Life notes, 2 of N.

Sun Nov 17th 2024.

My first piano crush, Vladimir Horowitz:

• Love his performance of Chopin’s Ballade No. 1
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKT62lVBcAQ
• Love anything he touches and plays frankly. I know I am biased.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ELwCdgGQLQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5mxU_7BTRA

My second piano crush, Martha Argerich - I loved that we have in common being crazy latinas at the piano. She is iconic.

• This is lame/viral, but as a child I was obsessed with her performance of Chopin’s Op. 53 Polonaise:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSEwfqs-VM
• Her Chopin performances are a classic, big fan:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V8XazLfPWk

Third childhood piano crush, Rubinstein:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ScGtmvSgY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3r4EgwLqMM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Yoyz6_Los
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K4ZwA2nQqI

Under-rated and extremely under-hyped Queen, rebel, icon, and pianist: Friedrich Gulda:

• His Mozart is frankly my fav
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_33zTtiWPA
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6OjCv5lG6s
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6OjCv5lG6s&list=RDI6OjCv5lG6s&start_radio=1
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSegqKD5Yoc&list=PLqfF6zcfH_oCjGGrgge1u_jxOO2oSyz2P
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yha-5o9Ds20
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3stLTO64ADs
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F3QvSNuiKE