Legendary Russian Pianists

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Album Summary

Performers

• Konstantin Igumnov (Piano)
• Grigori Ginzburg (Piano)
• Samuel Feinberg [Piano/Composer] (Piano)
• Heinrich Neuhaus (Piano)
• Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Rudolf Kerer (Piano)
• Maria Yudina (Piano)
• Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Maria Grinberg (Piano)
• Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
• Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Igor Zhukov (Piano)
• Dmitri Bashkirov (Piano)
• Yakov Zak (Piano)
• Bella Davidovich (Piano)
• Viktor Merzhanov (Piano)
• Alexander Iokheles (Piano)
• Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Lazar Berman (Piano)
• Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Nelly Akopian-Tamarina (Piano)
• Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
• Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Nikolai Lugansky (Piano)

Conductors

• Gauk, Alexander
• Oistrakh, David
• Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
• Temirkanov, Yuri
• Tretiakov, Viktor

Ensemble

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Composers

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904 - 1987)
• Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946)
• Anton Arensky (1861 - 1906)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955)

Notes & Reviews:

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin to name a few. Gathered here are Russia's greatest pianist performing works by some of the world's greatest composers. A mix where excellence meets excellence, this ambitious 24-CD set is monumental, both in its delivery and performance.

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Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83

• Performer: Konstantin Igumnov (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842

Scriabin, Alexander : Poèmes (2) for Piano, Op. 32

• Performer: Konstantin Igumnov (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Schumann, Robert : Kreisleriana

• Performer: Konstantin Igumnov (Piano)
• Running Time: 28 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Les saisons, Op. 37b

• Performer: Konstantin Igumnov (Piano)
• Running Time: 36 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875-1876

Liszt, Franz : Fantasy on "Ruins of Athens" (Beethoven) for Piano and Orchestra, S 122

• Performer: Grigori Ginzburg (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1839

Scriabin, Alexander : Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20

• Performer: Samuel Feinberg [Piano/Composer] (Piano)
• Running Time: 24 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1896

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11

• Performer: Heinrich Neuhaus (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 36 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1830

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466

• Performer: Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Conductor: David Oistrakh
• Running Time: 30 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1785

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

• Performer: Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 32 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1874

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

• Performer: Rudolf Kerer (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 14 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1911-1912

Prokofiev, Sergei : March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33)

• Performer: Rudolf Kerer (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1922

Liszt, Franz : Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462

• Performer: Maria Yudina (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Liszt, Franz : Prelude "Weinen, Klagen..." (JS Bach) for Piano, S 179

• Performer: Maria Yudina (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1854.
• Running Time: 16 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1854
• Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 10 no 1

• Performer: Maria Yudina (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1795-97.
• Running Time: 18 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795-1797
• Studio/Live: Live

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111

• Performer: Maria Yudina (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1821-1822
• Studio/Live: Live

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 18 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 :: Andante

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892-1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Poème for piano in D major, Op. 32/2

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Poème for piano in C major, Op. 44/1

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904

Scriabin, Alexander : Ironies, for piano in C major, Op. 56/2

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1908

Scriabin, Alexander : Désir, for piano, Op. 57/1

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1908

Scriabin, Alexander : Polonaise for Piano in B minor, Op. 21

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (8) for Piano, Op. 42

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Etude for piano in D flat major, Op. 42/6

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Scriabin, Alexander : Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 38

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in G major, Op. 11/3

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in B minor, Op. 11/6

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in A major, Op. 11/7

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 11/8

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (6) for Piano, Op. 13

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (6) for Piano, Op. 13

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in B minor, Op. 13/6

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 15

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1895-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in E major, Op. 11/9

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (4) for Piano, Op. 22

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 16

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894-1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Prelude for piano in F sharp major, Op. 16/5

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894-1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 16

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894-1895

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1896

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 52

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (2) for Piano, Op. 59

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 51

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1906

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 52

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907

Scriabin, Alexander : Poèmes (2) for Piano, Op. 63

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1911-1912

Scriabin, Alexander : Poème satanique for Piano, Op. 36

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata for Piano no 9 in F major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Scriabin, Alexander : Poème for piano, Op. 69/1

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Scriabin, Alexander : Poème for piano, Op. 69/2

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Scriabin, Alexander : Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 73

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914

Scriabin, Alexander : Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 73

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata for Piano no 10, Op. 70

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 11 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Scriabin, Alexander : Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 73

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1906

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 45

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Mazurka for piano in F sharp major, Op. 40/2

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8

• Performer: Vladimir Sofronitsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1832

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 15 in F major, Op. 25/3, CT 28.

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835-1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 7 in F minor, Op. 7/3, CT. 58

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 41/2, CT. 77

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50/3, CT. 82

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842-1843

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 1. Grave

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Liszt, Franz : Funerailles

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1848-1849

Liszt, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178

• Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
• Running Time: 11 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851-1853

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"

• Performer: Maria Grinberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 38 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1809

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052

• Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
• Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
• Running Time: 21 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 2. Scherzo

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 3. Marche funèbre

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 4. Finale

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1901

Kabalevsky, Dmitri : Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 38

• Performer: Yakov Flier (Piano)
• Running Time: 38 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1943-1944

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

• Performer: Igor Zhukov (Piano)
• Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
• Running Time: 48 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1881

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491

• Performer: Dmitri Bashkirov (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 29 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1786

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15

• Performer: Yakov Zak (Piano)
• Conductor: David Oistrakh
• Running Time: 44 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1854-1859

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22

• Performer: Bella Davidovich (Piano)
• Conductor: Alexander Gauk
• Running Time: 22 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1868

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

• Performer: Viktor Merzhanov (Piano)
• Running Time: 23 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Falla, Manuel de : Nights in the gardens of Spain

• Performer: Alexander Iokheles (Piano)
• Running Time: 22 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1909-1916

Honegger, Arthur : Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55

• Performer: Alexander Iokheles (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1924

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1814

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 18 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1820

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1821-1822

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1821-1822

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1794-95.
• Running Time: 26 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1794-1795

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 18 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1816

Liszt, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 11 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851-1853

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 43 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 09/1828

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B major, D 575/Op. posth

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 24 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 08/1817

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1841

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 2. Scherzo

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 3. Marche funèbre

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 4. Finale

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842-1843

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 27 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1844

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 17 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 28 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1939-1944

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: [Excerpts]

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912

Prokofiev, Sergei : March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33)

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1922

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

• Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1817-1818
• Studio/Live: Live

Liszt, Franz : Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"

• Performer: Lazar Berman (Piano)
• Running Time: 16 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1849

Liszt, Franz : Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"

• Performer: Lazar Berman (Piano)
• Running Time: 11 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1859-1862

Liszt, Franz : 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b

• Performer: Lazar Berman (Piano)
• Notes: 04/26/1956; 10/22/1953; 11/18/1950
• Running Time: 30 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : Rhapsodie espagnole for Piano, S 254

• Performer: Lazar Berman (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1863

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
• Notes: Composition written: 1912-13.
• Running Time: 30 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1912-1913

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 29 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902-1903

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1911

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Arensky, Anton : Prelude to The Fountain of Bakhchisaray, for piano

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Brahms, Johannes : Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117

• Performer: Nelly Akopian-Tamarina (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk (01/30/1996); Snape Maltings, Suffolk (11/30/1995)
• Running Time: 20 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1892

Schumann, Robert : Fantasia in C major, Op. 17

• Performer: Nelly Akopian-Tamarina (Piano)
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, London (07/14/1981-07/15/1981)
• Running Time: 37 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1836

Schumann, Robert : Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18

• Performer: Nelly Akopian-Tamarina (Piano)
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, London (07/14/1981-07/15/1981)
• Running Time: 9 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata - Fantasy no 2, Op. 19 :: 1. Andante

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 8 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892-1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata - Fantasy no 2, Op. 19 :: 2. Presto

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892-1897

Scriabin, Alexander : Etude for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 8/2

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Scriabin, Alexander : Etude for piano in B major, Op. 8/4

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Scriabin, Alexander : Etude for piano in E major, Op. 8/5

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (8) for Piano, Op. 42

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 1 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (8) for Piano, Op. 42

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Scriabin, Alexander : Etude for piano in F minor, Op. 42/7

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Scriabin, Alexander : Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 51

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 8 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1906

Scriabin, Alexander : Sonata for Piano no 9 in F major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 7 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1912-1913

Scriabin, Alexander : Vers la flamme, Op. 72

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (12/05/1989-12/06/1989)
• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 1

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 2

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 3

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 4

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 5

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 6

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 7

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 8

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 9

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 10

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 11

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 12

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 13

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 14

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 15

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 16

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 17

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 18

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 19

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives, Op. 22 :: no 20

• Performer: Nikolai Demidenko (Piano)
• Notes: Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (05/29/1990-05/30/1990)
• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915-1917

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"

• Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
• Conductor: Viktor Tretiakov
• Running Time: 32 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1777

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov
• Running Time: 35 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1800-1803

Liszt, Franz : Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1862-1863

Liszt, Franz : Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1848

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843-1850

Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1847

Liszt, Franz : Étude d'exécution transcendante no 10 in F minor

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Schumann, Robert : Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 27 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1834-1861

Schumann, Robert : Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830

Schumann, Robert : Myrthen, Op. 25

• Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1840.
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1840

Rachmaninov, Sergei : 6 Etudes Tableaux

• Performer: Nikolai Lugansky (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1911

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39

• Performer: Nikolai Lugansky (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1916-1917