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Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz [n 1] (October 1 [O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Russian [1] [2] [3] and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre , and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
A 1952 biographical film, Stars and Stripes Forever, gives an account of the composer's life and music. Russian-American pianist Vladimir Horowitz wrote a famous transcription of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" for solo piano to celebrate his becoming an American citizen. In an interview, Horowitz opined that the march, being a military march ...
Vladimir Horowitz in 1931. The Russian and American classical virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz [1] was a recording artist for over 60 years; beginning in 1926 on a piano roll system for Welte-Mignon, then with audio recordings, starting in 1928 for the Victor Talking Machine Company, later RCA Victor. [2]
Liszt: Rakóczy March (arr. Horowitz) / Valse oubliée No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5; Sousa – Horowitz: The Stars and Stripes Forever; Brahms Second and Tchaikovsky First Concertos (NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini, Conductor) Golden Jubilee Concert. Rachmaninoff Third Concerto
Vladimir Horowitz – The Complete Original Jacket Collection is a 70 CD boxed set featuring many of the recordings of the pianist Vladimir Horowitz.The collection contains recordings from 1928 to his final recording session just four days before his death in 1989.
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" Berliner Gramophone disc recording Military Band 1897 Metropolitan Opera cylinder recordings (the Mapleson Cylinders) Lionel Mapleson and the Metropolitan Opera: 1900–1903 "Casey at the Bat" DeWolf Hopper: 1906 "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci: Enrico Caruso: 1907 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech: Booker T ...
Stars and Stripes series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database "A Naval Review"—another criticism of the book, at Ironclads and Blockade Runners Of the American Civil War; Warrior vs Monitor at the Wayback Machine (archived August 25, 2017)—a look at what would have really happened if USS Monitor fought HMS Warrior
The tune was a favourite of Rachmaninoff's father, Vassily (the "W.R." in the title refers to his father's initials in the German transliteration, Wassily Rachmaninoff), but it is not known whether Rachmaninoff knew its true author to be Franz Behr, or whether he believed that the melody was concocted by his father.