Les Maitres du Piano (Masters of the Piano) | Alpha ALPHA443

Les Maitres du Piano (Masters of the Piano)

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA443

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 11

Release Date: 13th March 2020

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor, BWV1004
» Ciaccona (arr. Brahms)
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.2 in C minor, BWV847
» no.6 in D minor, BWV851
» no.7 in E flat major, BWV852
» no.9 in E major, BWV854
» no.10 in E minor, BWV855
» no.11 in F major, BWV856
» no.12 in F minor, BWV857
» no.15 in G major, BWV860
» no.17 in A flat major, BWV862
» no.19 in A major, BWV864
» no.21 in B flat major, BWV866
» no.22 in B flat minor, BWV867

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.16 in G major, op.31 no.1
Piano Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 'Tempest'
Piano Sonata no.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 'The Hunt'

Brahms, Johannes

Chorale Preludes (11), op.122
» no.5 Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
Fantasias (7), op.116
Klavierstucke (8), op.76
Rhapsodies (2), op.79

Chopin, Frederic

Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Preludes (24), op.28

Debussy, Claude

Estampes (3)
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Images pour piano, Book 1
L'Isle joyeuse

Liszt, Franz

Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Schubert, Franz

Klavierstucke (3), D946
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960

Schumann, Robert

Carnaval, op.9
Kinderszenen, op.15

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Concertino for two pianos, op.94
Piano Concerto no.1 in C minor, op.35
Piano Concerto no.2 in F major, op.102
Tarantella for 2 pianos

Artists

Edna Stern (piano)
Francois-Frederic Guy (piano)
Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Nelson Goerner (piano)
Eric Le Sage (piano)
Anna Vinnitskaya (piano)
Ivan Rudin (piano)
Tobias Willner (trumpet)
Kremerata Baltica
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductors

Krzysztof Urbanski
Omer Meir Wellber

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor, BWV1004
» Ciaccona (arr. Brahms)
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.2 in C minor, BWV847
» no.6 in D minor, BWV851
» no.7 in E flat major, BWV852
» no.9 in E major, BWV854
» no.10 in E minor, BWV855
» no.11 in F major, BWV856
» no.12 in F minor, BWV857
» no.15 in G major, BWV860
» no.17 in A flat major, BWV862
» no.19 in A major, BWV864
» no.21 in B flat major, BWV866
» no.22 in B flat minor, BWV867

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata no.16 in G major, op.31 no.1
Piano Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 'Tempest'
Piano Sonata no.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 'The Hunt'

Brahms, Johannes

Chorale Preludes (11), op.122
» no.5 Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
Fantasias (7), op.116
Klavierstucke (8), op.76
Rhapsodies (2), op.79

Chopin, Frederic

Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Preludes (24), op.28

Debussy, Claude

Estampes (3)
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Images pour piano, Book 1
L'Isle joyeuse

Liszt, Franz

Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Schubert, Franz

Klavierstucke (3), D946
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960

Schumann, Robert

Carnaval, op.9
Kinderszenen, op.15

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Concertino for two pianos, op.94
Piano Concerto no.1 in C minor, op.35
Piano Concerto no.2 in F major, op.102
Tarantella for 2 pianos

Artists

Edna Stern (piano)
Francois-Frederic Guy (piano)
Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Nelson Goerner (piano)
Eric Le Sage (piano)
Anna Vinnitskaya (piano)
Ivan Rudin (piano)
Tobias Willner (trumpet)
Kremerata Baltica
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductors

Krzysztof Urbanski
Omer Meir Wellber

About

Alpha continues to explore its catalogue and this year again offers a wide variety of combinations. After a box assembling the gems of the Baroque era (Masters of Baroque - ALPHA372), the piano is now given pride of place. The box set Masters of the Piano brings together 11 CDs in which great contemporary interpreters (Nelson Goerner, Alexander Lonquich, François-Frédéric Guy, Éric Le Sage, Edna Stern, Anna Vinnitskaya) retrace three centuries of creation on the piano, from Bach to Shostakovich, by way of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Debussy.

Contents:

CD 1: JS Bach
Chorales & Preludes
- Edna Stern

CD 2: Beethoven
Piano Sonatas, op.31
- François-Frédéric Guy

CD 3: Schubert
Piano Sonata, D 960 & Klavierstücke, D946
- Alexander Lonquich

CD 4: Chopin
Polonaise, Berceuse, Barcarolle, 24 Preludes
- Nelson Goerner

CD 5: Schumann
Kinderszenen, op.15 & Carnaval, op.9
- Éric Le Sage

CD 6 & 7: Liszt
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, Sonata in B minor
- François-Frédéric Guy

CD 8: Brahms
Chaconne, Klavierstücke, Rhapsodies & Fantasies
- Anna Vinnitskaya

CD 9: Debussy
Estampes, Études Livre II, Images Livre I & L’Isle joyeuse
- Nelson Goerner

CD 10: Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no.2 & Paganini Rhapsody
- Anna Vinnitskaya

CD 11: Shostakovich
Piano Concertos
- Anna Vinnitskaya

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