#TBT Back to April 20, 1986 in Moscow: Horowitz's historic recital in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32: http://ow.ly/ZT6LP | medici.tv

Vladimir Horowitz playing Horowitz Carmen Variations | History of Music

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

Did you know that Vladimir Horowitz never missed one of his concerts, and Miles Davis, who championed his cause, admired his flowing, bluesy playing ? Ahmad Jamal, who passed away this year, would have been 93 today. 🎂 | Qwest TV