Essentials

Tracklist

• 1
  Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2

  Frédéric Chopin
  4:25
• 2
  Piano Sonata no. 12 in F major, K. 332: II. Adagio

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4:44
• 3
  24 Préludes, op. 28: No. 15 in D-flat major ("Raindrop")

  Frédéric Chopin
  5:55
• 4
  4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: Bo. 3 in G-flat major

  Franz Schubert
  5:50
• 5
  3 Intermezzi, op. 117: Bo. 1 in E-flat major. Andante moderato - Live

  Johannes Brahms
  5:06
• 6
  Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 7
  Piano Sonata no. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960: III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)

  Franz Schubert
  4:31
• 8
  Nocturne no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 32, no. 2

  Frédéric Chopin
  4:45
• 9
  Waldszenen, op. 82: No. 3 Einsame Blumen

  Robert Schumann
  1:49
• 10
  Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: III. Corrente

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:54
• 11
  Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57

  Frédéric Chopin
  5:39
• 12
  Piano Sonata no. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9:10
• 13
  6 Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor. Allegro moderato

  Franz Schubert
  1:50
• 14
  French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: II. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:56
• 15
  Waldszenen, op. 82: No. 7 Vogel als Prophet

  Robert Schumann
  2:57
• 16
  Arabeske in C major, op. 18: No. 1 Leicht und Zart

  Robert Schumann
  0:55
• 17
  Piano Sonata no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6:04
• 18
  Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz"

  Frédéric Chopin
  1:55
• 19
  Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6:10
• 20
  Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso

  Robert Schumann
  5:03
• 21
  Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major, K. 453: III. Allegretto - Presto (live)

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7:33
• 22
  Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

  Johannes Brahms
  6:36
• 23
  Fantasia in D minor, K. 397

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6:02
• 24
  Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:16
• 25
  Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso

  Frédéric Chopin
  20:44

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Release credits

• Andrew Mellor
  assistant [5]
• Arend Prohmann
  producer [3, 19, 21]
• Augustin Dumay
  violin [22]
• Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  performing orchestra [19-21, 25]
• Christian Gansch
  producer [15]
• Christopher Alder
  executive [19-21], producer [2, 10, 12, 17]
• Claudio Abbado
  conductor [19-21]
• Daniel Kemper
  balance [5]
• Emmanuel Krivine
  conductor [25]
• Gernot von Schultzendorff
  balance [3]
• Helmut Burk
  balance [1-2, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15, 17, 22, 24], producer [1, 4, 6, 8, 18, 20, 22, 24], recording [18]
• John Fraser
  producer [5]
• Jürgen Bulgrin
  editor [3]
• Klaus Behrens
  recording [3]
• Maria João Pires
  grand piano [6], performer [2, 12, 17], piano [1-8, 10-15, 17-25]
• Rainer Maillard
  balance [19, 21]
• Thilo Grahmann
  editor [12, 17]
• Ulrich Vette
  piano [20]
• Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky
  assistant [18], editor [2], recording [6, 15, 22, 24]
• 王健
  cello [22]
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