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Van Cliburn
The World's Favorite Piano Music
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
2. Prelude for piano No.6 in G minor, Op. 23/5
3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): III. Turkish March
5. Prelude for piano No.7 in E flat major, Op. 23/6
6. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
7. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2
8. Prelude for piano No.16 in G major, Op. 32/5
9. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
10. Consolation, for piano No. 5 in E major 'Andantino', S. 172/5 (LW A111a/2/5)
11. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
12. Intermezzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 118/6
13. Kinderszenen opus 15 Tramrei
14. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: No. 6
15. Intermezzo for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 117/3
16. Prelude for piano No.8 in C minor, Op. 23/7
17. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46

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CD Details

All Artists: Van Cliburn
Title: The World's Favorite Piano Music
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 2
Label: RCA
Release Date: 7/14/1992
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Fantasies, Short Forms, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 090266097326

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CD Reviews

This is the best collection of piano music I've ever owned

B. Olson | USA | 03/20/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've purchase this recording three times before because I keep wearing them out! The first time I bought it on 8Track tape. I had to sit in our Volkswagen to play it, and my father was worried I'd wear down the car battery, but I couldn't help but listen over and over and over. It's truly a beautiful collection, that I'd recommend to everyone!"

Legend!

leelee | Chicago, IL | 10/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the greatest compilation of recordings ever made by the legendary pianist Van Cliburn. Although I am a cellist, I wear this cd out on a regular basis both at the office and home. I actually have an extra copy to play at the office. All of these recordings are superb in sound quality, performance and incredibly inspiring. The Schumann, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt pieces are stellar and my personal favorites. I only wish there were dvd's with Cliburn's performances for those of us too young to have seen him perform live. CD is a must-have for any classical music lover's collection."

Start your piano CD collection with some of the finest!!

Dr. Robert S. Bean | Winter Springs, FL United States | 04/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first saw Van Cliburn perform the third movement of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on television when I was a teenager--at the end of the piece, there was about 1/2 second delay before the audience was CHEERING!!! I recently bought this CD because it has some music that I really don't like (such as Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca", Lizt's "Liebestraum," Debussy's "Reverie," for example.) I have heard most of these compositions played by other performers (as I myself have played them all, over and over at the insistance of my teachers)--hence, the reason I didn't like them. But, that is what separates a genius like Cliburn from hackers (myself at the proverbial bottom.) His "Rondo alla turca" is so expressive that at the closing (including the sixteenth note parallel octaves) to the beautiful chords--well, Cliburn makes the piano sound like a combination of a piano, harp, and orchestral chimes!!! His performance of "Liebestraum" brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it: Debussy's "Reverie" is so romantic that an attempt to describe it would be an injustice. While there may be myriads of other pianists who can play the notes to these pieces, it is the immeasurable qualities of a genius like Cliburn to bring ANY composition he plays to life!!
THIS IS A _MUST HAVE_ CD!!! GET IT!!! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!"