There is now a Liszt 1 which is sooo not remotely Horowitz I can't even describe. The original Prokofiev Sonata placed there was very fine and the Rach Etude...
5801
Jerry Ryan
ryanjerryg
Sep 1, 2010 11:49 am
I'm fairly convinced the Kabalevsky fragment is genuine. Jerry Ryan...
5802
mkaykov
Sep 1, 2010 2:06 pm
Yeah they sound a lot like Richter. But definitely NOT Horowitz. If a new Horowitz rec surfaces, it will probably be the Liszt 2 from Cadillac hour, 1930's....
5803
jsalerno@...
captaincapstan
Sep 1, 2010 2:51 pm
"Private Recording made possible by Mr.Stolti; 1951" Who the heck is Mr. Stolti? I don't think this is Horowitz, but I really would like to know who it is...
5804
Hank
hank_drake44105
Sep 1, 2010 3:09 pm
It's Richter, from the ReDiscovered album. I posted words to that effect on the video's page, but it was deleted. The person posting these is a delusional...
5805
jsalerno@...
captaincapstan
Sep 1, 2010 4:06 pm
The Kabalevsky is from the Private Collection CD I assume. joe salerno...
5806
Hank
hank_drake44105
Sep 1, 2010 6:00 pm
The youtube clip is the Sonata No. 3. Horowitz made a studio recording of that piece in 1947, but the youtube posting is different in both sonics and...
5807
chrisjohansson9
Sep 1, 2010 6:07 pm
... And I am downright sure it is not. Horowitz didn't play at Carnegie on Feb.8, but he did play the Sonata there on Feb.2 which was recorded by the Carnegie...
5808
Hank
hank_drake44105
Sep 1, 2010 6:15 pm
Maybe this guy is Mr. Barrington-Coupe, Joyce Hatto's widow, and he doesn't have anything better to do! Hank...
5809
mrb@...
foosi35
Sep 1, 2010 6:31 pm
... that was my and myakov's guess. the pianist in some of the recordings obviously has very good control, does interesting things, but the basic specifically...
5810
Hank
hank_drake44105
Sep 1, 2010 6:58 pm
By the way, the reverse is happening as well. Recently, I spotted a Scriabin Etude, Op. 65, No. 3 which was obviously Horowitz's recording with some...
5811
mrb@...
foosi35
Sep 1, 2010 10:51 pm
given that v.h. evidently admired carlos kleiber, it's interesting that the following thoughts are reminiscent of v.h.'s special approach to the piano: he...
5812
mkaykov
Sep 2, 2010 12:49 am
yeah, this didn't fool me for a second. One can easily spot a Horowitz recording - especially during the 1940's, when he played his own piano and produced a...
5813
mrb@...
foosi35
Sep 9, 2010 9:21 pm
In 1938 Steinway pianos manufactured the "Paul Klee series", to commemorate the way in which Klee married the art forms of music and visual art. Only 500...
5814
mrb@...
foosi35
Sep 9, 2010 9:21 pm
Vladimir Horowitz, the Russian-born piano virtuoso, said he would accept Kennedy Center Honors under two conditions: that he be the only person honored that...
5815
mrb@...
foosi35
Sep 10, 2010 12:45 pm
From Thursday to Oct. 8, À La Vieille Russie is bringing out imperial Russian jewelry, boxes, frames, vases, icons and figurines that the gallery’s owners...
5816
amarknicholls
Sep 13, 2010 10:07 pm
A interesting piece of information I have never heard before. In 1938 Horowitz was in his first 'retirement' and I wonder what became of his Klee piano?..I...
5817
dmanildi
Sep 14, 2010 1:23 pm
... The most likely scenario is that the whole story is a fabrication. It only recently popped up on the internet. If Steinway knows nothing about it, if (as...
5818
jsalerno@...
captaincapstan
Sep 22, 2010 6:32 pm
I am taking the liberty of reposting an announcement by Gregor Benko about the new Marston "Century of Chopin" 4 CD set (price of 3 CDs). VH is represented in...
5819
Hank
hank_drake44105
Sep 22, 2010 7:30 pm
It's both sad and infuriating that users are uploading copies of recordings that good people like Ward Marston take the time and effort to restore. I've seen...
5820
Derek Oppen
derekoppen
Sep 22, 2010 7:34 pm
as you find out about them, inform youtube please because his remasterings are copyrighted so youtube isn't legal in posting them. or tell me and i will...
5821
Derek Oppen
derekoppen
Sep 22, 2010 7:43 pm
youtube wants ward to tell them they are violating his copyrights. so since ward is way too nice, send me the info and i will go after youtube. sick....
5822
Derek Oppen
derekoppen
Sep 22, 2010 7:44 pm
you tube apparently wont publish a phone number. anyone know it?...
5823
Allan Steckler
ahsteckler
Sep 22, 2010 8:00 pm
I don¹t often participate in these e-mails as you must know but I totally agree that to bastardize them by putting them on u-tube certainly can and in all...
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Hank
hank_drake44105
Oct 1, 2010 2:19 pm
Born 107 years today....
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Derek Oppen
derekoppen
Oct 1, 2010 7:43 pm
i thought his actual birthdate and year are unknown. maybe my memory is the real mystery....
5826
virtuosafatale
Oct 2, 2010 6:55 am
thank you kindly for this Horowitz page http://tinyurl.com/3ybqn5s I wonder what became of all the bow ties...
5827
virtuosafatale
Oct 2, 2010 9:41 am
I agree that it seems like a monstrously cruel thing. I can also imagine a positive side of the extra exposure not everyone wants the computer monitor in their...
5828
foosi35
Oct 2, 2010 1:27 pm
happy birthday to you, great maestro. in that spirit, i saw something that caught my eye: Together, the concerts promise to sketch the arc of Barber's talent...
5829
Hank
hank_drake44105
Oct 2, 2010 3:54 pm
From the Horowitz FAQs page, which I wrote: Horowitz's exact place of birth has been the subject of some confusion. The pianist always named Kiev as his...
