100 Piano Masterworks

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1Partita for Violin Solo no. 3 in E, BWV 1006 (arr for piano by Rachmaninov): 1. Preludio
assistant engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer)
engineer:
Stephan Flock (task: Tonmeister)
producer:
Stephan Flock
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (French pianist) (in 2008-08)
piano technician:
Serge Poulain (piano technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Funkhaus Nalepastraße, Saal 1 in Berlin, Germany (in 2008-08)
recording of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1: I. Preludio (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (in 2008-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1933)
is based on:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006.2: I. Prélude (former BWV 1006a)
part of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1 (for piano, Rachmaninoff)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:42
2Lyric Pieces Book X, op. 71: 3. Puck
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (in 1974-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1974-06)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1974-06)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte X, op. 71: No. 3: Smaatrold (Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71: III. Småtroll (Puck)) (in 1974-06)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte X, op. 71 (Lyric pieces, book X, op. 71)
Edvard Grieg1:43
3Waltz no. 1 in E-flat, op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"
recording engineer and producer:
Rainer Maillard
assistant engineer:
Evert Menting (engineer)
executive producer:
Christian Leins
piano:
Alice Sara Ott (pianist) (in 2009-08)
piano technician:
Serge Poulain (piano technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2009, in 2010)
recorded at:
Teldex Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 2009-08)
recording of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante” (in 2009-08)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1833)
dedicated to:
Laura Harsford
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 18)
Fryderyk Chopin5:43
4Toccata, op. 11
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller (Deutsche Grammophon's head of production 1952-1965)
producer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 1960-07)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1960-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1961)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1960-07)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor, op. 11 (in 1960-07)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 11)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:09
5Ètudes: No. 6
engineer, producer and editor:
Christopher Tarnow
additional editor:
Karsten Zimmermann
piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist) (from 2016-10-24 until 2016-10-25)
piano technician:
Sigurður Kristinsson
recorded at:
Harpa Concert House in Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið (Capital Region), Iceland (from 2016-10-24 until 2016-10-25)
recording of:
Etude no. 6 (from 2016-10-24 until 2016-10-25)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (from 1994 until 1995)
part of:
Etudes for Piano, Volume 1
Philip Glass4:27
6Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise": Poco moto
piano:
Anatol Ugorski (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:02
7Lyric Pieces Book V, op. 54: 3. March of the Trolls
piano:
Alice Sara Ott (pianist) (in 2016-04)
recorded at:
Meistersaal in Berlin, Germany (in 2016-04)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 3: Troldtog (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 3: March of the Dwarfs) (in 2016-04)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg2:59
8Children's Corner, L. 113: 6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:57
9Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118 (arranged by Franz Liszt)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
piano:
Yuja Wang (pianist) (in 2011-12)
balance engineer:
Stephan Flock (in 2011-12)
recorded at:
Teldex Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 2011-12)
recording of:
Gretchen am Spinnrade, S. 558 Nr. 8 (for piano solo, Liszt) (in 2011-12)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
part of:
12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Franz Schubert3:36
10Jeux d'eau, M. 30
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
piano:
Lilya Zilberstein (pianist) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer) (in 1993-06: piano)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Jeux d’eau (in 1993-06)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1839-1927) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 30)
Maurice Ravel5:24
11Piano Sonata no. 11 in A, K. 331 "Alla Turca": 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist) (in 1990-05)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1990-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (in 1990-05)
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:44
12The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
recording engineer:
Tobias Lehmann (in 2012-06)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
piano:
Ingolf Wunder (pianist) (in 2012-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Theater Itzehoe: Großes Haus in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (in 2012-06)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov) (in 2012-06)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 35) and A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:17
1316 Waltzes, op. 39: 1. in B
piano:
Alfons Kontarsky (pianist) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07) and Aloys Kontarsky (pianist) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
piano duo:
Klavierduo Kontarsky
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
recording of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 1 in B major (for piano four hands) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
part of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39 (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39 (for piano four hands)
Johannes Brahms0:54
1416 Waltzes, op. 39: 15. in A
piano:
Alfons Kontarsky (pianist) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07) and Aloys Kontarsky (pianist) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
recording of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands) (from 1980-10 until 1981-07)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
part of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39 (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39 (for piano four hands)
Johannes Brahms1:41
156 Moments musicaux, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor (Allegro moderato)
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist) (in 1989-02)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1989-02)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1989-02)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato (in 1989-02)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert1:53
16Suite bergamasque, L. 75: 4. Passepied
audio engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Hans-Joachim Reiser (engineer/producer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1969-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) and Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1969-04: piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-04)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : IV. Passepied (for piano) (in 1969-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:32
17Grandes ètudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-sharp minor "La Campanella"
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
piano:
Yundi Li (pianist) (in 2002-10)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 2002-10)
recorded at:
Teldex Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 2002-10)
recording of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella” (in 2002-10)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1838 until 1840)
is based on:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7, MS 48: III. Rondo a la clochette, “La campanella”
part of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140
Franz Liszt4:40
183 Valses, op. 64: 1. Molto vivace in D major "Minuet Waltz"
recording engineer and producer:
Helmut Burk
assistant engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist) (in 2008-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (Hilversum) in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 2008-07)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (in 2008-07)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:56
19Prélude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2: No. 2. Lento
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
piano:
Anatol Ugorski, (Anatol Ugorski, pianist) (in 1994-11)
balance engineer:
Gernot von Schultzendorff (sound engineer and producer of classical releases) (in 1994-11: piano)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1994-11)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (in 1994-11)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Рахманинов5:01
20Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: 3. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes
assistant engineer:
Rainer Maillard
associate producer:
Martin T:son Engstroem (producer)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
editor:
Mark Buecker (engineer of classical recordings)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 2003-08) and Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 2003-08)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 2003-08)
recorded at:
Théâtre de Vevey in Vevey, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 2003-08)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (pour piano à quatre mains) (in 2003-08)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (pour piano à quatre mains)
Maurice Ravel2:59
21Piano Sonata no. 15 in C, K. 545 "Facile": 1. Allegro
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Thilo Grahmann
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist) (in 1989-02)
performer:
Maria João Pires (pianist)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1989-02)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1989-02)
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) (in 1989-02)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:15
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part of:100 Masterworks (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003031605 [info]