Keyboard Instruments

Keyboard Instruments

On this CD:

1. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43 Excerpt
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Sequeira Costa
Conducted by Christopher Seaman

2. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble, complete Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

3. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble, complete Hens & Cocks
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

4. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble, complete Wild Asses
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

5. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
Conducted by Aleksandr Kopilov

6. Requiem, for 2 solo voices chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 48 In Paradisum
Composed by Gabriel Faure
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

7. Italian Concerto for keyboard solo in F major, BWV 971 1st Movement: Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robert Aldwinckle

8. Orb and Scepter, coronation march for orchestra
Composed by William Walton
Performed by David Hill

9. Coucou
Composed by Louis-Claude Daquin
Performed by Robert Aldwinckle

10. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 2nd Movement: Andante
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by London Sinfonia
Conducted by Howard Shelley

11. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra

12. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 Golliwog's Cakewalk
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Martino Tirimo

13. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Iwan Llewelyn-Jones

14. Rhapsody in Blue for piano & orchestra (orchestral version by F. Grofé)
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Gwenneth Pryor
Conducted by Richard Williams