Cider - Shop now
Buy new:
$15.11
FREE delivery Friday, May 16 to Nashville 37217 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon
Sold by: Agarta USA
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Friday, May 16 to Nashville 37217 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Thursday, May 15. Order within 47 mins
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$15.11 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$15.11
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon
Amazon
Ships from
Amazon
Returns
30-day refund/replacement
30-day refund/replacement
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
Disk and case are in good condition. We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Free 2-day shipping with Amazon Prime!
FREE delivery Friday, May 16 to Nashville 37217 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or Prime members get FREE delivery Tuesday, May 13. Order within 47 mins.
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$15.11 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$15.11
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.

The Piano Album

MacDowell, Edward (Composer), Chopin, Frederic (Composer), Quilter, Roger (Composer), Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
$15.11
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE Returns
See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions
Price
New from Used from
Audio CD, October 20, 1998
$15.11
$10.43 $3.67

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Hexentanz, Op.17
2 'Maiden's Wish': Chant Polonais No.1 in G
3 The Crimson Petal
4 The Fuchsia tree
5 Capriccio in f, Op.28 No.6
6 Minuet in G, Op.14 No.1
7 Nocturne in B flat, Op.16 No.4
8 Etude in A flat, Op.1 No.2
9 Melodie in E
10 Caprice-Burlesque
11 My Favourite Things
12 Kashmiri Song
13 Music Box
14 The Swan
15 Papillons
16 The Gardens Of Buitenzorg
17 Waltz in A, Op.2
18 En Route, Op.9
19 Siciliano, Op.42 No.2
20 Caprice Espagnol, Op.37

Disc: 2

1 Vars Brillantes, Op.14
2 The Enchanted Nymph
3 Der Kontrebandiste
4 Melody in F,
5 Gargoyles, Op.29: I. Presto
6 Gargoyles, Op.29: II. Adagio Semplice, Ma Con Molto Rubato
7 Gargoyles, Op.29: III. Allegro Moderato
8 Gargoyles, Op.29: IV. Presto Feroce
9 The Musical Snuffbox
10 The Musical Snuffbox
11 Etude De Style, Op.40 No.1, 'Agilite'
12 Till I Wake
13 Weep You No More
14 March Of The Siamese Children
15 Valse Mignonne
16 Serenata, Op.15 No.1
17 Vn Son No.2: Bourree
18 Erinnerungen
19 'L'Arlesienne': Adagietto
20 Ungarische Zigeunerweisen

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.81 x 0.39 x 11.81 inches; 3.78 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ EMI Classics
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ EMI Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00000C2KC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
23 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Customers say

Customers praise the piano album's virtuosity and skill, with one review noting it presents a collection of very virtuosic pieces. The sound quality receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the unique timbre of the piano.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Select to learn more

7 customers mention "Music quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers praise the music quality of the album, describing it as exquisite and virtuosic, with one customer noting its rich timbral world.

"...of piano virtuosity from the compositional perspectives of greats, near-greats, and a few lesser lights...." Read more

"...all these works I found myself bored,this music inhabits such a rich timbral world that it's message overspends itself, overspills into the next work..." Read more

"...This album is superb in all of those respects, and presents a collection of very virtuosic and beautiful pieces that are rarely performed or recorded." Read more

"I already knew this album. A collection of pleasant works from popular to unknown, many of them very difficult, very good played, with skill and..." Read more

4 customers mention "Sound quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the sound quality of the album, with individual reviews highlighting its unique timbre, musical texture, and the artist's ability to portray musical emotions that make these recordings inimitable.

"...of short virtuoso piano pieces played excellently and recorded in fine sound. It's a valuable asset to the piano music lover's audio collection...." Read more

"...detail, exploration of tone color, and the musical emotions he portrays make these recordings inimitable...." Read more

"...is a large pallette of sophistication here as well with the unique timbre of the piano. Every piece does this admirably...." Read more

"...is always extremely highly polished, beautifully thought-out and musical, and colored with many intricate shades of nuance...." Read more

3 customers mention "Virtuosity"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the virtuosity of the album, with one noting its impeccable attention to detail.

"...Stephen Hough distinguishes himself by his impressive virtuosity, coping--apparently easily--with formidable technical demands while at the same..." Read more

"...His virtuosic technique, impeccable attention to detail, exploration of tone color, and the musical emotions he portrays make these recordings..." Read more

"...to unknown, many of them very difficult, very good played, with skill and elegance, as should do." Read more

Listen
5 out of 5 stars
Listen
I wonder often, what would the composers think of the interpretations of their works by the contemporary artists? Who knows.... What I do know is I enjoy the performance and virtuosity of Mr. Stephen Hough.
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

  • James Yowell Yelvington, Ph.D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Album of a Generous and Eclectic Group of Piano Pieces--Impressively Performed!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2010
    Verified Purchase
    The other reviewers have already given a pretty good assessment of this 2-CD album of Stephen Hough doing what he does best: playing the hell out of the piano. The 40 mostly quite short pieces provide a good cross-section of piano virtuosity from the compositional perspectives of greats, near-greats, and a few lesser lights. Not the least among them is the pianist himself, represented by some of his song transcriptions.

    The disks are generous in quantity as well as quality: each CD holds over an hour of music. They were recorded digitally in London, New York, and Manchester in 1986, 1987, and 1991. The one-page English liner notes by Adélaïde de Place, translated by Hugh Graham, are fine as far as they go, but offer only a brief sketch of the music's background. The track listings are poor: often confusing and entirely incorrect in at least one case. Track 4 attributes The Lotus Tree arrangement by Hough to Ernö von Dohnányi [sic], who had nothing to do with it. The following Capriccio, however, is indeed his work. (And by the way, it's either Ernö Dohnányi in Hungarian--where the last name really ought to come first--or Ernst von Dohnányi in its more common Germanic form.)

    Still, I easily give the album the full five stars for its unique assemblage of short virtuoso piano pieces played excellently and recorded in fine sound. It's a valuable asset to the piano music lover's audio collection. Stephen Hough distinguishes himself by his impressive virtuosity, coping--apparently easily--with formidable technical demands while at the same time projecting coherently and persuasively the musical essence of the varied pieces. Three cheers!

    The correct track listing for CD 1 is as follows.

    1. MacDowell: Hexentanz
    2. Chopin, arr. Liszt: The Maiden's Wish [Zyczenie]
    3. Quilter, arr. Hough: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
    4. Quilter, arr. Hough: The Fuchsia Tree
    5. Dohnányi: Capriccio in F Minor
    6. Paderewski: Minuet in G
    7. Paderewski: Nocturne
    8. de Schlözer: Etude in A-Flat Major
    9. Gabrilovich: Mélodie in E
    10. Gabrilovich: Caprice-Burlesque
    11. Rodgers, arr. Hough: My Favorite Things
    12. Woodforde-Finden, arr. Hough: Kashmiri Love Song ("Pale Hands...)
    13. Friedman: Musical Box
    14. Saint-Saëns, arr. Godowski: The Swan (Le Cygne)
    15. Rosenthal: Les Papillons (Butterflies)
    16. Godowski: The Gardens of the Buitenzorg
    17. Levitzky: Waltz
    18. Palmgren: En Route
    19. Moszkowski: Siciliano
    20. Moszkowski: Caprice Espagnol

    P.S. Two especially virtuosic piano pieces are not present: Balakirev's Islamey and Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit. The former has often been cited as the most difficult piano piece, and the latter was reportedly an attempt to outdo the former in difficulty. The Ravel piece is too long in its entirety for inclusion here, but Islamey would probably fit. The de Schlözer Étude (track 8) has also been cited for its great difficulty, and the Dohnányi Capriccio boggles my mind with its pianistic demands.
    9 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • Amy H.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite perfect, but well worth purchasing
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2008
    Verified Purchase
    Stephen Hough's mastery of the piano, both live and on CD, is phenomenal. His virtuosic technique, impeccable attention to detail, exploration of tone color, and the musical emotions he portrays make these recordings inimitable. It is refreshing to hear a pianist of such high caliber step away from the tried-and-true classics to examine these unfamiliar works.

    My only qualm with the recordings themselves is that the virtuosity, while inspiring, could stand to be interrupted more often by pieces of a sparser nature. It is mentally exhausting to listen to two full CDs of nearly constant sixteenth notes! Beyond that, the last track on both discs cuts off prematurely, jarring the listener. The plastic flip-case holding the two CDs is of poor quality (mine broke the first time I opened it), and the song lists in the album booklet can be confusing to decipher. Nevertheless, this album (and nearly any other recording of Hough's) is one I'd recommend to any dedicated pianist looking to expand their listening repertoire.
    5 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • scarecrow
    5.0 out of 5 stars overly rich nostalgic pieces and particles of the piano
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2001
    Verified Purchase
    This is music that seems to have lapsed into a forgotten time warp, like when you open that old wood truck in the attic to find odd bits and particles,objects,dolls and photographs that immediately transports you into another fantasia place. That's what this music does. Hough has selected for the most part fast filigreed,rapid cascades and ribbons of pieces. Each however has its own narrative,its own special tale to reveal, a special musical texture,an endearing melody. Needless to say most of the composers here are those you've never heard before,like Ignaz Friedman, whose "Music Box" is not what you think, yes it has that timbre of forever moving tickly tones,for a ballerina popping out of a ceramic box. But there is a large pallette of sophistication here as well with the unique timbre of the piano. Every piece does this admirably. The Hexentanz of MacDowell (arr.Liszt) is a helter-skelter piece never stopping,scaling the upper regions of the keyboard,and this would be an encore work. It keeps you on the edge of your upholstered chair.Leoplold Godowsky is not an unfamiliar name,he is a specialist in the art of the arragement trying to capture a timbre, and here in Camille Saint-Saens forever memorable "Swan"the final days of post-romantic Louis Napoleon the Third era is handled with just a few more ripples in the pond than before almost imperceptible.
    When played in consecutive order all these works I found myself bored,this music inhabits such a rich timbral world that it's message overspends itself, overspills into the next work. A modernist voice of Lowell Lieberman is here, a postmodern specialist in this genre of the new tonality, or the past revisited. Proust taught us the rich chasms of remembering, and the process of reoccurence of time returning in differnt guises. Lieberman's "Gargoyles" has its own sardonic charm.,equally at home compliasant with his timbral brethren.
    20 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • BodyFocus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite and exhilarating playing
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    Stephen Hough's playing is always extremely highly polished, beautifully thought-out and musical, and colored with many intricate shades of nuance. This album is superb in all of those respects, and presents a collection of very virtuosic and beautiful pieces that are rarely performed or recorded.
    Helpful
     Report
  • Nicola Moretti
    5.0 out of 5 stars very good played, with skill and elegance
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    I already knew this album. A collection of pleasant works from popular to unknown, many of them very difficult, very good played, with skill and elegance, as should do.
    Helpful
     Report
  • STAGEHARBOR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    super recording by an incredible pianist
    Helpful
     Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
  • anton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Item matched description. Delivery OK.
    The album itself is sensational, full of unknown gems.
    Report
  • chopin_etude_op10_1
    5.0 out of 5 stars 隠れた「名曲」
    Reviewed in Japan on April 10, 2005
    Verified Purchase
    有名曲ばかりを集めた「名曲集」に飽きたら、このＣＤを聴いてみて下さい。
    隠れた「名曲」がたくさん聴けますよ。
    ハフの演奏も見事です。
    Report
  • Herbert Loescher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Klaviermusik von unbekannten Komponisten
    Reviewed in Germany on June 3, 2010
    Verified Purchase
    Stephen Hough hat hier Stücke von heute grösstenteils vergessenen Komponisten zusammengestellt. Wer kennt schon Ossip Gabrilovich? Dabei hat er eine sehr schöne Melodie geschrieben, die ich im Radio hörte und die mich zum Kauf dieses Albums anregte. Sehr gefällt mir auch die Klavierbearbeitung Godowskys von Saint-Saens' Schwan. Diese Melodie wirkt auch auf dem Klavier gespielt sehr schön und ist von reizvollen Tongirlanden umrahmt. Weniger begeistern konnte ich mich für die Variations brillantes op. 14 von Carl Czerny, obwohl es ja ganz interessant ist, einmal zu hören, was dieser Komponist ausser seinen Uebungen noch geschrieben hat.
    Report
  • ニゴチュウ　(Nigochu)
    4.0 out of 5 stars ちょっと変った小品集
    Reviewed in Japan on November 23, 2004
    Verified Purchase
    スティーヴン・ハフによるピアノ小品集。なかなか面白い作品が紹介されている。取り上げた作曲家の量が膨大。タウジヒ（Karl Tausing　1841-1871　ポーランド～ショパンのピアノ協奏曲第1番をソロ版に編曲した人物）、マクダウェル（MacDowell Edward Alexander 1861-1908　アメリカ）、クィルター（Quilter Roger 1877-1953　イギリス）、チェルニー（Czerny Karl 1791-1857　オーストリア）、　レヴィツキー(Mischa Levitzki 1898-1941ポーランド)、レビコフ（Rebikov Vladimir Ivanovich 1866-1920　ロシア）、ラヴィーナ（Jean Henri Ravina 　1818-1906　フランス)、 エイミー･ウッドフォルデ=フィンデン（Amy Woodforde-Finden 1860-1919 イギリス）といったマイナーな作曲家から、ジャズのロジャース（Richard Rodgers 1902-1979)まで含み、ハフがアレンジ等手がけた曲も含む。またサンサーンスの「白鳥」のゴドフスキー版やショパンの歌曲“Maiden's Wish”をリストがポロネーズに編曲たものも含まれていて興味は尽きない。ハフのテクニックはさすがに冴え渡っていて、すさまじい華麗な演奏効果を撒き散らす曲もあれば、可憐な小曲もあり。
    Report
  • mette bjerg
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2012
    Verified Purchase
    A lovely record, - to my view it is the best from Stephen Hough till now (Dec. 12). Thank you from mrs. Bjerg from Denmark.
    Report