Customer Reviews

Für Elise: Romantic Piano Pieces

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Not sure what led Deutsche Grammophon/Universal to use AMSI (AMbient Sound Imaging), a kind of simulated "surround". To use an analogy, it's like colorizing a good B/W film. The use of AMSI was one of the WORST mistakes DG/Universal has ever made in terms of sound engineering. The stereo image completely loses focus via this "technology". This is especially bad news for EARLY DIGITAL RECORDINGS, which lack "focus" and imaging to begin with. AMSI does not make the recording sound better. Too bad -- the track selection chosen for Fur Elise is quite good.

Put you right in to the great mood of relaxation. I recommend this piece of art to anyone who knows what classical music is because this is what they have been looking for. A must have CD.

I am enjoying this album tremendously. My mother used to practice the piano while I was drifting off to sleep on occasional summer nights. I am looking for something to recreate that peace for my own children (failing to have mastered the instrument myself). Listening to this album just fills me with those same warm fuzzies; I love this music. The choice of pieces is wonderful and the playing lovely. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I!

You have heard them all before. Well, not maybe all on the piano. I am not usually fond of other people's selections as they always leave out something (Ex. Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto.) However I will have to make this the exception. This is a superior collection of similar "Romantic Piano Pieces." I also cringe at "et al"; once again the "et al" was a good selection. Even if you have the originals this will make an addition.

I thoroughly enjoyed all of the pieces on the cd. Even my 6 year old son request to listen to this cd at night as he sleeps. It's a great buy.

This is a good collection of pieces - would've been great had better Chopin been selected, like "Heroic". The perfomances are all well executed. However, the BIG problem, as with many piano recordings, is the recording level. On three different stereos, to hear the softest parts, the volume has to be turned up to such a level that A) hissing is an issue and B) the crescendoes BLAST and crack the speakers. The price is right, though...