TRACKLISTING

CD1:
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
1 I Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso — Allegro con spirito
2 II Andantino semplice — Prestissimo — Tempo I
3 III Allegro con fuoco
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
4 I Moderato
5 II Adagio sostenuto
6 III Allegro scherzando
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Moshe Atzmon (conductor)

CD2:
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
1 I Allegro molto moderato
2 II Adagio
3 III Allegro moderato e marcato
4 Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso, op.14

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
5 I Allegro affettuoso
6 II Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
7 III Allegro vivace
Jorge Bolet (piano)
Radio Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

CD3:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
1 I Allegro moderato
2 II Andante con moto
3 III Rondo: Vivace

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
4 I Allegro
5 II Adagio un poco mosso
6 III Rondo: Allegro
Clifford Curzon (piano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor)

CD4:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K467 “Elvira Madigan”
1 I Allegro
2 II Andante
3 III Allegro vivace assai

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 in C major, K503
4 I Allegro maestoso
5 II Andante
6 III Allegretto
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)

CD5:
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11
1 I Allegro maestoso
2 II Romance: Larghetto
3 III Rondo: Vivace

Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21
4 I Maestoso
5 II Larghetto
6 III Allegro vivace
Claudio Arrau (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal (conductor)

RECORDING INFORMATION

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD collection features ten of the world's most popular piano concertos, in addition to Mendelssohn's Rondo capriccioso.

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann.

Presenting some of the world's most eminent pianists and conductors, this set includes performances by Viktoria Postnikova and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Tchaikovsky 1), Clifford Curzon and Hans Knappertsbusch (Beethoven 4 & 5) and Stephen Kovacevich and Colin Davis (Mozart).

RELATED RELEASES

Three other Ultimate collections released in February 2008:

Ultimate Classic Relaxation
Ultimate Dvorak
Ultimate Mendelssohn