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Topic: music on CD or DVD  (Read 1324 times)

Offline dundrod

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music on CD or DVD
on: November 01, 2016, 10:11:16 PM
Just learning piano and was wondering could anyone advise on some  pure piano CD - I am in my sixties and really like a mixture of everything - I bought the piano guys CD Wonders but did not like it at all - also starting to enjoy classical music a bit more now and also open to advice for a CD to listen to - guess I like a easy listening pieces - someone told me tonite that Beethoven the emperor is lovely - I would certainly try that if someone could direct me to the right cd - I am not really acquainted with classical music terms and phrases - thank you.

Offline irrational

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Re: music on CD or DVD
Reply #1 on: November 02, 2016, 09:49:09 AM
I am afraid a single CD is unlikely to satisfy your needs.
Also, as you improve and learn piano, your tastes will change with knowledge.
I would recommend, if you are looking into classical music, you could do well to buy a copy of Johann Sebastian Bach Partitas or English suites as a start. They are musically rich and being basically groups of dances of the era have a slightly varied feel as well. My personal recommendation would be by artist Murray Perahia on the Sony label.
For instance:
https://www.amazon.com/Bach-Partitas-Nos-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B002C4G3PI

If you find that music not quite to your liking you could really try and start with CDs of the well-known composers and their works of a slightly later era. Mozart works are little gems, Beethoven has a depth to his sonatas that will keep you interested for decades. Chopin and Schubert have beautiful lyrical and emotional music.
For instance:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00160X8OS/ref=pd_mp3_als_qp_pa
OR
https://www.amazon.com/Schubert-Impromptus-899-Op-935/dp/B00138CUOW/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1478079938&sr=1-2-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=schubert+impromptus+perahia

You can easily find videos of these works on youtube for an initial listening so that you can have a better idea of what you are looking for.
 

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