Since you are interested in Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise / Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' in B flat major, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Nocturnes (Selection) Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Among forms that Chopin made his own was the Nocturne, at one time synonymous with the Serenade, but with the Irish pianist John Field and Chopin, his successor, a lyrical piano piece offering, nominally at least, a poetic vision of the night. Field... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 12: Scherzi / Impromptus / Allegro de Concert Idil Biret, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Feb/2005 ] Fryderyk Chopin was born in 1810 at Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw. His father Nicolas Chopin was French by birth but had moved to Poland to work as an accounting clerk, later serving as tutor to the Laczynski family and thereafter to the family of Count... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin - The Romantic Chopin: A celebration of Chopin's most romantic music Idil Biret, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] "Idil Biret's set of complete piano solo works is world-class" - Classic CD |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 11 (Rondos, Mazurkas, Variations) Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "With world-class playing it's remarkable. And at (bargain price) it's astonishing. Who's inspiring the superlatives - Ashkenazy, Pogorelich, Pollini? No: Idil Biret." Classic CD |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 9 (Polonaises Vol 2) Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] Idil Biret (piano) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-19 / Ecossaises, Op. 72 / Tarantelle, Op. 43 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "warm-hearted and pleasurable" - Classics |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
The very best of Chopin: Excerpts from piano and chamber works Idil Biret (piano) Bernd Glemser (piano) / Maria Kliegel (cello) / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra and many others [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] Probably the most popular composer of solo piano music the world has ever known. Chopin's best-known compositions include contemplative Nocturnes, lively Preludes, charming Waltzes, devilish Etudes and more besides. |
PANUFNIK
Old Polish Suite / Concerto in modo antico / Jagiellonian Triptych / Hommage a Chopin Igor Cechoco (Trumpet) / Polish Chamber Orchestra / Mariusz Smolji (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] This disc contains all of Panufnik's post-war reconstructions of early Polish music originally written between the 14th and 18th centuries. |
CHOPIN / LISZT / SCHUMANN
Piano Solo Recordings, Vol. 1 - Victor Recordings (recorded 1925-1942) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Rachmaninov's formidable piano technique was notable for its precision, rhythmic drive, refined legato, crystalline clarity and sensitivity to melodic line. While avoiding sentimentality, he sought and expressed music's emotional essence. |
SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / SCHUMANN
Richter: Early Recordings, Vol. 1 (recorded 1948-1956) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 10/May/2009 ] Indisputably one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter mesmerized audiences with his stunning pianism, charismatic stage presence and powerful interpretations of music ranging from Bach to Shostakovich. |