Performance by: Vladimir Horowitz. Please take note once again that the audio AND the sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to 480p if the video is blurry.
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Honestly, I thought this version was somewhat perverse at first, but I came
to appreciate Horowitz’s interpretation on a piece that commands
interpretation almost like no other. It’s also an exemplary showcase for
his skill and ability to bring out the boom in piano.
Well I think he managed to take a piece that has no value except as fun …
and make it not fun.
Wait, what do you mean?
The only time I can abide this piece is when it’s played with a sense of
humor. (It’s not for nothing that Tom & Jerry made a whole cartoon out of
it.) But Horowitz is actually playing it seriously, so inevitably it sounds
like ponderous kitsch. Lang Lang unintentionally plays it perfectly. Just
my opinion.
Hello where can I download this sheet music?
Or imslp
Horowitz plays this fantastically. It was a live concert in Carnegie in
1953. I love his playing and I have heard most other peoples versions, for
which I will always show rightful respect.
@GoldinDr- it’s a valid opinion, even if I think it’s false, but then as a
Horowitz fan I’m biased. I think this performance is full of fun precisely
*because* Horowitz is treating it seriously, even pompously, which I
believe was his intention. He is obviously having the time of his life
reveling in his unique talent, rather than placing his talent entirely at
the service of the music. And what is immense fun for Horowitz is immense
fun for his audience. So although I think your opinion is false, it was an
amusing point you made and if only for that reason I consider it as valid
as mine.