a must for pianophiles

ballade 4(buy the apr if you can find it instead--good luck though....)

too much good stuff here, comp ballades, new pictures, Weber 3, rach etudes, and prelu, a bunch of BEeth sonata including a brilliant Hammer,and Diabelli, along with new concerto's 1 & 3-

THE DEFINITIVE SET OF RACH"S PRELUDES-hear weissenberg at his best

Mixture of great recordings(E.Fischer Fant op 17!, best davids...I have ever heard...cortot symphonic etudes...etc,etc

contains all the essentials of the this great pianists(schumann concerto\symph etudes, carnaval, beeth sonata,etc(beeth cello sonata in a is missing)

so many good things here i had to add it--rosenthal(berceuse)D'alberts "au bord d'une source"(the best recorded version every!)

too virtuosic to be true-but hamelin is the most talented living pianist(this isnt his best disc in terms of content, but is in terms of playing-check out wigmore hall recital, scriabin sonata's, etc

I adore Arrau--he creates my favourite sound and this is my second fave Beeth cycle

I rec all of these Hofmann Releases. The transfers are phenom and the playing is beyond belief. Just check out Beeth op31.3 second mvmt in Vol 5.

Incredible control and one of the finest technicians ever. His Ravel and Debussy are beyond compare.

This plus six volumes of Carnegie Hall recitals make up an exciting virtuosic tour de force. Carnaval, Liszt Sonata, Blumenfield Etude, Beethoven op90 and 110, Gnomenreigen, make up just a few of the highlights. A must for pianado's

Idil Biret is one of the top five greatest living pianists and the number one most overlooked. Her chopin and brahms complete sets are extraordinary. Check out her Brahms Cto's also, easily the rivals of Gilels, Richter, and other definatives.

I adore Solomon. His Hammer is often called the defin. His Carnaval and Brahms op5 are awesome are his Brahms Cto's

This latest release of Fiorentino is one of the finest Carnaval's ever. Fiorentino is one of the last bridges to the golden era of the past. Get EVERYTHING!!!

Zimerman is one of the most intelligent and reliable pianists alive. Anything is going to be great.

No intention of living in the moment, but this pianist is one of the greatest virtusos I have heard in a while. With the exception of Sudbin, he may be the finest young virtuoso on the planet

Intelligent repertoire, matched with world class virtuosity and the touch of an angel, Osborne delivers time and time again. In rep outside the norm, he is defintive[tippett, alkan] and even in more pop rep such as Debussy, he ranks with the best.

Gould is one of the most fascinating pianists of all time. Any Time. His Bach is often definative and moreso, his pianism is often unparalleled. His ability in polyphonic playing is probably the greatest ever. His Beethoven is below average. His mozart mostly sucks, but his Haydn is good.