| 1. Muscle Shoals Blues |
| 2. Birmingham Blues |
| 3. Blue Black Bottom |
| 4. Handful of Keys |
| 5. Numb Fumblin' |
| 6. Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 7. Sweet Savannah Sue |
| 8. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 1] |
| 9. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 2] |
| 10. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 3] |
| 11. Love Me or Leave Me [Take 1] |
| 12. Love Me or Leave Me [Take 2] |
| 13. Gladyse [Take 1] |
| 14. Gladyse [Take 2] |
| 15. Valentine Stomp [Take 1] |
| 16. Valentine Stomp [Take 2] |
| 17. Waiting at the End of the Road [Take 2] |
| 18. Waiting at the End of the Road |
| 19. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 1] |
| 20. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 2] |
Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1,Fats Waller,Epm Musique,Classic Jazz,Composer,Jazz,Jive,Leader,Stride,Swing
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Vladimir Horowitz, Complete Masterworks Recordings 1962-1973, Vol. I: The Studio Recordings 1962-63
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000290A Release Date: 1994-07-19 |
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Grave-Doppio movimento
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Scherzo
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Marche funebre. Lento
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35: Finale. Presto
- Etude - Tableau In E Flat Minor, Op. 39 No. 5: Allegro
- Etude - Tableau In E Flat Minor, Op. 39 No. 5: Appassionato
- Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18: Leicht und zart
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Von fremden landern und Menschen
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Kuriose Geschichte
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Hansche-Mann
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Bittendes Kind
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Gluckes genug
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Wichtige Begbenheit
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Traumerei
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Am Kamin
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Ritter vom Steckenpferd
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Fast zu ernst
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Furchtenmachen
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Kind im Einschlummern
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: Der Dichter spricht
- Toccata In C Major, op. 7: Allegro
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 In D Minor: Lento patetico (Lassan) - Vivace (Friska)
Tracks:
- Sonata In E Major, K 531 (L430): Allegro
- Sonata In A Major, K322 (L483): Allegro
- Sonata In G Major K455 (L209): Allegro
- Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
- Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Rondo. Allegro
- Impromptu In G Flat Major, Op. 90 (D 899) No. 3: Andante
- Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12: Allegro con fuoco
- Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Lento
- Scherzo No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 20: Presto con fuoco
- 3 Preludes: IV Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses. Rapide et leger
- 3 Preludes: V Bruyeres. Calme
- 3 Preludes: VI General Lavine - eccentric. Dans le style et le mouvement d'un Cake-Walk
- Poeme In F Sharp Major, Op. 32 No. 1: Andante cantabile
- Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: Andante
- Etude In D Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 12: Patetico
Amazon.com essential recording
This collection features wide-ranging repertory, including Russian Romantics like Rachmaninoff and Scriabin that were Horowitz's concert staples, all stunningly played. The Chopin "Funeral March" Sonata is taken at a flowing pace, with a crisp, touching march. Schumann's Kinderszenen is fetchingly done with disarming simplicity and heartfelt poetry. He "improves" Liszt's 19th Hungarian Rhapsody with doubling and rewriting, but it's no less exciting for all that. A stylish Beethoven "Pathetique" Sonata is treasurable for singing tone reined into a classical framework. A good overview of Horowitz's style and repertory with many delights. --Dan DavisCustomer Reviews:
Horowitz at his Musical and Technical Prime.......2003-01-06
By 1962, Horowitz had not performed in public for nine years. Frustrated with the repertoire restrictions, poor sound and lack of marketing he was receiving from RCA, he abandoned Little Nipper and signed on with Columbia Masterworks, headed by the legendary Goddard Lieberson. Thomas Frost was assigned as Horowitz's producer, and the two clicked immediately. The fine results they obtained can be heard here.
For decades Horowitz had a problematic relationship with Chopin's Second Sonata. A 1936 attempt to record the piece was aborted due to the pianist's first nervous breakdown (the first movement survives). Horowitz's 1950 recording for RCA is a bizarre collection of details, with a Funeral March that sounds like a Russian boat song on steroids. This 1962 recording is highly successful, however. Horowitz is obviously on top of the piece, technically, with his spare pedaling highlighting Chopin's use of counterpoint. The Funeral March is, for once, played with a crisp rhythm, the central section exquisitely balanced. He performed this work several times in the 1970s, but not as convincingly. The other Chopin works fare as well, including a passionate "Revolutionary" Etude and a tightly controlled B-minor Scherzo with a characteristically Horowitzian touch: Interlocking octaves replace Chopin's chromatic scales in the coda.
Schumann was Horowitz's favorite German composer. Here we have a swift Arabeske, painted in delicate watercolors, and a reflective Kinderscenen, featuring some remarkable voicing. Less successful is the Toccata, which is pianistically unstable and was spliced together virtually bar-by-bar (this remastering smoothes out the edits much better than previous issues).
Horowitz was less fond of Beethoven. He admired the Master's musical ideas and architecture, but was frustrated by Beethoven's piano writing, and many of Horowitz's Beethoven recordings are not convincing--although none could be classified as "bad." This version of the Pathétique (the only Sonata named by Beethoven himself) is one of the best ones, with a perfectly paced opening movement, a beautifully weighted Andante, and an unrushed Finale. Likewise with the lovingly voiced Schubert Impromptu, which is a great improvement over his 1953 recording which was performed in the wrong key!
Horowitz seldom played Debussy and recorded no Ravel. One wonders why, listening to the three Preludes from Book II included here. Horowitz's ability to control the lower levels of dynamics, playing soft-softer-softest, and his deft tone painting suit this music perfectly.
Of course, no Horowitz recital would be complete without Scarlatti, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. The three Scarlatti Sonatas document Horowitz's increasing concern with authenticity, coupled with his ability to play with infinite grades of detachment and color. The Rachmaninoff and Scriabin illustrate Horowitz's huge dynamic range and unique understanding of Russian rhetoric.
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 is a rather monotonous piece in the original version, but Horowitz's arrangement of it here unquestionably improves the piece. Not only is the work more spectacular with Horowitz's additions, but the pianist's editing maked the structure more coherent. This was originally the last piece on the first LP he made for Columbia, and it's obvious his intent was to show that although he had mellowed and matured, he could still play "like Horowitz" when he chose. He proved his point.
These recordings were produced at Columbia's legendary 30th Street Studio (actually a converted church) and the "360-degree" sound was widely praised in its day. The remastering has opened up the dynamics, and brought forth a fuller, more natural sound, reducing noise without overly capping the high frequencies.
Delightful First Volume.......2000-11-12
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Wind Band Masterworks, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Mark Masters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000BL02L0 Release Date: 2003-11-01 |
Tracks:
- Slavic Woman's Farewell, March
- The Fire of Eternal Glory
- Second Suite in F Major I
- Second Suite in F Major II
- Second Suite in F Major III
- Second Suite in F Major IV
- Incantation and Dance
- I Wander Deep in Thought
- Third Suite (March)
- Third Suite (Waltz)
- Third Suite (Rondo)
- English Folk Song Suite (March)
- English Folk Song Suite (Intermezzo)
- English Folk Song Suite (March)
- Amazing Grace
- Turkey in the Straw
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The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 4: The Legendary 1968 TV Concert
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000290D Release Date: 1994-06-14 |
Tracks:
- Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
- Nocturne In F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
- Polonaise In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
- Sonata In E Major, K 380 (L23)
- Sonata In G Major, K55 (L335)
- Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18
- Etude In D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 12
- No. 7 From 'Kinderszenen', Op. 15: Traumerei
- Variations On A Theme From Bizet's Opera 'Carmen'
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Horowitz on Television.......2003-02-27
Knowing that he would be performing for more people in one night than he could possibly reach after years of touring must have put the pianist under pressure. But Horowitz rose to the occasion and this is some of the tightest, most disciplined playing of his later career, helped by a program which suited his unique gifts perfectly.
The two contrasting Scarlatti Sonatas are played with Horowitz's usual uncanny control of pianissimo, fleet fingerwork, and perfect pedaling. However, L. 23 is a perhaps bit "precious" compared to his sprightly 1986 Moscow performance.
Horowitz made four (approved) recordings of the Chopin's Ballade in G-Minor. Truth be told, he was never entirely successful in the work, finding difficulty in balancing the episodic and structural elements. This version, along with the epic sounding performance from his 1965 return concert, is the most successful technically and musically.
Less successful is the Nocturne in F-Minor. Horowitz's playing here is too large dynamically, overly focused on detail at the expense of the whole, and the piece emerges as a collection of details.
The F-sharp minor Polonaise is given a performance which is downright diabolical, even nerve-wracking. Yet Horowitz holds the work under a rhythmic control that even Arthur Rubinstein never achieved. It is no exaggeration to say that this may be the greatest F-sharp Minor Polonaise ever recorded, certainly it is one of Horowitz's greatest achievements in Chopin.
It's interesting to compare Horowitz this version of Schumann's Arabeske with Horowitz's studio recording. The 1962 version features swifter tempos, more delicate colors, a more structural approach, which contrasts with the comparatively laid-back, yet somehow bolder performance given here. Both approaches are equally valid. Träumerai is performed with Horowitz's usual attention to detail.
Scriabin's ubiquitous Etude in D-Sharp Minor, a work open to many interpretations, is given a truly demonic performance here which threatens to run off the rails during its climax. Yet Horowitz manages somehow to hold the work together in this compelling recreation.
Horowitz was constantly revising his variations of the Gypsy Song from Carmen. Over the years this version seems to have become the most popular. Horowitz's revisions are less repetitive than in earlier versions, more inventive pianistically, and the overall approach is more relaxed.
This is one of three Horowitz videos which remain commercially unavailable (Horowitz's disastrous 1983 Tokyo concert has wisely been kept from distribution, the other is the 1978 White House recital, which CAN be obtained from the Jimmy Carter Library). Portions of the 1968 concert have been shown on various documentaries, and they offer a tantalizing glimpse of Horowitz in his late prime. Sony should aquire the video rights to this recital and release it on DVD immediately. No complaints about the sound.
My personal All Time Favorite.......1998-10-22
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Schubert: The Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Divine Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005LAFU Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
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Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
Fats Waller Manufacturer: Epm Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001N56 Release Date: 1997-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Muscle Shoals Blues
- Birmingham Blues
- Blue Black Bottom
- Handful of Keys
- Numb Fumblin'
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- Sweet Savannah Sue
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 1]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 2]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 3]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 1]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 2]
- Gladyse [Take 1]
- Gladyse [Take 2]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 1]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 1]
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 2]
- Going About [Take 1]
- Going About [Take 2]
- Me Feelings Are Hurt
- Smashing Thirds
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Schubert: The Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Divine Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005NZZ0 Release Date: 2001-08-21 |
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Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
Fats Waller Manufacturer: EPM Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000024SVD Release Date: 1997-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Muscle Shoals Blues
- Birmingham Blues
- Blue Black Bottom
- Handful of Keys
- Numb Fumblin'
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- Sweet Savannah Sue
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 1]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 2]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 3]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 1]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 2]
- Gladyse [Take 1]
- Gladyse [Take 2]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 1]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 1]
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 2]
- Going About [Take 1]
- Going About [Take 2]
- Me Feelings Are Hurt
- Smashing Thirds
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Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
Fats Waller Manufacturer: Epm Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000008RE8 Release Date: 1996-02-22 |
Tracks:
- Muscle Shoals Blues
- Birmingham Blues
- Blue Black Bottom
- Handful of Keys
- Numb Fumblin'
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- Sweet Savannah Sue
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 1]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 2]
- I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling [Take 3]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 1]
- Love Me or Leave Me [Take 2]
- Gladyse [Take 1]
- Gladyse [Take 2]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 1]
- Valentine Stomp [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road [Take 2]
- Waiting at the End of the Road
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 1]
- Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be? [Take 2]
- Going About [Take 1]
- Going About [Take 2]
- Me Feelings Are Hurt
- Smashing Thirds
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