Preludes
To put it plainly, this is the finest recording of Rachmaninoff's  complete Preludes I have ever heard. Alexis Weissenberg has the amazing  technique and the expansive temperament to make each of these pieces a memorable  experience. In these very colorful performances, he gives us very authentic- sounding Rachmaninoff with all the qualities I want to hear in the music. I may  prefer some individual performances by Rachmaninoff himself or by Sviatoslav  Richter, but neither recorded anything like the complete series. With the former  contents of two entire LPs on this mid-priced set, this is an outstanding  bargain.--Leslie Gerber