VA — Russian Legends: Legendary Russian soloists of the 20\’th century [100CD Box Set] (2007) WAVPack (Part 2)

CD 6
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO CONCERTO No. 1 in C major Op. 15
1. Allegro con brio 13:34
2. Largo 12:02
3. Rondo, allegro scherzando 8:16
PIANO CONCERTO No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 19
4. Allegro con brio 13:07
5. Adagio 8:51
6. Rondo 5:58

Emil Gilels, piano
State Symphony Orchestra Of the USSR, Kurt Masur

CD 7

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO CONCERTO No. 4 in G major Op. 58
1. Allegro moderato 17:51
2. Andante con moto 5:11
3. Rondo, vivace 10:00
PIANO CONCERTO No. 5 in E-flat major Op. 73 \»Emperor\»
4. Allegro 19:32
5. Adagio un poco mosso 8:34
6. Rondo, allegro 10:37

Emil Gilels, piano
State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, Kurt Masur

CD 8

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO CONCERTO No. 3 in C minor Op. 37
1. Allegro con brio 15:58
2. Largo 9:24
3. Rondo, allegro 8:27
PIANO SONATA in A-flat major Op. 26
4. Andante con variazioni 8:10
5. Scherzo, allegro molto 2:49
6. Maestoso andante, Marche funebre sulla morte d\’un eroe 6:23
7. Allegro 2:49
PIANO SONATA in G major Op. 31 No. 1
8. Allegro vivace 6:46
9. Adagio grazioso 11:34
10. Rondo, allegretto-presto 6:30

Emil Gilels, piano
State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, Kurt Masur

CD 9

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO SONATA IN B-flat major Op. 106 \»Hammerklavier\»
1. Allegro 12:19
2. Scherzo, assai vivace 2:48
3. Adagio sostenuto 18:48
4. Largo-allegro-tempo I-allegro risoluto 13:03

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 10

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO SONATA No. 7 in D major Op. 10 No. 3
1. Presto 6:54
2. Largo e mesto 9:05
3. Menuetto, allegro 2:46
4. Rondo, allegro 3:53
PIANO SONATA No. 25 in G major Op. 79
5. Presto alla tedesca 4:40
6. Andante 3:28
7. Vivace 1:51
PIANO SONATA No. 26 in E-flat major Op. 81a \»Les Adieux\»
8. Adagio-allegro 7:18
9. Andante espressivo 3:23
10. Vivacissimamente 5:42
PIANO SONATA No. 27 in E minor Op.90
11. Mit Lebhaftigkeit 5:10
12. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 8:24

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 11

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

PIANO SONATA No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 \»Pathetique\»
1. Grave-allegro di molto e con brio 8:28
2. Adagio cantabile 5:39
3. Rondo, allegro 4:48
PIANO SONATA No. 14 in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 \»Mondschein\»
4. Adagio sostenuto 6:34
5. Allegretto 2:47
6. Presto agitato 5:23
PIANO SONATA No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 \»Appassionata\»
7. Allegro assai 9:37
8. Andante con moto 6:37
9. Allegro ma non troppo 4:33

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 12

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

1. Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No.1 5:37
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35
2. Grave-doppio movimento 5:35
3. Scherzo 6:38
4. Marche funebre 9:30
5. Finale, presto 1:13
6. Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53 \»Heroic\» 6:31
7. Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major Op. 36 5:28
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
8. Allegro maestoso 10:14
9. Scherzo, molto vivace 2:29
10. Largo 8:59
11. Finale 5:29

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 13

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

1. Piano Sonata in B minor (recording 1949) 29:08
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 \»Rakoczy March\» 4:20
3. Piano Sonata in B minor (recording 1965) 27:30
4. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 \»Peszter Carnaval\» 10:28
5. Valse oubliee No. 1 2:29

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 14

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor Op. 11
1. Introduzione-allegro vivace 10:14
2. Aria 3:24
3. Scherzo e intermezzo, allegrissimo 4:47
4. Finale, allegro un poco maestoso 11:34
5. Arabesque in C major Op. 18 7:28
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22 (with original finale)
6. So rasch wie möglich 5:58
7. Andantino, getragen 4:01
8. Scherzo, sehr rasch und markiert 1:37
9. Finale 5:49
10. Carnaval, Op. 9 23:42

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 15

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14
1. Allegro ma non troppo 6:15
2. Scherzo, allegro marcato 1:52
3. Andante 5:01
4. Vivace 4:28
5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 28 8:18
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major Op. 84
6. Andante dolce 15:01
7. Andante sognando 3:57
8. Vivace 9:29
9. Visions fugitives (selection) Op. 22 9:42
10. Toccata Op. 11 4:34
11. March from \»Love for Three Oranges\» 1:40

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 16

ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor Op. 23
1. Drammatico 6:51
2. Allegretto 2:49
3. Andante, attacca: presto con fuoco 11:09
Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp minor Op. 30
4. Andante-prestissimo volando 7:08
Preludes Op. 74
5. Douloureux 1:16
6. Tres lent, contemplatif 1:28
7. Allegro drammatico 1:02
8. Lent, vague, indecis 1:18
9. Fier, belliqueux 1:15

NIKOLAI MEDTNER (1880-1951)

10. Sonata in G minor Op. 22 16:32

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 17

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

Suite Pour le Piano
1. Prelude 3:30
2. Sarabande 3:52
3. Toccata 3:40
4. Etude Pour les arpeges 4:14
Images, book I
5. Reflets dans l\’eau 4:11
6. Hommage a Rameau 5:27
7. Mouvement 3:09
Estampes
8. Pagodes 4:22
9. La soiree dans Grenade 4:59
10. Jardins sous la pluie 2:11

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

11. Prelude, from le Tombeau de Couperin 3:10
12. Forlane, from le Tombeau de Couperin 6:52
13. Toccata, from le Tombeau de Couperin 4:11
14. Pavane pour une infante defunte 6:20
15. Jeux d\’eau 5:22

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 18

PYOTR IL\’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

6 Morcaux, Op. 19
1. Reverie du soir 4:08
2. Scherzo humoristique 5:00
3. Feuillet d\’album 3:15
4. Nocturne 2:46
5. Capriccioso 4:24
6. Theme original et variations 6:00

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865-1936)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor Op. 75
7. Moderato 8:32
8. Scherzo 6:06
9. Finale 8:03

SERGEY RACHMANINOFF (RACHMANINOV) (1873-1943)

10. Daisies Op. 38 No. 3 2:23
11. Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 6:00
12. Prelude in C-sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2 3:51
13. Prelude in B-flat major Op. 23 No. 2 3:33
14. Prelude in G-flat major Op. 23 No. 10 3:19
15. Prelude in B major Op. 32 No. 11 2:25
16. Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 3:55
17. Etude-tableau in E-flat minor Op. 39 No. 5 4:49

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 19

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

4 Ballades Op. 10
1. No. 1 in D minor, andante 4:43
2. No. 2 in D major, andante 6:41
3. No. 3 in B minor, Intermezzo, allegro 4:13
4. No. 4 in B major, andante con moto 7:23
Fantasien Op. 116
5. Capriccio in D minor, presto eneo 2:05
6. Intermezzo in A minor, andante 3:37
7. Capriccio in G minor, allegro passionato 2:59
8. Intermezzo in E major, adagio 3:07
9. Intermezzo in E minor, andante con grazia 2:52
10. Intermezzo in E major, andantino teneramente 2:51
11. Capriccio in D minor, allegro agitato 2:22

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)

12. Allegro moderato 12:48
13. Andante 6:32
14. Menuetto capriccioso, presto assai 3:52
15. Rondo 6:08

Emil Gilels, piano

CD 20

SERGEY RACHMANINOFF (RACHMANINOV) (1873-1943)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
1. Allegro ma non tanto 15:04
2. Intermezzo 10:19
3. Finale, allla breve 14:19

PYOTR IL\’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23
4. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 19:02
5. Andante 6:08
6. Allegro con fuoco 6:33

Emil Gilels, piano
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

CD 21

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major 18:32

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
2. Allegro maestoso 20:00
3. Larghetto 9:51
4. Vivace 9:40
ANDANTE SPIANATO ET GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE, in E-flat major Op. 22
5. Andante spianato 5:05
6. Polonaise brillante 8:54

Emil Gilels, piano
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin (1,5,6)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin (2-4)
Evgeny Kissin
CD 29
PYOTR IL\’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

PIANO CONCERTO No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23
1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 20:12
2. Andantino semplice 6:30
3. Allegro con fuoco 7:09

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)

CONCERTO for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra in C minor Op. 35
4. Allegro moderato 6:04
5. Lento 8:24
6. Moderato 1:30
7. Allegro con brio 6:38

Evgeny Kissin, piano
St. Petersburg Acad Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gev (1-3)
Bernard Soustrot, trumpet; St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov (4-7)

CD 30

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

PIANO CONCERTO No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
1. Allegro maestoso 17:54
2. Larghetto 8:09
3. Vivace 9:03
PIANO CONCERTO No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
4. Maestoso 12:51
5. Larghetto 7:33
6. Allegro vivace 7:35

Evgeny Kissin, piano
Mosow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko

CD 31

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

1. Waldesrauschen (Forest murmurs) 4:06
2. La leggierezza 4:37
3. Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major 4:22
4. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor 9:37
5. Etude d\’execution transcendante No. 10 in F minor \»Appassionata\» 4:56

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

6. Etudes symphoniques Op. 13 27:10
7. Abegg Variations Op. 1 7:22
8. Widmung (Transcription Franz Liszt) 3:32

Evgeny Kissin, piano

CD 32

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

1. Waltz No. 14 in E minor Op. Posth. 2:33
2. Mazurka in F minor Op. 63 No. 2 1:28
3. Mazurka in D-flat major Op. 30 No. 3 2:24
4. Mazurka in B-flat minor Op. 24 No. 4 4:26
5. Mazurka in F minor Op. 68 No. 4 1:45
6. Mazurka in C-sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3 4:47
7. Fantasie in F minor Op. 49 12:12
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
8. Allegro maestoso 9:43
9. Scherzo, molto vivace 2:47
10. Largo 9:15
11. Presto, non tanto 5:01

Evgeny Kissin, piano

CD 33

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major KV 414
1. Allegro 10:02
2. Andante 8:55
3. Allegretto 5:46
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor KV 446
4. Allegro 14:27
5. Romanze 10:13
6. Allegro assai 8:07
7. Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in D major KV 382 6:26

Evgeny Kissin, piano
Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir Spivakov

CD 34

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

1. Sicillienne, transcription from Flute Sonata in E-flat major BWV 1031 3:04

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

2. Arabeske in C major Op. 18 7:05

SERGEY RACHMANINOFF (RACHMANINOV) (1873-1943)

3. Lilacs 2:05
4. Prelude in F-sharp minor Op. 23/1 2:48
5. Prelude in A minor Op. 32/8 1:39
6. Prelude in G-flat major Op. 23/10 3:10
ETUDES-TABLEAUX Op. 39
7. In C minor 3:21
8. In A minor 6:08
9. In B minor 3:34
10. In E-flat minor 4:47
11. In A minor 2:59
12. In D major 3:57

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)

13. Etude \»In modo di una Canzone\» Op. 54/3 5:02
EVGENY KISSIN
14. Invention No. 1 1:08
15. Invention No. 2 1:07

Evgeny Kissin, piano

CD 35

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

1. Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 31 9:27
2. Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op. 48/2 7:12
3. Nocturne in C-sharp minor Op. 27/1 5:21
4. Nocturne in A-flat major Op. 32/2 5:07
5. Mazurka in B major Op. 63/1 2:25
6. Mazurka in C major Op. 56/2 1:39
7. Mazurka in C-sharp minor Op. 63/3 1:54
8. Waltz in F major Op. 34/3 2:34

ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)

9. Prelude in G minor Op. 27/1 1:45
10. Prelude in B major Op. 27/2 1:06
11. Prelude in B-flat minor Op. 37/1 1:53
12. Prelude in F-sharp major Op. 37/2 0:49
13. Prelude in B major Op. 37/3 1:51
14. Prelude in G minor Op. 37/4 0:47
15. 4 Pieces Op. 51: Fragilite 2:11
16. 4 Pieces Op. 51: Prelude 1:53
17. 4 Pieces Op. 51: Poeme aile 0:55
18. 4 Pieces Op. 51: Danse languide 1:36
19. Mazurka in E minor Op. 25/3 2:00
20. Etude in C-sharp minor Op. 42/5 3:08

Evgeny Kissin, piano

CD 36

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

Quintet for piano and strings in A major D 667, \»Trout Quintet\»
1. Allegro vivace 12:23
2. Andante 6:49
3. Scherzo, presto 3:37
4. Thema & Variations 7:16
5. Finale, allegro giusto 5:47

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

6. Rhapsodie espagnole 14:46

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

7. Intermezzo, No. 6 from Fantasien Op. 116 3:28

Evgeny Kissin, piano
With V. Spivakov, G. Kovalenko, M. Milman, I. Suluga

CD 37

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26
1. Andante-allegro 9:29
2. Tema con variazioni 9:11
3. Allegro ma non troppo 9:26
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82
4. Allegro moderato 8:32
5. Allegretto 5:16
6. Tempo di Walzer, lentissimo 7:33
7. Vivace 6:27
8. Dance Op. 32/2 (from 4 Pieces Op. 32)
2 Visions fugitives
9. Ridicolosamente 1:08
10. Con vivacita 1:19

Evgeny Kissin, piano
Mosow Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrei Chistiakov (1-3)