A tribute to Horowitz

Horowitz plays Chopin Ballade 1

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A home-made film featuring young Horowitz - the submitter's notes are very interesting, and I won't them do justice by embedding only the video here. Please check the original youtube site, if you are interested. No sound but the personal touch makes it a rewarding experience indeed!

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A really unique video - Horowitz in Carnegie Hall playing probably your two favourite Traumerei pieces... Enjoy :)

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VLADIMIR HOROWITZ
A TELEVISION CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL 1968
Pt.6/7 Scriabin Etude in D#m Op.8-12 & Schumann Traumerei Op.15-7

And if you loved it as much as I do, you can download whole video here. 340 MB worth their weight in gold!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RGP3TI2D

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Another one from the Carnegie concert:
A TELEVISION CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL 1968
Pt.7/7 Horowitz Variations on a theme from Bizet's Opera Carmen

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And yet another:

Horowitz Schumann Arabesque Op.18

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Horowitz Scriabin "Vers la Flamme" (Toward the Flame)
Watch the beginning! :)

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Vladimir Horowitz rehearsing Chopin Polonaise ("Heroic") - Moscow, 1986

Chopin Polonaise

I remember this concert; a friend from the university managed to get us inside because "a cousin of a neighbour who lived next-door to a guy who knew someone closely related to one of the technicians on the show who owed him a favour" helped. The best po-mo way to describe the experience was being hit by a sledgehammer repeatedly and enjoying every second of it. Unfortunately, we couldn't find tickets to the concert proper. Those were the days... Btw, the sound is a bit off the mark; for a better sound quality version pls visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZGi49Bnghs

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Let's lighten it a bit, OK? :)

Horowitz Schubert Moment Musical No. 3 in minor

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Horowitz Scarlatti Sonata L33
Moscow, 1986 again

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Horowitz Scriabin Etude Op. 8 No. 12

Hauntingly beautiful... Lifted this off the comments area:

I rememeber reading somewhere that when Scriabin was sick and dying, young Horowitz came and played some of Scriabin's pieces for him and Scriabin loved it! Scriabin told Horowitz that he (Horowitz) played his own pieces better than he himself did!

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Horowitz Chopin Waltz op.34-2

Though the reviews on youtube are somewhat negative about this performance, it struck a chord (pun intended!) within, and so I am including it. If you prefer, you may skip it - but hey it is my blog, and I post what I like, ok? :)

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Rachmaninoff - Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.36
1st mvmt - Allegro Agitato

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Vladimir Horowitz live in London performing for the Royal Family. Part 1 of 3 (2 & 3 follow immediately below)

Part 2 - embedding disabled by request - so pls follow this link for part 2.

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Part 3

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Horowitz Liszt / Schubert Soirees de Vienne: Valse-Caprice No.6 in Vienna (1987)

Divine, indeed!

Horowitz Liszt Consolation No.3 in D flat major (Vienna)
Horowitz Schubert Moment Musical No. 3 in minor
Moszkowski Etincelles Op.36 N.6