There is an interesting discussion going on in the Homage to Arthur Rubinstein Yahoo group, which has turned into yet another opportunity for Horowitz bashing....
Horowitz and Rubinstein were certainly very different types of musicians. And while it would be unfair to say that Rubinstein played ALL Chopin well and that...
Actually, everyone seems to have a problem with Horowitz when comparing him to a "favorite" pianist. I long ago have decided that those who take an either-or...
Your last paragraph is so true. I think when it comes to the truly great musicians, such as the ones mentioned there, you can like them or dislike them, but...
Marc, Well said on all fronts. The Music & Arts recording you are referring to - I checked their website and did not find the numerical match to this - can you...
Marc Levin brings up a very interesting point in his posting: recordings almost never do justice to Horowitz' unique sound. When I first heard Horowitz "live"...
Regarding the CD set on Music and Arts -- It is CD-666 a two disc set that is labeled as "Horowitz in Recital - previously unreleased performances recorded in...
Marc, Thanks for the clarification. I rechecked the M&A website, and this recording is no longer available. BUT, I recently placed an order with Berkshire...
Hi Mark. I agree with your comments regarding the sound of the 1965 Return recital -- in all of its appearances. I, too, believe it is the best that has ever...
... I have to say his explanation really is nothing very special at all. It might have been easy for him, but I don't think that approach is very good....
Hank, I really didn't think that the recent dialogue on the "Homage to Arthur Rubinstein" group - regarding Horowitz, Rubinstein and the Mazurkas amounted to...
Does anyone know if there are DVD's available of the 1968 "Horowitz On TV" broadcast, as well as the 1978 White House Concert? I would LOVE to have these! ...
The 1978 White House recital is on DVD and you can get it at the Carter Library. I have previously given all the facts (cost, contact person, and e-mail...
I'm currently moving house and in the process came across a couple of old newspaper articles relating to H which I thought might be of interest to members, so...
Does the DVD of this performance include encores? Didn't Horowitz perform Carmen as an encore at this concert? I have run across extensive clips of this...
Yes, he played Carmen at the White House concert, as well as the Chopin B Flat Minor Sonata. The Carmen had a great ending that I think is unique to the White...
So I finally read "Horowitz Explains Accenting a Melody While Playing Chords" last weekend while heading to a piano recital at Herbst Theater in San Francisco...
Frankly, I was a little surprised by his ... though ... mastered), ... fact, it ... That's true, but the only way to apply different sounds within voices in a...
The pianist Mieczyslaw Munz, by the way, had at one time been married for a few years to Aniela Mlynarski. After their divorce, she later married pianist...
Andrew, I'll look at the other techniques in your email. Now that you mention it, I agree with you about firmness vs. tension. Using too much finger muscle...
Tom, I heard her play at Mannes College here in NYC a couple of years ago. While some of the recital was a little safe, her Gaspard was quite exciting. She was...
... mention it, I agree with you about firmness vs. tension. Using too much finger muscle certainly causes tension, but that's different than firmness....
Arm weight is something I've nver used much at all. I don't seem to get much control or sweetness of tone from it. By the way, armweight is the only way to...
i've uploaded to the files section five piano roll MIDIs from terry smythe's huge collection at http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/archive.htm - four by horowitz...
Thanks for uploading the midi files. The waltz was new to me. However, at the risk of starting up the old argument about the faithfulness (or otherwise) of...
A more recent loss in local music was Clifford Johnson, the veteran bassist who died Feb. 17 of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. Johnson, 85, was a...
In 1986, when the Cold War was finally easing, John Birmingham Jr. helped an aging artist return to his homeland. At the age of 83, Vladimir Horowitz was...
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