Performer: Various
Genre: Classical
Album: Great Pianists Of The 20th Century: Sampler
Released: 1998
Style: Baroque, Modern, Neo-Classical, Romantic, Classical
MP3 version ZIP size: 1991 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1632 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1860 mb
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1-1	–Géza Anda	Waltz In G Flat, Op. 70 No. 1 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-2	–Martha Argerich	Prelude In B Flat Minor, Op. 28 No. 16 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-3	–Claudio Arrau	"Paganini" Variations, Op. 35, Book I (Variations 13 & 14) Composed By – Johannes Brahms
1-4	–Vladimir Ashkenazy	Transcendental Etude No. 5 In B Flat "Feux Follets" (Excerpt) Composed By – Franz Liszt
1-5	–Wilhelm Backhaus	Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-6	–Daniel Barenboim	Sonetto 47 Del Petrarca (From "Années De Pèlerinage" II) Composed By – Franz Liszt
1-7	–Jorge Bolet	Etude In C, Op. 23 No. 2 "Staccato" (Excerpt) Composed By – Anton Rubinstein
1-8	–Alfred Brendel	Sonata In D, Hob. XVI: 42 (Finale) Composed By – Joseph Haydn
1-9	–Lyubov Bruk & Mark Taimanov	"Coquette" From Suite No. 2 "Silhouettes" Composed By – Anton Stepanovich Arensky
1-10	–Robert Casadesus	"Le Rappel Des Oiseaux" (From "Pièces De Clavecin") Composed By – Jean-Philippe Rameau
1-11	–Shura Cherkassky	Mazurka In D, Op. 33 No. 2 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-12	–Van Cliburn	"Song Of The Lark" (From "The Months") Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1-13	–Alfred Cortot	"La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin" (From "Preludes," Book I) Composed By – Claude Debussy
1-14	–Sir Clifford Curzon*	Impromptu No. 4 In F Minor, D. 935 (Excerpt) Composed By – Franz Schubert
1-15	–György Cziffra*	Etude In G Flat, Op. 25 No. 9 "Butterfly" Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-16	–Christoph Eschenbach	Intermezzo, Op. 4 No. 6 Composed By – Robert Schumann
1-17	–Edwin Fischer	"Ich Ruf' Zu Dir" (Chorale-Prelude) Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
1-18	–Leon Fleisher	Sonata In C, K. 330 (Finale) (Excerpt) Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1-19	–Samson Francois*	Waltz In D Flat, Op. 70 No. 3 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-20	–Nelson Freire	"Ständchen" Composed By – Johann Strauss Jr.
1-21	–Ignaz Friedman	Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 55 No. 2 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
1-22	–Andrei Gavrilov	"Dance Of The Girls With Lilies" (From "Romeo And Juliet") Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev
1-23	–Walter Gieseking	"Minstrels" (From "Préludes," Book I) Composed By – Claude Debussy
1-24	–Emil Gilels	Prelude In B Minor Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
1-25	–Grigory Ginsburg	"La Chasse" ("Paganini" Etude No. 5) Composed By – Franz Liszt
1-26	–Leopold Godowsky	"Chopin" & "Estrella" From "Carnaval" Composed By – Robert Schumann
1-27	–Friedrich Gulda	Passepied From "Suite Bergamasque" Composed By – Claude Debussy
1-28	–Ingrid Haebler	Bourrée (From "French Suite" No. 6 In E, BWV 817) A Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
1-29	–Clara Haskil	Sonata In B Flat, D. 960 (Scherzo) Composed By – Franz Schubert
1-30	–Dame Myra Hess*	"Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
1-31	–Josef Hofmann	"La Jongleuse" Composed By – Moritz Moszkowski
1-32	–Vladimir Horowitz	Valse Oubliée No. 1 Composed By – Franz Liszt
1-33	–Byron Janis	Etude In F, Op. 10 No. 8 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-1	–William Kapell	"Evocation" From "Iberia," Book I (Excerpt) Composed By – Isaac Albéniz
2-2	–Julius Katchen	Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor Composed By – Johannes Brahms
2-3	–Wilhelm Kempff	Intermezzo In E (From "Fantasies," Op. 116) Composed By – Johannes Brahms
2-4	–Evgeny Kissin*	Etude Op. 2 No. 3 Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev
2-5	–Zoltán Kocsis	"To The Spring" From "Lyrical Pieces," Op. 43 Composed By – Edvard Grieg
2-6	–Stephen Kovacevich*	Intermezzo In C, Op. 119 No. 3 Composed By – Johannes Brahms
2-7	–Alicia De Larrocha	El Pelele (Excerpt) Composed By – Enrique Granados
2-8	–Josef Lhévinne* & Rosina Lhévinne	Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 6 "Double-Thirds" Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-9	–Dinu Lipatti	Waltz In C Sharp, Op. 39 No. 6 Composed By – Johannes BrahmsPerformer [With] – Nadia Boulanger
2-10	–Radu Lupu	"Glückes Genug" From "Kinderszenen," Op. 15 Composed By – Robert Schumann
2-11	–Nikita Magaloff	Tarantelle, Op. 43 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-12	–Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli	"General Lavine - Eccentric" From "Preludes," Book II Composed By – Claude Debussy
2-13	–Benno Moiseiwitsch	Concert Etude No. 2 In F Minor "La Leggierezza" (Excerpt) Composed By – Franz Liszt
2-14	–Ivan Moravec	Mazurka In F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-15	–John Ogdon	Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella" (Excerpt) Composed By – Franz Liszt
2-16	–Ignacy Paderewski*	Minuet In G (Excerpt) Composed By – Ignacy Jan Paderewski
2-17	–Murray Perahia	Sonata In A, K. 212 Composed By – Domenico Scarlatti
2-18	–Maria João Pires*	Courante From "French Suite" No. 2, BWV 813 Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
2-19	–Mikhail Pletnev	"Gavotte" & "Le Canari Qui Chante" From "The Sleeping Beauty" Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2-20	–Maurizio Pollini	Berceuse, Op. 57 Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-21	–Andre Previn*	"The Man I Love" (Excerpt) Composed By – George GershwinDouble Bass [With] – David Finck
2-22	–Sergei Rachmaninoff*	Etude-Tableau In C, Op. 3 No. 2 Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninoff*
2-23	–Sviatoslav Richter	Prelude In G Sharp Major, Op. 32 No. 12 Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninoff*
2-24	–Artur Rubinstein*	Waltz In D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute" Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
2-25	–András Schiff	Moment Musical In F Minor, D. 780 No. 5 Composed By – Franz Schubert
2-26	–Artur Schnabel	"Diabelli" Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco Vivace) Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
2-27	–Vladimir Sofronitsky	Sonata No. 3 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 23 (2nd Movement) Composed By – Alexander Scriabine
2-28	–Solomon	"Su Bord D'une Source" (From "Années De Pèlerinage" I) Composed By – Franz Liszt
2-29	–Rosalyn Tureck	Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825 (Prelude) Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
2-30	–Mitsuko Uchida	Etude No. 6 (From "Etudes," Book I) Composed By – Claude Debussy
2-31	–André Watts	"Nobody But You" Composed By – George Gershwin
2-32	–Alexis Weissenberg	Sonata In F, K. 107 Composed By – Domenico Scarlatti
2-33	–Earl Wild	"Embraceable You" Composed By – George Gershwin
2-34	–Maria Yudina	"Diabelli" Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco Vivace) Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
2-35	–Krystian Zimerman	La Danse De Puck (From "Preludes," Book I) Composed By – Claude Debussy

Credits

• Booklet Editor [Editorial Concept & Supervision] – Bernd Delfs
• Composed By – Scriabin* (tracks: 2-27), Siloti* (tracks: 1-24), Rubinstein* (tracks: 1-7), Arensky* (tracks: 1-9), Debussy* (tracks: 1-13, 1-23, 1-27, 2-12, 2-30, 2-35), Scarlatti* (tracks: 2-17, 2-32), Wild* (tracks: 2-33), Grieg* (tracks: 2-5), Granados* (tracks: 2-7), Busoni* (tracks: 1-17), Liszt* (tracks: 1-4, 1-6, 1-25, 1-32, 2-13, 2-15, 2-28), Schubert* (tracks: 1-14, 1-29, 2-25), Chopin* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-11, 1-15, 1-19, 1-21, 1-33, 2-8, 2-11, 2-14, 2-20, 2-24), Gershwin* (tracks: 2-21, 2-31, 2-33), Paderewski* (tracks: 2-16), Albéniz* (tracks: 2-1), Rameau* (tracks: 1-10), Bach* (tracks: 1-17, 1-24, 1-30, 2-18, 2-29), J. S. Bach* (tracks: 1-28), Strauss* (tracks: 1-20), Brahms* (tracks: 1-3, 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-9), Haydn* (tracks: 1-8), Godowsky* (tracks: 1-20), Beethoven* (tracks: 2-26, 2-34), Pletnev* (tracks: 2-19), Moszkowski* (tracks: 1-31), Hess* (tracks: 1-30), Tchaikovsky* (tracks: 1-12, 2-19), Schumann* (tracks: 1-16, 1-26, 2-10), Prokofiev* (tracks: 1-22, 2-4), Rachmaninoff* (tracks: 2-22, 2-23), Mozart* (tracks: 1-18)
• Design [Cover Design], Art Direction – Ton Friesen
• Engineer [Balance] – Mark Buecker, Oliver Rogalla
• Executive-Producer – Tom Deacon
• Liner Notes – Costa Pilavachi, Tom Deacon
• Liner Notes [Asociate Editor] – Jörg Peter Urbach
• Photography By [Cover Design Photography] – Hans Morren
• Producer [Production Assistant] – Antoine van Heck
• Research [Photo] – Farhan Malik
• Technician [Tape Preparation], Supervised By [Tape] – Alfred Kaine

Notes

"Selections from the definitive collection"
Sampler for the then-upcoming Great Pianists Of The 20th Century series.

Repertoire by courtesy of:
Philips Classics: 1-3, 1-8, 1-15, 1-28, 1-29, 2-5, 2-6, 2-11, 2-17, 2-23, 2-30
BMG Classics: 1-1, 1-7, 1-9, 1-12, 1-24 to 1-26, 1-32, 1-33, 2-1, 2-4, 2-8, 2-16, 2-22, 2-24, 2-27, 2-34
EMI Classics: 1-11, 1-13, 1-17, 1-19, 1-21, 1-23, 1-30, 2-9, 2-13, 2-15, 2-19, 2-26, 2-28, 2-29
Deutsche Grammophon: 1-2, 1-6, 1-16, 1-22, 2-3, 2-12, 2-18, 2-20, 2-21, 2-32, 2-35
The Decca Record Company: 1-4, 1-5, 1-14, 1-27, 2-2, 2-7, 2-10, 2-25
Sony Classical: 1-10, 1-18, 2-17, 2-31
Intenational Piano Archive: 1-31
Ivory Classics: 2-33
Sender Freies Berlin: 1-20
Vox Music Group: 2-14

Packaged in a book-like case with two sleeves to hold the discs and a bound booklet containing liner notes and a release schedule for the series.

This compilation ℗ © 1998 Phillips Classics, a division of the Phillips Music Group, a PolyGram company.
In co-operation with Steinway & Sons.
Copyright Control
Packaging printed in the UK, discs made in Germany.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 028946269923
• Other (Individual catalog# of disc 1): 462 646-2
• Other (Individual catalog# of disc 2): 462 647-2
• Label Code: LC 0305
• Other: PB 2
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1 [Variants 1 to 3]): 462 646-2 02 #
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2 [Variants 1 to 3]): 462 647-2 01 >
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 1 [Variant 1]): MADE IN GERMANY N
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 1 [Variant 2]): MADE IN GERMANY M
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 1 [Variant 3]): MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC J
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 2 [Variant 1]): MADE IN GERMANY P
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 2 [Variant 2]): MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC M
• Matrix / Runout (Other CD Matrix data, disc 2 [Variant 3]): MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC L
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 1]): none
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 2]): IFPI L008
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 3]): IFPI L009
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2 [Variants 1 to 3]): IFPI L003
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 1]): IFPI 0014
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 2]): IFPI 01V4
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 [Variant 3]): IFPI 01U2
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2 [Variant 1]): IFPI 0115
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2 [Variant 2]): IFPI 01Y6
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2 [Variant 3]): IFPI 0113

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
462 645-2	Various	Die Grossen Pianisten Des 20. Jahrhunderts Sonderausgabe Zur Edition ‎(2xCD, Smplr, S/Edition)	Philips Classics	462 645-2	Germany, Austria, & Switzerland	1998