Birth of a Legend (Columbia Recordings 1946-1950)

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:10
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:03
• 3
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:46
• 4
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49
• 5
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:37
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Vivacissimamente

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:04
• 7
  Allegretto in C minor, D. 915

  Franz Schubert
  4:16
• CD 2
• 1
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 1 in C major

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:40
• 2
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 2 in A minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  2:04
• 3
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 3 in G major

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:03
• 4
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  2:02
• 5
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 5 in D major

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:37
• 6
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  2:20
• 7
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 7 in A major

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:48
• 8
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 8 in F-sharp minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:50
• 9
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 9 in E major

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:25
• 10
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 10 in C-sharp minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:29
• 11
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 11 in B major

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:35
• 12
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 12 in G-sharp minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:08
• 13
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 13 in F-sharp major

  Frédéric Chopin
  3:34
• 14
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 14 in E-flat minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  5:32
• 15
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 15 in D-flat major "Raindrop"

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:46
• 16
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 16 in B-flat minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:04
• 17
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 17 in A-flat major

  Frédéric Chopin
  3:28
• 18
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 18 in F minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:50
• 19
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 19 in E-flat major

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:19
• 20
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:36
• 21
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 21 in B-flat major

  Frédéric Chopin
  2:06
• 22
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:51
• 23
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 23 in F major

  Frédéric Chopin
  0:54
• 24
  24 Préludes, Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor

  Frédéric Chopin
  2:25
• 25
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Agitatissimo

  Robert Schumann
  2:17
• 26
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: II. Con molta espressione, non troppo presto

  Robert Schumann
  2:15
• 27
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo I (Molto vivace)

  Robert Schumann
  2:57
• 28
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VI. Intermezzo II (Poco piu mosso)

  Robert Schumann
  4:32
• 29
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: V. Molto agitato

  Robert Schumann
  4:25
• 30
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VI. Lento assai

  Robert Schumann
  3:26
• 31
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VII. Vivace assai

  Robert Schumann
  2:53
• 32
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VIII. Lento assai

  Robert Schumann
  4:03
• 33
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: IX. Molto presto

  Robert Schumann
  2:21
• 34
  Kreisleriana, Op. 16: X. Vivace e scherzando

  Robert Schumann
  3:23
• 35
  Arabesque in C major, Op. 18

  Robert Schumann
  4:32
• CD 3
• 1
  Pour le piano: Prélude

  Claude Debussy
  3:56
• 2
  Pour le piano: Sarabande

  Claude Debussy
  4:50
• 3
  Pour le piano: Toccata

  Claude Debussy
  3:52
• 4
  Estampes: Pagodes

  Claude Debussy
  4:31
• 5
  Estampes: Soirée dans Grenade

  Claude Debussy
  4:23
• 6
  Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie

  Claude Debussy
  3:40
• 7
  Images, Livre I: Reflets dans l'eau

  Claude Debussy
  4:32
• 8
  Images, Livre I: Hommage à Rameau

  Claude Debussy
  7:09
• 9
  Images, Livre I: Mouvement

  Claude Debussy
  3:15
• 10
  Images, Livre II: Cloches à travers les feuilles

  Claude Debussy
  5:34
• 11
  Images, Livre II: Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut

  Claude Debussy
  5:27
• 12
  Images, Livre II: Poissons d'or

  Claude Debussy
  4:00
• CD 4
• 1
  Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine

  Maurice Ravel
  7:05
• 2
  Gaspard de la nuit: Le gibet

  Maurice Ravel
  6:09
• 3
  Iberia, Livre I: Evocación

  Isaac Albéniz
  5:52
• 4
  Iberia, Livre I: El puerto

  Isaac Albéniz
  4:16
• 5
  Iberia, Livre I: Corpus in Sevilla

  Isaac Albéniz
  7:14
• 6
  Iberia, Livre II: Rondena

  Isaac Albéniz
  6:20
• 7
  Iberia, Livre II: Almeria

  Isaac Albéniz
  7:59
• 8
  Iberia, Livre II: Triana

  Isaac Albéniz
  4:24

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Release credits

• Claudio Arrau
  piano

Issues

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  Birth of a Legend (Columbia Recordings 1946-1950)

  4x CD
  2006