Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
The Complete Works (16CD)
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Carter Brey, cello
Ewa Podles, alto
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Kazimierz Kord, conductor
Recorded 1990-2001, etc
Originally issued on Arabesque
“This monumental recording project first came about when the American record company Arabesque approached me with an irresistible offer to record the complete works of Chopin. I accepted with enthusiasm and an awareness of the magnitude of the task. My total immersion in the Chopin project was enhanced by a concurrent series of recitals of the complete solo works in the US and several European capitals from 1995 to 1997. I am delighted that these recordings are now available again as a boxed set on Hyperion.” Garrick Ohlsson
Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. ( Hyperion )
CD1
Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor, Op 4
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35
Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58
CD2
Twenty-Four Preludes, Op 28
Presto con leggerezza "Prelude in A flat major", KKIVb/7
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 45
Funeral March in C minor, Op 72 No 2
Fugue in A minor, KKIVc/2
Rondo in C minor, Op 1
Rondo a la mazur in F major, Op 5
CD3
Etudes, Op 10
Etudes, Op 25
Nouvelles etudes, KKIIb/3
CD4
Fantasy in F minor, Op 49
Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23
Ballade No 2 in A minor, Op 38
Ballade No 3 in A flat major, Op 47
Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52
Introduction and Rondo in E flat major, Op 16
Rondo in C major, Op 73
CD5
Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20
Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31
Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39
Scherzo No 4 in E major, Op 54
Hexameron - Movement 8: Variation VI. Largo, KKIIb/2
Introduction and Variations in E major on a German national air "Der Schweizerbub", KKIVa/4
Variations brillantes in B flat major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Herold"s Ludovic, Op 12
Allegro de concert in A major, Op 46
CD6
Polonaise in G minor, KKIIa/1
Polonaise in B flat major, KKIVa/1
Polonaise in A flat major, KKIVa/2
Polonaise in G sharp minor, KKIVa/3
Polonaise in B flat minor, KKIVa/5
Polonaise in G flat major, KKIVa/8
Polonaise in D minor, Op 71 No 1
Polonaise in B flat major, Op 71 No 2
Polonaise in F minor, Op 71 No 3
Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op 26 No 1
Polonaise in E flat minor, Op 26 No 2
CD7
Polonaise in A major, Op 40 No 1
Polonaise in C minor, Op 40 No 2
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44
Polonaise in A flat major, Op 53
Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op 61
Introduction and Bolero in A minor, Op 19
Tarantelle in A flat major, Op 43
Impromptu No 1 in A flat major, Op 29
Impromptu No 2 in F sharp major, Op 36
Impromptu No 3 in G flat major, Op 51
Fantasy Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66
CD8
Nocturne in B flat minor, Op 9 No 1
Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 No 2
Nocturne in B major, Op 9 No 3
Nocturne in F major, Op 15 No 1
Nocturne in F sharp major, Op 15 No 2
Nocturne in G minor, Op 15 No 3
Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 1
Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2
Nocturne in B major, Op 32 No 1
Nocturne in A flat major, Op 32 No 2
Nocturne in G minor, Op 37 No 1
Nocturne in G major, Op 37 No 2
CD9
Nocturne in C minor, Op 48 No 1
Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op 48 No 2
Nocturne in F minor, Op 55 No 1
Nocturne in E flat major, Op 55 No 2
Nocturne in B major, Op 62 No 1
Nocturne in E major, Op 62 No 2
Nocturne in E minor, Op 72 No 1
Nocturne in C minor, KKIVb/8
Lento con espressione in C sharp minor "Nocturne", KKIVa/16
Cantabile in B flat major, KKIVb/6
Moderato in E major "Albumblatt", KKIVb/12
Largo in E flat major, KKIVb/5
Variations in A major "Souvenir de Paganini", KKIVa/10
Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
CD10
Waltz in E flat major, Op 57
Waltz in A flat major, Op 34 No 1
Waltz in A minor, Op 34 No 2
Waltz in F major, Op 34 No 3
Waltz in A flat major, Op 42
Waltz in D flat major "Minute", Op 64 No 1
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op 64 No 2
Waltz in A flat major, Op 64 No 3
Waltz in A flat major, Op 69 No 1
Waltz in B minor, Op 69 No 2
Waltz in G flat major, Op 70 No 1
Waltz in F minor, Op 70 No 2
Waltz in D flat major, Op 70 No 3
Waltz in A flat major, KKIVa/13
Waltz in E major, KKIVa/12
Waltz in E minor, KKIVa/15
Waltz in A minor, KKIVb/11
Sostenuto in E flat major "Waltz", KKIVb/10
Waltz in E flat major, KKIVa/14
Waltz in F sharp minor "Valse melancolique", KKIb/7
Contredanse in G flat major, KKAnh.Ia/4
Ecossaises, Op 72
CD11
Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op 6 No 1
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 6 No 2
Mazurka in E major, Op 6 No 3
Mazurka in E flat minor, Op 6 No 4
Mazurka in B flat major, Op 7 No 1
Mazurka in A minor, Op 7 No 2
Mazurka in F minor, Op 7 No 3
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 7 No 4
Mazurka in C major, Op 7 No 5
Mazurka in B flat major, Op 17 No 1
Mazurka in E minor, Op 17 No 2
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 17 No 3
Mazurka in A minor, Op 17 No 4
Mazurka in G minor, Op 24 No 1
Mazurka in C major, Op 24 No 2
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 24 No 3
Mazurka in B flat minor, Op 24 No 4
Mazurka in C minor, Op 30 No 1
Mazurka in B minor, Op 30 No 2
Mazurka in D flat major, Op 30 No 3
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 30 No 4
Mazurka in G sharp minor, Op 33 No 1
Mazurka in D major, Op 33 No 2
Mazurka in C major, Op 33 No 3
Mazurka in B minor, Op 33 No 4
Mazurka in E minor, Op 41 No 1
Mazurka in B major, Op 41 No 2
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 41 No 2
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 41 No 3
CD12
Mazurka in G major, Op 50 No 1
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 50 No 2
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 50 No 3
Mazurka in B major, Op 56 No 1
Mazurka in C major, Op 56 No 2
Mazurka in C minor, Op 56 No 3
Mazurka in A minor, Op 59 No 1
Mazurka in A flat major, Op 59 No 2
Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op 59 No 3
Mazurka in B major, Op 63 No 1
Mazurka in F minor, Op 63 No 2
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 63 No 3
Mazurka in A minor, KKIIb/5
Mazurka in A minor, KKIIb/4
Mazurka in G major, Op 67 No 1
Mazurka in G minor, Op 67 No 2
Mazurka in C major, Op 67 No 3
Mazurka in A minor, Op 67 No 4
Mazurka in C major, Op 68 No 1
Mazurka in A minor, Op 68 No 2
Mazurka in F major, Op 68 No 3
Mazurka in F minor, Op 68 No 4
Mazurka in B flat major, KKIIa/3
Mazurka in G major, KKIIa/2
Mazurka in D major, KKAnh.Ia/1
Mazurka in B flat major, KKIVb/1
Mazurka in C major, KKIVb/3
Mazurka in A flat major, KKIVb/4
CD13
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21
Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 11
CD14
Variations in B flat major on "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart"s Don Giovanni, Op 2
Fantasy on Polish Airs Op 13
Rondo a la krakowiak, Op 14
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op 22
CD15
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major Op 3
Grand Duo in E major on themes from Meyerbeer"s Robert le Diable, KKIIb/1
Piano Trio in G minor, Op 8
CD16
Zyczenie "The Maiden"s Wish", Op 74 No 1 "Gdybyn ja byla sloneczkiem na niebie "If I were the sun in the sky"
Wiosna "Spring", Op 74 No 2 "Blyszcza krople rosy "The dew sparkles"
Smutna rzeka "Sad river", Op 74 No 3 "Rzeko z cudzoziemcow strony "River, flowing from the mountains"
Hulanka "Drinking song", Op 74 No 4 "Szynkareczko, szafareczko "Take care, pretty girl"
Gdzie lubi "There where she loves", Op 74 No 5 "Strumyk lubi w dolinie "Streams gurgle through the valley"
Precz z moich oczu! "Out of my sight!", Op 74 No 6
Posel "The messenger", Op 74 No 7 "Rosnie trawka, ziolko "Dew lies on the meadows"
Sliczny chlopiec "Handsome lad", Op 74 No 8 "Wzniosly, smukly i mlody "Young and tall and handsome"
Melodya, Op 74 No 9 "Z gor, gdzie dzwigali "Under their crosses" cruel weight they stand"
Wojak "The warrior", Op 74 No 10 "Rzy moj gniady, ziemie grzebie "Hark! My steed stamps the dust"
Dwojaki koniec "The double end", Op 74 No 11 "Rok sie kochali, a wiek sie nie widzieli "For a year they loved, for eternity they parted"
Moja pieszczotka "My darling", Op 74 No 12
Nie ma czego trzeba "Faded and vanished", Op 74 No 13 "Mgla mi do oczu zawiewa z lona "My heart is heavy, my eyes full of sorrow"
Pierscien "The ring", Op 74 No 14 "Smutno nianki ci spiewaly "When nurses sang sadly to you"
Narzeczony "The bridegroom", Op 74 No 15 "Wiatr zaszumial miedzy krzewy "The wind howls in the forest"
Piosnka Litewska "Lithuanian song", Op 74 No 16 "Bardzo raniuchno wschodzilo sloneczko "Early one morning the sun was rising"
Spiew grobowy "Hymn from the tomb", Op 74 No 17 "Leci liscie z drzewa "Leaves are falling thickly"
Czary "Witchcraft", KKIVa/11 "To sa czary, pewno czary! "It must be witchcraft"
Dumka "Reverie", KKIVb/9 "Mgla mi do oczu zawiewa z lona "My heart is heavy, my eyes full of sorrow"
Variations in E major on "Non piu mesta" from Rossini"s La Cenerentola, KKAnh.Ia/5
