Ultimate Classical Piano [Box Set] [Box set]

Frederic Chopin (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Anton Arensky (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Tekla Badarzewska (Composer), Louis-Claude Daquin (Composer), Christian Sinding (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, et al.
• Audio CD (September 24, 2007)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000ICMF76
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,583 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Mazurkas
  • #2 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Intermezzos
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Polonaises

Editorial Reviews

The most popular composers of all-time now offered at an incredible price. FIVE CDs for the price of ONE--who could resist! Collections of the essential works of the most popular composers and their greatest hits! Outstanding artists and recordings from the Decca and Philips Classic's catalogues. Each package is a slipcase loaded with FIVE jewel boxes. That's over 5 HOURS of great music in each boxed set. VARIOUS/ULTIMATE PIANO CLASSICS Five discs of the greatest piano classics of all time.

Includes: Beethoven: "Pathétique" Sonata, Moonlight" Sonata, "Für Elise", Brahms: Lullaby, Hungarian Dance No. 5, Chopin: "Minute" Waltz, Grande valse brillante, "Raindrop" Prelude, Funeral March, "Heroic" Polonaise, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Debussy: Clair de lune, Arabesque No. 1, Golliwogg's Cakewalk, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Dvorák: Humoresque, Grainger: Country Gardens, Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Liszt: Liebestraum No.3, MacDowell: To a Wild Rose, Mendelssohn: "Spinning Song", Mozart: "Sonata facile" (allegro), Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5, Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee, Rubinstein: Melody in F, Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1, Schubert: Moments musicaux No. 3 , Schumann: Träumerei and much more!

Featuring Vladimir Ashkenazy, András Schiff, Alicia de Larrocha, Julius Katchen, Pascal Rogé Joseph Cooper, Radu Lupu, Ivan Davis, Shura Cherkassky and Jorge Bolet .

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Listening Pleasure at a Great Price, December 3, 2007

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Ballerina - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Classical Piano [Box Set] (Audio CD)

Where else can you find such excellent value offered by this 5 CD boxset which is packed with great piano classics and featuring outstanding artists such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alicia de Larrocha, Julius Katchen, Joseph Cooper, Radu Lupu, Ivan Davis, Shura Cherkassky, Jorge Bolet etc.

It's 5 hours of sheer listening pleasure which includes all time favourites such as Beethoven's Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Chopin's Nocturne no 2 in E flat op 9, Heroic, Grande valse brillante, 12 Etudes, op 10 no 3 in E "Tristesse", Mozart's Piano Sonata no 11 in A K331 "Alla Turca", Brahms' Hungarian Dance, Dvorak's Humoresque, Debussy's Arabesque no 1 etc.

There are also the popular Thekla Bardarzewska's The Maiden's Prayer, Isaac Albeniz's Espana op 165-2 Tango, Enrique Granados' Spanish Dance, Camille Saint-Saens' Le Carnaval des Anemaux-Le Cygne and much much more. This is truly an Ultimate Classical Piano collection at a great price.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good value but don't buy to rip, August 20, 2011

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M. Powers "Matt" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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If you intend to simply play the CDs and get composer and title from the box this is a good value. If you intend to rip this to a digital format like wma or mp3 don't buy it unless you are prepared to re-type all the meta data. Meta data like composer and title is incomplete and or inaccurate.

5.0 out of 5 stars It has a lof of my favorite classical artists., December 28, 2010

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Kat - See all my reviews

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I gave this to my mom-n-law for Chrstmas and she loved it. I got it because I saw that it had the best of the best. Debussy, Erik Satie, and a lot of others that are so glorious but I'd hate to even attempt to spell their names. It has over 6 hrs and it came quickly and in mint condition. I am very pleased especially since it was so inexpensive. It's amazing that you can find the best music for less.