Vladimir Horowitz III

	TITLE : Vladimir Horowitz III
	CATALOGUE NUMBER : 456 841-2
	INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : August 1999
	SERIES : Great Pianists of the 20th Century

COMPOSERS AND WORKS
Chopin Barcarolle, Op. 60 (rec. 1957) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 (rec. 1928) Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 (rec. 1932) Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 (rec. 1935) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 (rec. 1935) Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 (rec. 1935) Etude in G flat, Op. 10 No. 5 (rec. 1935) Etude in F, Op. 10 No. 8 (rec. 1932) Etude in F, Op. 25 No. 3 (rec. 1934) Etude in E minor. Op. 10 No. 3 (rec. 1951) Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 (rec. 1952) Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 7 (rec. 1979/80 "Live") Etude in G flat, Op. 10 No. 5 (rec. 1979/80 "Live") Mazurka in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 (rec. 1951 "Live") Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 (rec. 1945 "Live") Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 (rec. 1949) Mazurka in D flat, Op. 30 No. 3 (rec. 1949) Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 (rec. 1950) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1 (rec. 1949) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 (rec. 1949) Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 (rec. 1947) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 (rec. 1949) Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 (rec. 1949) Polonaise No. 6 in A flat, Op. 53 "Heroic" (rec. 1945) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 "Emperor" (rec. 1952) (RCA Victor Symphony/ Fritz Reiner) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (rec. 1951) (RCA Victor Symphony/ Fritz Reiner)
RECORDING INFORMATION
This is the third of three units devoted to Vladimir Horowitz. The two featured compositions here are the Rachmaninoff 3rd Piano Concerto and the Beethoven "Emperor" Concerto, both conducted by Fritz Reiner with the RCA Victor Symphony. The Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto performance is only the second of three recordings Horowitz made of this music, and thought by most critics to be his best. When Horowitz first arrived on the musical scene, Rachmaninoff himself was so intimidated by Horowitz's performance of his own music that he stopped performing the piece in public. Over 154 minutes of music on two CDs for the price of one.