Universal Classical Album of the Month, February\n2010

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[1] Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 [2] Etude in C sharp minor\nOp. 10 No. 4 [3] Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 41 No. 4 [4] Mazurka\nin E minor Op. 41 No. 1 [5] Mazurka in C major Op. 24 No. 2 [6]\nMazurka in F minor Op. 63 No. 2 [7] Mazurka in D major Op. 33 No. 2\n[8] Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1 [9] Nocturne in E flat major\nOp. 55 No. 2 [10] Mazurka in A minor Op. 59 No. 1 [11] Mazurka in A\nflat major Op. 59 No. 2 [12] Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3\n[13-16] Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58

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A sensational solo Chopin recital for Chopin Year 2010 –\npreviously unreleased radio recordings from 1959/1967.

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Includes works new to the Argerich discography (Ballade No.1,\nFour Mazurkas, C# minor Etude). Taken from radio recordings made in\nBerlin and Cologne in 1959 and (mainly) 1967, here is over an hour\nof newly-discovered Martha Argerich solo recordings of Chopin, all\nreleased for the first time and including works otherwise not\nrecorded by her (Ballade No. 1, Mazurkas Opp. 24/2, 33\n/2,41/1&2, C# minor Etude).

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From her epic First Ballade to the overpowering live Third\nSonata - with exquisite performances of Mazurkas and Nocturnes in\nbetween - the recital demonstrates what a force of nature she\nalready was in her first decade on the international music scene -\n“a veritable powerhouse of the emotions”, as Jürgen Otten writes in\nhis liner notes.

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