classical music: Leopold Godowsky     classical music:     Leopold Godowsky      Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes Leopold [composer] Godowsky, Frederic [composer] Chopin, ... Hyperion UK, 2000 If I could, I'd give this SIX stars! It's that good! Ten years ago, following a severe accident where I broke my right upper forearm and my shoulder, I undertook paraphrasing eight of the Chopin etudes to be played with the left hand alone. I was really proud of that accomplishment: I stayed faithful (mostly) to the ...             The Piano Album Johann Sebastian Bach, Georges Bizet, ... EMI Classics, 1998 Incredible! I am a pianophile and longtime record collector, and this is one of the most awe-inspiring recordings I have ever heard. Stephen Hough's pianism - and I don't mean to be hyperbolic - simply exhausts all adjectives one might try to use to describe it. This is the kind ...             Godowsky: Sonata; Passacaglia Leopold Godowsky, Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion UK, 2002 Big ideas, big music, big performances I had to live with this CD for several months before I felt sufficiently acquainted with this previously unfamiliar music to write this review. My pleasure in this music grew with each hearing. The disc contains Godowsky's two largest pieces for piano. He is primarily ...             Polish Heart Tekla Badarzewska, Frederic Chopin, ... Naxos, 2000 For the classical generalist. If you are looking to stock your classical musical shelves with a broad range of recognizable pieces, then this disc is for you. Otherwise, this album is not that great. Essentially it consists of the overplayed classical standards that happen to be Polish. If you ...             The Parlour Grand: Piano Favorites from a Bygone Era Isaac Albeniz, Tekla Badarzewska, ... Marquis Music, 2003 Wonderful Background Music This is a wonderful cd of beautiful, peaceful, classical piano music. I play the cds (two come in the set) for background noise while my baby sleeps. That way I don't have to be as quiet as a mouse in the house, and I can enjoy creating a relaxing environment and ...             Leopold Godowsky: Transcriptions of Bach Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3, 5 Johann Sebastian Bach, Konstantin Scherbakov Marco Polo, 2006 Godowsky's Recomposition of Three Bach Cello Suites It would appear that the music of Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) has come into its own in the past few years with recordings by several pianists of his transcriptions (recomposition, really) of the Chopin Etudes, a landmark recording by Marc-André Hamelin of his ...             Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler] Fryderyk Chopin, Johannes Brahms, ... Polygram Records Philips, 1998 Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis) 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 ...             Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Shura Cherkassky Vol. 2 Leopold Godowsky, Henry Litolff, ... Philips, 1999             100 Best Piano Classics Johann Sebastian Bach, Tekla Badarzewska, ... Angel Records, 2006 good selection my cds were standard recording quality an overall good selection. It is sometimes hard to jump from different composers, but the cds flow well overall, an excellent way to catch a masterpiece you might have missed.             Godowsky: Piano Music, Vol. 2 Johann Sebastian Bach, Leopold Godowsky, ... Marco Polo, 1997 Good Godowsky. These are good performances, but I prefer those of Carlo Grante on Music & Arts. Recording sound also leaves something to be desired.             Chopin, Godowsky: Études Frederic Chopin, Leopold Godowsky, ... Warner Classics, 2005 Great recording! Another reviewer already gave so much information, actually almost anything you need to know about this pianist and this album. I am just going to add something short. This is a great recording!! Comparing with Berezovsky's previous CD of complete Chopin Etudes ...             Scriabin Sonata Fantasy No 2; Chopin Polonaise-Fantasy; Bach-Godowsky Andante Aria Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, ... Pro-Piano Records, 1996 Masterful Playing, Warm and Lifelike Sound The late Michel Block was a pianist whose fame did not equal his immense talent. He was appreciated by the few but somehow never succeeded in gaining the renown that his playing deserved. The story of how Arthur Rubinstein was outraged when Block did not win at the ...             Virtuoso Strauss Transcriptions Leopold Godowsky, Moriz Rosenthal, ... Hyperion UK, 1995             Leopold Godowsky: Renaissance. 16 Baroque Arrangements Thomas Billington, Leopold Godowsky, ... Music & Arts Program, 2008 Four CD set. Few great conductors can be classified by just a few characteristics. Although this cautionary remark applies to Dimitri Mitropoulos, it seems safe to say that, among other things, he was renowned for performances of intensity and animation; his willingness, even eagerness, to explore unfamiliar repertory; and his photographic memory. ...             Reverie Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, ... White Line, 1993          products you might be interested in   search for classical music arrangements, bach-godowsky, passacaglia, polonaise-fantasy, renaissance, transcriptions      toavi.com    web we recommend Masterful Playing, Warm and Lifelike Sound randomly chosen music: The Holly & the Ivy