wonder and say to themselves "aha! So that's the way it is done".
Always MAESTRO HOROWITZ, you will be in the collective memory, because of your UNIQUE WAY to play, and the UNIQUE love to piano, Always you will be the BEST MAESTRO, I just have a regret because I had the chance to ear you in the last concerto, in Moscow, but I decide to wait for you in the same concerto in America, and the was really bad desicion of myself. And i wonder why MAESTRO HOROWITZ, you never play the Trascendental of LISZT, i guess, it was something you had to study and present but this is just a personal opinion, and doesn’t have importance. You went to the best next life, keeping this enormous question, and may be you know from the other side, how well is YUN CHAN AND YUYA WANG, FROM china and corea, are this young and extraodinary young pianist, doing. Chopin and Liszt would be reallly honored to ear this MAGNIFICENT PIANIST. MY RESPECT TO MRS, WANDA TOSCANINI, the greatest woman for the great piano player for ever. Thanks
I want to add that he belongs to the old school of piano playing .. the precision , pure and accurate ` interpretation` of the composers ..... without the affectation and over emotional and often showy performances by pianists today. He should be a model for all pianists and aspiring young pianists ..
Yes, appreciate and prefer so much more the "old school" of piano playing. None of that emotional look at the keyboard. So I also like Martha Argerich and Valentina Lisitsa. Let your fingers produce the music and emotion! (Same goes for violinists for me.)
How right you are. For those of us who have played it and somehow thought we mastered it, VH shows us how much more there is to learn. What an amazing artist. 23:06
Incredible. Just how much music is inside his head that he plays from memory! Look at how his fingers move so gently across the keys. It seems he is barely touching them. They seem to float over the keys yet he commands great sound from the instrument. One of the greatest musicians of our time.
As a kid in the 80s I along with my older brother would make fun of my oldest brother for listening to “the guy who sticks his tongue out all the time”. And we were working class kids. How fortunate and lucky we were.
As I just explained in another reply I was not even capable of fathoming the beauty of this music and the most I knew of it was there was a guy named Beethoven..me too from a working class background..grew up with the Beatles and Zeppelin...
where the hell did you find this? Horowitz in the intimacy of his house and the conmfort of his living room, just 3 years before his death, I want to hug you for sharing such valuable priceless video!
Two fantastic human beings, complement each other so perfectly. They are just beautiful. So honest. So true. So authentic. So playful. They are just so, so beautiful. 💞
Un pianista immenso al confronto del quale impallidisce chiunque. Quando lui suona, il pianoforte canta ed emoziona senza inutili sdolcinature. Ringrazio la sorte che mi ha consentito di conoscerlo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Realmente un ser hermoso, como olvidarlo? Cada día más presente, uno de los mejores pianistas del mundo, por su sensibilidad. Y nunca más presente la frase, de cada hombre hay detrás una gran mujer. Eternas gracias Sra. Wanda.
There are no superlatives which are adequate to describe the magnitude or extent of HOROWITZ'S virtuosity. All of this when he is already a frail old man barely able to walk and feeble and frail... Until he sits down at the piano and becomes SUPERMAN
Hahaha... 'Beethoven couldn't write a single note that Schubert did.' This saying is the reason I started exploring Schubert's works and why he became my favorite composer. Spasiba Vladimir
Ucraina 1903 deasupra orasului kiev a rasarit o stea muzicala acesta era marele pianist vladimir horowitz a ramas in istoria muzicala ca cel.mai bun al sec 20
Am avut norocul să-l aud pe Horowitz de nouă ori. Locuiesc în vestul Washingtonului, SUA și am prieteni români. unii dintre cei mai drăguți oameni pe care i-am întâlnit vreodată aici.
I've got a C3-X in my tiny home. The back end is sat inside an alcove. Its too loud and I can't get the instrument to sound as quietly as I'd like....BUT....wouldn't change it for the world
This is beatiful, Horowitz look like a child on piano, really happy wanted to play everything, because he remember every piece. And his wife looks like his mum telling him to stop ahah
The way he plays the Rachmaninoff Prelude is moving to me. So beautiful. Так что русский! Of course, Scriabin too. That he met Scriabin and was a friend of Rachmaninoff adds a little something.
One of the top very greatest things you can watch on UA-cam. It's just ridiculous that it has only 17000 views.. Gangnam style beats attracts millions of people...probably you had to play "better", dear Horowitz :(
'When Horowitz died on Nov. 5, 1989, Leonard Bernstein paid tribute to Mrs. Horowitz. ''I send you loving sympathy, but let me add my admiration for you and your long years of devotion to this amazing man, ... You cared for him and guarded him through a series of neurotic crises the world may never know nor understand; and you returned him to us time and again, refreshed, renewed and ever greater.''
Brava Wanda !!!
I had no idea!
@@stefanast1981 She had more than a ‘neurotic crisis’ to deal with!
@@ransomcoates546 😂🤣😂
Money is all
@@Esperluet NO
Horowitz: "they didn't forget me?" No maestro...no music lover will EVER forget you. EVER. RIP MAESTRO
rip maestro, thank you for once existing
I saw a documentary on Horowitz and he said when he saw himself play piano that his hand positions were all wrong and his flat fingered playing was terrible!!!
The most expressive and heartfelt playing I’ve ever encountered. His music was sent by heaven above and transcends us to a glorious realm not of this world.
I think his wife was fantastic. Married to a musical genius or not, for 52 years of marriage, she’s to be commended. A man is a man, lol!
What does lol mean?
@@piasabrinaleveroni5895 I'd like to know what is meant by "A man is a man" ?😮
He was homosexual.
And, such childlike joy in his eyes when he looks at the camera after playing!
"Childlike" is spot on. Thank you for that observation. His trust and his self-confidence are also childlike?
He's got the maturity of a wise old man, and the child in him seems to have never left.
He thought he was forgotten. I feel so sad. So many people still love his work, so many still remember him, and yet, it was sad when he thought he was forgotten. I wish he would have known how unforgettable he was then.
Imagine how chopin would think about his remains today..
Even if Horowitz was already an old man, you can see on his eyes and on the way he acts that he felt like he was still young. I will forever be your fan....
I literally cried when he passed. He is still my inspiration and always will be number one pianist. My first recital was age 4 and played Jesus Joy of Man’s Desiring. In 2nd grade I performed Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude and Maestro Horowitz’s playing always has and will always move my heart and inspire. Thank you for this treasured video.
He not only was of a small group of the greatest pianists in history, he was in addition an utterly charming man. One gets the impression that he loved life to the full.
What a beauty!!!Bringing some shared fond memories! Thanks
In case you haven't noticed, he was full of himself and self-laudatory. Truly ugly.
There will never be another Horowitz. He was a mesmerizing pianist with a genius mentality for piano. R.I.P. with beautiful music.
Thank GOD there will never another butcher like he was.
I have seen this documentary about 10 times now and it is still my all time favourite of documentaries about classical pianists.
Vladimir for me is the best pianist I have had the pleasure to have heard in my life. The passion, the extreme intimacy, the phrasing, his touch, his charisma, a true master in every aspect.
Look at his Busoni interpretation, at some point his left hand forgets a part, his right hand keeps on playing and after a few seconds the left hand picks up again.
Everybody makes mistakes, that is human and makes a piece played by a human sound emotional and genuine. It is among alot of other things how you handle those mistakes while you make them what makes the difference between a pianist and a great pianist. With Vladimir you only notice the small lovely mistakes when you know the pieces by heart.
A piece played without mistakes is heartless in my opinion, with mistakes you allow people to also see that you are not perfect, which makes you perfect in a human sense.
I am also sad that I have never had the opportunity to be part of a physical audience to see and hear him play in a concert hall.
I can listen to Mr Horowitz all day and all night. He truly is The Last Romantic. While those since him may have the virtuosity and talent - even exceptional 'technique', ours is an age of realism and materialism. Sadly, there is little room left for the romantic in our day and age. Thankfully, we have access to video history like this fantastic film. Thank you so much for posting it!!
Great comment, I strongly agree. in addition to his virtuosity, talent and sensibility, don't forget his amazing humor. maybe he was THE GREATEST ? at least I can say without doubt, he was my favorite
@@alainszyller615 what makes you think he’s the last romantic
Khatia und VLD. Horowitz sind die besten Pianisten weltweit , sehr traurig das er nicht mehr lebt
At a certain point, people stop looking.
А мне Султанов нравится
3:46 "They didn't forget me ?" 😥 so sad to see he thought that.
Hell no why am i watching this if you are forgotten. With internet your music will live a thousand year.
Totally agree with you. When he said that, I started crying. That he would have such insecurities to battle with, after giving so much beauty to the world...I love him and Wanda too
To be fair his english was bad
Yes who would forget him, he’s eternal.
@@gabrielmondragon6308Ну и что...это не важно...У него был другой, более совершенный язык, чем английский, русский и т.п. Это язык музыки, понятный всем слышащим людям на Земле. Этот язык не имеет наций...Только душа и сердце
Tbh i think he was joking, he was always joking and this is probably one of those times
A true genius. The culmination of immense natural talent and a lifetime of hard work and dedication to the art.
hilarious
How could we *ever* forget you Maestro? You are in our hearts, minds and souls *orever!*
36:11 "I don't want perfection. I am not Heifetz. I am Horowitz" This man was a true musician.
So was Heifetz
@@jtt6650 So Horowitz knew. And you missed the joke.
@@AlexanderArsov I didn’t miss anything. I was responding to the final sentence in the comment, not to Horowitz’s quote.
@@jtt6650b
Inherent in Horowitz’s statement is a fairly serious putdown of Jascha Heifetz. To Horowitz, Heifetz chased perfection over music.
1. Bach-Busoni - Chorale in G minor, "Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland" 3:51
2. Mozart - Sonata in C, K. 330 13:08
3. Schubert - Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 90 No. 4 28:41
4. Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 36:34
5. Chopin - Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 40:37
6. Liszt - Consolation in D-flat No. 3 51:58
7. Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12 56:58
8. Schumann - Novelette in F major, Op. 21 1:03:53
9. Scriabin - Etude in C-Sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 1:11:08
10. Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 "Heroic" 1:14:06
11. Moszkowski - Etude in F major, Op.72 No.6 1:21:11
THNX! :)
Not all heroes wear capes.
Fresh guy
You, are a legend. Thank you!
Please pin this
A friendly man, he liked to joke, to laugh, to be happy together with his friends. Very good film, thank you for upload !
There is no end to this man's talent and also his incredible limitless memory. These are complex, complex compositions which he plays flawlessly and the mere physical accomplishment is something special.
I agree his memory was phenomenal ! Imagine memorizing and reciting a complete novel word for word but in his case - note for note WITHOUT a mistake ! I first saw this documentary on American Masters on PBS several years before he passed. I'm blessed to have been alive at the same time in history as he "a living master " and to have witnessed his artistic genius !
@@cedricadams1107 Speaking as a pianist, committing pieces to memory is a lot easier than remembering an entire novel. When you're playing at the level Horowitz was you're practicing so much that it just becomes muscle memory. In fact, more difficult pieces are harder to forget because they take such a long time to play well.
@@Tofu_va_Bien if what you say in regards to committing pieces to memory is true then THAT to me is even MORE impressive! At least it is to me . I’m fortunate that I lived a portion of time in history as he did to be a witness of his genius. Humbled .
Personal Timestamps:
00:57 ✋😛🤚 I remember everything
03:30 They didn't forget me?
12:07 Improvisation
12:35 Will you stop please
12:48 Wanda eyerolling
26:20 He had long hair. Don't you think it looks like Chopin?
26:30 They cut off his hair. He looks very sad.
26:39 He got the talent and I only got the profile
35:25 You know why I listen from upstairs?
36:15 even the wrong ones?
40:22 😘
49:05 Now I can drink
56:27 Don't be afraid, say Rachmaninoff!
1:00:40 He's a Kindergartenchild
1:00:58 They are both crazy
1:02:00 You exploit me
1:02:45 I'm like Mozart
1:03:05 something like that
1:09:20 💪🏻
1:09:34 Can I play a march now?
1:14:00 Play it!
1:21:05 Like the old days, Jack!
Thanks from the deep of my heart 😀
@@kaleidoscopio5 Glad to have been of help :))
@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 😁👍
This is brilliant haha !! Thank you so very much I can tell you're a wonderful human being ! Much love from Algeria 🇩🇿
@@thekid4576 Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad I'm not the only one enjoying these timestamps. :))
Greetings back!
I absolutely LOVE what he's doing at 11:50. He's just warming up his fingers, as he says himself, so I think he's just basically improvising or doing his own little warm-ups. But that weird playful/stomping thing he plays at 11:50, combined with that smile while he plays it, that just brings a smile to my face. It's just him playing around, having fun with his instrument and enjoying himself. Love it.
That 11:50 is "Tea for Two"
LOL thx for that yea
2025 technical psychadelic death metyal cant compete still
This man brings me teary-eyed each time I hear him, let alone talking and being just a simple man.
Wundervoll diese Hände ansehen zu dürfen, etwas aus seinem Leben zu erfahren... Danke für das Video
Un Vecchio Bambino INCANTEVOLE.
Per lui tutto è facile (ma non sempice) , tutto è leggero ( ma profondo); fortissimo e pianissimo coesistono come nubi scure in un cielo azzurro. Straordinario....veicola e smuive tutta la gamma dei sentimenti tramite la musica. ❤
Beautiful playing. I could sit for hours listening to this amazing pianist. The world lost a genius on the piano. Am so glad we were left with recordings and videos of his virtuoso on the piano. Thank you Mr. Vladimir Horovitz.
Very well put!
So strange and surreal to see Horowitz- a world renowned piano virtuoso who would regularly perform in front of thousands- reduced to playing in a little parlor for a small group of people. It gives the music a sense of intimacy and closeness within an isolated atmosphere.
Ja, vor einer „kleinen Gruppe“……. aber, für „Millionen“ …wunderbar 🙂
Danke
Never forgotten, inimitable. He will always hold a special place in my heart.
💓
The limitless scope of his repertoire in memory is incredible. He makes it all look so easy and effortless that most people who are not pianists do not realize how difficult it is what he is doing in being able to commit all of these complex compositions to memory.
If you look at the musical scores for these compositions, it looks like someone took a bottle of ink and threw it against the wall.
Of course, it's his job
@@sd5580your gratuitous comment that it is " his job " unjustly trivialized the magnitude and endless scope of his memorized repertoire and technical perfection where you hear every note played clearly with both hands and he brings out the subtle melodies like no other pianist for whom playing the piano is also " their job "
He is the greatest pianist of the last 100 years and maybe of all time so don't diminish his skills with this throw away line about it being " his job "
As a pianist myself, some people less versed in piano asked me how can I memorize all of it. That always baffled me since the memorization alone is the easy part and the notes just roll of the fingers. The hard part, and one that I believe nobody comes close to Horowitz in, is giving personality to each of the memorized notes.
„Job“ ist ein falsches Wort… Er ist „auserwählt „
@@000netko Exactly, interpretation and improvisation. The reason he remembered so much repertoire is because he improvised. He didn't necessarily needed to remember every note perfectly.
I was going to write another glowing review but there are no words which are adequate enough to describe the magnitude of this man's genius, virtuosity, limitless repertoire and memory and his sheer physical energy to play these piano blockbusters one after the other.
1. There are a handful of comments here, criticising Wanda. I think these comments are wildly unfair and unperceptive. What I see in this film is a very strong and supportive marriage, lit by humour, mutual respect and evident affection. Wanda's obituary in the NY Times is worth reading - the headline describes her as Horowitz' 'bulwark'. The piece also records Leonard Bernstein's tribute to Wanda at the time of Horowitz' death. ...
Creative and sensitive personalities need a strong and focused counter part.
Without her, Horowitz would have sunken into drugs and whatnot way sooner and wouldn’t gotten out of it.
Besides. They weren’t a ordinary couple who shared bed and bathroom or spent each day together.
@@holyfox94 Everything okay????????
@@andreassummerer597 no he’s right
3:42 " they didn't forget me ... ? "
No maestro , we never will .
Although I love Horowitz's playing, I find the conversations in this documentary just as entertaining :-)
How could I never heard of him! His every colourful touch simply filled my heard with warmth and hope! I must stop typing more for now in case I feel embarrassing after I retain my soberness...
***** Crew: Sooo mach colourful notes...
Wife: even the wrong one?
This one is my favorite. :)
Bellisima y muy emotiva produccion...!!....Para por siempre atesorarla!!!!...Gracias Maestro...Gracias Wanda...y a toda la maravillosa gente que produjo esta presentacion !!❤
"They didn't forget me!?"
Ha! He's too modest. My God he can play. I can tell you there that his recordings moved me in a way that...well I can't explain. I guess that's the beauty of music. I just wish I could have heard him live just once.
That's what I found out too, the greatest musicians are always very modest. They always keep on working to better themselves, and they have great respect for their heroes. Maybe that's what makes them so great...
@@baronsaturday2103 oh I think he knew EXACTLY how good he was !
Watching from New Zealand and loving it! I learned piano for twelve years and thoroughly enjoyed it. My daughter is a piano teacher.
We'll never forget him.
When he says they didn't forget me? Oh my that one hit my heart. We don't never forget you Horowitz. :)
At,this time in our musical era I wish Lang Lang and Yuja Wang would watch and listen to this video recording and appreciate the Wonderment of Vladimir Horowitz.
Michael. Gear, Rockford, I'll.
Mr Horowitz I Will Never Forget You.
Boy do i love this guys :D
It's simply great when he smiles after having played something! Such a great man.
I don't care! It's all school and it's brilliant! Let's not focus on what Wanda said or didn't say. She was always there for him just as he was always there for her. End of. People, just appreciate the beauty of the harmony, the lines, every note. You can't get better. It's such a treasure. I'll cherish this documentary forever.
YESSSSSS! Finally, one in tune and Hd...WOW! Thank you and the Classical Piano Gods.
one of the best classical music documentaries i've ever seen
I have had a sincere love of music of all kinds since I can long remember. However Horowitz is special. Rarely can music bring me to hysterics. I love this man. Genuinely. He and Gould play constantly in my mind. Truly magnificent
How I wish I were able to have met him !
I indeed had the great pleasure of meeting Volodya, after his recital at the San Francisco Opera House in 1980, the last of four occasions on which I attended his magical recitals. I extended my hand and let me tell you, even in his late 70s, he had a powerful handshake, and he flashed his winning smile right at me! It was, and remains, one of my life's highlights. Great, great artist! ❤
Wow I envy you.. unfortunately I was not even vaguely interested in this music when he was alive and I was much younger with other things on mind..I wasn't even aware of Maestro and the most I knew about this whole genre was there was a guy named Beethoven and another named Mozart who played "old peoples music"...very narrow minded at the time I was not even capable of fathoming the beauty of classical music.
Thank you for posting!
the quality *is* very good, video and the audio. my piano teach met him!! now i feel like i know him even better. thanks so much for posting!
What a precious video!
fearless presence fueled with surprises all the way to the end - so filled with life and joy this man !!!
Thank you for sharing. Soul lifting!
Horowitz was Horowitz and Wanda was very patient as well as devoted. And the playing ? Only two words are required to describe it --- unique and magical. Nobody plays like this anymore which makes this film an important historical document.
Future pianists (and the process has already begun) learning the art of playing Chopin, Rachmaninov and Skriabin will view this in wonder and say to themselves "aha! So that's the way it is done".
I never used to like the Mozart Sonata in C until I watched this, now I just love it.
Always MAESTRO HOROWITZ, you will be in the collective memory, because of your UNIQUE WAY to play, and the UNIQUE love to piano, Always you will be the BEST MAESTRO, I just have a regret because I had the chance to ear you in the last concerto, in Moscow, but I decide to wait for you in the same concerto in America, and the was really bad desicion of myself. And i wonder why MAESTRO HOROWITZ, you never play the Trascendental of LISZT, i guess, it was something you had to study and present but this is just a personal opinion, and doesn’t have importance. You went to the best next life, keeping this enormous question, and may be you know from the other side, how well is YUN CHAN AND YUYA WANG, FROM china and corea, are this young and extraodinary young pianist, doing. Chopin and Liszt would be reallly honored to ear this MAGNIFICENT PIANIST.
MY RESPECT TO MRS, WANDA TOSCANINI, the greatest woman for the great piano player for ever. Thanks
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I want to add that he belongs to the old school of piano playing .. the precision ,
pure and accurate ` interpretation` of the composers ..... without the affectation and
over emotional and often showy performances by pianists today.
He should be a model for all pianists and aspiring young pianists ..
Yes, appreciate and prefer so much more the "old school" of piano playing. None of that emotional look at the keyboard. So I also like Martha Argerich and Valentina Lisitsa. Let your fingers produce the music and emotion! (Same goes for violinists for me.)
One of the Greatest and Humbled Maestro, Love Vladimir’s!
what an amazing piece of history this film is!
Wonderful music, wonderful artist, wonderful man!
Thank you so much for sharing this entire video! It's such a great documentary - a shame it wasn't more well-known!
His Mozart is so unique. I love it! This singing tone.
Thanks for posting this, it is amazing feeling listen to it, even wish it would never end.
Such a lovable personality!
This was a joy to watch. There's an interesting dynamic between husband and wife and between Horowitz and the others.
i cant get over his mozart. that second movement was one of the most beautiful things i have ever heard
How right you are. For those of us who have played it and somehow thought we mastered it, VH shows us how much more there is to learn. What an amazing artist. 23:06
Incredible. Just how much music is inside his head that he plays from memory! Look at how his fingers move so gently across the keys. It seems he is barely touching them. They seem to float over the keys yet he commands great sound from the instrument. One of the greatest musicians of our time.
As a kid in the 80s I along with my older brother would make fun of my oldest brother for listening to “the guy who sticks his tongue out all the time”. And we were working class kids. How fortunate and lucky we were.
As I just explained in another reply I was not even capable of fathoming the beauty of this music and the most I knew of it was there was a guy named Beethoven..me too from a working class background..grew up with the Beatles and Zeppelin...
The greatest documentary ive ever seen - and ive watched it dozens of times over
where the hell did you find this? Horowitz in the intimacy of his house and the conmfort of his living room, just 3 years before his death, I want to hug you for sharing such valuable priceless video!
Two fantastic human beings, complement each other so perfectly. They are just beautiful. So honest. So true. So authentic. So playful. They are just so, so beautiful. 💞
Un gran pianista
Muchas gracias
Hi dynamic range is fantastic!! And an amazing touch! I think he must be about 90!
81/2 at tme of filming.
Oh hey, I saw you on Kapustin's concert etudes video!
The music talks for itself, don't forget he is a composer.. Having a style of your own in classical music is a gift very, very few pianists have.
Un pianista immenso al confronto del quale impallidisce chiunque. Quando lui suona, il pianoforte canta ed emoziona senza inutili sdolcinature. Ringrazio la sorte che mi ha consentito di conoscerlo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Realmente un ser hermoso, como olvidarlo? Cada día más presente, uno de los mejores pianistas del mundo, por su sensibilidad. Y nunca más presente la frase, de cada hombre hay detrás una gran mujer. Eternas gracias Sra. Wanda.
He will never be forgotten :)
i love Consolation No 3 its just so calm and uplifting!
He truly cared little for his physical appearance. Music was everything to him.
There are no superlatives which are adequate to describe the magnitude or extent of HOROWITZ'S virtuosity. All of this when he is already a frail old man barely able to walk and feeble and frail... Until he sits down at the piano and becomes SUPERMAN
Its stunning how brilliant he plays the rachmaninoff prelude op 32 no 12 ( 57:14 )
I agree, I have never been moved so much by music before as this particular rendition of this prelude.
Мой самый любимый пианист! ГОРОВИЦ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏ЧУДО! ДАР БОГА! 💓
I’m so glad to have studied with one of his students student!
Hahaha... 'Beethoven couldn't write a single note that Schubert did.' This saying is the reason I started exploring Schubert's works and why he became my favorite composer. Spasiba Vladimir
Ucraina 1903 deasupra orasului kiev a rasarit o stea muzicala acesta era marele pianist vladimir horowitz a ramas in istoria muzicala ca cel.mai bun al sec 20
Am avut norocul să-l aud pe Horowitz de nouă ori. Locuiesc în vestul Washingtonului, SUA și am prieteni români. unii dintre cei mai drăguți oameni pe care i-am întâlnit vreodată aici.
This convinces me a concert grand is perfectly ok for a living room
I've got a C3-X in my tiny home. The back end is sat inside an alcove. Its too loud and I can't get the instrument to sound as quietly as I'd like....BUT....wouldn't change it for the world
Фантастика! Горовиц всё играл пл памяти!
Ein Music wunderbar und eine Technik des Spielens , einzigartig !
Великолепный Горовиц и фильм про него , смотрю сотый раз , сколько в нем жизни, эмоций, конечно он не простой смертный, а одаренный богом талант.
0:12:48 wife's face is amazing
I think Horowitz had a special memory attached to Schumann's novelette, that's why he was so reluctant to play it
12:09 his improvisation is beautiful
I love Horowitz!! Such an amazing pianist!!
This is beatiful, Horowitz look like a child on piano, really happy wanted to play everything, because he remember every piece. And his wife looks like his mum telling him to stop ahah
Mare respect pianistul meu favorit ce vad eu dragster romantism frumusete asa ceva nu va mai exista decit ff rar
C'est si riche et émouvant que j'en ai les larmes aux yeux 🥲❤️💫
It was a recording session. He was asking if his playing was good for recording purposes. He also was teasing his wife a few times.
The way he plays the Rachmaninoff Prelude is moving to me. So beautiful. Так что русский! Of course, Scriabin too. That he met Scriabin and was a friend of Rachmaninoff adds a little something.
Thank you so much for posting this. I have just bought an LP made to go with the film. Very precious.
How nice. I haven't seen this for sooo lonnng. Thanks!
He was an amazing pianist , so good to ear...
Such an amazing and inspiring man. Absolutely incredible
One of the top very greatest things you can watch on UA-cam. It's just ridiculous that it has only 17000 views.. Gangnam style beats attracts millions of people...probably you had to play "better", dear Horowitz :(
Thank you so much!
Wish DG would release a fully restored edition in Bluray
What a treasure this documentary