Horowitz Rediscovered At Carnegie Hall
by David Was
Vladimir Horowitz , whom many identify as the greatest pianist of his day, quietly recorded all of his Carnegie Hall recitals in the 1940s as a private reference library. He analyzed them with students and colleagues, but because they were made for archival purposes only, the recordings were never deemed fit for public consumption. They sound scratchy and thin, even after digital restoration, but the music is of such power and glory that it demands our attention nonetheless.
Horowitz, in the 20 years since his death, has only gained in stature as one of the titans of 20th-century music
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