Ultimate Classical Piano: The Essential Masterpieces

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Annotation

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
2▼CD: Ultimate Classical Piano 2
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1Raindrop Prelude
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1978-02)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1978-02) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1978-02)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto (in 1978-02)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:20
2Le Coucou
piano:
Varda Nishry (Israeli pianist)
recording of:
Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite: I. Le coucou. Rondeau. Vif (The Cuckoo)
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite
Louis-Claude Daquin1:53
3Sevillanas
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1975-04)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (in 1975-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-04)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (for solo piano) (in 1975-04)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:40
4The Rustle of Spring
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
part of:
6 Stücke, op. 32
Christian Sinding3:00
5Un sospiro
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990) (in 1978-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-12)
recording of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144: III. "Un sospiro" in D-flat major (in 1978-12)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144
Franz Liszt5:37
6Black Keys Étude, Op. 10 No. 5
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)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-07)
recording of:
Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace (in 1972-07)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 18) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 57)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin1:45
7Gymnopédie No. 1
sound engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1983-05)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
edit of:
3 Gymnopédies by Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (in 1983-05)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:13
8Hungarian Dance No. 5
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist) (in 1964-10)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-10)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance for Solo Piano, WoO 1 no. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro (in 1964-10)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1872)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for Solo Piano, WoO 1 (arranged by Brahms)
Johannes Brahms2:17
9Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1981-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1981-11)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin4:07
10"Chanson de printemps"
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 A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano) (in 1986-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:52
11Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7: Träumerei
piano:
Ilana Vered (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:35
12Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (arr. H. Cohen)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
recording of:
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (for piano, Cohen)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Harriet Cohen (pianist)
arrangement of:
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731
Johann Sebastian Bach3:40
13Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (in 1974-01, in 1974-12), Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1975-04) and Richard Beswick (in 1975-08)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (from 1974-01-18 until 1974-01-19, from 1974-12-11 until 1974-12-12, on 1975-04-23, on 1975-04-26, on 1975-08-20)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1974-01, in 1974-12), Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1974-01, in 1974-12) and John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1975-04, in 1975-08)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-01-18 until 1974-01-19, from 1974-12-11 until 1974-12-12, on 1975-04-23, on 1975-04-26) and Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1975-08-20)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia (from 1974-01-18 until 1975-08-20)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1901)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:57
14Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1983-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2 (in 1983-10)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 64) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 209)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Frédéric Chopin4:40
15Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist) (in 1962-05)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1962-05)
recording of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118: Nr. 2. Intermezzo in A-Dur. Andante teneramente (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente) (in 1962-05)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118 (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118)
Johannes Brahms6:10
16Bolero - Puerta de tierra, Op. 71 No. 5
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1975-04)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (in 1975-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-04)
recording of:
Recuerdos de viaje, op. 71: V. Puerta de tierra (bolero) (in 1975-04)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (from 1886 until 1887)
part of:
Recuerdos de viaje, op. 71
Isaac Albéniz3:34
17Moments musicaux D 780 No. 3
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1981-07)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1981-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1981-07)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato (in 1981-07)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert1:51
18Reflections in the Water
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1979-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St. George the Martyr (Queen Square, Holborn) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau (Images, Book I: 1. Reflets dans l’eau) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1901 until 1905)
premiered at:
[Concert des " Soirées d'art "] (1905-12-14)
part of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:06
19Mazurka No. 41 in C-sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 41 in C‐sharp minor, op. 63 no. 3
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 91)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 63
Frédéric Chopin2:33
20Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46
piano:
Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir
recording of:
Slawische Tänz, op. 46, nr. 1 in C-Dur, Presto (Furiant) (for Piano, four hands)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-03-18 until 1878-05-07)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 46, B. 78 (Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 78, for piano, four hands)
Antonín Dvořák4:38
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