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| Various Artists |
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| Today's greatest classical pianists perform works by immortal composers: Hewitt plays Bach, Argerich plays Chopin, Lang Lang plays Schumann, Yundi Li plays Liszt and much more. |
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| 1 Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 2 Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7 - Lang, Lang |
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| 3 Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 - Weissenberg, Alexis |
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| 4 The Well-Tempered Clavier (24), collection of preludes & fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude in C major - Grimaud, Helene |
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| 5 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: Adagio cantabile - Gilels, Emil Grigoryevich |
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| 6 Impromptu for piano in A flat major, D. 899/4 (Op. 90/4) - Kempff, Wilhelm |
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| 7 Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16 - Vasary, Tamas |
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| 8 Nocturne, lyric piece for piano, Op. 54/4 - Gavrilov, Andrei |
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| 9 Song Without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1 - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 10 Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-Übung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7): Andante - Hewitt, Angela |
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| 11 Intermezzo for piano in E flat major, Op. 117/1 - Kempff, Wilhelm |
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| 12 Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180 - Argerich, Martha |
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| 13 Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3) - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 14 Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g) - Kempff, Wilhelm |
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| 15 Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: La fille aux cheveux de lin - Ciani, Dino |
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| 16 Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major 'Lento placido', S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2) - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 17 Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46 - Vasary, Tamas |
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| 18 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 19 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59 - Ugorski, Anatol |
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| 20 Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) - Li, Yundi |
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| 21 Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 - Luisada, Jean-Marc |
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| 22 Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112 - Barenboim, Daniel |
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| 23 An den Frühling (To Spring), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/6 - Pletnev, Mikhail |
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| 24 Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15 - Foldes, Andor |
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| 25 Prelude for piano No.23 in G sharp minor, Op. 32/12 - Zilberstein, Lilya |
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Album Review
It's often easy to fault compilations over the depth of their selections, the quality of their artists, the evenness of their reproduction, and general adherence to their themes; in many cases, listeners are left disappointed, especially by budget samplers that purport to give more for less. However, Deutsche Grammophon's Piano Moods is hard to knock on these grounds, because this double-disc survey of piano classics is generous in its programming, representative of the label's greatest performers, exceptional in sound quality, coherent in layout, and affordable at the mid-range price. Beginners will find many of these pieces are quite familiar, ranging in time from the Baroque era with J.S. Bach's Prelude in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, to the post-Romantic period with Sergey Rachmaninov's Prelude in G sharp minor, and an impressive array of Classical and Romantic gems in between. The artists gathered here are legendary and numerous, so anyone who wishes to become familiar with some of the best pianists of the 20th and 21st centuries need only scan the roster of names, which includes such masters as Wilhelm Kempff, Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich, Mikhail Pletnev, Angela Hewitt, among several others. Also, since the label is renowned for having phenomenal recording technology, everything sounds as clean, clear, and vibrant as could be expected, especially of a survey that spans a period of forty-three years. Last but not least, the 34 tracks are well-balanced and carefully arranged for consistency of mood and feeling, so even the most casual listener can enjoy the smooth flow of this intelligently packaged and emotionally satisfying collection. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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