Carmen Fantasy — Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz’s witty, funny, and thunderous showpiece transcription of Bizet’s Carmen Fantasy.

Listen to the back and forth between two themes in Carmen Fantasy @2:35.
Also look at Horowitz’s pinky @1:05! Apparently he was shocked when he saw a video of himself play because he didn’t know his pinky curled up when he didn’t use it.

Horowitz is considered by many to be the greatest pianist of all time (I am not exaggerating when I say this). In this performance, you can see his technical firepower, his control, his daring, and his humor.