Gregor Piatigorsky in Paris
from Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky, page 167:
Our concert program consisted of Brahms and Beethoven piano and cello sonatas, a cello suite by Bach, and a piano sonata by Mozart. Though of the highest artistic level, in chamber music he was a different Horowitz from what his clamoring audience expected. / After the delicate Mozart piano sonata there were demands for an encore. “What shall I do? What shall I do? It’s a chamber music concert,” he said between taking bows. / “Hell, give them what they want,” I said, clapping his shoulder. / He certainly did. Chopin mazurkas and polonaises, some Liszt and … more >>
Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (New York, 1976), p. 167. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425553924619 accessed: 15 January, 2025
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Brahms and Beethoven piano and cello sonatas / Mozart piano sonata
written by Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart |
performed by Vladimir Horowitz, Gregor Piatigorsky |
Experience Information
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
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Horowitz and Piatigorsky concert in Paris