Notes and Editorial Reviews
17-CD SET
The complete works of Frédéric Chopin on 17 discs and an astounding value. Numerous recordings in this set have been licensed from Philips, Decca, Chandos and others including well known recordings by Bella Davidovich, Zoltán Kocsis, Louis Lortie and Evegeny Kissin. The balance of the performances are newly recorded by Brilliant Classics by a number of Dutch pianists.
Of the Dutch players, Gwyn Parry-Jones of MusicWeb-International writes:
"They all have impeccable credentials, and, if they are not familiar to us, certainly deserve to be... some of the recordings use Pleyel pianos from 1842 and 1847 - the kind of which Chopin himself was so very fond –
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giving a welcome variety to the interpretations and tone-colour... all of these players are well worth hearing, and there are many outstanding musical experiences to be had here."
Excerpted reviews of the original various licensed recordings are below:
"Bella Davidovich gives excellent accounts of the Impromptus, Opp. 29, 36 and 51, in line with her already familiar interpretations of the Ballades. The simplicity and directness of the A flat major Impromptu is particulary striking, and the whole is beautifully impulsive... Among the Ballades, No. 4 receives a splendidly lucid reading... She treats each one of the Preludes with the greatest care... Her approach is direct and unencumbered by mannerism. These are strong and considered performances" - The Gramophone
"The Canadian pianist, Louis Lortie, was one of the outstanding talents brought to light on this side of the Atlantic at the 1984 Leeds International Competition. That his new recording of Chopin's complete Etudes holds its own alongside other distinguished versions peaks for itself. Technical hurdles are overcome with effortless fluency. But virtuosity is never an end in itself. It's Lortie's intuitive, unselfconscious response to the music's poetry that wins the day." -- The Gramophone
The concerto recordings are the historic debut releases of the 12 year old Evegeny Kissin in Moscow completing this comprehensive set in a most unique way. In all, a highly recommendable compilation and thoroughly complete including the rarely heard songs sung by soprano Anna Haase!
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Works on This Recording
1.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1835
2.
Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
3.
Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
4.
Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
5.
Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
6.
Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
7.
Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
8.
Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
9.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Louis Lortie (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1833; Poland
10.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Louis Lortie (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
11.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Louis Lortie (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
12.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
13.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1833
14.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
15.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1837; Paris, France
16.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 37 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838-1849; Paris, France
17.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 142/Op. 48 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
18.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Paris, France
19.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 161/Op. 62 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846; Paris, France
20.
Nocturne for Piano in E minor, B 19/Op. 72 no 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
21.
Nocturne for Piano in C sharp minor, B 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
22.
Nocturne for Piano in C minor, B 108 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
23.
Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Adam Harasiewicz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
24.
Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1832; Poland
25.
Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
26.
Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Mallorca (Majorca),
27.
Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
28.
Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
29.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
30.
Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alwin Bär (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France
31.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Poland
32.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1838
33.
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France; Paris, France
34.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
35.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1835
36.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1841
37.
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 21 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
38.
Waltz for Piano in E major, B 44 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Poland
39.
Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
40.
Waltz for Piano in A minor, B 150 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1843; Paris, France
41.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 46 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Poland
42.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 133 "Sostenuto" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Paris, France
43.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 60/Op. 6 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Vienna, Austria
44.
Mazurkas (5) for Piano, B 61/Op. 7 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Vienna, Austria
45.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1833; Paris, France
46.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 89/Op. 24 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834-1835; Paris, France
47.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 105/Op. 30 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1837; Paris, France
48.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1838; Paris, France
49.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 41 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838-1840; Paris, France
50.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 145/Op. 50 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
51.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 153/Op. 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Paris, France
52.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 157/Op. 59 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845; Paris, France
53.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 162/Op. 63 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Cor de Groot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846; Paris, France
54.
Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Lŕ ci darem", Op. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Arthur Moreira (Piano)
Conductor:
Dimiter Manolov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
55.
Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Vienna, Austria
56.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, B 90/Op. 26 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834-1835; Paris, France
57.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839; Paris, France
58.
Polonaise for Piano in F sharp minor, B 135/Op. 44 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
59.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
60.
Polonaise-fantaisie for Piano in A flat major, B 159/Op. 61 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Folke Nauta (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Poland
61.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825-1828; Poland
62.
Polonaise for Piano in G minor, B 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Poland
63.
Polonaise for Piano in B flat major, B 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Poland
64.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 5 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1821; Poland
65.
Polonaise for Piano in G sharp minor, B 6 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1822; Poland
66.
Polonaise for Piano in B flat minor, B 13 "Adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Poland
67.
Polonaise for Piano in G flat major, B 36 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Poland
68.
Bourées (2) for Piano, B 160b by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846; Paris, France
69.
Moderato in E major for Piano by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
70.
Largo for Piano in E flat major, B 109 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1837; Paris, France
71.
Sostenuto for Piano in E flat major, KK IVb no 10 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840
72.
Variations for Piano no 6 in E major on a March by Bellini, B 113 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
73.
Fugue for Piano in A minor, B 144 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841-1842; Paris, France
74.
Canon for Piano in F minor, KK IVc no 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alessandra Maria Ammara (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1839
75.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Emil Gilels (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
76.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
77.
Sonata for Piano no 1 in C minor, B 23/Op. 4 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Fred Oldenburg (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Poland
78.
Ecossaises (3) for Piano, B 12/Op. 72 no 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Fred Oldenburg (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Poland
79.
Variations for Piano in B flat major on a theme from Hérold's "Ludovic", B 80/Op. 12 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833; Paris, France
80.
Rondo for Piano in C minor, Op. 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Poland
81.
Introduction and Variations in E major on a German Air, B 14 "Der Schweizerbub" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Poland
82.
Rondo for Piano in F major, B 15/Op. 5 "ŕ la Mazur" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Poland
83.
Allegro de concert in A major, B 72/Op. 46 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1841; Paris, France
84.
Bolero for Piano in C major/A major, B 81/Op. 19 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833; Paris, France
85.
Introduction in C minor and Rondo in E flat major for Piano, B 76/Op. 16 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832
86.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
87.
Variations for Piano in A major, B 37 "Souvenir de Paganini" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Frank Van De Laar (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Poland
88.
Mazurka for Piano in A minor, B 134 "Notre temps" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Paris, France
89.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 67 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835-1849; Paris, France
90.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 68 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827-1849
91.
Mazurka(s) for Piano by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Notes: Mazurka No. 52 - Con Anima
Mazurka No. 53 - Allegro Non Troppo
Mazurka No. 55 - Allegro Non Troppo
Mazurka No. 56 - Allegretto
Mazurka No. 57 - Vivace
Mazurka No. 58 - Poco Mosso
92.
Waltz(es) for Piano by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Notes: Valse á M.lle Elise Gavard Op. Ps. 70/2 (Orginal Version)
Valse Op.ps. 70/2 (After Postumous version J. Fontana)
93.
Funeral March for Piano in C minor, B 10/Op. 72 no 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
Notes: After Postumous version J. Fontana.
94.
Funeral March for Piano in C minor, B 10/Op. 72 no 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Poland
Notes: After Oxford Edition.
95.
Cantabile for Piano in B flat major, B 84 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Paris, France
96.
Prelude for Piano in A flat major, B 86 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Marian Mika (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Paris, France
97.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Anna Haase (Soprano),
Lucius Rühl (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
98.
Czary, B 51 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Anna Haase (Soprano),
Lucius Rühl (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
99.
Dumka, B 147 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Anna Haase (Soprano),
Lucius Rühl (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Paris, France
100.
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Vittorio Ceccanti (Cello),
Simone Gragnani (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France
101.
Grand Duo for Cello and Piano in E major, B 70 "Robert le Diable" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Vittorio Ceccanti (Cello),
Simone Gragnani (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832
102.
Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Vittorio Ceccanti (Cello),
Simone Gragnani (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Poland
103.
Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, B 25/Op. 8 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Simone Gragnani (Piano),
Vittorio Ceccanti (Cello),
Duccio Ceccanti (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828-1829; Poland
104.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
105.
Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Misha Dichter (Piano)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Poland
106.
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Krakowiak" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Poland
107.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
Conductor:
Dmitri Kitayenko
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
108.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
Conductor:
Dmitri Kitayenko
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Poland
109.
Complete Works by Frédéric Chopin
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