Piano: The Greatest Hits

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1Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
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 Чайковский20:25
2Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro moderato
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de la Radio Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (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 Grieg13:38
3Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (from 1966-01-21 until 1966-01-22)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (from 1966-01-21 until 1966-01-22)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1966-01-21 until 1966-01-22)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1966-01-21 until 1966-01-22)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso (from 1966-01-21 until 1966-01-22)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1878 until 1881)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Johannes Brahms9:35
4Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
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
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов10:59
5Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie3:31
6Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Marián Pivka (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:28