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Horowitz at Carnegie Hall: Historic Return (Ultimate Edition)

Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10231/4 (4 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Instrumental

Bach: Toccata, Adagio und Fuge (trans. Busoni)
Schumann: Fantasia in C major; Traumerei (Kinderszenen)
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9 in F major, Op. 68 "Black mass"; Poeme, Op. 32 No. 1; Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2
Chopin: Etude, Op. 10 No. 8; Ballade No. 1; Mazurka, Op. 30 No. 4
Debussy: Serenade for the Doll (Children's Corner)
Moszkowski: Etude, Op. 72 No. 11

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (11)

• Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata, Adagio und Fuge, BV B 29 No. 1 (after Bach)
• Frederic Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10
• Frederic Chopin: 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30
• Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
• Claude Debussy: Children's Corner, L 113
• Moritz Moszkowski: Concert Etude in A-flat major, Op. 72 No. 11
• Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17
• Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
• Alexander Scriabin: 2 Poemes, Op. 32
• Alexander Scriabin: 3 Pieces, Op. 2
• Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Messe noire'

Related (3)

Note

Presented twice - once edited (discs 1 & 2), once unedited (discs 3 & 4).