Horowitz in Moscow

Starring:Vladimir Horowitz
Studio: Sony
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

a great performance
Great for pianists as well as music appreciators
Wonderful
Horowitz's Historic Moscow Performance -- A Legend At His Best!
Can't play this DVD in the computer

Horowitz in Moscow
Starring: Vladimir Horowitz
Director: Brian Large
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007OPFCW
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Customer Reviews:

a great performance.......2007-01-19

The great part of this DVD is Horowitz in concert. His mastery and artistry are incredible. The interview stuff isn't that important to me. I was mostly looking for a recording of his playing.

Great for pianists as well as music appreciators.......2006-11-05

My only gripe was the unnecessary hushing and shushing from the crowd during the opening number. Even that was only for a few seconds and the sound is great for the rest of the disk.

Wonderful.......2006-03-01

My reviews of these violinists and this pianist are becoming redundant. The performers are all so good, that I'm reduced to admiration and have little else to say. I remember many years ago I was listening to NPR, they had a female musical expert on and they were testing her, they had both Rubinstein and Horowitz play something by Chopin, she was supposed to identify the pianist. She guessed wrong both times. I guessed right. I thought at the time that Rubinstein was the supreme player of Chopin, and I thought the Horowitz version was cold. This was many years ago, and while I still prefer Rubinstein's Chopin (warmer), Horowitz is my hero, my favorite pianist, though I'm not nuts about his customary choices of composers. But this flick. It is a perfect gem (and so tragically underpriced, anyone can afford it). The drama of the arrival, Horowitz' conversation, the shots of the audience (some of whom, yes, were crying), the marvelous close-ups of his hands (his nails were unclipped and seemed to be dirty, and he doesn't arch his fingers which my very dim and distant piano teacher used to tell me was imperative, though he does it some on the right hand), and the music. It was glorious. I love Horowitz. One glitch. There would be. My disc was defective, and somewhere during the penultimate piece it screwed up, so I didn't get to see the whole thing, I missed the last 2 pieces of music and whatever dramatic or "human interest" ending was on the film. But good old Amazon is already getting ready to ship me a replacement and tonight I returned the defective copy. I'll have the new one in 2 days. One last note. I've been going broke the passed few weeks buying musical performances on DVD, and one thing I've noticed, it's unmistakable. These people, these musicians, apart from their wonderful skills, are intelligent, humorous and compassionate. All 3, and all of them. It's humbling and refreshing.

Horowitz's Historic Moscow Performance -- A Legend At His Best!.......2005-10-19

I own the original videotape of "Horowitz in Moscow" and "Horowitz in London." Both are wonderful (5 stars each), but "Horowitz in Moscow" is extraordinary. It's like two DVDs in one. You get great personal insight into the life of Horowitz, particularly about his emotional return to Russia after a 60 year absence. This "return" -- a running theme in the lives of displaced Russian pianists who fled to the West, like Horowitz and Rachmaninov -- sets the emotional tone for the Russian recital (and encores) marvelously. One cares about Horowitz more and hopes to hear great performances. The grand master delivers. On the DVD you will find several Scarlatti, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, and countless other gems. Pianists tend to age well. It's not uncommon to see a seventy or eighty year old pianist wobble to the piano (one wonders if they will get there without collapsing), sit down shakily, and explode into a wonderful performance that is at least 85-90% of their best ever. Sometimes, an older pianist playing a piece that requires greater musical understanding and maturity -- and is less taxing technically -- will play the piece even better than in their youth. You get much of the latter on this DVD. Horowitz's fingers were so remarkable in his youth that the grand master's 90% is another's 150%. There is no meltdown of skill here. This is a virtuoso at his prime, at times excelling his youthful performances of Scriabin, Scarlatti, and others. No musical library is complete without this DVD. Now, if only "Horowitz in London" came out on DVD too!

Can't play this DVD in the computer.......2005-10-11

I use my computer as a center for playing all DVD's, music etc. This is what is coming anyway. Obviously. TV hooks to computer, stereo etc.

This DVD will NOT play in WINAMP, Windows Media Player or REAL player. Copyright authentication error message of some sort.

Because of some >very clumsy < copyright protection maneuvers by the paranoids at SONY BMG, they block the playing of the DVD in a computer. So screw the purchaser, SONY, why?

They don't even say it on the cover that this won't play in your computer DVD.

So this purchase is a TOTAL waste of my money. Thanks for nothing, SONY BMG. You sold me a COASTER!

Sorry, I would have liked to write an actual review of the music. Instead this is a rteview on a industry technical glitch-problem.

Average customer rating:

pure Horowitz
Another Must have!
A treasure that you will view on and on and .....
Possibly the greatest recital captured on film
Masters unite!

Horowitz in Moscow
Starring: Vladimir Horowitz , Charles Kuralt , and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Director: Brian Large
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Horowitz in Moscow

ASIN: 6305755175
Release Date: 2000-04-04

Description

"Horowitz In Moscow" not only captures the drama and excitement of Horowitz's superb performance, it also includes the highlights of his return to his native land. The demanding program of Scarlatti, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Schubert, Liszt and Chopin was lovingly chosen by Mr. Horowitz as much for its personal meaning as for the historic significance of the composers whose works he performed. Intimate close-ups of Mr. Horowitz's agile hands are interspersed with cutaway shots to the faces in the audience, showing their emotional response. "Horowitz In Moscow" - the world's leading romantic pianist in his most magnificent, historic performance. Includes a 5.1 audio track and additional documentary footage not seen in the original U.S. television broadcast.

Customer Reviews:

pure Horowitz.......2006-03-11

I agree this is one of the best concert films around. Horowitz is in fine form, and his playing is fittingly masterful. The Scarlatti's the sparkling best moment in the program; the Mozart won't be for everybody, although I never get why not. Horowitz chooses smaller, personal pieces; yet throughout, he fends off autumnal aspects with characteristic elan, but clearly is profoundly moved by playing again in Russia. A brilliant energy of Reunion blasts every frame and makes it a superb film, far above the ordinary concert document. And, in the Russian way, in the end, what's left unsaid makes the profoundest sound. Horowitz isn't a pianist for just anybody, he was annoying as hell at times, even when he was pointing a way deep into music. He foiled himself time and again as an artist, but then, who's to say. There remain for us lessons of humanity in his art, and if much more is asked, nothing more can be expected of an artist. This is the best, the most ardent, Horowitz video - in a class by itself. Proceed without fear.

Another Must have!.......2003-10-18

It was not easy for Horowitz to make a fame inthe wakeof the Golden Age to become one of the greats and at his late age admitted that he had a limited musical background.

In this DVD, however, don't expect to see any of the fiery or scary perfomances like his Rachmaninov Concerto No.3 or his Metropolitan Recital. He had long passed that stage, both in age and in fame. Instead, viewers are compensated with a fuller view of his subtle colours which he pushed to an utmost extreme, a revelation for many modern piano players. We also have some most heartfelt pieces by Horowitz however short they may be. Moreover, we can have sight of Tsaichovsky's home and his piano where the Maestro played a few phrases on it. We see what comes of Horowitz's rather colourless niece left behind in Russia. We also see the actual weeping of the Russians, invoked by Horowitz's playing, lamenting perhaps also their own unnecessary turns and twists in the face of Communism...

Having been listening to this for years, I still find it a source of inspiration, albeit as far as music or the ingenuity of fixing the repertoire, Horowitz's "Concert in Vienna", filmed at about the same time, is even more appealing. Both are oozing with colours. But for a closer look at his fingers and touches, viewers should instead check out "Horowitz, The Last Romantic."

All in all, Horowitz by this stage surely would be able to win back Lipatti's admiration, if not Kopcsis's.

A treasure that you will view on and on and ............2003-04-27

I have the VHS format of this magnificient recital. You will be hard pressed to see and hear better versions of Scarlatti and Mozart. In viewing this video you sense that there is something special in the air. The master returns to his homeland one last time and leaves a SUPERB recital for us to cherish.

I am not musically trained and therefore probably missed some of the intricate aspects of the recital. Even if you are one of those that occasionally dabbles in classical music, get this video. I found the audience interaction, yes coughing, quite genuine and moving. To see a great artist perform in his homeland and see the audience reactions, faces, and emotions, makes this a truly memorable performance.

Can you believe that I found this jewel perchance in the dollar bin at a video store in 1999? I am told this is now available in DVD. Excellent!

Possibly the greatest recital captured on film.......2002-06-25

Here we see the most controversial and greatest pianist of all time play live at a recital in moscow. What more could you ask for? His selections are almost perfect, spanning from early classicism to the late romantic period. Volodya Horowitz touches on Scarlattie's beautiful piano sonata minatures. As he plays them, jaw clenched, his hands roll quite shockingly so down the piano, ever so delicately. The Mozart is wonderful too, as he plays one of Mozart's famous sonatas. He manages in everyone of the classical compositions to play so unbroken and so legato that i wonder how he does it. His flat finger technique is also delightful to watch. As the program moves on he masterfully sings with the voice of the piano two of Scriabin's most popular etudes. The first is done very well and the second,... well lets just say he morphs suddenly into the devil himself. And if you listen ever so closely you may be able to hear a piano string pop and break at the first thunderous base note. I noticed this listening to an audio digitally remastered version. Following the scriabin is Liszt, the virtuoso, Chopin ,the poet of the piano, and Rachmanninoff, the king of the romantics. The movie also features one of Horowitz's most playfull encores Enticelles by mozkowski. As the program comes to an end Horowitz ends with perhaps the most popular work he is known for, Schumman's Trauemere. The camera focuses completely on the auidience at this point where we see a man remove his glasses and display a single tear that rolls down his cheek. The emotion is so apparrent in the auidence that it shows a person, who has never seen him play before, how truly a gift he is. His breathtaking speeds and rhythms and his flawless angelic touch create both the devil and the angel which join to form what he calls "electricity".

Masters unite!.......2002-06-23

After sixty years Horowitz finally returns to his homeland to give one of his most astonishing and emotionally inclined performances. He touches upon every nuance of classicism as well as romanticism. His angelic delicacy when he performs scarlatti and mozart are heavenly, yet he is not recognized enough for this soft poetic side of the baroque period. As his fingers tinkle and tumble on the sweet notes his hands turn to mush and lovingly stroke the notes, almost as if to say farewell to a love, his only love. Horowitz so often said that he had only one love, the piano. As he finishes the Mozart and Scarlatti he races into the virtuosos, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmanninoff, and Scriabin. No one, I say no one plays Scriabin's etude in D minor like Horowitz. If you are familiar with the work you may be dissappointed in the begining, i know i was. Very often i have heard a loud start to the piece but this time he plays it very gingerly. But dont be deterred for the demon begins to rage within. As his face turns furious the demon, devil, and angel unite into a thunderous middle section and absolutely brilliant ending that sends the piece into the air with a gasp and an explosion of musicality. I could go on forever about this performance. But i'll end it by saying BUY IT it is well worth the money. you wont be dissapointed by the GREATEST PIANIST WHO HAS EVER LIVED!!!!

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