Ultimate Classical Piano is part of Decca's "Ultimate" series of box sets, released in 2006. The five discs each contain 20 tracks of some of the most familiar and famous piano works ever written, performed by some of greatest pianists, all pulled from Decca's vast archive. The selections range from the Baroque music of Rameau, Daquin, and Bach, to the 20th century music of Rachmaninov and Falla, but they are not organized in any particular fashion. There are a few transcriptions (Saint-Saëns' The Swan, arias from Bach ...
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Ultimate Classical Piano is part of Decca's "Ultimate" series of box sets, released in 2006. The five discs each contain 20 tracks of some of the most familiar and famous piano works ever written, performed by some of greatest pianists, all pulled from Decca's vast archive. The selections range from the Baroque music of Rameau, Daquin, and Bach, to the 20th century music of Rachmaninov and Falla, but they are not organized in any particular fashion. There are a few transcriptions (Saint-Saëns' The Swan, arias from Bach cantatas), a couple of Dvorák's Slavonic Dances performed in the original piano duet versions, and even a waltz by Arensky for two pianos. Just a few of the highlights are Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Chopin, Alicia de Larrocha playing Albéniz and Granados, and Julius Katchen playing Brahms. There's something for everyone here: Chopin's rousing "Heroic" Polonaise, Debussy's humorous Golliwogg's Cakewalk, MacDowell's gentle To a Wild Rose, the nocturnal opening of Beethoven's "Moonlight"...
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Add this copy of Ultimate Piano Classics / Various to cart. $9.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Decca.
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