Hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as the century's 'most potent and electrifying virtuoso' and the greatest pianist 'alive or dead', Vladimir Horowitz possessed the sort of magic that cannot be taught. In this definitive, intimate biography, Harold Schonberg follows Horowits's career from his native Russia to the world's concert halls, and, through interviews with Horowitz, his friends and critics, reveals the man, the musician and the icon.