{"product_id":"classical-masterworks-vol-1","title":"Classical Masterworks, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/OP3059-sample.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew collections span as wide a sweep of Western music history as this one, moving from the stately Baroque counterpoint of Pachelbel's \u003cstrong\u003eCanon in D\u003c\/strong\u003e through the crystalline elegance of the Classical period and into the rich emotional world of the Romantics and beyond. The program is anchored by four works from Beethoven, whose presence across multiple eras reflects his unique position as the great bridge figure of Western music. The brooding gravity of the \u003cstrong\u003eMoonlight Sonata\u003c\/strong\u003e's first movement and the dramatic architectural sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003ePathétique Sonata\u003c\/strong\u003e represent Beethoven at his most searching and serious, while the irrepressible \u003cstrong\u003eRage Over a Lost Penny\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals an entirely different side — propulsive, irreverent, and bursting with rhythmic energy. Mozart's \u003cstrong\u003eRondo Alla Turca\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the precision and elegance of the high Classical style into sharp focus, its crisp articulation and dancing momentum a perfect counterpart to the weightier Beethoven works surrounding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChopin's three contributions shift the program into the more intimate and harmonically subtle world of the Romantic piano. The \u003cstrong\u003eRaindrop Prelude\u003c\/strong\u003e moves from gentle rocking calm into something darker and more turbulent before returning to stillness, while the \u003cstrong\u003ePrelude in E Minor\u003c\/strong\u003e distills an entire emotional world into barely two minutes of hushed, descending harmonies. The \u003cstrong\u003eWaltz in C-Sharp Minor\u003c\/strong\u003e is among his most graceful and bittersweet, its lilting rhythm carrying an undercurrent of melancholy that is entirely characteristic of his finest writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection closes with two works from the early twentieth century that expand the program's palette in unexpected directions. Kabalevsky's \u003cstrong\u003eClowns\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sharply characterized miniature — rhythmically pointed and full of theatrical personality — while Debussy's \u003cstrong\u003eGolliwogg's Cakewalk\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn from his Children's Corner suite, brings the program to a playful and sophisticated conclusion, its syncopated ragtime rhythms filtered through Debussy's unmistakable harmonic imagination. Together these thirteen pieces offer a vivid and varied journey through several centuries of piano writing, each one a landmark in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCanon in D (Johann Pachelbel)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2:41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Canon%20in%20D%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFur Elise (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2:46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Fur%20Elise%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoonlight Sonata, First Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 6:25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Moonlight%20Sonata%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRondo Alla Turca from Sonata in A Major K.331 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 3:44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Rondo%20Alla%20Turca%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaindrop Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15 (Frédéric Chopin)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 6:29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Raindrop%20Prelude%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePathetique Sonata - First Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 9:57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Pathetique%20Sonata%20First%20Movement%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePathetique - Second Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 5:43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Pathetique%20Sonata%20Second%20Movement%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePathetique - Third Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 5:35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Pathetique%20Sonata%20Third%20Movement%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrelude, Op. 28 No. 4 in E Minor (Frédéric Chopin)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2:31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Prelude%20in%20E%20Minor%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (Frédéric Chopin)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 4:11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Waltz%20in%20C-Sharp%20Minor%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClowns (Dmitry Kabalevsky)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 0:38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Clowns%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRage Over a Lost Penny (Rondo a Capriccio in G, Op. 129) (Ludwig van Beethoven)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 4:49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Rage%20Over%20a%20Lost%20Penny%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolliwogg's Cakewalk from Children's Corner (Claude Debussy)\u003c\/strong\u003e - 3:10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3059\/Golliwogg's%20Cakewalk%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none;\"\u003eTotal Runtime - 58:39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n","brand":"PianoDisc Music Store","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":52925840359705,"sku":"OP3059","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/7808\/1110\/files\/ClassicalMasterworks_Vol.1_E.jpg?v=1785540491","url":"https:\/\/store.pianodisc.com\/products\/classical-masterworks-vol-1","provider":"PianoDisc Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}