Piano Music Classics 1

Piano Music Classics | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 17, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002QM7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,133 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Autumn Leaves

2. Moon River

3. Over the Rainbow

4. Born Free

5. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

6. The Sound of Music

7. The Impossible Dream

8. I'm in the Mood for Love

9. Somewhere, My Love

10. Greensleeves [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Past masters of popular keyboard music, November 6, 2011

By 

Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Piano Music Classics 1 (Audio CD)

On PIANO MUSIC CLASSICS Volume 1, instead of opting for the stereo remake from 1965, the folks at MCA Special Products wisely chose to include the original Roger Williams 8/55 mono recording of "Autumn Leaves." This historic track is the only piano record to hit #1 on BILLBOARD. It remains the best-selling piano recording of all time. His version of "Born Free" also broke into the Top Ten in 1966. This song includes a central background male chorus.

Liberace's "Greensleeves" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" are also original '50s mono sides. The balance of the set is stereo.

Ferrante & Teicher's slow-paced "Over the Rainbow" is the most unusual arrangement. It opens with a standard piano at extreme left sound stage, a heavily reverbed harpsichord at center and a harpsichord without echo at far right. This orchestration changes midway through to include keyed chimes (left) and a piano that sounds like it came from a Wild West saloon (center). An ominously spacious single note per bar counterpoint (right) highlights the coda.

.
PROGRAM --

[2:54] Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams
[3:49] Moon River - Liberace
[3:25] Over the Rainbow - Ferrante & Teicher
[2:24] Born Free - Roger Williams
[3:03] Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - Liberace
[3:18] The Sound of Music - Ferrante & Teicher
[3:05] The Impossible Dream - Roger Williams
[2:58] I'm in the Mood for Love - Liberace
[2:40] Somewhere, My Love - Roger Williams
[2:00] Greensleeves - Liberace

TOTAL TIME: 29:36