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Idil Biret Archive

Schwetzingen Festival 1999

Modern Virtuosic Dramatic Romantic Piano
$42.99

Details

Composer
Frederic Chopin
Artist
Idil Biret
Format
CD
Label
Idil Biret Archive
Released
Jan 23, 2026
Catalog #
8571432-35
UPC
747313143276

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 Frederic 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 21 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17 15:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
    Duration
    15:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  3. 2 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 10:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    4 Mazurkas, Op. 30
    Duration
    10:46
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  4. 3 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 13:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    4 Mazurkas, Op. 33
    Duration
    13:03
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  5. 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
  6. Disc 2
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Disc 3
  12. 1 Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5 09:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  13. 2 Polonaise No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2 09:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Polonaise No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  14. 3 Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for piano) 15:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for piano)
    Duration
    15:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  15. 4 Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante" 10:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  16. 5 Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43 04:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  17. Disc 4
  18. 1 Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 - 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 17:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 - 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59
    Duration
    17:08
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  19. 2 3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3 02:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  20. 3 Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 06:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 25 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  21. 4 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 12:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
    Duration
    12:18
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  22. 5 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12 04:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  23. 6 Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 05:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  24. 7 Le chemin de fer, Op. 27 07:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Le chemin de fer, Op. 27
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Charles-Valentin Alkan
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  25. 8 4 Impromptus, Opp. 29, 36, 51, 66 20:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Opp. 29, 36, 51, 66
    Duration
    20:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret