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Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach
Ultimate Classical Piano [Box Set]
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. 'Minute' Waltz - Vladimir Ashkenazy
2. Consolation No.3 - Rhondda Gillespie
3. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Julius Katchen
4. Spinning Song - Andras Schiff
5. 'Revolutionary' Etude - Vladimir Ashkenazy
6. Souvenir De Porto Rico, Marche Des Gibaros - Ivan Davis
7. Golliwogg's Cakewalk - Pascal Roge
8. Rhapsody In G Minor, Op.79 No.2 - Julius Katchen
9. An Die Musik, D547 - Joseph Cooper
10. Tango (Espana) - Alicia De Larrocha
11. Adagio Cantabile - Radu Lupu
12. Humoresque, Op.101 No.7 - Joseph Cooper
13. 'Military' Polonaise - Vladimir Ashkenazy
14. The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) - Varda Nishry
15. Waltz (Suite For Two Pianos) - Bracha Eden
16. Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Op.54) - Alicia De Larrocha
17. Rondo Alla Turca - Andras Schiff
18. The Maiden's Prayer - Joseph Cooper
19. The Trout - Varda Nishry
20. Grande Valse Brillante - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. 'Raindrop' Prelude - Vladimir Ashkenazy
2. Le Coucou - Varda Nishry
3. Sevilla - Alicia De Larrocha
4. The Rustle Of Spring - Joseph Cooper
5. 'Un Sospiro' Etude No.3 - Jorge Bolet
6. 'Black Keys' Etude - Vladimir Ashkenazy
7. Gymnopedie No.1 - Pascal Roge
8. Hungarian Dance No.5 - Julius Katchen
9. Nocturne No.2 In E Flat, Op.9 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
10. Spring Song - Andras Schiff
11. Traumerei - Ilana Vered
12. Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier - Alicia De Larrocha
13. Prelude In G Minor, Op.23 No.5 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
14. Waltz No.3 In A Minor, Op.34 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
15. Intermezzo In A, Op.118 - Julius Katchen
16. Puerta De Tierra: Bolero - Alicia De Larrocha
17. Moments Musicaux No.3 - Radu Lupu
18. Reflections In The Water - Pascal Roge
19. Mazurka No.41 In C Sharp Minor, Op.63 No.3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
20. Slavonic Dance No.1, Op.46 - Bracha Eden
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. Liebestraum No.3 - Jorge Bolet
2. Romance No.2, Op.28 - Alicia De Larrocha
3. 'Winter Wind' Etude - Vladimir Ashkenazy
4. Arabesque No.1 - Pascal Roge
5. Melody In F - Shura Cherkassky
6. La Maja Y El Ruisenor - Joseph Cooper
7. Mazurka No.23 In D, Op.33 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
8. Hungarian Dance No.1 - Julius Katchen
9. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair - Pascal Roge
10. Menuet Celebre - Joseph Cooper
11. Nocturne No.15 In F Minor, Op.55 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
12. Allegro - Julius Katchen
13. On Wings Of Song - Julius Katchen
14. To A Water Lily - Joseph Cooper
15. Sanctify Us - Alicia De Larrocha
16. Waltz No.11 In B Minor, Op.39 - Julius Katchen
17. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Joseph Cooper
18. Widmung - Joseph Cooper
19. Hunting Song - Jorge Bolet
20. Nocturne No.9 In B Op.32 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Track Listings (20) - Disc #4
1. Adagio Sostenuto - Vladimir Ashkenazy
2. Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
3. Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
4. Vogel Als Prophet - Varda Nishry
5. Butterfly - Joseph Cooper
6. Mazurka No.5 In B Flat Major, Op.7 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
7. Hungarian Dance No.6 - Julius Katchen
8. Le Petit Ane Blanc - Varda Nishry
9. Country Gardens - Joseph Cooper
10. 'Farewell' Waltz - Vladimir Ashkenazy
11. Venetian Gondola Song - Andras Schiff
12. Ritual Fire Dance - Julius Katchen
13. Intermezzo No.2, Op.117 - Julius Katchen
14. Impromptu No.3, Op.90 - Radu Lupu
15. Waltz No.10 In B Minor, Op.69 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
16. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee - Ivan Davis
17. Funeral March - Vladimir Ashkenazy
18. Waltz No.1 In B, Op.39 - Julius Katchen
19. To A Wild Rose - Joseph Cooper
20. 'Heroic' Polonaise - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Track Listings (20) - Disc #5
1. Fur Elise - Vladimir Ashkenazy
2. La Campanella - Jorge Bolet
3. Clair De Lune - Pascal Roge
4. Andaluza - Alicia De Larrocha
5. Fantaisie-Impromptu - Vladimir Ashkenazy
6. Wiegenlied - Julius Katchen
7. La Poule - Varda Nishry
8. Valse Oubliee - Joseph Cooper
9. 'Tristesse' Etude - Vladimir Ashkenazy
10. May Breeze - Andras Schiff
11. Slavonic Dance No.8, Op.46 - Bracha Eden
12. Jeux D'eau - Pascal Roge
13. La Jongleuse - Jorge Bolet
14. Nocturne No.5 In F Sharp, Op.15 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
15. Poissons D'or - Pascal Roge
16. Ballade In G Minor, Op.118 - Julius Katchen
17. Mazurka In C, Op.67 No.3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
18. Waltz No.2 In E, Op.39 - Julius Katchen
19. Hunting Song - Jorge Bolet
20. Waltz No.11 In G Flat, Op.70 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy

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All Artists: Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Isaac Albeniz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saens, Anton Arensky, Edvard Grieg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tekla Badarzewska, Louis-Claude Daquin, Christian Sinding, Erik Satie, Robert Schumann
Title: Ultimate Classical Piano [Box Set]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/24/2007
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Mazurkas, Polonaises, Waltzes, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Fantasies, Short Forms, Sonatas, Suites, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Keyboard, Strings
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaCD Credits: 5
UPC: 028947580911

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Album Description

The most popular composers of all-time now offered at an incredible price. FIVE CDs for the price of ONE--who could resist! Collections of the essential works of the most popular composers and their greatest hits! Outstanding artists and recordings from the Decca and Philips Classic's catalogues. Each package is a slipcase loaded with FIVE jewel boxes. That's over 5 HOURS of great music in each boxed set. VARIOUS/ULTIMATE PIANO CLASSICS Five discs of the greatest piano classics of all time. Includes: Beethoven: "PathÃ©tique" Sonata, Moonlight" Sonata, "FÃ¼r Elise", Brahms: Lullaby, Hungarian Dance No. 5, Chopin: "Minute" Waltz, Grande valse brillante, "Raindrop" Prelude, Funeral March, "Heroic" Polonaise, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Debussy: Clair de lune, Arabesque No. 1, Golliwogg's Cakewalk, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, DvorÃ¡k: Humoresque, Grainger: Country Gardens, Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Liszt: Liebestraum No.3, MacDowell: To a Wild Rose, Mendelssohn: "Spinning Song", Mozart: "Sonata facile" (allegro), Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5, Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee, Rubinstein: Melody in F, Satie: GymnopÃ©die No. 1, Schubert: Moments musicaux No. 3 , Schumann: TrÃ¤umerei and much more! Featuring Vladimir Ashkenazy, AndrÃ¡s Schiff, Alicia de Larrocha, Julius Katchen, Pascal RogÃ© Joseph Cooper, Radu Lupu, Ivan Davis, Shura Cherkassky and Jorge Bolet .

CD Reviews

Sheer Listening Pleasure at a Great Price

Ballerina | Australia | 12/04/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Where else can you find such excellent value offered by this 5 CD boxset which is packed with great piano classics and featuring outstanding artists such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alicia de Larrocha, Julius Katchen, Joseph Cooper, Radu Lupu, Ivan Davis, Shura Cherkassky, Jorge Bolet etc.

It's 5 hours of sheer listening pleasure which includes all time favourites such as Beethoven's Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Chopin's Nocturne no 2 in E flat op 9, Heroic, Grande valse brillante, 12 Etudes, op 10 no 3 in E "Tristesse", Mozart's Piano Sonata no 11 in A K331 "Alla Turca", Brahms' Hungarian Dance, Dvorak's Humoresque, Debussy's Arabesque no 1 etc.

There are also the popular Thekla Bardarzewska's The Maiden's Prayer, Isaac Albeniz's Espana op 165-2 Tango, Enrique Granados' Spanish Dance, Camille Saint-Saens' Le Carnaval des Anemaux-Le Cygne and much much more. This is truly an Ultimate Classical Piano collection at a great price."

Good for my son

Y. Zhang | 09/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought it for my 4-year-old son to listen in our car when driving. Hopefully he will play piano well in the future."