100 Best Piano
Mikhail Pletnev · Riccardo Muti · Simon Rattle · Bryden Thomson · Charles Dutoit · David Zinman · George Szell · Jerzy Maksymiuk · Leonard Bernstein · Lovro von Matačić
100 Best Piano (2006), CD, on Warner 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 no. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. posth.
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16
Six Grand Etudes After Paganini: III. No. 3 "La Campanella"
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, 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”
Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, op. 6 no. 2, K. 331 "Alla Turca": III. Allegretto. Turkish March
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
6 Moments musicaux, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor
Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute"
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10. Choral. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"
Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147
Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat major, op. 53 "Heroic"
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66 (Allegro agitato - Moderato cantabile)
Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
Disc 2
Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major, K. 537 "Coronation": I. Allegro (excerpt)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”
David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christian Zacharias
Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, op. 18
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
La belle excentrique: No. 1. Grande ritournelle (piano 4-hands version)
Erik Satie - La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains : Grande ritournelle
12 Etudes, op. 10: No. 5 in G-flat major "Black keys": Vivace
Frédéric Chopin - Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace
Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163: 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, M. 55: I. Ondine
Maurice Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)
Piano Sonata no. 15 in C major, K. 545: I. 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, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante (excerpt)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
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”
6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido)
Franz Liszt - Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
Songs Without Words, Book I, op. 19b: No. 1. Andante con moto, MWV U86
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major
Alexander Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major
Nocturne no. 8 in D-flat major, op. 27 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
Disc 4
12 Etudes, op. 10, no. 12 in C minor "Revolutionary": Allegro con fuoco
Frédéric Chopin - Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Lovro von Matačić, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter
2 Polonaises, op. 40: No. 1 in A major "Military"
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
8 Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 78: No. 2 in E minor
Antonín Dvořák - Slawische Tänz, op. 46, nr. 2 in e-Moll, Allegretto scherzando (Dumka)
12 Études, op. 8: No. 12 in D-sharp minor
Alexander Scriabin - 12 études, op. 8: No. 12 in D-sharp minor
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119: I. 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 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-sharp minor "The Bells of Moscow"
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 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
Disc 5
3 Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-flat major
Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor op. 18: I. Moderato (excerpt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
24 Preludes, op. 28: No. 15 in D-flat major "Raindrop"
Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabile
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset
Nocturne no. 5 in F-sharp major, op. 15 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto
Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
Disc 6
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7, B. 187
Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso
Keyboard Suite in E major, HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
Le Coucou (Premiere Livre de pièces de clavecin)
Louis-Claude Daquin - Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite
Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6. Golliwog's Cake Walk
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2
Choral Prelude "Awake, The Voice is Sounding", BWV 645
Johann Sebastian Bach - Chorale Prelude BWV 645: ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’