Solo Works 69-96

Track Listings

1. Splash

2. Duma

3. Kitara

4. Monske

5. Leija

6. Pico

7. Cang

8. -Z... ( )

Tracks:

24 Preludes, Op.28: I - C Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: II - A Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: III - G Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: IV - E Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: V - D Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: VI - B Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: VII - A Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: VIII - F Sharp Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: IX - E Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: X - C Sharp Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XI - B Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XII - G Sharp Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XIII - F Sharp Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XIV - E Flat Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XV - D Flat Major 'Raindrop'
24 Preludes, Op.28: XVI - B Flat Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XVII - A Flat Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XVIII - F Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XIX - E Flat Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XX - C Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XXI - B Flat Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XXII - G Minor
24 Preludes, Op.28: XXIII - F Major
24 Preludes, Op.28: XXIV - D Minor
Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.45
Prelude In A Flat Major
Impromptu In A Flat Major, Op.29
Impromptu In F Sharp Major, Op.36
Impromptu In G Flat Major, Op.51
Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op.66

Tracks:

Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23
Ballade No.2 In F Major, Op.38
Ballade No.3 In A Flat Major, Op.47
Ballade No.4 In F Minor, Op.52
Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20
Scherzo No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.31
Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39
Scherzo No.4 In E Minor, Op.54

Tracks:

3 Nocturnes, Op.9: I - B Flat Minor
3 Nocturnes, Op.9: II - E Flat Major
3 Nocturnes, Op.9: III - B Major
3 Nocturnes, Op.15: I - F Major
3 Nocturnes, Op.15: II - F Sharp Major
3 Nocturnes, Op.15: III - G Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.27: I - C Sharp Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.27: II - D Flat Major
2 Nocturnes, Op.32: I - B Major
2 Nocturnes, Op.32: II - A Flat Major
2 Nocturnes, Op.37: I - G Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.37: II - G Major

Tracks:

2 Nocturnes, Op.48: I - C Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.48: II - F Sharp Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.55: I - F Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op.55: II - E Flat Major
2 Nocturnes, Op.62: I - B Major
2 Nocturnes, Op.62: II - E Major
Nocturne In E Minor, Op.72 No.1
Nocutrne In C Sharp Minor
Nocturne In C Minor

Tracks:

12 Etudes, Op.10: I - C Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: II - A Minor
12 Etudes, Op.10: III - E Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: IV - C Sharp Minor
12 Etudes, Op.10: V - G Flat Major 'Black Key'
12 Etudes, Op.10: VI - E Flat Minor
12 Etudes, Op.10: VII - C Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: VIII - F Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: IX - F Minor
12 Etudes, Op.10: X - A Flat Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: XI - E Flat Major
12 Etudes, Op.10: XII - C Minor 'Revolutionary'
12 Etudes, Op.25: I - A Flat Major
12 Etudes, Op.25: II - F Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: III - F Major
12 Etudes, Op.25: IV - A Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: V - E Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: VI - G Sharp Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: VII - C Sharp Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: VIII - D Flat Major
12 Etudes, Op.25: IX - G Flat Major
12 Etudes, Op.25: X - B Minor
12 Etudes, Op.25: XI - A Minor 'Winter Wind'
12 Etudes, Op.25: XII - C Minor

Tracks:

2 Polonaises, Op.26: I - C Sharp Minor
2 Polonaises, Op.26: II - E Flat Minor
2 Polonaises, Op.40: I - A Major
2 Polonaises, Op.40: II - C Minor
Polonaise In F Sharp Minor, Op.44
Polonaise In A Flat Major, Op.53
Polonaise-fantaisie In A Flat Major, Op.61

Tracks:

3 Polonaises, Op.71: I - D Minor
3 Polonaises, Op.71: II - B Flat Major
3 Polonaises, Op.71: III - F Minor
Polonaise In B Flat Minor
Polonaise In G Flat Major
Polonaise In G Minor
Polonaise In B Flat Major
Polonaise In A Flat Major
Polonaise In G Sharp Minor

Tracks:

Waltz In E Flat Major, Op.18
3 Waltzes, Op.34: I - A Flat Major
3 Waltzes, Op.34: II - A Minor
3 Waltzes, Op.34: III - F Major
Waltz In A Flat Major, Op.42
3 Waltzes, Op.64: I - D Flat Major
3 Waltzes, Op.64: II - C Sharp Minor
3 Waltzes, Op.64: III - A Flat Major
2 Waltzes, Op.69: I - A Flat Major
2 Waltzes, Op.69: II - B Minor
3 Waltzes, Op.70: I - G Flat Major
3 Waltzes, Op.70: II - F Minor
3 Waltzes, Op.70: III - D Flat Major
Waltz In E Minor (1830)
Waltz In E Major (1829)
Waltz In A Minor (?1843)
Waltz In A Flat Major (1827)
Waltz In E Flat Major ('Sostenuto', 1840)
Waltz In E Flat Major (1829 - 1830)

Tracks:

4 Mazurkas, Op.6: I - F Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.6: II - C Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.6: III - E Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.6: IV - E Flat Minor
5 Mazurkas, Op.7: I - B Flat Major
5 Mazurkas, Op.7: II - A Minor
5 Mazurkas, Op.7: III - F Minor
5 Mazurkas, Op.7: IV - A Flat Major
5 Mazurkas, Op.7: V - C Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.17: I - B Flat Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.17: II - E Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.17: III - A Flat Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.17: IV - A Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.24: I - G Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.24: II - C Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.24: III - A Flat Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.24: IV - B Flat Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.30: I - C Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.30: II - B Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.30: III - D Flat Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.30: IV - C Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.33: I - G Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.33: II - D Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.33: III - C Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.33: IV - B Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.41: I - C Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.41: II - E Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.41: III - B Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.41: IV - A Flat Major

Tracks:

3 Mazurkas, Op.50: I - G Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.50: II - A Flat Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.50: III - C Sharp Minor
3 Mazurkas, Op.56: I - B Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.56: II - C Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.56: III - C Minor
3 Mazurkas, Op.59: I - A Minor
3 Mazurkas, Op.59: II - A Flat Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.59: III - F Sharp Minor
3 Mazurkas, Op.63: I - B Major
3 Mazurkas, Op.63: II - F Minor
3 Mazurkas, Op.63: III - C Sharp Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.67: I - G Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.67: II - G Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.67: III - C Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.67: IV - A Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.68: I - C Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.68: II - A Minor
4 Mazurkas, Op.68: III - F Major
4 Mazurkas, Op.68: IV - F Minor
Mazurka In A Minor ('a Emile Gaillard', 1840)
Mazurka In A Minor ('Notre temps', 1840)
Mazurka In B Flat Major (1826)
Mazurka In G Major (1826)
Mazurka In A Flat Major (1834)
Mazurka In C Major (1833)
Mazurka In B Flat Major (For Alexandra Wolowska, 1832)
Mazurka In D Major (1832)
Mazurka In D Major (?1820)
Mazurka In F Minor, Op.68 No. 4 - Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tracks:

Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35: I - Grave - Doppio movimento
Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35: II - Scherzo
Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35: III - Marche funebre
Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35: IV - Finale: Presto
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: I - Allegro maestoso
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: II - Scherzo: Molto vivace
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: III - Largo
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: IV - Finale: Presto, non tanto
Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49

Tracks:

Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4: I - Allegro maestoso
Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4: II - Minuetto - Trio
Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4: III - Larghetto
Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4: IV - Finale: Presto
Variations sur un air national allemand - E Major (1826)
Rondo In C Minor, Op.1
3 Ecossaises, Op.72 No.3: I - D Major; II - G Major; III - D Flat Major
Rondo 'a la Mazur' In F Major, Op.5
Marche funebre In C Minor, Op.72 No.2
Contredanse In G Flat Major (?1827) - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Rondo In C Major, Op.73 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Variations In D Major For Piano Duet (1826) - Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tracks:

Variations In A Major ('Souvenir de Paganini', 1829)
Variations brillantes In B Flat Major, Op.12
Rondo In E Flat Major, Op.16
Bolero In A Minor, Op.19
Cantabile In B Flat Major
Variation In E Major
Largo In E Flat Major
Allegro de concert In A Major, Op.46
3 Nouvelles Etudes (1837): I - F Minor
3 Nouvelles Etudes (1837): II - A Flat Major
3 Nouvelles Etudes (1837): III - D Flat Major
Tarentelle In A Flat Major, Op.43
Fugue In A Minor (1841 - 42)
Albumblatt in E Major (1843)
Op.74 No.2: Wiosna - Spring
2 Bourrees (1846): I - G Minor; II - A Major
Galop Marquis
Berceuse In D Flat Major, Op.57
Barcarolle In F Sharp Major, Op.60

Customer Reviews:

My experience of this CD.......2007-04-04

My hats off to this CD collection! It was worth it!!! Chopin is a true genius for the piano, on this collection.

Beautiful!.......2006-08-18

This is a beautifully played collection of Chopin's work. It was a birthday gift,
and I listen to bits of it every day. I have yet to find a favorite
CD, as each is so lovely. It is well worth the price.

Well worth the money. Wonderful! Wonderful!.......2006-06-10

I am not a classical music expert but I am an expert when it comes to a great product. I have listened to the works of rubenstein and Horowitz, but nothing is comparable to this great collection of polands favorite son. The nocturnes are dreamy and romantic. The other pieces though not as mesmerizing have plenty of depth and feeling. This is a collection that you will listen to over and over again. Although this music is great anytime, it's especially meaningful during a light rainfall. Go ahead and make this investment. It's only $100.00. For the next 100 days save a dollar and you will have it paid for. I promise you won't be sorry. Excellent! Excellent!

Best investment to make.......2006-05-21

In my opinion, this is the apex of classical music. You will not find a better CD for Chopin or any piano recordings. There may be plenty of comparable CDs, but nothing can claim to surpass this.

Although some pieces are not as good as those by other artists, Ashkenazy's interpretations of Chopin are the best I've ever heard. Add in his amazing technical performance and you've got some sublime music.

Listening to these pieces have immensely helped my own Chopin reportoire. I don't play to mimic Ashkenazy, but I use his insights and apply my own style over that and end up with something exponentially better than what I could produce on my own.

The price is something you have to seriously consider. A hundred bucks. Yeah, that's a lot of money, but that's 48 cents per song. And you'll listen to these songs dozens of times, at least, I guarantee. Plus it's a great deal... if you were to get all the Ashkenazy-Chopin CDs available on Amazon, overlapping pieces as little as possible, you'd pay $30 more and still not have everything.

This is an investment for life and will definitely remain one of my favorite CD sets for decades. Decades. A hundred bucks for decades of amazing music. This stuff is larger than today, larger than life.. music this good is something you can't afford to pass up because of temporary financial difficulties.

A great pianist interpreting the most inspired composer ever !.......2005-09-15

Lets imagine that Chopin himself has recorded his own compositions in a perfectly clear CD. I am sure that some classical music reviewers would say "This is not the way Chopin is meant to be played". These classical music "pundits" are very intolerant.

Interpretation and emotion feeling is also a matter of taste, so that the only one who can give a final answer is Franois (Frederic).

Ashkenazy is gifted with a phenomenal technique, a great pianist. So that this collection is for sure 5 stars. Enjoy it.

Ah, if you like to see piano technique in action, listen to Georgy Cziffra's interpretation of Etude op. 10 no. 4. (Search the album in my reviews.)

Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley

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Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne
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Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
Instrumental Music: Galliard
Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
Instrumental Music: Comagain
Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

Lute Music: Preludium
Lute Music: Lachrimae
Lute Music: Can She Excuse
Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
Lute Music: Fantasia
Lute Music: A Dream
Lute Music: Almain
Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
Lute Music: Coranto
Lute Music: Resolution
Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
Lute Music: Almain
Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
Lute Music: Fantasia
Lute Music: Loth To Depart
Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
Lute Music: Pavan
Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
Lute Music: Aloe
Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
Lute Music: What If A Day
Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
Lute Music: [Jig]
Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
Lute Music: La mia Barbara
Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
Lute Music: Lachrimae
Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
Lute Music: Galliard
Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
Lute Music: Solus cum sola
Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
Lute Music: A Coy Toy
Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
Lute Music: [Almain]
Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
Consort Music: Almain a 2
Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
Consort Music: Pavan a 4
A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Tracks:

A Piece Without Title - Dowland
Pavana - Dowland
Mr Knights Galliard - Dowland
My lord willobies wellcome home - Dowland
The frogg galliard - Dowland
A Fancy - Dowland
My Ladie Riches galyerd - Dowland
The Lady Laitons Almone - Dowland
A Dream (Lady Leighton's Paven) - Dowland
Galliard - Dowland
Orlando sleepeth - Dowland
What if a Day - Dowland
Mrs Winters Jumpp - Dowland
Galliard - Dowland
M. Giles Hobies Galiard - Dowland
Dr Cases Pauen - Dowland
Mellancoly Galliard - Dowland
Galliard - Dowland
Mistris Whittes thinge - Dowland
Go from my windowe - Dowland
Almain - Dowland
Mrs Whites Nothing - Dowland
Pavan - Dowland
Galliard - Dowland
Farewell - Dowland

Tracks:

My lady hunnsdons puffe
Solus cum sola
Suzanna Galliard
Sir John Smith his Almain
Sweet Robyne
Dowlands first galliard
Master Pypers Pavyn
Captain Digorie Piper his Galliard
As I wen to Walsingham
Monsieur's Almaine
Mrs Brigide fleetwoods paven alias Solus sine sola
Dowlands Galliard
Farwell (As
Captain Candishe his Galyard
Aloe
Can she excuse
A Coye Joye
Mrs vauxes Gigge
Mrs vaux Galliarde
Sir Henry Guilforde his Almaine
Mignarda
Lachrimae
Sir John Souch his galliard
Fantasia

Tracks:

The most high and mightie Christianus, the fourth King of Denmark, his Galliard
Sir John Langton his Pavin
Mr. Langtons galliard
A Fancy
A Pavan
The most sacred Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard
Mrs. Cliftons Allmaine
The Right Honourable the Lady Cliftons Spirit
tarletones riserrectione
Tarletons Willy
fortune my foe
The Queenes galliard
Wallsingham
A Galliard (on Walsingham)
Dowlands Adew for Master Oliver Cromwell
The Right Honourable Ferdinando Earle of Darby, his Galliard
Lord Strangs March
Mistresse Nichols Almand
forlone Hope fancye
Mr. Dowlands Midnight
Semper Dowland semper dolens

Tracks:

Preludium
A Fancy
Lachrimae
Galliard to Lachrimae
A Fantasia
An Almand
Pavana
The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard
A Galliard (on a galliard by Daniel Bachelar)
My Lord Wilobies Welcom Home
The Shoemakers Wife. A Toy
The Right Hounourable The Lord Viscount Lisle, his Galliard
Coranto
A Galliard
The Lady Russells Paven
Galliard (on Awake sweet love, set by Fr. Cutting)
The Frog Galliard
Come Away
La mia Barbara
Loth to Departe

Tracks:

A Fancy
Pavana Dowlandi Angli (Mylius #2)
Doulands rounde battell galyarde
Pavin
The Erle of Darbies Galiard
Mistris Norrishis Delight
A Jig
The Erle of Essex Galliard
Galliard
Une Jeune Fillette
Gagliarda
Pavana Lachrimae
Squires Galliard
A Fancy
Hasellwoods Galliard
Sir Thomas Monson, his Pavin
Sir Thomas Monson, his Galliard
Almande
Sir Henry Umptons Funerall
Captayne Pipers Galliard
A fantasie

Amazon.com

Dowland did for lute music what Haydn did for the string quartet and Beethoven the piano sonata. The finest lutenist and songwriter of his age--he composed several of the greatest hits of the late 16th and early 17th centuries--the surviving lute works constitute a sort of encyclopedia of the possibilities of the instrument. There are song arrangements, dance pieces, tributes to the composer's friends, even a musical self-portrait. Much of the music is fashionably sad. Lute songs generally deal with the agony of lost love, and Dowland's most popular tune was called Lachrimae (Tears). Paul O'Dette is simply the best lutenist alive. These five discs are available together at a special price, or separately. A reference edition. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-03-31

If you are a fan of the music of John Dowland, you must own this CD. The playing is outstanding to say the least.

It's not heavy breathing.......2006-08-22

It's great that O'Dette gives us the complete solo works, of course. I have the common reaction to O'Dette: his technique is flawless, his performance unengaging.

Others have remarked on the "heavy breathing" noticeable on the recordings -- it's not heavy breathing, but the movement of his fingers on the gut strings making that sound.

Technically good, emotionally bland. .......2006-04-11

Considering the extreme paucity of (especially solo) lute recordings currently available worldwide,
but especially in the US, this set becomes an essential "must have" for all lovers of the lute.
Yet it somehow disappoints.
I am sure that Paul O'Dette is brimming over with virtuousity and a technical expertise
that I am hardly one to pass sound judgement upon.
But the recordings have a flatness and monotony;
the songs are rendered with precision, but seem to lack feeling, empathy, or enthusiasm throughout the offering.
It is an impressive compendium, and I'm glad I purchased it.
There are very few lutenists out there producing any music at all, so Mr. O'Dette should certainly be praised
for delivering such a substantial feast to our ears.
It just should have had more flavor.
Where is Konrad Ragossnig when you need him?

Highly recommended.......2005-10-23

I bought Volume 1 of this set a couple of years ago. It has become one of my favorite CDs, so I thought I would enjoy the full set. I have not been disappointed. I find the sound quality excellent, the playing superb. The included booklet has a lot of interesting background material. The music is great as background for a dinner party or intimate conversation, but has depth aplenty for concentrated listening. I often listen to it while working at the computer where I swear it improves concentration and productivity!

A few tunes appear more than once as Dowland reused some work, but the arrangements are sufficiently different to be interesting. It is his complete lute works, after all. Some might criticise the set for sounding too much in the same style. It is the work of one composer, and if you happen to like the style, as I do, this is a pro rather than a con.

Another reviewer mentioned obtrusive breathing on the recording. I had listened to Volume 1 for two years before reading the review and had not noticed this. On listening carefully, there is breathing audible, but I do not find it a problem. Perhaps it depends whether one listens to the music or the background.

just a warning..........2005-10-14

Beautiful music, but... you can hear Paul's heavy breathing throughout. Apparently a lot of other reviewers either don't hear the heavy breathing, or aren't bothered by it, but for me, it's a near deal-breaker. Go ahead and mark my review as unhelpful, but I had to put the warning out there.

Average customer rating:

Microcosmos
Great value with a few flaws
eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much
Best classical value out there
5 Stars for the music and performance

Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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Brahms: Works for Solo Piano

ASIN: B00008X5AY
Release Date: 2003-05-27

Amazon.com

Sàndor, still active at 90 as this reissue appears, was a student of Bartók and a preferred interpreter of his music. Since this set appeared on nine LPs in the early 1960s, it has been the standard for Bartók's piano music; in this fine-sounding reissue, it still is. Sàndor can hit hard enough for such virtuoso pieces as the Piano Sonata and "Out of Doors," but he also retains the romantic element heard in the composer's own playing which tempers the harsher qualities of the music. While this collection isn't quite as complete as advertised (some early, insignificant piano music by Bartók is omitted), it includes all of Bartók's significant piano music, including such relatively obscure gems as the Bagatelles, eight Improvisations, and many delectable folk arrangements which will appeal even to listeners who think Bartók is too challenging for them. Vox's recorded sound, superbly remastered, resists obsolescence as effectively as Sàndor's performances. Even with the inclusion of the early books of "Mikrokosmos," which will appeal mostly to piano students, this set is worth several times the asking price. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Microcosmos.......2007-03-08

Sándor was a champion not only of Bartók's music but also of Bartók's style of playing. He often complained that people were too quick to see Bartók as ultra-modern, and to fail to appreciate the rich seam of lyricism that also runs through his music.

The piano music is dominated by short pieces, many of them written for piano students, notably the collections "Microcosmos" and "For Children". These, together with suites of folk dance arrangements, make up the bulk of the solo piano output.

Sandór plays these short, and often simple pieces, with neither too much nor too little art. As a gifted teacher, he knew unerringly how much music each of these small vessels held. The result is beguiling - but be warned: no-one can listen to the 153 short pieces of Microcosmos end-to-end. This is an anthology to be dipped into, not swallowed whole.

The remastering is pretty successful (fortunately - some of Vox's CD reissues are plagued by severe deterioration of the original tapes). And it's for half nothing-what's not to like?

Great value with a few flaws.......2006-07-28

I am not a Bartok expert by any scale, but I do like the way these pieces, without exception, are played. There are, however, a couple of other problems.

As mentioned by an earlier reviewer, very few of the works are split into tracks - Mikrokosmos is divided into 7 for each of its six volumes, and to accomodate for a full CD. In these seven tracks there are 121 songs. I would have much preferred if the songs had been split into tracks. Almost the entire CD set is this way - Fifteen Hungarian Songs is one track, Fourteen Bagatelles, etc. It is very annoying when one wants to hear a particular song in those tracks and not the others.

Another detriment to the collection is the recording quality. It is decent most of the time, but in loud sections the piano buzzes. One might be able to ignore it, but I think that it detracts from the passion of the forte quite a bit.

Overall, for $18 it is pretty decent, but if you are like me and like to keep your music library neatly organized (and aren't extremely cheap), I would not recommend this set.

eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much.......2006-07-25

I like the fact that Bartok is into the folk tradition and all, but he just tends to forget the fact that melody has to be SOMEWHERE in the music. I'm all for creative expression when you're sitting alone at the piano, but abstract music should be reserved for performance art. I like playing some of your stuff Bela, but I just don't want to listen to you.

Best classical value out there.......2005-10-05

To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume 7 of a complete series. This CD listed for $17.99, and as long as I went to that Tower Records, it did not budge an inch, nor was its price amended.

Now, Kocsis is one of the greatest pianists alive, and if anyone is worthy of commanding a premium, it is him. And to be fair, that CD is going to be re-released on October 11 as part of a Collector's Edition - eight CDs, $63.97 MSRP. But it's already going up against this little gem, which contains five CDs with all of the truly great solo-piano works by an internationally recognized Bartok specialist for $21 - not much more than the cost of one CD from the other set. This kind of value is not to be taken lightly.

I came to this set with my impression of Sandor informed by his complete Prokofiev - ultra-hard, sometimes rhythmically slack, always melodically lacking in some way or another. But he held a very special feeling for Bartok, and saved his best playing for the great Hungarian. In passages like the first of the Three Csik Dances, the opening of the Improvisations Op. 20, or in the Ten Easy Pieces, there is a simplicity, charm and wistful homesickness that is quite touching. In pieces like the Out of Doors suite, the Sonata, or the Burlesques, there is a vicious, impulsive energy, a wicked sense of humor and an overabundance of overtones. It is never mindless, inappropriate or even overly harsh - it's just very, very loud.

In this set I like best the endless landscape of the Sonatina, the unusual colors and fragrances in the Etudes, the brilliantly conceived Bear Dance (the last of the Ten Easy Pieces), and the multifaceted, complex, gorgeous Improvisations. Any fan of Bartok should hear these.

5 Stars for the music and performance.......2005-04-04

This is a fantastic deal, but the problem with this Collection stems from the fact that the pieces are often not separated by tracks. This is especially annoying for the Children's Pieces and Mikrokosmos. There are so many pieces, one wears out the fast forward button and still may miss the particular piece one is looking for. The booklet is fairly insightful, and the performer is widely hailed as the supreme interpreter of Bartok's piano music. So aside from this slightly annoying at times and ridiculously annoying at other times flaw, this is one of the best deals in Classical music. Don't hesitate. Add it to the cart.

Average customer rating:

The idiosyncratic gaze!
Fascinating Chopin
The One and Only One Chopinist?
Excellent, Eccentric Chopin

Chopin: Piano Works, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MIZR
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11. I: Allegro Maestoso - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11: II. Romanze: Larghetto - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11: III. Rondo: Vivace - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: I. Maestoso - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: II. Larghetto - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: III. Allegro Vivace - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux

Tracks:

Polonaise No.1 in c#, Op.26 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.2 in e flat, Op.26 No.2 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.3 in A 'Militaire', Op.40 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.4 in c, Op.40 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.5 in f#, Op.44 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.6 in A flat 'Heroique', Op.53 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.7 in A flat 'Polonaise Brillante', Op.61 - Pierre Barbizet
Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise in E flat, Op.22 - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

Polonaises Posthumes in d, Op.71 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaises Posthumes in B flat, Op.71 No.2 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaises Posthumes in f, Op.71 No.3 - Pierre Barbizet
Fant in f, Op.49 - Pierre Barbizet
Tarentelle in a flat, Op.43 - Pierre Barbizet
Barcarolle in F#, Op.60 - Pierre Barbizet
Rondo in C, Op.73 - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

Ballade No.1 in g, Op.23
Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38
Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47
Ballade No.4 in f, Op.52
Scherzo No.1 in b, Op.20
Scherzo No.2 in b flat, Op.31
Scherzo No.3 in c#, Op.39
Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54

Tracks:

Valse No.1 in E flat 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op.18
Valse No.2 in A flat 'Valse Brillante', Op.34 No.1
Valse No.3 in a, Op.34 No.2
Valse No.4 in F 'Valse Brillante', Op.34 No.3
Grande Valse No.5 in A flat, Op.42
Valse No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1
Valse No.7 in c#, Op.64 No.2
Valse No.8 in A flat, Op.64 No.3
Valse No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1
Valse No.10 in b, Op.69 No.2
Valse No.11 in G flat, Op.70 No.1
Valse No.12 in f, Op.70 No.2
Valse No.13 in D flat, Op.70 No.3
Valse No.14 in e, Op. posth
Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29
Impromptu No.2 in F#, Op.36
Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51
Impromptu No.4 in c# 'Fant-Impromptu', Op.66

Tracks:

Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: I. Grave - Doppio Movt
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: II. Scherzo: Presto, Ma Non Troppo - Piu Lento - Tempo I
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: III. Marche Funebre: Lento
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: IV. Finale: Presto
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: I. Allegretto Maestoso
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: III. Largo
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: IV. Finale: Presto, Ma Non Tanto
Mazurka No.1 in f#, Op.6 No.1
Mazurka No.2 in c#, Op.6 No.2
Mazurka No.3 in E, Op.6 No.3
Mazurka No.4 in e flat, Op.6 No.4
Mazurka No.5 in B flat, Op.7 No.1
Mazurka No.6 in a, Op.7 No.2
Mazurka No.7 in f, Op.7 No.3
Mazurka No.8 in A flat, Op.7 No.4
Mazurka No.9 in C, Op.7 No.5
Mazurka No.10 in B flat, Op.17 No.1
Mazurka No.11 in e, Op.17 No.2
Mazurka No.12 in A flat, Op.17 No.3
Mazurka No.13 in a, Op.17 No.4
Mazurka No.14 in g, Op.24 No.1
Mazurka No.15 in C, Op.24 No.2
Mazurka No.16 in A flat, Op.24 No.3
Mazurka No.17 in b flat, Op.24 No.4

Tracks:

Mazurka No.18 in c, Op.30 No.1
Mazurka No.19 in b, Op.30 No.2
Mazurka No.20 in D flat, Op.30 No.3
Mazurka No.21 in c#, Op.30 No.4
Mazurka No.22 in g#, Op.33 No.1
Mazurka No.23 in D, Op.33 No.2
Mazurka No.24 in C, Op.33 No.3
Mazurka No.25 in B, Op.33 No.4
Mazurka No.26 in c#, Op.41 No.1
Mazurka No.27 in e, Op.41 No.2
Mazurka No.28 in B, Op.41 No.3
Mazurka No.29 in A flat, Op.41 No.4
Mazurka No.30 in G, Op.50 No.1
Mazurka No.31 in A flat, Op.50 No.2
Mazurka No.32 in c#, Op.50 No.2
Mazurka No.33 in B, Op.56 No.1
Mazurka No.34 in C, Op.56 No.2
Mazurka No.35 in c, Op.56 No.3
Mazurka No.36 in a, Op.59 No.1
Mazurka No.37 in A flat, Op.59 No.2
Mazurka No.38 in f#, Op.59 No.3
Mazurka No.39 in B, Op.63 No.1
Mazurka No.40 in f, Op.63 No.2
Mazurka No.41 in c#, Op.63 No.3
Mazurka No.42 in G, Op.67 No.1
Mazurka No.43 in g, Op.67 No.2
Mazurka No.44 in C, Op.67 No.3
Mazurka No.45 in a, Op.67 No.4
Mazurka No.46 in C, Op.68 No.1
Mazurka No.47 in a, Op.68 No.2
Mazurka No.48 in F, Op.68 No.3
Mazurka No.49 in f, Op.68 No.4
Mazurka No.50 in a
Mazurka No.51 in a

Tracks:

Etudes, Op.10: No.1 in C
Etudes, Op.10: No.2 in a
Etudes, Op.10: No.3 in E
Etudes, Op.10: No.4 in c#
Etudes, Op.10: No.5 in G flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.6 in e flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.7 in C
Etudes, Op.10: No.8 in F
Etudes, Op.10: No.9 in f
Etudes, Op.10: No.10 in A flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.11 in E flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.12 in c
Etudes, Op.25: No.1 in A flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.2 in f
Etudes, Op.25: No.3 in F
Etudes, Op.25: No.4 in a
Etudes, Op.25: No.5 in e
Etudes, Op.25: No.6 in g#
Etudes, Op.25: No.7 in c#
Etudes, Op.25: No.8 in D flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.9 in G flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.10 in b
Etudes, Op.25: No.11 in a
Etudes, Op.25: No.12 in c
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.1 in f
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.2 in D flat
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.3 in A flat

Tracks:

Nocturne No.1 in b flat, Op.9 No.1
Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2
Nocturne No.3 in B, Op.9 No.3
Nocturne No.4 in F, Op.15 No.1
Nocturne No.5 in F#, Op.15 No.2
Nocturne No.6 in g, Op.15 No.3
Nocturne No.7 in c#, Op.27 No.1
Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2
Nocturne No.9 in B, Op.32 No.1
Nocturne No.10 in A flat, Op.32 No.2
Nocturne No.11 in g, Op.37 No.1
Nocturne No.12 in g, Op.37 No.2
Nocturne No.13 in c, Op.48 No.1

Tracks:

Nocturne No.14 in f#, Op.48 No.2
Nocturne No.15 in f, Op.55 No.1
Nocturne No.16 in E flat, Op.55 No.2
Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1
Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2
Nocturne No.19 in e, Op.72 No.1
Prlds, Op.28 No.1 in C
Prlds, Op.28 No.2 in a
Prlds, Op.28 No.3 in G
Prlds, Op.28 No.4 in e
Prlds, Op.28 No.5 in D
Prlds, Op.28 No.6 in b
Prlds, Op.28 No.7 in A
Prlds, Op.28 No.8 in f#
Prlds, Op.28 No.9 in E
Prlds, Op.28 No.10 in c#
Prlds, Op.28 No.11 in B
Prlds, Op.28 No.12 in g#
Prlds, Op.28 No.13 in F#
Prlds, Op.28 No.14 in e flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.15 in D flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.16 in b flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.17 in A flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.18 in f
Prlds, Op.28 No.19 in E flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.20 in c
Prlds, Op.28 No.21 in B flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.22 in g
Prlds, Op.28 No.23 in F
Prlds, Op.28 No.24 in d

Customer Reviews:

The idiosyncratic gaze! .......2006-08-17

Samson Francois' Chopin has overtly overtopped and even redefined the whole concept around Chopin's universe.

As a matter of fact, Alfred Cortot, Dinu Lipatti, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli brought not only a refreshing vision but still better, new perspectives of interpretation, leaving behind the romanticism and approaching him under the idiosyncratic emblem of a bygone era. That's what the previous reviewers have denominated eccentric rather than interpretative renovation, where the dimension of every piece is considered in its own individuality and specific weight, where the concept of miniaturist composer has been substituted by the thinker poet, earning an organic quality and major dramatic scope.

I cannot think about another pianist who may phrase Chopin as Francois did it. So, please do me a favor and firmly decide to acquire it. You will surprise yourself!

Fascinating Chopin.......2006-02-17

I understand Francois was somewhat of an eccentric, and in a way his playing of these familiar great works are sometimes eccentric, for instance in the tempos of the first movement of the First Concerto and the first movement of the B-flat minor sonata. He is a great magician and poet, however, and these well-recorded readings have given me immense pleasure. Great for a more non-traditional look at Chopin, a composer that allows the performer a lot of leeway to engage in fluctuations of line and tempo without diminishing the works. The Noctures, Ballades, Concerti, Sonatas, Preludes, Polonaises and Etudes are wonderful. The Mazurkas seem pretty cold-hearted and are the low point of the set. However, the highs far outweigh the lows, and I highly recommend this modestly priced set as a very interesting alternative to more traditional approaches. A unique artist.

The One and Only One Chopinist?.......2005-01-25

Samson Francois is more well-known in Europe (or even in Asia) than in US.

Philips, advised by Alfred Brendel among others, presented Samson Francois as one of the greatest pianists of the century. In Philips' list, we do have some extraordinary Chopinists. Fridedman's Mazurkas are said to be unsurpassble, so are Cortot's Preludes & Etudes (or all his Chopin), or Lipatti's Waltzes. Or else, Hofmann's or Rachmaninov's Chopin are just marvelous. But those are historic recordings. While some prefer Moravec or even Arrau's Nocturnes, Rubinstein's Nocturnes, and particularly his Polonaises, like Agerich's Preludes are a sensation. Cziffra's Chopin is superb, so is Freire in general. But we can't leave out Samson as a leading Chopin interpreter.

Samson was perhaps the greatest of Cortot's pupils. From his Chopin Ballades, there are all-embracing colours (by the subtlety of using the pedal among other things) creating rainbow after rainbow. The harmonic suspensions as the nub of the Ballades adds so much to the potency of music. His Nocturnes, darkening the colours in the background creating the right atmostphere together with the poignancy of his narrative power, compare favourably with Arrau's. His Preludes may not be a fiery as Agerich's, but they are more bitter, so bitter that he is a type of his own...

The Nocturnes are recorded in '66. And in any event the earliest recording in the boxset was made in '54 and the re-mastering is so good that unless you make an effort, you won't be able to tell them from modern recordings and yet they are sold at bargain price. Grap it while it is still available.

Excellent, Eccentric Chopin.......2004-01-18

The Chopin "Piano Works" featured in this 10 CD set from EMI's "Budget Box Series" are excellent, yet eccentric. Those used to the romance and poetry of Rubinstein, the deliberateness and precision of Horowitz, or the power and grace of Pollini may well be in for a shock when it comes to Samson Francois' Chopin. The Piano Concertos, performed with Louis Fremaux conducting the Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra from 1965 (and available as a single disc in EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" series) are strikingly different from accounts I am more familiar with by Argerich, Bachauer and Gilels. To say their defining characteristic is that they are more French sounding is an understatement. The highlight of this set, which by the way is not a "complete" volume of all of Chopin's piano music, has to be the Ballades (though, like much of the material in this set they are in mono) and the Nocturnes (in stereo from 1966). In turn, the low point is most certainly the Mazurkas -- Artur, where are you when we need you? In all, this is certainly an amazing musical document, and at this budget price, a nice alternative to more accepted readings. But my five-star rating comes with the caveat that this Box Set is not for those looking for there one and only Chopin collection.

Dowland: Complete Works for Lute, Vol. 4

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Dowland: Complete Works for Lute, Vol. 4

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John Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 5
John Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

ASIN: B0000007F8
Release Date: 1997-01-10

Tracks:

P6: Preludium
P15: A Fancy
P15: Lachrimae
P46: Galliard to Lachrimae
P71: A Fantasia
P96: An Almand
P94: Pavana
P42a: The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard
P28: A Galliard (on a galliard by Daniel Bachelar)
P66a: My Lord Wilobies Welcom Home
P58: The Shoemakers Wife. A Toy
P38: The Right Hounourable The Lord Viscount Lisle, his Galliard
P100: Coranto
P82: A Galliard
P17: The Lady Russells Paven
P92: Galliard (on Awake sweet love, set by Fr. Cutting)
P23: The Frog Galliard
P60: Come Away
P95: La mia Barbara
P69: Loth to Departe

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Piano Concertos and Works

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Michelangeli is the man

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Piano Concertos and Works

Manufacturer: Hommage Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IKTU
Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

Refletes Dans L'eau Da 'Images'
Images, Serie I: Reflets Dans L'eau
Images, Serie I: Hommage A Rameau
Images, Serie I: Mvt
Images, Serie II: Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
Images, Serie II: Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
Images, Serie II: Poissons D'or
2 Prld: Canope
2 Prld: Bruyeres
Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus And Parnassum
Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby
Children's Corner: Ser For The Doll
Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing
Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake-Walk

Tracks:

Con in a, Op.54: Intermezzo (Andante Grazioso)
Con in a, Op.54: Allegro Vivace
Con in a, Op.54: Allegro Affettuso, Andante Espressivo - Allegro, Allegro
Con in D: Vivace
Con in D: Un Poco Adagio
Con in D: Rondo All 'Ungherese (Allegro Assai)

Tracks:

Con No.1 in E flat: I. Allegro Maestoso
Con No.1 in E flat: II. Quasi Adagio
Con No.1 in E flat: III. Allegretto Vivace
Con No.1 in E flat: IV. Allegro Animato
Con No.1 in E flat: V. Allegro Marziale. Presto
Con in a, Op.16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Frammento)
Con in a, Op.16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
Con in a, Op.16: II. Adagio
Con in a, Op.16: III. Allegro Moderato Moltomarcato

Tracks:

Con No.1 in E flat: Allegro Maestoso
Con No.1 in E flat: Quasi Adagio
Con No.1 in E flat: Allegretto Vivace
Con No.1 in E flat: Allegro Animato
Con No.1 in E flat: Allegro Marziale - Presto
Con in b: III. Allegro
Con in a, Op.54: I. Allegro Affettuoso
Con in a, Op.54: II. Intermezzo. Antantino Grazioso
Con in a, Op.54: III. Allegro Vivace

Tracks:

Con Italiano, BWV 971: I. Allegro
Con Italiano, BWV 971: II. Andante
Con Italiano, BWV 971: III. Presto
Con No.5 in E flat, Op.73: Allegro Con Brio
Con No.5 in E flat, Op.73: Andante Con Moto
Con No.5 in E flat, Op.73: Allegro
Con No.5 in E flat, Op.73: I. Allegro (Selezione)

Tracks:

Con No.13 in C, K.415: Allegro
Con No.13 in C, K.415: Andante
Con No.13 in C, K.415: Allegro
Con No.15 in B flat, K.450: Allegro
Con No.15 in B flat, K.450: Andante
Con No.15 in B flat, K.450: Allegro

Tracks:

Con No.23 in A, K.488: Allegro
Con No.23 in A, K.488: Adagio
Con No.23 in A, K.488: Allegro Assai
Con No.20 in A, K.466: Allegro
Con No.20 in A, K.466: Romanza
Con No.20 in A, K.466: Rondo - Allegro Assai

Tracks:

Son No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3: I. Allegretto Con Brio
Son No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3: II. Adagio
Son No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3: III. Scherzo
Son No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3: IV. Allegro Assai
Lyric Piece, Op.47, No.5 'Melancolie'
Lyric Piece, Op.68, No.5 'Au Berceau'
Lyric Piece, Op.43, No.5 'Erotik'
Son in d, Kk.9
Son in c, Kk.11
Son in b, Kk.27
Son in D, Kk.96

Tracks:

Danza Espanola No.5 'Andaluza'
Mazurca in b, Op.33, No.4
Berceuse in D flat, Op.57
Mazurca No.47 in a, Op.68 No.2
Valzer in A flat, Op.69 No.1
Cancons I Danses
Ballata in g, Op.23
Valzer in A flat, Op.69 No.1
Valzer Brillante in A flat, Op.34 No.1
Valzer (Opr Postuma)
Mazurca in a, Op.68 No.2
Mazurca in b, Op.33 No.4
Mazurca in D flat, Op.30 No.3

Tracks:

Rumores De La Caleta No.8 (Recuerdos De Viaje)
Allegro
Presto in B flat
Scherzo No.2 in b flat, Op.31
Fant
Scherzo in b flat, Op.31
Fant in f, Op.49

Customer Reviews:

Michelangeli is the man.......2000-05-22

This here box set is very good...'nuff said.

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Rubinstein: Chopin's voice for the ages
WONDERFUL - A TREASURE!
An amazing collection
A Chopin Enthusiast's Treasure
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The Chopin Collection

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Bruch: The Complete Violin Concertos

ASIN: B000003F52
Release Date: 1991-11-09

Tracks:

Nocturnes , Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes , Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes , Op. 9: No. 3 in B - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 15: No. 1 in F - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 32: No. 1 in B - Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat - Frederic Chopin

Tracks:

Nocturnes Op. 37: No. 1 in G Minor
Nocturnes Op. 37: No. 2 in G
Nocturnes Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor
Nocturnes Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
Nocturnes Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor
Nocturnes Op. 55: No. 2 in E-Flat
Nocturnes Op. 62: No. 1 in B
Nocturnes Op. 62: No. 2 in E
Nocturnes Op. 72: No. 1 in E Minor

Tracks:

Mazurka Op. 6: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 6: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 6: No. 3 in E
Mazurka Op. 6: No. 4 in E-Flat Minor
Mazurka Op. 7: No. 1 in B-Flat
Mazurka Op. 7: No. 2 in A Minor
Mazurka Op. 7: No. 3 in F Minor
Mazurka Op. 7: No. 4 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 7: No. 5 in C
Mazurka Op. 17: No. 1 in B-Flat
Mazurka Op. 17: No. 2 in E Minor
Mazurka Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 17: No. 4 in A Minor
Mazurka Op. 24: No. 1 in G Minor
Mazurka Op. 24: No. 2 in C
Mazurka Op. 24: No. 3 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 24: No. 4 in B-Flat Minor
Mazurka Op. 30: No. 1 in C Minor
Mazurka Op. 30: No. 2 in B Minor
Mazurka Op. 30: No. 3 in D-Flat
Mazurka Op. 30: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 33: No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 33: No. 2 in D
Mazurka Op. 33: No. 3 in C
Mazurka Op. 33: No. 4 in B Minor
Mazurka Op. 41: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor

Tracks:

Mazurka Op. 41: No. 2 in E minor
Mazurka Op. 41: No. 3 in B
Mazurka Op. 41: No. 4 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 50: No. 1 in G
Mazurka Op. 50: No. 2 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 50: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 56: No. 1 in B
Mazurka Op. 56: No. 2 in C
Mazurka Op. 56: No. 3 in C Minor
Mazurka Op. 59: No. 1 in A Minor
Mazurka Op. 59: No. 2 in A-Flat
Mazurka Op. 59: No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Op. 63: No. 1 in B
Mazurka Op. 63: No. 2 in F Minor
Mazurka Op. 63: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
Mazurka Opus Posthumous: In A Minor
Mazurka Opus Posthumous: In A Minor
Mazurka Op. 67: No. 1 in G
Mazurka Op. 67: No. 2 in G Minor
Mazurka Op. 67: No. 3 in C
Mazurka Op. 67: No. 4 in A Minor
Mazurka Op. 68: No. 1 in C
Mazurka Op. 68: No. 2 in A Minor
Mazurka Op. 68: No. 3 in F
Mazurka Op. 68: No. 4 in F Minor

Tracks:

Ballades: No. 1, Op. 23 in G Minor - Frederic Chopin
Ballades: No. 2, Op. 38 in F - Frederic Chopin
Ballades: No. 3 , Op. 47 in A-flat - Frederic Chopin
Ballades: No. 4 , Op. 52 in F Minor - Frederic Chopin
Scherzos: No. 1, Op. 20 in B Minor - Frederic Chopin
Scherzos: No. 2, Op. 31 in B-Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin
Scherzos: No. 3, Op. 39 In C-Sharp Minor - Frederic Chopin
Scherzos: No. 4 ,Op. 54 in E - Frederic Chopin

Tracks:

Polonaises Op.26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises Op.26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises Op.40: No. 1 in A - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises Op.40: No. 2 in C Minor - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises: Op.44 in F-Sharp Minor - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises: Op.53 in A-Flat Major - Frederic Chopin
Polonaises: Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61in A-Flat - Frederic Chopin

Tracks:

Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Grave: Doppio movimento
Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Scherzo
Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Marche fune: Lento
Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Finale: Presto
Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Allegro maestoso
Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Scherzo: Molto vivace
Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Largo
Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Finale: Presto, non tanto
Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Fantaisie, Op. 49 in F Minor

Tracks:

Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor: Allegro maestoso
Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor: Romance: Larghetto
Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor: Rondo: Vivace
Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor: Maestoso
Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor: Larghetto
Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor: Allegro vivace

Tracks:

Waltzes: Op. 18, In E-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor
Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 3 in F
Waltzes: Op. 42, in A-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 3 in A-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 1 in A-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 2 in B Minor
Waltzes, Op. 70: No. 1 in G-Flat
Waltzes, Op. 70: No. 2 in F Minor
Waltzes, Op. 70: No. 3 in D-Flat
Waltzes: Op. Posth. in E Minor

Tracks:

Impromptus: No. 1, Op. 29, in A-Flat
Impromptus: No. 2, Op. 36, in F-Sharp
Impromptus: No. 3, Op. 51, in G-Flat
Impromptus: No.4, Op. 66, in C-Sharp Minor: Fantaisie-Impromptu
Barcarolle, Op. 60
Trois Nouvelles etudes, Op. Posth.
Bolero, Op. 19
Berceuse, Op. 57
Tarentelle, Op. 43
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

Tracks:

Preludes, Op. 28: C
Preludes, Op. 28: A Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: G
Preludes, Op. 28: E Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: D
Preludes, Op. 28: B Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: A
Preludes, Op. 28: F-Sharp Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: E
Preludes, Op. 28: C-Sharp Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: B
Preludes, Op. 28: G-Sharp Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: F-Sharp
Preludes, Op. 28: E-Flat Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: D-Flat
Preludes, Op. 28: B-Flat Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: A-Flat
Preludes, Op. 28: F Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: E-Flat
Preludes, Op. 28: C Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: B-Flat
Preludes, Op. 28: G Minor
Preludes, Op. 28: F
Preludes, Op. 28: D Minor
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: Lento
Sonata No 2, Op. 35 Funeral March: Finale: Presto
Berceuse, Op 57
Barcarolle, Op. 60

Amazon.com

This set doesn't include all of Chopin's piano music because Artur Rubinstein didn't record all of it. (The Etudes are the most notable omission.) But it does include the last, and usually best, versions of all the Chopin he did record, along with three earlier versions. Other pianists have had other things to say about Chopin, and it's a mistake to think that any one performer can give you the complete picture of any music. But these performances, for the most part, are as good as we've come to think they are, so at mid-price this 11-disc set is a real bargain for Chopin lovers. --Leslie Gerber

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Rubinstein: Chopin's voice for the ages.......2004-11-19

As long as pianists perform Chopin, they will read the name of Artur Rubinstein in their reviews, because Rubinstein is the standard to which all others are compared. It doesn't matter if the performance is more pyrotechnic, as Horowitz's Polonaise in Ab (Op. 53) certainly was, or if they are supremely intelligent and perfectly rendered, as Pollini's Etudes and Preludes are, of if they are fresh and exciting as in Murray Perahia' more recent recordings; we can rate only them because Rubinstein set the standard by which all others are judged. And after listening to all those others, and loving them, I still go back to Rubinstein and feel as though I'm home again. He has a voice and an incredible "something" to communicate in each turn of phrase that is never ostentatious, never over-reaching, yet always deep, always pure and natural, always the sound of the old world, as if it had simply transported itself through time and was speaking in its native voice. Which... it was. Rubinstein was 12 years old at the turn of the century (1900), but he already was deeply rooted in old Europe's musical style. His long life enabled him to bring that world to life for several generations.

This is one of the most incredible boxed sets in the music world. It is the Rubinstein I grew up on, made new with digital remastering, mostly by Max Wilcox, who was also the original engineer on most of these discs. If you have not heard these recordings, you are in for a treat. If you have heard them before, then this set is going to sound familiar, but more clear and detailed than the old LPs and 45s of the originals.

This is essential Chopin, by one of the most incredible men who ever sat at a piano. I just can't recommend this enough.

Shooshie

WONDERFUL - A TREASURE!.......2002-07-04

Rubinstein has always been one of my favorite pianists. Some criticize him for technique or this or that, but I have heard dozens and dozens of concert pianists live and I heard him live only once. It was one of the great nights of my life. Of course, he didn't follow the program. He played what he felt like playing (he was nearly blind then). And the Chopin was utterly beautiful. His tone and phrasing and love of the music was a force that won over everyone in the audience.

This collection contains the Chopin recordings Rubinstein made over the years. It contains some pieces more than once because there were recordings in Rubinstein's early and late years. There is a difference in the playing (and the sound is better in the later recordings).

Purists complain about this or that. It is easy to attack giants. But Rubinstein has remained in the pantheon and I don't think anyone is going to knock him off the list of great pianists anytime soon. I hope this collection isn't going out of print. It is an important collection musically and historically.

An amazing collection.......2002-02-13

I recently purchased this box set, and even though I have many other different versions of Chopin's mazurkas, etudes, preludes, sonatas and noctures, I had very few waltzes, impromtus or polinaises before this purchase. So while the music isn't necessarily new to me, the interpretations are. There are a few different tempos than I am used to with some pieces, but the sound quality is excellent, with the exceptions of the preludes. They were recorded nearly 60 years ago so the background noise is something I'm not accustomed to, but this set is amazing. I will listen to it many times over, and treasure this set the rest of my life.
If you can get your hands on a copy, I would highly recommend doing so as soon as you can.

A Chopin Enthusiast's Treasure.......2000-05-23

Having grown up with the much older vinyl edition, this complete Rubinstein Chopin collection brings back to life the old vinyl record set with new clarity and adds additional music. With the same red RCA logo as the vinyl records, a sense of nostalgia is created. Rubinstein plays chopin like no other, and now on digital medium, Rubinstein's work will last for generations. The CD's add a much needed clarity to the original vinyl set. The stereo selections have better stereo separation and high fidelity than the vinyl records. This CD box set is the complete Rubinstein Chopin collection, the vinyl record set did not include such key recordings as the Mazurkas and others. From the novice listener to the experienced Chopin enthusiast, this Rubinstein collection is a monumental acheivement. In these recordings, Rubinstein brings forth his own unique mastery of Chopin. One cannot fully appreciate Chopin without listening to his playing. Rubinstein's subtle expressions, nuances, virtuosity, and bold declarations are consistent from recording to recording. This is a mandatory addition to any classical collection and required listening for anyone interested in Chopin.

A Chopin Enthusiast's Treasure.......2000-05-23

Having grown up with the much older vinyl edition, this complete Rubinstein Chopin collection brings back to life the old vinyl record set with new clarity and adds additional music. With the same red RCA logo as the vinyl records, a sense of nostalgia is created. Rubinstein plays chopin like no other, and now on digital medium, Rubinstein's work will last for generations. The CD's add a much needed clarity to the original vinyl set. The stereo selections have better stereo separation and high fidelity than the vinyl records. This CD box set is the complete Rubinstein Chopin collection, the vinyl record set did not include such key recordings as the Mazurkas and others. From the novice listener to the experienced Chopin enthusiast, this Rubinstein Collection is a monumental acheivement. In these recordings, Rubinstein brings forth his own unique mastery of Chopin. One cannot fully appreciate Chopin without listening to his playing. Rubinstein's subtle expressions, nuances, virtuosity, and bold declarations are consistent from recording to recording. This is a mandatory addition to any classical collection and required listening for anyone interested in Chopin.

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works - Scott Ross

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Think of it as an investment
Sorry it's $800, but it's worth it!
So much bang for your buck...
A masterwork!
Great fun!

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works - Scott Ross
Domenico Scarlatti , and Scott Ross (Harpsichord)
Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000005E6B
Release Date: 1992-05-01

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Amazon.com

The late Scott Ross recorded this monumental set as a series of weekly programs for French radio during 1985, the 300th anniversary of Scarlatti's birth. Learning and recording so much music weekly had some disadvantages, and not every one of these performances maintains the same high level. But most of them do; Ross gives us generally fine playing of this magnificent body of music, in its only complete recording ever. I never lost my interest while listening through the entire set. Erato offers 34 discs for the price of 20, as it should; the music could have easily fit onto 25 discs and saved us some shelf space. --Leslie Gerber

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One of the monuments in the history or recording, the late Scott Ross recorded this epoch-making set of 555 keyboard sonatas as part of a series of recitals given on Radio France. The music is amazing. After starting out as a slightly run-of-the-mill Italian Baroque composer, the middle-aged Domenico left his father's baleful influence and became the teacher of Princess Maria Barbara of Portugal, later Queen of Spain. While in her service, he created this fantastic body of short pieces, each a little gem encapsulating the sites and sounds of Spain in the 18th century. I don't recommend that you listen to them at one sitting, but taken individually, there is no music more charming or delicious. --David Hurwitz

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Think of it as an investment.......2006-05-22

I bought this set when it came out almost twenty years ago. It was a big chunk of change even then, but I have never regretted it. Scarlatti is the Tigger of music. However low you feel, he'll cheer you up.

The performance? Some say "Scott Ross just plays the notes." Well at least he plays *all* of them, in every sonata, which is more than some contenders can do. This is not easy stuff. I also think he and Domenico are a perfect match. Ross's Bach can feel slightly perfunctory, but to this music he brings a rhythmic panache, superlative technique, period knowledge and "Look at me, Ma" attitude - particularly in those crunchy dissonances that make no sense at all in 18th century musical theory - that fits the bill perfectly. The recording is also excellent throughout, particularly in the later sonatas.

For a completely different approach to this music, I recommend Mikhail Pletnev's set on Virgin. This was originally to have been a single CD, but Pletnev was enjoying himself so much that he just kept on playing. The recording session ended about 3am, and the result is about as close as we're ever going to get to hearing how Chopin - who loved these works, and regretted that his public wouldn't let him program such fusty old stuff - might have sounded when he played them for his friends after dinner.

Sorry it's $800, but it's worth it!.......2006-02-24

Boy, was I lucky to buy this back in 1992. I had followed various other harpsichordists' (e.g., Valenti's) attempts to scale this musical equivalent of Nanga Parbat, and must say, after about 15 hearings of the set, that I am very pleased that Ross was the one who planted the flag on the summit. The only performer I would rather have done it is Landowska. The music is fantastic, with at least half of the pieces qualifying as small masterpieces, and Ross brings out the character of each individual piece with energy and style.

So much bang for your buck..........2001-03-29

Contrary to Leslie Gerber's review, I believe that every single one of these performances is top-notch - pick any disc, go to any single track, and you'll find something well worth a listen! Domenico Scarlatti may not have had the contrapuntal skills of Bach, but his music exhibits a tremendous amount of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic invention that can be far easier (though certainly no less rewarding) to digest than your typical keyboard masterpiece by JSB. Scott Ross brings all of these pieces to beautiful, shimmering life, and while he may be now dead, these recordings will forever testify to his considerable skills in both interpretation and performance of early keyboard music on a vintage harpsichord.

My only complaint is that the music, or more precisely, perhaps, the instrument on which it is played, develops a certain "sameness" after about 30 minutes of listening pleasure; one can only listen to the tinkling of a harpsichord for so long, IMHumbleO! (And it is a _beautiful_ harpsichord being played!) I have been dousing myself in these discs for about ten years now, as I bought the set just after it was released, and I can honestly say that there's more good music here, and enough musical variety from piece to piece, to keep another music lover just as happy as I've been. Few boxed sets that I've purchased over the last decade (exceptions: Lionel Rogg's Bach organ music and the Borodin Shostakovich Quartets on Melodiya) have had the same staying power that this one has.

A masterwork!.......2000-06-10

This is a delightful body of work, and I must say I am overwhelmed by the variety. I had wondered if 555 sonatas was not a bit much, whether it would all sound alike, but listening to the different pieces I find very little repitition.

There is, of course, a style that is obvious, and recognizable. If I were to qualify this music, I would say that, above all, it sounds like music of a composer who really enjoyed playing his instrument. When you think that this represents about 30 years of Scarlatti's life, during which time he composed almost no other music, you understand that he put everything into it.

He wrote most of these works in Spain, after leaving his native Italy and not looking back. Being a tutor for Princess Maria Barbara of Braganza, his job, it seems, was to write music and teach. What is amazing is that he focused on just one instrument, and just one style, exploring every possibility of melody and rhythm, and never does it sound repetitive.

The works are all very short, the longest being 7 minutes or so. These are not sonatas as we tend to think of the word, as multi-movement pieces built around a specific theme. These are short, concise pieces, where the melody and rhythm speak out instantly. Most of them are binary works, where there is a AABB repeat structure (I am simplifying a bit), and listening to them you can easily hear the structure of each piece.

Many of the pieces are rather fast, showing a certain exuberence, but even the slower pieces, and the few fugues, are energetic in their own way.

In short, this is a major body of work that must be heard. While the 34 CD set is perhaps prohibitive, there is a 3 CD anthology, a sort of best-of of this set (and I have a copy to sell or trade, if anyone is interested). By all means, check out this music.

Great fun!.......1998-12-03

Think of this collection as a huge anthology of short stories, full of entertaining plot twists, character quirks, and other forms of wit. You will not find the kind of serene depth that you would in, say, Bach, but the music is continuously entertaining and the performance is superb.

If you have a CD player in your car, this collection is ideal commuting music: always upbeat, never fades away or blasts you out of your seat (harpsichords are like that), and short enough that you don't have to sit for long in a parking spot waiting for the piece to end. But using these pieces as background doesn't do them justice; they inevetably reward careful listening.

Solo Works 69-96
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produce sounds in an extrmely diverse fashion-SOLOS

Solo Works 69-96

Manufacturer: Cpo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008MLWV
Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Cang
-Z... ( )

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produce sounds in an extrmely diverse fashion-SOLOS.......2005-02-04

Hespos has been kicking around the avant-garde in Germany, well Europe for quite some time now, the early Sixties.He has written incredible swabs mounds of music, his musical language reamins innovative,original,if that word has any context anymore, this is not music to augment the cash box, it is music about timbre and where it goes, how it develops or becomes abandoned, what violence does to timbre, what silence does to timbre, and differing contexts, how a musician responds to making timbre, in fact this music mixes itself cross-fertilizes itself with other disciplines as theatre, for it is difficult to think of the music he creates, that is created from his music without the actor, the actress, So his scores are more like expressive procedures, grids for timbral display, and directions, coaching on how to discover timbre, on how to create art, make art anyway you can, but be interesting. It is assumes in all his work that the full spectrum of timbre, extended techniques are utilized as commonplace, nothing is extended if what is extended is considered the norm, and that's where his music begins, Take "duma" (1980) for alto flute, it begins like an electronic sound, like a gentle motor turned on, we dicover it is a flute harmonic, two tones sustained, then we hear something that resembles water gently coming up from the water drain, or that hasn't quite gone down yet completely. The work proceeds with other "narratives" at work,locomotive tongueing, vocal chatter, spitting into the flute,and then plaintive lament kind of tones held, lonely tones, mixed with slapping the keys,screams at times, percussive effects/affects. The "splash" is a bit more exciting for contra bass and percussion, lots of silences here, but the two musicians take off at times, not over taxing what they got,lots of rhythm dovetailing into each other, fast and it holds one's interest,there is a kind of pointillism still at work here where tones can be tossed anyplace and at anytime, but Hespos finds another contexts for this serious sounding avant-garde stuff, he keeps, well they keep the momentum going. Many of Hespos works are simply written WORD instructions, not real music written on five lines, there is that but he utilzes graphic notation, little black dots, graphics where it is suppose to sounds like ti looks."kitara" is that a another solo, more silences,tapping the body of the instrument, barely audible most of the time, which is the reason why one needs to SEE this music played, there is always a break of silence, with violence in Hespos, and we get that, tones coming from all directions, harmonics, plucked.. A good time for a Hespos piece is about 5 to 6 minutes, any longer and you quite rightly feel the work draining you into a transgressive situation. Hespos has within the last ten years has brached arborescencednced himself out into more theatre where he belongs, as I said, and "opera", tones and words sung and spokem it is not opera."monske" is a lotta fun for mobile tympani, you should take advantage of the fact that tympani drums are on wheels, and in this CD you hear wonderfully the rolling noises which are simply compelling, part of the piece.There are some whipp cracks as well, perhaps the tympani is a "bull" of sorts, great idea for music."leija" the harp solo is ugly-beautiful, where the lower strings are allowed to vibrate against something, the adjacent string or the fingernail, and the tones sometimes are pulled out of tune, it has a "mystery" about it,an attitude as well, playful I would have loved to hear Harpo Marx play this piece."picc" fpr piccolo recorder is "canary-like" more haunting like sounds, perhaps a nocturne here, and the vpoice is utilzed, the voice here representing the basso regions of the piece, another stroke of genius to force this situation.the voice recites fast fragments of non-sense syllables. Again Hespos is playful,light, music the avant-garde for children."cang" is for cymbalom solo,the "hammer piano" prevalent in Eastern Europe,this is a piece you simply wait for something to happen, there are noises occuring but barely audible, the inside of the piano box is utilzes here as well."very different pitches,", "poundings", beginning hardly,observably,extremely powerfully swinging remains very narow, intensive hardly moved almost simultaneous, excessively swift. . . " Hespos instructs. Other times the work sounds like the instrument was dropped. Lastly "Z , , , " is for a pianist but the entire ensemble joins in, in a kind of theatrical non-narrative,lots of nonsense vocables.Solos are where Hespos bears fruit,one-on one.

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