Remembering Vladimir Horowitz on his birthday π
π· Philippe Halsman, 1966
"The music is behind those dots. You search for it, and that is what I mean by the grand manner. I play, so to speak, from the other side of the score, looking back."
π· Philippe Halsman, 1966
"The music is behind those dots. You search for it, and that is what I mean by the grand manner. I play, so to speak, from the other side of the score, looking back."
Vladimir Horowitz by Jack Mitchell, 1988
"He hated to record in short sections & would do so only under duress. His artistry was worked out in the larger details. The smaller details came on the spur of the moment."
- his producer, Thomas Frost
"He hated to record in short sections & would do so only under duress. His artistry was worked out in the larger details. The smaller details came on the spur of the moment."
- his producer, Thomas Frost
Vladimir Horowitz by Ian Berry, 1982
"His Chopin is like a fire-ball exploding."
- Rudolf Serkin
"His Chopin is like a fire-ball exploding."
- Rudolf Serkin
Vladimir Horowitz returns to @CarnegieHall
π· Alfred Eisenstaedt, May 9, 1965
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π· Alfred Eisenstaedt, May 9, 1965
open.spotify.com/album/6ifWtJfqβ¦
Vladimir Horowitz by Edward Steichen for Vanity Fair, 1930
"A paradoxical and fearsome pianist."
- Harold C. Schonberg
"A paradoxical and fearsome pianist."
- Harold C. Schonberg
Vladimir Horowitz by Wubbo de Jong, 1986
"He represented an era of keyboard performance when individualism was the highest achievement & every interpretation bore the indelible stamp of the artist`s personality, warts and all."
- John von Rhein
"He represented an era of keyboard performance when individualism was the highest achievement & every interpretation bore the indelible stamp of the artist`s personality, warts and all."
- John von Rhein
Moving Vladimir Horowitz's piano into his New York townhouse.
π· Waring Abbott, 1985
π· Waring Abbott, 1985
Vladimir Horowitz by Philippe Halsman, 1966
"I am a 19th-century Romantic. I am the last."
"I am a 19th-century Romantic. I am the last."
Nathan Milstein, Vladimir Horowitz & Gregor Piatigorsky relax after a concert in Berlin
π· Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1931
π· Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1931
Vladimir Horowitz & friend
π· Gjon Mili, 1965
The Horowitz's had two poodles in the 60s: Peppi & Pippo.
π· Gjon Mili, 1965
The Horowitz's had two poodles in the 60s: Peppi & Pippo.
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