Vladimir Horowitz - the Great

After an absence of twelve years, the return of Vladimir Horowitz to the concert stage was one of the most exciting musical events in history. It was 3:38 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 1965, when the great pianist stepped onto the stage of Carnegie Hall, greeted by a shouting, standing ovation. It was his first public performance since his last appearance at Carnegie Hall, on February 25, 1953. In the months before the historic day of May 9, Horowitz went back to Carnegie Hall - twice in January, twice in April - to play for his wife and close friends, before he decided he was ready to perform publicly. Columbia Masterworks recorded these private recitals by Vladimir Horowitz on tape, and they have remained mostly unreleased for more than 50 years.

The set contains the complete unreleased recordings including talks of Horowitz with his producer and the audience (tracked separately), in total ca. 25 minutes of Horowitz improvising at the piano and a wealth of previously unseen photos from the Sony/Don Hunstein archives as well as facsimiles from Carnegie Hall Archives.

Contains: 15 CD-set with ca. 100 pages fully illustrated hard cover bound book. The unreleased private recitals (rehearsals) at Carnegie Hall January 7, 1965, January 13, 1965, April 7, 1965, April 14, 1965. The unreleased studio recording (which served as patch for the Historic Return LP) January 26, 1965, The previously released Historic Return recital May 9, 1965 (unedited). The unreleased private recital (rehearsal) at Carnegie Hall April 5, 1966. The previously released April 17, 1966 recital - remastered April 17, 1966 (remastered). The unreleased studio recording May 18, 1966. The interview with Abram Chasins from June 1965.