21. Horowitz, Vladimir horowitz, vladimir. Russianborn US pianist. He made his US debut in 1928 withthe New York Philharmonic Orchestra. A leading interpreter of Liszt, http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0028468.html

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22. Vladimir Horowitz - Definition Of Vladimir Horowitz In Encyclopedia vladimir horowitz (ru ?´? ´ ´?) (October 1, 1903 (or1904)–November 5, 1989) was a classical pianist. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Vladimir_Horowitz

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... Tax Law Vladimir Horowitz ru October 1 (or November 5 ) was a classical pianist . His use of colors, technique and the excitement of his playing are virtually unrivalled, and his performances of works as diverse as those of Domenico Scarlatti and Alexander Scriabin were equally legendary. Detractors are quick to point out that his output is uniformly "Horowitzian" and sometimes mannered, and often too much so to be true to the composer's intentions. Even so he has a huge and passionate following and is generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. Born in Kiev in the Ukraine , Horowitz had piano lessons from an early age, initially from his mother, who was herself a professional pianist. In he entered the Kiev Conservatory, leaving in , and playing the third piano concerto of Rachmaninoff at his graduation. His first solo recital followed in Russia , and in made his first appearance outside his home country, in

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October 1 ~  Perfection Itself Horowitz: His Life and Music Perfection i t s e l f is i m p e r f e c t i o n. ~ Vladimir Horowitz Acclaimed classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989) was born on this day in Ukraine, Russia. His mother was an accomplished pianist who first taught him the fundamentals of the instrument. A student of Sergei Tarnowsky and Felix Blumenfeld, Horowitz made his concert debut at age 17. Called the "electric lightning pianist" for his fast-play of the piano keys, he developed a unique flat-fingered technique to better emphasize and control the color of each note. Leaving his homeland in 1925 for Berlin and the United States, each concert became a major event. Horowitz once said: "When I am on the stage, I'm a king. No one can interfer with me because I have something to do, and it has to be the best which is within me." Inspired by the drama and brilliance of Franz Liszt , Horowitz played with the passion of what one critic called "controlled thunder." With unmatched execution and wild abandonment, he played from the heart and soon became an international concert sensation.

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You did it! Over US$240,000 was donated in the 21 day fund drive. Thank you for your generosity! You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise Vladimir Horowitz From Wikiquote Vladimir Horowitz pianist "I am famous, but I am not well known." "Perfection itself is imperfection." "It's better to make your own mistakes than to copy someone else's." "My future is in my past and my past is in my present. I must now make the present my future." "When I am on the stage, I'm a king. No one can interfer with me because I have something to do, and it has to be the best which is within me." "I'm a general. My soldiers are the keys, and I have to command them." "My face is my passport." "The piano is an orchestra with 88 ... things, you know." Source: http://web.telia.com/~u85420275/trivia.htm edit Attributed "There are only three kinds of pianists; Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists." Retrieved from " http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz Categories Musicians Views Article Discussion Edit History Personal tools Create an account or log in Navigation Main Page Community portal Recent changes Random page ... Donations Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Special pages Printable version ... Permanent link This page was last modified 12:39, 10 June 2005.

25. Performer Of The Week: Vladimir Horowitz Classica showcases the pianist vladimir horowitz (19041989) in a three-hour-longprogram. It begins with a portrait showing the artist in private, http://www.unitel.de/classica/092299.htm

Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) Performer of the week: Vladimir Horowitz Airinig on Classica (Germany) on October 6, 1999 Classica showcases the pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989) in a three-hour-long program. It begins with a portrait showing the artist in private, at work and on the concert stage. "Horowitz in Moscow" documents the legendary concert tour which Vladimir Horowitz undertook in the Soviet Union in 1986; the pianist had not been back in his native Russia for 61 years. On the program of the recital given in the large hall of the Moscow Conservatory were works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Skriabin, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Moszkowski. An excerpt from a concert held at Vienna's Musikvereinssaal in 1987 features two works by Mozart: the Rondo in F major K. 485 and the Sonata in B flat major K. 333. Born in Kiev (Ukraine) in 1904, Vladimir Horowitz was one of the most acclaimed pianists of the 20th century. His phenomenal virtuosity, his willful interpretative style and his delight in publicity turned him into a world-class star who was known far beyond the confines of classical music. He died in New York on November 5, 1989. Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz (Germany, 1993 - 60 minutes - Video directors: Pat Jaffe, Bob Eisenhardt)

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Clara Schumann (1819-1896) From a web biography , compiled by Carol Traxler: " The German romantic composer Clara Wieck Schumann (l8l9-l896) was one of the most famous pianists of her time, one of the great stars of 19th-century musical Europe. She premiered new works by Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms, and her husband Robert Schumann. While she composed prolifically from the age of nine, her spectacular performing career and the responsibility of supporting seven children after her husband's early death limited her output in her later years. Nonetheless, her musical output was 66 pieces. "Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig, Germany, on September 13, 1819. Her father was a piano store owner and a highly esteemed piano teacher. Her mother, a daughter and granddaughter of a musical family, was a talented pianist and soprano; she helped her husband in the store and taught the advanced piano students. Whenever Marianne Wieck performed, Friedrich Wieck's reputation as a music teacher improved and sales increased in the piano store. Marianne ran a household, maintained a concert career and bore her husband five children in seven years. But Clara and her brothers received very little affection from their parents."

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29. Vladimir Horowitz but horowitz truly changed my life. i hate saying things like that because people and when you ve done all that and you still want to be a pianist, http://www.sorabji.com/tpogh/stories/horowitz.html

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30. Vladimir Horowitz Live At Carnegie Hall Various Composers, vladimir horowitz, vladimir horowitz Live at Carnegie Hall goes on at some length about this matter in his biography of the pianist. http://www.sorabji.com/cds/horowitzatcarnegie.html

Various Composers Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Horowitz Live at Carnegie Hall CBS Records Masterworks I know a lot of people who say they were in attendance at these concerts. I never had a chance to see Horowitz live in concert. It's my understanding, though, that these records are not true renditions of the actual performances. Horowitz and his engineers doctored them up afterwards, and if you listen to these CDs with headphones the splices are hopelessly obvious. Harold Schoenberg goes on at some length about this matter in his biography of the pianist. The Schumann Fantasy is among the greatest piano recordings ever made. Horowitz himself, however, was said to have dismissed it as unsatisfactory. I've always liked Horowitz's recording of Chopin's Posthumous E Minor Nocturne. This recording made me realize that Guiomar Novaes was far from the only pianist who could play this music, and that in fact her renditions were stale in comparison to what Horowitz and a variety of others did with them. Please Return To Your Seat

31. Both Angel And Devil. One Hundred Years On, John Bell Young Provides A Critical provides a critical appraisal of legendary pianist vladimir horowitz of vladimir and Wanda horowitz, Constance Keene, a prominent young pianist and http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2003/10/horowitz1.htm

BOTH ANGEL AND DEVIL One hundred years on, JOHN BELL YOUNG provides a critical appraisal of legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz Many years ago, in the luxurious Upper East Side townhouse of Vladimir and Wanda Horowitz, Constance Keene, a prominent young pianist and a member of their inner circle, asked, after a game of bridge with her hosts, if she could play something for the maestro. Gracious as always, the dapper, nattily dressed Horowitz, his patterned silk bowtie and matching pocket square slightly akimbo, consented. Taking her seat at the Steinway grand in their elegant drawing room, awash with the fragrance of fresh roses, she launched into a performance of one of Rachmaninoff's most difficult works. She had chosen to play his Prelude in E flat minor, which is comprised in part of a continuous string of rapid double notes in the right hand alone. Looking for a reaction, and perhaps a critique of her performance, she waited for the master's verdict. After all, not only was Horowitz considered by many to be the greatest living pianist, but he had also been a friend of the composer. 'It was wonderful,' he said in the thickly accented English he seemed to value as distinctive ever since leaving Russia in 1927, 'but you should speed up at the end.'

32. Valdimir HOROWITZ The name of vladimir horowitz denotes the legend of a superpianist who reachedmillions of listeners with his art. horowitz s enormous bell-like thunderous http://www.arbiterrecords.com/musicresourcecenter/horowitz.html

Vladimir HOROWITZ "With Horowitz, the piano is charged with magic powders and an unheard of eloquence in the true sense of the word, each note having its own life which surrounds it with its own space." - Igor Markevitch The name of Vladimir Horowitz denotes the legend of a super-pianist who reached millions of listeners with his art. Horowitz's enormous bell-like thunderous sound and physical ability to carry out technical miracles made him unique. Piano teachers gasped in horror to see a low wrist placed well below the keyboard with nearly straight fingers, anatomically 'wrong' for relaxed and accurate piano-playing. Yet Horowitz's physique permitted this position and enabled him, when he wished, to achieve an evenness and accuracy defying those adopting a correct position. In later years the attention surrounding him completely distorted a genuine perception of his art, heralding him as "The Last Romantic". Such a stereotype is not only wrong but rather an injustice to his art, which ought to fascinate in the way it departed from Romanticism to make Horowitz was one of the first modernists. Even Horowitz's early repertoire was poorly represented by too few recordings being made at the beginning of his international career. With a wildly increasing popularity, it is surprising that he was not commissioned to record more at the beginning. In looking through old programs, we find Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit and Jeux d'eau, Brahms' F minor Sonata and Paganini Variations, Liszt's Dante Sonata, Mazeppa Etude, Orage and Feux Follets and Balakirev's Islamey. Luckily we have the Liszt Sonata from this period: at the time of his fiftieth anniversary, Horowitz turned backward to again play the sonata and Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto, but they are removed from his earlier level. He had by then grown into such a legendary figure that all was equally applauded with overwhelming enthusiasm, even when he once suffered a disastrous season in which anti-depressant medication effected his control and lucidity.

33. Vladimir Horowitz Biography / Biography Of Vladimir Horowitz Main Biography American pianist vladimir horowitz (ca. 19041989) was among the last performersin the 19th-century grand-virtuoso tradition. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/vladimir-horowitz/

Search BookRags.com English History Other Subjects Essays Biographies Research Topics eBooks Register Login Help Literature Study Guides ... Games Welcome, Guest Why not Login or Register Biography Navigation Main Biography How to Cite Order the PDF Home Biography Vladimir Horowitz Main Biography Complete Biographical Resource See related items by keyword: russia in russia piano prodigy ... vladimir horowitz Name: Vladimir Horowitz Birth Date: c. 1904 Death Date: November 5, 1989 Place of Birth: Kiev, Russia Place of Death: New York, New York, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: pianist, musician Vladimir Horowitz Main Biography American pianist Vladimir Horowitz (ca. 1904-1989) was among the last performers in the 19th-century grand-virtuoso tradition. While his phenomenal technique sometimes overwhelmed the music, the power and energy of his playing were unsurpassed. During his lifetime, Vladimir Horowitz was recognized as the greatest piano virtuoso of the 20th century. Michael Walsh noted in an 1986 report "At his peak Horowitz had it all, heightened and amplified by a daredevil recklessness that infused every performance with an exhilarating, unabashed theatricality... .[He was] this most extraordinary of artists." Vladimir Horowitz's birth occurred in 1904 in Russia. He began to study piano with his mother at around age three. Within a few years he was seriously studying the instrument and by his late teens had already composed several songs. Other members of the family were also musical, especially Horowitz's sister, Regina, who also became a concert pianist, and an uncle who had studied compositio.....

34. Sensible Sound: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horow vladimir horowitz, piano; Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic. it markedthe 50th anniversary of the great pianist vladimir horowitz s American debut. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb278/is_200101/ai_hibm1G176953868

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Advanced Search Home Help IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports 10,000,000 articles - not found on any other search engine. FindArticles Sensible Sound January 2001 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for Air Classics Art Culinaire Ask CPSC Monitor ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Save a personal copy of any page on the Web and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free. Get started now. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic. RCA 09026-63681-2.(Review) (sound recording review) Sensible Sound January, 2001 by Puccio, John Content provided in partnership with Read the full article with a Free Trial of HighBeam Research Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic. RCA 09026-63681-2. This may be one of the most underrated albums of all time. I don't usually like live recordings, but this one is an exception. Recorded at Carnegie Hall on January 8, 1978, it marked the 50th anniversary of the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz's American debut. He chose his most-beloved piece of music to play, the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto, a notoriously difficult work but one he had long since mastered and made his own.

35. Vladimir Horowitz's Biography vladimir horowitz was born in Kiev, Russia on 1 October, 1903. During preparationsfor the concert the pianist met Toscanini s daughter Wanda, http://www.geocities.com/laosw/Classical_Html/HorowitzBio.html

Vladimir Horowitz's Biography Vladimir Horowitz was born in Kiev, Russia on 1 October, 1903. His father was an engineer, his mother a musician with whom he began to study the piano at age six. At fifteen he entered the music conservatory in his native city, studying with Felix Blumenfeld. He graduated in two years with honors and began to perform; his debut in the neighboring town of Kharkov was enthusiastically received. After additional concerts there and some in Kiev, he went on to triumph in Moscow and Leningrad. Thus began one of the most spectacular musical careers of this century. In the 1924-25 season, at the age of 21, he gave 70 concerts, 23 in Leningrad alone, all to capacity audiences. Horowitz felt that without the Russian revolution, he would never have become a virtuoso. In the fall of 1925, he used his own money and invested it in a desperate grasp for success outside Russia. He played concerts in Berlin, Hamburg and Paris. News of his phenomenal playing spread quickly. In Paris, the American concert manager Arthur Judson heard him and signed him for a tour of the United States, which took place in 1928. Horowitz used the opportunity to escape the revolution, though he never saw his family again. His American debut took place on 12 January 1928, at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Thomas Beecham, who was also making his American debut. "It has been years," wrote Olin Downes in The New York Times, "since a pianist created such furor with an audience in this city." And that was in the days of Paderewski, Hofmann and Rachmaninoff.

36. Sony Classical - Music features 10 of legendary pianist vladimir horowitz s critically acclaimed LPs, Columbia Records presents vladimir horowitz Chopin Sonata No.2 Op.35 http://www.sonyclassical.com/music/89765/main.html

Vladimir HOROWITZ Vladimir Horowitz Back by popular demand! Two all new titles in the Original Jackets series: Leonard Bernstein and Vladimir Horowitz - Available on CD This Original Jacket Collection features 10 of legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz 's critically acclaimed LPs, serving as a great introduction to these timeless masterpieces. These acclaimed performances by one of the greatest recording artists of the 20th century help capture a moment in time and offer an ideal introduction to these monuments of music. Original Jacket Collection deluxe box sets offer handsome mini-jacket reproductions at CD size of the original LP jackets, celebrating the great legacy that is Columbia and CBS Masterworks in the 20th Century. Each set is a limited-edition, deluxe item, and each disc recreates the arrangement of repertoire on the original LP, with bonus material and an extensive 76-page booklet that includes excerpts from the original liner notes. KS 6371 MS 6411 MS 6541 Beethoven: "Pathétique" Sonata Chopin: "Revolutionary" Étude, Étude in C-sharp Minor Op.25 No.7, Scherzo No.1 in B Minor

37. Vladimir Horowitz The eminent piano virtuoso vladimir horowitz, was born in Berdichev, Russia, His success as a pianist in the new Soviet Union was assured by a series of http://www.berdichev.org/vladimir_horowitz.html

The Life of Vladimir Horowitz (in a nutshell) The eminent piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz, was born in Berdichev, Russia, on Oct. 1 , 1903. He was an internationally renowned performer for nearly seven decades. He recieved his early training from his mother, an accomplished pianist herself, and early inspiration from none other than Alexander Scriabin, a friend and teacher of his uncle. Trained at the conservatory at Kiev, he became an accomplished pianist but preferred composing his own music to performing. After his family lost most of its possessions in the Russian Revolution, including the piano, he began giving piano recitals in exchange for food and clothing. He studied with Sergei Tarnowski, then Felix Blumenfeld, making his debut at the age of 17 in Khar'kov, in the Ukraine, in 1922. His success as a pianist in the new Soviet Union was assured by a series of 23 recitals in Leningrad in 1924. In these he performed a total of more than 200 works. In 1925 he went on a concert tour of Europe. Very successful in Europe, he made his American debut in 1928 in Carnegie Hall, playing Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto with the New York Philharmonic. Horowitz considered his true American debut when he met Sergei Rachmaninoff. They immediately became close friends. He quickly gained a reputation as an outstanding virtuoso.

38. Review: Vladimir Horowitz Performs Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 3. Ormandy/NYPO vladimir horowitz, pianist. New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor.RCA Victor Red Seal 61564 (Analog Stereo). Previously released as RCA Victor http://www.flash.net/~park29/horowitz.htm

Review a a Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30. Vladimir Horowitz, Pianist. New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal 61564 (Analog Stereo) Previously released as RCA Victor Red Seal RCD1-2633 and Recorded Live in Concert at Carnegie Hall, 8 January 1978. This masterfully recorded version of Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto was given on the 50th anniversary of Russian Pianist Vladimir Horowitz' American debut. Though not preferred by most critics to his 1951 recording with Reiner and the RCA Symphony Orchestra, this is by far Horowitz' most polished, emotional and powerful performance - full of cantabile and warmth, yet never lacking in the pyrotechnics for which Volodya was so famous. His treatment of the concerto is actually closer to his 1930 recording with Albert Coates and the London Symphony Orchestra. How fortunate we are, as well, to have Rachmaninoff's close friend Eugene Ormandy as conductor for this eventful recording - this is the only available recording of Rachmaninoff's two greatest champions in collaboration. This, in fact, is my favourite classical recording - period. It documents Horowitz' first appearance with an orchestra since 1953 and one can sense the anticipation from the opening chords of hearing what Horowitz would come up with. This piece has been long known as Horowitz' warhorse, but for the first time, Horowitz does not pounce upon this great work immediately with his explosive pianism. Instead of attacking the opening movement

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40. INKPOT#97 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: SCRIABIN Piano Works. Horowtiz (RCA) pianist Garrick Ohlsson once said that to play this piece is to feel like a In conclusion, this disc from the lengthy catalogue of vladimir horowitz is http://inkpot.com/classical/scriabhoro.html

Alexander Nikolaevich SCRIABIN Sonata No.5, Op.53 Sonata No.3, Op.23 Preludes, Op.11, 13, 15, 16, 27, 51, 48, 59, 67 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ piano RCA/Victor Gold Seal 6215-2-RG [65:54] mid-price Recorded in 1953, 1956, 1976, 1982; Fifth Sonata and the Three Etudes are recorded 'live'. by Evan Stephens Horowitz actually met the legendary and mysterious Scriabin, early in his life while living in the Ukraine, when his mother brought him before the great musician/philosopher/mystic/madman to play a set of the composer's work before him. Scriabin told his mother, after hearing the young Vladimir play, "Your son will always be a great musician. . . but you must raise him to be a great gentleman too." And after that, Horowitz always wore the famous bowties he would be seen in for the remainder of his career, which spanned his entire lifetime. This CD, consisting of the most prominent two of Scriabin's piano sonatas, 16 preludes, and 3 etudes, showcases Horowitz at different stages of his long career. Recordings here stretch from 1953 to 1982; in the '50s, prior to his large-scale withdrawal from concerts, Horowitz was at his most emotionally powerful, and at still the height of his technical command, while in the '80s his playing was criticized for being affected, melodramatic, and lacking in his earlier ferocity. Whether or not you believe this to be true, the breadth of this CD is wide and can be clearly heard. The CD begins with the infamous Fifth Sonata, op.53, written in 1907. The liner notes tell us Scriabin (right) headed the sonata with a quotation from his own "Poem of Ecstasy":

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