Posted on 08/23/2014 4:31:30 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
To me it means the perfection of European civilization prior to the first world war.
You would need to expand on your comment, just a little more than that, for me to understand the gist of your references.
Those fingers can strike like lighting or caress the keys like a gentle dew.
There will never be another Horowitz.
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My this brings back a lot of memory’s of my dad sitting in the living room listening to a record of a Rachmamonoff concerto puffing on this pipe, with far away look in his eyes
While Horacio Gutierrez's performance of the Third in this old, old hour long TV show may not be especially noteworthy, his dialogue with conductor Andre Previn and Previn's exposition on Rachmaninoff's music in general and the Third in particular is quite enjoyable and informative (the program itself doesn't start until ten and one-half minutes into the first of three parts) - "It's really very, very beautiful music"
Thank you for posting! I still have my vinyl recording of this performance. It’s a perfect delight to see it on video. Horowitz played with such power and passion. It was a performance for the ages.
It's a shame to have to wait for a snow storm to hear Rachmaninoff's Third - I was listening to it just yesterday afternoon on a cloudy day in south Jersey - the music paints the images in my head, taking me to some amazing places......
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