Composer(s): Chopin, Fryderyk
Artist(s): Biret, Idil
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.554536
Barcode: 0636943453629
Release Date: 01/2000

CHOPIN, F.: Preludes / Barcarolle, Op. 60 / Bolero, Op. 19 (Biret)

“Any complete set of Chopin’s piano works on CD is important. With world-class playing it’s remarkable. And at [bargain price] it’s astonishing. Who’s inspiring the superlatives – Ashkenazy, Pogorelich, Pollini? No: Idil Biret.” – Classic CD

“She is Turkish, from Ankara, … In 15 discs she makes a voyage through the entire work of Chopin, including the least known pieces, with a sharpened technique, fully blooming lyricism and minimised emotional outpouring.” – La Croix

“Enjoyable and idiomatic, unhurried yet alive and alert to the innumerable incidental beauties of these scores.” – Gramophone

Tracklist

Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1 00:41
Biret, Idil (piano)
2 Prelude No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 28, No. 2 02:14
Biret, Idil (piano)
3 Prelude No. 3 in G Major, Op. 28, No. 3 01:02
Biret, Idil (piano)
4 Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 02:24
Biret, Idil (piano)
5 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, Op. 28, No. 5 00:42
Biret, Idil (piano)
6 Prelude No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 02:20
Biret, Idil (piano)
7 Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 00:43
Biret, Idil (piano)
8 Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 8 02:00
Biret, Idil (piano)
9 Prelude No. 9 in E Major, Op. 28, No. 9 01:28
Biret, Idil (piano)
10 Prelude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 10 00:35
Biret, Idil (piano)
11 Prelude No. 11 in B Major, Op. 28, No. 11 00:40
Biret, Idil (piano)
12 Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 12 01:12
Biret, Idil (piano)
13 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 13 03:06
Biret, Idil (piano)
14 Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 28, No. 14 00:37
Biret, Idil (piano)
15 Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 05:50
Biret, Idil (piano)
16 Prelude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 28, No. 16 01:15
Biret, Idil (piano)
17 Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 17 03:10
Biret, Idil (piano)
18 Prelude No. 18 in F Minor, Op. 28, No. 18 01:04
Biret, Idil (piano)
19 Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 19 01:31
Biret, Idil (piano)
20 Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20 01:54
Biret, Idil (piano)
21 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 21 01:40
Biret, Idil (piano)
22 Prelude No. 22 in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22 00:50
Biret, Idil (piano)
23 Prelude No. 23 in F Major, Op. 28, No. 23 00:53
Biret, Idil (piano)
24 Prelude No. 24 in D Minor, Op. 28, No. 24 02:56
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
25 Prelude No. 26 in A-Flat Major 00:50
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
26 Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 05:25
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
27 Barcarolle, Op. 60 08:46
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
28 Bolero, Op. 19 08:31
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
29 Bourree I 00:51
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
30 Bourree II 00:44
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
31 Wiosna 01:03
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
32 Feuille d'Album 01:44
Biret, Idil (piano)
Biret, Idil (piano)
33 Fugue 02:49
Biret, Idil (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:30