Scriabin Poem's Op 32 No's 1 & 2 Tarnowsky Rec 1972 .wmv

SergeiTarnowsky (1883-1976), the teacher of Vladimir Horowitz, studied with Annette Essipova at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The director of the Conservatory was Alexander Glazounov,with whom Tarnowsky was later to be closely associated. Upon graduation, Tarnowsky received the highest award in his class--a gold medal and the Anton Rubinstein prize. He made a debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in the Arensky Fantasy and concertos by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. This was followed by several sucessful Europeon tours. Later, as a professor at the Kiev Conservatory his pupils included Horowitz, (whom Tarnowsky taught from the age of eleven to sixteen), Vladimir Yampolsky and Alexander Uninsky. Coming to the United States in 1930, he taught for twenty years at De Paul University in Chicago. Tarnowsky then moved to Los Angeles where he became a much sought after teacher. It was during this period that he taught Horacio Gutierrez
Sergie Tarnowsky died in Los Angeles on March 22, 1976 at the age of 92.

These recordings were made in 1972 when the pianist was 89 years of age. There is ,as would be expected, some falling off of technique. However, Tarnowsky performs this music as a pianist who knew an interacted with many of the composers whose music he plays. The artistry and style are intact.




VLADIMER HOROWITZ was very fortunate to have Tarnowsky as a teacher. Tarnowsky allowed the young Horowitz to learn the music that he chose to learn. (It wasn't Bach, Beethoven or Brahms) Tarnowsky wisely used these pieces to shape the technique and musicianship that eventually flowered into the mature Horowitz.
I suggest that those who are interested read Glen Plaskin's "Horowitz" pages 31-33

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[Noshirm]

There were those who claimed that in some aspects, Tausig may have outshone Liszt...and indeed, no one denies Tausig's place in pianism, but comparisons of master with pupil are generally odious and an awful waste of time. Tarnowsky was an artist well-equipped by his studies with Bobinski and Yesipova...he worked with Horowitz for far longer than did Blumenfeld - who was surely not the only influence on Horowitz's pianistic development. Many thanks to you for posting these valuable recordings!!

[MagicDonDino]

the teacher of Horowitz, i never heard before!

Thanks a lot!

[hymntonight]

Horowitz's teacher, Interesting! (the student clearly surpassed the teacher)