Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. BACH Goldberg Variations, Aria
2. SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in f# minor, II. Aria
3. CHOPIN Ballade No. 1
4. MOZART Piano Concert No. 24, II. Larghetto
5. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2, Adagio
6. BEETHOVEN Moonlight Sonata, Adagio Sostenuto
7. MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
8. TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons, October: Song of Autumn
9. BRAHMS Sonata for Two Pianos, Andante
10. BACH Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude 22

Disc 2:

1. SATIE Gymnopedie No. 1
2. CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1, Larghetto
3. DEBUSSY Claire de Lune
4. MOZART Sonata in a minor, Andante cantabile
5. BEETHOVEN Für Elise
6. MUSSORGSKY Rêverie
7. TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons, January: At the Fireside
8. BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3, II. Andante espressivo
9. DVORAK Piano Trio No. 3, III. Poco adagio
10. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto, II. Andante gracioso

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56049 in Music
• Released on: 2004-06-29
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

Some is relaxing, but...
...some of it isn't so relaxing. Some of the pieces are so fast and dramatic that you want to skip the song. CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 is a prime example. This piece is what you might hear in a restaurant to encourage you to eat faster! Some of the songs have orchestral accompaniment, which I didn't expect considering the title, but very good none the less. Included in this collection is RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2, the song Eric Carman based his 'All By Myself' pop song from the 70's on.

Solid collection of piano favorites
If you can gag your way past the album title, this is a most pleasant collection of beloved classical piano pieces that actually is relaxing, I suppose.