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The World's Favorite Piano Music  (Audio CD) 
by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Audio CD Release Date: July 14, 1992
Studio: RCA
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergey Rachmaninov, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Number Of Discs: 1
Average Customer Rating: based on 19 reviews
Track Listing:
1. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
2. Prelude for piano No.6 in G minor, Op. 23/5
3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): III. Turkish March
5. Prelude for piano No.7 in E flat major, Op. 23/6
6. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
7. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2
8. Prelude for piano No.16 in G major, Op. 32/5
9. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
10. Consolation, for piano No. 5 in E major 'Andantino', S. 172/5 (LW A111a/2/5)
11. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
12. Intermezzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 118/6
13. Kinderszenen opus 15 Tramrei
14. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: No. 6
15. Intermezzo for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 117/3
16. Prelude for piano No.8 in C minor, Op. 23/7
17. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
 
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5Classical Favorites From A True Virtuoso of Piano  Oct 31, 2009
Van Cliburn is my Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms all rolled into one virtuoso of piano. I've seen one of his live concerts and collected some of his remarkable recordings enough to truly attest that he can expressively play rich and varied masterpieces of the greatest and most brilliant, pianistic composers from Baroque to Modern Eras of music and do more than justice to their compositions. His playing has the power to profoundly move its listeners and captivate their ears.

Armed with his creative energies, nimble fingers, innate expressiveness and Steinway piano, Mr. Cliburn takes seventeen of the world's best-loved classical pieces into his own hands and plays sublimely. His piano playing techniques on these pieces will charm the listeners especially Liszt's "Liebestraum in A-Flat," Debussy's "Reverie," Beethoven's "Fur Elise," Chopin's "Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66 in C-Sharp Minor," Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" and Schubert's "Moment Musical No. 3 in F Minor." These are the very same pieces that evoke a sentimental journey to the past and spring to mind memories of yesteryears when my sisters, according to my piano teacher, were "more enthusiastic and dedicated piano students than me" because I dreaded Saturday afternoons back then when I had to play Hannon, Kohler and Czerny exercises for an hour.

This is absolutely one of the best collections of classical music ever recorded, to say the least. So sit back, close your eyes, relax and enjoy these classical favorites with enthusiastic ears.

Happy Listening!

"A musician cannot move others unless he, too, is moved." ~ Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach ~


5Superb collection of classics  Oct 19, 2009
This is one of my favorite "compilation" CDs of classical music. Van Cliburn's playing here is simply fantastic, and the selection is nicely varied between the familiar (Fur Elise, Rondo Alla Turca), the dreamy (Debussy's Reverie), the dramatic (no less than 5 Rachmaninoff's including my favourite version of the Prelude in G Minor) and a smattering of Brahms (Waltz in A Flat is heart-meltingly beautiful), Liszt and Schubert. Fans of Chopin will feel short changed as he is only represented with one piece (Fantaisie Impromptu) but it's awesome nonetheless.

5Unmatched talent on this CD  Jun 10, 2009
Van Cliburn presents an excellent playlist on here with his own style and great accuracy. He makes it sound SO easy to play. It is easy to hear. I highly recommend this CD to anybody who wants to hear an accurate rendition of this music.

5Good  Jun 05, 2009
I like Van Cliburn so this was a great CD for me. Nice selection too.

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5GREAT MUSIC  Mar 23, 2009
This CD was great! If you liked this music you should check out 'Less War, More Paddling by Zack Gross. Zack Gross is from Miami, FL. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 5 and began composing shortly after that. He is now a junior at the University of Rochester in New York where he is studying Psychology and Music.

His CD, 'Less War, More Paddling' is a mixture of jazz, blues and electronic music. Zack records and arranges all the songs on a Korg Triton Synthesizer, engineering a unique blend of instruments ranging from solo piano tracks to songs that include other instruments such as strings, guitar, sitar, drums, bass, xylophone, and more.

If you are interested in hearing his CD, you can preview it and purchase it on either iTunes or Amazon.com

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