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Average customer rating: It stays with them... It all started with Beethoven Not What I expected Music, history, culture, & intriguing story -Amazing! Great series, great collection

Classical Kids: Collection Manufacturer: Children's Book Store Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Fiction | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ecossaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Caldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Bagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piccolo | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Children's Music | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Classical Kids Collection: Volume 2: Tales of Enchantment and Classical Music Classical Kids Christmas Classical Kids: Hallelujah Handel! Tchaikovsky Discovers America World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! ASIN: B00000212C Release Date: 1995-01-09

Tracks:

1. Orchestral Suite #3, 1/Minuet in G+/Gigue in G+ (French Suite #5) - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
2. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Chromatic Fantasy/Prelude in B - (WTC1) - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
3. Introducing the Orchestra/Organ: Chorale Preludes, "Allein Gott" - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
4. Brandenberg Concerto #5, MVT. 3 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
5. Flute Sonata C+, MVT. 2/Organ; "Es Ist das Heil"/Orchestral Suite ... - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
6. Prelude in C (WTC1)/Orchestral Suite #2, MVT. 2 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
7. Bist du Bei Mir - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
8. Orchestral Suite #2, Badinerie - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
9. Orchestrak Suite #3, Air for the G-String - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
10. Orchestral Suite #3, Gigue - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
11. "Adventure in Music" - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
12. Goldberg Variations/Art of Fugue - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
13. "Liebster Jesu"/Flute Sonata in C, MVT. 4 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
14. "We Hasten, " Cantata #78 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir

Tracks:

1. Symphony #7, MVT. 2
2. Symphony #5, MVT. 1
3. Piano Sonata, Op 90, MVT. 2/Flute Serenade, Op 23, MVT. 3/Violin ...
4. Pathue Sonata, Op 13, MVT. 2/Contradanse #1 in Major
5. Symphony #5, MVT. 2/Piano Sonata, Op 14 #2, MVT. 2/Flute Serenade, ...
6. Polonaise/La Marmotte/Country Dance in a Major/Fse/Flutnuhr
7. Sonatina in G Major/Minuet in G Major/Violin "Spring" Sonata, MVT. 1
8. Moonlight Sonata, Op 27 #2, MVT. 1
9. Flute Serenade, MVT. 2
10. Symphony #6, Storm
11. Nel Cor Piu Variations
12. Piano Concerto #1, MVT. 1/Piano Concerto #5, MVT. 2
13. Bass Excerpts from Symphony #9/Violin"Spring Sonata"/Rage Over a ...
14. Symphony #9, MVT. 4
15. Sonata Opus 49 #2, MVT. 2
16. Symphony #6, Shepherd's Theme

Tracks:

1. Lost in the Opera House: Oh Help Me (Zu Hilfe) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
2. Papageno and the Birds: The Best Birdcatcher (Der Vogelfer) - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
3. Queen of the Night: You Must Free My Daughter (O Zittre Nicht) - Marjorie Sparks, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
4. Pamina Arrives, Papageno's Magic Bells: A Girlfriend (Ein Mhen) - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
5. Castle of Sarastro: O Endless Night (O Ew'ge Nacht) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
6. Magic Flute: O Listen (Wie Stark) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
7. Escape: Let Us Hurry (Schnelle FWhat Tinkles So Brightly ... - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
8. Sarastro's Welcome: The Gods Above (O Isis) - Gordon McLeod, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
9. Attack of the Queen: The Powers of Night (Der H Rache)/This ... - Marjorie Sparks, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
10. Pamina's Lament: Oh, My Heart Is Broken (Ach, Ich F - St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
11. In the Labrynth: Seekers of the Light (Der, Welcher ...) - Nils Brown, Gordon McLeod, Marjorie Sparks, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
12. Papageno and Papagena: Ring, O Bells (Klinget Glhen) - Adriana Braun, Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
13. Conclusion: Our Journey Is Over [Bei Mern] - St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra

Tracks:

1. Four Seasons, Spring, I, RV 269
2. Piccolo Concerto, II, RV 293
3. Arriving at the Pietour Seasons, Autumn, I RV 293/Guitar/Flute ...
4. Violin Concerto in a Minor, I, RV 356
5. Four Seasons, Winter, II, RV 297
6. Guitar Concerto, II, RV 93
7. Venice by Day/Guitar Concerto, III, RV 93/Four Seasons, Autumn, ...
8. Sonata for Two Violins, II, RV 50/"Farnace", RV 711, [Recording Premier
9. Violin Concerto in a Minor, II, RV 356
10. Venice by Night/La Notte, I, II, III, RV 439
11. Island of the Dead/Four Seasons, Autumn, II, RV 293
12. Gardellino, RV 90/Beatus Vir, RV 597/Alma del Core/Violin Sonata ...
13. Concert Preparations/Piccolo Concerto, I, RV 443/Guitar Concerto, III,
14. Conclusion/Double Orchestra Concerto, II, RV 585/Guitar Concerto, ...

Customer Reviews:

It stays with them..........2005-10-24

I enjoyed reading the reviews of parents whose kids have recently discovered "Classical Kids." I'm about to order the boxed set for my kids, ages 21, 19 and 16 because the nineteen-year-old, who has a college radio show and loves a wide variety of music, remembers this series (then only on cassette) with great affection and wants to hear them again. Those of you wondering whether it's worth it or not to try to introduce kids to classical music this way, be assured it works. We've turned one of Mr. Bach's lines into a family "saying:" "the more you study, the more you know; the more you know, the more you appreciate; the more you appreciate, the more you love." A great series!

It all started with Beethoven.......2004-02-03

Many years ago I purchased my first CD in this series, "Beethoven Lives Upstairs." My children and I were delighted with it. I then discovered that there were more and searched them all out, one by one. My children, now 11, 9 & 5, have listened to these stories as they fall asleep for years. They each have a favorite composer and have gone on to learn more about them. These stories are a great introduction to some of our greatest composers. Not to mention a good intro to history, too!

Imagine my delight that they are now in one boxed set! Now when asked, I suggest this set. What a great way to get it ALL! I truly believe that by surrounding our children with a variety of good music (including POP music) and information they will grow up with a greater appreciation for music and the arts.

Not What I expected.......2002-09-20

I love the idea, but I don't want to expose my children to the stories in these cd's. They contain children talking back to their parents, disrespectful language, sorcery, etc. If you don't like Harry Potter, you won't like these CD's.

Music, history, culture, & intriguing story -Amazing!.......2002-04-08

My 6 year old son loves music...and stories! Here is the prefect combo. Lovely music of the composer accomapnies a fictional story which weaves the composer's life, the culture of his homeland as well as history...in an intriguing and fun way! Now, my son can pick out pieces he hears on the classical radio station. He really enjoys the stories and can tell people @ carnival in Venice, Italy and tidbits @ Beetoven and the Magic Flute by Mozart! A must for any child with any of these interests! We also have enjoyed the CD's and have learned lots!
I only can wonder...what took whomever so long to broaden our horizons in such a way! BRAVO!

Great series, great collection.......2001-04-22

We've had the CDs in this boxed set for over a year now. The Classical Kids series has been wonderful. We have two boys (now 6 and 8) and this has been a great introduction to classical music. At first, the kids loved the stories which provide a sense of history and place and, ultimately, keep the kids interested in the entire CD. As they listened (time and time again), they started to pay more attention to the musical portions. Recently, we've been able to tell that they've picked up a sense of the music as we've listed to classical music on the car radio. Time and again, they perk up when listening to a piece of music and surprise us by saying "That's Beethoven". Sure enough - they've picked up something about the style of music that's characteristic of Beethoven. Sometimes it's the snippet of music from the CD and other times it's just the rhythms that are characteristic of that piece. As a family, we all recommend this.

Average customer rating: Stunning. . . . PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST A world-changing musician CZIFFRA - A Keyboard Phenomenon

Les introuvables de Cziffra Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bourees | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Galops | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cziffra, György | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hummel | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liszt: Works For Piano Rendez-vous de Senlis Georges Cziffra Plays Chopin, Liszt & Franck (EMI Classic Archive) Chopin: uvres pour piano Liszt: Piano Concertos; Totentanz; Hungarian Fantasy ASIN: B000002SBW Release Date: 2002-08-12

Tracks:

1. La Campanella, Grande Etude De Paganini No. 3
2. Nocturne No. 3 In A Flat Major, Reve D'Amour
3. Mephisto Valse (D'Apres Le Faust De Lenau)
4. Les Jeux D'Eau A La Villa D'Este
5. Valse Oubliee No. 1
6. Rhapsodie Espagnole
7. Valse Impromptu
8. La Ronde Des Lutins, Etude De Concert No. 2
9. Grand Galop Chromatique
10. Apres Une Lecture Du Dante, Fantasie Quasi Sonata (Extrait From 'Les Annees De Pelerinage')

Tracks:

1. Polonaise D'Eugene Oneguine (Tchaikovsky)
2. Rigoletto, Paraphrase De Concert (Verdi)
3. Tarentelle De Bravoure Sur Des Theme De 'La Muette De Portici' (Auber)
4. Valse De Faust (Gounod)
5. Improvisation Sur Les Themes De Guillaume Tell (Rossini)
6. Valse Triste (Vecsey)
7. Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss)
8. Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Johann Strauss)
9. Danse Hongroise No. 5 (Brahms)
10. Fantaisie Roumaine (Improvisation Dans Le Style Tzigane)
11. Le Vol Du Bourdon (Rimsky-Korsakov)

Tracks:

1. Islamey, Fantaisie Orientale
2. Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
3. Andante Et Rondo Capriccioso In E Major, Op. 14
4. Rondo In E Flat Major, Op. 11
5. Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89
6. Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129
7. Andantino In B Minor
8. Bourree In E Flat Major
9. Sonata In C Major, K159
10. Le Tic Toc Choc ,Ou Les Maillotins
11. Les Barricades Mysterieuses
12. L'Anguille
13. La Bandoline
14. Les Petits Moulins A Vent
15. Les Folies Francaises Ou Les Dominos
16. La Poule
17. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
18. Gavotte En Rondeau

Tracks:

1. Variations In C Major, Sur 'God Save The King', WoO 78
2. 12 Variations In A Major, Sur Un Theme Russe (Wranitzky), WoO 71
3. 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
4. Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
5. Book 1 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
6. Book 2 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35

Tracks:

1. I. Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
2. II. Adagio Cantabile, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
3. III. Rondo, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
4. I. Allegro - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
5. II. Andante - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
6. III. Scherzo -Allegro Assai - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
7. I. Andante Con Variazioni - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
8. II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
9. III. Marcia Funebre (Andante Maestoso) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
10. IV. Allegro - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
11. I. Andante - Allegro -Allegro Molto Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
12. II. Adagio Con Espressione - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
13. III. Allegro Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27

Tracks:

1. Preambule Carnaval Op9
2. Pierrot Carnaval Op9
3. Arlequin Carnaval Op9
4. Valse Noble Carnaval Op9
5. Eusebius Carnaval Op9
6. Florestan Carnaval Op9
7. Coquette Carnaval Op9
8. Replique Carnaval Op9
9. Papillons Carnaval Op9
10. A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., Lettres Dansantes Carnaval Op9
11. Chiarina Carnaval Op9
12. Chopin Carnaval Op9
13. Estrella Carnaval Op9
14. Reconnaissance Carnaval Op9
15. Pantalon Et Colombine Carnaval Op9
16. Valse Allemande - Intermezzo: Paganinni Carnaval Op9
17. Aveu Carnaval Op9
18. Promenade Carnaval Op9
19. Pause Carnaval Op9
20. Danse Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins Carnaval Op9
21. I. Des Abends Fantasiestucke Op12
22. II. Aufschwung Fantasiestucke Op12
23. III. Warum? Fantasiestucke Op12
24. IV. Grillen Fantasiestucke Op12
25. V. In Der Nacht Fantasiestucke Op12
26. VI. Fabel Fantasiestucke Op12
27. VII. Traumeswirren Fantasiestucke Op12
28. VIII. Ende Vom Lied Fantasiestucke Op12
29. I. Allegro - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
30. II. Romanze - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
31. III. Scherzino - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
32. IV. Intermezzo - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
33. V. Final - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26

Tracks:

1. Fantaisie Hongroise In F Major For Piano And Orchestra
2. Totentanz, Paraphrase Sur Le 'Dies Irae' Pour Piano Et Orchestre
3. Variations Symphoniques Pour Piano Et Orchestre
4. I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
5. II. Adagio - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
6. III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16

Tracks:

1. I. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
2. II. Allegro Agitato Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
3. III. Allegro Moderato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
4. IV. Allegro Deciso - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
5. V. Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
6. VI. Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
7. I. Allegro Maestoso - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
8. II. Quasi Adagio - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
9. III. Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
10. IV. Allegro Marziale Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
11. I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
12. II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo 1 - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
13. III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23

Customer Reviews:

Stunning. . . . .......2007-01-10

I bought this set with some trepidation, since I didn't know what to expect from Cziffra's playing of composers other than Liszt. I had only heard him in his mercurially brilliant Lisztian incarnation, and didn't know how he would do with a less flamboyant style.
I have been very pleasantly surprised, especially at his Beethoven and his Schumann. I found that he kept the spontaneity of his Lisztian interpretations, but channelled it chronologically into insightful and spontaneous Beethoven interpretations, while respecting most of the rules and performance practices of the Classic era.
His Schumann was mercurial and spontaneous in a Romantic fashion, also, and - of course - brilliantly digitally played. As to the Liszt, it's par excellence; I've never heard that music played with such spontaneity and
digital fluency.
The sound quality is surprisingly good, altho somewhat uneven. I highly recommend this set to anyone who loves great piano-playing. My favorite pianist is still Richter, but Cziffra takes first prize in his Liszt, and runs a close second with other composers' music.

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST.......2006-10-15

The eight discs making up this set are invaluable to anyone interested in this extraordinary musician and pianist. His career was cut tragically short, and while it lasted he was most in demand to display his astounding technique in Liszt. He did it because he could. Not being enormously attracted to Liszt I was slow in coming to know Cziffra, but when I did what struck me forcibly was that the picture I had been given of him was seriously misleading. Any suggestion that he was a wilful virtuoso who turned the standard classics into something of his own is 180 degrees wide of the mark, and this selection enables us to hear what his playing was really like in music ranging from Lully and Couperin to the late 19th century, taking in on the way Rameau, Scarlatti, C P E Bach, Beethoven, Hummel, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Liszt is here in the shape of the two concertos, the Totentanz and the Hungarian Fantasy plus some solos, my collection of least favourite romantic concertos is enhanced with his renderings of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky, but relief from these is provided with Franck's symphonic variations. Among the non-Liszt solo pieces we are given a number usually thought to call for exceptional virtuosity, namely Schumann's toccata, Mendelssohn's rondo capriccioso and Brahms's Paganini variations. Balakirev's Islamey is here too, but in a version of Cziffra's own, and so are some of his own virtuoso arrangements including one of the Flight of the Bumblebee as well as four similar efforts from Liszt.

Cziffra himself didn't aid popular comprehension by saying that he couldn't play Beethoven. I already owned his Waldstein, but here we have four more sonatas plus some smaller pieces, all early works. If I have a fault to find with his Waldstein it's that it is rather understated. What I don't fault at all is his sense of Beethoven's idiom, and the only flash of Cziffra's phenomenal technique comes where there can be no objection in the up-and-down octaves near the end. These are normally played glissando, because to finger them in strict time is impossible, allegedly. Even Horowitz can't do that - but Cziffra can. This really sums up his way of doing things - the technique is exercised strictly when needed, and then not in a showy way unless the sense of the music demands that. Try the Mendelssohn rondo here - light-fingered in the main rondo theme, relaxed in the episodes - then hear Serkin on Aura in his 1957 recital in Lugano, high-tension and full-speed-ahead. Serkin brought the audience to its feet, Cziffra is simply enjoying the piece, and very Mendelssohnian he sounds. Or again the Schumann toccata. Richter won raptures from the critics for his handling of the rat-tat fortissimo chords near the end while making no concessions to the tempo. He does that no better than Cziffra, if as well. The difference is that Richter `makes more' of the supposedly virtuoso sequences earlier. Now how about Cziffra's Beethoven here? It is natural, idiomatic and kept within a certain volume-level. There is no showing off let alone messing around. If Cziffra recalls anyone it is Kempff, and these performances would be safe models for teachers. In Schumann it's the same story. Not everyone could play Traumeswirren like this, and here and there the finger-work had me rubbing my eyes, but I keep sensing that Cziffra is not even aware that he's doing anything exceptional. The idiom is dead right, the rubato is natural, the lyricism is spontaneous if less `warm' than some, the sense of the overall structure is effortless - and I could say all that about Chopin's F minor fantasy too.

I can't avoid Liszt, but some comparisons are interesting. This high-powered Totentanz has been rightly praised, but both in this work and in the first concerto I feel that Michelangeli beats Cziffra at what is supposedly Cziffra's own game. I hear Michelangeli as Cziffra's solitary equal as a technician, but in second-rate music like this spontaneity and dexterity are trumped by an above-it-all Olympian aloofness, and Cziffra undoubtedly does not take the ultra-care that Michelangeli takes over perfect evenness of touch, sublime poise in the rhythm and super-perfection in the trills. (In the matter of trills, you can hear what Cziffra can do when he puts his mind to it in the fiendish 4th variation in book 1 of Brahms's Paganinis). In the 2nd concerto Cziffra is the best I have yet heard. In sheer technical address neither he nor anyone surpasses Richter, but where I like Cziffra better is in an aspect of his playing that gets too little attention, namely his natural and unaffected lyricism. In the Hungarian Fantasy, the Liszt solos and the various arrangements I imagine Cziffra is unsurpassed and unsurpassable, not that I propose to research that matter much.

The Grieg and Tchaikovsky concertos are here too. Cziffra adopts moderate tempi in the outer movements of the Grieg as the composer directs. The first movement of the Tchaikovsky is done as I like it, insofar as I like it at all. The introduction is taken fast, rather as Horowitz and Toscanini take it although I miss Toscanini's direction. The last movement however is taken at a very moderate pace, with the excitement saved for the end. Later performances are of some French music. In these pieces, as in the Scarlatti sonata, I wouldn't say that Cziffra stands out particularly - with one telling exception, Couperin's Barricades Mysterieuses, atmospheric and bewitching. Was this what they told you to expect from Cziffra?

He was a natural, a child of the gods. The near-unbelievable technique was an important part of his gift, but what I prize most is his lyric manner - simple, innocent and clear-eyed. His actual touch is not one that you could identify within seconds, as you could identify that of Horowitz, Serkin, Richter or Michelangeli, but it is utterly free from affectation. The better you know him, the more you will love him.

A world-changing musician.......2006-01-30

I've not a lot to add to Alan Thorpe's review except to say that to be young when Cziffra burst upon the world in 1956 after he left Hungary & started playing in western Europe was sheer intoxication--and it wasn't all Liszt either! Like Richter, who appeared at the same time, he played Schumann in a way that opened up entire new fields of tonal & interpretive possibility. I must say, too, that from the start, I admired his Beethoven--I like lyrically played Beethoven! Why shouldn't Beethoven sing as well as growl? He did write some lovely songs, after all. Cziffra's versions of Op.13, Op.14/2 & Op.26 on this set are very satisfying--I just wish they had managed to include a recording of his version of the Waldstein, too.

CZIFFRA - A Keyboard Phenomenon.......2001-05-26

Issued in 1991 by EMI France to celebrate Cziffra's 70th birthday this 8 CD boxed set is a bargain. The first CD is all Liszt and contains some of the most spellbinding playing you are ever likely to hear. Fire and brimstone reign as Cziffra tears up the keyboard in the Dante Sonata's demonic moments; surely a whiff of sulphur as he spontaneously combusts during the Mephisto-Valse; the Rhapsodie espagnole and Grand Galop chromatique {see him sweat playing this on Philip's `Great Pianists of the 20th Century video.}. As a contrast, be seduced by his heart-melting rendering of the third Liebestraume; the caprice of the Valse-Impromptu; and have the waters of `Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este' ever cascaded so onomatopoeically and with such a transcendental variety of touch and nuance. More diablerie follows on disc 2 with transcriptions by Liszt and those {in} famous ones by Cziffra himself. I have never heard a more demonic Gounod/Liszt ` Valse de Faust'; Auber/Liszt `Tarantelle de bravura'; or Tchaikovsky/Liszt Polonaise from `Eugene Onegin'; as for Cziffra's playing of his own transcriptions and paraphrases, especially the Strauss `Tritsch-tratsch polka' and Rimsky-Korsakov `Flight of the Bumble-bee; well, they are in a class of their own. Both Katsaris and Volodos recorded the latter pieces but I'm afraid they cannot compare with Cziffra's sheer electricity and panache. You will now need an ice pack as disc 3 opens with Balakirev's Islamey which starts steadily enough compared to say Simon Barere's famous account {now on APR} but increases in excitement as Cziffra adds all kind of gypsy embellishments as he builds to a fiery conclusion. Excitement is also the key to the next piece; Schumann's Toccata, which Cziffra plays with effortless abandonment and joie de vivre as he also does Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso. Cziffra loved to play Baroque music and the rest of this disc is taken up by mainly short but characterful pieces by Couperin, Lully, Rameau and Krebs. Many were recorded in the 1980s and sound better if played back at a reduced volume level as they were obviously too closely miked. Cziffra once said that he couldn't play Beethoven so preferred to leave it to others who could. He did record a number of sonatas and this selection includes very fine accounts of the `Pathetique'; No. 13 in E flat Op27/1 {companion to the `Moonlight'};and Op. 26 in A flat. He brings a full cantabile to the latter works opening movt. and to the Adagio of the `Pathetique'. Elsewhere he plays with refinement and elegance; everything is in the best possible taste and there is nothing to offend, but those who like their Beethoven a bit more rough and gruff could be a bit disappointed as they might also be with Cziffra's Brahm's Paganini Variations which are technically stunning but find Cziffra musically out of sorts. The Schumann disc finds him on top form. Like many great artists Cziffra loved to play Schumann and he was equally at home with Eusebius { the dreamer} as he was with Florestan { the impetuous side of his character} and this is self evident in his brilliantly characterful accounts of Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, and Carnaval de Vienne - the latter piece highly praised by Cortot after he heard Cziffra during a Paris radio broadcast in the late 1950s. Discs 7 and 8 are all concertante works and show Cziffra at the very height of his stupendous powers. Again Cziffra has his demon up in the most astounding Liszt Totentanz ever recorded; a Hungarian Fantasy with all the improvisational colours of a band of gypsy fiddlers and an ideally recreative performance of the second concerto to make all others sound four-square . To cap this there is a fabulous Grieg concerto in which Cziffra dares to improvise the end of the Lisztian style cadenza; a meltingly beautiful slow movt with an excitingly brilliant finale. Last but certainly not the least, a very poetic reading of Franck's Symphonic Variations and a Tchaikovsky first concerto which combines thrilling virtuosity with all those individual touches that only a genuinely recreative artist can bring to such a familiar masterpiece. This collection is a splendid tribute to one of histories greatest pianists - an artist who knew the authentic meaning of ` bravura'.

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Tracks:

1. By The Sleepy Lagoon - Slovak PO/Andrew Penny
2. Robin Hood Ste: March Of The Bowmen - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
3. Bells Across The Meadows - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
4. Coronation Scot - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
5. Sketch Of A Dandy - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
6. The Westminster Waltz - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
7. Little Ste: March - Slovak PO/Andrew Penny
8. Sailing By - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
9. Jamaican Rumba - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
10. London Ste: Knightsbridge March - Czecho-Slovak RSOAdrian Leaper
11. In A Monastery Garden - Slovak Phil Male Chor/Adrian Leaper
12. Little Serenade - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
13. Roses Of Picardy - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
14. Puffin' Billy - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
15. Elizabethan Ser - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinso
16. Tom Jones Waltz - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
17. Vanity Fair - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
18. Marigold - Slovak RSO/Gary Carpenter
19. In A Persian Market - Slovak Phil Male Chor/Adrian Leaper
20. The Dam Busters March - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper

Customer Reviews:

A Disc Which is Pure Delight!.......2004-03-02

This cd will lift your spirits from the first song right through to the end. I loved every song, even though I was listening to many of them for the first time. This is one of my all-time favorite albums. Try it, you'll like it!

Excellent Sampler Disc From Important Series!.......2000-01-30

If you have always wanted to try out some of Marco Polo's British Light Music series, here is your chance, and for only pennies. This CD whets your appetite for investigating the rest of the series. At first, it seems strange that the orchestras would not be very idiomatic for this music, but the conductor makes these performances shine.There are a few favorites but many pieces that I have never heard before and are welcome in any collection. My favorites are "Sleepy Lagoon", "Dam Busters March", and "Knightsbridge March".These are by Eric Coates, the most famous person on these discs (at least to American Listeners). Fans of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops will recognize "In A Persian Market" with the chanting "Bakseesh, Bakseesh, Allah". Arthur Benjamin is represented by the Jamaican Rhumba,his popular hit (although we need more recordings of his serious music.) Edward German is represented by one work,but it would have been nice to have the Henry VIII dances on here also. You will also recognize "Sleepy Lagoon" and "Roses of Picardy" because they were turned into pop songs in America. Try this one out-it is fun!

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Tracks:

1. Nell Gwyn: England - Pastoral Dance
2. Document, Suite No. 3, Preludes Op.31: France - Document, Suite No. 3, Preludes Op.31
3. Sleeping Beauty: Germany - Prelude
4. The Magic Pot (Ballet): Italy - 'Dance Of The Tarter Archers'
5. Memories Of Childhood: Austria - Butterfly In The Meadow
6. Hungarian Childrens World: Hungary - The Little Gypsy
7. Suite, Op.3: The Czech Republic - Adagio
8. Stabat Mater, Op. 53: Poland - Christe, cum sit hinc exire
9. Symphony No.5 'Svastika': Denmark - Rest
10. Andante - Piano Trio No. 2 In A Minor Op.64: Norway - Andante - Piano Trio No. 2 In A Minor Op.64
11. Lithuania - Preludias Opus 12 No.1 , Lento From Five Preludes
12. Rusia - The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 - Liadov
13. Traditional Chinese Pieces: China - Singing The Night Among The Fishing Boats
14. Symphony N. 4 In C Minor (Excerpt): Australia - Symphony N. 4 In C Minor (Excerpt) - Hill
15. Woodland Sketches, Op.51: America - To A Wild Rose
16. L'Enchantee: England - Dance Of The Nymphs And Satyrs

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Average customer rating: not half bad The Liszt is Amazing

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Tracks:

1. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 In D Flat
3. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 In E 'Preludio'
4. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 In A Minor
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 In D Minor
6. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 18 In F Sharp Minor
7. Turkish March From 'Die Ruinen von Athen'
8. Rondo a capriccio In G, Op. 129: 'Rage Over A Lost Penny'
9. Grande etude d'apres Paganini No. 5 'La Chasse'
10. Standchen (No 4. From Schwanengesang, D. 957)
11. The Nightingale
12. Polonaise From 'Eugene Onegin'
13. 'Eugene Onegin' Paraphrase

Tracks:

1. Grande Sonate In G, Op. 37: Moderato e risoluto
2. Grande Sonate In G, Op. 37: Andante no troppo quasi moderato - Moderato con animazione - Tempo I
3. Grande Sonate In G, Op. 37: Scherzo
4. Grande Sonate In G, Op. 37: Finale. Allegro vivace
5. Piano Sonata No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 28
6. Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38: Sonata reminiscenza in A Minor, Op. 38 No. 1
7. Prelude In B Flat Minor, Op. 58 'Song And Rhapsody': Song. Andante cantabile
8. Prelude In B Flat Minor, Op. 58 'Song And Rhapsody': Rhapsody. Allegro assai

Customer Reviews:

not half bad.......2000-03-26

The first disc, especially the Hungarian Rhapsodies, is really wondeful and I suppose worth the price of the album. But the second is about as bad as the first is good. The choice of music is second-rate at best, and the piano on the Tchaikovsky sonata (which is a pretty dreadful piece anyway) sounds like Aunt Polly's out-of-tune parlor upright. I also wish that the people who designed these albums had come up with better packaging--it's very difficult to remove the discs without touching the recorded side.

The Liszt is Amazing.......2000-01-08

The only better version of Liszt is John McArthur's, on the album HIDDEN. Besides that, nothing can compare to the sonic beauty and poetry and thunder of Grigory Ginsburg.

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Tracks:

1. Gateway to the West - Robert Farnon, Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
2. Going for a Ride - Sidney Torch
3. With a Song in My Heart - Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
4. Heykens' Serenade
5. Martinique - Ray Martin & His Orchestra
6. Skyscraper Fantasy - Charles Williams & His Concert Orchestr,
7. Dance of the Spanish Onion - David Rose & His Orchestra
8. Out of This World [Theme from the Film] - Mantovani,
9. Paris to Piccadilly
10. Festive Days - London Promenade Orchestra
11. Ha'penny Breeze [Theme from the Film]
12. Tropical - Morton Gould & His Orchestra
13. Puffin' Billy - Danish State Radio Orchestra
14. First Rhapsody - Melachrino Orchestra, George Melachrino
15. Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor - Arthur Gleghorn, ,
16. London Bridge March - Joseph Lewis,
17. Mock Turtles - Robert Farnon, Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
18. To a Wild Rose
19. Plink, Plank, Plunk! - Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
20. Jamaican Rhumba - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
21. Vision in Velvet
22. Grand Canyon
23. Dancing Princess - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
24. Dainty Lady
25. Bandstand ('Frescoes' Suite)

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Tracks:

1. Str Qt No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid': I. Ave Maria... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
2. Str Qt No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid': II. Minuetto Dei... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
3. Str Qt No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid': III. Largo Assai... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
4. Str Qt No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid': IV. Los Manolos... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
5. Str Qt No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid': V. Ritirata Con Vars - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
6. Str Qt No.65 in G, op.44,4 G223 'La Tiranna': I. Presto - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
7. Str Qt No.65 in G, op.44,4 G223 'La Tiranna': II. Tempo Di Minuetto-Trio - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
8. Noct No.7 in E flat G62 'La Bona Notte': I. Amoroso - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch
9. Noct No.7 in E flat G62 'La Bona Notte': II. Rondo. Allegretto-Allegro - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch
10. Noct No.7 in E flat G62 'La Bona Notte': III. Minuetto Sostenuto-Trio - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch
11. Noct No.7 in E flat G62 'La Bona Notte': IV. Presto Assai. La Bona Notte - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch
12. Str Qt No.72 in F, Op.36 No.6 G336 'Quintetto Dello Scacciapensiero': I. Lento E Amoroso... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny
13. Str Qt No.72 in F, Op.36 No.6 G336 'Quintetto Dello Scacciapensiero': II. Minuetto-Trio.... - Mayumi Seiler/Silvia Walch/Diemut Poppen/Richard Lester/Howard Penny

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Tracks:

1. The Well Tempered Clavier: Prelude and Fugue In C Major, BWV 846
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Adagio
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
5. Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Allegro
6. Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
7. Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Alla breve
8. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Overture
9. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau
10. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Sarabande
11. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Bouree I
12. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Bouree II
13. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise I
14. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise II
15. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Double
16. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Menuetto
17. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
18. Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: (Without Indication)
19. Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: Andante
20. Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: Presto

Tracks:

1. Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67:: Allegro con brio
2. Rondo a capriccio in G major op.129: 'The Rage Over The Lost Penny'
3. Septet op.20 in E flat major: Menuetto
4. Overture Op.72a: Leonore
5. Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight): Adagio sostenuto
6. Sonata in A major op.47 (Kreutzer): Finale-Presto
7. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat major op.73 (Emperor): Adagio un poco mosso
8. Bagatelle in A minor No.59: Fur Elise
9. Symphony No.9 In D Minor Op.125: Finale: Ode To Joy

Tracks:

1. Prelude In D Flat Major 'Raindrops': 1. op. 28 No.15
2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Maestoso
3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Larghetto
4. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Allegro vivace
5. Ballad No. 1 in G minor op 23
6. Fantasy - Improptu op. 66
7. Etude In C Minor Op.10 No.12 'Revolution': Allegro con fuoco
8. Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor op.31
9. Waltz No. 6 in D flat major op.64-1:

Tracks:

1. Watermusic, Suite:: Allegro
2. Watermusic, Suite:: Air
3. Watermusic, Suite: Bourree
4. Watermusic, Suite: Hornpipe
5. Watermusic, Suite: Andante espressivo
6. Watermusic, Suite: Hornpipe II
7. 'Xerxes': Largo
8. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Overture
9. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Burree
10. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: La paix (The Peace)
11. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: La rejouissance (The Joy)
12. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Menuett I
13. Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Menuett II
14. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Overture
15. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
16. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Air: Lentement
17. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
18. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
19. Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro moderato
20. Gavotte and Passepied
21. 'The Messiah': Hallelujah

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Allegro maestoso
2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Quasi Adagio
3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Allegro marziale animato - Presto
4. Love Dream No. 3 In A Flat Major: Piano solo
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C Sharp Minor: Piano solo
6. Evening Harmony In D Flat Major: Piano solo
7. Large Orchestra: 'Mephisto-Waltz'
8. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major: Orchestra

Tracks:

1. 'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Allegro
2. 'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Romanza: Andante
3. 'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto: Allegretto
4. 'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Rondo: Allegro
5. Symphony No.41 In C Major KV 551: Molto Allegro
6. The Magic Flute KV 620: Oveture
7. 12 Variations About ' - ' KV265: 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman'
8. Symphony No.40 in G minor KV 550: Molto allegro
9. Sonata for Piano No.11 in A major KV 331: Rondo alla turca
10. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.23 in A major KV 488: Allegro

Tracks:

1. Orchestra: Bolero
2. Poeme choregraphique - for Orchestra: La Valse
3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Allegremente
4. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Adagio assai
5. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Presto
6. Orchestra: Rhapsodie Espagnole

Tracks:

1. 1. Op. 437: Emperor Waltz
2. Waltz op.314: The Blue Danube
3. Fast Polka op.324: Thunder and Lightning
4. Waltz op.410: Voices of Spring
5. A musical joke op. 257: Perpetuum mobile
6. Waltz op.354: Venna Blood
7. Op.214: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
8. The Bat: Overture
9. Treasure Waltz op. 418: The Gypsy Baron

Tracks:

1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op.23: Allegro non tropo e molto maestoso - Allegro con brio
2. Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Flower Waltz
3. Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Dance of the Reed Flutes
4. Overture solenelle '1812' Op.49
5. Swan-Lake Suite op20a: Lake in the Moonlight
6. Swan-Lake Suite op20a: Hungarian Dance
7. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op.35: Canzonetta: Andante
8. Symphony No. 6 in B minor op.74: Finale: Adagio lamentoso

Tracks:

1. Concerto NO.1 op.8 IN E: Allegro
2. The Spring Op.8 No.1: Largo e pianissimo sempre
3. The Spring Op.8 No.1: Allegro (Danzo pastorale)
4. The Summer Op.8 No.2: Allegro non molto - Allegro, e tutto sopra il Canto
5. The Summer Op.8 No.2: Adagio e piano
6. The Summer Op.8 No.2: Presto, tempo impettuoso d'Estate
7. The Autumn Op.8 No.3: Allegro
8. The Autumn Op.8 No.3: Adagio molto
9. The Autumn Op.8 No.3: La Caccia (Allegro)
10. The Winter Op.8 No.4: Allegro non molto
11. The Winter Op.8 No.4: Largo
12. The Winter Op.8 No.4: Allegro
13. Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra:: Allegro
14. Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Largo
15. Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Allegro
16. Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Largo 'Fantasy', Presto
17. Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Allegro
18. Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Largo 'Il Sonno'
19. Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Allegro
20. Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Presto
21. Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Adagio
22. Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Allegro

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