“Maria João Pires [is] among the most eloquent master-musicians of our time” (Gramophone).

“Pires with her burning clarity has reinforced our sense of Chopin’s stature"" (Gramophone)...“An artist who makes Mozart so completely her own that one no longer senses the act of interpretation” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)...“Levels of poetic sensitivity [in Schubert] that have been matched by few” (Guardian).

“Music is a sign that miracles exist...our way of understanding the mystery of the universe...It is the mirror of that mystery” (Maria João Pires).

Tracklisting:

CD 1 – Johann Sebastian Bach / Maria João Pires - English Suite No.3 • French Suite No.2

Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major BWV 825

1. Preludium

2. Allemande

3. Corrente

4. Sarabande

5. Menuet I

6. Menuet II

7. Menuet I Da Capo 0:46

8. Gigue

English Suite No. 3 In G Minor BWV 808

9. Prélude

10. Allemande

11. Courante

12. Sarabande

13. Les Agréments De La Même Sarabande

14. Gavotte I Alternativement

15. Gavotte II Ou La Musette

16. Gavotte I Da Capo

17. Gigue

French Suite No. 2 In C Minor BWV 813

18. Allemande

19. Courante

20. Sarabande

21. Air

22. Menuet

23. Gigue

CD 2 – Ludwig van Beethoven / Maria João Pires – Moonlight: Sonatas "Quasi Una Fantasia"

Piano Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 - Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia

1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Attacca

2. Allegro Molto E Vivace - Attacca

3. Adagio Con Espressione - Attacca

4. Allegro Vivace

Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" - Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia

5. Adagio Sostenuto - Attacca

6. Allegretto - Attacca

7. Presto Agitato

Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109

8. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo

9. Prestissimo

10. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung (Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo)

CD 3 – Frédéric Chopin / Maria João Pires – Piano Concerto No. 1 • Fantaisie Op. 49 • Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 • Berceuse Op. 57

1. Fantaisie In F Minor Op. 49

2. Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor Op. 66

3. Berceuse In D Flat Major Op. 57

24 Preludes Op. 28

4. No.1 In C Major. Agitato

5. No.2 In A Minor. Lento

6. No.3 In G Major. Vivace

7. No.4 In E Minor. Largo

8. No.5 In D Major. Allegro Molto

9. No.6 In B Minor. Lento Assai

10. No.7 In A Major. Andantino

11. No.8 In F Sharp Minor. Molto Agitato

12. No.9 In E Major. Largo

13. No.10 In C Sharp Minor. Allegro Molto

14. No.11 In B Major. Vivace

15. No.12 In G Sharp Minor. Presto

16. No.13 In F Sharp Major. Lento

17. No.14 In E Flat Minor. Allegro

18. No.15 In D Flat Major. Sostenuto

19. No.16 In B Flat Minor. Presto Con Fuoco

20. No.17 In A Flat Major. Allegretto

21. No.18 In F Minor. Allegro Molto

22. No.19 In E Flat Major. Vivace

23. No.20 In C Minor. Largo

24. No.21 In B Flat Major. Cantabile

25. No.22 In G Minor. Molto Agitato

26. No.23 In F Major. Moderato

27. No.24 In D Minor. Allegro Appassionato

CD 4 – Frédéric Chopin / Maria-João Pires - The Nocturnes

The Nocturnes

1. No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1: Larghetto

2. No. 2 In E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2: Andante

3. No. 3 In B Major, Op. 9 No. 3: Allegretto

4. No. 4 In F Major, Op. 15 No. 1: Andante Cantabile

5. No. 5 In F Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2: Larghetto

6. No. 6 In G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3: Lento

7. No. 7 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: Larghetto

8. No. 8 In D Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2: Lento Sostenuto

9. No. 9 In B Major, Op 32 No. 1: Andante Sostenuto

10. No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2: Lento

CD 5 – Frédéric Chopin / Maria-João Pires - The Nocturnes

The Nocturnes

1. No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1: Andante Sostenuto

2. No. 12 In G Major, Op. 37 No. 2: Andantino

3. No. 13 In C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1: Lento

4. No. 14 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2: Andantino

5. No. 15 In F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1: Andante

6. No. 16 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2: Lento Sostenuto

7. No. 17 In B Major, Op. 62 No. 1: Andante

8. No. 18 In E Major, Op. 62 No. 2: Lento

9. No. 19 In E Minor, Op. Post. 72 No. 1: Andante

10. No. 20 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Post.: Lento Con Gran Espressione

11. No. 21 In C Minor, Op. Post.

CD 6 – Frédéric Chopin / Maria-João Pires – Chopin

Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor Op. 58

1. Allegro Maestoso

2. Scherzo. Molto Vivace

3. Largo

4. Finale. Presto Non Tanto

2 Nocturnes Op. 62

5. No. 1 In B Major. Andante

6. No. 2 In E Major. Lento

3 Mazurkas Op. 59

7. No. 1 In A Minor. Moderato

8. No. 2 In E Flat Major. Allegretto

9. No. 3 In F Sharp Minor. Vivace

CD 7 – Frédéric Chopin / Maria-João Pires – Chopin

1. Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat Major Op. 61

3 Mazurkas Op. 63

2. No. 1 In B Major. Vivace

3. No. 2 In F Minor. Lento

4. No. 3 In C Sharp Minor. Allegretto

3 Valses Op. 64

5. No. 1 In D Flat Major. Molto Vivace

6. No. 2 In C Sharp Minor. Tempo Giusto

7. No. 3 In A Flat Major. Moderato

8. Mazurka In G Minor Op. 67 No. 2 - Cantabile

9. Mazurka In A Minor Op. 67 No. 4 - Allegretto

Sonata For Violoncello And Piano In G Minor Op. 67

Cello – Pavel Gomziakov

10. Allegro Moderato

11. Scherzo

12. Largo

13. Finale. Allegro

14. Mazurka In F Minor Op. 68 No. 4 – Andantino

CD 8 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.310 • K.333 • K.545)

Piano Sonata In A Minor K 310 (300d)

1. Allegro Maestoso

2. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione

3. Presto

Piano Sonata In B Flat Major K 333 (315c)

4. Allegro

5. Andante Cantabile

6. Allegretto Grazioso

Piano Sonata In C Major K 545

7. Allegro

8. Andante

9. Rondo. Allegretto

CD 9 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.331 “Alla Turca” • K.457 / Fantasias K.397 • K.475)

Fantasia In C Minor K 475

1. Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Più Allegro - Primo Tempo

Piano Sonata In C Minor K 457

2. Molto Allegro

3. Adagio

4. Allegro Assai

Fantasia In D Minor K 397 (385g)

5. Andante - Adagio - Presto - Tempo Primo - Allegretto

Piano Sonata In A Major K 331 (300i)

6. Andante Grazioso. Tema - Variations I-IV - Variation V. Adagio - Variation VI. Allegro

7. Menuetto - Trio

8. Alla Turca. Allegretto

CD 10 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.279 • K.280 • K.311 • K.576)

Piano Sonata In C Major K 279 (189d)

1. Allegro

2. Andante

3. Allegro

Piano Sonata In F Major K 280 (189e)

4. Allegro Assai

5. Adagio

6. Presto

Piano Sonata In D Major K 311 (284c)

7. Allegro Con Spirito

8. Andante Con Espressione

9. Rondo. Allegro

Piano Sonata In D Major K 576

10. Allegro

11. Adagio

12. Allegretto

CD 11 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.281 • K.282 • K.533/K.494)

Piano Sonata In B Flat Major K 281 (189f)

1. Allegro

2. Andante Amoroso

3. Rondeau. Allegro

Piano Sonata In E Flat Major K 282 (189g)

4. Adagio

5. Menuetto I/II

6. Allegro

Piano Sonata In F Major K 533 / K 494

7. Allegro (K 533)

8. Andante (K 533)

9. Rondo. Allegretto (K 494)

CD 12 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.283 • K.284 • K.330)

Piano Sonata In G Major K 283 (189h)

1. Allegro

2. Andante

3. Presto

Piano Sonata In D Major K 284 (250b) "Dürnitz"

4. Allegro

5. Rondeau En Polonaise. Andante

6. Andante. Thema - Variations I-X - Variation XI. Adagio Cantabile - Variation XII

Piano Sonata In C Major K 330 (300h)

7. Allegro Moderato

8. Andante Cantabile

9. Allegretto

CD 13 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Maria-João Pires - Klaviersonaten (Piano Sonatas K.309 • K.332 • K.570)

Piano Sonata In C Major K 309 (284b)

1. Allegro Con Spirito

2. Andante Un Poco Adagio

3. Rondeau. Allegretto Grazioso

Piano Sonata In F Major K 332 (300k)

4. Allegro

5. Adagio

6. Allegro Assai

Piano Sonata In B Flat Major K 570

7. Allegro

8. Adagio

9. Allegretto

CD 14 – Franz Schubert, Maria-João Pires - Le Voyage Magnifique (Impromptus)

Impromptus D 899

1. No. 1 In C Minor: Allegro Molto Moderato

2. No. 2 In E Flat Major: Allegro

3. No. 3 In G Flat Major: Andante

4. No. 4 In A Flat Major: Allegreto - Trio

5. Allegretto D 915 In C Minor

CD 15 – Franz Schubert, Maria-João Pires - Le Voyage Magnifique (Impromptus)

Impromptus D 935

1. No. 1 In F Minor: Allegro Moderato

2. No. 2 In A Flat Major: Allegreto - Trio

3. No. 3 In B Flat Major: Thema. Andante - Var. I-V

4. No. 4 In F Minor: Allegro Scherzando

3 Piano Pieces D 946

5. Allegro Assai - Andante - Tempo I

6. Allegreto

7. Allegro

CD 16 – Franz Schubert / Maria-João Pires - Sonata D 784 • 6 Moments Musicaux D 780 • 2 Scherzi D 593

Piano Sonata In A Minor D 784

1. Allegro Giusto

2. Andante

3. Allegro Vivace

6 Moments Musicaux D 780

4. No. 1 In C Major, Moderato

5. No. 2 In A Flat Major, Andantino

6. No. 3 In F Minor, Allegretto Moderato

7. No. 4 In C Sharp Minor, Moderato

8. No. 5 In F Minor, Allegro Vivace

9. No. 6 In A Flat Major, Allegretto

2 Scherzi D 593

10. No. 1 In B Flat Major, Allegretto

11. No. 2 In D Flat Major, Allegro Moderato

CD 17 – Franz Schubert / Maria-João Pires – Schubert

Piano Sonata In A Minor D 845

1. Moderato

2. Andante, Poco Mosso

3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Più Lento

4. Rondo. Allegro Vivace

Piano Sonata In B Flat Major D 960

5. Molto Moderato

6. Andante Sostenuto

7. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace on Delicatezza

8. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

CD 18 – Franz Schubert / Maria-João Pires, Ricardo Castro – “Résonance De L'Originaire”

1. Fantasia In F Minor For Piano Four Hands D 940 (Allegro Molto Moderato - Largo - Allegro Vivace - Tempo I)

Piano [II] – Ricardo Castro

Piano [I] – Maria João Pires

2. Rondo In A Major For Piano Four Hands, D 951 (Allegretto Quasi Andantino)

Piano [II] – Maria João Pires

Piano [I] – Ricardo Castro

Piano Sonata In A Major D 664

Piano – Maria João Pires

3. Allegro Moderato

4. Andante

5. Allegro

CD 19 – Franz Schubert / Maria-João Pires, Ricardo Castro – “Résonance De L'Originaire”

Piano Sonata In A Minor D 784

Piano – Ricardo Castro

1. Allegro Giusto

2. Andante

3. Allegro Vivace

4. Allegro In A Minor For Piano Four Hands D 947 "Lebensstürme"

Piano [II] – Maria João Pires*

Piano [I] – Ricardo Castro

CD 20 – Robert Schumann • Maria-João Pires - Faschingsschwank Aus Wien • Waldszenen • Romanzen • Arabeske

Waldszenen = Forest Scenes Op. 82

1. Eintritt = Entry. Nicht Zu Schnell

2. Jäger Auf Der Lauer Hunters On The Lookout. Höchst Lebhaft

3. Einsame Blumen = Lonely Flowers. Einfach

4. Verrufene Stelle = Place Of Evil Fame. Ziemlich Langsam

5. Freundliche Landschaft = Friendly Landscape. Schnell

6. Herberge = Inn. Mäßig

7. Vogel Als Prophet = The Prophetic Bird. Langsam, Sehr Zart

8. Jagdlied = Hunting Song. Rasch, Kräftig

9. Abschied = Farewell. Nicht Zu Schnell

Arabeske Op. 18

10. Leicht Und Zart

11. Minore Ⅰ. Etwas Langsamer

12. Minore Ⅱ. Etwas Langsamer

13. Zum Schluss (Coda). Langsam

3 Romanzen Op. 28

14. Sehr Markiert

15. Einfach

16 . Sehr Markiert – Intermezzo Ⅰ. Presto – Intermezzo Ⅱ. Etwas Langsamer – Wie Vorher

Faschingsschwank Aus Wien = Carnaval Jest From Vienna Op. 16

17. Allegro. Sehr Lebhaft

18. Romaze. Ziemlich Langsam

19. Scherzino

20. Intermezzo. Mit Größter Energie

21. Finale. Höchst Lebhaft

Johannes Brahms – 3 Intermezzi Op. 117

22. No. 1 In E Flat Major. Andante Moderato

23. No. 2 In B Flat Minor. Andante Non Troppo

24. No. 3 In C Sharp Minor. Andante Con Moto

Boxset Dimensions: 5.1"x2.36"x5.22"