''Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Géza Anda'' is volume one of the

Great Pianists of the 20th Century ''Great Pianists of the 20th Century '' was a 200-CD box set released by Philips Records in 1999 and sponsored by Steinway & Sons. The box set comprises 100 volumes featuring 72Guttman 1999, 2005. pianists of the 20th century, each volume with t ...

box set, and it features music by the composers

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

, and

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

performed by the renowned pianist,

Géza Anda Géza Anda (; 19 November 192113 June 1976) was a Swiss- Hungarian pianist. A celebrated interpreter of classical and romantic repertoire, particularly noted for his performances and recordings of Mozart, he was also considered to be a tremendou ...

Featured works

Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Sz. 83, BB 91±
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101±
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127±

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18 'Grande Valse brillante'
Waltz No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 34 'Valse brillante'
Waltz No. 2 in A minor, Op. 34
Waltz No. 3 in F major, Op. 34 'Valse brillante'
Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42 'Grande Valse'
Waltz No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 64 'Minute'
Waltz No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 64
Waltz No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 64
Waltz No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 69 'L'adieu'
Waltz No. 2 in B minor, Op. 69
Waltz No. 1 in G flat major, Op. 70
Waltz No. 2 in F minor, Op. 70
Waltz No. 3 in D flat major, Op. 70

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 'Elvira Madigan'±±

± Berlin RSO conducted by

Ferenc Fricsay Ferenc Fricsay (; 9 August 1914 – 20 February 1963) was a Hungarian conductor. From 1960 until his death, he was an Austrian citizen. Biography Fricsay was born in Budapest in 1914 and studied music under Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, E ...

±± Salzburg Mozart Camerata Academica conducted by

Track listing

Disc 1

# "Allegro moderato" – 9:09 # "Andante" – 8:36 # "Allegro molto" – 7:13 # "Allegro" – 9:45 # "Adagio - Più adagio - Presto" – 12:14 # "Allegro molto" – 6:12 # "Allegretto" – 7:08 # "Adagio religioso" – 10:18 # "Allegro vivace" – 6:46 # "Allegro" – 13:48 # "Andante" – 7:10 # "Allegro vivace assai" – 6:22

Disc 2

# "Waltz in E flat, Op. 18 'Grande Valse brillante" – 5:58 # "Waltz in A flat, Op. 34 No. 1 'Valse brillante'" - 6:12 # "Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2" - 5:45 # "Waltz in F, Op. 34 No. 3" - 2:45 # "Waltz in A flat, Op. 42 'Grande Valse'" - 4:26 # "Waltz in D flat, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute'" - 2:05 # "Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2" - 3:45 # "Waltz in A flat, Op. 64 No. 3" - 3:31 # "Waltz in A flat, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell'" - 3:41 # "Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2" - 3:45 # "Waltz in G flat, Op. 70 No. 1" - 2:20 # "Waltz in F minor/A flat, Op. 70 No. 2" - 1:45 # "Waltz in D flat, Op. 70 No. 3" - 2:35 1999 classical albums 1999 compilation albums {{classical-album-stub