Sony Music Entertainment presents Vladimir Horowitz Live at Carnegie Hall, a deluxe CD edition that gathers together the complete RCA and Columbia recitals that the legendary pianist recorded live at Carnegie Hall between 1951 and 1978 including eight previously unreleased complete concerts, as well as 48 works in previously unreleased recordings all on 41 CDs and a DVD.
Since Horowitz accurately claimed that he never played any piece the same way twice, piano-lovers now have the opportunity to hear multiple performances of certain works, and to compare how Horowitz responds to different audiences on different days with variations in nuance, tone color, touch, dynamics, tempo, phrasing, and pedaling.
This deluxe edition is accompanied by a 300-pages hardcover book with an introduction by Jed Distler profiling Horowitz and his special relationship with Carnegie Hall, a brief history of Carnegie Hall, an introduction to the previously unreleased recordings from Horowitz's Private Collection, and facsimiles of concert flyers and tickets, as well as comprehensive track listings and historic photographs.
DISC 1 April 25, 1943, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 2/3 January 17, 1949, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 11 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 4/5 February 21, 1949, Carnegie Hall, (live) previously unreleased except for 1 work DISC 6/7 March 20, 1950, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 13 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 8/9 March 5, 1951, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 10/11 April 23, 1951, Carnegie Hall, (live) - includes 4 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 12 January 12, 1953, Carnegie Hall, (live) previously unreleased DISC 13/14 February 25, 1953, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 3 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 15/16 May 9, 1965, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 17/18 April 17, 1966, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 6 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 19/20 November 27, 1966, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 8 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 21/22 December 10, 1966, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 8 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 23/24 November 26, 1967, Carnegie Hall, (live) includes 14 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 25 January 2, 1968, Carnegie Hall, (live, invited audience) - previously unreleased DISC 26 February 1, 1968, Carnegie Hall, (live, invited audience) DISC 27/28 November 24, 1968, Carnegie Hall, (live) - previously unreleased DISC 29/30 December 15, 1968, Carnegie Hall, (live) - includes 5 previously unreleased recorded works DISC 31/32 November 16, 1975, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 33/34 November 23, 1975, Carnegie Hall, (live) - previously unreleased except for 1 work DISC 35/36 May 18, 1976, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 37 January 8, 1978, Carnegie Hall, (live) DISC 38 Horowitz' "Private Collection" of Carnegie Hall live recordings 1945-1946 Compilation DISC 39 Horowitz' "Private Collection" 1947 Compilation DISC 40 Horowit' "Private Collection" 1948 Compilation DISC 41 Horowitz' "Private Collection" 1949-1960 Compilation Bonus-DVD January 2 and February 1, 1968: Horowitz on Television previously unreleased