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The Art of Piano: Great Pianists of the 20th century

Yevgeny Mravinsky · Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra · Emil Gilels · Sviatoslav Richter · Wilhelm Backhaus · Arthur Rubinstein · Claudio Arrau · Edwin Fischer · Vladimir Horowitz · Alfred Cortot

Philips1999Cat. 289 464 381-23h 34m27 tracks

The Art of Piano: Great Pianists of the 20th century (1999), CD, on Philips. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter; 27 tracks.

Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven9 Frédéric Chopin4 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3 Sergei Rachmaninoff3 Franz Liszt2 Johann Sebastian Bach2 Domenico Scarlatti1 Maurice Ravel1 Robert Schumann1 Vladimir Horowitz1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Hungarian Rhapsody in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2

Franz Liszt - 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

8:33

02

Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2

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

Józef Kazimierz Hofmann

3:33

03

Moments Musicaux, op. 16 no. 2 in E-flat minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 moments musicaux, op. 16: No. 2. Allegretto in E-flat minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:53

04

Prelude in B minor, op. 32 no. 10

Sergei Rachmaninoff - 13 Preludes, op. 32

Benno Moiseiwitsch

4:47

05

Étude in F major, op. 10 no. 8

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in F major, op. 10 no. 8: Allegro

Vladimir Horowitz

2:24

06

Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "Carmen"

Vladimir Horowitz - Variations on a Theme from Carmen

Vladimir Horowitz

3:33

07

Grand Galop chromatique, S. 219

Franz Liszt - Grand galop chromatique en mi bémol majeur, S. 219

György Cziffra

3:15

08

Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

8:53

09

Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53

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

Arthur Rubinstein

6:17

10

Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1

Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”

Arthur Rubinstein

3:39

11

Etude in C major, op. 10 no. 7

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in C major, op. 10 no. 7: Vivace

Francis Planté

2:02

12

Kinderszenen, op. 15

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15

17:20

Disc 2

01

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: I. Allegro moderato

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58

Wilhelm Backhaus

17:44

02

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58

Wilhelm Backhaus

4:45

03

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: III. Rondo, Vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58

Wilhelm Backhaus

10:24

04

The Well-Tempered Clavier: No. 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

3:11

05

The Well-Tempered Clavier: No. 8. Prelude in E-flat minor & Fuge in D-sharp minor, BWV 853

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

8:58

06

Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

11:05

07

Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": Andante con moto - attacca

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

6:30

08

Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

7:54

Disc 3

01

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

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

Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter

20:29

02

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andante semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I

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

Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter

6:14

03

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 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

Yevgeny Mravinsky, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter

6:52

04

Sonata in B minor, L.449

Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in B minor, K 27, L 449

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

2:48

05

Maurice Ravel - La Valse

11:34

06

Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 32 in C minor, op. 111

9:16

07

Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 32 in C minor, op. 111

19:41