The Essential Boris Giltburg

Tracklist

• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:28
• 2
  Preludes op. 23: No. 5 in G minor. Alla marcia

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  3:51
• 3
  Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:06
• 4
  Carnaval, op. 9: No. 12, Chopin

  Robert Schumann
  1:21
• 5
  Preludes op. 32: No. 5 in G major: Moderato

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  3:14
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:17
• 7
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  6:53
• 8
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: III. Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:37
• 9
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathetique”: II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:45
• 10
  Études‐Tableaux, op. 33: No. 4 in D minor. Moderato

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  3:38
• 11
  Bagatelle no. 25 in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:06
• 12
  Papillons, op. 2: VII. Semplice

  Robert Schumann
  0:49
• 13
  Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 12. Tempo di menuetto

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  1:26
• 14
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 19: III. Rondo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:00
• 15
  Transcendental Studies, S139: No. 3 in F major “Paysage”

  Franz Liszt
  4:21
• 16
  Piano Concerto no. 1 in F‐sharp minor, op. 1 (1917 version): II. Andante

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  6:31
• 17
  Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:06
• 18
  Moments Musicaux, op. 16: No. 5 Adagio sostenuto

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  4:06
• 19
  Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6: No. 2, Innig

  Robert Schumann
  1:26
• 20
  Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:33
• 21
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  11:24
• 22
  Transcendental Studies, S139: No. 8 in C minor “Wilde Jagd”

  Franz Liszt
  5:37
• 23
  Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:48
• 24
  Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2 in C‐sharp minor. Prélude

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  4:15
• 25
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: V. Largo

  Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Boris Giltburg
  3:46
• 26
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:43
• 27
  Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve

  Sergei Rachmaninoff
  14:54

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Release credits

• Andrew Keener
  producer [4, 7-9, 12, 14-15, 22, 25-27]
• Boris Giltburg
  piano [1, 3-4, 7-9, 12-17, 20, 22-23, 25, 25-27]
• Brussels Philharmonic
  performing orchestra [13, 16]
• Carlos Miguel Prieto
  conductor [27]
• Matthew Bennett
  editor [4, 12]
• Oscar Torres
  editor [14]
• Phil Rowlands
  editor [27], engineer [4, 9, 12, 25-27]
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [3, 7-8, 14]
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  performing orchestra [27]
• Simon Eadon
  engineer [7-8, 14-15, 22]
• Stephen Frost
  editor [9, 26]
• Stewart French
  editor [15, 22]
• Stewart French
  editor [1, 17, 20, 23], engineer [1, 17, 20, 23], producer [1, 17, 20, 23]
• Василий Петренко
  conductor [3, 7-8, 14]
• Василий Синайский
  conductor [13, 16]

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  31 May 2025