Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
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EAST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN & BALKAN CONCERTOS From the 19th Century to the Present A Discography of CDs and LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Born in Źelazowa Wola, near Warsaw, in what was then the Duchy of Warsaw under Russian rule. A child prodigy, he studied at the Warsaw Lyceum and then the Warsaw Conservatory, where his principal teacher was Józef Elsner, who taught him music theory, figured bass, and composition. At age 20, he left Poland and settled in Paris the following year. In his short life, he secured his place as the world's preeminent composer for the piano. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (1830) Géza Anda (piano)/Ernest Bour/Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden (rec. 1952) ( + Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 and Schumann: Piano Concerto) HANSSLER CLASSIC HAEN 94208 (2 CDs) (2009) Géza Anda (piano)/Alceo Galliera/Philharmonia Orchestra (rec. 1956) ( + Ballade No. 1 and 12 Etudes) TESTAMENT SBT 1066 (1996) (original LP release: COLUMBIA 33C 1057/ANGEL 35631) (1958) Martha Argerich (piano)/Claudio Abbado/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON THE ORIGINALS 449719-2 (1999) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 139383) (1968) Martha Argerich (piano)/Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony Orchestra (included in collection: "Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos") EMI CLASSICS 94031-2 (4 CDs) (2011) (original CD release: EMI CLASSICS 556798-2 (1999) Martha Argerich (piano)/Jacek Kaspszyk/Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (included in collection: "Martha Argerich and Friends - Live From Lugano Festival 2010") EMI CLASSICS 70836-2 (3 CDs) (2011) Martha Argerich (piano)/James Levine/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Bartók: Piano Sonata and Schumann: Fantasia, Op. 17) EXCLUSIVE EX92T48 (1992) Martha Argerich (piano)/Louis Martin/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (rec. 1959) ( + Ravel: Piano Concerto in G and Liszt: Étude de Concert No. 2) ISTITUTO DISCOGRAFICO ITALIANO IDIS 6626 (2012) Martha Argerich (piano)/Grzegorz Nowak/Sinfonia Varsova ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) CD ACCORD ACD 080 (2004) MusicWeb International Updated: August 2020 Chopin Concertos Martha Argerich (piano)/Alexandre Rabinovitch/Sinfonia Varsovia (rec. 1999) ( + Liszt: Piano Concerto and Mozart: Symphony No. 35) CD ACCORD ACD 100 (2004) Martha Argerich (piano)/Witold Rowicki/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1965) (included in collection: "Great Chopin Performers - The Warsaw Recordings") CAPRICCIO CAP 7039 (5 CDs) (2010) (original LP release: MUZA XL 261) (1965) Martha Argerich (piano)/Jacek Kaspszyk/Sinfonia Varsovia ( + Sonata for Piano and Cello) NIFC NIFCCD038 (2015) Leonora Armellini (piano)/Jacek Kaspszyk/Sinfonia Varsovia ( + Etudes Nos. 1 and 4, Nocturnes Nos. 7 and 14, Ballade No. 3 and Barcarolle in F sharp major) FREDERYCK CHOPIN SOCIETY NIFCCD 615 (2012) Claudio Arrau (piano)/Eliahu Inbal/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Fantaisie Brillante on Polish Airs, Rondo à la Krakowiak, Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante and Impromptus Nos. 1 and 2) PHILIPS DUO 438338-2 (2 CDs) (1993) (original LP release: PHILIPS 6500255) (1972) Claudio Arrau (piano)/ Otto Klemperer/Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1954) ( + Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4) ICA CLASSICS 5045 (2011) ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) MUSIC & ARTS CD 1158 (2005) (original LP release: CETRALO 507) (1978) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano and conductor)/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ( + Glazunov: Chopiniana) DECCA 460019-2 (1998) Stefan Askenase (piano)/Willem van Otterloo/Hague Residentie Orchestra (included in collection: "Stefan Askenase - The Complete 1950s Chopin Recordings") DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4775242 (7 CDs) (2004) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 136910) (1959) Dan Atanasiu (piano)/Nicolae Boboc/Banatul Philharmonic Symphony Orchestrain, Timoşoara ( + Piano Concerto No. 2 and Scherzo No. 2) ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 2113-4 (2 LPs) (1982) Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)/Frans Brüggen/Orchestra of the 18th Century ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) FREDERYCK CHOPIN SOCIETY NIFCCD 029 (2013) Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)/Antoni Wit/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2 and various solo piano works) FREDERYCK CHOPIN SOCIETY NIFCCD 601 (2 CDs) (2011) Emanuel Ax (piano)/Sir Charles Mackerras/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment MusicWeb International p2 Chopin Concertos ( + Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" and Waltz, Op. 34: No .2) SONY CLASSICAL SK 60771 (1999) Emanuel Ax (piano)/Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) RCA VICTOR 68023 (1994) (original LP release: RCA RED SEAL ATC1-4097) (1981) Gina Bachauer (piano)/Antal Doráti/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434374-2 (1993) (original LP release: MERCURY SR 90368) (1964) Paul Badura-Skoda (piano)/Artur Rodzinski/Vienna State Opera Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) MUSIC & ARTS CD 1206 (2007) (original LP release: WESTMINSTER WL 5308/NIXA WLP 5308) (1954) Daniel Barenboim (piano)/Andris Nelsons/Berlin State Opera Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 9520 (2011) Tzimon Barto (piano)/Adam Fischer/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2) EMI CLASSICS CDC 754648-2 (1993) Giovanni Bellucci (piano)/Alain Altinoglu/Orchestre National de Montpellier (reorchestrated by C. Tausig) ( + Chopin/Busoni: Polonaise Heroique, Six Polish and Variations on a Prelude by Chopin) ACCORD 4804109 (2011) Boris Berezovsky (piano)/John Nelson/Ensemble Orchestral de Paris ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) MIRARE MIR 047 (2007) Idil Biret (piano)/Robert Stankovsky/Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice ( + Fantaisie Brillante on Polish Airs and Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante) NAXOS 8.550368 (1992) Sveinung Bjelland (piano/Christian Eggen/Norwegian Radio Orchestra ( + Schumann: Piano Concerto) LAWO CLASSICS LWC1149 (2018) Rafal Blechacz (piano)/Jerzy Semkow/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8088 (2009) Rafal Blechacz (piano)/Antoni Wit/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (included in collection: "Rafal Blechacz - Winner, 15th International Chopin Competition") DUX RECORDS DUX 0066 (3 CDs) (2007) Jorge Bolet (piano)/Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Ballades Nos. 1 - 4, Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp and Fantasie for Piano in MusicWeb International p3 Chopin Concertos F minor/A flat major) NEWTON CLASSICS 8802008 (2 CDs) (2010) (original CD relrase: DECCA 425859-2) (1990) Evgeni Bozhanov (piano)/Antoni Wit/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Sonata No. 3 and various solo piano works) FREDERYCK CHOPIN SOCIETY NIFCCD 608-9 (2 CDs) (2011) Alexander Brailowsky (piano)/Julius Prüwer/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. c. 1930) ( + Piano Sonata No. 2 and various solo piano works) DANACORD DACOCD 336-7 (1989) (from POLYDOR/BRUNSWICK 78s) Alexander Brailowsky (piano)/Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra ( + Liszt: Totentanz) COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS MS-6252/CBS 61015 (LP) (1962) Alexander Brailowsky (piano)/William Steinberg/RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1949) ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Nocturne, Op. 27: No. 2 and Waltz No. 14) SONY CLASSICAL 88985499992 (2018) (original LP release: RCA LM 1020/HMV ALP 1015) (1952) Stanislaw Bunin (piano)/Kazimierz Kord/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) EMI CLASSICS/TOSHIBA TOCE14101 (2008) Stanislaw Bunin (piano)/Tadeusz Strugala/Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Preludes Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18) CAPRICCIO 10217 (1994) (original LP release:MUZA SX 2281) (1985) Stanislav Bunin (piano)/Yuzo Toyama/NHK Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1986) ( + Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23) MELODIYA/OLYMPIA MKM 069/MK 418026 (1987) Stanislaw Bunin (piano)/Antoni Wit/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Mazurka No. 5) TOSHIBA EMI TOCE90100 (2009) Ricardo Castro (piano)/Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach/Sinfonia Varsovia ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Ballades Nos. 1 - 4 and 2 Polonaises) ARTE NOVA 592170 (2 CDs) (2008) Ida Cernecká (piano)/Libor Pešek/Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) ZETA ZET CD 808 (c. 1990) (original LP release: OPUS 93102099) (1985) Sa Chen (piano)/Lawrence Foster/Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra, Lisbon ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) PENTATONE PTC 5186341 (2008) MusicWeb International p4 Chopin Concertos Shura Cherkassky (piano)/Christopher Adey/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1981) ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) ICA CLASSICS 5085 (2012) Shura Cherkassky (piano)/Heinz Wallberg/Bamberg Symphony Orchestra ( + Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2) EURODISC 63745 (LP) (1960s) Seong-Jin Cho (piano)/Jacek Kaspszyk/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Mazurkas, Op. 33, Étude Op. 10 No. 1, Étude Op. 10 No. 10, Fantasia in F minor,Ballade No. 2 and Grande Valse Brillante)' FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN INSTITUTE NIFCCD625 (2016) Seong-Jin Cho (piano)/Gianandrea Noseda/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Ballades Nos. 1-4) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4795941 ( 2016) Van Cliburn (piano)/Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra (included in collection: "Van Cliburn Plays Great Piano Concertos") SONY RCA 7742852 (7 CDs) (2012) (original LP release: RCA RED SEAL LSC 3147) (1970) France Clidat (piano)Wojciech Michniewski/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) FORLANE UCD 16624 (1991) Sequeira Costa (piano)/Gilbert Varga/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra