Chopin: The Essentials di Various Artists - Musica

1 Molto vivace

01:57 Maria João Pires

Piano: Maria João Pires - Producer: Christian Leins - Recording Producer: Helmut Burk - Recording Engineer: Helmut Burk - Asst. Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky

2 Waltz No.2 In A Flat, Op.34 No.1 - "Valse brillante"

05:21 Alice Sara Ott

Piano: Alice Sara Ott - Producer: Christian Leins - Recording Producer: Rainer Maillard - Recording Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Asst. Recording Engineer: Evert Menting - Editor: Rainer Maillard - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

3 15. In D Flat Major ("Raindrop")

04:51 Martha Argerich

Piano: Martha Argerich - Producer: Rainer Brock - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Manfred Bartel - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Editor: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

4 No.12 In C Minor

02:46 Jan Lisiecki

Piano: Jan Lisiecki - Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco - Recording Engineer: Carl Talbot - Asst. Recording Engineer: Christopher Johns - Editor: Jeremy Tusz - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

5 4. Finale (Presto non tanto) [Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58]

05:37 Emil Gilels

Piano: Emil Gilels - Producer: Guenther Breest - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Helmut Najda - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

6 Impromptu No.4 In C Sharp Minor, Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"

04:58 Yundi Li

Producer: Christopher Alder - Piano: Yundi Li - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Balance Engineer: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Recording Engineer: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Editor: Dagmar Birwe - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

7 Andante

04:50 Hélène Grimaud

Piano: Hélène Grimaud - Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Editor: Dagmar Birwe - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

8 2. Romance (Larghetto) [Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11] (Live at Philharmonie Essen / 2010)

09:54 Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Andris Nelsons

Piano: Daniel Barenboim - Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin - Conductor: Andris Nelsons - Producer: Paul Smaczny - Producer: Magdalena Herbst - Producer: Ute Fesquet - Associate Producer: Matthias Spindler - Recording Producer: Georg Obermayer - Balance Engineer: Toine Mertens - Editor: Steffen Herrmann - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

9 Nocturne No.9 In B, Op.32 No.1

04:54 Maria João Pires

Producer: Christopher Alder - Piano: Maria João Pires - Recording Producer: Helmut Burk - Balance Engineer: Helmut Burk - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Reinhard Lagemann - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

10 Lento [Mazurka No.49 In A Minor, Op. 68 No. 2]

03:06 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Piano: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Producer: Karl Faust - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

11 Ballade No.2 In F, Op.38

06:35 Andrei Gavrilov

Piano: Andrei Gavrilov - Producer: Werner Mayer - Composer: Frédéric Chopin - Balance Engineer: Helmut Burk - Production Coordinator: Dr. Peter Czornyj

12 No. 6 In G Sharp Minor [12 Etudes, Op.25]

02:12 Ivo Pogorelich

Piano: Ivo Pogorelich - Producer: Hanno Rinke - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

13 Polonaise No.6 In A Flat, Op.53 -"Heroic"

07:18 Vladimir Horowitz

Piano: Vladimir Horowitz - Producer: John Pfeiffer - Engineer: Larry Loewinger - Recording Engineer: William King - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

14 No. 3. in E "Tristesse" [12 Etudes, Op.10]

04:00 Monique Haas

Producer: Hans Weber - Piano: Monique Haas - Balance Engineer: Harro Hell Michna - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

15 3. in G major [24 Préludes, Op.28]

00:51 Géza Anda

Piano: Géza Anda - Recording Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

16 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

06:26 Martha Argerich

Recording Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider - Piano: Martha Argerich - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Editor: Helmut Najda - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

17 Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2

03:42 Stefan Askenase

Piano: Stefan Askenase - Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

18 Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op.posth. [Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op.posth.]

02:48 Julian von Karolyi

Piano: Julian von Karolyi - Producer: Karl Faust - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

19 Vivace [Mazurka No.5 In B Flat, Op.7 No.1]

02:20 Tamás Vásáry

Piano: Tamás Vásáry - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse - Recording Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Editor: Helmut Najda - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

20 Polonaise No.3 in A, Op.40 No.1 - "Military"

06:06 Shura Cherkassky

Piano: Shura Cherkassky - Composer: Frédéric Chopin - Producer: Otto Ernst Wohlert - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe

21 Allegretto

01:35 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Piano: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Producer: Karl Faust - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Wolfgang Werner - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

22 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) [Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35]

06:34 Ivo Pogorelich

Producer: Hanno Rinke - Piano: Ivo Pogorelich - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

23 Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2

04:31 Daniel Barenboim

Piano: Daniel Barenboim - Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Christopher Alder - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

24 Mazurka No.13 In A Minor Op.17 No.4

03:57 Vladimir Horowitz

Piano: Vladimir Horowitz - Producer: John Pfeiffer - Engineer: Larry Loewinger - Recording Engineer: William King - Composer: Frédéric Chopin

25 Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29

04:15 Mikhail Pletnev

Piano: Mikhail Pletnev - Producer: Nigel Boon - Recording Producer: Christian Gansch - Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Rainer Maillard - Composer: Frédéric Chopin