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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor (Introduction)
piano:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky3:26
2Rhapsody in G minor
piano:
Walter Klien (pianist)
recording of:
2 Rhapsodies, op. 79: No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1879)
part of:
2 Rhapsodies, op. 79
Johannes Brahms2:33
3Piano Sonata no. 15 in C (I. Allegro)
piano:
Walter Klien (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:58
4Moment Musical no. 2
piano:
Balint Vazsonyi (pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 2 in A-flat major. Andantino
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert2:07
5Humoresque no. 7
piano:
Rudolf Firkušný (pianist)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Antonín Dvořák0:56
6Prelude “La Fille aux cheveux de lin”
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:32
7“Butterfly” from Lyrical Pieces
piano:
Leonard Hokanson (pianist) and Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 1: Sommerfugl (Butterfly)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43
Edvard Grieg1:43
8Etude in C minor “Revolutionary”
piano:
Norman Krieger
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin2:29
9Sonata in E
piano:
Maria Tipo (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata in E major, K. 380, L. 23: Andante comodo
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 23) and Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 380)
Domenico Scarlatti3:03
10Clair de lune
piano:
Balint Vazsonyi (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:05
11Melody in F
piano:
Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano)
composer:
Антон Рубинштейн (Russian composer Anton Rubinstein) (in 1852)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3
Anton Rubinstein3:47
12Prelude in C-sharp minor
piano:
Sylvia Capova (pianist)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (ended)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:22
13Menuett
piano:
Balint Vazsonyi (pianist)
recording of:
Menuet célèbre, op. 14 no. 1 (for piano)
composer:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (pianist and composer) (in 1887)
part of:
6 humoresques de concert, op. 14
part of:
Cahier 1 a l'antique
Ignacy Jan Paderewski1:47
14“Military” Polonaise
piano:
Grant Johannesen
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Frédéric Chopin2:25
15Liebestraum
piano:
Walter Klien (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
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
Franz Liszt4:55
16Etude in E “Tristesse”
piano:
Shoshana Rudiakov
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin1:27
17Etude
piano:
Balint Vazsonyi (pianist)
recording of:
12 études, op. 8: No. 12 in D-sharp minor
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (pianist and composer) (in 1894)
part of:
12 études, op. 8
Alexander Scriabin2:24
18Minuet in G
piano:
Balint Vazsonyi (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1795 until 1796)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven3:19
19Sonata no. 11 in A “Rondo alla Turca”
piano:
Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:33
20Reverie
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Moss Music Group, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1890)
premiered at:
[concert] (1899-02-27)
publisher:
Choudens (in 1891) and Eugène Fromont (in 1905)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 68) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 76)
Claude Debussy3:47
21Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (Variation no. 18)
piano:
Dubravka Tomsic (pianist)
orchestra:
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:24
22From Kinderszenen (I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen)
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann1:37
23Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor: II. Romance
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (from 1959 until 1967)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper (from 1959 until 1967)
conductor:
Wilfried Böttcher (conductor) (from 1959 until 1967)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze (from 1959 until 1967)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:22
24Waltz in D-flat “Minute Waltz”
piano:
Guiomar Novaes (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:29
25Rhapsody in Blue (Finale)
piano:
Eugene List (pianist)
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation)
conductor:
Samuel Adler (composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin5:25

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