The Parlour Grand: Piano Favorites from a Bygone Era

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Christian Sinding (Composer), Eduard Schutt (Composer), Adolf Henselt (Composer), Anton Rubinstein (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Genari Karganoff (Composer), Ignace Jan Paderewski (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Edward MacDowell (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Composer), Eugene Gautier (Composer), Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Frank Bridge (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Christian Sinding, Eduard Schutt, et al.
• Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Marquis Music
• ASIN: B0000CG8BE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #87 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Rondos

Editorial Reviews

The music features piano favorites from the salon repertoire, including Beethoven's Für Elise and Frédéric Chopin's Valse in C Sharp Minor.

These wonderful CDs evoke fond memories of simpler times, and evenings around the piano with family and friends.

Performed by renowned pianist Robert Silverman.

"One could only marvel at a performance of such thorough conviction. Surely he is one of the country's finest pianists." -Toronto Star

"Silverman is a pianist's pianist, unquestionably in the league of today's superstars". -Post Intelligencer, Seattle

"Robert Silverman is a master. Everything which he plays appears to be completely natural in the context of the performance. It is as though the composer speaks directly through the performer." -South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good music, well-played, January 7, 2010

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Bob Stout (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Parlour Grand: Piano Favorites from a Bygone Era (Audio CD)

My favorite piano album of this sort remains Music Of A Bygone Era by pianist Frank Glazer (ASIN: B000FO4494), however this is almost as good and includes many more pieces than Glazer's CD (there's also a volume 2 with even more pieces). I originally bought this because I had been searching for a good recording of Narcissus. I first bought the Narcissus MP3 from Amazon, then later bought the entire CD.

I grew up in the 50's and this is the sort of music my mother played on our piano (I'm still looking for a recording of Majesty of the Deep). Silverman exhibits great affection and appreciation of the material and plays it with great feeling and expressiveness, albeit not quite as exquisitely as Glazer.

Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my Goodness!, April 23, 2009

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Garth Mcmurtey (Olympia, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Parlour Grand: Piano Favorites from a Bygone Era (Audio CD)

The man who's fingers are on the keys is a Master! This is an amazing CD!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Background Music, September 13, 2007

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Sweetie's Mama - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Parlour Grand: Piano Favorites from a Bygone Era (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful cd of beautiful, peaceful, classical piano music. I play the cds (two come in the set) for background noise while my baby sleeps. That way I don't have to be as quiet as a mouse in the house, and I can enjoy creating a relaxing environment and mood for myself while my baby is sleeping.