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Tag Archive 'Vladimir Horowitz'

the Chopin Currency - July 7th, 2008

Posted in Chopin Currency on Jul 7th, 2008

Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:

A Souvenir From Vladimir Horowitz
New York Sun - United States

A just-released “souvenir” CD from “one of the great uneven performers in all history” Vladimir Horowitz’s very last recital (from June of 1987) hits its highest points…

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Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Posted in Chopin, Recordings, Svetlana Smolina, Waltzes, classical, piano on Feb 18th, 2008

Chopin once wrote, “When one does a thing, it appears good, otherwise one would not write it. Only later comes reflection, and one discards or accepts the thing. Time is the best censor, and patience a most excellent teacher.”Upon further reflection,…

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Barcarolle in F-sharp minor, Op. 60

Posted in Barcarolles, Chopin, Recordings, classical, piano on Dec 12th, 2007

The Freddie

Hear Arthur Greene perform Chopin’s Barcarolle in F-sharp minor, Op. 60


Chopin - Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60 This is one of the last pieces that Chopin played in public. The excellent notes from the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s website set the stage:

When in 1846 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) completed the Barcarolle,…

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