Horowitz-Solo Recordings 1928-36

On this CD:

1. Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "Carmen, " for piano
Composed by Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

2. Mazurka for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 30/4, CT 71
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

3. Capriccio for piano in E
Composed by Carl Tausig
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

4. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 Serenade for the Doll
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

5. Concert Etudes (6) for piano, Op 28 No 6, Capriccio (Concert Etude) in F minor
Composed by Ernst von Dohnanyi
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

6. Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

7. Andante, etude for piano in E-flat Major (Grand Paganini Étude No. 2), S. 141/2 (LW A173/2) Etude No 2 in E flat major
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

8. Moment Exotique (Danse Excentrique), for piano
Composed by Vladimir Horowitz
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

9. Preludes (10) for piano, Op.23 No 5 Prelude in G minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

10. Pastourelle, ballet movement (for collab. work, L'éventail de Jeanne), FP 45 No 8 Pastourelle
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

11. Trois pièces, for piano, FP 48 No 2 Toccata
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

12. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

13. Transcription for piano of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" from "The Tale of the Tsar Saltan," TN iii/9
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

14. Petrushka, movements (3) for piano Russian Dance
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

15. Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

16. Presto Appassionato for piano in G minor (rejected finale for Op. 22), WoO 5/2
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

17. Funérailles, for piano (Harmonies poétiques No. 7), S.173/7 (LW A158/7)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

18. Mazurka for piano in F minor, Op. 7/3, CT 58
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

19. Etude for piano in F major, Op. 10/8, CT 21
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

20. Mazurka for piano in E minor, Op. 41/2, CT 74
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

21. Variations for piano in C minor on an original theme, WoO 80
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

22. Chorale prelude for organ ("Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein"), (doubtful), BWV 734
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

23. Études (12) for piano, L. 136 Etude XI pour les Arpèges Composés
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

24. Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

25. Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

26. Etude for piano in F major, Op. 25/3, CT 28
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

27. Mazurka for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 50/3, CT 82
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

28. Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT 17
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

29. Etude for piano in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT 18
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

30. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 87 (L. 33)
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

31. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 125 (L. 487)
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

32. Scherzo for piano No. 4 in E major, Op. 54, CT 200
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

Horowitz-Solo Recordings 1928-36, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, Ernst von Dohnanyi, Franz Joseph Haydn, Vladimir Horowitz, Franz Liszt, Francis Poulenc, Sergey Rachmaninov, Domenico Scarlatti, Robert Schumann, Igor Stravinsky, Carl Tausig, Vladimir Horowitz, 20th/21st Century Ballet, 20th/21st Century Variations for Keyboard, Ballet, Baroque Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Capriccio/Caprice for Keyboard, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Period Variations for Keyboard, Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Collection of Etudes, Studies, or Exercises for Keyboard, Etude for Keyboard, Individual Dance for Keyboard, Keyboard, Mazurka for Keyboard, Moment Musical for Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Music for Organ, Prelude for Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Scherzo for Keyboard, Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Suite/Partita for Keyboard, Toccata for Keyboard, Transcription for Keyboard, Waltz for Keyboard
Horowitz-Solo Recordings 1928-36
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pearl Gets These Classic Horowitz Reissues Right
 Horowitz-Solo Recordings 1928-36

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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MazurkasMazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Dohnányi, Ernö von | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Domenico ScarlattiAll Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000WRU
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

  1. Carmen: Variations On Themes
  2. Mazurka No. 21 In C# Minor Op. 30 No. 4
  3. Capriccio In E Major, L. 375
  4. Serenade For The Doll
  5. Capriccio In F Minor (Concert Etude In F Minor Op. 28 No. 6)
  6. Valse Oubliee
  7. Paganini Etude In E Flat Major: Paganini
  8. Paganini Etude In E Flat Major: Danse Excentrique
  9. Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No. 5
  10. Pastourelle
  11. Toccata
  12. Toccata Sonata No. 52 In E Flat: Allegro Moderato
  13. Toccata Sonata No. 52 In E Flat: Adagio
  14. Toccata Sonata No. 52 In E Flat: Finale (Presto)
  15. The Flight Of the Bumble Bee
  16. Petrouchka: Russian Dance
  17. Sonata In B Minor: Lento Assai
  18. Sonata In B Minor: Allegro Energico
  19. Sonata In B Minor: Grandioso
  20. Sonata In B Minor: Recitativo - Andante Sostenuto - Quasi Adagio
  21. Sonata In B Minor: Allegro Energico - Pui Mosso - Stretta Quasi Presto - Prestissimo
  22. Sonata In B Minor: Andante Sostenuto
  23. Sonata In B Minor: Allegro Moderato
  24. Sonata In B Minor: Lento Assai

Tracks:

  1. Presto Passionato
  2. Funerailles
  3. Mazurka In F Minor Op. 7 No. 3
  4. Etude In F Major Op. 10 No. 8
  5. Traumeswirren (Dream Visions) Op. 12 No. 7
  6. Mazurka No. 27 In E Minor Op. 41 No. 2
  7. 32 Variations In C Minor G. 191
  8. Choral Prelude
  9. Etude XI Pour Les Arpeges Composes
  10. Arabeske, Op. 18
  11. Toccata In C Op. 7
  12. Etude Op. 25 No. 3 In F
  13. Mazurka No. 32 In C# Minor Op. 50 No. 3
  14. Etude Op. 10 No. 4 In C # Minor
  15. Etude Op. 10 No. 5 In G Flat
  16. Sonata In B Minor KK 87
  17. Sonata In G Major KK 125
  18. Scherzo No. 4 In E Op. 54

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pearl Gets These Classic Horowitz Reissues Right.......2007-05-11

Vladimir Horowitz's earliest recordings, believed by some to be his finest, have been reissued numerous times since their initial appearance over 70 years ago.

Horowitz's first recordings were made in RCA's Camden, New Jersey studios in 1928. They consisted of short, "encore" type works such as his own Carmen Variations and Danse Excentrique, Debussy's Serenade, and Dohnanyi's Capriccio. From 1930-1936, Horowitz concentrated his recording activity in London (RCA's European affiliate, HMV, had not been as decimated by the Great Depression than its American counterpart).

This reissue contains some classics. The Liszt Sonata has never been equaled and is a must for any serious collector, as is the Funerailles. But the Hungarian composer's Valse oubliee is played more captivatingly in Horowitz's 1985 recording. It's hard to imagine in this day and age that Horowitz's version of Haydn's E-flat sonata was a world premiere recording, but indeed it was. Its relaxed elegance continues to charm, and it remains more musicologically "correct" than Horowitz's 1951 live version. Horowitz was also an early champion of Scarlatti, and recorded the composer's Capriccio as transcribed by Tausig. The two sonatas included here are among the first recordings of "pure" Scarlatti. The pianist preferred his Bach "un-pure", and the Choral Prelude as transcribed by Busoni is a miracle of line separation and clarity. Horowitz's early foray into Beethoven, the 32 Variations in C minor, is more straightforward and successful than many of his later attempts with this composer.

Horowitz's early Schumann, though technically impeccable, did not quite plumb the depths as in his later recordings. So much the better then, that the pianist limited himself to recording shorter works, including an Arabeske with unmatched legato, an effortless Toccata, and whimsical Traumeswirren. Originally intended as the finale for Schumann's G minor sonata, the Presto Passionato was rejected by the composer's wife as unplayable. Horowitz makes it sound like child's play. (Pearl's is the only reissue that I know of that gets the 78RPM side change right in this piece.)

Horowitz once referred to Chopin and "the only truly great composer for the piano" and he invariably included a selection of the Polish master's music in his recitals. The sampling here includes four technically impeccable Etudes, four Mazurkas, and a remarkably up-tempo Scherzo in E major.

Horowitz also championed "modern" composers like Rachmaninoff and Poulenc. It says much about the changing mores of performing that Horowitz (often condemned these days for violating composers' intentions) received nothing but praise from the many composers he knew personally. While the Poulenc Pastourelle and Toccata are gracious and dazzling, the Rachmaninoff G minor Prelude is disappointingly sloppy. A thrilling Russian Dance from Stravinsky's Petrouchka is also included.

Pearl has handled these old recordings with care, and they sound better than in any other issue thus far. Highest recommendation.

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