Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Etudes, op. 25
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Nelson Freire, the grizzled gent who here makes his Decca debut at the ripe old age of 58, may indeed be elusive, but the biographical facts speak for themselves. Born in the Brazilian city of Boa Esperanca, Freire had huge early success, winning both the Vianna da Motta Prize and the Dinu Lipatti Medal when he was 20. For many years Martha Argerich's favorite four-hand partner, he has always won plaudits for his Chopin, and this inspiring disc shows why. The majestic Third Sonata seems governed from the start by an improvisatory impulse, but there's nothing showy about the playing. His touch is light, tender, and responsive to every hint in the score. In the second movement, he evinces rare delicacy and precision, and in the third, a thrillingly warm legato: he refuses to indulge in histrionics, which allows the genuine drama of the final movement to surge out more strongly. The Etudes offer a string of surprises, each emerging in an entirely fresh guise. No. 2 is more perfumed than usual, and No. 3 more expansive; the giant left-hand leaps of No. 4 are tossed off with nonchalant ease; the three "finales" are as astonishing as anyone could wish. Rounding things out with the three posthumous etudes, Freire also reminds us how velvety and muted his touch can be. There's an old-fashioned excellence about this pianism, which we need more of these days. --Michael Church
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- Overture No. 2 In B Minor: Menuet & Badinerie - J.S.Bach
- Prelude In C Major - J.S.Bach
- Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - J.S.Bach
- Prelude In C Minor - J.S.Bach
- Overture No. 1 In C Major: Passepied - J.S.Bach
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- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F Sharp Major - Frederic Chopin_
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- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D Flat Major 'Raindrops' - Frederic Chopin_
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- Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. - Frederic Chopin_
- Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 3 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
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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
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- 24 Preludes, Op.28: VII - A Major
- 24 Preludes, Op.28: VIII - F Sharp Minor
- 24 Preludes, Op.28: IX - E Major
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20
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- Scherzo No.4 In E Minor, Op.54
Tracks:
- 3 Nocturnes, Op.9: I - B Flat Minor
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- 3 Nocturnes, Op.9: III - B Major
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 12 Etudes, Op.10: XI - E Flat Major
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- 12 Etudes, Op.25: I - A Flat Major
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- 12 Etudes, Op.25: III - F Major
- 12 Etudes, Op.25: IV - A Minor
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- 12 Etudes, Op.25: VI - G Sharp Minor
- 12 Etudes, Op.25: VII - C Sharp Minor
- 12 Etudes, Op.25: VIII - D Flat Major
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- 12 Etudes, Op.25: X - B Minor
- 12 Etudes, Op.25: XI - A Minor 'Winter Wind'
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Tracks:
- 2 Polonaises, Op.26: I - C Sharp Minor
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Tracks:
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- Polonaise In B Flat Minor
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- 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
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- 3 Waltzes, Op.64: I - D Flat Major
- 3 Waltzes, Op.64: II - C Sharp Minor
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- 2 Waltzes, Op.69: I - A Flat Major
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- 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)
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- 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
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- 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
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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.)
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Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
- No.1 In C Major: Allegro
- No.2 In A Minor: Allegro
- No.3 In E Major: Lento Ma Non Troppo
- No.4 In C Shapr Minor: Presto
- No.5 In G Flat Major: Vivace
- No.6 In E Flat Minor: Andante
- No.7 In C Major: Vivace
- No.8 In F Major: Allegro
- No.9 In F Minor: Allegro, Molto Agitato
- No.10 In A Flat Major: Vivace Assai
- No.11 In E Flat Major: Allegretto
- No.12 In C Minor: Allegro Con Fuoco
- No.1 In A Flat Major: Allegro Sostenuto
- No.2 In F Minor: Presto
- No.3 In F Major: Allegro
- No.4 In A Minor: Agitato
- No.5 In E Minor: Vivace
- No.6 In G Sharp Minor: Allegro
- No.7 In C Sharp Minor: Lento
- No.8 In D Flat Major: Vivace
- No.9 In G Flat Major: Allegro Assai
- No.10 In B Minor: Allegro Con Fuoco
- No.11 In A Minor: Lento-Allegro Con Brio
- No.12 In C Minor: Molto Allegro, Con Fuoco
- Allegro Assai Quasi Presto
- Andantino
- Tempo Giusto
- Allegro Agitato
Tracks:
- I. Grave-Doppio Movimento
- II. Scherzo
- III. Marche Funebre
- IV. Presto
- I. Allegro Maestoso
- II. Scherzo. Molto Vivace
- III. Largo
- IV. Finale. Presto Non Tanto
- Allegro Non Troppo
- Allegretto
- Lento
- Vivace
- Introduction And Variations On A German National Air ('Der Schweizerbub') In E Major, Op.Posth.
- Poco Mosso
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- Maestoso
Tracks:
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- II. Romance. Larghetto
- III. Rondo. Vivace
- I. Maestoso
- II. Larghetto
- III. Allegro Vivace
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It's Analog, But He's Digitally Right On.......2007-03-11
I first listened to Tamás Vásáry rendition of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor in the late 1960s when I was 15 or 16 years old, studying piano and very much interested in "big time" younger pianists. The concerto came to me as a gift from Dad on a DG vinyl pressing of decent quietness and dynamic range, and it quickly became my favorite classical record. Vásáry appeared to be 30 years old or so back then--a bit of an Eastern European analog of our own Van Cliburn, though with a style I preferred to the young Texan's, especially in the Chopin.
Now that you know the nostalgic side of this, I can say that this set of CDs comes through very, very well audially (considering that the original recordings were made in the 1960s). It appears that DG may have recorded the concertos at 30 inches per second on reel-to-reel tape, hence there are no instances of tape oversaturation and distortion, and the background hiss while present, does not directly compete with even the quieter passages. DG clearly devoted its then-best technical efforts to this then-young artist. And with reason.
Vásáry has a reputation as a phenomenal technical and interpretative virtuoso, and this comes through in the recordings. His young fingers are forever fluid but precise, and for sheer joyful tunefulness, Vásáry's interpretations fit Chopin's spirit wonderfully well. Younger ears than mine may fault the late-1960s' audio quality, but the sheer musicality and precision of playing places these recordings near the top of the heap. The fact that the set is attractively priced helps make this set a great gift for a lover of music trying to build a basic classical library. This is Chopin wonderfully played.
More outstanding Chopin from an unjustly neglected pianist.......2006-12-16
As with his recordings of the Scherzi and ballades, Vasary proves himself one of a handful of really great Chopin interpreters. I found his Etudes far more 'poetic' (yes, these etudes are no mere studies in barn-storming virtuosity) than Perahia's, his sonatas as involving as Ashkenazy's and nearly all the other pieces on par with the best. Maybe most remarkable are the two concertos that I hadn't heard since their days as LPs in the 1960s. They sound every bit as good now, and, for my money, they would be the versions to choose among all others. I hear Vasary several times over the years in concert hall, but unfortunately he never really repeated those pianistic marvels of his youth. To be treasured.
this is the chopin to buy........2006-10-21
when i put cd 1 in my audio and played track one, i was taken by surprise. i've been weaned on pollini's etudes, and thought them definitive. but etude no. 1 from the op. 10 sets is completely different form pollini's. simply put, there's no pollini pounding in vasary.
vasary's playing may strike you as fragile. there certainly is an amorphous sound to it, compared with the straight-out expression of confidence in pollini and the almost burdensom romanticism in kissin. vasary's chopin does not wear it's heart out on the sleeve, if you catch what i'm trying to say. no where else would you find such dignity, such poignant playing.
rubinstein perhaps represents a suitable alternative precisely because he presents different perspectives of chopin. rubinstein's chopin is inspired and masculine. vasary's chopin is full of feminine dreaming.
you'll get hooked once you check these out. horowitz and kissin don't stand a chance against vasary. rubinstein, pollini, and argerich (with her unorthodox, fiery expressions) are good supplements.
BRILLIANT!!!.......2006-01-17
I am surprised to find that my experience is very similiar to the other reviewer of these works!Listening in my car to a Deutsche Grammophone cassette,a compilation of CHOPIN piano pieces by several Artists,I was completely taken by surprise to listen to 2 of Chopin's Nocturnes and one of His ETUDES-WINTER WIND being played Like no other Performer that I have heard(I have listened to Ivan Moravec's Nocturnes and Juana Zayas's Etudes as well as Murray Perahia.The Playing by this unknown Artist was much more flowing and natural,spontaneous.The Etude was a Tour De Force,with Stunning Vitality.I was eager to get back Home just to find out who this Supreme Artist was!I peered through the inlay of the cassette through my reading Glasses.I found the name TAMAS VASARY against those Pieces!
I am glad that the complete set of Etudes and Nocturnes by this Supreme Artist is Available now on CDs.I need to ask my friends in the USA to get it for me!
Vasary's Chopin Etudes - Finally on CD........2005-09-05
Back in 1981, I stumbled upon an unlabeled cassette recording of the Chopin op. 10 Etudes. Greatly impressed, I spent the next eighteen years searching and listening to dozens of recordings of the Etudes in an effort to identify the pianist and recording. Meanwhile, I was finding no match for the sheer musicality of what I was hearing on the cassette. At last I discovered that the mystery pianist was Tamas Vasary, in a recording he made in the 1960's and available once again as part of this freshly-released, 3-CD box set. Here one will find technique and pianism aplenty as Vasary demonstrates his mastery of the assorted technical problems found in the Etudes. But unlike many pianists, some of whom see the mastery of these problems (or, in some cases, the avoidance of them) as the end or goal in playing the Studies, Vasary keenly perceives, and never loses sight of, the truth, beauty and poetry behind this music, and compromises nothing in his pursuit. In the playing of that counterpoint passage in op. 10 #4, for example, one will not hear the pedal being used as a crutch, or whitewash, as it often is in this instance. Rather, one will hear, with perfect clarity combined with a wonderful, round tone, music of a composer who was, after all, a great fan and disciple of that master contrapuntist, J.S. Bach. A first regard for musicianship and, above all, a love for the music itself, clearly is in evidence in Vasary's recording. Get it - even though you already have a recording of the Etudes.
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- Sonata In B Minor, L. I47
- Sonata In F-Sharp Minor, L.481
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- Consolations In E Major, S.172, No.2
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wonderful gems.......2005-08-31
I remember how entranced I was seeing Horowitz perform on television and watching him craft and nurture the music. I've enjoyed his interpretations since and this recording was completely enjoyable. I enjoyed especially the Chopin, Clementi and Scryabin works. I'm glad I discovered it.
"New" Horowitz at his Best.......2000-03-25
The material for this album was recorded from 1962-1972, but not released until 1992. Horowitz was a perfectionist when it came to programming albums and recitals, and generally recorded more than was needed for an album--this is the extra material. The performances are uniformly outstanding.
Each of the six Scarlatti Sonatas are performed with Horowitz' usual clarity, technical prowess, and charm.
Horowitz "floats" the theme of the Bach-Busoni Chorale Prelude in a way few other pianists can match.
The four Clementi Sonata movements one again re-establish Horowitz as the greatest advocate of Clementi of his time. Especially noteworthy here is the E-flat rondo, tossed off with brilliant virtuosity while remaining true to the spirit of the composition.
Horowitz recorded more of Chopin's music than that of any other composer, so the additions to Horowitz' Chopin discography are truly icing on the cake here. The well known "Raindrop" Prelude is played on a larger scale than usual--the rain threatens to become a thunderstorm! The late Etude is a miracle of chord voicing, while the earlier Etude proves that one does not have to drown the work in a haze of pedal to achieve a legato effect.
With the Scriabin, we reach the climax of the album. The Album Leaf exudes a steamy vagueness, while the Etude in Fifths will set your nerves aflame(the last octave run sounds like the Horowitz of the 1940s.)
Both longtime Horowitz fans and newcomers to his art would do well to have this album in their collection.
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Get anything Grigory Sokolov recorded .......2006-07-29
Grigory Sokolov is definitely one of the most underrated pianist for the past few decades, and I truly believe he is the best still around.
Currently there are two CD boxes( each contains 5 CDs)and one DVD (Live in Paris) available in the market. This is one of the CD set.
CD1: Beethoven Diabelli Variations;
CD2 & CD3: Schubert D894, D960;
CD4: Chopin Sonata No 2 and Etude op25 ;
CD5: Scriabin Sonata No 3&9,Prokofiev Sonata No 8 and Rachmaninov Prelude op23 No 4.
Because of his reclusive personality and unwilling to record (perhaps due to perfectionism) , he never had contract with major labels and therefore lots of people were not aware of him. However, the one single DVD is good enough to do him justice--you have to see it to believe it.
He is one of the best classic pianists ever, along with Gilels, Richter, etc----definitely the best still around. If you have notheard of Solokov, get both CD sets and DVD--that will be the best investment for your classic music collection and years of enjoyment. And if one of us get lucky, we might still be able to see him one stage one day.
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- Cherkassky said it best
- The best Charkassky album extant
- Elegant Chopin
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- Listen to the Preludes, Barcarolle and Nocturne
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Tracks:
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 In C, Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 In A-Minor, Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 In E, Lento ma non troppo
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 In C-Sharp Minor, Presto
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 In G-Flat 'Black Keys,' Vivace
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Andante
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 7 In C, Vivace
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 In F, Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 In F-Minor, Allegro molto agitato
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 In A-Flat, Vivace assai
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 In E Flat, Allegretto
- Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 In C-Minor 'Revolutionary,' Allegro con fuoco
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 In A-Flat 'Aeolian Harp,' Allegro sostenuto
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 In F-MInor, Presto
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 In F, Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 In A Minor, Agitato
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 In E-MInor, Vivace
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 In G-Sharp Minor, Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 In C-Sharp Minor, Lento
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 In D Flat, Vivace
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 In G Flat 'Butterfly,' Allegro assai
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 In B-Minor, Allegro con fuoco
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 In A-MInor 'Winter Wind,' Lento-Allegro
- Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 In C-MInor, Allegro molto
- Apologia: Trois nouvelles etudes - No. 1 In F Minor, Andantino
- Trois nouvelles etudes: No. 1 In D-Flat, Allegretto
- Trois nouvelles etudes: No. 1 In 3 In A-Flat, Allegretto
- Trois nouvelles etudes: Fantasy In F-Minor, Op. 49
- Trois nouvelles etudes: Mazurkza In D, Op. 33, No. 2
Tracks:
- Barcarolle In F-Sharp, Op. 60
- Nocturne In F-Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 In C, Agitato
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 In E-Minor, Largo
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 In 3 In G, Vivace
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 In B-Minor, Lento assai
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 In D, Allegro molto
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 In B-Minor, Lento assai
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 In A, Andantino
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 In F-Sharp Minor, Molto agitato
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 In E, Largo
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 In C-Sharp Minor, MOlto allegro
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 In B, Vivace
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 In G-Sharp Minor, Presto
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 IN F-Sharp, Lento
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 In E-Flat Minor, Allegro
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D-Flat, Sostenuto
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B-Flat Minor, Presto con fuoco
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A-Flat, Allegretto
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F-Minor, Molto allegro
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 In E-Flat, Vivace
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 In C Minor, Largo
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 IN B-Flat, Cantabile
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 In G-Minor, Molto agitato
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 In F, Moderato
- Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 In D Minor, Allegro appassionato
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Minor, Op. 58: 1. Allegro maestoso
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Minor, Op. 58: 2. Scherzo. Molto vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Minor, Op. 58: 3. Largo
- Piano Sonata No. 3 In B-Minor, Op. 58: 4. Finale. Presto ma non tanto
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Cherkassky said it best.......2007-06-21
In the liner notes to this CD, Cherkassky is quoted as saying: "Some people like my playing, and some perhaps don't. But I don't think anybody can call me boring."
That was exactly my thought when first listening to his interpretations. The tempos and phrasing are inventive and unique. There are times he seems to be so inventive that his hands sound as if they are not quite operating in sync, yet it all works beautifully. Cherkassky's playing demonstrates the difference between a skilled technician and an artist.
His rendition of the Chopin Barcarolle is a true masterpiece, one I never tire of listening to. It alone would justify buying this album.
The best Charkassky album extant.......2004-08-08
I heard Shura Cherkassky play in person three times, and each time he blew me away, but his recordings were not always as warm or exciting as his live performances. This set is an exception. In the Etudes, especially, I can almost see Shura hunched over the keys, his feet working the pedals frantically if instinctively to produce those beautiful corruscating cascades of sound in which he enveloped us all. How magical his playing was, and how unique! I am so happy that this album exists so I can tell people, "THAT is what Shura Cherkassky sounded like."
Elegant Chopin.......2003-04-12
If I had to choose just one adjective to describe the playing of Shura Cherkassky, it would be 'elegant.' I've just been comparing all the traversals of the Chopin 'Preludes' contained in the Philips 'Great Pianists of the 20th Century' collection; it includes those of Marta Argerich, Claudio Arrau, Jorge Bolet, and Alfred Cortot, along with Cherkassky's. Of these surely the most elegant, the most nuanced are those of Cherkassky. Arrau's come close (and are in better sound). For my money, the most exciting, although not necessarily the most accurate, are still those of Cortot, as old as they are. Still, I would not want to be without these gems by Cherkassky. He seems unrushed, unrhetorical, unmannered. The Preludes seem natural, somewhat restrained, always wise and civilized. The sound in these 1968 recordings is just fine.
The 'Études,' however, are something else. They seem a bit unsettled and the sound, from the early 1950s, shows its age. Still, they are skilfully phrased and he makes music of them, not just show-pieces. The F major and the C minor ('Revolutionary') are particularly effective.
As one earlier reviewer pointed out, the 'Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1' is wonderful. And even better is the 'Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60.' Indeed, it is one of the best I know.
The Third sonata does not catch fire, for some reason. I wonder why Philips didn't include his more effective recording of the Second. Ah, well, I think it's still available elsewhere.
The Philips collection is a treasure-house of important performances and this set is particularly valuable for the Preludes, the F minor Nocturne, and the Barcarolle.
Great record........2002-04-15
Excellent disk! When I bought this recorg a few years ago it was intuitive choise. I was beginner in the piano music. But, after many listenings of other pianists this interpretation of Chopin is still the best. Here I'm filling the gone epoch, epoch of lyrics and romantics.
If you like Chopin - buy it.
Listen to the Preludes, Barcarolle and Nocturne.......2002-02-06
Most of the reviewers liked this recording for the Etudes. I pull this recording out for the Preludes, the outstanding Barcarolle and Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1. These recordings are my standards for these works. He caresses these works with such loving tenderness. His melodic line always sings, and he can be so magical in the way he turns a phrase.
I first dismissed this recording of the Preludes because Cherkassky doesn't have the same technical polish that younger artists are able to attain. But if you listen to the Preludes for a while, you discern Cherkassky's astonishing ability to create pianistic color. The Preludes are little tone poems and need to be played with that in mind. By comparison, most newer recordings now sound shallow and dry to me.
The B minor Sonata is a live performance and also shows Cherkassky at his most individual. Yet another performance to be cherished.
I was so taken by this recording that I went out and purchased another Cherkassky recording of Chopin. He has a unique way with Chopin that inspires repeated listenings.
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- The 4 Seasons: Winter: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor - Antonio Vivaldi
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A good deal, but a little skimpy.......2001-05-25
This is a good deal for 10 cds, but there are nno complete pieces except for the Four Seasons by vivaldi, and some shorter piano works. The recording quality is a little bit less than perfect, and it doesn't have teh full vollume of other cds i have. Overall, I recomend buying it, there are some nice pieces on it.
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- Sonata In E Major, K 531 (L430): Allegro
- Sonata In A Major, K322 (L483): Allegro
- Sonata In G Major K455 (L209): Allegro
- Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile
- Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': III. Rondo. Allegro
- Impromptu In G-flat Major, Op. 90 (D899) No. 3: Andante
- Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12: Allegro con fuoco
- Etude In C-sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Lento
- Scherzo No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 20: Presto con fuoco
- 3 Preludes - From Book II: IV. Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses. Rapide et leger
- 3 Preludes - From Book II: V. Bruyeres. Calme
- 3 Preludes - From Book II: VI. General Lavine - eccentric.
- Poeme In F-sharp Major, Op. 32 No. 1: Andante cantabile
- Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: Andante
- Etude In D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 12: Patetico
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B- Flat, Op.35: I. Grave- Doppio movimento
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B- Flat, Op.35: II. Scherzo
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B- Flat, Op.35: III. Marche funebre. Lento
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B- Flat, Op.35: IV. Finale. Presto
- Etude-Tableau In C, Op.33 No.2: Allegro
- Etude-Tableau In C, Op.33 No.2: Appassionato
- Arabeske In C, Op.18: Leicht und zart
- Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Scenes From Childhood: 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 2. Kuriose Geschichte
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 3. Hansche-Mann
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 4. Bittendes Kind
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 5. Gluckes genug
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 6. Wichtige Begbenheit
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 7. Traumerei
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 8. Am Kamin
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 10. Fast zu ernst
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 11. Furchtenmachen
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 12. Kind im Einschlummern
- KINDERSZENEN, OP.15: 13. Der Dichter spricht
- Toccata In C, Op.7: Allegro
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.19 In D Minor: Lento patetico (Lassan)- Vivace (Friska)
Tracks:
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante moderato
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegretto
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante e cantabile
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante e cantabile
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
- Keyboard Sonatas: Andante moderato
- Keyboard Sonatas: Vivo
- Keyboard Sonatas: Allegro
Tracks:
- Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C, BWV 564: I. Preludio, quasi improvvisando. Tempo moderato
- Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C, BWV 564: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
- Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C, BWV 564: III. Fuga. Moderamente sherzando, un poco umoristico
- Fantasie In C, Op.17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschalflich vorzutragen
- Fantasie In C, Op.17: II. Massig. Durchaus energisch
- Fantasie In C, Op.17: III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
- Piano Sonata No.9, Op.68 'Black Mass': Moderato quasi andante-Molto meno vivo-Allegro-Piu vivo-Allegro...
- Poeme In F-Sharp Major, Op.32 No.1: Andante cantibile
Tracks:
- Mazurka In C-sharp Minor, Op. 30. No. 4: Allegretto
- Etude In F major, Op. 10 No. 8: Allegro
- Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23: Largo - Moderato - Meno mosso - Presto con fuoco
- Serenade For The Doll. Allegro ma non troppo
- Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: Andante
- Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 72 No. 11: Presto e con leggierezza
- Traumerei
- Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K.331: I. Tema.Andante grazioso e variazioni
- Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto - Trio
- Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca
- Polonaise-Fantaisie In A-Flat Major, Op. 61: Allegro maestoso
Tracks:
- Mazurka In B minor, Op. 33 No. 4: Mesto
- Nocturne In E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1: Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70: Moderato - Allegro - Puissant, radieux - Allegro - Piu vivo - Presto - Moderato
- Piano Sonata In F Major, Hob. XVI: 23: I. Allegro
- Piano Sonata In F Major, Hob. XVI: 23: II. Adagio
- Piano Sonata In F Major, Hob. XVI: 23: III. Finale
- Blumenstuck In D-Flat Major, Op. 19: Leise bewegt
- L'ISLE JOYEUSE: Quasi una cadenza - Tempo.
- Vallee d'Obermann: Lento assai - Piu lento - Un poco piu di moto ma sempre lento - Presto - Lento
Tracks:
- Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23: Largo - Moderato - Meno mosso - Presto con fuoco
- Nocturne In F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1: Andante
- Polonaise In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: Tempo di polacca - Doppio movimento, tempo di Mazurka - Tempo I
- Sonata In E major, K 380 (L23): Andante commodo
- Sonata In G major, K 55 (L335): Allegro
- Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18: Leicht und zart
- Etude In D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 12: Patetico
- Traumerei
- Variations On A Theme From Bizet's Opera 'Carmen'
Tracks:
- Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Rondo
- Adagio sostenuto In F Major
- Sonata In B-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 3: II. Rondo
- Sonata In A Major, Op. 50 No. 1: II. Adagio
- Corale Prelude 'Lch ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
- Sonata In F-Sharp Major, K 319 (L35): Allegro
- Sonata In G Major, K 260 (L124): Allegro
- Sonata In C Major, HOB. XVI: 48: I. Andante con espressione
- Sonata In C major, Hob. XVI:48: II. Rondo
- Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo
- Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: II. Vivace alla Marcia
- Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto - Allegro
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
- II. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2'Moonlight': III. Presto agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 , 'Waldstein-Sonata': I. Allegro con brio
- Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 , 'Waldstein-Sonata': II. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca
- Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 , 'Waldstein-Sonata': III. Rondo. Allegro moderato - Prestissimo
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata': II. Andante con moto -attacca
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata': III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
Tracks:
- Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4: Lento, ma non troppo
- Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5: Vivace
- Introduction & Rondo In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: Introduzione. Andante - Rondo. Allegro vivace
- Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2: Lento
- Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53: Maestoso
- Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3: Vivace
- Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3: Moderato
- Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 30 No. 3: Allegro non troppo
- Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2: Andantino
- Mazurka in D major, Op. 33 No. 2: Vivace
- Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4: Presto
- Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3: Lento, ma non troppo
- Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12: Allegro con fuoco
- Prelidu In B Minor, Op. 28 No. 6: Lento assai
Tracks:
- Posonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1: Allegro con brio
- Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15: Sostenuto
- Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 10 No. 6: Andante
- Etude No. 2 in A-flat major from 'Trois Nouvelles Etudes': Allegretto
- Mazurka In F Minor, Op. 7 No. 3
- Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Tempo giusto
- Variations On A Theme By Clara Wieck From Sonata No. 3 In F Minor,Op. 14: Andantino
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Ausserst bewegt
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: II.Sehr innig
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: III. Sehr aufgeregt
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: IV. Sehr langsam
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: V. Sehr lebhaft
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VI. Sehr langsam
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VII. Sehr rasch
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VIII. Schnell und spielend
Tracks:
- Impromptu In A-Flat Major Op. 90 (D899) No. 4: Allegretto
- Impromptu In F Minor Op. 142 (D935) No. 1: Allegro moderato
- Impromptu In A-Flat Major Op. 142 (935) No. 2: Allegretto
- Impromptu In E-Flat Major Op. 90 (D899) No. 2: Allegro
- Consolation In E Major S. 172 (R.12) No. 2
- Pour les arpeges composes: Dolce e lusingando
- La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune: Lent
- Etude In A Minor Op. 104b No. 3: Allegro vivace
- Scherzo & March S. 177 (R.20)
Tracks:
- Feuillet d'album In E-Flat Major Op. 45 No. 1: Andante piacevole
- Etude In F-Sharp Minor Op. 8 No. 2: A capriccio, con forza
- Etude In B-Flat Minor Op. 8 No. 11: Andante cantabile
- Etude In D-Flat Major Op. 8 No. 10: Allegro
- Etude In A-Flat Major Op. 8 No. 8: Lento (Tempo rubato)
- Etude In F-Sharp Major Op. 42 No 3: Prestissimo
- Etude In F-Sharp Major Op. 42 No. 4: Andante
- Etude In C-Sharp Minor Op. 42 No. 5: Affannato
- Etude Op. 65 No. 3: Molto vivace
- No. 1: Allegretto
- 2 Poemes Op. 69: No. 2: Allegretto
- Vers la flamme Op. 72: Allegro moderato
- Feuillet d'album Op. 58
- Fairy Tale In A Major Op. 51 No. 3
- Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato
- Sonata No. 2 In B-flat, Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro
- Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto
- Prelude In G-Sharp Minor Op. 32 No. 12: Allegro
- Moment musical In B Minor Op. 16 No. 3: Andante cantabile
- Etude-Tableau In E-Flat Minor Op. 33 No. 5: Non allegro - Presto
- Etude-Tableau In C Major Op. 33 No. 2: Allegro
- Etude-Tableau In D Major Op. 39 No. 9: Allegro moderato (Tempo di Marcia)
Amazon.com
It may surprise you to learn that, despite his untouchable reputation with the public, Vladimir Horowitz enjoyed a certain dubious reputation with the critics. For many, he was the epitome of the witless virtuoso, all technique and vulgar display, and no brains. There was some truth in this to the extent that he really could be variable on record, but by general consensus his Masterworks recordings show him at his absolute best. Aside from his famous Carnegie Hall concerts from 1965, you get stunning performances of music by Schumann, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Scriabin, and above all, Scarlatti--the composer that Horowitz, more than anyone, put back on the map for pianists the world over. A great set. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews:
Horowitz: good. Amazon: good. Sony Classical: BAD........2004-05-24
I bought this set in December, and because I have so many classical CD's (more than 300), it took me 5 months to realize that the set contained TWO volume 8's and NO volume 9's. Worried that it might be too late, I e-mailed Amazon. Their first reply was that the replacement was already on its way (with return shipping paid for as well). Wow, that was a relief!
When I got the new set, I decided to study it closely and make sure that everything was good. It turns out that several of the discs (in both sets) had holes through the aluminum reflective layer -- which seemed to be because it was too thin to begin with. One disc was cracked, and another looked like the aluminum was "rotting out" on the edge. You would think that for $230, Sony Classical would put more quality into their discs. So what