Piano Classics: Classical Masterpieces Performed by the World’s Greatest Classical Pianists and Orchestras

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1Concerto for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra: Allegro
harpsichord:
Nicole Hostettler (harpsichord), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Leonore Klinkerfuss (harpsichordist/pianist) and Christine Sartoretti (harpsichord)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065: I. [Allegro]
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
2Concerto for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra: Largo
harpsichord:
Nicole Hostettler (harpsichord), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Leonore Klinkerfuss (harpsichordist/pianist) and Christine Sartoretti (harpsichord)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065: II. Largo
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
Johann Sebastian Bach2:24
3Concerto for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra: Allegro
harpsichord:
Nicole Hostettler (harpsichord), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Leonore Klinkerfuss (harpsichordist/pianist) and Christine Sartoretti (harpsichord)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065: III. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
Johann Sebastian Bach3:29
4Sonata no. 8 op. 13 in C minor “Pathétique”: Grave – Allegro di molto
piano [Steinway]:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven9:04
5Sonata no. 8 op. 13 in C minor “Pathétique”: Adagio cantabile
piano [Steinway]:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:41
6Sonata no. 8 op. 13 in C minor “Pathétique”: Rondo. Allegro
piano [Steinway]:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:16
7Sonata no. 14 op. 27 no. 2 in C‐sharp minor “Moonlight”: Adagio sostenuto
audio engineer:
Südwest Tonstudio (engineering)
grand piano and solo piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Debra Ruth Zobel and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1986-04)
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 Beethoven6:00
8Concert Étude op. 10, no. 1 in C major
piano [Schimmel]:
Bianca Sitzius (pianist, maiden name Bianca Sitzius)
recording of:
Étude in C major, op. 10 no. 1: Allegro
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1829)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:03
9Concert Étude op. 10, no. 2 in A minor
piano [Schimmel]:
Bianca Sitzius (pianist, maiden name Bianca Sitzius)
recording of:
Étude in A minor, op. 10 no. 2: Allegro
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1829)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin1:34
10Concert Étude op. 10, no. 3 in E major
piano [Schimmel]:
Bianca Sitzius (pianist, maiden name Bianca Sitzius)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin3:56
11Raindrop Prelude op. 28 no. 15
piano [Steinway]:
Hélène Gàl (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin5:30
12Clair de lune
harpsichord:
Nicole Hostettler (harpsichord), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Leonore Klinkerfuss (harpsichordist/pianist) and Christine Sartoretti (harpsichord)
piano [Steinway]:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:09
13Piano Concerto op. 16 in A minor: Allegro molto moderato
piano [Steinway]:
Marián Lapšanský (pianist)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bystrík Režucha (conductor)
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 Grieg13:05
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1Characteristic Studies op. 95: Contradiction
instruments:
Leningrad Soloists
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (Mikhail Gantvarg, violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95: No. 3. Contradiction
composer:
Ignaz Moscheles (Bohemian composer and pianist) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95
Ignaz Moscheles2:02
2Characteristic Studies op. 95: Juno
instruments:
Leningrad Soloists
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (Mikhail Gantvarg, violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95: No. 4. Juno
composer:
Ignaz Moscheles (Bohemian composer and pianist) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95
Ignaz Moscheles3:20
3Characteristic Studies op. 95: Bacchanal
instruments:
Leningrad Soloists
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (Mikhail Gantvarg, violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95: No. 6. Bacchanale
composer:
Ignaz Moscheles (Bohemian composer and pianist) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Characteristic Studies, op. 95
Ignaz Moscheles2:53
4Piano Concerto no. 24 K 491 in C minor: Allegro
instruments:
Leningrad Soloists
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (Mikhail Gantvarg, violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 24 in C minor, K. 491: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1786-03-24)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart13:18
5Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
piano [Bechstein]:
Gerhard Eckle (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (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)
arrangement of:
A Weakened Soul (arr. Brightman, Kohrs, Laudahn)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:39
6Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus
piano [Bechstein]:
Gerhard Eckle (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (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)
Modest Mussorgsky2:49
7Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
piano [Bechstein]:
Gerhard Eckle (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 5)
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)
Modest Mussorgsky1:06
8Pictures at an Exhibition: Baba Yaga
piano [Bechstein]:
Gerhard Eckle (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (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)
Modest Mussorgsky3:39
9Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
piano [Bechstein]:
Gerhard Eckle (pianist)
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)
Modest Mussorgsky5:21
10Piano Concerto no. 2 op. 18 in C minor: Moderato
piano [Steinway]:
Robert Alexander Bohnke (pianist)
orchestra:
Tübingen Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norbert Kirchmann
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff10:09
11Piano Concerto in G major: Allegramente
piano [Steinway]:
Mee Joo Lee (pianist)
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allegramente
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel8:41
12Piano Pieces: Melody in F op. 3/1
piano [Steinway]:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer) (in 1852)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3
Anton Rubinstein3:33
13Piano Pieces: Rêve angélique op. 10/22
piano [Steinway]:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
recording of:
Каменний остров, op. 10: No. 22. Rêve angélique
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer)
part of:
Каменний остров, op. 10 (set of 24 piano sketches)
Anton Rubinstein5:27
14Caprice‐Valse op. 76: “Wedding Cake”
piano and piano [Steinway]:
Gabriel Tacchino (pianist)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra Radio Luxemburg (The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Louis de Froment (conductor)
recording of:
Valse-Caprice for Piano and Strings in A-flat major, op. 76 "Wedding Cake"
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1885)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 76)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:00
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1Sonata in C major L 54
piano [Steinway]:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata in C major, K 200, L 54: Allegro
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 54) and Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 200)
Domenico Scarlatti2:54
2Sonata in A minor L 469
piano [Steinway]:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata in A minor, K 110, L 469: Allegro
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 110) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 469)
Domenico Scarlatti2:58
3Piano Pieces, Moment Musical no. 3 D 780 “Air russe” in F minor
piano [Steinway]:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert1:44
4Scherzo no. 1 D 593 in B‐flat major
piano [Steinway]:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Scherzo in B-flat major, D. 593 no. 1
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-11)
part of:
2 Scherzos, D. 593
Franz Schubert4:19
5Introduction and Allegro appassionato op. 92
piano [Steinway]:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Volker Schmidt‐Gertenbach
recording of:
Konzertstück (Introduction and Allegro appassionato) in G major, op. 92
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Works of Robert Schumann by opus number (number: op. 92)
Robert Schumann15:54
6Piano Concerto no. 1 op 23: Allegro ma non troppo
piano [Steinway]:
Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bystrík Režucha (conductor)
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)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky20:12
7Grand Concerto op. 32 in E‐flat major (no. 2): Allegro moderato
piano [Steinway]:
Akiko Sagara (classical pianist)
orchestra:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Neidlinger
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, J. 155: I. Allegro maestoso
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 32
Carl Maria von Weber9:28
8Grand Concerto op. 32 in E‐flat major (no. 2): Adagio
piano [Steinway]:
Akiko Sagara (classical pianist)
orchestra:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Neidlinger
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, J. 155: II. Adagio
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 32
Carl Maria von Weber5:09
9Grand Concerto op. 32 in E‐flat major (no. 2): Rondo. Presto
piano [Steinway]:
Akiko Sagara (classical pianist)
orchestra:
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Neidlinger
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, J. 155: III. Rondo. Presto
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 32
Carl Maria von Weber8:08

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