[ Deutsche Grammophon / 28 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 4 March 2022
Deutsche Grammophon presents a 28-CD set highlighting the riches of their Chopin catalogue: including eight Chopin Competition winners and many of the most legendary Chopin artists of all time.
"one has no hesitation in declaring Maria João Pires among the most eloquent master-musicians of our time." - Gramophone
"Pollini is the absolute master of the technical difficulties as the very opening band proclaims, but he also hits off the mood of the more introverted pieces with precision." Hi Fi news
"I'd rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework, and an unerring grasp of structure" Gramophone
"I would trade these richly satisfying accounts any day for others that lack the musical integrity and clarity of conception that Blechacz and Semkow bring to these works." Gramophone
"Few recordings of these works have such a perfect combination of virtuosity and compelling artistic insight as these. Argerich shows her remarkable grasp of Chopin's music." Gramophone
"[Tamas Vasary's] virtuosity is delicate, his phrasing is seductive, and always at the service of a sensitive poetic imagination." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Géza Anda (piano):
Preludes (24), Op. 28
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Martha Argerich (piano)
Preludes (24), Op. 28
Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdzislaw Gorzynski
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Prelude No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall"
Etude No. 3 in F Major "The Horseman"
Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4
Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
Stefan Askenase (piano)
Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1
Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3
Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2
Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2
Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3
Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1
Waltz No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70 No. 3
Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42
Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2
Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military'
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
13 Nocturnes
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
10 Mazurkas
& other solo pieces
Lazar Berman (piano)
Polonaises Op. 26, 40, 44, 53
Rafal Blechacz (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jerzy Semko
Concertos Nos 1 & 2
Michel Bloch (piano)
Sonata No. 2
3 Makurkas
Other solo pieces
Stanislav Bunin (piano)
Impromptus
3 Waltzes
Ecossaises
6 Mazurkas
Polonaise-Fantaisie
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Polonaises Op. 26. 40. 44. 53 & 61
Seong Jin Cho (piano)
Preludes Op 28
Sonata No 2
Other solo pieces
Halina Czerny-Stefanska (piano)
6 Mazurkas
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
Ballades Op. 23 & 52
Christoph Escenbach: (piano)
Preludes Op 28, 45 & KK IVb/7
Emil Gilels (piano)
Sonata No 3
Polonaises Op. 40 & 53
Adam Harasiewicz (piano)
3 Makurkas
2 Etudes
Prelude Op 45
Other solo pieces
Julian von Karolyi (piano)
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
Sonata No 3
Bolero
Ballades
Other solo pieces
Yundi Li (piano)
Sonata No 3
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
3 Etudes
3 Nocturnes
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn
Concerto No 1 (first release)
4 Nocturnes
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
3 Waltzes
3 Etudes
Sonata No 3
Ecossaises
Fantaisie Op 49
Impromptu Op 29
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)
Sonata No. 2
3 Etudes
prelude Op 45
Other solo pieces
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Etudes op 10 & 25
Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
Etudes Op. 10 & 25
Impromptus
Dang Thai Son (piano)
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante
2 Nocturnes
2 Mazurkas
Other solo pieces
Roberto Szidon (piano)
Scherzi
Impromptus
Fou Ts'ong (piano)
18 Mazurkas
2 Preludes
Berceuse
Tamas Vasary (piano)
17 Waltzes
4 Mazurkas
Variations on "Der Schweizerbub"
Polonaise Op 53
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49