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Vladimir Horowitz: The Indispensable | 
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| Creators: Frederic Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz, Franz Liszt, Moritz Moszkowski, Sergey Rachmaninov, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, John Philip Sousa
Label: RCA Victor Europe
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 164585
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 743216347124
EAN: 0743216347124
ASIN: B000026CV2
Release Date: November 9, 1999
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | No.5, Humoresque in G major | | • | No.6, Etinelles | | • | No.6 in F major |
Disc 2
| • | No.5, Prelude in G major | | • | No.7 in B-flat minor | | • | No.3, Barcarolle in G minor | | • | No.12 in D-sharp minor |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Top ten of any performance ever! July 8, 2004
John C Kuckowicz (Sacramento, California United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We made sure our home had hardwood floors just so we could enjoy this performance at its absolute best. Listen to it at lifelike volume and enjoy the ride: it sounds like it could unravel at any moment, but it never does. So many performances of this work are technically stunning, but tremendously dull. Horowitz brings this piece to life like no other pianist. But, if you can find it, Lazar Berman's recording for CBS was stunning.
 Largely Dispensable June 12, 2004
Stephen G Bowden (NC School of the Arts)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Beginning with a rather tinny Polonaise-Fantaisie, Horowitz follows it up with three relatively stunning Scarlatti sonatas. I am terrified by his reading of the Rachmaninoff G Minor prelude, he uses practically NO pedal at all. The Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt is borderlining on out of control throughout, as is typical by Horowitz. The Chopin B Major Nocturne is one of the few highlights on this first disc.Horowitz's Mephisto Waltz has always been horrific, blaring and, dare I say, bangy. I still can not fathom how the greatest pianist of the twentieth century could play a piece so poorly! The highlights of the second disc are certainly the Scriaban preludes. In concurrence with a previous reviewer, the Chopin Ballade is by no means acceptable. If you are looking for the best recording of this piece, Horowitz Live and Unedited, the recording of the 1965 Carnegie Hall return concert, is absolutely unsurpassable. RCA squeaked out a three-star rating with some fine selections, but others are, simply . . . not good. If you are looking for Horowitz at his best, the previously mentioned "Live and Unedited" CD is the best of his I own, out of about 12 CD's.
A Mix of Sensitive, Passionate, and Vulgar Playing... July 7, 2003
Al Magliano (Nesconset, NY USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Horowitz has always been a controversial figure in the music world, and this CD can help explain why. It abounds in obscene playing of Chopin (it's an almost painful experience to listen to the reading of the first Ballade) and contains some ridiculously eccentric Liszt (it sounds as if Horowitz plays the last two chords of the first Mephisto Waltz with his elbows). Apart from these shenanagins, however, Horowitz offers up several sparkling Scarlatti Sonatas, beautifully passionate Scriabin Etudes, and demonically exciting original transcriptions such as The Stars and Stripes Forever and the Carmen Variations. The two other Liszt selections are also very entertaining. My rating of three stars is based on the overall quality of playing on this particular album and not on my opinion of Horowitz in general. Still, this recording is worth the money for the few treats I have mentioned.
Great value! June 8, 2003
S.H.CHU (Hong Kong)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great value double-CD album. Horowitz is my top pianist. Not only do I enjoy the boundless passions of his playing, but I also find in his rich range of expressions something beyond techniques and maturity that other pianists cannot rival. This is an ideal album for anyone who wants to experience the colours and virtuosity of the renowned pianist.
Simply Great! June 6, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great value double-CD album. Horowitz is my top pianist. Not only do I enjoy the boundless passions of his playing, but I also find in his rich range of expressions something beyond techniques and maturity that other pianists cannot rival. This is an ideal album for anyone who wants to experience the colours and virtuosity of the renowned pianist.
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