The Chopin Collection
|
List Price: Our Price: $27.49 You Save: $37.50 (58%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Used: from $21.19 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for The Chopin Collection
Free Music Review: Melodic. Romantic. Beautiful. Perfect...almost
Hit: 5 Stars
As mentioned by other reviewers - Rubinstein was the best interpreter of Chopin. Period. Even for the non-trained, amateur ear - other performers just do not sound as the grand maestro. Chopin obviously needs a professional in order to be fully enjoyed.
I find it amusing and even ironic that the best Chopin interpreter - Rubinstein - was a Jew, while the composer was known to have some anti-semitic tendencies...
The only problem with this collection is that it contains several less than perfect recordings. But then the performance is so good that one may forgive this minor inconvenience. And to be honest the majority of the CDs are excellent.
Very melodic, extremly romantic, perfectly performed and almost an excellent recording. GREAT BUY !
Free Music Review: One for the ages
Hit: 5 Stars
Perhaps no other pianist is so indelibly linked to one composer's music than Artur Rubinstein is to the works of Chopin. One might think of Glenn Gould & Bach, but even the renowned Canadian virtuoso's recordings of JSB are not held in such high esteem as Rubinstein's Chopin catalog. Rubinstein has such an affinity for this music,and performs the works with such a master's touch, that the listener immediately developes an especially affectionate bond with this marvellous 11-cd set from RCA Victor.These performances are some of the absolutely great treasures in the history of recorded music. They have such a wide appeal that they instantly become a must have for your cd library, made all the more tempting by the super-bargain price offered on this re-mastered box set.
Highly recommended & definitely not to be missed!
Free Music Review: A great recording
Hit: 5 Stars
There is no need to comment on the fame and ability of Artur Rubinstein. It is well known that he is the best interpreter of Chopin. My only concern when buying this CD set was the quality of sound. Most of the recordings were made from the 1940's to the 1960's, so I did not expect much in terms of sound quality. However, I was greatly surprised when I heard these CDs. Tough the sound is not quite like a state of the art recording, it is very good. Only if you turn up the volume to a very high level you would hear a low hiss. Other than that, the recording is excelent. I really recommend it. The performances are excellent and the price is good for an 11 CD set.Free Music Review: Can't Afford Not to Own This Set
Hit: 5 Stars
There may be better (according to your taste) individual recordings of Chopin's works contained in this set, but not that much better, and certainly not at this price. Artists such as Arrau (Etudes, which aren't in this set & his darker Nocturnes), Moravec's Ballades, Michelangeli's Sonata No.2, Kapell's Mazurkas & Pollini's Preludes come to mind. That being said, Rubinstein's interpretations of all of these works are also outstanding, and nobody can touch him on the Waltzes (well, maybe Lipatti). The only minor disappointment of this set is the subpar recording quality of the Preludes, but the playing of them is still very nice and quite listenable. If you don't already own these works, this is definately the place to start (especially at less than $3 a CD), and if you don't know Rubinstein's sophisticated and aristrocratic readings of Chopin, you must see what you're missing. Highly recommended.Free Music Review: Arthur Rubinstein TheChopin Collection
Hit: 1 Stars
The first box of CD's had duplicates of CD's 1-4 (of 11 CD's). Sent it back. Second set received and all the tracks on Disks 1-4 had major skips and outages--just blank spaces with NO Sound. I was truly disappointed. I sent the set back for a refund. What I did hear of Arthur Rubinstein was truly great but the mastering was the worst I have ever heard. With regrets I don't have this great collection of Rubinstein playing Chopin. Amazon was great in this minor saga--got my money back.