Vladimir Horowitz Videography - Chronological

• Paris Opera House (1928, Silent)

These video-only recordings show the 25 year old Horowitz performing two Chopin Etudes, op. 10, no. 8 and op. 25, no. 10, both staples in the early Horowitz repertoire. Clips of these performances are available on the DVD "Art of Piano."

Originally recorded in February 1968 before an invited audience at Carnegie Hall, then aired in Septmeber and December 1968. This has not been made commercially available however unofficial copies are avialable from Classical Video Rarities.

Footage including excerpts from Clementi's Sonata in F-sharp minor and complete performances of Scriabin's Vers la Flamme, op. 72 and Chopin's Introduction and Rondo, op. 16) This footage can be seen in the VHS or Laserdisc film Horowitz A: Remeniscence, see 1993 below

President Carter invited Horowitz to perform at the White House early in his Presidency and Horowitz agreed to perform during his Golden Jubilee year. Recorded and Broacast on PBS in February 26, 1978, this has never been comercially released, but is available from the Jimmy Carter Library (ask for C268)

Recorded and broadcast in September 1978, this was Horowitz's final performance of his personal favorite piano concerto. This has been released on VHS in the west and on Check ebay for Asian DVD.

Recorded and broadcast in May 1982, Horowitz's technique was begining to decline, though he retained all the fire of his playing. Two of the encores, Scriabin Etude in D-sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12 and Rachmaninoff's Polka de VR have been omitted from this production. Snippets of the Scriabin Etude are seen/heard in the Horowitz: A Reminiscence documentary from 1993. This has been made available in the past on a VHS tape and as a Laserdisc. This has never been reissued on DVD. It is frequently available on e-Bay; Amazon.com New & Used

• Horowitz in Tokyo (1983)

Recorded in June 1983, Horowitz's technique was at it's all-time low, Wanda called this recital a funeral. Indeed it was suspected that Horowitz would never play again after this recital. Despite Horowitz's shocking inaccuracies, there are still 'moments of genius.' Horowitz's playing in this recording has been described as 'late Cortot on crack,' a funny sounding, though not wholely inaccurate assessment. Originally released only VHD (an obsolete technology), this video is now available transfered to DVD from Classical Video Rarites.

After a few years rest and some at-home unofficial rehabilitation Horowitz was ready to begin performing again. Horowitz recorded the material on this production in his own living room. We see a rejuvinated, different Horowitz, somone in much more control than in the 1982 and 1983 recitals. The only thing lacking in Horowitz's performance from this point on was preparation, Horowitz admittedly did not practice very much and it shows. DVD Out of Print Check eBay

In 2003, in celebration of the centennial of Horowitz's birth, Sony Classical issued Horowitz: Live and Unedited. As a bonus to this set of discs, a DVD was included with outtakes from The Last Romantic that were not used in the original film. Think of it as the 'deleted scenes' that just didn't work out right for the original feature. Included are complete performances of Liszt's Au bord d'une source, Chopin Etude in G-flat major, op. 10, no. 5, and Moszkowski Etude in F major, op. 72, no. 6.

Described by his wife as "the high point of his career," this is a Horowitz recital not to be missed. Due to it's fame, it is widely available. There are two versions of this recital. One version was released on Sony VHS and DVD, the other version has been released on Pioneer Classics Laserdisc and DVD. There are two major differences. The Sony Version lacks professional quaility video and audio, but contains the entire concert. The Pioneer Version is missing the final encore, the Polka de VR, however the audio and video quality are phenomenal.

The following clips were recorded and broadcast in conjunction with Horowitz in Moscow, this footage appears in certain productions of Horowitz in Moscow as filler.

	Scriabin Etudes op. 2, no. 1 and op. 8, no. 12 in Scriabin's Home on Scriabin's Piano, playing for Scriabin's daughter
	Rachmaninoff Elegie, op. 3 on Tchaikovsky's Piano (1986)

At the invitation of President Reagan, Horowitz performed at the White House again in 1986. The program is an abbreviated version of the Moscow program. An audio tape of the concert and President Reagan's remarks as well as a video tape of only the encores are available from the Ronald Reagan Library. (Citations for this and other Horowitz footage of interest)

One of Horowitz's final performances, recorded at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. This has been issued on VHS in the US, VideoCD, and DVD in Asia. Check ebay

Horowitz, Giulini and La Scala Orchestra perform this Mozart concerto in a studio setting. This is the filming of the recoding session including discussions, playback sessions, and a very relaxed Horowitz having a good time doing what he loves. This is available on DVD win the DG set Magic of Horowitz.