Vladimir horowitz wife
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Horowitz: His Life and Music
Schonberg's 1992 biography is a little more rote perhaps, a little less vibrant than David Dubal's, which was published a year earlier. I own Glenn Plaskin's 1983 bio but haven't read it yet. I was a little surprised; I assumed that Schonberg being a journalist and a classical music critic (for the New York Times) would have lent more verve to his writing. Maybe, having read the Dubal first, I felt like I wasn't learning much new about Horowitz. From both books you conclude that Vladimir and Wanda Horowitz were complete nutcases, the most selfish, neurotic people ever to grace planet Earth, people who should never have procreated. They were distant parents. Wanda had devoted her life to her father Arturo Toscanini up until her marriage, and from that point on devoted herself to Horowitz. Their daughter Sonia, an only child, was always left behind when Wanda toured with Horowitz, often on entirely different continents. She lived at boarding schools and was looked after by nannies and aunts. She ended up dead of an overdose of sleepin
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VLADIMIR HOROWITZ AND HIS BIOGRAPHY
(Courtesy: Wikipedia)
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (Russian: Владимир Самойлович Горовиц, Vladimir Samojlovič Gorovits; Ukrainian: Володимир Самійлович Горовиць, Volodymyr Samiilovych Horovyts) (1 October 1903 – 5 November 1989 ) was a Russian-american classical pianist. In his prime, he was considered one of the most distinguished pianists of any age. His technique, use of tone color and the excitement of his playing were legendary. Though sometimes criticized for being overly mannered and showy, he has a huge and passionate following and is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.
Life and early career
Horowitz himself said that he was born in Kiev, Ukraine under the Russian E
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Biography
“On revient toujours…” For most Europeans, Vladimir Horowitz had remained for many years an American legend. Then in 1982 he returned to London to give his first concerts there in over 28 years and in 1985 traveled to Milan and Paris for his first recitals on the continent in over 30 years. In autumn 1985 Horowitz re-established contact with Hamburg, where his international career began in 1926, by announcing that Deutsche Grammophon was his new recording partner.
Born in Kiev on 1 October 1904, Horowitz had already made a name for himself in Russia before he turned 20. His fame began to spread when he left Russia for Germany in 1925 and was immediately recognized as a sensational new talent, resulting in appearances in England and France. 1928 marked his American debut, 1940 his emigration to the U.S.A. and 1945 his acquisition of American citizenship, He became known as the most virtuosic of all virtuosos, and each concert was an event of unprecedented significance. In 1953 Horowitz withdrew from the clamor that had surrounded his every appearance and he subsequent
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