2 Grandes

1. Me Cai de la Nube - Cornelio Reyna

2. Aquaje - Cornelio Reyna

3. Te Vas Angel Mio - Cornelio Reyna

4. Fe Perdida - Cornelio Reyna

5. Ella - Cornelio Reyna

6. Que Te Vaya Bien - Ramón Ayala

7. Nadie Sabe - Ramón Ayala

8. Corazoncito Tirano - Ramón Ayala

9. Ni Por Mil Puñados de Oro - Ramón Ayala

10. Que Nos Sirvan Vino - Ramón Ayala

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Average customer rating: Very good BUT....Improv in Liszt?? Liszt presented in all his magnificence Lisztmania Vital; impeccable; a treasure trove Good - but where's the poetry?

The Best Of Liszt Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Dichter, Misha | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Liszt: Favourite Piano Works Chopin: Favorite Piano Works Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata Liszt: 10 Hungarian Rhapsodies Liszt: The Complete Etudes ASIN: B0000041D2 Release Date: 1996-02-13

Tracks:

1. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
2. Die Loreley
3. Hungarian Rhapsody No.11 In A Minor: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 In A Minor
4. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses: No. 7 Funerailles
5. Schwanengesang: No. 1 Liebesbotschaft
6. Annees de pelerinage: Premiere annee: No. 4 Au bord d'une source
7. 3 Etudes de Concert: No. 3 Un sospiro
8. Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat
9. Etudes d' execution transcendante: No. 3 In G Sharp Minor 'La campanella'
10. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 In C Sharp Minor
11. 3 Etudes de Concert: No. 2 La leggierezza
12. Annees de pelerinage: Troisieme annee: No. 4 Les jeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este

Tracks:

1. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
2. Fantasia On The Waltz from Gounod's 'Faust'
3. Valse oubliee No. 1 In F Sharp
4. Valse oubliee No. 2 In A Flat
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 In A Minor
6. Annees de pelerinage: Premiere annee: No. 6 Vallee d'Obermann
7. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14 In F Minor
8. Annees de pelerinage: Premiere annee: No. 7 Eglogue
9. Widmung
10. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 In D Flat

Customer Reviews:

Very good BUT....Improv in Liszt??.......2005-08-24

I find for the most part this is an excellent recording and "La Campanella" is breakthaking in its rhythmic dynamics and especially in the upper keyboard trills that are so much a part of this piece's intense virtuosity. I wish someone would reissue Gary Graffman's long out-of-print recording of this piece. I recall it being the best I ever heard.
Where I have serious reservations is in Dichter's playing of the etude "Un Sospiro". I am open to being corrected but where in the world did he come up with the insertion of a 4 or 5 bar improvisation before the recapitulation of the theme? I've never heard that before. But for overall GRAND Liszt playing, I agree with the on-line reviewers-nothing beats the Jorge Bolet recordings.

Liszt presented in all his magnificence.......2005-01-03

There are a ton of great, well-known pieces on this 2-CD set, and it's a fantastic deal! Very beautiful in all respects except that, I agree with the reviewer below--the DB range of playing is not as wide or dynamic as it should be. It would be better if it was a bit HARDER and more powerful!--this is essential for the passion and intensity that Liszt created. Also, Mephisto Waltz seems to have been shortened. But all in all, good collection at a good price.

Lisztmania.......2004-06-01

This Phillips label compact disc presents us with many fine works for piano by the incredible Franz Liszt (1811-1886) who together with Frederic Chopin revolutionzed the piano for the 19th century. On here are the Mephisto Waltz, Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 1-12, Etudes, Valses and transcriptions from Paganini's La Campanella and the Waltz from Gounod's opera Faust.
I like to think that the first cd, tracks 1-10 represents the softer side of Liszt. His friendship with Frederic Chopin influenced his lighter, romantic and nocturnal type of music, which are found in such works as Schwanengesang (Swan Song) "Un Sospiro" and Les Jeux D'Eux A La Villa D'Este. The second cd, tracks 1-10 represent some of the more dramatic and intense works for piano, among them the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor, which opens the second cd. The work has been orchestrated, it's polyphonic festive mood has been used in the Looney Tunes cartoons. It is meant to describe the folk dancing of Hungary. The Fantasia on the Waltz from Gounod's Faust is incredibly demanding and sweeping, beautiful in this rendition. All the works are performed by the piano artist Misha Dichter. Although to be quite honest, this is not the best of Franz Liszt per se. It only provides us with high quality piano works. But Liszt was more than a radical new pianist, he was also a fine orchestral conductor. He invented the symphonic poem, or tone poem, which was greatly used in the 19th century, influencing such composers as Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Why did'nt they have Liszt's great symphonic poems the Dante Symphony and the Faust Symphony ? Also the Dance Of Death Totentanz should have been here, also his fantastic piano concerto. These days, it's hard to find a great interpreter of Franz Liszt. So much of his music is out of this world. It feels like only an octupus with millions of hands and fingers would aptly play his complex, multi-melodic score.

Vital; impeccable; a treasure trove.......2002-10-17

I've lived with this CD, and similar Liszt CD's by artists of equal fame, for at least two years. My admiration -- my gratitude -- for this one rises with each listening. I believe that Liszt would be very grateful for these performances, could he hear them. It is difficult to imagine a pianist serving a composer more thoroughly than Dichter does here. There is no careless note, yet no faltering in momentum or vitality. Dichter has mastered the music, yet remains its servant. His performances of the few meditative pieces on this CD are as impeccable as his work on the many bravura ones; deeply felt, and tastefully expressed. This seems a treasure house to me; its length is 145 minutes. The engineers have depressed or compressed the dynamic range, I think; there is not enough difference between piano and forte for my taste... I am perhaps equally fond of Philips' 2-disc edition of Liszt's Annees de Pelerinage I-III, performed by Brendel and Kocsis, 289-462-312-2. Philips' 2-disc edition of Lizts's etudes, with Arrau and Magaloff, is of less interest to me at this time; I suppose this is my reaction to the compositions themselves.

Good - but where's the poetry?.......2001-05-11

A very good and recommended recording. The only thing I miss is more lyricism. Traditionalists may argue that lyricism has little place in Liszt, but look and listen! There are lots of beautiful melodic passages that need carefull attention to phrasing and tone. It would make this recording milder and sweeter to the ear. But as far as the virtuosity is concerned, no complaints. But don't forget, you can only be flashy for so long before it gets dull....!

Average customer rating: 2nd Set of Greatest Hits -- Even Better than the First!

Grandes Exitos de Salsa, Vol. 2 Fruko y Sus Tesos Manufacturer: Discos Fuentes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Colombia | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Colombia | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Cumbia | Latin Music | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Grandes Exitos de Salsa, Vol. 1 Esto Sí Es Salsa de Verdad! Grandes Exitos de la Salsa: Greatest Hits Espectacular Heavy Salsa ASIN: B00002R143 Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

1. La Cara Del Payaso
2. A La Memoria Del Muerto
3. Nadando
4. Barranquillero Arrebatao
5. Catalina Del Mar
6. La Vi Partir
7. Quiero De Nuevo Empezar
8. Tu Sufriras
9. Soy Guajiro Del Monte
10. Corazon Vacante
11. Lontananza
12. Bamboleo En El Mar
13. Flores Silvestres
14. Confundido
15. Alma Navidena
16. El Amor

Customer Reviews:

2nd Set of Greatest Hits -- Even Better than the First!.......2000-12-23

This CD and Greatest Hits Vol. 1 are must-haves for anyone who likes latin music. This is the absolute best of the best in terms of salsa, with richness and depth, in addition to being 110% danceable. Their music is fun yet moody, topics range from silly to grave, and their sheer versatility is shocking. I am just not conveying how absolutely wonderful this band is. If you have ever liked classic rock, you will find something to like in Fruko, and if you are a salsa fan you will find your repetoire incomplete without this band.

I can't stop playing Fruko, and I know you will become addicted as well!

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50 GRANDES EXITOS Y JOYAS PERDIDAS DE SU DISCOGRAFIA (2 CD) MIGUEL ACEVES MEJIA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Sus Grandes Exitos Vol.2 Canciones Populares De Mexico ASIN: B000QZS9L6

Product Description

CD1 01- YO TENIA UN CHORRO DE VOZ 02- ELLA 03- LA CAMA DE PIEDRA 04- SUFRIR POR UN AMOR 05- GRITENME PIEDRAS DEL CAMPO 06- VAYA CON DIOS 07- ORGULLOSA Y BONITA 08- CABALLO LOMO GATEADO 09- ENTRE COPA Y COPA 10- GORRIONCILLO PECHO AMARILLO 11- CORRIDO DE PANCHO VILLA 12- QUE SEAS FELIZ 13- LA MALAGUENA 14- EL AVENTURERO 15- CARABINA 30-30 16- GUITARRAS DE MEDIANOCHE 17- CUATRO CAMINOS 18- CUCURRUCUCU PALOMA 19- PRISIONERA 20- FALLASTE CORAZON 21- LA DEL REBOZO BLANCO 22- CUANDO EL DESTINO 23- EL CHIHUAHUA 24- EL SIETE LEGUAS 25- ...SOLO TU CD2 01- PLEGARIA GUADALUPANA 02- NICARAGUA MIA 03- CIELITO LINDO 04- YO 05- A LOS 15 O 20 TRAGOS 06- TUXPAN 07- UN MUNDO RARO 08- JUSTICIA RANCHERA 09- EL ENMASCARADO 10- COSTA RICA 11- PRIETA LINDA 12- EL GALLITO DEL NORTE 13- LOS AGUACEROS 14- EL JARDINERO 15- EL BORRACHO 16- NO HAY DERECHO 17- CANTO DEL PRISIONERO 18- DELANTE DE MI DETENTE 19- A LAS TRES DE LA MANANA 20- NO SOY EL COCO 21- EL DERROTADO 22- ADONDE TE HALLAS ? 23- TRES CONSEJOS 24- RUMBOS DISTINTOS 25- MAMA LUPITA

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Grandes Exitos, Vol. 2 "En Castellano" Nat King Cole Manufacturer: Glide ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Grandes Exitos, Vol. 1: "En Castellano" Mis Mejores Canciones: 19 Super Exitos Sus Mejores Canciones: 16 Exitos Originales ASIN: B00079RZ3E Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

1. Ansiedad
2. Adelita
3. Perfidia
4. Matas
5. Bodeguero
6. Solamente una Vez
7. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
8. Piel Canela
9. Nadie Me Ama
10. Adios Mariquita Linda
11. Te Quiero Dijiste
12. Golondrina

Album Details

The Second Volume of the Great 20th Century Singer's Hits that He Recorded in Spanish. Includes Two Tracks Never Released in the USA : "Nadie Me Ama" and "Golondrina".

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Minha Vida: Grandes Sucessos, Vol. 2 Julio Iglesias Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Italian | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000062W1U

Tracks:

1. Hey
2. Sin Excusas Ni Rodeos
3. Crazy
4. A Vezes Tu As Vezes Eu
5. Manuela (Portuguese)
6. Ou Me Queres Oe Me Deixas
7. Caruso
8. My Love
9. Por Ela
10. A Media Luz
11. Abraca Me
12. When You Tell Me That You Love Me
13. O Melhor De Tua Vida
14. Me Va Me Va
15. La Cumparsita
16. Crazy In Love
17. Um Canto A Minha Terra
18. Dois Amigos
19. A Milonga Sentimental

Album Details

Second Volume of Greatest Hits from this Incredible Romantic Singer. This Compilation that Gathers 19 Smash Hits as Well as Duets with Such Great Brazilian Artist Zeze Di Camargo and Luciano.

Average customer rating: Late (and ponderous) Bolet in this second set

Jorge Bolet 2 Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jorge Bolet 1 Daniel Barenboim Artur Schnabel Clifford Curzon Alfred Brendel ASIN: B00000JNPY Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. 'Mephisto' Waltz No. 1 - Liszt
2. Venezia E Napoli: 1. Gondoliera - Jorge Bolet
3. Venezia E Napoli: 2. Canzone - Jorge Bolet
4. Venezia E Napoli: 3. Tarantella - Jorge Bolet
5. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses: Funilles - Liszt
6. Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat - Liszt
7. Trois etudes de concert: La leggierezza - Liszt
8. Etude d'execution transcendante d'apres Paganini: La campanella - Liszt
9. Reminiscences de 'Norma' - Jorge Bolet

Tracks:

1. 'Rigoletto' Paraphrase - Jorge Bolet
2. Annees de pelerinage - Deuxiene annee. Italie: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca - Liszt
3. Etudes d'execution transcendante: Haronies du soir - Liszt
4. Deux etudes de concert: Gnomenreigen - Liszt
5. Annees de pelerinage - Primiere annee. Suisse: Au bord d'une source - Liszt
6. Consolation No. 3 In D-flat - Liszt
7. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 In C-sharp Minor - Liszt
8. Etudes d'execution transcendante: Ricordanza - Liszt
9. Rniscences de 'Don Juan' - Jorge Bolet

Customer Reviews:

Late (and ponderous) Bolet in this second set.......2006-01-21

Philips' set n. 2 dedicated to Jorge Bolet is markedly less attractive than its first instalment on the Cuban-American pianist. The selection in this second item includes recordings made in the 1978-1988 period, the latter part of Bolet's career (he died in 1990), when his playing became increasingly weighty, reflective and measured. The problem here is that, while the afore-mentioned characteristics may be welcome in some works by Beethoven and Brahms, they are hardly what is required for convincing performances of Liszt, the sole composer focused in this set.

The reasons behind Bolet's transformation from a stunning virtuoso in the grand romantic tradition into what the critic Bryce Morrison once referred to as "the tired old man of Decca fame" (the label which released the pianist's late efforts) are moot, but there is no gainsaying the change. Granted, most instrumentalists lose part of their energy with age - a question of agility for one thing - but in Bolet's case this process seemed to involve an odd mixture of brooding inwardness and self-imposed restraint, almost as an atonement. Some people even contend that he wanted to go down in history as a profound artist and, while trying to be deep, he just managed to get boring. Whatever the case, one has only to compare Bolet's 1982 version of the Mephisto Waltz n. 1 shown here with his 1961 rendition to notice the phenomenon: the fiery, virtuosic and propulsive handling of the piece in that earlier attempt gave way to an approach which the liner comment elegantly describes as "philosophical rather than dashing", naturally to the detriment of the work's impact. All the notes are perfectly articulated, there is not a harsh sound throughout (Bolet's golden tone never deserted him, nor his ability to produce big sonorities without banging), and yet the result is surprisingly lifeless. The same applies to Funerailles, La leggierezza, Gnomenreigen and La campanella, which are beautifully organized but devoid of a much-needed sparkle.

Many pieces by Liszt require a certain amount of excess to make them work, not only technical - a true virtuoso mechanism - but also spiritual, in the sense of a devil-may-care interpretative attitude, or the so-called bravura. Nowhere is this element more sadly lacking than in Bolet's Don Juan Fantasy. Rather than relishing the technical intricacies and virtuosic exuberance of this magnificent knucklebreaker - in my opinion, the only effective approach to this work - Bolet parades the piece, in an unhurried and deliberate fashion, taking nearly nineteen minutes in his pensive traversal (one of the longest on record). He eschews all excitement and concentrates on clarity and smoothness instead, and it simply doesn't work: listening through becomes an ordeal, especially if you are acquainted with the versions by Simon Barere, Earl Wild and Marc-Andre Hamelin.

It's really a great pity that Philips couldn't offer us examples of the early Bolet, a spectacular pianist who not only had "the fingers of a Horowitz and the tone of a Lhevinne" (Harold Schonberg) but who also often infused his performances with fire and passion. All the above notwithstanding, I can still recommend this set for Bolet's beautiful tone, precise fingerwork and unerring good taste.

Average customer rating: Excellent collection of enjoyable rarities

Berlioz - La Révolution Grecque (Grandes Oeuvres Chorales) Michel Plasson , Laurent Naouri , Rolando Villazon , and Nicolas Rivenq Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Berlioz: Huit Scènes de Faust Verdi - Don Carlo / Villazon, Roocroft, Urmana, Croft, Lloyd, Ryhanen, Giuseppini, Chailly, Amsterdam Opera Opera Recital [Includes Bonus DVD] Russian Album ASIN: B00008ODZY Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

1. Sara, Belle D'indolence
2. Meditation Religieuse: Ce Monde Entier N'est Qu'une Ombre Fugitive
3. La Mort D'Ophelie
4. Marche Funebre Pour La Derniere Scene d'Hamlet
5. Formez Vos Rangs, Entrez En Danse!
6. Dieu Tout-Puissant, Dieu De L'aurore
7. Veni Creator Spiritus
8. Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
9. Recit & Air: Leve-toi, Fils De Sparte!
10. Choeur: Mais La Voix Du Dieu Des Armees
11. Priere: Astre Terrible Et Saint, Guide Les Pas Du Brave!
12. Final: Des Sommets De L'Olympe

Tracks:

1. Des Espagnols M'ont Pris Sur Leur Navire
2. Introduction
3. Recit & Air: Pretresses De Bacchus... O Seul Bien Qui Me Reste!
4. Recit: Quels Cris Affreux Se Font Entendre?
5. Bacchanale: O Dieu Puissant, Fils De Latone... O Bacchus Evoe!
6. Tableau Musical
7. N'oublions Pas Ces Champs, Dont La Poussiere
8. Amis, La Coupe Ecume
9. C'est Le Grand Jour, Le Jour De Fete
10. Dieu Tout-Puissant, Dieu De L'Aurore
11. Bien Que Le Ciel Parfois Se Couvre D'un Nuage

Customer Reviews:

Excellent collection of enjoyable rarities.......2005-08-13

Before I get verbose here I'll start with this: the superb performance of the cantata "The Greek Revolution" in this set alone is worth the price of the entire set. This is very early Berlioz but it contains some astonishing things, including a big ending "The Summit of Olympus"--a classic snowballing "call-to-arms" that would make anyone want to go out and battle the Turk--that consistently avoids the trite and obvious and contains ideas about generating excitement a modern rut-ridden choral composer like Philip Glass should pay close attention to. Fornet's recording of this on Denon is also nice and brings out the detail better, and is very powerful, but ultimately isn't as viscerally rousing. Savvy conductors know that even youthful Berlioz contains great stuff.

Anyway:

It's a bit sad that Berlioz is known to many listeners only through a handful of works like the Symphonie Fantastique (his most famous, yet an early work), maybe the Requiem and Harold in Italy, and a few other items (the short list seems to vary from person to person but it's always short). Sad, because unlike some other composers who are one or two trick ponys, Berlioz was a continuously strong and imaginative composer, in fact he was a great composer, up there with the best of them, who let loose with a long string of masterpieces that still need attention--like his opera Benvenuto Cellini and twenty other things. The man, even when trying to write boring music, was incapable of writing boring music. Then there's his incredible writing: his autobiography, his criticisms, his satires. He's not only one of my very favorite composers but one of my very favorite writers too. There's no other composer I can say that about.

So what's up with him, and why should you pay attention to this pricey collection of unknowns? Jacques Barzun, another favorite writer and an authority on Berlioz, thinks the Frenchman was so advanced in his ideas that he's been thoroughly misunderstood and grotesquely underappreciated up until fairly recently. Even Donald Francis Tovey, an insightful musical commentator (and another favorite writer--his books are highly recommended) of over 100 years ago talks of Berlioz as if, at times, he didn't known exactly what he was doing. There's an awful comment by him about how Berlioz allegedly knew how to start and end a piece but got a bit lost in between. How untrue. Barzun, on the other hand, mentions an incident where some critic complains about a series of wrong (meaning incompetently judged and not conforming to theory of that time) chords used in Harold in Italy and the response by a sharp conductor was "So tell me then why they sound so right?" (Someone later did a proper modern analysis and found the chord use was subtle and brilliant) Barzun's point, in a wonderful essay "Berlioz after a Hundred Years" (In "Critical Questions")is that we have yet to totally figure out why so much of his music sounds right. I'd also add that we are only just maybe starting to learn how to make it sound right. Berlioz was smart, possibly smarter than any of us and it's taking us 200 years to catch up with him.

[My guess at one explanation of his greatness was his total mastery of the very poetic French language and his ability to translate that into a sort of music. His melodies often sound like someone speaking. Elliot Carter is another great composer who is intensely literate and a fine writer... and a great composer perhaps for similar reasons.]

I'll go even further, after 30 years of listening to his music I'm convinced he stands at the top platform with the handful of all-time great composers. Berlioz transformed Western art music--single-handedly--into a supple, breathing, colorful, and living thing, and in a way that few composers have managed since. Moving from the Masters (Bach through Beethoven) to Berlioz is like moving from great oil painting to motion pictures in Technicolor and that's about the best way I can describe the phenomenon (Barzun notes his unique multidimensionality). Listen to Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and then listen to Benvenuto Cellini. The music, over 150 years old and only about 50 years older than Mozart's sounds totally modern, and often modern like a modern that hasn't even happened yet. Listen to Schumann's "Faust" (and I dearly love Schumann) and listen to Berlioz's and be shocked. The Schumann version sounds like flat soda in comparison. The only other composer I've encountered whose music has this same visceral "aliveness" (at times) is Shostakovich. Oddly, Berlioz can make even the mighty Strauss sound wooden and fussy (some would say Germanic).

The argument then is one shouldn't avoid anything by Berlioz and one should shop around to find recordings by conductors who understand his music (Gad! Solti doing Faust is stunning)and orchestras who can handle the twists, turns and other race car demands of the scores. This collection of choral works, many rare, many early (keeping in mind the ever-popular Fantastique is early too), is excellent with the only drawback being that a few, lovely as they are, don't showcase his best compositional assets. He was, regardless, a striking choral composer as Colin Davis noted during the recording sesssions for "Cellini." Personally, I never cared much for choral music or even opera until I forced myself to listen to the non-orchestral Berlioz. Well, at least I like HIS stuff in these genres! Everything about this disc is first-rate: performances, conducting (Plasson is an excellent Berlioz conductor) and sound. The only complaint is the cover art is awful. It looks like someone at EMI wanted to save a few bucks so they hired a vaguely talented teenage niece or something to handle it.

Finally, unlike most collections of rarities and odds and ends by composers--even the best of them--this is a set of discs I drag out, play, and enjoy regularly.

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

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Amazon.com

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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