Horowitz, Vladimir / Vladimir Horowitz, Favorite Encoures
Album: Vladimir Horowitz, Favorite Encoures   Collection:Classical
Artist:Horowitz, Vladimir   Added:Oct 2013
Label:Cbs Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-10-31 Pull Date: 2014-01-02 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Nov 3
Airplays: 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 22, 2023: ModernTekNews
Schubert: Impromptu In G-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3 (5:44), Debussy: Serenade For The Doll (Children's Corner Suite) (3:19), Schumann: Toccata In C Major, Op. 7 (6:21), Horowitz: Variations On Themes From Bizet's Carmen (3:45)
4. Apr 06, 2016: 4-6-2016
Schumann: Toccata In C Major, Op. 7 (6:21), Debussy: Serenade For The Doll (Children's Corner Suite) (3:19)
2. Feb 23, 2022: Draupadi's Half-Hidden Garden
Chopin: Polonaise In A-Flat Major, Op. 53 ("Heroic") (6:23)
5. Jan 13, 2016: 1-13-2016
Debussy: Serenade For The Doll (Children's Corner Suite) (3:19), Rachmaninoff: Prelude In G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12 (2:58), Mozart: Sonata In A Major, K. 331 (Excerpt) (4:04), Horowitz: Variations On Themes From Bizet's Carmen (3:45)
3. Jul 29, 2019: Mixed Up Class by Solmaxion for Romain
Debussy: Serenade For The Doll (Children's Corner Suite) (3:19)
6. Jul 15, 2015: 7-15-2015
Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau In C Major, Op. 33, No. 2 (2:26), Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse (5:53)

Album Review
Larry
Reviewed 2013-10-29
Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) is considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, known particularly for his technique, use of tone color and the excitement of his playing. His performing style frequently involved vast dynamic contrasts, with overwhelming double-fortissimos followed by sudden delicate pianissimos. Schumann’s Tocatta races nobly. Chopin’s Etude No. 3 contains one of his loveliest melodies, while his “Black Key” Etude dances and sparkles, and the “Revolutionary,” is fiery and defiant. Scriabin’s Etude in D-sharp Minor shouts dramatic pathos. Moskowski’s Etude No. 11 is a brilliant exhibition of melodic flight covering the entire keyboard. Schumann’s Arabesque is chaste and sings simplicity. Schubert’s Impromptu in G-flat Major voices lyricism. Scarlatti’s two Sonatas express gaiety with an undertone of tragedy. The Mozart Rondo alla Turca is gallant. Rachmaninoff’s G-sharp Minor Prelude is pensive and lonely. The Scriabin Etude in C-sharp Minor is eloquently sad. Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise is a call to arms, proud and majestic. Debussy’s Serenade for the Doll, written for his daughter, is a simple lullaby. Rachmaninoff’s Etude-tableaux in C Minor is serene. Debussy’s L’Isle joyeuse is carefree and sensual. Schumann’s Träumerei (Dream), one of the best-known “classical pieces,” conveys tender innocence. Horowitz’s Variations on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen is one of the showpieces that helped establish his reputation.

Track Listing
1. Schumann: Toccata In C Major, Op. 7 (6:21)   10. Mozart: Sonata In A Major, K. 331 (Excerpt) (4:04)
2. Chopin: Etude In E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (3:33)   11. Rachmaninoff: Prelude In G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12 (2:58)
3. Scriabin: Etude In D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 12 (2:13)   12. Chopin: Etude In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 ("Revolutionary") (2:35)
4. Moszkowski: Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11 (1:27)   13. Scriabin: Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 (3:01)
5. Schumann: Arabesque In C Major, Op. 18 (7:11)   14. Chopin: Polonaise In A-Flat Major, Op. 53 ("Heroic") (6:23)
6. Chopin: Etude In G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 ("Black Key") (1:35)   15. Debussy: Serenade For The Doll (Children's Corner Suite) (3:19)
7. Schubert: Impromptu In G-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3 (5:44)   16. Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau In C Major, Op. 33, No. 2 (2:26)
8. Scarlatti: Sonata In E Major, L. 430 (3:14)   17. Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse (5:53)
9. Scarlatti: Sonata In A Major, L. 483 (3:28)   18. Schumann: Traumerei (From Kinderszenen, Op. 15) (2:45)
  19. Horowitz: Variations On Themes From Bizet's Carmen (3:45)