Chopin: Greatest Hits
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Composer: Frederic ChopinConductor: Andr? Previn
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
Performer: Alexander Brailowsky
Performer: Cecile Licad
Performer: Cyprien Katsaris
Performer: Emanuel Ax
Performer: Fou Ts'ong
Performer: Gary Graffman
Performer: Hiroko Nakamura
Performer: Michie Koyama
Performer: Philippe Entremont
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-08-09
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1: 'Military'
- Waltz In D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1: 'Minute'
- Mazurka In C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
- Waltz In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
- Mazurka In D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
- Fantasie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
- Nocturne In E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
- Waltz In G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
- Prelude In A Major, Op. 2, No. 7
- Polonaise In A-Flat Major, Op. 53
- Etude In E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
- Prelude In C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20
- Prelude In D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15: 'Raindrop'
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35: 'Funeral March'
- Etude In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12: 'Revolutionary'
- Mazurka In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2
- Waltz In E-Flat Major, Op. 18: 'Grand Valse brillante' From Les Sylphides
- Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21: 'Allegro vivace'
Free Music Notes for Chopin: Greatest Hits
Free Music Review: More like Three and a Half Stars
Hit: 3 Stars
When I think of the piano, the first composer that comes to my mind is Chopin. Chopin was a composer who excelled in small form writing for the piano. He wrote beautiful melodies with complex accompaniment that was both challenging for the performer and enlightening for the listener. Chopin did not write many multi-movement pieces and what he did write is generally not as good as his solo piano pieces anyway (this is my opinion, not a fact).
When buying recordings of Chopin's music, there are basically two options. You can either go with a "Greatest Hits" type collection, which works very well with Chopin, or you can buy collections that assemble all he wrote for a certain form (preludes, nocturnes, etudes, etc...). If you are new to Chopin, I suggest buying a "Greatest Hits" collection, though not necessarily this one, even though this is the CD in my car right now. The playing is okay but it's nothing really that special. Considering all the masterful Chopin interpreters out there, such as Rubinstein, Ashkenazy, Argerich, Pollini, and Perahia, it seems silly not to start with a pianist that you really love, since almost every great pianist has recorded works by Chopin. Having said that, this collection contains almost all my favorite works by Chopin, my only complaint being I wish it had more than one nocturne. Thus it serves as a good introduction to Chopin's music. I would recommend the Favorite Chopin collection by Ashkenazy over this collection because not only is he an amazing pianist and a masterful interpreter of Chopin, but it's two discs for the price of one.
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