In 1962, Horowitz embarked on a series of highly acclaimed recordings for Columbia Masterworks, which was later renamed to Sony Classical after the label was acquired by Sony in 1990. The most famous among them are his 1965 return concert at Carnegie Hall and a 1968 recording from his television special, Vladimir Horowitz: A Concert at Carnegie Hall, televised by CBS.[9] Horowitz also continued to make studio recordings, including a 1969 recording of Kreisleriana by Robert Schumann, which was awarded the Prix Mondial du Disque. All of Horowitz's Columbia recordings were released as a 13-CD set by Sony Masterworks in 1993. In 1975, Horowitz returned to RCA, releasing a series of live recordings until 1982. During this period, Columbia also repackaged their Horowitz recordings with reissues including the named Beethoven Sonatas and multiple-LP sets of Chopin. In 1985, Horowitz signed with Deutsche Grammophon, and made both studio and live recordings until 1989, including his only recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. Four filmed documents were made during this time, including the telecast of his April 20, 1986 Moscow recital. His final recording, for Sony Classical, was completed four days before his death and consisted of repertoire he had never previously recorded.
The listing below only contains Compact Disc releases and does not contain 78rpm, LP, Cassette, or 8-track tape releases. The videography includes items which have been released on VHS, Laserdisc and DVD.
Year of issue | Album details | Recording date(s) | Record label |
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1982 | Horowitz At the Met[11]
| | RCA Red Seal Records |
1983 | Horowitz in London[12]
| | RCA Red Seal Records |
1985 | Vladimir Horowitz – The Last Romantic[13] - Bach–Busoni: Chorale Prelude "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland"
- Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 330
- Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 / Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20 / Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
- Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 899, No. 4
- Liszt: Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major, S. 172, No. 3
- Schumann: Novelette in F major, Op. 21, No. 1
- Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Moszkowski: Etude in F major, Op. 72, No. 6
| | Deutsche Grammophon |
1986 | The Studio Recordings, New York 1985[14]
| | Deutsche Grammophon |
1986 | Horowitz in Moscow[15] - Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K. 380
- Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 330
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 / Polka de W. R.
- Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1 / Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12
- Liszt: Soirées de Vienne, Valse Caprice No. 6 (after Schubert) / Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104
- Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, No. 3
- Schumann: Träumerei
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
| | Deutsche Grammophon |
1987 | Horowitz Plays Mozart[16]
| | Deutsche Grammophon |
1987 | Horowitz Plays Liszt[17] - Sonata in B minor, S. 178 / Ballade in B minor, S. 171 / Funerailles, S. 173, No. 7 / Consolation in D-flat major, S. 172, No. 3 / Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 (arr. Horowitz)
| 1950–1981 | RCA Red Seal Records |
1989 | Horowitz At Home[18]
| 1986–1989 | Deutsche Grammophon |
1989 | Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff[19]
| 1951–1980 | RCA Gold Seal |
1989 | Horowitz Plays Clementi[20] - Sonata in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 / Sonata in G minor, Op. 34 No. 2 / Sonata in F minor, Op. 13 No. 6 / Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 5 / Rondo from Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 24 No. 2
| 1954 | RCA Gold Seal |
1989 | Horowitz Plays Scriabin[21] - Sonatas: No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 / No. 5, Op. 53
- Preludes: Op. 11, Nos. 1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16 / Op. 13, No. 6 / Op. 15, No. 2 / Op. 16, Nos. 1, 4 / Op. 27, No. 1 / Op. 48, No. 3 / Op. 51, No. 2 / Op. 59, No. 2 / Op. 67, No. 1
- Etudes: Op. 8, Nos. 7, 12 / Op. 42, No. 5
| 1953–1982 | RCA Gold Seal |
1989 | Horowitz Plays Schumann[22]
| 1976–1980 | RCA Gold Seal |
1989 | Horowitz In Concert 1967–1968[23]
| 1967–1968 | CBS Masterworks |
1989 | Mozart: Piano Sonatas[24]
| 1980–1988 | Deutsche Grammophon |
1990 | Horowitz Plays Brahms & Beethoven[25]
| 1946–1951 | RCA Gold Seal |
1990 | Horowitz Plays Prokofiev, Barber & Kabalevsky Sonatas[26]
| 1945–1977 | RCA Gold Seal |
1990 | Horowitz Plays Beethoven Sonatas[27]
| 1956–1959 | RCA Gold Seal |
1990 | Horowitz Plays Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"[28]
| 1943, 1951 | RCA Gold Seal |
1990 | Horowitz – The Last Recording[29] - Haydn: Sonata No. 49 in E-flat major
- Chopin: Mazurka in C minor, Op. 56, No. 3 / Nocturne E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2 / Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 / Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25, No. 1 / Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, No. 1
- Liszt: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, prelude (after J. S. Bach)
- Wagner-Liszt: Isolde's Liebestod
| | Sony Classical |
1990 | Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vol. 1[30] - Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61 / Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 / Barcarolle, Op. 60 / Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7 / Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 / Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 / Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1 / Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E-flat major, Op. 22
| 1945–1982 | RCA Gold Seal |
1990 | Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition and Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1[31]
| 1941, 1951 | RCA Gold Seal |
1991 | Horowitz The Poet[32]
| 1986, 1987 | Deutsche Grammophon |
1991 | Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2[33]
| 1940–1953 | RCA Gold Seal |
1991 | Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vol. 2[34] - Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35 / Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 / Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 / Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 29 / Etude in E major, Op. 10, No. 3 / Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 / Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
| 1947–1957 | RCA Gold Seal |
1991 | Schubert: Sonata in B-flat and Mozart: Sonata in F[35]
| 1946–1953 | RCA Gold Seal |
1992 | Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition[36] - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Horowitz)
- Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1 / Prelude in D major, Op. 11, No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 22, No. 1 / Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
- Horowitz: Moment Exotique (Danse Excentrique) / Carmen Variations
- Tchaikovsky: Dumka, for piano in C minor, Op. 59
- Prokofiev: Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
- Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de salon, Op. 10, No. 3, Barcarolle; No. 5, Humoresque
- Debussy: Serenade for the doll, from Children's Corner suite, L. 113
- Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Horowitz)
| 1928–1979 | RCA Gold Seal |
1992 | Schumann: Kinderszenen, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy[37] - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck
- Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 / Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 / Paganini étude No. 2 in E-flat major
- Debussy: Serenade for the doll
- Fauré: Impromptu in F-sharp minor, Op. 102
- Mendelssohn: Song without Words in G major, “May Breezes” Op. 62, No. 1
- Brahms: Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 39, No. 15
- Chopin: Barcarole, Op. 60 / Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2 / Mazurka in B-flat minor, Op. 24, No. 4, / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
| 1928–1977 | RCA Gold Seal |
1992 | Discovered Treasures[38] - Scarlatti: Sonata in G major, K. 547 / Sonata in B minor, K. 197 / Sonata in F-sharp minor, K. 25 / Sonata in D minor, K. 5 / Sonata in G major, K. 201 / Sonata in C minor, K. 303
- Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639
- Clementi: Rondo from Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 2 / Adagio Sostenuto in F major, Op. 44 Book 1, No. 14, from Gradus ad Parnassum / Rondo from Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 25, No. 3 / Adagio from Sonata in A major, Op. 50, No. 1
- Chopin: Etude in A-flat major, from Trois nouvelles études / Etude No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 10, No. 6 / Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28, No. 15
- Medtner: Fairy Tale in A major, Op. 51 No 3
- Scriabin: Feuillet d'album, Op. 58 / Etude, Op. 65, No. 3
- Liszt: Consolation in E major, S. 172, No. 2
| 1963–1972 | Sony Classical |
1993 | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3[39] New York Philharmonic / Eugene Ormandy, Conductor | | RCA Red Seal |
1993 | Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vol. 3[40] - Scherzos: No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 / No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
- Mazurkas: Op. 59, No. 3 / Op. 41, No. 1 / Op. 50, No. 3 / Op. 63, No. 2 / Op. 63, No. 3, Op. 7, No. 3
- Nocturnes: Op. 9, No. 3 / Op. 15, No. 1 / Op. 72, No. 1
- Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
- Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
- Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
| 1945–1957 | RCA Gold Seal |
1993 | Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Scarlatti, Chopin[41] - Scarlatti: Sonatas, K. 531; K. 87; K. 380; K. 455; K. 322; K. 46 / Capriccio, K. 20 (arr. Tausig)
- Beethoven: Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
- Chopin: Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 30, No. 3 / Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2 / Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 / Waltz in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 2 / Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 / Ballade in A-flat major, Op. 47
- Dohnányi: Concert Etude (Capriccio) in F minor, Op. 28, No. 6
| 1928–1959 | RCA Gold Seal |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 1: The Studio Recordings 1962–1963[42] - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
- Chopin: Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 / Scherzo, Op. 20 / Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 / Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7
- Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18 / Toccata, Op. 7 / Kinderszenen, Op. 15
- Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Scarlatti, Schubert, Scriabin, Debussy
| 1962–1963 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 2: The Celebrated Scarlatti Recordings[43] - 18 Sonatas: K. 33, K. 54, K. 525, K. 466, K. 146, K. 96, K. 162, K. 474, K. 198, K. 491, K. 481, K. 39, K. 547, K. 197, K. 25, K. 52, K. 201, K. 303
| 1964 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 3: The Historic Return[44] - Bach-Busoni: Toccata in C major
- Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17 / Blumenstuck, Op 19 / Träumerei
- Scriabin: Sonatas Nos. 9 & 10 / Poeme, Op. 32 / Etude, Op. 2, No. 1
- Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 / Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 / Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4 / Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8 / Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1
- Haydn: Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23
- Mozart: Sonata in A major, K. 331
- Debussy: L'isle joyeuse
- Liszt: Vallée d'Obermann
| 1965–1966 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 4: The Legendary 1968 TV Concert[45]
| 1968 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 5: A Baroque & Classical Recital[46] - Clementi: Rondo: Allegro assai from Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 12, No. 1 / Adagio sostenuto from Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44, No. 14 / Rondo: Vivace from Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 25, No. 3 / Adagio sostenuto e patetico from Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 50, No. 1
- Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
- Scarlatti: Sonata in F-sharp major, K. 319 / Sonata in G major, K. 260
- Haydn: Sonata No. 48 in C major
- Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 101
| 1963–1972 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 6: Beethoven[47]
| 1972–1973 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 7: Early Romantics[48] - Chopin: Seven Mazurkas / Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 / Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 / Etude in E major, Op. 10, No. 3 / Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 / Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 10, No. 6 / Etude No. 2 in A-Flat major from Trois nouvelles études / Introduction and Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 16 / Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No.2 / Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 / Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6 / Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 / Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 / Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1
- Schumann: Variations on a Theme of Clara Weick / Kreisleriana, Op. 16
| 1968–1971 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 8: The Romantic & Impressionist Era[49] - Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 90 No. 4 / Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142 No. 1 / Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 142 No. 2 / Impromptu in E-flat major, Op. 90 No. 2
- Liszt: Consolation No. 2 / Scherzo and March, S. 177
- Debussy: Etude Pour les arpèges composes / Prelude La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
- Mendelssohn: Etude in A minor, Op. 104b, No. 3
| 1962–1973 | Sony Classical |
1993 | The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 9: Late Russian Romantics[50] - Scriabin: Eight Etudes from Opp. 8, 42, & 65 / Two Album Leaves / Two Poemes, Op. 69 / Vers la Flamme, Op. 72
- Medtner: Fairy Tale in A major, Op. 51, No. 3
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 36 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 / Moment Musicaux in B minor, Op. 16, No. 3 / Three Études-Tableaux from Op. 33 & 39
| 1967–1972 | Sony Classical |
1994 | The Private Collection Vol. 1[51] - Bach: Toccata in C minor, BWV. 911
- Clementi: Sonata in A major, Op. 33, No. 1 / Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 24, No. 2 Allegro con brio / Sonata in C major, Op. 34, No. 1 Un poco andante, quasi allegretto
- Mendelssohn: Song without Words in B-flat major, Op. 67, No. 3
- Chopin: Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 / Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1 / Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30, No. 2
- Liszt: Consolations, Nos. 4 and 5, S. 172
- Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux in C minor, Op. 39 No.7
| 1945–1950 | RCA Red Seal |
1995 | The Private Collection Vol. 2[52] - Debussy: Etudes, Book I: Nos. 4, 1, & 6
- Prokofiev: Intermezzo and Valse lente from the ballet Cinderella
- Poulenc: Intermezzo No 2 in D-flat major / Novelette No 1 in C major
- Kabalevsky: Preludes, Op. 38, Nos. 1, 10, 17, 3, 16, 8, 22, 24 / Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 45
- Barber: Excursions, Op. 20, Nos. 1, 2, & 4
| 1945–1949 | RCA Red Seal |
1997 | Vladimir Horowitz, Solo Recordings 1928–1936[53] - Haydn: Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major
- Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor
- Chopin: Scherzo in E major, Op. 54 / 3 Mazurkas / 4 Etudes
- Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Funérailles / Paganini Etude in E-flat major / Valse Oubliee No. 1
- Schumann: Toccata, Op. 7 / Traumes Wirren, Op. 12 / Arabeske, Op. 18 / Presto Passionato
- Poulenc: Pastourelle / Toccata
- & works by Bach–Busoni, Scarlatti, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Horowitz, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Stravinsky
| 1930–1936 | Pearl |
1999 | Beethoven Sonatas
| 1959 | RCA Red Seal |
2001 | Chopin: Piano Music[54] - Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61 / Ballade in G minor, Op, 23 / Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 / Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1 / Barcarolle, Op. 60 / Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7 / Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 "Black Keys" / Nocturne in B major, Op. 9, No. 3 / Nocturne in F major, Op. 15, No. 1 / Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 / Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1
| 1957–1982 | RCA Red Seal |
2003 | The Boston Recital[55] - Haydn: Sonata No. 48 in C major
- Chopin: Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
- Scriabin: Etudes: Op. 2, No. 1; Op. 65, Nos. 2 & 3, Op. 42, Nos. 4 & 3, Op. 8, Nos. 11 & 10
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A minor, S. 244 (arr. Horowitz)
- Debussy: Serenade of the doll
- Schumann: Träumerei
- Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux in D major, Op. 39, No. 9
- Also includes Guest Star radio broadcast from 1951, and press conference in Cleveland from 1974.
| | Living Stage |
2003 | Horowitz reDiscovered[56] - Schumann: Blumenstück, Op. 19 / Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 14 ('Concerto Without Orchestra')
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5 / Etude-Tableaux in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5 / Etude-Tableaux in D major, Op. 39, No. 9
- Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215, No. 1 / Au bord d'une source
- Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 / Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
- Debussy: Serenade of the Doll
- Schumann: Träumerei
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
- Japanese edition only: Chopin Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 from November 23, 1975, recital
| | RCA Red Seal |
2003 | Horowitz Live and Unedited – The Historic 1965 Carnegie Hall Return Concert[57] - Bach-Busoni: Toccata in C major, BWV. 564
- Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17 / Träumerei
- Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 / Poème for piano in F-sharp major, Op. 32, No. 1
- Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Etude in F major, Op. 10, No. 8 / Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
- Debussy: Serenade for the Doll
- Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1
- Moszkowski: Etude in A-flat major, Op. 72, No. 11
- Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Studio recording, 1962)
- DVD: Outtakes from The Last Romantic
| 1962–1965 | Sony Masterworks |
2008 | Horowitz in Hamburg – The Last Concert[58] - Mozart: Rondo in D major, K. 485 / Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333
- Liszt: Soirées de Vienne, Valse Caprice No. 6 (after Schubert)
- Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
- Chopin: Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4 / Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
- Schubert: Moment Musical in F minor, D. 780, No. 3
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
| | Deutsche Grammophon |
2009 | Vladimir Horowitz At Carnegie Hall – The Private Collection: Mussorgsky & Liszt[59]
| 1948, 1949 | Sony Classical |
2009 | Vladimir Horowitz At Carnegie Hall – The Private Collection: Schumann, Chopin, Liszt & Balakirev[60]
| 1946–1950 | Sony Classical |
2009 | The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. XI – Vladimir Horowitz today playing all his 1926 interpretations.[61] - Horowitz: Moment exotique
- Chopin: Barcarole, Op. 60 / Mazurka No. 21 Op. 30, No. 4 in C-sharp minor / Mazurka No. 40 Op. 63, No. 2 in F minor / Mazurka No. 41 Op. 63, No. 3 in C-sharp minor / Étude Op. 10, No. 8 in F major / Étude Op. 10, No. 5 in G-flat major
- Bizet-Horowitz: Variations on a Theme from Carmen
- Schubert–Liszt: Liebesbotschaft (Love's Message), Transcription fr. Schuberts "Schwanengesang" D 957, 1
- Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1 from "Trois Valses oubliées"
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Bach–Busoni: Prelude and Fugue in D major / Toccata in C major
- Liszt–Busoni: Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni
| 1926/2009 | Tacet |
2010 | Vladimir Horowitz At Carnegie Hall – The Private Collection: Haydn & Beethoven[62]
| 1945–1948 | Sony Classical |
2010 | Horowitz – The Legendary Berlin Concert[63] - Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K. 87 / Sonata in E major, K. 380 / Sonata in E major, K. 135
- Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16
- Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 / Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca / Soirée de Vienne No. 6 (after Schubert) / Valse Oubliée No. 1
- Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 / Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 / Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
- Schumann: Träumerei, Op. 15 No. 7
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
| | Sony Classical | |
Year of issue | Album details | Recording year(s) | Record label |
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1990 | Portrait Of Vladimir Horowitz[64]
| 1962–1972 | CBS Masterworks |
1990 | Horowitz – Encores[65] - Horowitz: Carmen Variations
- Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz: Danse macabre
- Mozart: Rondo alla turca
- Mendelssohn: Wedding March and Variations (arr. Liszt/Horowitz) / Songs Without Words: Elegie, Op. 85, No. 4, Spring Song, Op. 62, No. 2, The Shepherd's Complaint, Op. 67, No. 5 / Scherzo a capriccio
- Claude Debussy: Serenade of the Doll
- Moszkowski: Etudes, Op. 72: A-flat major, No. 11, F major, No. 2 / Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
- Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
- Schumann: Träumerei
- Liszt: Rakóczy March (arr. Horowitz) / Valse oubliée No. 1
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5
- Sousa/Horowitz: Stars and Stripes Forever
| 1943–1981 | RCA Gold Seal |
1998 | Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Vladimir Horowitz I[66] - Schumann: Toccata in C major, Op. 7 / Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 / Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 – Traumes Wirren / Presto Appassionato in G minor / Kreisleriana, Op. 16 / Humoreske, Op. 20 / Sonata in F minor, Op. 14 (Concerto without Orchestra) / Novellette in F major, Op. 21, No. 1 / Phantasiestücke, Op. 111 / Kinderszenen, Op. 15
| 1932–1987 | Philips |
1999 | Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Vladimir Horowitz II[67]
| 1930–1989 | Philips |
1999 | Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Vladimir Horowitz III[68] - Chopin: Barcarole in F sharp major, Op. 60 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4 / Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, No. 3 / Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41, No. 2 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3 / Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 / Étude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 / Étude in F major, Op. 10, No. 8 / Étude in F major, Op. 25, No. 3 / Étude in E major, Op. 10, No. 3 / Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7 / Mazurka in B-flat minor, Op. 24, No. 4 / Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30, No. 2 / Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 30, No. 3 / Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59, No. 3 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 41, No. 1 / Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 63, No. 3 / Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63, No. 2 / Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
| 1928–1980 | Philips |
1999 | Vladimir Horowitz – The Indispensable[69] - Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 / Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 / Étude, Op. 10, No. 4 / Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 3 / Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 1 / Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31 / Barcarolle, Op. 60 / Nocturne, Op. 72, No. 1 / Polonaise, Op. 53 / Étude, Op. 25, No. 7 / Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
- Scarlatti: Sonata, L. 186 / Sonata, L. 33 / Sonata, L. 224
- Rachmaninoff: Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 / Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 / Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5 / Barcarolle, Op. 10, No. 3
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6 / Etude, Op. 72, No. 6
- Liszt/Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 / Mephisto Waltz No. 1 / Rakóczy March
- Horowitz: Variations on a Theme from "Carmen"
- Scriabin: Etude, Op. 2, No. 1 / Etude, Op. 8, No. 7 / Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 / Etude, Op. 42 No. 5
- Sousa/Horowitz: Stars and Stripes Forever
| 1945–1982 | RCA Red Seal |
2001 | Vladimir Horowitz – A Reminiscence[70] - Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899, No. 3
- Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 / Prelude in B minor, Op. 28, No. 6 / Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28, No. 15 / Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41, No. 2
- Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 491 (L. 164)
- Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 / Moment musical in B minor, Op. 16, No. 3
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Moonlight", Op. 27, No. 2 – I. Adagio sostenuto
- Liszt: Consolation No. 2 in E major
- Scriabin: Feuillet d'album in E-flat major, Op. 45, No. 1 / Etude in A-flat major, Op. 8, No. 8 / Feuillet d'album, Op. 58
- Debussy: Préludes, Book II: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune / V. Bruyères
- Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen / Träumerei
| 1962–1973 | Sony Classical |
2003 | The Magic of Horowitz[71] (Contains 2 CDs + 1 DVD – includes three previously unreleased recordings.)- Liszt: Soirées de Vienne, Valse Caprice No. 6 / Ständchen, S. 560 / Valse oubliée No. 1 / Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104 / Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186, No. 10
- Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 / Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
- Scriabin: Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 / Etude, Op. 2, No. 1
- Schubert: Impromptu in B-flat major, D. 935, No. 3 / Moment musical in F minor, D. 80, No. 3
- Schubert-Tausig: Marche Militaire in D-flat major
- Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K. 135 (L. 224)
- Bach–Busoni: Chorale Prelude "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland"
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 / Polka de W. R.
- Schumann: Träumerei / Kreisleriana, Op. 16
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 (La Scala Philharmonic / Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor) / Rondo No. 3 in A minor, K. 511
| 1985–1989 | Deutsche Grammophon |
2003 | Legendary RCA Recordings[72] - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini, Conductor)
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 / Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
- Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise-fantasy, Op. 61 / Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 / Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
- Schumann: Träumerei / Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor "Concerto Without Orchestra", Op. 14
- Scriabin: Prelude Op. 48 No. 3 / Op. 11 No. 13 / Op. 15 No. 2 / Etude in D sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op 36 No. 6
- Horowitz: Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "Carmen"
- Prokofiev: Toccata, Op. 11
- Clementi: Capriccio in C major, Op. 47 No. 2
- Poulenc: Presto in B flat major, FP 70
- Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 184 (L. 189) / Sonata in A major, K. 101 (L. 494)
- Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
| 1941–1982 | RCA Records |
2009 | Vladimir Horowitz – Greatest Hits[73] - Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Horowitz)
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6
- Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 62, No. 6
- Horowitz: Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "Carmen"
- Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de salon, Op. 10, No. 3
- Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 / Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 / Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 / Valse oubliée No. 1
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" – 1. Adagio sostenuto
- Schumann: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen / Träumerei
- Debussy: Serenade of the doll
- Mozart: Rondo alla Turca
| 1946–1953 | Sony Masterworks |
2009 | The Essential Vladimir Horowitz[74] - Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat, Op. 53 / Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 / Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4 / Prélude In D-flat major, Op. 28, No. 15 "Raindrop" / Nocturne, Op. 72, No. 1 / Étude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5
- Schumann: Träumerei / Von fremden Ländern und Menschen / Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
- Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca
- Debussy: Serenade Of The Doll
- Liszt: Rakóczy March / Valse Oubliée No. 1 / Consolation No. 3 / Consolation No. 2
- Horowitz: Carmen Variations
- Mendelssohn: Spring Song, Op. 62, No. 6 / Scherzo a Capriccio
- Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz: Danse macabre
- Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6 / Etude In A-Flat, Op. 72, No. 11
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5
- Clementi: Sonata, Op. 36, No. 1, In A
- Sousa/Horowitz: Stars and Stripes Forever
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 – II. Adagio cantabile / Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" – I. Adagio Sostenuto
- Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 491 (L. 164) / Sonata in G major, K 146 (L 349)
- Scriabin: Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1 / Étude in D-Sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12
- Wagner/Liszt: Isolde's Liebestod
| 1942–1989 | Sony Masterworks | |
Horowitz's first appearance on television was a one-hour recital for the CBS television network in 1968. The pianist also performed at the White House in 1978, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his American debut with an all-Chopin recital from the East Room.[83] Although never officially released on home video, copies of the recital are available from the Jimmy Carter Library. Horowitz's debut in Japan, in 1983, was broadcast on Japanese public television.[84] The pianist was under the influence of anti-depressant medication, which severely impaired his playing and led to a withdrawal from performance until 1985. Although clips of the recital have appeared on the internet, no material from this time period has been seen on any documentaries. In addition, Horowitz can be seen on various news shows including a 1977 60 Minutes story.[85]