The very best of Deutsche Grammophon’s piano recordings on 40 CDs.

The piano repertoire occupies a central position in Deutsche Grammophon’s long, distinguished history. Almost from the beginning, the yellow label has been home to established keyboard luminaries and promising newcomers alike.

Born between 1895 and 1991, the 32 pianists presented alphabetically in this set encompass a wide range of performing styles, aesthetic orientations and composer affinities.

With composers ranging from Bach to Boulez, with most of the major Classical and Romantic works included, the set also presents a history of the piano repertoire. Included are a few surprises and rarities: Christoph Eschenbach’s scintillating Haydn, Dino Ciani’s Weber, Andor Foldes’ Bartók, Monique Haas’ unequalled Ravel.

From Aimard (The Art of Fugue) to Zimerman (his prize-winning Debussy Preludes on 1 CD for the first time), comprising all the great names – Argerich, Barenboim, Michelangeli, Gilels, Haskil, Horowitz, Kempff, Kissin, Pogorelich, Pollini, Richter; and the new names – Blechacz, Grimaud, Lang Lang, Trifonov, Yuja Wang, Yundi – here is the ideal set to form the cornerstone of a piano collection.

The Set:
- 40 CDs in original cover sleeves
- 150-page booklet with a new virtuoso essay by piano critic Jed Distler (attached)
- Photos of each of the 32 pianists included

Contents:
CD 1 PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
- Bach: The Art of Fugue

CD 2 GEZA ANDA
- Schumann: Symphonische Etüden op.13
- Schumann: Fantasy in C major op.17
- Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze op.6

CD 3 MARTHA ARGERICH: Debut Recital

CD 4 MARTHA ARGERICH
- Bach: Toccata in C minor BWV 911
- Bach: Partita no.2 in C minor
- Bach: English Suite no.2 in A minor

CD 5 DANIEL BARENBOIM
- Liszt: Liebesträume
- Schubert: Moments Musicaux
- Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

CD 6 DANIEL BARENBOIM
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op.13 “Pathétique”, op.27 no.2 “Moonlight”, op.57 “Appassionata”

CD 7 ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI
- Debussy: Images I & II
- Debussy: Children’s Corner

CD 8 LAZAR BERMAN
- Rachmaninov: 6 Moments musicaux op.16
- Rachmaninov: Corelli Variations op.42
- Rachmaninov: 6 Preludes: op.3 no.2, op.23 nos 1 & 4, op.32 nos 12 & 10, op.23 no.2

CD 9 RAFAL BLECHACZ
- Chopin: Polonaises nos 1–7

CD 10 DINO CIANI
- Weber: Piano Sonata no.2 in A flat major, op.39
- Weber: Piano Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.49
First international release on CD

CD 11 CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH
Haydn: 4 Sonatas
- In C major Hob XVI:35
- In D major Hob XVI:37
- In E minor Hob XVI:34
- In C sharp minor Hob XVI:36
First international release on CD of complete original LP

CD 12 ANDOR FOLDES
- Bartók: Mikrokosmos (selection Books V & VI)
- Bartók: Suite op.14
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
- Bartók: Sonata
- Bartók: Out of Doors
- Bartók: Sonatine
- Bartók: Allegro barbaro

CD 13 ANDREI GAVRILOV
- Bach: Goldberg Variations

CD 14 EMIL GILELS
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A major op.101
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E major op.109
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat major op.110

CD 15 EMIL GILELS
- Grieg: Lyric Pieces

CD 16 HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD
- Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor op.35
- Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor op.36
- Chopin: Berceuse in F sharp major op.57
- Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major op.60

CD 17 FRIEDRICH GULDA
- Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.570, 576
- Mozart: Fantasy K.475

CD 18 MONIQUE HAAS
- Ravel: Sonatine
- Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
- Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Debussy: Toccata
- Bartók: Sonatine
- Roussel: 3 Pièces op.49

CD 19 CLARA HASKIL
- Mozart: Sonata in F major, K.280
- Scarlatti: 11 Sonatas

CD 20 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ: The Last Romantic
Bach, Mozart (K.281), Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Moszkowski

CD 21 WILHELM KEMPFF
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 899
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 935
- Schubert: Sonata in A major D664

CD 22 WILHELM KEMPFF
- Brahms: Klavierstücke opp.116–119

CD 23 EVGENY KISSIN
- Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy
- Schubert/ Liszt: Lieder transcriptions
- Brahms: 7 Fantasien op.116

CD 24–25 LANG LANG - Carnegie Hall Recital

CD 26 MARIA JOAO PIRES
- Chopin: 12 Nocturnes

CD 27 MIKHAIL PLETNEV
- Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces op,72
- Chopin: Nocturne op.post.

CD 28 IVO POGORELICH
- Chopin: Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor op.35
- Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
- Prokofiev: Sonata no.6

CD 29 MAURIZIO POLLINI
- Chopin: 24 Etudes op.10 & 25

CD 30 MAURIZIO POLLINI
- Prokofiev: Sonata no.7
- Stravinsky: 3 Dances from Petrushka
- Webern: Variations op.27
- Boulez: Piano Sonata no.2

CD 31 SVIATOSLAV RICHTER
- Schumann: March in G minor op.76 no.2
- Schumann: Waldszenen op.82
- Schumann: 8 Fantasiestücke op.12

CD 32 SVIATOSLAV RICHTER
- Haydn: Piano Sonata in G minor Hob. XVI: 44
- Chopin: Ballade no.3 in A flat major, op.47
- Debussy: Préludes Book 1: 2. Voiles, 3. Le vent dans la plaine, 5. Les Collines d’Anacapri
- Prokofiev: Sonata no.8 in B flat major op.84

CD 33 ROBERTO SZIDON
- Scriabin: Piano Sonatas nos 5 – 10

CD 34 DANIIL TRIFONOV: The Carnegie Recital
- Scriabin: Sonata no.2 in G sharp minor op.19
- Liszt: Sonata in B minor
- Chopin: 24 Preludes op.28
- Medtner: Fairy Tale (Skazki) in E flat major, op.26 no.2

CD 35 TAMAS VASARY
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in D flat major S.244
- Liszt: Valse impromptu
- Liszt: Consolations nos 2 & 3
- Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto after Verdi’s opera
- Liszt: La campanella (Grandes Études de Paganini)
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no.15 in A minor

CD 36 YUJA WANG: Fantasia
Works by Rachmaninov, Scarlatti, Gluck, Albéniz, Bizet/Horowitz, Schubert/Liszt, Strauss/Cziffra, Chopin, Dukas/Staub, Scriabin, Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz

CD 37 ALEXIS WEISSENBERG
- Debussy: Estampes
- Debussy: Etude no.11 “pour les Arpèges Composés”
- Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
- Debussy: Children’s Corner
- Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (Préludes I, no.8)
- Debussy: L’Isle joyeux; La Plus que Lent

CD 38 YUNDI: Vienna Recital
- Scarlatti: 2 Sonatas
- Mozart: Piano Sonata in C major K330
- Schumann: Carnaval op.9
- Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole

CD 39 KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN
- Chopin: 4 Ballades
- Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp op.60
- Chopin: Fantasy in F minor op 49

CD 40 KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN
- Debussy: Preludes Books I & II
On 1 CD for the first time