Orfeo 40th Anniversary Edition - Legendary Pianists

When the ORFEO label was established in Munich 40 years ago,
few  would  have  predicted  that  the  record  company  would
develop  into  a  firmly  established  player  in  the  classical  music
market. One of the label’s priorities in the early years was vocal
music, with opera rarities top of the list and, since the mid 1980s,
the re-use of historic tape recordings. Big names featured on the
label’s  own  productions,  while  ORFEO  also  developed  into  a
talent factory for discovering and nurturing young artists.
This  Legendary  Pianists  10-disc  boxed  set  continues  the  series
marking  ORFEO’s  40th  anniversary  and  features  nine  pianists
in  historical  and  modern  recordings  dating  from  the  1950s  to  
the 2000s.


Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
1.     I. Allegro con brio
13:35
2.     II. Largo
09:36
3.     III. Rondo: Allegro
08:29

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
4.     I. Allegro non troppo
17:18
5.     II. Allegro appassionato
08:42
6.     III. Andante
11:12
7.     IV. Allegretto grazioso
09:08

Disc 2

Beethoven, Ludwig van

15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
1.     15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
22:48
6 Easy Variations on an Original Theme in G Major, WoO 77
2.     6 Easy Variations on an Original Theme in G Major, WoO 77
08:42
32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
3.     32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
12:25

Disc 3

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
1.     I. Allegro moderato
17:13
2.     II. Andante con moto
03:59
3.     III. Rondo: Vivace
09:47

Schumann, Robert

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
4.     I. Allegro affettuoso
14:01
5.     II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
04:28
6.     III. Allegro vivace
10:31

Disc 4

Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
1.     I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes tempo
10:59
2.     II. Mäßig
07:50
3.     III. Langsam getragen
10:36

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
4.     I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
08:45
5.     II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
14:57

Disc 5

Schubert, Franz

Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, "Wandererfantasie"
1.     Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, "Wandererfantasie"
22:05
Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, Op. 143, D. 784
2.     I. Allegro giusto
10:59
3.     II. Andante
04:55
4.     III. Allegro vivace
04:54
Allegretto in C Minor, D. 900 (fragment) - Andantino in C Major, D. 348 (fragment)
5.     Allegretto in C Minor, D. 900 (fragment) - Andantino in C Major, D. 348 (fragment)
05:15

Disc 6

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052
1.     I. Allegro
07:04
2.     II. Adagio
06:25
3.     III. Allegro (cadenza by J. Brahms)
07:40
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053
4.     I. Allegro
07:39
5.     II. Siciliano
04:47
6.     III. Allegro
05:50
Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054
7.     I. [Allegro]
06:58
8.     II. Adagio e sempre piano
06:06
9.     III. Allegro
02:33

Disc 7

Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
1.     I. Allegro moderato
03:46
2.     II. Larghetto
05:43
3.     III. Allegro ma non tanto
04:43
Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056
4.     I. Allegro moderato
03:26
5.     II. Largo
02:53
6.     III. Presto
03:08
Keyboard Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057
7.     I. Allegro
06:55
8.     II. Andante
04:05
9.     III. Allegro assai
04:49
Keyboard Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1058
10.     I. Allegro
03:13
11.     II. Andante
06:02
12.     III. Allegro assai
03:36

Disc 8

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
1.     I. Allegro maestoso
16:34
2.     II. Andante
08:37
3.     III. Allegretto
09:42
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449
4.     I. Allegro vivace
08:34
5.     II. Andantino
06:09
6.     III. Allegro ma non troppo
05:33

Disc 9

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
1.     I. Allegro maestoso
10:32
2.     II. Andante espressivo
13:48
3.     III. Scherzo: Allegro energico
04:34
4.     IV. Intermezzo (Ruckblick): Andante molto
03:20
5.     V. Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato
07:27
4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
6.     No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor
04:36
7.     No. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor
04:41
8.     No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major
01:22
9.     No. 4. Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
05:09

Disc 10

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
1.     I. Allegro con brio
16:14
2.     II. Largo
09:33
3.     III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
09:28
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor"
4.     I. Allegro
20:26
5.     II. Adagio un poco moto -
08:16
6.     III. Rondo: Allegro
10:01

Total Playing Time: 09:35:06