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Chopin's Songs - songs Op. 74; Witchcraft; Melancholy. Merete Lausen, mz; Kamilla Sorensen, piano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-12-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132)
Performers: Laursen, Merete; Sorensen, Kamilla

Mezzo-soprano Merete Laursen studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Arhus. Ms. Laursen is a popular singer in several Danish professional choirs and often...continue...
Recording information: Vigerslev kirke, Denmark (11/2011)....continue...

Chopin: Complete Songs; Nocturnes Opus Posthum / Aleksandra Lukowski, soprano; Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Wiosna (Spring), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/2, CT. 130; Smutna rzeka (The Sad Stream), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/3, CT. 131; Hulanka...
Performers: Lukowski, Aleksandra; Somero, Jouni

Soprano Aleksandra Lukowski studied at Amsterdam University and the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. She has lived in Finland since 2007 and concertizes in the U.S.,...continue...
Recording information: Kuusaa Hall in Kuusankoski Finland (03/02/2010-03/05/2010)....continue...

The Real Chopin

21 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2011-01-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Nocturne for piano no 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2, CT. 121; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Noctu...
Performers: Bauer, Andrzej; Broja, Jan Krzysztof; Demidenko, Nikolai; Drewnowski, Marek; Drzewiecki, Jaroslaw; Drzewiecki, Stanislaw; Goerner, Nelson; Jakowicz, Jakub; Kenner, Kevin; Kurzak, Aleksandra [Soprano ...
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans

The new recordings of Chopin’s works on period instruments allow contemporary listeners to discover the historical models, bringing us closer to the original, long-forgotten sound...continue...

Chopin: Complete Songs / Olga Pasichnyk

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132); Pauline Viardot: Seize ans (vocal arr. of ...
Performers: Pasichnyk, Natalya; Pasichnyk, Olga

Fryderyk Chopin's name is synonymous with the piano. It is perhaps for this reason that his songs have been so often overlooked. In them the...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland (12/21/2009-12/23/2009)....continue...

The Complete Chopin Edition

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

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; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo f...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Bordoni, Paolo; Brantelid, Andreas; Clein, Natalie; Favaretto, Giorgio; Frang, Vilde ...
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frederic Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improm...continue...

Chopin Complete Edition / DG

17 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-26

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; Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Bauer, Kurt; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Bung, Heidi; Bylsma, Anner; Li, Yundi [Piano]; Martineau, Malcolm; Orkis, Lamber...
Conductors: Zimerman, Krystian; Inbal, Eliahu;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

In celebration of Chopin's 200th anniversary in 2010, here is the ultimate, complete, specially priced 17-CD edition of the composer's works, combining the very best...continue...

Chopin: The Complete Works / Garrick Ohlsson, et al

16 CD / Hyperion / 2008-11-11

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; Preludes (24) for Piano, O...
Performers: Brey, Carter; Josefowicz, Leila; Mann, Elizabeth; Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Kord, Kazimierz

Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson, has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive...continue...

Chopin: Songs; Chopin/Viardot: Four Mazurkas / Kryger

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132); Pauline Viardot: Plainte d'amour, arranged...
Performers: Kryger, Urszula; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

"The dark core of melancholy in Kryger's voice is fine-tuned to the Slavic melodic contours...her instinctive grasp of both musical and verbal inflection makes for...continue...

Chopin - Complete Edition Vol 9 - Songs / Szmytka, Martineau

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-11-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132)
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Szmytka, Elzbieta

The songs were composed at various times throughout Chopin's life. Five date from his Warsaw period (1827-30), and have patriotic, supernatural and romantic themes. They...continue...

Chopin: Songs

1 CD / CD Accord / 1999-01-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132)
Performers: Malicki, Waldemar