100 Best Piano Classics
Mikhail Pletnev · Jean-Bernard Pommier · Stephen Kovacevich · Andrei Gavrilov · Christian Zacharias · Michel Béroff · Peter Donohoe · Riccardo Muti · Simon Rattle · Bruno Rigutto
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
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
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”
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
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”
Christian Zacharias, David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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
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”
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
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”
Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
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”
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
Peter Donohoe, Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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”
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
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
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)
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 : Unspecified
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