To me, his technique is just unorthodox. The part of his playing that baffles me is his double-jointed technique where he plays with both joints of his fingers...
I wonder if someone could kindly tell me how many Chopin volumes there were in the RCA Horowitz (CD) Collection? I only have 3, but I have it mind there were...
Three volumes, correct. Related to that is this volume which I found in Japan: http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1944831 Not sure if this is...
Was directed here by a fellow Horowitz fanatic; will the Yale archives ever be released commercially? I understand that there are two versions of the Liszt...
... Horowitz recorded Chopin's Op.25 No.12 in his NYC appartment on October 20 1989, but the recording was never released. There is however also a Duo-Art...
... Christian, your discography states that Horowitz recorded a remarkable number of the Op. 25 Etudes during 1988 and 1989. Nos. 1 and 5 were released while...
On April 23, 1933, Horowitz played the Beethoven concerto no 5 with Arturo Toscanini and the New York philharmonic orchestra at Carnegie hall. It was the final...
It would seem like such recordings would have turned up by now if they survived, and as collectors we hold out hope for such, but it doesn't seem likely. ...
I would also be very interested to hear what his Fantasie op.49 is like from the 1984. I was recently listening to his 1948 recording of these piece and found...
... they ... doesn't seem ... that was ... broadcast was ... detective. ... I believe both qualities help when searching for these things. I'm actually more...
Well, you never know. I know a guy who walked into most of the NY concerts from the 60s on forward wearing a wire and I've seen the cassette tapes. I'm sure...
I erred in my previous post. The Brahms d minor concerto from 1935 was NOT the "lost" recording that was issued by APR. It was known to exist some time before...
hello all, off for a few weeks to england and armenia. setting no-mail as a consequence. off to walk in d.h. lawrence's steps in nottingham and croydon, then ...
Hi People, I never heard back about whether there is a later VH Chopin Op. 49. Can I assume therefore that it doesn't exist? Cheers ... work ... years ... ...
http://web.telia.com/~u85420275/ I believe some have come across this website before but for more info on him, it'd be interesting to check it out. The...
September 9 was the sixth anniversary of the creation of this group. I have made available for download a windows media video file of the Chopin Etude, op....
Thank you Greg: the playing is indeed (mostly) coherent, though I've never liked really H's take on this piece even when he's at his best. The interview is...
Hey guys and gals, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find recordings of Horowitz playing Balakirev's, Islamey or playing his trancription of Liszt's...