Evgeny Kissin: The Complete RCA and Sony Classical Album Collection – Evgeny Kissin, piano; various artists (Sony 51272)
Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin has had such a high profile international career that it comes as a shock to realize that next month he turns 50. He made his orchestral debut when he was only 11. The next year, he performed his first solo piano recital in Moscow. When he recorded the two Chopin piano concertos with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Moscow in 1984, his fame exploded. This 25-disc box set holds all of Kissin's recordings for both RCA and Sony Classical with each of the original album covers faithfully reproduced. WCLV is offering the set as a Thank You Gift during our September Membership Campaign. Be sure to tune in for details September 24-30! Here are the contents of this amazing collection by composer:
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Chaconne (arr Busoni)
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564 (arr Busoni)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Rondo a capriccio in G major, op.129 'Rage over a lost penny'
Rondo in G major, op.51 no.2
Brahms, Johannes
Hungarian Dances (21), WoO1 (solo piano)
» no.1 in G minor
» no.2 in D minor
» no.3 in F major
» no.6 in D flat major
» no.7 in F major
Klavierstucke, op.76
» no.2 Capriccio in B minor
» no.7 Intermezzo in A minor
Piano Sonata no.3 in F minor, op.5
Variations on a theme of Paganini, op.35
Chopin, Frederic
Ballades
Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60
Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Characteristic March no.1 in C major, D968b
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Impromptu no.1 in A flat major, op.29
Impromptu no.2 in F sharp major, op.36
Impromptu no.3 in G flat major, op.51
Impromptu no.4 in C sharp minor, op.66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'
Mazurkas
» op.63, Nos.1-3
» no.17 in B flat minor, op.24 no.4
» no.20 in D flat major, op.30 no.3
» no.23 in D major, op.33 no.2
» no.30 in G major, op.50 no.1
» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
» no.34 in C major, op.56 no.2
» no.38 in F sharp minor, op.59 no.3
» no.49 in F minor, op.posth 68 no.4
Nocturnes
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.1
» no.8 in D flat major, op.27 no.2
» no.10 in A flat major, op.32 no.2
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, op.58
Polonaise no.1 in C sharp minor, op.26 no.1
Polonaise no.2 in E flat minor, op.26 no.2
Polonaise no.4 in C minor, op.40 no.2
Polonaise no.5 in F sharp minor, op.44
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Preludes (24), op.28
Scherzi
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
» no.4 in E major, op.54
Waltzes
» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.5 in A flat major, op.42
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2
Franck, Cesar
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Grieg, Edvard
Pictures from Life in the Country, op.19
» no.3 Fra Karnevalet (Carnival scene)
Transcriptions of Original Songs, Vol.2, op.41
» no.3 Jeg elsker dig (I love thee)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Piano Concerto no.2 in D major, Hob.XVIII:2
Piano Sonata no.45 in A major, Hob.XVI:30
Piano Sonata no.62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Liszt, Franz
Concert Etudes, S145
» Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Concert Etudes, S144
» no.2 La leggierezza
Die Forelle 'The Trout' (Schubert), S564
Erlkonig, S557a
Etudes d'execution transcendante , S139
» no.5 in B flat major 'Feux follets'
» no.8 in C minor 'Wilde Jagd'
» no.10 in F minor 'Appassionata'
» no.11 in D flat major 'Harmonies du soir'
» no.12 in B flat minor 'Chasse-neige'
Liebestraume, S541
» no.3 Nocturne in A flat major
Mephisto Waltz no.1
Rhapsodie espagnole, S254
Soirees de Vienne: Valses caprices d'apres Schubert S427
» no.6 in A minor
Widmung (Dedication), op.25 no.1 (Schumann), S566
Medtner, Nikolai
Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op.38
» no.1 Sonata reminiscenza
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Piano Concerto no.12 in A major, K414
Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor, K466
Rondo for piano and orchestra in D major, K382
Mussorgsky, Modest
Pictures at an Exhibition
Prokofiev, Sergei
Etudes, op.2
» no.3 in C minor
Overture on Hebrew Themes, op.34
Piano Sonata no.6 in A major, op.82
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Etudes-Tableaux, op.39
» no.1 in C minor
» no.2 in A minor
» no.4 in B minor
» no.5 in E flat minor
» no.6 in A minor
» no.9 in D major
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Preludes, op.23
» no.2 in B flat major
Songs, op.21
» no.5 Lilacs (arr. for solo piano)
Vocalise, op.34 no.14
Schubert, Franz
Allegro in A minor, op.144 D947 'Lebenssturme'
Die schone Mullerin, D795
» no.1 Das Wandern (arr. Liszt)
» no.2 Wohin (arr. Liszt)
Fantasia in F minor for piano duet, op.103 D940
Marches militaires, op.51 D733
» no.1 in D major
» no.1 in D major (arr. Carl Tausig for solo piano)
Piano Sonata no.14 in A minor, D784
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960
Schwanengesang, D957
» Aufenthalt (trans. Liszt)
» Standchen (arr. Liszt)
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in C major, op.140 D812 'Grand Duo'
Schumann, Robert
Abegg Variations, op.1
Arabeske in C major, op.18
Carnaval, op.9
Etudes symphoniques, op.13
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Kreisleriana, op.16
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Piano Sonata no.1 in F sharp minor, op.11
Scriabin, Alexander
Etudes, op.42
» no.5 in C sharp minor
Mazurka in E minor, op.25 no.3
Piano Sonata no.3 in F sharp minor, op.23
Preludes, op.15
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Piano Concerto no.1 in C minor, op.35
Stravinsky, Igor
Petrushka: 3 Movements for piano