Greatest Hits - The Piano, Vol. II

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1"Minute" Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64, no. 1
piano:
Олександр Браіловський (Alexander Brailowsky)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:47
2Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:09
3"Heroic" Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)
Fryderyk Chopin6:29
4Polonaise in A major, op. 40, no. 1
piano:
Олександр Браіловський (Alexander Brailowsky)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Fryderyk Chopin5:24
5Prelude no. 7 in A major, op. 28
piano:
Nelson Freire (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin0:54
6Prelude no. 24 in D minor, op. 28
piano:
Nelson Freire (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 24 in D minor, op. 28: Allegro appassionato
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin2:15
7"Revolutionary" Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:39
8Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2
piano:
Олександр Браіловський (Alexander Brailowsky)
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin3:13
9Arabesque no. 1
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:28
10Clair de Lune
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor) (on 1959-12-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-01)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (on 1959-12-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:05
11Girl With the Flaxen Hair
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
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 Debussy2:05
12Golliwog's Cakewalk
piano:
André Watts (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy3:03
13Reverie
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
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 Debussy3:42
14Humoresque, op. 101, no. 7
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
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 Dvořák3:31
15Ritual Fire Dance
piano:
Lazar Berman (pianist)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla3:35
16Prelude no. 2
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes (original for piano)
George Gershwin3:26
17Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg6:09
18Harmonious Blacksmith
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430: IV. Air con Variazioni
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
George Frideric Handel4:10
19Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt9:34