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Chopin - The Piano Works = Klavierwerke = Œuvres Pour Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Records 13x Audio CD 1995 / 443 738-2
UPC 028944373820
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Label: London Records – 443 738-2
Series: Collectors' Editions 2000
Format: 13 x CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1995
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Tracklist:
| 24 Preludes, Op.28 | |||
| 1-1 | I: C Major |
0:50 | |
| 1-2 | II: A Minor |
2:02 | |
| 1-3 | III: G Major |
1:00 | |
| 1-4 | IV: E Minor |
2:01 | |
| 1-5 | V: D Major |
0:36 | |
| 1-6 | VI: B Minor |
2:03 | |
| 1-7 | VII: A Major |
0:57 | |
| 1-8 | VIII: F Sharp Minor |
2:05 | |
| 1-9 | IX: E Major |
1:20 | |
| 1-10 | X: C Sharp Minor |
0:30 | |
| 1-11 | XI: B Major |
0:42 | |
| 1-12 | XII: G Sharp Minor |
1:13 | |
| 1-13 | XIII: F Sharp Minor |
3:23 | |
| 1-14 | XIV: E Flat Minor |
0:39 | |
| 1-15 | XV: D Flat Major "Raindrop" |
5:16 | |
| 1-16 | XVI: B Flat Minor |
1:10 | |
| 1-17 | XVII: A Flat Major |
3:10 | |
| 1-18 | XVIII: F Minor |
1:05 | |
| 1-19 | XIX: E Flat Major |
1:25 | |
| 1-20 | XX: C Minor |
1:38 | |
| 1-21 | XXI: B Flat Major |
1:46 | |
| 1-22 | XXII: G Minor |
0:49 | |
| 1-23 | XXIII: F Major |
1:08 | |
| 1-24 | XXIV: D Minor | 2:35 | |
| 1-25 | Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.45 | 4:39 | |
| 1-26 | Prelude In A Flat Major (1834) | 0:43 | |
| 1-27 | Impromptu In A Flat Major, Op.29 | 4:01 | |
| 1-28 | Impromptu In F Sharp Major, Op.36 | 5:59 | |
| 1-29 | Impromptu In G Flat Major, Op.51 | 4:34 | |
| 1-30 | Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op.66 |
4:54 | |
| 2-1 | Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23 | 9:51 | |
| 2-2 | Ballade No.2 In F Major, Op.38 | 7:43 | |
| 2-3 | Ballade No.3 In A Flat Major, Op.47 | 7:33 | |
| 2-4 | Ballade No.4 In F Minor, Op.52 | 11:29 | |
| 2-5 | Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20 | 9:53 | |
| 2-6 | Scherzo No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.31 | 9:53 | |
| 2-7 | Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39 | 6:44 | |
| 2-8 | Scherzo No.4 In E Minor, Op.54 | 10:10 | |
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3 Nocturnes, Op.9 |
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| 3-1 | I: B Flat Minor |
5:51 | |
| 3-2 | II: E Flat Major |
4:03 | |
| 3-3 | III: B Major | 6:50 | |
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3 Nocturnes, Op.15 |
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| 3-4 | I: F Major |
4:32 | |
| 3-5 | II: F Sharp Major |
3:47 | |
| 3-6 | III: G Minor | 3:49 | |
|
2 Nocturnes, Op.27 |
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| 3-7 | I: C Sharp Minor |
5:29 | |
| 3-8 | II: D Flat Major | 5:50 | |
|
2 Nocturnes, Op.32 |
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| 3-9 | I: B Major |
5:06 | |
| 3-10 | II: A Flat Major | 5:43 | |
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2 Nocturnes, Op.37 |
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| 3-11 | I: G Minor |
6:13 | |
| 3-12 | II: G Major | 5:36 | |
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2 Nocturnes, Op.48 |
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| 4-1 | I: C Minor |
6:31 | |
| 4-2 | II: F Sharp Minor | 7:32 | |
|
2 Nocturnes, Op.55 |
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| 4-3 | I: F Minor |
4:54 | |
| 4-4 | II: E Flat Major | 5:21 | |
|
2 Nocturnes, Op.62 |
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| 4-5 | I: B Major |
7:01 | |
| 4-6 | II: E Major | 5:57 | |
| 4-7 | Nocturne In E Minor, Op.72 No.1 | 4:19 | |
| 4-8 | Nocturne In C Sharp Minor (1830) |
4:05 | |
| 4-9 | Nocturne In C Minor (1837) | 3:05 | |
|
12 Études, Op.10 |
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| 5-1 | I: C Minor |
2:01 | |
| 5-2 | II: A Minor |
1:22 | |
| 5-3 | III: E Major |
4:24 | |
| 5-4 | IV: C Sharp Minor |
2:06 | |
| 5-5 | V: G Flat Major "Black Key" |
1:42 | |
| 5-6 | VI: E Flat Minor |
4:07 | |
| 5-7 | VII: C Major |
1:31 | |
| 5-8 | VIII: F Major |
2:23 | |
| 5-9 | IX: F Minor |
2:24 | |
| 5-10 | X: A Flat Major |
2:18 | |
| 5-11 | XI: E Flat Major |
2:30 | |
| 5-12 | XII: C Minor "Revolutionary" | 2:51 | |
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12 Études, Op.25 |
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| 5-13 | I: A Flat Major |
2:58 | |
| 5-14 | II: F Minor |
1:53 | |
| 5-15 | III: F Major |
1:53 | |
| 5-16 | IV: A Minor |
1:36 | |
| 5-17 | V: E Minor |
3:38 | |
| 5-18 | VI: G Sharp Minor |
2:08 | |
| 5-19 | VII: C Sharp Minor |
5:47 | |
| 5-20 | VIII: D Flat Major |
1:10 | |
| 5-21 | IX: G Flat Major |
0:58 | |
| 5-22 | X: B Minor |
4:47 | |
| 5-23 | XI: A Minor "Winder Wind" |
3:49 | |
| 5-24 | XII: C Minor | 2:47 | |
|
2 Polonaises, Op.26 |
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| 6-1 | I: C Sharp Minor |
7:38 | |
| 6-2 | II: E Flat Minor | 7:28 | |
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2 Polonaises, Op.40 |
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| 6-3 | I: A Major |
5:07 | |
| 6-4 | II: C Minor | 6:49 | |
| 6-5 | Polonaise In F Sharp Minor, Op.44 | 10:25 | |
| 6-6 | Polonaise In A Flat Major, Op.53 | 6:20 | |
| 6-7 | Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat Major, Op.61 |
14:02 | |
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3 Polonaises, Op.71 |
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| 7-1 | I: D Minor |
5:25 | |
| 7-2 | II: B Flat Major |
7:13 | |
| 7-3 | III: F Minor | 7:07 | |
| 7-4 | Polonaise In B Flat Minor (1826) | 4:02 | |
| 7-5 | Polonaise In G Flat Major (1829) | 6:52 | |
| 7-6 | Polonaise In G Minor (1817) | 2:40 | |
| 7-7 | Polonaise In B Flat Major (1817) | 3:06 | |
| 7-8 | Polonaise In A Flat Major (1821) | 4:18 | |
| 7-9 | Polonaise In G Sharp Minor (1822) |
6:24 | |
| 8-1 | Waltz In E Flat Major, Op.18 | 4:52 | |
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3 Waltzes, Op.34 |
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| 8-2 | I: A Flat Major |
5:02 | |
| 8-3 | II: A Minor |
4:34 | |
| 8-4 | III: F Major | 2:06 | |
| 8-5 | Waltz In A Flat Major, Op.42 |
3:24 | |
|
3 Waltzes, Op.64 |
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| 8-6 | I: D Flat Major |
1:51 | |
| 8-7 | II: C Sharp Minor |
3:27 | |
| 8-8 | III: A Flat Major |
2:19 | |
|
2 Waltzes, Op.69 |
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| 8-9 | I: A Flat Major |
3:59 | |
| 8-10 | II: B Minor | 3:41 | |
|
3 Waltzes, Op.70 |
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| 8-11 | I: G Flat Major |
2:06 | |
| 8-12 | II: F Minor |
1:44 | |
| 8-13 | III: D Flat Major | 2:29 | |
| 8-14 | Waltz In E Minor (1830) | 2:38 | |
| 8-15 | Waltz In E Major (1829) | 2:11 | |
| 8-16 | Waltz In A Minor (?1843) | 1:50 | |
| 8-17 | Waltz In A Flat Major (1827) |
2:11 |
| 8-18 | Waltz In E Flat Major ("Sostenuto", 1840) |
2:18 | |
| 8-19 | Waltz In E Flat Major (1829/30) | 3:03 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.6 |
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| 9-1 | I: F Sharp Minor |
3:17 | |
| 9-2 | II: C Sharp Minor |
2:31 | |
| 9-3 | III: E Major |
1:39 | |
| 9-4 | IV: E Flat Minor |
1:02 | |
|
5 Mazurkas, Op.7 |
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| 9-5 | I: B Flat Minor |
1:49 | |
| 9-6 | II: A Minor |
3:17 | |
| 9-7 | III: F Minor |
2:23 | |
| 9-8 | IV: A Flat Major |
1:09 | |
| 9-9 | V: C Major | 0:49 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.17 |
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| 9-10 | I: B Flat Major |
1:58 | |
| 9-11 | II: E Minor |
1:59 | |
| 9-12 | III: A Flat Major |
4:06 | |
| 9-13 | IV: A Minor | 4:16 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.24 |
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| 9-14 | I: G Minor |
2:50 | |
| 9-15 | II: C Major |
2:05 | |
| 9-16 | III: A Flat Major |
1:57 | |
| 9-17 | IV: B Flat Minor | 4:35 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.30 |
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| 9-18 | I: C Minor | 1:33 | |
| 9-19 | II: B Minor |
1:09 | |
| 9-20 | III: D Flat Major |
2:39 | |
| 9-21 | IV: C Sharp Minor |
3:41 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.33 |
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| 9-22 | I: G Sharp Minor |
1:27 | |
| 9-23 | II: D Major |
2:04 | |
| 9-24 | III: C Major |
1:30 | |
| 9-25 | IV: B Minor | 4:36 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.41 |
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| 9-26 | I: C Sharp Minor |
3:33 | |
| 9-27 | II: E Minor |
2:22 | |
| 9-28 | III: B Major |
1:09 | |
| 9-29 | IV: A Flat Major | 1:58 | |
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3 Mazurkas, Op.50 |
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| 10-1 | I: G Major |
1:52 | |
| 10-2 | II: A Flat Major |
2:54 | |
| 10-3 | III: C Sharp Minor |
5:00 | |
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3 Mazurkas, Op.56 |
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| 10-4 | I: B Major |
3:57 | |
| 10-5 | II: C Major |
1:37 | |
| 10-6 | III: C Minor | 5:58 | |
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3 Mazurkas, Op.59 |
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| 10-7 | I: A Minor |
4:31 | |
| 10-8 | II: A Flat Major |
2:33 | |
| 10-9 | III: F Sharp Minor | 3:16 | |
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3 Mazurkas, Op.63 |
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| 10-10 | I: B Major |
2:02 | |
| 10-11 | II: F Minor |
2:11 | |
| 10-12 | III: C Sharp Minor |
2:28 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.67 |
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| 10-13 | I: G Major |
1:04 | |
| 10-14 | II: G Minor |
1:58 | |
| 10-15 | III: C Major |
1:28 | |
| 10-16 | IV: A Minor | 2:31 | |
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4 Mazurkas, Op.68 |
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| 10-17 | I: C Major |
1:30 | |
| 10-18 | II: A Minor |
3:12 | |
| 10-19 | III: F Major |
1:17 | |
| 10-20 | IV: F Minor
Score Editor [Reconstruction By] – J. Ekier
Score Editor [Reconstruction By] – J. Ekier
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2:21 | |
| 10-21 | Mazurka In A Minor ("À Émile Gaillard", 1840) | 3:09 | |
| 10-22 | Mazurka In A Minor ("Notre Temps", 1840) | 3:16 | |
| 10-23 | Mazurka In B Flat Major (1826) | 1:11 | |
| 10-24 | Mazurka In G Minor (1826) | 1:45 | |
| 10-25 | Mazurka In A Flat Major (1834) | 1:18 | |
| 10-26 | Mazurka In C Major (1833) | 2:23 | |
| 10-27 | Mazurka In B Flat Major (For Alexandra Wołowska, 1832) |
1:04 | |
| 10-28 | Mazurka In D Major (1832) | 1:17 | |
| 10-29 | Mazurka In D Major (?1820) | 1:05 | |
| 10-30 | Mazurka In F Minor, Op.68 No.4 (Revised Version) | 3:30 | |
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Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35 |
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| 11-1 | I: Grave — Doppio Movimento |
7:39 | |
| 11-2 | II: Scherzo |
6:44 | |
| 11-3 | III: Marche Funèbre |
9:00 | |
| 11-4 | IV: Finale: Presto | 1:37 | |
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Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58 |
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| 11-5 | I: Allegro Maestoso | 9:26 | |
| 11-6 | II: Scherzo: Molto Vivace | 2:42 | |
| 11-7 | III: Largo | 9:01 | |
| 11-8 | IV: Finale: Presto, Non Tanto | 5:22 | |
| 11-9 | Fantaisie In F Minor, Op.49 | 13:58 | |
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Piano Sonata No.1 In C Minor, Op.4 |
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| 12-1 | I: Allegro Maestoso |
8:47 | |
| 12-2 | II: Minuetto — Trio |
4:26 | |
| 12-3 | III: Larghetto |
4:03 | |
| 12-4 | IV: Finale: Presto | 6:30 | |
| 12-5 | Variations Sur Un Air National Allemand (1826) |
7:37 | |
| 12-6 | Rondo In C Minor, Op.1 | 7:49 | |
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3 Écossaises, Op.72 No.3 |
(2:12) | ||
| 12-7.1 | I: D Major | ||
| 12-7.2 | II: G Major | ||
| 12-7.3 | III: D Flat Major | ||
| 12-8 | Rondo "À La Mazur" In F Major, Op.5 | 7:29 | |
| 12-9 | Marche Funèbre In C Minor, Op.72 No.2 | 5:26 | |
| 12-10 | Contredanse In G Flat Major (?1827) | 1:39 | |
| 12-11 | Rondo In C Major, Op.73 | 8:38 | |
| 12-12 | Variations In D Major For Piano Duet (1826)
Piano [With] – Vovka Ashkenazy
Piano [With] – Vovka Ashkenazy
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7:36 | |
| 13-1 | Variations In A Major ("Souvenir De Paganini", 1829) |
3:36 | |
| 13-2 | Variations Brillantes In B Flat Major, Op.12 | 8:11 | |
| 13-3 | Rondo In E Flat Major, Op.16 | 9:50 | |
| 13-4 | Bolero In A Minor, Op.19 | 7:17 | |
| 13-5 | Cantabile In B Flat Major (1834) | 1:02 | |
| 13-6 | Variation In E Major (From "Hexameron", 1837) | 1:38 | |
| 13-7 | Largo In E Flat Major (?1837) | 1:59 | |
| 13-8 | Allegro De Concert In A Major, Op.46 | 11:37 | |
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3 Nouvelles Études (1839) |
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| 13-9 | I: F Minor |
1:52 | |
| 13-10 | II: A Flat Major |
1:32 | |
| 13-11 | III: D Flat Major | 1:27 | |
| 13-12 | Tarantelle In A Flat Major, Op.43 |
3:06 | |
| 13-13 | Fugue In A Minor (1841-42) | 2:11 | |
| 13-14 | Albumblatt In E Major (1843) | 1:19 | |
| 13-15 | Wiosna (From Op.74 No.2) | 0:58 |
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2 Bourrées (1846) |
(1:09) |
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| 13-16.1 | I: G Minor | ||
| 13-16.2 | II: A Major | ||
| 13-17 | Galop Marquis | 0:44 | |
| 13-18 | Berceuse In D Flat Major, Op.57 | 5:01 | |
| 13-19 | Barcarolle In F Sharp Major, Op.60 |
8:49 |
- Booklet Editor – WLP Ltd.
- Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
- Engineer [Recording] – Colin Moorfoot, James Lock (2), John Dunkerley, John Pellowe, Kenneth Wilkinson, Simon Eadon, Stanley Goodall, Tryggvi Tryggvason
- Liner Notes – Jeremy Siepmann
- Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Producer – Andrew Cornall, Christopher Raeburn, James Walker (3), Richard Beswick (2)
