Fr?d?ric Chopin: Piano Works

Fr?d?ric Chopin: Piano Works

Fr?d?ric Chopin: Piano Works
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Composer: Frederic Chopin
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Performer: Alfred Cortot
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2002-08-05
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Berceuse En R? B?mol Majeur In D Flat Major, Op.57
  2. Chant Plonais N? 12 'Moja Piesczotka'
  3. Etude En Sol B?mol Majeur In G Flat, Op.10 N? 5
  4. Etude En Sol B?mol Majeur In G Flat, Op.25 N? 9
  5. Etude En La Mineur In A Minor, Op.25 N? 11
  6. Impromtu N? 1 En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat Major, Op.29
  7. Impromtu N? 2 En Fa Di?se Majeur In F Sharp, Op.36
  8. Etude En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat Major, Op.25 N? 1
  9. Valse N? 7 En Ut Di? Mineur In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 N? 2
  10. Berceuse En R? B?mol Majeur In D Flat, Op. 57
  11. Ballade N? 1 En Sol Mineur In G Minor, Op.23
  12. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 1 En Ut Majeur In C
  13. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 4 En Mi Mineur In Minor
  14. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 8 En Fa Di?se Mineur In F Sharp
  15. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 12 En Sol Di?se Mineur In G Sharp Minor
  16. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 17 En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat Major
  17. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 19 En La B?mol Majeur In E Flat Major
  18. Pr?ludes Op.28 N? 24 En R? Mineur In D Minor
  19. Sonate N? 3 En Si Mineur In B Minor, Op.58 I Allegro Maestoso
  20. Sonate N? 3 En Si Mineur In B Minor, Op.58 II Scherzo (Allegro vvace)
  21. Sonate N? 3 En Si Mineur In B Minor, Op.58 III Largo
  22. Sonate N? 3 En Si Mineur In B Minor, Op.58IV Finale (Presto Non Tanto)
Music CD 2
  1. Pr?lude En Sol Di?se Mineur In G Sharp Minor, Op.28 N? 12
  2. Nocturne En Mi B?mol Majeur In E Flat, Op.9 N? 2
  3. Sonate N? 2 En Si B?mol Majeur In B Flat Major, Op.35: I Grave-Allegro
  4. Sonate N? 2 En Si B?mol Majeur In B Flat Major, Op.35: II Scherzo
  5. Sonate N? 2 En Si B?mol Majeur In B Flat Major, Op.35: III Marche Fun?bre
  6. Sonate N? 2 En Si B?mol Majeur In B Flat Major, Op.35: IV Finale (Presto)
  7. Polonaise N? 6 En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat Major, Op.53
  8. 4 Ballades N? 1 En Sol Mineur In G Minor, Op.23
  9. 4 Ballades N? 2 En Fa Majeur In F MajorOp, 38
  10. 4 Ballades N? 3 En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat Major Op,47
  11. 4 Ballades N? 4 En Fa Mineur In F Minor, Op.52
  12. Fantaisie En Fa Mineur In F Minor, Op.49
  13. Tarentelle En La B?mol Majeur In A Flat, Op.43
Music CD 3
  1. Barcarolle En Fa Di?se Majeur In F Sharp, Op.60
  2. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 1 In C
  3. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 2 In A
  4. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 3 In E
  5. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 4 In c Sharp
  6. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 5 In G Flat
  7. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 6 In G Flat
  8. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 7 In E Flat
  9. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 8 In F
  10. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 9 In f
  11. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 10 In A Flat
  12. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 11 E Flat
  13. 12 Etudes Op.10 N? 12 In C
  14. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 1 In A Flat
  15. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 2 In f
  16. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 3 In F
  17. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 4 In a
  18. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 5 In e
  19. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 6 In g Sharp
  20. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 7 In c Sharp
  21. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 8 In D Flat
  22. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 9 In G Flat
  23. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 10 In B Flat
  24. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 11 In a
  25. 12 Etudes Op.25 N? 12 In c
  26. Valses N? 1 In E Flat, Op.18
  27. Valses N? 5 In A Flat, Op.42
  28. Valses N? 10 In b, Op.69 N? 2
  29. Valses N? 14 In e, Op. Posth.
Music CD 4
  1. Piano Con No. 2 En f Op.21 I Allegro
  2. Piano Con No. 2 En f Op.21 II Larghetto
  3. Piano Con No. 2 En f Op.21 III Allegro Vivace
  4. Impromptu No.3 In G Flat, Op.51
  5. 14 Valses No.1 In E Flat, Op.18
  6. 14 Valses No.2 In A Flat, Op.34 No.1
  7. 14 Valses No.3 In a, Op.34 No.2
  8. 14 Valses No.4 In F, Op.34 No.3
  9. 14 Valses No.5 In A Flat, Op.42
  10. 14 Valses No.6 In D Flat, Op.64 No.1
  11. 14 Valses No.7 In c Sharp, Op.64 No.2
  12. 14 Valses No.8 In A Flat, Op.64 No.3
  13. 14 Valses No.9 In A Flat, Op.69 No.1
  14. 14 Valses No.10 In b, Op.69 No.2
  15. 14 Valses No.11 In G Flat, Op.70 No.1
  16. 14 Valses No.12 In f, Op.70 No.2
  17. 14 Valses No.13 In D Flat, Op.70 No.3
  18. 14 Valses No.14 In e, Op. Posth.
Music CD 5
  1. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.1 In C
  2. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.2 In a
  3. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.3 In G
  4. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.4 In e
  5. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.5 In D
  6. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.6 In b
  7. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.7 In A
  8. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.8 In f Sharp
  9. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.9 In E
  10. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.10 In c Sharp
  11. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.11 In B
  12. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.12 In g Sharp
  13. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.13 In F Sharp
  14. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.14 In e Flat
  15. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.15 In D Sharp
  16. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.16 In B Flat
  17. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.17 In A Flat
  18. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.18 In f
  19. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.19 In E Flat
  20. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.20 In c
  21. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.21 In B Flat
  22. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.22 In g
  23. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.23 In F
  24. 24 Pr?ludes Op.28 No.24 In d
  25. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.1 In C
  26. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.2 In a
  27. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.3 In E
  28. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.4 In c Sharp
  29. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.5 In G Flat
  30. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.6 In e Flat
  31. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.7 In C
  32. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.8 In F
  33. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.9 In f
  34. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.10 In A Flat
  35. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.11 In E Flat
  36. 12 Etudes Op.10 No.12 In c
Music CD 6
  1. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.1 In A Flat
  2. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.2 In f
  3. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.3 In F
  4. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.4 In a
  5. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.5 In e
  6. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.6 In g Sharp
  7. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.7 c Sharp
  8. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.8 In D Flat
  9. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.9 In G Flat
  10. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.10 In b
  11. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.11 In a
  12. 12 Etudes Op.25 No.12 in c
  13. 2 ChantsPolonais Op.75 (Transcription F.Liszt):Printemps ('Wiosna')
  14. 2 ChantsPolonais Op.75 (Transcription F.Liszt):L'Anneau ('Pierscien')
  15. Nocturnes No.4 In F, Op.15 No.1
  16. Nocturnes No.5 In F Sharp, Op.15 No.2
  17. Nocturnes No.7 In c Sharp, Op.27 No.1
  18. Nocturnes No.15 In f, Op.55 No.1
  19. Nocturnes No.16 In E Flat, Op.55 No.2
  20. 3 Nouvelles Etudes Pour La M?thode De Moscheles & F?tis No.1 In f
  21. 3 Nouvelles Etudes Pour La M?thode De Moscheles & F?tis No.2 In D Flat
  22. 3 Nouvelles Etudes Pour La M?thode De Moscheles & F?tis No.3 In A Flat
  23. Pr?lude In c SHarp, Op.45

Music reviews of Fr?d?ric Chopin: Piano Works

Music Review: Why can't today's pianists play Chopin like this?
Rating: 5 Stars

It's beyond the scope of this review (not to mention the time I have) to discuss all the works here, or even all of the many highlights. Suffice it to say, as a whole, this is some of the most expressive Chopin playing ever put to wax, shellac, vinyl, magnetic tape, digital tape, flash memory, or anything else. The whole approach to this kind of music was different 80 years ago, when the artists were just one generation removed (and sometimes not even that) from the music they were performing, and grew up steeped in the traditions. Today's pianists learn the affectations of the Romantics at music schools and universities, and impressive as they are, they are just that, affectations. As Miles Davis said once regarding the neoboppers who were imitating the likes of him, you can tell it's a copy. While the two- and three-star idiots below me berate this recording because it's not DDD sound and Cortot drops a note here or there, they are missing the flow of the *music,* the understanding of architecture and drama, the communion between composer, performer and audience. Such attitudes, though, do help me understand why modern piano playing has become so obsessed with being correct that it rarely tries to get beyond that to owning the text, making one's approach to it virtually beyond criticism. So many of today's "virtuosos" are too worried about what the audience and critics will think of a finger-slip that they don't worry about anything beyond pressing down every key as directed by the holy score.

But to hear Cortot launch into the Sonata No. 2, for example, is to enter another realm, one where individual notes don't matter as much as the journey. And in his journey, Cortot plays the most extraordinary, perfectly- (and darkly-) shaded funeral march I've ever heard--just listen to those bass notes. Has anyone ever played it that well since then? Rachmaninoff, in his equally ancient recording, comes close, but since...? Sorry, you modern-day Chopinists, you have a lot of work to do.

Other standouts are the Third Sonata, with an otherworldly slow movement, a truly heroic but never overblown "Heroic" Polonaise Op. 53, and the best set of Etudes I've ever heard. Those who think Cortot had serious technical problems might listen to how well he navigates these incredibly difficult miniatures. I don't see today's virtuosi stepping up to the plate to tackle these works, let alone tackle them without the benefit of splicing and overdubbing. The Preludes are almost as satisfying, though other Chopin specialists--Pogorelich, Moravec, Arrau (the early cycle, not the Philips redo), and others have been highly successful and can give Alfie a run for his money. Some other performances here, such as the F minor Fantasy Op. 49, are superb and blow the competition out of the water. (The great, or at least famous Zimerman sounds particularly feeble in comparison.) Listen to Cortot's pedaling in the repeated ascending phrases of the climax (at 10:20 on the recording) and then the lonely, disembodied hush of the coda. Who plays with this richness of expression today? Now, if a little crackle (actually surface noise is well-suppressed by engineers, maybe a little too much) is keeping you from enjoying such extraordinary and unique sounds in the piano literature, then you deserve Lang-Lang.

The Ballades--some of my favorite Chopin--are well-done here, but even better-served on a Music & Arts disc, "Cortot Plays Chopin, the Legendary 1925 - 1929 Recordings," that unfortunately is out of print. (M&A CD-871...hunt for it used on the web; it's worth the effort.) Still, this set is a gold mine of great Chopin-playing, the sort that died in Europe a long time ago.

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