Description
“A rich treasury of pianism styles on display from 10 legendary performers, sampled here for collectors and chosen from the giants of the keyboard”
| Marta Argerich Debut album plus live Chopin |
| Chopin: |
| 1. Grand Valse Brillante, op.34/1 05:05 |
| 2. Nocturne no.16, op.55/2 04:40 |
| 3. Etude, op.10/1 01:49 |
| 4. Etude, op.10/10 02:05 |
| 5. Mazurka no.38, op.59/3 03:10 |
| 6. Scherzo, op.39 06:25 |
| 7. Barcarolle, op.60 08:02 |
| 8.& 9. Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, op.79 08:25/6:26 |
| 10. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no.6 06:17 |
| 11. Ravel: Jeux d’eau 05:21 |
| 12. Prokoviev: Toccata 04:05 |
| CD2 [79:14]: Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Chopin [ALC1281] |
| Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58 |
| [1] I. Allegro maestoso 9:06 |
| [2] II. Scherzo (molto vivace) 2:40 |
| [3] III. Largo 9:19 |
| [4] IV. Finale (Presto non tanto) 4:54 |
| [5] Barcarolle Op.60 8:56 |
| [6] Valse No.2 in Ab Op.34 No.1 4:29 |
| [7] Valse No.6 in Db Op.64 No.1 (‘Minute Waltz’) 1:43 |
| [8] Mazurka No.35 in C minor Op.56 No.3 5:15 |
| [9] Mazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1 4:07 |
| Etudes Op.10 |
| [10] No.1 C major 1:58 |
| [11] No.2 A minor 1:17 |
| [12] No.3 E major 4:10 |
| [13] No.4 C sharp minor 2:00 |
| [14] No.5 G flat major 1:37 |
| [15] No.6 E flat minor 3:59 |
| [16] No.7 C major 1:26 |
| [17] No.8 F major 2:18 |
| [18] No.9 F minor 2:14 |
| [19] No.10 A flat major 2:23 |
| [20] No.11 E flat major 2:35 |
| [21] No.12 C minor “Revolutionary” 2:37 |
| CD3 [70:52]: Alfred Brendel plays Schubert Impromptus [ALC1109] |
| Impromptus D899 |
| 1. No.1 in C minor-Allegro molto moderato 08:34 |
| 2. No.2 in E flat-allegro 04:23 |
| 3. No.3 in G flat-andante 05:21 |
| 4. No.4 in A flat-allegretto 07:14 |
| Impromptus D935 |
| 5. No.1 in F minor-allegro moderato 08:59 |
| 6. No.2 in A flat-allegretto 05:22 |
| 7. No.3 in B flat-theme and variations, andante 10:26 |
| 8. No.4 in F minor-allegro scherzando 05:26 |
| Moments Musicaux Op.94 (selection) |
| 9. No.3 in F minor-allegro moderato 01:44 |
| 10.No.4 in C sharp minor-moderato 04:42 |
| 11.No.5 in F minor-allegro vivace 02:06 |
| 12.No.6 in A flat-allegretto 06:26 |
| CD4 [74:40]: Emil Gilels – Live in Russia [ALC1300 amended] |
| Schumann: Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op.11 |
| 1. Introduzione: Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace 09:13 |
| 2. Aria 2:52 |
| 3. Scherzo e intermezzo 4:12 |
| 4. Finale: Allegro un poco maestoso 11:23 |
| Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor ‘Funeral March’, Op.35 |
| 5. Grave – Doppio movimento 5:31 |
| 6. Scherzo 6:52 |
| 7. Marche funebre: Lento 7:29 |
| 8. Finale: Presto 01:25 |
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.80 |
| 9. Allegro con brio 10:27 |
| 10. Andante 4:22 |
| 11. Scherzo: Allegro vivo 5:50 |
| 12. Allegro vivo 4:49 |
| CD5 [79:05]: Glenn Gould plays J.S. BACH [ALC1418- april 2020] |
| [1-32] Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Aria & 30 Variations) [38:28] |
| 1. Aria 1:55 17. Variation No.16 1:17 |
| 2. Variation No.1 0:44 18. Variation No.17 0:53 |
| 3. Variation No.2 0:37 19. Variation No.18 0:46 |
| 4. Variation No.3 0:54 20. Variation No.19 0:42 |
| 5. Variation No.4 0:29 21. Variation No.20 0:47 |
| 6. Variation No.5 0:36 22. Variation No.21 1:42 |
| 7. Variation No.6 0:34 23. Variation No.22 0:42 |
| 8. Variation No.7 1:08 24. Variation No.23 0:54 |
| 9. Variation No.8 0:45 25. Variation No.24 0:56 |
| 10. Variation No.9 0:38 26. Variation No.25 6:26 |
| 11. Variation No.10 0:42 27. Variation No.26 0:53 |
| 12. Variation No.11 0:53 28. Variation No.27 0:49 |
| 13. Variation No.12 0:56 29. Variation No.28 1:10 |
| 14. Variation No.13 2:10 30. Variation No.29 1:00 |
| 15. Variation No.14 0:58 31. Variation No.30 0:48 |
| 16. Variation No.15 2:19 32. Aria da capo 2:10 |
| Partita No.5 in G major BWV 829 [9:50] |
| 33. Praeambulum 1:46 |
| 34. Allemande 1:49 |
| 35. Courante 0:40 |
| 36. Sarabande 2:01 |
| 37. Tempo di Minuetto 1:04 |
| 38. Passepied 0:47 |
| 39. Gigue 1:39 |
| Partita No.6 in E minor BWV 830 [22:46] |
| 40. Toccata 9:50 |
| 41. Allemande 2:03 |
| 42. Courante 2:16 |
| 43. Air 0:42 |
| 44. Sarabande 3:36 |
| 45. Tempo di Gavotta 0:51 |
| 46. Gigue 3:26 |
| 47. Fugue in F sharp minor BWV 883 (Well-tempered Clavier Book II) 3:16 |
| 48. Fugue in E major BWV 878 (Well-tempered Clavier Book II) 4:18 |
| CD6 [75:38]: Vladimir Horowitz: ‘Last of the Romantics’ [ALC1357] |
| [1] Mozart: Rondo alla Turca 3:43 |
| [2] Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34, No.2 4:58 |
| [3] Chopin: Barcarolle, Op.60 8:40 |
| [4] Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Elégie/Spring Song 7:03 |
| [5] Mendelssohn/Horowitz: Wedding March and Variations after Liszt 6:05 |
| [6] Schumann: Arabesque, Op.18 6:35 |
| [7] Liszt/Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 8:48 |
| [8] Liszt/Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody No.19 9:46 |
| [9] Scriabin: Sonata No.9 in one movement ‘Black Mass’, Op.68 6:22 |
| [10] Moszkowski: Étincelles 2:12 |
| [11] Debussy: Children’s Corner Serenade for the Doll 2:55 |
| [12] Bizet/Horowitz: Variations on Themes from Carmen 3:35 |
| [13] Sousa/Horowitz: Stars and Stripes Forever 3:53 |
| CD7 [77:15]: Wilhelm Kempff plays Mozart Concertos [ALC1323] |
| Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 [24:47] |
| [1] I. Allegro 11:02 |
| [2] II. Adagio 5:55 |
| [3] III. Allegro assai 7:49 |
| Piano Concerto 24 in C minor, K491 (1786) [30:16] |
| [4] I. Allegro 13:05 |
| [5] II. Larghetto 7:01 |
| [6] III. Allegretto 10:10 |
| Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246, “Lutzow” [21:54]* |
| [7] I. Allegro aperto 7:12 |
| [8] II. Andante 6:58 |
| [9] III. Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto 7:44 |
| CD8 [78:28]: Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert Sonatas [ALC1074] |
| Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor, Op.posth. (D958) [31:58] |
| [1] I. Allegro 11.30 |
| [2] II. Adagio 8.18 |
| [3] III. Menuetto, Allegro 3.32 |
| [4] IV. Allegro 8.37 |
| Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat major, Op.posth. (D960) [46:26] |
| [5] I. Molto moderato 24.33 |
| [6] II. Andante sostenuto 10.05 |
| [7] III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza 3.54 |
| [8] IV. Allegro non troppo 7.52 |
| CD9 [75:05]: Artur Rubinstein plays Chopin [ALC1419] |
| 1. Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1 (“Military”) 5:29 |
| 2. Nocturne in Eb, Op. 9, No. 2 4:11 |
| 3. Waltz in Ab, Op. 34, No. 1 (“Valse Brillante”) 4:28 |
| 4. Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2 3:45 |
| 5. Waltz in Db, Op. 64, No. 1 (“Minute” Waltz) 1:42 |
| 6. Polonaise in Ab, Op. 53 (“Heroic”) 6:43 |
| 7. Berceuse in Db Op. 57 4:36 |
| 8. Mazurka in D, Op. 33, No. 2 2:25 |
| 9. Fantasie-Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66 (Posth.) 5:15 |
| 10. Mazurka in Bb, Op. 7, No. 1 2:12 |
| 11. Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1 5:27 |
| 12. Barcarolle, Op. 60 9:28 |
| 13. Nocturne in F#, Op. 15, No. 2 3:33 |
| 14. Nocturne in Db, Op. 27, No. 2 5:12 |
| 15. Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 9:20 |
| CD10 [77:17]: Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven [MC3201/1] |
| Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’, Op.27 No. 2 |
| 1. Adagio sostenuto 4:56 |
| 2. Allegretto – Trio 02:13 |
| 3. Presto agitato 6:32 |
| Piano Sonata No.15 in D major ‘Pastorale’, Op.28 |
| 4. Allegro 07:17 |
| 5. Andante 07:20 |
| 6. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 02:04 |
| 7. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 04:33 |
| Piano Sonata No.21 in C major ‘Waldstein’, Op.53 |
| 8. Allegro con brio 10:02 |
| 9. Introduzzione. Allegro molto – |
| Rondo. Allegro moderato – Prestissimo 14:07 |
| Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major ‘Les Adieux’, Op.81A |
| 10. Das Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro 06:54 |
| 11. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo 03:10 |
| 12. Das Wiedersehen. Vivicissimamente 05:02 |
| 13. Bagatelle in A minor ‘Für Elise’, WoO59 03:02 |
