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post #76 of 89
10/10/08 at 6:53pm
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Originally Posted by rach2jlc View Post
I'd say this is a problem with TEH SKARLATTTTI, not with TEH HOROVITZZZZ. Switch on over and listen to him play Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata. If that doesn't wake you up, then you have malaria or something...
Yeah that is great. I'm assuming we've all heard Horowitz's last concert or whatever, the one from Moscow. I think he was in his 80's at that point. It is mind-blowing that a man of that age could play piano like that.
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post #77 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:00pm
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Yeah that is great. I'm assuming we've all heard Horowitz's last concert or whatever, the one from Moscow. I think he was in his 80's at that point. It is mind-blowing that a man of that age could play piano like that.
I'm sure you've seen this before, but even if so, it's worth watching again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpsj01NU1kQ And of course, him playing his Variations on a Theme of Carmen, probably the most absurdly difficult piece ever and a simply amazing thing to watch. Horowitz FTW, at age 65 no less!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV_Nh884PKg
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post #78 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:06pm
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And of course, him playing his Variations on a Theme of Carmen, probably the most absurdly difficult piece ever and a simply amazing thing to watch. Horowitz FTW, at age 65 no less!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV_Nh884PKg


It's actually not that bad, but obviously a very, very effective transcription.
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post #79 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:08pm
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It's actually not that bad, but obviously a very, very effective transcription.

I have never seen the score for it, so I always wondered technically how difficult it was... I was always just going by watching/listening to him. Nevertheless, I agree that it is a very effective transcription and great for a television audience!
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post #80 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:08pm
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Switch on over and listen to him play Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata. If that doesn't wake you up, then you have malaria or something...

I assume you've heard the one from Carnegie (with the broken string in the 2nd movement)

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post #81 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:10pm
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I have never seen the score for it, so I always wondered technically how difficult it was... I was always just going by watching/listening to him. Nevertheless, I agree that it is a very effective transcription and great for a television audience!
Horowitz knew how to take advantage of what the piano offered sonically--perhaps more than any other pianist in history. Some of his other arrangements/transcriptions are mind-boggling in this regard.
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post #82 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:12pm
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I assume you've heard the one from Carnegie (with the broken string in the 2nd movement)


Did you ever try your hand at the 2nd Sonata, out of curiosity?
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post #83 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:13pm
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Did you ever try your hand at the 2nd Sonata, out of curiosity?

Yeah, although I actually prefer the 1st. Horowitz's re-working of it is very effective, although there are certain aspects to the original version I prefer.
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post #84 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:19pm
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Yeah, although I actually prefer the 1st. Horowitz's re-working of it is very effective, although there are certain aspects to the original version I prefer.
Very cool. I was never near up enough to try much more than piddle around with it. Though, now, I'm so out of practice I wonder if I could still play some of the preludes that I once could do... You've probably mentioned this in other threads, so sorry if I missed them. What periods/composers/pieces do you consider your favorites? Or, if "favorites" is a bad word, then if you were asked to give a representation or an audition of 3-4 pieces, what would you pick?
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post #85 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:22pm
I'm a Scriabinist (and anything in that circle like Medtner, Bortkiewicz, Rachmaninoff, etc.)

Schumann and Schubert are two other favorites.

Bach and Liszt are definitely up there, as well.
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post #86 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:26pm
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I'm a Scriabinist (and anything in that circle like Medtner, Bortkiewicz, Rachmaninoff, etc.)

Schumann and Schubert are two other favorites.

Bach and Liszt are definitely up there, as well.

Scriabin? Okay, you've moved up 3 places in my book. I've always been a Scriabin fan but have trouble getting anybody else to listen...
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post #87 of 89
10/10/08 at 7:58pm
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Always a favorite of mine is Jorge Bolet's live performance of Liszt's transcription of Wagner's Tannhauser at Carnegie Hall. I believe Thracozaag and I very briefly discussed this recording on the AAAC site a couple of years ago.



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Alternately, there is the Libestraum Boogie done by Ray Bryant live at Montreux. That recording is contemporary with the Bolet recording.



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post #88 of 89
10/10/08 at 8:01pm
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Always a favorite of mine is Jorge Bolet's live performance of Liszt's transcription of Wagner's Tannhauser at Carnegie Hall. I believe Thracozaag and I very briefly discussed this recording on the AAAC site a couple of years ago.





Yes--that entire Bolet recital was thankfully recorded, absolutely fantastic playing!
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post #89 of 89
10/19/08 at 3:58pm
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Just another bump up for a non-piano Liszt work that's pretty great... the Faust Symphony (especially the last movement, the Apotheosis).

I've had this on my ipod for a long time, but for some reason on random shuffle it never got played until now and so I hadn't thought of it in ages. But, it's really quite nice!

My version has Peter Sieffert as tenor under Rattle...
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