BBC Legends Volume 3

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Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

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1Sonata in D minor, Kk. 141
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in D minor, K 141, L 422: Allegro (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 141) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 422)
Domenico Scarlatti4:47
2Sonata in F major, Kk. 518
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in F major, K 518, L 116: Allegro (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 116) and Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 518)
Domenico Scarlatti5:06
3Sonata in D minor, Kk. 32
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in D minor, K 32, L 423: Aria (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 32) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 423)
Domenico Scarlatti3:01
4Sonata in F minor, Kk. 466
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in F minor, K 466, L 118: Andante moderato (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 118) and Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 466)
Domenico Scarlatti5:12
5Sonata in A major, Kk. 533
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in A major, K 533, L 395: Allegro assai (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 395) and Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 533)
Domenico Scarlatti3:06
6Sonata in B minor, Kk. 27
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in B minor, K 27, L 449: Allegro (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 27) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 449)
part of:
Essercizi per gravicembalo
Domenico Scarlatti4:43
7Sonata in G major, Kk. 125
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Sonata in G major, K 125, L 487: Vivo (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 125) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 487)
Domenico Scarlatti2:29
8Pour le piano: I. Prelude
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: I. Prélude. À Mademoiselle M.W. de Romilly. Assez animé et très rythmé - Tempo di cadenza - Tempo I (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Mademoiselle Worms de Romilly
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy4:15
9Pour le piano: II. Sarabande
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: II. Sarabande. À Madame E. Rouart (née Y. Lerolle). Avec une élégance grave et lente (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Yvonne Lerolle
is based on:
Images oubliées, L. 87, CD 94 : II. Dans le mouvement d’une ‘Sarabande’, c’est-à-dire avec une élégance grâve et lente, même un peu vieux portrait, souvenir du Louvre, etc. (for piano)
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy5:20
10Pour le piano: III. Toccata
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: III. Toccata. À N.G. Coronio. Vif (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Nicolas G. Coronio
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy4:20
11Images, livre 1: Reflets dans l'eau
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1984-10-15)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (on 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau (Images, Book I: 1. Reflets dans l’eau) (on 1984-10-15)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1901 until 1905)
premiered at:
[Concert des " Soirées d'art "] (1905-12-14)
part of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:35
12Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: Mit Lebhaftigkeit
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (on 1957-04-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90
Ludwig van Beethoven4:44
13Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: Nicht zu geschwind
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen (on 1957-04-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90
Ludwig van Beethoven7:26
14Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30: I. Andante
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
recording of:
Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30: I. Andante (on 1957-04-22)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30
Alexander Scriabin3:01
15Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30: II. Prestissimo Volando
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
recording of:
Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30: II. Prestissimo volando (on 1957-04-22)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp major, op. 30
Alexander Scriabin4:36
16Six Visions Fugitives, op. 22
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
partial recording of:
Visions fugitives, op. 22 (on 1957-04-22)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1918-04-15)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1915 until 1917)
premiered by:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (on 1918-04-15)
publisher:
A. Gutheil (in 1917)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 22)
Sergei Prokofiev5:39
17Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, op. 28
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (on 1957-04-22)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1957-04-22)
recording of:
Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, op. 28 (on 1957-04-22)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1918-04-15)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1907, in 1917)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 28)
Sergei Prokofiev6:33

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Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)