Catalogue # 4778445

From instrumental, chamber and song to concerto, “a set to treasure.” (BBC Music Mag.) Limited Edition

TRACK LISTING

CD 1: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 CD 2: Chopin: Works for piano and orchestra CD 3: Chopin: Ballades Nos.1 - 4; 3 Nouvelles Etudes; 3 Ecossaises CD 4: Chopin: 12 Etudes, Opp.10 & 25; Barcarolle, Op.60; Berceuse, Op.57 CD 5: Chopin: Mazurkas 1 CD 6: Chopin: Mazurkas 2 CD 7: Chopin: Nocturnes Nos.1 – 10 CD 8: Chopin: Nocturnes Nos.11 – 21 CD 9: Chopin: Polonaises Nos.1 – 7 CD 10: Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise; 3 Polonaises Op. posth.71; 6 Polonaises; 2 Bourrées; Galop marquis; Album Leaf; Cantabile; Fugue; Largo CD 11: Chopin: Préludes Nos.1 - 24; Préludes in A flat major, Op.posth. & in C sharp minor, Op.45; Impromptus Nos.1 – 4 CD 12: Chopin: 4 Scherzos Nos.1 - 4; Rondos Opp.1, 5, 16 & posth.73 CD 13: Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos.1 – 3 CD 14: Chopin: Variations; Souvenir de Paganini; Bolero; Tarantelle CD 15: Chopin: Waltzes Nos.1 – 19 CD 16: Chopin: Chamber Works CD 17: Chopin: Songs

A completely reworked version of the 1999 DG Edition, now split between DG and Decca recordings.

Maurizio Pollini recordings form the backbone of the collection (Etudes, Sonatas, Polonaises, Scherzos).

New DG Highlights: Zimerman’s Concertos, Blechacz’s Preludes, Pires’s Nocturnes.

New from Decca: Arrau - Piano Works with orchestra, Ashkenazy - Mazurkas and Waltzes.

Available in good time for Chopin 200th anniversary in March 2010.