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1Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. Andante
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:24
2Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‐sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
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)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
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)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:00
3Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) from Cantata No. 147 (arr. Hess)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:34
4Nocturne No. 2 in E‐flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06-14 until 1968-06-16)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
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 Chopin5:21
5Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
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 Debussy5:00
6Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (in 1984-07)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1984-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (in 1984-07)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:34
7Tango Op. 65 No. 2 (arr. Godowsky)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango (for piano, Godowsky version)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
piano arranger:
Leopold Godowsky (pianist and composer)
arrangement of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
Isaac Albéniz3:19
8Liebestraum 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 Liszt4:33
9Waltz No. 9 in A‐flat major, Op. 69 No. 1
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (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:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 47), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 95) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 215)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 69
Frédéric Chopin5:10
10Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:03
11Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British 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 Schumann2:43
12La maja y el ruiseñor
piano:
Magda Tagliaferro (pianist)
recording of:
Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (piano piece)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Goyescas, H.64 (piano suite)
Enrique Granados5:33
13Nocturne No. 5 in F‐sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
piano:
Maurizio Pollini (pianist) (from 1968-06 until 1968-07)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 2001)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto (from 1968-06 until 1968-07)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 55) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 112)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
Frédéric Chopin3:31
14Gymnopédie No. 1 (Lent et douloureux)
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (on 1983-11-07)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1983-11-07)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (on 1983-11-07)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:12
15Für Elise (Bagatelle No. 25)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:23
16Etude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op. 10 No. 3
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:17
17Frühlingslied (Lieder ohne Worte No. 30 in A, Op. 62 No. 6)
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
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)
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 Mendelssohn2:43
18Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op. 102 – II. Andante
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist) (in 1983-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1983-05)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (in 1983-05)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante (in 1983-05)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich6:08
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1Sonata for Piano No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956)
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 Beethoven5:53
2Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanza
piano:
Annie Fischer (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:19
3Goldberg Variations: Aria
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 Bach3:08
4Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance – Larghetto
piano:
Garrick Ohlsson (pianist)
orchestra:
Polish National Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Frédéric Chopin4:09
5Granada
piano:
Gonzalo Soriano (pianist)
Isaac Albéniz5:12
6Waltz No. 15 in A‐flat major
piano:
Adolph Drescher (Pianist) and Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur (Zu zwei Händen; for piano two hands)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
version of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Walzer, op. 39 (16 Waltzes, op. 39, Zu zwei Händen)
Johannes Brahms1:43
7Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor: Largo
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1986-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1986-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1986-04)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (in 1986-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach3:30
8An den Frühling
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 6: Til våren (Lyric Pieces, Book III, op. 43: no. 6: To the Spring)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Edvard Grieg2:54
9Nocturne No. 10 in A‐flat major
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 10 in A‐flat major, op. 32 no. 2: Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 117)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 32
Frédéric Chopin6:22
10Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E‐flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:25
11La Fille aux cheveux de lin
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:41
12Cançons i dansas No. 1
piano:
Gonzalo Soriano (pianist)
recording of:
Cançó i dansa núm. 1
composer:
Frederic Mompou (composer and pianist) (in 1921)
Federico Mompou3:51
13Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial 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
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:33
14Raindrop: Prelude
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (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:
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 Chopin5:56
15Gnossienne No. 1
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Erik Satie3:07
16Berceuse
piano:
Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist) and Bruno Rigutto (pianist)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970 until 1983)
recording of:
Dolly, op. 56 : I. Berceuse (for piano four hands)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1894 until 1897)
part of:
Dolly, op. 56 (for piano four hands)
Gabriel Fauré2:40
17Minuet in G
piano:
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 1988)
recording of:
6 Minuets for Piano, WoO 10: No. 2 in G major
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1795)
part of:
6 Minuets for Piano, WoO 10
Ludwig van Beethoven2:55
18Berceuse in D‐flat
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1843 until 1844)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 7), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 154)
Frédéric Chopin4:26

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