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Alexander Brailowsky plays Chopin

Chopin
Release Date: 12/04/2020 
Label:  Sony   Catalog #: 19075920602  
Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Liszt
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky
Number of Discs: 5 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Following up its recent box of his 78 and early LP recordings for RCA, Sony Classical is now issuing a 5-album set of Chopin recordings made by the Ukrainian-American pianist Alexander Brailowsky in stereo for American Columbia in the early 1960s. The new reissue contains the complete Preludes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, Polonaises, Andante spianato, B minor Sonata, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Berceuse as well as numerous other works. Following up its recent box of his 78 and early LP recordings for RCA, Sony Classical is now issuing a 5-album set of Chopin recordings made by the Ukrainian-American pianist Alexander Brailowsky in stereo for American Columbia in the early 1960s. The new reissue contains the complete Preludes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, Polonaises, Andante spianato, B minor Sonata, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Berceuse as well as numerous other works. Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France 
2.
Ecossaises (3) for Piano, B 12/Op. 72 no 3: no 1 in D major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1826; Poland 
3.
Ecossaises (3) for Piano, B 12/Op. 72 no 3: no 2 in G major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1826; Poland 
4.
Ecossaises (3) for Piano, B 12/Op. 72 no 3: no 3 in D flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1826; Poland 
5.
Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830-1831; Vienna, Austria 
6.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 1, The wish, B 33 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829-1847 
7.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 12, My darling, B 112 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829-1847 
8.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 1 in A flat major, B 94 "Valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
 Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs. 
9.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 2 in A minor, B 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Poland 
 Length: 6 Minutes 2 Secs. 
10.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 3 in F major, B 118 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Paris, France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
11.
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: France; Paris, France 
 Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. 
12.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
 Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs. 
13.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
 Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. 
14.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 3 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
 Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs. 
15.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
 Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 
16.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 2 in B minor, B 35 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829; Poland 
 Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs. 
17.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1833; Paris, France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs. 
18.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 2 in F minor, B 138 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1841; Paris, France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
19.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 3 in D flat major, B 40 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829; Poland 
 Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs. 
20.
Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Poland 
 Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. 
21.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 60/Op. 6 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
22.
Mazurkas (5) for Piano, B 61/Op. 7 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
23.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832-1833; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
24.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 89/Op. 24 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1834-1835; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
25.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 105/Op. 30 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1837; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
26.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837-1838; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
27.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 41 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838-1840; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
28.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 145/Op. 50 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
29.
Polonaise for Piano in G sharp minor, B 6 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1822; Poland 
 Date of Recording: 03/06/1961 
Venue:  30th Street Studios, New York City 
30.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 153/Op. 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
31.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71: no 3 in F minor, B 30 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1825-1828; Poland 
 Date of Recording: 03/06/1961 
Venue:  30th Street Studios, New York City 
32.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 157/Op. 59 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
33.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71: no 1 in D minor, B 11 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1825; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 02/06/1961 
Venue:  30th Street Studios, New York City 
34.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 162/Op. 63 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
35.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 67 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835-1849; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
36.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 68 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1827-1849 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
37.
Mazurka for Piano in A minor, B 134 "Notre temps" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
38.
Mazurka for Piano in A minor, B 140 "A Emile Gaillard" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840; Paris, France 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  France 
39.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, B 90/Op. 26: no 1 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1834-1835; Paris, France 
40.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, B 90/Op. 26: no 2 in E flat minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1834-1835; Paris, France 
41.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40: no 1 in A major, B 120 "Military" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Poland 
 Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs. 
42.
Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40: no 2 in C minor, B 121 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1839; Paris, France 
43.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Paris, France 
44.
Polonaise for Piano in F sharp minor, B 135/Op. 44 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France 
45.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71: no 1 in D minor, B 11 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1825; Paris, France 
46.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71: no 2 in B flat major, B 24 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1828; Poland 
47.
Polonaises (3) for Piano, Op. 71: no 3 in F minor, B 30 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1825-1828; Poland 
48.
Polonaise for Piano in G sharp minor, B 6 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1822; Poland 
49.
Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
50.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1841; Paris, France 
51.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1844; Paris, France 
52.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Poland 
 Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs. 
53.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1844; Paris, France 
 Length: 23 Minutes 11 Secs. 

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