Arranger(s): Rachmaninov, Sergey
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.110606
Barcode: 0636943160626
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 04/2003

LISZT: Piano Sonata in B Minor (Horowitz) (1932-1935)

The pianist Vladimir Horowitz enjoyed a long career, from his Berlin début in 1926 to his final recitals in the 1980s. The present release includes the 1932 recording of Liszt’s B minor Sonata, a recording today of almost legendary status. It also includes two sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, in whose interpretation Horowitz gained wide critical acclaim.

Tracklist

Scarlatti, Domenico
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
1Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.87/L.33/P.4304:22
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
2Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.125/L.487/P.152: Vivo02:08
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
3Allegro05:47
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
4Adagio04:56
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
5Presto03:58
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
6Arabesque in C Major, Op. 1806:17
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
7Fantasiestücke, Op. 12, No. 7, Traumes Wirren02:22
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
8Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 302:23
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
9Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 304:13
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
10Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 402:01
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
11Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"01:33
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Debussy, Claude
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
12Pour les arpeges composes, Etude 1103:34
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Poulenc, Francis
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
13L'Eventail de Jeanne, No. 8, Pastourelle02:13
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
14Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano, No. 2)01:51
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
15Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)01:10
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Stravinsky, Igor
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
16Petrushka: Danse russe02:15
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
17Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso11:07
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
18Andante sostenuto - Quasi adagio06:08
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
19Allegro energico - Più mosso04:10
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
20(Cantando espressivo) - Stretta quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo02:35
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
21Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Lento assai02:29
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:17:32