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1Prélude, op. 23, no. 10 in G-flat major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 10 in G-flat major: Largo
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1903)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:17
2Prélude, op. 32, no. 3 in E major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 3 in E major: Allegro vivace
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:20
3Prélude, op. 32, no. 6 in F minor
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 6 in F minor: Allegro appasionato
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:21
4Prélude, op. 32, no. 7 in F major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 7 in F major: Moderato
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:12
5Étude-tableau, op. 33, no. 2 in C major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Études-tableaux, op. 33: No. 2 in C major: Allegro
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1911-08 until 1911-09)
part of:
Études-tableaux, op. 33
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:14
6Étude-tableau, op. 33, no. 7 in E-flat major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Études-tableaux, op. 33: No. 6 in E-flat major: Allegro con fuoco (sometimes no. 4 or no. 7)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1911-08 until 1911-09)
part of:
Études-tableaux, op. 33
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:45
7Daisies, op. 38, no. 3
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 38: no. 3 "Daisies" (Marguerite) (for solo piano, transcr. by composer)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1922)
arrangement of:
6 Romances, op. 38: no. 3 "Daisies" (Marguerite) (for voice+piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:10
8Étude-tableau, op. 39, no. 6 in A minor
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 6 in A minor: Allegro (originally op. 33 no. 4)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1916 until 1917)
part of:
Études-tableaux, op. 39
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:35
9Oriental Sketch
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-03-18)
recording of:
Oriental Sketch, TN ii/19/2 (on 1940-03-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1917)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/19/2)
part of:
3 Pieces, TN ii/19 (for piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:48
10Mélodie, op. 3, no. 3 in E major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 3. Mélodie in E major (catch-all for unknown revision)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:46
11Serenade, op. 3, no. 5 in B-flat minor
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 5. Sérénade in B-flat minor (catch-all for unknown revision)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:53
12Humoresque, op. 10, no. 5 in G major
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-04-09)
recording of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G major (revised 1940 by composer) (on 1940-04-09)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1894)
revised by:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10
revision of:
Morceaux de salon, op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G major (original version, 1893/94)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:28
13Lilacs, op. 21, no. 5
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1942-02-02)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 21: no. 5 Lilacs (for solo piano, by composer) (on 1942-02-02)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1913 until 1914)
arrangement of:
12 Romances, op. 21: No. 5 Lilacs (for voice+piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:20
14Moment musicaux, op. 16, no. 2 in E-flat minor
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-03-18)
recording of:
6 moments musicaux, op. 16: No. 2. Allegretto in E‐flat minor (on 1940-03-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1896-10 until 1896-12)
part of:
6 moments musicaux, op. 16
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:53
15Polka de W. R.
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1928-04-04)
recording of:
Polka de W.R., TN ii/18 (on 1928-04-04)
composer:
Franz Behr
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1911-03-24)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/18)
arrangement of:
Lachtäubchen, Scherzpolka in F major, op. 303
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:47
16Prélude, op. 3, no. 2 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:38
17Violin Partita no. 3, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
recording of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1: I. Preludio (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1933)
is based on:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006.2: I. Prélude (former BWV 1006a)
part of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1 (for piano, Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:12
18Violin Partita no. 3, BWV 1006: II. Gavotte - Rondo
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
recording of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in in E major, TN iii/1: II. Gavotte (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (until 1720)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1933)
arrangement of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
is based on:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006.2: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (former BWV 1006a)
part of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1 (for piano, Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:47
19Violin Partita no. 3, BWV 1006: III. Gigue
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
recording of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1: III. Gigue (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (from 1942-02-26 until 1942-02-27)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1933)
is based on:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006.2: VII. Gigue (former BWV 1006a)
part of:
Suite from Partita for Violin in E major, TN iii/1 (for piano, Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:06
20A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: ScherzoSergei Rachmaninoff4:01
21Liebesfreud
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1925-12-29)
recording of:
Liebesfreud, TN iii/5/2 (after Kreisler's Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen No.2) (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (on 1925-12-29)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1925)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/5/2)
arrangement of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff7:00
22Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Wohin?
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1925-12-29)
recording of:
Wohin?, TN iii/10 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov) (on 1925-12-29)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1925)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/10)
arrangement of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Nr. 2. Wohin?
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:20
23The Fair at Sorochintsy: Hopak
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1925-04-23)
recording of:
Hopak from Sorochintsy Fair, TN iii/8 (for piano, Rachmaninoff) (on 1925-04-23)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1923)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/8)
arrangement of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Hopak
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:50
24Lullaby, op. 16, no. 1
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1942-02-26)
recording of:
Lullaby, TN iii/14 (transcribed from Tchaikovsky's "Cradle Song", op. 16/1) (on 1942-02-26)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1941)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/14)
is based on:
6 Songs, op. 16: No. 1. Cradle Song (for voice+piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:04
25Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1929-04-16)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov) (on 1929-04-16)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 35) and A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:10
2CD: Bartók: Contrasts, Mikrokosmos (Excerpts)
3CD: Beethoven: Rudolf Serkin
4CD: Tchaikowsky: Concerto No. 1
5CD: Liszt: Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Philippe Entremont
6CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Liszt: Totentanz
7CD: Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Concerto No. 2 - Beethoven: "Appassionata" Sonata
8CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21, 24, Piano Sonata No. 12
9CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 2, No. 4
10CD: Horowitz plays Scarlatti
11CD: Chopin Waltzes & Impromptus
12CD: Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
13CD: Beethoven "Hammerklavier" Sonata
14CD: French Suites BWV 812 - 817
15CD: Martha Argerich plays Schumann
16CD: Mozart: Sonata, K. 448 / Schubert: Fantasia, Op. 103, D. 940
17CD: Piano Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
18CD: Emanuel Ax, Haydn Sonatas Nos. 33, 38, 58 & 60
19CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
20CD: Mozart no End and The Paradise Band
21CD: Alicia de Larrocha, Mozart
22CD: Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra
23CD: Murray Perahia Plays Händel and Scarlatti
24CD: Chopin: The Four Ballades, Berceuse, Barcarolle, Scherzo No. 4
25CD: Goldberg Variations
26CD: Volodos, Solo Piano Works, Schubert
27CD: Martin Stadtfeld, Bach Pur
28CD: transcendent journey; Bach Foulds Beethoven
29CD: Nikolai Tokarev; No. 1
30CD: Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances

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