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Владимир Самойлович Горовиц (1904-89) - один из величайших пианистов ХХ столетия, еще при жизни его называли последним романтиком.
На первый из двух дисков вошли студийные записи 1962 - 1964гг. в том числе сонаты Доменико Скарлатти; два концерта в Корнеги Холл 1965 и 1966гг.; концерт на телевидении 1968 года. Композиторы: Фредерик Шопен, Ференц Лист, Сергей Рахманинов, Александр Скрябин, Роберт Шуман, Доменико Скарлати, Людвик ван Бетховен, Франц Шуберт, Клод Дебюсси, Иоганн Себастьян Бах, Мориц Мошковский, Йозеф Гайдн, Амадей Моцарт, Владимир Горовиц.

Владимир Горовиц: «Фортепианная игра состоит из здравого смысла, сердца и технических средств. Все должно быть развито в равной мере: без здравого смысла вы потерпите фиаско, без техники вы дилетант, без сердца - машина».

Vladimir Horowitz, piano

STUDIO RECORDINGS (1962-1963)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1. PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR, OP.35 (1962)
1 (1) I. Grave - Doppio movimento (5:27)
2 (2) II. Scherzo (6:51)
3 (3) III. Marche funèbre. Lento (7:46)
4 (4) IV. Finale. Presto (1:28)

2. ÉTUDE IN C MINOR, OP.10 NO.12 (1963)
1 (5) Allegro con fuoco (2:39)

3. ÉTUDE IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP.25 NO.7 (1963)
1 (6) Lento (5:42)

4. SCHERZO NO.1 IN B MINOR, OP.20 (1963)
1 (7) Presto con fuoco (8:29)

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
5. ÉTUDE-TABLEAU IN C MAJOR, OP.33 NO.2 (1962)
1 (8) Allegro (2:28)

6. ÉTUDE-TABLEAU IN E-FLAT MINOR, OP. 39 NO.5 (1962)
1 (9) Appassionato (4:44)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
7. ARABESKE IN C MAJOR, OP.18 (1962)
1 (10) Leicht und zart (6:39)

8. KINDERSZENEN, OP.15 (1962)
1 (11) 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (1:32)
2 (12) 2. Kuriose Geschichte (1:09)
3 (13) 3. Hasche-Mann (0:36)
4 (14) 4. Bittendes Kind (0:55)
5 (15) 5. Glückes genug (0:48)
6 (16) 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (0:48)
7 (17) 7. Träumerei (2:54)
8 (18) 8. Am Kamin (1:07)
9 (19) 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (0:39)
10 (20) 10. Fast zu ernst (1:43)
11 (21) 11. Fürchtenmachen (1:43)
12 (22) 12. Kind im Einschlummern (1:47)
13 (23) 13. Der Dichter spricht (2:07)

9. TOCCATA IN C MAJOR, OP.7 (1962)
1 (24) Allegro (6:24)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
10. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO.19 IN D MINOR (1962)
1 (25) Lento patetico (Lassan) - Vivace (Friska) (9:42)

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
11. SONATA IN E MAJOR, K 531 (L 430) (1962)
1 (26) Allegro (3:17)

12. SONATA IN A MAJOR, K 322 (L 483) (1962)
1 (27) Allegro (3:31)

13. SONATA IN G MAJOR, K 455 (L 209) (1962)
1 (28) Allegro (3:11)

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
14. PIANO SONATA NO.8 IN C MINOR, OP.13 "PATHÉTIQUE" (1963)
1 (29) I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (8:36)
2 (30) II. Adagio cantabile (5:27)
3 (31) III. Rondo. Allegro (4:30)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
15. IMPROMPTU IN G-FLAT MAJOR, OP.90 (D 899) NO.3 (1962)
1 (32) Andante (5:49)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
16. 3 PRÉLUDES (FROM BOOK II) (1963)
1 (33) IV. ... Les fées sont d\'exquises danseuses. Rapide et léger (3:11)
2 (34) V. ... Bruyères. Calme (2:46)
3 (35) VI. ... General Lavine - eccentric. Dans le style et le mouvement d\'un Cake-Walk (2:37)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
17. POÈME IN F-SHARP MAJOR, OP.32 NO.1 (1962)
1 (36) Andante cantabile (3:03)

18. ÉTUDE IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP.2 NO.1 (1962)
1 (37) Andante (3:06)

19. ÉTUDE IN D-SHARP MINOR, OP.8 NO.12 (1962)
1 (38) Patetico (2:07)


SCARLATTI RECORDINGS

Domenico Scarlatti. Keyboard Sonatas
1. SONATA IN D MAJOR, K 33 (L 424) (1964)
1 (39) Allegro (2:50)

2. SONATA IN A MINOR, K 54 (L 241) (1964)
1 (40) Allegro (4:07)

3. SONATA IN F MAJOR, K 525 (L 188) (1964)
1 (41) Allegro (2:24)

4. SONATA IN F MINOR, K 466 (L 118) (1964)
1 (42) Andante moderato (4:57)

5. SONATA IN G MAJOR, K 146 (L 349) (1964)
1 (43) Allegretto (2:47)

6. SONATA IN D MAJOR, K 96 (L 465) (1964)
1 (44) Allegro (4:22)

7. SONATA IN E MAJOR, K 162 (L 21) (1964)
1 (45) Andante (5:19)

8. SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, K 474 (L 203) (1964)
1 (46) Andante e cantabile (4:40)

9. SONATA IN E MINOR, K 198 (L 22) (1964)
1 (47) Allegro (2:47)

10. SONATA IN D MAJOR, K 491 (L 164) (1964)
1 (48) Allegro (3:56)

11. SONATA IN F MINOR, K 481 (L 187) (1964)
1 (49) Andante e cantabile (5:09)

12. SONATA IN A MAJOR, K 39 (L 391) (1964)
1 (50) Allegro (2:30)

13. SONATA IN G MAJOR, K 547 (L S28) (1964)
1 (51) Allegro (4:03)

14. SONATA IN B MINOR, K 197 (L 147) (1964)
1 (52) Andante (5:17)

15. SONATA IN F-SHARP MINOR, K 25 (L 481) (1964)
1 (53) Allegro (3:56)

16. SONATA IN D MINOR, K 52 (L 267) (1964)
1 (54) Andante moderato (5:26)

17. SONATA IN G MAJOR, K 201 (L 129) (1964)
1 (55) Vivo (3:21)

18. SONATA IN C MINOR, K 303 (L 9) (1964)
1 (56) Allegro (4:05)


THE 1965 CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
1. TOCCATA, ADAGIO AND FUGUE IN C MAJOR, BWV 564
1 (57) I. Preludio, quasi improvvisando. Tempo moderato (6:57)
2 (58) II. Intermezzo. Adagio (5:18)
3 (59) III. Fuga. Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico (5:15)

Robert Schumann
2. FANTASIE IN C MAJOR, OP.17
1 (60) I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen (12:34)
2 (61) II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch (7:56)
3 (62) III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten (10:14)

Alexander Scriabin
3. PIANO SONATA NO.9, OP.68 "BLACK MASS"
1 (63) Moderato quasi andante - Molto meno vivo - Allegro - Più vivo - Allegro molto - Alla marcia - Più vivo - Allegro - Più vivo - Presto (9:20)

4. POÈME IN F-SHARP MAJOR, OP. 32 NO.1
1 (64) Andante cantabile (3:33)

Frédéric Chopin
5. MAZURKA IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP.30 NO.4
1 (65) Allegretto (4:00)

6. ÉTUDE IN F MAJOR, OP.10 NO.8
1 (66) Allegro (2:37)

7. BALLADE NO.1 IN G MINOR, OP.23
1 (67) Largo - Moderato - Meno mosso - Presto con fuoco (8:50)

Claude Debussy
8. SERENADE FOR THE DOLL
1 (68) Allegretto ma non troppo (No.3 from "Children\'s Corner") (3:23)

Alexander Scriabin
9. ÉTUDE IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP.2 NO.1
1 (69) Andante (3:10)

Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
10. ÉTUDE IN A-FLAT MAJOR, OP.72 NO.11
1 (70) Presto e con leggierezza (from 15 Virtuosity Studies "Per Aspera") (1:38)

Robert Schumann
11. TRÄUMEREI
1 (71) Träumerei (From "Kinderszenen" Op.15) (3:03)


THE 1966 CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
1. PIANO SONATA NO.11 IN A MAJOR, K.331 (300I)
1 (72) I. Tema. Andante grazioso e variazioni (7:23)
2 (73) II. Menuetto - Trio (6:13)
3 (74) III. [Rondo] alla Turca. Allegretto (4:09)

Frédéric Chopin
2. POLONAISE-FANTAISIE IN A-FLAT MAJOR, OP.61
1 (75) Allegro maestoso (13:16)

3. MAZURKA IN B MINOR, OP.33 NO.4
1 (76) Mesto (4:37)

4. NOCTURNE IN E MINOR, OP.72 NO.1
1 (77) Andante (4:50)

Alexander Scriabin
5. PIANO SONATA NO.10, OP.70
1 (78) Moderato - Allegro - Puissant, radieux - Allegro - Più vivo - Presto - Moderato (12:15)

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
6. PIANO SONATA IN F MAJOR, HOB. XVI: 23
1 (79) I. Allegro (4:36)
2 (80) II. Adagio (5:44)
3 (81) III. Finale. Presto (3:38)

Robert Schumann
7. BLUMENSTÜCK IN D-FLAT MAJOR, OP.19
1 (82) Leise bewegt (7:33)

Claude Debussy
8. L\'ISLE JOYEUSE
1 (83) Quasi una cadenza - Tempo. Modéré et très souple (6:00)

Franz Liszt
9. VALLÉE D\'OBERMANN (FROM ANÉES DE PÈLERINAGE, PREMIÈRE ANNÉE - SUISSE, NO.6)
1 (84) Lento assai - Più Lento - Un poco più di moto ma sempre lento - Presto - Lento (13:15)


1968 TV CONCERT

Frédéric Chopin
1. BALLADE NO.1 IN G MINOR, OP.23
1 (85) Largo - Moderato - Meno mosso - Presto con fuoco (9:11)

2. NOCTURNE IN F MINOR, OP.55 NO.1
1 (86) Andante (5:14)

3. POLONAISE IN F-SHARP MINOR, OP.44
1 (87) Tempo di polacca - Doppio movimento, tempo di Mazurka - Tempo I (10:21)

Domenico Scarlatti
4. SONATA IN E MAJOR, K 380 (L 23)
1 (88) Andante commodo (3:10)

5. SONATA IN G MAJOR, K 55 (L 335)
1 (89) Allegro (2:06)

Robert Schumann
6. ARABESKE IN C MAJOR, OP.18
1 (90) Leicht und zart (7:09)

Alexander Scriabin
7. ÉTUDE IN D-SHARP MINOR, OP.8 NO.12
1 (91) Patetico (2:19)

Robert Schumann
8. TRÄUMEREI
1 (92) Träumerei (From "Kinderszenen" Op.15) (2:49)

Vladimir Horowitz
9. VARIATIONS ON A THEME FROM BIZET\'S OPERA "CARMEN"
1 (93) Variations on a Theme from Bizet\'s opera "Carmen" (3:58)