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Massenet: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Piano Concerto & Complete Works for Piano Duet

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by: Aldo Ciccolini, Jules Massenet, Sylvain Cambreling, Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte Carlo

Release Date June 01, 2004
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Alkan: Les quatre ages; Sonatine

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from: Koch Discover Int'l

Release Date September 16, 1997
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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Stephen Heller: Preludes, Opp. 81 & 150

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from: Marco Polo

Release Date December 03, 1993
Stephen Heller (1813-1888). Who?

Friend of Berlioz, championed by Schumann (who called him a real "romantic" and even allowed him into the Society of the Davidsbundlerites), admired by his contemporaries, etc., his music published and played throughout England and Europe, etc., you get the general idea.... and, yet, virtually unknown today, with the exception of a handful (maybe even less than this) of available CDs, of which this is one.

Heller wrote exclusively for the piano, his best compositions being short works (Preludes) or genre pieces ("Solitary Rambles," Op. 78 and "Valses Reveries," Op. 122), all uncomplicated, tuneful, moody, passionate and exceptionally accessible. Heller's originality, lyricism and moodiness ... Read More:

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Stephen Heller (1813-1888). Who?

Friend of Berlioz, championed by Schumann (who called him a real "romantic" and even allowed him into the Society of the Davidsbundlerites), admired by his contemporaries, etc., his music published and played throughout England and Europe, etc., you get the general idea.... and, yet, virtually unknown today, with the exception of a handful (maybe even less than this) of available CDs, of which this is one.

Heller wrote exclusively for the piano, his best compositions being short works (Preludes) or genre pieces ("Solitary Rambles," Op. 78 and "Valses Reveries," Op. 122), all uncomplicated, tuneful, moody, passionate and exceptionally accessible. Heller's originality, lyricism and moodiness ... Read More:

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Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano

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from: EMI Classics

Release Date February 15, 2005
Maurice Ravel's (1875 -- 1937)compositions for solo piano are not extensive, but almost all his works have become part of the standard repertoire. Ravel's piano music fits comfortably on a two-CD compilation. There are many available recordings, but I found this budget-priced reissue by Jean-Philippe Collard is an excellent way to get to know Ravel's piano music. Collard (b. 1948) is a French pianist who is known for his interpretations of French music, especially Saint-Saens and Faure. This CD of Ravel was initially released in 1978 and rereleased in 2005. A review of this CD on answers.com upon its reissue aptly stated that "the playing of Jean-Philippe Collard has a lot to recommend it, particularly in the way it is so naturally expressive. ...Collard's ... Read More: