Schroeder's Greatest Hits

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Vince Guaraldi (Composer), Nelly Kokinos (Performer), Andrew Schroeder (Performer), Ken Bichel (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Nelly Kokinos, Andrew Schroeder, Ken Bichel
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Domenico Scarlatti, et al.
• Audio CD (September 8, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FAM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,221 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Sonatas > General
  • #82 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > By Period > Romantic (c.1820-1910)

Track Listings

1. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59

2. Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: First Movement

3. Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, manuscript sources (2) of sacred songs and keyboard pieces (30): March

4. Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, manuscript sources (2) of sacred songs and keyboard pieces (30): Minuet in G Minor

5. Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, manuscript sources (2) of sacred songs and keyboard pieces (30): Musette

6. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Turkish March

7. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: First Movement

8. German Dance for violin & piano in F major, WoO 42/1

9. German Dance for violin & piano in D major, WoO 42/2

10. German Dance for violin & piano in F major, WoO 42/3

11. German Dance for violin & piano in A major, WoO 42/4

12. German Dance for violin & piano in D major, WoO 42/5

13. German Dance for violin & piano in G major, WoO 42/6

14. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3): Moment Musical in F Minor, Op. 94 No.3

15. Work(s): Ländler in G, Op. 9 No. 21

16. Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach, manuscript sources (2) of sacred songs and keyboard pieces (30): Minuet in G

17. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 159 (L. 104) 'La caccia'

18. Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68: Happy Farmer

19. Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68: Melody

20. Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68: Wild Horseman

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schroeder's Greatest Hits, August 27, 2001

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Nadine Reece (Meridian, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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A great choice for young students of the piano! I'm a piano teacher, and used this CD as a motivational prize in a studio challenge. I ended up buying more than I had anticipated because so many students were interested in owning and listening to this CD! Good student repertoire represented, nice performances.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, April 23, 2004

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Juansmith (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schroeder's Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I originally bought this as studying music for history class... It's really a great CD. For those who love piano music, but don't know where to start listening, I highly recommend this one.

After a brief intro on a toy piano to remind you of the theme of the CD, it immediately launches into some absolutely beautiful piano playing.

5 stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schroeder's Da Man!, September 15, 2008

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PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schroeder's Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I do not listen to very much classical music, but...I listen to this disc quite often. My wife grew up in front of a piano, and she has played many of these selections, and she is quite familiar with almost everything presented here. This is a CD that we both, {coming from two completly different musicial worlds} can both agree upon. This CD is just plain wonderful and it belongs in any music collection.

With: "Fur Elise" leading the way through to: "Prelude-Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1" this is piano as it was meant to be presented. This is the music that Schroeder loves to play. One listen to this, and it is easy to see why. When Schroeder plays these classic selections on his little toy piano {with Lucy right there bugging him} he seems to drift off to another place. After hearing this wonderful music I now I understand why this is so, like any other music that is as great as this, you will be transported.

This is just a sample of some of the greatest music of the last 600 years. With: Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Schubert, Scarlatti, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky & Chopin. Every musicial piece has that spark and clarity of what perked our ears to these wonderful selections, all those years ago when we heard this music as background to a Bugs Bunny Cartoon on a Saturday morning {bowl of cereal, is optional.}

This collection is generous {34 tracks, 68.5 minutes} and as a bonus, the final selection is: "Linus & Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi, that was featured in the TV Special: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in the early 1960's. Again, I am very limited in my knowledge of the classics, but this is one of the most enjoyable CD's of piano works that I have ever come across. I have sampled this music on small children, and it has always had a positive effect on them as well. From 3 to 83, this CD has something for everyone...Timeless music played to perfection.
FIVE STARS !!!