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9. I Have Never Seen

10. Him Awari

11. No More Tears

12. I Will

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Average customer rating: SHE PLAYS OUT OF TUNE! Perfection Soul Quenching Expression Fire and Passion! Salerno-Sonnenberg: Adroit and Emotional

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg - It Ain't Necessarily So Claude Debussy , George Gershwin , Camille Saint-Saëns , William Kroll , Niccolo Paganini , Franz Schubert , Scott Joplin , Fritz Kreisler , Manuel de Falla , Sergey Prokofiev , Sergey Rachmaninov , Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , and Sandra Rivers Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg - Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Massenet Humoresque Speaking In Strings - A Musical Companion To The Film (1999 Documentary) / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Speaking in Strings Brahms: Violin Concerto in D/Bruch: Concerto #1 in G Minor; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg ASIN: B000002RSY Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

1. Praeludium And Allegro
2. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So
3. Clair de lune
4. Banjo And Fiddle
5. Liebesieid
6. Liebesfreud
7. Prelude
8. Cantabile
9. The Bee
10. The Easy Winners
11. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
12. Rondo
13. La Gitana
14. Suite populaire espagnole: Asturiana
15. Suite populaire espagnole: Jota
16. The Love For Three Oranges: March
17. Tempo di Minuetto
18. Vocalise Op.34 No.14

Customer Reviews:

SHE PLAYS OUT OF TUNE!.......2005-08-16

Yes, she does: her sound is horribly thin, and she can't play the highest notes strong enough, so that they wither away and disappear into silence. Even the darkest, lowest notes come out weakly, so one can't argue that she has trouble just with the upper registers: her whole playing is terribly bad. She does have
a good vibrato, but I fear that if her sound were not thin, the vibrato would make even the darkest melody sound pathetic.

Hahn is all right (not excellent, nor good, just right for
some provincial recital hall) as long as she keeps to the lower pitch range (perhaps she should be playing the bass fiddle!), Shaham does everything only passably, and Chang has some passion and feeling but no strength to express it, but Salerno-Sonnenberg is bad across the board. There maybe a passably competent technique in her playing (that is, she can get the melody across), but she plays out of tune - the sound is disgusting!

I know how crazy this piece of writing must sound among so many raves, but there's no other way to explain the horribly weak, thin sound of the violin in this recording. Perlman, who suffered all his life from weak health, even in such difficult pieces as Beethoven's Kreutzer sonata was able to produce a full-bodied sound - and this, when he was well past his sixties.

But then again, Salerno-Sonnenberg is not alone in showing such a lack of... no, this is not about inborn talent. I doubt some child can pick up a violin and play in tune without first listening to a competent elder's playing. After the most basic education in music performance, it is just a question of getting a good recording of a piece, and practicing till one gets a relatively equal sound.

I harbored great hopes for Salerno-Sonnenberg when I read about her troubled life, the attacks she had to face from critics, her attempted suicide. I was letting myself be deceived by that old Romantic cliché, that pain makes for good art. But this is not about discovering or rediscovering unknown masterpieces, but about interpreting establish ones, and a Paganini doesn't have the "extended techniques" present in many postmodern pieces where noise passes for music, so in this case a standard called in-tune playing exists, and she doesn't perform up to it. But this judgement depends on my senses. If you don't believe me, you can find out whether I am right, or whether I am just another flea-like critic from the incestuous music business, by comparing Salerno-Sonnenberg's playing to that of any famous solo violinist whose career started in the 60's or 50's - when gesticulating wasn't equated with playing.

Perfection.......2004-11-02

Salerno-Sonnenberg's passionate, elegant, heartbreaking interpretations of these wonderful selections is perfectly paired with Sandra Rivers at the piano. I shall never forget their performance of "Claire de lune," the Kreisler pieces, or the exquisite Rachmaninov "Vocalise." In her hands, the violin becomes voice and reeds and brass -- transcending itself and taking the audience right along.

Soul Quenching Expression.......2003-10-12

Making great music lies in the ability to express things words can't, to touch the soul, capture the moment and move the heart.

It takes a great artist to perform great music!

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is such an artist and this release is one of her many gifts to the music loving world!

Fire and Passion!.......2000-11-14

Check out Track #5 - Liebesieid - for a small sampling of the tremendous emotional pull of Nadja's playing. I have several CDs of Itzhak Perman, and Anne-Sophie Mutter, but no violinist matches Nadja's gift of making each piece her own - you know that she truely feels the music - it flows through her - and it isn't just a dry technical playing of the piece.

Salerno-Sonnenberg: Adroit and Emotional.......1999-07-05

What separates Salerno-Sonnenberg from other violinists is the pure emotion conveyed in her music. The power, sorrow or joy she expresses at any given moment is almost palpable. In fact, I remember listening to the first track on It Ain't Necessarily So and literally getting goosbumps. It's a stunning Kreisler piece that steadily builds in strength and tempo. Sonnenberg capitalizes on these elements, offering an unforgettable delivery. Many of the tracks on the album emit such raw energy -- It Ain't Necessarily so is not an album that will put one to sleep. Beyond strength, what makes this album worthwhile is the diverse selection of music. Of course Salerno-Sonnenberg interprets Kreisler, but she also plays Gershwin, Kroll, Schubert and even the jazz of Scott Joplin. The one complaint I have about this album is the sonics. For such a great musician, I think EMI could have recorded a little bit more dynamically. But don't let this keep you from owning the album. It's a truly great one.

Average customer rating: Simply the best Granados piano recording we have Ravishing...

Granados: Goyescas No1-6; Valses poéticos H147 Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Granados: Spanish Dances Granados Albeniz: Iberia Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas Favourite Spanish Encores ASIN: B000002S49 Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

1. I. Los Requiebros
2. II. Coloquio En La Reja
3. III. El Fandango De Candil
4. IV. Quejas, O La Maja Y El Ruisenor
5. V. El Amor Y La Muerte (Balada)
6. VI. Epilogo (Serenata Del Espectro)
7. El Pelele

Tracks:

1. I. Mazurca
2. II. Recitativo Y Berceuse
3. III. *** (El Poeta Y El Ruisenor)
4. IV. Allegretto (Pequena Danza)
5. V. Epilogo (Allegro Appassionato - Andantino Spianato)
6. Introduccion/No.1. Melodico
7. No.2. Tempo De Vals Noble
8. No.3. Tempo Del Vals Lento
9. No.4. Allegro Humoristico/No.5. Allegro (Elegante)
10. No.6. Quasi Ad Libitum (Sentimental)
11. No.7. Vivo
12. Coda (Presto Y Tempo Del Primer Vals)
13. Preludio
14. I. Anoranza
15. II. Ecos De La Parranda
16. III. Vascongada
17. IV. Marcha Oriental
18. V. Zambra
19. VI. Zapateado

Customer Reviews:

Simply the best Granados piano recording we have.......2000-09-17

I encountered this recording, that dates from the early sixties, for the first time on a Musical Heritage Society double LP that one commentator had remarked "sounded like Hispavox recorded it off a public address system". Even so, these wonderful recordings communicated the essence of Granados' inspiration in perfumed and ecstatic performance by Ms. De Larrocha. Now we have this excellent CD transfer that puts everything right sonically and lets us enjoy the music undistracted. Since this recording was not the artist's last word on the subject, why not buy her later performance? The reason is that this is the ne plus ultra of Granados recordings- the summit of achievement that will become one of your all-time favorite piano records.

Ravishing..........1999-05-26

Gorgeously played, sumptuously written. Nobody can play this music like Alicia de Larrocha. Recording noise notwithstanding, it's still fabulous and I'm buying my second copy.

Average customer rating: Piano/Dreams

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Tracks:

1. Erik Satie: Gymnopidie No.1 - Lent et douloureux
2. Franz Liszt: Rjve D'Amour No. 3 in A-flat major
3. Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Octobre - Chant D'Automne
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in A minor, Ks. 310 - II. Andante catabile con espressione
5. Ludwig van Beethoven: : Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight - I. Adagio sestenuto
6. Robert Schumann: : Fantaisie in C major, Op. 17 III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
7. Sergei Rachmaninov: Eligie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No.1
8. Paderewski: Nocturne in B flat, Op. 16 No. 4
9. Erik Satie: Gnossienne No.1
10. Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante difunte
11. George Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
12. George Gershwin: Love Walked In

Tracks:

1. Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
2. Edvard Grieg: Notturno in C major (Pihces lyriques, Op. 54 No. 4)
3. Alexander Scriabin: Prilude in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 No. 8
4. Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1
5. Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor
6. Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Annis de phlerinage, I. La Suisse)
7. Claude Debussy: La soiree dans Grenade
8. Artur Rubinstein: Melody In F
9. Maurice Ravel: Ondine (from Gaspardde la nuit)
10. Francis Poulenc: Improvisations in C minor, FP 176 No.15- Hommage A Edith Piaf
11. Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in F- sharp minor, Op. 23
12. Gabrilovich: Melodie in F
13. Leos Janacek: On the Overgrown Path
14. Samuel Barber: Sonate Op. 26 - III. Adagio mesto
15. Roger Quilter: The Crimson Petal
16. Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence (from 3 Preludes)

Customer Reviews:

Piano/Dreams.......2003-02-24

I love this cd so much I been play in my store all time and so many customers come up to ask what's cd are we playing and where to get it, i give them all information I know. we love it.

Average customer rating: Beautiful Music superlative performances. MY MOTHER AND I LOVED THE MUSIC

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Tracks:

1. Love Dream: No. 3 In A Flat Major
2. Prelude In D Flat Major ('Raindrops'), Op. 28 No. 15
3. Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor ('Moonlight'): Adagio sostenuto
4. Clair de Lune: Suite Bergamasque
5. Berceuse In D Flat Major Op. 57
6. 'Fur Elise' WoO 59
7. Scenes From Childhood Op. 15-7: Dreaming
8. Songs Without Words Op. 62-5: Venetian Barcarole Song
9. Sonata Op. 13 No. 8 In C Minor ('Pathetique'): adagio cantabile
10. Fantasy No. 2 In D Minor KV 397
11. Flower Piece Op. 19 In D Flat Major
12. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major KV 467: 'Elvira Madigan', Andante
13. Impromptu In A Flat Major Op. 142-2
14. Melody In F Op. 3-1 (Add)

Tracks:

1. Evening Harmony In D Flat Major - Etude d'execution transcendante Nr. 11 - Liszt
2. Nocturne In G Major Op. 37-2 - Chopin
3. La fille aux cheveux de lin: Prelude - DeBussy
4. Scenes From Childhood Op. 15-2: Child Falling Asleep - Schumann
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21: Larghetto - Chopin
6. Valse nonchalante Op. 110 (Add)
7. Berceuse (Add) - Liszt
8. Meditation (Add)
9. Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto - Rachmaninov
10. Nocturne In D Flat Major Op. 27-2 - Chopin

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major Op.73 ('Emperor'): Adagio un poco moto
2. Romance Op. 5 (Add)
3. Love Song ('Erotic') - Lyrical Piece No. 21
4. Love Dreams: No. 1: 'The Love Of Loves'
5. Love Dreams: No. 2: 'Blessed Death'
6. Valse romantique (Add)
7. Fantasy Pieces: In The Evening Op. 12-1
8. Fantasy Pieces: Soaring Op. 12-2
9. Nocturne In G Minor Op. 37-1
10. Prelude In C Sharp Minor Op. 3-2
11. Elegies Op. 34
12. Elegies Op. 34: Elegies Op. 34 (Cont.)
13. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: Andante

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music.......2007-01-10

This is a great set of CD's. The music is beautiful and soothing. It's also a great price for 3 CD's.

superlative performances........2001-05-25

You will not find any superstar pianists on this CD but in my view the pieces in this collection have rarely been better performed. The Chopin and Liszt pieces, in particular, are priceless.

MY MOTHER AND I LOVED THE MUSIC.......1998-11-19

THE SONG WIND BENETH MY WINGS HOLDS A DEAR PLACE IN MY HEART IT WAS MY MOMS FAVORITE SONG AND WAS PLAYED AT HER MEMORIAL SERVICE NOW I CANT FIND IT ON CD

Average customer rating: Nightingale 's farewell! Wonderful realization of Granados the artist Lost artistry recovered

The Composer as Pianist Manufacturer: Pierian ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maurice Ravel: The Composer as Pianist and Conductor Claude Debussy: The Composer as Pianist Bartók Plays Bartók Alexander Scriabin: The Composer as Pianist ASIN: B000051ZMS Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

1. Goyescas: Flattery
2. Goyescas: Dialogue At The Window
3. Goyescas: Candlelit Fandango
4. Goyescas: Laments Or The Maja And The Nightingle
5. Spanish Dances: No.5 Andelusian
6. Spanish Dances: No.7 Valencian
7. Spanish Dances: No.10 Melancholy
8. Poetic Waltzes: Intro/Melodic Waltz/Passionate Waltz/Slow Waltz/Humorous Waltz/Brilliant Waltz...
9. Son No.9 in B flat (Welte - Mignon WM.2782, Circa 1912)
10. Son No.9 in B flat (Odeon, 78 RPM Disc, 1913, 68671, Matrix XS 1509)

Customer Reviews:

Nightingale 's farewell!.......2005-10-21

The ineffable and fragile figure of that poet and composer Enrique Granados revives thanks to the invaluable efforts of this new label that so many jewels have legated us. Listening that artist we can realize his powerful sensibility and Spanish charm.

The author of Goyescas plays with Iberian passion, Granados had "duende" something like special charisma to magnetize and mesmerize the people who surrounded him.

Go for this treasured album. Absolutely gratifying.

Wonderful realization of Granados the artist.......2001-07-04

Granados' music enjoys nothing like the fame it ought. This album of Granados' own playing reaffirms the importance and vitality of his complex and expressive music. These recordings also highlight the fact that too little has been done with historic recordings from reproducing piano rolls; a properly restored instrument of this vintage (1905 - 1930) can produce tremendously musical results whose accuracy can often be documented(listen to CD's comparison tracks of Granados' Welte recording with his 78 rpm recording). In the absence of modern-quality recordings (or, in the case of Granados, no recordings OTHER than those on these piano rolls), such performances are indispensable in understanding pianists who departed before the advent of high fidelity recordings.

I highly recommend this recording.

Lost artistry recovered.......2001-03-03

For the past 70 years, music recorded on piano rolls has been treated as little more than a passing curiosity, if that. There have been earlier attempts (via vinyl recordings of piano rolls) to convey some of the unique interpretation of these late romantic/early 20th century performers, with little success.

With this CD, and the previous Pierian recording of Debussy playing his own works, the artist can finally be appreciated for his style & thoughts regarding performance of his music. Granados, like Debussy, made no phonograph recordings of his own music. His career was cut short when he was lost at sea, while traveling to Europe during WWI.

The pieces presented are played on a 1923 Feurich upright piano, which came from the factory with a Welte Mignon reproducing mechanism installed. This is the first time that the Welte mechanism has been accurately recorded, which gives the listener glimpses into the subtlety & shading of the composer's musical concepts. Each piece is dynamic & sounds as if the artist were in the room with you, seated at the piano. This was the concept that Edwin Welte had when he first devised the reproducing piano in 1904. In this CD that idea has finally be realized, for our enjoyment, again & again.

Average customer rating: A genius of poetry The Sublime and The Ridiculous

Claudio Arrau 3 (III) (Great Pianists of the Century series) - Chopin / Debussy / Granados / Liszt / Mozart / Schubert (2 CDs) Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Arrau, Claudio | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Daniel Barenboim Artur Schnabel Shura Cherkassky Rudolf Serkin Andrei Gavrilov ASIN: B00000JNPW Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 In C
2. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 In A Minor
3. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 In G
4. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 In E Minor
5. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 In D
6. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 In B Minor
7. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 In A
8. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 In F Sharp Minor
9. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 In E
10. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
11. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 In B
12. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 In G Sharp Minor
13. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F Sharp
14. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 In E Flat Minor
15. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D Flat 'Raindrop'
16. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B Flat Minor
17. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A Flat
18. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F Minor
19. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 In E Flat
20. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 In C Minor
21. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 In B Flat
22. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 In G Minor
23. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 In F
24. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 In D Minor
25. Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 45 - Chopin
26. Prelude In A Flat, Op. Posth. - Chopin
27. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 In C Minor
28. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 In F Sharp Minor
29. Quejas O La Maja Y El Ruisenor (From: Goyescas)
30. Aida: Danza Sacra E Duetto Final

Tracks:

1. Ann de prinage, Premi ann Suisse: Vallee D' Obermann
2. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 1 In C
3. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 2 In A Flat
4. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 3 In F Minor
5. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 4 In C Sharp Minor
6. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 5 In F Minor
7. Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 6 In A Flat
8. Images, Book 2: Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
9. Images, Book 2: Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
10. Images, Book 2: Poissons D'Or
11. Fantasia In C minor, KV 475 - Mozart

Customer Reviews:

A genius of poetry.......2005-05-28

Contrary to the bitter reviewer below, I find these collected perormances by Claudio Arrau to be wonderful. His tone and poetic intrepretation are on full display; something that "music lovers" will take full note of. His Debussy is the best!! The three editions of the series are great, and I advise all readers to avoid jaded and biased reviews. i.e. below

The Sublime and The Ridiculous.......2001-11-27

This set is truly a mixed bag. The Chopin Preludes are generally unsatisfactory; at best rather boring, with little invention (although his tone shines through admirably), at worst stodgy and choked. The crowning glory of the record is his rendition of Vallee d'Obermann; the colours, tone and sense of line here are remarkable and it is perfectly organised. The Debussy is not bad - the lack of ideas is compensated for by the man's exceptional richness of tone. When one listens to the Schubert Moments Musicaux as recorded by the aged Arrau, it is difficult to see why Philips continued recording with him. The reading is staid, turgid and plodding, with dreadfully mannered phrasing and articulation. Again, his tone almost comes to the rescue, but it's fighting a lost cause; these performances are nausea inducing and worthy of mockery - they must be avoided at all costs, especially since there are thousands of other superb versions (Richter, for example). If nothing else, they will make you laugh.

Average customer rating: On the Subject of Intelligent and Sensitive Recitals Lovely A Beautiful Disc A stunning burst onto the world stage Wonderful songs, and a singer with great potential

Magdalena Kozená - Love Songs (Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu) Antonin Dvorak , Bohuslav Martinu , Leos Janacek , Magdalena Kozená , and Graham Johnson Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs: Magdalena Kozena Magdalena Kozená - Le belle immagini (Mozart, Gluck, Myslivecek) Lamento French Arias Bach - Cantatas BWV 199, 179, 113 / Kozená · Towers · Padmore · Loges · Gardiner ASIN: B00004SDO1 Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. Love Songs: Oh, Our Love Does Not Bloom
2. Love Songs: Death Dwells In So Many A Heart
3. Love Songs: Now I Stumble Past The House
4. Love Songs: I Know That In Sweet Hope
5. Love Songs: Gentle Slumber Reigns Over The Countryside
6. Love Songs: Here In The Forest By A Brook
7. Love Songs: In The Sweet Power Of Your Eyes
8. Love Songs: Oh, Dear Matchless Soul
9. New Miniatures: The Rich Sweetheart
10. New Miniatures: The Forsaken Lover
11. New Miniatures: Lounging
12. New Miniatures: The Inquisitive Girl
13. New Miniatures: The Cheerful Girl
14. New Miniatures: The Unhappy Lover
15. New Miniatures: The Request
16. New Miniatures: The Tall Tower
17. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: Ponies On The Fallow Land
18. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: The Lost Little Slipper
19. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: A Religious Song
20. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: An Invitation
21. Four Songs: You Heartfelt Songs
22. Four Songs: Oh, That Was A Beautiful, Golden Dream
23. Four Songs: In Pain, My Heart Often Broods
24. Four Songs: Silence On The Mountains
25. Lullaby
26. Songs For One Page: Dew
27. Songs For One Page: Unlocking With A Single Word
28. Songs For One Page: Journey To The Beloved
29. Songs For One Page: The Footpath
30. Songs For One Page: At Mother's
31. Songs For One Page: The Virgin Mary's Dream
32. Songs For One Page: Rosemary
33. New Slovak Songs: So Tell Me
34. New Slovak Songs: I Had A Blouse
35. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Who Is The Posy For?
36. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: A Lover's Picture
37. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Little Posy
38. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Constancy
39. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Love
40. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Parting
41. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: My Lover's Horses
42. Good Night, My Darling

Amazon.com

The composers Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu might not be the names that first spring to mind when love songs are mentioned, yet this fascinating collection gives us a taste of what delights we have been missing. They range from seven Moravian folk songs, collected by Janácek at the turn of the century, to songs written by Martinu in the U.S. in 1942. There's also early Martinu--including songs he collected in Slovakia in 1920--plus the world-premiere recording of Songs for a Friend of My Country, a cycle he wrote in France in 1940 on his way to America. All of these songs are of interest in giving us another aspect of each composer's work; most have much more to offer. Many are achingly lovely, especially those by Dvorák--including his Op. 2, a reworking of four songs from a cycle he had written almost 20 years earlier, and Love Songs, a revision of eight songs from the same cycle. "Good night, my darling," from his 1886 cycle In Folk Tone, is worth the price of this CD alone. Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená, who put together the program, sings with pure, attractive tone. Graham Johnson is her excellent accompanist. --Richard Fawkes

Customer Reviews:

On the Subject of Intelligent and Sensitive Recitals.......2005-05-19

Combing the recorded literature to find CDs that showcase singers who not only own brilliant vocal gifts but who also possess the intelligence to program recordings of lesser known works in a sequence that makes for intelligent recitals, it is becoming more obvious that there are many singers who opt for purity of purpose rather than 'salesmanship' of careers in the PR arena. Magdalena Kozená is one of these gifted singers whose intelligence and sensitivity match her physical and vocal beauty.

LOVE SONGS is a tastefully selected panorama of lesser-known songs by Kozená's fellow countrymen (Czech) Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu. And while many of the Dvorák and Janácek songs have been occasionally heard in recitals, the Martinu "Songs for a Friend of My Country", an exquisitely beautiful work written in 1940, here receives its World Premiere recording. Kozená's voice is in prime condition for these songs and she is ably accompanied by pianist Graham Johnson. The special flavor of these Slavic emotions and songs has rarely been so well captured.

But over and above the beauty of Kozená's performance of these neglected masterpieces shines the glow of her sensitive programming. Recordings such as these are rare and should be included in the libraries of those who appreciate the lieder genre. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, May 05

Lovely.......2004-03-25

This is a beautifully performed selection of Czech lieder. Kozena has a lovely voice and sings with precision and nicely modulated emotion. The accompanying pianist, Graham Johnston, is excellent. Despite the title, not all these songs are love or romantic songs but all are well worth hearing. The selection of songs is excellent. Different listeners will prefer different songs. For me, the highlight of this recording are the rarely heard Martinu songs, many of which exhibit the lyrical aspect of his compositional style. Recommended strongly.

A Beautiful Disc.......2002-01-06

This is simply a magnificent recording. I like it better every time I put it on. The voice is fresh, supple, and expressive. I even find myself trying to learn some of the Czech words (from the translation in the booklet) they sound so nice. Both Kozena and the brilliant piano contributions by Graham Johnson are faithfully caught on the recording. There is enough variety and contrast that one doesn't tire in the least (over the generous 67 minutes of playing time) of hearing these playful, sometimes poignant, songs. One of the best discs, in terms of programming, performance, and sound quality, of the past couple of years.

A stunning burst onto the world stage.......2001-12-17

Magdalena Kozena is suddenly known around the world, thanks to this stunning disc of 42 lieder from her Czech homeland. Most of the songs are short - some come in under a minute, the longest 3-4 minutes. Each is a little gem and many have never been recorded before.

Kozena's voice is sheer delight. She does have resonances in her voice which are reminiscent of her compatriot, Lucia Popp, but is certainly a mezzo - although she has chosen her repertoire well so we hear no strain at the top. Her low resonances are delightful and consistent with her head voice. To compare Kozena's voice to that of the late diva (Popp), it is more pure, more consistent in tone from top to bottom, and doesn't have so much of the `squeezey' quality which Popp used to great effect in evincing the passion of her characters. Kozena can empty her voice of vibrato or let it out rich and full, and uses all her vocal resources to great effect in contrasting the individual songs. She has astoundingly mature lieder-singer's technique for such a young singer.

This recording rightly won a Gramophone award this year. Kozena deserves all the accolades she receives for this - doubtless all listeners will develop their own favourites from these delightful miniatures.

Wonderful songs, and a singer with great potential.......2000-10-08

What a wonderful, carefully thought out CD! Kozena obviously revels in these rarely performed songs by Dvorak, Martinu, and Janacek, and Johnson accompanies with his usual ease and sensitivity. What a pity the piano is balanced distantly -- we hear little of Johnson's variety of touch and dynamics. As for Kozena, she is obviously an intelligent musician with a voice of great potential. It is qutie beautiful as it is, yet the colour is still rather pale. Yes, there is something of the late Lucia Popp's timbre, yet it has little of Popp's depth and range of colour. BBC Legends released a CD of Popp a year ago which includes three Dvorak songs also sung by Kozena. The differences are quite marked -- while Kozena's timbre and interpretation suggests a dreamy yet earnest youth, Popp brings out an autumnal glow and a sharp pain that pierces at least this listener's heart. Kozena has started a wonderful career. Only time will tell how her voice will develop. I do hope it goes in the direction of Popp's unique lyric timbre. No one could ever equal Popp (perhaps it's obvious by now that Popp is my favorite singer of all time), but perhaps Kozena will become something of Popp's heir, while still being her own person. I hope so. But her musicality is not in question. Let's keep our ears open!

Average customer rating:

Earl Wild plays Spanish and French Gems Manufacturer: Ivory Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Wild, Earl | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques; Toccata; Fantasie in C Earl Wild's Legendary Rachmaninoff Song Transcriptions Earl Wild Plays the Russian Romantic Masters Earl Wild - Living History 'At 90' The Virtuosity of Earl Wild ASIN: B00000DCQP Release Date: 1998-09-10

Tracks:

1. El sombrero de tres picos: Danza del molinero
2. Espana, Opus 165: Malaguena
3. Suite espanola, Opus 47: Castilla (Seguidillas)
4. Images, Set l: Reflects dans l'eau
5. Iberia, Book 2: Triana
6. El Amor Brujo: Danza ritual del fuego
7. Doce danzas espanolas, Opus 37: Andaluza
8. Caprice epagnole, Opus 37
9. Preludes, Book l: Les collines d'Anacapri
10. Cancion y Danza No.8
11. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
12. Jeux d'eau
13. Images, Set ll: Poissons d'or
14. Goyescas: Quejas o la mafa y el ruisenor
15. Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso

Album Description

Earl Wild, considered by the critic Harold C. Schonberg to be the last of the grand Romantic pianists, plays fifteen of the most evocative Spanish and French tone-paintings. These musical landscapes by Falla, Albéniz, Debussy Granados, Moszkowski, Mompou and Ravel, are performed with the extraordinary finesse and sensitivity of a true Romantic Master. (ADD) Recorded 10/64, 10/65, 4/68. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded

Average customer rating: Tantalizing preview of good things to come RE: Glenn Gould Missing no one except Katia Skanavi Forget Somebody? Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis)

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler] Andrei Gavrilov , Walter Gieseking , Emil Grigoryevich Gilels , and Friedrich Gulda Manufacturer: Polygram Records Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Godowsky | Godowsky, Leopold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Andrei Gavrilov Martha Argerich Robert Casadesus Lyubov Bruk and Mark Taimanov ASIN: B00000DI3I Release Date: 1998-12-28

Tracks:

1. Waltz In G Flat, Op. 70 No. 1
2. Predule In B Flat Minor, Op. 28 No. 16
3. 'Paganini' Variations, Op. 35, Book 1: Variations 13 & 14
4. Transcendental Etude No. 5 In B Flat 'Feux follets' (excerpt)
5. Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 2
6. 'Annees de pelerinage' II: Sonetto 47 del petrarca
7. Etude In C, Op. 23 No. 2 'Staccato' (excerpt)
8. Sonata In D, Hob. XVI: 42 (Finale)
9. Suite No. 2 'Silhouettes: Coquette
10. Pieces de Clavecin: Le rappel des oiseaux
11. Mazurka In D, Op. 33 No. 2
12. The Months: Song Of The Lark
13. 'Preludes', Book I: La fille aux cheveux de lin
14. Impromptu No. 4 In F Minor, D. 935 (excerpt)
15. Etude In G Flat, Op. 25 No. 9 'Butterfly'
16. Intermezzo, Op. 4 No. 6
17. Ich ruf zu dir (Chorale-Prelude)
18. Sonata In C, K. 330 (finale) (excerpt)
19. Waltz In D Flat, Op. 70 No. 3
20. Standchen
21. Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 55 No. 2
22. Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Girls With Lilies
23. 'Preludes,' Book I: Minstrels
24. Prelude In B Minor
25. 'Paganini' Etude No. 5: La chasse
26. Carnaval: Chopin & Estrella
27. Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
28. French Suite No. 6 In E, BWV 817a: Bourree
29. Sonata In B Flat, D. 960 (Scherzo)
30. Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring
31. La jongleuse
32. Valse oubliee No. 1
33. Etude In F, Op. 10 No. 8

Tracks:

1. 'Iberia,' Book I (excerpt): Evocation
2. Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
3. Fantasies, Op. 116: Intermezzo In E
4. Etude Op. 2 No. 3
5. Lyrical Pieces, Op. 43: To The Spring
6. Intermezzo In C, Op. 119 No. 3
7. El Pelele (excerpt)
8. Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 6 'Double-thirds'
9. Waltz In C Sharp, Op. 39 No. 6
10. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Gluckes genug
11. Tarantelle, Op. 43
12. 'Preludes,' Book II: General Lavine - eccentric
13. Concert Etude No. 2 In F Minor 'La leggierezza (excerpt)
14. Mazurka In F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
15. Paganini Etude No. 3 'La campanella' (excerpt)
16. Minuet In G (excerpt)
17. Sonata In A, K. 212
18. French Suite No. 2, BWV 813: Courante
19. The Sleeping Beauty: Gavotte & Le canari qui chante
20. Berceuse, Op. 57
21. The Man I Love (excerpt) - Andre Previn
22. Etude-Tableau In C, Op. 33 No. 2
23. Prelude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12
24. Waltz In D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1' Minute'
25. Moment Musical In F Minor, D. 780 No. 5
26. 'Diabelli' Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco vivace)
27. Sonata No. 3 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 23 (2nd movement)
28. 'Annees de pelerinage' I: Au bord d'une source
29. Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825 (Prelude)
30. 'Etudes,' Book I: Etude No. 6
31. Nobody But You
32. Sonata In F, K. 107
33. Embraceable You
34. 'Diabelli' Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco vivace)
35. 'Preludes', Book I: La danse de Puck

Amazon.com

Philips' 100-volume Great Pianists of the 20th Century series is one of the most ambitious projects ever put together by a record company. For all the debate that will surely ensue over who was chosen and who was passed over, it's obvious that careful, loving attention has gone into the selection of content for the happy 72 to be admitted to this special pantheon (certain especially significant pianists are allotted two or even three volumes, such as Vladimir Horowitz). Each of the handsomely designed, sepia-tinted volumes--adorned with a black and white photo--contains two CDs and a thoughtful essay on the artist in question. Prospective buyers should be aware that this sampler volume offers only short vignettes (averaging between two and three minutes), along with a thumbnail sketch, for each pianist. Still, it's a smorgasbord of morsels that allow you to taste some of the major trends in philosophy and approach to the instrument throughout the century (and reaching well back into the 19th), and the overlap of repertory permits some fascinating quick comparisons as style and technique have evolved. Delve into some of the artists in the series--say Alfred Brendel or Martha Argerich--and trace in greater depth the piano's identity crisis. Is it, for example, a resonantly string-like instrument ideal for pastel shadings or a steely, percussive machine meant to express the hardness of the 20th century? There are countless discoveries to be made here, both for the connoisseur and for anyone taking the first step into getting acquainted with great keyboard artistry. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Tantalizing preview of good things to come.......2003-01-07

This is an introductory 2-CD set to introduce a very grand series of CD's featuring the 20th Century's greatest pianists.
As a sampler, there are some incredible jewels here, for example Nikita Magaloff's sparkling Chopin Tarantelle and Paganini Etude No.3: 'La Campanella' played excitingly by John Ogdon. There is even an early recording of Paderewski playing (predictably) Paderewski.

This sampler seems a bit of a Euro-centric, but the editors wisely chose to include Earl Wild doing Gershwin and Roslyn Tureck doing Bach. I ended up purchasing the Andre Watts volume from this series, and wondered what it would be like to own the whole shootin' match. I saw the entire CD series on display in a top notch music store in Germany--it was overwhelming to see the line of brown covers stretching impressively across an entire wall. The sampler is a good way to have a taste of this ambitious series of the giants of piano in the 20th Century. I listen to it often with great enjoyment.

RE: Glenn Gould.......2001-05-23

RE: Those of you who complained/rejoiced about Gould's abscence: he is not on the sampler, true, I believe for... purposes or something along those lines. Rudolf Serkin is also not included, but both are among the "greatest pianists of the 20th Century" set.

Missing no one except Katia Skanavi.......2001-04-19

I was pleased after reading the list of performers to see that Gould's machine-gun jiffy-pop piano "playing" is not included. I would like to hear more of Skanavi tho.

Forget Somebody?.......2000-09-21

Although I understand that it must have been very diffiult to decide which pianists got put in the collection, let alone a two-disc sampler, I still feel that any anthology of the piano (other than one highlighting the romantic era)should contain at least one piece by Gould, yet this one doesn't. Gould has been almost unanimously hailed as one of the most influential artist of the twentieth century, yet he is not included on this disc. Other than that, a great buy.

Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis).......1999-08-01

If you only purchase one classical piano cd in your entire life, this one should be it. All the masters, at their very best on it.

If you have piano cd's, this should be part of that collection. I purchased one, almost not believing what I read on the jacket. I'm telling my friends about this one, as I'm aware of no other CD having all those piano masters - - at any price?)...

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