The Most Romantic Piano Album in the World… Ever!

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#TitleArtistLength
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 23: I. AllegroPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:25
2Rhapsody of a Theme of Paganini: Variation 18
producer:
John Fraser (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:01
3Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. AdagioLudwig van Beethoven3:58
4Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: II. AdagioEdvard Grieg6:33
5Fantaisie‐Impromptu in C‐sharp minor op. 66Frédéric Chopin4:57
6Liebestraum no. 3 in a‐flat
Franz Liszt4:32
7Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor: I. Allegro (Opening)
solo piano:
Mikhail Rudy
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:53
8Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Edvard Grieg5:42
9Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:22
10Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (on 1983-11-07)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1983-11-07)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (on 1983-11-07)
composer:
Erik Satie (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:11
11Michelle
piano:
Peter Rostal (in 1979) and Paul Schaefer (in 1979)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1979)
conductor:
Ron Goodwin (in 1979)
instrumental cover recording of:
Michelle
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
recording of:
Michelle
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra3:22
12Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ op. 10 no. 3Frédéric Chopin4:15
13Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. AndanteDmitri Shostakovich6:10
14Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin5:18
15Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
André Previn
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing, New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin5:39
16The Music of the Night
piano:
Richard Clayderman
instrumental recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Richard Clayderman5:32
17Love Story
Francis Lai2:51
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