[ Philips / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 1 June 2000
This 200-CD edition is not only the largest project ever undertaken by a recording company in the history of recorded music, but it also marks the first time that all the major recording companies have participated in a project developed by one of their competitors. These partners, EMI Classics, BMG Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Sony Classical, Vanguard Classics and Teldec Classics, to mention only a few, are among the greatest labels in the history of recorded music. We are also honoured that Steinway & Sons has supported this project from the very beginning and has decided to become our official sponsor.
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY is a celebration of great artistry; it is also the result of extensive and careful research on the part of all who have participated in its creation. We trust that it will bring joy as well as enlightenment to generations of music lovers to come in the new millennium.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat
(17:27)
1-1 1. Allegro Maestoso 5:07
1-2 2. Quasi Adagio - Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato 8:13
1-3 3. Allegro Marziale Animato 4:07
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1
(24:51)
1-4 1. Vivace 11:59
1-5 2. Andante 5:38
1-6 3. Allegro Vivace 7:14
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C, Op. 26
(26:43)
1-7 1. Andante - Allegro 9:01
1-8 2. Tema Con Variazioni 8:45
1-9 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 8:57
1-10 Toccata, Op. 11 4:06
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18
(30:38)
2-1 1. Moderato 10:11
2-2 2. Adagio Sostenuto 9:50
2-3 3. Allegro Scherzando 10:37
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 14 "Concerto Without Orchestra" (7:16)
2-4 3. Quasi Variazioni (Variations On A Theme By Clara Wieck) 7:16
3 Romanzen, Op. 28 (3:10)
2-5 No. 2 In F Sharp 3:10
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
(32:14)
2-6 1. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito 18:53
2-7 2. Andantino Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I 6:50
2-8 3. Allegro Con Fuoco 6:31