100 Best Piano Classics
Mikhail Pletnev · Riccardo Muti · Simon Rattle · Bryden Thomson · Charles Dutoit · David Zinman · George Szell · Jerzy Maksymiuk · Leonard Bernstein · Lovro von Matačić
100 Best Piano Classics, CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, performed by Mikhail Pletnev, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Bryden Thomson; 98 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16
Franz Liszt - Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella”
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 : 1. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) : 3. Rondo alla turca: Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117 : La Fille aux cheveux de lin
Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6
Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
Disc 2
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ("Coronation") K. 537 : 1. Allegro (extract)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”
David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christian Zacharias
Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
La belle excentrique, "serious fantasy" for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands) : 1. Grande Ritournelle
Erik Satie - La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains : Grande ritournelle
Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
Frédéric Chopin - Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace
Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12 : Aufschwung
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ("Waldstein"), Op. 53 : 1. Allegro (extract)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283) : Les Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
Franz Liszt - Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S. 163 no. 4
Gaspard de la nuit, for piano : 1. Ondine
Maurice Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)
Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65)
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545 : 1. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro
Disc 3
Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande études de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3)
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 : 2. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 : 2. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Tango, contrapuntal arrangement for piano (after Albeniz's Op. 165/2)
Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major "Lento placido", S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2)
Franz Liszt - Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
Song Without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1
Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) : Aria
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82 : Vogel als Prophet
Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2
Alexander Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major
Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
Disc 4
Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25
Frédéric Chopin - Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 : 3. Rondo: Allegro (extract)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 : 1. Allegro molto moderato (extract)
Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Lovro von Matačić, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter
Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ("Military"), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), Op. 57 : 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Slavonic Dance No. 2 for piano, 4 hands in E minor, B. 78/2 (Op. 46/2) : Allegro scherzando
Antonín Dvořák - Slawische Tänz, op. 46, nr. 2 in e-Moll, Allegretto scherzando (Dumka)
Etude for piano in D sharp minor, Op. 8/12
Alexander Scriabin - 12 études, op. 8: No. 12 in D-sharp minor
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly) : 1. Allegretto
Béla Bartók - Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202 : 3. Marcia funebre
Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor
Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor Op.31 No.2, ‘Tempest’ I : Largo – Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
Disc 5
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 : 1. Moderato (extract)
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180
Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset
Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto
Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), "Pastorale"
Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
Disc 6
A Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op. 3 (or Op. 4)
Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 : Unspecified
Two-Part Invention, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 (BC L42)
Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.1, No.5 in E major ("The Harmonious Blacksmith"), HWV 430
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3)
Louis-Claude Daquin - Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite
Cançons i dansas No. 1, for piano ("La Filla del carmesí - Danse de Castellterçol")
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 : Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2
Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 787 (BC L42)
Melody in F, instrumental arrangement, Op. 3/1
Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
Ludwig van Beethoven - 6 Minuets for Piano, WoO 10: No. 2 in G major