AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic. RCA 09026-63681-2.(Review)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic. RCA 09026-63681-2.
This may be one of the most underrated albums of all time. I don't usually like live recordings, but this one is an exception. Recorded at Carnegie Hall on January 8, 1978, it marked the 50th anniversary of the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz's American debut. He chose his most-beloved piece of music to play, the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto, a notoriously difficult work but one he had long since mastered and made his own.
More than ably assisted by Eugene Ormandy and the New York Philharmonic, Horowitz puts on a dazzling display of pyrotechnic fireworks combined with a lush Romanticism that quite easily wins one over, in spite of some small flaws toward the end. All the more remarkable, the pianist was in his mid-70s when he made the recording, sounding dozens of years younger. The coupling with the Sonata No. 2, recorded two years later in Boston, makes an excellent document of Horowitz's artistry.
The sound, ...
- Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (New York Philharmonic)
- Reference information from: International Directory of Company Histories Woodward, A. January 1, 2005 700+ words
...Society of New York, Inc. (New York Philharmonic) Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln...Company Incorporated: 1842 as New York Philharmonic Society Employees: 200 Sales...Inc., better known as the New York Philharmonic, is the oldest symphony...
- New York Moments.(New York Philharmonic with Conductor Marvin Hamlisch)(Concert...
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Suskin, Steven April 22, 2009 700+ words
...capacity; $225 top) Presented by New York Philharmonic. Conductor/Host, Marvin Hamlisch...Paulo Szot, Nikki Yanofsky, New York Philharmonic. Reviewed April 20, 2009. The New York Philharmonic's "New York Moments" promised...
- USA. New York City. 1982. New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln...
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Erich Hartmann January 1, 1982 700+ words
...New York City. 1982. New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln...new york city. 1982. new york philharmonic at avery fisher hall, lincoln...new york city. 1982. new york philharmonic at avery fisher hall, ...
- Burger King Corp. to donate $100,000 to the New York City Parks Department and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 5, 1986 700+ words
...Parks Department and the New York Philharmonic for improvements to the portable...Mehta, music director of the New York Philharmonic, and New York City Parks...managing director of the New York Philharmonic. The meetings resulted in...
- USA. New York City. 1954. Dmitri MITROPOULOS, conductor of the New York...
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Erich Hartmann January 1, 1954 700+ words
...Photos 01-01-1954 USA. New York City. 1954. Dmitri MITROPOULOS, conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Keywords: Adult - 60 years...MITROPOULOS, conductor of the New York Philharmonic. USA. NYC. Dmitri MITROPOULOS...
- New York Philharmonic Announces Tour of Europe 2008, First Tour of Europe with...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 27, 2008 700+ words
New York Philharmonic Announces Tour of Europe 2008...Orchestra, Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and the BBC Proms; and Pianist...Director Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic will embark on a 9-city, 14...
- New York Philharmonic Announces Asia 2008, February 11-24, 2008; First Tour...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 31, 2007 700+ words
...February 17 Soloists To Include New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow...Director Lorin Maazel will lead New York Philharmonic Asia 2008, a five-city...Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. The concerts in Taiwan...
- Credit Suisse and the New York Philharmonic Announce Global Partnership.
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 4, 2007 700+ words
...sole global sponsor of the New York Philharmonic for an initial period of...services provider, and the New York Philharmonic, America's first orchestra...only global sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. The partnership with this...
Source: HighBeam Research, Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2. Vladimir Horowitz,...