ANGEL LP COLH72: A Vladimir Horowitz Program - Liszt, Schumann - OOP 1960s USA

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Background on this eBay item -

Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (October 1 [O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Russian-born American classical pianist and composer. His technique and use of tone color and the excitement of his playing were legendary. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.

Vladimir Horowitz was born in Kiev in the Russian Empire (now the capital of Ukraine). There are unsubstantiated claims that Horowitz was born in Berdychiv; however, his birth certificate unequivocally states Kiev as his birthplace.
Horowitz was the youngest of four children of Samuil Horowitz and Sophia Bodik, who were assimilated Jews. Samuil was a well-to-do electrical engineer and a distributor of electric motors for German manufacturers. Horowitz's grandfather Joachim was a merchant (and an arts-supporter), belonging to the 1st Guild. This status gave exemption from having to reside in the Pale of Settlement. Horowitz was born in 1903, but in order to make him appear too young for military service so as not to risk damaging his hands, his father took a year off his son's age by claiming he was born in 1904. The 1904 date appeared in many reference works during the pianist's lifetime.

Horowitz received piano instruction from an early age, initially from his mother, who was herself a pianist. In 1912 he entered the Kiev Conservatory, where he was taught by Vladimir Puchalsky, Sergei Tarnowsky, and Felix Blumenfeld. His first solo recital was in Kharkiv in 1920.

Horowitz's fame grew, and he soon began to tour Russia where he was often paid with bread, butter and chocolate rather than money, due to the country's economic hardships caused by the Civil War. During the 1922–1923 season, he performed 23 concerts of eleven different programs in Petrograd alone. Despite his early success as a pianist, Horowitz maintained that he wanted to be a composer, and undertook a career as a pianist only to help his family, who had lost their possessions in the Russian Revolution.

In December 1925, Horowitz crossed the border into the West, ostensibly to study with Artur Schnabel. Privately intending not to return, the pianist had stuffed American dollars and British pound notes into his shoes to finance his initial concerts.

• ANGEL LP Record LP item - GRAY record labels with BLACK & WHITE lettering.
  

• Record Made in: USA

• Pressing is in MONO
  

• Record Speed: 33 1/3 rpm

• Record Made in: circa early 1960's ??? - there is nothing on the vinyl or jacket to indicate a date of manufacturing.
  

• Record Catalog Number: COLH 72
  

Featured on this item are the performances of:

Vladimir HOROWITZ

Title of this LP -

A Vladimir Horowitz Program

Music on this LP -

• Liszt: Sonata in B Minor -
  

• Lento Assai, Allegro Energico, Andante Sostenuto, Allegro Energico, Prestissimo, Andante Sostenuto, Allegro Moderato, Lento Assai

• Liszt: Funerailles

• Schumann: Toccata Op. 7 / Arabesque Op. 18 / Traumeswirren Op. 12 No. 7 / Presto Passionato Op. 22

CONDITION Details:

• The LP jacket is in near MINT minus condition.

• The jacket has NO seam splits - it is completely intact and only shows some shelf wear, primarily along the seams and corners.
  

• It has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind - see pictures with this listing for a better understanding of the condition of this item.
  

• There is NO hand writing, or stamps on the front or back of the jacket.
  

• The cover has clean and sharp colors - see picture with this listing for more detail. 

• The LP is in near MINT minus condition!
  

• It retains much of the original gloss, but there are a couple of light marks, not perfect but very nice nonetheless.
  

• The record has no very serious marks on it, obviously well taken care of.
  

• There are a few spindle marks on the record labels.
  

• This LP may have a slight mark or two (spider marks) which are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve and are usually not audible on most audio systems, depending of course, on the sensitivity of your turntable, arm and cartridge - as for any record, we recommend a thorough cleaning before playing!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.