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1. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry

2. Car 67

3. In Zaire - Johnny Wakelin

4. Sunshine Day - Osibisa

5. Lean on Me - Mud

6. (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie - Pickettywitch

7. Isn't She Lovely - David Parton

8. In My Chair - Status Quo

9. You'll Never Know What You're Missing - The Real Thing

10. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman

11. Purely by Coincidence - Sweet Sensation

12. Making up Again - Goldie

13. Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black - Mungo Jerry

14. It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler

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The Rubinstein Collection Vol 47 - Chopin: Waltzes, Impromptus, Bolero

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Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

Waltz in E flat, Op.18: Grande Valse Brillante
Waltz in A flat, Op.34 No.I: Valse Brillante
Waltz in a, Op.34 No.2: Valse Brillante
Waltz in F, Op.34 No.3: Valse Brillante
Waltz in A flat, Op.34 No.3: Valse Brillante
Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.I: Minute
Waltz in c#, Op.64 No.2
Waltz in A flat, Op.64 No.3
Waltz in A flat, Op.69 No.I: L'Adieu
Waltz in b, Op.69 No.I
Waltz in G flat, Op.70 No.I
Waltz in f, Op.70 No.2
Waltz in D flat, Op.70 No.3
Waltz in e, Op.posth.
Impromptu No.I in A flat, Op.29
Impromptu No.2 in F#, Op.36
Impromptu No.3 in G flat
Fant-Impromptu in c#, Op.66
Bolero in A, Op.19

Customer Reviews:

The engaging poetry!.......2006-12-19

One of the maxim exponents of Chopin in the first decades of the Century was undeniably Arthur Rubinstein. He knew to create - if I may - the perfect link between image and the Polish sentiment ; although the pioneer in this sense was Ignaz Jan Paderewski. Lodz was his birthplace and if Chopin was a self exiled in his historical moment., Rubinstein must have taken into account in September 1 1939.

He nourished the last traces of a dying romanticism - as well as Rachmaninov did it - after his forced exile from URSS. His golden sound was far from the tragic approach given by of Alfred Cortot, for instance. He played the piano according the canons of the artist of the Century XIX, expression and sentimentality, hovered by an ardent nationalism that still inflamed the poetic imagination in some corners of the world, specially in the enormous immigrant wave who chose different places in America in order to search a promised land.

His direct phrasing without intellectual or philosophical approaches deserved to him a special name in the Western hemisphere.

He is now part of the keyboard's legend as well as one of the Chopin`s champions.

Still beautiful to me.......2005-11-04

As a piano student during the 1950s and early 1960s, I remember that there were "knock down drag out" arguments between the "pro-Rubinstein" factions and the "anti-Rubinstein" factions of the classical piano performing world. I was made keenly aware of the aforesaid because my piano instructor was a "dye-hard" member of the "anti-Rubinstein" faction. Rebelliously, I purchased all of the Rubinstein recordings that I could get my little untalented hands on including this recording of Chopin's Waltzes. I remember loving them at the time as I still do now that I've restored this recording on CD to my collection.
Rubinstein's performance in this recording really touches my very soul. Upon hearing this recording again, I'm reminded of how much I loved them almost 50 years ago. Whatever one may call his playing (eccentric, sentimental, syrupy, etc.) it certainly has retained its appeal to me--as a young person or now as an older person. (Note: Rubinstein particularly plays the "sad little" waltzes in minor keys exquisitely!)
If you want to hear a master (at least to me) of Chopin playing some wonderful works, buy this disc.

barcode piano for barcode lovers everywhere!.......2005-04-23

i must repeat myself over and over again.STAY AWAY FROM RUBINSTEIN.his playing is just too eccentric its as if he was abducted by aliens and had chopins works downloaded into his brain.what you get is a sort of robotic chemistry with a dire attempt to sound artistic.
these high reviews do baffle me to oblivion.

Artur Rubinstein great recording of Chopinýs Bolero, Waltzes.......2004-01-05

Artur Rubinstein great recording of Chopin's Bolero and 14 Waltzes
By Peter Dietrich, president, Chopin Society of New England

Artur Rubinstein's performance of the fourteen waltzes seems to be among the definitive versions. This stereo recording from a one day session in June of 1963, issued on BMG in the Rubinstein collection volume 47, and the earlier version first issued on LP RCA Victor LM-1892 recorded in December, 1953 and issued on BMG Rubinstein collection volume 29, equals in sound and profound understanding the two great versions by Alexander Brailowsky (1896-1976) recorded in the early fifties on LP for RCA Victor LM-1082 as well as the stereo recording from the early sixties issued on Sony Music SBK 46346 in 1990.

The four recordings are milestones of the classical waltzes. Their interpretations have achieved expert fluidity with grace and elegance of nobility. As Robert Schumann remarked "should be danced at least by countesses." To the above recordings I will add Dinu Lipatti's recording issued by EMI in the Great Recordings of the Century series. My opinion is based on hearing a great number of outstanding as well as good performances through more than fifty years. I will just list several additional names from my collection who have recorded fourteen waltzes: 1) Robert Lortat (1930), 2) Alfred Cortot (1934 and 1943), 3) Edward Kilenyi (1952), 4) Moura Lympany (1959), 5) Witold Malcuzynski (1959), 6) Regina Smendzianka (1959 and 1961), 7) Samson Francois (1964), 8) Stefan Askenase (1964), 9) Adam Harasiewicz (1965), 10) Tamas Vassary (1966); pianists who have recorded nineteen waltzes: 1) Augustin Anievas (1970), 2) Geoges Cziffra (1979), 3) Claudio Arrau (1980 - several of the waltzes are played too slow), 4) Vladimir Ashkenazy (1984), 5) Lidia Grychtolowna (1989), 6) Istvan Szekely (1992), 7) Garrick Ohlsson (1996 - 20 waltzes in this recording) 8) Jerzy Sterczynski (1996 - 23 waltzes, which will be discussed in the future).

The famous Polish poet Kazimierz Wierzynski author of the "Life and Death of Chopin" (1949) makes the following observation. "Chopin's Waltzes have little or nothing in common with the atmosphere of the ballroom. Niecks calls them Tanzdichtungen (dance poems). How does Rubinstein play the Chopin Waltzes? Surely, their worldliness and elegance are particularly suited to this worldly and elegant pianist whose incomparable virtuosity goes hand in hand with his unique feeling for Chopin. Without in the least sentimentalizing Chopin, Rubinstein fully renders his warmth: he is the ideal interpreter of the waltzes in which tenderness is so subtly blended with sparkle, playfulness and deep emotion."

Other Chopin works included in this compilation are the four impromptus recorded in 1964 and the Bolero recorded in 1962. Harvey Sachs, author of Rubinstein's biography published by Grove Press, New York, 1995, wrote the following notes for this compilation: "The 1964 version of the Impromptus, heard here is typical of the beautifully poised, yet deeply poetic Chopin recordings that Rubinstein made in his seventies as a sort of summa of his interpretations of the music of his great compatriot." However, the glory of this compilation is the Bolero in A Major, Op. 19. Until the Rubinstein recording in 1962 when he was almost 75 years old, this work was "obscure" Chopin, almost completely forgotten and recorded very seldom as well as terribly underrated. Despite the obscurity of the work for such a long time, there are several recordings of it in existence. I will list the notable recordings from my collection according to their release:
1) Adam Harasiewicz, Philips (1972); 2) Arnaldo Cohen, Dischi Ricordi, LP (1978); 3) Nikita Magaloff, Philips (1979); 4) Vladimir Ashkenazy, London/Decca (1987); 5) Georges Cziffra, EMI (1987); 6) Nelly Ben-Or, Meridian Records (1989); 7) Idil Biret, Naxos (1993); 8) Garrick Ohlsson, Arabesque, vol. 8 (1997); 9) Emil von Saur (recorded 1940) Arbiter (1998); 10) Anatol Ugorski, Chopin Complete Edition DG, vol. 7 (1999).

All the above recordings, although inspired performances and technically excellent, do not reveal the hidden beauty of the dance, as does Artur Rubinstein in his performance. Mr. Rubinstein unhurried tempos and magical play with the pedal plus his affinity for Spanish music brings this work to interpretative splendid heights unknown until his recording and since. These five star performances are highly recommended for every music lover.

The Great Chopin Master.......2003-07-26

This CD is superb. It shows the best of Rubinstein's Chopin.He did this CD with so much clearness and feeling. Rubinstein ends the CD with the little known Bolero. I reccomend it a lot.

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Who Better than to Record the Mazurkas?
Arthur Rubinstein: Chopin's 51 Mazurkas
The unsurpassable Rubinstein

Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 50

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Mazurka No.1 in f#, Op.6
Mazurka No.2 in c#, Op.6
Mazurka No.3 in E, Op.6
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Mazurka No.1 in B flat, Op.7
Mazurka No.2 in a, Op.7
Mazurka No.3 in f, Op.7
Mazurka No.4 in A flat, Op.7
Mazurka No.5 in C, Op.7
Mazurka No.1 in B flat, Op.17
Mazurka No.2 in e, Op.17
Mazurka No.3 in A flat, Op.17
Mazurka No.4 in a, Op.17
Mazurka No.1 in g, Op.24
Mazurka No.2 in C, Op.24
Mazurka No.3 in A flat, Op.24
Mazurka No.4 in b flat, Op.24
Mazurka No.1 in c, Op.30
Mazurka No.2 in b, Op.30
Mazurka No.3 in D flat, Op.30
Mazurka No.4 in C#, Op.30
Mazurka No.1 in G#, Op.33
Mazurka No.2 in D, Op.33
Mazurka No.3 in C, Op.33
Mazurka No.4 in b, Op.33

Tracks:

Mazurka No.1 in c#, Op.41
Mazurka No.2 in e, Op.41
Mazurka No.3 in B, Op.41
Mazurka No.4 in A flat, Op.41
Mazurka No.1 in G, Op.50
Mazurka No.2 in A flat, Op.50
Mazurka No.3 in C#, Op.50
Mazurka No.1 in B, Op.56
Mazurka No.2 in C, Op.56
Mazurka No.3 in c, Op.56
Mazurka No.1 in a, Op.59
Mazurka No.2 in A flat, Op.59
Mazurka No.3 in f#, Op.59
Mazurka No.1 in B, Op.63
Mazurka No.2 in f, Op.63
Mazurka No.3 in C#, Op.63
Mazurka No.1 in G, Op.67
Mazurka No.2 in g, Op.67
Mazurka No.3 in C, Op.67
Mazurka No.4 in a, Op.67
Mazurka No.1 in C, Op.68
Mazurka No.2 in a, Op.68
Mazurka No.3 in F, Op.68
Mazurka No.4 in f, Op.68
Mazurka 'A'Emile Gaillard' in a
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Chopin wrote mazurkas throughout his all-too-brief life, using this Polish dance as the basis for short pieces that encompass a world of harmonic explorations and varied emotions, from the subtly comic to the intensely sad. Rubinstein plays the 51 in the standard canon, skipping the unpublished youthful ones. Of his three recordings of the set, connoisseurs tend to prefer his first, from 1938-1939 (available on RCA, EMI, and Naxos) for their spontaneity. But these 1965-1966 stereo recordings in refreshingly alive transfers can't fail to please most listeners. They're a bit weightier than the early ones, but the added depth and Rubinstein's characterization of each piece yield big dividends. In the great C sharp minor Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 3, for example, he plays the beautiful opening theme with disarming simplicity that invests it with mournful regret, manages the transitions to bolder statements flawlessly, and turns a charming dance into a dramatic tone poem that says in five minutes what some composers need a full symphony to say. That miracle is repeated often in this set, as Rubinstein appears at first to be underplaying a piece until you realize the sophistication of his carefully modulated dynamics, gentle rubato, and varied tone. His was an outward simplicity that hid complex art. Throughout, he plays with a wonderful, singing tone, rhythmic life, and an aristocratic authority few have matched. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

piano for the suburbanite.......2005-04-23

nothing artistic here.
plays like a student.
pass it up...

This would be the greatest exce[pt...........2002-01-08

This would be the greatest of all Rubinstein Chopin recordings except...there are the Polonaises (Volumte 28!), and the Nocturnes (Volume 46!). Count this one tied for 3rd, with the Ballades, the Waltzes, the.... Hey, wait -- you might as well get them all.

My only problem with this recording is that the repeat button on my CD player isn't working. I listen to one and say, "That's gotta be the best Rubinstein/Chopin Mazurka there could possibly be," but no sooner than I think that, that another one comes on, EVEN BETTER.

Okay, I have my fav. The great B Minor Opus 33 Number 4. This is mid-period Chopin at his finest, and Rubinstein at his finest, and we are privileged to be alive so that we can rehear it.

Who Better than to Record the Mazurkas?.......2001-12-01

Chopin. Rubinstein. Mazurkas. Perfection. The impeccable Rubinstein rubato shines most when he plays the works which invite overindulgence, like the dance forms, or the easily sentimentalized nocturnes. Especially in these mazurkas where his rhythmic restraint is admirable. These recordings are quirky yet authoritative enough to make me wonder whether only a fellow Pole can play Chopin with such multifariousness (16 letters!) of movement within the staff. I've heard other recordings of the mazurkas, mainly Ashkenazy (boring... where's the life?) and individual performance pieces in compiliations, but none sparkle like the way Rubinstein makes them sparkle. Sublime.

Arthur Rubinstein: Chopin's 51 Mazurkas.......2001-04-07

Fabulous! Polish music at its best!

The unsurpassable Rubinstein.......2001-03-29

While his recordings of other composers is somewhat uneven, Rubinstein is the absolute master of Chopin. Noone else captures the beauty, nuance, depth, poetry, and feel of his music in quite the same way, and the Mazurkas (which by the way sound wonderful in their new remastering) are no exception. Even the very familiar ones sound fresh in Rubinstein's hands, and whether you listen to these a few at a time (as I usually do) or straight through, I highly recommend this recording as well as the other reissues in this series.

Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2

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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2...
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Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

I Just Wanna Be Your Girl - Chapter 8
If You Play Your Cards Right - Alicia Myers
Just Be My Lady - Larry Graham
Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw
Am I Dreaming - Atlantic Starr
I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love - Stephanie Mills
What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
Tender Love (Extended Vocal Remix) - Force M.D.'s
Why Have I Lost You - Cameo
Come Go With Me - Teddy Pendergrass
As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
Fire & Desire - Rick James

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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2..........2007-06-02

The title says it all. A good collection of love songs at any price. My favorites on this disc:

1. I Just Wanna Be Your Girl - Chapter 8
2. If You Play Your Cards Right - Alicia Myers
4. Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw
5. Am I Dreaming - Atlantic Starr
7. What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
8. Tender Love (Extended Vocal Remix) - Force M.D.'s

The aforementioned songs were "serious" cuts back in the day!! Five stars!

For R&B Fans.......2006-11-09

What can I say about this compilation? First this CD has some of the greatest slow jams you will ever find. Chapter 8's I Just Wanna Be Your Girl Featuring Anita Baker, is probably the best song on here. Not to say songs like, If You Play Your Cards Right, Let Me Be Your Angel, Tender Love, What You Won't Do For Love, Come Go With Me, As We Lay and the late great Rick James's Fire & Desire are not great songs. Needless to say if you are a R&B fan you will love this CD.

Nothing But Back To Back Classic.......2006-02-08

Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2 is a follow up to Volume 1, and like Volume 1, the CD is very constient with the classic slow jams, that may young folks were made of. Standout tracks include the classic and often sampled Tender Love. Other standout tracks include What You Won't Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell ,Come Go With Me by Teddy P and the always heartbreaking classics Am I Dreaming by Atlantic Starr and Fire & Desire by Rick James.

Rich and Smooth!!!!!.......2003-10-22

This is one of the best compilations in this Smooth Grooves Series and of course I would definitely reccommend this album to
anyone who likes old school rhythm and blues, love songs, and good music every track on this album is solid some of the best names in music are on this album. My favorites: Fire and Desire, Am I Dreaming, Just Be My Lady and many other great artists and songs I love this album !!!!!

This is the best of these CDs (out of all that I own).......2002-07-08

I own quite a few from this series.

When you are sitting around the house on a Sunday night and don't want to turn on the television or read a book, this is the apropos solution.

Particularly good are numbers 1, 2, 8 and 12. The difficulty of finding a lot of these songs individually is what makes the CD worth every penny.

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Intro - Kevin 'Slow Jammin'' James
Let Me Down Easy - Isleys
If Only You Knew - Patti La Belle
Very Special - Ronnie & Debra Laws
Love's Train - Con Funk Shun
Cry Together - O'Jays
The Beginning Of My End - Unifics
Where Do We Go From Here - Enchantment
Dear Lover - Teena Marie
Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
From His Woman To Tou - Barbara Mason

Customer Reviews:

Essential for the heartbroken slow jam lover.......2006-12-03

Slow Jams: The Timeless Collection, Vol. 2 features some of the saddest slow jams ever recorded. In a set that includes includes the Unifics' "The Beginning of My End," with its funeral setting; "Cry Together," the O'Jays' dramatization about a couple with serious issues; Tina Marie's teary "Dear Lover"; Patti Labelle's pleading "If Only You Knew"; Enchantments' sad realization "Where Do We Go From Here"; and the Isley Brothers' shameless, begging "Let Me Down Easy." Furthermore, Shirley Brown and Barbara Mason want to whip their men's outside women for messin' up their homes. Don't get disgread though slow jams fans there's also the classic baby maker Love's Train by Con Funk Shun and the senmitmental Very Special.

old school player.......2000-07-13

as a product of the late 70s and 80s i can surely appreciate the colaboration of the hot songs that were put together in this cd but most of all loves train is a classic that could be remade today and be a hit all over again

Provissimo..........2000-06-26

....I'm not a fan of so-called Ol' Skool collections. I used to be, when they first started out. I loved finding the songs I dug and grooved to when I was younger on CDs--but now that I'm older, I can see thru most of the smoke and mirrors. This Slow Jams Timeless Collection is good, in my opinion, because it has really rare finds on it. (Not just the Isley's "Between the Sheets" which is another jam I think has become ubiquitous because of these ol' skool collections, ol' skool radio stations, and drive time contemporary R and Bee radio stations who feel they are really doing us the audience a favor by playing a classic tune...enuff is enuff, people.) Debra Laws' "Very Special", the Unifics' "Beginning of My End", my favorite soul falsetto group the Enchantments' "Where Do We Go From Here", and Barbra Lewis' "From His Woman to You" the R and Bee answer to Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman" are on this great collection. Overall, I feel the any of the Timeless Collection represented by this Volume, is a good buy.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Debussy · images, études ~ complete works for piano, vol. 2

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Evocative and mesmerizing if a little distorted in places
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Children's Corner
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet is not a pianist to be pigeonholed. Alongside the recordings of his fellow countrymen Debussy and Ravel, he has recorded a tribute to a jazz giant, Conversations with Bill Evans, and he plays on the soundtrack of the film Portrait of a Lady. Perhaps this catholic approach accounts for the freshness of his Debussy playing. Not for him the "stick the pedal down and make an impressionistic wash of sound" approach. His playing is clean and refreshing without losing any of the voluptuous sensuality of Debussy at his most beguiling. There are lollipops to be found among the extensive repertory on these two discs, including the celebrated "Clair de Lune" from the Suite Bergamasque and the "Golliwogg's Cake-Walk" from Children's Corner. The mainstay of the release is the two sets of Images and the two books of Études, 12 studies whose demands are not for the faint of heart. Luckily for us, Thibaudet's heart is strong. He offers virtuosic, thoughtful performances of pieces that, while written to help develop pianists' technique, stand up magnificently as music to be listened to. --Keith Clarke

Customer Reviews:

Superior recordings and performances.......2005-09-18

The Penguin Guide to CDs and DVDs has Thibaudet's sets of the complete Debussy solo piano music at the top of the digital recordings, and this is certainly high quality.

We have several recordings of the Preludes and some other works, but there is nothing to come close to Thibaudet for great performances and superior recording quality.

The liner notes are very helpful, and in the first set you get different articles in English, French, German and Italian. Great if you are multilingual, but only of marginal interest to me. The second set has one article and translations, not separate articles.

Well worth purchasing.

BEAUTIFUL.......2002-11-17

AAAAAH Beautiful This guy is awesome. He is the first piano player with whom I experienced Debussy's work.I am happy with this cd.

Evocative and mesmerizing if a little distorted in places.......2001-04-21

I shall try to be as brief as possible. My standards in Debussy are Alfred Cortot and Walter Gieseking, but unfortunately they didn't record everything and the sound of their recordings is getting a little dated. I own Cortot's recordings of Debussy songs with Maggie Teyte and Gieseking's recordings of the Preludes, but was looking for good modern recordings of "La plus que lente," "Suite Bergamesque," "Images" and the "Children's Corner Suite." After listening to excerpts on the Amazon site, I bought this recording.

Thibaudet has a gorgeous tone and touch. His musical styling, however, is sometimes accurate, sometimes phlegmatic. He plays the Song of the Doll in "Children's Corner" a little too fast, and in both "Golliwog's Cakewalk" and "Clair de lune" he employs an odd sort of rubato that seems to add a half-beat to certain measures. (In these pieces I know because I used to play them). Despite these quirks, however, his playing has charm, color and a dashing technique reminiscent of Gieseking. The reason I only gave this set 4 stars instead of 5 is because the Etudes are trashy music, mere technical exercises without any redeeming (to me) musical value. If you feel differently, however, I suppose you will rate this as a 5-star album, but to me it was a half-hour of listening time totally wasted. Otherwise, a beautiful album that you will listen to again and again.

Mesmerising and musically imaginative performances.......2000-06-30

Jean-Yves Thibaudet may not be the ideal pianist for every kind of music that he plays. His Rachmaninoff is disappointingly tepid and his Chopin uninteresting. His Liszt recordings, while being technically assured, often lacks a sense of abandon and frisson (or should I say "showmanship") which, in my view, is an indispensable element in that kind of music, and his Schubert (as heard in the soundtrack for ) sounds contrived and mannered.

However, he is definitely a force to be reckoned with in his native French repertoire, as shown by his marvellous traversal of Ravel's piano pieces in 1992, a set which has won lots of accolades and unanimous praise from critics. He then embarked on a project to record all the solo piano works of Debussy and, in 1996, released the first instalment thereof, a 2-CD set which includes the Preludes, Estampes and Pour le piano. While these recordings aren't able to efface one's memory of the legendary recordings of Walter Gieseking, they're convincing interpretations which further confirm Thibaudet's stature in this repertoire.

Decca has now released the 2nd (and concluding) volume of Debussy's solo piano pieces with Thibaudet, and the results are, if anything, even better. As Thibaudet employs the pedal comparatively sparingly, he doesn't perhaps command the magically luminous and shimmering tone which is the hallmark of Gieseking's Debussy recordings (as can be heard in a 4-CD set released by EMI). Nevertheless, Thibaudet offers here an extraordinary wide range of tonal colours (mostly achieved by the pianist's fingers alone, and is therefore no less impressive from a technical perspective), as well as great sensitivity in phrasing and tempo adjustments that always sound natural and even enchanting while at the same time bringing out the music's many possibilities. Besides, in certain instances (for example in some of the pieces in Children's Corner and the Valse romantique), there exist a degree of charm, wit and sarcastic humour which are mostly absent in Gieseking's recordings of the same pieces.

Thibaudet's performance of the Images is mesmerising. His reading is wonderfully evocative and deeply atmospheric and his tonal gradations and sense of control are both cause for marvel. Under Thibaudet's crisp fingers and sensitive hands, the Etudes are not merely virtuosic pieces composed in an innovative idiom, but are also subtly expressive and musically imaginative vignettes, making one wonder why these gems of the keyboard aren't being performed (and recorded) more often. Indeed, such is the standard of the performances here that, besides some faster than average tempo choices for a few of the pieces (which, however, still sound convincing even if they may not actually be sanctioned by Debussy's markings in the relevant scores), this reviewer has hardly any reservation throughout the 151 minutes of music on offer in this 2-CD set. In fact, the recordings, which are well supported by the Decca engineers, are so musically fascinating and tonally alluring that this reviewer was immediately transported to a trance like state when listening to them for the very first time! This, surely, is one of the most enjoyable new piano releases that have come out in the past few years.

Tracks:

Estampes: Pagodes
Estampes: Soiree dans Grenade
Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie
Ballade
Masques
Children's Corner: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby
Children's Corner: Serenade For The Doll
Children's Corner: Snow Is Dancing
Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake - Walk
Berceuse heroique
Danse: Tarantelle Styrienne
Nocturne
Pour le piano: Prelude
Pour le piano: Sarabande
Pour le piano: Toccata
La plus que lente

Tracks:

Douze etudes: Pour les cinq doigts
Douze etudes: Pour les tierces
Douze etudes: Pour les quatres
Douze etudes: Pour les sixtes
Douze etudes: Pour les octaves
Douze etudes: Pour les huit doigts
Douze etudes: Pour les degres chromatiques
Douze etudes: Pour les agrements
Douze etudes: Pour les notes repetees
Douze etudes: Pour les sonorites opposees
Douze etudes: Pour les arpeges composes
Douze etudes: Pour les accords
L'isle joyeuse
La boite a joujoux: Le magasin
La boite a joujoux: Le champ
La boite a joujoux: Le bergerie
La boite a joujoux: Apres fortune faite

Customer Reviews:

Most poetic reading of Debussy's etudes.......2007-07-13

This is an essential CD. The most poetic and finest reading of Debussy's masterly etudes. Far better than Uchida and anybody else. Get your copy before it becomes unavailable.

SENSITIVE, STYLISH DEBUSSY, OFTEN DISTINGUISHED (Cont'd).......2001-06-27

In this second installment of Frankl's fine traversal of Debussy, we find him tackling the more esoteric piano works: Estampes, the Twelve Etudes, Nocturne, La Boite A Joujoux and the curious Masques. Simultaneously, he offers up the obviously more familiar: the Children's Corner, Danse, L'Isle Joyeuse and, of course, Pour le Piano.

Frankl, at no time, is anything less than an instinctive and sensitive interpreter of Debussy. Some may cavil at tempi or a lack of warmth here and there, but these are rare occurences. It is true that Frankl's Debussy is direct, yet he never really misses the mark, and he is far from wayward.

His Estampes are finely-etched "prints," incisive and satisfying, keenly reined impressionism at its purest. True, as well, is his excellent performance of Pour le Piano. Just give a listen to the way he pedals the overtones in the opening "Prelude." It washes over you. And following "Sarabande" is atmospheric and noble; the "Toccata," spritely. It's lovely pianism.

The Children's Corner is charming, its opening "Dr. Gradus" spontaneously halting and uncertain--- exactly as would be a child's-eye-view of the problems inherent in Clementi. "Jimbo's Lullaby" is, perhaps, given a tad more gravitas than we're used to, but in the process Frankl evokes a most unusual sense of nostalgic mystery, as he does equally well in "Snow Is Dancing."

The reader should be reminded that when these original vinyls were released (@1964), Frankl was one of the first artists to tackle Debussy's last works, the Twelve Etudes for Piano, and, the Uchida set on Philips not withstanding (amazingly!), his performance of this music is as imaginative and penetrating as it was nearly 40 years ago--- and can stand (almost) next to Uchida, which is no mean compliment.

The La Boite A Joujoux is a delight... and a wise choice to situate after the monumental Twelve Etudes.

The sound, as on Volume 1, is well-rounded, full and mercifully lacking in resonant ambience. The piano SOUNDS like a piano, and with Frankl's impeccable touch and technique, his style and detail, well, we get to hear everything.

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 In G Minor: Andante sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 In G Minor: Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 In G Minor: Presto
Nights In The Garden Of Spain: En el Generalife
Danza lejana
En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba
Variations symphoniques
March, Op. 33: The Love For Three Oranges
Ritual Fire Dance

Customer Reviews:

Rubinstein in Top Form.......2000-08-27

Rubinstein loved these pieces and knew them well.

For his American debut in 1906, he performed the Saint Saens Concerto and earned rave reviews. Of the three official recordings available, this was the finest. The 82 year young pianist has all the brio of earlier days, along with the structural sense which came to him in his later years.

The Falla "Nights in the Gradens of Spain" was recorded at the same sessions as the Saint Saens and has the same attributes. Ormandy's collaboration with the Philadelpiha Orchestra is first rate. Unlike many "superstar" conductors, Ormandy was always a sought after and sympathetic accompanist--matching Rubinstein phrase-for-phrase and achieveing a unified conception. The sound during this portion of the album is first rate. Balance problems originating with the original LP issue in 1969 have been corrected, and the orchestra mix gives an excellent recreation of the Philadelphia Sound.

Rubinstein learned the Frank Symphonic Variations while traveling by train to a concert in Spain, drumming passages in his lap. The man had an amazing memory. Here again, he is in top form, with Wallenstein and the pickup orchestra providing a fine accompaniment (but not quite on the level of Ormandy's).

The Prokofiev March and Rubinsteins's own arrangement of Falla's Ritual Fire Dance were favorite encores, both for himself and his audiences. The Falla is slightly less fiery than in earlier recordings and live performances, but is still thrilling. The sound here reflects Rubinstein's tonal aesthetic--always velvety and never harsh even during fortes.

Tracks:

Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11. I: Allegro Maestoso - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11: II. Romanze: Larghetto - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.1 in e, Op.11: III. Rondo: Vivace - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: I. Maestoso - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: II. Larghetto - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux
Pno Conc No.2 in f, Op.21: III. Allegro Vivace - Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Luis Fremaux

Tracks:

Polonaise No.1 in c#, Op.26 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.2 in e flat, Op.26 No.2 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.3 in A 'Militaire', Op.40 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.4 in c, Op.40 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.5 in f#, Op.44 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.6 in A flat 'Heroique', Op.53 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaise No.7 in A flat 'Polonaise Brillante', Op.61 - Pierre Barbizet
Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise in E flat, Op.22 - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

Polonaises Posthumes in d, Op.71 No.1 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaises Posthumes in B flat, Op.71 No.2 - Pierre Barbizet
Polonaises Posthumes in f, Op.71 No.3 - Pierre Barbizet
Fant in f, Op.49 - Pierre Barbizet
Tarentelle in a flat, Op.43 - Pierre Barbizet
Barcarolle in F#, Op.60 - Pierre Barbizet
Rondo in C, Op.73 - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

Ballade No.1 in g, Op.23
Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38
Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47
Ballade No.4 in f, Op.52
Scherzo No.1 in b, Op.20
Scherzo No.2 in b flat, Op.31
Scherzo No.3 in c#, Op.39
Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54

Tracks:

Valse No.1 in E flat 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op.18
Valse No.2 in A flat 'Valse Brillante', Op.34 No.1
Valse No.3 in a, Op.34 No.2
Valse No.4 in F 'Valse Brillante', Op.34 No.3
Grande Valse No.5 in A flat, Op.42
Valse No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1
Valse No.7 in c#, Op.64 No.2
Valse No.8 in A flat, Op.64 No.3
Valse No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1
Valse No.10 in b, Op.69 No.2
Valse No.11 in G flat, Op.70 No.1
Valse No.12 in f, Op.70 No.2
Valse No.13 in D flat, Op.70 No.3
Valse No.14 in e, Op. posth
Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29
Impromptu No.2 in F#, Op.36
Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51
Impromptu No.4 in c# 'Fant-Impromptu', Op.66

Tracks:

Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: I. Grave - Doppio Movt
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: II. Scherzo: Presto, Ma Non Troppo - Piu Lento - Tempo I
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: III. Marche Funebre: Lento
Son No.2 in b flat, Op.35: IV. Finale: Presto
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: I. Allegretto Maestoso
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: III. Largo
Son No.3 in b, Op.58: IV. Finale: Presto, Ma Non Tanto
Mazurka No.1 in f#, Op.6 No.1
Mazurka No.2 in c#, Op.6 No.2
Mazurka No.3 in E, Op.6 No.3
Mazurka No.4 in e flat, Op.6 No.4
Mazurka No.5 in B flat, Op.7 No.1
Mazurka No.6 in a, Op.7 No.2
Mazurka No.7 in f, Op.7 No.3
Mazurka No.8 in A flat, Op.7 No.4
Mazurka No.9 in C, Op.7 No.5
Mazurka No.10 in B flat, Op.17 No.1
Mazurka No.11 in e, Op.17 No.2
Mazurka No.12 in A flat, Op.17 No.3
Mazurka No.13 in a, Op.17 No.4
Mazurka No.14 in g, Op.24 No.1
Mazurka No.15 in C, Op.24 No.2
Mazurka No.16 in A flat, Op.24 No.3
Mazurka No.17 in b flat, Op.24 No.4

Tracks:

Mazurka No.18 in c, Op.30 No.1
Mazurka No.19 in b, Op.30 No.2
Mazurka No.20 in D flat, Op.30 No.3
Mazurka No.21 in c#, Op.30 No.4
Mazurka No.22 in g#, Op.33 No.1
Mazurka No.23 in D, Op.33 No.2
Mazurka No.24 in C, Op.33 No.3
Mazurka No.25 in B, Op.33 No.4
Mazurka No.26 in c#, Op.41 No.1
Mazurka No.27 in e, Op.41 No.2
Mazurka No.28 in B, Op.41 No.3
Mazurka No.29 in A flat, Op.41 No.4
Mazurka No.30 in G, Op.50 No.1
Mazurka No.31 in A flat, Op.50 No.2
Mazurka No.32 in c#, Op.50 No.2
Mazurka No.33 in B, Op.56 No.1
Mazurka No.34 in C, Op.56 No.2
Mazurka No.35 in c, Op.56 No.3
Mazurka No.36 in a, Op.59 No.1
Mazurka No.37 in A flat, Op.59 No.2
Mazurka No.38 in f#, Op.59 No.3
Mazurka No.39 in B, Op.63 No.1
Mazurka No.40 in f, Op.63 No.2
Mazurka No.41 in c#, Op.63 No.3
Mazurka No.42 in G, Op.67 No.1
Mazurka No.43 in g, Op.67 No.2
Mazurka No.44 in C, Op.67 No.3
Mazurka No.45 in a, Op.67 No.4
Mazurka No.46 in C, Op.68 No.1
Mazurka No.47 in a, Op.68 No.2
Mazurka No.48 in F, Op.68 No.3
Mazurka No.49 in f, Op.68 No.4
Mazurka No.50 in a
Mazurka No.51 in a

Tracks:

Etudes, Op.10: No.1 in C
Etudes, Op.10: No.2 in a
Etudes, Op.10: No.3 in E
Etudes, Op.10: No.4 in c#
Etudes, Op.10: No.5 in G flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.6 in e flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.7 in C
Etudes, Op.10: No.8 in F
Etudes, Op.10: No.9 in f
Etudes, Op.10: No.10 in A flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.11 in E flat
Etudes, Op.10: No.12 in c
Etudes, Op.25: No.1 in A flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.2 in f
Etudes, Op.25: No.3 in F
Etudes, Op.25: No.4 in a
Etudes, Op.25: No.5 in e
Etudes, Op.25: No.6 in g#
Etudes, Op.25: No.7 in c#
Etudes, Op.25: No.8 in D flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.9 in G flat
Etudes, Op.25: No.10 in b
Etudes, Op.25: No.11 in a
Etudes, Op.25: No.12 in c
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.1 in f
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.2 in D flat
Nouvelles Etudes, Op.Posth: No.3 in A flat

Tracks:

Nocturne No.1 in b flat, Op.9 No.1
Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2
Nocturne No.3 in B, Op.9 No.3
Nocturne No.4 in F, Op.15 No.1
Nocturne No.5 in F#, Op.15 No.2
Nocturne No.6 in g, Op.15 No.3
Nocturne No.7 in c#, Op.27 No.1
Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2
Nocturne No.9 in B, Op.32 No.1
Nocturne No.10 in A flat, Op.32 No.2
Nocturne No.11 in g, Op.37 No.1
Nocturne No.12 in g, Op.37 No.2
Nocturne No.13 in c, Op.48 No.1

Tracks:

Nocturne No.14 in f#, Op.48 No.2
Nocturne No.15 in f, Op.55 No.1
Nocturne No.16 in E flat, Op.55 No.2
Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1
Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2
Nocturne No.19 in e, Op.72 No.1
Prlds, Op.28 No.1 in C
Prlds, Op.28 No.2 in a
Prlds, Op.28 No.3 in G
Prlds, Op.28 No.4 in e
Prlds, Op.28 No.5 in D
Prlds, Op.28 No.6 in b
Prlds, Op.28 No.7 in A
Prlds, Op.28 No.8 in f#
Prlds, Op.28 No.9 in E
Prlds, Op.28 No.10 in c#
Prlds, Op.28 No.11 in B
Prlds, Op.28 No.12 in g#
Prlds, Op.28 No.13 in F#
Prlds, Op.28 No.14 in e flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.15 in D flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.16 in b flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.17 in A flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.18 in f
Prlds, Op.28 No.19 in E flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.20 in c
Prlds, Op.28 No.21 in B flat
Prlds, Op.28 No.22 in g
Prlds, Op.28 No.23 in F
Prlds, Op.28 No.24 in d

Customer Reviews:

The idiosyncratic gaze! .......2006-08-17

Samson Francois' Chopin has overtly overtopped and even redefined the whole concept around Chopin's universe.

As a matter of fact, Alfred Cortot, Dinu Lipatti, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli brought not only a refreshing vision but still better, new perspectives of interpretation, leaving behind the romanticism and approaching him under the idiosyncratic emblem of a bygone era. That's what the previous reviewers have denominated eccentric rather than interpretative renovation, where the dimension of every piece is considered in its own individuality and specific weight, where the concept of miniaturist composer has been substituted by the thinker poet, earning an organic quality and major dramatic scope.

I cannot think about another pianist who may phrase Chopin as Francois did it. So, please do me a favor and firmly decide to acquire it. You will surprise yourself!

Fascinating Chopin.......2006-02-17

I understand Francois was somewhat of an eccentric, and in a way his playing of these familiar great works are sometimes eccentric, for instance in the tempos of the first movement of the First Concerto and the first movement of the B-flat minor sonata. He is a great magician and poet, however, and these well-recorded readings have given me immense pleasure. Great for a more non-traditional look at Chopin, a composer that allows the performer a lot of leeway to engage in fluctuations of line and tempo without diminishing the works. The Noctures, Ballades, Concerti, Sonatas, Preludes, Polonaises and Etudes are wonderful. The Mazurkas seem pretty cold-hearted and are the low point of the set. However, the highs far outweigh the lows, and I highly recommend this modestly priced set as a very interesting alternative to more traditional approaches. A unique artist.

The One and Only One Chopinist?.......2005-01-25

Samson Francois is more well-known in Europe (or even in Asia) than in US.

Philips, advised by Alfred Brendel among others, presented Samson Francois as one of the greatest pianists of the century. In Philips' list, we do have some extraordinary Chopinists. Fridedman's Mazurkas are said to be unsurpassble, so are Cortot's Preludes & Etudes (or all his Chopin), or Lipatti's Waltzes. Or else, Hofmann's or Rachmaninov's Chopin are just marvelous. But those are historic recordings. While some prefer Moravec or even Arrau's Nocturnes, Rubinstein's Nocturnes, and particularly his Polonaises, like Agerich's Preludes are a sensation. Cziffra's Chopin is superb, so is Freire in general. But we can't leave out Samson as a leading Chopin interpreter.

Samson was perhaps the greatest of Cortot's pupils. From his Chopin Ballades, there are all-embracing colours (by the subtlety of using the pedal among other things) creating rainbow after rainbow. The harmonic suspensions as the nub of the Ballades adds so much to the potency of music. His Nocturnes, darkening the colours in the background creating the right atmostphere together with the poignancy of his narrative power, compare favourably with Arrau's. His Preludes may not be a fiery as Agerich's, but they are more bitter, so bitter that he is a type of his own...

The Nocturnes are recorded in '66. And in any event the earliest recording in the boxset was made in '54 and the re-mastering is so good that unless you make an effort, you won't be able to tell them from modern recordings and yet they are sold at bargain price. Grap it while it is still available.

Excellent, Eccentric Chopin.......2004-01-18

The Chopin "Piano Works" featured in this 10 CD set from EMI's "Budget Box Series" are excellent, yet eccentric. Those used to the romance and poetry of Rubinstein, the deliberateness and precision of Horowitz, or the power and grace of Pollini may well be in for a shock when it comes to Samson Francois' Chopin. The Piano Concertos, performed with Louis Fremaux conducting the Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra from 1965 (and available as a single disc in EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" series) are strikingly different from accounts I am more familiar with by Argerich, Bachauer and Gilels. To say their defining characteristic is that they are more French sounding is an understatement. The highlight of this set, which by the way is not a "complete" volume of all of Chopin's piano music, has to be the Ballades (though, like much of the material in this set they are in mono) and the Nocturnes (in stereo from 1966). In turn, the low point is most certainly the Mazurkas -- Artur, where are you when we need you? In all, this is certainly an amazing musical document, and at this budget price, a nice alternative to more accepted readings. But my five-star rating comes with the caveat that this Box Set is not for those looking for there one and only Chopin collection.

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Columbus Mob: Midwest Funk, Vol. 2
Columbus Mob
Manufacturer: Ratti Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Straight from the Bushes
Un-X-Pected
Columbus Mob: Midwest Funk, Vol. 1
Lot on It
Fresh off Tha Mother

ASIN: B00000E9GG
Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

Rest in Peace - Mizz Zenvia
Crazy
This Is How We Roll - Son of Sam
Everyday Thang - Ant Dub
Money to Burn - O.B.G. 'Z
Stretched Out - Nuffy
Plot - Unusual Suspects
Murder Realistic - Lo Down,
Represent
My Life - Fatal, , Mr. Brown
Youngstown on Deez
Stay True to the Game - Grip
Who Can Make the World Swing
Full Clip - Angel Dust
Getting Close
Hataz
Invasion of the Body Snatchaz - K-Stone

Average customer rating:

Exquisite Debussy from an underrated pianist
The low price is an attraction, but...

Debussy: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Debussy: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
Debussy: The Complete Piano Music
Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropovich, Richter
Great Recordings Of The Century - Brahms: Violin Sonatas nos 1 - 3 / Perlman, Ashkenazy

ASIN: B00000417I
Release Date: 1994-01-18

Tracks:

12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les cinq doigts
12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les tierces
12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les quartes
12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les sixtes
12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les octaves
12 Etudes: Livre I: Pour les huit doigts
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les degrchromatiques
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les agrnts
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les notes rt
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les sonoritoppos
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les arps compos
12 Etudes: Livre II: Pour les accords
D'un cahier d'esquisses
La plus que lente (valse)
Suite Bergamasque: Prde
Suite Bergamasque: Menuet
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)
Valse romantique
Hommage aydn

Tracks:

Rrie
Nocturne en rl majeur
Ballade slave
Masques
Danse bohenne
Le petit ne
Berceuse he
En blanc et noir - Avec emportement
En blanc et noir - Lent. Sombre
En blanc et noir - Scherzando
Petite Suite - En bateau
Petite Suite - Cort
Petite Suite - Menuet
Petite Suite - Ballet
Lindaraja
Six graphes antiques - Pour invoquerPan, dieu du vent d'
Six graphes antiques - Pour un tombeau sans nom
Six graphes antiques - Pour que la nuit soit propice
Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Pour l'Egyptienne
Pour remercier la pluie au matin
Marche ssaise

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite Debussy from an underrated pianist.......2000-09-13

I bought this set because it included most of the pieces missing from my Debussy piano collection, and the Penguin Guide rated it fairly high. I've been listening to it frequently ever since and can only wonder why Haas is rarely mentioned alongside other great Debussians like Gilels, Arrau, Roge et al. The Philips sound is clean and full and these performances, especially of the Etudes, leave nothing to be desired. No dreamy indulgence here, just penetrating exploration of Debussy's unique tonal world. At this price, the complete duo-piano music (in which Haas is joined by Noel Lee) is a bonus! Don't hesitate on this one, even if it duplicates some other Debussy performances you own -- Debussy's music is so subtle that an alternative performance is virtually a new piece of music.

The low price is an attraction, but..........2000-04-28

I bought this 2-CD set because it was onsale..... Unfortunately, I was somewhat disappointed when I played it. The selection itself is good, it contains the complete Etudes, En blanc et noir, and some other not-so-famous works. However, the performance is no match to the scope. You know that it was played in accordance with the composition, but beyond this you don't feel touched by the playing. I am still enchanted by Debussy's unique style, and will still buy CDs of his music, however I might look for something by other performers.

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