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[Sony Classical Masterpieces Collection 1000] These are the masterpieces of classical music that have moved the world for 100 years! From Casals to Midori Goto, Sony Music's two major classical labels, Sony Classical and RCA RED SEAL, have a wide variety of classical masterpieces, classic discs, super discs, fixed discs, lost discs, odd discs, rare discs, and treasures, including new liner notes and some world/Japan first CD releases, at an astounding price! The series of two separate releases for 1,000 yen plus tax (1,500 yen plus tax for the 2-disc set) will continue in 2016. The three major masterpieces of Beethoven, which are Horowitz's specialty. Here, three of the most well-known pieces are coupled. Although Horowitz recorded all of them several times, the recordings for RCA in 1956 and 1959 were made before his so-called "Historic Return," when he was "retired," so to speak, and they show the pianist's fighting spirit toward "maturity. ◆Time Limited Edition (through the end of March 2018) / Liner notes / Year of recording: May 14, 18 & 25, 1959, etc. / Location: New York, Carnegie Hall, Horowitz Mansion