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Complete Beethoven Edition--Sampler / Kempff

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This sampler of the Complete Beethoven Edition is a steal. Over 70 minutes of music, a wide variety of Beethoven's work (not just highlights of his better known works). It is packaged with a beautifully illustrated booklet containing performance info, information about the more complete sets in this collection, and Beethoven's life (in three languages). The recording quality varies, with session dates on the sampler ranging from 1963 to present, but everything (though not all definitive performances) is done quite well. This would be a great introduction to the world of Beethoven, or super to carry around in the car.

A few years ago I heard this sampler. From off that day I've been wanting to have this collection. I never brought anything of Beethoven since I always thought, one day Im going to get the entire set of music, so by now I am about halfway the collection. I have 10 volumes and I can tell you that it absolutely rocks. I dont know any other composer making such fantastic music. Not to mention the diversity, the quality and the performances, which are all top notch. Although I think no-one had expected otherwise from DG.

Like I said let this sampler be the doorway to heavenly music. You soon will find out that there is no beter composer than Ludwich From Beethoven.

This sampler of the Complete Beethoven Edition is a steal. Over 70 minutes of music, a wide variety of Beethoven's work (not just highlights of his better known works). It is packaged with a beautifully illustrated booklet containing performance info, information about the more complete sets in this collection, and Beethoven's life (in three languages). The recording quality varies, with session dates on the sampler ranging from 1963 to present, but everything (though not all definitive performances) is done quite well. This would be a great introduction to the world of Beethoven, or super to carry around in the car.