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1Piano Sonata no. 15 in C, K. 545 (Allegro)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist) (in 1983-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: I. Allegro (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 1. Allegro) (in 1983-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:38
2Piano Sonata no. 11 in A, K. 331 "Alla Turca" (Alla Turca - Allegretto)
piano:
Ingrid Haebler (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 Mozart3:39
3Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight" (Adagio sostentuto)
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist) (in 1962-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Bachzaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1962-06)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1962-06)
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 Beethoven6:51
4Für Elise
recording engineer:
Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer)
producer and balance engineer:
Ursula Singer
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (in 1984-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984-03)
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 Beethoven3:29
5Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat, op. 9 no. 2
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1965-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1965) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-04)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1965-04)
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)
Fryderyk Chopin4:00
6Mazurka no. 4 in B minor, op. 33
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 25 in B minor, op. 33 no. 4
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 75)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 33
Fryderyk Chopin5:00
7Waltz no. 6 in D-flat, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz"
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:41
8Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat, op. 53
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (American pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Fryderyk Chopin6:32
9Moments Musicaux, op. 94, D. 780 (No. 3 in F minor)
piano:
内田光子 (Mitsuko Uchida, pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert1:50
10Impromptus, D. 935, op. 142 (No. 2 in A-flat)
producer:
Otto Ernst Wohlert
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1965-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1965-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-09)
recording of:
Impromptu in A‐flat major, D. 935 no. 2. Allegretto (in 1965-09)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 142, D. 935
Franz Schubert5:07
11Traumerei
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian 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 Schumann2:34
12Three Romances, Op. 28 (Einfach)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
Robert Schumann3:54
13Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist)
recording of:
Rondo capriccioso, op. 14
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1824)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 14) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 67)
Felix Mendelssohn6:31
14Songs Without Words, op. 62 (Spring Song)
recording engineer:
Hans‐Rudolf Müller (engineer)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1973-06)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1973-06)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-06)
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 1973-06)
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 Mendelssohn2:08
15Liebestraum no. 3, op. 62
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990) (in 1982-09)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-09)
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) (in 1982-09)
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 Liszt4:54
16Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Misha Dichter (pianist)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt8:57
17Lyric Pieces (Notturno, op. 54 no. 4)
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (in 1974-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1974-06)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1974-06)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano) (in 1974-06)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg4:05
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1Islamev
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist) (in 1958-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1958-06)
recording of:
“Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version) (in 1958-06)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
Works of Mily Balakirev by opus number (number: op. 18)
Mily Balakirev7:58
2Rhapsodie no. 2 in G minor, op. 79
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
recording of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79: Nr. 2 g-moll: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (2 Rhapsodies, op. 79: No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1879)
part of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79
Johannes Brahms6:33
3Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 42 no. 5
piano:
Yevgeny Kissin (Evgeny Kissin, Russian classical pianist) (in 1988-12, from 1988-12-27 until 1988-12-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-12, from 1988-12-27 until 1988-12-31)
recording of:
8 Études, op. 42: No. 5 in C‐sharp minor. Affanato (from 1988-12-27 until 1988-12-31)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
8 Études, op. 42
recording of:
8 Études, op. 42: No. 5 in C‐sharp minor. Affanato (in 1988-12)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
8 Études, op. 42
Alexander Scriabin3:34
4Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2
piano:
Шура Черкасский (Shura Cherkassky, American 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 Rachmaninoff4:19
5Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5
piano:
Святослав Рихтер (Sviatoslav Richter, pianist)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1901)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:45
6Prelude in G, op. 32 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, in 1975-04, 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, in 1975-04, on 1975-04-23, on 1975-04-26) and Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1975-08-20)
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 5 in G major: Moderato (from 1974-01-18 until 1975-08-20)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 5 in G major: Moderato (in 1975-04)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:21
7Goyescas, Book 1 (Quejas o La maja y el ruisenor)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (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 Granados6:43
8Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
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
9Clair de Lune
piano:
Jörg Demus (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)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:46
10Girl with the Flaxen Hair
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (in 1978-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1978-06)
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) (in 1978-06)
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 Debussy2:49
11Etude no. 11 Pour les Arpeges Composes
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1985-01 until 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1985-01 until 1985-02)
recording of:
Études, L. 136: XI. Pour les arpèges composés (from 1985-01 until 1985-02)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1915-07-23 until 1915-09-29)
premiered at:
[concert] (1916-11-21)
part of:
Douze Études, pour piano, L. 136, CD 143: Livre II (number: 11)
part of:
Douze Études, pour piano, L. 136, CD 143
Claude Debussy4:13
12Jeux d'eau
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
recording of:
Jeux d’eau
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1839-1927) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 30)
Maurice Ravel5:28
13Pavane for a Dead Princess
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and 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 Ravel6:04
14Le Tombeau de Couperin (Toccata)
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: VI. Toccata (for solo piano)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
dedicated to:
Joseph de Marliave
part of:
Le tombeau de Couperin (for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel3:40
15Allegro barbaro, BB 63, Sz 49
piano:
Kocsis Zoltán (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49, BB 63
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 49) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 63)
Béla Bartók2:33
16Toccata in C, op. 11
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor, op. 11
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 11)
Sergei Prokofiev4:09
17Prelude in C-sharp minor
piano:
Werner Haas (classical pianist, NOT the 50s schlager singer Werner Hass)
George Gershwin3:35
18Prelude no. 23 in F, op. 34
piano:
Olli Mustonen (pianist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
24 Preludes, op. 34, no. 23: Moderato in F major
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1932-12-30 until 1933-03-02)
part of:
24 Preludes, op. 34
Dmitri Shostakovich1:22
19Prelude no. 24 in D minor, op. 34
piano:
Olli Mustonen (pianist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
24 Preludes, op. 34, no. 24: Allegretto in D minor
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1932-12-30 until 1933-03-02)
part of:
24 Preludes, op. 34
Dmitri Shostakovich1:06

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