''The Last Romantic'' is a documentary filmed within the home of concert pianist

Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all ...

. The film contains mainly performances of classical works, but also provides an intimate look into Horowitz's private life.

Description

''The Last Romantic'' is a documentary filmed at Vladimir Horowitz's

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on the

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. It features many performances of some of the pieces of Horowitz's favorite repertoire and sheds light on his thoughts and opinions on music. During the film Horowitz often jokes and talks about his favorite composers: his friend

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, and

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. Horowitz's wife,

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, also contributes her share to the discussions; she shows photo albums and reminisces about their past.

Performances

These are the pieces performed in the film (In order of performance): # Chorale Prelude BWV659 ''Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'' (

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arr.

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) # Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 (

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) # Impromptu in A-flat major, D899 No. 4 (

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) # Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 ( Chopin) # Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 (Chopin) # Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major (

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) # Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G-sharp minor (

Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

) # Novelette in F major, Op. 21 No. 1 (

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) # Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C-sharp minor (

Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

) # Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' (Chopin)

Outtakes

Three additional performances were released as a bonus

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from the 2003 release ''Horowitz Live and Unedited''.Horowitz Live and Unedited at web.telia.com
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) # Au bord d'une source (Liszt)

References

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