Newton Classics > Chopin, Frédéric

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 5, 8; Debussy: Suite Bergamasque; Chopin & Fauré / Amsterdam Guitar Trio

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 i...
Performers: Mathot, Tini
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amsterdam Guitar Trio

Bach's music is no stranger to transcription, but the Amsterdam Guitar Trio, having around 18 strings at their disposal, may fairly and completely play the...continue...

Chopin: Ballades; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Gary Graffman, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-10-25

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 for P...
Performers: Graffman, Gary
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Gary Graffman belongs to that incredible flowering of great American virtuosos who burst onto the public scene in the 1940s & '50s. He was born...continue...

Chopin: Complete Piano Works / Nikita Magaloff, piano [13 CDs]

13 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Scherzo for Piano no 1...
Performers: Magaloff, Nikita

This 13-CD set contains the complete piano works of Chopin as played by the brilliantly talented, Nikita Magaloff. Recorded between 1963 and 1978, Magaloff plays...continue...

Chopin: 4 Ballades; 4 Impromptus / Davidovich

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-03-29

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: Davidovich, Bella

Bella Davidovich was born in Baku in 1928, later moving to Moscow to study with Konstantin Igumnov and Yakov Flier. This Russian training characterizes her...continue...

Chopin: Mazurkas / Luisada

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

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, B ...
Performers: Luisada, Jean-Marc

After studying at the Paris Conservatoire and with Nikita Magaloff and Paul Badura-Skoda, Jean-Marc Luisada won the 1985 Chopin Competition in Warsaw, launching his international...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg; Beethovensaal, Hannover (11/1990/09/1991)....continue...

Chopin: Sonatas & Ballades

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Barcarolle for Piano i...
Performers: Harasiewicz, Adam

"We have here a spectacular set of performances, most of them recorded in the 50's and 60's...after Rubinstein, Harasiewicz is probably the most influential Chopanist...This...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Bolet

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

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; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

In the hands of Jorge Bolet Chopin's music comes alive in a way few pianists have managed, before or since. Here he performs the two...continue...