Geza Anda - Great Pianists of the 20th Century

Bartok (Composer), Chopin (Composer), Mozart (Composer), Geza Anda (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Geza Anda
• Composer: Bartok, Chopin, Mozart
• Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000JNPR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,201 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Piano Concerto No. 1: 1. Allegro moderato

2. Piano Concerto No. 1: 2. Andante

3. Piano Concerto No. 1: 3. Allegro molto

4. Piano Concerto No. 2: 1. Allegro

5. Piano Concerto No. 2: 2. Adagio - Piu adagio - Presto

6. Piano Concerto No. 2: 3. Allegro molto

7. Piano Concerto No. 3: 1. Allegretto

8. Piano Concerto No. 3: 2. Adagio religioso

9. Piano Concerto No. 3: 3. Allegro vivace

Disc: 2

1. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C, K 467: 1. (Allegro)

2. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C, K 467: Andante

3. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C, K 467: Allegro vivace assi

4. Waltzes: In E Flat, Op. 18 'Grande Valse brillante'

5. Waltzes: In A Flat, Op. 34 No. 1 'Valse brillante'

6. Waltzes: In A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2

7. Waltzes: In F, Op. 34 No. 3 'Valse brillante'

8. Waltzes: In A Flat, Op. 42 'Grand Valse'

9. Waltzes: In D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute'

10. Waltzes: In C Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest Bartok Concertos you'll ever find., August 16, 1999

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Nicholas Fox - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geza Anda - Great Pianists of the 20th Century (Audio CD)

Look no further--contained on disc one of this invaluable set is the finest recorded versions of the Bartok Piano Concerti of all time. The chemistry between the still underrated Anda and Fricsay is scintillating. The slow movements are almost painfully haunting--and in the fiendishly virtuosic 2nd concerto you will be privy to some of the most astonishing piano playing on record. As a bonus, the 2nd disc contains Anda's famous recording of the Mozart 21st concerto as well as some unusually introspective, morose renditions of 9 Chopin Waltzes in which you may hear things you've never heard before. Altogether a fitting tribute to one of the century's great, yet scandalously underrated keyboard artists.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The original "Elvira Madigan" recording plus sterling Bartók, March 16, 2003

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J Scott Morrison (Middlebury VT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Geza Anda - Great Pianists of the 20th Century (Audio CD)

This twofer from the Phillips "Great Pianists of the 20th Century" series contains the recording made famous by its inclusion in the film "Elvira Madigan." And a wonderful recording it is--poised, joyful, satisfying. Anda plays and conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum orchestra from the keyboard. The set also includes 13 Chopin waltzes played with beautiful tone and phrasing.

The big draw here are the three Bartók piano concerti, all accompanied by Ferenc Fricsay and the RSO Berlin. Recorded in 1959 and 1960, the sound is just fine. And the playing is - I hesitate to use the word - perfect. I don't know whether it's Anda's Hungarian background or his impeccable musicianship, or both, but he manages to convey Bartók's élan, brilliance, ferocity, and songfulness where necessary. I wouldn't want to be without the set by Kocsis, but this is my go-to collection.