Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (October 1, 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Uk… Read Full Bio ↴Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (October 1, 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Ukraine-born American classical pianist and composer. He was acclaimed for his virtuoso technique, his tone color, and the excitement engendered by his playing. He is recognized as one of the greatest pianists of all time.

The Stars and Stripes Forever
Vladimir Horowitz Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' by these artists:

Acoustix Unfurl the banner and raise it to the sky! Let Eagle…
André Rieu Our home is the u.s. of a may the stars…
Great American Main St. Band My fellow Americans, my name is: Mr. Corwin Black. If we…
J. P. Sousa Fall upon this world today As time begins to slow Only in…
Jean-Jacques Perrey Pretty scene cut, I Never knew a rut, I Really give a…
John Philip Sousa Let martial note in triumph float And liberty extend its mig…
The Band Of HM Royal Marines & Lt-Col. G. A. C. Hoskins Listen she asked what I drive I told us something…
The Stars and Stripes Forever Save me, just like you did so many times before Safety,…
United States Marine Band Sousa John Philip Miscellaneous The Stars And Stripes Foreve…

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@calin33050

4y↑6

You can listen to the entire recital on my channel.

April 2, 1948: Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York

Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat major, Op.90 No.3 [played in G major]
Mussorgsky/Horowitz: Pictures at an Exhibition
Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
Debussy: Serenade for the Doll
Debussy: Etude No.6 (Pour les huit doigts)
Liszt: Funérailles
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op.32 No.5
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op.23 No.5
Encores:
Scarlatti: Sonata in A major, K.322
Mozart: Rondo alla Turca
Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op.15 No.2
Sousa/Horowitz: The Stars and Stripes Forever

All comments from YouTube:

@jaquetpotato813

44w↑28

Absolute brilliance!! How amazing it would have been to hear him live, it is a shame that my generation does not appreciate this skill anymore

@scabbycatcat4202

3y↑84

when I heard this arrangement for the very first time i was convinced it must be a duet. I was astonished when i discovered this was just a single pianist

@GaylordBuzzard

3y↑5

I thought the same thing when I heard Art Tatum, a pianist Horowitz admired.

@beatlessteve1010

2y↑62

He performed this in 1945 right when the war ended in Central Park with mayor LaGuardia and a million listeners!!!

@captainpic

4y↑135

He played it with all three hands.

@christopherczajasager9030

3y↑3

And 3 b l s..

@karlakor

3y↑8

No, he surely used all four hands to play this.

@keredding

43w↑16

Please don’t take this down, it’s the best version.

@johnwinters7437

6y↑56

My God what power.

@pianoman551000

2y↑37

So many painists have attempted to replicate Horowitz' transcription of the Sousa march, but ONLY Horowitz, himself, can provide the virtuosity needed to accomplish what this particular transcription arrangement demands of the pianist.

@Cubanbearnyc

4y↑33

His biggest power doesn't come from his formidable sound, but his STRONG personality! he demands everyone listens to every note and its meaning.... it's like if the spirit of the piece is too small for him.....

@marktabla5434

5y↑46

I remember when the Berlin Wall fell, I heard a concert on NPR broadcast from Eastern Europe celebrating the event. The atmosphere was electric and the encore, "Stars and Stripes Forever", brought the audience to their feet and nearly brought down the house. The orchestra had to play it again and again until finally, NPR had to to take leave of the broadcast for their affiliates.I don't care if it's people's bodies piling up to keep Old Glory from touching the ground during the seige of Ft. McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812, Joan of Arc raising the banner of her Lord to rally her troops, or General Moroni in The Book of Mormon raising the Title of Liberty, banners of freedom throughout history have conveyed a universal language that every human being intrinsically understands. ...And Sousa effectively put it to the music that orchestras and, later, a Russian expatriate at his keyboard would eventually share around the world.

@igsaturation

2y↑6

Those thunderous left hand octaves, so Horowitz.

@peterfilardo9380

4y↑23

THE LEFT HAND OF GOD

@mgretche

2y↑8

The applause goes on for a full minute…….!!!
Imagine…….!!!

@roberthalf1094

5y↑21

I didn't know Horowitz had three hands. Wow!

@robertdyer2704

45w↑5

Makes me cry every time I hear it.

@BaroneVitellioScarpia1

2y↑11

Pure perfection. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@geraldfrank1630

2y↑16

Vlad plays it how it’s meant! 👌👏👏

@phyllisweinberg8180

42w↑3

That's got to be Carnegie Hall. God, how riveting he is and always was. Brilliant rendition.

@kitbeethoven

4y↑24

He's a gorilla, he's a magnificent grizzly bear, he's a sky full of birds and insects. He has four hands, and they are huge. No mercy here. The energy flowing through his brain to fingers can interfere with coronary rhythms, watch out!

@kaleidoscopio5

4y↑22

Best performance ever 😄

@marinasultanova5561

Ну просто Чудо❤❤❤

@sandrarandolph3203

2y↑5

I'm feeling that this as as close to heaven as I may ever get, at least on this plane!

@G6JPG

29w↑1

Thank you for flying with Heavenly Airlines …🙂

@sandrarandolph4248

11w

Thanks for you reply! I've read it several times a week and I love your reply. @@G6JPG

@dcbahr

4y↑36

First of all, this is a long comment. Second of all, thank you to whomever put this one up. Holy, crap. I have heard other versions of him playing this, but not this one. Does anyone know the concert and/or source of the recording. To my ears--blind musicologist here--I would guess Carnegie? You can hear the reverb of the piano in only the way Carnegie seems to have. If you want more proof of that type of reverb, play Charlie Parker with Strings Live there. Or the hard-to-find Jazz Scene recordings that were made just before the second recording ban of 1949. Also, whoever set the microphone did a damn good job, although it took a nice beating at the end of the piece, even the stage probably shook. Oh, I had to laugh a bit myself, did anyone else notice he kinda plunked the last chord? The interval wasn't quite right in the right hand, although that could also have been a defect of the disc it was transcribed on. Some of those acetates wavered in pitch, see my comments below regarding source. I seem to recall VH saying in later interviews that this piece was "too difficult" and would guess that this was one of the last performances of it? I could be wrong I don't have his discography/gigography at hand.

Glad I'm not the only one who was wondering what the laughter was. Yeah I think it is because of that melodic line. Then there are the octaves and trills in the right hand imitating the piccolo. That's something Liszt would have been proud of. I tend to agree with those on here who say that modern technique is rather cold. I find myself going back to VH for 99 percent of my piano music. The other 1 percent is usually Rubinstein, his rival. But we'll not go there presently. I do wish there was a better bio of VH than the one done in 1983, unless there is and I've not found it, which is entirely possible.

One more thing. The source. To me, and I could be wrong, this sounds like it came from an acetate 16 inch disc. Or a vinyl transcription disc, also 16 inches, but not sure if it was the latter, because Columbia had just introduced the LP and I thought that the switch to vinyl transcription discs came after that? I've digitized both types of discs, and seem to remember acetates having more hiss than the vinyl ones. The WWII v-discs were vinyl as well, easier to carry in a pack than a bunch of heavy 78s. The reason I think this is an acetate/transcription disc is the pops and clicks. There doesn't seem to be the typical sound of a 78rpm disc during the quiet passages. Either that or whoever digitized this recording had a lowpass filter on it? There are too many clicks that are higher frequency than you'd hear on a 78. And lastly, my guess at the source is because there's a full minute of applause. Even the classical 12-inch 78s only ran to 4 minutes, if I remember right. I'm still stuck on this idea of the frequency of the clicks and pops; their auditory frequency, not the timing of them. Although now that I think about it, that also be a sign that it was an acetate. The auditory frequency of LP clicks and pops is usually lower in pitch except at the start of a record, you'll hear the pitch drop usually once the needle finds the groove. The music/audio nerd in me was very happy to find this recording.

If you made it through this entire essay, congratulations! I thank you for reading. If you didn't, you won't be reading this part anyway! Cheers, hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

@calin33050

4y↑6

@robertrodes1546

@@calin33050 An epic recital indeed.

@robertrodes1546

3y↑4

Thank you for a very interesting post. As well as Horowitz and Rubinstein, I have a few other "go-to" pianists: Dinu Lipatti, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Rachmaninoff (as pianist). For more modern pianists, I'm finding Yuja Wang increasingly convincing as she matures.

@marcdiamond1482

Boston concert Hall, May 16, 1953 in the afternoon

@Pogouldangeliwitz

What's wrong with Glenn Plaskins stunningly well-researched biography now?

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@carmen6169

2y↑5

Inolvidable Horowitz. 🙏🇮🇷💕👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋💥

@PortugalZeroworldcup

24w

Carmen from Iran?

@jiming0311

3y↑11

I guess he probably took a glance at the audience with a smile at that very moment 02:44 before final climax of this encore.

@Caocao8888

4y↑6

Genius. Sheer genius...

@alexmeleshenko4834

whenever you want to hear how any particular piece should be played---listen to Horowitz's interpretation.

@alanbash2921

50w↑3

THE KING 👑

@nicolasvanpoucke.pianist

32w

Just imagine being there. The power of his presence must’ve been overwhelming.

@notmytempo464

2y↑4

The power...

@lynnpeppa1

5y↑3

BRAVO!

@JacquelineTHarty

Perfect!

@bailey-michellecollins8486

43w↑1

The laughter at 2:41 :) beautiful

@johndobbs3752

39w

Thank you.

@misojin4

6y↑26

not human...

@derpyhooves5795

6y↑1

ferm mass he was a demon

@philipinchina

32w↑1

I have a photo of Horowitz on the wall in my music room.

@galleybytes2505

Wowowee ❤❤❤

@user-vp7gt2in7u

3y↑2

素晴らしい演奏、音の魔術師はアメリカを讃えている。
1945年前後のホロヴィッツの演奏がアップされ人々の様子も好景気に見える。これが原爆投下した国の様子なんだ、日本人としては気持ちは複雑。
もちろんホロヴィッツは尊敬しているし大好き。20世紀の宝物。

@G6JPG

29w

There's a slight buzz on some of the low notes - either something in the piano, or the microphone. Adds to the realism!

@derpyhooves5795

6y↑20

I would give so much money to know what the laughter was about at 2:44

@hugod327

5y↑1

Who is laughing? Horowitz or the audience?

@hugod327

5y↑10

Probably laughed because the piece sounds so funny and powerful and is completely insane (also completely insane to play like this)

@mattm9042

5y↑17

Derpy Hooves I think they were laughing in amazement at what was taking place with the playing: so inhumanly amazing. Horowitz didn’t move around much when he played, but he could make audiences laugh with delight at his turns of phrase and phrasing.

@mmondry

4y↑12

It's because he was playing a third melodic line which makes it seem like there are two performers on the keyboard. The technical skill required to pull this off is beyond anything seen in those days. Today, Arkady Volodos odes it with his hands tied behind his back, but then again, his skill level is of today's standards, which is actually higher than that of Horowitz's day for many reasons.

@wandervanhoucke4331

4y↑14

@Katarina Hernandez mechanical technique has gotten better I think, how fast they move their fingers. They have no color though... They're boring to me, color and touch is where the personality is. Horowitz said in an interview: "I don't have great (mechanical) technique, I have many colleagues who have much better mechanics than I do, but I have so many colors that it seems like I have great mechanics!"
Have you ever heard someone else with such a touch and color of Horowitz? Not me...

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@synthetic_paul

11w

3:07 on: [POUNDING HEAD WITH A MALLET] YAGGIDAYAGGIDAYAGGIDAYAGGIDA

@beatlessteve1010

2y↑1

I wish there was video of thiis performance or 8 mm

@davidhawkins2207

3y↑11

How is this even possible to do? Goodness, he had a bit of technique.

@stevendaniel8126

Dear Lord !!!!!!!

@carmen6169

No se ven las tres manos. 🙏🇮🇷💐👋👋🌟🌟

@bbergarch1

Be played this for a post WWII war bond saying that it was his way of giving ‘Tanks’ to America

@Aven_-de2py

3:30 Stormy Weather

@Aven_-de2py

1:42 Holiday Inn Club Vacations Holly Lake Resort

@rbbonotto

4y↑3

It's surprising that he never played anything of Gottschalk's. Maybe he thought it was one bridge too far.

@eggmcguffin4794

2y↑1

Bro I can’t, at 2:40 some people started laughing and then Horowitz literally started playing like stfu

@ludwigvanbeethoven926

4y↑2

1:36

@tree_0550

32w

i wonder what they were laughing at at 2:08

@pieromattirolo5430

2y↑9

Three cheers for the red, white and blue... May it ever remain the land of freedom, in spite of Trump.

@Mike1614b

lol, its the dems who are taking our freedoms. open your eyes kid

@pieromattirolo5430

@@Mike1614b Trump and his pal Vladimir are sure getting ready to restore freedom from the Nazi occupation 🙂

@kevinm6790

38w

Three

@pieromattirolo5430

38w↑2

@@kevinm6790 indeed, thank you

@PortugalZeroworldcup

24w

🇺🇸

@antoanelaudila7129

Very gooud way not cabaret

@keikomakihara6070

3y↑1

ホント、人間技では無い…🐱

@papagen00

the live 1945 version is better, probably supreme imo.

@ludwigvanbeethoven926

4y↑5

2:06

@mgretche

USA USA USA . . . . . . !!!!!

@Palestrina-us8sv

Noch geschmackloser geht es wirklich nicht.

@jamesfitzsimmons7715

Spellbinding.

@c5x2c

3y↑1

Witchcraft! practice, practice, practice!

@SuperDaveOkie

4y↑3

His protege, Valery Kuleshov, plays this even better.

@labienus9968

3y↑10

People play it faster, louder, but never "better"

@busoni1

2y↑1

Watch his video and compare. He plays it well. But not nearly with this level of power. I like Kuleshov and he was great at the Cliburn, but it’s a big leap to make that statement.

@calebjohnphilbrick3162

as soon as i saw this.. [copy] youtube search bar [paste] lol.. ok lets see....

@arturcrane2764

46w

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Aven_-de2py

3y↑2

3:35 ewwwww

@rudolfpianos

2y↑1

Only a Russian could play it this way! Excuse me- Ukranian.

@VadimGolovetskiy

who cares Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire back then.

@labienus9968

1y↑2

Maybe only a Jewish Russian/Ukrainian-~~However Horowitz said there were 3 kinds of pianists-Jewish, homosexual ones, and bad pianists~~ or another version-the final type are Jewish-homosexual

@frvl

31w

Bruh

@Manx123

5y↑2

Played slightly too fast and with too little subtlety, at least compared to the perfection that is his studio recording.

@robertrodes1546

5y↑3

I find the studio recording rather lacking in spontaneity as compared to this one. :)

@j.vonhogen9650

5y↑9

Too fast? I don't think so. This performance of his Souza transcription probably has the best timing and energy of all the known recordings & bootlegs of the piece.