Chopin: The Piano Works

Chopin - The Piano Works = Klavierwerke = Œuvres Pour Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Records 13x Audio CD 1995 / 443 738-2 UPC 028944373820 //// Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 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 leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation." /// Label: London Records – 443 738-2 Series: Collectors' Editions 2000 Format: 13 x CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 1995 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic /// Tracklist: 24 Preludes, Op.28 1-1 I: C Major 0:50 1-2 II: A Minor 2:02 1-3 III: G Major 1:00 1-4 IV: E Minor 2:01 1-5 V: D Major 0:36 1-6 VI: B Minor 2:03 1-7 VII: A Major 0:57 1-8 VIII: F Sharp Minor 2:05 1-9 IX: E Major 1:20 1-10 X: C Sharp Minor 0:30 1-11 XI: B Major 0:42 1-12 XII: G Sharp Minor 1:13 1-13 XIII: F Sharp Minor 3:23 1-14 XIV: E Flat Minor 0:39 1-15 XV: D Flat Major "Raindrop" 5:16 1-16 XVI: B Flat Minor 1:10 1-17 XVII: A Flat Major 3:10 1-18 XVIII: F Minor 1:05 1-19 XIX: E Flat Major 1:25 1-20 XX: C Minor 1:38 1-21 XXI: B Flat Major 1:46 1-22 XXII: G Minor 0:49 1-23 XXIII: F Major 1:08 1-24 XXIV: D Minor 2:35 1-25 Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.45 4:39 1-26 Prelude In A Flat Major (1834) 0:43 1-27 Impromptu In A Flat Major, Op.29 4:01 1-28 Impromptu In F Sharp Major, Op.36 5:59 1-29 Impromptu In G Flat Major, Op.51 4:34 1-30 Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op.66 4:54 2-1 Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23 9:51 2-2 Ballade No.2 In F Major, Op.38 7:43 2-3 Ballade No.3 In A Flat Major, Op.47 7:33 2-4 Ballade No.4 In F Minor, Op.52 11:29 2-5 Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20 9:53 2-6 Scherzo No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.31 9:53 2-7 Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39 6:44 2-8 Scherzo No.4 In E Minor, Op.54 10:10 3 Nocturnes, Op.9 3-1 I: B Flat Minor 5:51 3-2 II: E Flat Major 4:03 3-3 III: B Major 6:50 3 Nocturnes, Op.15 3-4 I: F Major 4:32 3-5 II: F Sharp Major 3:47 3-6 III: G Minor 3:49 2 Nocturnes, Op.27 3-7 I: C Sharp Minor 5:29 3-8 II: D Flat Major 5:50 2 Nocturnes, Op.32 3-9 I: B Major 5:06 3-10 II: A Flat Major 5:43 2 Nocturnes, Op.37 3-11 I: G Minor 6:13 3-12 II: G Major 5:36 2 Nocturnes, Op.48 4-1 I: C Minor 6:31 4-2 II: F Sharp Minor 7:32 2 Nocturnes, Op.55 4-3 I: F Minor 4:54 4-4 II: E Flat Major 5:21 2 Nocturnes, Op.62 4-5 I: B Major 7:01 4-6 II: E Major 5:57 4-7 Nocturne In E Minor, Op.72 No.1 4:19 4-8 Nocturne In C Sharp Minor (1830) 4:05 4-9 Nocturne In C Minor (1837) 3:05 12 Études, Op.10 5-1 I: C Minor 2:01 5-2 II: A Minor 1:22 5-3 III: E Major 4:24 5-4 IV: C Sharp Minor 2:06 5-5 V: G Flat Major "Black Key" 1:42 5-6 VI: E Flat Minor 4:07 5-7 VII: C Major 1:31 5-8 VIII: F Major 2:23 5-9 IX: F Minor 2:24 5-10 X: A Flat Major 2:18 5-11 XI: E Flat Major 2:30 5-12 XII: C Minor "Revolutionary" 2:51 12 Études, Op.25 5-13 I: A Flat Major 2:58 5-14 II: F Minor 1:53 5-15 III: F Major 1:53 5-16 IV: A Minor 1:36 5-17 V: E Minor 3:38 5-18 VI: G Sharp Minor 2:08 5-19 VII: C Sharp Minor 5:47 5-20 VIII: D Flat Major 1:10 5-21 IX: G Flat Major 0:58 5-22 X: B Minor 4:47 5-23 XI: A Minor "Winder Wind" 3:49 5-24 XII: C Minor 2:47 2 Polonaises, Op.26 6-1 I: C Sharp Minor 7:38 6-2 II: E Flat Minor 7:28 2 Polonaises, Op.40 6-3 I: A Major 5:07 6-4 II: C Minor 6:49 6-5 Polonaise In F Sharp Minor, Op.44 10:25 6-6 Polonaise In A Flat Major, Op.53 6:20 6-7 Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat Major, Op.61 14:02 3 Polonaises, Op.71 7-1 I: D Minor 5:25 7-2 II: B Flat Major 7:13 7-3 III: F Minor 7:07 7-4 Polonaise In B Flat Minor (1826) 4:02 7-5 Polonaise In G Flat Major (1829) 6:52 7-6 Polonaise In G Minor (1817) 2:40 7-7 Polonaise In B Flat Major (1817) 3:06 7-8 Polonaise In A Flat Major (1821) 4:18 7-9 Polonaise In G Sharp Minor (1822) 6:24 8-1 Waltz In E Flat Major, Op.18 4:52 3 Waltzes, Op.34 8-2 I: A Flat Major 5:02 8-3 II: A Minor 4:34 8-4 III: F Major 2:06 8-5 Waltz In A Flat Major, Op.42 3:24 3 Waltzes, Op.64 8-6 I: D Flat Major 1:51 8-7 II: C Sharp Minor 3:27 8-8 III: A Flat Major 2:19 2 Waltzes, Op.69 8-9 I: A Flat Major 3:59 8-10 II: B Minor 3:41 3 Waltzes, Op.70 8-11 I: G Flat Major 2:06 8-12 II: F Minor 1:44 8-13 III: D Flat Major 2:29 8-14 Waltz In E Minor (1830) 2:38 8-15 Waltz In E Major (1829) 2:11 8-16 Waltz In A Minor (?1843) 1:50 8-17 Waltz In A Flat Major (1827) 2:11 8-18 Waltz In E Flat Major ("Sostenuto", 1840) 2:18 8-19 Waltz In E Flat Major (1829/30) 3:03 4 Mazurkas, Op.6 9-1 I: F Sharp Minor 3:17 9-2 II: C Sharp Minor 2:31 9-3 III: E Major 1:39 9-4 IV: E Flat Minor 1:02 5 Mazurkas, Op.7 9-5 I: B Flat Minor 1:49 9-6 II: A Minor 3:17 9-7 III: F Minor 2:23 9-8 IV: A Flat Major 1:09 9-9 V: C Major 0:49 4 Mazurkas, Op.17 9-10 I: B Flat Major 1:58 9-11 II: E Minor 1:59 9-12 III: A Flat Major 4:06 9-13 IV: A Minor 4:16 4 Mazurkas, Op.24 9-14 I: G Minor 2:50 9-15 II: C Major 2:05 9-16 III: A Flat Major 1:57 9-17 IV: B Flat Minor 4:35 4 Mazurkas, Op.30 9-18 I: C Minor 1:33 9-19 II: B Minor 1:09 9-20 III: D Flat Major 2:39 9-21 IV: C Sharp Minor 3:41 4 Mazurkas, Op.33 9-22 I: G Sharp Minor 1:27 9-23 II: D Major 2:04 9-24 III: C Major 1:30 9-25 IV: B Minor 4:36 4 Mazurkas, Op.41 9-26 I: C Sharp Minor 3:33 9-27 II: E Minor 2:22 9-28 III: B Major 1:09 9-29 IV: A Flat Major 1:58 3 Mazurkas, Op.50 10-1 I: G Major 1:52 10-2 II: A Flat Major 2:54 10-3 III: C Sharp Minor 5:00 3 Mazurkas, Op.56 10-4 I: B Major 3:57 10-5 II: C Major 1:37 10-6 III: C Minor 5:58 3 Mazurkas, Op.59 10-7 I: A Minor 4:31 10-8 II: A Flat Major 2:33 10-9 III: F Sharp Minor 3:16 3 Mazurkas, Op.63 10-10 I: B Major 2:02 10-11 II: F Minor 2:11 10-12 III: C Sharp Minor 2:28 4 Mazurkas, Op.67 10-13 I: G Major 1:04 10-14 II: G Minor 1:58 10-15 III: C Major 1:28 10-16 IV: A Minor 2:31 4 Mazurkas, Op.68 10-17 I: C Major 1:30 10-18 II: A Minor 3:12 10-19 III: F Major 1:17 10-20 IV: F Minor Score Editor [Reconstruction By] – J. Ekier Score Editor [Reconstruction By] – J. Ekier 2:21 10-21 Mazurka In A Minor ("À Émile Gaillard", 1840) 3:09 10-22 Mazurka In A Minor ("Notre Temps", 1840) 3:16 10-23 Mazurka In B Flat Major (1826) 1:11 10-24 Mazurka In G Minor (1826) 1:45 10-25 Mazurka In A Flat Major (1834) 1:18 10-26 Mazurka In C Major (1833) 2:23 10-27 Mazurka In B Flat Major (For Alexandra Wołowska, 1832) 1:04 10-28 Mazurka In D Major (1832) 1:17 10-29 Mazurka In D Major (?1820) 1:05 10-30 Mazurka In F Minor, Op.68 No.4 (Revised Version) 3:30 Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35 11-1 I: Grave — Doppio Movimento 7:39 11-2 II: Scherzo 6:44 11-3 III: Marche Funèbre 9:00 11-4 IV: Finale: Presto 1:37 Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58 11-5 I: Allegro Maestoso 9:26 11-6 II: Scherzo: Molto Vivace 2:42 11-7 III: Largo 9:01 11-8 IV: Finale: Presto, Non Tanto 5:22 11-9 Fantaisie In F Minor, Op.49 13:58 Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4 12-1 I: Allegro Maestoso 8:47 12-2 II: Minuetto — Trio 4:26 12-3 III: Larghetto 4:03 12-4 IV: Finale: Presto 6:30 12-5 Variations Sur Un Air National Allemand (1826) 7:37 12-6 Rondo In C Minor, Op.1 7:49 3 Écossaises, Op.72 No.3 (2:12) 12-7.1 I: D Major 12-7.2 II: G Major 12-7.3 III: D Flat Major 12-8 Rondo "À La Mazur" In F Major, Op.5 7:29 12-9 Marche Funèbre In C Minor, Op.72 No.2 5:26 12-10 Contredanse In G Flat Major (?1827) 1:39 12-11 Rondo In C Major, Op.73 8:38 12-12 Variations In D Major For Piano Duet (1826) Piano [With] – Vovka Ashkenazy Piano [With] – Vovka Ashkenazy 7:36 13-1 Variations In A Major ("Souvenir De Paganini", 1829) 3:36 13-2 Variations Brillantes In B Flat Major, Op.12 8:11 13-3 Rondo In E Flat Major, Op.16 9:50 13-4 Bolero In A Minor, Op.19 7:17 13-5 Cantabile In B Flat Major (1834) 1:02 13-6 Variation In E Major (From "Hexameron", 1837) 1:38 13-7 Largo In E Flat Major (?1837) 1:59 13-8 Allegro De Concert In A Major, Op.46 11:37 3 Nouvelles Études (1839) 13-9 I: F Minor 1:52 13-10 II: A Flat Major 1:32 13-11 III: D Flat Major 1:27 13-12 Tarantelle In A Flat Major, Op.43 3:06 13-13 Fugue In A Minor (1841-42) 2:11 13-14 Albumblatt In E Major (1843) 1:19 13-15 Wiosna (From Op.74 No.2) 0:58 2 Bourrées (1846) (1:09) 13-16.1 I: G Minor 13-16.2 II: A Major 13-17 Galop Marquis 0:44 13-18 Berceuse In D Flat Major, Op.57 5:01 13-19 Barcarolle In F Sharp Major, Op.60 8:49 Booklet Editor – WLP Ltd. Composed By – Frédéric Chopin Engineer [Recording] – Colin Moorfoot, James Lock (2), John Dunkerley, John Pellowe, Kenneth Wilkinson, Simon Eadon, Stanley Goodall, Tryggvi Tryggvason Liner Notes – Jeremy Siepmann Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy Producer – Andrew Cornall, Christopher Raeburn, James Walker (3), Richard Beswick (2)