World's Greatest Classical Piano Giants, 10 Audio-CDs

SVIATOSLAV RICHTER

CD 1

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
SONATE FÜR KLAVIER Nr. 23, f-Moll, op. 57, " Appassionata" PIANO SONATA - 23 IN F MINOR, op. 57, " Appassionata"1. I. Allegro assai
2. II. Andante con moto
3. III. Allegro ma non troppo

SONATE FÜR KLAVIER Nr. 12, As-Dur, op. 26 (mit dem Trauermarsch)
PIANO SONATA - 12 IN FLAT MAJOR, op. 26 (with the Funeral March)
4. I. Andante con variazioni
5. II. Scherzo . Allegro molto
6. III. Marcia funebre sulla morta d' un Eroe
7. IV. Allegro

ERGÄNZUNG / COMPLETION
Sergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
SONATE FÜR KLAVIER Nr. 7, B-Dur, op. 83
PIANO SONATA - 7 IN B MAJOR, op. 83
8. I. Allegro inquieto
9. II. Andante caloroso
10. III. Precipitato

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano
1960 (1 - 7), 1961 (8 - 10)

CD 2

VAN CLIBURN

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1, b-Moll, op. 23
PIANO CONCERTO - 1 IN B FLAT MINOR, op. 23
1. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso. Allegro con spirito
2. II. Andantino semplice. Prestissimo - Tempo I
3. III. Allegro con fuoco

Sergej Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
KONZERT FÜR KLAVIER UND ORCHESTER Nr. 3 d-Moll, op. 30
PIANO CONCERTO - 3 IN D MINOR, op. 30
4. I. Allegro ma non tanto
5. II. Intermezzo: Adagio
6. III. Finale: Alla breve

Van Cliburn, Piano
Symphony Orchestra / Kiril Kondrashin
1958, Live (Carnegie Hall, 4 - 6)

CD 3

Artur Rubinstein

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) , KONZERT FÜR KLAVIER UND ORCHESTER Nr. 2, f-Moll, op. 21
PIANO CONCERTO - 2 IN F MINOR, op. 21
1. I. Maestoso
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Allegro vivace
Warschauer National-Philharmonie / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra /
Witold Rowicki

ERGÄNZUNG / COMPLETION
4. POLONAISE As-Dur, op. 53
POLONAISE IN A FLAT MAJOR, op. 53

Arthur Rubinstein, Piano
1960 (1 - 4), Live

CD 4

VLADIMIR HOROWITZ

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
1. Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses - 7)
2. Au bord d' une source (aus / from " Années de pèlerinage")
3. Valse oubliée - 1 Fis-Dur / in F Sharp Major
4. Rakóczy-Marsch / March
(nach der Ungarischen Rhapsodie Nr. 15 / after the Hungarian Rhapsody - 15,
Arr. Horowitz)
6. Sonetto del Petrarca - 104 (aus / from " Années de pélerinage")
5. Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 6 / Hungarian Rhapsody - 6
(aus / from " Années de pélerinage")

7. Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 2 / Hungrian Rhapsody - 2 (Arr.: Horowitz)

ERGÄNZUNG / COMPLETION
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)
8. Prelude in D, op. 11 - 5
9. Prelude in gis-Moll / in G Sharp Mino

Vladimir Horowitz, Piano
1961 (1 - 7), 1956 (8, 9)

CD 5

GEZA ANDA

Sergej Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) , KONZERT FÜR KLAVIER UND ORCHESTER Nr. 2, c-Moll, op. 18
PIANO CONCERTO - 2 IN C MINOR, op. 18
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Adagio sostenuto
3. III. Allegro scherzando

4. PRÉLUDE G-DUR / IN G MAJOR, op. 32,5
5. PRÉLUDE g- MOLL / IN G MINOR, op, 23,5
Geza Anda, Piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Alceo Galliera (1 - 3)
1953 (?)

CD 6

CLARA HASKIL

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
SONATE B-DUR / IN B MAJOR, op. posth.???
1. I. Molto moderato
2. II. Andante sostenuto
3. III. Scherzo
(Allegro vivace con delicatezza)
4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
SONATE Nr. 10, C-DUR / IN C MAJOR, KV 330
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Andante cantabile
7. III. Allegretto

ERGÄNZUNG / COMPLETION
KONZERT FÜR KLAVIER UND ORCHESTER, A-DUR, KV 488
PIANO CONCERTO IN A MAJOR, KV 488
8. I. Allegro
9. II. Adagio
10. III. Allegro assai

Clara Huskil, Piano
Wiener Symphoniker / Paul Sacher (8 - 10)
1951 (1 - 4), 1954 (5 - 10)

Total Time 1810

CD 7
MAURIZIO POLLINI

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
24 PRELUDES, op 28
1. Prelude C-Dur Nr. 1 / in C major - 1
2. Prelude a-Moll Nr. 2 / in A minor - 2
3. Prelude G-Dur Nr. 3 / in G major - 3
4. Prelude e-Moll Nr. 4 / in E minor - 4
5. Prelude D-Dur Nr. 5 / in D major - 5
6. Prelude h-Moll Nr. 6 / in B m