Love’s Dream – Classical Piano Favourites – CD

Love’s Dream: make time for the piano

A familiar melody can be a pleasure every time it returns. Love’s Dream brings together piano favourites ranging from Für Elise to Debussy’s Clair de Lune. Tender, dreamy passages meet bolder musical colours in a selection made for listening, discovering and enjoying again.

18 pieces with a wealth of character

The programme features Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Grieg, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin, Mussorgsky, Mozart and Debussy. Savour The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Schubert’s singing Impromptu and Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude. Two selections from Pictures at an Exhibition add another dimension to this varied piano journey.

Celebrated pianists, lasting listening pleasure

Performers include Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Andrei Gavrilov, Emil Gilels, Friedrich Gulda, Yevgeny Kissin and Mikhail Pletnev. With 70 minutes and 23 seconds of music, this CD makes a welcoming introduction to classical piano and a lovely gift for someone who already has favourite pieces.

Questions about this CD

How many tracks are included?

The CD contains 18 tracks with a total playing time of 70 min 23 sec.

Is the programme instrumental?

Yes, this is a collection of piano music.

Does it include the complete Moonlight Sonata?

It includes the Adagio sostenuto movement. Debussy’s Clair de Lune is also featured.

Complete track listing

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven - Für Elise - 4:03
2. Felix Mendelssohn - Spring song - 2:08
3. Franz Schubert - Serenade - 2:39
4. Robert Schumann - Träumerei (dreaming) - 2:59
5. Ludwig Van Beethoven - "Moonlight" Sonata Adagio sostenuto - 6:34
6. Edvard Grieg - Homesickness - 4:19
7. Claude Debussy - The girl with the flaxen hair - 2:48
8. Johannes Brahms - Lullaby - 1:41
9. Franz Liszt - Love's dream - 4:35
10. Frédéric Chopin - Valse brillante - 5:01
11. Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition Promenade - 1:41
12. Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition Gnomus - 2:53
13. Frédéric Chopin - Prélude "Raindrop" - 4:51
14. Franz Schubert - Impromptu n°3 D 899 - 5:41
15. Frédéric Chopin - Etude "Tristesse" - 3:59
16. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano sonata in D Major Adagio - 5:13
17. Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune - 5:08
18. Frédéric Chopin - "Farewell" waltz - 3:38