Most Essential Classical Piano Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 14 MINUTES • JAN 01 2010

1

Chopin: Chopin: 'Minute' Waltz in D flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

01:52

2

Liszt: Liszt: Consolation No.3

Rhondda Gillespie

03:55

3

J.S. Bach: _: J.S. Bach arr Hess: Jesu, joy of man's desiring [Cantata 147]

03:42

4

Mendelssohn: _: Mendelssohn: The Bee's Wedding (Spinning Song) [Songs without words]

02:01

5

Chopin: _: Chopin: 'Revolutionary' Etude in C minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

02:43

6

Gottschalk: Gottschalk: Souvenir de Porto Rico

05:54

7

Debussy: _: Debussy: Golliwogg's Cakewalk [Children's Corner]

02:54

8

Brahms: Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor (1964 Recording)

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

05:47

9

Schubert: Schubert: An die Musik (To Music)

01:45

10

Albéniz: _: Albeniz: Tango [Espana]

Alicia De Larrocha

02:40

11

Beethoven: _: Beethoven: Adagio cantabile ['Pathetique' Sonata in C minor]

07:05

12

Dvořák: Dvorak: Humoresque in G flat

03:04

13

Chopin: Chopin: 'Military' Polonaise in A

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

05:06

14

Saint-Saëns: _: Saint-Saens: Le Cygne (The swan) [Carnaval des Animaux]

03:08

15

Arensky: _: Arensky: Waltz [Suite for Two Pianos]

Bracha Eden & Alexander Tamir

04:56

16

Grieg: _: Grieg: Notturno [Lyric Pieces]

Alicia De Larrocha

04:10

17

Mozart: _: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca [Sonata in A, K.331]

András Schiff & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

03:37

18

Bądarzewska-Baranowska: Badarzewska-Baranowska: The Maiden's Prayer

02:59

19

Liszt: Liszt: Die Forelle (The Trout, after Schubert)

03:45

20

Chopin: Chopin: Grande valse brillante (Waltz in E flat)

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:56

21

Chopin: _: Chopin: 'Raindrop' Prelude in D flat major

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

05:16

22

Daquin: _: Daquin: Le coucou

01:49

23

Albéniz: _: Albéniz: Sevilla [Suite espanola]

Alicia De Larrocha

04:36

24

Sinding: Sinding: Rustle of Spring

02:55

25

Liszt: _: Liszt: 'Un sospiro' Etude in D flat

Jorge Bolet & Franz Liszt

05:33

26

Chopin: _: Chopin: 'Black Keys' Etude in G flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

01:41

27

Satie: _: Satie: Gymnopedie No.1

03:09

28

Brahms: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

02:13

29

Chopin: Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:03

30

Mendelssohn: _: Mendelssohn: Spring Song [Songs without words]

02:48

31

Schumann: _: Schumann: Traumerei [Kinderszenen]

03:31

32

J.S. Bach: J.S. Bach arr Hess: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier

Alicia De Larrocha

03:35

33

Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy

03:53

34

Chopin: Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:36

35

Brahms: _: Brahms: Intermezzo in A

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

06:06

36

Albéniz: _: Albéniz: Puerta de tierra: Bolero [Recuerdos de Viaje]

Alicia De Larrocha

03:30

37

Schubert: _: Schubert: Moment Musical in F minor [6 Moments musicaux]

Radu Lupu & Franz Schubert

01:47

38

Debussy: _: Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau [Images - Book 1]

05:02

39

Chopin: Chopin: Mazurka in C sharp minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

02:29

40

Dvořák: _: Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No.1 in C

Bracha Eden & Alexander Tamir

04:38

41

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: Liszt: Liebestraum No.3

04:51

42

Schumann: _: Schumann: Romance No.2 in F sharp

Alicia De Larrocha

03:30

43

Chopin: _: Chopin: 'Winter Wind' Etude in A minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

03:47

44

Debussy: _: Debussy: Arabesque No.1

03:53

45

Rubinstein: 2 Mélodies, Op. 3: Rubinstein: Melody in F

Shura Cherkassky

04:20

46

Granados: Granados: La maja y el ruisenor (Lover and the nightingale) [Goyescas]

06:33

47

Chopin: Chopin: Mazurka No.23 in D

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

02:09

48

Brahms: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

02:54

49

Debussy: _: Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (Girl with flaxen hair) [Preludes Book 1]

02:29

50

Paderewski: Paderewski: Menuet celebre

04:18

51

Chopin: Chopin: Nocturne in F minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:52

52

Mozart: _: Mozart: Allegro [Sonata in C, K.545] (1961 Recording)

02:15

53

Liszt: Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song

04:13

54

MacDowell: MacDowell: To a Water Lily [Woodland Sketches]

02:47

55

J.S. Bach: _: J.S. Bach: Sanctify Us [Cantata No.22]

Alicia De Larrocha & Johann Sebastian Bach

03:17

56

Brahms: _: Brahms: Waltz in B minor

01:10

57

Grieg: Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

06:05

58

Liszt: Liszt: Widmung (after Schumann)

04:46

59

Mendelssohn: _: Mendelssohn: Hunting Song [Songs without words]

02:42

60

Chopin: Chopin: Nocturne No.9 in B major

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

05:11

61

Beethoven: _: Beethoven: Adagio sostenuto ['Moonlight' Sonata]

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

06:06

62

Rachmaninoff: 5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy

04:30

63

Chopin: Chopin: Waltz in C sharp minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

03:28

64

Schumann: _: Schumann: Vogel als Prophet [Waldszenen]

03:25

65

Grieg: Grieg: Butterfly

02:02

66

Chopin: Chopin: Mazurka No.5 in B flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

01:53

67

Brahms: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.6

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

03:12

68

Ibert: _: Ibert: Le petit ane blanc (The little white donkey)

02:16

69

Grainger: Grainger: Country Gardens

02:31

70

Chopin: Chopin: 'Farewell' Waltz in A flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:01

71

Mendelssohn: _: Mendelssohn: Venetian Gondola Song [Songs without words]

02:44

72

Falla: _: Falla: Ritual Fire Dance [El amor brujo]

04:18

73

Brahms: _: Brahms: Intermezzo in B flat minor

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

04:36

74

Schubert: _: Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G flat

06:34

75

Chopin: Chopin: Waltz in B minor

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

03:45

76

Rimsky-Korsakov: _: Rimsky-Korsakov trans. Rachmaninov: Flight of the Bumble-Bee

01:18

77

Chopin: _: Chopin: Marche funebre [Piano Sonata No.2]

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

09:02

78

Brahms: _: Brahms: Waltz in B

00:49

79

MacDowell: MacDowell: To a wild rose

02:11

80

Chopin: Chopin: 'Heroic' Polonaise in A flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

06:21

81

Beethoven: Beethoven: Für Elise (Live)

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

02:59

82

Liszt: _: Liszt: La Campanella

05:11

83

Debussy: _: Debussy: Clair de lune

05:34

84

Granados: 12 Danzas Españolas Op. 37: Granados: Andaluza [Spanish Dance]

Alicia De Larrocha

04:23

85

Chopin: Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:53

86

Brahms: 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: Brahms: 'Wiegenlied' Waltz in A flat

01:21

87

Rameau: _: Rameau: La Poule

04:37

88

Liszt: Liszt: Valse oubliee in F sharp

03:40

89

Chopin: _: Chopin: 'Tristesse' Etude in E

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:23

90

Mendelssohn: _: Mendelssohn: May Breeze [Songs without words]

02:27

91

Dvořák: _: Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No.8 in G minor

Bracha Eden & Alexander Tamir

04:15

92

Ravel: Ravel: Jeux d'eau

05:52

93

Moszkowski: Moszkowski: La Jongleuse

02:05

94

Chopin: Chopin: Nocturne No.5 in F sharp

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

03:51

95

Debussy: _: Debussy: Poissons d'or [Images - Book 2]

04:15

96

Brahms: _: Brahms: Ballade in G minor

Julius Katchen & Johannes Brahms

03:07

97

Chopin: Chopin: Mazurka in C

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

01:30

98

Brahms: _: Brahms: Waltz No.2 in E

01:04

99

Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso

06:55

100

Chopin: Chopin: Waltz in G flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

02:11

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