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1▼CD: The Romantic Piano
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1Evening Harmony: Étude d’exécution transcendante no. 11 in D‐flat major
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
recording of:
Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139, R. 2b: XI. “Harmonies du soir” in D‐flat major. Andantino
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1851)
part of:
Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139, R. 2b (Transcendental Études, S. 139, R. 2b)
Franz Liszt8:34
2Fantaise impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
piano:
Bianca Dommes (pianist, maiden name Bianca Sitzius)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66)
Frederic Chopin4:53
3Six Waltzes op. 9a‐1 in A‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 1 in As-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:33
4Six Waltzes op. 9a‐2 in A‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 2 in As-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:46
5Six Waltzes op. 9a‐6 in A‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 6 in As-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:31
6Six Waltzes op. 9a‐10 in A‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 10 in As-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:39
7Six Waltzes op. 9a‐14 in D‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 14 in Des-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:38
8Six Waltzes op. 9a‐16 in A‐flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365: Nr. 16 in A-Dur
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
36 Originaltänze (Erste Walzer), D. 365
Franz Schubert0:35
9Flower Pieces in D‐flat major, op. 19
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Blumenstück, op. 19
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Works of Robert Schumann by opus number (number: op. 19)
Robert Schumann5:40
10Lyrical Pieces: In the Saloon
piano:
Isabel Mourao (Brazilian pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 4: Salon
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg2:17
11Lyrical Pieces: Wedding at Troldhaugen
piano:
Isabel Mourao (Brazilian pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 19)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg5:11
12Arabesque no. 1 in E major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:53
13Clair de lune
piano:
Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) and 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 Debussy5:11
14Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
piano:
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 Beethoven5:44
15Waltz in A‐flat major, op. 69–1
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 9 in A‐flat major, op. 69 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1835)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 69
Frederic Chopin4:14
16Chanson triste, op. 40/1
piano:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
recording of:
12 pieces, op. 40 no. 2: Chanson triste (for piano)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
12 Pieces, op. 40 (for piano)
Peter I. Tchaikovsky2:32
17Chant sans paroles, op. 40–6
piano:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
recording of:
12 pieces, op. 40 no. 6: Chant sans paroles (for piano)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
12 Pieces, op. 40 (for piano)
Peter I. Tchaikovsky2:04
18Slavonic Dance, op. 72, 2
piano:
Marián Lapšanský (pianist) and Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (this is the one to use as a release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72 no. 2 e-Moll (Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 in E minor, for Piano, four hands)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1886)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 145 (for Piano, four hands)
Antonin Dvorak5:53
19Prelude in D‐flat major, op. 28–15 “Raindrops”
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist)
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
Frederic Chopin4:51
20Prelude in C‐sharp minor, op. 3–2
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
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
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:29
2▶CD: Classics for Meditation
3▶CD: Classics for Relaxation
4▶CD: The Romantic Violin
5▶CD: Moonlight Classics
6▶CD: Beautiful Classical Melodies
7▶CD: Classics for Romance
8▶CD: Classics From the Movies
9▶CD: Sunday Morning Classics
10▶CD: Classics by Candlelight
11▶CD: Classical Moods
12▶CD: Dinner Classics