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Horowitz - the very name brings to mind a grand piano, rich piano sound and pianistic art at the highest level. One of the most important pianists of all time, Vladimir Horowitz left a large number of recordings of his piano arrangements of well-known works after his death in New York in 1989. In addition, there is a previously unknown collection of his own compositions, which Schott is publishing for the first time in the new series The Horowitz Edition. The edition makes accessible a treasure that has not been freely available until now and emphasizes the musical genius of Vladimir Horowitz. The work, which is characterized by seconds, begins with loud sighs. After soft, sustained chords, the dynamics and rhythm rise to a climax, marked again and again by chains of sighs, before the pain subsides and the lamentations die away.