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Chopin - The Essentials | Harmonia Mundi HMX2908375

Chopin - The Essentials

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Label: Harmonia Mundi

Cat No: HMX2908375

Barcode: 0794881941421

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 11th January 2010

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Contents

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, op.22
Ballades (4)
» no.1 in G minor, op.23
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, op.66
Mazurkas (51)
» no.5 in B flat major, op.7 no.1
Nocturnes (21)
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Preludes (24), op.28
» no.6 in B minor
Waltzes (19)
» no.1 in E flat major, op.18 'Grande Valse brillante'
» no.9 in A flat major, op.posth.69 no.1

Artists

Brigitte Engerer
Alexandre Tharaud
Cedric Tiberghien
Alain Planes
Frederic Chiu
Jon Nakamatsu
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Olga Kern
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Antoni Wit

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, op.22
Ballades (4)
» no.1 in G minor, op.23
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, op.66
Mazurkas (51)
» no.5 in B flat major, op.7 no.1
Nocturnes (21)
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Preludes (24), op.28
» no.6 in B minor
Waltzes (19)
» no.1 in E flat major, op.18 'Grande Valse brillante'
» no.9 in A flat major, op.posth.69 no.1

Artists

Brigitte Engerer
Alexandre Tharaud
Cedric Tiberghien
Alain Planes
Frederic Chiu
Jon Nakamatsu
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Olga Kern
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Antoni Wit

About

Idealised by romantic myth, Frédéric Chopin is one of the most celebrated composers in history. This virtuoso pianist devoted his whole output to his instrument and developed a unique style which made him “an extraordinary artist” (Berlioz).

Here the musicians of harmonia mundi present some of his most famous pieces, a glimpse of the inner world of this genius who “made use of art solely to fulfil his own tragic destiny” (Liszt).

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