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Vladimir Horowitz: Perfection and Soul | Documents 233315

Vladimir Horowitz: Perfection and Soul

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Cat No: 233315

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Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 18th July 2011

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Contents

Works

Barber, Samuel

Excursions (4), op.20
» Excerpts

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83

Chopin, Frederic

Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, op.22
Ballades (4)
» no.4 in F minor, op.52
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.4 in C sharp minor
» no.5 in G flat major 'Black Key Study'
» no.8 in F major
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.3 in F major
Impromptu no.1 in A flat major, op.29
Mazurkas (51)
» no.7 in F minor, op.7 no.3
» no.27 in E minor, op.41 no.2
» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
Nocturnes (21)
» no.19 in E minor, op.72 no.1
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.7 in A flat major, op.61 'Polonaise-Fantaisie'
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2

Debussy, Claude

Children's Corner
» III Serenade for the Doll
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
» no.1 pour les cinq doigts d'apres Monsieur Czerny
» no.4 pour les sixtes
» no.6 pour les huit doigts

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Piano Sonata no.52 in G major, Hob.XVI:39

Kabalevsky, Dmitry

Piano Sonata no.2 in E flat major, op.45
Preludes (24), op.38
» Excerpts

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 1st Year 'Suisse', S160
» no.4 Au bord d'une source
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.5 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
» no.7 Funerailles
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), S244
» no.2 in C sharp minor
» no.6 in D flat major
» no.15 in A minor 'Rakoczi-Marsch'
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.1 in F sharp major

Mendelssohn, Felix

Variations serieuses, op.54

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K331
» III Rondo alla turca

Mussorgsky, Modest

Over the river (arr. Horowitz)

Prokofiev, Sergei

Toccata in D minor, op.11

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (10), op.23
» no.5 in G minor

Saint-Saens, Camille

Danse macabre, op.40 (arr. Liszt)

Scarlatti, Domenico

Keyboard Sonata in A major, K322
Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K87
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K46
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K380
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K531
Sonata in G major, K455

Scriabin, Alexander

Morceaux (2), op.59
» no.2 Prelude
Morceaux (4), op.51
» no.2 Prelude
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23
Preludes (2), op.27
» no.1 in G minor
Preludes (2), op.67
» no.1
Preludes (4), op.22
» no.1 in G sharp minor
Preludes (4), op.48
» no.3 in D flat major
Preludes (5), op.15
» no.2 in F sharp minor
Preludes (5), op.16
» no.1 in B major
» no.4 in E flat minor
Preludes (6), op.13
» no.6 in B minor
Preludes (24), op.11
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in G major
» no.5 in D major
» no.9 in E major
» no.10 in C sharp minor
» no.13 in G flat major
» no.14 in E flat minor
» no.16 in B flat minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Arturo Toscanini
Fritz Reiner

Works

Barber, Samuel

Excursions (4), op.20
» Excerpts

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83

Chopin, Frederic

Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, op.22
Ballades (4)
» no.4 in F minor, op.52
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.4 in C sharp minor
» no.5 in G flat major 'Black Key Study'
» no.8 in F major
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.3 in F major
Impromptu no.1 in A flat major, op.29
Mazurkas (51)
» no.7 in F minor, op.7 no.3
» no.27 in E minor, op.41 no.2
» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
Nocturnes (21)
» no.19 in E minor, op.72 no.1
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.7 in A flat major, op.61 'Polonaise-Fantaisie'
Scherzi (4)
» no.1 in B minor, op.20
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2

Debussy, Claude

Children's Corner
» III Serenade for the Doll
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
» no.1 pour les cinq doigts d'apres Monsieur Czerny
» no.4 pour les sixtes
» no.6 pour les huit doigts

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Piano Sonata no.52 in G major, Hob.XVI:39

Kabalevsky, Dmitry

Piano Sonata no.2 in E flat major, op.45
Preludes (24), op.38
» Excerpts

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 1st Year 'Suisse', S160
» no.4 Au bord d'une source
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.5 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
» no.7 Funerailles
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), S244
» no.2 in C sharp minor
» no.6 in D flat major
» no.15 in A minor 'Rakoczi-Marsch'
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.1 in F sharp major

Mendelssohn, Felix

Variations serieuses, op.54

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K331
» III Rondo alla turca

Mussorgsky, Modest

Over the river (arr. Horowitz)

Prokofiev, Sergei

Toccata in D minor, op.11

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes (10), op.23
» no.5 in G minor

Saint-Saens, Camille

Danse macabre, op.40 (arr. Liszt)

Scarlatti, Domenico

Keyboard Sonata in A major, K322
Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K87
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K46
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K380
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K531
Sonata in G major, K455

Scriabin, Alexander

Morceaux (2), op.59
» no.2 Prelude
Morceaux (4), op.51
» no.2 Prelude
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23
Preludes (2), op.27
» no.1 in G minor
Preludes (2), op.67
» no.1
Preludes (4), op.22
» no.1 in G sharp minor
Preludes (4), op.48
» no.3 in D flat major
Preludes (5), op.15
» no.2 in F sharp minor
Preludes (5), op.16
» no.1 in B major
» no.4 in E flat minor
Preludes (6), op.13
» no.6 in B minor
Preludes (24), op.11
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in G major
» no.5 in D major
» no.9 in E major
» no.10 in C sharp minor
» no.13 in G flat major
» no.14 in E flat minor
» no.16 in B flat minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Arturo Toscanini
Fritz Reiner

About

Vladimir Horowitz was born in Kiev in 1903. He made his debut in the United States at the Carnegie Hall in 1928, where he became an overnight success, and spent the rest of his career based in America. Although throughout this time he remained pathologically insecure about his own abilities, withdrawing from public appearances for several years at a time, he is remembered as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He died in New York in 1989.

Contents:
CD 1
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1
NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini
1941

LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No.6
SAINT-SAENS: Danse Macabre
(1942, 1950)

CD 2
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.3
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner
1951

RACHMANINOV: Prélude in G minor op.23 no.5
1931
KABALEVSKY: Préludes op.38 (excerpts)
1947
MUSSORGSKY: Over The River (arr. Horowitz)
1947
PROKOFIEV: Toccata in C major op.11
1947

CD 3
LISZT:
- Piano Sonata in B minor
- Funérailles
1932
- Rakoczy March
1950
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
1953
- Au bord d’une source
1947
- Valse oubliée No.1
1951
- Sonetto del Petrarca No.104
1951

CD 4
CHOPIN:
- Piano Sonata No.2
1950
- Barcarole in F-sharp major op.60
1957
- Ballade No.4 in F minor op.52
1952
- Polonaise No.7 in A-flat major op.61
1951

CD 5
CHOPIN:
- Études: op.10, 4 & 5
1935
- Études: op.10, 8
1932
- Études: op.25, 3
1934
- Ímpromptu No.1
- Nocturne No.19
1951
- Mazurka No.7
1932
- Mazurka No.27
1933
- Mazurka No.32
1935
- Étude op.10, 3
1951
- Scherzo No.1, op.20
1951
- Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante op.22
1945
- Valse op.34, 2
1953
- Valse op.64, 2
1947

CD 6
BEETHOVEN:
- Sonata in F minor op.57 “Appassionata”
- Piano Sonata in D major op.10/3
1959

CD 7
BRAHMS:
- Piano Concerto No.2
NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini
1940

CD 8
SCARLATTI: Sonatas: K 531 / K 87 / K 380 / K 455 / K 322 / K 46
1946/47
MOZART: Rondo: Alla Turca (Sonata KV 331)
1946
HAYDN: Sonata Hob. XVI:52
1951
MENDELSSOHN: Variations sérieuses
1946
J S BACH: Come now, Saviour of the Gentiles. 1947

CD 9
KABALEVSKY: Sonata No.2 op.45
1947
BARBER: Excursions op.20 (excerpts)
1945
DEBUSSY: Etudes I Nos. 1, 4, 6
1948
DEBUSSY: Serenade Of The Doll (Children’s Corner, 3)
1947

CD 10
SCRIABIN:
- Sonata No.3
- Preludes: op.11, 1 & 10
- Etude op.11, 10
- Preludes: op.11, Nos. 9, 3, 16, 13, & 14 / op. 15, 2 / op. 16, 1 / op. 13, 6 / op. 16, 4 / op. 27, 1 / op. 51, 2 /Op. 48, 3 / op. 67, 1 / op. 59, 2
1955
- Preludes: op.11, 5 & op.22, 1
1956

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