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7 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in
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Deutsche Grammophon: 00289 477 8827; 477 8827 (00289 477 8828--00289 477 8833, 00289 477 9261)
disc 1, Horowitz, the last romantic. Chorale prelude : "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland" / Johann Sebastian Bach ; arr. Ferruccio Busoni (4:55). Piano sonata in C major, K. 330 (300h) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (13:25). Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4 (3:57) ; Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20 (8:24) / Frédéric Chopin. Impromptu in A flat major, D. 899, no. 4 (op. 90, no. 4) / Franz Schubert. Consolation : no. 3 in D flat major / Franz Liszt (7:49). Novellette : in F major, op. 21, no. 1 / Robert Schumann (5:51). Prélude in G sharp minor, op. 32, no. 12 / Sergei Rachmaninov (2:53). Étude in C sharp minor, op. 2, no. 1 / Alexander Scriabin (2:59). Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, op. 53 / Frédéric Chopin (7:18). Étude in F major, op. 72, no. 6 / Moritz Moszkowski (1:28) -- disc 2, Horowitz, the studio recordings. Kreisleriana : op. 16 / Robert Schumann (31:11). Sonata in B minor, K. 87 (L. 33) (4:23) ; Sonata in E major, K. 135 (L. 224) (3:16) / Domenico Scarlatti. Impromptu ("Nocturne") in F sharp major, S 191 (3:21) ; Valse oubliée : no. 1 (3:07) / Franz Liszt. Étude in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12 / Alexander Scriabin (2:15). Impromptu in B flat major, D. 935, no. 3 / Franz Schubert (10:05). Military march : in D flat major, D. 733, no. 1 / Franz Schubert ; arr. Carl Tausig (6:10) -- disc 3, Horowitz in Moscow. Sonata in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) / Domenico Scarlatti (3:56). Piano sonata in C major, K. 330 (300h) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (16:57). Prelude in G major, op. 32, no. 5 (2:49) ; Prelude in G sharp minor, op. 32, no. 12 (2:33) / Sergei Rachmaninov. Étude in C sharp minor, op. 2, no. 1 (2:38) ; Étude in D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12 (2:09) / Alexander Scriabin. Soirées de Vienne. Valse-caprice : no. 6 / Franz Liszt, after Franz Schubert (6:33). Sonetto 104 del Petrarca : from Années de pèlerinage, 2e année : "Italie" / Franz Liszt (5:33). Mazurka in C sharp minor, op. 30, no. 4 (3:33) ; Mazurka in F minor, op. 7, no. 3 (2:15) / Frédéric Chopin -- Träumerei : from Kinderszene / Robert Schumann (2:24). Étincelles : morceau caractéristique : op. 36, no. 6 / Moritz Moszkowski (2:39). Polka de W.R. / Sergei Rachmaninov (4:03) -- disc 4, Horowitz plays Mozart. Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488 / cadenza, Ferruccio Busoni (with the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor) (23:48). Piano sonata in B flat major, K. 333 (315c) (26:25) -- disc 5, Horowitz at home. Piano sonata in B flat major, K. 281 (189f) ; Adagio in B minor, K. 540 (7:55) ; Rondo in D major, K. 485 (6:23) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Moment musical : in F minor, D. 780, no. 3 (op. 94, no. 3) / Franz Schubert (2:00). Ständchen = Serenade : from Schwanengesang (5:39) ; Soirées de Vienne. Valse-caprice : no. 7 (6:24) (6:24) ; Valse-caprice : no. 6 (7:09) / Franz Liszt, after Franz Schubert -- disc 6, Horowitz the poet. Piano sonata in B flat major, D. 960 (op. posth.) / Franz Schubert (39:01). Kinderszenen : op. 15 / Robert Schumann (16:48). Studio chatter. Rondo in A minor, K. 511 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8:11). Ehemals : no. 10 from Weihnachtsbaum / Liszt ; [arr.] Horowitz (4:01) -- disc 7, Horowitz in Hamburg : the last concert. Rondo in D major, K. 485 (6:35) ; Piano sonata in B flat major, K. 333 (315c) (24:32) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Soirées de Vienne. Valse-caprice : no. 6 / Franz Liszt, after Franz Schubert (7:36). Kinderszenen : op. 15 / Robert Schumann (17:26). Mazurka in B minor, op. 33, no. 4 (4:45) ; Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, op. 53 (7:30) / Frédéric Chopin. Moment musical : in F minor, D. 780, no. 3 (op. 94, no. 3) / Franz Schubert (2:15). Étincelles : morceau caractéristique : op. 36, no. 6 / Moritz Moszkowski (2:32)
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Originally released as 419 045-1, 1985 (Horowitz, the last romantic); 419 217-1, 1986 (Horowitz, the studio recordings); 419 499-2, 1986 (Horowitz in Moscow); 423 287-1, 1987 (Horowitz plays Mozart); 427 772-1, 1989 (Horowitz at home); 435 025-2, 1991 (Horowitz the poet; with additional selections, 2003); and 2008 (Horowitz in Hamburg)
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Program notes by Jed Distler, in English with German and French translations (27 p. : ports.) inserted in container
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Recorded in New York, Apr. 1985 (Horowitz, the last romantic), Sept. 1985 (Horowitz, the studio recordings), Feb. 1986, Dec. 1988, and Jan. 1989 (Horowitz at home), Feb.-Mar. 1986, June and Dec. 1988 (Horowitz the poet, 1st and 3rd-4th works); May 1987, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna (Horowitz the poet, 2nd work); live, Apr. 1986, Moscow Conservatory (Horowitz in Moscow); Mar. 1987, Abanella Studio, Milan (Horowitz plays Mozart); live, June 21, 1987, Grosser Saal, Musikhalle/Laeiszhalle, Hamburg (Horowitz in Hamburg)