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Liszt: Hexameron - works by Chopin, Czerny, Thalberg, Herz, Liszt, Pixis and Buche / Blanchard, Buche, Goicoechea, Sorieux, Tanski

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Morceau de concert), collaborative work for piano & orchestra (edited by Leslie Howard),; Funerailles; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Blanchard, Johann; Buche, Leon; Goicoechea, Carlos; Sorieux, Caroline; Tanski, Claudius; Yoshikane, Kanako

It was billed as a battle of titans. Franz Liszt had invited the leading pianists of his time to compose variations on Bellini's "March of...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/10/2012-12/12/2012)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Un poco di Chopin; Liszt: Schubert & Schumann Lieder Transcriptions / Daniil Trifonov, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky / 2012-09-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Morceaux, Op. 72; Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Franz Liszt: Erlk&oum...
Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano]
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

Daniil Trifonov, winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, is probably the world's most exciting young pianist. On his first Mariinsky recording, he joins Valery...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R....continue...

Grand Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra / Janne Mertanen, piano; Turku PO; Jani Telaranta

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-07-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in F major, Op. 14 "Krakowiak"; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A m...
Performers: Mertanen, Janne
Conductors: Telaranta, Jani
Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Janne Mertanen has become known primarily as a Chopin interpreter and his repertoire does indeed cover almost all the piano music by this composer. He...continue...

Chopin: Etudes Opp. 10 & 25, complete / Hardy Rittner, Conrad Graf Piano, c.1835

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-06-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130); Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Fanfare Magazine, November/December 2012
Whether one has a set (or more) of the Chopin etudes, I would recommend hearing the etudes as Chopin might have. And...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/14/2011-11/16/2011)....continue...

Alkan & Chopin: Sonatas for Cello / Job ter Haar, cello; Vaughan Schlepp, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Sonata de concert for Cello and Piano, Op. 47; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65
Performers: Haar, Job ter; Schlepp, Vaughan

Job ter Haar and Vaughan Schlepp play the great sonatas for piano and cello of the two friends Alkan and Chopin....continue...
Recording information: Rhoon, The Netherlands (10/2007)....continue...

Chopin: Fantasie in F minor; Ballades; Mazurkas; Nocturnes

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-10-03

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 114; Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 12...
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny

Critically acclaimed pianist Yevgeny Sudbin here presents a recital of music from Fryderyk Chopin. Sudbin opens this disc with the expansive Fantaisie in F minor...continue...
Recording information: St George's Bristol, England (2009-02-??&2010-07-??&2011-)....continue...

Pentatone: The First 10 Years [11 Hybrid SACD - DSD]

11 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Romeo & Juliet; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Chen, Sa; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew; Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Boni, Marco; Kreizberg, Yakov; Murphy, Simon; Foster, Lawrence; Janowski, Marek; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Nagano, Kent; Spanjaard, Ed
Ensemble: ; Chamber Soloists of The New Dutch Academy; New Dutch Academy

Celebrating over a decade of quality releases is Pentatone's newest compilation; 'Pentatone, The First 10 Years'. This 10-disc set, recorded in SA-CD sound for superior...continue...

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28 / Gunther Rost, organ

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2011-08-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28
Performers: Rost, Gunther

As with all cycles from this age that systematically traverse the circle of fifths, Chopin's 24 Préludes op. 28 are written in the tradition of...continue...
Recording information: Stiftsbasilika Kevelaer (11/10/2010-11/13/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9; Chopin: Ballade Op. 47; Nocturne Op. 48/1 / Slavka Pechocova, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120; Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E ...
Performers: Pechocova, Slavka

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

Slávka Pechocová's playing reflects the rigor of her first teacher, Martin Hrsel, and the almost Impressionistic expressiveness of her...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Martinu Concert Hall (01/25/2011/02/01/2011)....continue...

Pianist Lost: Excesses and Excuses

2 Super Audio CD / Albany Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; C...
Performers: Halstead, Peter [Piano]

Here are 12 piano pieces played in an unusually warm and personal way in the highest resolution surround sound. If you have a Blu-Ray player,...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Arranged for Pinao & String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-03-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Luisi, Gianluca

The boundless imagination of a highly gifted Polish composer received a warm welcome from Parisians, but their noble salons of the mid-nineteenth century were too...continue...
Recording information: Ehem. Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/17/2010-03/19/2010)....continue...

Chopin / Sergei Edelmann

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-11-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade f...
Performers: Edelmann, Sergei

Sergei Edelmann has established himself as a significant, highly acclaimed pianist. Devoting a considerable amount of his time to teaching - and after a long...continue...
Recording information: Northern Alpine Culture Center, Toyama (05/31/2009-06/03/2009)....continue...

Chopin-Schumann Anniversary Edition 2010

2 Super Audio CD / MSR Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; B...
Performers: Schliessmann, Burkard

Burkard Schliessmann, who completed his musical studies as a pupil in the masterclass of Herbert Seidel, Shura Cherkassky, Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Poldi Mildner, is...continue...

Fröst & Friends / Pöntinen, Parrott

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-07-22

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 16; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for solo violin in G minor, BWV 1001; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 10...
Performers: Ernman, Malena; Frost, Goran; Frost, Martin; Hallerback, Asa; Henryson, Svante; Kingstedt, Solve; Pontinen, Roland; Stefansson, Hermann; Svarfvar, Christian; Thedeen, Torleif

A calendar filled with orchestral concerts and chamber recitals in many of the world's most prestigious venues has given the clarinettist Martin Fröst ample opportunity...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (12/2009)....continue...

Reminiscences - Chopin / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-07-20

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat ma...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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2010: Chopin, Schumann, Wolf

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2010-06-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 157/Op. 59; Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156; Robert ...
Performers: Youn, William [Piano]

William Youn (b.1982) has been recognized as one of the most promising and unique pianist of the young generation. Born is Seoul, South Korea, Youn...continue...
Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (10/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Mazurkas

2 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-05-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 60/Op. 6; Mazurkas (5) for Piano, B 61/Op. 7; Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17; Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 89/Op. 24; Mazurkas (4) for Piano...
Performers: Luisada, Jean-Marc

Recording information: Karuizawa Ohga Hall, Karuizawa, Japan (10/20/2008-10/23/2008)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Sonatas / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Variations for Piano in B flat major on a theme from Hérold's "Ludovic", B 80/Op. 12; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Barcarolle for P...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

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Chopin: Piano Concertos

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2009-12-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Youn, William [Piano]
Conductors: Riehle, Friedemann

William Youn (b. 1982) has been recognized as one of the most promising and unique pianist of the young generation. Born in Seoul, South Korea,...continue...
Recording information: Nürnberg (06/2004)....continue...

Recital / Adriel Gomez-Mansur

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Prelude "Weinen, Klagen..." (JS Bach) for Piano, S 179; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 25 in B minor, Op. 33/4, CT. 75; Franz Schubert...
Performers: Gomez-Mansur, Adriel

Adriel Gomez-Mansur is as yet unknown to much of the music world -- however, appearances by this teenage prodigy in Lugano and Beppu have already...continue...

Chopin: Scherzi, Nocturnes, Fantaisie, Impromptu / Elisabeth Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-06-16

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2, CT. 121; Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; F...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

After Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schubert, now Chopin: it is always fascinating how Elisabeth Leonskaja on her MDG recordings enables the listener to experience masterpieces of...continue...

The Best of Audiophile Classics - Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, Zappa, etc

1 Super Audio CD / Opus 3 (Sweden) / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no...
Performers: Fageus, Kjell; Forsberg, Bengt; Lidstrom, Mats; Lindgren, Stefan; Turesson, Jorgen; Wager, Mattias
Conductors: ; Wedin, Jan-Olav; Kamu, , Okko; Westberg, Erik
Ensemble: ; Global Percussion; Omnibus Wind Ensemble; Oskarshamn Ensemble; Stockholm Arts Trio

Who would have thought a classical album could contain the beloved music of both Frank Zappa and Beethoven on the same release. Containing such pieces...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos / Sa Chen, Lawrence Foster, Gulbenkian Foundation SO Lisbon

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Chen, Sa
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon

Chopin: Impromptus, Sonata no 3, etc / Jean Muller

1 Super Audio CD / Turtle Records / 2008-03-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29; Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Barcarolle for Pi...
Performers: Muller, Jean-Luc

Chopin: 26 Préludes; Schumann: Papillons Op 2 / Arrau

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-01-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Prelude for piano no 26 in A flat major ("Presto con leggierezza"), KK IVb/7, CT...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

In just 40 minutes, the cosmos was created. To be sure, here we are talking solely about a pianistic cosmos: yet it is one that...continue...

Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, etc / Würtz

5 Super Audio CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k); Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c); Sonata for Piano no 14...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Rubinstein, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

"Arthur Rubinstein shouldn't be the only Chopin pianist in your collection, but he should probably be the first... Rubenstein's performances here are full of gently...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos / Kodama, Nagano, Russian National

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Carl Loewe: Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major
Performers: Kodama, Mari [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

"In Chopin's concerto Kodama combines formidable technique with a elegant touch that brings the music to wonderful life. Her virtuosity is all you could want,...continue...

The Alfred Brendel Collection - Chopin: Polonaises

1 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-11-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155; Polonaise for piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 40/2, CT. 153; Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp m...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred

Ballet Favorites / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2004-10-26

Works: Paul Dukas: La Péri, fanfare to the ballet; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote, ballet; Pyot...
Performers: Sella, Gillian Benet
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Chopin: Ballades, Scherzos / Rubinstein

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade f...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

"Little new can be added to what's been said of these tried, true, and extremely satisfying catalog staples. Their most recent transfer in RCA's 1999...continue...

SACD - The Ultimate Audio Experience - The Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Universal Classics Import / 2004-06-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance no 9 for orchestra in B major, B. 147/1 (Op. 72/1); Rusalka; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Gheorghiu, Angela; Harada, Takashi; Keenlyside, Simon; Menafra, Andrea; Michael, Nadja; Moore, Latonia; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Fischer, Iván; Noseda, Gianandrea; Masur, Kurt; Dantone, Ottavio; Chailly, Riccardo; Summers, Patrick; Goebel, Reinhard; McCreesh, Paul; Gergiev, Valery; Kaplan, Gilbert; Frizza,...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Musica Antiqua Köln ; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Verdi ...

Chopin: Etudes / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-04-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

Chopin: Ballades, Barcarolle, etc / Burkard Schliessmann

1 Super Audio CD / Bayer / 2003-10-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade f...
Performers: Schliessmann, Burkard