100 Best Chopin

CD 1: 14 Waltzes; Berceuse in D flat Op.57; Ballade No.3 in A flat Op.47; Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op.66
CD 2: 24 Preludes Op.28; Barcarolle in F sharp Op.60; Polonaises; No.3 in A 'Military' Op.40 No.1 No.6 in A flat 'Heroic' Op.53 CD 3 1 Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' (Mozart: Don Giovanni); Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op.11; Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21; Andante spianato et grand polonaise in E flat Op.22; Krakowiak in F Op.14
CD 4: 12 Etudes Op.10; 12 Etudes Op.25
CD 5: Impromptus (No. 1, 2 & 3); Nocturnes (No. 1, 2 5, 9, 10, 12, 20); Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35; Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58 IV. Finale: Presto non tanto - Leif Ove Andsnes
CD 6 Mazurkas (No. 2, 5, 8. 20, 23, 24, 39, 40, 42 & 43); Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31; Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61; Rondo for two pianos in C Op.73; Fantasy on Polish Airs Op.13

This collection covers all the main genres in which Chopin wrote, and includes the complete sets of Preludes and Etudes, the 14 Waltzes, plus a generous selection of the most familiar Polonaises, Mazurkas, Nocturnes and Impromptus, as well as single pieces like the soothing Berceuse, the evocative Barcarolle and the stirring Fantaisie-impromptu. Works for piano and orchestra are represented by the Andante spianato et grand polonaise, Krakowiak, Fantasy on Polish Airs, Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' and extracts from the two piano concertos. The pianists heard in this album include exciting new performers like Ingrid Fliter and Nelson Goerner, as well as many established stars like Leif Ove Ansdnes, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislav Bunin, Stephen Kovacevich, Mikhail Pletnev and Maurizio Pollini.

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