Pletnev, Mikhail > Chopin, Frédéric

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
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 Gym...continue...

Piano Favourites / Pletnev, Andsnes, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2005-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernar...

Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces for Solo Piano / Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (18) for piano, Op. 72; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49)
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

This CD is a live recording featuring the rarely-played '18 pieces for Solo Piano, Op. 72' by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and an encore: Chopin's Nocturne...continue...

Pletnev Live at Carnegie Hall - Bach, Busoni, Chopin, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-01-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B mino...
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

"Only a very special pianist could whip up Balakirev's 'Islamey' into a dizzy caprice as the last of five encores after such a taxing programme....continue...