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VARIOUS ARTISTS
100 Best Piano
6 Compact Disc
4 Jun 2007
Barcode: 0094633852228
Composer: Various
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth. - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 02 | III. No.3 'La Campanella': Six Grand Etudes After Paganini (2001 Digital Remaster) - Andre Watts |
| 03 | I. Adagio sostenuto: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight', Op. 27 No. 2 - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 04 | Etude in E major, Op.10 No.3 - Stanislav Bunin |
| 05 | III. Rondo alla turca: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331/K300i - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 06 | La fille aux cheveux de lin from Préludes Book I - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 07 | No. 3 in F minor: 6 Moments musicaux D780 - Stephen Kovacevich |
| 08 | No. 6 in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1: Waltzes (1986 Digital Remaster) - John Ogdon |
| 09 | The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (Edit) - Michael Nyman |
| 10 | Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring): Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 11 | Polonaise No. 6 in A Flat, Op.53 'Heroic' (1999 Digital Remaster) - Martha Argerich |
| 12 | Fur Elise - Jean-Bernard Pommier |
| 13 | Frühlingslied, Op.62 No.6 - Jean-Bernard Pommier |
| 14 | Fantaisie-impromptu cis-moll, Op.66 - Stanislav Bunin |
| 15 | Rondo in D Major K.485 - Stanislav Bunin |
| 16 | Arabesque (I) - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 17 | Pavane pour une infante défunte - Cécile Ousset |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | I. Allegro (extract): Piano Concerto No.26 in D K537, "Coronation" - Christian Zacharias/David Zinman/Chor und Symphoni |
| 02 | Grande valse brillante in E Flat Op.18 - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 03 | Rhapsody in Blue - excerpt - Wayne Marshall/Aalborg Symphony |
| 04 | I: Grande ritournelle (Pas trop vite): La Belle excentrique (1920) - Aldo Ciccolini/Gabriel Tacchino |
| 05 | Ges-dur:Vivace - 12 Etudes Op.10: Etude No.5 - Stanislav Bunin |
| 06 | Fantasiestücke, Op.12 (2000 Digital Remaster) - Martha Argerich |
| 07 | Rondo capriccioso in E Op. 14 (1995 Digital Remaster) - Helmut Roloff |
| 08 | I Allegro con brio (extract): Piano Sonata No 21 in C major, Op. 53 - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 09 | Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este: Années de pèlerinage - année 3 S163 - André Watts |
| 10 | I. Ondine (Lent): Gaspard de la nuit - Martha Argerich |
| 11 | No. 2 in F minor Op. 31: Cinq Impromptus - Cécile Ousset |
| 12 | Le Piccadilly - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 13 | Invitation to the Dance - Thierry de Brünhoff |
| 14 | - Thierry de Brünhoff |
| 15 | III. Allegro ma non tanto (extract): Piano concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30 - Alexis Weissenberg/Orchestre National de France/Le |
| 16 | Variations for piano and orchestra: I got rhythm - Wayne Marshall/Aalborg Symphony |
| Disc 3 | |
| 01 | I: Lent et douloureux: Trois Gymnopédies (1888) - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 02 | No.1 Lent: Six Gnossiennes (1889-1897) (2000 Digital Remaster) - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 03 | Rêverie - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 04 | Un sospiro: 3 Concert Studies S144 - André Watts |
| 05 | II. Andante (excerpt): Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 'Elvira Madigan' - Stephen Hough/Hallé Orchestra/Bryden Thomson |
| 06 | II. Adagio cantabile: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op.13 'Pathétique' - Stephen Kovacevich |
| 07 | Tango (arr. Godowsky) - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 08 | No. 3 in D flat major (Lento placido): 6 Consolations S172 - Tzimon Barto |
| 09 | Andante con moto in E Major, Op.19 No. 1: Songs without Words (1996 - Remaster) - Daniel Adni |
| 10 | Prelude in A, Op.28 No.7 (2005 Digital Remaster) - John Ogdon |
| 11 | Aria: 'Goldberg' Variations, BWV 988 (Aria with divers variations) - Maria Tipo |
| 12 | Der Vogel als Prophet (from Waldszenen Op. 82 No. 7) - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 13 | I. Pagodes: Estampes - Cécile Ousset |
| 14 | Nocturne in D flat, Op.9 No.2 - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 15 | Nocturne in D flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (2001 Digital Remaster) - Maurizio Pollini |
| 16 | II. Andante: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102 - Dmitri Alexeev/English Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Mak |
| 17 | Berceuse in D Flat, Op.57 - Peter Donohoe |
| Disc 4 | |
| 01 | Allegro con fuoco: 12 Etudes, Op.10 No.12 in C minor "Revolutionary" - Stanislav Bunin |
| 02 | III Rondo: Allegro (excerpt): Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor', Op. 73 (1996 Digital Remaster) - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell |
| 03 | I. Allegro molto moderato: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16 (2003 Digital Remaster) - Sviatoslav Richter/Orchestre National de l'Opéra d |
| 04 | A, Op. 40/1, 'Military': 16 Polonaises (1990 Digital Remaster) - John Ogdon |
| 05 | III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor 'Appassionata', Op. 57 - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 06 | No. 2 in E minor: 16 Slavonic Dances B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72) (1996 Digital Remaster), B78 - Michel Béroff/Jean-Philippe Collard |
| 07 | Etude No. 12 in D sharp minor: 12 Etudes Op. 8 - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 08 | No.1 in C, BWV 846: Das wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-93 (1999 Digital Remaster), Book I - Edwin Fischer |
| 09 | Allegretto: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz.119 - Peter Donohoe/Sir Simon Rattle |
| 10 | III. Marche funèbre (Lento): Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 11 | Prelude in C sharp minor (Lento) Op. 3 No. 2: 24 Preludes (1987 Digital Remaster) - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 12 | I Largo: Allegro (excerpt): Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" - Stephen Kovacevich |
| 13 | Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op.39 (1999 Digital Remaster) - Martha Argerich |
| 14 | Islamey (1985 Digital Remaster) - Andrei Gavrilov |
| 15 | No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev: Pictures at an Exhibition - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 16 | Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 (1985 Digital Remaster) - Andrei Gavrilov/Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Mu |
| Disc 5 | |
| 01 | A flat: 'O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst' (S298): Liebesträume S541 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 02 | Clair de lune: Suite bergamasque (1987 Digital Remaster) - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 03 | I. Moderato (excerpt): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 - Andrei Gavrilov/Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Mu |
| 04 | Prelude No. 15 in D flat 'Raindrop' (Sostenuto): Preludes (1991 Digital Remaster) - John Ogdon |
| 05 | Valse romantique - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 06 | Jeux d'eau - Cécile Ousset |
| 07 | Valse impromptu S213 (1987 Digital Remaster) - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 08 | Waltz No. 15 in A flat major, Op. 39 - Jean-Bernard Pommier |
| 09 | Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile, a tempo vivace): Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 - Cécile Ousset/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 10 | Nocturne No.5 in F sharp Op.15 No.2 - Maurizio Pollini |
| 11 | Alborada del gracioso: Miroirs - Cécile Ousset |
| 12 | Sonata in D minor Kk 9/L 413, "Pastorale" - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 13 | Klavierstuch F-Dur K.33B - Stanislav Bunin |
| 14 | I: Valse Oubilée: 4 Valses oubliées S215 - Andre Watts |
| 15 | Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2 - John Ogdon |
| 16 | I. En bateau: Petite suite, piano 4 hands. - Michel Béroff/Jean-Philippe Collard |
| 17 | I. Allegro maestoso (excerpt): Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Martha Argerich/Charles Dutoit/Orchestre Symphoniq |
| Disc 6 | |
| 01 | The Maiden's Prayer - Jean-Bernard Pommier |
| 02 | Humoresque - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 03 | Träumerei: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Alexis Weissenberg |
| 04 | Invention No.1 in C BWV 772 - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 05 | Air and Variations, '(The) Harmonious Blacksmith': 8 Suites for Keyboard, Set I HWV426-33 - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 06 | Le Coucou (Premiere Livre de pièces de clavecin) - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 07 | No. 1 (1921): Cançons i danses (Songs and Dances) (1992 Digital Remaster) - Gonzalo Soriano |
| 08 | Golliwogg's Cake Walk (from Children's Corner) - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 09 | Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op.9 No. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster) - John Ogdon |
| 10 | Sinfonia No.1 in C BWV 787 - Aldo Ciccolini |
| 11 | Melody in F Op. 3 No. 1 - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 12 | XI. Novembre (Course en Troïka): The Seasons Op. 37b - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 13 | VI. Juin (Barcarolle): The Seasons Op. 37b - Mikhail Pletnev |
| 14 | Choral Prelude "Awake, The voice is Sounding" BWV.645 (Arr.Kempff) - Stanislav Bunin |
| 15 | Menuet in G WoO10 No. 2 - Dame Moura Lympany |
| 16 | I Berceuse: Dolly, six pièces pour piano à quatre mains, Op.56 - Jean-Philippe Collard |
| 17 | IV. Tema (Andantino) con variazioni 1-6: Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667 'The Trout' - Borodin Quartet/Sviatoslav Richter/Georg Hörtnagel |