Chopin - 100 Best Chopin (2010)
MP3 320 kbps | Classical | Label: Emi Aus/Zoom | 6CDs | 883 MB
The latest release in EMI’s highly successful 100 BEST series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frйdйric 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 Йtudes, 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 Franзois, Andre Gavrilov, Garrick Ohlsson, Maria Tipo and Alexis Weissenberg. Also heard are two legendary pianists from an earlier time: Dinu Lipatti and Arthur Rubinstein.
Tracklist:
Disc: 1
01. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltzes: No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 18
02. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltzes: No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1 ( Valse Brillante )
03. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltzes: No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
04. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltzes: No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34, No. 3 ( Valse Brillante )
05. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltzes: No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 ( Grande Valse )
06. Ingrid Fliter - Waltz in D-Flat, Op. 64, No. 1 Minute
07. Ingrid Fliter - Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Tempo Giusto
08. Ingrid Fliter - Waltzes: Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 - Moderato
09. Dmitri Alexeev - Waltzes: No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
10. Dmitri Alexeev - Waltzes: No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
11. Dinu Lipatti - Waltzes: No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70 - 1
12. Dinu Lipatti - Waltzes: No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70 - 2
13. Dinu Lipatti - Waltzes: No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70 - 3
14. Dinu Lipatti - Waltzes: No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth.
15. Daniel Barenboim - Berceuse in D-Flat, Op. 57
16. Cecile Ousset - 4 Ballades: No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
17. Stanislav Bunin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
Disc: 2
01. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major (Agitato)
02. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor (Lento)
03. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major (Vivace)
04. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor (Largo)
05. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major (Allegro Molto)
06. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor (Lento Assai)
07. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (Andantino)
08. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (Molto Agitato)
09. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major (Largo)
10. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Allegro Molto)
11. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major (Vivace)
12. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor (Presto)
13. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major (Lento)
14. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro)
15. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major (Sostenuto) [ Raindrop ]
16. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Presto con Fuoco)
17. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)
18. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor (Allegro Molto)
19. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Vivace)
20. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (Largo)
21. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major (Cantabile)
22. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor (Molto Agitato)
23. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major (Moderato)
24. Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor (Allegro Appassionato)
25. Nelson Goerner - Barcarolle in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60: Allegretto
26. Daniel Adni - Polonaise No. 3 in a Military , Op. 40, No. 1
27. Martha Argerich - Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Heroic , Op. 53
Disc: 3
01. Alexis Weissenberg & Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire - Variations in B-Flat Major On La Ci Darem , Op. 2
02. Paul Kletzki, Philharmonia Orchestra & Maurizio Pollini - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romanze (Larghetto)
03. Paul Kletzki, Philharmonia Orchestra & Maurizio Pollini - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo (Vivace)
04. Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit & Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
05. Alexis Weissenberg & Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire - Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E-Flat Major, Op. 22
06. Jerzy Maksymiuk, Garrick Ohlsson & Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra - Krakowiak, Op. 14
Disc: 4
01. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: C, Op. 10 - 1
02. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: A Minor, Op. 10 - 2
03. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: In e Tristesse , Op. 10 - 3
04. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 - 4
05. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: G-Flat, Black Keys , Op. 10 - 5
06. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: E-Flat Minor, Op. 10 - 6
07. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: C, Op. 10 - 7
08. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: F, Op. 10 - 8
09. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: F Minor, Op. 10 - 9
10. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: A-Flat, Op. 10 - 10
11. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: E-Flat, Op. 10 - 11
12. Andrei Gavrilov - 27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25 and Posth: In C Minor Revolutionary , Op. 10 - 12
13. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major ( Harp Study )
14. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
15. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
16. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
17. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
18. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
19. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
20. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
21. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major ( Butterfly s Wings )
22. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
23. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor ( Winter Wind )
24. Claudio Arrau - 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
Disc: 5
01. Georges Cziffra - 3 Impromptus: No. 1 in A-Flat, Op. 29
02. Georges Cziffra - 3 Impromptus: No. 2 in F-Sharp, Op. 36
03. Georges Cziffra - 3 Impromptus: No. 3 in G-Flat, Op. 51
04. Samson Francois - Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor - en Si Bemol Mineur, Op. 9, No. 1
05. Samson Francois - Nocturne No. 2 en Mi Bemol Majeur, Op. 9, No. 2
06. Samson Francois - Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major - en Fa Diese Majeur, Op. 15, No. 2
07. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturnes: No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1
08. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturnes: No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2
09. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturnes: No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2
10. Maria Tipo - Nocturnes: C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posthumous
11. Mikhail Pletnev - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche Funebre (Lento)
12. Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto non Tanto
Disc: 6
01. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2
02. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1
03. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 4
04. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3
05. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
06. Ronald Smith - Mazurkas Nos. 1-58: No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3
07. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas: No. 39 in B, Op. 63, No. 1
08. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas: No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2
09. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas: No. 42 in G, Op. 67, No. 1
10. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas: No. 43 in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
11. Yuri Egorov - Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
12. Daniel Barenboim - Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat, Op. 61
13. Danielle Laval & Teresa Llacuna - Rondo in C Major for 2 Pianos, Op. 73
14. Jerzy Maksymiuk, Garrick Ohlsson & Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra - Fantasia On Polish National Airs, Op. 13
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