Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz (ru: ???????? ?????????? ???????) (OS 18 September, NS October 1, 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a classical pianist. His use of colors, technique and the excitement of his playing are thought by many to be unrivalled, and his performances of works as diverse as those of Domenico Scarlatti and Alexander Scriabin were equally legendary. Detractors are quick to point out that his output is uniformly mannered (termed Horowitzian), and often too much so to be true to the composer's intentions. Even so, he has a huge and passionate following and is widely considered by many to be the very greatest pianist of the 20th Century.

Awards and Recognitions

Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra):

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• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Concert (Haydn, Schumann, Scriabin, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin) (1968)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz on Television (Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Horowitz) (1969)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz — The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 (1987)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):

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• Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the La Scala Opera Orchestra for Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 (1989)
• Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the New York Philharmonic for Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 in D Minor for Piano (Horowitz Golden Jubilee) (1979)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra):

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• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Etudes-Tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas) (1972)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Chopin (1973)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Scriabin (1974)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Concerts 1975/76 (1977)
• Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78 (1979)
• Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79 (1980)
• Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80 (1982)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow (1988)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz — Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Clementi) (1993)
• Vladimir Horowitz for The Last Recording' (1991)

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album:

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• Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
• Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall — An Historic Return (1966)
• Thomas Frost, Richard Killough (producers) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Etudes-Tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas) (1972)
• Thomas Frost (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, Lyndon Woodside & the New York Philharmonic for Concert of the Century (1978)
• Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow (1988)
• Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz — The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 (1987)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 1990

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award - 1990

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Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical:

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• Fred Plaut (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall — An Historic Return (1966)
• Paul Goodman (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz — The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 (1987)