霍洛维茨-《霍洛维茨LP原封全集(70CD)》+黄金古典珍藏馆10cd
# Audio CD (December 1, 2009)# Number of Discs: 70
# Format: Box set
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# Label: Sony Classics
# ASIN: B002P3J3BW
After being released in a piecemeal, disorganized manner for decades, all of Vladimir Horowitz's RCA, Columbia, and Sony recordings are available in one convenient,
budget priced boxed set. (The Deutsche Grammophon recordings are not included, of course, nor are the HMV/EMI.) This set contains some newly issued performances, which
I will comment on below. For space reasons, I refer you to my other reviews on Amazon for the previously issued material.
While this 70CD set is not remastered from scratch, this set does use the best existing versions of each recording. As for the RCA recordings, wherever possible, the
Gold Seal versions from the 1980s and early 1990s are not being used. For example, the Beethoven Moonlight and Waldstein Sonatas from 1956 utilize the Classics Library
master from 2004, which is far superior to the Gold Seal CD that was issued around 1990. Likewise, the 1943 Tchaikovsky Concerto with Toscanini uses the source
material that appeared in the 1992 Toscanini Collection, rather than the lower quality version that was used in the Gold Seal CD issued in 1990. There are numerous
other examples. For those of you who are wondering, the correct takes for the 1976 Schumann Concerto without Orchestra are used in this issue (a set of outtakes was
briefly issued by mistake in 1989).
As to the Columbia recordings, Sony is using the same remasterings that were used for the big blue boxed set in 1993. (The sole exception is the 1962 Kinderszenen
which was remastered in 2003.) In the 1969 Kreisleriana, the (wrong) takes that were issued on the 1993 boxed set and every CD since are used again here. So, hang on
to your LPs and the MK42409 CDs if you still have them.
As with all the Original Jacket issues, the cover art from the original LPs (or, in a few cases, CDs) is used. The original programming is also strictly being adhered
to, which has not always been the case with this series. The advantage is that Horowitz's programming concepts are respected (and Horowitz was a master at building a
contrasted and interesting program). The disadvantage is that the playing time for most of these CDs is short. However, at budget price, I'm not complaining. Some
trivia: in the early LP era, RCA issued both 10" and 12" LPs, depending on the playing time of the program. For this set, only the 12" LPs are used, with one
exception: the Brahms Violin Sonata with Milstein, which was originally issued as a 10" record and only appeared on a 12" LP decades after the fact. Also, none of the
45RPM issues are being used (RCA had issued 45s as a transition between 78RPMs and LPs).
One CD includes assorted RCA recordings that were never issued on LP. This includes both the 1928 and the 1957 expanded version of Horowitz's Carmen Fantasy. The
Chopin Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 from 1975 that was issued on the Japanese version only of Horowitz Rediscovered is likewise included.
Now, some information on the two "new" recitals: both the 1951 and 1967 recitals show Horowitz in excellent form and are valuable additions to his discography - though
there is no new repertoire in either recital. The sound for the 1951 recital is mixed, because two different sources are being used: RCA's tapes of the recital and 33
1/3 RPM discs that were made for Horowitz's review. Both the taped and disc items sound cleaner than those in the Private Collection recordings. Mozart's K. 333 Sonata
is a radically different (and more musicologically "correct") interpretation than the pianist's 1987 performances - yet I find the later recordings more pleasurable to
listen to. Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata is thundering and compelling, similar in conception to Horowitz's 1945 studio recording, but with the added adrenaline he
invariably put into his live performances. The Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 illustrates one of Horowitz's unique attributes: he could play "cool" and "hot" at the
same time. The ending to this piece defines the word climactic.
The 1967 recital from Brooklyn College is in spectacular sound - indeed it sounds more like the Horowitz I heard live than many of his digital recordings. Horowitz
plays the music (including Beethoven's Sonata, Op. 101, five Scarlatti Sonatas, Chopin and Rachmaninoff) in much the same manner as his existing Columbia recordings.
Two exceptions are Chopin's Barcarolle, which is played lovingly and in contrast to his other rather tempestuous recordings, and Horowitz's own Carmen Variations,
which has a different coda. Both the 1951 and 1967 recordings are unedited, so this is the real Horowitz without any interference: imperfect and compelling.
Where this set falls short is documentation. While the liner notes are reproduced on the back of the mini-LP jacket, not all the LPs have notes. The 200 page booklet
includes track listings, recording dates (some of which are not accurate), another photo of each LP cover, a perceptive essay on Horowitz by Jon Samuels, and a
chronology of Horowitz's life. The chronology contain errors, and there is a humorous misspelling on one of the LP jackets. (I detect the work of interns.) It's not
realistic these days to expect that Sony/BMG can give Horowitz the red carpet treatment that Arthur Rubinstein was accorded in 1999 (although Horowitz certainly
deserves it), but is it too much to ask for adequate and accurate documentation? The above complaints demote this set from five stars to four.
One further note: The Horowitz material issued in 2009, including the 1986 Berlin Concert and the two Private Collection recitals (an additional CD is planned for
2010) are not included in this set. 2009 is the twentieth anniversary of Horowitz's death. It's nice to know he hasn't been
├─01 - Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - 1947
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├─02 - Prokofiev&Kabalevsky
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├─03 - Beethoven&Mozart
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├─04 -Schumann&Chopin
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├─05 - Chopin&Barber Sonatas
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├─06 - Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1
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├─07 - Chopin
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├─08 - Brahms - Violin Sonata No.3
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├─09 - Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2
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├─10 - Encores
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├─11 - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3
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├─12 - Chopin&Liszt
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├─13 - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5
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├─14 - Chopin
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├─15 - Mendelssohn&Liszt
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├─18 - Clementi Sonatas
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├─19 - Scriabin
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├─20 - Beethoven Sonatas
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├─21 - In Recital
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├─23 - Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1
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├─24 - Mussorgsky-Horowitz - Pictures at an Exhibition
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├─25 - Beethoven Sonatas
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├─28 - The Young Horowitz
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├─29 - Chopin
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├─30 - Great Romantic
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├─31 - Concerts 1975-76
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├─32 - Golden Jubilee Recital
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├─33 - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3
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├─34 - Concerts 1978-79
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├─35 - Concerts 1979-80
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├─36 - Horowitz at the Met
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├─37 - Horowitz on Tour 1979-80
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├─38 - Horowitz in London
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├─39 - Scarlatti, Bizet etc
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├─40 - Chopin - Schumann - Rachmaninov - Liszt
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├─41 - The Sound of Horowitz
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├─42 - Beethoven - Debussy - Chopin
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├─43 - Scarlatti Sonatas
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├─48 - On Television
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├─49 - Schumann - Kreisleriana
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├─50 - Horowitz plays Rachmaninov
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├─51 - Horowitz Plays Chopin
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├─52 - Horowitz plays Scriabin
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├─53 - Beethoven & Shubert
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├─54 - Beethoven Sonatas
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├─55 - Chopin Album
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├─60 - The Private Collection - 1
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├─61 - The Private Collection - 2
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├─66 - The Last Recording
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LP原封全集，这个好资源。 收了大包子音乐。多谢
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