The Essential Benjamin Frith

Tracklist

• 1
  Nocturne no. 2 in C minor, H. 25

  John Field
  3:42
• 2
  Etude in F minor

  Felix Mendelssohn
  1:55
• 3
  Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, J. 98, op. 11: II. Adagio

  Carl Maria von Weber
  4:17
• 4
  Sospiri, op. 70

  Edward Elgar arr. Eirian Griffiths
  3:59
• 5
  Nocturne no. 5 in B‐flat major, H. 37

  John Field
  2:54
• 6
  Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6: II. Innig

  Robert Schumann
  1:26
• 7
  Preludes & Fugues for piano, op. 35: Fugue no. 2

  Felix Mendelssohn
  2:48
• 8
  Piano Concerto no. 6 in C major, H. 49: II. Larghetto

  John Field
  5:36
• 9
  Keyboard Sonata in B‐flat major, K. 266 / L. 48 / P. 251: Andante

  Domenico Scarlatti
  5:28
• 10
  Fantasiestücke, op. 12: Des Abends

  Robert Schumann
  3:25
• 11
  Characteristic Pieces, op. 7: No. 1, Sanft und mit Empfindung

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:02
• 12
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in E‐flat major, J. 155, op. 32: II. Adagio

  Carl Maria von Weber
  5:46
• 13
  Romance, op. 1

  Edward Elgar
  5:02
• 14
  Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6: V. Einfach

  Robert Schumann
  1:49
• 15
  Piano Concerto no. 1 in E‐flat major, H 27: II. Air Ecossais “Within a mile of Edinburgh town”: Adagio non troppo

  John Field
  6:31
• 16
  Preludes & Fugues for piano, op. 35: Prelude no. 6

  Felix Mendelssohn
  3:13
• 17
  Six Irish Fantasies, op. 54: No. 5, Hush Song. Larghetto

  Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
  6:41
• 18
  Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 82: II. Romance

  Edward Elgar
  7:38
• 19
  Nocturne no. 10 in E minor, H. 46b

  John Field
  3:11
• 20
  Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40: II. Adagio – Molto sostenuto

  Felix Mendelssohn
  7:45
• 21
  Fantasiestücke, op. 12: Warum

  Robert Schumann
  2:45
• 22
  Clarinet Sonata: II. Vivace

  Sir Arnold Bax
  4:54
• 23
  Rhapsody in F‐sharp major

  Ernest John Moeran
  17:23
• 24
  Piano Sonata no. 4 in B major, H. 17a: I. Moderato

  John Field
  5:04
• 25
  Scherzo a capriccio in F‐sharp minor

  Felix Mendelssohn
  6:34
• 26
  Konzertstuck in F minor, J. 282, op. 79

  Carl Maria von Weber
  16:43

More by Benjamin Frith

String Quintets and Intermezzi

String Quintets and Intermezzi 2020

Piano Concertos, Nocturnes and Sonatas

Piano Concertos, Nocturnes and Sonatas 2019

Russian Works for Piano Four Hands

Russian Works for Piano Four Hands 2017

Piano Concerto no. 7 / Irish Concerto

Piano Concerto no. 7 / Irish Concerto 2016

In the Mountain Country / Rhapsodies / Overture for a Masque

In the Mountain Country / Rhapsodies / Overture for a Masque 2014

The Violin Music: Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata / Miniatures

The Violin Music: Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata / Miniatures 2011

Release credits

• Andrew Mogrelia
  conductor [24]
• Benjamin Frith
  piano [1-8, 11-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 24-26], solo [8]
• Chris Craker
  engineer [3-4, 8, 12-13, 18, 26], producer [3-4, 8, 12-13, 18, 26]
• David Haslam
  conductor [8]
• Eckhard Steiger
  producer [6, 14]
• Gary Cole
  engineer [1-2, 5, 7, 11, 16, 19, 25], producer [1-2, 5, 7, 11, 16, 19, 25]
• Gejza Toperczer
  engineer [20]
• Marat Bisengaliev
  violin [4, 13, 18]
• Michael Ponder
  engineer [24], producer [24]
• Proinnsías Ó Duinn
  conductor [3, 12, 26]
• RTÉ Sinfonietta
  performing orchestra [3, 12, 26]
• Richard Scott
  editor [24]
• Robert Plane
  clarinet [22]
• Royal Northern Sinfonia
  performing orchestra [8]
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  performing orchestra [24]
• Rudolf Hentšel
  producer [20]
• Róbert Stankovský
  conductor [20]
• Štátna filharmónia Košice
  performing orchestra [20]
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  9 June 2025