Essential Piano – 2-CD Set, 30 Classical Tracks – Decca
Piano melodies you will love returning to
Sometimes the opening notes are all it takes to make you want to hear more. With Essential Piano, enjoy beautiful pages of the classical repertoire in a 2-CD Decca set for listening at home.
- 30 tracks, from Beethoven and Bach to Debussy and Chopin.
- Piano pieces alongside movements from concertos.
- 2 hours, 30 minutes and 56 seconds of music.
2 audio CDs • Decca • EAN: 028947566434.
Essential Piano: the pleasure of favourite classics
For a musical break, a quiet evening or a thoughtful gift, this classical piano collection invites you to revisit familiar melodies and discover others. From a delicate miniature to the sweep of a concerto, the piano offers changing colours and moods.
Beloved works and familiar performers
Clair de lune, Für Elise, Gymnopédie No. 1 and Liebestraum No. 3 are among the highlights. The pianists featured include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jorge Bolet, Alicia de Larrocha, Radu Lupu and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
A musical gift to share
Whether you are starting a collection or treating someone who loves the piano, choose a varied programme that is easy to explore. Settle into your favourite chair, select a piece and enjoy the temptation to listen to just one more.
Your questions
How many tracks are included?
30 tracks: 16 on CD 1 and 14 on CD 2.
Are the concertos presented in full?
The programme includes concerto movements or excerpts alongside piano pieces.
What is the total playing time?
2 hours, 30 minutes and 56 seconds, or 150 minutes and 56 seconds.
CD programme
CD 1
- Beethoven : "Moonlight" sonata, Adagio sostenuto
- Bach : Goldberg Variations, Aria
- Rachmaninov : Piano concerto n°2, Adagio sostenuto
- Chopin : Grande Valse brillante in E flat major
- Schumann : Träumerei
- Liszt : Consolation n°3
- Satie : Gymnopédie n°1
- Grieg : Piano concerto, Adagio
- Bach : Jesu, joy of man's desiring
- Tchaikovsky : Piano concerto n°1, Andantino semplice
- Rubinstein : Melody in F
- Ravel : Pavane pour une infante défunte
- Mozart : Piano concerto in C major, Andante
- Schubert : Moment musical n°3
- Beethoven : Für Elise
- Chopin : "Minute" Waltz
CD 2
- Debussy : Clair de lune
- Mozart : Piano concerto in D minor, Romance (excerpt)
- Beethoven : "Pathétique" Sonata, Adagio cantabile
- Debussy : Golliwogg's Cake Walk
- Schubert : Impromptu in G flat
- Mozart : Piano sonata in A major, Rondo alla turca
- Beethoven : "Emperor" concerto, Adagio un poco mosso
- Sinding : Rustle of spring
- Chopin : Nocturne in E flat
- Mozart : Piano concerto in A major, Andante
- Fauré : Nocturne n°1
- Shostakovich : Piano concerto n°2, Andante
- Albéniz : Sevilla, Suite española
- Liszt : Liebestraum n°3