Horowitz Plays Mozart (1987)
50 min
In March 1987, pianist Vladimir Horowitz embarked on an extraordinary project. For the first time in 35 years, he agreed to record with a symphony orchestra in a studio. He chose the conductor, Carlo Maria Giulini, the orchestra, the La Scala Philharmonic, and the location, the Abanella recording studio of La Scala in Milan. Horowitz steadfastly refused to allow the month-long sessions to be filmed, until the evening before the last scheduled session when he unexpectedly changed his mind. His manager, Peter Gelb, immediately telephoned Albert Maysles and Susan Froemke in New York, the co-filmmakers of "Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic." That same night, the Maysles film crew flew from New York.
- Release date
- October 8, 1987
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Cast
- Vladimir Horowitz as Pianist
- Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala as The Orchestra
- Carlo Maria Giulini as Conductor
- Thomas Frost as Record Producer
- Wanda Toscanini-Horowitz as With
Crew
- Susan Froemke · Director
- Albert Maysles · Director
- Charlotte Zwerin · Director
- Susan Froemke · Producer
- Peter Gelb · Producer
- George Bottos · Cinematographer
- Don Lenzer · Cinematographer
- Vic Losick · Cinematographer
- Albert Maysles · Cinematographer
- Pam Wise · Editor