Vladimir Horowitz

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Drasko

#40
September 06, 2011, 08:48:20 AM
Quote from: George on September 06, 2011, 03:32:12 AM
Anyone have this CD?



It's the 19th April, 1941 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto that I am looking for.  :-[

I have it. It's awesome. My favorite recording of the concerto, prefer it to both studio 41 and live war bonds concert '43. The Pathetique is also very good (in dim sound though). Are you looking for a CD to buy? If so, here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-Number-1/dp/B0000269IR
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Symphony-Concerto-Piano-Orchestra/dp/B0000269IR
Or if you want just the concerto I could rip and upload it, just let me know.

George

#41
September 06, 2011, 08:51:46 AM
Quote from: Drasko on September 06, 2011, 08:48:20 AM
I have it. It's awesome. My favorite recording of the concerto, prefer it to both studio 41 and live war bonds concert '43. The Pathetique is also very good (in dim sound though). Are you looking for a CD to buy? If so, here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-Number-1/dp/B0000269IR
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Symphony-Concerto-Piano-Orchestra/dp/B0000269IR
Or if you want just the concerto I could rip and upload it, just let me know.

Thanks, I just grabbed a used copy.  :)
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

George

#42
September 06, 2011, 09:23:56 AM
Quote from: Drasko on September 06, 2011, 08:48:20 AM
I have it. It's awesome. My favorite recording of the concerto...

Who did this Naxos transfer?
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

Drasko

#43
September 06, 2011, 01:29:20 PM
Quote from: George on September 06, 2011, 09:23:56 AM
Who did this Naxos transfer?

Don't really know. Test pressings and master tapes came from Richard Caniell archive (I think for complete Toscanini Concert Edition series did), but who has done the transfers and/or remastering for Naxos CD release don't know.

Leo K.

#44
August 26, 2012, 11:33:50 AM


Listening to Horowitz's Scarlatti, on Volume Two of Sony's reissue of the Complete Columbia Masterworks Recordings of Vladimir Horowitz. This is new to me, I've been exploring Scarlatti on the piano and this recording is a wonderful experience!  8)

George

#45
July 19, 2015, 06:45:41 AM
Could fans of the pianist please estimate when his peak years were?
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

George

#46
July 19, 2015, 07:04:07 AM
Looks like he had a long recording career, recording from 1928 to 1989.
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

San Antone

#47
July 19, 2015, 07:44:54 AM
I am going to say 1929-1936.

George

#48
July 19, 2015, 07:52:48 AM
Quote from: sanantonio on July 19, 2015, 07:44:54 AM
I am going to say 1929-1936.

Thanks!

"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

Holden

#49
July 19, 2015, 11:48:59 AM
Quote from: George on July 19, 2015, 07:52:48 AM
Thanks!

Depends on what you mean by peak. Just listening to his Scarlatti and Schumann from the 60s/early 70s he appeared to be on fine form during this time. The two CDs I'm talking about are wonderful performances by a pianist who had really come to terms with this music. Other recordings from this period tend to confirm for me that this was Horowitz at one of his best times.
Cheers

Holden

George

#50
July 19, 2015, 12:08:56 PM
Quote from: Holden on July 19, 2015, 11:48:59 AM
Depends on what you mean by peak.

I guess I just mean does he have a point where the quality clearly drops off?

QuoteJust listening to his Scarlatti and Schumann from the 60s/early 70s he appeared to be on fine form during this time. The two CDs I'm talking about are wonderful performances by a pianist who had really come to terms with this music. Other recordings from this period tend to confirm for me that this was Horowitz at one of his best times.

Thanks!
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

Holden

#51
July 19, 2015, 02:03:05 PM
Some seem to think that the '40s were when he was at his peak. I've heard very little of his from this period but he still had all his technical chops at that stage. He was still technically excellent in the 50s/60s but maybe a bit of the bravura had vanished.

Here is an excellent article on his playing.

http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/r/rca62644a.php
Cheers

Holden

George

#52
July 19, 2015, 02:56:53 PM
Quote from: Holden on July 19, 2015, 02:03:05 PM
Some seem to think that the '40s were when he was at his peak. I've heard very little of his from this period but he still had all his technical chops at that stage. He was still technically excellent in the 50s/60s but maybe a bit of the bravura had vanished.

Here is an excellent article on his playing.

http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/r/rca62644a.php

Thanks for all that, Holden!
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

George

#53
July 07, 2023, 09:00:33 AM Last Edit: July 07, 2023, 09:02:22 AM by George

After watching this DVD (which (strangely) uses a lot of footage from the Last Romantic DVD) I wanted to hear more, so I am listening to the APR 2CD set for the first time in a long time. I'm only 5 tracks in, but Horowitz seems very well behaved on this set.

"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

j winter

#54
July 07, 2023, 11:34:19 AM
I picked up a used copy of this a while back for about the price of a sandwich, but I haven't really devoted any time to it yet.  Any particular recommendations amongst his Chopin?

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

George

#55
July 07, 2023, 12:05:03 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2023, 12:07:09 PM by George
Quote from: j winter on July 07, 2023, 11:34:19 AMI picked up a used copy of this a while back for about the price of a sandwich, but I haven't really devoted any time to it yet.  Any particular recommendations amongst his Chopin?



The Mazurkas.
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