50 Best Chopin: Includes 'Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise' & 'Minute' Waltz
$25.00
Out of Stockadd to cart
50 BEST CHOPIN
50 Best Chopin: Includes 'Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise' & 'Minute' Waltz
Ingrid Fliter, Stephen Kovacevich, Maurizio Pollini, Garrick Ohlsson, Daniel Barenboim, Dmitri Alexeev, Dinu Lipatti, Cecile Ousset.etc
[ EMI / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 February 2011
This 3 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.
The 50 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists. Each release on the 50 Best Series is grouped thematically across 3CDs. Spectacular value and an amazingly low price on one of the world's most respected classical labels.
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.
The 50 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te Kanawa. Each release on the 50 Best Series is grouped thematically across 3CDs. Spectacular value and an amazingly low price on one of the world's most respected classical labels.
Tracks:
Waltz No.1 in E flat op.18 - Stephen Kovacevich.
Waltz No.2 in A flat major op.34 No.1 'Valse brillante' - Stephen Kovacevich.
Waltz No.3 in A minor op.34 No.2 - Stephen Kovacevich. Waltz No.4 in F major op.34 No.3 'Valse brillante'.
Waltz No.5 in A flat major op.42 'Grande Valse' - Stephen Kovacevich.
Waltz in D flat op.64 No.1 'Minute' - Ingrid Fliter.
Waltz in C sharp minor op.64 No.2 - Tempo giusto - Ingrid Fliter.
Waltz in A flat Major op.64 No.3 - Moderato - Ingrid Fliter.
Waltz No.9 in A flat major op.69 No.1 - Dmitri Alexeev. Waltz No.10 in B minor op.69 No.2 - Dmitri Alexeev.
Waltz No.11 in G flat major op.70/1 - Dinu Lipatti.
Waltz No.12 in F minor op.70/2 - Dinu Lipatti.
Waltz No.13 in D flat major op.70/3 - Dinu Lipatti.
Waltz No.14 in E minor op.posth - Dinu Lipatti.
Berceuse in D flat op.57 - Daniel Barenboim.
4 Ballades : Ballade No.3 in A flat major op.47 - Cecile Ousset.
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor op.66 - Stanislav Bunin.
Preludes op.28 :
Prelude No.1 in C major Agitato - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.2 in A minor Lento - Garrick Ohlsson.
Prelude No.3 in G major Vivace - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.4 in E minor Largo - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.5 in D major Allegro molto - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.6 in B minor Lento assai - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.7 in A major Andantino - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.8 in F sharp minor Molto agitato - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.9 in E major Largo - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.10 in C sharp minor Allegro molto - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.11 in B major Vivace - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.12 in G sharp minor Presto - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.13 in F sharp major Lento - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.14 in E flat minor Allegro - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.15 in D flat major Sostenuto 'Raindrop' - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.16 in B flat minor Presto con fuoco - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.17 in A flat major Allegretto - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.18 in F minor Allegro molto - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.19 in E flat major Vivace - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.20 in C minor Largo - Garrick Ohlsson
Prelude No.21 in B flat major Cantabile - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.22 in G minor Molto agitato - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.23 in F major Moderato - Garrick Ohlsson Prelude No.24 in D minor Allegro appassionato - Garrick Ohlsson.
Barcarolle in F sharp minor op.60 : Allegretto - Nelson Goerner.
Polonaise No.3 in A 'Military' op.40 No.1 - Daniel Adni. Polonaise No.6 in A flat 'Heroic' op.53 - Martha Argerich. Variations in B Flat Major On 'La Ci Darem' op.2 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts.
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor op.11 : Romanze Larghetto / Rondo Vivace - Maurizio Pollini / Philharmonia Orchestra / Paul Kletzki.
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor op.21 : Larghetto - Martha Argerich / Charles Dutoit / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal.
Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise in E Flat Major op.22 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts.
Krakowiak op.14 - Garrick Ohlsson / Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk.
