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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028947779681 Format: Live Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date: July 08, 2008 Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Sales Rank: 10675 MPN: 001145802
Album Description: First-ever release in any format of this momentous musical event! In 1987, Vladimir Horowitz, the last of the keyboard titans of the 20th century, made a triumphant European tour, giving what turned out to be his final series of performances before an adoring public. The very last of these concerts, on June 21 in Hamburg, was recorded by the North German Radio. Apart from a single encore, no part of this valedictory concert has ever been issued before. This recording constitutes a unique souvenir of Horowitz's final public appearance, where the sense of occasion and immediacy is palpable. Horowitz included three signature works on his final program: Schumann's enchanting Scenes from Childhood (source of one of his favorite encores, the immortal Träumerei), Chopin's monumental "Heroic" Polonaise, and one of his most glittering encores, Moszkowski's Étincelles. Over a career lasting nearly seven decades, Horowitz's recordings have sold over three million units and won 25 Grammy® Awards (six for his Deutsche Grammophon titles)
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Average Rating:
Rating: - Excellent recording!
The last performance of Horowitz in Hamburg is great!
Thank you!
WL
Rating: - Not to be missed
A wonderful coda to a wonderful life. Given his sense of humour, Horowitz would have found hysterical the fact that Amazon is advertising it alongside a recording by the let's just say musically and technically ... Read More
Rating: - A Fond Farewell
For those familiar with Vladimir Horowitz's televised recital from Vienna a few weeks prior to this one, both the repertoire and the manner of performance will be similar. There are a few differences in details, ... Read More
