Album

This is another of Sony's "expanded edition" of a classic CBS recording, adding a couple of extra Chopin etudes to the original number of tracks. This being a complilation of works that Horowitz liked to play as encores, there is a mix of live and studio recordings, so the sound quality varies from track to track, but is usually pretty good. Track 3 is the one to watch out for, with very uneven sound, fading from side to side. However, there's nothing wrong with Horowitz's playing. Most of the pieces are from the Romantic era; however, there are a couple of Scarlatti sonatas and Mozart's Turkish Rondo as well, although these are probably too Romanticized for purists' tastes. There's also a good mix of tempos and moods, from Chopin's Revolutionary Etude to Debussy's Serenade for the Doll to Schumann's Traumerei. What's particularly good here pretty much goes by composer, rather than by individual works. Scriabin, Rachmaninov, and Chopin are all composers who perfectly suit Horowitz's talents. Also included is his own Variations on a Theme from Carmen, with which he has a lot of fun. The sampler nature of this album makes it a great introduction to Horowitz's talents.

© Patsy Morita, All Music Guide

CD 1
Robert Alexander Schumann Composer Toccata in C, Op.7 Work Recorded 1962 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
1	Toccata in C, Op.7	6:18			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer 12 Etudes, Op.10 Work Recorded 1972 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
2	No.3: Lento ma non troppo in E ('Tristesse')	3:32			$0.99
Alexander Scriabin Composer 12 Etudes, Op.8 Work Recorded 1965 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
3	No.12 in D#-	2:12			$0.99
Moritz Moszkowski Composer Etude for piano in Ab, Op.72, No.11 Work Recorded 1968 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
4	Etude for piano in Ab, Op.72, No.11	1:39			$0.99
Robert Alexander Schumann Composer Arabesque in C, Op.18 Work Recorded 1968 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
5	Arabesque in C, Op.18	7:05			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer 12 Etudes, Op.10 Work Recorded 1971 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
6	No.5: Vivace in Gb ('Black Keys')	1:39			$0.99
Franz Peter Schubert Composer 4 Impromptus, D.899, Op.90 Work Recorded 1962 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
7	No.3 in Gb: Andante	5:44			$0.99
Domenico Scarlatti Composer Sonata in E, K.531, L.430 Work Recorded 1962 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
8	Sonata in E, K.531, L.430	3:15			$0.99
Domenico Scarlatti Composer Sonata in A, K.322, L.483 Work Recorded 1962 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
9	Sonata in A, K.322, L.483	3:32			$0.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Piano Sonata No.11 in A, K.331 ('Alla turca') Work Recorded 1966 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
10	3.Rondo alla turca	4:09			$0.99
Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Composer 13 Preludes, Op.32 Work Recorded 1968 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
11	No.12 in G#-	2:55			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer 12 Etudes, Op.10 Work Recorded 1972 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
12	No.12: Allegro con fuoco in C- ('Revolutionary')	2:38			$0.99
Alexander Scriabin Composer 3 Pieces, Op.2 Work Recorded 1962 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
13	1.Etude in C#-	3:11			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer Polonaise No.6 in Ab, Op.53 ('Heroic'), CT.155 Work Recorded 1971 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
14	Polonaise No.6 in Ab, Op.53 ('Heroic'), CT.155	6:23			$0.99
Achille-Claude Debussy Composer Children's Corner, L.113 Work Recorded 1965 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
15	3.Serenade for the Doll	3:23			$0.99
Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Composer Etude-tableaux Op.33 Work Recorded 1967 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
16	No.2 in C	2:26			$0.99
Achille-Claude Debussy Composer L'isle joyeuse, L.106 Work Recorded 1966 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
17	L'isle joyeuse, L.106	6:01			$0.99
Robert Alexander Schumann Composer Kinderszenen, Op.15 Work Recorded 1968 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
18	7.Traumerei (Dreaming)	2:44			$0.99
Vladimir Horowitz Composer Variations on a Theme from Bizet's 'Carmen', for piano Work Recorded 1968 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
19	Variations on a Theme from Bizet's 'Carmen', for piano	3:58			$0.99
Frédéric François Chopin Composer 12 Etudes, Op.25 Work Recorded 1989 5:38 Vladimir Horowitz Piano
20	No.1 in Ab ('Aeolian Harp')	2:22			$0.99
21	No.5: Vivace in E-	3:16			$0.99