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Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

1949-1957 Recordings

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)
Horowitz delivers an unusually expansive but structurally convincing account of the first movement of the Second Sonata. Another highlight is the grandiose performance of he Barcarolle.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20084 out of 5 stars

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Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

1949-1957 Recordings

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

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Horowitz delivers an unusually expansive but structurally convincing account of the first movement of the Second Sonata. Another highlight is the grandiose performance of he Barcarolle.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20084 out of 5 stars

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Contents and tracklist

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Work length23:04
I. Grave - Doppio movimento
Track length7:50
II. Scherzo
Track length6:51
III. Marche funebre: Lento
Track length6:54
IV. Finale: Presto
Track length1:29
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Work length8:46
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 23 February 1957
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Track length8:46
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Work length10:13
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 8 May 1952
  • Recording Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City, USA
Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
Work length11:26
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 23 April 1951
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA
Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantasie"
Track length11:26
Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'
Work length4:06
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 29 April 1951
  • Recording Venue: Hunter College Auditorium, New York City, USA
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Work length8:33
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 28-29 April 1951
  • Recording Venue: Hunter College Auditorium, New York City, USA
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Work length10:17
  • Vladimir Horowitz
  • Recorded: 28 December 1949
  • Recording Venue: Town Hall, New York City, USA
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (withdrawn 1949 recording)
Track length10:17

Awards and reviews

June 2008

Horowitz delivers an unusually expansive but structurally convincing account of the first movement of the Second Sonata. Another highlight is the grandiose performance of he Barcarolle.
4 out of 5 stars

June 2008

No pianist played closer to the edge than Vladimir Horowitz. And here, in this invaluable reissue of performances dating from 1949-57, you are once more made aware of that elemental violence and caprice that could leave his audiences in a state of stupefaction, provoked and seduced by his charismatic force and wicked ways.
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