100 BEST CHOPIN

 

CD1

1. Waltzes - No. 1 in E flat Op. 18, Stephen Kovacevich

2. Waltzes - No. 2 in A flat major Op. 34 No. 1 ('Valse brillante'), Stephen Kovacevich

3. Waltzes - No. 3 in A minor Op. 34 No. 2, Stephen Kovacevich

4. Waltzes - No. 4 in F major Op. 34 No. 3 ('Valse brillante'), Stephen Kovacevich

5. Waltzes - No. 5 in A flat major Op. 42 ('Grande Valse'), Stephen Kovacevich

6. Waltzes - Waltz in D flat Op.64 No.1 'Minute', Ingrid Fliter

7. Waltzes - Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 - Tempo giusto, Ingrid Fliter

8. Waltzes - Waltz in A flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3 – Moderato, Ingrid Fliter

9. Waltzes - No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1, Dmitri Alexeev

10. Waltzes - No. 10 in B minor Op. 69 No. 2, Dmitri Alexeev

11. Waltzes - No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, Dinu Lipatti

12. Waltzes - No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2, Dinu Lipatti

13. Waltzes - No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3, Dinu Lipatti

14. Waltzes - No. 14 in E minor, Op. posth. Dinu Lipatti

15. Waltzes - Berceuse in D flat Op. 57, Daniel Barenboim

16. 4 Ballades - No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47, Cécile Ousset

17. 4 Ballades - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66, Stanislav Bunin

 

CD2

1. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 1 in C major (Agitato), Garrick Ohlsson

2. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 2 in A minor (Lento), Garrick Ohlsson

3. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 3 in G major (Vivace), Garrick Ohlsson

4. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 4 in E minor (Largo), Garrick Ohlsson

5. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto), Garrick Ohlsson

6. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai), Garrick Ohlsson

7. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 7 in A major (Andantino), Garrick Ohlsson

8. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 8 in F sharp minor (Molto agitato), Garrick Ohlsson

9. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 9 in E major (Largo), Garrick Ohlsson

10. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 10 in C sharp minor (Allegro molto), Garrick Ohlsson

11. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 11 in B major (Vivace), Garrick Ohlsson

12. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 12 in G sharp minor (Presto), Garrick Ohlsson

13. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 13 in F sharp major (Lento), Garrick Ohlsson

14. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 14 in E flat minor (Allegro), Garrick Ohlsson

15. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 15 in D flat major (Sostenuto) ["Raindrop"], Garrick Ohlsson

16. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 16 in B flat minor (Presto con fuoco), Garrick Ohlsson

17. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 17 in A flat major (Allegretto), Garrick Ohlsson

18. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 18 in F minor (Allegro molto), Garrick Ohlsson

19. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 19 in E flat major (Vivace), Garrick Ohlsson

20. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 20 in C minor (Largo), Garrick Ohlsson

21. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 21 in B flat major (Cantabile), Garrick Ohlsson

22. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 22 in G minor (Molto agitato), Garrick Ohlsson

23. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 23 in F major (Moderato), Garrick Ohlsson

24. Preludes Op. 28 - No. 24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato), Garrick Ohlsson

25. Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60 – Allegretto, Nelson Goerner

26. Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60 - Polonaise No. 3 in A 'Military' Op. 40 No. 1, Daniel Adni

27. Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60 - Polonaise No. 6 in A flat 'Heroic' Op. 53, Martha Argerich

 

CD3

1. Variations In B Flat Major On "Là Ci Darem" Op. 2 (Remasterisé En 2009), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (2001 Digital Remaster) - II. Romanze (Larghetto), Maurizio Pollini

3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (2001 Digital Remaster) - III. Rondo (Vivace), Maurizio Pollini

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 - II: Larghetto, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

5. Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op. 21 - Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise In E Flat Major Op. 22 (Remasterisé En 2009)

6. Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op. 21 - Krakowiak Op. 14, Garrick Ohlsson

 

CD4

1. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - C, Op. 10/1, Andrei Gavrilov

2. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - A minor, Op. 10/2, Andrei Gavrilov

3. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - in E 'Tristesse' Op. 10/3, Andrei Gavrilov

4. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, Andrei Gavrilov

5. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - G flat, 'Black Keys', Op. 10/5, Andrei Gavrilov

6. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - E flat minor, Op. 10/6, Andrei Gavrilov

7. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - C, Op. 10/7, Andrei Gavrilov

8. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - F, Op. 10/8, Andrei Gavrilov

9. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - F minor, Op. 10/9, Andrei Gavrilov

10. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - A flat, Op. 10/10, Andrei Gavrilov

11. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - E flat, Op. 10/11, Andrei Gavrilov

12. 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and posth - in C minor 'Revolutionary' Op. 10/12, Andrei Gavrilov

13. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 1 in A flat major ('Harp Study'), Claudio Arrau

14. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 2 in F minor, Claudio Arrau

15. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 3 in F major, Claudio Arrau

16. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 4 in A minor, Claudio Arrau

17. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 5 in E minor, Claudio Arrau

18. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 6 in G sharp minor, Claudio Arrau

19. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 7 in C sharp minor, Claudio Arrau

20. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 8 in D flat major, Claudio Arrau

21. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 9 in G flat major ('Butterfly's Wings'), Claudio Arrau

22. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 10 in B minor, Claudio Arrau

23. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 11 in A minor ('Winter Wind'), Claudio Arrau

24. 12 Études Op. 25 (2007 Digital Remaster) - No. 12 in C minor, Claudio Arrau

 

CD5

1. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - No. 1 in A flat Op. 29, Georges Cziffra

2. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - No. 2 in F sharp Op. 36, Georges Cziffra

3. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - No. 3 in G flat Op. 51, Georges Cziffra

4. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - Nocturne No.1 In B Flat Minor/en Si Bémol Mineur Op. 9 No. 1 (Remasterisé En 2001), Samson François

5. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - Nocturne No. 2 En Mi Bémol Majeur Op. 9 No. 2 (Remasterisé En 2001), Samson François

6. 3 Impromptus (1987 Digital Remaster) - Nocturne No. 5 In F Sharp Major/en Fa Dièse Majeur Op. 15 No. 2 (Remasterisé En 2001), Samson François

7. Nocturnes - No. 9 in B major Op. 32 No. 1, Garrick Ohlsson

8. Nocturnes - No. 10 in A flat major Op. 32 No. 2, Garrick Ohlsson

9. Nocturnes - No. 12 in G major Op. 37 No. 2, Garrick Ohlsson

10. Nocturnes - C sharp minor Op. posthumous, Maria Tipo

11. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 - III. Marche funèbre (Lento), Mikhail Pletnev

12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 - IV. Finale: Presto non tanto, Leif Ove Andsnes

 

CD6

1. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2, Ronald Smith

2. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No.1, Ronald Smith

3. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 8 in A flat major, Op.7 No. 4, Ronald Smith

4. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3, Ronald Smith

5. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2, Ronald Smith

6. Mazurkas Nos. 1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster) - No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3, Ronald Smith

7. Mazurkas - No. 39 in B Op. 63 No. 1, Artur Rubinstein

8. Mazurkas - No. 40 in F minor Op. 63 No. 2, Artur Rubinstein

9. Mazurkas - No. 42 in G Op. 67 No. 1, Artur Rubinstein

10. Mazurkas - No. 43 in G minor Op. 67 No. 2, Artur Rubinstein

11. Mazurkas - Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, Yuri Egorov

12. Mazurkas - Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Op. 61, Daniel Barenboim

13. Mazurkas - Rondo in C major for 2 pianos, Op. 73, Teresa Llacuna

14. Mazurkas - Fantasia on Polish National Airs Op. 13, Garrick Ohlsson

 

This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists.

 

Chopin is universally acclaimed as one of the most original and innovative composers of music for the piano, especially in the romantic and lyrical field, but his compositions also demand brilliant technical virtuosity. Much of his music is deeply patriotic and infused with a love of his native Poland. He particularly exploited dance forms like the waltz, the mazurka and the polonaise, and he also developed the nocturne into a significant form of piano literature.

 

His works have been heard in many contexts including ballets such as Le Sylphides, Dances at a Gathering and A Month in the Country; films like The Pianist, The Truman Story, A Song to Remember and many others, as well as popular songs such as I’m Always Chasing Rainbows, Till the End of Time and Could It Be Magic.

 

This collection covers all the main genres in which Chopin wrote, and includes the complete sets of Preludes and Études, the 14 Waltzes, plus a generous selection of the most familiar Polonaises, Mazurkas, Nocturnes and Impromptus, as well as single pieces like the soothing Berceuse, the evocative Barcarolle and the stirring Fantaisie-impromptu. Works for piano and orchestra are represented by the Andante spianato et grand polonaise, Krakowiak, Fantasy on Polish Airs, Variations on ‘La ci darem la mano’ and extracts from the two piano concertos.

 

The pianists heard in this album include exciting new performers like Ingrid Fliter and Nelson Goerner, as well as many established stars like Leif Ove Ansdnes, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislav Bunin, Stephen Kovacevich, Mikhail Pletnev and Maurizio Pollini. Other great artists of the keyboard who participate are Dmitri Alexeev, Claudio Arrau, Georges Cziffra, Yuri Egorov, Samson François, Andre Gavrilov, Garrick Ohlsson, Maria Tipo and Alexis Weissenberg. Also heard are two legendary pianists from an earlier time: Dinu Lipatti and Arthur Rubinstein.

 

EMI 6cds 9670472