Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vol. 1

Frederic Chopin
Vladimir Horowitz
Label: RCA
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:14th February 1990

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Track Listing

1. Polonaise-fantasy for piano No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156
2. Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2
3. Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT. 6
4. Etude for piano No. 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32
5. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
6. Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, CT. 5
7. Waltz for piano No. 9 in A flat major ('L'adieu') Op. 69/1, CT. 215
8. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22: Andante spianato
9. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22: Grande Polonaise, Op.22

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Best things first. Vladimir Horowitz' 1945 recording of the Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise scintillates with pinpoint fingerwork and galvanizing energy. The remainder of the disc is culled from 1979-82 concerts. This was a mannered period for the pianist. His individuality often lapses into caricature and contrivance. Yet Horowitz could still spin magic cantabiles, evoking the spirits of his beloved bel canto singers, as in the A Flat Waltz or the spacious C Sharp Minor Etude from Op. 25. The larger-scaled works, however, are better served elsewhere in his discography. --Dan Davis