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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.
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]
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 – 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.
Vladimir Horowitz; Evgeny Kissin; Robert Levin; Radu Lupu; Moura Lympany; Olivier Messiaen (piano duo with Yvonne Loriod) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli; Garrick Ohlsson;
The Last Romantic is a documentary filmed at Vladimir Horowitz's townhouse on the Upper East Side of New York.It features many performances of some of the pieces of Horowitz's favorite repertoire and sheds light on his thoughts and opinions on music.
Rolling Stone gave the DVD release 4 out of 5 stars. [4] Entertainment Weekly gave the live release an A, saying that "this concert CD/DVD does a great job of highlighting both sides of the Stripes' carefully controlled public persona," and that "if UGWNL is their last hurrah, it's one hell of a goodbye."
Stars & Stripes Forever is the eighth album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Track listing [some material was recorded with audience and friends at Woodland Studio's ...