Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 - Autograph Musical Quotation from the year of his American Debut

Sought-after AMQS in pencil on an off-white 6.25 x 7 album page. Horowitz pens one bar of music, the instantly recognizable opening of the Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3, signing below, “V. Horowitz, Philadelphia 13/II 28.” In fine condition. The first AMQS we have ever offered of the world-renowned pianist.

Rachmaninoff called the Third the favorite of his own piano concertos and early on stated that Horowitz was "the only player in the world of this piece." Composed in 1909, the Concerto was first published in 1910 and received a somewhat cool initial reception. Indeed, it was not until the 1930s and largely thanks to the advocacy of Vladimir Horowitz that the Third concerto became popular.  He recorded the Concerto three times, his first being the 1931 recording with Albert Coates and the London Symphony Orchestra, which was the first ever recording of the work. This recording includes the cuts made by the composer, who had proposed them to Horowitz at their meeting in January of 1928, the month prior to the present quotation. It was in that same month that Horowitz made his American debut when he performed at Jan. 12 at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. He continued with 36 concerts around the country, including Philadelphia. His recital debut came in New York that February, and a recording contract followed.  The rest, as they say, is history! (14185)

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