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Horowitz at the Met

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Details

Composer
SCARLATTI CHOPIN LISZT RACH
Artist
Vladimir Horowitz
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
May 18, 1999
Catalog #
09026633142
UPC
090266331420

About

That Vladimir Horowitz begins this 1981 recital with six sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti seems to be much more than the default of chronological programming. At this late stage in his career, before an outsized audience, the "last Romantic" appears before an adoring public with clean, unfussy, and elegantly shaped interpretations of Baroque pieces conceived for the harpsichord.
He then leaps to Paris of the 1840s with the Chopin Ballade in F minor, thereby linking Scarlatti to the contrapuntal richness of late Chopin. Chopin went against the grain of public opinion in his championing of Scarlatti--a fact that did not escape Horowitz's attention. Indeed, Horowitz's balanced and richly textured reading of the Ballade compels the listener to hear it through the filter of Scarlatti.
This Scarlatti-Chopin connection seems to dictate the remainder of the recital, from the Liszt Ballade to the Chopin Waltz and the Rachmaninov Prelude. With the Rachmaninov, Horowitz is in Russia of the 20th century, and his idiomatic command of this music, from its fiery martial theme to its luxurious cantilena, and his flawless technique remain unrivalled.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Keyboard Sonata in A-Flat Major, K.127/L.186/P.198 02:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in A-Flat Major, K.127/L.186/P.198
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  2. 2 Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.466/L.118/P.501 03:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.466/L.118/P.501
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  3. 3 Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.184/L.189/P.102 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.184/L.189/P.102
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  4. 4 Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.101/L.494/P.156 02:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.101/L.494/P.156
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  5. 5 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.87/L.33/P.43 02:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.87/L.33/P.43
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  6. 6 Keyboard Sonata in E Major, K.135/L.224/P.234 02:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in E Major, K.135/L.224/P.234
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  7. 7 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 10:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
    Duration
    10:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  8. 8 Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S171/R16 15:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S171/R16
    Duration
    15:19
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  9. 9 Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu" 03:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu"
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz
  10. 10 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia 04:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Vladimir Horowitz