Romantic Moments From The Piano Concerto
On this CD:
1. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 II. Andante
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Mozart Festival Orchestra
with Svetlana Stanveca
Conducted by Alberto Lizzio
2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 II. Largo
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Ljubljana Radio Orchestra
with Dubravka Tomsic
Conducted by Paul Kantschieder
3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 I. Allegro Molto Moderato
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Ljubljana Radio Orchestra
with Dubravka Tomsic
Conducted by Anton Nanut
4. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 II. Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Mozart Festival Orchestra
with Svetlana Stanveca
Conducted by Alberto Lizzio
5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 II. Adagio
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Ljubljana Radio Orchestra
with Dubravka Tomsic
Conducted by Anton Nanut
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 I. Moderato
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Tubingen Medical Orchestra
with Robert-Alexander Bohnke
Conducted by Norbert Kirchmann
Romantic Moments From The Piano Concerto, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergey Rachmaninov, Alberto Lizzio, Anton Nanut, Norbert Kirchmann, Paul Kantschieder, Ljubljana Radio Orchestra, Mozart Festival Orchestra, Tubingen Medical Orchestra, Dubravka Tomsic, Robert-Alexander Bohnke, Svetlana Stanceva, Svetlana Stanveca, Classical, Concerto, Piano Concerto
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ASIN: B00000I076
Release Date: 1999-02-02 |
Tracks:
- Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet
- Song To The Moon
- Komm Mit Mir Ins Chambre Separee
- Etude From Op.10 No. 3 In E Major
- O Mio Babbino Caro (O My Darling Boy)
- Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
- Violin Concerto No.3 In G Major, K.216: Adagio
- Spharenklange (Music Of The Spheres)
- Giuditta: Meine Lippen, Sie Kussen So Heiss
- Plaisis D'amour
- Wiener Lied (Viennese Song)
- Adagio From Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K.622
- Serenata
- Die Letzte Rose (The Last Rose)
- The 'New World' Symphony: Far From Home, Largo
- Romeo & Juliet: Love Theme
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Set the table, open the wine, light some candles. Slip on this disc. Let the gentle sounds of André Rieu's slippery fiddle and fur-tipped orchestra lull you with classical music's most memorable soothers, from "O Mio Babbino Caro" and "Plasir D'Amour" to the largo from Dvorák's New World Symphony and Nino Rota's "A Time for Us," which opens and closes the collection. Lightweight stuff, yes, but ingenuously arranged and performed, and the ribbon of reverb that surrounds the orchestra will please erstwhile Mantovani fans. --Jed Distler
Customer Reviews:
Romantic Moments.... Andre Rieu.......2007-02-24
Love this music & Andre Rieu is popular with not only my husband & myself but with our children & parents. It's fun & a wonderful way to introduce the classics to any & all lovers of music.
Andre Rieu - Romantic Moments.......2006-08-31
Oh, So beautiful---- every track!!!!! My personal favorite has to be the soothing SERENATA. So, get comfy, put on the headphones so you won't miss a single note...... Andre Rieu's violin is magical!!!!!
Decent playing, lousy arrangements.......2005-11-11
Well, apparently I'm in the minority, but I found this CD disappointing. I bought it because I fell in love with "Song to the Moon" when I heard it on the radio, but this track and possibly the "Londonderry Air" are the only ones worth listening to. Although the melodies chosen for this album are indeed beautiful, the arrangements (Rieu's own) are poorly done. I would much more highly recommend Joshua Bell's Romance of the Violin, which has a similar theme, albeit restricted to classical tunes.
Forget the hype, this is great music.......2005-08-04
Try not to think about the cheesy "Andre Rieu in Tuscany" PBS special. This is a very pleasing program of selections of great romantic melodies, beautifully arranged. Few people are going to purchase a CD of Dvorak's Rusalka just to hear "Song to the Moon" so this is the place to hear it. And it's even better on Rieu's violin than in the original vocal version. Rieu plays perfectly in tune (not always easy in the higher registers of the violin) and has exquisite phrasing that brings out the musicality of even the most over-recorded selections.
Rhieu's arrangements (with Jo Huijts) have hints of "beautiful music" (think Ray Coniff) but only hints, and the result is very tasteful. For example, the piano obligato under the strings on "O mio babbino caro" makes you wish that Puccini had thought of that.
This is a wonderful album to listen to while relaxing and would make a great gift for someone who appreciates classical music but doesn't have specific preferences.
Music That Will Touch Your Heart.......2004-12-05
This one is one of my favorites of Andre Rieu. It's very romantic. It reminded me of my honeymoon in Vienna. I like to play it at home a lot. It lifts the spirit and touches the heart. Made me cry one time.
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- Curzon and Solti: Tchaikovsky's nightmare
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Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Customer Reviews:
Curzon and Solti: Tchaikovsky's nightmare.......2007-06-26
Heavyhanded Solti and the VPO and Curzon who's tempi unsettled Solti, unorganic, affected, ridiculous are the words that come to mind! This is almost as bad as Toradze and Gergiev! Do not waste your money: Solti and Tchaikovsky do not go hand in hand and Curzon has nothing to say with this piece.
On LP the recorded sound is not bad although the piano has some very strange tone in low midrange register.
I'll take the perhaps too lively Katchen/Gamba anytime over this stale, pompous effort!
More Classic Curzon.......2006-02-14
After enjoying (and reviewing) the previous two installments of pianist Clifford Curzon's Decca Recordings in the "Original Masters" series, I was delighted to pick up Volume 3 over the holidays. The performances on this six disc set span nearly thirty-five years, from a 1937 orchestrated account of Schubert's "Wanderer" Fantasy with Sir Henry Wood and the Queen's Hall Orchestra, to a final disc of all Schubert, the majority of which was made in 1971. In between are many brilliant concerto recordings, and though some have been previously available on CD, all have been out-of-print for some time. The true gems are paired on disc four -- the 1959 stereo Grieg with Fjeldstad and the London SO (my personal favorite -- I had the old "Classic Sound" series CD), and the 1957 mono Brahms No. 2 with Knappertsbusch and Vienna. Coming in a close second is disc three's coupling of the Tchaikovsky 1st, with Solti leading Vienna in stereo from 1958, and the Rachmaninov 2nd, with Boult and the LPO in mono from 1955. The remaining two Concerto performances -- Mozart's 23rd and Brahms' 1st -- are regrettably from the 1940s and suffer from both mediocre sound and comparatively uninspired conducting (Neel and Jorda respectively). Rounding out this set are 1952 performances of the two Mozart Piano Quartets with members of the Amadeus Quartet, and an entire disc (no. 5) of stereo Liszt solo piano works. In all, this is a great collection, and here's to hoping there is enough material in the vaults to produce a Volume 4!
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Customer Reviews:
Interesting, and so cheap!.......2005-03-17
In response to the reviewer below, yes, some of the recordings do not have the best sound quality. But that's not what this is about, it's about great recordings of the century.
There are two discs, each with about 18 tracks, averaging about 4 minutes each, of excerpts and individual movements of the some of the most famous of the 150 "GROCs."
In the booklet it has a few interesting (sometimes not that interesting) facts about each of the 150 performances.
If you don't mind excerpts of pieces or isolated movements, this would be a worthwhile purchase, especially for the bizarrely reasonable price.
Not that great.......2004-11-19
If this is supposed to be an album of "the greatest" -- I wasn't too impressed. The quality didn't seem that good and the selections, well, not all that popular to my mind.
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ASIN: B00099XC0C
Release Date: 2000-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Ode to Joy
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Air
- Psalm XIX
- Bridal Chorus
- Trumpet Voluntary
- Canon in D
- Fanfare and Bridal Chorus
- Trumpet Tune
- Lord's Prayer
- Ave Maria
- Arioso in a
- Wedding March
- Hornpipe
- Rondeau
- Rejoissance (The Rejoicing)
Product Description
Traditional Wedding Songs and Marches featuring String Quartet and Trumpet
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The Art of Piano
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ASIN: B00002MXNC
Release Date: 2000-05-09 |
Tracks:
- The Art Of Piano: Hungarian Rhapsody In C Sharp Minor, S. 244 No .2 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No .2 - ART OF THE PIANO
- Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No.2 In E Flat Minor - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Prelude In B Minor, Op. 32, No. 10 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Etude In F Major, Op. 10, No .8 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Variations On A Theme From Bizet's 'Carmen' - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Grand Galop Chromatique, S. 219 - ART OF THE PIANO
- Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': I Allegro Assai - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Polonaise In A Flat Major, Op. 53 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Etude In C Major, Op. 10, No. 7 - ART OF THE PIANO
- The Art Of Piano: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - ART OF THE PIANO
Tracks:
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: I Allegro moderato - Various Artists
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: II Andante con moto - Various Artists
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: III Rondo. Vivace - Various Artists
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 1: Prelude And Fugue In C Major, BWV 846 - Various Artists
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 8: Prelude In E Flat Minor And Fugue In D Sharp Minor, BWV 853 - Various Artists
- Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': I Allegro assai - Various Artists
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- Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata': III Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto - Various Artists
Tracks:
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23: I Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito - Various Artists
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23: II Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I - Various Artists
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23: III Allegro con fuoco - Various Artists
- The Art Of Piano: Sonata In B Minor, L. 449 - Various Artists
- The Art Of Piano: La Valse - Various Artists
- Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: I Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato - Various Artists
- Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: II Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile - Various Artists
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Paderewski's rendition of Hungarian Rhapsody's perfect.......2004-12-04
I've listened to Hungarian Rhapsody rendered by 3 different artists, and Paderewski's rendition's by far the best. In fact, his version compared to, say, Misha Dichter's in "The #1 Piano Album" is so much superior that I could not bear to listen to Misha's version. While Misha obviously paid plenty attention to technical details, Paderewski effortlessly captured the true beauty of the piece - and conveyed it with near perfection. If you love Liszt or Hungarian Rhapsody or Paderewski, buy this album. Or if you just love classical music at its best, get it too!
Treasure recordings on this CD unbelievable!.......2000-08-11
If you want to hear Josef Hoffman play buy this CD. If you want to hear Arthur Rubinstein play buy this CD. All of the Great Pianists of the Century. A joy to listen to!
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Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Recordings
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ASIN: B000003FB7
Release Date: 1992-09-15 |
Tracks:
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Moderato; Allegro
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Allegro ma non tanto
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Intermezzo: Adagio
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Finale: Alla breve
Tracks:
- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Vivace
- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Andante
- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Allegro vivace
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation II: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation III: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV: Piu vivo
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation X: Poco marcato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XI: Moderato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XII: Tempo di minuetto
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIII: Allegro
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIV: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XV: Piu vivo scherzando
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVII: (Allegretto)
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XX: Un poco piu vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXI: Un poco piu vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXII: Un poco piu vivo (Alla breve)
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
Tracks:
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Tracks:
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- Sonata D. 574 In A: Allegro moderato
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- Sonata, Op. 45 In C Minor: Allegro molto ed appassionato
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- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Thema: Allegretto
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation I
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation II
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation III
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation IV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation V
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation IX
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation X
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XI
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- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXXI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXXII
- Return Home
- Polish Songs: The Maiden's Wish
- Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
- Schwanengesang: Serenade
- Polonaise No. 2 In E
- Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
- Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 4 In A Flat
- Concert Etude No. 2: Gnomenreigen
- Orfeo ed Euridice: Melodie
- Etude, Op. 104b, No. 2 In F
- Etude, Op. 104b, No. 3 In A Minor
- Spanisches Liederspeil: The Smuggler
- Minuet, Op. 14, No. 1 In G
- Liebesfreud
Tracks:
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Grave; Doppio movimento
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Scherzo
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Marche funebre
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Presto
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Preambule
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pierrot
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Arlequin
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse noble
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Florestan
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Coquette
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Replique
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Sphinxes
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Papillons
- Carnaval, Op. 9: A. S. C. H. - S. C. H. A. (Letteres dansantes)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Chiarina
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Chopin
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Estrella
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Reconnaissance
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse allemande
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pganini (Intermezzo)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Aveu
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Promenade
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pause
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Marche des 'Davidsbundler' contre les Philistins
- Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 In E Flat
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2 In C Sharp
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 3
- Ballade No. 3, Op. 47 In A Flat
- Mazurka, Op. 68, No. 2
- Waltz, Op. Posth. In E Minor
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- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Preludio
- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Gavotte
- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Gigue
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
- Liebersfreud
- Die schone Mullerin: The Brooklet
- Polka de V.R.
- Etude-tableau, Op. 39, No. 6 In A Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
- Sorochintsy Fair: Hopac
- Lullaby, Op. 16, No.1
- Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumblebee
- The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
- Scherzo In A Flat
- The Seasons: November: Troika
- Prelude No. 8, Op. 11, No. 8 In F Sharp
- One Lives But Once
- Powder and Paint
- Polka italienne (Piano 4 Hands)
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- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Maderato; Allegro
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
- Prelude, Op. 23, No. 10 In G Flat
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 3 In E Major
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 7 In F Major
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 6 In F Minor
- Etude-tableau, Op. 33, No. 2 in C Major
- Etude-tableau, Op. 33, No. 7 In E Flat
- Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3
- Oriental Sketch
- Melodie, Op. 3, No. 3 in E
- Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5 In B Flat
- Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 In G
- Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
- Moment Musical, Op. 16, No. 2 In E Flat
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- Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3 In C Sharp Minor
- Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 In F Sharp
- Waltz, Op. 18 'Grande valse brilliante' In E Flat
- Waltz, Op. 34, No. 3 'Valse brilliante' In F
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 'Minute'
- Waltz, Op. 69, No. 2 In B Minor
- Waltz, Op. 70, No. 1 In G Flat
- Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 In C Sharp Minor
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 'Minute' In D Flat
- Le coucou
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Minuet
- Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
- Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
- Waltz
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: Elfin Dance
- Etude, Op. 28, No. 6 In F Minor
- If I Were a Bird
- La jongleuse
- Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
- Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cakewalk
- The Seasons: November: Troika
- Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 2 In G
- Waltz, Op. 40, No. 8 In A Flat
Tracks:
- Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 In G Minor
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 12 In G Sharp Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5 In G
- Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5 In B Flat
- Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
- Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4 In F Sharp Minor
- Polka de V.R.
- Liebesleid
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Pastorale In E Minor
- Theme and Variations
- Waltz, Op. 42 'Two - Four' In A Flat
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 3 In A Flat
- Polka de V.R.
- Bacarolle, Op. 10, No. 3 In G Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
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We remember Rachmaninov today mostly for the music he wrote. But as this set quickly reveals, he was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, able to play his own music and a great variety of others with tremendous personality and a technique that is still astonishing. There's no point picking highlights from this set, since they are everywhere. But if you've never heard Rachmaninov play Schumann's Carnaval, try starting there for one of the most imaginative recreations of a piece of music ever recorded. The set also includes Rachmaninov's only recordings as a conductor in two of his own major works. --Leslie Gerber
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Save some $ money! Get the newer January 2006 reissue set instead........2006-05-17
At the time of this review, whenever you search for a phrase such as "Rachmaninoff Complete", amazon's search engine always lands on this out-of-print recording (ASIN: B000003FB7) . It's also no fun to see that it costs more than a hundred bucks! But if you type "B000A2AD2S" in the search box, you'll see the new reissued set for half the price. It's the exact same 10 CDs. Just the cover art is different.
Unfortunately, this situation is a common pattern with amazon's listing of classical music: when you use your intuition and type in common-sense search phrases for Bach, Mozart, etc, you often get the ultra-expensive out-of-print ships-in-4-weeks items as the default item. It takes a lot of detective work to find the newer reissue recordings. For example, to find the new reissue without knowing the ASIN, I had to enter just "Rachmaninoff" in the search text (deliberately left the word "Complete" out of the search) so it would no longer lock me into this item page that you're looking at and give me a full listing instead. I then sorted the listing by "Original Release Date" and found it on the 2nd page. There's no picture on the new item which doesn't give you any confidence that you found the right one. Don't worry, B000A2AD2S is what you want.
For product research, it's good to have both ASIN product listings because the older out-of-print B000003FB7 has the sound samples (and also all the helpful customer reviews) while the new B000A2AD2S has the better price and availability.
To make things even more confusing, the amazon staff sometimes copies entire customer reviews to the new item which would then make THIS review seem strangely out of place. If that happens and I notice it, I will delete this review for B000003FB7.
(In another strange twist, amazon searches in rock/pop usually points you to the newer cheaper remastered/repackaged/reissued/whatever of a particular recording. I don't know why it works the opposite way in classical music?!?!)
6, or Even 7 Stars!.......2005-06-04
Hofmann hit the nail on the head when he said Rachmaninov had "arms of steel and heart of gold". From this album, we can have a clear picture of Rachmaninov's vison of music, of his musical mind and thoughts and moreover his own playing.
While Kempff's playing would often remind of the protestant church music, Rachmaninov bring to our mind the chanting of the Orthodox church, which is much thicker and darker. On top of that, his playing is orchestral which is so powerful and full colours. Yet, it is nothing like Richter, where often the whole piece is just one phrase.
Here each piece has it's own life and identity each with a focal point. It is water tight compact and yet very much natural and alive, never as hair-raising as Horowitz. But, it is not natural in Arrau's way. It is somewhere in between, closer to Argerich but with more consistency and depth. And like Casals' playing, it keeps our attention from the first note up to its focal point until its very end. But unlike Casals, he touches our hearts. It is very emotional but never to the point of being sentimental-- the performance of his own concertos, for example, can tell you that.
Sure, he did have fingers of steel that helped him to bring out whatever colour or atmostphere as appropriate. And despite that fact that there are some minor alterations on the scores like his Chopin, he is one of the few pianists who could really show you every note on the score counts and, above all, how it counts...
His Chopin may not be as neurotic as Cortot. Nonetheless, he sheds light on the dark and nervous side of Chopin so well: a very throbbing interpretation that is so unique. We also have him accompanying Kreisler on some violin sonatas, something that one could turn to time and again, year after year. What a great chamber musician and accompanist he was...!
The recorded sound of the CDs do vary, and some are more acceptable than the others. But for genuine music lovers, they should be able to get over this very soon: how else would they benefit from one of the greatest legacies of a genuinely great musician!
A must have for Piano and classical music lovers.......2005-04-04
To respond to a review about the sound quality-for those people who have no experience with historical performances i.e cortot-hofmann-etc these discs are for the most part much better recorded. There are the inevitable pops and hisses but if these things disturb you, or you cant get past them, then you shouldnt be listening to this kind of thing anyway. the importance here is in the playing, and the playing is extra ordinary. I you want to buy a disc for the reperatoire then i can think of hundreds of performances that will satisfy, but only people with a true interest to hear and study these pieces will be beyond satisfied. I know that may not sound like a lot of fun, but these discs are fun, great, and for me, almost too good to be true. Again, if sound disturbs you, then you may be listening to the music for the wrong reasons. Take from it the playing, the revelations that Rach provides to his pieces, and how fortunate we are that it sounds as good as it does.
Ah, Rachmaninoff, brilliant star of music, how we adore you.......2003-09-14
The music of Rachmaninoff is beyond words, furthermore, beyond imagination. He was a genius, no doubt, and nobody will ever understand how incredibly lucky we are to be blessed with his compositions. Furthermore, it is truly astonishing to hear Rachmaninoff play his own work. There is nothing so beautiful on this earth and there never will be.
Review from a spoiled modern listener.......2003-07-13
I'll admit that I'm a spoiled modern listener, accustomed to having the bang and hiss edited out of a recording, and it took me a while to warm to these. Rachmaninoff's performances are splendid, but if you can hardly hear them over the cacophony of background noise, what's the use? His performance of his own, often overlooked Concerto No. 4 finally made me sit up and listen, even though I've owned two versions of this piece for a number of years (Ashkenazy & Wild).
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Tracks:
- 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
- Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 In E Flat: Andante moderato
- Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 In B Flat Minor: Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
- Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 In C Sharp Minor: Andante con moto
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 1 In C: Moderato
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 2 In A Flat: Andantino
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 3 In F Minor: Allegretto moderato
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 4 In C Sharp Minor: Moderato
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 5 In F Minor: Allegro vivace
- Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 6 In A Flat: Allegretto
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 784: Allegro guisto
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 784: Andante
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 784: Allegro vivace
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor, Op 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto
- Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor, Op 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
- Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor, Op 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Presto agitato
- Theme And Variations In D Minor
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Von fremden Landern und Menschen
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Kuriose Geschichte
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Hasche-Mann
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Bittendes Kind
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Gluckes genug
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Wichtige Begebenheit
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Traumerai
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Am Kamin
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Ritter vom Steckenpferd
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Fast zu ernst
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Furchtenmachen
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Kind im Einschlummern
- Kinderszenen, Op 15: Der Dichter spricht
- Piano Concerto In A Minor Op 16: Allegro molto moderato
- Adagio
- Piano Concerto In A Minor Op 16: Allegro moderato molto e marcato
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Wonderful recordings by a brilliant pianist!.......2003-05-30
Radu Lupu is a truly great artist. It is an awful shame that this CD (along with most others in this series, "Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century") is now out-of-print. Lupu's playing on Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor is the best I've heard (though for some reason the piece is not recorded nearly enough; it has all the pathos and dramatic intensity of the great Beethoven minor key piano sonatas). On the Brahms Intermezzi Lupu's playing radiates a tender beauty and he makes the Brahms "Theme and Variations" seem the equal of the Sextet andante from which it was transcribed. But perhaps the true gem on this CD-set is the adagio from the Grieg Piano Concerto: Lupu's playing is so elegant here that the orchestra seems almost unnecessary.
Lupu's recording of the eight Schubert Impromptus is also wonderful.
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- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Rondo. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Presto agitato
- Impromptu In F Minor, D 935 No. 1, Op. 142
- Pavane pour une Infante defunte
- Jeux d' eau
- Sonata-reminiscenza In A Minor, Op. 38, No. 1: Allegretto tranquillo (Andantino con moto) - Svegliando - Tempo 1
- Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. posthum
- Etude In F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
- From 'The Love For Three Oranges', Op. 33: Scherzo
- From 'The Love For Three Oranges', Op. 33: March
Tracks:
- Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Allegro maestoso
- Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Romance. Larghetto
- Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Rondo. Vivace
- Concert Champetre In D Major: Adagio - Allegro molto
- Concert Champetre In D Major: Andante
- Concert Champetre In D Major: Finale. Presto tres gai
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- Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Allegro
- Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Andante amoroso
- Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Rondo. Allegro
- Paisiello's Opera 'I filosofi immaginarii', K.398: 6 Variations In F Major On A 'Salve tu, Domine'
- Gluck's Opera 'Pilger von Mekka', K.455: 10 Variations In G Major On A 'Unser dummer Pobel meint'
- Fantasia In D Minor, K.397
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Allegro maestoso
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Andante cantabile con espressione
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Presto
Tracks:
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 1 In C Major
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 2 In A-flat Major
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No.3 In F Minor
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 4 In C-sharp Minor
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 5 In F Minor
- Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 6 In A-flat Major
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 1. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 2. Largo
- Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 3. Moderato (con moto) - Allegretto con moto - Adagio - Moderato
- Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18
- Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 1. Drammatico
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 2. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 3. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 4. Presto con fuoco
- 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 1. Douloureux dechirant
- 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 2. Tes lent, contemplatif
- 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 3. Allegro drammatico
- 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 4. Lent, vague, indecis
- 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 5. Fier, beliqueux
- Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 1. Allegro
- Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo 1
- Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionate e con molto sentimento
- Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
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This wonderful five-disc set presents Emil Gilels in previously unpublished stereo recordings from live performances. One disc is devoted to concertos by Chopin (wonderful!) and Poulenc. The others are all solo piano, including a full disc of Mozart, three Beethoven sonatas (including the mighty Hammerklavier), major works of Scriabin, Schubert, and Shostakovich, and other shorter works. Gilels was one of the major pianists of our century. He played all of this music with great integrity and plenty of color. Melodiya's editors have selected well; there isn't a dud in the series, and some of the performances are truly magnificent. Highly recommended to pianophiles! -- Leslie Gerber
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A must-have for any piano lover!.......2004-07-30
Gilels publicly performed a limited number of pieces (he only played those with which he felt a "personal relationship," this set demonstrates the wide range Gilels had as a pianist. From the transcendent Mozart to the earthly 20th century Medtner, Gilels is always in total control of how he presents the music.
A previous reviewer claimed that Gilels "shaded" all of his playing the same way regardless of the composer or piece being performed. I emphatically disagree with this statement; if you listen to a lot of piano recordings, you become aware of the subtle nuances different performers have and how they present different pieces. Gilels very clearly differentiates the clarity of Mozart's classicism with the distinctly "Russian" music of Prokofiev. If you are interested in understanding the art of pianism, you will not be disappointed by this set.
A Rarified Talent.......2000-03-22
This is one of the better box sets I've seen lately. The choice of repetoire is wonderful, covering the classics, (Mozart, Beethoven) to the Romantics, (Schubert, Schumann, Chopin), to twentieth century masterpieces by Ravel, Shostakovich and Scriabin. The surprises of the set are the Medtner Sonata (Lovely!) and the Poulenc concerto. Absolute stunners both. My main hitch is with Gilels himself. While every performance is near definitive, it's Gilels who can't seem to see much difference between Mozart and Scriabin. He colors and shades everything almost exactly the same way and while it is fascinating, it just gets old sometimes. I'm just hard to convince that one mans personality can so ruthlessly crush that of the composers and be RIGHT everytime. It's not possible, especially in light of the great composers portrayed within. But it is fascinating to hear Gilels battle with the material in such a way, even if you just end up feeling sorry for the futility of it all. A fantastic buy at a little over $30.
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Romantic Classics for Unforgettable Moments
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Moonlight Serenades
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