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>     2. Larghetto
>     3. Marche funèbre
>     4. Finale

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100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists. The pianists heard in this album include exciting new performers like Ingrid Fliter and Nelson Goerner, as well as many established stars like Leif Ove Ansdnes, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislav Bunin, Stephen Kovacevich, Mikhail Pletnev and Maurizio Pollini.



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>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"
  • Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1831-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208
  • Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1835

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209
  • Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1838

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 210
  • Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1838

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse"
  • Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1840

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
  • Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846-1847

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  • Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846-1847

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 8 in A flat major, Op. 64/3, CT. 214
  • Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846-1847

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215
  • Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1835

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216
  • Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1829

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
  • Performer: Dinu Lipatti (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2, CT. 218
  • Performer: Dinu Lipatti (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1842

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3, CT. 219
  • Performer: Dinu Lipatti (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1829

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56
  • Performer: Dinu Lipatti (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1830

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57
  • Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
  • Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1844

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47
  • Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1841

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
  • Performer: Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1834

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  • Period Time: Modern

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Running Time: 34 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1838-1839

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60
  • Performer: Nelson Goerner (Piano)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 13 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1845-1845

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 3 in A major ("Military"), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
  • Performer: Daniel Adni (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1838

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155
  • Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1842-1843

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci darem", Op. 2
  • Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
  • Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
  • Running Time: 15 min. 12 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1827

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11
  • Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
  • Conductor: Paul Kletzki
  • Running Time: 19 min. 47 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1830

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 :: 2. Larghetto
  • Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
  • Conductor: Charles Dutoit
  • Running Time: 8 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1830

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22
  • Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
  • Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
  • Running Time: 13 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1835

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Krakowiak"
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
  • Running Time: 13 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1828

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10
  • Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
  • Running Time: 25 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
  • Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 30 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1835-1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29
  • Performer: György Cziffra (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36
  • Performer: György Cziffra (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1839

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51
  • Performer: György Cziffra (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1842

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108
  • Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
  • Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112
  • Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 9 in B major, Op. 32/1, CT. 116
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 10 in A flat major, Op. 32/2, CT. 117
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 12 in G major, Op. 37/2, CT. 119
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1839

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
  • Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" :: 3. Marche funèbre
  • Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58 :: 4. Finale
  • Performer: Leif Andsnes (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1844

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6/2, CT. 52
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 5 in B flat major, Op. 7/1, CT. 56
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 8 in A flat major, Op. 7/4, CT. 59
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1832

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 20 in D flat major, Op. 30/3, CT. 70
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 23 in D major, Op. 33/2, CT. 73
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 24 in C major, Op. 33/3, CT. 74
  • Performer: Ronald Smith (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 39 in B major, Op. 63/1, CT. 89
  • Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT. 90
  • Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 42 in G major, Op. 67/1, CT. 92
  • Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 1 min. 8 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: circa 1835

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Mazurka for piano no 43 in G minor, Op. 67/2, CT. 93
  • Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
  • Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
  • Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848-1849

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31
  • Performer: Youri Egorov (Piano)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156
  • Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
  • Running Time: 13 min. 33 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Rondo for 2 Pianos in C major, B 27/Op. 73
  • Performers: Danielle Laval (Piano); Teresa Llacuna (Piano)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1828

>Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13
  • Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)
  • Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
  • Running Time: 14 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1828