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Après 12 ans d'absence, le retour à la scène de Vladimir Horowitz est l'un des événements les plus excitants de l'histoire de la musique. A 15h38, le dimanche 9 mai 1965, le grand pianiste s'avança sur la scène du Carnegie Hall, accueilli par les cris et une standing ovation. Dans les mois précédant son grand retour, Horowitz se rendit 4 fois à Carnegie Hall pour se préparer et y jouer en privé devant sa femme et quelques amis. Columbia Masterworks enregistra ces récitals privés sur bande, dont la très grande majeure partie reste inédite depuis plus de 50 ans. Ce produit d'exception, véritable livre de photos de 100 pages et coffret de 15 CD contient l'intégrale de ces enregistrements inédits tirés des sessions d'échauffement du musicien, donc des discussions d'Horowitz avec son producteur et des membres du public, le concert historique du 9 mai, ses nombreuses improvisations au piano, son interview par Abram Chasins et des dizaines de magnifiques photos issues des archives Sony et Carnegie Hall, réunies dans un superbe livre rigide. PROGRAMME : CD 1 January 7, 1965, Carnegie Hall Horowitz improvising Bach/Busoni: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major, op. 61 Debussy: Pour les arpèges composés (Étude No. 11) Schumann: Fantasy, op. 17 (first movement) Chopin: Nocturne in F minor, op. 55/1 CD 2 January 13, 1965, Carnegie Hall Moszkowski: Practicing Etude, op.72/11 Chopin: Nocturne, op. 55/1 Schumann: Fantasy, op. 17 Debussy: Étude pour les huit doigts (not complete) Chopin: Mazurka, op. 56/3 Chopin: Ballade No. 1, op. 23 CD 3 January 26, 1965, Columbia 30th Street Studio Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie, op. 61 Chopin: Nocturne, op. 55/1 (plus insert 1) Chopin: Ballade No. 1, op. 23 (plus insert 1) Chopin: Mazurka, op. 41/2 Chopin: Mazurka, op. 33/4 Chopin: Mazurka, op. 59/3 CD 4 April 7, 1965, Carnegie Hall Horowitz improvising Bach/Busoni: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564 Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, op. 68 "Black Mass" Schumann: Fantasy in C major, op. 17 Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K 380 (L 23) Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp minor, op. 32/12* Chopin: Nouvelle Étude No. 2 in A-flat major, op. posth. Moszkowski: Etude in A-flat major, op. 72/11 Liszt: Valse Oubliée No. 1 Chopin: Etude in F major, op. 10 No. 8 (fragment-ending) Horowitz in conversation with the producer and playing fragments of miscellaneous works CD 5 April 14, 1965, Carnegie Hall Warm up improvisations Bach/Busoni: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564 Schumann: Fantasy in C major, op. 17 CD 6 Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, op. 68 (Black Mass) Scriabin: Poème in F-sharp major, op. 32/1 Chopin: Etude in F major, op. 10/8 Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 30/4 Chopin: Mazurka in B minor, op. 33 No. 4 Moszkowski: Etude in A-flat major, op. 72/11 Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2/1 Debussy: Serenade for the Doll CD 7 May 9, 1965, Carnegie Hall - live (The Historic Return) Bach/Busoni: Toccata, Ad. & F. in C, BWV 564 Schumann: Fantasy in C major, op. 17 CD 8 Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, op. 68 (Black Mass) Scriabin: Poème in F-sharp major, op. 32/1 Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 30/4 Chopin: Etude in F major, op. 10/8 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23 Encores: Debussy: Serenade for the Doll Scriabin: Étude in C-sharp minor, op. 2/1 Moszkowski: Étude, op. 72/11 Schumann: Träumerei, op. 15/7 CD 9 November 9, 1965, Carnegie Hall Scarlatti: 3 Sonatas [?] Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D major, op. 10/ 3 Scriabin: Sonata No. 10 in C major, op. 70 May 18, 1966, Carnegie Hall Mozart: Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) CD 10 April 5, 1966: Carnegie Hall Horowitz improvising Scarlatti: Sonata, L 187 Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor Mozart: Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) Scriabin: Sonata No. 10 in C major, op. 70 CD 11 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, op. 61 Chopin: Nocturne, op. 72/1 Scarlatti: Sonata, L 23 Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1 Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, op. 67/5 CD 12 April 17, 1966: Carnegie Hall - live Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K 481 (L 187) Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Mozart: Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) Scriabin: Sonata No. 10 in C major, op. 70. CD 13 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major, op. 61 Chopin: Mazurka in B minor, op. 33/4 Chopin: Mazurka in E minor, op. 72/1 Chopin: Scherzo in B minor, op. 20 Encores: Mendelssohn: Song Without Words "The Shepherd's Complaint", op. 67/5 Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1 Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D major, op. 39/9 CD 14 & 15 June 1965, Horowitz's Home Interview with Abram Chasins 58.32 EUR SY218 CD BOX DIFFUSION: 0.1%
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Horowitz Improvising ; Horowitz Testing the Piano ; Horowitz Improvising II ; Conversation: "It Sounds Very Good in Here" ; I. Preludio, Quasi Improvisando. Tempo Moderato ; II. Intermezzo. Adagio ; III. Fuga. Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico ; Conversation: "Just a Sample, You Know" ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 ; Conversation: "Okay, We're All Rolling" ; Etudes, L. 136: 11. Pour Les Arpeges Composes ; Conversation: "Yeah. Maybe Here It'll Be Late a Few Notes" ; Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen ; Conversation: "Now the Remaining Five Minutes" ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 ; Rehearsing Moszkowski Etude, Op. 72, No. 11 ; Conversation: "Very Difficult to Play Refined" ; Conversation: "Mr. Kazdin?" ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 ; Conversation: "How It Sounds to You?" ; I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen ; II. Massig. Durchaus Energisch ; III. Langsam Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten ; Conversation: "Very Good" ; Horowitz Practicing Etudes, L. 136: 6. Pour Les Huit Doigts ; Conversation: "We're Ready Whenever You Are" ; Conversation: "Hello?" ; Mazurka No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 56 ; Conversation: "I Don't Want..." ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 ; Conversation: "I Did It for My Piano" ; Conversation: "...to See How It Sounds for You" ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Soundcheck [Bars 1-23] ; Conversation:"It Sounds Very Beautiful" ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [Bars 1-39] ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [Bars 21-87] ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [Bars 56-61] ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [Bars 60-198] ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [Bars 196-288 (End)] ; Conversation: "That Probably..." ; Nocturne No. 15 in ; F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Take 1 ; Conversation:"Very Good Take" ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bar 41] ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 41-88] ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 85-93] ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 89-92] ; Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 89-99 (Except Ending)] ; Conversation: "Okay Then. Ballade Now" ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 1-36] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 32-179] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 162-258] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 257-264 (End)] ; Conversation: "Well, We Have to...to Go Over" ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 6-9,'] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 6-163] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 162-177] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 177-190] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 188-229] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 228-250 (With False Starts)] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 242-250] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 242-256] ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [Bars 255-264 (End)] ; Conversation:"Bravo! What Shall I Announce?" ; Mazurka in E Minor, Op, 41, No. 1 - Take 1 ; Conversation: "and Another One" ; Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4 [Excerpt] - Take 1 ; Conversation: "...Je Vais Le Faire Un Peu.." ; Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3 - Take 1 ; Conversation: "a Peu Pres. C'est Joli Aussi" ; Polonaise-Fantaisie in a-Flat Major, Op. 61 - (Take 1, Edited) ; Horowitz Improvising ; Conversation: "You Want to Hear Something Now?" ; I. Preludio, Quasi Improvisando. Tempo Moderato ; Conversation: "Would You Like to Hear It?" ; Toccata Insert ; Conversation: "It...It Sounds Better Now" ; II. Intermezzo. Adagio ; Conversation: "I Will Do Only the Beginning" ; III. Fuga. Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico ; Conversation: "I Played the Whole One" ; II. Massig. Durchaus Energisch ; Conversation: "Very Good. You Want to Play Some More?" ; III. Langsam Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten ; Conversation: "Very Beautiful" ; Conversation: "Okay.. I Will Play Just Pieces" ; Sonata in E Major, K. 380 ; Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12 ; 3 Nouvelles Etudes, B. 130: No. 2 in a-Flat Major ; Etude in a-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11 ; Valse Oubliee No. 1 in F-Sharp Major, S. 215/1 ; Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8 ; Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass" ; Conversation: "You Know That Something Is Buzzing in the Piano" ; Conversation: "Listen, Are We Not Further Today?" ; Conversation: "Mr. Frost" ; I. Preludio, Quasi Improvisando. Tempo Moderato ; II. Intermezzo. Adagio ; III. Fuga. Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico ; Conversation: "Okay, We're Running" ; I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen ; II. Massig. Durchaus Energisch ; III. Langsam Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten ; Conversation: "Alright" ; Conversation: "Yeah, the Vibration Today" ; Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass" ; Conversation: "Hello, Hello, Yeah?" ; Poeme in F-Sharp Major, Op. 32, No. 1 ; Conversation: "Now I Play the Etude of Chopin" ; Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8 ; Conversation: "That Will Go Better, Later" ; Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4 ; Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4 ; Conversation: "I Will Not Play the Scherzo" ; Etude in a-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11 ; Conversation: It's Like Encore" ; Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 ; Conversation: "I Don't Have Anything More" ; Conversation: "It's Finished" ; I. Preludio, Quasi Improvvisando. Tempo Moderato ; II. Intermezzo - Adagio ; III. Fuga - Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico - Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico ; I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen ; II. Massig - Durchaus Energisch ; III. Langsam Getragen - Durchweg Leise Zu Halten ; Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass" ; Poeme in F-Sharp Major, Op. 32, No. 1 ; Mazurka No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 ; Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8 ; Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 ; Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll ; Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 ; Etude in a-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11 ; Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7: Traumerei
Warm-Up Improvisations and Conversation: "Not Completely.." ; Sonata in a Major, K. 101, L. 494 ; Sonata in F Minor, K. 466, L. 118 ; Sonata in G Major, K. 455, L. 209 ; Warm-Up Improvisations ; I. Presto ; II. Largo E Mesto ; III. Minuet. Allegro ; Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 70 ; Applause ; Conversation ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K.331: I. Tema. Andante - Var. I-III - Take 1 ; Conversation: "Next Is All Right" ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K.331: I. Tema. Andante - Var. V. Adagio - Var. VI. Allegro - Take 1 ; Conversation: "the Rest Is Good" ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K.331/300i: II. Menuetto - Trio - Rehearsal ; Conversation: I Want to Try a Little Adagio More" ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K.331/300i: I. Tema. Var. V. Adagio - Take 2 ; Conversation: Ah, Listen, Ah..." ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K.331/300i: I. Tema. Andante - Take 2 ; Conversation: "Very Good" ; Conversation: "Where Is Mr. Frost?" ; Horowitz Improvising ; Conversation: "How It Sounds There?" ; Horowitz Improvising ; Conversation: "Our Machines Are Going" ; Piano Sonata in F Minor, K. 481 ; Conversation: "Sonne Bien?" ; 32 Variations in C Minor, Woo 80 ; Conversation: "Ah, Mr. Hupfer..." ; I. Tema. Andante Grazioso E Variazioni ; II. Menuetto - Trio ; III. (Rondo) Alla Turca. Allegretto ; Conversation: "the Machine Is Going There?"
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