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You won't be disappointed.

OperaOnline.us | Boston, MA | 08/13/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So often we are told that a CD contains "Romantic Melodies" and then we go out and purchase it and find that it's a little eclectic and not quite as Romantic as we thought. Well, that's not the case here. This 2007 release from Deutsche Grammohpon is the near ideal CD to own for those special moments when you want to sit back and relax and be carried away by the familiar melodies of the greats: Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Debussy, Bach, and Mendelssohn, to be specific, piano only. If you have a fairly decent audio system, it can sound like you're actually listening to a recital in your living room. Near perfect, we note, however, because there is one cut, the very last from Chopin, "Opp 66: Fantasie impromptu" that is a little jarring. Of the 17 cuts on this wonderful CD, only that one, the very last, is a little out of place - but just a little. Still, this is the piano CD to own for those special moments. You won't be disappointed. This review appeared at OperaOnline.us."

PIANO MOODS - COLLECTION OF ROMANTIC MELODIES - DEUTSCHE GRA

MOZART SCHOLAR, AUDIOPHILE & AUTHOR | SAN FRANCISCO CA & HONOLULU HI | 04/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"PIANO MOODS COLLECTION OF ROMANTIC MELODIES - DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - RATED 5-STARS by Classical Music Enthusiasts



This CD features 18 of the WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL PIANO COMPOSERS

ranging from Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Erik Satie, Sergei Rachmaninov, Felix Mendelssohn whose works reflects the ultimate music beauty. Number of Discs: 2 Release Date: 05/08/2007 CD



Performers: Daniel Barenboim, Lang Lang, Alexis Weissenberg, Hélène Grimaud, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff, Andrei Gavrilov, Angela Hewitt, Martha Argerich, Dino Ciani, Anatol Ugorski, Yundi Li, Jean-Marc Luisada, Mikhail Pletnev, Andor Foldes, Lilya Zilberstein, Lazar Berman



This superb CD'S adagios include excerpts from Beethoven's "Pathetique" and "Moonlight" sonatas, Mozart's Fantasia in D Minor, and Bach's Italian Concerto, as well as Debussy's Clair de lune and La fille aux cheveaux de lin, Grieg's Nocturne, Liszt's Consolation No. 3, Mendelssohn's Song Without Words, Richard Strauss's Träumerei, Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, Chopin's "Tristesse" Etude and "Raindrop" Prelude, and much more (including the first international release of Helene Grimaud's interpretation of Bach's C Major Prelude).



TRACKS LISTING - DISC 1



1 Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Poland



2 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: no 7, Träumerei by Schumann, Robert

Performer: Lang Lang

Period: Romantic

Written: Germany



3 Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Debussy, Claude

Performer: Weissenberg, Alexis

Period: 20th Century

Written: France



4 Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C, BWV 846 - Prelude by Bach, Johann Sebastian

Performer: Grimaud, Hélène

Period: Baroque

Written: Cöthen, Germany



5 Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": 2nd movement, Adagio cantabile by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Performer: Gilels, Emil

Period: Classical

Written: Vienna, Austria



6 Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Schubert, Franz

Performer: Kempff, Wilhelm

Period: Romantic

Written: Vienna, Austria



7 Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 3 in E major, B 74 "Tristesse" by Chopin, Frédéric

Period: Romantic

Written: Poland



8 Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54: no 4, Notturno by Grieg, Edvard

Performer: Gavrilov, Andrei

Period: Romantic

Written: Norway



9 Italian Concerto, BWV 971: 2nd movement, Andante by Bach, Johann Sebastian

Performer: Hewitt, Angela

Period: Baroque

Written: Leipzig, Germany



10 Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117: no 1 in E flat major by Brahms, Johannes

Performer: Kempff, Wilhelm

Period: Romantic

Written: Austria



11 Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop" by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Argerich, Martha

Period: Romantic

Written: Paris, France



12 Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 3 in G flat major by Schubert, Franz

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Vienna, Austria



13 Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g) by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Performer: Kempff, Wilhelm

Period: Classical

Written: Vienna, Austria



14 Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy, Claude

Performer: Ciani, Dino

Period: 20th Century

Written: France



15 Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido by Liszt, Franz

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Weimar, Germany



16 Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel



TRACKS LISTING - DISC 2

17 Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Classical

Written: Vienna, Austria



18 Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Performer: Ugorski, Anatol

Period: Classical

Written: Vienna, Austria



19 Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne" by Liszt, Franz

Performer: Li, Yundi

Period: Romantic

Written: Rome, Italy



20 Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Satie, Erik

Performer: Luisada, Jean-Marc

Period: 20th Century

Written: France



21 Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Poland



22 Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43: no 6, In Springtime by Grieg, Edvard

Performer: Pletnev, Mikhail

Period: Romantic

Written: Norway



23 Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39: no 15 in A flat major by Brahms, Johannes

Performer: Foldes, Andor

Period: Romantic

Written: Austria



24 Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 12 in G sharp minor, Allegro by Rachmaninov, Sergei

Performer: Zilberstein, Lilya

Period: Romantic

Written: Russia



25 Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142: no 2 in A flat major by Schubert, Franz

Performer: Kempff, Wilhelm

Period: Romantic

Written: Vienna, Austria



26 Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 2 in A minor, B 64 by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Pletnev, Mikhail

Period: Romantic

Written: Poland



27 Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30: no 6, Alegretto in f sharp minor "Venetian Gondola Song" by Mendelssohn, Felix

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Germany



28 Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 4 in D major, Andante cantabile by Rachmaninov, Sergei

Performer: Berman, Lazar

Period: Romantic

Written: Russia



29 Prélude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4 by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Argerich, Martha



30 Prélude in A Major Op. 28 No. 7 by Chopin, Frédéric

Performer: Argerich, Martha



31 Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 1 in E major, Andante con moto by Liszt, Franz

Performer: Barenboim, Daniel

Period: Romantic

Written: Weimar, Germany



32 Lyric Pieces (6), Book 8, Op. 65: no 6, Wedding day at Trolhaugen by Grieg, Edvard

Performer: Pletnev, Mikhail

Period: Romantic

Written: Norway



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