VA - Great Chopin Pianists 1927-2010 [11CDs BoxSet] (2016)

Tracklist

The International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, one of the world s greatest piano competitions, has produced many illustrious winners and exceptional artists. Here, in an 11-CD box, is a broad survey of the winners from 1927, when the competition began, to 2010. The Edition includes many classic recordings and a series of live recordings, several from the original Competitions themselves, featuring the great Garrick Ohlsson and the most recent winner Yulianna Avdeeva both appearing for the first time in any format.

Also featured are two CDs from the early winners of the Competition (1927 1955), that fully capture the Chopin piano tradition of earlier times highlights include Halina Czerny-Stefanska's First Piano Concerto and selections from Lev Oborin (1927), Alexandre Uninsky (1932) and Yakov Zak(1937).

Disc 1
1 I. Allegro maestoso (Original Version)
2 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Original Version)
3 III. Largo (Original Version)
4 IV. Finale. Presto non tanto (Original Version)
5 Berceuse In D Flat, Op.57 (Live At Roma Hall, Warsaw / 1947)
6 Nocturne No.20 In C Sharp Minor, Op.posth.
7 No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor (4 Mazurkas, Op.6)
8 No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegretto (3 Mazurkas, Op.63)
9 Waltz No.11 In G Flat, Op.70 No.1
10 Original Version
11 No.7 In C-Sharp Minor (Original Version)
12 Waltz No.4 In F Major, Op.34 No.3 - "Grande Valse Brilliante"
13 Nocturne No.9 In B Major, Op.32 No.1
14 Nocturne No.11 In G Minor, Op.37 No.1
15 Mazurka No.13 In E Minor Op. 17 No.2 (Original Version)
16 No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor: Mesto (4 Mazurkas, Op.33)
17 No. 2 in F Minor: Lento (3 Mazurkas, Op.63)
18 No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegretto (3 Mazurkas, Op.63)
Disc 2
1 I. Allegro maestoso (Original Version)
2 2. Romance Larghetto (Original Version)
3 III. Rondo. Vivace (Original Version)
4 I. Maestoso (Original Version)
5 II. Larghetto (Original Version)
6 III. Allegro vivace (Original Version)
7 Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23
8 No.6 In G-Sharp Minor (Original Version)
Disc 3
1 No.1 In A-Flat Major - "Harp Study" (Original Version)
2 No.2 in F Minor (Original Version)
3 No.3 In F Major (Original Version)
4 No.4 In A Minor (Original Version)
5 No.5 In E Minor (Original Version)
6 No.6 In G-Sharp Minor (Original Version)
7 No.7 In C-Sharp Minor (Original Version)
8 No.8 In D-Flat Major (Original Version)
9 No.9 In G-Flat Major - "Butterfly Wings" (Original Version)
10 No.10 In B Minor (Original Version)
11 No.11 In A Minor "Winter Wind" (Original Version)
12 No.12 In C Minor (Original Version)
13 I. Grave - Doppio movimento (Original Version)
14 II. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I (Original Version)
15 III. Marche funèbre. Lento (Original Version)
16 IV. Finale. Presto (Original Version)
17 Original Version
Disc 4
1 No. 1 in C Major: Agitato (Original Version)
2 No. 2 in A Minor: Lento (Original Version)
3 No. 3 in G Major: Vivace (Original Version)
4 No. 4 in E Minor: Largo (Original Version)
5 No. 5 in D Major: Molto allegro (Original Version)
6 No. 6 in B Minor: Lento assai (Original Version)
7 No. 7 in A Major: Andantino (Original Version)
8 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Molto agitato (Original Version)
9 No. 9 in E Major: Largo (Original Version)
10 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Molto allegro (Original Version)
11 No. 11 in B Major: Vivace (Original Version)
12 No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Presto (Original Version)
13 No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Lento (Original Version)
14 No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro (Original Version)
15 No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Sostenuto (Original Version)
16 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Presto con fuoco (Original Version)
17 No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto (Original Version)
18 No. 18 in F Minor: Molto allegro (Original Version)
19 No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Vivace (Original Version)
20 No. 20 in C Minor: Largo (Original Version)
21 No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Cantabile (Original Version)
22 No. 22 in G Minor: Molto agitato (Original Version)
23 No. 23 in F Major: Moderato (Original Version)
24 No. 24 in D Minor: Allegro appassionato (Original Version)
25 Sostenuto (Original Version)
26 Presto con leggierezza (Original Version)
27 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
28 Original Version
29 Mazurka No.37 In A Flat Op.59 No.2
30 Original Version
31 Allegro maestoso (Original Version)
Disc 5
1 Mazurka No.32 In C Sharp Minor, Op.50 No.3 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2006)
2 Mazurka No.6 In A Minor, Op.7 No.2 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
3 Nocturne No.8 In D Flat, Op.27 No.2 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
4 Nocturne No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.1 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
5 Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
6 Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
7 Ballade No.3 In A Flat, Op.47 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
8 Waltz No.1 In E Flat, Op. 18 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2006)
9 Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 49 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
10 Waltz No.5 In A Flat, Op.42 - "Grande valse" (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
11 No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor "Torrent" (Original Version)
Disc 6
1 Original Version
2 Ballade No.2 In F, Op.38
3 Ballade No.3 In A Flat, Op.47
4 Original Version
5 Original Version
6 Fantaisie In F Minor, Op.49
Disc 7
1 Original Version
2 Nocturne No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.1 (Live At Herkules Saal, München / 1981)
3 Original Version
4 Original Version
5 Original Version
6 Original Version
7 Original Version
8 Andante con moto (Original Version)
9 Lento (Original Version)
10 Vivace (Original Version)
11 Semplice (Original Version)
12 Mesto (Original Version)
13 Vivace (Original Version)
14 Maestoso (Original Version)
Disc 8
1 Impromptu No.2 In F Sharp Major, Op.36 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 1990)
2 No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor "Torrent" (Original Version)
3 Ballade No.4 In F Minor, Op.52 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 1990)
4 No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary" (Original Version)
5 Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 1990)
6 Nocturne No.10 In A Flat, Op.32 No.2 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
7 Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
8 Ballade No.2 In F Major, Op.38 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Poland / 2010)
9 Waltz In E Flat Major, Op.18 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 2008)
10 No.5 In E Minor (Original Version)
11 No.6 In G-Sharp Minor (Original Version)
12 No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary" (Original Version)
13 Nocturne No.13 In C Minor, Op.48 No.1 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 1995)
14 Polonaise No.6 In A Flat, Op.53 -"Heroic" (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland / 1995)
Disc 9
1 I. Allegro maestoso (Original Version)
2 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Original Version)
3 III. Largo (Original Version)
4 IV. Finale. Presto non tanto (Original Version)
5 Andante spianato (Arr. for Piano Solo)
6 Grande Polonaise (Arr. for Piano Solo)
7 No. 2 in A Minor "Chromatique" (Original Version)
8 No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys" (Original Version)
9 No.11 In A Minor "Winter Wind" (Original Version)
10 Nocturne No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.9 No.1
11 Original Version
12 Original Version
13 Original Version
Disc 10
1 Polonaise No.1 In C Sharp Minor, Op.26, No.1
2 Polonaise No.2 In E Flat Minor, Op.26, No.2
3 Polonaise No.3 In A Major, Op.40, No.1 'Military'
4 Polonaise No.4 In C Minor, Op.40, No.2
5 Polonaise No.5 In F Sharp Minor, Op.44
6 Original Version
7 Polonaise No.7 In A Flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie
Disc 11
1 Waltz No.2 In A Flat, Op.34 No.1 - "Valse brillante" (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Hall / 2008)
2 Nocturne No.17 In B, Op.62 No.1 (Live At Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio Of Polish Radio, Poland / 2011)
3 Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20 (Live At Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio Of Polish Radio, Poland / 2011)
4 No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor: Mesto (4 Mazurkas, Op.33)
5 No. 2 in C Major: Semplice (4 Mazurkas, Op.33)
6 No. 3 in D Major: Vivace (4 Mazurkas, Op.33)
7 No. 4 in B Minor: Mesto (4 Mazurkas, Op.33)
8 Scherzo No.4 In E, Op.54 (Live At Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall / 2010)
9 No. 1 in C Minor: Allegretto non tanto (4 Mazurkas, Op.30)
10 No. 2 in B Minor: Allegretto (4 Mazurkas, Op.30)
11 No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Allegro non troppo (4 Mazurkas, Op.30)
12 Sostenuto (Original Version)
13 No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegretto (4 Mazurkas, Op.30)
14 Polonaise No.7 In A Flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie (Live At Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio Of Polish Radio, Poland)