Alexis Weissenberg: The Champagne Pianist

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EMI Classics ICON Series

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos no.9 & no. 21
2▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concertos no. 1 & no. 2
3▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1; Franck: Symphonic Variations / Prelude, Fugue and Variation
4▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
5▶CD: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3
6▼CD: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Variation on "I Got Rhythm"; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
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1Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
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 Gershwin15:57
2Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
clarinet:
Karl Leister (German clarinetist)
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin8:09
3Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allegramente - Andante
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allegramente
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel8:41
4Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel9:34
5Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel4:06
6Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
arrangement of:
A Weakened Soul (arr. Brightman, Kohrs, Laudahn)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:36
7Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky2:27
8Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 1st) (original piano version, often called Promenade 2) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky0:45
9Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky4:04
10Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 3) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky0:24
11Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 3 “Tuileries” (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play), original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky0:51
12Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydło
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky2:48
13Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 3rd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 4) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky0:35
14Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:02
15Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 6 “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” (Pictures at an Exhibition: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:51
16Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 5) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:33
17Pictures at an Exhibition: The Market in Limoges
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 7 “Limoges”, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:20
18Pictures at an Exhibition: The Catacombs
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky3:47
19Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut of Baba Yaga
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky3:08
20Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate at Kiev
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (in 1971-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version) (in 1971-06)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky4:59
7▶CD: J. S. Bach: Choral Preludes and transcriptions / Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue / Italien Concerto
8▶CD: Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 / Fanatsie Op. 17 / Humoreske Op. 20
9▶CD: Schumann: Album für die Jugend Op. 68
10▶CD: Encores by: Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Scriabin, Séverac, Rachmaninov and Vladigerov

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ASIN:DE: B006MO0N6Y [info]