46 CDs in original jackets presented chronologically so we can follow the development of the artist over his 50+ years career on Decca. Contains every concerto recording made for Decca with Vladimir Ashkenazy as pianist, including a previously unpublished Mozart K488.

2 DVDs feature Ashkenazy’s 1974 recordings with Bernard Haitink of the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos with extra documentary footage and the Beethoven overtures, filmed at the Royal Festival Hall.

Extensive booklet with new essays by critic Jed Distler and career-long manager Jasper Parrot.

Also includes three Beethoven cycles, including the Grammy award-winning recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Sir Georg Solti (1973), two Rachmaninov cycles, and the Prokofiev, Brahms, Bartók and Mozart cycles.

Recordings of Ashkenazy directing from the piano: the Beethoven cycle with the Cleveland Orchestra and Mozart with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

“It is rare to find, in the same artist, the very highest levels of musical talent living alongside the deepest genuine humility. None has that rare combination in higher degree than Vladimir Ashkenazy.” - Gramophone, June 2013

“From Ashkenazy, every page declares Rachmaninov’s nationality, his indelibly Russian nature … Prévin works hand in glove with his soloist … the product of the greatest musical sympathy.” - Gramophone on the Ashkenazy-Previn Rachmaninov cycle

“The complete Ashkenazy/Solti set of Beethoven concertos in one word is superb. The range of Ashkenazy’s tone is tremendous … Sir Georg Solti’s accompaniment is right on the spot and his Chicago orchestra is recorded with a fine depth of sound” - Gramophone on the Ashkenazy-Solti Beethoven cycle

Contents:

CD 1: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor
- London Symphony Orchestra, Fistoulari

CD 2: Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor
- London Symphony Orchestra, Maazel

CD 3: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor; 3 Etudes-Tableaux
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kondrashin

CD 4
Bach - Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV1052
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor
- London Symphony Orchestra, Zinman

CD 5: Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major
- London Symphony Orchestra, Mehta

CD 6: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.8, K246 & No.9, K271; Rondo, K386
- London Symphony Orchestra, Kertész

CD 7: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20, K466 & No.6, K328
- London Symphony Orchestra, Schmidt-Isserstedt

CD 8: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor & No.4 in G minor; Paganini Variations
- London Symphony Orchestra, Previn

CD 9: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor & No.3 in D minor
- London Symphony Orchestra, Previn

CD 10: Scriabin - Piano Concerto; Prometheus
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maazel

CD 11: Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Solti

CD 12: Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Solti

CD 13: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, "Emperor"
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Solti

CD 14: Prokofiev - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Overture on Hebrew Themes
- London Symphony Orchestra, Previn

CD 15: Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3; Classical Symphony; Autumnal Sketch
- London Symphony Orchestra, Previn

CD 16: Prokofiev - Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
- London Symphony Orchestra, Previn

CD 17: Schumann - Piano Concerto; Concert Allegro; Introduction & Allegro
- London Symphony Orchestra, Segal

CD 18: Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 23
- London Symphony Orchestra

CD 19: Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 20: Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 4-6
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 21: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.7, K242 & No.10, K365
- Daniel Barenboim, Fou Ts'ong, English Chamber Orchestra

CD 22: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.8, K246 & No.9, K271
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 23: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.11, K413 & No.14, K449
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 24: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.12, K414 & No.13, K415
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 25: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.15, K450 & No.16, K451
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 26: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.17, K453 & No.21, K467
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 27: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.18, K456 & No.20, K466
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 28: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.19, K459 & No.24, K491
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 29: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.22, K482 & Rondo, K382
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 30: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23, K488 & No.27, K595
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 31: Mozart - Piano Concerto No.25, K503 & No.26, K537
- Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 32: Brahms - Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor
- Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Haitink

CD 33: Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink

CD 34: Bartók - Piano Concerto No.1; Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion
- Vovka Ashkenazy, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Solti

CD 35: Bartók - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Solti

CD 36: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1; Bagatelles, op.126
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Mehta

CD 37: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat & No.4 in G major
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Mehta

CD 38: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor; Andante Favori; Für Elise
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Mehta

CD 39: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, "Emperor"
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Mehta

CD 40: Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Paganini Rhapsody
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink

CD 41: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor & No.3 in D minor
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink

CD 42: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1 in C & No.2 in B flat
- The Cleveland Orchestra

CD 43: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor & No.4 in G major
- The Cleveland Orchestra

CD 44: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, "Emperor"; Choral Fantasia
- The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra

CD 45: Previn - Piano Concerto; Guitar Concerto
- Fernández, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Previn

CD 46
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor
Glazunov - Chopiniana
Franck - Les Djinns
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

DVD 1: Beethoven - The Piano Concertos
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Haitink

DVD 2: Beethoven - The Piano Concertos
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Haitink