Chopin - Roots
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Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Fryderyk Chopin, Vincenzo Bellini
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2012
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Vanne, o rosa fortunata |
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano Vincenzo Bellini, Composer |
| Per pietà, bell'idol mio |
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano Vincenzo Bellini, Composer |
| Malinconia, ninfa gentile |
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano Vincenzo Bellini, Composer |
| Barcarolle |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: C minor, 'Revolutionary', Op. 10/12 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Waltzes, Movement: No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Waltzes, Movement: No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Sonata for Cello and Piano, Movement: Scherzo |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Andrzej Bauer, Cello Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Sonata for Cello and Piano, Movement: Largo |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Andrzej Bauer, Cello Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Ah, rammenta, o bella Irene |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
| (Le) Crépuscule |
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
| (La) Fille de l'air |
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
| Da me première amie |
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer Krystyna Borucinska, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
| Robert le Diable, Movement: ~ |
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer Janina Anna Pawluk, Piano Ryszard Karczykowski, Tenor |
| Keyboard Trio No. 4 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Andrzej Bauer, Cello Janusz Olejniczak, Piano Marek Mos, Violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 65
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2014
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: A flat, Op. posth |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 8 in A flat, Op. 7/4 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 15 in C, Op. 24/2 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 48 in F, Op. 68/3 (1829) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: E flat minor, Op. 10/6 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: A minor, Op. 25/4 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: G flat, 'Butterfly's Wings', Op. 25/9 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 4 in F, Op. 15/1 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15/3 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| Contredanse |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2015
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 23 in D, Op. 33/2 (1837-38) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 5 in B flat, Op. 7/1 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Movement: Larghetto |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: F minor, Op. 25/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (19) Polish songs, Movement: The wish (wds. S. Witwicki: 1829) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
| Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March', Movement: Marche funèbre |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: A flat, Op. posth |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: G flat, 'Butterfly's Wings', Op. 25/9 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Leszek Mozdzer, Piano Madjid Khaladj, Zurna |
Composer or Director: Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner, Ferdinando Paer, Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 72
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2008
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Fantasia on Polish Airs |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Lesznek the White |
Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner, Composer |
| (The) Czorsztyn Castle |
Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, Composer |
| (La) Biondina |
Ferdinando Paer, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Ferdinando Paer, Composer Olga Pasiecznik, Soprano |
Composer or Director: (composers) Various
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 53
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2006
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 68/2 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 33/2 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Jeannot faisait boire les chevaux (Kolberg) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 24/1 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 67/1 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Polka II (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka II (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Danse glissée I (trad) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Polka enragé (trad) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Danse marchée (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Blance-toi, berceau (trad) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Danse glissée II (trad) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Kujawiak de noces (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka III (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 24/2 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 7/5 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: En Podolie une pierre blanche (Kolberg) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka, Op. 67/3 (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Polka III (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka IV (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Kujawiak (trad) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka in B flat. Op. posth (Chopin) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: J'avais un bon ami (Grande-Pologne) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Oberek de Kajoce (Rdzuchow) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Polka I (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
| Spirit of the Lowlands, Movement: Mazurka I (Cujavie) |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Zespol Polski |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 127
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2007
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 3 in A, Op. 40/1, 'Military' |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 6 in A flat, Op. 53, 'Heroic' |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 9 in B flat, Op. 71/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 13 in G minor (1817) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 15 in A flat (1821) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 5 in B flat, Op. 7/1 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7/3 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 8 in A flat, Op. 7/4 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 9 in C, Op. 7/5 (1831) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 10 in B flat, Op. 17/1 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17/2 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 12 in A flat, Op. 17/3 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 15 in C, Op. 24/2 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 16 in A flat, Op. 24/3 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30/1 (1836-37) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 19 in B minor/F sharp minor, Op. 30/2 (1836-37 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 20 in D flat, Op. 30/3 (1836-37) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30/4 (1836-37) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41/2 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67/4 (1846) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 46 in C, Op. 68/1 (1829) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68/2 (1827) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 48 in F, Op. 68/3 (1829) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68/4 (1849) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 79
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2011
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (27) Etudes |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March' |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| Waltzes, Movement: No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 12 in G, Op. 37/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41/1 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41/2 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 28 in B, Op. 41/3 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 29 in A flat, Op. 41/4 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68/4 (1849) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Fantasia on Polish Airs |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
(Das) Neue Orchester Christoph Spering, Conductor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 56
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2013
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (27) Etudes, Movement: F minor, Op. 25/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: B minor, Op. 25/10 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67/2 (1849) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 3 in B, Op. 9/3 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: G flat, 'Butterfly's Wings', Op. 25/9 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano Trio Andrzej Jagodzinski |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 106
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2009
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March' |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: A flat, 'Harp Study', Op. 25/1 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: F minor, Op. 25/2 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: F, Op. 25/3 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: A minor, Op. 25/4 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: E minor, Op. 25/5 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: G sharp minor, Op. 25/6 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: C sharp minor, Op. 25/7 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: D flat, Op. 25/8 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: G flat, 'Butterfly's Wings', Op. 25/9 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: B minor, Op. 25/10 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: A minor, 'Winter Wind', Op. 25/11 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: C minor, Op. 25/12 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 1 in C |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 2 in A minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 3 in G |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 5 in D |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 6 in B minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 8 in F sharp minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 9 in E |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 10 in C sharp minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 11 in B |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 12 in G sharp minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 13 in F sharp |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 14 in E flat minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 15 in D flat (Raindrop) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 16 in B flat minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 17 in A flat |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 18 in F minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 19 in E flat |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 20 in C minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 21 in B flat |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 22 in G minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 23 in F |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 24 in D minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Grigory Sokolov, Piano |
Composer or Director: Fryderyk Chopin
Label: Opus 111
Magazine Review Date: 12/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 60
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: OPS2010
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 4 in E minor |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (26) Preludes, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17/2 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4 (1832-33) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4 (1834-35) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Mazurkas (Complete), Movement: No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41/2 (1838-40) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (27) Etudes, Movement: C minor, 'Revolutionary', Op. 10/12 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Waltzes, Movement: No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute) |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| (16) Polonaises, Movement: No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Nocturnes, Movement: No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1 |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Sonata for Piano No. 2, 'Funeral March', Movement: Marche funèbre |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano |
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Movement: Larghetto |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
Christophe Coin, Conductor Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Janusz Olejniczak, Piano Mosaiques Ensemble |
Author: Jed Distler
Potent and popular as ever, Chopin's seminal piano works need no special pleading in this 150th anniversary year. Opus 111's Journey Around Chopin series, however, is more adventurous than most in its creative programming. The first nine volumes are links in a contextual chain revealing (as aptly described in the introductory booklet) Chopin's 'inheritance, his achievement, and his legacy. 'Vol. 1, 'Roots', features Zespol Polski, an ensemble which plays Polish folk and dance music on authentic instruments. They juxtapose traditional polkas, mazurkas and kujawiaks with Chopin mazurkas, arranged by violinist Maria Pomianowska, who plays a reconstituted Suka (a Polish cousin to the country fiddle). With their earthy swing, sliding embellishments and fetching percussion accentuations, these recastings bring Chopin's wistful melodicism from salon to street level with unselfconscious ingenuity. Paradoxically, pianist Janusz Olejniczak lacks the proud, rhythmic swagger and lilting sense of line needed to make the selected polonaises and mazurkas in Vol. 2 truly soar. While his rubatos and agogic adjustments are never extreme or mannered, they tend to obscure rather than enhance the basic pulse and cumulative impact.
The Second Concerto and lesser-known Fantasia on Polish Airs, are the centrepieces for Vol. 3, which replicates the March 17, 1830 Warsaw concert that sealed Chopin's early reputation. Here Olejniczak is heard to better advantage, turning in fluid and inspired work on an Erard of the era. Das Neue Orchester's small, period-instrument aggregation reveals how effective and viable Chopin's orchestrations are, but so does the better played and recorded Emanuel Ax/Sir Charles Mackerras Chopin concerto cycle (Sony Classical, 6/98 and 7/99). What's interesting here, though, is how radical Chopin's restless modulations and dazzling keyboard figurations sound next to the hackneyed, workaday musicality of Kurpinski, Paer and Elsner, the composers featured alongside Chopin in the aforementioned concert.
Vol. 4 ushers in Chopin's Parisian salad days with a proverbial bang. Grigory Sokolov pounces upon the Op. 25 Etudes, Funeral March Sonata, and Op. 28 Preludes, illuminating their harmonic nooks and contrapuntal crannies like a scientist who can't wait to unveil his latest discovery. He milks the still-jarring left-hand dissonances in the A minor Prelude, while hotfooting his way through the tumultuous B flat minor and D minor, and serving up each etude with effortless control and striking individuality. Small wonder BM lavishly praised Sokolov in these pages when these performances first were released (1/94).
The intimacy of the salon characterizes Vol. 5, featuring Olejniczak at an 1831 Pleyel. In contrast to the Erard's pungent blending of sonorities, the Pleyel offers markedly differentiated registration. Olejniczak adjusts his interpretations to fit both the instrument and the semi-private context of his recital. He paces the four mazurkas and the F sharp minor Polonaise slightly more slowly than his versions in Vol. 2, and repeats the Second Concerto's slow movement, excellently supported by Christophe Coin's period band Ensemble Mosaiques. For a closer view of Chopin's private life, turn to Vol. 6. Actors Sonia Rykiel and Andrzej Seweryn trace the composer's tumultuous nine-year relationship with Georges Sand through their letters, interspersed with musical excerpts that provide an unobtrusive narrative thread. The lovers' correspondence is narrated in French, but English translations are provided.
Chopin's final appearance in Paris took place on February 16, 1848, an occasion reconstructed for an actual live concert preserved in Vol. 7. Mixing solo, chamber and vocal music on the same programme was common then, and so was the practice of extracting excerpts from larger works, such as the middle movements from Chopin's underrated Cello Sonata and the Allegro from Mozart's Piano Trio, K542, all beautifully performed by Mos, Bauer and Olejniczak. Olga Pasiecznik and Ryszard Karczykowski deliver their groups of Bellini, Donizetti and Meyerbeer songs with sensitivity, stylish flair and expertly shaped embellishments. Olejniczak retreads the Revolutionary Etude, the Minute Waltz, A major Prelude and the Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka in more fluent and sharply profiled performances than in the previous volumes, but his impatient glide through the densely eloquent Barcarolle is less convincing.
Jazz pianists have long appropriated Chopin's music towards a variety of improvisational ends. Vol. 8 features the trio of pianist/arranger Andrzej Jagodzinski, who fashions conventionally structured yet clever post-bop frameworks from Chopin's melodies. Olejniczak sits in for a two-piano cakewalk send-up of the so-called 'Butterfly' Etude. From a creative standpoint Leszek Mozdzer's 'Tomorrow' (Vol. 9) offers a more provocative listening experience. The young pianist deconstructs Chopin's strange little C major Mazurka, Op. 24 No. 2, shuffling the alternating fifths through a modulatory prism before settling into a playful, undulating Latin-tinged groove. His musings upon the first and third of the Nocturnes cast Chopin's melodic fragments against starbursts of Chick Corea treble clusters, and two selections with tombak virtuoso Madjid Khaladj open up the D major (Op. 33 No. 2) and G minor (Op. 24 No. 1) Mazurkas to playful possibilities that reveal the profound degree to which Mozdzer has both internalized and liberated himself from Chopin's idiom. Mozdzer's cheeky ribbing of the 'Butterfly' Etude revamped as blues changes and his bop-meets-stride rewrite of the Op. 25 No. 4 Etude spare neither Chopin nor Charlie Parker. The opening selection matches up the old standard Secret Love with the posthumous A flat Prelude for a one-night stand, with no harm done. Oddly enough, the subtle harmonic shifts of the Op. 10 No. 6 Etude and Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka seem to strait-jacket Mozdzer's inventiveness. Still and all, this is one of the few crossover discs in which the musical result genuinely transcends the marketing concept.
Each volume is programmed and produced with great care. Listeners not wishing to go the whole hog, so to speak, will get a feeling for the series from the compilation disc, Vol. 10. Discerning collectors should begin with Vols. 1, 4 and 9, while keeping any of Artur Rubinstein's three versions of the Polonaises and Mazurkas close to hand.'
The Second Concerto and lesser-known Fantasia on Polish Airs, are the centrepieces for Vol. 3, which replicates the March 17, 1830 Warsaw concert that sealed Chopin's early reputation. Here Olejniczak is heard to better advantage, turning in fluid and inspired work on an Erard of the era. Das Neue Orchester's small, period-instrument aggregation reveals how effective and viable Chopin's orchestrations are, but so does the better played and recorded Emanuel Ax/Sir Charles Mackerras Chopin concerto cycle (Sony Classical, 6/98 and 7/99). What's interesting here, though, is how radical Chopin's restless modulations and dazzling keyboard figurations sound next to the hackneyed, workaday musicality of Kurpinski, Paer and Elsner, the composers featured alongside Chopin in the aforementioned concert.
Vol. 4 ushers in Chopin's Parisian salad days with a proverbial bang. Grigory Sokolov pounces upon the Op. 25 Etudes, Funeral March Sonata, and Op. 28 Preludes, illuminating their harmonic nooks and contrapuntal crannies like a scientist who can't wait to unveil his latest discovery. He milks the still-jarring left-hand dissonances in the A minor Prelude, while hotfooting his way through the tumultuous B flat minor and D minor, and serving up each etude with effortless control and striking individuality. Small wonder BM lavishly praised Sokolov in these pages when these performances first were released (1/94).
The intimacy of the salon characterizes Vol. 5, featuring Olejniczak at an 1831 Pleyel. In contrast to the Erard's pungent blending of sonorities, the Pleyel offers markedly differentiated registration. Olejniczak adjusts his interpretations to fit both the instrument and the semi-private context of his recital. He paces the four mazurkas and the F sharp minor Polonaise slightly more slowly than his versions in Vol. 2, and repeats the Second Concerto's slow movement, excellently supported by Christophe Coin's period band Ensemble Mosaiques. For a closer view of Chopin's private life, turn to Vol. 6. Actors Sonia Rykiel and Andrzej Seweryn trace the composer's tumultuous nine-year relationship with Georges Sand through their letters, interspersed with musical excerpts that provide an unobtrusive narrative thread. The lovers' correspondence is narrated in French, but English translations are provided.
Chopin's final appearance in Paris took place on February 16, 1848, an occasion reconstructed for an actual live concert preserved in Vol. 7. Mixing solo, chamber and vocal music on the same programme was common then, and so was the practice of extracting excerpts from larger works, such as the middle movements from Chopin's underrated Cello Sonata and the Allegro from Mozart's Piano Trio, K542, all beautifully performed by Mos, Bauer and Olejniczak. Olga Pasiecznik and Ryszard Karczykowski deliver their groups of Bellini, Donizetti and Meyerbeer songs with sensitivity, stylish flair and expertly shaped embellishments. Olejniczak retreads the Revolutionary Etude, the Minute Waltz, A major Prelude and the Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka in more fluent and sharply profiled performances than in the previous volumes, but his impatient glide through the densely eloquent Barcarolle is less convincing.
Jazz pianists have long appropriated Chopin's music towards a variety of improvisational ends. Vol. 8 features the trio of pianist/arranger Andrzej Jagodzinski, who fashions conventionally structured yet clever post-bop frameworks from Chopin's melodies. Olejniczak sits in for a two-piano cakewalk send-up of the so-called 'Butterfly' Etude. From a creative standpoint Leszek Mozdzer's 'Tomorrow' (Vol. 9) offers a more provocative listening experience. The young pianist deconstructs Chopin's strange little C major Mazurka, Op. 24 No. 2, shuffling the alternating fifths through a modulatory prism before settling into a playful, undulating Latin-tinged groove. His musings upon the first and third of the Nocturnes cast Chopin's melodic fragments against starbursts of Chick Corea treble clusters, and two selections with tombak virtuoso Madjid Khaladj open up the D major (Op. 33 No. 2) and G minor (Op. 24 No. 1) Mazurkas to playful possibilities that reveal the profound degree to which Mozdzer has both internalized and liberated himself from Chopin's idiom. Mozdzer's cheeky ribbing of the 'Butterfly' Etude revamped as blues changes and his bop-meets-stride rewrite of the Op. 25 No. 4 Etude spare neither Chopin nor Charlie Parker. The opening selection matches up the old standard Secret Love with the posthumous A flat Prelude for a one-night stand, with no harm done. Oddly enough, the subtle harmonic shifts of the Op. 10 No. 6 Etude and Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka seem to strait-jacket Mozdzer's inventiveness. Still and all, this is one of the few crossover discs in which the musical result genuinely transcends the marketing concept.
Each volume is programmed and produced with great care. Listeners not wishing to go the whole hog, so to speak, will get a feeling for the series from the compilation disc, Vol. 10. Discerning collectors should begin with Vols. 1, 4 and 9, while keeping any of Artur Rubinstein's three versions of the Polonaises and Mazurkas close to hand.'
Chopin - 1848 Paris Concert
Chopin - Tomorrow
Chopin Exploration
Chopin - The Warsaw Concert
Chopin - Roots
Chopin - Poland
Chopin - Letters and Music
Chopin Jazz
Chopin - France
Chopin at Home
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