Essential Piano: The Ultimate Piano Collection

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Disc 1

1. 1 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenuto - Ludwig van Beethoven & Vladimir Ashkenazy (6:11)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
2. 2 Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988: Aria - Johann Sebastian Bach & András Schiff (3:53)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
3. 3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto - Sergey Rachmaninov & Edo de Waart (10:23)
   Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

   Conducted byEdo de Waart

   Performed byEdo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony
4. 4 Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207 - Frédéric Chopin & Vladimir Ashkenazy (4:51)
   Composed byFrédéric Chopin
5. 5 Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7 - Robert Schumann & Claudia Wafer (2:32)
   Composed byRobert Schumann
6. 6 Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major "Lento placido", S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2) - Franz Liszt & Jorge Bolet (3:53)
   Composed byFranz Liszt
7. 7 Gymnopedie for piano No.1 - Erik Satie & Pascal Rogé (3:11)
   Composed byErik Satie
8. 8 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio - Edvard Grieg & Colin Davis (6:49)
   Composed byEdvard Grieg

   Conducted byColin Davis

   Performed byColin Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra
9. 9 Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, joy of man's desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach & Julius Katchen (3:42)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
10. 10 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & Vladimir Ashkenazy (6:50)
    Composed byPeter Ilich Tchaikovsky

    Conducted byLorin Maazel

    Performed byLondon Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
11. 11 Melodies (2) for piano, Op. 3: Melody in F, Op. 3 No. 1 - Anton Rubinstein & Shura Cherkassky (4:20)
    Composed byAnton Rubinstein
12. 12 Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra) - Maurice Ravel & Jean-Yves Thibaudet (6:12)
    Composed byMaurice Ravel
13. 13 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: II. Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & English Chamber Orchestra (7:17)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Conducted byUri Segal

    Performed byEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Uri Segal
14. 14 Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3) - Franz Schubert & Claudia Wafer (1:50)
    Composed byFranz Schubert
15. 15 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 - Ludwig van Beethoven & Vladimir Ashkenazy (3:00)
    Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
16. 16 Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212 - Frédéric Chopin & Jorge Bolet (1:56)
    Composed byFrédéric Chopin

Disc 2

1. 1 Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 - Claude Debussy & Pascal Rogé (5:35)
   Composed byClaude Debussy
2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romance (excerpt) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Vladimir Ashkenazy (5:06)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byVladimir Ashkenazy

   Performed byVladimir Ashkenazy, New Philharmonia Orchestra
3. 3 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile - Ludwig van Beethoven & Vladimir Ashkenazy (5:02)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
4. 4 Golliwogg's Cakewalk, for piano (Children's Corner No. 6), L. 113/6 - Claude Debussy & Pascal Rogé (2:57)
   Composed byClaude Debussy
5. 5 Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3) - Franz Schubert & Claudia Wafer (6:34)
   Composed byFranz Schubert
6. 6 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): III. Rondo alla turca - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & András Schiff (3:33)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. 7 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso - Ludwig van Beethoven & Vladimir Ashkenazy (7:46)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byVladimir Ashkenazy

   Performed byVladimir Ashkenazy, Cleveland Orchestra
8. 8 Rustle of Spring, Op 32/3 - Christian Sinding & Joseph Cooper (2:54)
   Composed byChristian Sinding
9. 9 Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 - Frédéric Chopin & Vladimir Ashkenazy (4:04)
   Composed byFrédéric Chopin
10. 10 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Vladimir Ashkenazy (7:36)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Conducted byVladimir Ashkenazy

    Performed byVladimir Ashkenazy, New Philharmonia Orchestra
11. 11 Nocturne for piano No. 1 in E flat Minor, Op. 33/1 - Gabriel Fauré & Pascal Rogé (7:45)
    Composed byGabriel Fauré
12. 12 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: II. Andante - Dmitry Shostakovich & Vladimir Ashkenazy (7:35)
    Composed byDmitry Shostakovich

    Conducted byVladimir Ashkenazy

    Performed byVladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
13. 13 Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7: Sevilla - Isaac Albéniz & Alicia de Larrocha (4:42)
    Composed byIsaac Albéniz
14. 14 Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) - Franz Liszt & Jorge Bolet (4:56)
    Composed byFranz Liszt