Ten Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century – Various Artists

1

Waltzes No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34: "Grande Valse Brillante"

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

5:06

2

Nocturnes No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 55

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

4:41

3

Etudes No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10: "Waterfall"

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

1:50

4

Etudes No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

2:06

5

Mazurkas No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

3:11

6

Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

6:26

7

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

8:03

8

2 Rhapsodies No. 1 in B Minor, op.79

Martha Argerich & Johannes Brahms

8:26

9

2 Rhapsodies No. 2 in G Minor, op.79

Martha Argerich & Johannes Brahms

6:27

10

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S, 244

Martha Argerich & Franz Liszt

6:18

11

Jeux d’eau, M30

Martha Argerich & Maurice Ravel

5:22

12

Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11

Martha Argerich & Sergei Prokofiev

4:06

13

Mazurkas No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 59

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:08

14

Etudes No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 10: "Lament"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:00

15

Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 80: IV. Allegro vivo

Emil Gilels

4:50

16

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - I. Allegro maestoso

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

9:07

17

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - II. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:41

18

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - III. Largo

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

9:20

19

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - IV. Finale. Presto non tanto

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:55

20

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

8:57

21

Waltzes No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:30

22

Waltzes No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64: "Minute Waltz"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

1:44

23

Mazurkas No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 56

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

5:16

24

Etudes No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10: "Waterfall"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

1:59

25

Etudes No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: "Chromatic"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

1:18

26

Etudes No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10: "Tristesse (L'adieu)"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:11

27

Etudes No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: "Torrent"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:01

28

Etudes No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10: "Black Keys"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

1:38

29

Etudes No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10: "Toccata"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

1:27

30

Etudes No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10: "Sunshine"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:19

31

Etudes No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:15

32

Etudes No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 10

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:24

33

Etudes No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10: "Arpeggio"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:36

34

Etudes No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10: "Revolutionary"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

2:38

35

Impromptus No. 1 in C Minor, D899: Allegro molto moderato

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

8:35

36

Impromptus No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D899: Allegro

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

4:24

37

Impromptus No. 3 in G-Flat Major, D899: Andante

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

5:22

38

Impromptus No. 4 in A-Flat Major, D899: Allegretto

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

7:15

39

Impromptus No. 1 in F Minor, D935: Allegro moderato

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

9:00

40

Impromptus No. 2 in A-Flat Major, D935: Allegretto

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

5:23

41

Impromptus No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D935: Theme and variations - Andante

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

10:30

42

Impromptus No. 4 in F Minor, D935: Allegro scherzando

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

5:27

43

Moments Musicaux No. 3 in F Minor, D780: Allegro moderato

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

1:45

44

Moments Musicaux No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, D780: Moderato

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

4:43

45

Moments Musicaux No. 5 in F Minor, D780: Allegro vivace

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

2:07

46

Moments Musicaux No. 6 in A-Flat Major, D780: Allegretto

Alfred Brendel & Franz Schubert

6:27

47

Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: I. Introduzione - Un poco adagio - Allegro vivace

Emil Gilels & Robert Schumann

9:14

48

Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: II. Aria

Emil Gilels & Robert Schumann

2:53

49

Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo e intermezzo

Emil Gilels & Robert Schumann

4:13

50

Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale - Allegro un poco maestoso

Emil Gilels & Robert Schumann

11:24

51

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor "Funeral March", Op. 35; I. Grave - Doppio movimento

Emil Gilels & Frédéric Chopin

5:32

52

Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat Minor "Funeral March", Op. 35: II. Scherzo

Emil Gilels & Frédéric Chopin

6:53

53

Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat Minor "Funeral March", Op. 35: III. Marche funebre - Lento

Emil Gilels & Frédéric Chopin

7:30

54

Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat Minor "Funeral March", Op. 35: IV. Finale - Presto

Emil Gilels & Frédéric Chopin

1:26

55

Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 80: I. Allegro con brio

Emil Gilels

10:28

56

Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante

Emil Gilels

4:23

57

Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 80: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivo

Emil Gilels

5:51

58

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:56

59

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 1

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:45

60

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 2

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:38

61

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 3 - Canone all'unisono

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:55

62

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 4

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:30

63

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 5

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:37

64

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 6 - Canone alla seconda

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:35

65

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 7

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:09

66

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 8

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:46

67

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 9 - Canone alla terza

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:39

68

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 10 - Fughetta

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:43

69

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 11

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:54

70

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 12 - Canone alla quarta

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:57

71

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 13

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:11

72

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 14

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:59

73

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 15 - Canone alla quinta

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:20

74

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 16 - Ouverture

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:18

75

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 17

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:54

76

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 18 - Canone alla sesta

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:47

77

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 19

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:43

78

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 20

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:48

79

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 21 - Canone alla settima

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:43

80

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 22 - Alla breve

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:43

81

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 23

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:55

82

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 24 - Canone all'ottava

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:57

83

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 25

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:27

84

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 26

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:54

85

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 27 - Canone alla nona

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:50

86

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 28

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:11

87

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 29

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:01

88

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation No. 30 - Quodlibet

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:49

89

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:11

90

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: I. Praeambulum

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:47

91

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: II. Allemande

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:50

92

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: III. Courante

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:41

93

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:02

94

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di Minuetto

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:05

95

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:48

96

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: VII. Gigue

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:40

97

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

9:51

98

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:04

99

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: III. Courante

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:17

100

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:43

101

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:37

102

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

0:52

103

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:27

104

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: Fugue

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:17

105

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II in E Major, BWV 878: Fugue

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:19

106

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331/300i: III. Rondo alla Turca

Vladimir Horowitz & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:49

107

Waltzes No. 2 in A Minor, Op.34

Vladimir Horowitz & Frédéric Chopin

5:04

108

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

Vladimir Horowitz & Frédéric Chopin

8:46

109

Songs Without Words - Elégie No. 4, Op. 85 - Spring Song No. 6, Op. 62 - The Shepherd’s Complaint No. 5, Op. 67

Vladimir Horowitz & Felix Mendelssohn

7:09

110

Wedding March and Variations after Liszt

Vladimir Horowitz & Felix Mendelssohn

6:11

111

Arabesque, Op. 18

Vladimir Horowitz & Robert Schumann

6:41

112

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Vladimir Horowitz & Franz Liszt

8:54

113

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19

Vladimir Horowitz & Franz Liszt

9:52

114

Piano Sonata No. 9, Op.68: "Black Mass"

Vladimir Horowitz

6:28

115

Étincelles

Vladimir Horowitz

2:18

116

Children’s Corner No. 3: Serenade for the Doll

Vladimir Horowitz & Claude Debussy

3:01

117

Variations on Themes from "Carmen"

Vladimir Horowitz & Georges Bizet

3:41

118

The Stars and Stripes Forever

Vladimir Horowitz

3:54

119

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488: I. Allegro

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

11:03

120

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488: II. Adagio

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:56

121

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488: III. Allegro assai

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:50

122

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K 491: I. Allegro

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13:06

123

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K 491: II. Larghetto

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:02

124

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K 491: III. Allegretto

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

10:11

125

Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major "Lutzow", K 246: I. Allegro aperto

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:13

126

Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major "Lutzow", K 246: II. Andante

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:59

127

Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major "Lutzow", K 246: III. Rondeau - Tempo di minuetto

Wilhelm Kempff, Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:45

128

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, Op.posth. D 958: I. Allegro

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

11:31

129

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, Op.posth. D 958: II. Adagio

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

8:19

130

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, Op.posth. D 958: III. Menuetto. Allegro

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

3:32

131

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, Op.posth. D 958: IV. Allegro

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

8:38

132

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Op.posth. D 960: I. Molto Moderato

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

24:34

133

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Op.posth. D 960: II. Andante Sostenuto

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

10:06

134

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Op.posth. D 960: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace con delicatezza

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

3:55

135

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Op.posth. D 960: IV. Allegro non troppo

Sviatoslav Richter & Franz Schubert

7:53

136

Polonaise No. 1 in A Major "Military", Op. 40

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

5:30

137

Nocturnes No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

4:12

138

Waltzes No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34: "Grande Valse Brillante"

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

4:29

139

Waltzes No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

3:46

140

Waltzes No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64: "Minute Waltz"

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

1:43

141

Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53: "Heroic"

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

6:44

142

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

4:37

143

Mazurka No. 2 in D Major, Op. 33

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

2:26

144

Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op.posth. 66

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

5:16

145

Mazurkas No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

2:13

146

Nocturnes No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 37

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

5:28

147

Barcarolle, Op. 60

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

9:29

148

Nocturne No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

3:34

149

Nocturne No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

5:13

150

Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

Artur Rubinstein & Frédéric Chopin

9:21

151

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight", Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

4:57

152

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight", Op. 27 No. 2: II. Allegretto - Trio

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:14

153

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight", Op. 27 No. 2: III. Presto agitato

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:33

154

Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major "Pastorale", Op. 28: I. Allegro

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:18

155

Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major "Pastorale", Op. 28: II. Andante

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:21

156

Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major "Pastorale", Op. 28: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:05

157

Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major "Pastorale", Op. 28: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

4:33

158

Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major "Waldstein", Op. 53: I. Allegro con brio

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

10:03

159

Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major "Waldstein", Op. 53: II. Introduzione Adagio molto - III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

14:08

160

Piano Sonata No.26 in E-Flat Major "Les adieux", Op. 81a: I. Das Lebewohl - Adagio - Allegro

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:55

161

Piano Sonata No.26 in E-Flat Major "Les adieux", Op. 81a: II. Abwesenheit - Andante espressivo

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:11

162

Piano Sonata No.26 in E-Flat Major "Les adieux", Op. 81a: III. Das Wiedersehen - Vivacissimamente

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:03

163

Bagatelle in A Minor "Für Elise", WoO 59

Artur Schnabel & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:03