This limited-edition original jackets 50-CD set surveys Vladimir Ashkenazy s remarkable 50-year exclusive association with Decca that began in March 1963 with his now-legendary recording of Rachmaninov 3 under Fistoulari. The collection presents Ashkenazy as both pianist and conductor in a wide range of repertory and features many recordings which have achieved reference status.
CD 1 Rachmaninov 3 (Fistoulari) & 2 (Kondrashin). CD 2 Tchaikovsky 1 & Schumann. CD 3 Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos + Schumann + Beethoven: Quintet, op. CD 4 Chopin: 4 Ballades (1964) + Concerto 2. CD 5 Mozart: Concerti K246 & 271 (Kertész) + Sonata K576. CD 6 Chopin: 4 Scherzi & Barcarolle (1967) + Schumann: Fantasie (1965). CD 7 Prokofiev: Sonatas 7 & 8 + Liszt: Mephisto Waltz 1.CD 8 Franck: Violin Sonata + Brahms: Horn Trio (Perlman, Tuckwell). CD 9 Rachmaninov 1 & 4 + Rhapsody (Previn). CD 10 Scriabin: Prometheus & Concerto + Poème de l extase. CD 11 Chopin: Etudes, opp. CD 12 Mozart: Concerti for 2 & 3 pianos (Barenboim, T song) + K466 (Schmidt-Isserstedt).
CD 13 Beethoven 3 & 4 (Solti). CD 14 Prokofiev 2 & 3.
CD 15 Beethoven: Spring & Kreutzer Sonatas (Perlman). CD 16 Rachmaninov: Suites + Symphonic Dances (Previn). CD 18 Shostakovich: Michelangelo Sonnets (Shirley-Quirk) + Piano Quintet. CD 19 Scriabin: Sonatas 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 + short pieces.
CD 20 Mussorgsky Prokofiev /Rachmaninov Songs (Söderström). CD 21 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony + Francesca da Rimini. CD 22 Rachmaninov: Sonata 2 + Etudes-tableaux opp. CD 23 Tchaikovsky 4 + Violin Concerto (Belkin). CD 24 Mozart Concerti K453 & 467.
CD 25 Beethoven: Sonatas 1, 6-8 & 20. CD 26 Sibelius 2 + Finlandia, Tapiola & Luonnotar.CD 27 Tchaikovsky 6 + Romeo & Juliet. CD 28 Beethoven: Hammerklavier (1981) & Waldstein Sonatas. CD 29 Beethoven 5 & 7. CD 30 Bartók 1 & 2 + Sonata for 2 pianos.
CD 31 Brahms 1 (Haitink) + Cello Sonata 1 (Harrell). CD 32 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (1982) & Valses nobles + Trio. CD 33 Mussorgsky Pictures (piano original + Ashkenazy orchestration). CD 34 Brahms 2m(Haitink) + Cello Sonata 2 (Harrell). CD 35 Rachmaninov Symphony 1 + Symphonic Dances. CD 36 Rachmaninov Symphony 3 + The Bells.CD 37 Beethoven 1 & 2 (Mehta). CD 38 & 39 Prokofiev: Cinderella. CD 40 Schumann: Arabeske + Papillons + Etudes symphoniques (1984).
Strauss: Don Quixote (Harrell) + Also sprach Zarathustra. CD 42 Prokofiev: Symphonies 5 & 1 + Dreams + Autumnal. CD 43 Beethoven Emperor + Choral Fantasy (Cleveland).
CD 44 Shostakovich: Piano Concerto 2 (Ortiz) & Violin Concerto 1 (Belkin). CD 45 Brahms: Piano Quintet + Clarinet Trio (Cleveland). CD 46 Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5. CD 47 Shostakovich 7 Leningrad Symphony. CD 48 & 49 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues. CD 50 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations + Sonata 28.This item is in the category "Music\CDs". The seller is "stephe9697" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco.