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Listing Description
Up for sale is a high-grade lot of 8 audiophile classical compact discs featuring iconic performances on prestigious labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Philips Digital Classics, Telarc, and Victor/Melodiya.
Condition Details:
Discs & Inserts: Overall Very Good+ (VG+) condition across all CDs and artwork inserts. Discs show minimal light surface wear and play flawlessly.
Jewel Cases: Cases are clean overall, though one jewel case has a broken hinge on the tray lid.
Ships securely boxed via USPS Media Mail.
Frédéric Chopin – 24 Préludes, Op. 28 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Pianos: Ivo Pogorelich
1. Prélude No. 1 in C Major (Agitato)
2. Prélude No. 2 in A Minor (Lento)
3. Prélude No. 3 in G Major (Vivace)
4. Prélude No. 4 in E Minor (Largo)
5. Prélude No. 5 in D Major (Molto allegro)
6. Prélude No. 6 in B Minor (Lento assai)
7. Prélude No. 7 in A Major (Andantino)
8. Prélude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (Molto agitato)
9. Prélude No. 9 in E Major (Largo)
10. Prélude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Molto allegro)
11. Prélude No. 11 in B Major (Vivace)
12. Prélude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor (Presto)
13. Prélude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major (Lento)
14. Prélude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro)
15. Prélude No. 15 in D-Flat Major ("Raindrop" - Sostenuto)
16. Prélude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Presto con fuoco)
17. Prélude No. 17 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)
18. Prélude No. 18 in F Minor (Allegro molto)
19. Prélude No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Vivace)
20. Prélude No. 20 in C Minor (Largo)
21. Prélude No. 21 in B-Flat Major (Cantabile)
22. Prélude No. 22 in G Minor (Molto agitato)
23. Prélude No. 23 in F Major (Moderato)
24. Prélude No. 24 in D Minor (Allegro appassionato)
Maurice Ravel / Sergei Prokofiev (Deutsche Grammophon)
Piano: Ivo Pogorelich
Maurice Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit:
1. Ondine (Lent)
2. Le Gibet (Très lent)
3. Scarbo (Modéré)
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82:
4. I. Allegro moderato
5. II. Allegretto
6. III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
7. IV. Vivace
Evgeni Mravinsky – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (Victor / Melodiya)
Orchestra: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
1. I. Andante - Allegro con anima
2. II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
3. III. Valse: Allegro moderato
4. IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Violin: Shlomo Mintz | Conductor: Claudio Abbado | Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19:
1. I. Andantino - Andante assai
2. II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
3. III. Moderato - Allegro moderato - Più tranquillo
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63:
4. I. Allegro moderato
5. II. Andante assai - Allegretto
6. III. Allegro, ben marcato
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Nos. 21 & 30 (Philips Digital Classics)
Piano: Claudio Arrau
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 ("Waldstein"):
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
3. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
1. Andante favori in F Major, WoO 57
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109:
5. I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
6. II. Prestissimo
7. III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
Felix Mendelssohn – Octet Op. 20 & Quintet Op. 87 (Philips Classics)
Ensemble: Academy Chamber Ensemble
Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20:
1. I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
2. II. Andante
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
4. IV. Presto
String Quintet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 87:
5. I. Allegro vivace
6. II. Andante scherzando
7. III. Adagio e lento
8. IV. Allegro molto vivace
W.A. Mozart – String Quartets Nos. 14 & 15 (Telarc Digital)
Ensemble: Cleveland Quartet
String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387:
1. I. Allegro vivace assai
2. II. Menuetto: Allegro
3. III. Andante cantabile
4. IV. Molto allegro
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421:
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Andante
7. III. Menuetto: Allegretto
8. IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
Grieg & Liszt – Piano Concertos (RCA Victor Van Cliburn Collection)
Piano: Van Cliburn | Conductor: Eugene Ormandy | The Philadelphia Orchestra
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major:
1. I. Allegro maestoso
2. II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
3. III. Allegro marziale animato
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16:
4. I. Allegro molto moderato
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major:
7. I. Adagio sostenuto assai
8. II. Allegro agitato assai
9. III. Allegro moderato
10. IV. Allegro deciso
11. V. Marziale un poco meno allegro
12. VI. Allegro animato
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