Vladimir Horowitz plays Nicolai Medtner Fairy Tales opus 51 no. 3

[paulostroff99]

Superb.TY Starwalker6978 for posting

[RobinHautbois]

An extraordinary pianist playing a magical composer.

[cattleman6420012000]

Together with his brilliance and versatility as a player, Horowitz was so magical musically.

[nearenough3]

This performance was first released in a special product LP possibly for a Goodyear Tire promo. I have the record somewhere and I could look it up.

[f1f1s]

Is it an audio seam @ 00:42?

[4785689]

he recorded fairy tales nos. 1, 3 ,4 ,6

ehy they have released only n.3 ???? :(

[kingvictory2003]

@4785689 I read in a Horowitz CD insert that this is the only one that was released at the time. I heard he actually frequently played Medtner at home or at recitals, but hardly recorded his pieces, which is truly sad. I also read that he was commissioned to record this fairy tale.

It's this exact recording that convinced me to start playing Medtner, and I've never looked back.

[sjpbrooklyn]

@kingvictory2003 Medtner himself recorded this - three different takes (!) on the same album, and none as interesting or magical as this. Medtner's compositions are full of inner & hidden themes, and only a Horowitz could make them all appear as naturally as walking.

[cattleman6420012000]

So beautiful and sensitive.

[Lukecash12]

Made me smile when I heard this and realized what recording it was. Horowitz played some of the best Medtner performances on could possibly think of.