classical music: etudes - top sellers     classical music:       The Chopin Collection Frederic Chopin, Artur Rubinstein RCA Victor Europe, 1991 The ultimate interpretation The ultimate way to apreciate the work of Chopin. powerful then again delicate. Sublime piano by Rubinstein. Curacao, apri1 14th 2008             25 Thunderous Classics Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ... Vox (Classical), 2000 You will like this! I had purchased an abundance of the "Favorites" collection and some were better than others. This CD is at the top of them all. They may be short, but not that short. Wondrous music. I can almost guarantee that you will like this music. Well worth the price!             BRAHMS: Edition - Complete Works Bo Skovhus, Gunther Leib, ... Brilliant Classics, 2008 Good budget set. Alright, I'll admit upfront that I haven't gotten through this entire set yet (or even close to it) but I've sampled enough to where I feel I'm able to give a good opinion. Orchestral music: Inconsistent. The Violin Concerto is the worst of the bunch, with slow ...             Chopin: Favorite Piano Works Frederic Chopin, Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca, 1996 Why are you waiting? Ashkenazy is one of the titans of Chopin. Davidovich and Arrau are the other two. They're all you need. Get Davidovich for the concertos, (inlcuding the Krakowiak--Op 14), Arrau for the nocturnes and a few micscellaneous pieces. Ashkenazy handles everything else. ...             Liszt: Greatest Hits Franz Liszt, Esa-Pekka Salonen, ... Sony, 1995 Excellent This CD begins with an energetic Mephisto Waltz, flawlessly conducted with a minute and meticulous attention to detail by the illustrious Eugene Ormandy. The waltz is followed by the first momvement of Liszt's first piano concerto, a foreboding, majestic monument to ...             György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano (Etudes, Musica Ricercata) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard Gyorgy Ligeti, Pierre-Laurent Aimard Sony, 1997 Perfect Ligeti. The own György Ligeti was asked about who was the pianist more complete in his piano works; he talked about Pierre-Laurent Aimard, whose a close relation with the XXth Century music is very well known (Boulez, Messiaen, Berg, Schönberg, Carter...) all around the world. ...             The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever! Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... EMI Classics, 2001 Beautiful piano music! This is simply an exquisite collection of beautiful piano pieces. I am very satisfied with this purchase. I can read while listening to this music-call it background music...maybe, but even when you're doing something else-the music is there...it does not intrude, but ...             The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe Johann Pachelbel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ... Denon Records, 2003 Greatly enjoy! I first developed a taste for this music a number of years ago when my daughter started playing in the orchestra. The reason I made this purchase however, was because I have a great deal of difficulty with anxiety and I was looking for ways to find help. I love these ...             Horowitz in Moscow Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1990 Magnificent!!! Bravo Horowitz!! I remember hearing all about this concert in Moscow when I was a kid. Whatever I thought - so some old guy played in Mosocw. Well, reader you must forgive me for my stupidity, because for some time I realize the greatness of Maestro Horowitz, and the importance of ...             Sarah Brightman Classics Sarah Brightman, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, ... Angel Records, 2002 Ahh Sarah! Is there a better singer in the world? I don't think so, but in any case, this new album from the now very svelte and very georgeous Sarah Brightman is superb. The power, the control, the clarity is all there. This experienced vocalist is the definition of a world ...             Perpetual Motion Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, ... Sony, 2001 Soul Food This is exquisite! The best of human experience encoded on a simple CD disk.             Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music Bela Bartok, György Sándor Vox (Classical), 2003 Best classical value out there To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume ...             Gabriela Montero plays Chopin, Falla, Ginestera, etc. [Includes Bonus CD] Frederic Chopin, Manuel de Falla, ... EMI Classics, 2005 Non-professional Review Okay, I listen almost exclusively to classical music, but I do so simply for the pleasure and nothing more. I cannot tell you about Gabriela Montero's technique, and, when she improvises, I have no ability to judge the music's intrinsic value, authenticity, or ...             A Window in Time: Rachmaninoff Performs His Solo Piano Works Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wayne Stahnke Telarc, 1998 Rachmaninov performing his own piano pieces Not only was Rachmaninov a wonderful composer he was also an amazing pianist. His album A Window in Time: Rachmaninov Performs His Solo Piano Works demonstrates his extraordinary combination of both technical skill and his intensely personal artistry. Rachmaniov is ...             Piano Favorites Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Elegance at the piano I grew up listening to Moura Lympany's playing, especially Litolff's Scherzo. Never could understand how a person could play with absolute control at high speed. In this recording, most (though not all - the Etude in C# minor an obvious exception)of the music is more ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music brightman, classical, collection, pierre-laurent, rachmaninoff, thunderous randomly chosen book: L'ABCdaire des chateaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Preau (L'ABCdaire)