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Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz [n 1] (October 1 [O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Russian [1] [2] [3] and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre , and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
Vladimir Horowitz in 1931. The Russian and American classical virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz [1] was a recording artist for over 60 years; beginning in 1926 on a piano roll system for Welte-Mignon, then with audio recordings, starting in 1928 for the Victor Talking Machine Company, later RCA Victor. [2]
The Last Romantic is a documentary filmed at Vladimir Horowitz's townhouse on the Upper East Side of New York.It features many performances of some of the pieces of Horowitz's favorite repertoire and sheds light on his thoughts and opinions on music.
Vladimir Horowitz – The Complete Original Jacket Collection is a 70 CD boxed set featuring many of the recordings of the pianist Vladimir Horowitz.The collection contains recordings from 1928 to his final recording session just four days before his death in 1989.
Malofeev, though, found a riveting, antiwar core to the sonata otherwise dismissed as an empty virtuoso score known mainly from Vladimir Horowitz’s recording. Read more: Commentary: What Netflix ...
Of Horowitz's many transcriptions, the "Carmen Variations" was the only work to remain in his repertoire throughout his career. He played the Variations from his earliest concerts in the 1920s, when he delighted his audiences with the "show stopping" encore, through to his golden jubilee season in 1978, over 50 years later.