The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces

Tracklist

• 1
  Nocturnes, op. 9: no. 1 in B-flat minor
  5:26
• 2
  Nocturnes, op. 9: no. 2 in E-flat major
  4:41
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• 3
  Nocturnes, op. 9: no. 3 in B major
  6:44
• 4
  Nocturnes, op. 15: no. 1 in F major
  4:03
• 5
  Nocturnes, op. 15: no. 2 in F-Sharp major
  3:21
• 6
  Nocturnes, op. 15: no. 3 in G minor
  4:56
• 7
  Nocturnes, op. 27: no. 1 in C-sharp minor
  4:45
• 8
  Nocturnes, op. 27: no. 2 in D-flat major: Lento sostenuto
  5:33
• 9
  Nocturnes, op. 32: no. 1 in B major
  5:29
• 10
  Nocturnes, op. 32: no. 2 in A-flat major
  4:51
• 11
  Nocturnes, op. 37: no. 11 in G minor
  6:37
• 12
  Nocturnes, op. 37: no. 12 in G major, op. 37: Andantino
  5:31
• 13
  Nocturnes, op. 48: no. 1 in C minor: Lento
  5:50
• 14
  Nocturnes, op. 48: no. 2 in F-Sharp minor: Andantino
  7:50
• 15
  Nocturnes, op. 55: no. 1 in F minor
  4:29
• 16
  Nocturnes, op. Posth. 72: no. 1 in E minor: Andante
  4:05
• 17
  Nocturnes, op. Posth. 72: no. 2 in C-sharp minor: Lento con gran espressione
  4:00
• 18
  Concerto no. 1 in E minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
  19:56
• 19
  Concerto no. 1 in E minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto
  9:06
• 20
  Concerto no. 1 in E minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 11: III. Rondo: Vivace
  10:01
• 21
  Concerto no. 2 in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 21: I. Maestoso
  13:36
• 22
  Concerto no. 2 in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 21: II. Larghetto
  8:35
• 23
  Concerto no. 2 in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
  8:03
• 24
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 3 in G major: Vivace
  0:59
• 25
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 4 in E minor
  2:21
• 26
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 7 in A major
  0:48
• 27
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 14 in E-flat minor
  0:29
• 28
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 15 in D-flat major, “Raindrops”
  5:49
• 29
  Préludes, op. 28: no. 18 in F minor
  1:01
• 30
  Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
  12:08
• 31
  Waltz in E-flat major, op. 18, “Grand Valse Brilliante”
  5:03
• 32
  Waltzes, op. 34: no. 1 in A-flat major
  4:54
• 33
  Waltzes, op. 34: no. 2 in A minor
  5:28
• 34
  Waltz in A-flat major, op. 42, “Grand valse”
  4:01
• 35
  Waltzes, op. 64: no. 1 in D-flat major, “Minute Waltz”
  1:39
• 36
  Waltzes, op. 64: no. 2 in C-sharp minor
  3:13
• 37
  Waltzes, op. Posth. 69: no. 1 in A-flat major, “Farewell Waltz”
  4:15
• 38
  Waltzes, op. Posth. 69: no. 2 in B minor
  3:26
• 39
  Waltzes, op. Posth. 70: no. 1 in G-flat major
  2:14
• 40
  Waltzes, op. Posth. 70: no. 2 in F minor
  2:51
• 41
  Waltzes, op. Posth. 70: no. 3 in D-flat major
  2:11
• 42
  Waltz in E major, B.44
  2:20
• 43
  12 Études, op. 10: no. 3 in E major, “Tristesse”: Lento ma non troppo
  4:05
• 44
  Études, op. 10: no. 12 in C minor, “Revolution”: Allegro con fuoco
  2:43
• 45
  12 Études, op. 25: no. 12 in C minor, “Ocean”: Allegro molto con fuoco
  2:33
• 46
  Impromptus, op. 29: no. 1 in A-flat major: Allegro assai
  3:56
• 47
  Impromptus, op. 36: no. 2 in F-Sharp major: Andantino
  5:55
• 48
  Impromptus, op. 51: no. 3 in G-flat major: Vivace
  5:36
• 49
  Fantaisie Impromptu in C-sharp major, op. 66: Allegro agitato
  5:01
• 50
  Mazurkas, op. 6: no. 2 in C-sharp minor: Andantino
  2:07
• 51
  Mazurkas, op. 7: no. 1 in B-flat major: Vivace
  2:02
• 52
  Mazurkas, op. 7: no. 2 in A minor: Vivo, ma non tanto
  2:38
• 53
  Mazurkas, op. 7: no. 3 in F minor: Moderato
  1:50
• 54
  Mazurkas, op. 7: no. 4 in A-flat major: Presto, ma non troppo
  0:54
• 55
  Mazurkas, op. 7: no. 5 in C major: Vivo
  0:34
• 56
  Mazurkas, op. 17: no. 1 in B-flat major: Vivo e resoluto
  1:44
• 57
  Mazurkas, op. 17: no. 2 in E minor: Lento, ma non troppo
  2:07
• 58
  Mazurkas, op. 17: no. 3 in A-flat major: Lento assai
  3:39
• 59
  Mazurkas, op. 17: no. 4 in A minor, op. 17: Lento ma non troppo
  5:10
• 60
  Mazurkas, op. 33: no. 1 in G-sharp major: Mesto
  1:28
• 61
  Mazurkas, op. 33: no. 2 in D major: Vivace
  2:19
• 62
  Mazurkas, op. 33: no. 3 in C major: Semplice
  1:28
• 63
  Mazurkas, op. 33: no. 4 in B minor: Mesto
  5:10
• 64
  Mazurkas, op. 41: no. 1 in C-sharp minor: Maestoso
  2:48
• 65
  Mazurkas, op. 41: no. 2 in E minor: Andantino
  2:39
• 66
  Mazurkas, op. 41: no. 3 in B major: Animato
  1:07
• 67
  Mazurkas, op. 41: no. 4 in A-flat major: Allegretto
  1:48
• 68
  Mazurkas, op. 56: no. 2 in C major: Vivace
  1:19
• 69
  Mazurkas, op. 59: no. 1 in A minor: Moderato
  3:44
• 70
  Mazurkas, op. 59: no. 2 in A-flat major: Allegretto
  2:41
• 71
  Mazurkas, op. 59: no. 3 in C minor: Vivace
  2:34
• 72
  Mazurkas, op. 63: no. 1 in B major: Vivace
  1:40
• 73
  Mazurkas, op. 63: no. 2 in F minor: Lento
  2:22
• 74
  Mazurkas, op. 63: no. 3 in C-sharp minor: Allegretto
  2:21
• 75
  Mazurkas, op. Posth. 68: no. 1 in C major: Vivace
  1:21
• 76
  Mazurkas, op. Posth. 68: no. 2 in A minor: Lento
  5:28
• 77
  Mazurkas, op. Posth. 68: no. 3 in F major: Allegro ma non troppo
  1:20
• 78
  Mazurkas, op. Posth. 68: no. 4 in F minor
  2:20
• 79
  Polonaises, op. 26: no. 1 in C-sharp minor
  7:51
• 80
  Polonaises, op. 40: no. 1 in A major, “Military”
  4:33
• 81
  Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53, “Heroic”: Maestoso
  6:24
• 82
  Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20
  9:56
• 83
  Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31
  9:47
• 84
  Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39
  7:20
• 85
  Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
  11:35
• 86
  Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor for Piano, op. 35: I. Grave Doppio movimento
  7:54
• 87
  Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor for Piano, op. 35: II. Scherzo
  6:39
• 88
  Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor for Piano, op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento
  9:04
• 89
  Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor for Piano, op. 35: IV. Finale: Presto
  1:29
• 90
  Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
  9:19
• 91
  Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
  2:24
• 92
  Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: III. Largo: Cantabile
  8:40
• 93
  Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto ma non tanto
  5:05
• 94
  Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57: Lullaby
  5:10
• 95
  Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60
  8:32
• 96
  Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
  9:21
• 97
  Ballade no. 2 in F major, op. 38
  7:20
• 98
  Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47: Allegretto
  6:39
• 99
  Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 22
  13:25

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Release credits

• Abbey Simon
  piano [13-14, 16-19, 19-23, 31-33, 35-36, 39-43, 45, 49, 83, 86-93, 96-97, 99], solo [19]
• Charles Lilamand
  piano [50-78]
• Christiane Mathé
  piano [15]
• Dubravka Tomšič
  piano [11-12, 34, 37-38, 46-48, 80]
• Elite Recordings, Inc.
  recording [99]
• Hamburger Symphoniker
  performing orchestra [18-23, 99]
• Heribert Beissel
  conductor [18-23, 99]
• Ida Černecká
  piano [79]
• Ketevan Badridze
  piano [25-29]
• Peter Schmalfuss
  piano [1-10, 30, 44, 81, 94, 98]
• Povilas Stravinsky
  piano [82]
• Vitalij Margulis
  piano [1, 7-8]
• Walter Klien
  piano [24]
• Yuri Rozum
  piano [95]
• 内田光子
  piano [84-85]

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  The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces

  Digital Media
  30 December 2009