Benjamin Grosvenor, Ronald Smith, Garrick Ohlsson, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk - The Complete Chopin Edition - 200th anniversary (2009)
BAND/ARTIST: Benjamin Grosvenor, Ronald Smith, Garrick Ohlsson, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
- Title: The Complete Chopin Edition - 200th anniversary
- Year Of Release: 2009
- Label: Warner Classics / EMI
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 18:11:02
- Total Size: 3.8 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
CD2
01. Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13
02. Rondo à la Krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14
03. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Introduction. Largo
04. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Theme. Allegretto
05. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation I. Brillante
06. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation II. Veloce ma accuratamente
07. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation III. Sempre sostenuto
08. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation IV. Con bravura
09. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation V. (a) Adagio
10. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation V. (b) Alla polacca
11. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Andante spianato
12. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Grande polonaise brillante (Piano and Orchestra Version)
CD3
01. Mazurka No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 1
02. Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
03. Mazurka No. 3 in E Major, Op. 6 No. 3
04. Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 6 No. 4
05. Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
06. Mazurka No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 7 No. 2
07. Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7 No. 3
08. Mazurka No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 4
09. Mazurka No. 9 in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5
10. Mazurka No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 1
11. Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17 No. 2
12. Mazurka No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 3
13. Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4
14. Mazurka No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1
15. Mazurka No. 15 in C Major, Op. 24 No. 2
16. Mazurka No. 16 in A-Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 3
17. Mazurka No. 17 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24 No. 4
18. Mazurka No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 1
19. Mazurka No. 19 in B Minor, Op. 30 No. 2
20. Mazurka No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 3
21. Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No. 4
22. Mazurka No. 22 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
23. Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33 No. 2
24. Mazurka No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3
25. Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 4
26. Mazurka No. 26 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 41 No. 1
27. Mazurka No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41 No. 2
28. Mazurka No. 28 in B Major, Op. 41 No. 3
29. Mazurka No. 29 in A-Flat Major, Op. 41 No. 4
CD4
01. Mazurka No. 30 in G Major, Op. 50 No. 1
02. Mazurka No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 2
03. Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 No. 3
04. Mazurka No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56 No. 1
05. Mazurka No. 34 in C Major, Op. 56 No. 2
06. Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56 No. 3
07. Mazurka No. 36 in A Minor, Op. 59 No. 1
08. Mazurka No. 37 in A-Flat Major, Op. 59 No. 2
09. Mazurka No. 38 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59 No. 3
10. Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63 No. 1
11. Mazurka No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
12. Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3
13. Mazurka No. 51 in A Minor "Émile Gaillard"
14. Mazurka No. 50 in A Minor "Notre temps"
15. Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. Posth. 67 No. 1
16. Mazurka No. 43 in G Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 2
17. Mazurka No. 44 in C Major, Op. Posth. 67 No. 3
18. Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 4
19. Mazurka No. 46 in C Major, Op. Posth. 68 No. 1
20. Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 2
21. Mazurka No. 48 in F Major, Op. Posth. 68 No. 3
22. Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 4
23. 2 Mazurkas, B. 16: No. 2 in B-Flat Major
24. 2 Mazurkas, B. 16: No. 1 in G Major
25. Mazurka in D Major, B. 31
26. Mazurka in D Major, B. 71
27. Mazurka in B-Flat Major, B. 73
28. Mazurka in C Major, B. 82
29. Mazurka in A-Flat Major, B. 85
CD5
01. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major
02. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor
03. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major
04. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
05. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major
06. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor
07. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major
08. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
09. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major
12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
17. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major
18. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor
19. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major
20. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major
22. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major
24. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor
25. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45
26. Prelude in A-Flat Major
27. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
28. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
29. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3
30. Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1
31. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
32. Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3
33. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
CD6
01. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
02. Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
03. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
04. Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1
05. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2
06. Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
07. Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2
08. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
09. Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
10. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1
11. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
12. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 1
13. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
14. Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.
CD7
01. 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
02. 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor
03. 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major "Military"
04. 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 2 in C Minor
05. Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
06. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
07. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61
08. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 1 in D Minor
09. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 2 in B-Flat Major
10. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 3 in F Minor
CD8
01. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Solo Piano Version)
02. Polonaise in G Minor
03. Polonaise in B-Flat Major
04. Polonaise in A-Flat Major
05. Polonaise in G-Sharp Minor
06. Polonaise in B flat minor 'Adieu'
07. Polonaise in G-Flat Major
08. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
09. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
10. Variations brillantes on Hérold's "Je vends des scapulaires", Op. 12
11. Boléro in A Minor, Op. 19
12. Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
13. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 1 in D Major
14. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 2 in G Major
15. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
CD9
01. Grande valse brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 18
02. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1
03. Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2
04. Waltz No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34 No. 3
05. Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
06. Waltz No. 17 in E-Flat Major, B. 46
07. Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. Posth.
08. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"
09. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
10. Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3
11. Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, B. 133
12. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 69 No. 1 "Farewell"
13. Waltz No. 16 in A-Flat Major, B. 21
14. Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. Posth. 69 No. 2
15. Waltz No. 15 in E Major, B. 44
16. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 1
17. Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 70 No. 2
18. Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 3
19. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth., B. 56
20. Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
21. Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
22. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51
CD10
01. Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 66
02. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major
03. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor "Chromatique"
04. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
05. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
06. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
07. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
08. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major
09. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
10. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
11. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
12. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major "Arpeggio"
13. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"
14. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
15. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
16. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
17. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
18. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
19. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
20. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
21. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
22. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly"
23. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
24. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"
25. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
26. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 1 in F Minor
27. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 2 in D-Flat Major
28. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
29. Cantabile in B-Flat Major
30. Contredanse in G-Flat Major
31. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
CD11
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave-Doppio movimento
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": IV. Finale. Presto
05. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
06. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
07. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
08. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
CD12
01. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo
03. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
04. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
05. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
06. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
07. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
08. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
CD13
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: II. Minuetto. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: III. Larghetto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
05. Introduction and Variations on a German air "Der Schweizerbub" in E major, Op.Posth (2006 Remastered Version)
06. Variations on the march from Bellini's "Il Puritani" in E major (2006 Remastered Version)
07. Variations in A Major "Souvenir de Paganini"
08. Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1
09. Rondo à la Mazur in F Major, Op. 5
10. Introduction and Rondo in E-Flat Major, Op. 16
11. Rondo for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. Posth. 73
CD14
01. Allegro de concert for Piano in A Major, Op. 46
02. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.1 Pour toi seul (Zyczenie) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
03. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.2 Le Printemps (Wiosna) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
04. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.3 Le fleuve triste (Smutna Rzeka) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
05. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.4 Bacchanale (Hulanka) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
06. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.5 N'est-ce pas l'amour ? (Gdzie Lubi) (Stefan Witwici) (Remasterisé en 2006)
07. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.6 Tu veux que je t'oublie (Precz moich Oczu) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
08. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.7 Le messager (Posel) (Adam Mickiewicz) (Remasterisé en 2006)
09. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.8 Mon bel amour (Sliczny Chlopiec) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
10. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.9 Lamento (Melodja) (Anonyme) (Remasterisé en 2006)
11. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.10 Le guerrier (Wojak) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
12. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.11 Les Fiancées de la mort (Dwojaki Konidec) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
13. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.12 Madrigal (Moja Pieszczotka) (Adam Mickiewicz) (Remasterisé en 2006)
14. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.13 Mélancolie (Niena Czego Trzeba) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
15. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.14 L'Anneau (Pierscian) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
16. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.15 Ballade slave (Narzeczony) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
17. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.16 Chanson lituanienne (Pionska Litewska) (Remasterisé en 2006)
18. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.17 Ode funèbre (Sierota) (Anonyme) (Remasterisé en 2006)
19. Czary (Charms or Witchcraft), KK. IVa/11, CT 146 (B. 51)
20. Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, KK. IVb/9, CT 147 (B. 132)
CD15
01. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato
02. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo
03. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
04. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale. Allegro
05. Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3
06. Grand Duo concertant on Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable
CD16
01. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: II. Scherzo. Vivace
03. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: III. Adagio. Sostenuto
04. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: IV. Finale. Allegretto
05. Variations on Moore's National Theme
06. Funeral March in C Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 2
07. Funeral March in C Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 2 (Oxford Edition Version)
08. Allegretto in F-Sharp Major, Op. posth.
09. Largo in E-Flat Major
10. Andantino for Piano in G Minor "Wiosna"
11. Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, B. 133
12. Fugue in A Minor
13. Moderato in E Major "Albumblatt"
14. Bourrée No. 1 in G Major
15. Bourrée No. 2 in A Major
16. Galop Marquis in A-Flat Major, Op. posth.
An EMI 16-disc Chopin set arouses considerable anticipation, given the quality of the company’s available material, but these hopes quickly vanished into a morass of confusion. The booklet does not say who plays the concertos and the cardboard sleeves do not hold information about who is playing any of the pieces at all.
The press office confirmed that the concertos’ soloist is Garrick Ohlsson, but iTunes had meanwhile decided that it was Jorge Bolet, which had me chewing my nails over the memory of Joyce Hatto. Beware, too, the promises of ‘exclusive online content’: it is merely general EMI stuff including photos of Philippe Jaroussky and Joyce DiDonato, but little to do with Chopin.
In short, this set is a bit of a mess, which is a great, great pity because some wonderful stuff does lurk inside it. The best surprise was Ronald Smith in the Mazurkas, recorded in 1974-5. The sound quality is poor, but the springiness of his rhythms, the immediacy of his response to the folksy melodies and his richness of imagination combined with evident delight in the music makes this a very special recording.
Other performances are not always in the same league. Garrick Ohlsson’s accounts of the Preludes, Nocturnes, Polonaises and Concertos are perfectly respectable but often lack an extra edge of elegance and imagination. Agustin Anievas is genial but splashy in the Waltzes – and EMI could have chosen Lipatti, Kovacevich or Fliter instead.
Andrei Gavrilov’s Etudes could almost raise a speeding fine. Cécile Ousset is hard-hitting and unsubtle in the Sonatas and Scherzos, and Alexis Weissenberg bashes the hell out of the La Ci Darem Variations and the orchestral Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise. The songs are presented hootily by mezzo Eugenia Zareska (recorded 1955).
Awkward placements of pieces abound – the Fantasy-Impromptu is removed from its siblings and precedes the Etudes. Different recorded sound qualities are often awkwardly juxtaposed in what feels like a cut-and-paste collage.
But the set’s other secret weapon is teenage British wunderkind Benjamin Grosvenor, whose ‘Rarities’ disc was recorded just last year and reveals a sensitivity of touch, general musicality and affection for the music that is staggeringly absent from some of his older colleagues.
The booklet is graced by a fine essay from Roger Nichols, but is nevertheless thin given the supposed significance of this 200th anniversary edition. The set, in short, has its merits but is otherwise rather a squandered opportunity. Jessica Duchen
CD1
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
CD2
01. Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13
02. Rondo à la Krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14
03. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Introduction. Largo
04. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Theme. Allegretto
05. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation I. Brillante
06. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation II. Veloce ma accuratamente
07. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation III. Sempre sostenuto
08. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation IV. Con bravura
09. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation V. (a) Adagio
10. Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2: Variation V. (b) Alla polacca
11. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Andante spianato
12. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: Grande polonaise brillante (Piano and Orchestra Version)
CD3
01. Mazurka No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 1
02. Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
03. Mazurka No. 3 in E Major, Op. 6 No. 3
04. Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 6 No. 4
05. Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
06. Mazurka No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 7 No. 2
07. Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7 No. 3
08. Mazurka No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 4
09. Mazurka No. 9 in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5
10. Mazurka No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 1
11. Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17 No. 2
12. Mazurka No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 3
13. Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4
14. Mazurka No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1
15. Mazurka No. 15 in C Major, Op. 24 No. 2
16. Mazurka No. 16 in A-Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 3
17. Mazurka No. 17 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24 No. 4
18. Mazurka No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 1
19. Mazurka No. 19 in B Minor, Op. 30 No. 2
20. Mazurka No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 3
21. Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No. 4
22. Mazurka No. 22 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
23. Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33 No. 2
24. Mazurka No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3
25. Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 4
26. Mazurka No. 26 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 41 No. 1
27. Mazurka No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41 No. 2
28. Mazurka No. 28 in B Major, Op. 41 No. 3
29. Mazurka No. 29 in A-Flat Major, Op. 41 No. 4
CD4
01. Mazurka No. 30 in G Major, Op. 50 No. 1
02. Mazurka No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 2
03. Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 No. 3
04. Mazurka No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56 No. 1
05. Mazurka No. 34 in C Major, Op. 56 No. 2
06. Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56 No. 3
07. Mazurka No. 36 in A Minor, Op. 59 No. 1
08. Mazurka No. 37 in A-Flat Major, Op. 59 No. 2
09. Mazurka No. 38 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59 No. 3
10. Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63 No. 1
11. Mazurka No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
12. Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3
13. Mazurka No. 51 in A Minor "Émile Gaillard"
14. Mazurka No. 50 in A Minor "Notre temps"
15. Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. Posth. 67 No. 1
16. Mazurka No. 43 in G Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 2
17. Mazurka No. 44 in C Major, Op. Posth. 67 No. 3
18. Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 4
19. Mazurka No. 46 in C Major, Op. Posth. 68 No. 1
20. Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 2
21. Mazurka No. 48 in F Major, Op. Posth. 68 No. 3
22. Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 4
23. 2 Mazurkas, B. 16: No. 2 in B-Flat Major
24. 2 Mazurkas, B. 16: No. 1 in G Major
25. Mazurka in D Major, B. 31
26. Mazurka in D Major, B. 71
27. Mazurka in B-Flat Major, B. 73
28. Mazurka in C Major, B. 82
29. Mazurka in A-Flat Major, B. 85
CD5
01. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major
02. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor
03. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major
04. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
05. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major
06. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor
07. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major
08. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
09. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major
12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
17. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major
18. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor
19. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major
20. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major
22. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major
24. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor
25. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45
26. Prelude in A-Flat Major
27. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
28. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
29. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3
30. Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1
31. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
32. Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3
33. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
CD6
01. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
02. Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
03. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
04. Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1
05. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2
06. Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
07. Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2
08. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
09. Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
10. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1
11. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
12. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 1
13. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
14. Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.
CD7
01. 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
02. 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor
03. 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major "Military"
04. 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 2 in C Minor
05. Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
06. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
07. Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61
08. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 1 in D Minor
09. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 2 in B-Flat Major
10. 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 3 in F Minor
CD8
01. Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Solo Piano Version)
02. Polonaise in G Minor
03. Polonaise in B-Flat Major
04. Polonaise in A-Flat Major
05. Polonaise in G-Sharp Minor
06. Polonaise in B flat minor 'Adieu'
07. Polonaise in G-Flat Major
08. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
09. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
10. Variations brillantes on Hérold's "Je vends des scapulaires", Op. 12
11. Boléro in A Minor, Op. 19
12. Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
13. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 1 in D Major
14. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 2 in G Major
15. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
CD9
01. Grande valse brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 18
02. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1
03. Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2
04. Waltz No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34 No. 3
05. Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
06. Waltz No. 17 in E-Flat Major, B. 46
07. Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. Posth.
08. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"
09. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
10. Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3
11. Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, B. 133
12. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 69 No. 1 "Farewell"
13. Waltz No. 16 in A-Flat Major, B. 21
14. Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. Posth. 69 No. 2
15. Waltz No. 15 in E Major, B. 44
16. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 1
17. Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 70 No. 2
18. Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 3
19. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth., B. 56
20. Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
21. Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
22. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51
CD10
01. Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 66
02. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major
03. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor "Chromatique"
04. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
05. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
06. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
07. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
08. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major
09. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
10. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
11. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
12. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major "Arpeggio"
13. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"
14. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
15. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
16. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
17. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
18. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
19. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
20. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
21. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
22. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly"
23. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
24. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"
25. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
26. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 1 in F Minor
27. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 2 in D-Flat Major
28. 3 Nouvelles Études: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
29. Cantabile in B-Flat Major
30. Contredanse in G-Flat Major
31. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
CD11
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave-Doppio movimento
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": IV. Finale. Presto
05. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
06. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
07. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
08. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
CD12
01. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo
03. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
04. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
05. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
06. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
07. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
08. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
CD13
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: II. Minuetto. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: III. Larghetto
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
05. Introduction and Variations on a German air "Der Schweizerbub" in E major, Op.Posth (2006 Remastered Version)
06. Variations on the march from Bellini's "Il Puritani" in E major (2006 Remastered Version)
07. Variations in A Major "Souvenir de Paganini"
08. Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1
09. Rondo à la Mazur in F Major, Op. 5
10. Introduction and Rondo in E-Flat Major, Op. 16
11. Rondo for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. Posth. 73
CD14
01. Allegro de concert for Piano in A Major, Op. 46
02. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.1 Pour toi seul (Zyczenie) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
03. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.2 Le Printemps (Wiosna) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
04. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.3 Le fleuve triste (Smutna Rzeka) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
05. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.4 Bacchanale (Hulanka) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
06. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.5 N'est-ce pas l'amour ? (Gdzie Lubi) (Stefan Witwici) (Remasterisé en 2006)
07. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.6 Tu veux que je t'oublie (Precz moich Oczu) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
08. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.7 Le messager (Posel) (Adam Mickiewicz) (Remasterisé en 2006)
09. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.8 Mon bel amour (Sliczny Chlopiec) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
10. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.9 Lamento (Melodja) (Anonyme) (Remasterisé en 2006)
11. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.10 Le guerrier (Wojak) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
12. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.11 Les Fiancées de la mort (Dwojaki Konidec) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
13. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.12 Madrigal (Moja Pieszczotka) (Adam Mickiewicz) (Remasterisé en 2006)
14. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.13 Mélancolie (Niena Czego Trzeba) (Bohdan Zalevski) (Remasterisé en 2006)
15. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.14 L'Anneau (Pierscian) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
16. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.15 Ballade slave (Narzeczony) (Stefan Witwicki) (Remasterisé en 2006)
17. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.16 Chanson lituanienne (Pionska Litewska) (Remasterisé en 2006)
18. Mélodies polonaises Op.74 (zbior Spiewow Polskich): No.17 Ode funèbre (Sierota) (Anonyme) (Remasterisé en 2006)
19. Czary (Charms or Witchcraft), KK. IVa/11, CT 146 (B. 51)
20. Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, KK. IVb/9, CT 147 (B. 132)
CD15
01. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato
02. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo
03. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
04. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale. Allegro
05. Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3
06. Grand Duo concertant on Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable
CD16
01. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: II. Scherzo. Vivace
03. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: III. Adagio. Sostenuto
04. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8: IV. Finale. Allegretto
05. Variations on Moore's National Theme
06. Funeral March in C Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 2
07. Funeral March in C Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 2 (Oxford Edition Version)
08. Allegretto in F-Sharp Major, Op. posth.
09. Largo in E-Flat Major
10. Andantino for Piano in G Minor "Wiosna"
11. Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, B. 133
12. Fugue in A Minor
13. Moderato in E Major "Albumblatt"
14. Bourrée No. 1 in G Major
15. Bourrée No. 2 in A Major
16. Galop Marquis in A-Flat Major, Op. posth.
An EMI 16-disc Chopin set arouses considerable anticipation, given the quality of the company’s available material, but these hopes quickly vanished into a morass of confusion. The booklet does not say who plays the concertos and the cardboard sleeves do not hold information about who is playing any of the pieces at all.
The press office confirmed that the concertos’ soloist is Garrick Ohlsson, but iTunes had meanwhile decided that it was Jorge Bolet, which had me chewing my nails over the memory of Joyce Hatto. Beware, too, the promises of ‘exclusive online content’: it is merely general EMI stuff including photos of Philippe Jaroussky and Joyce DiDonato, but little to do with Chopin.
In short, this set is a bit of a mess, which is a great, great pity because some wonderful stuff does lurk inside it. The best surprise was Ronald Smith in the Mazurkas, recorded in 1974-5. The sound quality is poor, but the springiness of his rhythms, the immediacy of his response to the folksy melodies and his richness of imagination combined with evident delight in the music makes this a very special recording.
Other performances are not always in the same league. Garrick Ohlsson’s accounts of the Preludes, Nocturnes, Polonaises and Concertos are perfectly respectable but often lack an extra edge of elegance and imagination. Agustin Anievas is genial but splashy in the Waltzes – and EMI could have chosen Lipatti, Kovacevich or Fliter instead.
Andrei Gavrilov’s Etudes could almost raise a speeding fine. Cécile Ousset is hard-hitting and unsubtle in the Sonatas and Scherzos, and Alexis Weissenberg bashes the hell out of the La Ci Darem Variations and the orchestral Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise. The songs are presented hootily by mezzo Eugenia Zareska (recorded 1955).
Awkward placements of pieces abound – the Fantasy-Impromptu is removed from its siblings and precedes the Etudes. Different recorded sound qualities are often awkwardly juxtaposed in what feels like a cut-and-paste collage.
But the set’s other secret weapon is teenage British wunderkind Benjamin Grosvenor, whose ‘Rarities’ disc was recorded just last year and reveals a sensitivity of touch, general musicality and affection for the music that is staggeringly absent from some of his older colleagues.
The booklet is graced by a fine essay from Roger Nichols, but is nevertheless thin given the supposed significance of this 200th anniversary edition. The set, in short, has its merits but is otherwise rather a squandered opportunity. Jessica Duchen
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