Horowitz' mistakes are better than most people's perfection.

To play a wrong note is insignificatn, to play without passion is unexcusable - Beethoven

He played it slower, with more mistakes and with less showmanship than Lang Lang. But I like Horwitz better. Therein lies my problem with lang lang. Music is so much more than playing fast and well and Horowitz puts so much more into his music than just speed and perfection. What a man! So glad we have his recordings.

Horowitz's wrong notes have little to do with age. He played lots of wrong notes all his life. He was never interested in playing note-perfect. He once said, "I don't want to be Jascha Heifetz" (violinist Jascha Heifetz was famous for the perfection of his playing). Part of the reason for these wrong notes is that he takes huge risks and sets himself near-unsurmountable challenges at all times, playing with extreme transparency, dynamic contrast, rhythmic tension, polyphony, differential articulations of different voices, and so on. At such a level of total musical and technical engagement, with nothing held in reserve, things do go (slightly) wrong on occasion.

I cannot believe that any person could in any way fault this performance. This is one of the best renditions of this piece ever. I didn't even see sheet music. Wow !

No mistakes, just happy little accidents. 😀

You'll never know how brilliant this is untill you try to play it yourself

I love all the people trying to gaslight others into thinking that this a good interpretation 😂

You guys need to realize that his mere presence at the piano was all people wanted. It was much like an old Sinatra, Pavarotti, or even Michael Jordan when he was on the Wizards. People just wanted to see the greatest and their magic one last time, regardless of limitations due to age.

He plays this with so much soul and heroic spirit. Other pianists, even in all their "perfection" dont give me goosebumps like this does.

I just listened to Lang Lang playing this Polonaise and then Horowitz. Lang is precise, like an old pianola. Horowitz is give the music colour, depth and what can only be described as pure musicality.,

Old Horowitz, old fingers, still impresses me more than many young healthy pianists in perfect shape, I just came from a quick tour, I listened to many 'young healthy' pianists, NONE of them ignites my spirit like old bad ass Horowitz❤

Heroic 83-year-old hands - amazing.

I love horowitz interpration of polonaise's chopin. My piano teacher told me once or twice that if there is some mistakes you could keep playing if there is your heart and if the rythm is there.

I heard him live, in solo concert, four times, starting when he was 76. The amazing thing was not the perfection of each and every note, because he made mistakes. NO the amazing thing was how he brought the music to life, and gave it such true and powerful emotion.

I love his face in the end

man... that crescendo from the lower octave main theme to the higher octave is crazy good!

I guess this piano still remember the last time someone played that well on him...an immortal love 😌

The low notes on this piano is absolutely stunning

I keep watching others play this, and yet, I keep coming back to Horowitz.