Essential Piano

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1Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat “Heroic” (Shine)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin6:37
2Fur Elise (Death in Venice)
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 Beethoven3:19
3Waltz no. 15 in A-flat
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 Brahms1:39
4Gymnopedie no. 1
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 Satie3:09
5Prelude no. 15 in D-flat “Raindrop”
piano:
Garrick Ohlsson (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin5:04
6Piano Sonata no. 16 in C: I. Allegro
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor)
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)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:11
7March Militaire no. 1 in D
piano:
Jacques Février (pianist) and Gabriel Tacchino (pianist)
recording of:
Marche militaire, op. 51, D. 733 no. 1 in D major
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
3 Marches militaires, op. 51, D. 733
Franz Schubert4:56
8Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 35), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 114) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 202)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Fryderyk Chopin9:21
9La Campanella
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 1963)
recording of:
Grande étude d’après Paganini no. 3 in G‐sharp minor, BV B 68 “La campanella”
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arranger:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher)
part of:
Busoni-Verzeichnis (number: BV B 68)
arrangement of:
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3. La campanella in G‐sharp minor
Franz Liszt4:09
10Dolly Suite (Berceuse)
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 Fauré2:38
11Children’s Corner (Golliwogg’s Cakewalk)
piano:
Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:52
12Minuet 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 Beethoven2:54
13Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (in 2001-12)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (in 2001-12)
recorded at:
Troldhaugen in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (in 2001-12)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano) (in 2001-12)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 19)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg6:20
14Fruhlingslied
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 Mendelssohn2:42
15La 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 Debussy2:38
16Etude no. 12 in C minor “Revolutionary” (Lost and Found)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin2:26
17The Seasons: II. February (Shrovetide Festival)
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:48
18The Seasons: XI. November (On the Troika)
producer:
David R. Murray
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (from 1994-01-18 until 1994-01-19)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-18 until 1994-01-19)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: XI. November “Troika” (from 1994-01-18 until 1994-01-19)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:13
19Etude no. 3 in E “Tristesse”
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
Fryderyk Chopin4:17
20Pictures at an Exhibition (The Great Gate at Kiev)
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
Modest Mussorgsky4:57