Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz – Vladimir Horowitz Rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, April 14, 1965 (Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:19:59 minutes | 3,41 GB | Genre: Classical
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After an absence of twelve years, Vladimir Horowitz’s return to the concert stage was one of New York s most exciting musical events. It was Sunday, May 9, 1965, when the great pianist stepped onto the stage of Carnegie Hall, greeted by a shouting, standing ovation. It was his first public performance since he had left the same stage on February 25, 1953. The recording of his recital would be awarded with three Grammy® Awards and become one of the most successful classical albums. In the months before the historic day of May 9, Horowitz went to Carnegie Hall twice in January, twice in April to play for his wife and close friends, before he decided he was ready to perform publicly.

Columbia Masterworks recorded these intimate private recitals, as well as his subsequent rehearsals for his return in 1966, on tape, and they have remained almost entirely unreleased for more than 50 years.

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Vladimir Horowitz – Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:00 minutes | 506 MB | Genre: Classical
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The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) won his first praise on his interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto from the composer himself. When Rachmaninoff heard the young Kiev-born pianist play his work shortly after Horowitz’s arrival in New York in 1928, he exclaimed: “He swallowed it whole.” Fifty years later, on September 24, 1978, Horowitz electrified his audience once again with this monumental work. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, he gave a special performance of this work as part of the celebrations honoring his U.S. debut 50 years earlier. His unforgettable account was recorded live on video and broadcast simultaneously throughout the United States. It was the last time Horowitz played the Third in his lifetime. The work itself, reverently called “Rach 3” by pianists brave enough to tackle its monstrous technical challenges, achieved international celebrity of a different kind in recent years.
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Vladimir Horowitz – Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (Live) (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 41:32 minutes | 665 MB | Genre: Classical
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The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) won his first praise on his interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto from the composer himself. When Rachmaninoff heard the young Kiev-born pianist play his work shortly after Horowitz’s arrival in New York in 1928, he exclaimed: “He swallowed it whole.” Fifty years later, on September 24, 1978, Horowitz electrified his audience once again with this monumental work. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, he gave a special performance of this work as part of the celebrations honoring his U.S. debut 50 years earlier. His unforgettable account was recorded live on video and broadcast simultaneously throughout the United States. It was the last time Horowitz played the Third in his lifetime. The work itself, reverently called “Rach 3” by pianists brave enough to tackle its monstrous technical challenges, achieved international celebrity of a different kind in recent years.

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Vladimir Horowitz – Horowitz plays Scriabin (Remastered) (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:29:04 minutes | 717 MB | Genre: Classical
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This three-CD package from Sony Classical consists of Vladimir Horowitz’s studio recordings of the piano music of Alexander Scriabin, recorded between 1950 and 1976 and previously issued by RCA Victor and Columbia Masterworks, along with several live recordings. As a young pianist in Russia, Horowitz met Scriabin and was swept up in the wave of enthusiasm for his music after the composer’s death in 1915. Yet his development as a Scriabin interpreter didn’t truly start until the 1950s, when he was among the vanguard of pianists reassessing Scriabin’s work, following a period of neglect during the war years. Horowitz became one of Scriabin’s most committed and popular interpreters, and his recordings of the sonatas, preludes, etudes, and poems helped to launch the Scriabin revival which continues today. These remastered recordings reflect the audio reproduction of their times, so the monaural recording of the Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, for example, is rather compressed and tinny, while the Preludes and the Étude in C sharp minor have a slightly muffled tone. The stereo Columbia recordings are open and cleaner, and the piano’s tone is much fuller in these tracks from the 1960s and 1970s. The starkest contrasts of sound quality may be heard on the third disc, which offers two performances of the Sonata No. 9, “Black Mass,” where the 1965 rendition is superior to the extremely weak sounding 1953 recording. The historical nature of these recordings may limit the set’s appeal, though Horowitz’s fans will still get plenty of enjoyment from hearing them.

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Vladimir Horowitz – Best of Chopin (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:15:14 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
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Russian-born American virtuoso pianist in the Romantic tradition. He was celebrated for his flawless technique and an almost orchestral quality of tone. Horowitz’s performances of works by Franz Liszt, Sergey Rachmaninoff, Frédéric Chopin, Aleksandr Scriabin, Domenico Scarlatti, and Sergey Prokofiev were admired for their technical precision and dynamic range.

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at the White House, Washington D.C., February 26, 1978 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 00:53:55 minutes | 931 MB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: White House, Washington D.C., February 26, 1978

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston, April 13, 1980 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:28:24 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, April 13, 1980

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Paramount Theatre, Oakland, February 15, 1976 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:27:05 minutes | 1,4 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Paramount Theatre, Oakland, February 15, 1976

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Avery Fischer Hall, New York City, May 4, 1980 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:27:22 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Avery Fischer Hall, New York City, May 4, 1980

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Powell Hall, St. Louis, November 21, 1976 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:25:20 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Powell Hall, St. Louis, November 21, 1976

After the overwhelming success of Vladimir Horowitz Live at Carnegie Hall, Sony Classical presents Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983. Available October 23, this 50-CD edition takes you on tour with the legendary pianist from his home town of New York to the great halls of the USA, from New Haven to Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and beyond. This special collector’s set features 13 programs recorded at 25 solo recitals in 14 different concert halls. It comprises the complete live recordings made by Columbia Masterworks between 1966 and 1968, as well as the live recordings made by RCA Red Seal between 1975 and 1983. While a few extracts from these live recordings were selected for release as award-winning albums, the vast majority rested untouched in secure storage and has remained unreleased for more than 30 years – until today. This new edition presents Vladimir Horowitz’s musical artistry, live and unedited in state-of-the-art mastering.

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Yale University, New Haven, November 13, 1966 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:26:58 minutes | 1,49 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Yale University, New Haven, November 13, 1966

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Yale University, New Haven, November 3, 1968 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:28:39 minutes | 1,54 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Yale University, New Haven, November 3, 1968

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston, April 7, 1968 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:39:19 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, April 7, 1968

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Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Queens College, New York City, October 22, 1967 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:27:15 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Queens College, New York City, October 22, 1967

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