Arthur Rubinstein - My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 1-10 '2014

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My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 1
01. Grande Valse brillante, Es-Dur, Op. 18 Vivo
02. Three Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 1 in A-Flat Major - Vivace
03. Three Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 2 in a Minor - Lento
04. Three Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 3 in F Major - Vivace
05. Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
06. Three Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 1 in D-Flat Major - Molto vivace
07. Three Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 2, in C-Sharp Minor - Tempo giusto
08. Three Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 3 A-Flat Major - Moderato
09. Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69 No. 1, in A-Flat Major - Tempo di Valse
10. Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69 No. 2, in B Minor
11. Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70 No. 1, in G-Flat Major
12. Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70 No. 2, in F Minor
13. Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70 No. 3, in D-Flat Major - Moderato
14. Waltz in E Minor (1830)

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 2
01. Fantaisie f-Moll, Fantaisie , in F Minor, Op. 49 Marcia. Grave
02. Three Nouvelles Études No. 1, in F Minor - Andantino
03. Three Nouvelles Études No. 2, in A-Flat Major - Allegretto
04. Three Nouvelles Études No. 3, in D-Flat Major - Alegretto
05. Barcarolle, in F-Sharp Major, Op.- 60 Allegretto
06. Berceuse, in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 Andante
07. Impromptus No. 1, in A-Flat Major, Op. 29 - Allegro assai quasi Presto
08. Impromptus No 2, in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36 - Andantino
09. Impromptus No. 3, in G-Flat Major, Op. 51 - Tempo giusto
10. Fantaisie-Impromptu, cis-Moll, in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66 Allegro
agitato

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 3
01. Two Polonaises, Op. 26 No. 1, in C-Sharp Minor - Allegro appassionato
02. Two Polonaises, Op. 26 No. 2, in E-Flat Minor - Maestoso
03. Two Polonaises, Op. 40 No. 1, in a Major - Allegro con brio
04. Two Polonaises, Op. 40 No. 2, in C Minor - Allegro maestoso
05. Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 4
06. Polonaise As-Dur, in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, „Heroic“ Maestoso
07. in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 Allegretto maestoso

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 4
01. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 1, in C Major - Agitato
02. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 2, in a Minor - Lento
03. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 3, in G Major - Vivace
04. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 4, in E Minor - Largo
05. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 5, in D Major - Allegro molto
06. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 6, in B Minor - Lento assai
07. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 7 , in a Major - Andantino
08. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 8, in F-Sharp Minor - Molto agitato
09. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 9, in E Major - Largo
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 10, in C-Sharp Minor - Allegro molto
11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 11, in B Major - Vivace
12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 12, in G-Sharp Minor - Presto
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 13, in F-Sharp Major - Lento
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 14, in E-Flat Minor - Allegro
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 15, in D-Flat Major - „Regentropfen“ -
„Raindrop“
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 16, in B-Flat Minor - Presto con fuoco
17. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 17, in A-Flat Major - Allegretto
18. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 18, in F Minor - Allegro molto
19. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 19, in E-Flat Major - Vivace
20. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 2o, in C Minor - Largo
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 21, in B-Flat Major - Cantabile
22. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 22, in G Minor - Molto agitato
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 Nol. 23, in F Major - Moderato
24. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 24, in D Minor - Allegro appassionato
25. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 Sostenuto

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 5
01. Scherzo No. 1, in B Minor, Op. 20 - Presto con fuoco
02. Scherzo No. 2, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 - Presto
03. Scherzo No. 3, in C-Sharp Minor - Presto con fuoco
04. Scherzo No. 4, in E Major - Presto
05. Andante spinato G Major and Grande Polonaise brillante E-Flat Major, Op. 22
Andante spinato
06. Grande Polonaise Allegro molto - Meno mosso

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 6
01. Four Mazurkas, Op. posth. 68 No. 2, in a Minor - Lento
02. Five Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 1, in B-Flat Major - Vivace
03. Five Mazurkas, Op. 8 No. 2, in a Minor - Vivo ma non troppo
04. Five Mazurkas, Op. 9 No. 3, in F Minor
05. Four Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 1, in B-Flat Major - Vivo e risoluto
06. Four Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 2, in E Minor - Lento ma non troppo
07. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24 No. 1, in G Minor - Lento
08. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24 No. 4, in B-Flat Minor - Moderato
09. Four Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 2, in B Minor - Vivace
10. Four Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 2, in D-Flat Major - Allegro non troppo
11. Four Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 4, in C-Sharp Minor - Allegretto
12. Four Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 2, in D Major - Vivace
13. Four Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 4, in B Minor
14. Four Mazurkas, Op. 41 No. 1, E Minor - Andantino
15. Three Mazurkas, op 50 No. 1, in G Major - Vivace
16. Three Mazurkas, op 50 No. 3, in C-Sharp Minor - Moderato
17. Three Mazurkas, Op. 56 No. 1, in B Major - Allegro non tanto
18. Three Mazurkas, Op. 56 No. 3, in C Minor - Moderato
19. Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 2, in A-Flat Major - Allegretto
20. Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 3, in F-Sharp Minor - Vivace
21. Three Mazurkas, Op. 63 No. 3, in C-Sharp Minor - Allegretto
22. Four Mazurkas, Op. 67 No. 2, in G Minor - Cantabile
23. Mazurka „Notre temps“ in a Minor Allegretto
24. Mazurka „Á Émile Gaillard“ in a Minor Allegretto

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 7
01. Ballade No. 1, in G Minor, Op. 23 Largo
02. Ballade No. 2, in F Major, Op. 38 Andantino
03. Ballade No. 3, in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 Allegretto
04. Ballade No. 4, in F Minor, Op. 52 Andante con moto
05. Nocturnes Op. 62 No. 1, B Major - Andante
06. Nocturnes Op. 62 No. 2, in E Major - Lento

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 8
01. Nocturne, e-Moll, in E Minor, Op. posth. 721 Andante
02. Three Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 2, in E-Flat Major - Andante
03. Three Nocturnes, Op. 15 No. 2, in F-Sharp Major - Larghetto
04. Two Nocturnes, Op. 27 No. 1, in C-Sharp Minor - Larghetto
05. Two Nocturnes, Op. 27 No. 2, in D-Flat Major - Lento sostenuto
06. Two Nocturnes, Op. 32 No. 1, in B Major - Andante sostenuto
07. Two Nocturnes, Op. 37 No. 1, in G Minor - Andante sostenuto
08. Two Nocturnes, Op. 48 No. 1, in C Minor - Lento
09. Two Nocturnes, Op. 55 No. 1, in F Minor - Andante
10. Two Nocturnes, Op. 55 No. 2, in E-Flat Major - Lento sostenuto

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 9
01. Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, „The Funeral March“
I Grave. Doppio movimento
02. Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, „The Funeral March“
II Scherzo
03. Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, „The Funeral March“
III Marche funébre. Lento - attaca
04. Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, „The Funeral March“
IV Finale. Presto
05. Piano Sonata No. 3, in B Minor, Op. 58 V Allegro maestoso
06. Piano Sonata No. 3, in B Minor, Op. 58 VI Scherzo. Molto vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 3, in B Minor, Op. 58 VII Largo
08. Piano Sonata No. 3, in B Minor, Op. 58 VIII Finale. Presto non tanto

My Chopin Favorites - Milestones of the Pianist of the Century, Vol. 10
01. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E Minor, Op. 11 I Allegro
maestoso. Risoluto
02. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E Minor, Op. 11 II Romance.
Larghetto
03. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E Minor, Op. 11 III Rondo. Vivace
04. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F Minor I Maestoso
05. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F Minor II Larghetto
06. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F Minor III Allegro vivace



10 CD box set featuring eight original albums and top-class bonus tracks from
the best-known pianist of the 20th century, Arthur Rubinstein, performing works
by Chopin at the height of his mastery. The recordings collected together for
these 10 CDs assured Rubinstein his place in the Hall of Fame of the greatest
virtuosi of our time. From his debut as thirteen-year-old in Berlin until his
last appearance in 1976 in London he had given several thousand concerts and
made more than 700 recordings. Rubinsteins tone never appears feeble, even in
piano is has a full sound. His tone has a base that allows power without
sounding hard when forte. These impressive tonal qualities come to the fore
especially in his interpretations of Chopin. Rubinsteins unerring sense of
rhythm (for instance in the mazurkas), his skill in letting the piano sing (the
nocturnes are a good example), his unique gift, the ability to marry feeling and
awareness of form (clearly discernible in the concertos, scherzi and ballades) -
all of these lend his Chopin interpretations a singular status. (from Ingo
Harden/Gregor Wilmes: Pianistenprofile, Bärenreiter Verlag). The recordings
in this 10 CD collection afford the best proof of this.

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