Vladimir Horowitz
The Original Jacket
Collection
Sony Classical, 2009.
70 CD. Liner notes by Jon Samuels. No index.
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This massive set, released back in 2009 to
commemorate 20 years from the death of Vladimir Horowitz, remains the closest
we have to his complete recordings. The Indian summer for DG (1985-89) is not
included, which is a pity considering the sublime Mozart recordings he made in
those years, nor are his early attempts for EMI (1930-36), which is not a pity
since they are mostly of historical interest and widely available elsewhere. Nearly
all recordings for RCA (1928-30, 1940-59, 1975-82) and Sony/Columbia (1962-73,
1989) are included here. I say “nearly all” because several discs from the
so-called Private Collection (e.g. the unbelievable B minor Sonata from 1949)
as well as other commemorative releases from 2009 (e.g. the Berlin Concert from
1986) are missing. Keep in mind, also, that any new material released since
then must be missing as well; for example, the tons of treasures in Vladimir Horowitz: Live at Carnegie Hall
(41CD+1DVD, 2013). It remains but a faint hope, a dream rather, that one day
Horowitz’s complete discography will be released as a handsome set, newly
remastered from scratch where necessary and complete with his best live
recordings, why not some previously unreleased studio gems as well, and
impeccable documentation.
The best about this set are the two “new” (mostly) previously
unreleased recitals. Both were recorded live in New York
Collecting together some sixty years of recording,
including many pieces if not previously unreleased certainly hard to find
otherwise, provides plenty of material for revealing comparisons. Horowitz used
to claim, indeed boast, that he never played anything twice in the same way. This
is literally true, and his boundless ingenuity demonstrated within a single
piece is one of the great delights of the set. The most extreme example are the
famous Carmen Variations, usually
listed as Horowitz’s arrangement but really an original composition. We have
five recordings here, ranging from the unbridled virtuosity of the 1928 and
1947 versions to the mature musicianship of 1967 and 1968 (both live and
different), and including the rare 1957 studio take which is more than twice
longer and resembles a jazz improvisation. Even in regard to “classical”
compositions Horowitz could change his interpretations profoundly through the
years. Simply compare Scriabin’s brooding Etude Op. 8 No. 12 from 1962 with the
one from 1982. These are virtually different pieces. The closest match of live
performances we have are two of Moszkowski’s Etincelles separated by less than two weeks (23 April and 5 March, 1951),
although Rachmaninoff’s frightening Etude-tableau Op. 39 No. 9 is also a good
candidate (12 November and 10 December 1967). Possibly more interesting couples
are studio and live recordings separated by just a few days, for example Liszt’s
Valse oubliée (28 April studio, 5
March live, 1951), a piece which Horowitz owns.
The differences in these cases are relatively
small. But there they are.
If you still believe the old hokum that Horowitz was
– is – “all fingers and no brain”, this set, especially in combination with
Harold Schonberg’s definitive biography, will cure you. Horowitz could play the most lyrical pieces with
unsurpassed tenderness. Take for example Schumann’s “Träumerei”, one of his
“standard encores”. We have no fewer than seven recordings here, none less than
superb. Who has ever played this hugely popular, hence underappreciated, piece
in a more unique way? (This, incidentally, is one hallmark of genius: even the
most hackneyed pieces sound fresh.) Who has ever matched his restrained
intensity in Chopin’s Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 or Scriabin’s Etude Op. 2 No. 1? Examples
are countless. To name but a few more, Chopin’s early nocturne Op. 72 No. 1
(what a music for a 17-year-old to compose!), Mussorgsky’s “By the Water”, Rachmaninoff’s
Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 5 & 12, Schumann’s Kinderszenen
and Kreisleriana, Liszt’s
Consolations Nos. 2-5, Mendelssohn’s Lieder
ohne Worte, Bach-Busoni’s “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland” and quite a few
sonatas by Scarlatti further illustrate the lyrical side of Volodya’s genius.
Last but not least, like most great artists, Horowitz
was usually more exciting in front of an audience. This is not, of course, to
say that his studio recordings are in any way inadequate. It is just that in
concert his daring was greater, sometimes breathtaking. True, the risks he took
didn’t always come off nicely, but his failures – another hallmark of genius – are
of more than passing interest. The best example is the 1979 live recording of
Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1. Now, this is a travesty, particularly the outer
sections, yet well worth an occasional listen. Such rare mishaps aside, some of
Volodya’s most legendary achievements were recorded live in the concert hall.
Just listen to Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and Vallee d’Obermann or Rachmaninoff’s Second Sonata. If you wish to
object, not without reason either, that he never made studio recordings of
these pieces, so my case is left up in the air, I agree. Compare, then, the
recordings of Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 (1951 studio, 1953 live), Tchaikovsky’s
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1941 studio, 1943 live) and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (1947 studio,
1951 live). Fine as the studio versions are, they do not quite match the sheer audacity
of the live performances.
It is worthless to comment at length on the artistry
of Vladimir Horowitz. This is beyond words of both praise and censure. You
either love it or you hate it. The one thing you cannot afford, if you care
about piano playing at all, is to remain indifferent to it. Unfortunately,
there are several caveats to be considered as regards the presentation of the
set.
First of all, though RCA took the trouble to use the latest
remaster available, many pieces badly in need of new remastering were left intact.
This means that, for example, Horowitz’s fabulous 1981 live performance of
Rachmaninoff’s G minor prelude (Op. 23 No. 5) sounds just as fine as it does in
Horowitz: The Indispensable (1999),
that is much better than the old RCA Gold Seal edition of Encores (1991), but Chopin’s Third Scherzo (1957) is just as
terrible as ever. Truth to tell, some of Horowitz’s recordings, particularly from
the Chopin sessions in 1957, were so dismally recorded in the first place, in
“your head under the lid” manner, that probably no remastering can save them. The
fellows from Sony took the same easy way out, but they may be forgiven. The
remasters they did for the The Complete
Masterworks in 1993 are superb.
Second, the arrangement has its pros and cons. All
discs duplicate the contents and the covers of the original LPs, which is what
the Original Jacket collections are all about, but this means the liner notes
must be read with a magnifying glass and, worse still, are not always present. Furthermore,
many promiscuous collections are included which leads to a number of
duplications. For instance, Horowitz’s 1945 recording of Chopin’s Op. 22
(Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante) we have on three different
discs. The sweeping 1950 rendition of Liszt’s Funerailles, which we have twice, is the best account of this
mighty piece ever committed on record. But once is enough. On the positive
side, Horowitz was very particular about the programs of his albums, so it’s
nice to have them reproduced accurately, even though it remains unclear if he
was consulted about the “greatest hits” collections. The miserable total
timings are excused by the price.
Third and perhaps most annoying, as Hank Drake, one
of the few reviewers on Amazon worth reading, has pointed out, the set falls short in terms of documentation. The hardcover
booklet includes all recording dates and locations (though not always
accurate), but nothing like index, either from laziness or to deliberately
cover up the number of repetitions. Now, with box sets of this size an index is
essential. The booklet contains also an indifferent chronology of Horowitz’s
life and an essay by producer Jon Samuels, but the latter, instead of the
penetrating analysis of Horowitz’s recorded legacy which you are right to
expect, is merely a superficial overview of the basic facts which every serious
fan of Horowitz (and who else would buy this set?) knows only too well.
(Again as Hank has pointed out, the contents on CD 55
are listed incorrectly in the booklet. Kabalevsky’s eight preludes come before his Second Sonata and Barber’s Excursions, not the other round as
written. The order of the preludes is also wrong. The one on the disc is: 1,
10, 17, 3, 16, 8, 22, 24. This is a pretty serious blunder. No close relatives
noticed so far.)
It would be meaningless to list the contents of these
70 CD (you can find them on Wikipedia
anyway). Therefore, by way of conclusion I propose to compile an index. It
should make finding any recording easier, it would expose duplications with
merciless clarity, and it would be rather telling about Horowitz’s repertoire
and how this changed through the years. Works are grouped by composer and then
listed in alphabetical order. Composers themselves are arranged in alphabetical
order, too. Keys and opus numbers are omitted except when deemed necessary for
easier identification. The few works from the Concert of the Century without Horowitz are retained.
First, however, it might be useful to have at least
an abridged version of the contents. The set does contain 70 discs, but ten of
them are double and marked in the booklet with “a” and “b”. This is why the
last disc is No. 60b. This is why, also, the numbers in Wikipedia are different:
the Omniscient Entity gives the double discs as two successive numbers. One
disc – No. 37 – is reserved for recordings that were released on 45 rpm but
never made it to LP, two others cover material released posthumously by Sony as
fillers to various collections. The titles here serve merely to give a general
idea; only label and year(s) of recording are supplied in addition; collaborators
are omitted.
Vladimir Horowitz: The Complete
Original Jacket Collection
Abridged Contents
CD 1: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (RCA,
1947).
CD 2: Prokofiev & Kabalevsky (RCA, 1945-47).
CD 3: Beethoven & Mozart (RCA, 1946-47).
CD 4: Schumann & Chopin (RCA, 1949-50).
CD 5: Chopin & Barber (RCA, 1950).
CD 6: Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 (RCA, 1941).
CD 7: Chopin (RCA, 1945-47).
CD 8: Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 3 (RCA, 1950).
CD 9: Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 (RCA, 1940).
CD 10: Horowitz Encores (RCA, 1946-47).
CD 11: Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (RCA,
1951).
CD 12: Chopin & Liszt (RCA, 1947-50).
CD 13: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 (RCA, 1952).
CD 14: Chopin (RCA, 1949-52).
CD 15: Mendelssohn & Liszt (RCA, 1946-51).
CD 16a: 25th Anniversary Recital (RCA,
1953, Live).
CD 16b: 25th Anniversary Recital (RCA,
1953, Live).
CD 17: Horowitz plays Clementi (RCA, 1954).
CD 18: Horowitz plays Scriabin (RCA, 1955).
CD 19: Beethoven, Moonlight and Waldstein Sonatas (RCA,
1956).
CD 20: Horowitz in Recital (RCA, 1951-56, Live).
CD 21: Horowitz plays Chopin (RCA, 1957).
CD 22: Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 (RCA, 1943,
Live).
CD 23: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (RCA,
1951, Live).
CD 24: Beethoven Sonatas (RCA, 1959).
CD 25a: The Horowitz Collection (RCA, 1942-53).
CD 25b: The Horowitz Collection (RCA, 1942-53).
CD 26: The Young Horowitz (RCA, 1928-47).
CD 27: The Great Horowitz plays Favorite Chopin (RCA,
1946-53).
CD 28: Great Romantic Piano Favorites (RCA, 1946-57).
CD 29: The Horowitz Concerts, 1975-1976 (RCA, 1976).
CD 30: The Horowitz Concerts, 1977-1978 (RCA, 1976).
CD 31: Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (RCA, 1978,
Live).
CD 32: The Horowitz Concerts, 1978-1979 (RCA, 1979).
CD 33: The Horowitz Concerts, 1979-1980 (RCA, 1980).
CD 34: Horowitz at the Met (RCA, 1981, Live).
CD 35: Horowitz on Tour, 1979-1980 (RCA, 1977-80).
CD 36: Horowitz in London
CD 37: Scarlatti, Chopin, Scriabin, etc. (RCA,
1928-75, never released on LP)
CD 38: Columbia
Records presents Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia
CD 39: The Sound of Horowitz (Columbia
CD 40: Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin (Columbia
CD 41: Horowitz plays Scarlatti (Columbia
CD 42a: An Historic Return: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
(Columbia, 1965, Live).
CD 42b: An Historic Return: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
(Columbia, 1965, Live).
CD 43a: Horowitz in Concert (Columbia, 1966, Live).
CD 43b: Horowitz in Concert (Columbia, 1966, Live).
CD 44: Horowitz on Television (Columbia, 1968, Live).
CD 45: Schumann (Columbia
CD 46: Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff (Columbia,
1967-68).
CD 47: Horowitz plays Chopin (Columbia, 1966-71).
CD 48: Horowitz plays Scriabin (Columbia, 1966-72).
CD 49: Beethoven & Schubert (Columbia, 1972-73).
CD 50: Beethoven, Appassionata & Waldstein
Sonatas (Columbia
CD 51: New Recordings of Chopin (Columbia, 1968-73).
CD 52a: Concert of the Century (Columbia, 1976, Live).
CD 52b: Concert of the Century (Columbia, 1976, Live).
CD 53a: Compilation of posthumously issued recordings
(Columbia, 1961-72).
CD 53b: Compilation of posthumously issued recordings
(Columbia, 1961-72).
CD 54: The Private Collection, Vol. 1 (RCA, 1945-50,
Live).
CD 55: The Private Collection, Vol. 2 (RCA, 1945-49,
Live).
CD 56a: Horowitz ReDiscovered (RCA, 1975, Live).
CD 56b: Horowitz ReDiscovered (RCA, 1975, Live).
CD 57a: Live and Unedited (Sony, 1962-65, Live).
CD 57b: Live and Unedited (Sony, 1962-65, Live).
CD 58: The Last Recording (Sony, 1989).
CD 59a: Previously unreleased recital: March 5, 1951
(RCA, Live).
CD 59b: Previously unreleased recital: March 5, 1951
(RCA, Live).
CD 60a: Previously unreleased recital: November 12, 1967
(Columbia
CD 60b: Previously unreleased recital: November 12, 1967
(Columbia
Vladimir Horowitz: The Complete
Original Jacket Collection
Index
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750):
-
Concerto
for Two Violins BWV 1043: 1976, Menuhin, Stern, Live (CD 52b).
-
Toccata
in C minor, BWV 911: 1949, Live (CD 54).
Bach, arr. Ferruccio Busoni
(1866–1924):
-
Ich
ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ: 1969 (CD 53b).
-
Nun
komm’ der Heiden Heiland: 1947 (CD 10).
-
Toccata,
Adagio & Fugue: 1965, Live (CD 42a); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57a).
Barber, Samuel (1910–1981):
-
Excursions
Op. 20 Nos. 1, 2 & 4: 1945, Live (CD 55).
-
Sonata
Op. 26: 1950 (CD 5, CD 25b).
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827):
-
Leonore
III Overture: 1976, NYPO, Bernstein (CD 52a).
-
Piano
Concerto No. 5: 1952, Reiner (CD 13).
-
Sonata
Op. 8 Pathetique: 1963 (CD 40).
-
Sonata
Op. 10 No. 3: 1959 (CD 24).
-
Sonata
Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: 1946 (CD 3);
1956 (CD 19); 1972 (CD 49).
-
Sonata
Op. 52 Waldstein: 1956 (CD 19); 1972
(CD 50).
-
Sonata
Op. 57 Appassionata: 1959 (CD 24); 1972
(CD 50).
-
Sonata
Op. 101: 22/10+26/11/1967, Live (CD 53b); 12/11/1967, Live (CD 60a).
Brahms, Johannes
(1833–1897):
-
Intermezzo
Op. 117 No. 2: 1951, Live (CD 20, CD 28).
-
Piano
Concerto No. 2: 1940, Toscanini (CD 9).
-
Violin
Sonata No. 3: 1950, Milstein (CD 8).
-
Waltz
Op. 35 No. 15: 1950 (CD 28).
Chopin, Frederic (1810–1849):
-
Andante
spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante: 1945 (CD 7, CD 25a, CD 27).
-
Ballade
No. 1: 1947 (CD 12, CD 27); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57b);
1968, Live (CD 44); 1982, Live (CD 36).
-
Ballade
No. 3: 1949 (CD 14).
-
Ballade
No. 4: 1952 (CD 14); 1981, Live (CD 34).
-
Barcarolle:
1957 (CD 21); 1967, Live (CD 60a); 1980, Live (CD 35).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 3: 1951 (CD 14); 1972 (CD 51).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 4: 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1952 (CD 27); 1973 (CD 51).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 5: 1971 (CD 47); 1980, Live (CD 35).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 6: 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1963 (CD 53a).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 8: 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57b).
-
Etude
Op. 10 No. 12: 1963 (CD 40); 1972 (CD 51).
-
Etude
Op. 25 No. 1: 1989 (CD 58).
-
Etude
Op. 25 No. 5: 1989 (CD 58).
-
Etude
Op. 25 No. 7: 1963 (CD 40); 1980, Live (CD 35).
-
Fantaisie
Op. 49: 1948, Live (CD 54).
-
Fantaisie-Impromptu:
1989 (CD 58).
-
Impromptu
No. 1: 1951 (CD 14, CD 27).
-
Introduction
and Rondo: 1971 (CD 47).
- Mazurka
Op. 7 No. 3: 1947 (CD 7, CD 28); 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1968, Live (CD 51).
-
Mazurka
Op. 17 No. 4: 1971 (CD 47); 1975, Live (CD 37, encore);
-
Mazurka
Op. 24 No. 4: 1951, Live (CD 20, CD 59b).
-
Mazurka
Op. 30 No. 2: 1945, Live (CD 54).
-
Mazurka
Op. 30 No. 3: 1949 (CD 4); 1973 (CD 51).
- Mazurka
Op. 30 No. 4: 1928 (CD 26); 1949 (CD 4); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live,
unedited (CD 57b).
-
Mazurka
Op. 33 No. 2: 1973 (CD 51).
-
Mazurka
Op. 33 No. 4: 1966, Live (CD 43b).
-
Mazurka
Op. 41 No. 1: 1949 (CD 4).
-
Mazurka
Op. 41 No. 2: 1973 (CD 51).
-
Mazurka
Op. 50 No. 3: 1949 (CD 4, CD 27); 1973 (CD 51).
-
Mazurka
Op. 56 No. 3: 1989 (CD 58).
-
Mazurka
Op. 59 No. 3: 1950 (CD 4); 1973 (CD 51).
-
Mazurka
Op. 63 No. 2: 1949 (CD 4).
-
Mazurka
Op. 63 No. 3: 1949 (CD 4).
-
Nocturne
Op. 9 No. 2: 1957 (CD 21, CD 27).
-
Nocturne
Op. 9 No. 3: 1957 (CD 21).
-
Nocturne
Op. 15 No. 1: 1957 (CD 21).
-
Nocturne
Op. 15 No. 2: 1947 (CD 12, CD 28).
-
Nocturne
Op. 27 No. 1: 1957 (CD 21).
-
Nocturne
Op. 55 No. 1: 1951 (CD 14); 1967, Live (CD 60a); 1968, Live (CD 44).
-
Nocturne
Op. 55 No. 2: 1989 (CD 58).
-
Nocturne
Op. 62 No. 1: 1989 (CD 58).
- Nocturne Op. 72 No. 1: 1952 (CD 37); 1953,
Live (CD 16a, CD 28); 1966, Live (CD 43b).
-
Polonaise
Op. 26 No. 1: 1950, Live (CD 54); 1951, Live (CD 59b).
-
Polonaise
Op. 40 No. 1: 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1972 (CD 51).
-
Polonaise
Op. 44: 1967, Live (CD 60a); 1968, Live (CD 44).
-
Polonaise
Op. 53: 1945 (CD 7); 1971 (CD 47).
-
Polonaise-Fantaisie:
1951, Live (CD 20); 1966, Live (CD 47); 1982, Live (CD 36).
-
Prelude
Op. 28 No. 6: 1972 (CD 51).
-
Prelude
Op. 28 No. 15: 1971 (CD 53a).
-
Scherzo
No. 1: 1951 (CD 14); 1953, Live (CD 16a, CD 27); 1963 (CD 40); 1975, Live (CD
56b).
-
Scherzo
No. 2: 1957 (CD 21).
-
Scherzo
No. 3: 1957 (CD 21).
-
Sonata
No. 2: 1950 (CD 5, CD 12); 1962 (CD 38).
-
Trois
Nouvelles Etudes, No. 2: 1965 (CD 53a).
-
Waltz
Op. 34 No. 2: 1945 (CD 7); 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1953, Live (CD 16b); 1971 (CD
47); 1975, Live (CD 56b).
-
Waltz
Op. 64 No. 2: 1946 (CD 7, CD 26, CD 27); 1968, Live (CD 51).
-
Waltz
Op. 69 No. 1: 1981, Live (CD 34).
Clementi, Muzio (1752–1832):
-
Gradus
ad Parnassum, Book I, No. 14: 1972 (CD 53b).
-
Sonata
Op. 12 No. 2, III. Rondo. Allegro assai: 1972 (CD 53b).
-
Sonata
Op. 14 No. 3: 1954 (CD 17).
-
Sonata
Op. 25 No. 3, II. Rondo. Vivace: 1963 (CD 53b).
-
Sonata
Op. 26 No. 2: 1954 (CD 17).
-
Sonata
Op. 24 No. 2/Op. 47 No. 2, I. Allegro con brio: 1950 (CD 54).
-
Sonata
Op. 24 No. 2, Rondo: 1950 (CD 25a).
-
Sonata
Op. 34 No. 1, II. Un poco andante, quasi allegretto: 1950 (CD 54).
-
Sonata
Op. 34 No. 2: 1954 (CD 17).
-
Sonata
Op. 36 No. 1: 1949 (CD 54).
-
Sonata
Op. 50 No. 1, II. Adagio sostenuto e patetico: 1963, Live (CD 53b).
-
Sonata
quasi Concerto Op. 33 No. 3: 1979, Live (CD 35).
Czerny, Carl (1791–1857):
-
Variations
on a Theme by Rode “La Ricordanza”: 1944 (CD 25a).
Debussy, Claude (1862–1918):
-
Etudes,
Book I, Nos. 1, 4 & 6: 1948-49, Live (CD 55).
-
Etude, Book II, No. 11: 1965 (CD 53a).
-
L’Isle
joyeuse: 1966, Live (CD 43a).
-
Preludes,
Book II, Nos. 4-6: 1963 (CD 40).
-
Prelude,
Book II, No. 7: 1966, Live (CD 53a).
-
Serenade
for the Doll: 1928 (CD 26); 1947 (CD 10); 1953, Live (CD 16b); 1965, Live (CD
42b); 1975, Live (CD 56b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57b).
Dohnányi, Ernst von (1877–1960):
-
Capriccio
(Concert Etude Op. 28 No. 6): 1928 (CD 26).
Fauré, Gabriel (1845–1924)
-
Impromptu
Op. 102: 1977, Live (CD 30).
-
Nocturne
Op. 119: 1977, Live (CD 30).
Handel, Georg Friedrich (1685–1759):
-
Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus: 1976, Fischer-Dieskau, Woodside,
Live (CD 52b).
Haydn, Josef (1732–1809):
-
Sonata
Hob. XVI:23: 1966, Live (CD 43a).
-
Sonata
Hob. XVI:48: 1968, Live (CD 53b).
-
Sonata
Hob. XVI:49: 1989 (CD 58).
-
Sonata
Hob. XVI:52: 1951, Live (CD 20).
Horowitz, Vladimir
-
Carmen
Variations: 1928 (CD 37); 1947 (CD 10); 1957 (CD 37); 1967, Live (CD 60b);
1968, Live (CD 44).
-
Danse
excentrique: 1930 (CD 26).
Kabalevsky, Dmitri (1904–1987):
-
Preludes
Op. 38 Nos. 1, 3, 8, 10, 16, 17, 22, 24: 1947, Live (CD 55).
-
Sonata
No. 2: 1947, Live (CD 55).
-
Sonata
No. 3: 1947 (CD 2, CD 26).
Liszt, Franz (1811–1886):
-
Au
bord d’un source: 1947 (CD 12); 1975, Live (CD 56b).
-
Ballade
No. 2: 1981, Live (CD 34).
-
Consolation
No. 2: 1962 (CD 53a).
-
Consolation
No. 3: 1979, Live (CD 32).
-
Consolation
No. 4: 1950, Live (CD 54).
-
Consolation
No. 5: 1950, Live (CD 54).
-
Funerailles:
1950 (CD 15, CD 28).
-
Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Horowitz): 1953, Live (CD 16b).
-
Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 6: 1947 (CD 12); 1951, Live (CD 59b).
-
Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 15 (arr. Horowitz): 1950 (CD 15).
-
Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 19 (arr. Horowitz): 1962 (CD 38).
-
Mephisto
Waltz No. 1 (arr. Busoni-Horowitz): 1979, Live (CD 32).
-
Paganini
Etude No. 2 (arr. Busoni): 1930 (CD 26).
-
Scherzo
& March: 1967, Live (CD 53a).
-
Sonata
in B minor: 1976, Live (CD 30).
-
Sonetto
104 del Petrarca: 1951 (CD 15).
-
Vallee
d’Obermann: 1966, Live (CD 43b).
- Valse
oubliée:
1930 (CD 37); 5/3/1951, Live (CD 59b); 28/4/1951 (CD 15, CD 28); 1975, Live (CD
56b).
-
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen – Prelude after Bach: 1989 (CD 58).
Medtner, Nikolay (1880–1951):
-
Fairy
Tale Op. 51 No. 3: 1969 (CD 53a).
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–1847):
-
Etude
Op. 104b No. 3: 1965-67, Live (CD 53a).
-
Lieder
ohne Worte, Elegie, Op. 85 No. 4: 1946 (CD 10, CD 25a, CD 28).
-
Lieder
ohne Worte, May Breezes, Op. 62 No. 1: 1946 (CD 37); 1951, Live (CD 59b).
-
Lieder
ohne Worte, Spring Song, Op. 62 No. 6: 1946 (CD 10, CD 25a, CD 28).
-
Lieder
ohne Worte, The Shepherd’s Complaint Op. 67 No. 5: 1946 (CD 25a, CD 28).
-
Lieder
ohne Worte, Op. 67 No. 3: 1949, Live (CD 54).
-
Scherzo
a capriccio: 1980, Live (CD 33).
-
Variations
serieuses: 1946 (CD 15).
-
Wedding
March (arr. Liszt): 1946 (CD 15).
Moszkowski, Moritz
(1854–1925)
-
Etincelles,
Op. 36 No. 6: 23/4/1951, Live (CD 20); 5/3/1951, Live (CD 59b); 1975, Live (CD
56b).
-
Etude
Op. 72 No. 11: 1950 (CD 25b); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD
57b).
-
Etude
Op. 72 No. 6: 1950 (CD 37).
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
(1756–1791):
-
Sonata
KV 331: 1966, Live (CD 43b).
-
Sonata
KV 331, III. Rondo alla turca: 1946 (CD 10).
-
Sonata
KV 332: 1947 (CD 3, CD 25a).
-
Sonata
KV 333: 1951, Live (CD 59a).
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839–1881):
-
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Horowitz): 1947 (CD 1); 1951, Live (CD 23).
-
By
the Water: 1947 (CD 10).
Poulenc, Francis (1899–1963):
-
Intermezzo
No. 2: 1947, Live (CD 55).
-
Novellette
No. 1: 1949, Live (CD 55).
-
Presto
in E flat: 1947 (CD 37).
Prokofiev, Serge (1891–1953):
-
Cinderella,
Nos. 1 & 3: 1949, Live (CD 55).
-
Sonata
No. 7: 1945 (CD 2, CD 25b); 1951, Live (CD 59a).
-
Sonata
No. 7, III. Precipitato: 1953, Live (CD 16b, encore).
-
Toccata
Op. 11: 1947 (CD 10).
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
(1873–1943):
-
Barcarolle
Op. 10 No. 3: 1979, Live (CD 32).
-
Concerto
No. 3: 1951, Reiner (CD 11); 1978, Live, Ormandy (CD 31).
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Etude-tableau
Op. 33 No. 2: 1962 (CD 38); 1967, Live (CD 46).
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Etude-tableau
Op. 33 No. 5: 1967, Live (CD 46).
-
Etude-tableau
Op. 39 No. 5: 1962 (CD 38); 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1975, Live (CD 56b).
-
Etude-tableau
Op. 39 No. 7: 1945, Live (CD 54).
-
Etude-tableau
Op. 39 No. 9: 12/11/1967, Live (CD 60b); 10/12/1967, Live (CD 46); 1975, Live
(CD 56b).
-
Humoreske
Op. 10 No. 5: 1979, Live (CD 32).
-
Polka
de V. R.: 1977 (CD 35).
-
Musical
Moment Op. 16 No. 2: 1977 (CD 35).
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Musical
Moment Op. 16 No. 3: 1968, Live (CD 46)
-
Prelude
Op. 23 No. 5: 1981, Live (CD 34).
-
Prelude
Op. 32 No. 5: 1975, Live (CD 56b); 1977 (CD 35).
-
Prelude
Op. 32 No. 12: 1968, Live (CD 46).
-
Sonata
No. 2: 1968, Live (CD 46); 1980, Live (CD 33).
-
Sonata
Op. 19, III. Andante: 1976, Rostropovich, Live (CD 52a).
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835–1921):
-
Danse
Macabre (trans. Liszt-Horowitz): 1942 (CD 25b).
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685–1757):
-
Sonata
K20 (arr. Tausig): 1928 (CD 26).
-
Sonata
K46: 1946 (CD 37).
-
Sonata
K55: 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1968, Live (CD 44).
- Sonata
K87: 1947 (CD 37); 1981, Live (CD 34).
- Sonata
K101: 1967, Live (CD 60b).
- Sonata
K260: 1967, Live (CD 53b, CD 60b).
- Sonata
K322: 1946 (CD 37); 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1962 (CD 39).
- Sonata
K380: 1946 (CD 37); 1951 (CD 20); 1968, Live (CD 44).
- Sonata
K455: 1946 (CD 37); 1962 (CD 39).
- Sonata
K466: 1964 (CD 41); 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1981, Live (CD 34).
- Sonata
K531: 1947 (CD 37); 1962 (CD 39).
- Sonatas
KK33, 39, 54, 96, 146, 162, 198, 474, 481, 491, 525: 1964 (CD 41).
- Sonatas
KK25, 52, 197, 201, 303, 547: 1964 (CD 53a).
- Sonatas
KK101, 127, 135, 184: 1981, Live (CD 34).
Schubert, Franz (1797–1828):
-
Impromptu
Op. 90 Nos. 2 & 4: 1973 (CD 49).
-
Impromptu
Op. 90 No. 3: 1953 (CD 28); 1962 (CD 39).
-
Impromptu
Op. 142 Nos. 1 & 2: 1973 (CD 49).
-
Sonata
D960: 1953, Live (CD 16a).
Schumann, Robert (1810–1856):
-
Arabeske
Op. 18: 1962 (CD 38); 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1968, Live (CD 44).
-
Blumenstück
Op. 19: 1966, Live (CD 43a); 1975, Live (CD 56a).
-
Dichterliebe:
1976, Fischer-Dieskau, Live (CD 52b).
-
Fantaisie
Op. 17: 1965, Live (CD 42a); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57a).
-
Fantasiestücke
Op. 111: 1980, Live (CD 33).
-
Humoreske
Op. 20: 1979, Live (CD 32).
-
Kinderszenen:
1950 (CD 4); 1962 (CD 39, CD 57b); 1982, Live (CD 36).
-
Kinderszenen,
No. 7 Träumerei: 1947 (CD 10); 1950 (CD 25a, CD 28); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965,
Live, unedited (CD 57b); 1967, Live (CD 60b); 1968, Live (CD 44); 1975, Live
(CD 56b).
-
Kreisleriana:
1969 (CD 45).
-
Nachtstücke
Op. 23 Nos. 3 & 4: 1980, Live (CD 33).
-
Sonata
No. 3: 1975, Live (CD 56a); 1976, Live (CD 29).
- Toccata Op. 7: 1962 (CD 45).
- Toccata Op. 7: 1962 (CD 45).
-
Variations
on a Theme by Clara Wieck: 1951, Live (CD 20, CD 25a, CD 59a); 1969 (CD 45).
Scriabin, Alexander (1872–1915):
-
Etude
Op. 2 No. 1: 1950 (CD 37); 1951, Live (CD 59b); 1962 (CD 39); 1965, Live (CD
42b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57b).
-
Etude
Op. 8 No. 2: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etude
Op. 8 No. 8: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etude
Op. 8 No. 10: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etude
Op. 8 No. 11: 1953, Live (CD 16b); 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etude
Op. 8 No. 12: 1962 (CD 39); 1968, Live (CD 44); 1982, Live (CD 36).
-
Etude
Op. 42 No. 5: 1953, Live (CD 16b); 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etudes
Op. 42 Nos. 3 & 4: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Etude
Op. 65 No. 3: 1972 (CD 53a).
-
Feuillet
d’album Op. 45 No. 1: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Feuillet
d’album Op. 58: 1972 (CD 53a).
-
Poeme
Op. 32 No. 1: 1962 (CD 39); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live, unedited (CD 57a).
-
Poemes
Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2: 1972 (CD 48).
-
Preludes
Op. 11 Nos. 1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16: 1955 (CD 18).
-
Prelude
Op. 11 No. 5: 1956 (CD 20).
-
Prelude
Op. 22 No. 1: 1956 (CD 20).
-
Preludes
Op. 13 No. 6; Op. 15 No. 2; Op. 16 Nos. 1, 4; Op. 27 No. 1; Op. 48 No. 3; Op.
51 No. 2; Op. 59 No. 2; Op. 67 No. 1: 1955 (CD 18).
-
Sonata
No. 3: 1955 (CD 18).
-
Sonata
No. 5: 1976, Live (CD 29).
-
Sonata
No. 9: 1953, Live (CD 16b, CD 25b); 1965, Live (CD 42b); 1965, Live, unedited
(CD 57a).
-
Sonata
No. 10: 1966, Live (CD 43a, CD 48).
-
Vers
la flamme, Allegro moderato: 1972 (CD 48).
Sousa, John Philip (1854–1932):
-
The
Stars and Stripes Forever (trans. Horowitz): 1950 (CD 37); 1951, Live (CD 20).
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilych
(1840–1893):
-
9
Sacred Pieces, Pater Noster: 1976, Woodside, Live (CD 52b).
-
Dumka
Op. 54: 1942 (CD 26).
-
Piano
Concerto No. 1: 1941, Toscanini (CD 6); 1943, Live, Toscanini (CD 22).
-
Trio
Op. 50, I. Pezzo elegiaco: 1976, Stern, Rostropovich, Live (CD 52a).
Traditional:
-
God
Save the Queen: 1982, Live (CD 36).
Wagner, Richard (1813–1883):
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