Horowitz recorded four times of the Third in his lifetime,including the first one with Albert Coates in 1930, the second one with Serge Koussevitsky in 1950, the well-known recording with Fritz Reinerin 1951, and the live recording with Eugene Ormandy in 1978.
As the first recording of the third piano concerto, Horowitz played with many his own musical interpretations. In his 1930’s recording, Horowitz started the piece with half note equals 65, which is much slower than Rachmaninoff’s He then at bar 27, played like forte and above the orchestra, which is the opposite of what Rachmaninoff’s idea. Rachmaninoff wrote piano and legato on bar 26 and 27, which like he played in his recording. In bar 89, Horowitz played as written and did not play
As the first recording of the third piano concerto, Horowitz played with many his own musical interpretations. In his 1930’s recording, Horowitz started the piece with half note equals 65, which is much slower than Rachmaninoff’s He then at bar 27, played like forte and above the orchestra, which is the opposite of what Rachmaninoff’s idea. Rachmaninoff wrote piano and legato on bar 26 and 27, which like he played in his recording. In bar 89, Horowitz played as written and did not play