Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz was a Russian-born American classical pianist and composer. He was known for his technique, use of tone color, and the excitement generated by his playing. He is thought of as one of the greatest pianists of all time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth1 October 1903
CityKiev, Ukraine
CountryUnited States of America
american-musician command keys
I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.
piano orchestra knows
The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know
faces passports
My face is my passport.
past my-past my-future
My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future.
heart giving feelings
Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.
mistake play dynamics
If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake.
play yesterday style
I have no style, because I change each time . . . each day I play differently. Today I play differently than yesterday.
sleep home play
Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.
nature cutting tree
Everyone goes to the forest; some go for a walk to be inspired, and others go to cut down the trees.
life success mistake
I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.
three kind homosexual
There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.
piano perfect doe
False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.
heart piano common-sense
Piano playing consists of common sense, heart and technical resources. All three should be equally developed. Without common sense you are a fiasco, without technique an amateur, without heart a machine. The profession does have its hazards.
perfection imperfection
Perfection itself is imperfection.