100 Best Piano Classics

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Overview

No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1, and Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Aria are just some of the timeless works presented here, as performed by some of the world's best pianists. Anyone looking to build a classical music library with quality as well as quantity should consider this collection. knlfjkldf

Product Details

Release Date:	02/15/2005
Label:	Emi Classics / Warner Classics
UPC:	0094633852228
Rank:	31542

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.posth  - Frederic Chopin  - Mikhail Pletnev
2. 12 Transcendental Studies: La Campanella  - Franz Liszt  - Andre Watts
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 14 No. 2 'Moonlight'~I. Adagio sostenuto  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Mikhail Pletnev
4. ¿¿tude Op. 10/3  - Stanislav Bunin  - Frederic Chopin
5. Piano Sonata in A K331~III. Rondo alla turca: Allegro  - Moura Lympany  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Pr¿¿ludes - Book 1: La Fille aux cheveux de lin  - Claude Debussy  - Moura Lympany
7. Moment musical D780/3  - Stephen Kovacevich  - Franz Schubert
8. Waltz in D flat Op. 64/1  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
9. The Piano - soundtrack: The heart asks pleasure first  - Michael Nyman
10. Cantata BWV 147~Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Myra Hess  - Alexis Weissenberg
11. Polonaise in A flat Op. 53 'Hero¿¿que'  - Martha Argerich  - Frederic Chopin
12. F¿¿r Elise  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Jean-Bernard Pommier
13. Fr¿¿hlingsllied Op. 62 No. 6  - Felix Mendelssohn  - Jean-Bernard Pommier
14. Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66  - Stanislav Bunin  - Frederic Chopin
15. Rondo in D K485  - Stanislav Bunin  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. Arabesque No. 1  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Claude Debussy
17. Pavane pour une infante d¿¿funte  - Cecile Ousset  - Maurice Ravel

Disc 2

18. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D K537 'Coronation~I. Allegro (extract)  -  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  - Christian Zacharias  - David Zinman
19. Grande Valse brillante in E flat Op. 18  - Frederic Chopin  - Alexis Weissenberg
20. Rhapsody in Blue~Extract  -  Aalborg Symphony Orchestra  - George Gershwin  - Wayne Marshall
21. La Belle excentrique~I. Grande Ritournelle  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Erik Satie
22. Etude Op. 10/5 in G flat  - Stanislav Bunin  - Frederic Chopin
23. Fantasiest¿¿cke Op. 12/2 Aufschwung  - Martha Argerich  - Robert Schumann
24. Rondo capriccioso in E Op. 14  - Felix Mendelssohn  - Helmut Roloff
25. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 'Waldstein'~I. Allegro (extract)  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - John Ogdon
26. Ann¿¿es de p¿¿lerinage: Troisi¿¿me ann¿¿e, Italie: Les Jeux d'eau ¿¿ la Villa d'Este  - Franz Liszt  - Andre Watts
27. Gaspard de la nuit~I. Ondine  - Martha Argerich  - Maurice Ravel
28. Impromptu No. 2 in F minor Op. 31  - Gabriel Faure  - Cecile Ousset
29. Le Piccadilly  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Erik Satie
30. Invitation to the Dance in D flat Op. 65  - Thierry de Brunhoff  - Carl Maria von Weber
31. Piano Sonata in C K545~I. Allegro  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  - Christian Zacharias
32. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30~III. Allegro ma non troppo (extract)  - Leonard Bernstein  -  Orchestre National de France  - Sergey Rachmaninov  - Alexis Weissenberg
33. I Got Rhythm - variations for piano and orchestra  -  Aalborg Symphony Orchestra  - George Gershwin  - Wayne Marshall  - W.C. Schoenfield

Disc 3

34. Gymnop¿¿die No. 1  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Erik Satie
35. Gnossienne No. 1  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Erik Satie
36. R¿¿verie  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Claude Debussy
37. Un sospiro  - Franz Liszt  - Andre Watts
38. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467~II. Andante  -  Halle Orchestra  - Stephen Hough  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  - Bryden Thomson
39. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 31 'Path¿¿tique'~II. Adagio cantabile  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Stephen Kovacevich
40. Tango Op. 165 No. 2  - Isaac Albeniz  - Leopold Godowsky  - Moura Lympany
41. Consolation No. 3 in D flat  - Tzimon Barto  - Franz Liszt
42. Song without Words No. 1 in E Op. 19b No. 1  - Daniel Adni  - Felix Mendelssohn
43. Prelude in A Op. 28 No. 7  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
44. Goldberg Variations BWV988~Aria  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Maria Tipo
45. Waldszenen Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet  - Moura Lympany  - Robert Schumann
46. Estampes: Pagodes  - Claude Debussy  - Cecile Ousset
47. Nocturne in D flat Op. 9/2  - Alexander Scriabin  - Alexis Weissenberg
48. Nocturne in D flat Op. 27/2  - Frederic Chopin  - Aldo Ciccolini
49. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op. 102~II. Adagio  - Dmitri Alexeev  -  English Chamber Orchestra  - Jerzy Maksymiuk  - Dmitry Shostakovich
50. Berceuse in D flat Op. 57  - Frederic Chopin  - Peter Donohoe

Disc 4

51. ¿¿tude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'  - Stanislav Bunin  - Frederic Chopin
52. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op. 73 'Emperor'~III. Rondo: Allegro (extract)  - Ludwig van Beethoven  -  Cleveland Orchestra  - Emil Gilels  - George Szell
53. Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16~I. Allegro molto moderato (extract)  - Edvard Grieg  - Lovro von Matacic  -  Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra  - Sviatoslav Richter
54. Polonaise No. 3 in A Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' (extract)  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
55. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 'Appassionata'~III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Moura Lympany
56. Slavonic Dance in E minor Op. 46 No. 2: Allegro scherzando  - Michel Beroff  - Jean-Philippe Collard  - Antonin Dvorak
57. ¿¿tude Op. 8 No. 12  - Stephen Kovacevich  - Alexander Scriabin
58. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Prelude in C  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Edwin Fischer
59. Piano Concerto No. 3~I. Allegretto  - Bela Bartok  -  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra  - Peter Donohoe  - Simon Rattle
60. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35~III. Marcia funebre  - Frederic Chopin  - Mikhail Pletnev
61. Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2  - Sergey Rachmaninov  - Alexis Weissenberg
62. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'~I. Largo - Allegro  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Stephen Kovacevich
63. Scherzo No. 3 in F sharp minor Op. 39  - Martha Argerich  - Frederic Chopin
64. Islamey  - Mily Balakirev  - Andrei Gavrilov
65. Pictures at an Exhibition~The Great Gate of Kiev  - Modest Mussorgsky  - Alexis Weissenberg
66. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23~I. Allegro non troppo e molto moderato (extract)  - Andrei Gavrilov  - Riccardo Muti  -  Philharmonia Orchestra  - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Disc 5

67. Liebestraum  - Franz Liszt  - Alexis Weissenberg
68. Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune  - Claude Debussy  - Alexis Weissenberg
69. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18~I. Moderato (extract)  - Andrei Gavrilov  - Riccardo Muti  -  Philharmonia Orchestra  - Sergey Rachmaninov
70. Prelude in D flat Op. 28 No. 15 'Raindrop'  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
71. Valse romantique  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Claude Debussy
72. Jeux d'eau  - Cecile Ousset  - Maurice Ravel
73. Valse-impromptu  - Franz Liszt  - Alexis Weissenberg
74. Waltz Op. 39 No. 15  - Johannes Brahms  - Jean-Bernard Pommier
75. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op. 43~Variation No. 18 Andante cantabile  -  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra  - Cecile Ousset  - Sergey Rachmaninov  - Simon Rattle
76. Nocturne in F sharp Op. 15 No. 2  - Frederic Chopin  - Maurizio Pollini
77. Alborada del gracioso  - Cecile Ousset  - Maurice Ravel
78. Sonata in D minor 'Pastorale' L413  - Aldo Ciccolini  - Domenico Scarlatti
79. Klavierst¿¿ck in F K33b  - Stanislav Bunin  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
80. Trois ¿¿tudes de concert~I. Valse oubli¿¿e  - Franz Liszt  - Andre Watts
81. Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
82. Petite Suite~II. En bateau  - Michel Beroff  - Jean-Philippe Collard  - Claude Debussy
83. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor Op. 11~I. Allegro maestoso (extract)  - Martha Argerich  - Frederic Chopin  - Charles Dutoit  -  Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal

Disc 6

84. The Maiden's Prayer  - Tekla Badarzewska  - Jean-Bernard Pommier
85. Humoresque  - Antonin Dvorak  - Andre Watts
86. Kinderszene Op. 15: Tr¿¿umerei  - Mikhail Pletnev  - Robert Schumann
87. Invention No. 1 in C BWV772  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Aldo Ciccolini
88. The Harmonious Blacksmith  - George Frederick Handel  - Moura Lympany
89. Le coucou  - Louis-Claude Daquin  - Moura Lympany
90. Can¿¿iones y danzas~No. 1  - Federico Mompou  - Gonzalo Soriano
91. Golliwogg's Cakewalk (from "Children's Corner")  - Claude Debussy  - Moura Lympany
92. Nocturne in E flat Op. 9 No. 2  - Frederic Chopin  - John Ogdon
93. Sinfonia No. 1 in C BWV787  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Aldo Ciccolini
94. Melodie No. 1 in F Op. 3 No. 1  - Moura Lympany  - Anton Rubinstein
95. The Seasons Op. 37~November: Troika  - Mikhail Pletnev  - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
96. The Seasons Op. 37~June: Barcarolle  - Mikhail Pletnev  - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
97. Chorale Prelude BWV645: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme  - Johann Sebastian Bach  - Stanislav Bunin
98. Minuet in G  - Ludwig van Beethoven  - Moura Lympany
99. Dolly Suite Op. 56~Berceuse  - Jean-Philippe Collard  - Gabriel Faure  - Bruno Rigutto
100. Piano Quintet in A D667 'Trout'~IV. Theme & Variations  -  Borodin Quartet  - Sviatoslav Richter  - Franz Schubert

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Sviatoslav Richter   Piano
Michael Nyman   Piano
Maurizio Pollini   Piano
Mikhail Pletnev   Piano
Halle Orchestra   Orchestra
Simon Rattle   Conductor
Bryden Thomson   Conductor
Alborg Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Orchestre National de France   Orchestra
Michel Beroff   Piano
Jean-Bernard Pommier   Piano
Philharmonia Orchestra   Orchestra
Thierry de Brunhoff   Piano
Daniel Adni   Piano
Christian Zacharias   Piano
Andre Watts   Piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal   Orchestra
Edwin Fischer   Piano
Stanislav Bunin   Piano
Lovro von Matacic   Conductor
Wayne Marshall   Piano,Conductor
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra   Orchestra
Gonzalo Soriano   Piano
Members of the Borodin Quartet   Ensemble,String Quartet
Helmut Roloff   Piano
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Andrei Gavrilov   Piano
Leonard Bernstein   Conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Bruno Rigutto   Piano
George Szell   Conductor
Maria Tipo   Piano
Cecile Ousset   Piano
Tzimon Barto   Piano
Moura Lympany   Piano
Jerzy Maksymiuk   Conductor
Riccardo Muti   Conductor
John Ogdon   Piano
Stephen Kovacevich   Piano
Dmitri Alexeev   Piano
Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra   Orchestra
Peter Donohoe   Piano
Charles Dutoit   Conductor
Cleveland Orchestra   Orchestra
David Zinman   Conductor
Alexis Weissenberg   Piano
Emil Gilels   Piano
Aldo Ciccolini   Piano
Jean-Philippe Collard   Piano
Martha Argerich   Piano
Stephen Hough   Piano
English Chamber Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Michael Nyman   Composer
Maurice Ravel   Composer
Domenico Scarlatti   Composer
Louis-Claude Daquin   Composer
Myra Hess   Transcription
Tekla Badarzewska   Composer
Dmitry Shostakovich   Composer
Rie Eguchi   Compilation Producer
Mily Balakirev   Composer
Carl Maria von Weber   Composer
Gordon H. Jee   Cover Design
W.C. Schoenfield   Transcription
Leopold Godowsky   Transcription
George Gershwin   Composer
Edvard Grieg   Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky   Composer
Sergey Rachmaninov   Composer
Bela Bartok   Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer
Alexander Scriabin   Composer
Federico Mompou   Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Modest Mussorgsky   Composer
Wilhelm Kempff   Transcription
Frederic Chopin   Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Gabriel Faure   Composer
Erik Satie   Composer
Anton Rubinstein   Composer
Franz Schubert   Composer
Robert Schumann   Composer
Franz Liszt   Composer
Isaac Albeniz   Composer
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Claude Debussy   Composer
Johannes Brahms   Composer
George Frederick Handel   Composer