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Van Cliburn Piano Favorites

Kirill Kondrashin · Eugene Ormandy · Fritz Reiner · RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra · Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Philadelphia Orchestra · Van Cliburn

Time–Life Music1992Cat. TCD-1522h 32m26 tracks

Van Cliburn Piano Favorites (1992), CD, on Time–Life Music. Music by Frédéric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Kirill Kondrashin, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; 26 tracks.

Composers

Frédéric Chopin7 Ludwig van Beethoven4 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3 Sergei Rachmaninoff3 Claude Debussy2 Johannes Brahms2 Edvard Grieg1 Franz Liszt1 Maurice Ravel1 Robert Schumann1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Kirill Kondrashin, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn

20:44

02

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Kirill Kondrashin, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn

7:04

03

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Kirill Kondrashin, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn

6:53

04

Suite Bergamasque, No. 3 "Clair de lune"

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

5:14

05

Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2

3:19

06

Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor

4:48

07

Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

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

3:03

08

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major KV 331 "Alla Turca": III. Turkish March

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

3:55

09

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento

Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”

8:52

10

Intermezzo for Piano in C-sharp minor, Op. 117 No. 3

Johannes Brahms - 3 intermezzi, op. 117: Nr. 3 in cis‐Moll. Andante con moto

5:42

11

Polonaise In A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"

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

6:59

Disc 2

01

Piano Sonata No. 14 (Quasi una fantasia) in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

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

4:42

02

Piano Sonata No. 14 (Quasi una fantasia) in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto

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

2:28

03

Piano Sonata No. 14 (Quasi una fantasia) in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

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

6:09

04

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43

2:48

05

Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3

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

4:45

06

Romance for Piano in F-sharp major, Op. 28 No.2

Robert Schumann - Drei Romanzen für Pianoforte, op. 28

3:32

07

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn

13:05

08

Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"

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

1:52

09

Liebesträume No. 3 in A-flat major

Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”

4:50

10

Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 11 "Winter Wind"

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in A minor, op. 25 no. 11 “Winter Wind”: Lento

3:29

11

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

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

2:45

12

Waltz for Piano in A-flat major, Op. 39 No. 15

Johannes Brahms - Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur

1:56

13

Fantasy-Impromptu for Piano in C-sharp minor, Op. 66

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

5:20

14

Pavane for a Dead Princess

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

6:46

15

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn

11:43