About
The Schwetzingen Festival concerts were dedicated to Chopin in 1999 on the 150th anniversary of his death. Four pianists were invited to the event. Three of them-Lilya Zilberstein, Anatole Ugorski, and Andrei Gavrilov-were 'stars' of Deutsche Grammophon. The fourth was Idil Biret, who had not attained 'star' status as it was only available to those with contracts with the so-called "major" record labels. But she had been the first pianist ever to record the complete works of Chopin for solo piano and with piano and orchestra for Naxos, received a Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw in 1995 for this, and was to be decorated with one of the highest orders of Poland by President Kaczynsky in 2007. Idil Biret did something no other pianist could do. Dr. Peter Stieber wrote: "Your own Chopin evening was then the breath-taking testimony of a great artist. We all could experience together how in your hands the wonderful music of Chopin begun truly to blossom."
Tracklist 10 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17 15:59
- Track
- 1
- Title
- 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
- Duration
- 15:59
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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2 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 10:46
- Track
- 2
- Title
- 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30
- Duration
- 10:46
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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3 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 13:03
- Track
- 3
- Title
- 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33
- Duration
- 13:03
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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4 Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantaisie" 12:31
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantaisie"
- Duration
- 12:31
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
- Disc 2
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1 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 29:39
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
- Duration
- 29:39
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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2 Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2 06:32
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
- Duration
- 06:32
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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3 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind" 05:17
- Track
- 3
- Title
- 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
- Duration
- 05:17
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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4 Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3 03:11
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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5 Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5 09:11
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5
- Duration
- 09:11
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret
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6 Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 04:40
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
- Duration
- 04:40
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Performer
- İdil Biret