Piano Masterworks: The World’s Favourite Piano Classics (50 CD box set, APE)

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CD 01
Johann Sebastian Bach
Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971
01. 1. (Allegro)
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Presto

04. Duet No.1 in E minor, BWV 802
05. Duet No.2 in F, BWV 803
06. Duet No.3 in G, BWV 804
07. Duet No.4 in A minor, BWV 805
08. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

Partita (French Overture) For Harpsichord in B Minor, BWV 831
09. 1. Ouverture
10. 2. Courante
11. 3. Gavotte I-II
12. 4. Passepied I-II
13. 5. Sarabande
14. 6. Bourrée I-II
15. 7. Gigue
16. 8. Echo
András Schiff

CD 02
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (piano performance)
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Allegro

Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.2 in E, BWV 1053
04. 1. (Allegro)
05. 2. Siciliano
06. 3. Allegro

Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.3 in D, BWV 1054
07. 1. —
08. 2. Adagio e piano sempre
09. 3. Allegro
András Schiff
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

CD 03
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.4 in A, BWV 1055 (piano performance)
01. 1. (Allegro)
02. 2. Larghetto
03. 3. Allegro ma non tanto

Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.5 in F minor, BWV 1056
04. 1. (Allegro)
05. 2. Largo
06. 3. Presto
András Schiff
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Recorders, Strings, and Continuo No.6 in F, BWV 1057
07. 1. —
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Allegro assai
András Schiff
Thierry Fischer
Catherine Touraire-Stutz
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.7 in G minor, BWV 1058
10. 1. —
11. 2. Andante
12. 3. Allegro assai
András Schiff
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

CD 04
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 “Goldberg Variations”
01. Aria
02. Var. 1 a 1 Clav.
03. Var. 2 a 1 Clav.
04. Var. 3 Canone all’Unisono a 1 Clav.
05. Var. 4 a 1 Clav.
06. Var. 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
07. Var. 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav.
08. Var. 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
09. Var. 8 a 2 Clav.
10. Var. 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav.
11. Var. 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav.
12. Var. 11 a 2 Clav.
13. Var. 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Var. 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Var. 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Var. 15 Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario
17. Var. 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
18. Var. 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Var. 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
20. Var. 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Var. 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Var. 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Var. 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav.
24. Var. 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Var. 24 Canone all’Ottava a 1 Clav.
26. Var. 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Var. 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Var. 27 Canone alla Nona
29. Var. 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Var. 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Var. 30 Quodlibet a 1 Clav.
32. Aria
Andrei Gavrilov

CD 05
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude And Fugue In C (WTK, Book I, No.1), BWV 846
01. Prelude
02. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In C Minor (WTK, Book I, No.2), BWV 847
03. Prelude
04. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In C Sharp (WTK, Book, No.3), BWV 848
05. Prelude
06. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In C Sharp Minor (WTK, Book I, No.4), BWV 849
07. Prelude
08. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In D (WTK, Book I, No.5), BWV 850
09. Prelude
10. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In D Minor (WTK, Book I, No.6), BWV 851
11. Prelude
12. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In E Flat (WTK, Book I, No.7), BWV 852
13. Prelude
14. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In E Flat Minor / D Sharp Minor (WTK, Book I, No. 8), BWV 853
15. Prelude
16. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In E (WTK, Book I, No.9), BWV 854
17. Prelude
18. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In E Minor (WTK, Book I, No.10), BWV 855
19. Prelude
20. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In F (WTK, Book I, No.11), BWV 856
21. Prelude
22. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In F Minor (WTK, Book I, No.12), BWV 857
23. Prelude
24. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In F Sharp (WTK, Book I, No.13), BWV 858
25. Prelude
26. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In F Sharp Minor (WTK, Book I, No.14), BWV 859
27. Prelude
28. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In G (WTK, Book I, No.15), BWV 860
29. Prelude
30. Fugue
Friedrich Gulda

CD 06
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude And Fugue In G Minor (WTK, Book I, No.16), BWV 861
01. Prelude
02. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In A Flat (WTK, Book I, No.17), BWV 862
03. Prelude
04. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In G Sharp Minor (WTK, Book I, No.18), BWV 863
05. Prelude
06. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In A (WTK, Book I, No.19), BWV 864
07. Prelude
08. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In A Minor (WTK, Book I, No.20), BWV 865
09. Prelude
10. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In B Flat (WTK, Book I, No.21), BWV 866
11. Prelude
12. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In B Flat Minor (WTK, Book I, No.22), BWV 867
13. Prelude
14. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In B (WTK, Book I, No.23), BWV 868
15. Prelude
16. Fugue

Prelude And Fugue In B Minor (WTK, Book I, No.24), BWV 869
17. Prelude
18. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in C (WTK, Book II, No.1), BWV 870
19. Prelude
20. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in C minor (WTK, Book II, No.2), BWV 871
21. Prelude
22. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in C sharp (WTK, Book II, No.3), BWV 872
23. Prelude
24. Fugue
Friedrich Gulda

CD 07
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (WTK, Book II, No.4), BWV 873
01. Prelude
02. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in D (WTK, Book II, No.5), BWV 874
03. Prelude
04. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in D minor (WTK, Book II, No.6), BWV 875
05. Prelude
06. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in E flat (WTK, Book II, No.7), BWV 876
07. Prelude
08. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor (WTK, Book II, No.8), BWV 877
09. Prelude
10. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in E (WTK, Book II, No.9), BWV 878
11. Prelude
12. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in E minor (WTK, Book II, No.10), BWV 879
13. Prelude
14. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in F (WTK, Book II, No.11), BWV 880
15. Prelude
16. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in F minor (WTK, Book II, No.12), BWV 881
17. Prelude
18. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in F sharp (WTK, Book II, No.13), BWV 882
19. Prelude
20. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor (WTK, Book II, No.14), BWV 883
21. Prelude
22. Fugue
Friedrich Gulda

CD 08
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G (WTK, Book II, No.15), BWV 884
01. Prelude
02. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in G minor (WTK, Book II, No.16), BWV 885
03. Prelude
04. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in A flat (WTK, Book II, No.17), BWV 886
05. Prelude
06. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor (WTK, Book II, No.18), BWV 887
07. Prelude
08. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in A (WTK, Book II, No.19), BWV 888
09. Prelude
10. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in A minor (WTK, Book II, No.20), BWV 889
11. Prelude
12. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in B flat (WTK, Book II, No.21), BWV 890
13. Prelude
14. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor (WTK, Book II, No.22), BWV 891
15. Prelude
16. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in B (WTK, Book II, No.23), BWV 892
17. Prelude
18. Fugue

Prelude and Fugue in B minor (WTK, Book II, No.24), BWV 893
19. Prelude
20. Fugue
Friedrich Gulda

CD 09
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -“Pathétique”
01. 1. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
02. 2. Adagio cantabile
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro)

Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -“Moonlight”
04. 1. Adagio sostenuto
05. 2. Allegretto
06. 3. Presto agitato

Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -“Pastorale”
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
10. 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 “For Therese”
11. 1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
12. 2. Allegro vivace
Wilhelm Kempff

CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101
01. 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
02. 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
03. 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
04. 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)

Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 -“Hammerklavier”
05. 1. Allegro
06. 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo – Tempo I)
07. 3. Adagio sostenuto
08. 4. Largo – Allegro risoluto
Emil Gilels

CD 11
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109
01. 1. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I
02. 2. Prestissimo
03. 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
04. Variation I: Molto espressivo
05. Variation II: Leggiermente
06. Variation III: Allegro vivace
07. Variation IV: Etwas langsamer als das Thema
08. Variation V: Allegro, ma non troppo
09. Variation VI: Tempo I del tema

Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110
10. 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
11. 2. Allegro molto
12. 3. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)

Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
13. 1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
14. 2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
Rudolf Serkin

CD 12
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Largo
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)
Claudio Arrau
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C, Op.56
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Largo – attacca:
06. 3. Rondo alla Polacca
Claudio Arrau
Henryk Szeryng
János Starker
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal

CD 13
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Rondo (Molto allegro)

Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37
04. 1. Allegro con brio
05. 2. Largo
06. 3. Rondo (Allegro)
Friedrich Gulda
Wiener Philharmoniker
Horst Stein

CD 14
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
01. 1. Allegro moderato
02. 2. Andante con moto
03. 3. Rondo (Vivace)

Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -“Emperor”
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
06. 3. Rondo (Allegro)
Friedrich Gulda
Wiener Philharmoniker
Horst Stein

CD 15
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15
01. 1. Maestoso – Poco più moderato
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
Arthur Rubinstein
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta

4 Ballades, Op.10
04. No.1 in D minor
05. No.2 in D
06. No.3 in B minor
07. No.4 in B
Julius Katchen

CD 16
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83
01. 1. Allegro non troppo
02. 2. Allegro appassionato
Wilhelm Backhaus
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm

03. 3. Andante – Più adagio
Wilhelm Backhaus
Emanuel Brabec
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm

04. 4. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto
Wilhelm Backhaus
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm

CD 17
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No.1 in C, Op.1
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto e con fuoco)
04. 4. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)

Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor, Op.2
05. 1. Allegro non troppo, ma energico
06. 2. Andante con espressione
07. 3. Scherzo. Allegro
08. 4. Finale (Introduzione. Sostenuto – Allegro non troppo e rubato)
Sviatoslav Richter

CD 18
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
01. 1. Allegro molto moderato
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Quasi presto – Andante maestoso

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11
04. 1. Allegro maestoso
05. 2. Romance (Larghetto)
06. 3. Rondo (Vivace)
Olli Mustonen
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt

CD 19
Frédéric Chopin
24 Préludes, Op.28
01. 1. In C Major
02. 2. In A Minor
03. 3. In G Major
04. 4. In E Minor
05. 5. In D Major
06. 6. In B Minor
07. 7. In A Major
08. 8. In F Sharp Minor
09. 9. In E Major
10. 10. In C Sharp Minor
11. 11. In B Major
12. 12. In G Sharp Minor
13. 13. In F Sharp Major
14. 14. In E Flat Minor
15. 15. In D Flat Major (“Raindrop”)
16. 16. In B Flat Minor
17. 17. In A Flat Major
18. 18. In F Minor
19. 19. In E Flat Major
20. 20. In C Minor
21. 21. In B Flat Major
22. 22. In G Minor
23. 23. In F Major
24. 24. In D Minor

Prélude No.25 in C sharp minor, Op.45
25. Sostenuto

Prélude No.26 in A flat, Op.posth.
26. Presto con leggierezza
27. Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60

Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 -“Heroic”
28. Maestoso

Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31
29. Presto
Martha Argerich

CD 20
Frédéric Chopin
01. Mazurka No.1 in F sharp minor Op.6 No.1
02. Mazurka No.2 in C sharp minor Op.6 No.2
03. Mazurka No.3 in E Op.6 No.3
04. Mazurka No.4 in E flat minor Op.6 No.4
05. Mazurka No.5 in B flat Op.7 No.1
06. Mazurka No.6 in A minor Op.7 No.2
07. Mazurka No.7 in F minor Op.7 No.3
08. Mazurka No.8 in A flat Op.7 No.4
09. Mazurka No.9 in C Op.7 No.5
10. Mazurka No.10 in B flat Op.17 No.1
11. Mazurka No.11 in E minor Op.17 No.2
12. Mazurka No.12 in A flat Op.17 No.3
13. Mazurka No.13 in A minor Op.17 No.4
14. Mazurka No.14 in G minor Op.24 No.1
15. Mazurka No.15 in C Op.24 No.2
16. Mazurka No.16 in A flat Op.24 No.3
17. Mazurka No.17 in B flat minor Op.24 No.4
18. Mazurka No.18 in C minor Op.30 No.1
19. Mazurka No.19 in B minor, Op.30 No.2
20. Mazurka No.20 in D flat Op.30 No.3
21. Mazurka No.21 in C sharp minor Op.30 No.4
22. Mazurka No.22 in G sharp minor Op.33 No.1
23. Mazurka No.23 in D Op.33 No.2
24. Mazurka No.24 in C Op.33 No.3
25. Mazurka No.25 in B minor Op.33 No.4
Jean-Marc Luisada

CD 21
Frédéric Chopin
01. Mazurka No.26 in C sharp minor Op.41 No.4
02. Mazurka No.27 in E minor op.41 No.1
03. Mazurka No.28 in B Op.41 No.3
04. Mazurka No.29 in A flat Op.41 No.4
05. Mazurka No.30 in G Op.50 No.1
06. Mazurka No.31 in A flat Op.50 No.2
07. Mazurka No.32 in C sharp minor Op.50 No.3
08. Mazurka No.33 in B Op.56 No.1
09. Mazurka No.34 in C Op.56 No.2
10. Mazurka No.35 in C minor Op.56 No.3
11. Mazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1
12. Mazurka No.37 in A flat Op.59 No.2
13. Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3
14. Mazurka No.39 in B Op.63 No.1
15. Mazurka No.40 in F minor Op.63 No.2
16. Mazurka No.41 in C sharp minor Op.63 No.3
17. Mazurka No.44 in G Op.67 No.1
18. Mazurka No.45 in G minor Op.67 No.2
19. Mazurka No.46 in C Op.67 No.3
20. Mazurka No.47 in A minor Op.67 No.4
21. Mazurka No.48 in C Op.68 No.1
22. Mazurka No.49 in A minor Op.68 No.2
23. Mazurka No.50 in F Op 68 No.3
24. Mazurka No.51 in F minor Op.68 No.4
Jean-Marc Luisada

CD 22
Frédéric Chopin
01. Waltz No.1 in E flat, Op.18 -“Grande valse brillante”
02. Waltz No.2 in A flat, Op.34 No.1 – “Valse brillante”
03. Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34 No.2
04. Waltz No.4 in F, Op.34 No.3
05. Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 – “Grande valse”
06. Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -“Minute”
07. Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
08. Waltz No.8 in A flat, Op.64 No.3
09. Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1 -“Farewell”
10. Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69 No.2
11. Waltz No.11 in G flat, Op.70 No.1
12. Waltz No.12 in F minor/A flat, Op.70 No.2
13. Waltz No.13 in D flat, Op.70 No.3
14. Waltz No.16 in A flat, Op.posth.
15. Waltz No.15 in E, Op.posth.
16. Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op.posth.
17. Waltz No.19 in A minor, Op.posth.
18. Waltz No.18 in E flat, Op.posth.
19. Waltz No.17 in E flat, Op.posth.
Zoltán Kocsis

CD 23
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35
01. 1. Grave – Doppio movimento
02. 2. Scherzo – Più lento – Tempo I
03. 3. Marche funèbre (Lento)
04. 4. Finale (Presto)

05. Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
06. Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38
07. Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47
08. Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
Andrei Gavrilov

CD 24
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
01. 1. Allegro maestoso
02. 2. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
03. 3. Largo
04. 4. Finale (Presto non tanto)
05. Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47

Andante spianato and Grande polonaise in E flat, Op.22
06. Arr. for Piano Solo
07. Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49
08. Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie
Wilhelm Kempff

CD 25
Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, L. 75
01. 1. Prélude
02. 2. Menuet
03. 3. Clair de lune
04. 4. Passepied

Children’s Corner, L. 113
05. 1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
06. 2. Jimbo’s Lullaby
07. 3. Serenade for the Doll
08. 4. The Snow is dancing
09. 5. The little Shepherd
10. 6. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk

Images – Book 1, L. 110
11. 1. Reflets dans l’eau
12. 2. Hommage à Rameau
13. 3. Mouvement

Images – Book 2, L. 111
14. 1. Cloches à travers les feuilles
15. 2. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût
16. 3. Poissons d’or

Deux Arabesques L. 66
17. No. 1 Andante con moto
18. No. 2 Allegretto scherzande
Pascal Rogé

CD 26
George Gershwin
01. Rhapsody in Blue

An American in Paris
02. 1. Allegretto grazioso
03. 2. Andante ma con ritmo deciso

Concerto in F
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Adagio
6. 3. Allegro agitato
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
André Previn

CD 27
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata in G Minor, Hob.XVI: 44
01. 1. Moderato
02. 2. Allegretto

Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob.XVI: 40
03. 1. Allegretto e innocente
04. 2. Presto

Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Hob. XVI: 41
05. 1. Allegro
06. 2. Allegro di molto

Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI: 48
07. 1. Andante con espressione
08. 2. Rondo (Presto)

Piano Sonata in E Flat Major, Hob.XVI:.52
09. 1. Allegro
10. 2. Adagio
11. 3. Finale (Presto)
Sviatoslav Richter

CD 28
Franz Liszt
01. Fantasia on Hungarian Folk tunes, S.123

Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat, S.124
02. 1. Allegro maestoso
03. 2a. Quasi adagio
04. 3. Allegretto vivace
05. 4. Allegro marziale animato

Piano Concerto No.2 in A, S.125
06. 1. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai
07. 2. Allegro moderato
08. 3. Allegro deciso – Marziale un poco meno allegro
09. 4. Allegro animato
10. Totentanz, S.126. Paraphrase on “Dies Irae”for piano and orchestra
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit

CD 29
Franz Liszt
01. Hungarian Rhapsody No.1 in C sharp minor, S.244
02. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor, S.244
03. Hungarian Rhapsody No.3 in B flat, S.244
04. Hungarian Rhapsody No.4 in E flat, S.244
05. Hungarian Rhapsody No.5 in E minor, S.244 Heroïde-Elégiaque
06. Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 in D flat, S.244
07. Hungarian Rhapsody No.7 in D minor, S.244
08. Hungarian Rhapsody No.8 in F sharp minor, S.244
09. Hungarian Rhapsody No.9 in E flat, S.244 “Pesther Carneval”
10. Hungarian Rhapsody No.10 in E, S.244 “Preludio”
Roberto Szidon

CD 30
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata In B Minor, S.178
01. Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso – Recitativo
02. Andante sostenuto –
03. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto – Lento assai
04. Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3
05. Valse oubliée No.1 in F sharp, S.215
06. Gnomenreigen
07. Berceuse, S174

Franz Schubert
08. Impromptu in A flat, D.935 No.2
Clifford Curzon

CD 31
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25
01. 1. Molto allegro con fuoco
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Presto

Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.40
04. 1. Allegro appassionato
05. 2. Adagio. Molto sostenuto
06. 3. Finale. Presto scherzando
András Schif
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Charles Dutoit

CD 32
Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62
01. No. 1 Andante espressivo in G
02. No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B flat
03. No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor “Funeral March”
04. No. 4 Allegro con anima in G “Morning Song”
05. No. 5 Andante in A minor “Venetian Gondola Song”
06. No. 6 Andante grazioso in A “Spring Song”

Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67
07. No. 1. Andante in E flat
08. No. 2. Allegro leggiero in F sharp minor “Lost Illusions”
09. No. 3. Andante tranquillo in B flat
10. No. 4. Presto in C “Spinning Song”
11. No. 5. Moderato in B minor “The Shepherd’s complaint”
12. No. 6. Allegro non troppo in E “Cradle Song”

Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85
13. No. 1. Andante espressivo in F
14. No. 2. Allegro agitato in A minor “Adieu”
15. No. 3. Presto in E flat
16. No. 4. Andante sostenuto in D “Elegy”
17. No. 5. Allegretto in A
18. No. 6. Allegretto con moto in B flat

Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102
19. No. 1. Andante un poco agitato in E minor
20. No. 2. Adagio in D
21. No. 3. Presto in C “Tarantelle”
22. No. 4. Un poco agitato in G minor “The Sighing Wind”
23. No. 5. Allegro vivace in A “The Joyous Peasant”
24. No. 6. Andante in C “Belief”

6 Kinderstücke op.72
25. 1. Allegro non troppo
26. 2. Andante sostenuto
27. 3. Allegretto
28. 4. Andante con moto
29. 5. Allegro assai
30. 6. Vivace

Gondellied (Barcarolle) in A major (1837)
31. Allegretto non troppo

2 Klavierstücke
32. 1. Andante cantabile
33. 2. Presto agitato

Albumblatt (Lied ohne Worte) in E minor, Op.117
34. Allegro
Daniel Barenboim

CD 33
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No.11 In A, K.331 -“Alla Turca”
01. 1. Tema (Andante grazioso) con variazioni
02. 2. Menuetto
03. 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto)

Piano Sonata No.12 in F, K.332
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Adagio
06. 3. Allegro assai

Piano Sonata No.13 In B Flat, K.333
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Andante cantabile
09. 3. Allegretto grazioso
András Schiff

CD 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.20 In D Minor, K.466
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Romance
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro assai)

Piano Concerto No.23 In A, K.488
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Adagio

06. 3. Allegro assai 7:48
Stephen Kovacevich
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis

CD 35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.21 In C, K.467
01. 1. Allegro maestoso
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Allegro vivace assai

Piano Concerto No.25 In C, K.503
04. 1. Allegro maestoso
05. 2. Andante
06. 3. Allegretto
Stephen Kovacevich
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis

CD 36
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.19 In F, K.459
Cadenzas: W.A. Mozart
01. 1. Allegro – Cadenza: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02. 2. Allegretto
03. 3. Allegro assai – Cadenza: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clara Haskil
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ferenc Fricsay

Piano Concerto No.27 In B Flat, K.595
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. Allegro
Clara Haskil
Bavarian State Orchestra
Ferenc Fricsay

Piano Sonata No.2 in F, K.280
07. 1. Allegro assai
Clara Haskil

08. 2. Adagio
Clara Haskil
Festival Strings Lucerne
Rudolf Baumgartner

09. 3. Presto
Clara Haskil

CD 37
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Pictures At An Exhibition, for Piano
01. Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto – attacca
02. Gnomus.Sempre vivo
03. Promenade.Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza – attacca
04. The Old Castle.Andantino molto cantabile e con dolore
05. Promenade.Moderato non tanto, pesamente – attacca
06. The Tuileries Gardens.Allegretto non troppo troppo, capriccioso
07. Bydlo.Sempre moderato, pesante
08. Promenade.Tranquillo – attacca
09. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle.Andante.Grave-energico – Andantino
11. Promenade.Allegro giusto, nel modo russico, poco sostenuto – attacca
12. The Market-place at Limoges.Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando – attacca
13. The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum).Largo – attacca
14. Con mortuis in lingua mortua.Andante non troppo, con lamento
15. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga).Allegro con brio, feroce – Andante mosso – Allegro molto – attacca
16. The Great Gate of Kiev.Allegro alla breve.Maestoso.Con grandezza

Sergei Prokofiev
Pieces for piano from “Romeo and Juliet” Op.75
17. 1. Scene. Allegretto
18. 2. Menuet. Assai moderato
19. 3. Juliet the young girl. Vivace
20. 4. Masks. Andante marciale
21. 5. The Montagues and Capulets. Allegro pesante
22. 6. Friar Laurence. Andante espressivo
23. 7. Mercuzio
24. 8. Dance of the young girls. Andante con eleganza
25. 9. Romeo and Juliet before separation. Lento
Lazar Berman

CD 38
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat, Op.10
01. 1. Allegro brioso
02. 2. Andante assai
03. 3. Allegro scherzando

Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26
04. 1. Andante – Allegro
05. 2. Tema con variazione
06. 3. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Concerto No.4 in B flat, Op.53
07. 1. Vivace
08. 2. Andante
09. 3. Moderato
10. 4. Vivace
Alexander Toradze
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev

CD 39
Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.1
01. 1. Vivace
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Allegro vivace

Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor, Op.40
04. 1. Allegro vivace (Alla breve)
05. 2. Largo
06. 3. Allegro vivace

07. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43
Zoltán Kocsis
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart

CD 40
Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
01. 1. Moderato
02. 2. Adagio sostenuto
03. 3. Allegro scherzando

Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30
04. 1. Allegro ma non tanto
05. 2. Intermezzo (Adagio)
06. 3. Finale (Alla breve)
Zoltán Kocsis
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart

07. Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 (Arr. Zoltán Kocsis)
Zoltán Kocsis

CD 41
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit, M.55
01. Ondine
02. Le gibet
03. Scarbo

Valses nobles et sentimentales, for Piano
04. 1. Modéré – très franc
05. 2. Assez lent – avec une expression intense
06. 3. Modéré
07. 4. Assez animé
08. 5. Presque lent – dans un sentiment intime
09. 6. Assez vif
10. 7. Moins vif
11. 8. Epilogue (Lent)

12. Jeux d’eau, M.30

Miroirs, M.43
13. 1. Noctuelles
14. 2. Oiseaux tristes
15. 3. Une barque sur l’océan
16. 4. Alborada del gracioso
17. 5. La vallée des cloches
Pascal Rogé

CD 42
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the left hand in D
01. 1. Lento
02. 2. Allegro

Arthur Honegger
Concertino for Piano & Orchestra
03. Allegro – Larghetto – Allegretto

Jean Françaix
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
04. 1. Presto leggiero
05. 2a. Lent
06. 2b. Allegretto/Trio
07. 3. Rondeau (Allegretto)

Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto In G, M. 83
08. 1. Allegramente
09. 2. Adagio assai
10. 3. Presto
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit

CD 43
Erik Satie
3 Gymnopédies
01. No.1 Lent et douloureux
02. No.2 Lent et triste
03. No.3 Lent et grave
04. Je te veux
05. 4 Préludes flasques
06. Prélude en tapisserie

Nocturnes
07. 4. No.4
08. Vieux sequins et vieilles cuirasses
09. Embryons desséchés

Gnossiennes
10. No. 1 – Lent
11. No. 2 – Avec étonnement
12. No. 3 – Lent
13. No. 4
14. No. 5
15. No. 6

16. Sonatine bureaucratique
17. Le Piccadilly
Pascal Rogé

CD 44
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No.16 In A Minor, D.845
01. 1. Moderato
02. 2. Andante, poco mosso
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) – Trio (Un poco più lento)
04. 4. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

Piano Sonata No.18 In G, D.894
05. 1. Molto moderato e cantabile
06. 2. Andante
07. 3. Menuetto (Allegro moderato)
08. 4. Allegretto
Radu Lupu

CD 45
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No.21 In B Flat, D.960
01. 1. Molto moderato
02. 2. Andante sostenuto
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)
04. 4. Allegro ma non troppo

6 Moments musicaux, Op.94 D.780
05. No.1 in C (Moderato)
06. No.2 in A flat (Andantino)
07. No.3 in F minor (Allegro moderato)
08. No.4 in C sharp minor (Moderato)
09. No.5 in F minor (Allegro vivace)
10. No.6 in A flat (Allegretto)
Wilhelm Kempff

CD 46
Franz Schubert
4 Impromptus Op.142, D.935
01. No.1 in F minor: Allegro moderato9:48
02. No.2 in A flat: Allegretto
03. No.3 in B flat: Theme (Andante) with Variations
4. No.4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando

4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899
05. No.1 in C minor: Allegro molto moderato
06. No.2 in E flat: Allegro
07. No.3 in G flat: Andante
08. No.4 in A flat: Allegretto
Daniel Barenboim

CD 47
Franz Schubert
Fantasy in C Major “Wanderer”, Solo piano
01. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
02. Adagio
03. Presto
04. Allegro

Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118
05. Transcription:. Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No.8

Horch, Horch, die Lerch’ (Ständchen aus “Cymbeline”), D.899
06. Transcription: Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No.9 “Horch! horch!…”

Die schöne Müllerin, D.795
Transcription: Franz Liszt: Searle 565 No.2
07. 19. Der Müller und der Bach

Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
08. Transcription: Franz Liszt, Searle 558 No.2

Johannes Brahms
Fantasias (7 Piano Pieces), Op.116
09. 1. Capriccio in D minor
10. 2. Intermezzo in A minor
11. 3. Capriccio in G minor
12. 4. Intermezzo in E major
13. 5. Intermezzo in E minor
14. 6. Intermezzo in E major
15. 7. Capriccio in d minor

Franz Liszt
16. Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C sharp minor, S.244
Yevgeny Kissin

CD 48
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op.15
01. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
02. 2. Kuriose Geschichte
03. 3. Hasche-Mann
04. 4. Bittendes Kind
05. 5. Glückes genug
06. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
07. 7. Träumerei
08. 8. Am Kamin
09. 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. 10. Fast zu ernst
11. 11. Fürchtenmachen
12. 12. Kind im Einschlummern
13. 13. Der Dichter spricht

Waldszenen, Op.82
14. 1. Eintritt
15. 2. Jäger auf der Lauer
16. 3. Einsame Blumen
17. 4. Verrufene Stelle
18. 5. Freundliche Landschaft
19. 6. Herberge
20. 7. Vogel als Prophet
21. 8. Jagdlied
22. 9. Abschied

Papillons, Op.2
23. Introduzione. Moderato – No. 1 – 12

3 Romanzen, Op.28
24. No. 1 in B flat minor (Sehr markiert)
25. No. 2 in F sharp (Einfach)
26. No. 3 in B (Sehr markiert)
Wilhelm Kempff

CD 49
Robert Schumann
Fantasie in C, Op.17
01. 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton – Erstes Tempo
02. 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Viel bewegter
03. 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter

04. Allegro in B minor, Op.8

3 Romanzen, Op.28
05. No. 2 in F sharp (Einfach)
Alicia de Larrocha

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
06. 1. Allegro affettuoso
07. 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
08. 3. Allegro vivace
Alicia de Larrocha
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit

CD 50
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
01. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito

Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23
02. 2. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
03. 3. Allegro con fuoco

Ernst von Dohnányi
Variations on a Nursery Song, Op.25
04. Introduzione (Maestoso)
05. Tema (Allegro)
06. Var.1: Poco più mosso
07. Var.2: Risoluto
08. Var.3
09. Var.4: Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato)
10. Var.5: Più mosso
11. Var.6: Ancora più mosso (Allegro)
12. Var.7: Walzer (Tempo giusto)
13. Var.8: Alla marcia (Allegro moderato)
14. Var.9: Presto – Andante rubato
15. Var.10: Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo)
16. Var.11: Choral (Maestoso)
17. Finale Fugato (Allegro vivace – Tempo del tema -Molto allegro)
András Schiff
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti

A Truly Excellent Collection

This 50CD box will certainly appeal the impecunious collector who would like to add a representative selection of major solo piano works and concertos to their library. It will, however, also appeal to those who would like examples of the work of some of the most significant pianists of the last fifty years and who do not mind – but in fact welcome – duplication of repetoire.

The discs, all taken from Universal Classics labels, contain performances that, sometimes outstanding, are never less than interesting and rewarding.

Included are, amongst other highlights, Bach from Schiff, Gavrilov and Gulda; Beethoven from Gulda (again), Kempff, Gilels, Serkin and Arrau; some wonderful Mozart from Clara Haskil; and outstanding Gershwin from Andre Previn.

There is a splendid Haydn disc from Richter; Brahms from Katchen, Rubinstein and Backhaus; Chopin from Argerich and Kocsis; a wonderful Lizst Sonata from Curzon; Schubert from Lupu, Kempff, Barenboim, and Kissin; Satie, Debussy, and Ravel from Roge; and some superb Mussorgsky from Berman.

Recording quality is excellent, as is the remastering. The booklet is, mainly, a track listing but does contain a short essay by the always interesting Jeremy Siepmann.

Highly recommended.