I feel the older we get the more this music touches us. The bitter sweet of life, things that could had been, things that should not had been, things that possibly had been. Those joy, grief, blood, sweat, tears.

@joang5841

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@swagatpatra2139

Ай бұрын

I feel the calmness of the music touches us, we become more composed, appreciate a slow, steady pace instead of the frenzy.

@vardangalstyan8673

Ай бұрын

Not the music but the memories that live in music.

@antoinepetrov

Ай бұрын

I am barely 17 years old, but my eyes get sore from crying when I hear a great performance of Bach, Chopin, Schubert, etc.

@dustyking8851

Ай бұрын

As a kid we were brought to the symphony twice a year. It was magical to me, I know how lucky I was to attend. All kids should be introduced to the classics early in life. It has always stayed with me, I have loved it since then.

Mr Horowitz sits at the piano so casually, as if engrossed in something utterly mundane. No theatrics, no extraneous movements. Nothing stands between him and the music. He is the music.

@maridaude2045

Ай бұрын

Not Horowitz

@PS-su2si

Ай бұрын

@@maridaude2045 It's Horowitz

@jenhasken

Ай бұрын

The greatest.

@maddannafizz

Ай бұрын

​@@maridaude2045 2nd pianist is Horowitz, first is Pressler... he is right

@santysappia3576

Ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

I had a piano instructor back in the 90s who was from Kiev and Horowitz went to the same Kiev Conservatory she went to, she told me how senior recitals are a big deal and they're done in front of a panel of professors who do not show any emotion after your performance. Zero. no clapping, no nodding, nothing. Horowitz finished, they jumped to their feet and applauded for a minute straight. He was that much of a force.

@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv

Ай бұрын

What does she think of the fact Kyiv is supporting the same ppl it was then?

@lisbetsoda4874

Ай бұрын

Go somewhere else with your preaching. This is not the place.​@@discepolidiYeshua93

@emilioporro

Ай бұрын

In 1947-48 I had piano lessons at a pre prep in Brighton England by a Mr Horowitz...surely not ?

@lisbetsoda4874

Ай бұрын

@@emilioporro you have to google some old pictures and see for yourself.

@emilioporro

29 күн бұрын

@discepolidiYeshua93 the rambling of a poor disturbed soul...really sad !

About two years ago, I walked into a church. My town has four churches, some large, some small. This was the smallest one I hadn't been to yet, and for once it was open outside of mass hours. Inside, a man sat at the piano playing Chopin's nocturne. The reverberation through the empty hall echoed so beautifully and made my eyes swim the moment I heard it.

@XRP747E

Ай бұрын

You have painted a beautiful emotive picture.

@kgb691927

Ай бұрын

same with Jesus,your Eyes will swim when you see Him🌐

@emilioporro

Ай бұрын

As the Metropolitan in Moscow said to the Holy Metropolitan in Kviv...I send you THIS with the love of the Saviour.

@pamdawson8598

Ай бұрын

All beauty reflects the One who created the mind and gifts.​@@kgb691927

@bellalexander1707

17 күн бұрын

sounds like the start to a book 👍

Love the shots of the audience lost in a dream

@academiaplanetdance

Ай бұрын

Great music elevates one's soul

When Menahem Pressler played this Nocturne from Chopin live in Berlin, he was aged 91. You will never find a better interpretation of this emotional piece from Chopin. Menahem Pressler was a real, but silent, World Class Artist. Menahem Pressler, rest in peace.

@renatabanach5486

24 күн бұрын

please, listen this nokturn performed by Władysław Szpilman

@linalina8147

24 күн бұрын

Wladyslaw Szpilman performance is unsurpassed

@linalina8147

24 күн бұрын

With all due respect, WLADYSLAW SZPILMAN PERFORMANCE IS UNSURPASSED!!!!

@MimCotton

22 күн бұрын

Superb

@marilenapetrella5285

18 күн бұрын

91? Now I understand why he needs the score.

The closer we get to that last day on earth, on this magical place that consists of bittersweet experiences, the closer we move towards the basics, poetry, philosophical thinking, music. It is a full circle someone might say, we go back to where our soul was guiding us all those years, but career, friends, family, that night out that we had to go out because everyone would attend kept us apart from our nature. And we lived in distance from our own soul for ages.

@patrickfreeman8257

Ай бұрын

Wow! That's pretty deep. I'm going to have to contemplate that for a while. In this day and age when everybody is talking but nobody is really saying anything, this actually speaks to me.

@Ryostg

Ай бұрын

@@patrickfreeman8257 people need to hear the sound of silence.

@koustubhkabe1304

29 күн бұрын

Well said.

@borisborissov9185

27 күн бұрын

Beautifuly said.I maight just add that it is just the flow of presense we only have.

@flowerlovebyadrienne6340

2 күн бұрын

How very very true!!

The blind japanese pianist playing his own composition is a true joy for the ears and the soul

At 6:10 ..the old Russian man with tears in his eyes.......How well I remember this moment as I saw this Horowitz broadcast LIVE some decades ago.

@user-dc1oq6hz8u

Ай бұрын

This moment made me cry… Probably this man went through something in his life…

@shubus

Ай бұрын

@@user-dc1oq6hz8u Many of us had exactly the same thoughts. I sure did. One of the most unforgettable things i've ever seen.

@PeculiarPopCulture

Ай бұрын

i was in tears as well lmao

@user-nj5vu3yu4r

Ай бұрын

Probably WW2 vet

@shubus

Ай бұрын

@@user-nj5vu3yu4r I think he heard Horowitz when he was young.

the chopin for me all day long, pure magic. stunning.

@cd-zw2tt

Ай бұрын

it's like listening to someone's train of thought go from familiarly dark to unexpectedly happy, and then back again

@kennethtalbott2233

Ай бұрын

yep, they are not just notes to be played but how are you going to play them? the magic is in the mind of the soloist.@@cd-zw2tt

@novakgoatovic

Ай бұрын

Polish composer. Best ever.

@kennethtalbott2233

Ай бұрын

i know what you mean, i love how simple and effortless it seems, the delicate cascading of notes from something to nothing. the sound is in the silence. magical.@@cd-zw2tt

@davidmurphy9351

24 күн бұрын

@@kennethtalbott2233 "..simple and effortless..' - yes and the paradox is that it's from rigorous practising many hours each day for many days and weeks and years. A true dedication 😊

Fryderyk Chopin - a Polish composer, the best of all times! Thank you for this wonderful performance!

@Eyelash85

Ай бұрын

Second, after Bach. But still amazing.

@TheDirtyLuke

Ай бұрын

@@Eyelash85 I am sorry Bach is not even top 5

@davidsheriff9274

28 күн бұрын

Listen to a great orchestra playing The Mother Goose Suit by Ravel,it doesn't get better than that.

@user-wl7po9pg7r

25 күн бұрын

@@TheDirtyLuke Oh, you are so wrong. But...to each their own

@TheDirtyLuke

25 күн бұрын

@@user-wl7po9pg7r He is not, and never will be in top 5. Majority of people agree with me on this one, so no, I am not wrong

Wonderful to see children, young people in audience listening raptly, respectfully. Gee, no iPhones or texting - what a pleasure to see and to hear this simply beautiful music.

@johncater7861

Ай бұрын

You can add to that, no coughing, blowing your nose, rifling through your pockets only to drop a number of coins that go rolling down the aisle.

@mokmok5832

Ай бұрын

上世紀80年代的表演，當時未有📱 iPhone！😅

@artharrison9586

Ай бұрын

Yes, for once no one standing up with their back to the performance taking a selfie to show how cultured they aren’t….

@gwanlee

22 күн бұрын

It's because this is Germany People are altogether more respectful and thoughtful

@Franky..

17 күн бұрын

@@johncater7861 wtf are you saying "number of coins that go rolling down the aisle" are you a droid

My Son played it in the memory of my Father, after my Father passed away.😢❤️🌹Mr Horowitz touches my heart.🌹

@williamtaittinger4529

Ай бұрын

grandkid is a G

@bora7920

Ай бұрын

@@williamtaittinger4529 truly

@bora7920

Ай бұрын

sorry for your loss

@SunAndMoon-zc9vd

Ай бұрын

My condolences. In music there is sadness, joy, and many other emotions. Experiencing the death of somebody close, one's perception of music changes. I have experienced how playing the one and same melody before gave different meanings to me. All the best to you.

@Umitto

Ай бұрын

My condolences

Finally - No fake face gestures from the piano player to make it look like "passion" or "emotion"

@moomin_2000

6 күн бұрын

So the performer is not allowed to show his/her emotions if he wants?

@rumar4u

6 күн бұрын

@@moomin_2000 Been a piano player for 20+ years and sometimes I let my self go so I know what I'm talking about. I get that some piano players like Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder shake their heads because they felt the music inside them. But I've seen so many great artists perform without the need to fake emotions that frankly takes away from the performance itself. Fake tears, Fake Head movements, Fake Facial expressions (as if it were the hardest thing) even their their wardrobe all point out to draw attention towards them and not the music piece itself.

@ml-zj4oh

6 күн бұрын

@@rumar4u looooooooooooooool

@rizzoli7

4 күн бұрын

@@rumar4uvery teue

@thenamelessking375

10 сағат бұрын

He said fake ​@@moomin_2000

How can humans create such beauty and at the same time be so evil to one another.

@Rinrincito

Ай бұрын

quite often I ask myself the same question.

@krzysztofakwapinska9520

Ай бұрын

The same reason why some are healthy and the others - ill.

@lizzfrmhon

7 күн бұрын

@@Rinrincitosame

@erikgraveleau8320

3 күн бұрын

Il me semble qu'en chacun de nous réside un ange ET un monstre

@marija1982CROSLONZ

3 күн бұрын

Because being evil is part of humanity which we refuse to see

2:58 I love how softly he went up to that higher octave. Made the descent feel ethereal and lofty. What a great interpretation of this piece.

@Thepissheadman

Ай бұрын

I see, nice

The old greats...Horowitz, Pressler, Arturo Rubinstein, even Rachmaninoff, when they played...they became the music... they didn't emote and gesticulate to detract from it...the music was the master, and they served it. A pleasure to watch, and a blessing to hear, a sublime pleasure.

@jesusgenerationeverywhere

Ай бұрын

Well penned..."they served music"👍👌

@patalvarez4432

Ай бұрын

Don't forget Claudio Arrau

@emilioporro

Ай бұрын

Nor the wonderfull Oscar Peterson

@kimsahl8555

24 күн бұрын

@@patalvarez4432 Yes, Cliburn/Barenboim/Ashkenazy also

Pressler played the cycle of life. For everybody to feel.

0:37 0:41 0:43 beautiful and beyond...I saw the Pianist movie .and it brings me to tears..this is awesome.being a pianist myself..this is every bit.... perfection

@melumarsa6561

Ай бұрын

This beauty envelopes me. I can't control my emotions. Glorious. Thank G-d for these moments of heaven on earth.

Lately I see lots of comments on social media about how amazing the latest pop star strumpet who is cavorting about on stage in a sparkly leotard is. About what an amazingly talented song writer she is. And I think to myself, the people making these comments must never have had their lives touched by genuinely beautiful music such as this. It makes me laugh, but it also makes me sad and a little bit upset. Thank God for Beethoven, Chopin and the talented musicians who keep their music alive.

@user-jr2ul6vi3j

Ай бұрын

you can enjoy this music without shitting over other people's music, everyone is touched in a different way by different sounds and words. i hope you aren't this ego centric in real life. i love classical, some of my friends love swift. it's going to be ok.

@vividly94

Ай бұрын

@@user-jr2ul6vi3j Yeah, but there's certain music that is objectively shit. Of course, people can like it and it can make them 'feel' a certain way, but doesn't justify calling this person 'ego centric'.

@kevindecot186

Ай бұрын

Spot on. The pop culture today including it's music is truly void of esoteric beauty. Can you imagine a world where classical music was the most popular music for all ages? Make Classical Music Great Again!

@zeth7109

Ай бұрын

@@vividly94 He is though

@portland9880

Ай бұрын

​@@vividly94 wrong

I wept alone in my living, the children and my wife are asleep

@bobloblawlablabla

Күн бұрын

Solely because of the music? Or because things are rough?? 😮

@DougieBarclay

Күн бұрын

​@@bobloblawlablabla😂

@lindaross783

Сағат бұрын

Healing of the heart

In all these, it is palpable the silence these performances create... The feeling of silence means you are truly listening. It's so hard to listen when there's so much noise about. I'm honoured and sad to be born in 1984 - that means I'm not old but just old enough I remember when we had silence and could make space and time to listen to things. This video reminded me of that. Cheers.

Horowitz is my favourite pianist of all time, such a gem!

Sir Pressler has what it takes to play this music and, I am sure, A lot of other standards. Sir - You are a precious gem.

@curiouslyme524

Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. Being part of the Beax Arts Trio means he can play anything. Much respect to him.

No one could channel Chopin like Rubenstein. His recording of the Chopin 1st concerto, 2nd movement, is beyond extraordinary.

@mlbhdk06

Ай бұрын

He’s playing Schumann

@James-ll3jb

Ай бұрын

@@mlbhdk06 Irrelevant. I was complimenting the man on his unassailable interpretation of Chopin's 1st. You must be American, ryt?

@JohnSmith-cg3cv

Ай бұрын

@@James-ll3jb Well, you could've at least prefaced your original comment then with "I know Horowitz is playing Schumann here, but..." There's no need to insult somebody on the basis of which country they were born and raised in, of which they have no control.

@marcosilvestri1011

Ай бұрын

everything's ok? ​@@James-ll3jb

@James-ll3jb

Ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-cg3cv Why should I if I am talking about Horowitz and Chopin? Lol!

It's difficult to remain Agnostic when listening to music like this. God bless those woe bring beauty into this world.

@ahboaz

14 күн бұрын

Right. One becomes a complete atheist.

@va-ro

12 күн бұрын

@@ahboaz 😅

@lizzfrmhon

7 күн бұрын

Amén

Horowitz.....pretty much on everybody's top 5 list for greatest pianist of the 20th century. The audience is spellbound. Wish I couldve heard him live. He was alive until I was 23. I missed out.

@psforrest1

Ай бұрын

Pressler is amazing, too.

@maestroclassico5801

Ай бұрын

@@psforrest1 He taught at Indiana University for many years. I've often thought I studied Music at the wrong school.

1:27 what a great break into a slightly happier mood until it falls back down, excellent writing by chopin

So beautiful !! Chopin the Monet of music.

@psforrest1

Ай бұрын

A great description.

@antoinepetrov

Ай бұрын

Although it is much harder to be so emotionally shaken by a Monet painting.

Of the three Noboyuki Tsujii was the only one that wrote his own music so yes I bow my head to him

In these dark days with wars and fierce fighting music is like Shakespeare said "if music was the food of life play on" Good for the soul Gods gift to us let's enjoy every second of it. Thanks for this upload I feel good🎉

Oh what lovely music. Nobuyuki Tsuji's elegy so wonderful. ❤❤❤❤

Are we still the people who could sit and watch the masters like the audience in the video? I am afraid to say no and I feel lonely when I am left teary eyed by ART, that might slowly be lost to this Scroll-World.

A well educated on music audience. They felt every stroke to the core!

This must be what music is like in heaven and Chopin heard it in his spirit and played it people on earth! The Lord revealed to me some time ago He is sending music from heaven to earth in this timing! It will be wonderful to hear new heavenly music!

Both pianist are full with music and music! No show, simple but most beatuful sound, touch, phraising!! They are a greatest gift for humanity!

@thepianocornertpc

Ай бұрын

Both mean 2..there are 3

@glennbourque111

Ай бұрын

@@thepianocornertpcAlso - Pianists. But that's OK, not sure Jkadas2500 is native English speaking.

@s4cha286

Ай бұрын

​@@glennbourque111 is a* native english speaker*

@glennbourque111

Ай бұрын

@@s4cha286I stand by my word choice.

@johnmartin650

Ай бұрын

Congratulations for writing the cringiest and most obnoxious comment on this video. (There was a lot of competition in this comment section but this is definitely the most nauseating)

Presslers interpretation of Chopin reached straight into my heart. Breathtaking.

My God!!! WoW!!! This is the true meaning of performance any art. You must to live your role. I'm Ballerina teacher now. And always said my pupils future Stars feeling and sensitivity is better than only technical support. I feel when a person is touching his/her heart and soul. We are not machines. The senses are tingling in...❤❤❤👋👋👋👋👋🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏

VERY MOVING AND EMOTIONALLY CHARGED!

THIS MUSIC TAKES US TO A PLACE OF BEAUTY ❤️

These performances makes real the reality that music is an intangible intimacy.

A lovely selection of works and artists. I heard Pressler play the Chopin Nocturne on a few occasions in London and Paris. The limpidity of the runs at the end were just so characteristic of his inimitable technique. I miss him.

It's wonderful how age only manifests how some musicians' insight and depth of musicality reaches immortal beauty!

Horowitz ... come lui nessuno mai🎹

Drops from spirituality falling on our souls! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤

That Chopin nocturne...my God, so tender and so sublime. Perfect music for the rain that just started outside my window.

I remember traumerei being played in song of love the biopic about schumann. It was played several times during the film but when clara played it at the end after roberts mind had broken down and he died the affect on me was devastating. I write music . I have mental illness. I feel this music very deeply.

@smixi100

Ай бұрын

I started playing the piano after watching this film

What a special moment in someones life. To witness such great musicians in a lifetime. Really lucky people to have such memories.

During Horowitz's performance, you can visibly see each and every audience member is in their own imaginary world, quietly listening to the music, letting it flow through their minds and soul. Such is the beauty and power of music when presented by someone as legendary as Horowitz.

I saw this performance of Horowitz live when I was young. I was affected by the shots of the audience back then. Now I understand them better. They had deep life experiences that were tapped into by Horowitz and the piece he played.

I can't imagine how Choopin must have felt, what did he experience?, to compose pieces that evoke such deep feelings that one would think one would have after living for a long time to understand them.

THIS is what music is about! Not half-naked bodies or flashy outfits to draw certain audiences to the concert - hall. Unfortunately, this is what the classical music industry is promoting for quite some time now...

@nessieness5433

Ай бұрын

Exactly, like Y.Wang e.g. showing off, technically astounding, but lacking in musicality.

@hxyjdn

Ай бұрын

@@bob7023You don’t need to say that. I’m Chinese and I’m not bothered by mariapap8962’s comment at all. I just smile and respect him. No need to overact and take it too seriously.

@LudwigVanBeethoven3000

Ай бұрын

​@@tzenkadianova2892Mariapap is not being racist or misogynistic. He gave his opinion on an artist, and you immediately and smugly decided it was because of race and gender. No one is free from criticism. So please stop fighting this imaginary villain that you created just to appear socially superior, it doesn't help anyone.

@nikb6176

Ай бұрын

Yes, the playing is lovely, but his phrasing is noticeably laboured due to the advanced age. If you can't hear this, you are in denial or lack the musical experience. Pollini was once criticised for being too aggressive and lacking in the musical department, same of Horowitz and many others. Listen with your ears, not your eyes. Yuja's phrasing is far more interesting than this master-class in rheumatism.

@PS-kd1if

Ай бұрын

@nikb6176 You can wait to make this comment when Yuja Wang is 70/80 years old and having rheumatism (and hopefully not half-naked on stage any more). Ridiculous comparison.

Powerfull yet so soft.... Touches your heart and soul.

Menahem Pressler was truly amazing!

Agree with everybody about Chopin and Schumann, but also the third piece was really poignant and beautiful....

Chopin's melody is the last thing , final tune of human consciousness as it fades away in the distance!

Goodness, that third pianist - what a beautiful, simple, spellbinding piece of music. Brought chills ❤

@starsandnightvision

Ай бұрын

And he's a blind pianist who composed it, go figure.

like teardrops, beautiful 🥲

Video has a clickbait title, but it's actually not a clickbait, it really delivers. 3 magnificient performances. A big thank you to everyone who made these possible. I am not done listening to this.

This is indeed an awesome emotional experience & speaking about another heartbreaking performance from a pianist there was Dinu Lipatti‘s last recital some 2 months before his death from Leukemia in 1950. This is available on CD & among his selections is perhaps the most moving Schubert G flat major IMPROMPTU that I have ever heard. You Tube has this likely as well. The entire recital is one to cherish even if a repeat section of one of his ChopIn pieces had to be cut due to Lipatti‘s physical condition.

Non ci sono parole per questa belleza.

@mag.eberhardproschl8804

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤.....

This is so touching, heartfelt, and moving. Well done Sir!

Great video, Thank you!

Thank you for wonderful video!

Pressler playing Chopin is very touching.

Thank you very much for the video. 🙏❤️

Just beautiful. Thank you.

Absolutely exquisite.

Priceless 🌟

This is just magical.

Wow , so beautiful! Thank you for the video

Perfection! ❤

Thanks for sharing, shared.

Tsjuii tender work. ❤❤❤

Amazing, just amazing!

This MUSIC deserves more respect than it's been given. I have been in country, rock and bluegrass music my whole life but when ever I listen to this music I am humbled to say the least. Sometimes we need to listen with not only our hearts but our souls too.

Beautiful music !

Amazing

Pure bliss ❤

Wow! These pieces are so achingly beautiful ❤❤❤

sound from heart ! Love it!

Timeless beauty.

Chopin will tear your heart to pieces then gently place the broken pieces back together.

Beautiful 🎹🎶

Touches my soul ❤

Absolutely Beautiful!

on march 11 2011, was working in a data center on a night shift. me and my team knew how to connect ourselves on international networks so we watched mostly in real time the horrific tsunami in Japan.... that pianist is a genius.... thank you.

Chopin has always been one of my favorites to play...❤❤❤

Communicating to heart through melodious vibes.

Warning! The sound of the third performance explodes in volume. It is MUCH louder than the first two. At 7:05, turn your volume way down to protect your hearing.

Its so strange, every note feels like it vibrate inside my head and drips down to my heart. And sometimes its so hard to swallow and yet so warm and comforting. Beautiful….

Beautiful

What I can just say is that music is life ❤

True masters at work. It makes me very emotional watching this on a screen. I can’t imagine what it was like to be there in the audience, watching these live

Thank you ❤

Loved the 3rd piece. Such emotion in the music. Beautiful performance!

music never lies you see... that is what makes it so beautiful.

love how the last his head is in rythm and we can have an insight on what part of the rythm he's thinking about because it's fully genuine head movement

Chopin Nocturne in C Sharp minor always makes me calms me down to the point where I just sit there and smile.

Beautiful 😮