Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Great pianists' recordings when they're young and those they make when they're old can differ in many ways: technical ability, tempo, phrasing, tone, rubato, character, dynamic, etc. I chose 10 pianists.
00:00 Arthur Rubinstein (1937) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego"
01:15 Arthur Rubinstein (1964) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego"
03:04 Glenn Gould 1964 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3)
04:25 Glenn Gould 1981 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3)
05:56 Vladimir Horowitz (1930) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I)
09:38 Vladimir Horowitz (1978) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I)
13:39 Alfred Cortot (1926) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16)
19:34 Alfred Cortot (1957) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16)
26:16 Wilhelm Kempff (1929) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III)
31:19 Wilhelm Kempff (1970) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III)
38:52 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1948) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV)
41:30 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1988) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV)
44:42 Claudio Arrau (1935) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I)
50:04 Claudio Arrau (1979) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I)
56:17 Sviatoslav Richter (1954) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
1:01:58 Sviatoslav Richter (1994) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
1:08:33 Emil Gilels (1935) - Schumann, Toccata
1:13:16 Emil Gilels (1976) - Schumann, Toccata
1:20:44 Josef Hofmann (1918) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso
1:24:30 Josef Hofmann (1947) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso
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Great pianists' recordings when they're young and those they make when they're old can differ in many ways: technical ability, tempo, phrasing, tone, rubato, character, dynamic, etc. I chose 10 pianists.
00:00 Arthur Rubinstein (1937) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego"
01:15 Arthur Rubinstein (1964) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego"
03:04 Glenn Gould 1964 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3)
04:25 Glenn Gould 1981 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3)
05:56 Vladimir Horowitz (1930) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I)
09:38 Vladimir Horowitz (1978) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I)
13:39 Alfred Cortot (1926) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16)
19:34 Alfred Cortot (1957) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16)
26:16 Wilhelm Kempff (1929) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III)
31:19 Wilhelm Kempff (1970) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III)
38:52 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1948) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV)
41:30 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1988) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV)
44:42 Claudio Arrau (1935) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I)
50:04 Claudio Arrau (1979) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I)
56:17 Sviatoslav Richter (1954) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
1:01:58 Sviatoslav Richter (1994) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
1:08:33 Emil Gilels (1935) - Schumann, Toccata
1:13:16 Emil Gilels (1976) - Schumann, Toccata
1:20:44 Josef Hofmann (1918) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso
1:24:30 Josef Hofmann (1947) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso
If you want to support me: patreon.com/chopinzee
Instagram: instagram.com/ozanfabien
Twitter: twitter.com/chopinzeeblog
