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Disc 1:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Piano Concerto in E Flat (1992 Digital Remaster): I.Andante moderato - Allegro non troppo (Cadenza) Aldo Ciccolini/Sylvain Cambreling/Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo 14:26 £2.99
Play   2. Piano Concerto in E Flat (1992 Digital Remaster): II.Largo Aldo Ciccolini/Sylvain Cambreling/Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo 8:37 £0.89
Play   3. Piano Concerto in E Flat (1992 Digital Remaster): III.Airs slovaques:Allegro - Allegro maesto - Allegro molto animato Aldo Ciccolini/Sylvain Cambreling/Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo 7:04 £0.89
Play   4. 2 Pièces (1992 Digital Remaster): Papillons Noirs:Allegro agitato molto Aldo Ciccolini 1:23 £0.89
Play   5. 2 Pièces (1992 Digital Remaster): Papillons Blanc:Allegro Aldo Ciccolini 2:29 £0.89
Play   6. 2 Impromptus (1992 Digital Remaster): Eau Dormante (Impromptu):Lente et calme Aldo Ciccolini 3:02 £0.89
Play   7. 2 Impromptus (1992 Digital Remaster): Eau Courante (Impromptu):Vite Aldo Ciccolini 1:49 £0.89
Play   8. Toccata in B flat (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 1:53 £0.89
Play   9. Musique pour Bercer les petits enfants:Molto lento (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 1:57 £0.89
Play 10. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): I.Nocturne:Andante con moto Aldo Ciccolini 2:10 £0.89
Play 11. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): II.Marche:Allegro con molto di moto Aldo Ciccolini 2:56 £0.89
Play 12. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): III.Barcarolle:Andantino quasi andante Aldo Ciccolini 1:36 £0.89
Play 13. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): IV.Rigodon:Allegro non troppo Aldo Ciccolini 2:10 £0.89
Play 14. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): V.Mélodie (Élégie joueé par les erinnyes):Lento ma non troppo Aldo Ciccolini 2:18 £0.89
Play 15. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): VI.Saltarello:Allegro vivace Aldo Ciccolini 1:15 £0.89
Play 16. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): VII.Vieille chanson:Andante quasi andantino Aldo Ciccolini 1:55 £0.89
Play 17. 10 Pièces De Genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): VIII.Légende:Allegretto - Presto Aldo Ciccolini 2:03 £0.89
Play 18. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): IX.Fughetta:Andantino quasi allegretto Aldo Ciccolini 1:26 £0.89
Play 19. 10 Pièces de genre Op.10 (1992 Digital Remaster): X.Carillon:Allegro Aldo Ciccolini 1:42 £0.89
Play 20. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): I.Andantino (calme et soutenu sans lenteur) Aldo Ciccolini 1:39 £0.89
Play 21. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): II.Allegretto con grazia - con moto Aldo Ciccolini 1:29 £0.89
Play 22. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): III.Triste et lent Aldo Ciccolini 2:09 £0.89
Play 23. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): IV.Allegretto scherzando Aldo Ciccolini 3:26 £0.89
Play 24. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): V.Andante cantabile espressivo (Quasi recitative) Aldo Ciccolini 1:58 £0.89
Play 25. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): VI.Allegro deciso con moto Aldo Ciccolini 2:42 £0.89
Play 26. 7 Improvisations (1992 Digital Remaster): VII.Allegretto (calme et simplement) Aldo Ciccolini 2:36 £0.89
Disc 2:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Valse folle:Prestissimo (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 2:29 £0.89
Play   2. Valse très lente:très lente et très doux (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 3:37 £0.89
Play   3. Devant la Madonne (Souvenir de la campagne de Rome, Nuit de Nöel 1864):Allegro moderato (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 4:09 £0.89
Play   4. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 1st Book:Après-midi d'été: I.A l'ombre:Assez lent et mystérieux Aldo Ciccolini 2:49 £0.89
Play   5. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 1st Book:Après-midi d'été: II.Dans les blês:Modéré Aldo Ciccolini 2:42 £0.89
Play   6. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 1st Book:Après-midi d'été: III.Grand soleil:Avec ampleur Aldo Ciccolini 1:35 £0.89
Play   7. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 2nd Book:Jours a'Automne: I.Feuilles jaunies:Assez lent Aldo Ciccolini 1:42 £0.89
Play   8. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 2nd Book:Jours a'Automne: II.Deux novembre:Triste, assez lent Aldo Ciccolini 3:05 £0.89
Play   9. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 2nd Book:Jours a'Automne: III.Joyeuse chasse:Très animé Aldo Ciccolini 2:47 £0.89
Play 10. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 3rd Book:Soirs d'Hiver: I.Nöel:Très modéré Aldo Ciccolini 2:08 £0.89
Play 11. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 3rd Book:Soirs d'Hiver: II.En songeant:Très lent Aldo Ciccolini 2:16 £0.89
Play 12. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 3rd Book:Soirs d'Hiver: III.On valsait:Mouvement de valse Aldo Ciccolini 2:04 £0.89
Play 13. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 4th Book:Matins de Printemps: I.Premiers nids:Vif, alerte et gai Aldo Ciccolini 3:05 £0.89
Play 14. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 4th Book:Matins de Printemps: II.Lilas:Très modéré et caressant Aldo Ciccolini 1:20 £0.89
Play 15. Année Passée (1992 Digital Remaster), 4th Book:Matins de Printemps: III.Pâques (Sortie de la Grand'Messe):Modéré Aldo Ciccolini 2:23 £0.89
Play 16. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): I.C Major:Avec entrain Aldo Ciccolini 2:16 £0.89
Play 17. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): II.G Major:Très animé Aldo Ciccolini 1:12 £0.89
Play 18. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): III.B Flat Minor:Expressif et triste, sans lenteur Aldo Ciccolini 2:16 £0.89
Play 19. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): IV.D Flat Major:Tres animé Aldo Ciccolini 1:29 £0.89
Play 20. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): V.C Major:Avec élan Aldo Ciccolini 1:03 £0.89
Play 21. 6 Danses (1992 Digital Remaster): VI:F Major:Avec ampleur, sans lenteur Aldo Ciccolini 2:04 £0.89
Play 22. 3 Marches (1992 Digital Remaster): I.B Minor:Modéré et bien rythmé Aldo Ciccolini 3:35 £0.89
Play 23. 3 Marches (1992 Digital Remaster): II.G Major:Allegretto, avec delicatessen Aldo Ciccolini 2:21 £0.89
Play 24. 3 Marches (1992 Digital Remaster): III.C Major:D'une allure franche et gaie, mesué cependant Aldo Ciccolini 7:14 £0.89
Play 25. La Vierge:Danse galiléenne (1992 Digital Remaster) Aldo Ciccolini 2:41 £0.89
Play 26. Première Suite, Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): I.F Major:Andante Aldo Ciccolini 2:22 £0.89
Play 27. Première Suite, Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): II.G Major:Allegretto quasi allegro Aldo Ciccolini 3:17 £0.89
Play 28. Première Suite, Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): III.D Flat Major:Andante Aldo Ciccolini 1:38 £0.89
Play 29. 2 Berceuses (1992 Digital Remaster): I.E Flat Major:Très calme avec un sentiment intime Aldo Ciccolini 2:55 £0.89
Play 30. 2 Berceuses (1992 Digital Remaster): II.G Major:(Sans indication de movement) Aldo Ciccolini 2:30 £0.89
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Product details

  • Original Release Date: 6 Oct 2003
  • Release Date: 6 Oct 2003
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: EMI France
  • Copyright: (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd.
  • Total Length: 2:35:14
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  • ASIN: B001IODA1S
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 111,597 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Very engaging music and performances; less than ideal sound 12 Jun 2011
By G.D. - Published on Amazon.com
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This is a very rewarding set. Massenet is still best known for his operas, and I doubt that sets such as this one will change that (it shouldn't), but he wrote a fascinating collection of instrumental works as well, and many of the pieces on this disc deserve the occasional revival. The piano concerto is relatively well-known (having been included in Hyperion's Romantic piano concerto series), and it is a delightful work. Massenet himself admitted that he wasn't entirely comfortable in large-scale symphonic forms (the concerto is his only one, or at least only mature work in symphonic form) and was at least intermittently dismissive of his concerto. But although Massenet complained about having to engage in note-spinning, there are preciously few traces of it in the work itself. It is full of ideas and manages to build up quite some drama, never really threatening to become anything but hugely engaging. The main criticism - a very minor one - would perhaps be that the solo part isn't ideally suited for a concerto in the sense that there are few brilliant, virtuoso passages.

But although Massenet may have been unable to write an idiomatic concerto solo part, he was certainly able to write well for the piano, as shown by the solo items here. Just as the concerto the pieces are full of tunes, atmosphere and stirring colors, and there are some beautifully wrought textures and colorations. Much of it is of course easy-going and easy on the ear, and most if not all of them are very modest, minor works, but they are never less than utterly attractive (the Papillons pieces would make wonderful encores in concert programs). Not all of them were originally intended for the piano either, and several are transcriptions of movements and passages from his operas or orchestral suites.

I also want to single out the Marches for four-hand piano; not great works by any means, but reminiscent of Schubert's contributions to the genre, and not really inferior (though of course less original) - they should by all standards be rather trite, but the effect they create is really compelling. In any case Aldo Ciccolini is a very sympathetic pianist throughout, and he is very ably accompanied by the Monte Carlo orchestra under Cambreling. If there is a drawback to this set, it must be the recorded sound, which makes the piano sound rather clangorous and dry at times (it may partially be the instrument, but I assume it is the engineering). Nevertheless, this is an extremely engaging release, recommended with some enthusiasm.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Decent 25 Jan 2011
By Fofifa - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
It's a pity there are so few recordings of Massenet's Piano Concerto in E major flat. That said, I think Ciccolini here compares favorably to Stephen Coombs on Hyperion.

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