BIG CHOPIN BOX
7+ HOURS OF MUSIC
TRACK LISTING
Mazurkas, Op. 63
No. 1: Vivace
No. 2: Lento
No. 3: Allegretto
Waltz No. 14 in E Minor: Vivace
Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2: Allegretto
Grande valse brilliante: Vivo
Ballade No. 4, Op. 52: Andante con moto
Nocturnes, Op. 32
No. 1 in B Major: Andante sostenuto
Mazurkas, Op. 41
No. 1 in C-sharp Minor: Maestoso
No. 2 in E Minor: Andantino
No. 3 in B Major: Animato
No. 4 in A-flat Major: Allegretto
Fantasy, Op. 49
Peter Serkin, piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
1: Allegro maestoso
2: Romance. Larghetto
3: Rondo. Vivace
Rosina Lhevinne, piano; John Barnett, conductor; National Orchestral Association, orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor
1: Maestoso
2: Larghetto
3: Allegro vivace
Sequeira Costa, piano; Gilbert Varga, conductor; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltzes, Op. 18: No. 1 in E-flat Major: Vivo
Waltzes, Op. 34
No. 1 in A-flat Major: Vivace
No. 2 in A Minor: Lento
No. 3 in F Major: Vivace
Waltzes, Op. 42: Vivace
Waltzes, Op. 64
No. 1 in D-flat Major: Molto vivace ("Minute")
No. 2 in C-sharp Minor: Tempo giusto
No. 3 in A-flat Major: Moderato
Waltzes, Op. post 69
No. 1 in A-flat Major: Lento
No. 2 in B Minor: Moderato
Waltzes, Op. post 70
No. 1 in G-flat Major: Molto vivace
No. 2 in F Minor: Tempo giusto
No. 3 in D-flat Major: Moderato
Arthur Moreira Lima, piano
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor
1: Allegro maestoso
2: Scherzo
3: Largo
4: Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Preludes, Op. 28
No. 1 in C Major: Agitato
No. 2. in A Minor: Lento
No. 3 in G Major: Vivace
No. 4 in E Minor: Largo
No. 5 in D Major: Molto allegro
No. 6 in B Minor: Lento assai
No. 7 in A Major: Andantino
No. 8 in F-sharp Minor: Molto agitato
No. 9 in E Major: Largo
No. 10 in C-sharp Minor: Molto allegro
No. 11 in B Major: Vivace
No. 12 in G-sharp Minor: Presto
No. 13 in F-sharp Major: Lento
No. 14 E-flat Minor: Allegro
No. 15 in D-flat Major: Sostenuto
No. 16 in B-flat Minor: Presto con fuoco
No. 17 in A-flat Major: Allegretto
No. 18 in F Minor: Molto allegro
No. 19 in E-flat Major: Vivace
No. 20 in C Minor: Largo
No. 21 in B-flat Major: Cantabile
No. 22 in G Minor: Molto agitato
No. 23 in F Major: Moderato
No. 24 in D Minor: Allegro appassionato
Jeanne-Marie Darré, piano
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22
1. Andante spianato
2. Grande Polonaise brillante
Alfred Brendel, piano
Polonaises, Op. 40
No. 1 in C-sharp Minor: Allegro appassionato
No. 1 in A Major: Allegro con brio
No. 2 in C Minor: Allegro maestoso
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic": Maestoso
Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
Alfred Brendel, piano
Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57
Leon Fleisher, piano
Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Ballade No. 3, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4, Op. 52
Giuomar Novaes, piano
Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 10: 5: "Black Keys"
Giuomar Novaes, piano
Etude in F Minor, Op. 25: 2: "The Bees"
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 25: 9: "Butterfly"
Giuomar Novaes, piano
Three Nouvelles Etudes: 1: Andantino
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Three Ecossaises , Op 72
No. 1 in D Major
No. 2 in G Major
No. 3 in D-flat Major
Giuomar Novaes, piano
Nocturnes, Op. 9
No. 1 in B-flat Minor: Larghetto
No. 2 in E-flat Major: Andante
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Nocturnes, Op. 27
No. 1 in C-sharp Minor: Larghetto
Ronan O'Hora, piano
No. 2 in D Major: Lento sostenuto
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor: Lento
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 2 in E-flat Major: Lento sostenuto
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 1 in B-flat Minor: Vivace
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 2 in D Major: Vivace
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato
Bruce Hungerford, piano
Mazurkas, Op. 56: No. 1 in A Minor: Allegro non tanto
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Fantasie-impromptu, Op. 66: Allegro agitato
Ronan O'Hora, piano
Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20: Presto con fuoco
Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31: Presto
Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39: Presto con fuoco
Scherzo No. 4, Op. 54: Presto
Jeanne-Marie Darre, piano
Again, the release of Big Chopin Box represents an attempt to correct and revive a Bach Guild release from the past, the Little Big Chopin Box. That title, similar to the Big Vivaldi Box (released in 2014), has disappeared from most of the digital retail downloading and streaming sites. After the "correct" attempts to revive the title through proper channels were met with no activity, we decided that the combination of all the recent catalogs that now comprise The Bach Guild would actually provide a larger and possibly better Chopin box than the title that disappeared into the digital ether. And so, the Big Chopin Box has arrived.
There is undoubtedly a duplication of repertoire from the first release. But there are additions, also. The most notable addition to the Big Chopin Box is the inclusion of Peter Serkin's 1986 Chopin recital for ProArte (released on CD as ProArte CDD 246). This mixed recital of Chopin's works is released here digitally for the first time, and this marks the revival of this recording, which has been out of print for probably 30 years.
We're showing a bit of prejudice here, but because we have such respect for Peter Serkin, instead of breaking up his recital into group of works, as we have done for the rest of this box, we're keeping the original item intact, and also, not removing works that are repeated elsewhere in the box. It's both a measure of respect and a response to a few of our followers who asked that we keep the original albums "intact" when we create these Big Boxes.
Also available for the first time on the Big Chopin Box is Arthur Moreira Lima's performances of the Chopin waltzes. Recorded in the mid 1970s, these performances are making their digital debut with this release. (Note - his recordings of the works of Nazareth are also scheduled for release in 2020 on the Little Big Spanish Music Box 2).
And with the disapperance of the first Chopin Bach Guild box, we didn't want to let the great moments from the Vanguard catalog vanish with it, so we have brought back seminal performances by Jeanne-Marie Darre, Alfred Brendel, Bruce Hungerford and Giuomar Novaes.