First Time on CD!
The
Recordings of
The
International Library
of Piano Music
Dear Piano Music Lover,
Do you own a set of the International Library of Piano Music? Published from 1967 to the late 1980's by the University Society, Inc., the ILPM is a fabulous collection of music for the student and professional alike. A new set originally cost as much as $1400! The reputation of this set has endured, so that now, almost twenty years out of print, it will still fetch one hundred to three hundred dollars or more at auction on eBay.
Who wants vinyl records or tapes?
Each set of the International Library of Piano Music included 31 vinyl LP's (long-playing records) or cassette audio tapes containing almost every piece in these volumes recorded by a professional musician, usually a professor of music. Occasionally a set of the LP's is auctioned, and sells for a minimum of $50 to $75.
But who wants LP's or cassette tapes? Almost no one has a turntable any more and cassette tapes are a pain to use. You want to listen to a piece at the end of the tape, so you hit fast forward. And wait. And wait. And wait....
So when I bought a set of the LP's, I was lucky--I had saved my old turntable. I retrieved it from the attic and figured out how to hook it up to my modern audio system. Finally I was able to hear the pieces I was learning whenever I wanted, and not just during a lesson with my teacher.
"Wouldn't it be great to have this on CD?"
To back up a little, I started my piano lessons at age 49 (pretty gutsy, huh?), and my teacher often brought to my lessons a volume from the International Library of Piano Music for me to play from. Her enthusiasm for this collection got me thinking that I should own a set myself, so I bought a set in an eBay auction. Then I waited for a set of the LP's to come up for auction and I bought them too. By the way, the LP's don't come up for auction very often, and the tapes almost never do.
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I
have used the International Library of Piano Music with my
students for more than twenty years. To have it all available
now on CD is just fantastic.
Diana N., piano teacher, Carlsbad, California
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Soon I discovered a drawback to listening to these pieces on LP's: I could not listen at the piano, which is nowhere near my audio system. I thought, "Wouldn't it be great to have them on CD so I could listen on a portable CD player?" That's when it dawned on me--if I wanted them on CD, perhaps others did too, not only for listening at the piano, but just for listening! There's a lot of great music here!
So I tracked down the owners of the International Library of Piano Music, and, believe me, it wasn't easy. The publishers, University Society, Inc., went out of business almost twenty years ago and the original owners are dead. It took months of effort to make this project happen.
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The
two reasons every serious piano Before
you start learning a piece -- Listen to it a number
of times so it becomes very familiar. When you can "play"
the piece in your head, you are halfway toward playing it at
the keyboard!
At the piano -- Don't ever again wonder what a passage you are learning is supposed to sound like! Having a professional to play it for you any time you want, right there at the keyboard, can cut your time to learn! |
Digitally
re-mastered for quality
As an engineer I knew that the right equipment would be needed to produce a quality result, so I made sure that no shortcuts were taken while digitally re-mastering the recordings. In addition to using high-end equipment to capture the sound from the original records, a sophisticated sound processing program was used to remove the remaining hiss, rumble, and almost all trace of the pops and clicks that are inevitable with LP's.
By removing this noise from the LP's, the resulting quality of sound is actually better than the original. I must note, however, that in a very few cases the original recording is less than perfect. The recordings were made by many artists in different settings, and a very few had slight problems with distortion or a somewhat less than perfect acoustic environment. These probably amount to no more than fifteen or twenty minutes out of almost twenty hours. Even so, they are perfectly adequate for giving a student the "feel" of a piece--and they're still a pleasure to listen to.
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You did a good job digitizing the original LP's.
Edward R., Johnson City, Tennessee
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460 tracks -- almost 20 hours of piano music
The International Library of Piano Music Recordings on CD is a set of 16 CD's containing almost 20 hours of piano music in 460 tracks:
- 3 CD's of Baroque Piano
- 5 CD's of Classical Piano
- 6 CD's of Romantic Piano
- 2 CD's of Impressionist and Twentieth Century Piano
Within each era the pieces are arranged by composer and ordered as they are in the Table of Contents of the International Library of Piano Music. Included is a large, easy-to-read 8-page booklet containing the contents of every CD, and a one-page foldable version that fits inside the cover of the CD wallet that is also included.
Would you like to see the entire list of tracks that are included in Recordings of the International Library of Piano Music on CD? Then click to open a PDF file of the song list that will be shipped to you with the CD's: Complete List of Pieces.
You may find yourself just listening
You can find any piece you want to hear quickly and easily. Or you can just put on each CD for 60 to 80 minutes of wonderful piano music. The other day I found myself listening to all the music of Beethoven (which fills two CD's) while following along in Volume 2 of the International Library of Piano Music and wondering if I will be able to play this music some day (I keep taking lessons and practicing!). So if you need some inspiration to continue your efforts with the piano, this could be it!
No worries, mate !
This set is offered with a CD replacement guarantee--should any disk prove defective or become unusable for any reason, simply return it and receive a replacement. No worries about losing part of your collection forever because the dog chewed up one of the CD's.
Not only that, but it is offered with a Money-Back Guarantee! That's right--if you decide that you want a full refund, all you have to do is tell us first why you think this collection is not worth what you paid for it and then ship it back to us. A refund of your full payment, less shipping, will be on its way to you.
Listen to a sample right now
Still not sure if this collection is for you? Then download the samples below and hear for yourself what the collection sounds like!
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To download samples-- Each link below opens an MP3 version of a piece from the collection. Click to hear each, or Windows users: right click to save to your hard drive. Moussorgsky-Pictures
at an Exhibition - Promenade (438KB) |
I just love this collection and I know you will too. You can purchase Recordings of the International Library of Piano Music on CD right now for only $139.95 plus $8.00 shipping (via Priority Mail) (sales tax applies in California). With my money-back guaranteed, there's no risk, so what are you waiting for?
Yours
Sincerely,
P.S.
Questions? Please contact me at
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Wow!
I got it today and I must say I am impressed.
The case is nice and
everything is nicely and professionally done.
Kimberly Norton, Texas
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*Due to copyright restrictions, this set contains 20th Century pieces up to 1923 only. This may change someday if there is enough demand to warrant obtaining (and paying for) permission to reproduce copyrighted pieces.
