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10 cardboard sleeves in cardboard slipcase.

Individual cat#: ST2 0984-1, ST2 0984-2, ST2 0984-3, ST2 0984-4, ST2 0984-5, ST2 0984-6, ST2 0984-7, ST2 0984-8, ST2 0984-9, ST2 0984-10
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1.7 incorrectly credited as "No. 5 "Cuba": Capricho" instead of No. 8
2.10 credited to "Manuel de Falla" instead of Chabrier
4.6 credited as "C-sharp major" instead of "minor"

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-23 16:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: String Romance
2▶CD: Sacred Love
3▶CD: Violin & Harp Romances
4▼CD: Piano Passion
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1Ballade for piano no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
recording of:
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1831 until 1835)
dedicated to:
Nathaniel von Stockhausen (Hanover ambassador to France)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 2), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 20), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 23) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 66)
part of:
Ballades (Chopin’s Four Ballades)
Frédéric Chopin9:25
2L'isle joyeuse
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
recording of:
L’Isle joyeuse, L. 106, CD 109 (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1904-08)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-02-10)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 106) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 109)
Claude Debussy5:42
3Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro moderato
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (in 1961)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro (in 1961)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven20:07
4Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (in 1961)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (in 1961)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:34
5Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (in 1961)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro (in 1961)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:32
6Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
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 Chopin5:05
7Sonatine for piano: I. Modéré
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
recording of:
Sonatine: I. Modéré
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Sonatine
Maurice Ravel4:11
8Sonatine for piano: II. Mouvement de menuet
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
recording of:
Sonatine: II. Mouvement de menuet (for piano)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Sonatine
Maurice Ravel2:58
9Sonatine for piano: III. Animé
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
recording of:
Sonatine: III. Animé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Sonatine
Maurice Ravel3:27
5▶CD: Tragic Romance
6▶CD: Great Romantic Violin Concertos
7▶CD: Romantic Images
8▶CD: The Late Romantic Piano
9▶CD: Grand Romance
10▶CD: Love in Many Forms

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