#TBT Back to April 20, 1986 in Moscow: Horowitz's historic recital in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32: http://ow.ly/ZT6LP | medici.tv

Vladimir Horowitz playing Horowitz Carmen Variations | History of Music

Pianist Vladimir Horowitz died on this day in 1989 | Known for his performances of the Romantic piano repertoire and his numerous recordings, he is remembered as one of the greatest piano virtuosi of all time | In this clip, he performs Schubert's Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major in 1987 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/pianist-vladimir-horowitz-died-on-this-day/ | The Violin Channel

In 1965, Vladimir Horowitz recorded two of his rehearsal sessions at Carnegie Hall. In these recordings, he can be heard improvising three times — and the results are remarkable. He creates a truly distinctive sound world, blending traces of late Romanticism with elements that reflect his own unique influences, including jazz. Toward the end, you can even catch hints reminiscent of Art Tatum — whom Horowitz greatly admired and for whom he even created his own version of Tea for Two — especially