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CHOPIN (THE VERY BEST OF)

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Label: Naxos

Genre: Chamber Music; Concerto; Instrumental

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: 8.552107-08

Barcode: 730099210720

Release Date: 10/2005

CHOPIN (THE VERY BEST OF)

Probably the most popular composer of solo piano music the world has ever known, Chopin’s best-known compositions include contemplative Nocturnes, lively Preludes, charming Waltzes, devilish Etudes and more besides. This outstanding compilation offers over 2 hours of the familiar and less familiar, including the immortal Minute Waltz, the Polonaise No. 6 featured in the film Shine, and the Raindrop Prelude.

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Disc 1

Chopin, Fryderyk

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

Biret, Idil (piano)

1

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

08:42

Biret, Idil (piano)

12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3

04:34

Biret, Idil (piano)

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

Biret, Idil (piano)

3

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

04:32

Biret, Idil (piano)

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo

Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Glemser, Bernd (piano)

4

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo

03:31

Kliegel, Maria (cello)
Glemser, Bernd (piano)

Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

Biret, Idil (piano)

5

Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64/1, "Minute"

01:48

Biret, Idil (piano)

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27/2

06:17

Biret, Idil (piano)

Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

Biret, Idil (piano)

7

Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

10:59

Biret, Idil (piano)

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.

04:03

Biret, Idil (piano)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

9

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

09:28

Biret, Idil (piano)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)

Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15/2

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15/2

03:49

Biret, Idil (piano)

Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17/4

Biret, Idil (piano)

11

Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17/4

04:35

Biret, Idil (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, "Funeral March": III. Marche funebre

Biret, Idil (piano)

12

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, "Funeral March": III. Marche funebre

09:17

Biret, Idil (piano)

Disc 2

12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary"

Biret, Idil (piano)

1

12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary"

02:58

Biret, Idil (piano)

Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47

07:43

Biret, Idil (piano)

Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72/1

Biret, Idil (piano)

3

Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72/1

04:39

Biret, Idil (piano)

Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

Biret, Idil (piano)

4

Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

05:35

Biret, Idil (piano)

Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22: Grande polonaise brilliante (version for piano)

Biret, Idil (piano)

5

Andante spianato in G Major, Op. 22: II. Grande polonaise brilliante

09:35

Biret, Idil (piano)

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major

05:53

Biret, Idil (piano)

Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33/2

Biret, Idil (piano)

7

Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33/2

02:33

Biret, Idil (piano)

Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

05:30

Biret, Idil (piano)

Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64/2

Biret, Idil (piano)

9

Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64/2

03:58

Biret, Idil (piano)

Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

Biret, Idil (piano)

10

Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

07:19

Biret, Idil (piano)

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Biret, Idil (piano)

11

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

04:41

Biret, Idil (piano)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto

Biret, Idil (piano)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)

12

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto

11:47

Biret, Idil (piano)
Stankovsky, Robert (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 02:23:46