Available for the first time in the United States, this set from the Sony Classical Masters Series features Arthur Rubenstein playing the great piano concertos, including works from Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Grieg, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt. The Sony Classical Masters is a new series offering a huge wealth of recordings at a very attractive price. Combining the greatest recordings from the RCA, BMG, and Sony Classical labels in one series for the first time, the series houses the performances of the best-loved repertoire by preeminent artists such as James Galway, John Williams, Julian Bream, Lorin Maazel, Yo Yo Ma, Evgeny Kissin, Isaac Stern, James Levine and Glenn Gould, to name but a few. With 42 single-disc releases and 28 box sets, this is a truly all-encompassing range and a complete classical collection in itself, and includes many titles which have not been available for some time.
Beethoven:
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Chopin:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
New Symphony Orchestra of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein
Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Falla:
Noches en los jardines de Espana
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Franck, C:
Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46
Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein
Grieg:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Liszt:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 ‘Elvira Madigan’
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
RCA Victor Orchestra, Josef Krips
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
Rachmaninov:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Saint-Saëns:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Schumann:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
Szymanowski:
Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein
Tchaikovsky:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)