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Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others
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1. Promenade
2. The Gnome
3. Promenade
4. Il vecchio castello
5. Promenade
6. Tuileries
7. Bydlo
8. Promenade
9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
10. Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle
11. Limoges - The Market
12. Catacombs
13. Con mortuis in lingua mortua
14. The Hut on Fowl's Legs
15. The Great Gate at Kiev
16. 3. Precipitato
17. No. 5, Humoresque
18. No. 3, Barcarolle
Amazon.com essential recording
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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Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1992-03-10)
- Publisher: RCA
- Label: RCA
- Studio: RCA
- Average Customer Review: based on 5 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #117072
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3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Horowitz Review 2007-01-09
Comment: 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. This one is very mechanical, without much color or feeling.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: No better place to hear musical genius! 2005-08-22
Comment: Horowitz' arrangement of Stars and Stripes Forever is possibly the most incredible piece I have ever heard (and I don't even like that song very much.) If you have never heard it in its entirety, you have really been missing something. The first half is really good but the second half is mind-blowing. Horowitz was a genius!!!
The other works on the disc are great too but I prefer more recent recordings such as Evgeny Kissin's Pictures at an Exhibition. Of course it's not that Evgeny plays it better than Vladimir but the recording quality has much improved since 1947.
Whatever you do, don't miss Stars and Stripes Forever. You will never forget it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Incredible performance, scratchy sound. 2000-12-17
Comment: 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. Besides the Rachmaninoff, the recording dates range from 1928 (whew!) to 1956. That said, this is Horowitz! It's great! I'd pay the money for the Prokofiev and Danse Excentrique alone. I just want to warn you that this is not the crystal-clear CD sound we're used to.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: I undoubtedly declare that Horowitz is the best. 2000-12-03
Comment: You may know that Horowitz is a TOP pianist. But there is a one more. This recording is the most suitable recording that shows the differences beteween Horowitz and other pianists. In other words, this recording represents the genuine playstyle of Horowitz. One of the conspicuous specialty of Horowitz is ffff. The Grate Gate At Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition) needs exteremly strong finger power.(Self-confidence of piano touch) Also to "Prokofiev sonata No.7","The Stars and Stripes Forever", the same can be told. I want to say, It`s needless to say who is the second, at least in these pieces. ( the gap between 1st and 2nd is too wide )(And, I`m not saying abut all the pieces of Horowitz. I`m only telling you about the pieces in this record.) I have an absolute pitch, and can compose a little.So believe me. Have a nice day! P.S. To music lover who want`s to listen awesome 'Carmen Vars.' : Horowitz recorded 'carmen vars' not only once. (because it revised several times.) Carmen.V. in this CD is different from "Horowitz Encore". After buing this record, listen carefully the samples (in Horowitz Encore). They are not the same. (Both has it`s tastes.)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Horowitz is amazing as usual, BUT... 1998-09-27
Comment: 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. If you are a Horowitz fan, I highly recommend this recording.
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Horowitz Plays Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev, and others
