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Ernst von Dohnanyi, Franz Liszt, Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz, Piano: Early Recordings 1928 Through 1947
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

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All Artists: Ernst von Dohnanyi, Franz Liszt, Vladimir Horowitz, Sergey Rachmaninov, Franz Joseph Haydn, Francis Poulenc, Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferruccio Busoni, Claude Debussy, Domenico Scarlatti, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Albert Coates, London Symphony Orchestra
Title: Vladimir Horowitz, Piano: Early Recordings 1928 Through 1947
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Andante
Release Date: 5/7/2002
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Polonaises, Waltzes, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Concertos, Preludes, Short Forms, Sonatas, Suites, Toccatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 699487298026

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This four-CD set presents a selection of performances by a young lion of the keyboard: Vladimir Horowitz. Dating from 1928 to 1947, these classic recordings document the piano virtuoso at his most fiery and fearless. The repertoire ranges from Baroque and Classical scores (Scarlatti, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn) to the great Romantics (Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninoff), 20th-century pieces (Debussy, Poulenc, Prokofiev) and transcriptions by Horowitz himself. Pristine copies of the original HMV/Victor 78s were transferred and digitally remastered using the state-of-the-art CAP 440 technique. The handsomely illustrated 84-page booklet features an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Page and a perceptive essay by New York Times critic Paul Griffiths ("Vladimir Horowitz: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Lion"), as well as detailed artist biographies from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

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First rate collection of early Horowitz recordings

James Driese | Seattle, WA United States | 06/03/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the spirit of the old RCA and EMI classical recordings, musical fidelity is retained in addition to the surface noise present in all old 78rpm records. It is with great relief and pleasure to find that Andante understands that further attempts at noise reduction result only in loss of fidelity. These recordings retain their original sound quality. In fact, they sound better and you cannot beat the convenience of the CD format. This is an amazing collection and represents Horowitz at his best although in my opinion, Horowitz was a memorable performer at every stage of his long career. Included is a substantial collection of photographs and notes which make this admittedly expensive collection a good value. This is one of my finest purchases; I only regret waiting so long before adding it to my collection."