Vladimir Ashkenazy - Essential Chopin (2003)
Artist: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Title: Essential Chopin
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:02:01
Total Size: 524 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Essential Chopin
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:02:01
Total Size: 524 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
01. Chopin: Waltz No.1 in E Flat, Op.18 -"Grande valse brillante"
02. Chopin: Impromptu No.4 in C Sharp Minor, Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
03. Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E Flat, Op.9 No.2
04. Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A Minor, Op.34 No.2
05. Chopin: Mazurka No.23 in D Major, Op.33 No.2
06. Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B Flat Minor, Op.31
07. Chopin: Waltz No.9 in A Flat, Op.69 No.1 -"Farewell"
08. Chopin: Nocturne No.5 In F Sharp, Op.15, No.2
09. Chopin: Waltz No.10 in B Minor, Op.69, No.2
10. Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
11. Chopin: Mazurka No.5 in B Flat, Op.7 No.1
12. Chopin: Waltz No.11 in G Flat, Op.70 No.1
13. Chopin: Nocturne No.9 in B Major, Op.32, No.1
14. Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A Flat, Op.53 -"Heroic"
CD 2
01. Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A Flat, Op.47
02. Chopin: Prélude No.25 in C Sharp Minor, Op.45
03. Chopin: Waltz No.6 in D Flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute"
04. Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C Sharp Minor, Op.64, No.2
05. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10 - No. 12 in C minor "Revolutionary"
06. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10 - No. 5 in G flat "Black Keys"
07. Chopin: Nocturne No.15 in F Minor, Op.55, No.1
08. Chopin: Polonaise No.3 in A, Op.40 No.1 - "Military"
09. Chopin: Barcarolle in F Sharp, Op.60
10. Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op.28 - 5. in D major
11. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.25 - No. 11 in A minor "Winter Wind"
12. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10 - No.3 in E Major - "Tristesse"
13. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 in C Sharp Minor, Op.39
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
This two-disc set, one of numerous crossover collections released by the Decca/Universal family of labels, bears the name of Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy only in small print at the end of the list of pieces included. Newcomers to classical music can rest assured that they're getting a two-for-one bonus by purchasing Essential Chopin -- not only an introduction to the Polish-French composer who helped elevate the small solo piano work to the pinnacle of musical art, but also a sampling of the talents of one of the great keyboard artists of our own time. Ashkenazy rumbles with power on the more extended Ballades and the "Revolutionary" Etude in C minor, Op. 10/2, while Chopin's lighter dance-rhythm pieces and lyrical Nocturnes sparkle under Ashkenazy's effortless hands. Essential Chopin would make a good starting place in the world of classical piano music for anybody.
