Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 97: Alexis Weissenberg

Album by Alexis Weissenberg

Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 97 is a compilation album by pianist Alexis Weissenberg, released in 1999. The album collects his performances of classical piano repertoire spanning the Romantic and 20th-century periods, with emphasis on dynamic contrast and precise articulation, and it forms part of a series that documents pianists of the century.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 1. Ouverture
    6:05
  2. 2.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 2. Allemande
    5:33
  3. 3.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 3. Courante
    2:17
  4. 4.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 4. Aria
    1:13
  5. 5.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 5. Sarabande
    3:26
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 6. Menuet
    0:58
  7. 7.
    Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828: 7. Gigue
    1:51
  8. 8.
    Variations on "La Ricordanza" on a Theme by P. Rode
    10:42
  9. 9.
    Estampes: 1. Pagodes
    4:30
  10. 10.
    Estampes: 2. Soirée dans Grenade
    4:32
  11. 11.
    Estampes: 3. Jardins sous la pluie
    3:01
  12. 12.
    Prelude in B minor, op. 32 no. 10
    5:15
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: 1. Allegro moderato
    10:21
  14. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: 2. Lento
    6:55
  15. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: 3. Allegro molto
    11:35

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: Praeludium
    3:06
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: Fuga
    5:37
  3. 3.
    Sonata in A minor, K.109
    6:17
  4. 4.
    Sonata in F major, K. 107
    3:37
  5. 5.
    Sonata in B minor, K. 87
    5:01
  6. 6.
    Sonata in F minor, K.184
    3:24
  7. 7.
    Nocturne in B major, op. 62 no. 1
    6:56
  8. 8.
    Nocturne in E major, op. 62 no. 2
    6:26
  9. 9.
    Etude in B-flat minor, op. 8 no. 11
    3:54
  10. 10.
    Nocturne in D-flat major "for the left hand", op. 9 no. 2
    6:28
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, op. 28
    6:18
  12. 12.
    Suggestion diabolique (from 4 Pieces, op. 4)
    2:29
  13. 13.
    3 Movements from "Petrouchka": 1. Russian Dance
    2:41
  14. 14.
    3 Movements from "Petrouchka": 2. Petrouchka's Room
    3:54
  15. 15.
    3 Movements from "Petrouchka": 3. The Shrovetide Fair
    8:17
  16. 16.
    Prelude in B minor
    2:14

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