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Free Music Notes for Horowitz in Moscow
Free Music Review: A brief overview of Horowitz and this performance
Hit: 5 Stars
To start out, I must say that Horowitz has more musical talent in his thumbnail than I will ever have in my whole body, and Iam a conservatory trained pianist. What sounds to the untrained ear like the most beautiful music you've ever heard sounds to the trained ear like the most beautiful music you've ever heard.
Horowitz's unprecidented ability to hear an infinite number of waves and layers of the music he plays makes his music that much
deeper and astounding to the professional and aspiring pianist.
My own instructor, a well-established performer and graduate of the Julliard School, is at a loss for words after listening to Maestro Horowitz. This is evident particularly in the Mozart Sonata in C, but it is also certainly not limited to that one work. It is my hope that those of you who are not pianists would find this review both informative and helpful when you have a chance to listen to this fantastic recording. Horowitz is truly a gem and one of the legendary "greats" of the piano world. I suggest the following pianists for their inspring accomplishments:
Ruth Laredo, who I recently had a chance to work with at a music festival in Maryland.
Alfred Brendel, for his Haydn Sonatas in particular
Richard Goode, for his Beethoven Sonatas in particular
Marian Hahn- She was also in Maryland with me. Beautiful tone, fantastic teacher.
Emanuel Ax- amazing overall!!
There are many more, but these are all present day greats that I highly recommend.
Free Music Review: One Hour of Modern History
Hit: 5 Stars
History is a thing to learn from. We cannot change it. People seldom learn from history, but every once in a while they draw something special from it... Vladimir Horowitz's concert in April 1986 is such a lesson. One year after Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader and six days (!) before the infamous Chernobyl nuke reactor explosion, the 82-year-old piano genius played in Russia, giving officially just this one concert. It was just about 3.5 years before he died of a heart attack.
If you seek a disc by this legendary pianist, born in Russia but living more than a half of his life as an American citizen, this may be the one to begin with.
Horowitz plays most of his favourite composers here. A Scarlatti sonata is a great delicate thing to kick off, Mozart Sonata No.10 can be called a sheer beauty.
Rachmaninov and Scriabin stand on his own in the maestro's interpretation -- it's easy to cry while listening to these pieces. Elegance of Liszt's "Sonetto del Petrarca No.104" and dynamics of "Soiree de Vienne" valse caprice No.6 can be exceeded only by Chopin's mazurkas.
Music students who are trained to play Schumann's "Traeumerei" can be proud that Horowitz also considered this little gem worthy of being included. Moszkowszki's Etincelles (sparks) are a grateful encore, too.
Liner notes and photographs perfectly complement this album, which will remain among the most distinguished and important achievements of music industry in the 20the century.
Free Music Review: Horowitz in tip-top shape
Hit: 5 Stars
Okay, so this isn't Horowitz hurling thunderbolts as much as he did in his earlier years, but in the Sonetto del Petrarcha by Liszt, be definitely gets some good bolts in.Wait, let's start from the top of the program: The notes of the delightful and charming Scarlatti E-major Sonata are clear and precise. Horowitz spans the architecture of this "gross kleinkunst" -- i.e., great art done in the smaller forms.
The Mozart Sonata is unaffected and soulful. (The 2nd mvt. is especially beautiful, as performed here by Horowitz.)
Horowitz's renditions of the Rachmaninoff preludes and the Scriabin etudes are proudly played with much enthusiasm, which is evident in the performance.
With the Schubert/Liszt composition, one has a hard time deciding whether Horowitz does better in the songful interludes or the fiery sections: both are superbly done with un-earthly beauty.
Horowitz plays the pair of Chopin mazurkas with style and elegance. Too bad the "Heroic" polonaise, which was on the program, didn't make it onto this disc.
The encores are typically "Horowitzean," in that he mixes exquisite poetry (Traumerei) with stunning virtuousity (Enticilles and the Polka of V.Rachmaninoff). Interestingly, though, these two compositions are not heavy and over-serious.
"Horowitz in Moscow" is definitely an historical document, with much great musical content as well.
Free Music Review: Horowitz was Certainly at His Best
Hit: 5 Stars
Other than this concert, Horowitz's VIENNA RECITAL (in around 87') was equally beautiful. Here we see the height of Horowitz's sensibility, particularly his sensuousness. The balance of musicianship and showmanship on both occasions was superb. On neither occasion do we see too much of the demonic side of Horowitz and only occasionally and subtlely the display of the Russian sort of vulgarity. Instead they are so abound of his tenderness and serenity. His Mozart in Vienna Recital were perhaps his best, so sublime and charming even when they are not that spontaneous.
Horowitz is quite at the other extreme with Kempff and Petri: Horowitz was all for sensuousness whereas the latter two bordered on dryness. Yes, he shared some of sofronitsky's frangrance and beauty but not his nobility. He was far away from Rachmaninoff's heart of gold; he reminds us more of Paderewski instead. Nonetheless Horowitz is appealing albeit in a different way... Deep? Well, Horowitz is famous for his flamboyance instead. Looking for depth, one should go for Rachmaninoff, or else Sofronitsky (the best Scriabin so far ) amongst the Russians, otherwise we have Fischer, Cortot, Backhaus, Kempff or even Arrau... Amongst living pianist, Nelson Freire's Chopin and Mozart are most amazing.
One should hear these records to know the full possibilities of the piano. Another not to miss!
Free Music Review: Magnificent!!! Bravo Horowitz!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I remember hearing all about this concert in Moscow when I was a kid. Whatever I thought - so some old guy played in Mosocw.
Well, reader you must forgive me for my stupidity, because for some time I realize the greatness of Maestro Horowitz, and the importance of his playing in Moscow, his hometown and homeland after 60 years.
I bought this album because I remember the hoopla in 1986. I was not dissapointed. The playing is emotional and incredible. Horowitz really was an amazing piano player - the ability to hold rapture over the audience is captured here. Those fingers -connected to a difficult, sole-eating, slight, Russian man - were magic. Wow. Those beautiful notes he plays hold in the air like ripe fruit. A master at work!
This was an inspired performance by a magician on the ivories. If your wondering what the fuss was about, or you want a CD that expresses how classical music can move the soul - then I recommend this CD very highly. Along with the Three Tenors IN Concert, it just has some inherent quality to move you.
Horowitz may have made better studio recordings, and better live recordings, but I am convinced this is just a good. I join along with the gentleman who can be heard yelling "BRAVO" at the conclusion of several pieces. BRAVO!