Bach: Preludes, Fantasias & Fugues

On this CD:

1. Prelude for keyboard in C major, BWV 924
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

2. Prelude for keyboard in D minor, BWV 926
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

3. Prelude for keyboard in F major, BWV 927
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

4. Prelude for keyboard in G minor, BWV 930
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

5. Prelude for keyboard in F major, BWV 928
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

6. Prelude for keyboard in D major (doubtful), BWV 925
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

7. Prelude for keyboard in A minor (spurious), BWV 931
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

8. Trio for keyboard in G minor (spurious), BWV 929
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

9. Prelude for keyboard in C major, BWV 933
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

10. Prelude for keyboard in C minor, BWV 934
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

11. Prelude for keyboard in D minor, BWV 935
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

12. Prelude for keyboard in D major, BWV 936
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

13. Prelude for keyboard in E major, BWV 937
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

14. Prelude for keyboard in E minor, BWV 938
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

15. Prelude for keyboard in C major, BWV 939
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

16. Prelude for keyboard in D minor, BWV 940
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

17. Prelude for keyboard in E minor, BWV 941
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

18. Prelude for keyboard in A minor, BWV 942
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

19. Prelude for keyboard in C major, BWV 943
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

20. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

21. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for lute (or keyboard) in E flat major, BWV 998
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

22. Prelude and Fughetta for keyboard, BWV 902
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

23. Prelude and Fughetta for keyboard in F major, BWV 901
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

24. Fantasia and Fugue for keyboard in A minor, BWV 904
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

25. Fantasia and Fugue for keyboard in C minor, BWV 906
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenneth Gilbert

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Bach: Fantasias, Preludes and Fugues
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    Bach: Fantasias, Preludes and Fugues

    Manufacturer: Teldec
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    ASIN: B00004S4MN
    Release Date: 2002-01-29

    Tracks:

    1. Fantasia Et Fuga In G Minor, BWV 542
    2. Fuga In G Minor, BWV 578
    3. Canzona In D Minor, BWV 588
    4. Praeludium Et Fuga In B Minor, BWV 544
    5. Praeludium Et Fuga In A Minor, BWV 543
    6. Fantasia In C Minor, BWV 562
    7. Praeludium Et Fuga In C Major, BWV 531
    8. Piece D'Orgue In G Major, BWV 572 (Fantasia): Tres Vitement - Gravement
    9. Fantasia In C Major, BWV 570
    10. Passacaglia In C Minor, BWV 582
    Largo I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics
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    • great compilation to relax to
    Largo I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics

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    1. Largo II - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Piano Classics

    ASIN: B0000007ZV
    Release Date: 1992-11-03

    Tracks:

    1. Aria from Goldberg Variations BMV 988 - Chen Pi-Hsien
    2. Adagio cantabile from Son No.8 in c, Op.13 (Pathetique)
    3. Impromptu No.2 in A flat, Op.142
    4. Consolation No.3 in D flat
    5. Andante cantabile con espressione from Son in a, KV 310
    6. Intermezzo in a, from Fantasias Op.116 - Idil Biret
    7. Nuages gris
    8. Andante from Son No.25 in G, Op.79
    9. Die Friedeker Muttergottes from On the Overgrown Path
    10. Lob der Tranen
    11. Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.90
    12. Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse) - Idil Biret
    13. La lugubre gondola (First version)
    14. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut from Images Vol.2 - Klara Kormendi
    15. On Wings of Song Op.34 No.2 - Peter Nagy

    Tracks:

    1. Andante cantabile from Poeme No.1 Op.32
    2. Pajaro triste from Impresiones Intimas
    3. In Tranen from On the Overgrown Path
    4. Clair de lune from Ste bergamasque - Klara Komendi
    5. Un sospiro from Etude de Con No.3 in D flat
    6. Nocturne in c, Op.48 No.1 - Sandor Falvay
    7. Les Larmes from Fantasie tableaux Ste No.1, Op.5 - Jeno Jando/Ilona Prunyi
    8. Pagodes from Estampes
    9. Prelude in c sharp from Morceaux de fantasie Op.3 - Idil Biret
    10. Adagio from Son for Pn (From the Street)
    11. Andante sognando
    12. Traumerei from Kinderszenen Op.15
    13. Modere from Scaramouche Op.165b - Ilona Prunyi/Jeno Jando
    14. Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
    15. Voiles Preludes Vol.1
    16. Regard du silence from Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars great compilation to relax to.......2005-04-18

    good relaxing compilations of classical piano music abound, but eckart rahn has upped the ante with this one. you not only get excellent performances of such standards as claire de lune, but a whole second disk with pieces from scriabin, messaien, milhaud and others who have been sorely neglected. this is one well-done job of selection, and there's nothing else out there quite like it. you won't be dissapointed if you're a piano music buff!
    J.S. Bach: The Great Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues
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      J.S. Bach: The Great Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      1. Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccatas and Fugues - Christopher Herrick, Organ
      2. Essential Bach

      ASIN: B000JCDRYU
      Release Date: 2006-12-12

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia
      2. Fugue
      3. Fantasia In C Minor
      4. Prelude
      5. Fugue
      6. Prelude
      7. Fugue
      8. Prelude
      9. Fugue
      10. Prelude
      11. Fugue
      12. Prelude
      13. Fugue ('St. Anne')

      Tracks:

      1. Prelude
      2. Fugue
      3. Fantasia In G Major
      4. Prelude
      5. Fugue ('The Wedge')
      6. Prelude
      7. Fugue
      8. Prelude
      9. Fugue
      10. Fantasia
      11. Fugue
      12. Prelude
      13. Fugue
      14. Prelude
      15. Fugue
      Bach: Organ Works Vol 1 - Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues /Koopman
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Exciting performances, beautifully recorded
      Bach: Organ Works Vol 1 - Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues /Koopman

      Manufacturer: WEA / Teldec
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000000SMT
      Release Date: 1995-04-04

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia et Fuga in g BWV 542
      2. Fuga in g BWV 578
      3. Canzona in d BWV 588
      4. Praludium et Fuga in h BWV 544
      5. Praladium et fuga in a BWV 543
      6. Fantasia in c BWV 562
      7. Praludium et Fuga in C BWV 572
      8. Piece d' Orgue [Fantasia] in G BWV 572
      9. Fantasia in C BWV 570
      10. Passacaglia in c BWV 582

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Exciting performances, beautifully recorded.......2006-02-03

      Ton Koopman has recorded Bach organ music for a number of labels including Novalis, DG, Hanssler, and Teldec (complete). Though out of print this Teldec series is really worth searching for. These comments really are for the entire 12 volume series.

      Recorded in different locations in Germany, Austria and The Netherlands, Koopman uses authentic instruments (unlike Peter Hurford) and with ideal microphone placement (except possibly in the Trio Sonatas) these are beautiful sounding recordings.

      Koopman always raises a few eyebrows with some of his ideas about added ornamentation. Some might call it improvisation! This did not bother me in the slightest. The playing is at times quite exciting, virtuoistic and dramatic so the recordings are never dull. Exception: possibly at times in the Trio Sonatas.

      In addition, these performances do not disdain what one might call the "Gothic" atmosphere in Bach.

      The documentation is very fine with a brief article on the music, a history of each organ usually with pictures, and sometimes an additional essay on the music by Koopman with each disc.

      Possibly even better were Wolfgang Rubsam's series for Philips (sorry, also out of print!), far better than his eccentric recordings done later for Naxos. However, I think Rubsam's Philips series was recorded at only one location whearas with Koopman we get a little European travelogue!
      Bach: The Great Fantasias, Preludes and Fugues
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Amazon.com essential recording!
      Bach: The Great Fantasias, Preludes and Fugues

      Manufacturer: Hyperion
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      1. Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccatas and Fugues - Christopher Herrick, Organ

      ASIN: B000002ZW2
      Release Date: 1993-11-30

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor, BWV542: Fantasia In G Minor, BWV542
      2. Fugue In G Minor, BWV542
      3. Fantasia In C Minor, BWV562
      4. Prelude In A Minor, BWV543
      5. Fugue In A Minor, BWV543
      6. Prelude In D Major, BWV532
      7. Fugue In D Major, BWV532
      8. Prelude In B Minor, BWV544
      9. Fugue In B Minor, BWV544
      10. Prelude In G Major, BWV541
      11. Fugue In G Major, BWV541
      12. Prelude In E Flat Major, BWV522 - 'St. Anne'
      13. Fugue In E Flat Major, BWV522 - 'St. Anne'

      Tracks:

      1. Prelude In C Minor, BWV546
      2. Fugue In C Minor, BWV546
      3. Fantasia In G Major, BWV572
      4. Prelude In E Minor, BWV548 ('The Wedge')
      5. Fugue In E Minor, BWV548 ('The Wedge')
      6. Prelude In C Major, BWV547
      7. Fugue In C Major, BWV547
      8. Prelude In F Minor, BWV534
      9. Fugue In F Minor, BWV534
      10. Fantasia In C Minor, BWV537
      11. Fugue In C Minor, BWV537
      12. Prelude In A Major, BWV536
      13. Fugue In A Major, BWV536
      14. Prelude In C Major, BWV545
      15. Fugue In C Major, BWV545

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Amazon.com essential recording!.......2002-03-22

      Yes, at one time this CD was listed as an amazon.com essental organ recording, now a defunct catagory, but nevertheless an indication of the general esteem felt for this performance of the great fantasias, preludes, and fugues of J.S. Bach. Christopher Herrick plays the magnificent Metzler organ at the Jesuitkirche, Luzern, in a sublime program that represents no less than the very summit of western musical art. Bach did not just write great fugues (the Spielfugue, dance fuge, alla breve, and art fugue), he also synthesized the musical vocabulary of his time to forge an all-encompassing language of his own, incorporating the sectional 'stylus phantasticus' of the North German school, the sequential forms of the South, and the dense five-part counterpoint of France. The resulting works are indeed "great," from the imposing Fantasia and Fugue in G minor which opens the first disc, to the vibrant Prelude and Fugue in C major which closes the program. As usual, Herrick's performances are intelligently registered and technically assured--this is indeed an essential recording!
      Bach: Fantasias, Preludes, Fugues And Fughettas
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        Bach: Fantasias, Preludes, Fugues And Fughettas

        Manufacturer: Concord Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        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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        ASIN: B000005Z2J
        Release Date: 1998-02-24

        Tracks:

        1. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 944: Fantasia
        2. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 944: Fugue
        3. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 904: Fantasia
        4. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 904: Fugue
        5. Fantasia 'duobus subiectis' In G Minor, BWV 917
        6. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 919
        7. Fantasia on a Rondo, BWV 918
        8. Fantasia in A minor, BWV 922
        9. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 899: Prelude
        10. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 899: Fugue
        11. Fugue in C major, BWV 952
        12. Fugue in C major, BWV 953
        13. Prelude And Fughetta In E Minor, BWV 899: Prelude
        14. Prelude And Fughetta In E Minor, BWV 899: Fughetta
        15. Prelude And Fughetta In E Minor, BWV 900: Prelude
        16. Prelude And Fughetta In E Minor, BWV 900: Fughetta
        17. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 895: Prelude
        18. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 895: Fugue
        19. Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961
        50 Piano Classics
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          Lullabies & BerceuseLullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Sonatas | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Sonatas | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          ASIN: B00004Z45P
          Release Date: 2000-11-21

          Tracks:

          1. Moonlight Son: I. Adagio - Dieter Zechlin
          2. Pno Con No.13: II. Andante - Annerose Schmidt
          3. Songs Without Words: Adagio - Renate Scholrer
          4. Pno Con No.1: I. Allegro - Annerose Schmidt
          5. Carnival In Vienna: Scherzo - Annerose Schmidt
          6. Fant, Op.116: V. Intermezzo - Peter Rosel
          7. Sleepers Awake - Peter Rosel
          8. Pno Son No.48: II. Adagio - Walter Olbertz
          9. Berceuse - Andreas Pistorius
          10. Pno Con No.1: II. Adagio - Nelson Freire
          11. Snowflakes Are Dancing - Peter Rosel
          12. Var No.6 - Peter Rosel
          13. Bagatelle No.11 - Andreas Pistorius
          14. Pno Con No.8: II. Andante - Annerose Schmidt
          15. Impromptu No.1, Op.142 - Dieter Zechlin
          16. Prld No.1 - Marc Laforet
          17. Pno Con No.1: II. Adagio - Peter Rosel
          18. Hungarian Dance No.7 - Guher Pekinel/Suher Pekinel
          19. Romance - Andreas Pistorius
          20. Songs Without Words: Morning Song - Renate Scholrer
          21. Son in f#: II. Intro - Peter Rosel
          22. Minuet No.2 - Berlin RSO/Jorg-Peter Weigle
          23. Two Part Invention No.2 - Amadeus Webersinke
          24. Pno Son No.10: I. Allegro - Walter Olbertz
          25. Pno Con No.2: III. Rondo - Peter Rosel

          Tracks:

          1. Clair De Lune - Andreas Pistorius
          2. Prld No.24 - Marc Laforet
          3. Pno Con No.21: II. Andante - Annerose Schmidt
          4. Ave Maria - Egon Morbitzer/Siegfried Stockigt
          5. Fur Elise - Gunter Kootz
          6. Pno Con No.2: I. Adagio - Nelson Freire
          7. Lieberstraum No.3 - Wladislaw Kedra
          8. Songs Without Words: May Breezes - Peter Arne Rohde
          9. Intermezzo No.2, Op.117 - Peter Rosel
          10. Mazurka No.13 - Andreas Pistorius
          11. Pno Con No.3: I. Allegro - Peter Rosel
          12. Pno Son No.15: I. Moderato - Walter Olbertz
          13. Two Part Invention No.1 - Amadeus Webersinke
          14. La Campanella - Wladislaw Kedra
          15. Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14: I. Andante - Renate Schorler
          16. Pno Con No.23: II. Adagio - Annerose Schmidt
          17. Habanera - Christian Funke/Herbert Kaliga
          18. Hungarian Melody - Sebastian Knauer
          19. Quasi Waltz - Gunter Phillipp
          20. Theme, Op.21, 1 - Peter Rosel
          21. Pno Son in A flat, D557: II. Andante - Dieter Zechlin
          22. Children's Scenes: Almost Too Serious - Norman Shetler
          23. Prld No.9 - Marc Laforet
          24. Album For The Young: Melody - Norman Shetler
          25. Pno Son in a: III. Presto - Cecile Ousset
          Great Pianists of the 20th Century: The Complete Edition
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Wonderful set
          • Don't buy the whole thing
          • Not Insane
          • insane
          • For the real music lover
          Great Pianists of the 20th Century: The Complete Edition
          Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century
          Manufacturer: Polygram Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          GavottesGavottes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          MazurkasMazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          PavanesPavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          PolkasPolkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          PolonaisesPolonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          NonetsNonets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          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
          GeneralGeneral | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BergAll Works by Berg | Berg, Alban | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BorodinAll Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BrahmsAll Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BusoniAll Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Byrd, WilliamByrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ClementiAll Works by Clementi | Clementi, Muzio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by CoplandAll Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Gibbons, OrlandoGibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | 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
          All Works by GodowskyAll Works by Godowsky | Godowsky, Leopold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Grieg, EdvardGrieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HummelAll Works by Hummel | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MedtnerAll Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MiaskovskyAll Works by Miaskovsky | Miaskovsky, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MilhaudAll Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ProkofievAll Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by RameauAll Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by RubinsteinAll Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by RachmaninovAll Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Domenico ScarlattiAll Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Scriabin, AlexanderScriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TchaikovskyAll Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WagnerAll Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WeberAll Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          BalladsBallads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          ConcertinosConcertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          FantasiesFantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          ElegiesElegies | Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          RondosRondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          BagatellesBagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          ImpromptusImpromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          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
          Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          IntermezzosIntermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          ToccatasToccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GroundsGrounds | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          VariationsVariations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          SonatasSonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Theatrical, Incidental & Program MusicTheatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore Symphony Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          London Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Salzburg Chamber OrchestraSalzburg Chamber Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          VoluntariesVoluntaries | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          Lullabies & BerceuseLullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          AirsAirs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          BarcarollesBarcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          CapricesCaprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B00002EITP
          Release Date: 1999-10-26

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Wonderful set.......2004-10-24

          This set is for serious piano fans, not for the ones who just start building up a CD library. I sort of agree with one of the reviewers, that there are many repetitions. But if you love piano, you wish to hear the same piece in different interpretations. Indeed, I really like this feature of this set: I can compare the style of various performers.
          If you are into piano music, I encourage you to grab this set, if you can find it used (not available anymore at Amazon). I also hope, that there will be a continuation, in which other great pianists, who were left out because of the space limitation, will be included (Prokofiev, Bartok, Dohnanyi, etc).

          2 out of 5 stars Don't buy the whole thing.......2001-07-08

          I've put a lot of thought into constructing my own piano library, and unless you can easily afford the present set, I would recommend a different approach to collecting piano music. This set emphasizes the piano player rather than the piano composer. Of course both are important. For example, the "Barcarolle" appears in this set EIGHT times. I'm sorry, although I love the piece, if I am going to spend [the money], I would prefer more variety. Where are the Alkan, Medtner, and Szymanawski compositions represented in this set? I appreciate having so many interpretations of the same pieces, but I would also appreciate more exposure to pieces not so popular. The selection by Philips which I consider a somewhat popular selection suggests to me that when Philips constructed this set, they realized most people would be buying the disks separately, and this affected the selection. And it's not just that obscure composers are left out, but also if one spends so much money on piano recordings, you'd think you'd want to buy pieces from a composer in completeness. For example, an alternative way to construct a library would be to combine purchases of complete cycles, e.g. complete Beethoven sonatas, complete Scriabin preludes, etc., along with outstanding recordings of more particular pieces. I'm not sure why someone would want to concentrate so much on so many famous artists, instead of acquiring complete sets of compositions. For me the composer is more important, or at least, if I am going to spend [the money]on piano recordings, I'd prefer more complete, rather than snapshot, exposure to the composers.

          5 out of 5 stars Not Insane.......2001-01-02

          I had to write this review, as I am enthralled with this set. I have been going through it in order having already purchased a few individual units from the collection earlier. I am not sure what `insane' was talking about as there is NO repetition. Sure some pianists perform the same pieces, isn't that what they did in reality? The idea is to appreciate the different nuances and approaches taken by these artists. You will then enjoy these pieces from a better vantage.

          It is a large ambitious contribution to the art of great piano playing. It is a labor of love and represents a tremendous amount of research and cooperation between many record companies. Rather then representing insanity, it is a resource to treasure.

          Yes experts can quibble over who was left out, and what performances were inserted. I do not think such a massive undertaking could have been accomplished without someone being able to find faults. Overall however, unless you already have a monumental collection, (it would have to be almost legendary), this incredible set will give you a rewarding look into 74 of the greatest pianist of all time. You will come away with a honed sense of appreciation for your likes and dislikes. You will undoubtedly become someone who will search out recordings and be able to enjoy them for the rest of your life with a refined ear.

          The only negative is this price. I would shop around, as it is daunting to spend 2 thousand dollars on such a collection. Of course you do get 200 CD's. However, the used collections might be good to consider.

          Enjoy these masterpieces. I am not ashamed of owning this music as `insane' implies. I am proud to have enriched my life.

          2 out of 5 stars insane.......2000-10-12

          This is not a good library of piano music. The reason is, there is too much repetition. I'm not saying the series is bad. The series is wonderful. But this collection as a whole is a bad libary. For the same money you could collect together (with more effort) an incredible libary of piano music. There are so many wonderful cd's out there, this is just a waste of money. If you can actually afford to spend 2 grand on piano music, then either (1) spend the time and do some research to get a good library of piano music, which will probably include some selections from this collection, or (2) hire someone to do that for you. Personally I would be embarrassed to own this whole collection, since that shows I have put little thought into my purchases of piano music.

          5 out of 5 stars For the real music lover.......2000-03-12

          This series attempts to present important and representative performances by most of the major pianists of the 20th century. One might quibble a bit with the choices, but the works presented are of consistently high quality, and often do represent what may be the best works of a performer. Since this covers most of the time that recorded music existed, some of the recordings are technically challenged, as there is only so much one can do to enhance an old recording. Still, these appear to have been treated with love and respect in their restorations. Since this series is so large (and expensive!) one is tempted to "cherry pick" through the series, yet by doing so one can easily overlook gems by artists one is less familiar with. This large a set must inevitably have many versions of the same pieces, and takes many hours to listen to. The true enthusiast will appreciate the differences in interpretation, whereas the less experienced listener may find the set repetitive and overwhelming. If one has the time to really dig into this set, it can provide years of exploration and discovery. It would make a wonderful gift for some special music lover in your life ... or for yourself!
          Julian Bream Edition, Volume 1:  The Golden Age of English Lute Music
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Too beautiful for words
          • Guitar History
          • Best deal there is!
          • Most excellent
          • Julian Bream, The Genius
          Julian Bream Edition, Volume 1: The Golden Age of English Lute Music

          Manufacturer: RCA
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          AllemandesAllemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          PavanesPavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          QuintetsQuintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          Albeniz, Mateo Pérez deAlbeniz, Mateo Pérez de | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ArnoldAll Works by Arnold | Arnold, Malcolm | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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
          All Works by BoccheriniAll Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BrittenAll Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Byrd, WilliamByrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Cimarosa, DomenicoCimarosa, Domenico | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by DowlandAll Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by FallaAll Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ferrabosco, Alfonso (II)Ferrabosco, Alfonso (II) | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Giuliani, MauroGiuliani, Mauro | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HenzeAll Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Holborne, AnthonyHolborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MartinAll Works by Martin | Martin, Frank | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Maxwell Davies, PeterMaxwell Davies, Peter | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Domenico ScarlattiAll Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TarregaAll Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TurinaAll Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Villa-Lobos, HeitorVilla-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by VivaldiAll Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WaltonAll Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          ConcertinosConcertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Serenades & DivertimentosSerenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Divertimentos
          GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Trio SonatasTrio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          VariationsVariations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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          Bream, JulianBream, Julian | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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          BarcarollesBarcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000003FFV
          Release Date: 1993-08-10

          Tracks:

          1. Two Almaines
          2. Fant
          3. Walsingham
          4. Mignarda
          5. Almaine
          6. Galliard
          7. Greensleeves
          8. Galliard Upon A Galliard Of Daniel Bachelar
          9. Pavan
          10. Carman's Whistle
          11. Pavan
          12. Monsieur's Almaine
          13. Pavan
          14. Batell Galliard
          15. Galliard
          16. Pavana Bray
          17. Galliard
          18. Pavan
          19. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
          20. Captain Piper's Galliard
          21. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
          22. Sir John Langton's Pavan
          23. Tarleton's Ressurection
          24. Lady Clifton's Spirit

          Tracks:

          1. Landgrave Of Hesse: Pavan
          2. Saltarello
          3. Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
          4. Saltarello
          5. Fant
          6. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Pavan
          7. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Galliard
          8. Fant
          9. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
          10. Fant
          11. Fant
          12. Finale
          13. Villanella No.1
          14. Villanella No.2
          15. Finale 2
          16. Pavan
          17. Mein Herz Hat Sich Mit Lieb' Verpflicht
          18. Hie' Folget Ein Welscher Tanz
          19. Ich Klag' Den Tag
          20. Der Juden Tanz
          21. Fant
          22. Air De Cour
          23. Branle
          24. Guillemette
          25. Volte
          26. Forlorn Hope Fancy
          27. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (For Two Lts)

          Tracks:

          1. The Earl Of Essex Galliard
          2. Lachrimae Antiquae
          3. Galliard To Lachrimae
          4. My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
          5. Lord De L'Isle's Galliard
          6. The Frog Galliard
          7. Lachrimae Verae
          8. The Shoemaker's Wife
          9. Lady Rich, Her Galliard
          10. Unnamed Piece (Almaine)
          11. Sir John Smith's Almaine
          12. Melancholy Galliard
          13. Sir Henry Gifford's Almaine
          14. Dowland's First Galliard
          15. Mrs Vaux's Gigge
          16. The Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
          17. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
          18. Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
          19. My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
          20. Mr Langton's Galliard
          21. Sir John Souche's Galliard
          22. Piper's Pavan
          23. Resolution

          Tracks:

          1. The Woods So Wild
          2. Fant I in c
          3. Packington's Pound
          4. Fant II in F
          5. Walsingham
          6. Fant III in g
          7. The Fairy Round
          8. Heigh Ho Holiday
          9. Fant IV (La Campagna)
          10. Go From My Window
          11. Fant V in C
          12. Greensleeves
          13. Fant VI in F
          14. Bonny Sweet Robin
          15. Fant VII in F
          16. Heart's Ease
          17. Fant VIII in G
          18. Loth To Depart
          19. A Fancy
          20. A Fancy
          21. Farewell

          Tracks:

          1. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro Giusto - Juliam Bream
          2. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - Juliam Bream
          3. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - Juliam Bream
          4. Con in F: Allegro - Juliam Bream
          5. Con in F: Adagio - Juliam Bream
          6. Con in F: Tempo Di Menuetto - Juliam Bream
          7. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro - Juliam Bream
          8. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Larghetto - Juliam Bream
          9. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro Moderato - Juliam Bream
          10. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
          11. Con in G, RV 532: Andante - Juliam Bream
          12. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
          13. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro Non Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
          14. Son in C, RV 82: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
          15. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom
          16. Son in g, RV 85: Andante Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
          17. Son in g, RV 85: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
          18. Son in g, RV 85: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom

          Tracks:

          1. Monsieur's Almaine - The Julian Bream Consort
          2. Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          3. My Lord Of Oxenford's Maske - The Julian Bream Consort
          4. The Flatt Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          5. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
          6. Kemp's Jig - The Julian Bream Consort
          7. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          8. O Mistress Mine - The Julian Bream Consort
          9. Fant: La Rondinella - The Julian Bream Consort
          10. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
          11. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          12. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
          13. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          14. It Fell On A Summer's Day - The Julian Bream Consort
          15. Dowland's Adew - The Julian Bream Consort
          16. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
          17. La Rosignol - The Julian Bream Consort
          18. Tarleton's Resurrection - The Julian Bream Consort
          19. Galliard-Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort
          20. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March - The Julian Bream Consort
          21. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
          22. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
          23. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
          24. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
          25. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
          26. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March (Finale) - The Julian Bream Consort
          27. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort
          28. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
          29. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort

          Tracks:

          1. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
          2. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          3. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
          4. The Jew's Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
          5. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
          6. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
          7. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          8. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
          9. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          10. Thirsis And Milla - The Julian Bream Consort
          11. Alison's Knell - The Julian Bream Consort
          12. Grimstock - The Julian Bream Consort
          13. Go From My Window - The Julian Bream Consort
          14. Go Nightly Cares - The Julian Bream Consort
          15. Daniel's Almain - The Julian Bream Consort
          16. In Nomine Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          17. Come Again - The Julian Bream Consort
          18. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
          19. Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort

          Tracks:

          1. Chor No.1 - Juilian Bream
          2. Etude in e - Juilian Bream
          3. Etude in c# - Juilian Bream
          4. Prld in e - Juilian Bream
          5. Schottische-Choro (From Ste Popolar Brasileira) - Juilian Bream
          6. Madronos - Juilian Bream
          7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy - Juilian Bream J
          8. The Miller's Dance (From The Three-Cornered Hat) - Juilian Bream
          9. Fandanguillo - Juilian Bream J
          10. El Testament D'Amelia - Juilian Bream
          11. Canarios - Juilian Bream
          12. Son - Juilian Bream
          13. En Los Trigales - Juilian Bream
          14. Larghetto - Juilian Bream
          15. Allegro, K.Anh.229 - Juilian Bream
          16. Son in C, Op.15, Allegro - Juilian Bream
          17. Rossiniana No.1, Op.119 - Juilian Bream

          Tracks:

          1. Pavanas
          2. Galliardas
          3. Passacalles
          4. Canarios
          5. Villano
          6. Canario
          7. Prld in d, BWV 999
          8. Fugue in a, BWV 1000
          9. Passacaille
          10. Fant
          11. Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy
          12. Ste in d: Prld
          13. Ste in d: Allemande
          14. Ste in d: Courante
          15. Ste in d: Sarabande
          16. Ste in d: Gavotte
          17. Ste in d: Menuets I And II
          18. Ste in d: Bourree
          19. Ste in d: Gigue
          20. Aria Con Var Detta La Frescobalda
          21. Son in e, K.11
          22. Son in e, K.87
          23. Son in c#
          24. Son in A

          Tracks:

          1. Grand Ov, Op.61
          2. Grand Solo, Op.14: Intro
          3. Grand Solo, Op.14: Allegro
          4. Son in A: Allegro Moderato
          5. Son in A: Andante Sostenuto
          6. Son in A: Menuet-Scherzo
          7. Son in A: Rondo (Allegretto)
          8. Rossiniana No.3, Op.121
          9. Son in C, Op.25: Andante Largo; Allegro Non Troppo
          10. Son in C, Op.25: Andantino Grazioso
          11. Son in C, Op.25: Minuetto & Trio/Allegro

          Tracks:

          1. Grand Son in A: Allegro Risoluto
          2. Grand Son in A: Romanze
          3. Grand Son in A: Andantino Variato
          4. Son in G, Op.78, D.894, Menuetto
          5. Song Without Words, Op.19, No.6 ('Venetian Boating Song')
          6. Str Qt, Op.12: Conzanetta
          7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
          8. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
          9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
          10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Leyenda (Asturias)
          11. Lagrima (Prld)
          12. Three Mazurkas: Adelita
          13. Three Mazurkas: Mazurka in G
          14. Three Mazurkas: Marieta

          Tracks:

          1. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Allegretto
          2. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Lento
          3. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Rondo
          4. Segovia, Op.29
          5. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ben Adagio
          6. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Allegretto
          7. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Largo
          8. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ritmico E Vivo
          9. Quatre Pieces Breves: Prld
          10. Quatre Pieces Breves: Air
          11. Quatre Pieces Breves: Plainte
          12. Quatre Pieces Breves: Comme Une Gigue
          13. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Du Schones Bachlein' (Tranquilmente)
          14. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Es Findet Das Aug' Oft' (Allegro Rubato)
          15. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Sohn Laios' (Lento)
          16. Elegy
          17. Five Bagatelles: Allegro
          18. Five Bagatelles: Lento/Tempo Di Valse
          19. Five Bagatelles: Alla Cubana
          20. Five Bagatelles: Sempre Espressivo
          21. Five Bagatelles: Con Slancio
          22. Theme And Vars, Op.77

          Tracks:

          1. Ste Compostellana: Prd
          2. Ste Compostellana: Coral
          3. Ste Compostellana: Cuna
          4. Ste Compostellana: Recitativo
          5. Ste Compostellana: Cancion
          6. Ste Compostellana: Muneira
          7. Tiento
          8. Son: Allegretto
          9. Son: Andante
          10. Son: Allegro
          11. Fant
          12. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Mazurka-Choro
          13. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Schottisch-Choro
          14. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Valse-Choro
          15. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Gavotte-Choro
          16. Etude No.5 in C
          17. Etude No.7 in E

          Tracks:

          1. Five Impromptus: Recitative
          2. Five Impromptus: Agitato
          3. Five Impromptus: Elegiaco
          4. Five Impromptus: Con Fuoco
          5. Five Impromptus: Arioso
          6. Five Bagetelles: Allegro
          7. Five Bagetelles: Lento
          8. Five Bagetelles: Alla Cubana
          9. Five Bagetelles: Sempre Espressivo
          10. Five Bagetelles: Con Slancio
          11. Hill Runes
          12. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Gloucester (Majestically)
          13. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Romeo And Juliet (Singing Slowly, With Tenderness)
          14. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ariel (Swiftly, Gently, Mysteriously)
          15. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ophelia (Slowly)
          16. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Touchstone, Audrey And William (With Humor)
          17. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Oberon (Majestically)

          Tracks:

          1. Gtr Con, Op.67: Allegro
          2. Gtr Con, Op.67: Lento
          3. Gtr Con, Op.67: Con Brio
          4. Con: Lento E Rubato/Vivo
          5. Con: Andante Lento
          6. Con: Con Brio
          7. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
          8. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
          9. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile

          Tracks:

          1. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegro Moderato
          2. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Adagio
          3. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Menuetto
          4. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegretto
          5. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Intro And Fandango - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          6. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Allegro
          7. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Adagio
          8. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Menuetteo E Trio
          9. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Finale: Presto
          10. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Allegro Maestoso
          11. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Andantino Siciliano
          12. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Alla Polacca

          Tracks:

          1. My Lady Hundson's Puffe - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          2. 'If Music And Sweey Poetry Agree' (Sonnet From The Passionate Pilgrim) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          3. The King Of Denmark's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          4. Envoi To The Phoenix And The Turtle - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          5. Mignarda - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          6. 'The Courser And The Genet' (From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          7. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          8. Loth To Depart - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          9. 'She Looks Upon His Lips' (Death of Adaonis From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          10. The Earl Of Derby's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          11. 'Orpheous With His Lute' (From King Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 1) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          12. Lachrimae Pavin - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          13. 'Weary With Toil' (Sonnet No.27) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          14. 'Is It Thy Will?' (Sonnet No.61) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          15. 'O, Never Say That I Was False Of Heart' (Sonnet No.109) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          16. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          17. 'My Mother Had A Maid Call'd Barbara' (From Othello, Act IV, Scene 3) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          18. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          19. 'Come Away, Come Away, Death' (From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          20. A Fancy - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          21. 'Two Loves I Have' (Sonnet No.144) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          22. 'The Expense Of Spirit' (Sonnet No.129) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          23. Melancholy Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          24. 'But She Hath Lost A Dearer Thing Than Life' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          25. 'Ev'n In This Thought' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          26. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          27. 'What Potions Have I Drunk' (Sonnet No.119) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          28. 'When To The Sessions' (Sonnet No.30) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          29. Orlando Sleepeth - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
          30. 'Fear No More' (Dirge For Fidele From Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream

          Tracks:

          1. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Big Chariot - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          2. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Old Lute - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          3. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Autumn Wind - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          4. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Herd-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          5. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Depression - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          6. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Dance Song - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          7. Folk Song Arrangements: Master Kilby - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          8. Folk Song Arrangements: The Shooting Of His Dear - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          9. Folk Song Arrangements: Sailor-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          10. Folk Song Arrangements: I Will Give My Love An Apple - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          11. Folk Song Arrangements: The Soldier And The Sailor - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          12. Gloriana: The Second Lt Song Of The Earl Of Essex - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          13. Anon In Love: Fain Would I Change That Note - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          14. Anon In Love: O Stay, Sweet Love - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          15. Anon In Love: Lady, When I Behold The Roses - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          16. Anon In Love: My Love In Her Attire - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          17. Anon In Love: I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          18. Anon In Love: To Couple Is A Custom - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          19. Four French Folk Songs: Reveillez-Vous - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          20. Four French Folk Songs: J'Ai Descendu - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          21. Four French Folk Songs: Le Rossignol - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          22. Four French Folk Songs: Marguerite, Elle Est Malade - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          23. O Mistress Mine - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          24. Nocturnal, Op.70 - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

          Tracks:

          1. Absence - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          2. What Then Is Love? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          3. I Saw My Lady Weep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          4. If She Forsake Me - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          5. Dear, If You Change - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          6. Come, Phyllis - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          7. Stay, Time - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          8. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          9. Weep You No More - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          10. When Laura Smiles - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          11. Fair, Sweet, Cruel - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          12. Shall I Sue? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          13. Sweet, Stay Awhile - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          14. Who Is It? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          15. Can She Excuse? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          16. Come, Heavy Sleep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          17. Wilt Thou Unkind, Thus Leave Me? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          18. Sorrow, Stay - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          19. The Lowest Trees Have Tops - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          20. Time's Eldest Son, Old Age - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          21. In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
          22. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Did'st Find - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

          Tracks:

          1. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Prld
          2. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Allemande
          3. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Courante
          4. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Sarabande
          5. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Bourree
          6. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Gigue
          7. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Prld
          8. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Fugue
          9. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Sarabande
          10. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Gigue
          11. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro Moderato - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          12. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Adagio - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          13. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          14. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          15. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Largo - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
          16. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm

          Tracks:

          1. Con: Allegro Preciso
          2. Con: Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
          3. Con: Allegretto Non Troppo
          4. Five Prlds: No.1 in e: Andantino Espressivo
          5. Five Prlds: No.5 in E: Andantino
          6. Five Prlds:No.3 in a: Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
          7. Five Prlds: No.4 in e: Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
          8. Five Prlds: No.2 in D: Poco Animato
          9. Twelve Etudes: No.1: Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
          10. Twelve Etudes: No.2: Allegro
          11. Twelve Etudes: No.3: Allegro Moderato
          12. Twelve Etudes: No.4: Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
          13. Twelve Etudes: No.5: Andantino
          14. Twelve Etudes: No.6: Poco Allegro
          15. Twelve Etudes: No.7: Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
          16. Twelve Etudes: No.8: Moderato
          17. Twelve Etudes: No.9: Tres Peu Anime
          18. Twelve Etudes: No.10: Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
          19. Twelve Etudes: No.11: Lent/Anime
          20. Twelve Etudes: No.12: Anime

          Tracks:

          1. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
          2. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
          3. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile
          4. Gtr Con: Andantino; Allegretto
          5. Gtr Con: Lento
          6. Gtr Con: Allegro Con Brio
          7. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Tranquillo
          8. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Interlude
          9. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Finale: Toccata

          Tracks:

          1. El Maestro: Pavana I
          2. El Maestro: Pavana V
          3. El Maestro: Pavana VI
          4. El Maestro: Fant XII
          5. El Maestro: Fant VIII
          6. El Maestro: Fant IX
          7. El Maestro: Tento I
          8. El Maestro: Pavana IV
          9. El Maestro: Fant XVI
          10. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book I: Fant V
          11. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book II: Fant V
          12. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book III: La Cancion Del Emperador
          13. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Fant VI
          14. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Arde Coracon Arde
          15. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro
          16. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book IV: O Gloriosa Domina (Seys Diferencias)
          17. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Conde Claros
          18. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Guardame Las Vacas
          19. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Tres Diferencias Por Otra Parte
          20. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Baxa De Contrapunto
          21. Fant

          Tracks:

          1. Fant, Op.30: Intro: Lentemente
          2. Fant, Op.30: Theme: Allegretto
          3. Fant, Op.30: Vars 1 To 5
          4. Fant, Op.7: Largo Non Tanto
          5. Fant, Op.7: Theme: Andante
          6. Fant, Op.7: Vars 1 To 7
          7. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Intro: Andante Largo
          8. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Theme: Andante Moderato
          9. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Vars 1 To 5
          10. Adagio, Op.2, No.1
          11. Polonaise, Op.2, No.2
          12. Intro And Rondo, Op.2, No.3: Andante/Allegro Moderato

          Tracks:

          1. Cuentos Para La Juventud: Dedicatoria
          2. La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla)
          3. Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca)
          4. Valses Poeticos
          5. Danza Espanola No.5
          6. Mallorca, Op.202
          7. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cataluna
          8. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
          9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Sevilla
          10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cadiz
          11. Cantos De Espana, Op.232 No.4: Cordoba

          Tracks:

          1. Mazurka in G
          2. Etude in A
          3. Marieta
          4. Capricho Arabe
          5. Prld in a
          6. Recuerdos De La Alhambra
          7. Serenata
          8. Tango Espagnol
          9. Guajira
          10. Popular Catalan Songs: The Night Of Christmas
          11. Popular Catalan Songs: The Nightingale
          12. Popular Catalan Songs: The Master
          13. Popular Catalan Songs: The Girl At The Spinning Wheel
          14. Popular Catalan Songs: Amelia's Will
          15. Popular Catalan Songs: The Thief's Song
          16. Popular Catalan Songs: Lament
          17. Popular Catalan Songs: The Son Of The Virgin
          18. Popular Catalan Songs: Riera's Heir
          19. Fandanguillo, Op.36
          20. Sevillana, Op.29
          21. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Soleares
          22. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Garrotin

          Tracks:

          1. Fant XIV
          2. Fant XXII
          3. La Cancion Del Emperador
          4. Conde Claros
          5. Fant X
          6. Prld And Allegro
          7. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Fandango
          8. Grand Solo, Op.14: Fernando Sor
          9. Rondo in a, Op.2 No.3

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Too beautiful for words.......2004-05-25

          If Julian Bream's recordings were letters, his would all be hand written rather than typed.

          5 out of 5 stars Guitar History.......2004-02-15

          Julian Bream not only plays the guitar, and the lute
          (although purists and I suspect Bream himself would say rather unconventionally), but most of all, Bream plays MUSIC. This is very, very important. There are many fine guitarists around today, but I doubt any could match Bream's sheer musicality when these recordings were made.
          This 28 CD box set is a lesson in music making, regardless of what instrument is being played. The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989. If you can find the complete box set or even any of the individual volumes, I suggest you make the purchase. (Shame on RCA and BMG for not keeping this box set and "all" the individual volumes in print.)
          Some of the higlights of Breams remarkable talent are his
          interpretations of Britten's "Nocturnal", Walton's "Five Bagatelles", the instrumental and vocal works (with tenor Peter Pears) of Dowland, the "first" complete guitar works of Villa-Lobos, a thorough history of the guitar in Spain from the Renaissance to the Present on period instruments, plus all the works that have become classical guitar standards by Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Albeniz, Rodrigo, plus the "new" standards by Brouwer, Arnold, Berkeley, Britten, Walton, etc.
          Music making of this caliber is rare indeed. Buy it if you can find it. Good Luck !

          5 out of 5 stars Best deal there is!.......2002-05-06

          If you can find this set buy it fast. There are not to many of these left out there. This has it all. Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.

          5 out of 5 stars Most excellent.......2001-08-18

          This a an wonderful collection of Julian Bream. He is the master of master . I always admire his talent as a genius of this centure.

          5 out of 5 stars Julian Bream, The Genius.......1999-01-09

          Who don't want to have a wonderful classical guitar collection? Well, this pack consists in 28 CDs, more than 1.000 minutes of music, distribuited by different titles as Baroque Guitar, Spanish Guitar, etc. Some highlights are here, like Asturias, Fernando Sor variations on Mozart's Magic Flute, Paganini Grand Sonata, all Preludes and Etudes of Villa-Lobos, and, well, lots of really good things. Also, there are some cds Julian Bream plays Guitar with Orchestra, or with Harpsichords. Ah, he plays lute in some too. Unfortunately, there are 2 or 3 cds where a tenor sings and another which a woman says some poems, and those, in my opinion, are not very nice. So, it's a good collection, and if you can, buy it!!
          Bach:Fantasias/Preludes & Fugues
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            Bach:Fantasias/Preludes & Fugues
            Christiane Jaccottet
            Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B00000DUMH
            Release Date: 1992-05-04

            Music Review:

            1. Beethoven: Sonatas for piano No14; Sonatas for piano No23
            2. Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8
            3. Beethoven Symphonies 6 & 7
            4. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique/Corsaire
            5. Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique; Symphonic Poems
            6. Brahms: Liszt Piano Concertos
            7. Collection of Piano Music, Vol. 2
            8. Concerti Italiani
            9. Enrico Caruso Edition, Vol. 4: Verdi (I Lombardi, Macbeth, Rigoletto, Il trovatore)
            10. Evening with Joan Sutherland

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            Arc Artist Remix Collection [Import]

            Coste: 25 Études de Genre pour la Guitare

            Delalande - Te Deum / Gens, Piau, Steyer, Fouchécourt, Piolino, Corréas, Les Arts Florissants, Christie

            Duets: Vancouver 1989 [Import]

            Felicity: Senior Year [Soundtrack]

            Allendi

            Devils & Dust [DualDisc]

            Driftwood Pt. 2

            Caderno De Composicao [Import]

            Chaconne: Recital for Bass Clarinet & Piano

            California Dreaming [Import] [Original recording remastered]

            Cancion Infantil

            Cruisin [CD-single] [Import]

            Music By Benjamin Britten

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