..the most exciting one of Horowitz's transcriptions is the impossibly difficult Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2. Towards the end of the Friska section of this piece, Horowitz appears to have three hands as he combines all the themes of the piece resulting in a fantastic finale. He only recorded it once in 1953 for his 25th anniversary concert at Carnegie Hall and he said, "it is probably the hardest piece I have ever played."

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has anyone heard this played by horowitz himself? i would love to hear his take on it. is there a particular album with this recording? i've found a few on amazon, but they're performed by other pianists, not horowitz himself.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz

I have a CD that contains it. I think the "main" thing on the CD is a Brahms concerto.

But, while I love most of Horowitz's transcriptions, I don't particularly like his Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. I much prefer the original version.

A while ago, someone posted a link to a page (in Russian) where you could listen to an MP3 of the transcription.

It's on the "Horowitz: The Indispensible" 2-disc set.

If you can get your hands on it that would be great. One thing I love about Horowitz playing this piece is that, despite all of its technical difficulties, he always has a steady rhythm and the dynamics make full sense. Unlike Lang Lang, who rushes, then slows, then rushes, and you just don't know what he's going to do next.

I only have an MP3 of Volodos playing it. I do have the sheetmusic though. Email me at valarking@gmail.com if you would like it.

Here's the thread that has the link to the recording. Link