Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
2. Études d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): La Campanella
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
4. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16: Lento ma non troppo
5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. Rondo alla turca: Allegro
6. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
7. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
8. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
9. The Piano, film score: The heart asks pleasure first
10. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
11. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Héroique'), Op. 53, CT. 155
12. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
13. Song without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ('Frühlingslied'), Op. 62/6
14. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
15. Rondo for piano No. 1 in D major, K. 485
16. Arabesque, for piano No. 1 in E major, L. 66/1
17. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)

Disc 2:

1. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ('Coronation') K. 537: 1. Allegro (extract)
2. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
3. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): [Excerpt]
4. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): 1. Grande Ritournelle
5. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
6. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Aufschwung
7. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
8. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro (extract)
9. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Les Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
10. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: 1. Ondine
11. Impromptu for piano No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31
12. Le Piccadilly, march for piano
13. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65)
14. Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: 1. Allegro
15. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3. Allegro ma non tanto (extrait)
16. Variations on 'I Got Rhythm,' for piano & orchestra (or 2 Pianos)

Disc 3:

1. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1
2. Gnossienne for piano No. 1
3. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
4. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande études de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3)
5. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 2. Andante
6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
7. Tango for piano, Op 165/2 (Albeniz)
8. Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major 'Lento placido', S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2)
9. Song without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1
10. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
11. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria
12. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet
13. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: 2. Pagodes
14. Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2
15. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
16. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: 2. Adagio
17. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7

Disc 4:

1. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'), Op. 10/12, CT. 25
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 3. Rondo: Allegro (extract)
3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato (extract)
4. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
5. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
6. Slavonic Dance No. 2 for piano, 4 hands in E minor, B. 78/2 (Op. 46/2): Allegro scherzando
7. Etude for piano in D sharp minor, Op. 8/12
8. The Well-Tempered Clavier (24), collection of preludes & fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude in C
9. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly): 1. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marcia funebre
11. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2
12. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 1. Largo - Allegro
13. Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39, CT. 199
14. Islamey, Oriental fantasy for piano
15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano: The Great Gate of Kiev
16. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto moderato (extract)

Disc 5:

1. Work(s): Liebestraum
2. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75: Clair de lune
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato (extract)
4. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180
5. Valse romantique, for piano, L. 71
6. Jeux d'eau, for piano
7. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)
8. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
9. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation No. 18: Andante
10. Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112
11. Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra
12. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), 'Pastorale'
13. Piece for piano in F major (K. 33b)
14. Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)
15. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
16. Petite suite (4), for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 65: 2. En bateau
17. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso (extract)

Disc 6:

1. A Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op. 3 (or Op. 4)
2. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
3. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: Unspecified
4. Two-Part Invention, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 (BC L42)
5. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.1, No.5 in E major ('The Harmonious Blacksmith'), HWV 430
6. Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3)
7. Cançons i dansas No. 1, for piano ('La Filla del carmesí - Danse de Castellterçol')
8. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: Golliwogg's Cakewalk
9. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
10. Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 787 (BC L42)
11. Melody in F, instrumental arrangement, Op. 3/1
12. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: November: Troika
13. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: June: Barcarolle
14. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale No. 1), BWV 645 (BC K22)
15. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
16. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: Berceuse
17. Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major ('Trout'), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114): 4. Theme & Variations

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32615 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .51 pounds

Customer Reviews

Bad recording quality
I bought this a week ago. I have never heard such bad recordings before. The first CD is the worst. There are loud scratching sounds, some songs are extremely hard to hear. Other CDs are better, but none are top quality. Great selection, but the poor recording quality makes it difficult to "lose yourself" in the music.

Great selection ... recording quality not too great
This selection has most of the songs I love. Two bad things are ... (1) the recording is low-grade, and (2) names of pianists are non-existent.

Oh well. I still give it thumbs-up though.

good selection
my cds were standard recording quality

an overall good selection. It is sometimes hard to jump from different composers, but the cds flow well overall, an excellent way to catch a masterpiece you might have missed.