Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition

Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Alban Berg (Composer), Michael Tippett (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Zubin Mehta (Conductor), Murray Perahia (Conductor, Performer), Members of the English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Orchestra), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Peter Pears (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Murray Perahia, Peter Pears
• Orchestra: Members of the English Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta, Murray Perahia
• Composer: Domenico Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin, et al.
• Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B0000029ZI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,355 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 27 (L. 449)

2. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 212 (L. 135)

3. German dances (6) for orchestra, K. 509

4. Adagio for piano in B minor, K. 540

5. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, D. 899/4 (Op. 90/4)

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: Étude No. 6 in A Minor

2. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): 1. Molto moderato

3. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): 2. Molto capriccioso

4. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): 3. Lento, rubato

5. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): 4. Allegretto, scherzando

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Disc: 3

1. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 1. Grave-Allegro, ma non troppo

2. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 2. Andante cantabile

3. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 3. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo

4. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 40: No. 1, Märzveilchen

5. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 40: No. 2, Muttertraum

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Disc: 4

1. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 1. Allegro

2. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 2. Larghetto

3. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595: 3. Allegro

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: 1. Maestoso

5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: 2. Larghetto

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, January 22, 2000

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Vidar Palsson (Garđabćr, Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

In short: This set contanes not only a stunnig pianism but also highly interesting works (some of which I had no idea of how beutiful are). Listen to the German Dances by Mozart, Out of Doors by Bartók, the Berg and Tippet. His Rachmaninov is interesting but I find Ashkenazu better in the etudes. As for the Chopin concerto I find Metha not on the same level as Perahia. The Schubert impromtu is a killer! I garantee that this set contanes high quality pianism in every way.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a comment about the Bartok, September 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

His rendition of the Bartok Piano Suite and the Out of Doors especially are the best in existence: a perfect mixture of precision and passion. He plays the works with great restraint, he does not give in to trying to play the work with "authentic" folksiness. His is both austere and wild. A truly amazing performance! The Best!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for your collection!, January 15, 2010

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Deborah D'Amico (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD)

Put this in your wish list as gift possibilities for any who appreciate classical music. I got my copies of this 25th Edition the year of the release as part of a music subscription and glad to see it is still available and in demand because only 1 copy is left as of this posting! I encourage those relatively new to classical music appreciation to listen to Murray's beautiful solo delivery of each piece and be continuously amazed-to the ear unfamiliar with this music the imagination runs to the possibilities for background music for movies and theatre which many here are or have been used for.

A few of my favorites: Schumann-Papillons-1 & Scarlatti-Sonata in A Major