![Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas [Box Set]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qMAm0GheL._SL75_.jpg) | Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas [Box Set]
Buy new: $168.98 / Used from: $130.00 Annie Fischer gave spellbinding recitals but recorded very little. This is my favorite set of Beethoven sonatas, and by a wide margin.
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 | The Fiorentino Edition 2
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $101.44 Sergio Fiorentino was headed for a big career when he suffered injuries in a plane crash that limited his playing. Late in life he recorded these discs on APR. Technique in spades.
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 | Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Forgotten Melodies / Hamelin by Marc-Andre Hamelin
Buy new: $67.98 / Used from: $41.49 Marc-Andre Hamelin. No other pianist has recorded such a wide range of piano music.
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 | Ernst Levy Plays Beethoven, Liszt & Levy
Buy used from: $119.50 Ernst Levy plays like one possessed. Not for the faint-hearted, nor for the light 'n' lively crowd.
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 | Eileen Joyce (Testament)
Buy used from: $61.89 Eileen Joyce was an Australian prodigy, studied in Germany and recorded prolifically in England between the wars. Astonishing treasure of little known works.
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 | Simon Barere: Live Recordings at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 1 (1946)
Buy used from: $14.49 Simon Barere. I am amazed at how many superlative pianists were left out of Philips compendium. Andre Previn, move over!
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 | Haydn: Complete Piano Trios
Buy new: $57.99 / Used from: $30.00 Menahem Pressler, pianist for the Beaux Arts Trio, set the standard for the entire piano trio repertoire.
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 | Mieczyslaw Horszowski Plays Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven
Buy used from: $10.47 Mieczyslaw Horszowski was also better known for his collaborative efforts, especially with Pablo Casals. "Becoming a better musician is learning to read a score better."
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 | Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin / Fischer-Dieskau, Moore by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.64 Gerald Moore, pianist for many of the century's greatest singers.
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 | Heifetz Collection, Vol. 46: The Final Recital
Buy used from: $67.98 Brooks Smith. Keeping up with Heifetz was no mean feat.
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 | Piano Transcriptions / Arcadi Volodos by Arcadi Volodos
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.40 Arcadi Volodos was just coming into his own when Philips compiled their list of Great Pianists of the 20th Century. Sure to be first on the list for the 21st.
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 | The Art of Piano Playing by Heinrich Neuhaus
Lastly, the 20th century's greatest piano teacher, Heinrich Neuhaus. If you play piano, get and read this book.
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