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Best Piano Classics 50

Mikhail Pletnev · Bryden Thomson · David Zinman · Jerzy Maksymiuk · Leonard Bernstein · Michael Nyman · Wayne Marshall · Aalborg Symphony Orchestra · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · English Chamber Orchestra

EMI20053h 29m49 tracks

Best Piano Classics 50 (2005), CD, on EMI. Music by Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, performed by Mikhail Pletnev, Bryden Thomson, David Zinman, Jerzy Maksymiuk; 49 tracks.

Composers

Frédéric Chopin10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5 Claude Debussy4 Erik Satie4 Franz Liszt4 Ludwig van Beethoven4 Felix Mendelssohn3 Johann Sebastian Bach2 Maurice Ravel2 Robert Schumann2 Alexander Scriabin1 Carl Maria von Weber1 Dmitri Shostakovich1 Franz Schubert1 Gabriel Fauré1 George Gershwin1 Isaac Albéniz1 Michael Nyman1 Sergei Rachmaninoff1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Nocturne Cis-Moll Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16

Mikhail Pletnev

4:24

02

Franz Liszt - Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella”

4:36

03

1. Adagio Sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Mikhail Pletnev

7:15

04

Etude Op. 20 No.3

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo

Stanislav Bunin

4:55

05

3. Rondon Alla Turca: Allegretto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

3:37

06

La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

2:37

07

Moment Musical D 780 No.3

Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato

Stephen Kovacevich

1:34

08

Valse Op. 64 No.1

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”

1:49

09

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First

1:36

10

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147

Alexis Weissenberg

3:32

11

Polonaise Op. 53

Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”

Martha Argerich

6:36

12

Albumblatt Fur Elise (Bagatelle Fur Klavier A-Moll Woo 59)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Jean-Bernard Pommier

2:26

13

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6

Jean-Bernard Pommier

2:12

14

Fantaisie - Impromptu

Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66

Stanislav Bunin

5:01

15

Rondo Fur Klavier No.1 D-Dur KV 485

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K. 485. Allegro

Stanislav Bunin

4:36

16

Claude Debussy - Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto

4:22

17

Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

6:21

Disc 2

01

Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537 "Coronation": I. Allegro (Extract)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”

David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christian Zacharias

3:04

02

Grande Vale Brillante in E Flat Op.18

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”

Alexis Weissenberg

4:45

04

La Belle Excentrique - I. Grande Ritournelle

Erik Satie - La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains : Grande ritournelle

Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino

1:34

05

Etude Op. 10 No.5 in G Flat

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace

Stanislav Bunin

1:53

06

Fantasiestucke Op. 12 - Aufschwung

Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke, op. 12

Martha Argerich

2:48

07

Rondo Capriccioso in E, Op. 14

Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo capriccioso, op. 14

6:57

08

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro (Extract)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”

4:12

09

Annees De Pelerinage - Troisieme Annee, Italie - Les Jeux D'Eau a La Villa D'Este

Franz Liszt - Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S. 163 no. 4

7:46

10

Gaspard De La Nuit - I. Ondine

Maurice Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)

Martha Argerich

5:18

11

Impromptu No.2 in F Minor Op.31

Gabriel Fauré - Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31

3:47

12

Erik Satie - Le Piccadilly

1:35

13

Invitation to the Dance in D Flat Op.65

Carl Maria von Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65

Thierry de Brunhoff

7:59

14

Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro

Christian Zacharias

4:31

15

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30 - III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto (Extrait)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Leonard Bernstein, Orchestre National de France, Alexis Weissenberg

3:13

16

George Gershwin - Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra

Wayne Marshall, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

8:26

Disc 3

01

Gymnopedie No.1

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

3:09

02

Gnossienne No.1

Erik Satie - Gnossienne no. 1

3:04

03

Claude Debussy - Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76

4:56

04

Franz Liszt - Trois études de concert, S. 144

5:43

05

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

5:21

06

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Stephen Kovacevich

5:34

07

Tango Op.165 No.2

Isaac Albéniz - España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165

3:18

08

Consolation No.3 in D Flat

Franz Liszt - Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido

4:53

09

Song Without Words No.1 in E Op.19b No.1

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 1

4:13

10

Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7

Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28

0:53

11

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 - Aria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

3:05

12

Woldszenen Op.82 - Vogel Als Prophet

Robert Schumann - Waldszenen, op. 82

3:39

13

Claude Debussy - Estampes, L. 100, CD 108

5:12

14

Nocturne in D Flat Op.9 No.2

Alexander Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major

Alexis Weissenberg

5:45

15

Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto

5:30

16

Piano Concerto No.2 in F Op.102 - II. Adagio

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Jerzy Maksymiuk, English Chamber Orchestra, Dimitri Alexeev

6:08

17

Berceuse in D Flat, Op.57

Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57

4:25