Vladimir Horowitz in Moscow

Vladimir Horowitz's interview with Eve Ruggieri in French - May 1982, London. Horowitz talks about the art of interpretation, performed Beethoven's 5th concerto under Cortot, only listened once to his own record, not interested anymore in performing concertos under conductors, talks about other composers Scarlatti - Chopin, considered Rachmaninoff as his greatest friend, Scriabin was a family friend and taught Horowitz's uncle, his thoughts about French composers, knew Ravel personally, techniqu

In 1965, Vladimir Horowitz recorded two of his rehearsal sessions at Carnegie Hall. In these recordings, he can be heard improvising three times — and the results are remarkable. He creates a truly distinctive sound world, blending traces of late Romanticism with elements that reflect his own unique influences, including jazz. Toward the end, you can even catch hints reminiscent of Art Tatum — whom Horowitz greatly admired and for whom he even created his own version of Tea for Two — especially