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1Piano Sonata no. 15 in C, K. 545 (Allegro)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist) (in 1983-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: I. Allegro (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 1. Allegro) (in 1983-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:38
2Piano Sonata no. 11 in A, K. 331 "Alla Turca" (Alla Turca - Allegretto)
piano:
Ingrid Haebler (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
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 Mozart3:39
3Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight" (Adagio sostentuto)
piano:
Claudio Arrau (Chilean and American pianist) (in 1962-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Bachzaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1962-06)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1962-06)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
SONATA (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:51
4Für Elise
recording engineer:
Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer)
producer and balance engineer:
Ursula Singer
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (in 1984-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984-03)
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 Beethoven3:29
5Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat, op. 9 no. 2
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1965-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1965) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-04)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1965-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:00
6Mazurka no. 4 in B minor, op. 33
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 25 in B minor, op. 33 no. 4
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 75)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 33
Fryderyk Chopin5:00
7Waltz no. 6 in D-flat, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz"
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1965-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1965) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-05)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (in 1965-05)
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:41
8Polonaise no. 6 in A-flat, op. 53
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (American pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Fryderyk Chopin6:32
9Moments Musicaux, op. 94, D. 780 (No. 3 in F minor)
piano:
内田光子 (Mitsuko Uchida, pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert1:50
10Impromptus, D. 935, op. 142 (No. 2 in A-flat)
producer:
Otto Ernst Wohlert
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1965-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1965-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-09)
recording of:
Impromptu in A‐flat major, D. 935 no. 2. Allegretto (in 1965-09)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 142, D. 935
Franz Schubert5:07
11Traumerei
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:34
12Three Romances, Op. 28 (Einfach)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
Robert Schumann3:54
13Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist)
recording of:
Rondo capriccioso, op. 14
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1824)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 14) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 67)
Felix Mendelssohn6:31
14Songs Without Words, op. 62 (Spring Song)
recording engineer:
Hans‐Rudolf Müller (engineer)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1973-06, in 1974)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1973-06)
recorded at:
Studio Europa Sonor in 14e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-06)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano) (in 1973-06)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte As-Dur, op. 38 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A-flat major, Op. 38 No. 6) (in 1974)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1836 until 1837)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 119)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 38 (Songs Without Words, op. 38)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte G-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 4 (Song Without Words in G major, Op. 62 No. 4)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 175)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:08
15Liebestraum no. 3, op. 62
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990) (in 1982-09)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-09)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano) (in 1982-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:54
16Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Misha Dichter (pianist)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C‐sharp minor (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt8:57
17Lyric Pieces (Notturno, op. 54 no. 4)
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 V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano) (in 1974-06)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg4:05
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