PERFECT PIANO - Best Loved Classical Piano Music

The piano is one of the most universal and popular of all instruments, from the grand pianos found in prestigious concert venues to battered uprights providing entertainment in pubs and bars. Early keyboard masters such as J.S. Bach laid the foundations for composers and performers to expand the piano’s expressive range, exemplifi ed in the emotive depths of Beethoven’s sonatas against the lightness of his famous musical gift Für Elise. From the tender romance of Schumann and the power and poignancy of Chopin, to the virtuosity of Liszt, the impressionistic magic of Debussy and the enigmatic beauty of Satie, the piano offers a true abundance of musical riches.

Tracklist

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
1Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"03:22
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
2Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 1505:47
Biret, Idil (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
3Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria03:56
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
4Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)05:57
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Debussy, Claude
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
5Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune05:08
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
6Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"04:42
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Field, John
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
7Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 2503:39
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Ravel, Maurice
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
8Jeux d'eau04:59
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Biret, Idil (piano)
9Rákóczi March, Anh. III/1005:17
Biret, Idil (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Giltburg, Boris (piano)
10Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile04:45
Giltburg, Boris (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
11Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 105:32
Biret, Idil (piano)
Dvořák, Antonín
Veselka, Stefan (piano)
128 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G-Flat Major02:53
Veselka, Stefan (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Wolfram, William (piano)
133 etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 3 in D-Flat Major, "Un sospiro"05:38
Wolfram, William (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
14Kinderszenen (Scenes of childhood), Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People)01:32
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
15Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 203:53
Biret, Idil (piano)
Satie, Erik
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
16Gymnopedie No. 102:38
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Nebolsin, Eldar (piano)
175 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor04:16
Nebolsin, Eldar (piano)
Schubert, Franz
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
184 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major04:59
Jandó, Jenő (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:53