Title: Simply the Best Artist: Chopin / Pollini / Philharmonia Orchestra Label: Profil - G Haenssler Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 881488150124 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2015-05-12 Number of Discs: 6
The Profil label's Frederic Chopin: Simply the Best is a 6 CD overview of some of the finest works in the great Polish/French composer's curve, from his works for piano solo, including all 4 Scherzi, the 3 Sonatas and the Etudes, to both piano concerti, as well as lieder (Disc Six). The featured performers include the late, great Chopin master, pianist Artur Rubinstein, veteran Italian pianist and noted Chopin interpreter Maurizio Pollini, and younger performers Eugene Mursky (b. 1975, Uzbekistan), pianist and British baritone Konrad Jarnot (b. 1972).
Tracks: 1.1 Allegro Maestoso Risoluto 1.2 Romanze: Larghetto 1.3 Rondo: Vivace 1.4 Allegro Misterioso 1.5 Minuetto: Allegretto 1.6 Larghetto 1.7 Finale: Presto 2.1 Maestoso 2.2 Larghetto 2.3 Allegro Vivace 2.4 Grave 2.5 Scherzo 2.6 Marche Funèbre 2.7 Finale: Presto 3.1 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 3.2 Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat minor, Op. 31 3.3 Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp minor, Op. 39 3.4 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 3.5 Fantasie 3.6 Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57 3.7 Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op. 60 4.1 Allegro Maestoso 4.2 Scherzo: Moto Vivace 4.3 Largo 4.4 Finale: Presto Ma Non Tanto 4.5 Polonaise No. 3 in a Major, Op. 40, No. 1, 'Military' 4.6 Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 4.7 Waltz No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 18, 'Grande Valse Brillante' 4.8 Waltz No. 6 in D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, 'Minute Waltz' 4.9 Waltz No. 17 in E Flat Major, Op. Posth 4.10 Polonaise No. 7 in a Flat Major, Op. 61, 'Polonaise-Fantaisie' 5.1 Etude No. 1 5.2 Etude No. 2 5.3 Etude No. 3 5.4 Etude No. 4 5.5 Etude No. 5 5.6 Etude No. 6 5.7 Etude No. 7 5.8 Etude No. 8 5.9 Etude No. 9 5.10 Etude No. 10 5.11 Etude No. 11 5.12 Etude No. 12 5.13 Etude No. 1 5.14 Etude No. 2 5.15 Etude No. 3 5.16 Etude No. 4 5.17 Etude No. 5 5.18 Etude No. 6 5.19 Etude No. 7 5.20 Etude No. 8 5.21 Etude No. 9 5.22 Etude No. 10 5.23 Etude No. 11 5.24 Etude No. 12 5.25 Etude No. 1 5.26 Etude No. 2 5.27 Etude No. 3 6.1 Mädchens Wunsch 6.2 Der Frühling 6.3 Trübe Wellen 6.4 Bacchanal 6.5 Was Ein Junges Mädchen Liebt 6.6 Mir Aus Den Augen 6.7 Der Bote 6.8 Mein(E) Geliebte(R) 6.9 Eine Melodie 6.10 Der Reitersmann Vor Der Schlacht 6.11 Zwei Leichen 6.12 Meine Freuden 6.13 Melancholie 6.14 Das Ringlein 6.15 Die Heimkehr 6.16 Litauisches Lied 6.17 Polens Grabgesang 6.18 Zauberkraft 6.19 Traum
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