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1Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3/2
piano:
Mikhail Kazakevich (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
Сергей Рахманинов4:54
2Minute Waltz in D-flat, Op. 64/1
piano:
Ricardo Castro (Brazilian pianist)
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 Chopin2:06
3Moonlight Sonata Op. 27/2 (1st MVT)
piano:
Alfredo Perl (pianist and conductor)
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 Beethoven6:08
4Rondo Alla Turca from Sonata K331
piano:
Ricardo Castro (Brazilian 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 Mozart3:31
5Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (2 MVT)
piano:
Ewa Pobłocka (pianist)
orchestra:
Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Tadeusz Wojciechowski (conductor)
performer:
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:58
6Transcendental Study No. 5 'Flex Follets'
piano:
Alfredo Perl (pianist and conductor)
Franz Liszt4:10
7Revolutionary Study, Op. 10/12
piano:
John Browning (American pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 25) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 67)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:28
8Piano Concerto No. 21, K467 'Elvira Madigan' (2nd MVT)
piano:
Géza Anda (Geza Anda, pianist)
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 Mozart7:21
9Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
John Lenehan (classical 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 Satie3:11
10The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
piano:
Andrew Wilde (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 Debussy3:03
11Fur Elise
piano:
Nelly Kokinos and Andrew Wilde (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 Beethoven3:17
12Mephisto Waltz No. 1
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer)
recording of:
Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514 "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke" (for piano solo)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1860)
dedicated to:
Carl Tausig
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 514)
Franz Liszt12:02
13Traumerei (Kinderszenen)
piano:
Mikhail Kazakevich (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 Schumann2:52
14Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (3 MVT)
piano:
Evelyn Chen (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
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 Рахманинов12:27
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1Impromptu in G-flat, D.899/3
piano:
Nadja Rubanenko
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert5:23
2Clair de Lune
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Howard Devon
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (, from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recorded at:
West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
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 Debussy5:18
3Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (3rd MVT)
piano:
Emanuel Ax (pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
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 Beethoven10:09
4Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
piano:
Andrew Wilde (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 Bach3:59
5Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Variation 18)
piano:
Evelyn Chen (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
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)
Сергей Рахманинов3:15
6Pavane for a Dead Infanta
engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer:
Michael George (producer at Sony)
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (from 1990-07-30 until 1990-07-31)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano) (from 1990-07-30 until 1990-07-31)
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 Ravel6:47
7Intermezzo in a, Op. 118/2
piano:
Mikhail Kazakevich (pianist)
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)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118 (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118)
Johannes Brahms5:42
8Liebestraume, No. 3 in A-flat
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist)
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 Liszt5:10
9The Entertainer
piano:
Michael Boriskin (pianist)
recording of:
The Entertainer
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
publisher:
Chappell, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Multimood Music (publisher)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 25)
Scott Joplin3:56
10Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9/2
piano:
Ricardo Castro (Brazilian pianist)
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)
Fryderyk Chopin4:30
11Rhapsody in Blue (Finale)
piano:
Michael Boriskin (pianist)
partial 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 Gershwin5:53
12Le Onde
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
recording of:
Le Onde
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
Ludovico Einaudi5:02
13Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (3 MVT)
piano:
Эмиль Гилельс (Emil Gilels, pianist)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (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: III. Allegro con fuoco (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:14

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