The Great Romantic Piano Classics

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1Clair De Lune
piano:
Eileen Broster (Pianist) and Bronwen Jones (Pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:02
2Nocturne in E-flat major
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)
Frédéric Chopin3:49
3Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467: II. Andante
piano:
Christian Steiner (classical pianist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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 Mozart6:36
4Theme From the Apartment
Charles Williams3:12
5Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:40
6Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
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 Beethoven5:25
7Romance
Arthur Rubinstein4:04
8Fantaisie - Impromptu
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Frédéric Chopin5:14
9Military Polonaise in A
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 120) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 152)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Frédéric Chopin4:39
10Etude in E
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:18
11"Minute" Waltz in D Flat
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
Frédéric Chopin1:52
12Revolutionary Etude in C Minor
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
Frédéric Chopin2:37
13Nocturne in A-flat
Frédéric Chopin4:04
14Heroic Polanaise in a Flat
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)
Frédéric Chopin6:12
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1Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpts)
George Gershwin5:33
2Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов13:26
3Waltz in C-sharp minor
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
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. 213)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin3:47
4Theme From Sonata in C
piano:
Michael Reeves (pianist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
[unknown work by Mozart] (catch-all for unknown works and arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:26
5Minuet in G
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 Beethoven2:32
6Fur Elise
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 Beethoven2:12
7Theme from Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (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: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:30
8Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Richard Rodgers9:15
9Spellbound Concerto
Miklós Rózsa8:02
10Malaguena
Ernesto Lecuona4:02
11Warsaw Concerto
recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
Richard Addinsell5:15
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1Rustles of Spring
Christian Sinding2:31
2To a Water Lily
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell3:09
3Humoresque
piano:
Staffan Scheja (Swedish pianist)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Antonín Dvořák3:02
4Spring Waters
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 11 "Spring Waters"
lyricist:
Фёдор Тютчев (Fyodor Tyutchev, XIX c. poet, lyricist, translator, diplomat and official)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:59
5Dream of Olwen
Charles Williams3:57
6Liebestraum (Dream of Love)
Franz Liszt4:41
7If Love Has Touched Your Heart
Marx3:33
8Theme From Prelude No.2
George Gershwin3:42
9A Dream
recording of:
Sechs Lieder, op. 48: No. 6. Ein Traum (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist:
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
arrangement of:
Sechs Lieder, op. 48: No. 6. Ein Traum (original, for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg2:34
10Ritual Fire Dance
Manuel de Falla3:38
11Slavonic Dance in E Minor
performer:
The Virtuoso Piano Quartet
recording of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72 no. 2 e-Moll (Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 in E minor, for Piano, four hands)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1886)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 145 (for Piano, four hands)
Antonín Dvořák5:08
12Polish Dance in E Flat
recording of:
Five Polish Dances, op. 3: I. Con fuoco
composer:
Xaver Scharwenka (Polish-German pianist and composer)
part of:
Five Polish Dances, op. 3
Xaver Scharwenka3:46
13Reverie
piano:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1890)
premiered at:
[concert] (1899-02-27)
publisher:
Choudens (in 1891) and Eugène Fromont (in 1905)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 68) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 76)
Claude Debussy4:34
14To a Wild Rose
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell1:58
15Traumerei (Dreaming)
Robert Schumann2:53
16Pavane for a Dead Princess
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
arrangement of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:33