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Kiew, September 18, 1903 – New-York, November 5, 1989)

Vladimir Horowitz was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now the capital of Ukraine). There are unsubstantiated claims that Horowitz was born in Berdychiv (a city near Zhytomyr in Ukraine), but his birth certificate unequivocally states Kiev as his birthplace.

Horowitz was the youngest of four children of Samuil Horowitz and Sophia Bodik, who were assimilated Jews. Samuil was a well-to-do electrical engineer and a distributor of electric motors for German manufacturers. Horowitz was born in 1903, but in order to make him appear too young for military service so as not to risk damaging his hands, his father took a year off his son’s age by claiming he was born in 1904. The 1904 date appeared in many reference works during the pianist’s lifetime.

Horowitz’s uncle Alexander was a pupil and close friend of Alexander Scriabin. When Horowitz was 10, it was arranged for him to play for Scriabin, who told his parents that he was extremely talented.

Horowitz received piano instruction from an early age, initially from his mother, who was herself a pianist. In 1912 he entered the Kiev Conservatory, where he was taught by Vladimir Puchalsky, Sergei Tarnowsky, and Felix Blumenfeld. His first solo recital was in Kharkiv in 1920.

Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz – Danse Macabre – Wang, Piano

Danse Macabre, Op. 40, is a tone poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It is in the key of G minor. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis, which is based on an old French superstition.

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Steinway: New or Used, Before to Buy, 5 Things to Know

As price for a new Steinway piano are exorbitant you could be tempted by a used or restored one but they are still not cheap and they are things you should take care when buying one.

Vladimir Horowitz performs Träumerei, the 7th piece from Robert Schumann's Kinderszenen

Piano / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Schumann – Träumerei (Kinderszenen) – Horowitz, Piano

Träumerei (Dreaming) is the 7th piece from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15, by Robert Schumann, a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written in 1838.

Horowitz plays Rachmaninov's Prelude Op. 32 No 12 in G sol minor

Piano / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Rachmaninoff – Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor – Horowitz, Piano

Thirteen Preludes Op. 32, is a set of thirteen preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1910. The prelude No 12 in G-sharp minor is one of the most famous, especially under Horowitz fingers.

Vladimir Horowitz plays Alexander Scriabin's Etude No 12 in D-sharp minor

Piano / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Scriabin – Etude Op. 8 No. 12 – Horowitz, Piano

Etude Op. 8 No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor, was composed by Alexander Scriabin in 1894. It features many technical challenges, including treacherous stretches with intervals up to an eleventh, numerous jumps in the left hand, repetitive chord strikes, and abundant octaves.

Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin's Waltz No 7 in C-sharp minor

Waltz / Piano / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Waltz No. 7 – Vladimir Horowitz, Piano

The Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor is the second work of Frédéric Chopin’s opus 64 and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No 1). It was composed in 1847 and have three themes with different speeds.

Vladimir Horowitz plays Franz Liszt's Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Liszt – Consolation No. 3 – Horowitz, Piano

Liszt’s Third Consolation in D-Flat Major is the most popular of the six Consolations and also a favorite encore piece. Its style is similar to the Chopin Nocturnes, in particular, it seems to have been inspired by Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2.

Vladimir Horowitz plays Mozart's Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major for piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Sonata

Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 13 – Vladimir Horowitz

Mozart’s Piano Sonata No 13 in B-flat major was composed in Linz at the end of 1783. There is no doubt that this sonata was first published on 21 April 1784 in Vienna by Christoph Torricella (along with K. 284 and K. 454, as op. 7).

Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin's Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 in A minor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Mazurka / Piano

Chopin – Mazurka in A Minor – Horowitz, Piano

Mazurka in A Minor is the last one from Op 17, a set of four mazurkas composed by Frédéric Chopin between 1832 and 1833. It is a real masterpiece, in …

Vladimir Horowitz performs Bach's Chorale 959 in the arrangement for piano made by Ferrucio Busoni

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Transcription

Bach-Busoni – Chorale Prelude in G Minor – Horowitz, Piano

The Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 651–668, are a set of chorale preludes for organ prepared by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig in his final decade (1740–1750), from earlier works composed in Weimar, where he was court organist.

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