The Complete Studio Recordings 1956-1986

Georges Cziffra - The Complete Studio Recordings 1956-1986

The Complete Studio Recordings 1956-1986
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Artist: Georges Cziffra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2009-01-13
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Danse du Sabre (after Khatchaturian's Gayaneh), for piano
  2. Le Vol du bourdon
  3. La Danza (after Rossini), for piano
  4. Improvisations on Themes from Rossini's 'William Tell' for piano
  5. Valse Triste
  6. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, transcription for piano after Strauss
  7. Réminiscences de Johann Strauss, for piano
  8. Le beau Danube bleu
  9. Danse hongroise No 05
  10. Fantaisie roumaine
Music CD 2
  1. Polonaise aus der Opera Eugene Onegin, for piano (after Tchaikovsky), S. 429 (LW A293)
  2. Rigoletto: paraphrase de concert (after Verdi), for piano, S. 434 (LW A187)
  3. Tarantelle di bravura d'aprés la tarantella de La Muette de Portici, for piano (after Auber; 3 versions), S. 386 (LW A125)
  4. Valse de l'opéra Faust, transcription for piano (after Gounod), S. 407 (LW A208)
  5. Wedding March & Dance of the Elves, transcription for piano (after Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream), S. 410 (LW A166)
  6. Overture zu Tannhäuser, transcripion for piano (after Wagner), S. 442 (LW A146)
  7. Le rossignol (Solovei), air russe d'Alabieff II, for piano (Mélodies Russes No. 1), S. 250/1 (LW A86/1)
  8. Paganini Etudes (6), for piano (Grandes �tudes de Paganini), S. 141 (LW A173): La Campanella (after grande étude de Paganini No. 3 en
Music CD 3
  1. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 1 en mi majeur
  2. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 5 en mi mineur
  3. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 10 en mi majeur "Preludio"
Music CD 4
  1. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 11 en la mineur
  2. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 13 en la mineur
  3. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 14 en fa mineur
  4. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): Rhapsodies Hongroise, S 244 No. 15 en la mineur "Marche de Rakoczy"
  5. Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d'Espagne et jota aragonesa), for piano, S. 254 (LW A195)
  6. Les jeux d'eaux à la Ville d'Este, for piano (Années III/4), S. 163/4 (LW A283/4)
  7. Valses oubliées (4), for piano, S. 215 (LW A311): Valse oubliée en fa dièse majeur, S 215
  8. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)
  9. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
  10. Grand Galop chromatique, for piano, S. 219 (LW A43)
Music CD 5
  1. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 1 en ut majeur 'Preludio'
  2. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 2 en la mineur 'Fusées'
  3. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 3 en fa majeur 'Paysage'
  4. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 4 en ré mineur 'Mazeppa'
  5. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 5 en si bémol majeur 'Feux-follets'
  6. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 6 en sol mineur 'Vision'
  7. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 7 en mi bémol majeur 'Eroica'
  8. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 8 en ut mineur 'Wilde Jagd'
  9. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 9 en la bémol majeur 'Ricordanza'
  10. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 10 en fa mineur 'Appassionata'
  11. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 11 en ré bémol majeur 'Harmonies du soi
  12. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): No. 12 en si bémol mineur 'Chasse-neige'
  13. Mephisto Waltz, for piano No. 3 (I & II), S. 216 (LW A325)
  14. Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218): La ronde des lutins, étude de concert No. 2en ut dièse mineur, S 145
Music CD 6
  1. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)
  2. La chasse, etude for piano (Transcendental Paganini Etude No. 5), S. 140/5 (LW A52/2)
  3. La Campanella I, etude for piano in B minor (Transcendental Paganini Etude No. 3), S. 140/3 (LW A52/3)
  4. Ballade, for piano No. 2 (II) in B minor, S. 171 (LW A181)
  5. Polonaise, for piano No.1 in C minor, S. 223/1 (LW A171/1)
  6. Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
Music CD 7
  1. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 1 en mi majeur
  2. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 10 en mi majeur "Preludio"
  3. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 11 en la mineur
Music CD 8
  1. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 13 en la mineur
  2. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 14 en fa mineur
  3. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 15 en la mineur "Marche de Rakoczy"
  4. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), for piano, S. 244 (LW A132): No. 16 en la majeur
  5. St François d'Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux, for piano (Légendes No. 1), S. 175/1 (LW A219/1)
  6. Funérailles, for piano (Harmonies poétiques No. 7), S.173/7 (LW A158/7)
Music CD 9
  1. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 1. La chapelle de Guillaume Tell
  2. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
  3. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 3. Pastorale
  4. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 4. Au bord d'une source
  5. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 5. Orage
  6. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 6. Vallée d'Obermann
  7. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 7. Eglogue
  8. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 8. Le mal du pays
  9. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): No. 9. Les cloches de Genève
  10. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 1. Sposalizio
  11. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 2. Il Penseroso
  12. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa
  13. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
  14. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
  15. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
Music CD 10
  1. Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): No. 7. Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata
  2. Venezia e Napoli II (3), for piano (Années, supplement to II), S. 162 (LW A197): No. 1. Gondoliera
  3. Venezia e Napoli II (3), for piano (Années, supplement to II), S. 162 (LW A197): No. 2. Canzone
  4. Venezia e Napoli II (3), for piano (Années, supplement to II), S. 162 (LW A197): No. 3. Tarentelle
  5. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 1. Angélus: 'Prière aux anges gardiens'
  6. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 2. Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este
  7. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 3. Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este
  8. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 4. Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
  9. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 5. Sunt lacrymae rerum (en mode hongrois)
  10. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 6. Marche funèbre
  11. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): No. 7. Sursum corda
Music CD 11
  1. Mephisto Waltz, for piano No. 3 (I & II), S. 216 (LW A325)
  2. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage, 3e Année: L'It
  3. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)
  4. Soirées de Vienne, valse caprice for piano No. 6 (I; after Schubert D. 969 & 779) S. 427/6 (LW A131/6)
  5. St François de Paule marchant sur les flots, for piano (Légendes No. 2), S. 175/2 (LW A219/2)
  6. Chasse-neige, etude for piano in D flat major (Transcendental Etude No. 12), S. 139/12 (LW A172/12)
  7. Ricordanza, etude for piano in A flat major (Transcendental Etude No. 9), S. 139/9 (LW A172/9)
  8. Gaudeamus igitur (I & II), concert paraphrase for piano, S. 240 (LW A96)
Music CD 12
  1. Polonaise, for piano No.2 in E major, S. 223/2 (LW A171/2)
  2. Sonetto del Petrarca No. 123 (I'vidi in terra angelica costumi; II), for piano (Années II/6), S. 161/6 (LW A55/6)
  3. Fantasie & Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H, for piano, S. 529/2 (LW A250/2): Fantaisie
  4. Fantasie & Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H, for piano, S. 529/2 (LW A250/2): Fugue
  5. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande études de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3)
  6. Tarantella, for piano (Années, suppl. to II/3), S. 162/3 (LW A197/3)
  7. La Leggierezza, for piano in F minor (Grandes études de concert No. 2) , S. 144/2 (LW A118/2)
Music CD 13
  1. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
  2. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210: No. 1 en la bémol majeur
  3. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210: No. 2 en la mineur
  4. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210: No. 3 en fa majeur
  5. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  6. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 64, CT. 212-214: No. 1 en ré bémol majeur
  7. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 64, CT. 212-214: No. 2 en ut dièse mineur
  8. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 64, CT. 212-214: No. 3 en la bémol majeur
  9. Waltzes (2) for piano, Op. 69, CT. 215-216: No. 1 en la bémol majeur
  10. Waltzes (2) for piano, Op. 69, CT. 215-216: No. 2 en si mineur
  11. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 70, CT. 217-219: No. 1 en sol bémol majeur
  12. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 70, CT. 217-219: No. 2 en fa mineur
  13. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 70, CT. 217-219: No. 3 en ré bémol majeur
  14. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
  15. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
  16. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7
  17. Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198
Music CD 14
  1. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
  2. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210: No. 2 en la mineur
  3. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210: No. 3 en fa majeur
  4. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  5. Waltzes (2) for piano, Op. 69, CT. 215-216: No. 2 en si mineur
  6. Waltzes (3) for piano, Op. 70, CT. 217-219: No. 2 en fa mineur
  7. Waltz for piano in A flat major, KK IVa/13, CT. 221 (B. 21)
  8. Waltz for piano in E major, KK IVa/12, CT. 220 (B. 44)
  9. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
  10. Waltz for piano in A minor, KK IVb/11, CT. 224 (B. 150)
  11. Waltz for piano in E flat major, KK IVb/10, CT. 223
  12. Waltz for piano in E flat major (spurious), KK IVa/14 (B. 46)
  13. Impromptu for piano in F sharp major, Op. 36, CT. 44
  14. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
  15. Etude for piano No. 13 in A flat major, Op. 25/1, CT. 26
  16. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43
Music CD 15
  1. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Héroique'), Op. 53, CT. 155
  2. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
  3. Polonaises (2) for piano, Op. 40, CT. 152-153: Polonaise en ut mineur, Op. 40 No. 2
  4. Polonaise for piano No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154
  5. Polonaise-fantasy for piano No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156
  6. Bolero for piano in C major/A major, Op. 19, CT. 8
  7. Tarantelle for piano in A flat major, Op. 43, CT. 205
  8. Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT. 6
  9. Zyczenie (The Wish), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/1, CT 129
  10. Gdzie lubi (There Where She Loves), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/5, CT. 133
  11. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
Music CD 16
  1. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43
  2. Impromptu for piano in F sharp major, Op. 36, CT. 44
  3. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, Op. 51, CT. 45
  4. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
  5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 2. Scherzo
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marche funèbre
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 4. Finale: presto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 1. Allegro maestoso
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 2. Scherzo: molto vivace
  11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 3. Largo
  12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 4. Finale: Presto ma non tanto
Music CD 17
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 2. Romanza: Larghetto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Rondo: Vivace
  4. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22
  5. Polonaise for piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1, CT. 150
  6. Polonaise for piano No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26/2, CT. 151
Music CD 18
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 2. Romanza: Larghetto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Rondo: Vivace
  4. Etude for piano No. 13 in A flat major, Op. 25/1, CT. 26
  5. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
  6. Etude for piano No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 10/10, CT. 23
  7. Etude for piano No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25/2, CT. 27
  8. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  9. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43
  10. Fantasy for piano in F minor/A flat major, Op. 49, C. 42
  11. Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, CT. 5
Music CD 19
  1. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 1 en ut majeur
  2. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 2 en la mineur
  3. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 3 en mi majeur
  4. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 4 en ut dièse mineur
  5. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 5 en sol bémol majeur
  6. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 6 en mi bémol mineur
  7. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 7 en ut majeur
  8. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 8 en fa majeur
  9. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 9 en fa mineur
  10. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 10 en la bémol majeur
  11. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 11 en mi bémol majeur
  12. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 12 en ut mineur
  13. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 1 en la bémol
  14. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 2 en fa mineur
  15. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 3 en fa majeur
  16. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 4 en la mineur
  17. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 5 en mi mineur
  18. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 6 en sol dièse mineur
  19. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 7 en ut dièse mineur
  20. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 8 en ré bémol majeur
  21. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 9 en sol bémol majeur
  22. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 10 en si mineur
  23. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 11 en la mineur
  24. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37: No. 12 en ut mineur
Music CD 20
  1. Polonaises (2) for piano, Op. 40, CT. 152-153: No. 1 en la majeur "Militaire"
  2. Polonaises (2) for piano, Op. 40, CT. 152-153: No. 2 en ut mineur
  3. Polonaise for piano No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154
  4. Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, CT. 5
  5. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, Op. 51, CT. 45
  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 2. Scherzo
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 4. Finale: presto
Music CD 21
  1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 2. Andante cantabile
  3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 3. Presto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: 1. Tempo di minuetto
  5. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: 2. Allegretto
  6. Variations (7) on 'God Save the King,' for piano in C major, WoO 78
  7. Variations (12) on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's 'Das Waldmädchen,' for piano in A major, WoO 71
  8. Variations (32) on an original theme for piano in C minor, WoO 80
  9. Polonaise for piano in C major, Op. 89
  10. Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ('Rage Over a Lost Penny'), Op. 129
Music CD 22
  1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 1. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 2. Allegro molto e con brio
  3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 3. Rondo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 1. Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 2. Andante
  6. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 3. Scherzo - Allegro assai
  7. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 1. Andante con varazioni
  8. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
  9. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 3. Marcia funebre (andante maestoso)
  10. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 4. Allegro
  11. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 1. Andante - Allegro - Allegro molto vivace
  12. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 2. Adagio con espressione
  13. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 3. Allegro vivace
Music CD 23
  1. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
  3. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
  4. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 1. Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 2. Andante con moto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Music CD 24
  1. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Préambule
  2. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pierrot
  3. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Arlequin
  4. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Valse noble
  5. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Eusebius
  6. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Florestan
  7. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Coquette
  8. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Réplique
  9. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Papillons
  10. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., lettres dansantes
  11. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Chiarina
  12. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Chopin
  13. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Estrella
  14. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Reconnaissance
  15. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine
  16. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Valse allemande - Intermezzo: Paganini
  17. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Aveu
  18. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Promenade
  19. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pause
  20. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Danse des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins
  21. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Des Abends
  22. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Aufschwung
  23. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Warum?
  24. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Grillen
  25. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: In der Nacht
  26. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Fabel
  27. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Traumes Wirren
  28. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Ende von Lied
  29. Faschingsschwank aus Wien ('Phantasiebilder'), for piano, Op. 26: 1. Allegro
  30. Faschingsschwank aus Wien ('Phantasiebilder'), for piano, Op. 26: 2. Romanze
  31. Faschingsschwank aus Wien ('Phantasiebilder'), for piano, Op. 26: 3. Scherzino
  32. Faschingsschwank aus Wien ('Phantasiebilder'), for piano, Op. 26: 4. Intermezzo
  33. Faschingsschwank aus Wien ('Phantasiebilder'), for piano, Op. 26: 5. Final
Music CD 25
  1. Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7
  2. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Thème
  3. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 1 (Var. 1)
  4. Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form (5), for piano (variants & corrections of Op. 13), WoO 6: Var. posthume 1
  5. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 2 (Var. 2)
  6. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 3
  7. Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form (5), for piano (variants & corrections of Op. 13), WoO 6: Var. posthume 2
  8. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 4
  9. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 5 (Var. 4)
  10. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 6 (Var. 5)
  11. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 7 (Var. 6)
  12. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 8 (Var. 7)
  13. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 9
  14. Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form (5), for piano (variants & corrections of Op. 13), WoO 6: Var. posthume 4
  15. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 10 (Var. 8)
  16. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 11 (Var. 9)
  17. Symphonic Etudes ('Etudes in the form of variations') for piano (2 versions), Op. 13: Etude 12 (Finale)
  18. Noveletten (8), for piano, Op. 21
  19. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pierrot
  20. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Arlequin
  21. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Valse noble
  22. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Eusebius
  23. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Florestan
  24. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Coquette
  25. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Réplique
  26. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Papillons
  27. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., lettres dansantes
  28. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Chiarina
  29. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Chopin
  30. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Estrella
  31. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Reconnaissance
  32. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine
  33. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Valse allemande - Intermezzo: Paganini
  34. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Aveu
  35. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Promenade
  36. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9: Pause
Music CD 26
  1. Gavotte en rondeau, for keyboard (spurious; attributed to Lully in Suzuki Method books)
  2. Work(s): Bourrée en mi bémol majeur
  3. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 252 (L. 159)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 113 (L. 345)
  5. Andantino e grazioso, for keyboard in B flat major (Kurze und leichte Clavierstücke II/2), H. 229, Wq. 114/2: Andantino
  6. Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3)
  7. Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou les Maillotins, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 18e ordre)
  8. Tambourin, for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode)
  9. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
  10. Marche Militaire (after Schubert's D 733:1) for piano
  11. Rondo for piano in E flat major ('Favori'), Op. 11
  12. Scherzo for piano in E minor ('Capriccio,' 'Fantasy'), Op. 16/2
  13. Song Without Words for piano No. 34 in C major ('Spinnerlied'), Op. 67/4
  14. Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ('Frühlingslied'), Op. 62/6
  15. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
  16. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
  17. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
  18. Prelude for piano No. 16 in B flat minor, Op. 28/16, CT. 181
  19. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
  20. Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7
  21. Schmetterling (Butterfly), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/1
  22. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
  23. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')
  24. Prelude for piano No.6 in G minor, Op. 23/5
  25. Islamey, Oriental fantasy for piano
Music CD 27
  1. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Rigaudon (extrait de Dardanus)
  2. Gavotte en rondeau, for keyboard (spurious; attributed to Lully in Suzuki Method books)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 96 (L. 465) 'La caccia'
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 159 (L. 104) 'La caccia'
  5. Les Moissonneurs, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II, 6e ordre)
  6. Rondo for piano in E flat major ('Favori'), Op. 11
  7. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Marche turque
  8. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, D. 899/4 (Op. 90/4)
  9. Transcription of Mendelssohn's 'Scherzo' from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' for piano, TN iii/7
  10. Transcription of Bizet's 'Minuet' from 'L'Arlesienne-Suite No 1' for piano, TN iii/3
  11. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
  12. Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35: 1er cahier
  13. Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35: 2e cahier
  14. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
  15. Concert Etude (Capriccio) for piano in F minor, Op. 28/6
Music CD 28
  1. Praeludium & Fuge, transcription for piano in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), KiV B20: Prélude
  2. Praeludium & Fuge, transcription for piano in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), KiV B20: Fugue
  3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 645; Ten Chorale Preludes No. 2), KiV B27/2
  4. In dir ist Freude, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 615; Ten Chorale Preludes No. 9), KiV B27/9
  5. Work(s): Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, chorale after Bach (BWV 629)
  6. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Prélude
  7. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Choral
  8. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Fugue
  9. Islamey, Oriental fantasy for piano
  10. La plus que lente, waltz for piano (or orchestra), L. 121
  11. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3
  12. Jeux d'eau, for piano
  13. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 1. Modéré
  14. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 2. Mouvement de menuet
  15. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: 3. Animé
  16. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Toccata
Music CD 29
  1. Les Folies françoises, ou Les Dominos, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 13e ordre)
  2. Le Rappel des oiseaux, for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode)
  3. Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II, 6e ordre)
  4. L'Anguille, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV, 22e ordre)
  5. La Bandoline, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I, 5e ordre)
  6. L'Ã?gyptienne, for harpsichord in G minor (Nouvelles suites)
  7. La Poule, for harpsichord in G minor (Nouvelles suites)
  8. Les Papillons, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I, 2e ordre)
  9. Gavotte en rondeau, for keyboard (spurious; attributed to Lully in Suzuki Method books)
  10. L'hirondelle, for harpsichord in D major/D minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 2)
  11. Les Petits Moulins à vent, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 17e ordre)
  12. Praeludium & Fuge, transcription for piano in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), KiV B20: Fugue
Music CD 30
  1. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110: No. 1 en si bémol mineur
  2. Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198
  3. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 3 en mi majeur
  4. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25: No. 12 en ut mineur
  5. Variations brillantes on 'Je vends des scapulaires' from Hérold's Ludovic, for piano in B flat major, Op. 12, CT. 226
  6. Polonaise, for piano No.2 in E major, S. 223/2 (LW A171/2)
  7. Appassionata, etude for piano in F minor (Transcendental Etude No. 10), S. 139/10 (LW A172/10)
  8. �tudes (6) for piano, Op. 52: Etude en forme de valse en ré bémol majeur, Op. 52 No. 6
Music CD 31
  1. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3)
  2. Impromptu for piano in F minor, D. 935/1 (Op. posth. 142/1)
  3. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 1 en sol mineur
  4. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 3 en fa majeur
  5. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 8 en la mineur
  6. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 9 en mi mineur
  7. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 10 en mi majeur
  8. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 16 en fa mineur
  9. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 19 en si mineur
  10. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 21 en mi mineur
Music CD 32
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 2. Quasi adagio
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 3. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 4. Allegro marziale
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 1. Adagio sostenuto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 2. Allegro agitato assai
  7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 3. Allegro moderato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 4. Allegro deciso
  9. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 5. Marziale, un poco meno allegro
  10. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 6. Allegro animato
  11. Hungarian Fantasy (Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien), for piano & orchestra, S. 123 (LW H12)
  12. Totentanz, for piano & orchestra, S. 126 (LW H8)
Music CD 33
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 2. Quasi adagio
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 3. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 4. Allegro marziale
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 1. Adagio sostenuto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 2. Allegro agitato assai
  7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 3. Allegro moderato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 4. Allegro deciso
  9. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 5. Marziale, un poco meno allegro
  10. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 6. Allegro animato
  11. Totentanz, for piano & orchestra, S. 126 (LW H8)
Music CD 34
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 2. Quasi adagio
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 3. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 4. Allegro marziale
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2. Andante semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo
  7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 3. Allegro con fuoco
Music CD 35
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2. Andante semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 3. Allegro con fuoco
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato - Allegro
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 3. Allegro scherzando
Music CD 36
  1. Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 46
  2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato
  3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio
  4. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
  5. Konzertstück for piano & orchestra in F minor, J. 282 (Op. 79)
  6. Rondo à la krakowiak for piano & orchestra in F major, Op. 14, CT. 194
Music CD 37
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 2. Romanza: Larghetto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Rondo: Vivace
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 1. Molto allegro con fuoco
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 2. Andante
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 3. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace
  7. Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 46
Music CD 38
  1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto passionato
  2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio
  3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso
  4. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 1. Allegro
  5. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 2. Intermezzo: allegro ma non troppo
  6. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 3. Andante con moto
  7. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: 4. Rondo alla zingarese
Music CD 39
  1. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 1. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
  2. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 2. Jeux de vagues
  3. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
  4. Bacchus et Ariane, ballet, Op. 43
  5. Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 for orchestra
Music CD 40
  1. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)
  2. Fantasiestück ('Des Abend'), for piano, Op. 12/1
  3. Danse du Sabre (after Khatchaturian's Gayaneh), for piano
  4. Danse du Sabre (after Khatchaturian's Gayaneh), for piano
  5. Le Vol du bourdon
  6. Toccatas, transcriptions (2) for piano in D minor & C major (BWV 564/565; BBGA 7/3), KiV B29
  7. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 1. Prélude
  8. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 2. Sarabande
  9. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 3. Toccata

Music reviews of The Complete Studio Recordings 1956-1986

Music Review: Cziffra's Recorded Legacy is Self-Recommending
Rating: 5 Stars

Georges Cziffra, the great Hungarian expatriate pianist, belongs in a class of his own. It would not be an exaggeration to say that at least in terms of technical command he had no equal among recorded pianists. His superhuman technique surpasses even Horowitz, Barere, Richter and Hoffman, to name only a few.

That is not to say Cziffra was the greatest pianist of the twentieth century, however. From a broader artistic standpoint, it would be idle to suppose his interpretive insights matched his phenomenal technical abilities. As an interpreter of Liszt, a composer with whom he identified totally, he had few rivals; his traversals of the "Transcendental Ëtudes" and "Hungarian Rhapsodies" are still and rightly counted as benchmark recordings. In Chopin and Schumann he can be both provocative and persuasive--and sometimes maddeningly eccentric. No-one could accuse him of a bland, drawing-room sensibility when it came to early Romanticism; but prospective listeners should be forewarned: expect the unexpected. Cziffra could also be an inconsistent exponent of Viennese classicism. His rendition of Mozart's a-minor Sonata (his single recording of this composer) is exquisite (almost in the Lipatti class); and some of his Beethoven (the showy variation sets and Sonata 22) is exhilarating, though he doesn't offer anything like the insights of a Richter, Gilels, Backhaus, or Kempff. Oddly enough, he is again at his best in early Eighteenth century repertoire--Scarlatti and the French clavicenists occasion some of his most delightful, and disciplined, playing, though the Bach-Busoni transcriptions are not particularly idiomatic either with respect to the composer or with respect to the arranger. Of course, it is to be expected that Cziffra would excel in demanding warhorses such as Balakirev's "Islamey," the Brahms Paganini Variations, and some of the Rachmaninov Preludes. Overall, then, I continue to enjoy the solo repertoire contained in this anthology, not least Cziffra's own "gypsified" (to coin a term) improvisations, variations and transcriptions.

Where I register the most disappointment would be with the many concerto recordings included in this set. The earlier versions of Liszt concertante works and the Chopin e-minor Concerto are quite compelling; but some of the later recordings, especially those made with the Monte Carlo orchestra (hardly a world-class ensemble) in collaboration with his son, lack the flair and fire we might have expected from this incendiary artist. The Grieg, Tchaikovsky First and Rachmaninov Second frankly sound as if Cziffra had played these works once too often. "Blazé" is the adjective that comes to mind in connection with these concerto outings from the late Sixties into the Seventies.

But make no mistake: Cziffra was *sui generis*, and this remarkably comprehensive anthology will afford many hours (maybe more than any of us have in our busy schedules!) of sheer fascination at such a prodigiously gifted, if unpredictable, artist. Despite the inevitably uneven sonics, reflecting four decades of recording technology and the vagaries of diverse venues (studios, churches, concert halls, and the like), and the less-than-ample documentation, this astonishingly inexpensive 40-CD set is unquestionably worth investigating. Strongly recommended, then, to eager pianophiles and the incurably curious.
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