Billed as Schubert's complete Waltzes, this two disc set by pianist Paolo Bordoni includes not only his 34 Valses sentimentales, 12 Valses nobles, 12 Grazer Walzer, 36 Erste Walzer, 20 Letze Walzer and 20 other assorted waltzes but also 2 Scherzi, an Albumblatt plus a lone Cotillion. That's a total of 138 -- count 'em, 138 -- dances, and while this may be too much for anyone to listen to -- much less dance to -- straight through, the music is so ineffably charming and the performances are irresistibly delightful that a set ...
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Billed as Schubert's complete Waltzes, this two disc set by pianist Paolo Bordoni includes not only his 34 Valses sentimentales, 12 Valses nobles, 12 Grazer Walzer, 36 Erste Walzer, 20 Letze Walzer and 20 other assorted waltzes but also 2 Scherzi, an Albumblatt plus a lone Cotillion. That's a total of 138 -- count 'em, 138 -- dances, and while this may be too much for anyone to listen to -- much less dance to -- straight through, the music is so ineffably charming and the performances are irresistibly delightful that a set or two of waltzes is sure to put a smile on the face of even the hardest hearted listener. Pianist Paolo Bordoni is not a well-known name outside of his native Italy -- indeed, this 1978 recording is one his few entries in the international catalogue -- but he proves a wonderful advocate of Schubert's dances. He has a light touch, a full tone, a graceful way of phrasing and an infectious sense of rhythm which makes each dance a guaranteed toe-tapper. Although fans of Schubert's...
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Add this copy of Schubert: Complete Waltzes-Paolo Bordoni to cart. $43.96, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by EMI CLASSICS.
