Item Specifics

Condition:

Brand new

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Format:

CD

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Album Type:

Full-Length CD

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Genre:

Classical

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Release Date:

2001

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Artist:

Vladimir Horowitz

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Record Label:

Sony Classical

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Number of Discs:

1

• Vladimir Horowitz A Reminiscence Classical Piano CD
• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferruccio Busoni, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, et al.
• Audio CD (July 17, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Classical
• Genre: Classical Piano

Product Description
"To be more than a virtuoso, you must first be a virtuoso." Ferruccio Busoni
Although this CD of previously released material is being promoted as a companion to the video documentary "Vladimir Horowitz--a Reminiscence," there is little connection between the two. Rather than release a CD of pieces which Horowitz was heard playing in the film, Sony has instead chosen to release an album of "popular" piano classics. Most of the pieces on this CD are relaxed and contemplative, and there is none of Horowitz trademark diabolical virtuosity here. Nevertheless, his years with Columbia Masterworks (now Sony Classical) were fruitful ones, and the pianist won the majority of his Grammys while under contract to that label from 1962 to 1973.

Horowitz was never considered one of Schubert's greatest interpreters, but this performance of the G-flat Impromptu is notable for the pianist's uncanny ability to balance the melody against the flowing accompaniment, and for its natural phrasing and tonal beauty.

The Chopin pieces are from various Horowitz albums, including some live material. Although the playing is uniformly outstanding, one wishes Sony had included more Mazurkas, a form in which Horowitz excelled. (At 62 minutes, there would have been room for at least two more.) Early on, Horowitz was lauded for his interpretations of the music of Rachmaninoff, his friend and mentor. The two brief pieces here, recorded live in 1968, are played with characteristic brooding melancholy. The LP from which these works were taken won Horowitz one of his many Grammys.

Two of the three Scriabin pieces here are from Horowitz' legendary all-Scriabin LP, recorded in 1972, another Grammy winner. The third piece was recorded at the same time, but not released until 1992, despite being top-flight Horowitz and Scriabin.

Although it duplicates items which Horowitz fanatics already have, this CD is ideal for the Horowitz newcomer. It is also an excellent refutation for those who still like to pigeonhole Vladimir Horowitz as a mere virtuoso.

Track listing
1. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Vladimir Horowitz

2. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Vladimir Horowitz

3. Prelude for piano No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT. 171
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Vladimir Horowitz

4. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Vladimir Horowitz

5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 491 (L. 164) Allegro
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
with Vladimir Horowitz

6. Ich ruf' zu dir, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 639; Ten Chorale Preludes No. 5), KiV B27/5
Composed by Ferruccio Busoni
with Vladimir Horowitz

7. Mazurka for piano No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41/2, CT. 77
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Vladimir Horowitz

8. Prelude for piano No.23 in G sharp minor, Op. 32/12
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Vladimir Horowitz

9. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 I. Adagio sostenuto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Vladimir Horowitz

10. Moments Musicaux (6) for piano, Op. 16
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Vladimir Horowitz

11. Consolation, for piano No. 2 in E major "Un poco pi ›E›i mosso", S. 172/2 (LW A111a/2/2)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Vladimir Horowitz

12. Feuillet d'album for piano in E flat major, Op. 45/1
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Vladimir Horowitz

13. Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 8/8
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Vladimir Horowitz

14. Feuillet d'album for piano, Op. 58
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Vladimir Horowitz

15.Preludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123 VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Vladimir Horowitz

16. Preludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123 V. Bruyeres. Calme
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Vladimir Horowitz

17. Kinderszenen No. 1 ("Von fremden Landern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Vladimir Horowitz

18. Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Traumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Vladimir Horowitz

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