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CD 1
Franz Liszt – Ferruccio Busoni
1 Fantasy on two themes from W.A. Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), BV B66 _ 13.14
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet – Leopold Godowsky
2 Gigue from Suite No. 1 in G minor _ 1.58
Francis Poulenc
3 Pastourelle in B flat major, FP 45 _ 2.27
Claude Debussy – Leonard Borwick
4 Fêtes from Nocturnes, L. 91 No. 2 _ 5.58
Franz Liszt
5 Etude No. 5 in E major, La chasse, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 2.29
Johannes Brahms
6 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, WoO 1 _ 2.51
Frédéric Chopin
7 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.15
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
8 Duetto, Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 _ 2.45
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Sergei Rachmaninoff
9 Scherzo from incidental music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1933) _ 4.25
Franz Liszt
10 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major, S. 244/6 _ 6.04
Carl Tausig
11 Pastorale and Capriccio on motives of Domenico Scarlatti’s sonatas in D minor, K. 9, and in E major, K. 20 _ 6.58
Sergei Rachmaninoff
12 Etude-tableau in E flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 _ 4.49
Total time: 62.49
Recorded in 1935 (1, 2), 1937 (3, 4), 1940 (5, 6), 1946 (7), 1947 (8), 1949 (9–12).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 2
Frédéric Chopin
1 Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 _ 5.52
2 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 _ 5.30
3 Fantaisie-impromptu in С sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.28
4 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 6.38
Franz Liszt
5 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 29.05
6 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.46
Claude Debussy
Images, Book I, L. 110
7 1. Reflets dans l`eau _ 4.56
8 2. Hommage à Rameau _ 6.02
9 3. Mouvement _ 3.22
Total time: 68.36
Recorded in 1949 (1–6), 1948 (7), 1947 (8, 9).
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
1 32 Variations for piano in C minor, WoO 80 _10.43
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
2 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.47
3 II. Introduzione. Adagio molto _ 3.56
4 III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato _ 9.05
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
5 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 3.57
6 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia _ 5.36
7 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 2.46
8 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 6.56
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
9 I. Vivacissimo _ 5.59
10 II. Andantino _ 4.05
11 III. Scherzo _ 1.43
12 IV. Presto _ 5.43
Total time: 71.24
Recorded in 1946 (1), 1947–1948 (2–4), 1950 (5–12).
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 13.36
2 II. Largo _ 11.54
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 7.22
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
4 I. Allegro non troppo _ 16.35
5 II. Allegro appassionato _ 8.06
6 III. Andante _ 11.48
7 IV. Allegretto grazioso _ 7.38
Total time: 77.23
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded in 1954 (1–3), 1952 (4–7).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
1 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso _ 20.42
2 II. Andantino semplice _ 6.55
3 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 6.15
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 13.39
5 II. Adagio _ 8.46
6 III. Rondo. Molto allegro _ 6.00
Total time: 62.46
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Konstantin Ivanov (1–3)
The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Kurt Sanderling (4–6)
Recorded in 1951 (1–3), 1958 (4–6).
Sound engineer – A. Grossman (4–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 6
César Cui
Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 84
1 I. Allegro _ 6.49
2 II. Andante non troppo _ 5.07
3 III. Allegro _ 4.13
Alexander Borodin
Piano Trio in D major (1861)
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 7.00
5 II. Andante _ 7.42
6 III. Intermezzo _ 5.43
Alexander Alyabiev
Piano Trio in A minor (1820)
7 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 5.52
8 II. Adagio _ 4.34
9 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 6.12
Violin Sonata in E minor (1834)
10 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.41
11 II. Adagio cantabile _ 6.12
12 III. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando _ 4.26
Total time: 74.41
Emil Gilels, piano
Elizaveta Gilels, violin (1–3)
Dmitri Tsyganov, violin (4–12)
Sergei Shirinsky, cello (4–9)
Recorded in 1951 (1–3), 1950 (4–6, 10–12), 1947 (7–9).
Sound engineers: E. Fedulov, D. Gaklin (7–12)
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 7
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Sonata in A major, RV 31
1 I. Preludio a Capriccio. Presto _ 1.23
2 II. Corrente. Allegro _ 2.19
3 III. Adagio _ 1.23
4 IV. Giga. Allegro _ 2.46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 8 in C major, KV 296
5 I. Allegro vivace _ 8.33
6 II. Andante sostenuto _ 8.11
7 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 4.01
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, KV 526
8 I. Allegro molto _ 8.58
9 II. Andante _ 11.41
10 III. Presto _ 6.35
Joseph Haydn
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XV: 32
11 I. Andante _ 7.29
12 II. Allegro _ 9.29
Total time: 72.54
Elizaveta Gilels, violin
Emil Gilels, piano
Recorded in 1951.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio (Divertimento) in B flat major, KV 254
1 I. Allegro assai _ 7.33
2 II. Adagio _ 13.05
3 III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto _ 5.39
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38
4 I. Allegro moderato _ 4.29
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo _ 3.49
6 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 5.31
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
7 I. Allegro molto moderato _ 8.10
8 II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo _ 5.20
9 III. Adagio _ 7.45
10 IV. Allegro molto _ 7.32
Total time: 69.00
Emil Gilels, piano
Leonid Kogan, violin
Rudolf Barshai, viola (7–10)
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Recorded in 1952 (1–3), 1950 (4–6), 1958 (7–10).
Sound engineers: E. Fedulov (1–6), N. Shtilman (7–10)
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 9
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
1 I. Allegro ma non tanto _ 14.24
2 II. Intermezzo. Adagio _ 10.02
3 III. Finale. Alla breve _ 13.29
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
4 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso _ 18.59
5 II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo _ 6.04
6 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 6.10
Total time: 69.10
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on March 15, 1949.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 10
Johann Sebastian Bach
1 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 _ 12.26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
2 I. Allegro _ 5.10
3 II. Adagio _ 7.21
4 III. Allegretto _ 3.17
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
5 I. Introduzione. Un poco Adagio. Allegro vivace _ 9.14
6 II. Aria _ 2.47
7 III. Scherzo e Intermezzo. Allegrissimo _ 4.14
8 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso. Presto _ 10.23
Franz Liszt
9 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.31
10 Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor, La campanella, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 4.35
Total time: 62.05
Recorded live on November 1, 1948.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
1 I. Allegro _ 5.19
2 II. Adagio _ 7.39
3 III. Allegretto _ 3.19
Robert Schumann
Carnaval, Op. 9
4 Préambule _ 2.03
5 Pierrot _ 1.04
6 Arlequin _ 0.49
7 Valse noble _ 1.10
8 Eusebius _ 1.27
9 Florestan _ 0.49
10 Coquette _ 0.55
11 Réplique _ 0.31
12 Sphinxes _ 0.34
13 Papillons _ 0.40
14 A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. Lettres dansantes _ 0.42
15 Chiarina _ 1.00
16 Chopin _ 1.12
17 Estrella _ 0.26
18 Reconnaissance _ 1.29
19 Pantalon et Colombine _ 0.50
20 Valse allemande. Paganini _ 2.08
21 Aveu _ 0.39
22 Promenade _ 1.44
23 Pause. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins _ 3.19
Frédéric Chopin
24 Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 _ 5.36
25 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 _ 5.31
26 Fantaisie-impromptu in С sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.36
27 Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 _ 2.18
28 Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 _ 2.05
Maurice Ravel
Three Pieces from Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
29 No. 1 Prélude _ 3.05
30 No. 3 Forlane _ 4.22
31 No. 6 Toccata _ 4.00
Total time: 71.34
Recorded live on April 7, 1950.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 12
George Frideric Handel
1 Chaconne in G major, HWV 435 _ 6.02
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
2 I. Allegro con brio _ 8.49
3 II. Adagio _ 6.49
4 III. Scherzo. Allegro _ 2.44
5 IV. Allegro assai _ 4.54
Dmitri Shostakovich
Preludes and Fugues from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
6 No. 1 in C major _ 4.45
7 No. 5 in D major _ 3.10
8 No. 24 in D minor _ 10.41
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6
9 I. Allegro con fuoco _ 9.30
10 II. _ 4.13
11 III. Presto _ 3.08
12 IV. Funebre _ 4.44
Total time: 69.36
Recorded live on 5 January, 1952.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 13
Franz Liszt
1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.42
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2 Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 19 No. 4 _ 3.48
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
3 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.31
Manuel de Falla
4 Danza ritual del fuego from Suite for piano from the ballet El Amor brujo (1921) _ 3.00
Franz Liszt
5 Etude No. 11, Harmonies du soir, from Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139 _ 7.25
6 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E flat major, The Carnival at Pesth, S. 244/9 _ 9.30
Sergei Rachmaninoff
7 Moment musical in D flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 _ 3.52
Frédéric Chopin
8 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 6.21
Total time: 63.13
Recorded live on November 1, 1948 (1), April 7, 1950 (2–4), January 5, 1952 (5, 6), December 21, 1949 (7, 8).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 14
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75
1 I. Moderato _ 8.25
2 II. Scherzo. Allegretto _ 5.58
3 III. Finale. Allegro moderato _ 8.36
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
4 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 6.10
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato _ 1.47
6 III. Andante _ 4.58
7 IV. Vivace _ 4.44
Mily Balakirev
8 Islamey, an oriental fantasy, Op. 18 _ 7.43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
9 Moment musical in D flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 _ 3.28
10 Polichinelle from Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 No. 4 _ 3.13
Sergei Prokofiev
11 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _1.43
Total time: 56.52
Recorded live on March 3, 1950.
Sound engineer – V. Parfionova
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 15
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Six Pieces, Op. 19
1 1. Rêverie du soir _ 4.06
2 2. Scherzo humoristique _ 3.16
3 3. Feuillet d’album _ 1.42
4 4. Nocturne _ 3.14
5 5. Capriccioso _ 2.45
6 6. Thème original et variations _ 10.24
Аlexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30
7 I. Andante _ 2.44
8 II. Prestissimo volando _ 4.29
Sergei Prokofiev
9 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 6.54
Franz Liszt
10 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.51
11 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.33
Isaac Albéniz
12 Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña) from Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71 _ 3.17
Manuel de Falla
13 Danza ritual del fuego from Suite for piano from the ballet El Amor brujo (1921) _ 3.27
Total time: 77.03
Recorded live on March 3, 1950 (1–6), on March 2, 1957 (7–13).
Sound engineer – D. Gaklin (1–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 16
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 15.54
2 II. Largo _ 9.17
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 8.22
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
4 II. Largo _ 5.48
5 III. Allegro vivace _ 8.40
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
6 I. Molto allegro con fuoco _ 7.15
7 II. Andante _ 5.27
8 III. Presto – Molto allegro e vivace _ 6.18
Total time: 67.05
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on January 23, 1951.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 17
César Franck
1 Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, FWV 46 _ 14.40
Frédéric Chopin
2 Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante for piano and orchestra in E flat major, Op. 22 _ 13.30
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
3 I. Andante sostenuto _ 10.12
4 II. Allegro scherzando _ 5.04
5 III. Presto _ 6.14
Franz Liszt
6 Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor, La campanella, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 4.22
Total time: 54.18
Emil Gilels, piano
The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Karl Eliasberg (1–5)
Recorded live on March 4, 1951.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 18
Frédéric Chopin
1 Variations for piano and orchestra in B flat major on Là ci darem la mano from W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 _ 18.14
Maurice Ravel
2 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand No. 2 in D major, M. 82 _ 17.48
Arno Babajanian
3 Heroic Ballade for piano and orchestra (1950) _ 20.34
Camille Saint-Saëns
4 Presto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 _ 7.02
Total time: 63.41
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on May 14, 1953.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
1 I. Allegro _ 5.34
2 II. Adagio _ 7.25
3 III. Allegretto _ 3.31
Claude Debussy
Images, Book I, L. 110
4 1. Reflets dans l’eau _ 4.26
5 2. Hommage à Rameau _ 5.29
6 3. Mouvement _ 3.18
Estampes, L. 100
7 1. Pagodes _ 4.15
8 2. La soirée dans Grenade _ 4.47
9 3. Jardins sous la pluie _ 3.59
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
10 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 5.58
11 II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato _ 1.52
12 III. Andante _ 4.30
13 IV. Vivace _ 5.01
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
14 No. 1 Lentamente _ 0.57
15 No. 2 Andante _ 1.08
16 No. 3 Allegretto _ 1.01
17 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.20
18 No. 6 Con eleganza _ 0.37
19 No. 7 Pittoresco (Arpa) _ 1.17
20 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 0.57
21 No. 18 Con una dolce lentezza _ 0.54
22 No. 14 Feroce _ 1.08
23 No. 17 Poetico _ 1.30
24 Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 _ 4.52
25 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _ 2.08
Total time: 77.06
Recorded live on October 3, 1954.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 20
Domenico Scarlatti
1 Sonata in D minor, L. 422 (K. 141) _ 4.23
2 Sonata in B minor, L. 449 (K. 27) _ 5.00
3 Sonata in G major, L. 487 (K. 125) _ 2.12
4 Sonata in C sharp minor, L. 256 (K. 247) _ 6.20
5 Sonata in A major, L. 395 (K. 533) _ 3.09
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
6 I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.54
7 II. Aria _ 3.05
8 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.29
9 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso _ 11.17
Igor Stravinsky
Five Fragments from the ballet Petrushka
10 1. Russian Dance (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.39
11 2. Petrushka`s Room (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _4.10
12 3. The Moor`s Room (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 3.17
13 4. Dance of the Ballerine (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 0.43
14 5. The Shrovetide Fair (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 8.19
Total time: 69.04
Recorded live on February 23, 1957.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 21
Johannes Brahms
1 Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 _ 3.42
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
2 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.46
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Six Pieces, Op. 19
3 1. Rêverie du soir _ 4.24
4 2. Scherzo humoristique _ 3.31
5 3. Feuillet d’album _ 1.57
6 4. Nocturne _ 4.00
7 5. Capriccioso _ 2.57
8 6. Thème original et variations _ 11.31
Mieczysław Weinberg
Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 56
9 I. Allegro _ 7.24
10 II. Allegro _ 3.18
11 III. Adagio _ 6.23
12 IV. Allegro _ 7.48
Claude Debussy
13 Arabesque in G major, L. 66 No. 2 _ 3.40
Isaac Albéniz
14 Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña) from Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71 _ 3.19
Total time: 65.47
Recorded in 1950 (3–8) and live on October 3, 1954 (1, 2), February 23, 1957 (9–14).
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 22
Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII: 11
1 I. Vivace _ 7.20
2 II. Un poco adagio _ 8.13
3 III. Rondo all’Ungarese. Allegro assai _ 4.19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4 Rondo for piano and orchestra in D major, KV 382 _ 9.14
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto in G major No. 4, Op. 58
5 I. Allegro moderato _ 19.00
6 II. Andante con moto _ 6.06
7 III. Rondo. Vivace _ 10.20
Total time: 64.52
Emil Gilels, piano
The Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Rudolf Barshai (1–4)
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Neeme Järvi (5–7)
Recorded live on January 16, 1959 (1–4), March 24, 1966 (5–7).
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (5–7)
Remastering – М. Pilipov
CD 23
Frédéric Chopin
1 Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante for piano and orchestra in E flat major, Op. 22 _ 13.55
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV 467
2 I. Allegro maestoso _ 14.03
3 II. Andante _ 7.38
4 III. Allegro vivace assai _ 6.35
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
5 I. Allegro brillante _ 19.20
6 II. Andante non troppo _ 8.05
7 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 7.40
Total time: 76.36
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded in 1952 (1) and live on December 23, 1959 (2–7).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 24
Johann Sebastian Bach
1 Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989 _ 14.54
Franz Schubert
2 Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1 _ 9.59
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
3 I. Introduzione. Un poco Adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.23
4 II. Aria _ 2.58
5 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.11
6 IV. Finale. Allegro, un poco maestoso _ 10.26
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45
7 I. Allegro moderato. Festivamente _ 7.19
8 II. Andante sostenuto _ 6.31
9 III. Presto assai _ 5.50
Total time: 71.38
Recorded live on January 22, 1959.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 25
Domenico Scarlatti
1 Sonata in D minor, L. 422 (K. 141) _ 4.32
2 Sonata in F major, L. 116 (K. 518) _ 4.29
3 Sonata in D minor, L. 423 (K. 32) _ 2.14
4 Sonata in F minor, L. 118 (K. 466) _ 3.58
5 Sonata in A major, L. 395 (K. 533) _ 2.49
6 Sonata in B minor, L. 449 (K. 27) _ 4.17
7 Sonata in G major, L. 487 (K. 125) _ 2.24
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in A major, H. 186
8 I. Allegro assai _ 9.17
9 II. Poco adagio _ 4.38
10 III. Allegro _ 4.38
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20
11 I. Moderato _ 10.09
12 II. Andante con moto _ 7.39
13 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.41
Total time: 66.31
Recorded live on December 26, 1960.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 26
Franz Liszt
1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 29.03
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
2 I. Grave. Doppio movimento _ 5.30
3 II. Scherzo _ 6.52
4 III. Marche funèbre. Lento _ 7.29
5 IV. Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato _ 1.34
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
6 I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.12
7 II. Aria _ 2.51
8 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.12
9 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso _ 11.34
Total time: 78.23
Recorded live on October 4 and 10, 1961.
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev
CD 27
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 80
1 I. Allegro con fuoco _ 10.23
2 II. Andante _ 4.20
3 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo _ 5.48
4 IV. Allegro vivo _ 5.04
Igor Stravinsky
Five Fragments from the ballet Petrushka
5 1. Russian Dance (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.39
6 2. Petrushka`s Room (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 4.21
7 3. The Moor`s Room (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 3.26
8 4. Dance of the Ballerine (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 0.43
9 5. The Shrovetide Fair (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 9.03
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
10 I. Andante dolce _ 15.35
11 II. Andante sognando _ 4.11
12 III. Vivace _ 9.58
Total time: 75.37
Recorded live on April 9, 1962.
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (1–4)
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 28
Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
1 Modéré, très franc _ 1.07
2 Assez lent, avec une expression intense _ 1.42
3 Modéré _ 1.15
4 Assez animé _ 1.03
5 Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime _ 0.55
6 Vif _ 0.35
7 Moins vif _ 2.13
8 Épilogue. Lent _ 3.05
Franz Liszt
9 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A minor, Rákóczi-Marsch, S. 244/15 _ 5.01
Igor Stravinsky
10 Adagio from the ballet Apollon musagète (1928) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 3.30
Frédéric Chopin
11 Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.39
Igor Stravinsky
12 Russian Dance from the ballet Petrushka (1911) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.47
Muzio Clementi
Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 34 No. 1
13 I. Allegro con spirito _7.33
14 II. Un poco andante, quasi allegretto _ 6.16
15 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.14
Jean-Philippe Rameau
16 La villageoise (Rondeau) from Suite Pièces de clavecin in E minor, RCT 2 _ 1.59
17 Tambourin from Suite Pièces de clavecin in E minor, RCT 2 _ 1.40
Maurice Ravel
18 Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, M. 43 _ 6.09
Johann Sebastian Bach – Аlexander Siloti
19 Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a _ 3.23
Igor Stravinsky
20 Adagio from the ballet Apollon musagète (1928) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 3.28
21 Russian Dance from the ballet Petrushka (1911) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.57
Sergei Rachmaninoff
22 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.11
Total time: 69.56
Recorded live on January 22, 1959 (1–12), December 26, 1960 (13–17), October 4 and 10, 1961 (18–21), April 9, 1962 (22).
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 29
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20
1 I. Moderato _ 6.50
2 II. Andante con moto _ 5.35
3 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.37
Frédéric Chopin
4 Variations for piano in B flat major on Là ci darem la mano from W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 _ 14.44
5 Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 _ 5.26
6 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 9.06
Aram Khachaturian
Piano Sonata in E flat major (1961)
7 I. Allegro vivace _ 8.04
8 II. Andante tranquillo _ 6.41
9 III. Allegro assai _ 7.19
Total time: 68.28
Recorded live in Leningrad on February 15, 1963.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 30
Claude Debussy
1 En bateau from Petite suite, L. 65 _ 4.10
2 Arabesque No. 2 in G major, L. 66 _ 3.24
Maurice Ravel
3 Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, M. 43 _ 6.19
Frédéric Chopin
4 Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 5.15
Francis Poulenc
5 Pastourelle in B flat major, FP 45 _ 2.38
Sergei Rachmaninoff
6 Prelude in B flat major, Op. 23 No. 2 _ 3.41
Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op. 28
7 1. in C major _ 0.34
8 2. in A minor _ 2.07
9 3. in G major _ 0.51
10 4. in E minor _ 1.49
11 5. in D major _ 0.35
12 6. in B minor _ 1.50
13 7. in A major _ 0.45
14 8. in F sharp minor _ 1.35
15 9. in E major _ 1.10
16 10. in C sharp minor _ 0.29
17 11. in B major _ 0.40
18 12. in G sharp minor _ 1.03
19 13. in F sharp major _ 2.52
20 14. in E flat minor _ 0.34
21 15. in D flat major _ 5.22
22 16. in B flat minor _ 1.05
23 17. in A flat major _ 2.56
24 18. in F minor _ 0.48
25 19. in E flat major _ 1.11
26 20. in C minor _ 1.33
27 21. in B flat major _ 1.36
28 22. in G minor _ 0.44
29 23. in F major _ 0.59
30 24. in D minor _ 2.27
Total time: 61.18
Recorded live in Leningrad on February 15, 1963 (1–6), January 26, 1953 (7–30).
Remastering – Е. Barykina
CD 31
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
1 I. Allegretto maestoso _ 19.57
2 II. Romance. Larghetto _ 9.55
3 III. Rondo. Vivace _ 9.42
Francis Poulenc
Concert champêtre in D major, FP 49
4 I. Adagio – Allegro molto _ 10.24
5 II. Andante. Mouvement de Sicilienne _ 6.10
6 III. Finale. Presto très gai _ 7.00
Total time: 63.30
Emil Gilels, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on October 12–13, 1962.
Sound engineer – A. Grossman
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 32
Franz Schubert
1 Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 (arranged for piano and orchestra by Dmitri Kabalevsky) _ 17.27
Camille Saint-Saëns
Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals), zoological fantasy for 2 pianos and ensemble, R. 125
2 I. Introduction et Marche royale du lion (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion) _ 2.17
3 II. Poules et coqs (Hens and Cocks) _ 0.57
4 III. Hémiones (Animaux véloces) (Wild Asses: Swift Animals) _ 0.36
5 IV. Tortues (Tortoises) _ 1.36
6 V. L’éléphant (The Elephant) _ 1.03
7 VI. Kangourous (Kangaroos) _ 0.52
8 VII. Aquarium _ 2.05
9 VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles (Personages with Long Ears) _ 0.43
10 IX. Le coucou au fond des bois (The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods) _ 1.52
11 X. Volière (Aviary) _ 1.19
12 XI. Pianistes (Pianists) _ 1.33
13 XII. Fossiles (Fossils) _ 1.33
14 XIII. Le cygne (The Swan) _ 2.49
15 XIV. Finale _ 2.03
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
16 I. Allegro maestoso _ 5.27
17 II. Quasi Adagio _ 4.24
18 III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato _ 4.16
19 IV. Allegro marziale animato _ 4.00
Total time: 57.02
Emil Gilels, piano
Yakov Zak, piano (2–15)
Daniil Shafran, cello (2–15)
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra (1–15)
Conductors: Kirill Kondrashin (1), Karl Eliasberg (2–15)
The Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin (16–19)
Recorded live on October 12 (13), 1962 (1); in 1951 (2–15), 1950 (16–19).
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (1)
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 33
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
1 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 3.57
2 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia _ 5.36
3 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 2.46
4 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 6.56
Johannes Brahms
Fantasien, Op. 116
5 1. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.00
6 2. Intermezzo in A minor _ 3.25
7 3. Capriccio in G minor _ 2.57
8 4. Intermezzo in E major _ 3.11
9 5. Intermezzo in E minor _ 2.46
10 6. Intermezzo in E major _ 2.56
11 7. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.17
Franz Liszt
12 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.40
13 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.45
Robert Schumann
14 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.28
Total time: 75.37
Recorded live on March 21, 1965.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 34
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 784
1 I. Allegro giusto _ 11.08
2 II. Andante _ 4.47
3 III. Allegro vivace _ 5.14
Six moments musicaux, D. 780
4 No. 1 Moderato _ 4.52
5 No. 2 Andantino _ 6.26
6 No. 3 Allegretto moderato _ 1.51
7 No. 4 Moderato _ 4.19
8 No. 5 Allegro vivace _ 1.50
9 No. 6 Allegretto _ 5.45
Frédéric Chopin
10 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.19
Total time: 54.37
Recorded live in Kiev on April 6, 1965.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 35
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 14.11
2 II. Adagio _ 8.28
3 III. Rondo. Molto allegro _ 6.31
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 16.18
5 II. Largo _ 9.31
6 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 8.38
Total time: 63.41
Emil Gilels, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Neeme Järvi
Recorded live on April 22, 1966.
Sound engineers: I. Veprintsev, E. Buneyeva
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 36
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D. 784
1 I. Allegro giusto _ 10.51
2 II. Andante _ 4.43
3 III. Allegro vivace _ 4.58
Moments musicaux, D. 780
4 1. in C major. Moderato _ 4.43
5 2. in A flat major. Andantino _ 6.18
6 3. in F minor. Allegro moderato _ 1.50
7 4. in C sharp minor. Moderato _ 4.12
8 5. in F minor. Allegro vivace _ 1.45
9 6. in A flat major. Allegretto _ 7.04
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61
10 1. Allegretto _ 6.44
11 2. Largo _ 6.22
12 3. Moderato _ 12.10
Total time: 71.48
Recorded live on March 13, 1965.
Sound engineer – М. Pakhter
Remastering – Е. Barykina
CD 37
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Pathetique, Op. 13
1 I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio _ 8.27
2 II. Adagio cantabile _ 5.44
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 5.03
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (Moonlight Sonata)
4 I. Adagio sostenuto _ 7.12
5 II. Allegretto _ 2.39
6 III. Presto agitato _ 6.59
Franz Schubert
7 Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1 _ 9.56
Maurice Ravel
8 Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 _ 6.25
9 Jeux d`eau, M. 30 _ 5.26
Nikolai Medtner
10 Sonata-reminiscenza in A minor from Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38 No. 1 _ 13.20
Frédéric Chopin
11 Nouvelle étude No. 2 in A flat major, B. 130 _ 2.00
12 Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2 _ 1.31
Sergei Prokofiev
March and Scherzo from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter
13 No. 2 Scherzo _ 1.20
14 No. 1 March _ 1.47
Total time: 77.57
Recorded live on December 21 and 23, 1968.
Sound engineers: I. Veprintsev, E. Buneyeva
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 38
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 28 in А major, Op. 101
1 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 4.00
2 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia _ 5.46
3 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 3.01
4 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 7.02
Robert Schumann
5 Presto passionatо (original finale of Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22) _ 6.01
Nachtstücke (Night Visions), Op. 23
6 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend _ 4.08
7 2. Markiert und lebhaft _ 7.01
8 3. Mit großer Lebhaftigkeit _ 3.36
9 4. Ad libitum. Einfach _ 3.52
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
10 I. Andante dolce _ 15.07
11 II. Andante sognando _ 4.01
12 III. Vivace _ 9.35
Total time: 73.18
Recorded live on January 26, 1967.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 39
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.42
2 II. Introduzione. Adagio molto _ 3.37
3 III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato _ 9.13
4 12 Variations for piano in A major on the Russian Dance from the ballet Das Waldmädchen by P. Wranitzky, WoO 71 _ 11.40
5 32 Variations for piano in C minor, WoO 80 _ 10.30
Carl Maria von Weber
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39
6 I. Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato _ 11.48
7 II. Andante _ 5.59
8 III. Menuetto capriccioso. Presto assai _ 3.34
9 IV. Rondo. Moderato e molto grazioso _ 5.47
Total time: 72.57
Recorded live on October 18, 1967.
Sound engineer – M. Pakhter
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 281
1 I. Allegro _ 7.54
2 II. Andante amoroso _ 8.16
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 5.01
4 Six Variations for piano in F major on Salve tu, Domine from the opera I filosofi immaginari by G. Paisiello, KV 398 _ 8.37
5 Ten Variations for piano in G major on Unser dummer Pöbel meint from the opera La rencontre imprévue, ou Les pèlerins de la Mecque by C.W. Gluck, KV 455 _14.36
6 Fantasia in D minor, KV 397 _ 6.25
Piano Sonata in A minor, KV 310
7 I. Allegro maestoso _ 8.56
8 II. Andante cantabile con espressione _ 10.58
9 III. Presto _ 3.18
Total time: 74.07
Recorded live on January 5, 1970.
Sound engineer – M. Kustov
CD 41
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in F major, KV 533/494
1 I. Allegro _ 9.16
2 II. Andante _ 8.14
3 III. Rondo _ 6.38
Frédéric Chopin
4 Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 _ 8.02
Franz Liszt
5 Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254 _ 12.27
Sergei Prokofiev
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
6 No. 1 Lentamente _ 0.59
7 No. 3 Allegretto _ 0.50
8 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.19
9 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 1.24
10 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _ 1.52
Alexander Scriabin
11 Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 _ 3.33
Sergei Rachmaninoff
12 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.03
Frédéric Chopin
13 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.13
Robert Schumann
14 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.36
Total time: 72.36
Recorded live on February 12, 1972 (1–4), October 18, 1967 (5–10), January 26, 1967 (11, 12), March 13, 1965 (13, 14).
Sound engineer – M. Pakhter (5–14)
Remastering – М. Pilipov
CD 42
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
1 I. Allegro brillante _ 21.04
2 II. Andante non troppo _ 9.25
3 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 8.41
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
4 I. Allegro brillante _ 18.14
5 Rehearsal of Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75 _ 21.47
Total time: 79.14
Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded live on January 3, 1970 (1–3) and on February 20, 1968 (4, 5).
CD 43
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26
1 I. Andante con Variazioni _ 8.12
2 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto _ 2.40
3 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d`un Eroe. Maestoso andante _ 5.57
4 IV. Allegro _ 2.38
Sergei Prokofiev
5 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 8.05
6 Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 _ 2.04
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
7 No. 1 Lentamente _ 1.01
8 No. 3 Allegretto _ 0.54
9 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.25
10 No. 7 Pittoresco (Аrpа) _ 1.29
11 No. 8 Commodo _ 1.23
12 No. 10 Ridicolosamente _ 0.51
13 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 1.06
14 No. 17 Poetico _ 1.05
Sergei Rachmaninoff
15 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 _ 2.28
16 Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 _ 4.04
17 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 _ 5.53
18 Prelude in B flat major, Op. 23 No. 2 _ 3.43
19 Prelude in G flat major, Op. 23 No. 10 _ 3.12
20 Prelude in B major, Op. 32 No. 11 _ 2.20
21 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.06
Alexander Scriabin
22 Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 _ 2.38
Johann Sebastian Bach – Аlexander Siloti
23 Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a _ 3.22
Total time: 69.46
Recorded live on December 24–25, 1977.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 44
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
1 I. Allegro vivace _ 6.44
2 II. Adagio grazioso _ 11.32
3 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 6.46
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26
4 I. Andante con Variazioni _ 8.08
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto _ 2.47
6 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d`un Eroe. Maestoso andante _ 6.23
7 IV. Allegro _ 2.43
Robert Schumann
8 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 _ 7.42
Franz Liszt
9 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 244/2 _ 9.00
Total time: 61.50
Recorded live on February 12, 1976.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 45
Robert Schumann
Four Pieces for piano, Op. 32
1 1. Scherzo _ 4.19
2 2. Gigue _ 1.25
3 3. Romanze _ 3.59
4 4. Fughette _ 2.44
Johannes Brahms
Four Ballades for piano, Op. 10
5 No. 1 in D minor. Andante _ 4.42
6 No. 2 in D major. Andante _ 6.40
7 No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo. Allegro _ 4.12
8 No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto _ 7.36
Frédéric Chopin
9 Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 _ 6.53
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
10 I. Allegro maestoso _ 10.17
11 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace _ 2.30
12 III. Largo _ 9.01
13 IV. Finale. Presto non tanto. Agitato _ 5.32
Total time: 70.02
Recorded live on December 27, 1977.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 46
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
1 I. Presto _ 6.55
2 II. Largo e mesto _ 9.07
3 III. Menuetto. Allegro _ 2.46
4 IV. Rondo. Allegro _ 4.14
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
5 I. Presto alla tedesca _ 4.42
6 II. Andante _ 3.29
7 III. Vivace _ 2.15
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a
8 I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio _ 7.20
9 II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo _ 3.23
10 III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente _ 6.09
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
11 I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck _ 5.10
12 II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen _ 8.51
Adolph von Henselt
13 Etude No. 6 in F sharp major, Si oiseau j’étais (If I Were a Bird), from 12 Études caractéristiques, Op. 2 _ 2.15
Franz Liszt
14 Etude No. 5 in E major, La chasse, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 3.12
Total time: 69.56
Recorded live on October 20, 1980.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 47
Ludwig van Beethoven
1 15 Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E flat major, Eroica Variations , Op. 35 _ 23.27
Johannes Brahms
Four Ballades for piano, Op. 10
2 No. 1 in D minor. Andante _ 4.37
3 No. 2 in D major. Andante _ 6.45
4 No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo. Allegro _ 3.58
5 No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto _ 8.11
Robert Schumann
6 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.59
7 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 _ 5.04
Frédéric Chopin
8 Nouvelle étude No. 2 in A flat major, B. 130 _ 2.20
9 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 7.03
Total time: 68.31
Recorded live on October 20, 1980 (1), February 12, 1976 (2–5), January 5, 1970 (6, 7), December 27, 1977 (8, 9).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 48
Johannes Brahms
1 Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35, Book I _ 13.14
Seven Fantasien for piano, Op. 116
2 1. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.23
3 2. Intermezzo in A minor _ 3.59
4 3. Capriccio in G minor _ 3.26
5 4. Intermezzo in E major _ 4.54
6 5. Intermezzo in E minor _ 3.11
7 6. Intermezzo in E major _ 3.18
8 7. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.19
Robert Schumann
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
9 Theme _ 1.55
10 Etude I _ 1.08
11 Etude II _ 4.13
12 Etude III _ 1.11
13 Etude IV _ 0.47
14 Etude V _ 1.11
15 Etude VI _ 0.48
16 Etude VII _ 1.09
17 Etude VIII _ 2.47
18 Etude IX _ 0.34
19 Etude X _ 1.14
20 Etude XI _ 3.09
21 Etude XII (Finale) _ 6.29
Total time: 63.31
Recorded live on January 9, 1983.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 49
Robert Schumann
Four Pieces for piano, Op. 32
1 1. Scherzo _ 3.58
2 2. Gigue _ 1.17
3 3. Romance _ 4.12
4 4. Fughette _ 2.57
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
5 Duetto, Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 _ 4.38
6 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.47
Аlexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
7 I. Drammatico _ 6.50
8 II. Allegretto _ 2.50
9 III. Andante _ 5.11
10 IV. Presto con fuoco _ 6.18
Five Preludes, Op. 74
11 1. Douloureux, déchirant _ 1.16
12 2. Très lent, contemplatif _ 1.32
13 3. Allegro drammatico _ 1.04
14 4. Lent, vague, indécis _ 1.19
15 5. Fier, belliqueux _ 1.29
Sergei Prokofiev
16 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 8.49
Total time: 55.51
Recorded live on January 9, 1983 (1–6), January 26, 1984 (7–16).
Sound engineer – V. Ivanov (1–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 50
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Hammerklavier, Op. 106
1 I. Allegro _ 12.18
2 II. Scherzo. Assai vivace _ 2.49
3 III. Adagio sostenuto _ 18.52
4 IV. Introduzione. Largo – Fuga. Allegro risoluto _ 13.23
Total time: 47.26
Recorded live on January 26, 1984.
Remastering – M. Pilipov