Vladimir Horowitz, 1978: F. Liszt Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178

Some innocent looking guy, armed with a microphone, recorded us the finest of testimonies we may ever have of what it would have been like to listen to the late Horowitz live. This is an excerpt, remastered by Joe Patrych, of a pirate recording of the concert that Horowitz gave the 19th of March of 1978 in the Carnegie Hall, on which the following pieces were played: • Schumann: Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18; • Liszt: Sonata in B Minor, S. 178. • Fauré: Nocturne in B Minor, Op. 119; • Fauré: Impromptu in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 102; • Rachmaninoff: Moment Musicaux in B Minor, Op. 16 No. 3; • Rachmaninoff: Moment Musicaux in E-Flat Minor, Op. 16 No. 2; • Chopin: Polonaise in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1; • Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53. Encores: • Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4; • Scriabin: Prelude in C-Sharp Major, Op. 9 No. 1; • Moszkowski: Etincelles, No.6. The recital in it’s entirety: