25 Piano Favorites [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Anton Rubinstein (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Ignace Jan Paderewski (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Alexander Scriabin (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Richard Kapp (Conductor), Anton Nanut (Conductor), Wilfried Boettcher (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Richard Kapp, Anton Nanut, Wilfried Boettcher
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Antonin Dvorak, et al.
• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058I3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #14 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Scriabin, Alexander

Track Listings

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Introduction

2. Rhapsody for piano in G minor, Op. 79/2: No. 2 in G minor

3. Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: I: Allegro

4. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)

5. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7): edited

6. La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8

7. Schmetterling (Butterfly), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/1

8. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'), Op. 10/12, CT. 25

9. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) 'Cortège'

10. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3

11. Melodies (2) for piano, Op. 3: Melody in F

12. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2

13. Menuet célèbre, humoresque de concert for piano in G major, Op. 14/1

14. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152: Edited

15. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)

16. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16: [Excerpt]

17. Etude for piano in D sharp minor, Op. 8/12: No. 12, edited

18. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2

19. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla Turca, edited

20. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68: Edited

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Disc for the Price, January 19, 2004

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L. Ku "pgroups" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Piano Favorites (Audio CD)

A good compilation of excerpts from the rich and vast piano repertoire. Sure they are merely excerpts and are meant to just introduce the piano to someone unfamiliar with the instrument or classical music, but that doesn't mean that an experienced person can't just pop it into the CD player and enjoy.

While there's no classic recordings here or big names, most of the tracks are well played and acceptable in sound quality. There are some interesting pieces here that are unfamiliar to most, such as the Dvorak Humoresque or the Paderewski Minuet, as well as classics such as the Debussy Clair de Lune or the Mozart Concerto.

The rendition of the Rhapsody in Blue is a nice performance with a well done ending that may even be better than some other CD's made by big named pianists.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy to listen to, June 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 25 Piano Favorites (Audio CD)

This CD is one of my favorites because it has a variety of classical songs played on my favorite instrument--the piano. If you enjoy classical music, you will like this CD. The best song on the CD is the finale--Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin. This song is played by an orchestra with the piano featured. This CD may not have famous artists on the cover, but it is truly an experience you don't want to miss.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wealth Of Memorable Classics, November 14, 2003

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Rebecca*rhapsodyinblue* (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Piano Favorites (Audio CD)

This CD is a steal and yet it has a wealth of memorable classical pieces put together in one CD. What an inexpensive way to listen and appreciate 25 masterpieces by the world's greatest composers from Baroque Era to Modern Era (Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frederyk Chopin, Peter Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, Sergei Rachmaninoff and George Gershwin, to name a few), as interpreted by various talented pianists. Piano, for me, is the ultimate musical instrument. It brings us range of emotions from blissful, sentimental and passionate to melancholy, blue and nostalgic.

One of my personal favorites is the finale track, "Rhapsody In Blue." It's awesome, spellbinding and I just love it! It's a masterpiece by one of the world-class composers I admire, the unforgettable Mr. George Gershwin. Two tracks were my pieces, track # 5 "Dvorak: Humoresque No. 7" and track # 11 "Rubinstein: Melody In F."

I would highlight my top favorites such as "Liszt: Liebestraum" (this was one my sister's pieces and she plays this sublimely!), "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor," "Debussy: Reverie," "Chopin: Etude In E Op. 10," "Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini," "Mozart: Sonata No. 11 Rondo Alla Turca," "Chopin: Waltz in D Flat - Minute Waltz," and last but not least, "Debussy: Clair De Lune."

I highly recommend this CD to all classical music enthusiasts' listening pleasure. You'll enjoy it as much as I do!