Catalogue # 4782282

Chopin award-winner, Ashkenazy performs solo works-“brilliant yet unostentatious virtuosity” (Record Review)

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CHOPIN CD 1 [1]-[24] 24 Preludes, Op. 28 [25] Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45 [26] Prelude in A flat major (1834) [27] Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 29 [28] Impromptu in F sharp major, Op. 36 [29] Impromptu in G flat major, Op. 51 [30] Fantasie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 CD 2 [1] Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 [2] Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 [3] Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 [4] Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 [5] Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 [6] Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 [7] Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 [8] Scherzo No. 4 in E minor, Op. 54 CD 3 [1]-[3] 3 Nocturnes, Op. 9 [4]-[6] 3 Nocturnes, Op. 15 [[7]-[8] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27 [9]-[10] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32 [11]-[12] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 37 CD 4 [1]-[2] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48 [3]-[4] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 55 [5]-[6] 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62 [7] Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 [8] Nocturne in C sharp minor (1830) [9] Nocturne in C minor (1837) CD 5 [1]-[12] 12 Études, Op. 10 [13]-[24] 12 Études, Op. 25 CD 6 [1]-[2] 2 Polonaises, Op. 26 [3]-[4] 2 Polonaises, Op. 40 [5] Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44 [6] Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 [7] Polonaise in A flat major, oOp. 53 CD 7 [1]-[3] 3 Polonaises, Op. 71 [4] Polonaise in B flat minor (1826) [5] Polonaise in G flat major (1829) [6] Polonaise in G minor (1817) [7] Polonaise in B flat major (1817) [8] Polonaise in A flat major (1821) [9] Polonaise in G sharp minor (1822) CD 8 [1] Waltz in e flat major, Op. 18 [2]-[4] 3 Waltzes, Op. 34 [5] Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42 [6]-[8] 3 Waltzes, Op. 64 [9]-[10] 2 Waltzes, Op. 69 [11]-[13] 3 Waltzes, Op. 70 [14] Waltz in E minor (1830) [15] Waltz in E major (1829) [16] Waltz in A minor (? 1843) [17] Waltz in A flat major (1827) [18] Waltz in E flat major (“Sostenuto”, 1840) [19] Waltz in E flat major (1829/30) CD 9 [1]-[4] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 6 [5]-[9] 5 Mazurkas, Op. 7 [10]-[13] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17 [14]-[17] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24 [18]-[21] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 [22]-[25] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 [26]-[29] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41 CD 10 [1]-[3] 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50 [4]-[6] 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56 [7]-[9] 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 [10]-[12] 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63 [13]-[16] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 67 [17]-[20] 4 Mazurkas, Op. 68 [21] Mazurka in A minor (“à Émile Gaillard”, 1840) [22] Mazurka in A minor (“Notre temps”, 1840) [23] Mazurka in B flat major (1836) [24] Mazurka in G major (1826) [25] Mazurka in A flat major (1834) [26] Mazurka in C major (1833) [27] Mazurka in B flat major (for Alexandra Wolowska, 1832) [28] Mazurka in D major (1832) [29] Mazurka in D major (?1820) [30] Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 (revised version) CD 11 [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 [5]-[8] Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 [9] Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 CD 12 [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4 [5] Variations sur un air national allemand (1826) [6] Rondo in C minor, Op.1 [7] 3 Écossaises, Op. 72 No. 3 [8] Rondo “à la Mazur” in F major, Op. 5 [9] Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. 72 No. 2 [10] Contredanse in G flat major (? 1827) [11] Rondo in C minor, Op. 73 [12] Variations in D major for piano duet* (1826) CD 13 [1] Variations in A major (“Souvenir de Paganini”, 1829) [2] Variations brillantes in B flat major, Op. 12 [3] Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 [4] Bolero ion A minor, Op. 19 [5] Cantabile in B flat major (1834) [6] Variation in E major (from “Hexameron”, 1837) [7] Largo in E flat (?1837) [8] Allegro de concert in A major, Op. 46 [9]-[11] 3 Nouvelles Études (1837) [12] Tarantelle in A flat major, Op. 43 [13] Fugue in A minor (1841-42) [14] Albumblatt in E major (1843) [15] Wiosna · Spring (from Op.74 No.2) [16] 2 Bourrées (1846) [17] Galop Marquis [18] Berceuse in D flat major [19] Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Vladimir Ashkenazy was the first pianist to record Chopin’s complete solo works and his name has been closely linked with the composer ever since he took second prize at the 1955 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Ashkenazy’s recorded these essential works between 1974 and 1984 — and many becoming the critics’ top recommendations. In the year of Chopin’s 200th anniversary, what better time than to make them available again in this 13-CD specially priced set?

Specially priced 13-CD set with a new booklet essay by Chopin specialist Jeremy Siepmann.