venerdì 19 febbraio 2010

Music

"The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music. "

Lorenzo in W. Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice, Act 5, Scene 1

I don't know if it's true but I like it.

I also like Chopin Polonaise Op. 53 played by Horowitz. First time I listened to it I was 6 years old. Chopin Polonaise entered my heart and when this kind of things happens there's nothing that you can do because you're captured.

Are you ready to be captured?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZGi49Bnghs

For comparativists, this is Pollini's version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhqcC1XA2cw

1 commento:

  1. I was listening to horowitz in moscow. it's a marvelous record. he played chopin's mazurka, but yes, polonaise is more powerful

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