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Release Date: 01/19/1993 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 436389   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 10 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40: no 1 in A major, B 120 "Military" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1981 
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
2. Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838-1839; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1978 
Length: 5 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
3. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1976 
Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
4. Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1979 
Length: 7 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
5. Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27: no 2 in D flat major, B 96 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 5 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
6. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 12 in C minor, B 67 "Revolutionary" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1972 
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
7. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1976 
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
8. Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1844; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1976 
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
9. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1972 
Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
10. Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55: no 1 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1976 
Length: 4 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
11. Mazurkas (5) for Piano, B 61/Op. 7: no 1 in B flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
12. Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1967 
Length: 9 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
13. Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 2 in A minor, B 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 4 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
14. Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1984 
Length: 6 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
15. Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 4 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
16. Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 4 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 
17. Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1976 
Length: 8 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
18. Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 3 in E major, B 74 "Tristesse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1972 
Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 
19. Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33: no 2 in D major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837-1838; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1982 
Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
20. Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32: no 1 in B major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1837; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1982 
Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
21. Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
22. Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830-1831; Poland 
Date of Recording: 1981 
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
23. Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1833; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1983 
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is DDD. 
24. Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France 
Date of Recording: 1972 
Length: 25 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is ADD. 

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