Grand Piano: Ignaz Jan Paderewski

Franz Liszt (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Ernest Schelling (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Ignace Jan Paderewski (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ignace Jan Paderewski
• Composer: Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al.
• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B0000037LL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hugarian Rhap No. 2 in c#

2. Grandes Etudes De Paganini No. 3 La Campanella

3. Hungarian Rhap No. 10 in E

4. Nachtstuck Op. 23 No. 4

5. Vogel Als Prophet Op. 82 No. 7 From Waldscenen

6. Spinning Song Op. 67 No. 4 From Lieder Ohne Worter

7. Valse Caprice Op. 67 No. 6 From Soirees De Vienne

8. Impromptu in A flat Op. 142 No. 2

9. Impromptu in B flat Op. 142 No. 3 Rosamunde

10. Son in c# Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: Adagio Sostenuto

11. Son in c# Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: Allegretto

12. Son in c# Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: Presto Agitato

13. Isoldes Liebestod From Tristan Und Isolde

14. Nocturne (Ragus)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous playing, a must have for serious collectors, November 14, 2011

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Charles H. Darakdjian - See all my reviews
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Hello there,

Paderewski is one of my all-time favorite pianist of the 19/20th century. Never mechanical and always insightful, Paderewski embodies art in its purest form. I love how Paderewski makes each of these pieces his own. In this particular compilation, I love his renditions of the Hungarian Rhapsodies, the Spinning Song, and the Moonlight Sonata. As an amateur concert pianist, I always look forward with great interest to Paderewski's interpretations because he always provides a unique perspective on each composition, akin to a signature. Thus, I try to incorporate some of his great ideas into my own style as I do of every great concert pianist that I admire (the list is long).

I am definitely buying volume #2!

If only there was a way for me to get my hands on piano-rolls of Franz Liszt... I've always heard he was the best pianist of the 19th century, but I have never heard him play. Although, this could be a blessing in disguise; otherwise, I would lose my "piano voice" and I would try to only imitate him.

'til next time,

Charles Henri Darakdjian

5.0 out of 5 stars best recording ever, June 20, 2008

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Susan Cohen (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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the pianist on this CD, paderewski, is not to everyone's tastes. his always passionate and occasionally eccentric approach to a piece can be disconcerting. but the incredibly lush, powerfully rhythmical rendition of the 1st cut on the CD -one of the hungarian rhapsodies -is worth the purchase of the disk.