Horowitz Live and Unedited: The Historic 1965 Carnegie Hall Return Concert

Disc 1
1	Toccatas, transcriptions
2	Toccatas, transcriptions
3	Toccatas, transcriptions
4	Fantasie (Obolen auf Beet
5	Fantasie (Obolen auf Beet
6	Fantasie (Obolen auf Beet
7	Piano Sonata No. 9 ("Blac
8	Poème for piano in F shar
Disc 2
1	Mazurka for piano No. 21
2	Etude for piano No. 8 in
3	Ballade for piano No. 1 i
4	Children's Corner, suite
5	Etude for piano in C shar
6	Études de virtuosité (15)
7	Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träu
8	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
9	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
10	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
11	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
12	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
13	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
14	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
15	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
16	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
17	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
18	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
19	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
20	Kinderszenen (Scenes from
Horowitz Live and Unedited: The Historic 1965 Carnegie Hall Return Concert
1.	Toccatas, transcriptions (2) for piano in D minor & C major (BWV 564/565; BBGA 7/3), KiV B29 17:30
	Composed by Ferruccio Busoni
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
2.	Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17 30:45
	Composed by Robert Schumann
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
3.	Piano Sonata No. 9 in F major ("Black Mass"), Op. 68 9:18
	Composed by Alexander Scriabin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
4.	Poème for piano in F sharp major, Op. 32/1 3:31
	Composed by Alexander Scriabin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
5.	Mazurka for piano No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30/4, CT. 71 4:01
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
6.	Etude for piano No. 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21 2:40
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
7.	Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2 8:58
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
8.	Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: 3. Serenade for the Doll 3:22
	Composed by Claude Debussy
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
9.	Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 2/1 3:10
	Composed by Alexander Scriabin
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
10.	Études de virtuosité (15), for piano ("Per Aspera ad Astra"), Op. 72: No. 11 in A flat major 1:44
	Composed by Moritz Moszkowski
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
11.	Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7 3:04
	Composed by Robert Schumann
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz
12.	Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 17:45
	Composed by Robert Schumann
	Performed by Vladimir Horowitz

Barnes & Noble

In 1953, after one of his regular Carnegie Hall recitals, Vladimir Horowitz unexpectedly retired from public performances. He disappeared for 12 long years. Then, just as suddenly as he left, the great Russian-born virtuoso came back on May 9, 1965, with a Carnegie Hall recital. The announcement of the pianist's return caused a sensation, and the concert itself was one of the most exciting in the hall's illustrious history. Luckily, the folks at Columbia Records (now Sony Classical) had the good sense to have their microphones in place. But after the event, Horowitz-the-perfectionist insisted on "touching up" some slipped notes before the record's release. The album was rushed to stores and won three Grammy Awards that year, but the touch-ups provoked some amount of controversy among pianophiles. Now, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Horowitz's birth, Sony is releasing that legendary, unedited performance for the first time. And, the controversy aside, there is perhaps no better document of the Horowitz mystique, for even the softest passages seem charged with an electrical current. Fans of the pianist will certainly be eager to compare this with the original release, but those new to his art will find this the perfect starting point. The program itself is quite varied and includes many Horowitz specialties, including Schumann's Fantasy in C, Chopin's G Minor Ballade, Scriabin's "Black Mass" Sonata, and four marvelous encores, including Schumann's "Träumerei," which could be called his signature piece. The new digital restoration is thrillingly vivid, and the set comes with a bonus DVD that includes outtakes from the 1987 documentary Horowitz: The Last Romantic. Andrew Farach-Colton

All Music Guide

Horowitz's 1965 return to public performance after 12 years of just studio work is presented here as originally recorded, including the wrong notes he played. Yes, nervousness is a problem even for such a well-known and expert musician. For previous releases of this Carnegie Hall recital, Horowitz re-recorded a few of the more obvious errors. The album begins with the storm of applause that greeted Horowitz when he stepped (or was gently pushed, according to some) out on-stage. Within the very first notes of Busoni's transcription of Bach's "Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV 564," there is a major clinker. However, he continues, and the beautiful Adagio alone is reason enough for the second shower of applause at the end of the work. There is another major loss of concentration in the second movement of the Schumann "Fantasy," but by the Scriabin, Horowitz is himself, subtly interpreting the shifting moods of the "Black Mass Sonata," and he finishes with the beautiful Chopin piece. The encores, which begin with Debussy's "Serenade for the Doll" from the "Children's Corner Suite," are all at once personal interpretations and audience charmers. It is Horowitz's ability give meaningful interpretations to the music, even with the occasional wrong note, that makes him a great performer. Patsy Morita