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Vladimir Horowitz artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Before he died, the great pianist donated a treasure trove of privately made recordings to Yale University. Now some of those very public recitals are being issued on CD, including searing 1940s performances from Carnegie Hall.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff called him the greatest pianist of the 20th century, but Vladimir Horowitz was filled with self-doubt. After a self-imposed 12-year exile, Horowitz triumphed when he returned to the concert stage with a performance at Carnegie Hall on May 9, 1965.
()Vladimir Horowitz, born 100 years ago today, was considered by music critics to be the greatest pianist of his time. Like magic, his fingers would fly over the keys, leaving audiences awestruck. On Morning Edition, music commentator Miles Hoffman talks with NPR's Bob Edwards about what made Horowitz such a great musician.
()Sergei Rachmaninoff called him the greatest pianist of the 20th century, but Vladimir Horowitz was filled with self-doubt. After a self-imposed 12-year exile, Horowitz triumphed when he returned to the concert stage with a performance at Carnegie Hall on May 9, 1965.
()Before he died, the great pianist donated a treasure trove of privately made recordings to Yale University. Now some of those very public recitals are being issued on CD, including searing 1940s performances from Carnegie Hall.
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