Panorama: Passion for Piano

Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Mily Balakirev (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Composer), Enrique Granados (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Alexis Weissenberg (Performer), Alicia de Larrocha (Performer), Andor Foldes (Performer), Andrei Gavrilov (Performer), Daniel Barenboim (Performer), Emil Gilels (Performer), Ivan Davis (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg, Alicia de Larrocha, Andor Foldes, Andrei Gavrilov, Daniel Barenboim, et al.
• Composer: Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mily Balakirev, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al.
• Audio CD (January 23, 2001)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00004YMTL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #311,915 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Anything that starts off with Shura Cherkassky's delicious account of a Tango by Albéniz has got to have something going for it, and this set seems to score over and over again. It's an interesting piece of programming, since having got off to a Spanish start, we are led through Bach (traditionally the starter), Balakirev (his famously unplayable Islamey thrown off coolly by Julius Katchen), Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Granados, Grieg, and Handel. One thing they certainly all have in common is the passion of the title, and they are well served by our guides, who include Tureck, Kempff, Kocsis, Lill, Barenboim, Argerich, Michelangeli, De Larrocha, Gilels, and Gavrilov. It is worth mentioning so many, since these are top names in their respective fields and it gives an indication of what you can expect from this set. And while you would rightly expect veteran Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha to give us the full treatment in Albéniz and Granados, listen to her delightful piece of Handel, which concludes the set. Recordings range in time from 1955 to 1998, and the freshness of the playing transcends changes in recording technology during those years. --Keith Clarke

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Classical Piano, August 3, 2005

By	Oz Thomas (USA) - See all my reviews

I picked up this CD because it had some of my favorite piano pieces of Bach, Brahms and Bartok on it.

The renditions on these discs are terrific. And every single selection is really worth listening to- this is some of the best classical piano out there. If you're like me and aren't really concerned about owning the complete Bach, Brahms, Chopin, etc, this is the disc to pick up for a good sampling of it all.

And it's a good value too. Two discs for the price of one!