The Chopin Masters - 28 Great Albums

 
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
The Chopin Masters - 28 Great Albums
Maria Joao Pires, Geza Anda, Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Stefan Askenase, Daniel Barenboim, Maurizio Pogorelich, etc

[ Deutsche Grammophon / 28 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 4 March 2022

Deutsche Grammophon presents a 28-CD set highlighting the riches of their Chopin catalogue: including eight Chopin Competition winners and many of the most legendary Chopin artists of all time.

"one has no hesitation in declaring Maria João Pires among the most eloquent master-musicians of our time." - Gramophone

"Pollini is the absolute master of the technical difficulties as the very opening band proclaims, but he also hits off the mood of the more introverted pieces with precision." Hi Fi news

"I'd rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework, and an unerring grasp of structure" Gramophone

"I would trade these richly satisfying accounts any day for others that lack the musical integrity and clarity of conception that Blechacz and Semkow bring to these works." Gramophone

"Few recordings of these works have such a perfect combination of virtuosity and compelling artistic insight as these. Argerich shows her remarkable grasp of Chopin's music." Gramophone

"[Tamas Vasary's] virtuosity is delicate, his phrasing is seductive, and always at the service of a sensitive poetic imagination." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Tracks:

Géza Anda (piano):
Preludes (24), Op. 28
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

Martha Argerich (piano)
Preludes (24), Op. 28
Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdzislaw Gorzynski
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Prelude No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall"
Etude No. 3 in F Major "The Horseman"
Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4
Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4

Stefan Askenase (piano)
Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1
Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3
Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2
Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2
Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3
Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1
Waltz No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70 No. 3
Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42
Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2
Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military'

Daniel Barenboim (piano)
13 Nocturnes

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
10 Mazurkas
& other solo pieces

Lazar Berman (piano)
Polonaises Op. 26, 40, 44, 53

Rafal Blechacz (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jerzy Semko
Concertos Nos 1 & 2

Michel Bloch (piano)
Sonata No. 2
3 Makurkas
Other solo pieces

Stanislav Bunin (piano)
Impromptus
3 Waltzes
Ecossaises
6 Mazurkas
Polonaise-Fantaisie

Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Polonaises Op. 26. 40. 44. 53 & 61

Seong Jin Cho (piano)
Preludes Op 28
Sonata No 2
Other solo pieces

Halina Czerny-Stefanska (piano)
6 Mazurkas
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
Ballades Op. 23 & 52

Christoph Escenbach: (piano)
Preludes Op 28, 45 & KK IVb/7

Emil Gilels (piano)
Sonata No 3
Polonaises Op. 40 & 53

Adam Harasiewicz (piano)
3 Makurkas
2 Etudes
Prelude Op 45
Other solo pieces

Julian von Karolyi (piano)
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
Sonata No 3
Bolero
Ballades
Other solo pieces

Yundi Li (piano)
Sonata No 3
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
3 Etudes
3 Nocturnes
Fantaisie-Impromptu

Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn
Concerto No 1 (first release)
4 Nocturnes

Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
3 Waltzes
3 Etudes
Sonata No 3
Ecossaises
Fantaisie Op 49
Impromptu Op 29

Ivo Pogorelich (piano)
Sonata No. 2
3 Etudes
prelude Op 45
Other solo pieces

Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Etudes op 10 & 25

Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
Etudes Op. 10 & 25
Impromptus

Dang Thai Son (piano)
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
2 Nocturnes
2 Mazurkas
Other solo pieces

Roberto Szidon (piano)
Scherzi
Impromptus

Fou Ts'ong (piano)
18 Mazurkas
2 Preludes
Berceuse

Tamas Vasary (piano)
17 Waltzes
4 Mazurkas
Variations on "Der Schweizerbub"
Polonaise Op 53

Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49

The Chopin Masters