Vladimir Horowitz plays "Raindrop"

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Vladimir Horowitz plays "Raindrop"

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Vladimir Horowitz again, and an amazing performance of Chopin´s prelude "Raindrop" in D flat

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Not too fast for me ... ( 3 weeks ago by framaulo)

Not too fast for me. Magic articulation in the central part... neither "legato" nor "staccato", rather like "portato"

same here. This ... ( 3 weeks ago by soccom8341576)

same here. This work is beautiful. It worked very well in that ad.

this is the music ... ( 3 weeks ago by MonkeysInSpace777)

this is the music for the Halo 3 commercial right?

yes ( 3 weeks ago by Gambitrod)

yes

it's horowitz ( 3 weeks ago by brobb31)

it's horowitz

explain please. ( 2 weeks ago by Owner46)

explain please.

The advert had the ... ( 2 weeks ago by TimandBen)

The advert had the middle section played much much slower though.

Actually, Cortot's ... ( 2 weeks ago by TimandBen)

Actually, Cortot's recording was faster than Horowitz's. In my opinion, this tempo is quite ideal for this piece. Any slower and it'd sound like a drag.

its a bit fast ... ( 2 weeks ago by juliaCSL)

its a bit fast compared to the others but it still sounds good to me at this speed. and if you imagine raindrops, the speed will be exactly like his left hand notes.

i think you're both ... ( 2 weeks ago by nicoladugar)

i think you're both right like chopin composed the raindrop prelude when he was staying in a monastary but not in england, he was in majorca where he was sent because the good weather was meant to improve his health, but, it just rained like a mofo hence this amazing piece of music.

Staggering ... ( 2 weeks ago by janemidnight)

Staggering performance.Melodic masterpiece at the hands of a brilliant artist.

Array ( 2 weeks ago by 939393Razor939393)

mnk ooooooooo
è 1 grande
mitico
bll a tt

some people try to ... ( 1 week ago by lala4879)

some people try to play the middle section incredibly slow. i think Horowitz did it almost perfectly, if not fast enough. the quarter note should equal about 80-86 bpm during that entire section. it's supposed to be kind of like a "march" of the evil rainclouds type of thing...a concept Horowitz obviously got! very good performance overall.

I believe the one ... ( 1 week ago by MiddleAgesMan)

I believe the one you are looking for is #12.
As for this Horowitz performance I think it is masterful. I play Raindrop a little slower but like this speed. As pointed out before he and George Sand had left England and were shacking up on Majorca where he composed the 24 Preludes. Raindrop is not only about the changing weather it is a metaphor for the stormy relationship he had with Sand.

The #12 was in ... ( 1 week ago by MiddleAgesMan)

The #12 was in answer to Girfrominvaderzim, a question posted a couple weeks ago.

It sounds like the ... ( 1 week ago by cilucas)

It sounds like the raindrop note is sometimes dampened while other notes are being sustained with the pedal. I wonder how this is achieved, through technique or a fourth pedal?

actuly hs lover/ ... ( 1 week ago by lastat811)

actuly hs lover/ friend gorge sand* i cant remember her real name thats her pen name* took him there in the summer, his TB was virtuly one she said from him relaxing and not haveing to deal with the cold, then it began to rain and his TB relapsed he was evicted from his room and sent to the monastery, where it raind more, and more, this inspired this song, the dosile drull sound of rain drops blending to gather to fourm a static opra of cold.

believe ( 1 week ago by theotedted)

believe

No, this music was ... ( 1 week ago by 1ucasvb)

No, this music was USED in the Halo 3 commercial. It is not "for" the commercial.

Haha its sad that ... ( 6 days ago by ianfigures)

Haha its sad that some people would think that Chopin wrote this piece in the 1830's so that it could be used in a commercial for a video game over 150 years later.

agreed, i have ... ( 6 days ago by bassrocker521)

agreed, i have friends who have heard this song and all they can say is "Dude! Teh HALO 3 Music!!"

Array ( 5 days ago by thevuutrain)

not "for"
it was USED
this song was composed like 150 years ago

I've played on some ... ( 5 days ago by smog718)

I've played on some pianos where they do that. It's not a fourth pedal but its the regular left pedal. Like... only the lower half of the piano is sustained. I find it weird. haha, but if Vladimir wants he, it must be amazing!

i agree, also the ... ( 2 days ago by warcack)

i agree, also the dramatic parts of the song i think meld very well with the themes presented in the commercial, snapshots of the emotion expressed through war and the general folly of men.

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