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Easy-Listening Piano Classics: Chopin
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Easy-Listening Piano Classics: Chopin

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Composer
CHOPIN, FREDERIC
Artist
Idil Biret
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 28, 2010
Catalog #
8578090-92
UPC
747313809073

About

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) was born in the village of Zelazowa Wola in Mazovia, the son of a French father and a Polish mother. This mixed heritage would weave like a double helix through Chopin's career as a composer-pianist. Following studies at Warsaw Conservatory (1826-29) and 've given concerts in Warsaw and Vienna (1829-30), Chopin settled in Paris in 1831. His most famous romantic liaison was with Aurore Dude Vant (aka novelist George Sand), the years 1838- 1847 coinciding with his most productive period. Their relationship ended shortly after, Chopin visited Britain in 1848, where his already precarious health Deteriorated. Almost 3,000 people attended his funeral the following year at the Madelaine in Paris though he Remained a Polish patriot Throughout his short life, he Became a French citizen. Although educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi, and a great admirer of Bach, his music includes works based on both French and Polish models, as well as some innovations. Among the former May be Counted his piano sonatas; Bach's counterpoint found it's way (albeit metamorphosed) into his own multilayered music; his many Viennese Waltzes are more Parisian than; Polonaises and Mazurkas raised his thesis Polish dance forms to Unprecedented Heights or artistic achievement. Similarly, he transformed, the Nocturne, Initially popularized by the Irish-born Russian-based John Field, into a form much more Closely associated with himself. His Ballades, Preludes and Etudes were path-breaking and immensely influential. Two piano concertos, some songs and chamber works aside, he composed Exclusively for the solo piano and preferred to perform at salons privately rather than in public concerts.

Tracklist 51 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 04:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  3. 2 Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  4. 3 Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1 06:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  5. 4 Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 06:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  6. 5 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1 00:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  7. 6 Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  8. 7 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 13 03:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 13
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  9. 8 Polonaise No. 13 in A-Flat Major 06:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Polonaise No. 13 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  10. 9 Andante spianato 05:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Andante spianato
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  11. 10 Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4 02:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  12. 11 Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2 04:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  13. 12 Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 04:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  14. 13 Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys" 01:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  15. 14 Etude No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 02:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Etude No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  16. 15 Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu" 04:56
    Track
    15
    Title
    Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu"
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  17. 16 Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2 04:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 III. Largo 09:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  20. 2 Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  21. 3 Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 02:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  22. 4 Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2 02:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  23. 5 Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 07:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  24. 6 Prelude No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 02:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  25. 7 Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 00:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  26. 8 Prelude No. 11 in B Major, Op. 28, No. 11 00:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude No. 11 in B Major, Op. 28, No. 11
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  27. 9 Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  28. 10 Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  29. 11 Mazurka No. 29 in A-Flat Major, Op. 41, No. 3 01:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mazurka No. 29 in A-Flat Major, Op. 41, No. 3
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  30. 12 Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 05:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  31. 13 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  32. 14 Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini" 03:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variations in A Major, "Souvenir de Paganini"
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  33. 15 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 07:42
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  34. Disc 3
  35. 1 Etude No. 1 in F Minor 02:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Etude No. 1 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  36. 2 Etude No. 2 in A-Flat Major 02:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Etude No. 2 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  37. 3 Etude No. 3 in D-Flat Major 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Etude No. 3 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  38. 4 Cantabile in B-Flat Major 01:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cantabile in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  39. 5 Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 03:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  40. 6 Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15, "Raindrop" 05:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15, "Raindrop"
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  41. 7 Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2 02:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  42. 8 Etude No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 03:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Etude No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  43. 9 Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" 01:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  44. 10 III. Larghetto 04:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Larghetto
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  45. 11 Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3 02:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  46. 12 Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. posth. 01:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. posth.
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  47. 13 Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  48. 14 Andantino in G Minor (arr. of Wiosna, Op. 74, No. 2) 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Andantino in G Minor (arr. of Wiosna, Op. 74, No. 2)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  49. 15 Moderato in E Major 01:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Moderato in E Major
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  50. 16 Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2 03:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  51. 17 Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 05:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  52. 18 Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. posth., "Sostenuto" 02:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    Waltz No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. posth., "Sostenuto"
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  53. 19 Contredanse in G-Flat Major 01:59
    Track
    19
    Title
    Contredanse in G-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  54. 20 Barcarolle, Op. 60 08:42
    Track
    20
    Title
    Barcarolle, Op. 60
    Duration
    08:42
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret