| 1. L'oriental |
| 2. Enfants De Tous Pays |
| 3. Oh Guitare, Guitare |
| 4. Adieu Mon Pays |
| 5. Mon Ami, Mon Frere |
| 6. Femme De Mon Ami |
| 7. Souviens-Tois Des Noels De La-Bas |
| 8. Lile Du Rhone |
| 9. Porompompero |
| 10. Ouvre Ta Main Et Donne |
| 11. Paris, Tu M'as Pris Dans Tes Bras |
| 12. Ma Patrie |
| 13. Les Filles De Mon Pays |
| 14. J'appelle Le Soleil |
| 15. Mon Cceur D'attache |
| 16. Chanter |
| 17. Solenzara |
| 18. Lavande |
| 19. Non, Je N'ai Rien Oublie |
| 20. Les Millionnaires Du Dimanche |
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Of particular interest for me was "Wedgewood Blue" and "Meditation", both performed beautifully.
I highly recommend this imported German CD and add that, due to the rarity of some of the tracks, it is a good idea to not delay.
-The first CD is generally Romantic-period and prior music and progresses in roughly chronological order. The second is composed of primarily 20th century pieces - sure, the order is not totally faithful on either CD, but it is refreshing to see a collection arranged so that one can literally listen to the trends in piano composition grow and fade.
-Decca chose top-notch pianists, many of whom are widely regarded as the supreme interpreters of Composer X. For this reason, you have a very simple piece like Grieg's Notturno played with an emotional urgency and crystal clarity you're unlikely to hear from a lesser pianist than Emil Gilels, or a very complex, often banged-out piece like Prokofiev's Toccata navigated fearlessly by the Argentine goddess of piano, Martha Argerich.
-They showed some guts in their choice of pieces. Sure, no Schoenberg appears here, but this is not your typical conservative don't-rock-the-boat piano collection. Bartok's aggressive, relentless Allegro Barbaro pairs wonderfully with the Ravel and Prokofiev toccatas on either side of it on disc 2; a quick tour of Rachmaninoff's Preludes follows an incredible rendition of Balakirev's harrowingly difficult Islamey. One of the most beautiful piano works ever composed - and ignored by 99% of piano music compilers - makes an appearance in the middle of disc 2: Granados's Goyescas (Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor), an infinitely subtle and sublime - and modern twist on the late Romantic/Impressionistic piano tradition - handled impeccably by the composer's compatriot and student Alicia de Larrocha.
I haven't said quite enough about CD 1 - sure, their choices of Chopin, Schubert, and Liszt works are good as well. But I'm showing where my heart lies in solo classical piano - impressionists and early 20th century composers, I feel, are as good as it gets. Für Elise makes its token appearance, but even it seems well contextualized on the first CD between the immortal Adagio of the Moonlight Sonata and Chopin's delightfully simple Nocturne in E Flat, which immediately recalls Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" for those who have seen it.
In short, CD 1 and 2 share the unique qualities of a careful yet daring selection of piano pieces played by indisputable masters of the instrument. If CD1 is good as gold, then CD2 is platinum. Simply amazing. Thanks Decca!
As one can expect, all the large-scale bombast in the Bach-Busoni Chaconne is delivered with high-voltage pianism in the Grand Manner. By sharp contrast, the second movement in Beethoven's last Sonata is given its probably dreamiest account ever--which evidently reveals Beethoven as one of the main initiators of the romantic era. As far as the encores go, generously provided by DG on the supplementary disc, they are delivered with such panache and masterfulness that you are unlikely to find them bettered--irrespective of where you look. The Balakirev Islamey really has to be heard to be believed--other great modern versions by Gavrilov and Berezovsky pale by comparison.
This extraordinary live recital more than anything confirms Pletnev's position as one of the truly greatest living pianists. The only drawback is that the CD makes you envy those lucky souls who had the opportunity of being there on site. Luckily enough, DG's recording is a worthy second best.
My whole review is in the title.
--E. R. O'Neill
Plentev is without discussion, one of the major pianists in the actual musical stages. His prodigious technique has worked out under expression' s service, and the result is absolutely gratifying. He has captured the essential musical roots around the whole pianist repertoire, and being such young artist we eventually will have to wait for future major achievements.
When you listen him, you should realize his outcome precedes form that inner vision conferred by the touch of genius.
Things start off very encouraging, with a stupendous Bach-Busoni Chaconne. At this point I was ready to give the album five stars. Pletnev thunders, he turns his piano into an organ, he turns in one intense reading. Ah, I thought, we are going to be in for a treat.
But that's the high point. His next work is very different and calls for a very different approach, and he treats it largely the same. He adds his own razzle-dazzle to Beethoven's Op. 111 rather than take the trouble to find the depth *in* the music itself. Now, I'm not a pedant (at least I don't think so!) but these departures add no insights are just make a hash of Beethoven's own extremely powerful ideas. Pletnev plays piano where it is not written, freely adds sfumatos, ignores and adds accents at will, twists and turns the structure--to no advantage I can see other than to say "I'm here, pay attention to ME!" But most damningly of all, he doesn't hold the Arietta together to my ears, failing to find a common thread for the various variations that unify this enigmatic work. The second movement felt very long, and when, say, I listen to Schnabel (1933) in this music, I have no sense how much time has gone by. Lest anyone think I am too conservative, let me say that two of my favorite Op. 111s are Ernest Levy and Anatol Ugorski! The Chopin is just as bad, with too much fussiness in the ornamental details that has little to do with Chopin's piece and a lot to do with Pletnev's fingers. If you ever wondered what Chopin sounded like as played by Liszt on bipolar meds, this is it. The music's own shapes, momentums and moods are ignored so that Mikkey can plow through the notes as fast as humanly possible. (And that he can do.)
The encores don't excite me as much as they do some other reviewers. Want to hear really stunning Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableauxes (if that's a word), listen to Sviatoslav Richter--he finds fireworks *inside* the score, not by juxtaposing his ideas over it. The reviewer below who said the better the music, the worse the performances, hit the nail right on the head. That's also how I've felt about his conducting, from what I've sampled: lots of sound and fury, signifying nothing. I'm perplexed that this was among Amazon's "Best of 2001." Maybe 2001 wasn't a good year.
Alwasy in our CD palyer
Unfortunately, this situation is a common pattern with amazon's listing of classical music: when you use your intuition and type in common-sense search phrases for Bach, Mozart, etc, you often get the ultra-expensive out-of-print ships-in-4-weeks items as the default item. It takes a lot of detective work to find the newer reissue recordings. For example, to find the new reissue without knowing the ASIN, I had to enter just "Rachmaninoff" in the search text (deliberately left the word "Complete" out of the search) so it would no longer lock me into this item page that you're looking at and give me a full listing instead. I then sorted the listing by "Original Release Date" and found it on the 2nd page. There's no picture on the new item which doesn't give you any confidence that you found the right one. Don't worry, B000A2AD2S is what you want.
For product research, it's good to have both ASIN product listings because the older out-of-print B000003FB7 has the sound samples (and also all the helpful customer reviews) while the new B000A2AD2S has the better price and availability.
To make things even more confusing, the amazon staff sometimes copies entire customer reviews to the new item which would then make THIS review seem strangely out of place. If that happens and I notice it, I will delete this review for B000003FB7.
(In another strange twist, amazon searches in rock/pop usually points you to the newer cheaper remastered/repackaged/reissued/whatever of a particular recording. I don't know why it works the opposite way in classical music?!?!)
Hofmann hit the nail on the head when he said Rachmaninov had "arms of steel and heart of gold". From this album, we can have a clear picture of Rachmaninov's vison of music, of his musical mind and thoughts and moreover his own playing.
While Kempff's playing would often remind of the protestant church music, Rachmaninov bring to our mind the chanting of the Orthodox church, which is much thicker and darker. On top of that, his playing is orchestral which is so powerful and full colours. Yet, it is nothing like Richter, where often the whole piece is just one phrase.
Here each piece has it's own life and identity each with a focal point. It is water tight compact and yet very much natural and alive, never as hair-raising as Horowitz. But, it is not natural in Arrau's way. It is somewhere in between, closer to Argerich but with more consistency and depth. And like Casals' playing, it keeps our attention from the first note up to its focal point until its very end. But unlike Casals, he touches our hearts. It is very emotional but never to the point of being sentimental-- the performance of his own concertos, for example, can tell you that.
Sure, he did have fingers of steel that helped him to bring out whatever colour or atmostphere as appropriate. And despite that fact that there are some minor alterations on the scores like his Chopin, he is one of the few pianists who could really show you every note on the score counts and, above all, how it counts...
His Chopin may not be as neurotic as Cortot. Nonetheless, he sheds light on the dark and nervous side of Chopin so well: a very throbbing interpretation that is so unique. We also have him accompanying Kreisler on some violin sonatas, something that one could turn to time and again, year after year. What a great chamber musician and accompanist he was...!
The recorded sound of the CDs do vary, and some are more acceptable than the others. But for genuine music lovers, they should be able to get over this very soon: how else would they benefit from one of the greatest legacies of a genuinely great musician!
There are two kinds of "belly dance" music you can find, in the West.
One type is what I call "belly dance elevator-music." It has no vocals, no real variety in its tempi or moods, and is simply rather abstract: it putters along with what sounds like a mish-mash of bongos, tom-toms, and woodwinds - oh, and, maybe on a track or two, someone will bang some zils together.
Mohammed El-Bakkar's music is the other type. It's gutsy, varied, and driving! It's fun and energizing, without being at all shallow or hokey. The percussion section is large, and has good range of instruments, including some large drums, and with (at the other end of the size-spectrum) zils that are played with real snap and life. There are flutes, pipes, some of the latter sounding intriguingly archaic. The sound is big and festive, with a little bit of the resonance of a medium-sized room that (again) puts one in mind of the place where a celebration is in progress, and the music gives you the impression that someone is dancing while it's being played.
Mohammed El-Bakkar's vocals - which are in Arabic (with, I was told once, a Lebanese accent) are, at once, entirely passionate and utterly dignified. If you haven't heard a lot of Middle Eastern singing, this description may sound odd, but it's hard to explain. At a few points, even when he's almost just about hollering, he's still right on the notes, and it goes perfectly with the happy urgency of the music. I suppose I would describe him as primarily a baritone who can hit smoothly into the tenor range. Members of the ensemble occasionally sing to reinforce a chorus-verse.
And, c'mon, we simply can't ignore the cover-photo. After all, the record-company selected it carefully, to be beautiful, and to help sell albums - and it is, and I'm sure it does. It's a pity you can't see the 12-inch by 12-inch version.
This CD made me think of the quote by Martha Graham, "Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." Get this CD and translate you passion in to something memorable if only for yourself.
Reissue of the Original Album, First Time Available on CD.
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- Prelude - John Williams
- Apres Un Reve - Steve Erquiaga
- Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Steve Erquiaga
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- Torija (Elegia) - Segovia
- Andantino - Piu Mosso - Primo Tempo - Julian Bream
- Andaluza - Pepe Romero
- Granada (Serenata) - Pepe Romero
- Bachians Brasileiras No.1 - Alexandre Lagoya
- Andante Cantabile - Segovia
- Cancion De Cuna - Eduardo Fernandez
- Arioso - Steve Erquiaga
- Romance D'Amour - Goran Sollscher
- Adagio - Christine Pendrill
- Qui Tollis - Dominic Miller
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- Air On A G String - Dominic Miller
- Largo - Alexandre Lagoya
- Andante Sostenuto - Alexandre Lagoya
- La Maja De Goya - Pepe Romero
- Romance De Los Pinos - Pepe Romero
- Sarabande - John Williams
- Sonata, Op.16 - Pepe Romero
- Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Eduardo Fernandez
- Barcarolle - John Williams
- Bourees I & II - John Williams
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- Andante - Alexandre Lagoya
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Ketelbey must have influenced the great film soundtrack composers .......2006-09-02
Buy This.......2006-07-11
Of particular interest for me was "Wedgewood Blue" and "Meditation", both performed beautifully.
I highly recommend this imported German CD and add that, due to the rarity of some of the tracks, it is a good idea to not delay.
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- Piano Sonata No. 15 In C, K 545: Allegro - Mitsuko Uchida
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- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No.2 'Moonlight': Adagio Sostenuto - Claudio Arrau
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- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Traumerei - Alfred Brendel
- Three Romances, Op.28 Einfach - Wilhelm Kempff
- Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 - Wilhelm Backhaus
- Songsw Without Words, Op. 62 'Spring Song' - Daniel Barenboim
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- Lyric Pieces Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4 - Emil Gilels
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- Prelude In G, Op.32 No.5 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
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- Etude No. 11 Pour Les Arpeges Composes - Alexis Weissenberg
- Jeux D'eau - Matrtha Argerich
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- Le Tombeau De Couperin - Pascal Roge
- Allegro Barbaro, BB 63, SZ 49 - Zoltan Kocsis
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- Prelude No.24 In D Minor (Allegretto), Op.34 - Olli Mustonen
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A great and daring mix of pieces performed by the best in the business!.......2006-10-16
-The first CD is generally Romantic-period and prior music and progresses in roughly chronological order. The second is composed of primarily 20th century pieces - sure, the order is not totally faithful on either CD, but it is refreshing to see a collection arranged so that one can literally listen to the trends in piano composition grow and fade.
-Decca chose top-notch pianists, many of whom are widely regarded as the supreme interpreters of Composer X. For this reason, you have a very simple piece like Grieg's Notturno played with an emotional urgency and crystal clarity you're unlikely to hear from a lesser pianist than Emil Gilels, or a very complex, often banged-out piece like Prokofiev's Toccata navigated fearlessly by the Argentine goddess of piano, Martha Argerich.
-They showed some guts in their choice of pieces. Sure, no Schoenberg appears here, but this is not your typical conservative don't-rock-the-boat piano collection. Bartok's aggressive, relentless Allegro Barbaro pairs wonderfully with the Ravel and Prokofiev toccatas on either side of it on disc 2; a quick tour of Rachmaninoff's Preludes follows an incredible rendition of Balakirev's harrowingly difficult Islamey. One of the most beautiful piano works ever composed - and ignored by 99% of piano music compilers - makes an appearance in the middle of disc 2: Granados's Goyescas (Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor), an infinitely subtle and sublime - and modern twist on the late Romantic/Impressionistic piano tradition - handled impeccably by the composer's compatriot and student Alicia de Larrocha.
I haven't said quite enough about CD 1 - sure, their choices of Chopin, Schubert, and Liszt works are good as well. But I'm showing where my heart lies in solo classical piano - impressionists and early 20th century composers, I feel, are as good as it gets. Für Elise makes its token appearance, but even it seems well contextualized on the first CD between the immortal Adagio of the Moonlight Sonata and Chopin's delightfully simple Nocturne in E Flat, which immediately recalls Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" for those who have seen it.
In short, CD 1 and 2 share the unique qualities of a careful yet daring selection of piano pieces played by indisputable masters of the instrument. If CD1 is good as gold, then CD2 is platinum. Simply amazing. Thanks Decca!
Pure.......2004-06-12
That said, these CD's opened my eyes to some of the greatest piano works of all time, those including: Schubert Impromptu in A-flat, Rondo Capriccioso, Liszt's Liebestraum, Liszt's second Hungarian Rhapsody, Islamey, all three Rachmaninoff preludes, Granados' Goyescas, and Prokofiev's Toccata in C. I have begun learning a good many of these pieces as a result.
This set will not dissapoint. Do yourself a favor and buy it.
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ASIN: B0000560BO Release Date: 2001-02-13 |
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- Katar
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- Bozkirda Dugun
- Gelinin Oynamasi
- Basbasa
- Ates Basinda
- Askin Sarabi
- Ya Kerim!
- Kor Gibi Darbuka
- Orient Ekspres
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There's no mistaking the royal pedigree. This luxurious, highly ornamented mixture of hand drums, kanun zither, violin, oud, and clarinet is as sumptuous as a fatty-food feast, heady as a pot of frankincense, and intoxicating as a shot of 151-proof rum. Percussionist Burhan Öçal and his rip-roaring ensemble specialize in the forgotten Gypsy music of Thrace with roots in an older repertoire designed to pamper the Ottoman sultans. Apart from preserving Turkish musical traditions during periods of Islamic opposition to music, Gypsy performers also added outside elements to the stew. Thus Ferdi Nadaz's microtonal clarinet flights on "Askin Sarabi" recall the Bulgarian wedding music rave-ups of Ivo Papasov, while the melodic motifs of "Bozkirda Dugun" suggest Yiddish klezmer. Scattered violin flourishes echo Indian sarangi phrases, and "Halli Dokuyan Kiz" with its sensuous zither and violin textures could easily pass for East African taarab. Holding it all together are the belly-dancing rhythms that punctuate the refined atmosphere with a healthy dose of hip-wiggle. Every note seems to promote well-being, but not without an accompanying naughty wink. --Bob TarteCustomer Reviews:
Captivating!.......2004-03-03
Burhan Ocal is Incredible!.......2001-03-14
This CD is great and captures a lot of the juice that this band emanate on stage. It's fun music - lively, groovy and yet set in the weirdest time signatures (it's fun to try counting). I'm not a big world music guy, and I didn't know what I was going to see - but I am sold now. This is better than klezmer and Ocal is a showman thru and thru, both live and on disc!
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Mi Oriente
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ASIN: B000025913 Release Date: 1999-11-16 |
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- Mi Oriente
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- Rossana
- El Botellero
- Como la Piel de Canela
- Monte Adentro
- El Mecanico
- Granito de Arena
- Pero Que Suegro
- Habana Camilo
- El Platnal de Bartolo
- Carolina
- Alto Voltaje
- Viene el Tamalero
- Cachanz
- Ay, Azabache!
- El Illa Bo
- Lo Que Quieras
- Nena Linda
- Canto Al Patriota
- Bodas de Oro
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1999 Compilation from Critically-acclaimed and Latin Grammy Award Winner Ibrahim Ferrer. The Cuban Singer Has Been Featured on Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club and Collaborated with Chepin and his Oriental Orchestra for this Collection.Customer Reviews:
Awesome!.......2003-03-24
The Real Thing.......2001-12-12
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ASIN: B000056PRG Release Date: 2001-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Partita No.2, BWV 1004: Chaconne in d
- Pno Son No.32 in c, Op.111: 1. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
- Pno Son No.32 in c, Op.111: 2. Arietta. Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
- 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
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- Etude-Tableau in e-flat, Op.39 No.5: Appassionato
- Poeme in F#, Op.32 No.1: Andante Cantabile
- Son in d, K.9: Allegro Moderato
- Etude De Virtuosite in F, Op.72 No.6: Presto
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The 44-year-old Russian pianist-conductor Mikhail Pletnev made a belated Carnegie Hall debut as a pianist in November 2000. Listening to that recital on this CD confirms the wisdom of the pianist's decision to resign as music director of the Russian National Orchestra. In the Bach-Busoni "Chaconne," Pletnev's crescendos wash over the listener like tidal waves; the mighty edifice of the music seems to rise, mysteriously and inexorably, on its own. The angry surges in the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata, opus 111, are perhaps overdrawn. But the concluding movement's variations glide by as if in a dream, suggesting the transformation of the earlier movement's passionate anger into a vision of Paradise beyond the power of words to describe. In Chopin's Four Scherzos, Pletnev emphasizes too many details and inhibits the music's lyrical sweep. But the charm and dazzling pyrotechnics of his encores help make this the first great piano recording of the millennium. After Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Scarlatti, and Moszkowski, Pletnev's fifth and final encore was Balakirev's transcendentally difficult Islamey. The superhuman virtuosity, sonorous splendor, and Technicolor exoticism of this performance will knock your socks off--and the rest of your clothes as well! --Stephen WiglerCustomer Reviews:
Breathtaking!.......2007-07-06
A Unique Millennium Event.......2007-05-09
As one can expect, all the large-scale bombast in the Bach-Busoni Chaconne is delivered with high-voltage pianism in the Grand Manner. By sharp contrast, the second movement in Beethoven's last Sonata is given its probably dreamiest account ever--which evidently reveals Beethoven as one of the main initiators of the romantic era. As far as the encores go, generously provided by DG on the supplementary disc, they are delivered with such panache and masterfulness that you are unlikely to find them bettered--irrespective of where you look. The Balakirev Islamey really has to be heard to be believed--other great modern versions by Gavrilov and Berezovsky pale by comparison.
This extraordinary live recital more than anything confirms Pletnev's position as one of the truly greatest living pianists. The only drawback is that the CD makes you envy those lucky souls who had the opportunity of being there on site. Luckily enough, DG's recording is a worthy second best.
Glenn Gould on Acid. .......2006-12-16
My whole review is in the title.
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A first - rate pianist!.......2006-07-13
Plentev is without discussion, one of the major pianists in the actual musical stages. His prodigious technique has worked out under expression' s service, and the result is absolutely gratifying. He has captured the essential musical roots around the whole pianist repertoire, and being such young artist we eventually will have to wait for future major achievements.
When you listen him, you should realize his outcome precedes form that inner vision conferred by the touch of genius.
Lots of flash....Too much, in fact.......2004-08-18
Things start off very encouraging, with a stupendous Bach-Busoni Chaconne. At this point I was ready to give the album five stars. Pletnev thunders, he turns his piano into an organ, he turns in one intense reading. Ah, I thought, we are going to be in for a treat.
But that's the high point. His next work is very different and calls for a very different approach, and he treats it largely the same. He adds his own razzle-dazzle to Beethoven's Op. 111 rather than take the trouble to find the depth *in* the music itself. Now, I'm not a pedant (at least I don't think so!) but these departures add no insights are just make a hash of Beethoven's own extremely powerful ideas. Pletnev plays piano where it is not written, freely adds sfumatos, ignores and adds accents at will, twists and turns the structure--to no advantage I can see other than to say "I'm here, pay attention to ME!" But most damningly of all, he doesn't hold the Arietta together to my ears, failing to find a common thread for the various variations that unify this enigmatic work. The second movement felt very long, and when, say, I listen to Schnabel (1933) in this music, I have no sense how much time has gone by. Lest anyone think I am too conservative, let me say that two of my favorite Op. 111s are Ernest Levy and Anatol Ugorski! The Chopin is just as bad, with too much fussiness in the ornamental details that has little to do with Chopin's piece and a lot to do with Pletnev's fingers. If you ever wondered what Chopin sounded like as played by Liszt on bipolar meds, this is it. The music's own shapes, momentums and moods are ignored so that Mikkey can plow through the notes as fast as humanly possible. (And that he can do.)
The encores don't excite me as much as they do some other reviewers. Want to hear really stunning Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableauxes (if that's a word), listen to Sviatoslav Richter--he finds fireworks *inside* the score, not by juxtaposing his ideas over it. The reviewer below who said the better the music, the worse the performances, hit the nail right on the head. That's also how I've felt about his conducting, from what I've sampled: lots of sound and fury, signifying nothing. I'm perplexed that this was among Amazon's "Best of 2001." Maybe 2001 wasn't a good year.
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ASIN: B000069HKV Release Date: 2002-07-16 |
Tracks:
- In The Steppes Of Central Asia - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Caucasian Sketches Suite No.1, Op.10: In The Village - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Caucasian Sketches Suite No.1, Op.10: Procession Of The Sardar - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Khovanshchina: Dances Of The Persian Slaves - Vienna State Opera Orchestra
- Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances With Chorus - Neeme Jarvi
- Gayne: Sabre Dance - London Symphony Orchestra
- Gayne: Dance Of The Kurds - London Symphony Orchestra
- Aladdin Suite, FS 89: The Marketplace In Ispahan - Herbert Blomstedt
- Scheherazade, Op.35: Tale Of Prince Kalendar - Michel Schwalbe
- Islamey (Oriental Fantasy) - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Sadko: Song Of India - Kingsway Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
- The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a: Danse Arabe - Berlin Philharmonic
- The Ruins Of Athens, Op.113: Turkish March - Berlin Philharmonic
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Really Nice Collection.......2004-08-17
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ASIN: B000003FB7 Release Date: 1992-09-15 |
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- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Moderato; Allegro
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Allegro ma non tanto
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Intermezzo: Adagio
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 30 In D Minor: Finale: Alla breve
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- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Vivace
- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Andante
- Concerto No. 1, Op, 1 In F Sharp Minor: Allegro vivace
- Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 In G Minor: Allegro vivace
- Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 In G Minor: Largo
- Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 In G Minor: Allegro vivace
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction: Allegro vivace
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation I: (Precedente)
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation II: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation III: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV: Piu vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation V: Tempo precedente
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VI: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VIII: Tempo I
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation X: Poco marcato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XI: Moderato
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XV: Piu vivo scherzando
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- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
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- Sonata, Op. 30, No. 3 In G: Allegro assai
- Sonata, Op. 30, No. 3 In G: Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
- Sonata, Op. 30, No. 3 In G: Allegro vivace
- Sonata D. 574 In A: Allegro moderato
- Sonata D. 574 In A: Scherzo: Presto; Trio
- Sonata D. 574 In A: Andantino
- Sonata D. 574 In A: Allegro vivace
- Sonata, Op. 45 In C Minor: Allegro molto ed appassionato
- Sonata, Op. 45 In C Minor: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
- Sonata, Op. 45 In C Minor: Allegro animato
Tracks:
- Partita No. 4, BWV 828: Sarabande
- Harpsichord Suite No. 5: Air And Variations - 'Harmonious Blacksmith'
- Sonata, K. 331: III: Turkish March
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Thema: Allegretto
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation I
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation II
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation III
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation IV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation V
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation VIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation IX
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation X
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XIV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XIX
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXIV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXV
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXVIII
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXXI
- 32 Variations, WoO 80 In C Minor: Variation XXXII
- Return Home
- Polish Songs: The Maiden's Wish
- Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
- Schwanengesang: Serenade
- Polonaise No. 2 In E
- Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
- Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 4 In A Flat
- Concert Etude No. 2: Gnomenreigen
- Orfeo ed Euridice: Melodie
- Etude, Op. 104b, No. 2 In F
- Etude, Op. 104b, No. 3 In A Minor
- Spanisches Liederspeil: The Smuggler
- Minuet, Op. 14, No. 1 In G
- Liebesfreud
Tracks:
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Grave; Doppio movimento
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Scherzo
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Marche funebre
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 'Funeral March': Presto
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Preambule
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pierrot
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Arlequin
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse noble
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Florestan
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Coquette
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Replique
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Sphinxes
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Papillons
- Carnaval, Op. 9: A. S. C. H. - S. C. H. A. (Letteres dansantes)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Chiarina
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Chopin
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Estrella
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Reconnaissance
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse allemande
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pganini (Intermezzo)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Aveu
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Promenade
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Pause
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Marche des 'Davidsbundler' contre les Philistins
- Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 In E Flat
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2 In C Sharp
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 3
- Ballade No. 3, Op. 47 In A Flat
- Mazurka, Op. 68, No. 2
- Waltz, Op. Posth. In E Minor
Tracks:
- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Preludio
- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Gavotte
- Partita No. 3, BWV 1006: Gigue
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
- Liebersfreud
- Die schone Mullerin: The Brooklet
- Polka de V.R.
- Etude-tableau, Op. 39, No. 6 In A Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
- Sorochintsy Fair: Hopac
- Lullaby, Op. 16, No.1
- Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumblebee
- The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
- Scherzo In A Flat
- The Seasons: November: Troika
- Prelude No. 8, Op. 11, No. 8 In F Sharp
- One Lives But Once
- Powder and Paint
- Polka italienne (Piano 4 Hands)
Tracks:
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Maderato; Allegro
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
- Prelude, Op. 23, No. 10 In G Flat
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 3 In E Major
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 7 In F Major
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 6 In F Minor
- Etude-tableau, Op. 33, No. 2 in C Major
- Etude-tableau, Op. 33, No. 7 In E Flat
- Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3
- Oriental Sketch
- Melodie, Op. 3, No. 3 in E
- Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5 In B Flat
- Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 In G
- Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
- Moment Musical, Op. 16, No. 2 In E Flat
Tracks:
- Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3 In C Sharp Minor
- Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 In F Sharp
- Waltz, Op. 18 'Grande valse brilliante' In E Flat
- Waltz, Op. 34, No. 3 'Valse brilliante' In F
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 'Minute'
- Waltz, Op. 69, No. 2 In B Minor
- Waltz, Op. 70, No. 1 In G Flat
- Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 In C Sharp Minor
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 'Minute' In D Flat
- Le coucou
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Minuet
- Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
- Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
- Waltz
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: Elfin Dance
- Etude, Op. 28, No. 6 In F Minor
- If I Were a Bird
- La jongleuse
- Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
- Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cakewalk
- The Seasons: November: Troika
- Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 2 In G
- Waltz, Op. 40, No. 8 In A Flat
Tracks:
- Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 In G Minor
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 12 In G Sharp Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
- Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5 In G
- Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5 In B Flat
- Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
- Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4 In F Sharp Minor
- Polka de V.R.
- Liebesleid
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Pastorale In E Minor
- Theme and Variations
- Waltz, Op. 42 'Two - Four' In A Flat
- Waltz, Op. 64, No. 3 In A Flat
- Polka de V.R.
- Bacarolle, Op. 10, No. 3 In G Minor
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
Amazon.com
We remember Rachmaninov today mostly for the music he wrote. But as this set quickly reveals, he was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, able to play his own music and a great variety of others with tremendous personality and a technique that is still astonishing. There's no point picking highlights from this set, since they are everywhere. But if you've never heard Rachmaninov play Schumann's Carnaval, try starting there for one of the most imaginative recreations of a piece of music ever recorded. The set also includes Rachmaninov's only recordings as a conductor in two of his own major works. --Leslie GerberCustomer Reviews:
Save some $ money! Get the newer January 2006 reissue set instead........2006-05-17
Unfortunately, this situation is a common pattern with amazon's listing of classical music: when you use your intuition and type in common-sense search phrases for Bach, Mozart, etc, you often get the ultra-expensive out-of-print ships-in-4-weeks items as the default item. It takes a lot of detective work to find the newer reissue recordings. For example, to find the new reissue without knowing the ASIN, I had to enter just "Rachmaninoff" in the search text (deliberately left the word "Complete" out of the search) so it would no longer lock me into this item page that you're looking at and give me a full listing instead. I then sorted the listing by "Original Release Date" and found it on the 2nd page. There's no picture on the new item which doesn't give you any confidence that you found the right one. Don't worry, B000A2AD2S is what you want.
For product research, it's good to have both ASIN product listings because the older out-of-print B000003FB7 has the sound samples (and also all the helpful customer reviews) while the new B000A2AD2S has the better price and availability.
To make things even more confusing, the amazon staff sometimes copies entire customer reviews to the new item which would then make THIS review seem strangely out of place. If that happens and I notice it, I will delete this review for B000003FB7.
(In another strange twist, amazon searches in rock/pop usually points you to the newer cheaper remastered/repackaged/reissued/whatever of a particular recording. I don't know why it works the opposite way in classical music?!?!)
6, or Even 7 Stars!.......2005-06-04
Hofmann hit the nail on the head when he said Rachmaninov had "arms of steel and heart of gold". From this album, we can have a clear picture of Rachmaninov's vison of music, of his musical mind and thoughts and moreover his own playing.
While Kempff's playing would often remind of the protestant church music, Rachmaninov bring to our mind the chanting of the Orthodox church, which is much thicker and darker. On top of that, his playing is orchestral which is so powerful and full colours. Yet, it is nothing like Richter, where often the whole piece is just one phrase.
Here each piece has it's own life and identity each with a focal point. It is water tight compact and yet very much natural and alive, never as hair-raising as Horowitz. But, it is not natural in Arrau's way. It is somewhere in between, closer to Argerich but with more consistency and depth. And like Casals' playing, it keeps our attention from the first note up to its focal point until its very end. But unlike Casals, he touches our hearts. It is very emotional but never to the point of being sentimental-- the performance of his own concertos, for example, can tell you that.
Sure, he did have fingers of steel that helped him to bring out whatever colour or atmostphere as appropriate. And despite that fact that there are some minor alterations on the scores like his Chopin, he is one of the few pianists who could really show you every note on the score counts and, above all, how it counts...
His Chopin may not be as neurotic as Cortot. Nonetheless, he sheds light on the dark and nervous side of Chopin so well: a very throbbing interpretation that is so unique. We also have him accompanying Kreisler on some violin sonatas, something that one could turn to time and again, year after year. What a great chamber musician and accompanist he was...!
The recorded sound of the CDs do vary, and some are more acceptable than the others. But for genuine music lovers, they should be able to get over this very soon: how else would they benefit from one of the greatest legacies of a genuinely great musician!
A must have for Piano and classical music lovers.......2005-04-04
Ah, Rachmaninoff, brilliant star of music, how we adore you.......2003-09-14
Review from a spoiled modern listener.......2003-07-13
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Dances of Port Said
Mohammed El-Bakkar , and Oriental Ensemble Manufacturer: Pe-Ko Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00013D4Y0 Release Date: 2003-12-23 |
Tracks:
- Dari E Yeounik [See and Admire]
- Ish Allamak [Who Taught You?]
- Hora el Hawara [The Circle Dance]
- Ya Natir [The One Who Waits]
- Ya Noor el Ein [Light of My Eyes]
- Salaam Aleikum [Greetings!]
- Yam Safereen [You Travelers!]
- Mnishebak [From My Window]
- Dabke [Let Us Dance, Dabke]
- Yaboo E Yeoun Asaleya [Eyes of Honey]
- Raks el Dabke [Double String Dance]
- Afrah el Jabel [Mountain Festival]
Customer Reviews:
Well, my goodness - they finally put it out on CD!.......2007-02-06
There are two kinds of "belly dance" music you can find, in the West.
One type is what I call "belly dance elevator-music." It has no vocals, no real variety in its tempi or moods, and is simply rather abstract: it putters along with what sounds like a mish-mash of bongos, tom-toms, and woodwinds - oh, and, maybe on a track or two, someone will bang some zils together.
Mohammed El-Bakkar's music is the other type. It's gutsy, varied, and driving! It's fun and energizing, without being at all shallow or hokey. The percussion section is large, and has good range of instruments, including some large drums, and with (at the other end of the size-spectrum) zils that are played with real snap and life. There are flutes, pipes, some of the latter sounding intriguingly archaic. The sound is big and festive, with a little bit of the resonance of a medium-sized room that (again) puts one in mind of the place where a celebration is in progress, and the music gives you the impression that someone is dancing while it's being played.
Mohammed El-Bakkar's vocals - which are in Arabic (with, I was told once, a Lebanese accent) are, at once, entirely passionate and utterly dignified. If you haven't heard a lot of Middle Eastern singing, this description may sound odd, but it's hard to explain. At a few points, even when he's almost just about hollering, he's still right on the notes, and it goes perfectly with the happy urgency of the music. I suppose I would describe him as primarily a baritone who can hit smoothly into the tenor range. Members of the ensemble occasionally sing to reinforce a chorus-verse.
And, c'mon, we simply can't ignore the cover-photo. After all, the record-company selected it carefully, to be beautiful, and to help sell albums - and it is, and I'm sure it does. It's a pity you can't see the 12-inch by 12-inch version.
A Sensual Experience, not For the Timid if They like Being Timid.......2007-01-02
This CD made me think of the quote by Martha Graham, "Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." Get this CD and translate you passion in to something memorable if only for yourself.
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Oriental Voyage
Abaji Manufacturer: Network Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00008I8OL Release Date: 2003-05-13 |
Tracks:
- Baalbeck
- Tl
- For Rita - Morning Take
- Nour el Nar
- Valse Arabe
- Raml
- Tariq
- Min Samarkand
- Kilm
- Chai
- Maa
- Blue Desert
- For Rita - Evening Take
- Nejmet el Sahara
- Chi Youm
- Wahha
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- Lavo Ta Novo [Import]
- Life Just Got Sweeter
- Ma Loom [Import]
- Mes Plus Belles Chansons [Import]
- Morning Mantra [Live]
- Mother Rhythm
- Mpb Piano Collection [Box set] [Import]
- Night in Istanbul: Traditional Ottoman Music Meets the Latest Turkish Beats
- Now Our Minds Are One
- O Melhor Do Ara Ketu [Import]
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