Ruth Laredo Plays Rachmaninoff - Complete Solo Piano Music Collection | Classical Piano Masterpieces for Home Listening & Concert Practice

When a young Ruth Laredo completed her audition with the great virtuoso pianist Rudolf Serkin, he stated " I can see you play the piano like a tiger ". Of course he was right. She was a student of the great virtuoso for six years and along the way studied with the great virtuoso cellist, Pablo Casals. Ms Laredo was once described by a very perceptive music critic as a " force of nature ". That she was. She was a great American classical pianist who ranked in the first tier of contemporary American classical pianist to include: Byron Janis, Van Cliburn, Leonard Pennario, John Browning, Gary Graffman, Leon Fleisher, Peter Serkin and others. She was a pioneer in recording the complete solo piano works by Rachmaninoff and the complete piano sonatas by Scriabin. Her interpretations and performances have been held in high esteem by all serious music critics that I am familiar with. I encourage all prospective buyers of this five disk set to go on line and review the numerous critical reviews by the N.Y. Times and other publications. I received the set from Amazon on 3/19/21, and can not put it down. These are great performances worthy of 5 star ratings. If you decide to purchase this set, get ready to hear some of the most beautiful and powerful music ever written for the piano performed by one of America's finest pianist. My review stands at odds with the reviews of I Giles and Stephen Fairly. They are entitled to their opinions, as am I.