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ASHKENAZY Solo & Chamber Recordings

VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
A Personal Selection:
The Solo & Chamber Recordings

Int. Release 01 Sep. 2017

56 CDs

Track List

CD 1: Chopin: Four Ballades; Trois Nouvelles Etudes

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

1.

Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

8:56

2.

Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38

7:57

3.

Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47

7:31

4.

Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

11:19

5.

Etude in F minor, Op.posth. " Méthode des méthodes "

2:13

6.

Etude in A flat, Op.posth. " Méthode des méthodes "

1:45

7.

Etude in D flat, Op.posth. " Méthode des méthodes "

1:44

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 41:25

CD 2: Ashkenazy plays Chopin, Ravel & Debussy

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

1.

Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54

10:21

2.

Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1

7:37

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

3.

L'Isle Joyeuse, L. 106

5:40

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

4.

6:19

5.

4:48

6.

10:25

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 45:10

CD 3: Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op.17; Symphonic Studies, Op.13

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Fantasie in C, Op. 17

1.

1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo

14:23

2.

2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter

7:08

3.

3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter

10:15

Symphonic Studies, Op.13

1852 version

4.

1:30

5.

Variation I: Un poco più vivo

1:14

6.

2:51

7.

Etude III; Vivace (1837)

1:10

8.

0:50

9.

1:05

10.

Variation V: Agitato

0:56

11.

Variation VI: Allegro molto

1:11

12.

2:09

13.

Etude IX: Presto possibile (1837)

0:40

Appendix

14.

1:48

15.

2:19

16.

1:08

17.

2:34

18.

2:34

1852 version

19.

1:20

20.

2:13

21.

Finale: Allegro brillante

6:10

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:05:28

CD 4: Mozart: Piano & Wind Quintet, K.452; Beethoven: Piano & Wind Quintet, Op.16

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon in E-Flat Major, K. 452

1.

1. Largo - Allegro moderato

10:20

2.

9:07

3.

5:36

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Quintet in E Flat Major for Piano and Wind Quartet, Op. 16

4.

1. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo

13:22

5.

2. Andante cantabile

7:51

6.

3. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

5:46

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Wind Soloists

Total Playing Time: 52:02

CD 5: Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Major, D.664; Piano Sonata in A Minor, D.784

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664

1.

1. Allegro moderato

10:36

2.

4:56

3.

6:24

4.

Hungarian Melody In B Minor, D. 817

3:33

Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784

5.

1. Allegro giusto

11:01

6.

4:39

7.

3. Allegro vivace

4:43

8.

12 Waltzer, 17 Ländler und 9 Eccossaisen, Op.18, D.145

10:53

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 56:45

CD 6: Chopin: Four Scherzi; Prélude, Op.45; Barcarolle, Op.60

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

1.

Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45

4:48

2.

Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20

10:04

3.

Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

9:34

4.

Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

6:44

5.

Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54

10:30

6.

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

8:46

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 50:26

CD 7: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos.7 & 8; Two Pieces from "Romeo & Juliet"

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83

1.

1. Allegro inquieto - Andantino - Allegro inquieto - Andantino - Allegro inquieto

8:19

2.

2. Andante caloroso - Poco più animato - Più largamente - un poco agitato - Tempo I

6:01

3.

3:33

Pieces from "Romeo And Juliet" Op.75 (Arr. for Piano)

Arr. Prokofiev

4.

10. Romeo & Juliet before parting

6:59

5.

2:15

Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84

6.

1. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante - Andante dolce come prima - Allegro

16:22

7.

2. Andante sognando

3:45

8.

3. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace

9:50

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 57:04

CD 8: Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major; Brahms: Horn Trio in B Flat, Op.40

César Franck (1822 - 1890)

Sonata In A Major For Violin & Piano, FWV 8

1.

1. Allegretto ben moderato

5:58

2.

2. Allegro- Quasi lento- Tempo 1 (Allegro)

7:58

3.

3. Recitativo - Fantasia (Ben moderato - Largamente - Molto vivace)

7:18

4.

4. Allegretto poco mosso

6:38

Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40

5.

1. Andante - Poco più animato

7:53

6.

2. Scherzo (Allegro)

6:36

7.

3. Adagio mesto

7:25

8.

4. Finale (Allegro con brio)

5:36

Barry Tuckwell, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 55:22

CD 9: Rachmaninov: Suites for Two Pianos Nos.1 & 2

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Suite No.1 for 2 Pianos, Op.5

1.

7:40

2.

2. A night for love

6:20

3.

6:13

4.

4. Russian Easter

2:26

Suite No.2 for 2 Pianos, Op.17

5.

1. Introduction (Alla marcia)

4:15

6.

2. Waltz (Presto)

5:50

7.

3. Romance (Andantino)

6:53

8.

4. Tarantella (Presto)

5:49

Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn

Total Playing Time: 45:26

CD 10: Schumann: Kreisleriana; Humoreske

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Kreisleriana, Op. 16

1.

1. Äusserst bewegt

2:42

2.

2. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch - Intermezzo I (Sehr lebhaft) - Tempo I - Intermezzo II (Etwas bewegter) - Tempo I

9:26

3.

3. Sehr aufgeregt

4:24

4.

4. Sehr langsam

3:36

5.

5. Sehr lebhaft

2:48

6.

6. Sehr langsam

4:26

7.

1:51

8.

8. Schnell und spielend

2:57

Humoreske, Op.20

9.

5:59

10.

4:46

11.

3. Einfach und zart

5:01

12.

2:20

13.

5. Sehr lebhaft

3:15

14.

6. Zum Beschluss

7:11

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:00:42

CD 11: Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos.3, 4, 5 & 9

Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)

Piano Sonata No.3 In F Sharp Minor, Op.23

1.

6:23

2.

2:18

3.

5:04

4.

4. Presto con fuoco

5:50

Piano Sonata No.4 in F sharp major, Op.30

5.

3:08

6.

2. Prestissimo volando

5:07

7.

Piano Sonata No.5 in F Sharp Major, Op.53

11:56

8.

Piano Sonata No.9, Op.68 "Black Mass"

8:09

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 47:55

CD 12: Rachmaninov: Corelli Variations; Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op.42

1.

Theme (andante)

1:24

2.

Variation 1 (poco più mosso)

0:48

3.

Variation 2 (l'istesso tempo)

0:39

4.

Variation 3 (tempo di menuetto)

0:38

5.

Variation 4 (andante)

0:55

6.

Variation 5 (allegro)

0:21

7.

Variation 6 (l'istesso tempo)

0:19

8.

Variation 7 (vivace)

0:30

9.

Variation 8 (adagio misterioso)

1:18

10.

Variation 9 (un poco più mosso)

1:20

11.

Variation 10 (allegro scherzando)

0:33

12.

Variation 11 (allegro vivace)

0:23

13.

Variation 12 (l'istesso tempo)

0:42

14.

Variation 13 (agitato)

0:31

15.

Intermezzo (a tempo rubato)

1:20

16.

Variation 14 (andante)

1:18

17.

Variation 15 (l'istesso tempo)

1:47

18.

Variation 16 (allegro vivace)

0:30

19.

Variation 17 (meno mosso)

1:07

20.

Variation 18 (allegro con brio)

0:30

21.

Variation 19 (più mosso. agitato)

0:26

22.

Variation 20 (più mosso)

0:55

23.

1:39

Études-Tableaux, Op. 39

Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39

24.

No. 1 in C Minor

2:47

25.

No. 2 in A Minor

6:02

26.

No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor

2:42

27.

No. 4 in B Minor

3:38

28.

No. 5 in E-Flat Minor

5:14

29.

No. 6 in A Minor

2:30

30.

No. 7 in C Minor

7:00

31.

No. 8 in D Minor

3:08

32.

No. 9 in D Major

3:37

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 56:31

CD 13: Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

5 Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3

1.

No. 2 Prelude In C-Sharp Minor

4:38

10 Preludes, Op.23

2.

No.1 in F Sharp Minor - Largo

4:21

10 Preludes, Op.23

3.

No.2 in B Flat Major - Maestoso

3:29

10 Preludes, Op.23

4.

No.3 in D Minor - Tempo di minuetto

4:08

10 Preludes, Op.23

5.

No. 4 in D Major - Andante cantabile

5:36

10 Preludes, Op.23

6.

No.5 in G Minor - Alla marcia

3:56

10 Preludes, Op.23

7.

No.6 in E Flat Major - Andante

3:00

10 Preludes, Op.23

8.

No.7 in C Minor - Allegro

2:27

10 Preludes, Op.23

9.

No.8 in A Flat Major - Allegro vivace

3:14

10 Preludes, Op.23

10.

No.9 in E Flat Minor - Presto

1:52

10 Preludes, Op.23

11.

No.10 in G Flat Major - Largo

3:58

13 Préludes, Op.32

12.

No.1 In C Major: Allegro vivace

1:21

13.

No.2 In B-Flat Minor: Allegretto

2:55

14.

No.3 In E Major: Allegro vivace

2:18

15.

No.4 In E Minor: Allegro con brio

5:12

16.

No.5 In G Major: Moderato

3:19

17.

No.6 In F Minor: Allegro appassionato

1:25

18.

No.7 In F Major: Moderato

2:13

19.

No.8 In A Minor: Vivo

1:47

20.

No.9 In A Major: Allegro moderato

2:55

21.

No.10 In B Minor: Lento

6:01

22.

No.11 In B Major: Allegretto

2:08

23.

No.12 in G Sharp Minor - Allegro

2:29

24.

No.13 In D-Flat Major: Grave - Allegro - Grave

5:53

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:20:35

CD 14: Schubert: Piano Sonata No.17; 4 Deutsche Tänze, D.366

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, D. 850

1.

1. Allegro vivace

8:44

2.

14:02

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)

8:41

4.

4. Rondo (Allegro moderato)

8:50

17 Landler, D.366

5.

4 Deutsche Tänze

5:14

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 45:31

CD 15: Rachmaninov: Songs I

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Six Songs, Op.4

1.

4. Ne poy, krasavitsa

5:00

Six Songs, Op.4

2.

5. Uzh ty niva moya

4:50

Twelve Songs, Op.21

3.

7. Zdes khorosho

2:07

Six Songs, Op.38

4.

1. Nochyu v sadu u menya

1:50

Six Songs, Op.38

5.

2:39

Six Songs, Op.38

6.

2:34

Six Songs, Op.38

7.

2:56

Six Songs, Op.38

8.

3:27

Six Songs, Op.38

9.

2:18

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

10.

4:30

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

11.

2:27

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

12.

9. Ty znal yevo

2:50

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

13.

10. Sey den ya pomnyu

1:31

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

14.

12. Kakoye schastye

2:11

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

15.

6:39

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

16.

6:31

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 54:20

CD 16: Rachmaninov: Songs II

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Six Songs, Op.4

1.

3. V molchan'i nochi taynoy

2:51

Six Songs, Op.4

2.

6. Davno l, moy drug

1:57

Six Songs, Op.8

3.

4. Polyubila ya na pechal svoyu

2:29

Six Songs, Op.8

4.

1:17

Twelve Songs, Op.14

5.

1. Ya zhdu tebya

2:02

Twelve Songs, Op.14

6.

2:05

Twelve Songs, Op.14

7.

5. Eti letniye nochi

1:59

Twelve Songs, Op.14

8.

6. Tebya tak lyubyat vse

2:43

Twelve Songs, Op.14

9.

7. Ne ver mne, drug!

1:29

Twelve Songs, Op.14

10.

11. Vesenniye vody

1:54

Twelve Songs, Op.21

11.

6:37

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

12.

4. Veter perelyotny

3:16

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

13.

2:50

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

14.

6. Voskresheniye Lazarya

2:43

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

15.

7. Ne mozhet byt!

1:54

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

16.

2:24

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 40:30

CD 17: Rachmaninov: Songs III

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Twelve Songs, Op.21

1.

2. Nad svezhey mogiloy

1:59

Twelve Songs, Op.21

2.

2:18

Twelve Songs, Op.21

3.

4. Oni otvechali

1:44

Twelve Songs, Op.21

4.

1:53

Twelve Songs, Op.21

5.

6. Odinochestvo

1:57

Twelve Songs, Op.21

6.

8. Na smert chizhika

2:52

Twelve Songs, Op.21

7.

3:12

Twelve Songs, Op.21

8.

10. Pred ikonoy

3:48

Twelve Songs, Op.21

9.

11. Ya ne prorok

1:34

Twelve Songs, Op.21

10.

12. Kak mne bolno

1:47

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

11.

4:25

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

12.

10. U moyevo okna

2:06

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

13.

1:28

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

14.

12. Noch pechalna

2:27

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

15.

2:28

16.

Belilitsy, rumyanitsy, vy moi!

3:42

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 39:40

CD 18: Rachmaninov: Songs IV

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

1.

Ya tebe nichevo ne skazu

2:11

2.

Opyat vstrepenulos ti, serdtse

2:19

3.

April! A Festive Spring Day (C'était en avril)

2:05

4.

2:18

Six Songs, Op.4

5.

1. O net, molyu, ne ukhodil!

1:28

Six Songs, Op.4

6.

2:14

Six Songs, Op.8

7.

1. Rechnaya lilya

1:19

Six Songs, Op.8

8.

2. Ditya! Kak tsvetok ty prekrasna

1:42

Six Songs, Op.8

9.

3:16

Six Songs, Op.8

10.

2:49

Twelve Songs, Op.14

11.

3. Davno v lyubvi

1:22

Twelve Songs, Op.14

12.

4. Ya byl u ney

1:27

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

13.

1. Yest mnogo zvukov

2:40

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

14.

2. Vsyo otnyal u menya

0:55

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

15.

3. Mi otdokhnyom

2:05

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

16.

4. Dva proshchaniya

4:52

John Shirley-Quirk, Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

17.

5. Pokinem, milaya

2:18

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

18.

6. Khristos voskres

2:58

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Six Songs, Op.38

19.

2:27

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 42:45

CD 19: Rachmaninov: Songs V

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Twelve Songs, Op.14

1.

8. O, ne grusti!

2:51

Twelve Songs, Op.14

2.

9. Ona, kak pol'den khorosha

2:51

Twelve Songs, Op.14

3.

10. V moyey dushe

2:13

Twelve Songs, Op.14

4.

1:30

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

5.

8. Poshchady ya molyu!

1:21

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

6.

9. Ya opyat odinok!

1:52

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

7.

13. Vchera my vstretilis

2:50

Fifteen Songs, Op.26

8.

15. Prokhodit vsyo

1:48

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

9.

2. V dushe u kazhdovo iz nas

2:15

Fourteen Songs, Op.34

10.

11. Khorugv svyashchennuyu

3:50

11.

U vrat obiteli svyatoy

3:00

12.

Pesnya razocharovannova

3:02

13.

3:05

14.

Ti pomnish' li vecher?

2:03

15.

Ikalos' li tebe?

1:13

16.

3:10

17.

Pis'mo K.S. Stanislavkomu

3:00

18.

Iz Evangeliya ot Ioanna

1:09

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Twelve Songs, Op.21

19.

5. Siren (Arr. Piano)

2:22

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 45:25

CD 20: Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Russian Rhapsody

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Two pianos

1.

11:28

2.

2. Andante con moto (Tempo di Valse)

9:23

3.

3. Lento assai - allegro vivace

13:25

4.

Russian Rhapsody for Two Pianos

9:10

Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn

Total Playing Time: 43:26

CD 21: Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 7 & 10; 4 Morceaux, Op.56

Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy"

1.

8:24

2.

3:55

Quatre Morceaux, Op.56

3.

1. Prelude in E flat

0:53

4.

2. Ironies (Vivo Scherzoso)

2:08

5.

3. Nuances (Fondu, veloute)

1:35

6.

4. Etude (Presto)

0:28

7.

Piano Sonata No.7 ("White Mass"), Op.64

10:50

2 Danses, Op.73

8.

2:58

9.

2. Flammes sombres

2:16

2 Poèmes, Op. 32

10.

1. Poème in F sharp

3:23

11.

1:27

12.

Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70

12:16

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 50:33

CD 22: Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No.2 in B Flat Minor; Etudes-Tableaux, Op.33

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.36

1913 Version

1.

1. Allegro agitato

10:26

2.

2. Non allegro - Lento

8:00

3.

3. Allegro molto

7:05

Études-Tableaux, Op. 33

Etudes-Tableaux, Op.33

4.

No.1 in F minor

2:49

5.

No.2 in C major

2:35

6.

No.3 (Op.posth.) in C minor

4:38

7.

No.4 in D minor

2:41

8.

No.5 (op.posth.) in D minor

1:37

9.

No.6 in E flat minor

1:42

10.

No.7 in E flat major

3:42

11.

No.8 in G minor

2:43

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 47:58

CD 23: Tchaikovsky: Songs I

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

16 Songs for Children, Op.54

1.

2:13

6 Romances, Op.27

2.

2:52

12 Romances, Op.60

3.

3:19

12 Romances, Op.60

4.

1. Vcherashnyaya noch

2:57

6 Romances, Op.6

5.

6. Nyet, tolko tot, kto znal

3:13

Romances, Op. 16, TH 95

6 Romances, Op.16

6.

3:28

6 Romances, Op.6

7.

3:27

6 Romances, Op.28

8.

6. Strashnaya minuta

3:10

7 Romances, Op.47

9.

6. Dyen li tsarit

3:16

16 Songs for Children, Op.54

10.

2:02

12 Romances, Op.60

11.

5. Prostiye slova

2:46

12.

2:15

6 Mélodies, Op.65

13.

1:46

6 Mélodies, Op.65

14.

2:33

6 Mélodies, Op.65

15.

4. Poème d'Octobre

2:30

6 Mélodies, Op.65

16.

2:50

6 Romances, Op.73

17.

4. Zakatilas solntse

1:57

6 Romances, Op.25

18.

2. Kak nad goryachyeyio zoloi

1:48

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 48:22

CD 24: Tchaikovsky: Songs II

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

1.

Moy geni, moy angel, moy drug

1:27

2.

2:11

6 Romances, Op.6

3.

1. Nye vyer, moy drug

3:13

4.

Zabyt tak skoro

2:32

Romances, Op. 16, TH 95

6 Romances, Op.16

5.

4. Oh! chante encore

2:32

6.

Unasi moyo serdtse

2:23

6 Romances, Op.28

7.

3. Zachem zhe ti prisnilasa

2:14

6 Romances, Op.38

8.

2. To bylo ranneyu vesnoy

2:28

6 Romances, Op.38

9.

3. Sryed shumnovo bala

2:25

7 Romances, Op.47

10.

1. Kabi znala ya

3:51

7 Romances, Op.47

11.

7. Ya li v polye da nye travushka bila?

4:30

16 Songs for Children, Op.54

12.

1:58

6 Romances, Op.57

13.

3. Ne sprashivai

2:16

6 Romances, Op.63

14.

4. Pyervoye svidaniye

1:29

6 Romances, Op.63

15.

3:20

6 Mélodies, Op.65

16.

1:07

6 Romances, Op.73

17.

1. Mi sidyeli s toboy

2:36

12 Romances, Op.60

18.

10. Za oknom v tyeni myelkayet

1:41

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 44:13

CD 25: Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In E Minor, Op.38

1.

1. Allegro non troppo

13:17

2.

2. Allegretto quasi minuetto

5:10

3.

3. Allegro - Più presto

6:17

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.2 In F, Op.99

4.

1. Allegro vivace

8:41

5.

2. Adagio affettuoso

7:07

6.

3. Allegro appassionata

7:01

7.

4. Allegro molto

4:34

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 52:07

CD 26: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Tchaikovsky: Dumka

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Pictures at an Exhibition

for Piano

1.

Promenade - Gnomus

4:07

2.

Promenade - The Old Castle

5:10

3.

Promenade - The Tuileries - Bydlo

3:50

4.

Promenade - Ballet of Unhatched chicks - 2 Polish Jews

4:10

5.

The Market Place at Limoges - The Catacombs

6:36

6.

The Hut on Fowls Legs - The Great Gate of Kiev

8:27

Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

7.

Prelude & Fugue in G sharp minor, Op.29

7:42

Anatol Constantinovich Liadov (1855 - 1914)

8.

A Musical Snuff-Box, Op.32

2:15

Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)

9.

Scherzo in A flat (1885)

2:48

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

10.

9:01

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 54:06

CD 27: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

1.

6:32

2.

5:13

3.

9:45

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19

4.

6:00

Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61

for Piano

5.

1. Modéré - très franc

1:20

6.

2. Assez lent - avec une expression intense

1:42

7.

1:30

8.

4. Assez animé

1:18

9.

5. Presque lent - dans un sentiment intime

1:19

10.

0:45

11.

2:46

12.

8. Epilogue (Lent)

3:43

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 41:53

CD 28: Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; Seven Poems of Alexander Blok

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 36a

1.

5:20

2.

2:15

Fitzwilliam Quartet

7 Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127

3.

1. Pesnya Ofelii (Ophelia's Song)

2:46

4.

2. Gamayun, ptitsa veshchaya (Hamayun, the Prophetic Bird)

3:31

5.

3. My byli vmeste (We were together)

3:08

Elisabeth Söderström, Christopher Rowland, Ioan Davies, Vladimir Ashkenazy

6.

4. Gorod spit (The City is Asleep)

3:16

Elisabeth Söderström, Ioan Davies, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Christopher Rowland

7.

5. Burya (The Storm)

2:02

Elisabeth Söderström, Christopher Rowland, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ioan Davies

8.

6. Tayniye znaki (Secret Signs)

4:17

9.

7. Muzyka (Music)

4:41

Elisabeth Söderström, Christopher Rowland, Ioan Davies, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57

10.

1. Prelude (Lento - Poco piu mosso - lento)

4:30

11.

2. Fugue (Adagio)

11:01

12.

3. Scherzo (Allegretto)

3:13

13.

4. Intermezzo (Lento - Appassionato)

6:12

14.

5. Finale (Allegretto)

7:17

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fitzwilliam Quartet

Total Playing Time: 1:03:29

CD 29: Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata & Works for Cello

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Sonata in G minor for Cello & Piano, Op. 19

1.

1. Lento - Allegro moderato

10:41

2.

2. Allegro scherzando

6:40

3.

6:48

4.

4. Allegro mosso

9:08

5.

Prelude, Op.2, No.1

3:26

6.

Oriental Dance, Op.2, No.2

4:37

Modest Altschuler (1873 - 1963)

7.

Melodie on a theme by Rachmaninov

5:32

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

8.

Lied in F Minor

2:03

9.

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

6:59

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 55:54

CD 30: Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 6 & 8; Four Pieces, Op.51

Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)

Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.6

1.

1. Allegro con fuoco

6:34

2.

4:48

3.

3:21

4.

6:06

4 Pieces, Op. 51

5.

2:19

6.

2:23

7.

3. Poème ailé

0:55

8.

4. Danse languide

1:02

9.

Piano Sonata No.6, Op.62

11:28

10.

Piano Sonata No.8, Op.66

13:26

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 52:22

CD 31: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In F, Op.5 No.1

1.

1 Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo

3:05

2.

14:47

3.

2. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

7:04

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.2 In G Minor, Op.5 No.2

4.

1a. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo

5:53

5.

1b. Allegro molto più tosto presto

10:54

6.

2. Rondo (Allegro)

8:12

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 49:55

CD 32: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 3, 4 & 5

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.3 In A, Op.69

1.

1. Allegro ma non tanto

13:39

2.

2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

5:08

3.

3a. Adagio cantabile

1:47

4.

3b. Allegro vivace

6:46

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.4 In C, Op.102 No.1

5.

2:37

6.

1b. Allegro vivace

5:12

7.

2:01

8.

2b. Tempo d'andante

0:51

9.

2c. Allegro vivace

4:14

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.5 In D, Op.102 No.2

10.

1. Allegro con brio

6:32

11.

2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto

9:42

12.

3. Allegro - Allegro fugato

4:11

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:02:40

CD 33: Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor; Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Cello Sonata, Op. 40

1.

1. Allegro non troppo

11:12

2.

3:04

3.

7:58

4.

3:43

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Sonata for cello & piano, Op.119

5.

1. Andante grave

9:28

6.

4:26

7.

3. Allegro ma non troppo

7:45

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

8.

Moderato for Cello & Piano

2:41

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 50:17

CD 34: Brahms: Horn Trio; Schumann: Andante & Variations; Adagio & Allegro

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40

1.

1. Andante - Poco più animato

7:31

2.

2. Scherzo (Allegro)

6:50

3.

3. Adagio mesto

7:59

4.

4. Finale (Allegro con brio)

5:46

Radovan Vlatkovic, Hans Maile, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

5.

Andante & Variations, Op.46

18:50

Radovan Vlatkovic, Georg Donderer, Mathias Donderer, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy

Adagio And Allegro In A Flat Major, Op. 70

6.

1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck

3:47

7.

2. Rasch und feurig

4:36

Radovan Vlatkovic, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 55:19

CD 35: Brahms: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel; Piano Sonata No.3

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

1.

1. Theme, Variations 1-4

4:27

2.

2. Variations 5-6

2:07

3.

3. Variations 7-8

1:14

4.

4. Variations 9-12

3:31

5.

5. Variations 13-18

4:42

6.

6. Variations 19-21

3:08

7.

7. Variations 22-25

2:46

8.

4:52

Piano Sonata No.3 In F Minor, Op.5

9.

1. Allegro maestoso

10:12

10.

2. Andante espressivo

10:04

11.

4:58

12.

4. Intermezzo (Andante molto)

3:41

13.

5. Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato)

7:34

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:03:16

CD 36: Chopin: Preludes, Op.28; Piano Sonata No.3

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189

1.

1. Agitato in C Major, C. 166

0:42

2.

2. Lento in A Minor, C. 167

1:52

3.

3. Vivace in G Major, C. 168

0:55

4.

4. Largo in E Minor, C. 169

1:58

5.

5. Molto allegro in D Major, C. 170

0:34

6.

6. Lento assai in B Minor, C. 171

1:56

7.

7. Andantino in A Major, C. 172

0:57

8.

8. Molto agitato in F-Sharp Minor, C. 173

2:06

9.

9. Largo in E Major, C. 174

1:13

10.

10. Molto allegro in C-Sharp Minor, C. 175

0:27

11.

11. Vivace in B Major, C. 176

0:35

12.

12. Presto in G-Sharp Minor, C. 177

1:12

13.

13. Lento in F-Sharp Major, C. 178

3:22

14.

14. Allegro in E-Flat Minor, C. 179

0:33

15.

15. Sostenuto in D-Flat Major, C. 180 "Raindrop"

5:12

16.

16. Presto con fuoco in B-Flat Minor, C. 181

1:09

17.

17. Allegretto in A-Flat Major, C. 182

3:03

18.

18. Molto allegro in F Minor, C. 183

1:04

19.

19. Vivace in E-Flat Major, C. 184

1:30

20.

20. Largo in C Minor, C. 185

1:38

21.

21. Cantabile in B-Flat Major, C. 186

1:53

22.

22. Molto agitato in G Minor, C. 187

0:46

23.

23. Moderato in F Major, C. 188

1:04

24.

24. Allegro appassionato in D Minor, C. 189

2:42

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

25.

1. Allegro maestoso

13:44

26.

2. Scherzo (Molto vivace)

2:37

27.

9:52

28.

4. Finale (Presto non tanto)

5:23

29.

Mazurka No.51 in F minor Op.68 No.4

3:40

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:13:39

CD 37: Schumann: Abegg Variations; Fantasie in C, Op.17; Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

1.

Abegg Variations, Op. 1

7:45

Fantasie in C, Op. 17

2.

1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo

13:10

3.

2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter

6:56

4.

3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter

10:01

Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26

5.

1. Allegro (Vivace assai)

7:48

6.

2. Romanze (Piuttosto lento)

2:20

7.

1:57

8.

4. Intermezzo (Colla più grande energia)

2:10

9.

5. Finale (Il più vivace possibile)

5:22

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 57:29

CD 38: Ravel: Piano Trio; Debussy Sonata for Violin; Sonata for Cello

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Piano Trio in A minor, M. 67

1.

9:24

2.

2. Pantoum (Assez vif)

4:03

3.

3. Passacaille (Très large)

7:02

4.

4. Final (Animé)

5:13

Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140

5.

1. Allegro vivo

4:21

6.

2. Intermède. Fantasque et léger

3:47

7.

3. Finale. Très animé

3:49

Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Sonata In D Minor For Cello & Piano, L.135

8.

1. Prologue (lent)

4:19

9.

2. Sérénade (Modérément animé)

3:03

10.

3. Finale (Animé)

3:30

Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 48:31

CD 39: Prokofiev: Pieces from "Romeo & Juliet" & "Cinderella"

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Pieces from "Romeo And Juliet" Op.75 (Arr. for Piano)

Arr. Prokofiev

1.

1. National Dance

3:55

2.

2. Scene (The Street Wakens)

1:23

3.

3. Minuet (The Arrival of the Guests

2:35

4.

4. Juliet as a young girl

3:21

5.

2:09

6.

6. Montagues and Capulets

3:33

7.

7. Friar Laurence

2:26

8.

2:00

9.

9. Dance of the Girls with the Lillies

2:43

10.

10. Romeo & Juliet before parting

7:20

Three pieces, Op.96

11.

1. Waltz (from "War & Peace")

5:00

The Love for Three Oranges, Symphonic Suite, Op.33 bis

Arr. piano

12.

1:39

13.

1:14

Six pieces from "Cinderella", Op.102

14.

1. Waltz (Cinderella and Prince)

5:57

15.

2. Cinderella's Variation

1:24

16.

2:47

17.

4. Waltz (Departure of Cinderella for the Ball)

2:09

18.

3:22

19.

4:12

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 59:09

CD 40: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

1.

1. Allegro moderato

7:28

2.

4:17

3.

3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo

6:44

4.

6:02

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83

5.

1. Allegro inquieto - Andantino - Allegro inquieto - Andantino - Allegro inquieto

7:59

6.

2. Andante caloroso - Poco più animato - Più largamente - un poco agitato - Tempo I

6:14

7.

3:35

Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84

8.

1. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante - Andante dolce come prima - Allegro

15:12

9.

2. Andante sognando

3:44

10.

3. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace

10:01

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:11:16

CD 41: Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 9, 14 & 17

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

1.

Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475

12:03

Piano Sonata No.17 in B Flat Major, K.570

2.

5:27

3.

7:51

4.

3:21

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457

5.

1. Molto allegro

8:14

6.

7:04

7.

3. Allegro assai

4:57

8.

Adagio in B minor, K.540

11:17

Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311

9.

1. Allegro con spirito

4:14

10.

2. Andantino con espressione

5:05

11.

3. Rondeau (Allegro)

6:13

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:15:46

CD 42: Robert & Clara Schumann: Lieder

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Myrthen, Op.25

1.

2:05

2.

3. Der Nussbaum

2:46

3.

7. Die Lotosblume

2:09

4.

9. Lied der Suleika

2:32

Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)

3 Lieder, Op.12

5.

1. Er is gekommen in Sturm und Regen

2:17

6.

2. Liebst du um Schönheit

2:31

7.

Das Veilchen (1853)

1:36

8.

2:08

9.

Mein Stern (1846)

1:38

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42

10.

1. Seit ich ihn gesehen

2:26

11.

2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen

3:08

12.

3. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben

1:43

13.

4. Du Ring an meinem Finger

2:53

14.

5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

1:37

15.

6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an

4:54

16.

7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

1:06

17.

8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

4:08

Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)

Six Lieder, Op.13

18.

1. Ich stand in dunklen Träumen

2:03

19.

2. Sie liebten sich beide

1:48

20.

3. Liebeszauber

1:57

21.

4. Der Mond kommt still gegangen

1:51

22.

5. Ich hab' in deinem Auge

2:13

23.

6. Die stille Lotosblume

3:01

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Liederkreis, Op.39

24.

3. Waldesgespräch

2:26

25.

3:44

Lieder-Album für die Jugend, Op.79

26.

1:23

Lieder und Gesänge, Vol.II, Op.51

27.

2:11

Minnespiel, Op.101

28.

4. Mein schöner Stern!

2:59

Lieder-Album für die Jugend, Op.79

29.

3:54

Barbara Bonney, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:11:07

CD 43: Schubert: Piano Trio No.1 in B Flat, Op.99

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Trio No.1 in B Flat, Op.99 D.898

1.

1. Allegro moderato

15:49

2.

2. Andante un poco mosso

11:57

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro)

6:47

4.

4. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

9:29

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell

Total Playing Time: 44:02

CD 44: Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 in E Flat, Op.100

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Trio No.2 In E Flat, Op.100 D.929

1.

15:48

2.

2. Andante con moto

10:30

3.

3. Scherzo. (Allegro moderato - Trio)

7:08

4.

4. Allegro moderato

13:39

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell

Total Playing Time: 47:05

CD 45: Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues Op.87 - Nos.1-12

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Preludes And Fugues For Piano, Op.87

1.

Prelude & Fugue No.1 in C major: Prelude

2:28

2.

Prelude & Fugue No.1 in C major: Fugue

2:30

3.

Prelude & Fugue No.2 in A minor: Prelude

0:55

4.

Prelude & Fugue No.2 in A minor: Fugue

1:23

5.

Prelude & Fugue No.3 in G major: Prelude

1:50

6.

Prelude & Fugue No.3 in G major: Fugue

1:50

7.

Prelude & Fugue No.4 in E minor: Prelude

3:16

8.

Prelude & Fugue No.4 in E minor: Fugue

5:16

9.

Prelude & Fugue No.5 in D major: Prelude

2:03

10.

Prelude & Fugue No.5 in D major: Fugue

1:51

11.

Prelude & Fugue No.6 in B minor: Prelude

1:31

12.

Prelude & Fugue No.6 in B minor: Fugue

4:15

13.

Prelude & Fugue No.7 in A major: Prelude

1:23

14.

Prelude & Fugue No.7 in A major: Fugue

2:12

15.

Prelude & Fugue No.8 in F sharp minor: Prelude

1:15

16.

Prelude & Fugue No.8 in F sharp minor: Fugue

5:41

17.

Prelude & Fugue No.9 in E major: Prelude

2:49

18.

Prelude & Fugue No.9 in E major: Fugue

1:33

19.

Prelude & Fugue No.10 in C sharp minor: Prelude

1:54

20.

Prelude & Fugue No.10 in C sharp minor: Fugue

5:17

21.

Prelude & Fugue No.11 in B major: Prelude

1:09

22.

Prelude & Fugue No.11 in B major: Fugue

2:00

23.

Prelude & Fugue No.12 in G sharp minor: Prelude

4:05

24.

Prelude & Fugue No.12 in G sharp minor: Fugue

3:28

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:01:54

CD 46: Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues Op.87 - Nos.13-24

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Preludes And Fugues For Piano, Op.87

1.

Prelude & Fugue No.13 in F sharp major: Prelude

1:46

2.

Prelude & Fugue No.13 in F sharp major: Fugue

4:03

3.

Prelude & Fugue No.14 in E flat minor: Prelude

3:49

4.

Prelude & Fugue No.14 in E flat minor: Fugue

3:04

5.

Prelude & Fugue No.15 in D flat major: Prelude

2:52

6.

Prelude & Fugue No.15 in D flat major: Fugue

1:42

7.

Prelude & Fugue No.16 in B flat minor: Prelude

2:33

8.

Prelude & Fugue No.16 in B flat minor: Fugue

7:07

9.

Prelude & Fugue No.17 in A flat major: Prelude

1:54

10.

Prelude & Fugue No.17 in A flat major: Fugue

3:24

11.

Prelude & Fugue No.18 in F minor: Prelude

2:31

12.

Prelude & Fugue No.18 in F minor: Fugue

3:52

13.

Prelude & Fugue No.19 in E flat major: Prelude

1:39

14.

Prelude & Fugue No.19 in E flat major: Fugue

1:53

15.

Prelude & Fugue No.20 in C minor: Prelude

3:55

16.

Prelude & Fugue No.20 in C minor: Fugue

5:31

17.

Prelude & Fugue No.21 in B flat major: Prelude

1:25

18.

Prelude & Fugue No.21 in B flat major: Fugue

2:28

19.

Prelude & Fugue No.22 in G minor: Prelude

2:19

20.

Prelude & Fugue No.22 in G minor: Fugue

3:11

21.

Prelude & Fugue No.23 in F major: Prelude

3:04

22.

Prelude & Fugue No.23 in F major: Fugue

3:18

23.

Prelude & Fugue No.24 in D minor: Prelude

3:53

24.

Prelude & Fugue No.24 in D minor: Fugue

7:24

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:18:37

CD 47: Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

18 Morceaux, Op. 72, TH 151

1.

5:26

6 Pieces, Op.51, TH.143

2.

2. Polka peu dansante

4:42

3.

Aveu passionné in E Minor, TH 148

3:04

18 Morceaux, Op. 72, TH 151

4.

3. Tendres reproches

3:12

5.

6:31

The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135

6.

1. January: By the Fireside

5:09

7.

2. February: Shrovetide Festival

2:34

8.

3. March: Song of the Lark

2:53

9.

4. April: The Snowdrop

2:38

10.

5. May: White Nights

4:48

11.

6. June: Barcarolle

5:24

12.

7. July: Song of the Reaper

1:41

13.

8. August: Harvest

3:02

14.

9. September: The Hunt

2:25

15.

10. October: Autumn's Song

5:14

16.

11. November: On the Troika

2:56

17.

12. December: Yuletide

4:20

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:05:59

CD 48: Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No.2; Three Fantastic Dances; Aphorisms

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Piano Sonata No.2 Op.61

1.

7:30

2.

6:36

3.

3. Moderato (con moto)

13:20

Three Fantastic Dances, Op.5

4.

1:23

5.

2. Andantino. Allegretto

1:29

6.

0:57

Five Preludes

7.

1. Allegro moderato e'scherzando

0:52

8.

1:26

9.

3. Allegro moderato

1:02

10.

1:39

11.

1:29

Dances of the Dolls

12.

1:42

The Gadfly, Op.97

Arr. for piano

13.

2:04

14.

2:19

The Limpid Stream

15.

Nocturne (Arr. for piano)

2:15

Aphorisms, Op.13

16.

0:53

17.

1:23

18.

1:47

19.

1:07

20.

5. Marche Funèbre

0:57

21.

0:29

22.

7. Dance of Death

0:55

23.

1:02

24.

2:07

25.

2:51

The Golden Age

26.

Polka (Arr. piano)

1:53

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:01:27

CD 49: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-93

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869

1.

Prelude In C Major BWV 846

2:41

2.

Fugue in C major BWV 846

2:13

3.

Prelude in C minor BWV 847

1:35

4.

Fugue in C minor BWV 847

1:35

5.

Prelude in C sharp major BWV 848

1:09

6.

Fugue in C sharp major BWV 848

2:12

7.

Prelude in C sharp minor BWV 849

3:17

8.

Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849

4:41

9.

Prelude in D major BWV 850

1:07

10.

Fugue in D major BWV 850

1:52

11.

Prelude in D minor BWV 851

1:17

12.

Fugue in D minor BWV 851

2:14

13.

Prelude in E flat major BWV 852

3:41

14.

Fugue in E flat major BWV 852

1:44

15.

Prelude in D sharp minor/E flat minor BWV 853

4:32

16.

Fugue in D sharp minor/E flat minor, BWV 853

5:38

17.

Prelude in E major BWV 854

1:39

18.

Fugue in E major BWV 854

1:06

19.

Prelude in E minor BWV 855

2:28

20.

Fugue in E minor BWV 855

1:06

21.

Prelude in F major BWV 856

0:58

22.

Fugue in F major BWV 856

1:04

23.

Prelude in F minor BWV 857

2:50

24.

Fugue in F minor BWV 857

4:10

25.

Prelude in F sharp major BWV 858

1:25

26.

Fugue in F sharp major BWV 858

2:13

27.

Prelude in F sharp minor BWV 859

1:04

28.

Fugue in F sharp minor BWV 859

3:24

29.

Prelude in G major BWV 860

0:51

30.

Fugue in G major BWV 860

2:23

31.

Prelude in G minor BWV 861

2:14

32.

Fugue in G minor BWV 861

1:57

33.

Prelude in A flat major BWV 862

1:11

34.

Fugue in A flat major BWV 862

1:57

35.

Prelude in A flat minor/G sharp minor BWV 863

1:53

36.

Fugue in A flat minor/G sharp minor BWV 863

2:50

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:20:11

CD 50: Bach: Das Wohltemperirte Clavier BWV846-93

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869

1.

Prelude in A major BWV 864

1:21

2.

Fugue in A major BWV 864

1:50

3.

Prelude in A minor BWV 865

1:03

4.

Fugue in A minor BWV 865

4:03

5.

Prelude in B flat major BWV 866

1:10

6.

Fugue in B flat major BWV 866

1:22

7.

Prelude in B flat minor BWV 867

2:48

8.

Fugue in B flat minor BWV 867

2:56

9.

Prelude in B major BWV 868

0:48

10.

Fugue in B major BWV 868

1:59

11.

Prelude in B minor BWV 869

6:21

12.

Fugue in B minor BWV 869

5:59

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, BWV 870-893

13.

Prelude in C major BWV 870

2:02

14.

Fugue in C major BWV 870

1:32

15.

Prelude in C minor BWV 871

2:07

16.

Fugue in C minor BWV 871

2:08

17.

Prelude in C sharp major BWV 872

1:39

18.

Fugue in C sharp major BWV 872

1:54

19.

Prelude in C sharp minor BWV 873

3:43

20.

Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 873

2:15

21.

Prelude in D major BWV 874

3:20

22.

Fugue in D major BWV 874

3:16

23.

Prelude in D minor BWV 875

1:39

24.

Fugue in D minor BWV 875

1:51

25.

Prelude in E-Flat Major, BWV 876

2:21

26.

Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 876

2:26

27.

Prelude in D sharp minor BWV 877

3:42

28.

Fugue in D sharp minor BWV 877

4:21

29.

Prelude in E major BWV 878

3:56

30.

Fugue in E major BWV 878

2:38

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:18:30

CD 51: Bach: Das Wohltemperirte Clavier BWV846-93

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, BWV 870-893

1.

Prelude in E minor BWV 879

3:43

2.

Fugue in E minor BWV 879

3:09

3.

Prelude in F major BWV 880

2:49

4.

Fugue in F major BWV 880

1:36

5.

Prelude in F minor BWV 881

4:17

6.

Fugue in F minor BWV 881

1:43

7.

Prelude in F sharp major BWV 882

3:06

8.

Fugue in F sharp major BWV 882

2:28

9.

Prelude in F sharp minor BWV 883

3:03

10.

Fugue in F sharp minor BWV 883

4:51

11.

Prelude in G major BWV 884

2:08

12.

Fugue in G major BWV 884

1:11

13.

Prelude in G minor BWV 885

2:39

14.

Fugue in G minor BWV 885

2:32

15.

Prelude in A flat major BWV 886

3:04

16.

Fugue in A flat major BWV 886

1:56

17.

Prelude in G sharp minor BWV 887

4:04

18.

Fugue in G sharp minor BWV 887

3:12

19.

Prelude in A major BWV 888

1:43

20.

Fugue in A major BWV 888

1:18

21.

Prelude in A minor BWV 889

4:31

22.

Fugue in A minor BWV 889

2:01

23.

Prelude in B flat major BWV 890

2:48

24.

Fugue in B flat major BWV 890

1:52

25.

Prelude in B flat minor BWV 891

1:49

26.

Fugue in B flat minor BWV 891

3:48

27.

Prelude in B major BWV 892

1:50

28.

Fugue in B major BWV 892

2:46

29.

Prelude in B minor BWV 893

2:02

30.

Fugue in B minor BWV 893

1:36

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:19:35

CD 52: Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op.120

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

33 Piano Variations In C Major, Op.120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli

1.

Tema (Vivace) - Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)

2:25

2.

Variation 2 (Poco allegro)

0:56

3.

Variation 3 (L'istesso tempo)

1:20

4.

Variation 4 (Un poco più vivace)

1:05

5.

Variation 5 (Allegro vivace)

0:51

6.

Variation 6 (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)

1:47

7.

Variation 7 (Un poco più allegro)

1:09

8.

Variation 8 (Poco vivace)

1:14

9.

Variation 9 (Allegro pesante e risoluto)

1:43

10.

Variation 10 (Presto)

0:38

11.

Variation 11 (Allegretto)

0:53

12.

Variation 12 (Un poco più moto)

0:47

13.

Variation 13 (Vivace)

1:02

14.

Variation 14 (Grave e maestoso)

3:27

15.

Variation 15 (Presto scherzando)

0:33

16.

Variation 16 (Allegro)

0:58

17.

0:58

18.

Variation 18 (Poco moderato)

1:11

19.

Variation 19 (Presto)

0:53

20.

Variation 20 (Andante)

1:49

21.

Variation 21 (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I)

1:09

22.

Variation 22 (Allegro molto): Alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart

0:47

23.

Variation 23 (Allegro assai)

0:52

24.

Variation 24 Fughetta (Andante)

1:55

25.

Variation 25 (Allegro)

0:51

26.

1:02

27.

Variation 27 (Vivace)

0:57

28.

Variation 28 (Allegro)

0:51

29.

Variation 29 (Adagio ma non troppo)

1:14

30.

Variation 30 (Andante, sempre cantabile)

2:10

31.

Variation 31 (Largo, molto espressivo)

4:40

32.

Variation 32 Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)

2:47

33.

Variation 33 (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non tirarsi dietro)

3:59

34.

12 Variations on the Russian Dance from the ballet "Das Waldmadschen" by Wranitsky, WoO 71

10:55

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 59:48

CD 53: Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

Arr. for Piano

1.

3:31

2.

2:41

3.

1:35

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Die schöne Müllerin, Op.25, D.795

Transcribed S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

4.

2:46

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61, MWV M 13

arr. for piano by S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

5.

4:21

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

L'Arlésienne Suite No.1, WD 40

Transcribed S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

6.

3:02

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Sorochintsy Fair

Transcribed S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

7.

1:36

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)

The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

8.

The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (Arr. Sergei Rachmaninov)

1:11

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Six Romances, Op.16, TH.95

9.

1. Cradle Song (Arr. Rachmaninov)

3:59

Franz Behr (1837 - 1898)

10.

Lachtäuben (Arranged by S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) as "Polka de W.R.")

3:41

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

11.

Lilacs (Siren'), Op.21, No.5 (arr. for piano by composer)

2:19

12.

Margaritki (Daisies), Op.38, No.3 (arr. for piano by composer)

2:21

Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)

13.

Liebesleid (Arr. S. Rachmaninov (1873-1943) for piano)

4:12

14.

Liebesfreud (Arr. S. Rachmaninov (1873-1943) for piano)

5:42

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Six Pieces, Op.11

15.

6:07

16.

3:09

17.

3. Russian Theme

4:27

18.

4:10

19.

3:29

20.

6. Slava (Glory)

5:11

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy

21.

Waltz in A (6 hands) 1890

1:23

22.

Romance in A (6 hands) 1891

3:53

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy, Dody Ashkenazy

23.

Italian Polka (for 4-handed piano & trumpet)

1:43

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy, Alastair Mackie

John Stafford Smith (1750 - 1836)

24.

The Star-Spangled Banner

1:24

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:17:53

CD 54: Rachmaninov: Piano Trios Nos.1 & 2

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

1.

Trio Elégiaque No.1 in G Minor for Piano, Violin and Cello

12:36

Trio élégiaque No.2 In D Minor, Op.9 For Piano, Violin And Cello

2.

1. Moderato - Allegro vivace - Meno mosso - Allegro - M oderato - Piu vivo - Maestoso - Allegro moderato

17:47

3.

2. Quasi variazione

21:43

4.

3. Allegro risoluto - Allegro molto - Tempo rubato - Moderato - Meno mosso - Moderato

8:03

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, Mats Lidström

5.

Vocalise, Op.34, No.14

5:33

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay

6.

Son, Op.38, No.5

3:13

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mats Lidström

Total Playing Time: 1:08:55

CD 55: Walking In The Air - Music of Howard Blake

Howard Blake (1938 - )

1.

Walking In The Air (excerpt "Lifecycle"), Op.310

3:07

2.

Music Box Theme (from "The Changeling"), Op.274

3:53

3.

Lara's Theme (from "The Duellists"), Op.247

2:01

4.

Prelude For Vova, Op.640

3:02

5.

Speech After Long Silence, Op.610

7:57

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

6.

2:23

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

7.

3:13

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

8.

4:41

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

9.

1:26

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

10.

1:33

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

11.

6. Walking Song

1:53

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

12.

7. Chaconne In D Minor

3:39

Twelve Piano Pieces, Op.177

13.

8. Scherzo In D Major

3:01

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

14.

0:49

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

15.

2. Slow Ragtime

1:08

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

16.

0:45

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

17.

1:45

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

18.

2:06

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

19.

1:00

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

20.

1:56

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

21.

1:23

Dances For 2 Pianos, Op.217a

22.

0:38

Sonata For Two Pianos, Op.130

23.

4:56

Sonata For Two Pianos, Op.130

24.

3:34

Sonata For Two Pianos, Op.130

25.

2:15

Sonata For Two Pianos, Op.130

26.

3:19

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy

27.

Piano Fantasy, Op.1

4:20

28.

Four Easy Pieces, Op.1b

3:40

29.

2:26

30.

Haiku For Yu-Chee

1:12

31.

Parting, Op.650a

1:21

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Total Playing Time: 1:20:22

CD 56: Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; Viola Sonata

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

1.

Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op.8

13:08

Piano Trio No.2, Op.67

2.

1. Andante - Moderato - Poco più mosso

7:13

3.

2. Allegro con brio

2:52

4.

5:22

5.

4. Allegretto - Adagio

10:15

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, Mats Lidström

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.147

6.

9:50

7.

7:33

8.

15:31

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ada Meinich

Total Playing Time: 1:11:44

. . . a great pianist who showed the rarest balance of sense and sensibility . . . the seriousness of his commitment, his view that the performance of great music is a lifelong spiritual quest requiring constant maintenance, clarification and refinement is surely the kernel of his artistry . . . You only have to hear him in Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes, whether in the dark-hued melancholy of Op 23 No 1 or in his blazing, all-guns-firing bravura in the following B flat Prelude to sense a special poetic affinity . . . Both sets of the "Etudes-tableaux", too, find Ashkenazy at the peak of his quality . . . [the box set includes] a magnificent disc of the "Diabelli" Variations, witty and profound yet always with a sense of music too great to admit impediment . . . There is more, so much more, where, again, Ashkenazy shows his glory; his musical largesse and transparency.