Classic 100 – Piano

Various

What is the one piece of piano music you cannot live without? This question was asked of the Australian public through a poll by ABC Classic FM and the result is this collection – The Classic 100 Piano.

Over 9 hours of music on 8 CDs, this definitive set contains Australia's favourite piano masterpieces. The previous CD set “The Classic 100” was a best-seller in 2002, “The Classic 100 Piano” will be even bigger.

Ultimately, The Classic 100 Piano is a list of important music. Important because it has connected with and communicated to so many who regard it as something they can't imagine their lives without; important because it has the potential to inspire so many more who are yet to discover its beauty, joys, and solace.

Perhaps it is also important because if you don't know classical music, but think the piano rather than say, opera or chamber music is a good way to start your journey, you are probably right and these discs will be the best guide you are likely to find.

Listen to samples: Moonlight Sonata Chopsticks Rondo alla turca The Entertainer

Artists: Martha Argerich, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Jorge Bolet, Michele Bolla, Olivier Cazal, John Champ, William Chen, Shura Cherkassy, Donna Coleman, Samson Francois, David Fung, Walter Gieseking, Duncan Gifford, Isador Goodman, Glenn Gould, Antony Gray, Ingrid Haebler, Michael Kieran Harvey, Clara Haskil, Ludwig Hoffman, Leslie Howard, Kevin Hunt, Tanel Joamets, Julius Katchen, Wilhelm Kempff, Marina Kolomiitseva, Stephen Kovacevich, Allicia de Larrocha, Radu Lupu, Stephanie McCallum, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, James Jae-Won Moon, Daniel Del Pino, Pascal Roge, Andras Schiff, David Stanhope, Sergei Tarasov, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Mitsuko Uchida, Anatol Ugorski, Sally Whitwell, Slawomir Wilk, Gerard Willems, Roger Woodward, Roger Wright.

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Released: 2005

Released: 2005-02-12T00:00:00