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1Étude Op. 10 « Révolutionnaire »
piano:
Stanislav Bunin (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin2:52
2Concerto Pour Piano No. 5: III. Rondo: Allegro (Extrait)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:22
3Concerto Pour Piano: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Extrait)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg2:31
4Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 « Militaire »
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Frédéric Chopin3:23
5Sonate pour piano No. 23 en Fa mineur, Op. 57 « Appassionata »: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:34
6Danse Slave Op. 46 No. 2
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist) and Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
recording of:
Slawische Tänz, op. 46, nr. 2 in e-Moll, Allegretto scherzando (Dumka) (for Piano, four hands)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-03-18 until 1878-05-07)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 46, B. 78 (Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 78, for piano, four hands)
Antonín Dvořák3:56
7Étude Op. 8 No. 12
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
12 études, op. 8: No. 12 in D-sharp minor
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer) (in 1894)
part of:
12 études, op. 8
Александр Николаевич Скрябин2:34
8Clavier bien tempéré, Livre I: Prélude en Ut Majeur
piano:
Edwin Fischer (pianist) (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC L 80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 846)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Johann Sebastian Bach3:12
9Concerto Pour Piano No. 3: I. Allegretto (Extrait)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist) (in 1992-10)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (in 1992-10)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (in 1992-10)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-10)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127: I. Allegretto (in 1992-10)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1945)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127
Béla Bartók7:02
10Sonate Pour Piano No. 2: III. Marcia Funebre
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 35)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin9:21
11Prélude Op. 3 No. 2
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:17
12Sonate Pour Piano No. 17 « La Tempête »: I. Largo - Allegro
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
Ludwig van Beethoven4:09
13Scherzo No. 3
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (from 1965-06-23 until 1965-06-27)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-06-23 until 1965-06-27)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 3 in C‐sharp minor, op. 39 (from 1965-06-23 until 1965-06-27)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
dedicated to:
Adolphe Gutmann
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 39)
Frédéric Chopin7:03
14Islamey
producer:
John Willan (producer)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1977-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (in 1977-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1978 to ????)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-07)
recording of:
“Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version) (in 1977-07)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
Works of Mily Balakirev by opus number (number: op. 18)
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев7:55
15Tableaux d'une exposition : La Grande Porte de Kiev
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский4:59
16Concerto pour Piano No. 1: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (extrait)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:42
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