The Best

Katya Kramer-Lapin,

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Track 1 Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: Clair de Lune
Track 2 Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Track 3 Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 1
Track 4 Johann Sebastian Bach & Alexander Siloti: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Track 5 Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Track 6 Erik Satie: Gnossienne No. 1
Track 7 Sergey Bryukhno: Untitled Yet
Track 8 Sergey Bryukhno: Romance in E-Flat Major (Version for Piano)
Track 9 Sergey Bryukhno: Hope
Track 10 Christian Petzold & Katya Kramer-Lapin: Menuet in G Major (From Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, BWV Anh. 114)
Track 11 Johann Sebastian Bach & Katya Kramer-Lapin: Bourrée I (From Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009)
Track 12 Johann Sebastian Bach & Katya Kramer-Lapin: Minuet II (From Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006)
Track 13 Johann Sebastian Bach & Katya Kramer-Lapin: Largo (From Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005)
Track 14 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27: III. Adagio [Excerpt]
Track 15 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 18. Andante cantabile
Track 16 Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. IX. Adagio "Nimrod" (Version for Piano)
Track 17 Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869: I. Prelude in C Major, BWV 846
Track 18 Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Chorale. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Track 19 Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. —
Track 20 Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Arioso)
Track 21 Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Track 22 Johann Sebastian Bach & Alexander Siloti: Prelude B Minor, BWV 855a (Transcr. by Alexander Siloti)
Track 23 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331/300i: I. Andante grazioso
Track 24 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331/300i: III. Alla Turca "Turkish March"
Track 25 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata semplice": I. Allegro
Track 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: I. Allegro
Track 27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
Track 28 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570: III. Allegretto
Track 29 Sergei Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 7, How Fair this Spot
Track 30 Johann Sebastian Bach & Alexander Siloti: 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (Transcr. for Piano by Alexander Siloti)
Track 31 Claudio Monteverdi: Sì dolce è'l tormento, SV 332
Track 32 Franz Liszt: 2 Transcriptions on Themes from Mozart's Requiem, S. 550: No. 2, Lacrymosa
Track 33 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto
Track 34 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 18. Andante cantabile
Track 35 Sergei Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
Track 36 Sergei Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 7, How Fair this Spot
Track 37 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, Op. 19: III. Andante
Track 38 Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Track 39 Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
Track 40 Gabriel Fauré: Trois mélodies, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve
Track 41 Alexander Scriabin: 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 4 in F-Sharp Major
Track 42 Alexander Scriabin: 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
Track 43 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 1 in C Major
Track 44 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 2 in A Minor
Track 45 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 3 in G Major
Track 46 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 4 in E Minor
Track 47 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 5 in D Major
Track 48 Alexander Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 6 in B Minor
Track 49 Frédéric Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E-Minor
Track 50 Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Track 51 Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
Track 52 Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
Track 53 Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
Track 54 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
Track 55 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 1, Morning Prayer
Track 56 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 2, Winter Morning
Track 57 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 3, Playing Hobby-Horses
Track 58 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 4, Mama
Track 59 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 5, March of the Wooden Soldiers
Track 60 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 6, The Sick Doll
Track 61 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 7, The Doll's Funeral
Track 62 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 8, Waltz
Track 63 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 9, The New Doll
Track 64 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 10, Mazurka
Track 65 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 11, Russian Song
Track 66 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 12, The Harmonica Player
Track 67 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 13, Kamarinskaya
Track 68 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 14, Polka
Track 69 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 15, Italian Song
Track 70 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 16, Old French Song
Track 71 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 17, German Song
Track 72 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 18, Neapolitan Song
Track 73 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 19, Nanny's Story
Track 74 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 20, The Old Witch
Track 75 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 21, Sweet Dreams
Track 76 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 22, Lark Song
Track 77 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 23, The Organ-Grinder Sings
Track 78 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 24, In Church
Track 79 Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 68 "Messe Noire (Black Mass)"

The Best (2023) is a carefully curated compilation devoted to the finest works in the classical canon. Assembled from the classical repertoire, this collection brings together pieces chosen for their ability to present an essential survey of the classical canon — making it an ideal companion for essential classical music, curated highlights, and masterworks.

The recording draws on works by Claude Debussy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Erik Satie, Sergey Bryukhno, and Christian Petzold, composers whose music has stood the test of time and speaks with particular eloquence to listeners seeking essential classical music, curated highlights, and masterworks. Each piece has been chosen for its expressive depth and its power to resonate long after the last note fades.

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