The World of the Piano

~ Release by Vladimir Ashkenazy, András Schiff, Pascal Rogé, Clifford Curzon, Joseph Cooper, Radu Lupu (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Waltz in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 ‘Minute Waltz’
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1976)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (in 1976)
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
Chopin2:03
2Für Elise
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984)
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)
Beethoven3:04
3Clair de lune
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1977)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (in 1977)
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)
Debussy5:42
4Golliwogg’s Cake‐walk (Children’s Corner)
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1979)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version) (in 1979)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Debussy3:05
5Three Gymnopédies: no. 1
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (in 1983)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Satie3:08
6Three Gymnopédies: no. 2
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983)
recording of:
Deuxième Gymnopédie : Lent et triste (Gymnopédie no. 2) (in 1983)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Satie2:33
7Three Gymnopédies: no. 3
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983)
recording of:
Troisième Gymnopédie : Lent et grave (Gymnopédie no. 3) (in 1983)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Satie2:44
8Rondo alla turca (From Piano Sonata no. 11)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (in 1980)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (in 1980)
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”
Mozart3:41
9Liebestraum no. 3
piano:
Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (in 1963)
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) (in 1963)
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
Liszt5:03
10Moment musical no. 3 in F minor
piano:
Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (in 1971)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato (in 1971)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Schubert2:00
11Träumerei
piano:
Ilana Vered (pianist) (in 1976)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano) (in 1976)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Schumann3:36
12Country Gardens
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1977)
recording of:
Country Gardens (Morris dance tune) (in 1977)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1918 until 1952)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. and G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1919)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 73)
is based on:
Air XX. Country Garden
Grainger2:36
13Rustle of Spring
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1976)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano) (in 1976)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
part of:
6 Stücke, op. 32
Sinding3:01
14Humoresque in G‐flat, op. 101 no. 7
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1974)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano) (in 1974)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Dvořák3:09
15Minuet in G major, op. 14 no. 1
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1978)
recording of:
Menuet célèbre, op. 14 no. 1 (for piano) (in 1978)
composer:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (Polish pianist and composer) (in 1887)
part of:
6 humoresques de concert, op. 14
part of:
Cahier 1 a l'antique
Paderewski4:22
16Prelude no. 15 in D‐flat ‘Raindrop’
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (in 1974)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto (in 1974)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Chopin5:49
17Rhapsody in G minor, op. 79 no. 2
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1976)
recording of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79: Nr. 2 g-moll: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (2 Rhapsodies, op. 79: No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro) (in 1976)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1879)
part of:
Zwei Rhapsodien, op. 79
Brahms5:47
18Spring Song (Songs Without Words, no. 30 in A major, op. 62 no. 6)
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist) (in 1959)
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) (in 1959)
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)
Mendelssohn1:55
19Melody in F
piano:
Шура Черкасский (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist) (in 1974)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano) (in 1974)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer) (in 1852)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3
Rubinstein4:26
20Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1981)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military” (in 1981)
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
Chopin5:07

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