classical music: Vladimir Ashkenazy     classical music:     Vladimir Ashkenazy      Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 1; Itzhak Perlman; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Lynn Harrell Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ... EMI Classics, 2004 Definitive Beethoven Piano Trios! Unfortunately there are only a handful of the Beethoven Complete Piano Trios on disc. Of those, these are by far the finest. I've purchased the set by Baremboim-Zukerman-DuPre several years ago, but found their performances to be a bit dry,conservative and uninvolved ...             Essential Tchaikovsky Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ... Decca, 2002 Best of the best There's something for every Tchaikovsky lover on this disc. From Swan Lake to Onegin, many of Tchaikovsky's most-known melodies are on this disc. I'd have preferred more than an excerpt of the first movement of Piano Concerto No. 1, but this disc is a great ...             Essential Beethoven Hans Sotin, Martti Talvela, ... Decca, 2001 Wonderful selections My kids and I have really enjoyed this CD. This is a great collection of music with high quality performances.             Violin Adagios Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, ... Decca, 2001 Exquisite collection & performances, unbelievable value!!! "Over 2 l/2 hours of the world's most beautiful music." These words on the cover are very close to true. What an incredible value this collection is!! So many of these compilations of this sort are cheaply produced, and those "greatest hits" collections are one ...             Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4 Sergey Rachmaninov, André Previn, ... Decca, 1996 The champion of Rachmaninov's music. This is a very good set of Rachmaninov's piano works for a very reasonable price indeed. For those who are unfamiliar with the great russian composer's piano works, from the blazing horns, swelling piano chords and seductive strings opening the first piano concerto you ...             Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces Fritz Dolezal, Franklin Cohen, ... Decca, 2001 What a deal You get Mozart's best works in 2 CD. The sound is flawless to the common ear. Get it! if you love Mozart             Rachmaninov: The Symphonies Tom Krause, Sergey Rachmaninov, ... Decca, 1998 Excellent recordings, all worth getting at any price!!! Different people have different tastes. Without wishing to malign those who don't care as much (or at all) for this set, I'll dare say that this set is an absolute classic. [Why go only for the 2-disc set of just the symphonies instead of getting also Ostróva ...             Cello Adagios Heinrich Schiff, Janos Starker, ... Decca, 2004 really like it This is the first classical cd I have ever bought. The two-disc album was a great price. I really love the performance of Lynn Harrell. I like the collection of Adagios because they are perfect to fall asleep to or study to.             Chopin: Favorite Piano Works Frederic Chopin, Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca, 1996 Why are you waiting? Ashkenazy is one of the titans of Chopin. Davidovich and Arrau are the other two. They're all you need. Get Davidovich for the concertos, (inlcuding the Krakowiak--Op 14), Arrau for the nocturnes and a few micscellaneous pieces. Ashkenazy handles everything else. ...             Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2; Itzhak Perlman; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Lynn Harrell Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ... EMI Classics, 2004 Fine Beethoven Chamber Works These CDs are discs 3 & 4 of the complete piano trios of Beethoven. They were recorded from 1979 to 1984, and remastered and re-issued on EMI classics in 2004; I am surprised that this is the first review posted on Amazon. The major works on these CDs are the later ...             Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ... Decca, 1997 EXCELLENT SELECTION AND INTERPRETATIONS I received this 2 cd set as a gift and have played it many times - especially the slow movements which are so ethereal and soul-wrenching - and notably Vladimir Ashkenazy's interpretations of the concertos numbers 23, 24, and 20. The pianist is ably assisted by the ...             Schubert: The Piano Trios Lynn Harrell, Franz Schubert, ... Decca, 1997 Performed with real gusto! This recording of Schubert's two piano trios (the only two he wrote) is a real joy. Three masters of the trade provide a classy, lively, lyrical performance that is just full of enthusiasm and gusto (especially the B flat D898). I admit that I have not heard the two ...             Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas / Vladimir Ashkenazy Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca, 1997 Nothing I have heard comes close to these! It is simply that something in me was listening for something else through all the other pianists I heard over the years when they played Beethoven. What I heard was this man or that playing Beethoven. What I wanted to hear was Beethoven. When I heard Ashkenazy's ...             Prokofiev: Complete Concertos Sergey Prokofiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ... Decca, 2003 No brainer -- buy it! This is a great and inexpensive introduction to the concerti of Sergei Prokofiev. And there's not a boring piece--or performance--in the box. I'm generally not a big Ashkenazy fan these days, but many of his earlier recordings were often very fine, and these are ...             Prokofiev: The Five Piano Concertos Sergey Prokofiev, André Previn, ... Decca, 1997 Magnificent achievement! I have this recording of all five Prokofiev concertos. The rapport between soloist and conductor is first rate. The fact that Andre Previn is an excellent pianist helps mould a great understanding and the fact that both soloist and conductor got on so well helps so ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music favourite, masterpieces, prokofiev, rachmaninov, symphonies, tchaikovsky      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: The PMP Exam: How to Pass On Your First Try (Test Prep series)