I love this video! Sure it seems a bit mean to nitpick at so many live performances that don't go 100% according to plan but:
a) it makes ME feel so much better about wrong notes
b) they're geniuses so it doesn't matter
Of course a lot of these mistakes are due to speed and technical difficulty, but not matter what the circumstances, I have major RESPECT for these maestros because they never lose the character of the music while the mistakes are happening. As Rubinstein says in his video, he played Chopin Etude Op.25 No.11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' at a Paris Gala when he was younger, and though there was not one right note in the R.H, his left hand maintained power and character. The reaction? Cheers from the audience. But maybe only Rubinstein can get away with it?
Enjoy the video below, and thanks to StockhausenIsMyCat for making this.
"The pianist should never be afraid to take risks"- Horowitz
"In the old days wrong notes were the right of the genius"- Arrau
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