Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
1. Malagueńa -- Rumores de la Caleta opus 71 no. 6 (1887)
2. Seguidillas opus 232 no. 5 (1906)
Alfred Denis Cortot (1877-1962), piano
Recorded in 1930.
The British pianist Solomon Cutner (1902-1988) plays JS Bach's Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543, transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt.
Recorded in 1945.
Part I
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata no. 17 opus 31 no. 2 in D minor, "Tempest"
1. Largo -- Allegro
Solomon Cutner, piano
Recorded in 1954.
The "High Priestess of Bach", Rosalyn Tureck (1914-2003) plays J.S. Bach on piano:
Prelude & Fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier, book II, no. 22 in Bb minor BWV 891.
Recorded in 1953.
To read more about Tureck and her thoughts on Bach and performing, go to:
http://www.tureck bach.com
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Dumka, Op. 59 (Scenes from a Russian village) for solo piano (1886)
Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989), piano
Recorded in 1942
Paintings by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Sonatine n° 6 « Fantaisie de chambre sur l'opéra Carmen de Bizet » Bv 284 (1920)
Chamber-Fantasy on Bizet's "Carmen"
"Kammerfantasie"
Piano Sonatina No. 6 (Fantasia da camera super Carmen)
Claudio Arrau, piano
Recorded in 1928.
(The second photograph shows young Arrau at the piano with his teacher Martin Krause)
Part III
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Piano Sonata no. 29 in Bb major,
"Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier" opus 106
3. Adagio sostenuto (first half)
Walter Gieseking, piano
Recorded in 1949.
Please play this video with the "Walter Gieseking" playlist on my channel. The next part will then start automatically.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
32 Variationen für Klavier (1806)
(32 Variations in C minor WoO 80)
Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989), piano
Recorded in 1934.
Part I
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for piano and violin opus 30 no. 2 in C minor
1) Allegro con brio
Claudio Arrau, piano
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Recorded in 1944.
Please play this video via the playlist I created on my channel ("Claudio Arrau and Joseph Szigeti play Beethoven"). The next part will then start automatically.
Walter Gieseking (1895-1956) plays Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Ballade (Slave), composed in 1890.
Recording ca 1949 (a little bit of secondary noise in the last 15 seconds).
There is far too little Gieseking on YouTube. He was one of the greatest pianists of all times. You can read more about him at http://www.bach-cant atas.com/Bio/Gieseki ng-Walter.htm
Part V
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Piano Sonata no. 29 in Bb major,
"Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier" opus 106
4. Largo - Allegro risoluto (Fuga)
Walter Gieseking, piano
Recorded in 1949.