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Horowitz Plays Scarlatti | 
 enlarge | Creators: Domenico Scarlatti, Vladimir Horowitz
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 43140
Format: Extra Tracks, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 90414
UPC: 827969041420
EAN: 0827969041420
ASIN: B0000CF32K
Release Date: September 30, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Sonata In D Major, K 33 (L 424) | | • | Sonata In A Minor, K 54 (L 241) | | • | Sonata In F Major, K 525 (L 188) | | • | Sonata In F Minor, K 466 (L 118) | | • | Sonata In G Major, K 146 (L 349) | | • | Sonata In D Major, K 96 (L 465) | | • | Sonata In E Major, K 162 (L21) | | • | Sonata In E-Flat Major, K 474 (L 203) | | • | Sonata In E Minor, K 198 (L 22) | | • | Sonata In D Major, K.491 (L.164) | | • | Sonata In F Minor, K 481 (L 187) | | • | Sonata In A Major, K 39 (L 391) | | • | Sonata In G Major, K 547 (L S28) | | • | Sonata In B Minor, K 197 (L 147) | | • | Sonata In F-Sharp Minor, K 25 (L 481) | | • | Sonata In D Minor, K52 (L 267) | | • | Sonata In G Major, K201 (L 129) | | • | Sonata In C Minor, K 303 (L9) | | • | Sonata In F-Sharp Major, K 319 (L 35) | | • | Sonata In G Major, K 303 (L 9) |
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| Customer Reviews:
Stunning revelation August 17, 2008
Thomas Joseph (Princeton, NJ)
Who knew the freshness that Horowitz brought to this canon? In one selection, he presages a connection to composers such as Glass and Adams. In another, the depth of feeling reaches out to the listener powerfully. This is a very enjoyable discovery for a non-expert.
Saitsfaction guaranteed July 3, 2008
David Thierry (Chicago, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first heard Horowitz at Chicago's Orchestra Hall in 1967 or 68 when he returned to the stage and I didn't know who Horowitz was let alone Scarlatti. These pieces seem tailor made for Horowitz and his personality not to mention his abilities. A great cd to discover both performer and composer.
Awesome performance - should have left off the extra tracks December 8, 2007
Andy G. (Fort Collins, CO United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this CD after watching Olga Kern perform several Scarlatti sonatas at a phenominal 3-standing-ovation concert. She hasn't recorded those sonatas yet, so this was the closest recording I could find.
The performance and the recording are both exceptional. I sampled just about every other performance of Scarlatti I could find on-line before picking this CD and was not disappointed. It is an older recording, so it's not quite as clean and hiss-free as a newer DDD, but it's still very, very good and Horowitz is so good you'll be mesmerized by the fast and flawless expression of some wonderful music.
This music is fast - very fast, and there's lots going on with different themes moving up and down and in and out. It's hard to believe this can be played with less than 3 hands. With Horowitz playing, you hear it all, and just go WOW.
There's a couple of extra tracks at the end of the CD which should have been left off - there's someone in the audience coughing, and it's distracting enough that I just skip these when listening.
So, that's what it was about the great fuss over Horowitz. November 7, 2007
Abel (Hong Kong)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A landmark album. The leaflet accompanying the CD is also a landmark piece of article.
I agree that if Horowitz did not play anything else worthwhile, he would still unmistakably be remembered for his Domenico Scarlatti.
There are younger pianists nowadays playing Scarlatti, even the ENTIRE set of Scarlatti sonatas.
The value of this album lies not on quantity - it is by no means the complete set, but each single piece is played to such incomparable and exemplary level that you really need go no further for marvellous Scarlatti.
Some modern pianists play very decent Scarlatti - Ivo Pogorelich, for instance. Horowitz however should be accredited for being the pioneer of this composer's keyboard works, and this pioneer had by the same token set the standard for such pieces.
Who else could that person be but Horowitz?
A Necessity August 13, 2007
Trotwood Traddles
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Horowitz simply on the basis of these recordings. If he had never done anything noteworthy for the rest of his life he could still retire with honor knowing that he had changed the world for the better. If you wish to develop a good music library, don't miss these recordings.
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