Best Piano Classics 50

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1	Piano Concerto No.26 - I: Allegro (extract) piano: Christian Zacharias orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Zinman partial recording of: Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”: I. Allegro composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1788 until 1788-02-24) part of: Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	3:04
2	Grande Valse Brillante solo piano: Alexis Weissenberg recording of: Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante” composer: Fryderyk Chopin (in 1833) dedicated to: Laura Harsford part of: Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 18)	Fryderyk Chopin	4:45
3	Rhapsody in Blue (extract) piano: Wayne Marshall orchestra: Aalborg Symfoniorkester conductor: Wayne Marshall	George Gershwin	3:23
4	La Belle excentrique - I: Grande Ritournelle piano four hands: Aldo Ciccolini (on 1986-01-27) and Gabriel Tacchino (on 1986-01-27) recorded at: Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1986-01-27) recording of: La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains : Grande ritournelle (on 1986-01-27) composer: Erik Satie (from 1920-07 until 1920-10) arranger: Erik Satie (in 1920) arrangement of: La Belle Excentrique (Fantasie sérieuse) : I. Grande ritournelle. Pas trop vite part of: La Belle Excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse pour piano à quatre mains (for piano four hands)	Erik Satie	1:34
5	Étude Op.10 No.5 solo piano: Stanislav Bunin recording of: Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace composer: Fryderyk Chopin (in 1830) part of: Études, op. 10	Fryderyk Chopin	1:53
6	Fantasiestücke Op.12 - Aufschwung solo piano: Martha Argerich recording of: Fantasiestücke, op. 12: II. Aufschwung composer: Robert Schumann (until 1837-07) part of: Fantasiestücke, op. 12	Robert Schumann	2:48
7	Rondo capriccioso in E Op.14 solo piano: Helmut Roloff recording of: Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 composer: Felix Mendelssohn (in 1824) part of: Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 14) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 67)	Felix Mendelssohn	6:57
8	Piano Sonata No.21 in C Op.53 "Waldstein" - I: Allegro (extract) piano: John Ogdon partial recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1803 until 1804) part of: Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein” revision of: Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio (pre-publication version with extra repeat)	Ludwig van Beethoven	4:12
9	Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este piano: André Watts (in 1985-11) recorded at: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-11) recording of: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S. 163 no. 4 (in 1985-11) composer: Franz Liszt (in 1877) part of: Années de pèlerinage : Troisième année, S. 163	Franz Liszt	7:46
10	Gaspard de la Nuit - Ondine piano: Martha Argerich (on 1979-05-07) recorded at: Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-05-07) live recording of: Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand): I. Ondine (on 1979-05-07) composer: Maurice Ravel (in 1908) is based on: Ondine part of: Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)	Maurice Ravel	5:18
11	Impromptu No.2 in F minor Op.31 solo piano: Cécile Ousset recording of: Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31 composer: Gabriel Fauré (in 1883) part of: Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 31)	Gabriel Fauré	3:47
12	Le Piccadilly engineer: Daniel Michel producer: Eric Macleod piano: Aldo Ciccolini (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10) recorded at: Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10) recording of: Le Piccadilly (from 1985-01-07 until 1985-01-10) composer: Erik Satie (in 1904)	Erik Satie	1:35
13	Invitation to the Dance in D flat Op.65 piano: Thierry de Brunhoff recording of: Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano) composer: Carl Maria von Weber part of: Works of Carl Maria von Weber by opus number (number: op. 65) and Carl Maria von Weber in seinen Werken. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss seiner sammtlichen Compositionen (number: J. 260)	Carl Maria von Weber	7:59
14	Piano Sonata in C K545 - I: Allegro piano: Christian Zacharias (from 1984-06 until 1985-10) recorded at: Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bayern, Germany (from 1984-06 until 1985-10) recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 1. Allegro) (from 1984-06 until 1985-10) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1788) part of: Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	4:31
15	Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30 - III: Allebro ma non tanto (extract) piano: Alexis Weissenberg (on 1979-09-14) orchestra: Orchestre national de France (on 1979-09-14) conductor: Leonard Bernstein (on 1979-09-14) partial recording of: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve (on 1979-09-14) composer: Sergei Rachmaninov (from 1909 until 1909-09-23) part of: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30	Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов	3:13
16	I Got Rhythm piano: Wayne Marshall orchestra: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conductor: Wayne Marshall arranger: W.C. Schoenfeld recording of: Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra composer: George Gershwin (from 1933 until 1934) dedicated to: Ira Gershwin publisher: Chappell Music Ltd. is based on: I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin	8:25

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