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)
1 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.87/L.33/P.43 04:22
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
2 Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.125/L.487/P.152: Vivo 02:08
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
3 Allegro 05:47
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
4 Adagio 04:56
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
5 Presto 03:58
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
6 Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18 06:17
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
7 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12, No. 7, Traumes Wirren 02:22
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
8 Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 3 02:23
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
9 Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 04:13
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
10 Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 02:01
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
11 Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys" 01:33
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Debussy, Claude
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
12 Pour les arpeges composes, Etude 11 03:34
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Poulenc, Francis
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
13 L'Eventail de Jeanne, No. 8, Pastourelle 02:13
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
14 Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano, No. 2) 01:51
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
15 Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 01:10
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Stravinsky, Igor
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
16 Petrushka: Danse russe 02:15
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
17 Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso 11:07
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
18 Andante sostenuto - Quasi adagio 06:08
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
19 Allegro energico - Più mosso 04:10
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
20 (Cantando espressivo) - Stretta quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo 02:35
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)
21 Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Lento assai 02:29
Horowitz, Vladimir (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:17:32