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50 BEST
50 Best Chopin
3CD
6 Sep 2010
Barcode: 5099963166620
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Other participants: Martha Argerich, Leif Ove Ansdnes, Alexis Weissenberg, Dinu Lipatti, Daniel Barenboim
50 Best Chopin is the next release in Warner Classics' highly successful 50 Best series. This 3 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists.
Chopin is universally acclaimed as one of the most original and innovative composers of music for the piano, especially in the romantic and lyrical field, but his compositions also demand brilliant technical virtuosity.
The 50 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te Kanawa. Each release on the 50 Best Series is grouped thematically across 3CDs. Spectacular value and an amazingly low price on one of the world's most respected classical labels.
Chopin is universally acclaimed as one of the most original and innovative composers of music for the piano, especially in the romantic and lyrical field, but his compositions also demand brilliant technical virtuosity.
The 50 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te Kanawa. Each release on the 50 Best Series is grouped thematically across 3CDs. Spectacular value and an amazingly low price on one of the world's most respected classical labels.
Audio sample & Tracklisting
Disc 1 | |
01 | No. 1 in E flat Op. 18: Waltzes - Stephen Kovacevich |
02 | No. 2 in A flat major Op. 34 No. 1 ('Valse brillante'): Waltzes - Stephen Kovacevich |
03 | No. 3 in A minor Op. 34 No. 2: Waltzes - Stephen Kovacevich |
04 | No. 4 in F major Op. 34 No. 3 ('Valse brillante'): Waltzes - Stephen Kovacevich |
05 | No. 5 in A flat major Op. 42 ('Grande Valse'): Waltzes - Stephen Kovacevich |
06 | Waltz in D Flat, Op.64 No.1 'Minute' - Ingrid Fliter |
07 | Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 - Ingrid Fliter |
08 | Waltz in A Flat Major, Op.64 No. 3 - Moderato: Waltzes - Ingrid Fliter |
09 | No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1: Waltzes - Dmitri Alexeev |
10 | No. 10 in B minor Op. 69 No. 2: Waltzes - Dmitri Alexeev |
11 | No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1: Waltzes (1997 Digital Remaster) - Dinu Lipatti |
12 | No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2: Waltzes (1997 Digital Remaster) - Dinu Lipatti |
13 | No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3: Waltzes (1997 Digital Remaster) - Dinu Lipatti |
14 | No. 14 in E minor, Op. posth.: Waltzes (1997 Digital Remaster) - Dinu Lipatti |
15 | Berceuse in D flat Op. 57 - Daniel Barenboim |
16 | No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47: 4 Ballades - Cécile Ousset |
17 | Fantaisie-impromptu cis-moll, Op.66 - Stanislav Bunin |
Disc 2 | |
01 | No. 1 in C major (Agitato): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
02 | No. 2 in A minor (Lento): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
03 | No. 3 in G major (Vivace): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
04 | No. 4 in E minor (Largo): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
05 | No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
06 | No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
07 | No. 7 in A major (Andantino): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
08 | No. 8 in F sharp minor (Molto agitato): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
09 | No. 9 in E major (Largo): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
10 | No. 10 in C sharp minor (Allegro molto): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
11 | No. 11 in B major (Vivace): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
12 | No. 12 in G sharp minor (Presto): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
13 | No. 13 in F sharp major (Lento): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
14 | No. 14 in E flat minor (Allegro): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
15 | No. 15 in D flat major (Sostenuto) ["Raindrop"]: Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
16 | No. 16 in B flat minor (Presto con fuoco): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
17 | No. 17 in A flat major (Allegretto): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
18 | No. 18 in F minor (Allegro molto): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
19 | No. 19 in E flat major (Vivace): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
20 | No. 20 in C minor (Largo): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
21 | No. 21 in B flat major (Cantabile): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
22 | No. 22 in G minor (Molto agitato): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
23 | No. 23 in F major (Moderato): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
24 | No. 24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato): Preludes Op. 28 (2005 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson |
25 | Allegretto: Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60 - Nelson Goerner |
26 | Polonaise No. 3 in A 'Military' Op. 40 No. 1 (1990 Digital Remaster) - Daniel Adni |
27 | Polonaise No. 6 in A Flat, Op.53 'Heroic' (1999 Digital Remaster) - Martha Argerich |
Disc 3 | |
01 | Variations In B Flat Major On "Là Ci Darem" Op.2 (Remasterisé En 2009) - Alexis Weissenberg - Orchestre De La Societe Des C |
02 | II. Romanze (Larghetto): Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op.11 (2001 - Remaster) - Maurizio Pollini/Philharmonia Orchestra/Paul Kletz |
03 | III. Rondo (Vivace): Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op.11 (2001 - Remaster) - Maurizio Pollini/Philharmonia Orchestra/Paul Kletz |
04 | II. Larghetto: Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor, Op.21 - Martha Argerich/Charles Dutoit/Orchestre Symphoniq |
05 | Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise In E Flat Major Op.22 (Remasterisé En 2009) - Alexis Weissenberg - Orchestre De La Societe Des C |
06 | Krakowiak Op. 14 (2006 Digital Remaster) - Garrick Ohlsson/Polish Radio National Symphony Orc |