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Complete Chopin Edition
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Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. I. Allegro maestoso. - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (1988 Digital Remaster)
2. II. Romanze (Larghetto). - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (1988 Digital Remaster)
3. III. Rondo (Vivace). - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (1988 Digital Remaster)
4. I. Maestoso. - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1988 Digital Remaster)
5. II. Larghetto. - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1988 Digital Remaster)
6. III. Allegro vivace. - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1988 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Fantasia on Polish National Airs Op. 13 (2006 Digital Remaster)
2. Krakowiak Op. 14 (2006 Digital Remaster)
3. Introduzione (Largo). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
4. Theme (Allegretto). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
5. Variation I (Brillante). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
6. Variation II (Veloce, accuramente). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
7. Variation III (Sempre sostenuto). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
8. Variation IV (Con bravura). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
9. Variation V (Adagio). - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
10. Alla polacca. - Variations in B flat on 'Là ci darem' (Mozart's Don Giovanni) Op. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
11. Andante spianato. - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat major Op. 22 (1992 Digital Remaster)
12. Grande polonaise. - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat major Op. 22 (1992 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (29) - Disc #3
1. No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.6 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
2. No.2 in C sharp minor, Op.6 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
3. No.3 in E major, Op.6 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
4. No.4 in E flat minor, Op.6 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
5. No.5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
6. No.6 in A minor, Op.7 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
7. No.7 in F minor, Op.7 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
8. No.8 in A flat major, Op.7 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
9. No.9 in C major, Op.7 No.5. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
10. No.10 in B flat major, Op.17 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
11. No.11 in E minor, Op.17 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
12. No.12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
13. No.13 in A minor, Op.17 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
14. No.14 in G minor, Op.24, No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
15. No.15 in C major, Op.21 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
16. No.16 in A flat major, Op.24 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
17. No.17 in B flat minor, Op.24 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
18. No.18. in C minor, Op.30 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
19. No.19 in B minor, Op.30 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
20. No.20 in D flat major, Op.30 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
21. No.21 in C sharp minor, Op.30 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
22. No.22 in G sharp minor, Op.33 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
23. No.23 in D major, Op.33 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
24. No.24 in C major, Op.33 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
25. No.25 in B minor, Op.33 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
26. No.26 in C sharp minor, Op.41 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
27. No.27 in E minor, Op.41 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
28. No.28 in B major, Op.41 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
29. No.29 in A flat major, Op.41 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (29) - Disc #4
1. No.30 in G major, Op.50 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
2. No.31 in A flat major, Op.50 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
3. No.32 in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
4. No.33 in B major, Op.56 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
5. No.34 in C major, Op.56 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
6. No.35 in C minor, Op.56 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
7. No.36 in A minor, Op.59 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
8. No.37 in A flat major, Op.59 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
9. No.38 in F sharp minor, Op.59 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
10. No.39 in B major, Op.63 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
11. No.40 in F minor, Op.63 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
12. No.41 in C sharp minor, Op.63 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
13. No.42 in A minor (Emile Gaillard). - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
14. No.43 in A minor (Notre temps No.2). - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
15. No.44 in G major, Op.67 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
16. No.45 in G minor, Op.67 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
17. No.46 in C major, Op.67 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
18. No.47 in A minor, Op.67 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
19. No.48 in C major, Op.68 No.1. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
20. No.49 in A minor, Op.68 No.2. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
21. No.50 in F major, Op.68 No.3. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
22. No.51 in F minor, Op.68 No.4. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
23. No.52 in B flat major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
24. No.53 in G major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
25. No.54 in D major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
26. No.55 in D major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
27. No.56 in B flat major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
28. No.57 in C major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
29. No.58 in A flat major, Op.Posth.. - Mazurkas Nos.1-58 (2004 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (33) - Disc #5
1. No. 1 in C major (Agitato). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
2. No. 2 in A minor (Lento). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
3. No. 3 in G major (Vivace). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
4. No. 4 in E minor (Largo). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
5. No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
6. No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
7. No. 7 in A major (Andantino). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
8. No. 8 in F sharp minor (Molto agitato). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
9. No. 9 in E major (Largo). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
10. No. 10 in C sharp minor (Allegro molto). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
11. No. 11 in B major (Vivace). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
12. No. 12 in G sharp minor (Presto). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
13. No. 13 in F sharp major (Lento). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
14. No. 14 in E flat minor (Allegro). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
15. No. 15 in D flat major (Sostenuto) ["Raindrop"]. - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
16. No. 16 in B flat minor (Presto con fuoco). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
17. No. 17 in A flat major (Allegretto). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
18. No. 18 in F minor (Allegro molto). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
19. No. 19 in E flat major (Vivace). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
20. No. 20 in C minor (Largo). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
21. No. 21 in B flat major (Cantabile). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
22. No. 22 in G minor (Molto agitato). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
23. No. 23 in F major (Moderato). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
24. No. 24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato). - Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster)
25. Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45 (2005 Digital Remaster)
26. Prelude in A flat major, Op.Posth (2005 Digital Remaster)
27. No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 9 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
28. No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
29. No. 3 in B major Op. 9 No. 3. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
30. No. 4 in F Major Op. 15 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
31. No. 5 in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
32. No. 6 in G minor Op. 15 No. 3. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
33. No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (14) - Disc #6
1. No. 8 in D flat major Op. 27 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
2. No. 9 in B major Op. 32 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
3. No. 10 in A flat major Op. 32 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
4. No. 11 in G minor Op. 37 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
5. No. 12 in G major Op. 37 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
6. No. 13 in C minor Op. 48 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
7. No. 14 in F sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
8. No. 15 in F minor Op. 55 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
9. No. 16 in E flat major Op. 55 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
10. No. 17 in B major Op. 62 No. 1. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
11. No. 18 in E major Op. 62 No. 2. - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
12. No. 19 in E minor Op. 72 No. 1 (Posth.). - Nocturnes (2005 Digital Remaster)
13. Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth. (2005 Digital Remaster)
14. Nocturne in C minor, Op.Posth. (2005 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (10) - Disc #7
1. C sharp minor, Op.26/1. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
2. E flat minor, Op.26/2. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
3. A, Op.40/1, 'Military'. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
4. C minor, Op.40/2. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
5. F sharp minor, Op.44. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
6. A flat, Op.53, 'Heroic'. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
7. A flat, Op.61, 'Polonaise-fantaisie'. - 16 Polonaises (2005 Digital Remaster)
8. No. 8 in D minor Op. 71/1. - Trois Polonaises Posthumes Op. 71
9. No 9 in B flat major Op. 71/2. - Trois Polonaises Posthumes Op. 71
10. No. 10 in F minor Op. 71/3. - Trois Polonaises Posthumes Op. 71
Track Listings (15) - Disc #8
1. Andante spianato & Grand polonaise in E Flat Major. Op. 22
2. Polonaise in G minor
3. Polonaise in B flat major
4. Polonaise in A flat major
5. Polonaise in G sharp minor
6. Polonaise in B flat minor 'Adieu'
7. Polonaise in G flat major
8. Fantasie in F minor Op. 49
9. Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60
10. Variations in B flat on a Theme from Hérold's 'Ludovic' Op. 12
11. Boléro, Op. 19
12. Tarentelle in A flat Op. 43
13. No. 1 in D Major. - 3 Ecossaises Op. 72/3
14. No. 2 in G major. - 3 Ecossaises Op. 72/3
15. No. 3 in D flat. - 3 Ecossaises Op. 72/3
Track Listings (22) - Disc #9
1. No. 1 in E flat, Op. 18. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
2. No. 2 in A flat, Op. 34/1. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
3. No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
4. No. 4 in F, Op. 34/3. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
5. No. 5 in A flat, Op. 42. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
6. No. 17 in E flat, Op. posth. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
7. No. 19 in A minor, Op. posth. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
8. No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute). - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
9. No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
10. No. 8 in A flat, Op. 64/3. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
11. No. 18 in E flat, Op. posth. (pub 1925). - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
12. No. 9 in A flat, Op. 69/1. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
13. No. 16 in A flat, Op. posth. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
14. No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
15. No. 15 in E, Op. posth. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
16. No. 11 in G flat, Op. 70/1. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
17. No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
18. No. 13 in D flat, Op. 70/3. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
19. No. 14 in E minor, Op. posth. - Waltzes (1989 Digital Remaster)
20. No.1 in A flat Op.29. - 3 Impromptus. (1989 Digital Remaster)
21. No.2 in F sharp Op.36. - 3 Impromptus. (1989 Digital Remaster)
22. No.3 in G flat Op.51. - 3 Impromptus. (1989 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (31) - Disc #10
1. Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66 (2006 Digital Remaster)
2. No. 1 in C major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
3. No. 2 in A minor. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
4. No. 3 in E major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
5. No. 4 in C sharp minor. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
6. No. 5 in G flat major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
7. No. 6 in E flat minor. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
8. No. 7 in C major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
9. No. 8 in F major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
10. No. 9 in F minor. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
11. No. 10 in A flat major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
12. No. 11 in E flat major. - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
13. No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'). - Etudes Op. 10 (2006 Digital Remaster)
14. No.1 in A flat major. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
15. No.2 in F minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
16. No.3 in F major. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
17. No.4 in A minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
18. No.5 in E minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
19. No.6 in G sharp minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
20. No.7 in C sharp minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
21. No.8 in D flat major. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
22. No.9 in G flat minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
23. No.10 in B minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
24. No.11 in A minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
25. No.12 in C minor. - Etudes Op.25 (2006 Digital Remaster)
26. No.1 in F minor. - Trois nouvelles études (1837) (2006 Digital Remaster)
27. No.2 in D flat. - Trois nouvelles études (1837) (2006 Digital Remaster)
28. No.3 in A flat. - Trois nouvelles études (1837) (2006 Digital Remaster)
29. Cantabile in B flat
30. Contredanse in G flat
31. Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Track Listings (8) - Disc #11
1. I. Grave - Doppio movimento. - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 (original version)
2. II. Scherzo. - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 (original version)
3. III. Marche funèbre (Lento). - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 (original version)
4. IV. Finale (Presto). - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 (original version)
5. No. 1 in B minor Op. 20. - 4 Scherzos
6. No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31. - 4 Scherzos
7. No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39. - 4 Scherzos
8. No. 4 in E Op. 54. - 4 Scherzos
Track Listings (8) - Disc #12
1. I. Allegro maestoso. - Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
2. II. Scherzo (molto vivace). - Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
3. III. Largo. - Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
4. IV. Finale (presto, ma non tanto). - Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
5. No. 1 in G minor Op. 23. - 4 Ballades
6. No. 2 in F major Op. 38. - 4 Ballades
7. No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47. - 4 Ballades
8. No. 4 in F minor Op. 52. - 4 Ballades
Track Listings (11) - Disc #13
1. I. Allegro maestoso. - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4
2. II. Minuetto & trio. Allegretto. - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4
3. III. Larghetto. - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4
4. IV. Finale. Presto. - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4
5. Introduction and Variations on a German air "Der Schweizerbub" in E major, Op.Posth (2006 Digital Remaster)
6. Variations on the march from Bellini's "Il Puritani" in E major (2006 Digital Remaster)
7. Variations in A ('Souvenir de Paganini')
8. Rondo in C minor, Op.1 (2006 Digital Remaster)
9. Rondo à la Mazur in F major, Op.5 (2006 Digital Remaster)
10. Introduction in C minor & Rondo in E flat major, Op.16 (2006 Digital Remaster)
11. Rondo in C major for 2 pianos, Op.73 (2006 Digital Remaster)
Track Listings (20) - Disc #14
1. Allegro de concert in A Op.46 (2007 Digital Remaster)
2. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.1 Pour Toi Seul (Zyczenie) (Stefan Witwicki)
3. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.2 Le Printemps (Wiosna) (Stefan Witwicki)
4. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.3 Le Fleuve Triste (Smutna Rzeka) (Stefan Witwicki)
5. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.4 Bacchanale (Hulanka) (Stefan Witwicki)
6. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.5 N'est-Ce Pas L'amour ? (Gdzie Lubi) (Stefan Witwici)
7. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.6 Tu Veux Que Je T'oublie (Precz Moich Oczu) (Stefan Witwicki)
8. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.7 Le Messager (Posel) (Adam Mickiewicz)
9. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.8 Mon Bel Amour (Sliczny Chlopiec) (Bohdan Zalevski)
10. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.9 Lamento (Melodja) (Anonyme)
11. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.10 Le Guerrier (Wojak) (Stefan Witwicki)
12. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.11 Les Fiancées De La Mort (Dwojaki Konidec) (Bohdan Zalevski)
13. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.12 Madrigal (Moja Pieszczotka) (Adam Mickiewicz)
14. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.13 Mélancolie (Niena Czego Trzeba) (Bohdan Zalevski)
15. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.14 L'Anneau (Pierscian) (Stefan Witwicki)
16. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.15 Ballade Slave (Narzeczony) (Stefan Witwicki)
17. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.16 Chanson Lituanienne (Pionska Litewska)
18. Mélodies Polonaises Op.74 (Zbior Spiewow Polskich) . No.17 Ode Funèbre (Sierota) (Anonyme)
19. Czary (Charms or Witchcraft), KK. IVa/11, CT 146 (B. 51)
20. Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, KK. IVb/9, CT 147 (B. 132)
Track Listings (16) - Disc #15
1. I. Allegro con fuoco. - Piano Trio in G minor Op.8
2. II. Scherzo. Con moto ma non troppo. - Piano Trio in G minor Op.8
3. III. Adagio sostenuto. - Piano Trio in G minor Op.8
4. IV. Finale. Allegretto. - Piano Trio in G minor Op.8
5. Chopin. Introduction, Theme & Variations in D major
6. Variation I. - Funeral March in C minor, Op.72 No.2 (1827)
7. Variation II. - Funeral March in C minor, Op.72 No.2 (1827)
8. Allegretto in F sharp major (1829)
9. Largo in E flat major (1837)
10. 'Wiosna' Andantino in G minor (1838)
11. Sostenuto in E flat major (1840)
12. Fugue in A minor (1841-2)
13. Moderato [Albumblatt] in E major (1843)
14. Bourée in G minor (1846)
15. Bourée in A major (1846)
16. Galopp in A flat (1846)

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Complete Chopin Edition
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/12/2010
Release Date: 1/12/2010
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 16
SwapaCD Credits: 16
UPC: 5099996711729

Synopsis

Album Description

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frédéric Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, impromptus and préludes. Known as one of the great masters of Romantic Music, the works by this Polish composer and virtuoso pianists has been heard worldwide. This exclusive 16-CD box set is a collectors and Chopin lovers dream.

CD Reviews

EMI's no-frills Chopin anniversary box

Roochak | 01/30/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Acquiring Chopin's complete works for just under five bucks per disc is quite a bargain, if Garrick Ohlsson, Cecile Ousset, and Ronald Smith are the pianists you want to hear in this repertoire. I don't know what EMI's selection process might've been for the recordings in this box, but it's safe to say that none of these performances have really suffered from overexposure to the listening public. I certainly haven't heard any of them.

Here's a brief rundown of the contents: Garrick Ohlsson plays the complete preludes, nocturnes, and polonaises, as well as the two piano concertos (with Jerzy Maksymiuk and the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra); Augustin Anievas plays the waltzes and impromptus; Andrei Gavrilov gets the Etudes, opp.10 & 25; Cecile Ousset plays the second and third piano sonatas, the four scherzos, and the four ballades; and Ronald Smith handles the complete mazurkas.

Pianists chosen for Chopin's lesser-known music include Leif Ove Andsnes (Sonata no.1), Claudio Arrau (the Allegro de Concert, op.46), Daniel Barenboim, Tzimon Barto, Paolo Bordoni, Benjamin Grosvenor, Danielle Laval, Ronald Smith again, and Alexis Weissenberg. The cello sonata is played by Charles Owen (piano) and Natalie Clein; the piano trio by Marianna Shirinyan, Vilde Frang, and Andreas Brantelid; and the nineteen songs by mezzo-soprano Eugenia Zareska and pianist Giorgio Favaretto.

Interesting that EMI decided not to allow its Chopin recordings by Martha Argerich, Dinu Lipatti, and Maurizio Pollini anywhere near this budget-priced reissue box."

There are better alternatives

Javier Bezos Lopez | Madrid, Spain | 04/12/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Good performances from Ohlsson although far from memorable. Anievas and Smith are quite uninvolving. Gavrilov is the gem of this set, but I wouldn't recommend it just for this single disc (Études). Go for the set from Deutsche Grammophon, Brilliant or Sony, or buy the set by Rubinstein and then complete it with other recordings. By the way, there is little new in this set in the bargain field, because most of it is just a repackaging of the corresponding sets in the Gemini series."

(+) EMI's Chopin Anniversary Box is at least a Great Bargain

C. Pontus T. | SE/Asia | 05/15/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Just having concluded DG's competing Chopin box set offers little greatness, even at less than $50, I am happy to report this EMI 16-disc set is by far the better purchase. At less than 30 or £30 in Europe, in spite of quite a number of pedestrian shortcomings, this is inescapably a bargain--largely made up of six repackaged EMI bargain twofers, reduced even further in price.

The lion's share of the proceedings is given to the young Garrick Ohlsson--the Concertos, Preludes, Polonaises, Nocturnes, as well as the Barcarolle and Fantaisie plus the concertante Fantasy and Rondo. If the mature Ohlsson, of some decade-and-a-half-later, produced some of the greatest Chopin playing caught on record, his younger self often did a pretty good job, albeit not always that individual or penetrating. The Concertos and concertante works are average, the Preludes quite dull in part (particularly Nos 1-7), the Polonaises show signs of emerging mastery, whereas the Nocturnes sound beautiful but somewhat impatient in tempo and characterisation.

Also Cécile Ousset is given a fair amount of disc space--that is, the Ballades, Scherzos, and Second plus Third Sonatas. Her playing is sound and solid but not distinguished. The same can be said of Ronald Smith's Mazurkas which, if quite sparkling, ultimately often sound rushed and unidiomatic. Augustin Anievas's Waltzes and Impromptus, though delightful, focus on ephemeral shimmer rather than lasting depth. Danielle Laval's Rondos sound rather weird with innumerable erratic tempo manipulations. The remaining miscellaneous pieces are shared between various pianists including Andsnes, Arrau, Barenboim, Barto, Bordoni, Weissenberg and 17-year-old British Benjamin Grosvenor who recently signed a so-called development agreement with EMI.

The main highlight of this set, as accurately pointed out by Mr Lopez below, is Gavrilov's Etudes--indeed, the most fiery brilliant account yet committed to disc, although a bit harsh in recorded sound and occasionally in tone when the blistering momentum gets the best of the pianist.

To sum up, EMI's anniversary box gives the most Chopin at the lowest cost; as its quality is at least average, the bargain tag is most appropriate--and thus the added plus. With the apparent risk of repeating myself: the mature Ohlsson's complete survey, though, remains very much supreme.

REFERENCE: Ohlsson"