Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings, 1966-1983

~ Release by Vladimir Horowitz (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

50 CD box set compilation of unreleased live performances; also released in digital format (https://musicbrainz.org/release/57843a2b-a024-4323-9b4a-770b53409b36).

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-08 20:11 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, School of Music, New Haven, November 13, 1966 (Part 1)
2▶CD: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, School of Music, New Haven, November 13, 1966 (Part 2)
3▶CD: In Recital at Colden Auditorium, Queens College of the City University of New York October 22, 1967 (Part 1)
4▶CD: Disc 4: in Recital at Colden Auditorium, Queens College of the City University of New York October 22, 1967 (Part 2)
5▶CD: Disc 5: in Recital at Walt Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College, New York City November 12, 1967 (Part 1)
6▶CD: Disc 6: in Recital at Walt Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College, New York City November 12, 1967 (Part 2)
7▶CD: Disc 7: in Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. December 10, 1967 (Part 1)
8▶CD: Disc 8: in Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. December 10, 1967 (Part 2)
9▶CD: Disc 9: in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 7, 1968 (Part 1)
10▶CD: In Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 7, 1968 (Part 2)
11▶CD: Disc 11: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 12, 1968 (Part 1)
12▶CD: Disc 12: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 12, 1968 (Part 2)
13▶CD: Disc 13: in Recital at Woolsey Hall, Yale University, School of Music, New Haven November 3, 1968 (Part 1)
14▶CD: Disc 14: in Recital at Woolsey Hall, Yale University, School of Music, New Haven November 3, 1968 (Part 2)
15▶CD: Disc 15: in Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. November 17, 1968 (Part 1)
16▶CD: Disc 16: in Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. November 17, 1968 (Part 2)
17▶CD: Disc 17: in Recital at Academy of Music, Philadelphia December 1, 1968 (Part1)
18▶CD: Disc 18: in Recital at Academy of Music, Philadelphia December 1, 1968 (Part 2)
19▶CD: Disc 19: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago November 2, 1975 (Part 1)
20▶CD: Disc 20: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago November 2, 1975 (Part 2)
21▶CD: Disc 21: in Recital at Paramount Theatre, Oakland February 15, 1976 (Part 1)
22▶CD: Disc 22: In Recital at Paramount Theatre, Oakland February 15, 1976 (Part 2)
23▶CD: Disc 23: In Recital at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena February 22, 1976 (Part 1)
24▶CD: Disc 24: in Recital at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena February 22, 1976 (Part 2)
25▶CD: Disc 25: in Recital at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena February 29, 1976 (Part 1)
26▶CD: Disc 26: in Recital at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena February 29, 1976 (Part 2)
27▶CD: Disc 27: in Recital at Powell Hall, St. Louis November 21, 1976 (Part 1)
28▶CD: Disc 28: in Recital at Powell Hall, St. Louis November 21, 1976 (Part 2)
29▶CD: Disc 29: in Recital at the White House, Washington D.C., February 26, 1978
30▶CD: Disc 30: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago April 8, 1979 (Part 1)
31▶CD: Disc 31: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago April 8, 1979 (Part 2)
32▶CD: Disc 32: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago April 15, 1979 (Part 1)
33▼CD: Disc 33: in Recital at Orchestra Hall, Chicago April 15, 1979 (Part 2)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Applause
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
[no artist]0:21
2Études-tableaux, op. 39: Étude-tableau no. 5 in E-flat minor
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 5 in E-flat minor: Appassionato (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1916 until 1917)
part of:
Études-tableaux, op. 39
Sergei Rachmaninoff5:01
3Morceaux de salon, op. 10: 3. Barcarolle in G minor
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: no. 3 Barcarolle in G minor (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1893 until 1894)
part of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:02
4Morceaux de salon, op. 10: 5. Humoresque in G major
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G major (catch-all for unknown revision) (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1893 until 1894)
part of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10
revision of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G major (revised 1940 by composer)
revision of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G major (original version, 1893/94)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:54
5Consolations, S. 172: 3. Lento placido in D-flat major
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt4:48
6Mephisto Waltz no. 1 for Piano, S. 514: Allegro vivace
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514 "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke" (for piano solo) (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1860)
dedicated to:
Carl Tausig
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 514)
Franz Liszt12:11
7Waltzes, op. 34: Waltz no. 3 in A minor op. 34 no. 2 BI 64. Lento
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2 (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 64) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 209)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Frédéric Chopin5:46
8Prélude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: 1. Prélude in C-sharp minor
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 1. Prelude in C-sharp major (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9
Alexander Scriabin2:23
9Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 B. 147: Maestoso
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer) (on 1979-04-15)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1979-04-15)
live recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique” (on 1979-04-15)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Frédéric Chopin7:02
34▶CD: Disc 34: In Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. April 22, 1979 (Part 1)
35▶CD: Disc 35: in Recital at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. April 22, 1979 (Part 2)
36▶CD: Disc 36: in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 13, 1980 (Part 1)
37▶CD: Disc 37: In Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 13, 1980 (Part 2)
38▶CD: Disc 38: in Recital at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City May 4, 1980 (Part 1)
39▶CD: Disc 39: in Recital at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City May 4, 1980 (Part 2)
40▶CD: Disc 40: in Recital at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City May 11, 1980 (Part 1)
41▶CD: Disc 41: in Recital at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City May 11, 1980 (Part 2)
42▶CD: Disc 42: in Recital at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City November 1, 1981 (Part 1)
43▶CD: Disc 43: in Recital at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City November 1, 1981 (Part 2)
44▶CD: Disc 44: in Recital at Royal Festival Hall, London May 22, 1982 (Part 1)
45▶CD: Disc 45: in Recital at Royal Festival Hall, London May 22, 1982 (Part 2)
46▶CD: Disc 46: in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 24, 1983 (Part 1)
47▶CD: Disc 47: in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston April 24, 1983 (Part 2)
48▶CD: Disc 48: in Recital at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City May 15, 1983 (Part 1)
49▶CD: Disc 49: in Recital at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City May 15, 1983 (Part 2)
50▶CD: In Recital at Avery Fischer Hall, New York City, September 24, 1978

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includes:Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Academy of Music, Philadelphia, December 1 1968
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Ambassador College Pasadena February 22 1976
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Ambassador College Pasadena February 29 1976
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Avery Fischer Hall New York City May 11 1980
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Avery Fischer Hall New York City September 24 1978 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer); Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer), New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Avery Fischer Hall, New York City, May 4 1980
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Brooklyn College New York City November 12 1967
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Constitution Hall Washington D. C. April 22, 1979
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Constitution Hall Washington D.C. December 10 1967
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Orchestra Hall Chicago April 8 1979
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Orchestra Hall Chicago April 15 1979
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Orchestra Hall Chicago May 12 1968
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Orchestra Hall Chicago November 2 1975
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Paramount Theatre Oakland February 15 1976
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Powell Hall St. Louis November 21 1976
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Queens College New York City October 22 1967
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Symphony Hall Boston April 13 1980
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Symphony Hall, Boston, April 7 1968
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at the Metropolitan Opera House New York City November 1 1981
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at the Royal Festival Hall London May 22 1982
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at the White House Washington D.C. February 26 1978
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Yale University New Haven November 3 1968
Vladimir Horowitz in Recital at Yale University New Haven November 13 1966