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Ivan Moravec is an incandescent talent, April 19 2013

I already had Ivan Moravec's Brahms concerto recording set from Supraphon. These live recordings are great. I heard him play the Brahms D minor concerto with the Calgary Philharmonic in the mid-1980s and didn't recall his playing being as powerful as I hear in his recordings. But, that was years ago and my memory may not be accurate. Get his Vox Chopin recordings too. They are quite special. He's not a showman, he's a musician.

Great compilation by a great arranger, April 15 2012

This has a nice selection of popular music from around the world. The tangos are what my son likes the best. There is even a CD that has performance and accompaniment tracks as well as software to use on a computer to slow down playback (something like Best Practice). Excellent value!

Valerie Tryon and APR never disappoint me, April 6 2012

We are very fortunate that the small English company, APR, has preserved Valerie Tryon's art in several recordings. Neglected by larger record companies, were are lucky indeed that she is recognised in her native England for the great pianist that she is. There are several unique things about this CD-the first recording of Leopold Godowsky's candenza for KV 491 and some newly discovered music to add to the Rondo KV 386. Hummel's candenzas are used for KV 503 and there is an extra track of Hummel's cadenza for KV 491 (which I believe Annie Fisher plays in her EMI KV 491 recording). A very generous CD from APR as usual (76 minutes).