The Magic Of Horowitz (2 CD's + Bonus-DVD) (2003)/ Vladimir Horowitz

"A three-disc compilation (two CDs and a DVD-Video) of his final years when, his highly strung traumas behind him, he became a richer and happier man. The legendary thousand-volt technique may electrify less extravagantly than before but he shows an ever-increasing alertness to the possibilities of a score. Now, Horowitz coaxes every ounce of Slavic melancholy out of Scriabin, and interweaves the lines and voices of Rachmaninov with a unique sense of polyphony and iridescence. The gilded Mozart and a few other items apart, devotees will snap up an album by an old trouper who remained a Merlin of the keyboard to the end; particularly when it includes three first releases." (Bryce Morrison, Gramophone) "The recordings Vladimir Horowitz made for Deutsche Grammophon during the last four years of his life contain some of the legendary pianist's most singing and poetic performances." (ClassicsToday, voor complete tekst: klik s.v.p. op de link).