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Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy
Mieczyslaw Horszowski Plays Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g)
2. Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112: No 5 (No 2 of Op 15) in F sharp major
3. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
4. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 1, Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
5. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 2, Jimbo's Lullaby
6. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 3, Serenade for the Doll
7. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 4, The Snow is Dancing
8. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 5, The Little Shepherd
9. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No 6, Golliwog's Cake-Walk
10. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: Allegro vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: Largo appassionato
12. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: Scherzo, Allegretto
13. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: Rondo, Grazioso

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All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Title: Mieczyslaw Horszowski Plays Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nonesuch
Release Date: 5/28/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Fantasies, Sonatas, Suites, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 075597916027

Synopsis

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The pianist who made this recording was in his nineties and could hardly see or even hear. Yet Mieczyslaw Horszowski could still get around the keys well enough. (The recordings weren't all splicing; I heard him live at about this time.) You won't hear the most powerful virtuosity here; it isn't required by the music anyway. But you will hear some of the most beautifully expressive, nuanced, communicative piano playing ever recorded by anyone. It seemed the older Horszowski got, the better he played. We are fortunate he lived long enough to make recordings as great as this one, in such good sound. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

The life blessed Horzowski!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 11/03/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The cantablie line and the sincere sound ; the clarity and purity given for his golden fingers will impress you much more keeping in mind we are in presence of a man who lived his ninth decade .

Horzkowski was a fellow partner of Casals and once more the Casals spell seemed to cover all the musician who joined him in Prades .

The list is enormous and remarkable : Istomin, Serkin , Vegh, Stern , Grumiaux , Haskill and Horszkowski .

Prades Festival was a happy encounter place where a special energy seemed to flow and load all those artists who definitively improved his skills and even more after these musical meetings.

The Mozart of Horzskwoski is so natural and specially soulfelt that hardly we will be able to find such kind of original approach.

What happened with this magnificencent artistic level ?

May be Andras Schiff and Daniel Barenboim have still the gift to play this way.

Great choice and best buy for you in case you decide to get this CD."