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Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others
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Additional Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others Information
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Horowitz's Pictures is one of his most controversial recordings. In true Romantic tradition, he made changes in Mussorgsky's much-maligned score. Ignore those strict constructionists who hold that the composer's word is law, and you'll revel in the sheer high spirits and unabashed virtuosity of this electrifying performance. Few make this piece as exciting as Horowitz. The fillers offer his inimitable versions of various Russian favorites along with his not-to-be-missed transcriptions of Carmen highlights and a Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever as you've never heard it. --Dan Davis
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What Customers Say About Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others:
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A lovely performance of Debussy's Serenade to the Doll from 'Children's Corner' suffers from background noise. 'Pictures', recorded in 1947, suffers from heavy surface noise, but the performance itself is Titanic, extremely exciting and inspiring.Scriabin Etude Op.2, No.2, Preludes Op.11-5 and Op.22-1 (recorded in 1950/1956 in very good mono) are played with incomparable depth of feeling and tonal subtlety. Total playing time 75:53 A flamboyant performance of his own arrangement of 'Stars and Stripes Forever' closes this collection.If you love Horowitz, this is a must-buy, as it contains many of the most dazzling and deeply felt performances in entire Horowitz discography, despite the varying sound quality. Sonata No.9 'Black Mass', beautifully recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1953, is played with the magical delicacy and the real demonic edge, displaying the pianist as a supreme Scriabin interpretor.Danse excentrique, composed by the pianist at the age of 18, is a jazzy little piece which sounds half Gershwin and half Prokofiev. Tchaikovsky's Dumka (recorded in 1942) is the only Tchaikovsky piece Horowitz ever recorded aside from Piano Concerto and is played with dazzling dexterity and deep poetry.Bizet/Horowitz Carmen Variations (recorded in 1928) and the third movement of Prokofiev's 7th Sonata (played as an encore piece at Carnegie Hall in 1953 and much better recorded than the complete version recorded earlier) display Horowitz's most daring, risk-taking pianism.Rachmaninov's Humoresque and Barcarolle, recorded in 1979, played in the typically grand and electrifying style.
This one is very mechanical, without much color or feeling. This recording was made in 1947 and the recording quality reflects that. It sounds like the CD was made from a scratchy record with no clean up.I have heard better Horowitz performances.
That said, this is Horowitz. I'd pay the money for the Prokofiev and Danse Excentrique alone. A very good CD, but some of the titles are also on the Encores CD, and all the titles except the Rachmaninoff (recorded in 1979) are in mono. It's great. I just want to warn you that this is not the crystal-clear CD sound we're used to. Besides the Rachmaninoff, the recording dates range from 1928 (whew). to 1956.
If you are a Horowitz fan, I highly recommend this recording. Horowitz is amazing as we have all come to expect, but at the time that Mussorgsky's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION was recorded, recording techiniques had not been perfected as they have today. The rest of the CD is outstanding.
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