Rudolf Buchbinder is one of the legendary performers of our time. The authority of a career spanning more than 60 years is uniquely combined with esprit and spontaneity in his piano playing. Tradition and innovation, faithfulness and freedom, authenticity, and open-mindedness merge in his reading of the great piano literature.

“We all have impossible dreams. And one such dream gave rise to this album: I’d so much like to attend a Viennese soirée where all the composers on this recording are assembled: Strauss, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Beethoven. These pieces embody the spirit of a good evening get-together: inspiring, good-humoured, effervescent, but always probing the depths.” – Rudolf Buchbinder

1. J. Strauss/Grunfeld: Soiree De Vienne Op. 56
2. Strauss/Schulhof: Pizzicato-Polka Op. 9/2
3. Schubert: Marche Militaire In D Major D 733
4. Schubert: Waltz In G Flat Major Kupelwieser-Walzer
5. Van Beethoven: Bagatelle In C Major Op. 33/5
6. Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor Op. 66
7. Chopin: Nocturne In E Flat Major Op. 9/2
8. Chopin: Waltz In C Sharp Minor Op. 64/2
9. Chopin: Waltz In B Minor Op. Posth. 69/2
10. Chopin: Itude In a Flat Major Op. 25/1
11. Schumann/Liszt: Liebeslied S 566 After Schumann's Widmung
12. Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 899: No. 1 In C Minor. Allegro Molt
13. Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 899: No. 2 In E Flat Major. Allegro
14. Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 899: No. 3 In G Flat Major. Andante
15. Schubert: 4 Impromptus D 899: No. 4 In a Flat Major. Allegre
16. J. Strauss/Grunfeld: Fruhlingsstimmen-Walzer Op. 57
17. Schubert/Liszt: Soirees De Vienne: Valse-Caprice No.6 S427/6