The great comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall

1. Horowitz Improvising

2. Horowitz Testing the Piano

3. Horowitz Improvising II

4. Conversation: "It sounds very good in here"

5. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / I. Preludio, quasi improvisando. Tempo moderato

6. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / II. Intermezzo. Adagio

7. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / III. Fuga. Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico

8. Conversation: "Just a sample, you know"

9. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61

10. Conversation: "Okay, we're all rolling"

11. Etudes, L. 136: 11. Pour les arpèges composés

12. Conversation: "Yeah. Maybe here it'll be late a few notes"

13. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

14. Conversation: "Now the remaining five minutes"

15. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1

1. Rehearsing Moszkowski Etude, Op. 72, No. 11

2. Conversation: "Very difficult to play refined"

3. Conversation: "Mr. Kazdin?"

4. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1

5. Conversation: "How it sounds to you?"

6. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

7. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch

8. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

9. Conversation: "Very good"

10. Horowitz Practicing Etudes, L. 136: 6. Pour les huit doigts

11. Conversation: "We're ready whenever you are"

12. Conversation: "Hello?"

13. Mazurka No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 56

14. Conversation: "I don't want..."

15. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

16. Conversation: "I did it for my piano"

1. Conversation: "...to see how it sounds for you"

2. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Soundcheck [bars 1-23]

3. Conversation:"It sounds very beautiful"

4. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [bars 1-39]

5. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [bars 21-87]

6. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [bars 56-61]

7. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [bars 60-198]

8. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - Take 1 [bars 196-288 (end)]

9. Conversation: "That probably..."

10. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Take 1

11. Conversation:"Very good take"

12. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bar 41]

13. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 41-88]

14. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 85-93]

15. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 89-92]

16. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 89-99 (except ending)]

17. Conversation: "Okay then. Ballade now"

18. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [bars 1-36]

19. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 32-179]

20. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [Bars 162-258]

21. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Take 1 [bars 257-264 (end)]

22. Conversation: "Well, we have to...to go over"

23. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 6-9,']

24. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 6-163]

25. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 162-177]

26. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 177-190]

27. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 188-229]

28. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 228-250 (with false starts)]

29. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 242-250]

30. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 242-256]

31. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 - Insert 1 Take 1 [bars 255-264 (end)]

32. Conversation:"Bravo! What shall I announce?"

33. Mazurka in E Minor, Op, 41, No. 1 - Take 1

34. Conversation: "And another one"

35. Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4 [Excerpt] - Take 1

36. Conversation: "...je vais le faire un peu.."

37. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3 - Take 1

38. Conversation: "À peu près. C'est joli aussi"

39. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 - (Take 1, edited)

1. Horowitz Improvising

2. Conversation: "You want to hear something now?"

3. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / I. Preludio, quasi improvisando. Tempo moderato

4. Conversation: "Would you like to hear it?"

5. Toccata Insert

6. Conversation: "It...it sounds better now"

7. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / II. Intermezzo. Adagio

8. Conversation: "I will do only the beginning"

9. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / III. Fuga. Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico

10. Conversation: "I played the whole one"

11. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 / II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch

12. Conversation: "Very good. You want to play some more?"

13. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 / III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

14. Conversation: "Very beautiful"

15. Conversation: "Okay.. I will play just pieces"

16. Sonata in E Major, K. 380

17. Prélude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

18. 3 Nouvelles études, B. 130: No. 2 in A-Flat Major

19. Étude in A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11

20. Valse oubliée No. 1 in F-Sharp Major, S. 215/1

21. Étude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8

22. Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"

23. Conversation: "You know that something is buzzing in the piano"

1. Conversation: "Listen, are we not further today?"

2. Conversation: "Mr. Frost"

3. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / I. Preludio, quasi improvisando. Tempo moderato

4. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / II. Intermezzo. Adagio

5. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / III. Fuga. Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico

6. Conversation: "Okay, we're running"

7. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

8. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch

9. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 / III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

10. Conversation: "Alright"

1. Conversation: "Yeah, the Vibration today"

2. Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"

3. Conversation: "Hello, hello, Yeah?"

4. Poème in F-Sharp Major, Op. 32, No. 1

5. Conversation: "Now I play the Étude of Chopin"

6. Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8

7. Conversation: "That will go better, later"

8. Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4

9. Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4

10. Conversation: "I will not play the Scherzo"

11. Étude in A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11

12. Conversation: It's like encore"

13. Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1

14. Conversation: "I don't have anything more"

15. Children's Corner, L.113: III. Serenade for the Doll

16. Conversation: "It's finished"

1. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / I. Preludio, quasi improvvisando. Tempo moderato

2. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / II. Intermezzo - Adagio

3. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 / III. Fuga - Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico - Moderamente scherzando, un poco umoristico

4. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 / I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

5. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 / II. Mässig - Durchaus energisch

6. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 / III. Langsam getragen - Durchweg leise zu halten

1. Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"

2. Poème in F-Sharp Major, Op. 32, No. 1

3. Mazurka No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30

4. Étude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8

5. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

6. Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll

7. Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1

8. Étude in A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11

9. Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7: Träumerei

1. Warm-up Improvisations and Conversation: "Not completely.."

2. Sonata in A Major, K. 101, L. 494

3. Sonata in F Minor, K. 466, L. 118

4. Sonata in G Major, K. 455, L. 209

5. Warm-up Improvisations

6. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 / I. Presto

7. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 / II. Largo e mesto

8. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 / III. Minuet. Allegro

9. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 / IV. Rondo. Allegro

10. Warm-up Improvisations

11. Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 70

12. Applause

13. Conversation - Thomas Frost

14. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331: I. Tema. Andante - Var. I-III - Take 1

15. Conversation: "Next is all right"

16. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331: I. Tema. Andante - Var. V. Adagio - Var. VI. Allegro - Take 1

17. Conversation: "The rest is good"

18. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i: II. Menuetto - Trio - Rehearsal

19. Conversation: I want to try a little Adagio more"

20. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i: I. Tema. Var. V. Adagio - Take 2

21. Conversation: Ah, listen, ah..."

22. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i: I. Tema. Andante - Take 2

23. Conversation: "Very good"

1. Conversation: "Where is Mr. Frost?"

2. Horowitz Improvising

3. Conversation: "How it sounds there?"

4. Horowitz Improvising

5. Conversation: "Our machines are going"

6. Piano Sonata in F Minor, K. 481

7. Conversation: "Sonne bien?"

8. 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80

9. Conversation: "Ah, Mr. Hupfer..."

10. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / I. Tema. Andante grazioso e variazioni

11. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / II. Menuetto - Trio

12. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / III. (Rondo) alla Turca. Allegretto

1. Conversation: "The machine is going there?"

2. Sonata No. 10 in C Major for Piano, Op. 70

3. Conversation: "See, I start the whole sonata from the beginning"

4. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61

5. Conversation: "Voilà! It's a difficult number"

6. Nocturne in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72/1

7. Conversation: "The Mazzurka, the Scherzo"

8. Piano Sonata in E Major, K. 380

9. Conversation: "Bis, bis , bis , bis, bis!"

10. Valses oubliée in F-Sharp Major, S. 215, No. 1

11. Conversation: "Bis, bis , bis , bis, bis, bis!"

12. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: V. Moderato

13. Conversation:"..not the notes good"

14. Étude-tableux in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9

15. Conversation: "That's all"

1. Opening Applause to Horowitz Recital - Audience

2. Sonata in F Minor, K. 481, L. 187

3. 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80

4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / I. Tema Andante grazioso e variazioni

5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / II. Menuetto - Trio

6. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331/300i / III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto

7. Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 70, No. 10

1. Opening Applause to Horowitz Recital - Vladimir Horowitz / Audience

2. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61

3. Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4

4. Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1

5. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

6. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: V. Moderato

7. Valses oubliée in F-Sharp Major, S. 215, No. 1

8. Étude-tableau in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9

1. Introducing Horowitz

2. The Withdrawal

3. Horowitz on his Childhood

4. Horowitz's Artistic Expansion

5. Discovering Clementi

6. Reading and Studying

7. Playing Chamber Music in Russia

8. Success and Satisfaction

9. Artistic Truth

10. The Clementi and Scriabin Recordings

11. Moving to Columbia Records and Changing Recording Venue

12. On Walking and Practicing

13. The Return to Public Performance

14. On Helping Young Artists

15. Friendships

1. The Comeback Concert

2. The Recording

3. The Program

4. Future Performances and Repertory Choices

5. Ravel in Paris

6. Scarlatti and Horowitz's Favorite Recordings

7. This Interview in High Fidelity

8. Playing and Improvising

9. Performing in the Afternoon

10. No People on the Stage

11. Intention and Realization

12. Conclusion