Masters of the Keyboard

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Anton Rubinstein (Composer), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Alexander Scriabin (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al.
• Audio CD (February 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B0001ADB8M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,122 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #14 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Toccatas
  • #16 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Scriabin, Alexander
  • #22 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Rondos

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent artists!, May 19, 2004

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Jack Herzig "JackGz" (Jenkintown, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters of the Keyboard (Audio CD)

I don't understand quite where the other reviewer is coming from. This is a treasure-trove of piano music by some of the best classical pianists of the last century. If you want a musical anthology of some of the best by some of the best, pick it up!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listened to over and over and over again, January 8, 2011

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C. Liston - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of the Keyboard (Audio CD)

The selections are superb on this 2 CD set that spans the centuries. The composers are varied and representative, and the pianists are absolutely tops. If I were banished to a desert island and could take only one CD, this would be it. Expect high quality on every song, although there are differences that you will notice, since recording conditions include both live and studio, and studios vary. However, there is not a single track that's a "throw-away." Another plus is the chronological ordering, so that by the time you have gotten to the modern pieces, you've been prepared by all that went before. Pure enjoyment.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best....., May 25, 2009

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D. Alder "Zoot175" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of the Keyboard (Audio CD)

This may be the best overall cd set of piano classics. Top performers, (Argerich, Arrau, Kovacevich, etc.) great choices in classic compositions, and typical great sound quality from DG once again. Great buy!