COMPOSERS: Horowitz Saint-Sa‘ns Mendelssohn Liszt Musorgsky Sousa
LABELS: Living Era
ALBUM TITLE: Vladimir horowitz
WORKS: Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: AJC 8560
The sound on these mid-20th century recordings might be dry, but it’s the only thing that is. Horowitz as executant and, pertinently, arranger is inimically Horowitz – full of panache, technical wizardry, and almost demonic commitment. Handle with asbestos gloves.
Horowitz Saint-Saëns Mendelssohn Liszt Musorgsky Sousa: Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
The sound on these mid-20th century recordings might be dry, but it’s the only thing that is. Horowitz as executant and, pertinently, arranger is inimically Horowitz – full of panache, technical wizardry, and almost demonic commitment. Handle with asbestos gloves.
Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm