CD 1 Piano Sonata No 1 in C minor, Op.4
[1] Movement 1: Allegro maestoso - 8'30
[2] Movement 2: Menuetto - 4'50
[3] Movement 3: Larghetto - 4'41
[4] Movement 4: Presto - 6'43 Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op.35
[5] Movement 1: Grave – Doppio movimento - 5'14
[6] Movement 2: Scherzo - 7'11
[7] Movement 3: Marche funebre - 7'09
[8] Movement 4: Presto - 1'33 Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op.58
[9] Movement 1: Allegro maestoso - 9'35
[10] Movement 2: Scherzo. Molto vivace - 2'29
[11] Movement 3: Largo - 10'47
[12] Movement 4: Finale. Presto non tanto - 4'38
CD 2 Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.28
[19 No 01 in C major: Agitato - 0'38
[2] No 02 in A minor: Lento - 2'19
[3] No 03 in G major: Vivace - 0'59
[4] No 04 in E minor: Largo - 2'25
[5] No 05 in D major: Allegro molto - 0'40
[6] No 06 in B minor: Lento assai - 2'30
[7] No 07 in A major: Andantino - 1'12
[8] No 08 in F sharp minor: Molto agitato - 2'00
[9] No 09 in E major: Largo - 1'19
[10] No 10 in C sharp minor: Allegro molto - 0'25
[11] No 11 in B major: Vivace - 0'43
[12] No 12 in G sharp minor: Presto - 1'11
[13] No 13 in F sharp major: Lento - 3'49
[14] No 14 in E flat minor: Allegro - 0'29
[15] No 15 in D flat major: Sostenuto 'Raindrop' - 5'41
[16] No 16 in B flat minor: Presto con fuoco - 1'08
[17] No 17 in A flat major: Allegretto - 3'40
[18] No 18 in F minor: Allegro molto - 1'05
[19] No 19 in E flat major: Vivace - 1'16
[20] No 20 in C minor: Largo - 1'45
[21] No 21 in B flat major: Cantabile - 1'51
[22] No 22 in G minor: Molto agitato - 0'52
[23] No 23 in F major: Moderato - 1'14
[24] No 24 in D minor: Allegro appassionato - 2'30
[25] No 14 in E flat minor: Largo - 1'08
[26] Presto con leggerezza 'Prelude in A flat major', KKIVb/7 - 0'40
[27] Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.45 - 5'48
[28] Funeral March in C minor, Op.72 No 2 - 4'33
[29] Fugue in A minor, KKIVc/2 - 2'54
[30] Rondo in C minor, Op.1 - 9'27
[31] Rondo a la mazur in F major, Op.5 - 9'58
CD 3 Etudes, Op.10
[1] No 01: C major - 1'51
[2] No 02: A minor - 1'34
[3] No 03: E major 'Tristesse' - 4'20
[4] No 04: C sharp minor - 2'01
[5] No 05: G flat major 'Black Keys' - 1'40
[6] No 06: E flat minor - 3'40
[7] No 07: C major - 1'27
[8] No 08: F major - 2'28
[9] No 09: F minor - 2'12
[10] No 10: A flat major - 2'10
[11] No 11: E flat major - 2'44
[12] No 12: C minor "Revolutionary" - 2'41 Etudes, Op.25
[13] No 01: A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' - 2'36
[14] No 02: F minor - 1'37
[15] No 03: F major - 1'50
[16] No 04: A minor - 1'59
[17] No 05: E minor - 3'29
[18] No 06: G sharp minor - 2'00
[19] No 07: C sharp minor - 5'45
820] No 08: D flat major - 1'09
[21] No 09: G flat major 'Butterfly' - 0'57
[22] No 10: B minor - 4'08
[23] No 11: A minor 'Winter Wind' - 3'35
[24] No 12: C minor - 2'29 Nouvelles etudes, KKIIb/3
[25] No 1: F minor - 2'17
[26] No 2: D flat major - 2'03
[27] No 3: A flat major - 2'11
CD 4
[1] Fantasy in F minor, Op.49 - 13'20
[2] Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23 - 10'19
[3] Ballade No 2 in A minor, Op 38 - 8'36
[4] Ballade No 3 in A flat major, Op 47 - 8'27
[5] Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 - 12'14
[6] Introduction and Rondo in E flat major, Op 16 - 11'11
[7] Rondo in C major, Op.73 - 10'22
CD 5
[1] Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op.20 - 11'24
[2] Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op.31 - 12'21
[3] Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 - 9'14
[4] Scherzo No 4 in E major, Op.54 - 12'31
[5] Movement 8: Variation VI. Largo, KKIIb/2 (Chopin) - 2'21
[6] Introduction and Variations in E major on a German national air 'Der Schweizerbub', KKIVa/4 - 8'41
[7] Variations brillantes in B flat major on 'Je vends des scapulaires' from Herold's Ludovic, Op.12 - 9'00
[8] Allegro de concert in A major, Op.46 - 12'20
CD 6
[1] Polonaise in G minor, KKIIa/1 - 3'42
[2] Polonaise in B flat major, KKIVa/1 - 3'45
[3] Polonaise in A flat major, KKIVa/2 - 5'07
[4] Polonaise in G sharp minor, KKIVa/3 - 6'56
[5] Polonaise in B flat minor, KKIVa/5 - 4'49
[6] Polonaise in G flat major, KKIVa/8 - 7'10
[7] Polonaise in D minor, Op.71 No 1 - 6'04
[8] Polonaise in B flat major, Op.71 No 2 - 7'38
[9] Polonaise in F minor, Op.71 No 3 - 9'45
[10] Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op.26 No 1 - 8'11
[11] Polonaise in E flat minor, Op.26 No 2 - 7'51
CD 7
[1] Polonaise in A major, Op.40 No 1 - 3'48
[2] Polonaise in C minor, Op.40 No 2 - 8'30
[3] Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op.44 - 10'40
[4] Polonaise in A flat major, Op.53 - 7'00
[5] Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op.61 - 14'20
[6] Introduction and Bolero in A minor, Op.19 - 7'45
[7] Tarantelle in A flat major, Op.43 - 3'02
[8] Impromptu No 1 in A flat major, Op.29 - 4'21
[9] Impromptu No 2 in F sharp major, Op.36 - 6'21
[10] Impromptu No 3 in G flat major, Op.51 - 5'54
[11] Fantasy Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66 - 5'12
CD 8
[1] Nocturne in B flat minor, Op.9 No 1 - 6'38
[2] Nocturne in E flat major, Op.9 No 2 - 5'14
[3] Nocturne in B major, Op.9 No 3 - 6'50
[4] Nocturne in F major, Op.15 No 1 - 5'33
[5] Nocturne in F sharp major, Op.15 No 2 - 4'17
[6] Nocturne in G minor, Op.15 No 3 - 5'00
[7] Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.27 No 1 - 5'40
[8] Nocturne in D flat major, Op.27 No 2 - 6'07
[9] Nocturne in B major, Op.32 No 1 - 5'46
[10] Nocturne in A flat major, Op.32 No 2 - 5'48
[11] Nocturne in G minor, Op.37 No 1 - 8'05
[12] Nocturne in G major, Op.37 No 2 - 7'44
CD 9
[1] Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No 1 - 8'04
[2] Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op.48 No 2 - 8'39
[3] Nocturne in F minor, Op.55 No 1 - 5'45
[4] Nocturne in E flat major, Op.55 No 2 - 5'12
[5] Nocturne in B major, Op.62 No 1 - 9'09
[6] Nocturne in E major, Op.62 No 2 - 7'30
[7] Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No 1 - 4'50
[8] Nocturne in C minor, KKIVb/8 - 3'31
[9] Lento con espressione in C sharp minor 'Nocturne', KKIVa/16 - 4'46
[10] Cantabile in B flat major, KKIVb/6 - 1'00
[11] Moderato in E major 'Albumblatt', KKIVb/12 - 1'26
[12] Largo in E flat major, KKIVb/5 - 1'37
[13] Variations in A major 'Souvenir de Paganini', KKIVa/10 - 3'32
[14] Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57 - 5'57
[15] Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60 - 8'47
CD 10
[1] Waltz in E flat major, Op.18 - 5'38
[2] Waltz in A flat major, Op.34 No 1 - 5'54 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
[3] Waltz in A minor, Op.34 No 2 - 7'00
[4] Waltz in F major, Op.34 No 3 - 2'40
[5] Waltz in A flat major, Op.42 - 4'03
[6] Waltz in D flat major 'Minute', Op.64 No 1 - 1'54
[7] Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64 No 2 - 4'02
[8] Waltz in A flat major, Op.64 No 3 - 3'15
[9] Waltz in A flat major, Op.69 No 1 - 4'36
[10] Waltz in B minor, Op.69 No 2 - 3'56
[11] Waltz in G flat major, Op.70 No 1 - 2'26
[12] Waltz in F minor, Op.70 No 2 - 3'45
[13] Waltz in D flat major, Op.70 No 3 - 3'07
[14] Waltz in A flat major, KKIVa/13 - 1'46
[15] Waltz in E major, KKIVa/12 - 2'48
[16] Waltz in E minor, KKIVa/15 - 3'04
[17] Waltz in A minor, KKIVb/11 - 2'16
[18] Sostenuto in E flat major 'Waltz', KKIVb/10 - 2'18
[19] Waltz in E flat major, KKIVa/14 - 2'51
[20] Waltz in F sharp minor 'Valse melancolique', KKIb/7 - 3'37
[21] Contredanse in G flat major, KKAnh.Ia/4 - 2'11 Ecossaises, Op.72 No 3
[22] No 1: D major - 0'53
[23] No 2: G major - 0'38
[24] No 3: D flat major - 0'42
CD 11
[1] Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op.6 No 1 - 2'44
[2] Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.6 No 2 - 2'40
[3] Mazurka in E major, Op.6 No 3 - 1'48
[4] Mazurka in E flat minor, Op.6 No 4 - 0'43
[5] Mazurka in B flat major, Op.7 No 1 - 2'19
[6] Mazurka in A minor, Op.7 No 2 - 3'12
[7] Mazurka in F minor, Op.7 No 3 - 1'56 F
[8] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.7 No 4 - 1'09
[9] Mazurka in C major, Op.7 No 5 - 0'36
[10] Mazurka in B flat major, Op.17 No 1 - 2'14
[11] Mazurka in E minor, Op.17 No 2 - 2'12
[12] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.17 No 3 - 4'23
[13] Mazurka in A minor, Op.17 No 4 - 4'18
[14] Mazurka in G minor, Op.24 No 1 - 2'53
[15] Mazurka in C major, Op.24 No 2 - 2'03
[16] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.24 No 3 - 2'13
[17] Mazurka in B flat minor, Op.24 No 4 - 4'20
[18] Mazurka in C minor, Op.30 No 1 - 2'00
[19] Mazurka in B minor, Op.30 No 2 - 1'12
[20] Mazurka in D flat major, Op.30 No 3 - 2'55
[21] Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.30 No 4 - 3'48
[22] Mazurka in G sharp minor, Op.33 No 1 - 2'06
[23] Mazurka in D major, Op.33 No 2 - 2'22
[24] Mazurka in C major, Op.33 No 3 - 1'36
[25] Mazurka in B minor, Op.33 No 4 - 4'26
[26] Mazurka in E minor, Op.41 No 1 - 2'37
[27] Mazurka in B major, Op.41 No 2 - 1'09
[28] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.41 No 3 - 1'52
[29] Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.41 No 4 - 3'15
CD 12
[1] Mazurka in G major, Op.50 No 1 - 2'14
[2] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.50 No 2 - 3'23
[3] Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.50 No 3 - 4'54
[4] Mazurka in B major, Op.56 No 1 - 4'19
[5] Mazurka in C major, Op.56 No 2 - 1'38
[6] Mazurka in C minor, Op.56 No 3 - 6'14
[7] Mazurka in A minor, Op.59 No 1 - 4'05
[8] Mazurka in A flat major, Op.59 No 2 - 2'48
[9] Mazurka in F sharp minor, Op.59 No 3 - 3'26
[10] Mazurka in B major, Op.63 No 1 - 2'18
[11] Mazurka in F minor, Op.63 No 2 - 1'52
[12] Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.63 No 3 - 2'13
[13] Mazurka in A minor, KKIIb/5 - 2'19
[14] Mazurka in A minor, KKIIb/4 - 3'29
[15] Mazurka in G major, Op.67 No 1 - 1'14
[16] Mazurka in G minor, Op.67 No 2 - 2'00
[17] Mazurka in C major, Op.67 No 3 - 1'25
[18] Mazurka in A minor, Op.67 No 4 - 2'43
[19] Mazurka in C major, Op.68 No 1 - 1'26
[20] Mazurka in A minor, Op.68 No 2 - 2'42
[21] Mazurka in F major, Op.68 No 3 - 1'42
[22] Mazurka in F minor, Op.68 No 4 - 2'04
[23] Mazurka in B flat major, KKIIa/3 - 1'07
[24] Mazurka in G major, KKIIa/2 - 1'24
[25] Mazurka in D major, KKAnh.Ia/1 - 1'21
[26] Mazurka in B flat major, KKIVb/1 - 1'08
[27] Mazurka in C major, KKIVb/3 - 2'27
[28] Mazurka in A flat major, KKIVb/4 - 1'17
CD13 Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
[1] Movement 1: Maestoso - 14'33
[2] Movement 2: Larghetto - 9'38
[3] Movement 3: Allegro vivace - 8'29 Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op.11
[4] Movement 1: Allegro maestoso - 20'12
[5] Movement 2: Romance. Larghetto - 10'27
[6] Movement 3: Rondo. Vivace - 9'11
CD 14 Variations in B flat major on 'La ci darem la mano' from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op.2
[1] Part 1: Introduction. Largo – Poco piu mosso - 5'13
[2] Part 2: Theme. Allegretto - 1'29
[3] Part 3: Variation I. Brillante - 1'06
[4] Part 4: Variation II. Veloce ma accuratamente - 1'03
[5] Part 5: Variation III - 1'28
[6] Part 6: Variation IV - 1'16
[7] Part 7: Variation V. Adagio – Alla Polacca - 7'11
[8] Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op.13 - 15'00
[9] Rondo a la krakowiak, Op.14 - 14'23 Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op.22
[10] Movement 1: Andante spianato - 4'38
[11] Movement 2: Grande Polonaise - 9'30
CD 15 Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
[1] Movement 1: Allegro moderato - 10'45
[2] Movement 2: Scherzo. Allegro con brio - 5'06
[3] Movement 3: Largo - 3'59
[4] Movement 4: Finale. Allegro - 5'59
[5] Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op.3 - 9'27
[6] Grand Duo in E major on themes from Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable, KKIIb/1 - 14'19 Piano Trio in G minor, Op.8
[7] Movement 1: Allegro con fuoco - 7'49
[8] Movement 2: Scherzo. Con moto, ma non troppo - 7'22
[9] Movement 3: Adagio sostenuto - 6'12
[10] Movement 4: Finale. Allegretto - 5'10
CD 16
[1] Zyczenie 'The Maiden's Wish', Op.74 No 1 'Gdybyn ja byla sloneczkiem...'' - 1'48
[2] Wiosna 'Spring', Op.74 No 2 'Blyszcza krople rosy' - 2'21
[3] Smutna rzeka 'Sad river', Op.74 No 3 'Rzeko z cudzoziemcow strony' - 3'17
[4] Hulanka 'Drinking song', Op.74 No 4 'Szynkareczko, szafareczko' - 2'31
[5] Gdzie lubi 'There where she loves', Op.74 No 5 'Strumyk lubi w dolinie' - 1'19
[6] Precz z moich oczu! 'Out of my sight!', Op.74 No 6 - 3'25
[7] Posel 'The messenger', Op.74 No 7 'Rosnie trawka, ziolko' - 2'42
[8] Sliczny chlopiec 'Handsome lad', Op.74 No 8 'Wzniosly, smukly i mlody' - 3'00
[9] Melodya, Op.74 No 9 'Z gor, gdzie dzwigali' - 2'46
[10] Wojak 'The warrior', Op.74 No 10 'Rzy moj gniady, ziemie grzebie' - 2'09
[11] Dwojaki koniec 'The double end', Op.74 No 11 'Rok sie kochali, a wiek sie nie widzieli...' - 1'47
[12] Moja pieszczotka 'My darling', Op.74 No 12 - 2'03
[13] Nie ma czego trzeba 'Faded and vanished', Op.74 No 13 'Mgla mi do oczu...' - 5'32
[14] Pierscien 'The ring', Op.74 No 14 'Smutno nianki ci spiewaly' - 1'57
[15] Narzeczony 'The bridegroom', Op.74 No 15 'Wiatr zaszumial miedzy krzewy' - 2'26
[16] Piosnka Litewska 'Lithuanian song', Op.74 No 16 'Bardzo raniuchno wschodzilo sloneczko' - 2'08
[17] Spiew grobowy 'Hymn from the tomb', Op.74 No 17 'Leci liscie z drzewa' - 4'44
[18] Czary 'Witchcraft', KKIVa/11 'To sa czary, pewno czary!' - 2'44
[19] Dumka 'Reverie', KKIVb/9 'Mgla mi do oczu zawiewa z lona' - 1'26
[20] Variations in E major on 'Non piu mesta' from Rossini's La Cenerentola, KKAnh.Ia/5 - 7'21
This is an oustanding achievement, which any genuine Chopin lover
and student of Romantic music should own … A landmark in the recording
of Chopin's music … Garrick Ohlsson and Hyperion deserve the greatest
success in bringing this important undertaking to such a consistently
impressive conclusion.
International Record Review
Hyperion's big deal … Ohlsson is a powerful and committed player, and
is afforded very good sound by the engineers … This is almost certainly
how these pieces were played in Chopin's time
Mail on Sunday
The collaborative works receive particularly rewarding performances…
Ohlsson arguably offers more consistent artistry than Biret, Ashkenazy,
Magaloff, and Harasiewicz.
ClassicsToday.com
Garrick Ohlsson’s complete survey of everything Chopin wrote for piano
(including chamber music, songs, and for piano and orchestra) will
delight the completist and the Chopin connoisseur. Ohlsson (who won the
Chopin International Piano Competition in 1970) gives us accounts of
this wondrous repertoire in weighty and commanding style, aristocratic
and impulsive (but not lacking light and shade or contemplative
contrasts) and, at times, very sensitive and searching. These vivid
recordings were made in the second half of the 1990s and have
previously appeared on the Arabesque label. They now sit very well in
Hyperion’s catalogue
