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1Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major, K. 537 "Coronation": I. Allegro (excerpt)
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-02-24)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:04
2Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, op. 18
solo piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
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)
Frédéric Chopin4:45
3Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)
piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
Aalborg Symfoniorkester (Aalborg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
George Gershwin3:23
4La belle excentrique: No. 1. Grande ritournelle (piano 4-hands version)
piano four hands:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (on 1986-01-27) and Gabriel Tacchino (pianist) (on 1986-01-27)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1986-01-27)
recording of:
La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains : Grande ritournelle (on 1986-01-27)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1920-07 until 1920-10)
arranger:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1920)
arrangement of:
La Belle Excentrique (Fantasie sérieuse) : I. Grande ritournelle. Pas trop vite
part of:
La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains (for piano four hands)
Erik Satie1:34
512 Etudes, op. 10: No. 5 in G-flat major "Black keys": Vivace
solo piano:
Stanislav Bunin (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 18) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 57)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin1:53
6Fantasiestücke op. 12
solo piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
recording of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12: II. Aufschwung
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (until 1837-07)
part of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12
Robert Schumann2:48
7Rondo capriccioso in E major, op. 14, MWV U67
solo piano:
Helmut Roloff
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 Mendelssohn6:57
8Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
revision of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio (pre-publication version with extra repeat)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:12
9Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
piano:
André Watts (pianist) (in 1985-11)
recorded at:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-11)
recording of:
Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S. 163 no. 4 (in 1985-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1877)
part of:
Années de pèlerinage : Troisième année, S. 163
Franz Liszt7:46
10Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (on 1979-05-07)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-05-07)
live recording of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand): I. Ondine (on 1979-05-07)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1908)
is based on:
Ondine
part of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)
Maurice Ravel5:18
11Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31
solo piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 31)
Gabriel Fauré3:47
12Le Piccadilly
engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10)
recording of:
Le Piccadilly (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1904)
Erik Satie1:35
13Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, J. 260
piano:
Thierry de Brunhoff
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Works of Carl Maria von Weber by opus number (number: op. 65) and Carl Maria von Weber in seinen Werken. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss seiner sammtlichen Compositionen (number: J. 260)
Carl Maria von Weber7:59
14Piano Sonata no. 15 in C major, K. 545: I. Allegro
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor) (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
recorded at:
Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
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) (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:31
15Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt)
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (on 1979-09-14)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (on 1979-09-14)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1979-09-14)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve (on 1979-09-14)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:13
16Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
arranger:
W.C. Schoenfeld
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin8:26
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