Customer Review: This is without question the best collection of Chopin interpretations that I have. Of course, I favor the more romantic piano players so keep that in mind
Customer Review: This is a masterful performance by the great Vladimir Ashkenazy of Chopin's favourite piano works. If you love Chopin's music and Ashkenazy's magic touch, this 2-disc CD is a must. Apart from all the all-time favourites such as grande valse brillante, op 18, nocturne in E flat major, op 9 no 2,... more info
Customer Review: If you a piano student, your teacher will probably assign you at least half of the compositions in this CD. You need to hear how they should be played. This is a wonderful CD to use to help you learn the pieces. These piano selections are not the "World's Favorites" for nothing - they are memorable... more info
Customer Review: To be frank, I have no negative criticism. Surely, perfection is not of this earth. But the complete works of Bach, such a dream come true, at such a price! Those who daign demand the best by the greatest artists are unreasonable, a set so complete, music so divine, I am delighted.
I see no... more info
Customer Review: writing a review of this seems fairly inconsequential, if I projected negative-isms would that dilute the lines of receipts? or interest?, I would not only be required to apologize for negative quips, but seek counseling,for some pathological illness, some cognitive mis-firings within my listening... more info
Customer Review: I was expecting this to be true to its title"Meditation".
Though nice it's really just a random selection of music
not necessarily soft or meditative.
Customer Review: Compré este producto en noviembre 23 de 2007 y me deleité escuchando estos 84 CD's. La calidad de las grabaciones es muy buena. Como tarjeta de presentación basta mencionar los nombres de Arthur Grumiaux y Kurt Masur.
Esta colección permite acceder a toda la obra de... more info
Customer Review: Claudio Arrau is a very underrated Chopin interpreter. He is best known for his Olympian Beethoven, intellectual yet technically superb Liszt, and his unmatched Schumann.
Chopin's nocturnes contain beautiful melodies, audacious harmonic ingenuity, sentimental and nostalgic echoes, sultry and... more info
Customer Review: Mozart's piano sonatas are like listening to ice cream. They are just music. And I mean this in the most positive sense. Mozart's good artistic taste manifests itself in being profoundly unpretentious and self-effacing. As Raymond Chandler said, "There is no great and important art; there is only... more info