Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata”
Recorded in Moscow, four months before his American debut.
Listening
My favorite recording of each piece.
Records
Albums, oldest first.
Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25
He blocked the release of his first recording of these, made in 1960.
Chopin: Ballades Nos. 3 & 4
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
For Chopin's 150th anniversary. He hand-picked the orchestra and conducted from the keyboard.
Live recordings
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory20 April 1986
Horowitz in Moscow
His first concert in Russia in 61 years.
Kammermusiksaal, Berlin Philharmonie2001
Bach–Busoni: Chaconne in D minor
Busoni's piano arrangement of the chaconne from Bach's Violin Partita No. 2.
Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon7 November 2014
Liszt: 12 Transcendental Études
All twelve in one sitting.
Chopin Competition, WarsawOctober 2015
Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53
Second stage. He won the competition and its prize for best polonaise.
Yellow Lounge, Berlin2016
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Chopin Competition, Warsaw20 October 2021
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, final round
He played last of the 12 finalists and won.
Cliburn Competition, Fort Worth17 June 2022
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
At 18, the youngest gold medalist in Cliburn history.