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Leon Fleisher: The Compete Album Collection (Sony Classical, 23 CDs). A compelling case can be made for calling Fleisher the greatest American classical pianist of the postwar era, and you’ll find that case made with comprehensive eloquence in this brand-new boxed set of his complete commercial recordings for Columbia and Epic. It includes concerted works by Beethoven, Brahms, Britten, Franck, Grieg, Hindemith, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Schumann, plus solo pieces and chamber music by Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Liszt, Mozart, Ravel, Rorem, Schubert, and Weber, all played with Fleisher’s signature blend of virtuosity, and intelligence. The price is ridiculously right–$56.50 on Amazon (TT).