Friedrich Gulda's heart was home to many musical souls. Hardly any other pianist could boast such versatility: his repertoire ranged from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven to Chopin, Schubert, Debussy, Ravel, Strauss and Prokofiev. He won the Concours de Genève at the age of 16 and made his acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut at 20. Titanic swagger and unleashed forces of sound were alien to him. His playing was always analytically transparent yet also eloquent, captivating and expressive. For Gulda, the 'mere re-creation of works from past eras' (Gulda) was not enough. He embraced jazz and free experimental music, composing his own perceptive and original works.

His collection of recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon, Amadeo, Decca, Philips and Accord labels is now being released for the first time in a box set containing 84 CDs and a DVD, complete with original covers. We experience 50 years of recording history: from the 17-year-old's recordings from the Decca studios in London to the Mozart recordings made at Attersee in Austria in 1999. Alongside numerous CD premieres, the box set includes the first release of a Bach Toccata from 1947 which was previously thought lost. Two complete cycles of Beethoven sonatas and Debussy's Préludes offer an exciting opportunity for comparison. The set is completed by a detailed booklet containing essays by Gulda biographer Irene Suchy and Reinhard Brembeck, as well as numerous photos.

Contents:

CD 1
Gulda plays Bach

CD 2
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28; Nocturnes; Bacarolle; Waltz no.14

CD 3
Chopin - Ballades nos. 1–4 
Gulda - Epitaph für eine Liebe; Selige Sehnsucht

CDs 4–5
Beethoven - Complete Works for Cello and Piano

CD 6
Mozart - Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K452 
Beethoven - Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, op.16

CD 7–14
Mozart - Piano Concertos & Piano Sonatas

CD 15–23
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas

CD 24
Beethoven - Diabelli Variations, op.120

CD 25
Mozart - Piano Concerto no.17 in G major, K453  
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19

CD 26–27 
Chopin and Beyond...

CD 28
Debussy - Préludes, L117

CD 29
Mozart - Piano Sonata nos. 11 & 13

CD 30–31
Mozart Lives

CD 32
J.S. Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971  
Mozart - Piano Sonata no.16, K545  
Schubert - 2 Scherzos, D593  
Chopin - Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op.22

CD 33
Encores

CD 34
Opus Anders

CD 35–37 
The Complete Musician

CD 38
Gulda - Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra; Concerto for Ursula  
Beethoven - 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op.66

CD 39
Concerto for Myself

CD 40–41
Tales of World Music

CD 42
The Master: Friedrich Gulda solo

CD 43
Gulda Jazz

CD 44–45 
Gulda Big Band

CD 46–48 
The Complete Universal Recordings - Play Piano Play - Gulda, Pauer, Corea, Ravel

CD 49
Fata Morgana - Live at the Domicile

CD 50
Internationaler Wettbewerb für Modernen Jazz Wien 1966

CD 51
Gulda - The First Recordings

CD 52
J.S. Bach - English Suite no.3 in G minor, BWV 808; Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor, BWV 877 
Mozart - Piano Sonata no.8 in A minor, K310; Rondo in D major, K485

CD 53
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.1 in C Major, op.15; 15 Variations and Fugue in E flat major, op.35, "Eroica Variations"; 6 Bagatelles, op.126

CD 54–66
Beethoven - Violin Sonatas, Piano Sonatas & Piano Concertos

CD 67–68 
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28; Ballade nos. 1–4 ; Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11

CD 69
Debussy - Preludes Books 1 & 2; L'Isle joyeuse

CD 70
Debussy - Suite bergamasque
Ravel - Valses nobles et sentimentales; Gaspard de la nuit

CD 71
Mozart - Piano Concertos nos. 14, 25 & 26

CD 72
Schumann - Fantasiestücke, op.12; Waldszenen, op.82; Piano Concerto in A minor

CD 73
Strauss, R.: 13 Lieder; Suite "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"

CD 74
Friedrich Gulda at Birdland

CD 75–78
J.S. Bach - Das wohltemperierte Klavier

CD 79
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.32, op.111 
Gulda - Wintermeditation

CD 80
Schumann - Liederkreis, op.39; 8 Fantasiestücke, op.12

CD 81
The Meeting

CD 82
Gulda plays Gulda and Corea

CD 83–84
Gulda-Recital Montpellier 1993

DVD
"So what?" Friedrich Gulda: A Portrait