Essential Piano

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1Waltz no. 1 in E-flat (The Hudsucker Proxy)
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (from 2005-07-14 until 2005-07-19)
recorded at:
Potton Hall in Westleton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 2005-07-14 until 2005-07-19)
recording of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante” (from 2005-07-14 until 2005-07-19)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1833)
dedicated to:
Laura Harsford
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 18), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 62) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 207)
Fryderyk Chopin5:08
2Moonlight Sonata (Immortal Beloved)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
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 Beethoven3:58
3Fantaisie-Impromptu (A Song to Remember)
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977)
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), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Fryderyk Chopin4:56
4Goldberg Variations-Aria (The Silence of the Lambs)
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 Bach3:06
5Libestraum no. 3 in A-flat
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:31
6Hungarian Dance no. 5 in F-sharp minor (I Spy)
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist) and Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:08
7Clair de Lune (Ocean’s Eleven)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
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)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:58
8Minute Waltz (Paycheck)
piano:
Ingrid Fliter (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin1:53
9Gnossienne no. 1
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Erik Satie3:04
10Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor (Arthur)
piano:
Ingrid Fliter (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin3:37
11Rondo Alla Turca (The Truman Show)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:29
12Tra’umerei (Tea with Mussolini)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
Robert Schumann2:39
13Prelude in C-sharp minor (Shine)
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (in 1972)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:02
14Pathetique Sonata (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
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
15Impromptu no. 4 in A-flat (Portrait of a Lady)
piano:
Földes Andor (Hungarian pianist)
Franz Schubert6:54
16Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat (Saturday Night Fever)
piano:
Garrick Ohlsson (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin4:15
17Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
solo piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 13), Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 59)
Maurice Ravel6:24
18Polonaise no. 3 in A “Military” (To Be or Not to Be)
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 120) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 152)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Fryderyk Chopin5:33
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