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13 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (on 1983-11-07)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1983-11-07)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (on 1983-11-07)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:10
26 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Erik Satie3:04
3Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68
sound engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (from 1991-04-11 until 1991-04-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013)
recorded at:
Salle de Musique (La Chaux de Fonds) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (from 1991-04-11 until 1991-04-17)
recording of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano) (from 1991-04-11 until 1991-04-17)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1890)
premiered at:
[concert] (1899-02-27)
publisher:
Choudens (in 1891) and Eugène Fromont (in 1905)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 68) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 76)
Claude Debussy4:56
43 Concert Studies, S. 144: Un sospiro
piano:
André Watts (pianist) (in 1985-11)
recorded at:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-11)
recording of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144: III. "Un sospiro" in D-flat major (in 1985-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144
Franz Liszt5:43
5Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante (excerpt)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:20
6Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
sound engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells and Jørn Pedersen
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (in 1997-05)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1997-05)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1997-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven55:34
7España, op. 165: No. 2. Tango
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango (for piano, Godowsky version)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
piano arranger:
Leopold Godowsky (pianist and composer)
arrangement of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
Isaac Albéniz3:18
86 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido)
piano:
Tzimon Barto (pianist and conductor)
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 Liszt4:53
9Songs Without Words, Book I, op. 19b: No. 1. Andante con moto, MWV U86
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 1 (Song Without Words in E major, Op. 19b No. 1)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 86)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 19b (Songs Without Words, op. 19b)
Felix Mendelssohn4:13
1024 Preludes, op. 28: No. 7 in A major
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin0:53
11Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
recording engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Alain Lanceron
piano:
Maria Tipo (pianist) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:04
12Waldszenen, op. 82: No. 7. Vogel als Prophet
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Waldszenen, op. 82: VII. Vogel als Prophet. Langsam, sehr zart
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1848 until 1849)
part of:
Waldszenen, op. 82
Robert Schumann3:39
13Estampes, CD 108, L. 100: No. 1. Pagodes
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
recording of:
Estampes, L. 100: I. Pagodes. Modérément animé (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1903-07)
part of:
Estampes, L. 100, CD 108 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:12
14Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9: No. 2. Nocturne in D-flat major
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, op. 9
Alexander Scriabin5:45
15Nocturne no. 8 in D-flat major, op. 27 no. 2
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
Frédéric Chopin5:30
16Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist) (in 1983-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1983-05)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (in 1983-05)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante (in 1983-05)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich6:08
17Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Frédéric Chopin4:25
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