danuschild
Chopin writes so well for the piano that, all you have to do, is play what he wrote and the result is fantastic. This is how most pianists play Chopin, including Rubenstein. However, that sort of playing is very bland. Like him or loath him, Horowitz, like most of the great 19th century pianists, do things with the music initiating an emotional response, not merely a comment along the lines of "that was nice!!" The trouble with Rubenstein and others like him is that they are so gifted they can rattle off any piece at the drop of a hat without much consideration about interpretation, and he is the forerunner of all those boring pianists who came after him and emulate him.