Детали релиза : VA - Romantic Piano Adagios (2002) [APE (tracks)]

1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto [6:08]
Common Name: Moonlight Piano, Piano Sonata 14
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written: 1801
Period: Classical

2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto [10:18]
Common Name: Piano Concerto 2
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Performer: Zoltan Kocsis (Piano)
Genre : Concerto
Date Written: 1900-1901
Period: Post-Romantic
Country: Russia

3. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Adagio [6:51]
Common Name: Piano Concerto 23, Catalog No. K 488
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written: 1786
Period: Classical
Country: Austria

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Larghetto [9:10]
Common Name : Piano Concerto 2 Ct 48
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Conductor: David Zinman
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1830
Period: Romantic
Country: Poland

5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: Andante [7:35]
Common Name : Piano Concerto 2
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Genre: Concerto
Date Written: 1957
Period: Modern
Country: Soviet Union

6. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 [5:30]
Common Name: Clair De Lune For Piano, Catalog No. L 75
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer: Pascal Roge (Piano)
Genre: Character Piece
Date Written: 1890-1905
Period: Modern
Country: France

7. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Aquarium [2:36]
Common Name: Aquarium, Carnival Of The Animals Zoological Fantasy For 2 Pianos & Ensemble
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano),Pascal Roge (Piano)
Genre : Fantasy / Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written: 1886
Period: Romantic
Country: France

8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Adagio [6:47]
Common Name: Piano Concerto
Composer: Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Performer : BBC Symphony Orchestra (Piano),Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Genre: Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written : 1868
Period: Romantic
Country: Norway

9. Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major "Lento placido", S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2) [3:51]
Common Name: Consolation For Piano, Catalog No. S 172
Composer: Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer: Jorge Bolet (Piano)
Genre: Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1849-1850
Period: Romantic

10. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 [4:00]
Common Name: Nocturne For Piano
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Nocturne / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1830-1832
Period: Romantic

11. To a Wild Rose, for piano, Op. 51/1 (Woodland Sketches) [2:07]
Composer: Edward MacDowell (1860 - 1908)
Performer: Joseph Cooper (Piano)
Genre: Character Piece
Date Written: 1896
Period: Post-Romantic
Country: USA

12. Melodies (2) for piano, Op. 3: Melody in F, op. 3 [4:17]
Common Name: Melodies For Piano
Composer: Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
Performer: Shura Cherkassky (Piano)
Genre: Melody / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1852
Period: Romantic
Country: Russia

13. Warsaw Concerto for piano & orchestra (for the film "Dangerous Moonlight"/"Suicide Squadron") [8:53]
Composer: Richard Addinsell (1904 - 1977)
Conductor: Hugh Wolff
Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Genre: Concerto
Date Written: circa 1941
Period: Modern
Country: United Kingdom

1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13: Adagio cantabile [5:00]
Common Name: Pathetique Piano, Piano Sonata 8
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written: 1797-1798
Period: Classical

2. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria [3:49]
Common Name : Goldberg Variations For Keyboard, Catalog No. BWV 988
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Genre: Baroque Period / Variations
Date Written: 1741
Period: Baroque
Country: Germany

3. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante [7:16]
Common Name: Elvira Madigan Piano, Piano Concerto 21, Catalog No. K 467
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor: Uri Segal
Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written: 1785
Period: Classical
Country: Austria

4. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3) [6:34]
Common Name: Impromptu For Piano, Catalog No. D 899
Composer: Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
Genre: Impromptu / Romantic Period
Date Written: ?1827
Period: Romantic
Country: Austria

5. Kinderszenen No. 4 ("Bittendes Kind"), for piano, Op. 15/4: Träumerei [2:31]
Common Name: Bittendes Kind Kinderszenen, Kinderszenen 4 For Piano
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Performe:r Radu Lupu (Piano)
Genre: Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1838
Period: Romantic
Country: Germany

6. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: Adagio un poco mosso [7:47]
Common Name: Emperor Piano, Piano Concerto 5
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written: 1809
Period: Classical

7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Andantino semplice [6:48]
Common Name: Semplice, Piano Concerto 1
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Genre: Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1874
Period: Romantic
Country: Russia

8. Piano Concerto in G major: Adagio assai [8:48]
Common Name: Piano Concerto
Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Performer: Werner Haas (Piano)
Genre: Concerto
Date Written: 1929-1931
Period: Modern
Country: France

9. Gnossienne for piano No. 1 [3:46]
Common Name: Gnossienne For Piano
Composer: Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer: Pascal Roge (Piano)
Genre: Character Piece
Date Written: 1890
Period: Modern
Country: France

10. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: Adagio e piano sempre [5:50]
Common Name: Concerto For Harpsichord Strings & Continuo, Catalog No. BWV 1054
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor: Andras Schiff
Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Genre: Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written: 1738
Period: Baroque

11. Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415 (K. 387b): Andante [8:44]
Common Name: Piano Concerto 13, Catalog No. K 387B / K 415
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
Genre: Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written: 1783
Period: Classical

12. Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D. 664 (Op. 120): Andante [4:13]
Common Name : Piano Sonata 13, Catalog No. D 664
Composer: Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Genre: Romantic Period / Sonata
Date Written: 07/1819
Period: Romantic

13. Nocturne for piano No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33/1 [7:42]
Common Name: Nocturne For Piano
Composer; Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Performer: Pascal Roge (Piano)
Genre: Nocturne / Romantic Period
Date Written: 1875
Period: Romantic
Country: France