Grand Piano: Brahms

On this CD:

1. Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op. 79/1 No 1 in B minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Artur Rubinstein

2. Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76 No 2, Capriccio in B minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Artur Rubinstein

3. Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117 No 1 in E flat major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Harold Bauer

4. Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119 No 2, Intermezzo in E minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Harold Bauer

5. Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119 No 3, Intermezzo in C major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Dame Myra Hess

6. Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119 No 4, Rhapsody in E flat major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Dame Myra Hess

7. Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35 Book I: 1, 3, 7, 12, 13
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Wilhelm Backhaus

8. Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35 Book II: 3-8, 10, 11, 14
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Wilhelm Backhaus

9. Ballade for piano in B minor, Op. 10/3
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Carl Friedberg

10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Edwin Fischer

Grand Piano: Brahms, Music, Johannes Brahms, Artur Rubinstein, Carl Friedberg, Dame Myra Hess, Edwin Fischer, Harold Bauer, Wilhelm Backhaus, Ballade for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Music, Intermezzo for Keyboard, Keyboard, Keyboard Work Entitled "Piece" or "Stück", Rhapsody for Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Romantic Variations for Keyboard
Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
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 Idiot's Guide to Classical Music

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FPT
Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

  1. Adagio
  2. Air on the G String: Air on the G String, Excerpt
  3. Brandenburg Concerto: Third Movement, Excerpt
  4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Excerpt
  5. Tocatta & Fugue: Excerpt
  6. Adagio for Strings: Excerpt
  7. Synphony No. 5: First Movement, Excerpt
  8. Symphony No. 9: Fourth Movement, Excerpt
  9. Fse: Excerpt
  10. Turkish March: Turkish March, Excerpt
  11. Moonlight Sonata: Excerpt
  12. Symphonie Fantastique: March Ot the Scaffold, Excerpt
  13. Damnation of Faust: Excerpt
  14. Carmen - Habanera: Habanera, Excerpt
  15. Toreador Song [From Carmen]
  16. Minuet: Minuet, Excerpt
  17. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No 17, Excerpt
  18. Hungarian Dance No. 5: No 5, Excerpt
  19. Lullaby: No 4, Lullaby, Excerpt
  20. "Minute" Waltz: Excerpt
  21. Grande Valse Brillante: Excerpt
  22. Marche Fune: Marche Fune
  23. Appalachian Spring: Excerpt
  24. Fanfare for the Common Man: Excerpt
  25. Clair de Lune: Excerpt
  26. Prelude to the Afternoon: Excerpt
  27. Lakm Flower Duet: Flower Duet, Excerpt
  28. Symphony No. 9 "New World": Second Movement, "Going Home" Theme, ...
  29. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Excerpt
  30. Pomp & Circumstance: Excerpt
  31. El Amor Brujo
  32. Pavane: Excerpt
  33. Rhapsody in Blue: Excerpt
  34. American in Paris: Excerpt
  35. Funeral March of Marionette: Excerpt
  36. Piano Concerto in a Minor: Excerpt
  37. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning: Morning, Excerpt
  38. Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus: Hallelujah Chorus, Excerpt
  39. Water Music - Hornpipe: Hornpipe, Excerpt
  40. Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Second Movement, Excerpt
  41. The Planets - Mars: Mars, Excerpt
  42. Sabre Dance: Sabre Dance, Excerpt
  43. Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba, Excerpt
  44. Hungarian Rhapsody
  45. Liebestraum No. 3: No 3, Excerpt
  46. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo: Intermezzo, Excerpt
  47. Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March: Wedding March, Excerpt
  48. Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Fourth Movement, Excerpt
  49. Rondeau: No 1, Rondeau
  50. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante, Excerpt
  51. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: First Movement, Excerpt
  52. The Marriage of Figaro - Overture: Overture, Excerpt
  53. Sonata in A - Rondo Alla Turca: Rondo Alla Turca, Excerpt
  54. Symphony No. 40: First Movement, Excerpt
  55. Night on Bald Mountain: Excerpt
  56. Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Cave of Kiev: Great Gate of ...
  57. Barcarolle: Barcarolle, Excerpt
  58. Orpheus in Hades - Theme II: Excerpt (Theme)
  59. Carmina Burana - O Fortuna: O Fortuna, Excerpt
  60. Canon: Canon, Excerpt
  61. Romeo & Juliet - Montagues & Capulets: Montagues & Capulets, Excerpt
  62. Lt. Kije's Wedding: Lt. Kije's Wedding, Excerpt
  63. Turandot - Nessun Dorma: Nessun Dorma, Excerpt
  64. Piano Concerto No. 2: Second Movement, Excerpt
  65. Symphony No. 2: Third Movement, Opening, Excerpt
  66. Rhapsody on a Theme: Variation 18, Excerpt
  67. Bolero
  68. Flight of the Bumblebee
  69. Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio: Adagio, Excerpt
  70. The Barber of Seville - Overture: Excerpt
  71. The Barber of Sville - Largo Al Factotum: Largo Al Factotum, Excerpt
  72. William Tell Overture - Theme II: Excerpt
  73. Danse Macabre: Excerpt
  74. Gymnope No. 1
  75. Symphony N0. 8 "Unfinished": Excerpt
  76. Ave Maria: Excerpt
  77. Finlandia [Finale: Finale, Excerpt]
  78. Valse Triste: No 1, Valse Triste, Excerpt
  79. Stars & Stripes Forever: Excerpt
  80. Semper Fidelis: Excerpt
  81. Blue Danube Waltz: Excerpt
  82. Tales from the Vienna Woods: Excerpt
  83. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare, Excerpt
  84. Firebird - Infernal Dance & Main Theme: Infernal Dance & Main ...
  85. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers: Waltz of the Flowers, Excerpt
  86. Swan Lake - Waltz: Waltz, Excerpt
  87. Sleeping Beauty -: Waltz, Excerpt
  88. Romeo & Juliet - Theme II: Theme LL, Excerpt
  89. Piano Concerto No. 1 - Opening: Opening, Excerpt
  90. 1812 Overture - Finale: Finale, Excerpt
  91. Fantasia on "Greensleeves": Excerpt
  92. Alda - Grand March: Grand March, Excerpt
  93. Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus: Anvil Chorus, Excerpt
  94. Requiem - Dies Irae: Dies Irae, Excerpt
  95. Rigoletto - La Donna Mobile: La Donna Mobile, Excerpt
  96. The Four Seasons "Spring" - Allegro: Allegro, Excerpt
  97. The Four Season "Winter" - Largo: Largo, Excerpt
  98. Lohengrin - Bridal Chorus: Bridal Chorus, Excerpt
  99. Die WalkRide of the Valkyries: Ride of the Valkyries, Excerpt

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I can name that tune in three notes.......2005-02-19

My family likes to put this disc in on shuffle and play name that tune. I wish they made more discs like this, only with more obscure works.

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous CD.......2004-10-14

The Idiot's Guide to Calssical Music is an awesome Cd for those people who want to have a tiny sample of all the great classical compositions. Track 61 and 63 are my favorite.

5 out of 5 stars Mega-Sampler! This really does have 99 tracks!.......2002-03-20

Yes, this CD really does have 99 tracks. How do they do it? Each is about a minuet long. Some are longer, some are shorter, but you get the micro-essential moments of the music.

If you like burning your own CDs, then this is a great source for intra-track fillers, along the lines of They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18" album, which has all of those short tracks on the end. The idea is to put your CD player on shuffle, so the short tracks get mixed in with the bona fide songs. The result being a very unusual album.

The booklet gives an explanation of the track, where you heard it (i.e. the Warner Brother's Cartoons, or on famous films), and where you can get the full piece of music. So it's a mega sampler CD.

I can honestly say that this CD is a great gift for the friend who has everything.

5 out of 5 stars Fun Sampler.......2001-11-09

For the beginner. You will be surprised at how many of the 99 themes you recognize here. It is an easy introduction to classical music. Nice booklet too.

5 out of 5 stars Useful........1999-03-22

Take it for what it is, a clever and useful GUIDE to classical music. No, it is NOT an uncut rendition of Beethoven's 9th symphony. It IS a cd that will jog your memory. You have heard many of the tunes presented here, but not always knowing what the work was. This is your chance to catch up with all the great classical music you have been exposed to. Cheap too.
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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NocturnesNocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000ICLSWO
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

  1. Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31 no 2 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Hélène Grimaud (Piano)
  2. Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Yundi Li (Piano)
  3. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt. Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
  4. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  5. Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215: no 1 in F sharp major by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  6. Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  7. Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94: no 3 in F minor by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  8. Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  9. Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  10. Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17: no 4 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  11. Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  12. Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560: no 7, Ständchen "Leise flehen" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  13. Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  14. Etudes (15) de virtuosité, Op. 72 "Per aspera ad astra": no 6 in F major by Moritz Moszkowski. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  15. Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36: no 6, Etincelles by Moritz Moszkowski. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  16. Military Marches (3) for Piano 4 hands, D 733/Op. 51: no 1 in D major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  17. Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  18. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142: no 3 in B flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  19. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  20. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  21. Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2: no 1, Etude in C sharp minor by Alexander Scriabin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  22. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 12 in D sharp minor by Alexander Scriabin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  23. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 5 in G major, Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  24. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 12 in G sharp minor, Allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  25. Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R." by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  26. Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
  27. Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  28. Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  29. Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  30. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  31. Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey" by Mily Balakirev. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  32. Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  33. Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  34. Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  35. Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  36. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  37. Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  38. Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" by Ludwig van
  39. Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  40. Pétrouchka: Three movements for Piano by Igor Stravinsky. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  41. Variations for Piano, Op. 27 by Anton von Webern. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  42. Arabeske for Piano in C major, Op. 18 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  43. Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  44. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 1 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  45. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 7 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  46. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  47. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 10 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  48. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 11 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  49. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  50. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  51. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 9, Pour les notes répétées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  52. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 10, Pour les sonorités opposées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  53. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 11, Pour les arpèges composées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  54. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 12, Pour les accords by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  55. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  56. Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  57. Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  58. Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 157/Op. 59: no 2 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  59. Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  60. Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53 by Alexander Scriabin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  61. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 1 in C minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  62. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 2 in A minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  63. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 5 in E flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  64. Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  65. Sonata for Piano in D major, D 850/Op. 53 "Gasteiner" by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  66. Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: no 10, Romeo and
  67. Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: no 5, Masks by Sergei Prokofiev. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  68. Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29 by Sergei Taneyev. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
  69. Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  70. Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  71. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  72. Variations (32) for Piano in C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  73. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  74. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 11, Pour les arpèges composées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  75. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 10, Pour les sonorités opposées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  76. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 9, Pour les notes répétées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  77. Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 8, Pour les agréments by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  78. Sonata for Piano, Op. 1 by Alban Berg. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  79. Sonata for Piano no 18 in D major, K 576 "Hunt" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  80. Sonata for Piano in C major, D 840 "Reliquie" by Franz Schubert. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
  81. Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  82. Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 322/L 483 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  83. Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  84. Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  85. Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 1 in D minor "Edward" by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  86. Images for Piano, Set 1: no 1, Reflets dans l'eau by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  87. Images for Piano, Set 2: no 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  88. Images for Piano, Set 2: no 3, Poissons d'or by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  89. Children's Corner by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  90. Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  91. Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  92. Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33: no 4 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  93. Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  94. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  95. Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 537/Op. 164 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
  96. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  97. Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  98. Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  99. Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  100. Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 3 in B major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  101. Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  102. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  103. Scherzo for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 4 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  104. Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  105. Legends of St Francis (2), S 354 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  106. Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  107. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
  108. Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 no 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  109. Fantasy for Piano 4 hands in F minor, D 940/Op. 103 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Elena Gilels (Piano), Emil Gilels (Piano)
  110. Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22 by Nikolai Medtner. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  111. Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 1 in D minor "Edward" by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  112. Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 2 in D major by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  113. Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  114. Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  115. Lyric Pieces (8), Book 2, Op. 38: no 1, Berceuse by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  116. Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43: no 1, Butterfly by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  117. Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47: no 2, Albumblatt by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  118. Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47: no 4, Halling by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  119. Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54: no 4, Notturno by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  120. Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68: no 2, Grandmother's Minuet by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  121. Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68: no 3, At Your Feet by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  122. Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71: no 1, Once upon a Time by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  123. Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71: no 3, Puck by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  124. Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K 281 (189f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
  125. Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  126. Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  127. Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  128. Hungarian Themes and Rhapsodies (21) for Piano, S 242: no 6 in G minor, Lento by Franz Liszt. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  129. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  130. Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  131. Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  132. Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  133. Prelude for Piano in A flat major, B 86 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  134. Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  135. Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  136. Toccata for Piano in D minor, Op. 11 by Sergei Prokofiev. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  137. Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: no 1, Non allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  138. Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  139. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  140. Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50 by Franz Joseph Haydn. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  141. Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K 396 (385f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  142. Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946: no 2 in E flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  143. Nuages gris for Piano, S 199 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  144. Nocturne for Piano, S 207 "En rêve" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  145. R. W. - Venezia, S 201 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  146. Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie": no 7, Après une lecture du Dante by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  147. Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  148. Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  149. Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
  150. Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)

Album Description

THE STEINWAY LEGENDS GRAND EDITION Steinway & Sons, for over 150 years the maker of the world's finest pianos and the symbol of quality and excellence to generations, joins forces with Universal Classics, home to history's greatest pianists on the Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips labels, to present the Steinway Legends Grand Edition, an impressive box that holds all 10 Steinway Legends packages in the series in a unique "Steinway Series D" Piano Box. Boxed set includes the complete Steinway Legends series on 20 compact discs (that's 301 tracks!) plus a special bonus CD. Each title features "spot-on" repertoire choices of legendary pianists that have strong associations with Steinway & Sons, along with informative notes and unique packaging. Each album includes two long-playing CDs housed in high gloss black digipacks with Steinway & Sons logo & iconography embossed in gold brass on the cover--just like on the real Steinway piano! Bonus CD--Steinway Legends in the Making--features three great pianists from the current generation of Steinway artists--Hèléne Grimaud, Yundi Li and Lang Lang. Only available as part of the Grand Edition boxed set. Souvenir Photo Album--Boxed set includes a big (10˝ x 6˝), full color 40-page booklet that offers a rare glimpse into the world of Steinway & Sons - chock full of rare photos, unique memorabilia, autograph reproductions and testimonials all from the personal archive of Steinway & Sons and more! Packaging--CDs and booklet housed in a beautiful reproduction of a Steinway Series D Grand Piano--with incredible detail--including full keyboard, working piano lid and sweeping body that is the unmistakable look of a Steinway. Grand Edition includes these great titles: Steinway Legends Martha Argerich, Steinway Legends Claudio Arrau, Steinway Legends Vladimir Ashkenazy, Steinway Legends Alfred Brendel, Steinway Legends Emil Gilels, Steinway Legends Vladimir Horowitz, Steinway Legends Wilhelm Kempff, Steinway Legends Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Steinway Legends Maurizio Pollini, Steinway Legends Mitsuko Uchida, and Steinway Legends in the Making.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What results do you get when you mix Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophone, and Steinway????.....I'd call them GRAND!!.......2007-04-16

Yes, GRAND, indeed is the word for this spectacular collection of solo piano recordings by the creme-de-la-creme of Decca's, Deutsche Grammophone's, and Philips' vaults.........AWESOME by ALL measure!

Two discs each, in individual deluxe folders, from the archives of Decca, DGG, and Philips........featuring Claudio Arrau, Mitsuko Uchida, Vladimir Horowitz, Maurizio Pollini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emil Gilels, Martha Argerich, Wilhelm Kempff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Alfred Brendel........what a list, huh?

And, Wait!.....It gets Better!!! Included on each individual collection are rare, long out of print, recordings....the best of each artist's familiar recordings, and....unknown, never-released recordings.....could it get any better than this???

YES! A bonus disc of "Steinway Legends in the Making".......featuring the incredibly gifted artists Lang Lang, Helene Grimaud, and Yundi Li....how great it is to hear these young artists against their towering predecessors of keyboard artistry.

Also included is a forty page deluxe book with tons of photos and memorabilia from Steinway. Remember, all these pianists were solid, dedicated, Steinway artists, and would not play anything else.

While the presentation of these recordings simply could never match or meet the level of the performances themselves (lucky us that they were recorded and preserved so we may hear them again and again, just as fresh and wonderful as the first time), the package IS pretty darned AWESOME!!! The whole collection, book included, fits inside a perfectly proportioned Steinway Piano shaped box, complete with opening lid and support to hold it up, revealing the frame and strings below, which also lifts up to reveal the booklet and individual folders and discs beneath. The entire "piano" itself slips into an oversized slipcase.

What a unique and beautiful set this truly is. Sadly, it was released as a deluxe set in very few numbers. But, luckily, the individual two disc sets by each artist are available separately, so at least the recordings are available still to those who want them.***

Luckily, I knew about this collection many many months before it's limited release and had pre-ordered my set (very happy bear, indeed). It's a joy just to look at this set, and also to know that these "performances" are here in my home for me to enjoy over and over again and again.

To my knowledge, I am unaware of individual companies working together before (Decca, DGG, Philips, and Steinway in this case) to present this type of collection as a "unified" set, and we truly are very lucky beneficiaries of this wonderful partnership of these companies.

My only "complaint"......the outer slipcase that the "piano box" slides into is made of a very inferior weight of paperboard to support such a heavy presentation as this, and is so flimsy that it will not stand up to much use before it simply disintigrates. Sort of too bad, as the rest of the set/presentation is so first rate...shame on you folks...I can't think of anybody who would not have paid a few dollars more for a suitable slipcase for this beautiful set. ~operabruin

***June 22, 2007...I just found out that this set is now, once again, available! Do yourself a favor, and get a copy NOW, before it is gone again! I just found it on another site [classical only online seller], and when I came back here to amazon to make this notation, I also see that they have it in stock again!!! What a stroke of luck for those of you who want this set. Trust me, it is just beautiful, and one of the most unique items you have ever seen! ~operabruin

5 out of 5 stars Steinway Ledgends.......2007-03-09

The quality of the pianos and recording is breath taking says my friend, a professional tuner and former buyer of American & European pianos . And I was just stunned by the playing of these masters...the Liszt pieces of Kempff were were a revelation as was Gilels, and the supreme Horowitz..What is astounding to me is the presence of the piano ( played with a moderately good system only); it is as if they were there in the room.
Grigory Sokolov: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms [Box Set]
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 Grigory Sokolov: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms [Box Set]

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ASIN: B000ALCFZ2
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Get anything Grigory Sokolov recorded .......2006-07-29

Grigory Sokolov is definitely one of the most underrated pianist for the past few decades, and I truly believe he is the best still around.

Currently there are two CD boxes( each contains 5 CDs)and one DVD (Live in Paris) available in the market. This is one of the CD set, including some previously single release. Because of his reclusive personality and unwilling to record (perhaps due to perfectionism) , he never had contract with major labels and therefore lots of people were not aware of him. However, the one single DVD is good enough to do him justice--you have to see it to believe it.

He is one of the best classic pianists ever, along with Gilels, Richter, etc----definitely the best still around. If you have not heard of him, get both CD sets and DVD--that will be the best investment for your classic music collection and years of enjoyment. And if one of us get lucky, we might still be able to see him one stage one day.

5 out of 5 stars Grigory Sokolov - The (Almost) Unknown Major Pianist.......2005-11-09

One of the best-kept secrets in the piano world is the amazing Grigory Sokolov, a man in his fifties who won the Tchaikovsky Prize in 1966 at the age of sixteen. He has been somewhat reclusive. tending to play in Europe only, and has generally not made studio recordings, but among the cognoscenti his recitals are sought after and often sold out. All the music recorded in this five-CD box has been released on single CDs before (and as a box from Opus 111), and is here offered at budget price. I have owned three of the five previously. Earlier this year I also reviewed a marvelous DVD of a recital he gave in the Châtelet and filmed by the redoubtable Bruno Monsaingeon. Since Amazon has not yet included the contents of this box (or even told us how many CDs are included) I will list them now:

CDs 1 & 2: Bach: Art of Fugue; Partita No. 2

CD 3: Beethoven: Rondos in C Major and G Major, Op. 51; Rondo, 'Rage over a lost penny,' Op. 129; Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 7; Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101

CD 4: Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28

CD 5: Brahms: Ballades, Op. 10; Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5

Possibly the most marvelous thing about Sokolov's playing is his variety of touch. He can play in a tiny whisper, with a lightning fast leggiero, with deep-in-the-keys but never clangy fortissimo. His legato is legendary and he tends to obtain it more by finger technique than with pedaling. One can argue with his interpretive choices but never with his musicianship or sincerity, and certainly not with his almost inhuman virtuosity.

All five CDs were recorded live in recital and in gorgeous sound. There does not appear to be much in the way of editing. There are a very few dropped notes, but on the whole the playing is incredibly accurate as well as being musicianly. His 'Art of Fugue' is rather a combination of some Romantic gestures coupled with a purity of tone that depends more on touch than on pedaling. His Brahms is a bit more Romantic but is not sentimental -- something is that is not easy to avoid in the Ballades particularly. His Beethoven is much the same. 'Rage over a lost penny' is the most exciting performance I've ever heard since I heard Brendel play it live in the 1960s. Sokolov, like Michelangeli (to whom he has been compared), does not play many of the Beethoven sonatas, but the ones he plays are his utterly.

The Chopin is the glory of this set. It sings, whispers and roars as need be. It is ultraromantic and yet is not maudlin or sickly sentimental. This is masculine Chopin.

At this bargain price this set is a must-have, I should think, for those who enjoy masterful playing and are willing to become acquainted with a heretofore unknown pianist sometimes called 'the new Sviatoslav Richter.'

Scott Morrison
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ASIN: B000002SBW
Release Date: 2002-08-12

Tracks:

  1. La Campanella, Grande Etude De Paganini No. 3
  2. Nocturne No. 3 In A Flat Major, Reve D'Amour
  3. Mephisto Valse (D'Apres Le Faust De Lenau)
  4. Les Jeux D'Eau A La Villa D'Este
  5. Valse Oubliee No. 1
  6. Rhapsodie Espagnole
  7. Valse Impromptu
  8. La Ronde Des Lutins, Etude De Concert No. 2
  9. Grand Galop Chromatique
  10. Apres Une Lecture Du Dante, Fantasie Quasi Sonata (Extrait From 'Les Annees De Pelerinage')

Tracks:

  1. Polonaise D'Eugene Oneguine (Tchaikovsky)
  2. Rigoletto, Paraphrase De Concert (Verdi)
  3. Tarentelle De Bravoure Sur Des Theme De 'La Muette De Portici' (Auber)
  4. Valse De Faust (Gounod)
  5. Improvisation Sur Les Themes De Guillaume Tell (Rossini)
  6. Valse Triste (Vecsey)
  7. Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss)
  8. Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Johann Strauss)
  9. Danse Hongroise No. 5 (Brahms)
  10. Fantaisie Roumaine (Improvisation Dans Le Style Tzigane)
  11. Le Vol Du Bourdon (Rimsky-Korsakov)

Tracks:

  1. Islamey, Fantaisie Orientale
  2. Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
  3. Andante Et Rondo Capriccioso In E Major, Op. 14
  4. Rondo In E Flat Major, Op. 11
  5. Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89
  6. Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129
  7. Andantino In B Minor
  8. Bourree In E Flat Major
  9. Sonata In C Major, K159
  10. Le Tic Toc Choc ,Ou Les Maillotins
  11. Les Barricades Mysterieuses
  12. L'Anguille
  13. La Bandoline
  14. Les Petits Moulins A Vent
  15. Les Folies Francaises Ou Les Dominos
  16. La Poule
  17. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
  18. Gavotte En Rondeau

Tracks:

  1. Variations In C Major, Sur 'God Save The King', WoO 78
  2. 12 Variations In A Major, Sur Un Theme Russe (Wranitzky), WoO 71
  3. 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
  4. Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
  5. Book 1 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
  6. Book 2 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35

Tracks:

  1. I. Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  2. II. Adagio Cantabile, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  3. III. Rondo, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
  4. I. Allegro - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  5. II. Andante - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  6. III. Scherzo -Allegro Assai - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
  7. I. Andante Con Variazioni - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  8. II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  9. III. Marcia Funebre (Andante Maestoso) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  10. IV. Allegro - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
  11. I. Andante - Allegro -Allegro Molto Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
  12. II. Adagio Con Espressione - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
  13. III. Allegro Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27

Tracks:

  1. Preambule Carnaval Op9
  2. Pierrot Carnaval Op9
  3. Arlequin Carnaval Op9
  4. Valse Noble Carnaval Op9
  5. Eusebius Carnaval Op9
  6. Florestan Carnaval Op9
  7. Coquette Carnaval Op9
  8. Replique Carnaval Op9
  9. Papillons Carnaval Op9
  10. A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., Lettres Dansantes Carnaval Op9
  11. Chiarina Carnaval Op9
  12. Chopin Carnaval Op9
  13. Estrella Carnaval Op9
  14. Reconnaissance Carnaval Op9
  15. Pantalon Et Colombine Carnaval Op9
  16. Valse Allemande - Intermezzo: Paganinni Carnaval Op9
  17. Aveu Carnaval Op9
  18. Promenade Carnaval Op9
  19. Pause Carnaval Op9
  20. Danse Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins Carnaval Op9
  21. I. Des Abends Fantasiestucke Op12
  22. II. Aufschwung Fantasiestucke Op12
  23. III. Warum? Fantasiestucke Op12
  24. IV. Grillen Fantasiestucke Op12
  25. V. In Der Nacht Fantasiestucke Op12
  26. VI. Fabel Fantasiestucke Op12
  27. VII. Traumeswirren Fantasiestucke Op12
  28. VIII. Ende Vom Lied Fantasiestucke Op12
  29. I. Allegro - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  30. II. Romanze - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  31. III. Scherzino - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  32. IV. Intermezzo - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
  33. V. Final - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26

Tracks:

  1. Fantaisie Hongroise In F Major For Piano And Orchestra
  2. Totentanz, Paraphrase Sur Le 'Dies Irae' Pour Piano Et Orchestre
  3. Variations Symphoniques Pour Piano Et Orchestre
  4. I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
  5. II. Adagio - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
  6. III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16

Tracks:

  1. I. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  2. II. Allegro Agitato Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  3. III. Allegro Moderato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  4. IV. Allegro Deciso - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  5. V. Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  6. VI. Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
  7. I. Allegro Maestoso - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  8. II. Quasi Adagio - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  9. III. Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  10. IV. Allegro Marziale Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
  11. I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
  12. II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo 1 - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
  13. III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stunning. . . . .......2007-01-10

I bought this set with some trepidation, since I didn't know what to expect from Cziffra's playing of composers other than Liszt. I had only heard him in his mercurially brilliant Lisztian incarnation, and didn't know how he would do with a less flamboyant style.
I have been very pleasantly surprised, especially at his Beethoven and his Schumann. I found that he kept the spontaneity of his Lisztian interpretations, but channelled it chronologically into insightful and spontaneous Beethoven interpretations, while respecting most of the rules and performance practices of the Classic era.
His Schumann was mercurial and spontaneous in a Romantic fashion, also, and - of course - brilliantly digitally played. As to the Liszt, it's par excellence; I've never heard that music played with such spontaneity and
digital fluency.
The sound quality is surprisingly good, altho somewhat uneven. I highly recommend this set to anyone who loves great piano-playing. My favorite pianist is still Richter, but Cziffra takes first prize in his Liszt, and runs a close second with other composers' music.

5 out of 5 stars PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST.......2006-10-15

The eight discs making up this set are invaluable to anyone interested in this extraordinary musician and pianist. His career was cut tragically short, and while it lasted he was most in demand to display his astounding technique in Liszt. He did it because he could. Not being enormously attracted to Liszt I was slow in coming to know Cziffra, but when I did what struck me forcibly was that the picture I had been given of him was seriously misleading. Any suggestion that he was a wilful virtuoso who turned the standard classics into something of his own is 180 degrees wide of the mark, and this selection enables us to hear what his playing was really like in music ranging from Lully and Couperin to the late 19th century, taking in on the way Rameau, Scarlatti, C P E Bach, Beethoven, Hummel, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Liszt is here in the shape of the two concertos, the Totentanz and the Hungarian Fantasy plus some solos, my collection of least favourite romantic concertos is enhanced with his renderings of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky, but relief from these is provided with Franck's symphonic variations. Among the non-Liszt solo pieces we are given a number usually thought to call for exceptional virtuosity, namely Schumann's toccata, Mendelssohn's rondo capriccioso and Brahms's Paganini variations. Balakirev's Islamey is here too, but in a version of Cziffra's own, and so are some of his own virtuoso arrangements including one of the Flight of the Bumblebee as well as four similar efforts from Liszt.

Cziffra himself didn't aid popular comprehension by saying that he couldn't play Beethoven. I already owned his Waldstein, but here we have four more sonatas plus some smaller pieces, all early works. If I have a fault to find with his Waldstein it's that it is rather understated. What I don't fault at all is his sense of Beethoven's idiom, and the only flash of Cziffra's phenomenal technique comes where there can be no objection in the up-and-down octaves near the end. These are normally played glissando, because to finger them in strict time is impossible, allegedly. Even Horowitz can't do that - but Cziffra can. This really sums up his way of doing things - the technique is exercised strictly when needed, and then not in a showy way unless the sense of the music demands that. Try the Mendelssohn rondo here - light-fingered in the main rondo theme, relaxed in the episodes - then hear Serkin on Aura in his 1957 recital in Lugano, high-tension and full-speed-ahead. Serkin brought the audience to its feet, Cziffra is simply enjoying the piece, and very Mendelssohnian he sounds. Or again the Schumann toccata. Richter won raptures from the critics for his handling of the rat-tat fortissimo chords near the end while making no concessions to the tempo. He does that no better than Cziffra, if as well. The difference is that Richter `makes more' of the supposedly virtuoso sequences earlier. Now how about Cziffra's Beethoven here? It is natural, idiomatic and kept within a certain volume-level. There is no showing off let alone messing around. If Cziffra recalls anyone it is Kempff, and these performances would be safe models for teachers. In Schumann it's the same story. Not everyone could play Traumeswirren like this, and here and there the finger-work had me rubbing my eyes, but I keep sensing that Cziffra is not even aware that he's doing anything exceptional. The idiom is dead right, the rubato is natural, the lyricism is spontaneous if less `warm' than some, the sense of the overall structure is effortless - and I could say all that about Chopin's F minor fantasy too.

I can't avoid Liszt, but some comparisons are interesting. This high-powered Totentanz has been rightly praised, but both in this work and in the first concerto I feel that Michelangeli beats Cziffra at what is supposedly Cziffra's own game. I hear Michelangeli as Cziffra's solitary equal as a technician, but in second-rate music like this spontaneity and dexterity are trumped by an above-it-all Olympian aloofness, and Cziffra undoubtedly does not take the ultra-care that Michelangeli takes over perfect evenness of touch, sublime poise in the rhythm and super-perfection in the trills. (In the matter of trills, you can hear what Cziffra can do when he puts his mind to it in the fiendish 4th variation in book 1 of Brahms's Paganinis). In the 2nd concerto Cziffra is the best I have yet heard. In sheer technical address neither he nor anyone surpasses Richter, but where I like Cziffra better is in an aspect of his playing that gets too little attention, namely his natural and unaffected lyricism. In the Hungarian Fantasy, the Liszt solos and the various arrangements I imagine Cziffra is unsurpassed and unsurpassable, not that I propose to research that matter much.

The Grieg and Tchaikovsky concertos are here too. Cziffra adopts moderate tempi in the outer movements of the Grieg as the composer directs. The first movement of the Tchaikovsky is done as I like it, insofar as I like it at all. The introduction is taken fast, rather as Horowitz and Toscanini take it although I miss Toscanini's direction. The last movement however is taken at a very moderate pace, with the excitement saved for the end. Later performances are of some French music. In these pieces, as in the Scarlatti sonata, I wouldn't say that Cziffra stands out particularly - with one telling exception, Couperin's Barricades Mysterieuses, atmospheric and bewitching. Was this what they told you to expect from Cziffra?

He was a natural, a child of the gods. The near-unbelievable technique was an important part of his gift, but what I prize most is his lyric manner - simple, innocent and clear-eyed. His actual touch is not one that you could identify within seconds, as you could identify that of Horowitz, Serkin, Richter or Michelangeli, but it is utterly free from affectation. The better you know him, the more you will love him.

5 out of 5 stars A world-changing musician.......2006-01-30

I've not a lot to add to Alan Thorpe's review except to say that to be young when Cziffra burst upon the world in 1956 after he left Hungary & started playing in western Europe was sheer intoxication--and it wasn't all Liszt either! Like Richter, who appeared at the same time, he played Schumann in a way that opened up entire new fields of tonal & interpretive possibility. I must say, too, that from the start, I admired his Beethoven--I like lyrically played Beethoven! Why shouldn't Beethoven sing as well as growl? He did write some lovely songs, after all. Cziffra's versions of Op.13, Op.14/2 & Op.26 on this set are very satisfying--I just wish they had managed to include a recording of his version of the Waldstein, too.

5 out of 5 stars CZIFFRA - A Keyboard Phenomenon.......2001-05-26

Issued in 1991 by EMI France to celebrate Cziffra's 70th birthday this 8 CD boxed set is a bargain. The first CD is all Liszt and contains some of the most spellbinding playing you are ever likely to hear. Fire and brimstone reign as Cziffra tears up the keyboard in the Dante Sonata's demonic moments; surely a whiff of sulphur as he spontaneously combusts during the Mephisto-Valse; the Rhapsodie espagnole and Grand Galop chromatique {see him sweat playing this on Philip's `Great Pianists of the 20th Century video.}. As a contrast, be seduced by his heart-melting rendering of the third Liebestraume; the caprice of the Valse-Impromptu; and have the waters of `Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este' ever cascaded so onomatopoeically and with such a transcendental variety of touch and nuance. More diablerie follows on disc 2 with transcriptions by Liszt and those {in} famous ones by Cziffra himself. I have never heard a more demonic Gounod/Liszt ` Valse de Faust'; Auber/Liszt `Tarantelle de bravura'; or Tchaikovsky/Liszt Polonaise from `Eugene Onegin'; as for Cziffra's playing of his own transcriptions and paraphrases, especially the Strauss `Tritsch-tratsch polka' and Rimsky-Korsakov `Flight of the Bumble-bee; well, they are in a class of their own. Both Katsaris and Volodos recorded the latter pieces but I'm afraid they cannot compare with Cziffra's sheer electricity and panache. You will now need an ice pack as disc 3 opens with Balakirev's Islamey which starts steadily enough compared to say Simon Barere's famous account {now on APR} but increases in excitement as Cziffra adds all kind of gypsy embellishments as he builds to a fiery conclusion. Excitement is also the key to the next piece; Schumann's Toccata, which Cziffra plays with effortless abandonment and joie de vivre as he also does Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso. Cziffra loved to play Baroque music and the rest of this disc is taken up by mainly short but characterful pieces by Couperin, Lully, Rameau and Krebs. Many were recorded in the 1980s and sound better if played back at a reduced volume level as they were obviously too closely miked. Cziffra once said that he couldn't play Beethoven so preferred to leave it to others who could. He did record a number of sonatas and this selection includes very fine accounts of the `Pathetique'; No. 13 in E flat Op27/1 {companion to the `Moonlight'};and Op. 26 in A flat. He brings a full cantabile to the latter works opening movt. and to the Adagio of the `Pathetique'. Elsewhere he plays with refinement and elegance; everything is in the best possible taste and there is nothing to offend, but those who like their Beethoven a bit more rough and gruff could be a bit disappointed as they might also be with Cziffra's Brahm's Paganini Variations which are technically stunning but find Cziffra musically out of sorts. The Schumann disc finds him on top form. Like many great artists Cziffra loved to play Schumann and he was equally at home with Eusebius { the dreamer} as he was with Florestan { the impetuous side of his character} and this is self evident in his brilliantly characterful accounts of Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, and Carnaval de Vienne - the latter piece highly praised by Cortot after he heard Cziffra during a Paris radio broadcast in the late 1950s. Discs 7 and 8 are all concertante works and show Cziffra at the very height of his stupendous powers. Again Cziffra has his demon up in the most astounding Liszt Totentanz ever recorded; a Hungarian Fantasy with all the improvisational colours of a band of gypsy fiddlers and an ideally recreative performance of the second concerto to make all others sound four-square . To cap this there is a fabulous Grieg concerto in which Cziffra dares to improvise the end of the Lisztian style cadenza; a meltingly beautiful slow movt with an excitingly brilliant finale. Last but certainly not the least, a very poetic reading of Franck's Symphonic Variations and a Tchaikovsky first concerto which combines thrilling virtuosity with all those individual touches that only a genuinely recreative artist can bring to such a familiar masterpiece. This collection is a splendid tribute to one of histories greatest pianists - an artist who knew the authentic meaning of ` bravura'.
The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set)
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    		The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set)

    Manufacturer: Delta
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    MinuetsMinuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by GluckAll Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    Theatrical, Incidental & Program MusicTheatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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