10 Waltzes

On this CD:

1. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

2. Moments musicaux (6) for piano, D. 780 (Op. 94)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

3. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 1 in A flat major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

4. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 2 in A flat Major "Trauerwalzer"
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

5. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 14 in D flat Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

6. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 17 in A Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

7. Valses Sentimentales (34) for piano, D. 779 (Op. 50) No. 13 in A major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

8. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 26 in E Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

9. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 29 in D Major (Atzenbrugger No. 3)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

10. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 32 in F Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

11. Originaltänze (36) for piano (Erste Walzer), D. 365 (Op. 9) No. 35 in F Major
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

12. Waltzes (12) for piano ("Valses Nobles"), D. 969 (Op. 77) No. 9 in A Minor
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Walter Hautzig

Customer Reviews:

One of the best of the Masterworks series.......2007-07-06

Brilliant Classics' "Masterworks" series, if you can get them cheaply (and currently they go for about $1/CD from Amazon's France Web site), are a great way to amass a significant library of the works of several great computers. The production values and the performances themselves are uneven, and the interpretations are not always historically-informed (unlike the bulk of Brilliant's "Complete Editions" of the works of Bach and Mozart). But there are numerous gems in the rough in The Masterworks, and the economic value is unsurpassed, even if you were to throw away half of the CDs in each set.

You're unlikely to throw away much of this Schubert collection though. This seems to be the finest of the Masterworks sets, with a succession of solid, often first-rate performances of most of the major Schubert works. Here's what you get:

- The symphonies, performed by The Hanover Band in a historically-informed style. Very interesting performances perhaps marred by an odd recording balance that makes the woodwinds sound distant. Takes up four CDs
- The six Latin masses. Also the Deutsche Messe in the version with wind instruments. Five CDs in all
- Edison Denisov's completion of Schubert's unfinished dramatic work Lazarus (2 CDs, Helmuth Rilling's premier recording)
- The last four string quartets (including the Quartettsatz) with #9 thrown in. Also the octet, piano quintet ("The Trout"), string quintet and both piano trios. In short all the canonical chamber works. Performances are strong, and well recorded
- Two CDs of violin/piano duets, including Op. 137 and Op. 162
- 19 of the 21 "canonical" piano sonatas (missing #7 and #12) as well as the Moments Musicaux, Impromptus, German Dances, Wanderer Fantasy and several other piano works, 11 CDs in all. As with the chamber music, the performances and recordings are strong, often stunning
- Two CDs of piano duets, including the Divertissements and D. 617
- Song cycles: Die Schöne Müllerin, Winterreise, Schwanengesang, and four CDs of standalone songs, including such "standards" as Erlkönig and Gretchen am Spinnrade. The singers are a bit uneven here, ranging from standouts Robert Holl, Deitrich Fischer-Dieskau and John Shirley-Quirk to the somewhat shrill Arleen Augér

Missing from the collection is Rosamunde, and a number of famous songs: Die Forelle (The Trout), Death and the Maiden, Ellens Gesang III (the so-called Ave Maria, D. 839), Der Hirt auf dem Felsen and Der Wanderer. But you do have almost all the important instrumental works, and most of the vocal works generally considered to be essential, with some padding added in the form of minor works such as the parochial Deutsche Messe, the German Dances, and the modernist-informed completion of Lazarus by the 20th Century Russian composer Denisov.

As with the other Masterworks sets, there are no program notes. You'll need to do your own research. Answers.com is a good starting point for Schubert compositions. There are also no song texts or translations provided, so again you'll need to track down your own. Try "The Lied and Art Song Texts Page" for lieder lyrics and translations. Hunt down a good price on this collection, browsing one of Amazon's European sites if necessary, and treat yourself to many hours of lovely music for the cost of a modest night out.

Will not buy this.......2007-03-16

I can't see D965 or D945 on this 40 disks worth of Schubert. Bizarre! There are so many great songs missing it scares me.

Worth it!.......2006-12-19

One of the best in "The Masterpices" series. Many of the discs (the symphonies in particular) were licensed from Nimbus and other full-line labels. Not all that long ago these discs would have set you back $18 to $20 a piece. That said, I still wouldn't part with my Hyperion collection. 40 CD's at this price... you can't go wrong.

Great way to jumpstart a schubert collection.......2006-12-19

Hartmut Holl, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Stephanie Brown, and Jaime Laredo as well as the Stuttgart Bach Collegium performing Schubert are hardly "left-behind artists and ensembles" as the previous naysayer states. These are licensed from major label releases and from the original masters issued at a bargain price, especially for the number of discs you get. Sound quality ranges from good to excellent. Good for all Schubertians and anyone who wants to jumpstart a Schubert collection.

Better to Pick a Few First-rate Performances.......2006-11-14

This is a bargain in dollar/listening time ratio, but who cares? There are many second-rate performances by left-behind artists and ensembles. Obviously the economics of resurrecting disks that don't require royalties has been the driving factor of selection. (On the other hand, the complete edition boxed sets of Bach and Mozart, which you'll find if you look, are stupendous successes artistically.)

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A Treasury Of Golden Classics

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000LJP
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Moment Musical, F-Minor
Impromptu, A Flat-Major - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Rrie
Song of Spring
Seasons: Octorber, Op.37
Waltz C Sharp-Minor, Op. 64/2
To Spring
Erotic
Prelude to Rain Drops, Op. 28 No. 15, D Flat-Major
Consolation, E-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Liebestraum, A Flat-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Revolution, C-Minor, Op. 10/12
Waltz, A Flat-Major, Op. 69/1 - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Waltz No. 2, A Flat-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,

Tracks:

Musical Moments - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
In the Evening - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Rise - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Why? - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Dreaming - The New Philharmonic Orchestra
Nocturne Es-Major - The New Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltz Cis-Minor
Etude Cis-Minor - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Etude C-Minor
Consolation - London Festival Orchestra
Barcarolle June - London Festival Orchestra
Prelude Cis-Minor - London Festival Orchestra

Tracks:

Light Cavalry, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
Beatiful Galath Overture - London Festival Orchestra
(Die) Banditernstreiche, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
Poet and Peasent, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
William Tell, Overture - London Festival Orchestra

Tracks:

Dorfschwalben, Op. 164 - London Festival Orchestra
Artist's Life
Love Songs, Op. 114
Voices of Spring, Op. 410
Vienna Bonbons, Op. 307

Tracks:

Merry Wives of Windsor
Tannhuaser
Magic Flute

Tracks:

Seasons: Febuary (Carneval)
Seasons: October (Autumn Song)
For Elisa (Fur Elise)
Arietta
Waltz
Song for Native Country (Heimatlied)
Prelude, E-Minor, Op. 28/4
Prelude, C-Minor, Op. 28/20
Prelude, H-Minor, Op. 28/6
Prelude, A-Major, Op. 28/7
Mazurka, F-Minor, Op. 63/2
Mazurka, C Sharp-Minor, Op. 63/1
Fantasy, D-Minor
(From Children Scenes) Foreign People & Countries
Enough Luck
Important Event
Knight of the Hobby Horse
Almost Too Serious
Frightening
Child Is Dozing Off
Great Poet's Speech
Song Without Words, Op. 62/3
Scherzo
Three Preludes: E-Minor, Op. 11/4
Three Preludes: D-Major, Op. 11/5
Three Preludes: E-Major, Op. 11/9

Tracks:

Prelude, C-Major 848
Giga, B-Major BWV 825
Fantasy, D-Minor KV 397
Rondo Alla Turca, A-Minor
Moonlight Sonata, Cis-Mnor Op. 21/2: Quasi Una Fantasia, Adagio ...
Impromptu, As-Major 142
Moment Musical, F-Minor, Op. 94
(From Scenes of Childhood) Lucky Enough
(From Scenes of Childhood) Important Moment
(From Scenes of Childhood) Dreamings
(From Songs Without Words) Venetian Gondola Song. Op. 30/6
Minute Waltz, As-Major
Fantasy-Impromptu
(From Lyric Pieces) For Spring, Op. 43
(From Lyric Pieces) Erotic, Op. 43
Love Dream No. 3
October, Op. 37a
Waltz, As-Major

Tracks:

Poet and Peasant
Interlude from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
Marinarella
Wedding March
Sabre Dance
Dreary Waltz
March of Florence
Carmen Suite No. 1: Prelude/Aragonia/Interlude/Segedilla/Dragons ...
Carment Suite No. 2: Smugglers March/Harbanera/Nocturno Song of ...

Franz Schubert: Sonata in B flat Major/6 Moments Musicaux/10 Waltzes

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Franz Schubert: Sonata in B flat Major/6 Moments Musicaux/10 Waltzes

Manufacturer: Connoisseur Society
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009LXR
Release Date: 1996-08-01

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