Here is the perfect gift box for the holidays: the complete set of Vladimir Horowitz’s DG recordings in a single box, including Horowitz in Hamburg from 2008 and three bonus tracks only previously available on the compilation The Magic of Horowitz.
Here is the perfect gift box for the holidays: the complete set of Vladimir Horowitz’s DG recordings in a single box, including Horowitz in Hamburg from 2008 and three bonus tracks only previously available on the compilation The Magic of Horowitz.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659by Johann Sebastian Bach Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: by 1723; Germany Date of Recording: 04/1985 Venue: New York City Length: 4 Minutes 55 Secs. Notes: Arrangement: Ferruccio Busoni
2.
Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1781-1783 Date of Recording: 4/1985 Venue: New York City
3.
Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20by Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1831-1832; Poland Date of Recording: 04/1985 Venue: New York City Length: 8 Minutes 24 Secs.
4.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17: no 4 in A minorby Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1832-1833; Paris, France Date of Recording: 04/1985 Venue: New York City Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs.
Novelletten (8) for Piano, Op. 21: no 1 in F majorby Robert Schumann Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany Date of Recording: 04/1985 Venue: New York City Length: 5 Minutes 51 Secs.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic"by Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Paris, France Date of Recording: 04/1985 Venue: New York City Length: 7 Minutes 18 Secs.
Kreisleriana, Op. 16by Robert Schumann Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 31 Minutes 11 Secs.
13.
Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33by Domenico Scarlatti Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 18th Century Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 4 Minutes 23 Secs.
14.
Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 135/L 224by Domenico Scarlatti Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 18th Century Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
15.
Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne"by Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1872; Rome, Italy Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
16.
Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2: no 1, Etude in C sharp minorby Alexander Scriabin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1887-1889; Russia Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs.
17.
Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215: no 1 in F sharp majorby Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1881; Rome, Italy Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs.
18.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 12 in D sharp minorby Alexander Scriabin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1894; Russia Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs.
19.
Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142: no 3 in B flat majorby Franz Schubert Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 1985 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 10 Minutes 5 Secs.
Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23by Domenico Scarlatti Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 18th Century Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 3 Minutes 56 Secs.
22.
Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1781-1783 Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 16 Minutes 57 Secs.
23.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 12 in G sharp minor, Allegroby Sergei Rachmaninov Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1910; Russia Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs.
24.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 5 in G major, Moderatoby Sergei Rachmaninov Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1910; Russia Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs.
25.
Soirées de Vienne (9) after Schubert, S 427: no 6by Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1852; Weimar, Germany Date of Recording: 4/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 105/Op. 30: no 4 in C sharp minorby Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1836-1837; Paris, France Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
28.
Mazurkas (5) for Piano, B 61/Op. 7: no 3 in F minorby Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1831; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.
29.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: no 7, Träumereiby Robert Schumann Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
30.
Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36: no 6, Etincellesby Moritz Moszkowski Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: Germany Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs.
31.
Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."by Sergei Rachmaninov Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1911 Date of Recording: 04/1986 Venue: Live Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
32.
Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 03/1987 Venue: Abanella Studio, Milan, Italy Length: 23 Minutes 48 Secs.
33.
Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1783-1784; Linz, Austria Date of Recording: 03/1987 Venue: Abanella Studio, Milan, Italy Length: 26 Minutes 25 Secs.
34.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K 281 (189f)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1775; Munich, Germany Date of Recording: 1986-89 Venue: New York City Length: 17 Minutes 39 Secs.
35.
Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 1986-89 Venue: New York City Length: 7 Minutes 55 Secs.
36.
Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 1986-89 Venue: New York City Length: 6 Minutes 23 Secs.
Soirées de Vienne (9) after Schubert, S 427: no 7by Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1852; Weimar, Germany Date of Recording: 1986-89 Venue: New York City Length: 6 Minutes 24 Secs.
39.
Soirées de Vienne (9) after Schubert, S 427: no 6by Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1852; Weimar, Germany Date of Recording: 1986-89 Venue: New York City Length: 7 Minutes 9 Secs.
40.
Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960by Franz Schubert Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 1986 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 39 Minutes 0 Secs.
41.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15by Robert Schumann Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany Date of Recording: 1986 Venue: RCA Studios, New York City Length: 17 Minutes 2 Secs.
42.
Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36: no 6, Etincellesby Moritz Moszkowski Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: Germany Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic"by Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Paris, France Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 7 Minutes 29 Secs.
45.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33: no 4 in B minorby Frédéric Chopin Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1837-1838; Paris, France Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
46.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15by Robert Schumann Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1838; Germany Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany
47.
Soirées de Vienne (9) after Schubert, S 427: no 6by Franz Liszt Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1852; Weimar, Germany Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 7 Minutes 36 Secs.
48.
Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c)by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1783-1784; Linz, Austria Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 24 Minutes 0 Secs.
49.
Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording: 6/1987 Venue: Live Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany Length: 6 Minutes 35 Secs.
Radiant and RavishingDecember 16, 2011By T. Drake (South Euclid, OH)See All My Reviews"The Vladimir Horowitz who emerged from retirement in 1985 was a very different pianist and musician than the one who had disappeared in 1983. Long gone were the leonine fortissimos and hysteria of the 1940s; also purged was the eccentricity that became a dominating factor in the 1970s. Horowitz had replaced these with a new balance and simplicity. He was never a puritan thank goodness, but "controlled freedom" (as Harold Schonberg phrased it) became the hallmark of the playing of Horowitz's last few years. The highlights of this set are too numerous to list in toto, but a few standouts are 1985's Kreisleriana, much of the Moscow recital, Mozart's Sonatas K. 281 and 333, and the Schubert-Liszt works - especially Standchen, which may well be Horowitz's best post-1980 recording. Other recordings fall into a middle ground: Mozart's K. 330 Sonata (the live 1986 slightly preferable to the dryish 1985 version), and the K. 488 Concerto with Giulini (demoted from a top recommendation due to the non-descript, tonally un-alluring orchestra). Schubert's D. 960 Sonata, rejected by Horowitz and issued posthumously, is a fussy, contrived performance that should have remained in the vault as the pianist wished. Unavoidably, in view of the varying locations, the quality of recorded sound varies: from the constricted, dry sonority of The Last Romantic to the atmospheric quality of the 1985 Studio Recordings. Most occupy a middle ground - clearly focused, but far from the "microphone in the piano" sound of RCA's late 1970s recordings. This set comes with reproductions of the original front and back covers (DG uses the LP version if the album was originally issued on LP [the first three DG albums were deluxe gatefold presentations, which are not reproduced], otherwise the CD version) and perceptive notes by Jed Distler. Also, unlike DG's earlier Horowitz box, this includes the 1987 Hamburg recital (Horowitz's last) along with a few more posthumously released items. On the whole, a great set, if you can get past the tacky cover photo."Report Abuse