Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca. 2013 Limited Edition 50 CD Box SET.

This limited-edition original jackets 50-CD set surveys Vladimir Ashkenazy’s remarkable 50-year exclusive association with Decca that began in March 1963 with his now-legendary recording of Rachmaninov 3 under Fistoulari. The collection presents Ashkenazy as both pianist and conductor in a wide range of repertory and features many recordings which have achieved reference status.

CD 1 Rachmaninov 3 (Fistoulari) & 2 (Kondrashin)

CD 2 Tchaikovsky 1 & Schumann

CD 3 Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos + Schumann + Beethoven: Quintet, op.16

CD 4 Chopin: 4 Ballades (1964) + Concerto 2

CD 5 Mozart: Concerti K246 & 271 (Kertész) + Sonata K576

CD 6 Chopin: 4 Scherzi & Barcarolle (1967) + Schumann: Fantasie (1965)

CD 7 Prokofiev: Sonatas 7 & 8 + Liszt: Mephisto Waltz 1

CD 8 Franck: Violin Sonata + Brahms: Horn Trio (Perlman, Tuckwell)

CD 9 Rachmaninov 1 & 4 + Rhapsody (Previn)

CD 10 Scriabin: Prometheus & Concerto + Poème de l extase

CD 11 Chopin: Etudes, opp.10 & 25

CD 12 Mozart: Concerti for 2 & 3 pianos (Barenboim, T song) + K466 (Schmidt-Isserstedt)

CD 13 Beethoven 3 & 4 (Solti)

CD 14 Prokofiev 2 & 3

CD 15 Beethoven: Spring & Kreutzer Sonatas (Perlman)

CD 16 Rachmaninov: Suites + Symphonic Dances (Previn)

CD 17 Rachmaninov: Preludes

CD 18 Shostakovich: Michelangelo Sonnets (Shirley-Quirk) + Piano Quintet

CD 19 Scriabin: Sonatas 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 + short pieces

CD 20 Mussorgsky Prokofiev /Rachmaninov Songs (Söderström)

CD 21 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony + Francesca da Rimini

CD 22 Rachmaninov: Sonata 2 + Etudes-tableaux opp.33 & 39

CD 23 Tchaikovsky 4 + Violin Concerto (Belkin)

CD 24 Mozart Concerti K453 & 467

CD 25 Beethoven: Sonatas 1, 6-8 & 20

CD 26 Sibelius 2 + Finlandia, Tapiola & Luonnotar

CD 27 Tchaikovsky 6 + Romeo & Juliet

CD 28 Beethoven: Hammerklavier (1981) & Waldstein Sonatas

CD 29 Beethoven 5 & 7

CD 30 Bartók 1 & 2 + Sonata for 2 pianos

CD 31 Brahms 1 (Haitink) + Cello Sonata 1 (Harrell)

CD 32 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (1982) & Valses nobles + Trio

CD 33 Mussorgsky Pictures (piano original + Ashkenazy orchestration)

CD 34 Brahms 2m(Haitink) + Cello Sonata 2 (Harrell)

CD 35 Rachmaninov Symphony 1 + Symphonic Dances

CD 36 Rachmaninov Symphony 3 + The Bells

CD 37 Beethoven 1 & 2 (Mehta)

CD 38 & 39 Prokofiev: Cinderella

CD 40 Schumann: Arabeske + Papillons + Etudes symphoniques (1984)

CD 41 R. Strauss: Don Quixote (Harrell) + Also sprach Zarathustra

CD 42 Prokofiev: Symphonies 5 & 1 + Dreams + Autumnal

CD 43 Beethoven Emperor + Choral Fantasy (Cleveland)

CD 44 Shostakovich: Piano Concerto 2 (Ortiz) & Violin Concerto 1 (Belkin)

CD 45 Brahms: Piano Quintet + Clarinet Trio (Cleveland)

CD 46 Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5

CD 47 Shostakovich 7 Leningrad Symphony

CD 48 & 49 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues

CD 50 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations + Sonata 28

Discs are in very good condition throughout with just the odd very minor mark on a few discs. These marks are barely visible and do not affect playback.

The inner card sleeves are all in excellent condition.

Outer box has the usual signs of handling and shelf storage.

A COUPLE OF POINTS TO NOTE ARE:

BOOKLET HAS A CREASE DOWN FRONT COVER AS SHOWN IN PHOTO

LID OF BOX HAS A SMALL TEAR AT ONE CORNER AS SHOWN IN PHOTO

Will be sent by fully insured economy courier within the UK

Overseas via global shipping programme only.