Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini

The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is acknowledged as one of the finest composers of piano music and some of his best-loved works are in this collection, including his brilliant Waltz No.1, heard in the film The Hudsucker Proxy, the dazzling 'Minute' Waltz and the superb Fantaisie-impromptu. Beethoven is another of the great composers for the piano, and his two most popular piano solos - Fur Elise and the Moonlight Sonata - are both heard here. Other composers represented are Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Satie. The collection ends with the massive 'Great Gate at Kiev' from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky played by Alexis Weissenberg. Other pianists include Martha Argerich, Aldo Ciccolini, Ingrid Fliter, Andrei Gavrilov, Stephen Kovacevich, John Ogdon, Garrick Ohlsson, Mikhail Pletnev and Christian Zacharias.

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Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"

Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1831-1832

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: 1. Adagio sostenuto [Extract]

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46

Performer: Daniel Adni (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1834

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations :: Aria

Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1741

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843-1850

Brahms, Johannes : Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5

Performers: Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano); Michel Béroff (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1858-1868

Debussy, Claude : Suite bergamasque :: Clair de lune

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gnossienne for piano no 1

Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1890

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213

Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Piano Sonata, K. 331 :: Rondo alla turca

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1783.
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1783

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

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

Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" :: 2. Adagio cantabile

Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

Schubert, Franz : Impromptu no 4 in A flat major, D899, Op. 90, no 4

Performer: Andor Foldes (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: ?1827

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Ravel, Maurice : Pavane pour une infante défunte

Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1899

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 3 in A major ("Military"), Op. 40/1, CT. 152

Performer: Daniel Adni (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

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

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1842-1843

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1810

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1865

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1888

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180

Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 16 in C :: 1. Allegro

Performer: Christian Zacharias (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1788

Schubert, Franz : March militaire

Performer: Jacques Février (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: March
Written: circa 1822

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

Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Running Time: 9 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1837

Liszt, Franz : Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140

Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1840

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Dolly Suite :: Berceuse

Performers: Bruno Rigutto (Piano); Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1893-1896

Debussy, Claude : Children's Corner :: Golliwog's Cakewalk

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1906-1908

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1795

Grieg, Edvard : Lyric Pieces (6), Book 8, Op. 65

Performer: Leif Andsnes (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1896

Mendelssohn, Felix : Song Without Words

Performer: Daniel Adni (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 06/01/1842

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Seasons :: 2. February

Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Seasons :: 11. November

Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875-1876

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an Exhibition :: The Great Gate at Kiev

Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874

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