Ultimate Classical Piano: The Essential Masterpieces

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Catalog number 475 8091 is the number for the entire collection. '92 through '96 are for the individual media.

BOX catalog no.: 475 8091
CD1 catalog no.: 475 8092
CD2 catalog no.: 475 8093
CD3 catalog no.: 475 8094
CD4 catalog no.: 475 8095
CD5 catalog no.: 475 8096

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-17 04:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Ultimate Classical Piano 1
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1"Minute" Waltz, Op. 64 No. 1
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1976-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-04)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (in 1976-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:56
2Consolation No. 3
piano:
Rhondda Gillespie (pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt3:59
3Jesu, joy of man's desiring, BWV 147
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess) (in 1961-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:47
4Spinning Song
producer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (in 1986-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1986-09)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4 (Song Without Words in C major, Op. 67 No. 4, Spinnerlied; Spinning Song) (in 1986-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1843 until 1845)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 182)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67 (Songs Without Words, op. 67)
Felix Mendelssohn2:05
5"Revolutionnaire" Étude, Op. 10 No. 12
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1972-07)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1972-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-07)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco (in 1972-07)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin52:48
6Marche des Gibaros - Souvenir de Porto Rico
piano:
Ivan Davis (pianist)
recording of:
Souvenir de Porto Rico, op. 31
composer:
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (American composer) (in 1857)
dedicated to:
Ernest Henry Lubeck
part of:
Works of Louis Moreau Gottschalk by opus number (number: op. 31)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk5:58
7Golliwogg's Cakewalk
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (on 1979-09-20)
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (on 1979-09-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-20)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version) (on 1979-09-20)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:59
8Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
recording of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79: Nr. 2 g-moll: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (2 Rhapsodies, op. 79: No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1879)
part of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79
Johannes Brahms5:52
9An die Musik, D547
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
arranger:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
recording of:
An die Musik (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano)
Franz Schubert1:48
10Tango Espana, Op. 165 No. 2
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
part of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165
Isaac Albéniz2:44
11Adagio cantabile - Pathétique Sonata, Op. 13
recording engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
solo piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:09
12Humoresque, Op. 101 No.7
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Antonín Dvořák3:08
13"Militaire" Polonaise, Op. 40 No. 1
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
St. George the Martyr (Queen Square, Holborn) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military” (in 1981-04)
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 Chopin5:10
14The Swan - Carnival of the Animals
piano:
Varda Nishry (Israeli pianist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:14
15Waltz - Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 15
piano:
Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir
recording of:
Suite no. 1 for Two Pianos, op. 15: II. Valse: Allegro
composer:
Антон Степанович Аренский (Anton Arensky, Russian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Suite no. 1 for Two Pianos, op. 15
Антон Степанович Аренский5:00
16Notturno - Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 No. 4
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1970-01)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (in 1970-01)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1970-01)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano) (in 1970-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg4:14
17Rondo alla turca, Sonate, K331
engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (in 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (in 1980-02)
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:41
18The Maiden's Prayer
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
arranger:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
recording of:
Modlitwa dziewicy, op. 4 (A Maiden's Prayer, op. 4)
composer:
Tekla Bądarzewska (Polish classical composer)
Tekla Bądarzewska3:04
19The Trout, D.550
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
piano:
Varda Nishry (Israeli pianist) (in 1968-09)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-09)
recording of:
Die Forelle, S. 563 no. 6 (for solo piano, Liszt) (in 1968-09)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1844)
publisher:
Richault (in 1844)
arrangement of:
Die Forelle, D. 550 (The Trout, D. 550)
part of:
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S. 563
recording of:
Die Forelle, S. 564 (for piano, Liszt - second version)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
additional piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1846)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1844)
publisher:
Diabelli & Co (in 1846)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 564)
arrangement of:
Die Forelle, D. 550 (The Trout, D. 550)
revision of:
Die Forelle, S. 563 no. 6 (for solo piano, Liszt)
Franz Schubert3:50
20Grande valse brillante, Op. 18
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1983-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante” (in 1983-10)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1833)
dedicated to:
Laura Harsford
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 18)
Frédéric Chopin4:56
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