This is very interesting, and makes me feel a lot better about all those horrible arguments I had with my parents when I wanted to quit all those years ago. For me, it was the teacher (the only one in our small rural village) who was rigid and uninspiring, rarely encouraging or complimentary, with no interest in showing me what was possible beyond the structure of the exam repertoire. No idea why this person was a teacher. Wish I could wind back the clock and tell myself it wasn't me.

Really great video that deserves far more views! You explained the separate parts of the piano and had an example of a good and poor sound quality which I haven't seen anywhere else. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏾

I think a person must really like the piano to stick with it especially as an adult. Kids are generally used to having to focus on instruction but adults have developed other habits and are reluctant to commit the required time. I think most kids will get tired of the piano but there are a few who will hit it just right so that their brain becomes wired to learn it. For us self trained adults it is more of a plodding along like a mule.

All great and valid points! But... Please... Get those plants off the piano 😂 a disaster waiting to happen

I hate when they show you an exercise. Then refer you to some website to learn it. When they could’ve taught you it right here on KZfaq. That sucks‼️

I find Czerny exercises more interesting than Hannon

What happened to all the bow ties?

I use to play every other day but i would suggest 2 hours a day.

The "Waltz Time" debacle was my favorite one, as well. Thanks for sharing these gems.

Do you play all of the excersizes each day or rotate some each day?

I like to play the right hand a 10th above

Thanks for the valuable instruction. I have not gotten to 849 yet as I am still hacking along, trying to get 299 and 740 to a mediocre level.

Thank you very much. Although there are a lot of practicing videos on youtube there are not many videos that are about dealing with complicated rhythms and I was looking for something like that quite a long time. Strange that this video is online now for three years and has not more views. I am wondering about it because nearly every piano student has to struggle with this rhythm issue sooner or later and there are many teachers who avoid this (and say for example something like "Do as you like"....;-). I really appreciate your advices because many, many of your advices are very CLEAR. I wish you that much more piano students will find your channel, because it is one of the most helpful piano practicing channels on youtube. Thank you very much - vielen Dank!

Sorry dude, it was not only musical ignorance, which can be forgiven of non-pianist, but also a problem of pronunciation. I am sure that if Horowitz had enunciated whatever that word was that you said preceding"Beethoven" the stage manager would have understood that it was a name, and not "waltz time". I heard "Worsht-time" when you said it, and as I am also "classically ignorant" of Beethoven's entire catalogue, I as stage manager, would have announced that Horowitz would be playing "sausage time" (Hessich for sausage) by Beethoven, and you would be having an even bigger laugh at my expense. "ha ha ha"..... Oh, now I hear it, You TRIED to say Waldstein, but you didn't. . Wahhld.shhtein. the long, soft drawn out "a" , and the long shh of the German "sch". Practice that so the stage manager hears it clearly when you spontaneously change your program, smarty man. "ha ha "

He never ate a salad

Horowitz would only grant interviews to reporters who were bonafied musicians . They had to pass a test , and of course he knew most all the correct answers ,,, ! ,,, Evidently he thought his brain could be contaminated by whatever riff-raff that might be a hot topic ,,, !

Here’s another interesting fact: he couldn’t hold a candle to Rubinstein.

Interesting that this is "untold" stuff, except that most of these factoids appear in books - things people used to peruse before the Internet became the sole source of knowledge. How about his crazy unnecessary appendectomy? Nevertheless, I have a lot of his recordings and have listened to them over many years. There was nobody like him.

Please dont eat words, try to speak easy. Thank you.

I talked to him in Moscow April 1986: me:" Vladimir Samoylovich,we inable to attend your recital due of the no tickets", him:" No worries, everybody will be there!" He was right!

I never knew that Horowitz had a practice keyboard he took on trains - of course, he could probably hear the sound in his mind. Interesting!

Now I want to hear Beethoven Sonata No 21 in Waltz Time!

Everyone should share all they know about Horowitz, in the comments section, please! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Tres intéressant merci !

I missed the stories about Horowitz' meetings with Art Tatum and their exchange of versions of "Tea For Two".

But you missed the fact that he was a notoriously effeminate gay male? ... letting loose at private parties...

11. Horowitz was the first choice to play the lead role in "Enter The Dragon." Unbelievably, he turned it down, claiming it clashed with his concert schedule. The role eventually went to Bruce Lee, the director's 6th choice.

Really wish I had more Horowitz recordings of Debussy. His interpretations, the few I've heard, are so different and beautiful.

another thing is that he was secretly homosexual.

I had the privilege of hearing him perform in Toronto in the spring of 1976. Thanks for the tidbits. I imagine he must have hired a bow tie librarian/curator to manage all of them!

my friend had a lesson from Horowitz. at 0:15 i thought you might say Jews - not dollars...

I love it but why call it an eleven arpeggio exercise when there are actually twelve arpeggios? :) (3 major, 3 minor, 4 dominant7, 1 augmented and 1 diminished)

Didn't he also require that sole be served at every evening meal?

What about the Horowitz spike; that place on the concert stage where the piano’s third leg was placed for its best acoustics!

You didn’t mention the main technique she’s using. It’s in and out coupled with forearm rotation. Right for the third finger, to the left for finger two and the thumb. Out for fingers two three and in for the thumb.

About practicing on a train - when Rachnaninov was touring the USA in the 1920s, he rented a train all unto himself and his family, to be able to travel between cities and get to sometimes use the carriage instead of a hotel overnight. He also mounted a piano in one of the cars, so that he could practice for hours, just like Horowitz. :) This was at a time when the US still had a tight and well-connected passenger railway network all over the country of course! Rach was plainly using the train the way later celebrities would make use of a private jet. :)

Czerny fan club

Great video- thankyou for having the piano tuned well!

A true pianist should be authentically reflecting the hight European culture. There aren’t many true pianists put there, just because someone can move his fingers does not make him/her a pianist. It tales culture and roots.

These are great tips! I never thought of grouping them into chords first, and isolating the thumb, and playing in dotted rhythm. Wow. Thanks so much! Very well explained.

What is your tips for big hands with thick fingers?

Thank you, I'have big problem with the Moonlight, yours exercices are really helpful

Thanks Ugnius for the tips. I am self taught piano practicer and am working on Czerny 299. Will get copy of 849 also.

Very helpful video! Will you consider upload some performances sometimes? There aren't many high level pianists that post their performances on their upright.

Your videos help me a lot! Thank you! You are awesome and professional pianist! I admire you!❤🎵👏

Hey, what's your favorite piece from this years syllabus? 🔎

Nice tunes👍👍👍👍👍beautiful performance

Which one is your favorite? 🎹

Can you do a video on fast Octaves in Liszt's Mazeppa I can do them fast but i need to figure a way to reduce impact on my fingers without losing speed

Wow! I know what my new obsession is gonna be now!