100 Best Concertos

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1▼CD: The Great Piano Concertos (I)
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1Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Vivace [excerpt]
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1: I. Vivace
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1890 until 1891-07-06)
revised by:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1917)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1
revision of:
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1: I. Vivace (first version, 1890-1891; rarely performed)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:30
2Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Allegro non troppo [excerpt]
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:40
3Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Moderato [excerpt]
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:50
4Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso [excerpt]
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven46:38
5Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Larghetto
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist) (from 1997-07-04 until 1997-07-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1997-07-04 until 1997-07-06)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1997-07-04 until 1997-07-06)
recorded at:
Halle aux Grains (Toulouse) in Toulouse (from 1997-07-04 until 1997-07-06)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto (from 1997-07-04 until 1997-07-06)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Frédéric Chopin10:50
6Totentanz [excerpt]
piano:
Georges Cziffra (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
György Cziffra, Jr.
partial recording of:
Totentanz, S. 126/2 (for piano and orchestra, published version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered by:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer) (on 1865-04-15)
premiered at:
[concert] (1865-04-15)
is based on:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
revision of:
Totentanz, S. 126/1 (early unpublished version)
Franz Liszt2:27
7Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Allegro maestoso [excerpt]
piano:
Georges Cziffra (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
György Cziffra, Jr.
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E‐flat major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1830 until 1856)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E‐flat major, S. 124
Franz Liszt4:19
8Piano Concerto: I. Allegro affettuoso [excerpt]
piano and piano [Klavier]:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
revision of:
Phantasie in A minor
Robert Schumann4:30
9Piano Concerto: II. Adagio
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (in 2002-12)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 2002-12)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (in 2002-12)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (in 2002-12)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:12
10Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Allegro appassionato [excerpt]
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1878 until 1881)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Johannes Brahms4:39
11Noches en los jardines de España: I. En el generalife [excerpt]
piano:
Gonzalo Soriano (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
partial recording of:
Noches en los jardines de España: I. En el Generalife
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer) (from 1909 until 1916)
publisher:
Max Eschig
part of:
Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
Manuel de Falla5:46
12Piano Concerto in G: II. Adagio
piano:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel10:03
13Piano Concerto: I. Allegretto [excerpt]
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1949)
part of:
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, FP 146
Francis Poulenc3:48
14Rhapsody in Blue [excerpt]
piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
Aalborg Symfoniorkester (Aalborg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin8:32
2▶CD: The Great Mozart Concertos
3▶CD: From Vivaldi to Bach: The Great Concertos on Period Instruments
4▶CD: The Great Violin Concertos
5▶CD: Great Concertos for Various Instruments
6▶CD: The Great Piano Concertos (II)

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