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"Although this phenomenally popular body of music has attracted almost every important pianist of the last 150 years, its unlikely that Frédéric Chopin ever found, or will ever find, a more ideal interpreter than Artur Rubinstein... The key to Rubinstein's greatness as a Chopin interpreter was the combination of utter naturalness as a performer and his enormously sophisticated musical mind. Nothing ever seems forced or premeditated: there are no sharp edges or sudden flashes of insight. In fact, the illusion the performances create is one of the music flowing, without benefit of a human intermediary, directly from Chopin's heart to the listener's... At almost every moment in these classic recordings, Rubinstein discovers some wonder of color or phrasing, brings out a beautiful inner voice it seems we've never heard before, and in general creates the impression of a man for whom playing this often fiendishly difficult music is no more difficult than breathing or making love." ~ Jim Sveda, from The Record Shelf Guide to the Classical Repertoire On 11 discs this set contains virtually all of Artur Rubinstein's classic stereo recordings made for RCA in the 1950's and 60's. In addition there is a bonus disc, number 11, with earlier interpretations from 1946 of the Berceuse, Barcarolle and Sonata no. 2. The later stereo recordings of these works are included in the set as well, but this one mono disc also includes the only RCA recording of the Preludes, Op.28. ~ Arkiv.Music.com This set doesn't include all of Chopin's piano music because Artur Rubinstein didn't record all of it. (The Etudes are the most notable omission.) But it does include the last, and usually best, versions of all the Chopin he did record, along with three earlier versions. Other pianists have had other things to say about Chopin, and it's a mistake to think that any one performer can give you the complete picture of any music. But these performances, for the most part, are as good as we've come to think they are. ~ Leslie Gerber (Amazon.com)

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Track Listings

CD 1
1. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110: Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
2. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat
3. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110: Nocturne No. 3 in B
4. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 15, CT. 111-113: Nocturne No. 1 in F
5. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 15, CT. 111-113: Nocturne No. 2 in F-Sharp
6. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 15, CT. 111-113: Nocturne No. 3 in G Minor
7. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 27, CT. 114-115: Nocturne No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
8. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 27, CT. 114-115: Nocturne No. 2 in D-Flat
9. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 32, CT. 116-117: Nocturne No. 1 in B
10. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 32, CT. 116-117: Nocturne No. 2 in A-Flat

CD 2
1. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 37, CT. 118-119: Nocturne No. 1 in G Minor
2. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 37, CT. 118-119: Nocturne No. 2 in G
3. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 48, CT. 120-121: Nocturne No. 1 in C Minor
4. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 48, CT. 120-121: Nocturne No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
5. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 55, CT. 122-123: Nocturne No. 1 in F Minor
6. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 55, CT. 122-123: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat
7. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 62, CT. 124-125: Nocturne No. 1 in B
8. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 62, CT. 124-125: Nocturne No. 2 in E
9. Nocturne for piano No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72/1, CT. 126

CD 3
1. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 6, CT. 51-54: Mazurka No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
2. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 6, CT. 51-54: Masurka No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
3. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 6, CT. 51-54: Mazurka No. 3 in E
4. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 6, CT. 51-54: Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor
5. Mazurkas (5) for piano, Op. 7, CT. 56-59: Mazurka No. 1 in B-Flat
6. Mazurkas (5) for piano, Op. 7, CT. 56-59: Masurka No. 2 in A Minor
7. Mazurkas (5) for piano, Op. 7, CT. 56-59: Mazurka No. 3 in F Minor
8. Mazurkas (5) for piano, Op. 7, CT. 56-59: Mazurka No. 4 in A-Flat
9. Mazurkas (5) for piano, Op. 7, CT. 56-59: Mazurka No. 5 in C
10. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 17, CT. 60-63: Mazurka No. 1 in B-Flat
11. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 17, CT. 60-63: Masurka No. 2 in E Minor
12. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 17, CT. 60-63: Mazurka No. 3 in A-Flat
13. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 17, CT. 60-63: Mazurka No. 4 in A Minor
14. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67: Mazurka No. 1 in G Minor
15. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67: Masurka No. 2 in C
16. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67: Mazurka No. 3 in A-Flat
17. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67: Mazurka No. 4 in B-Flat Minor
18. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 30, CT. 68-71: Mazurka No. 1 in C Minor
19. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 30, CT. 68-71: Masurka No. 2 in B Minor
20. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 30, CT. 68-71: Mazurka No. 3 in D-Flat
21. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 30, CT. 68-71: Mazurka No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
22. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 33, CT. 72-75: Mazurka No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor
23. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 33, CT. 72-75: Masurka No. 2 in D
24. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 33, CT. 72-75: Mazurka No. 3 in C
25. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 33, CT. 72-75: Mazurka No. 4 in B Minor
26. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 41, CT. 76-79: Mazurka No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor

CD 4
1. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 41, CT. 76-79: Mazurka No. 2 in E Minor
2. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 41, CT. 76-79: Mazurka No. 3 in B
3. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 41, CT. 76-79: Mazurka No. 4 in A-Flat
4. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 50, CT. 80-82: Mazurka No. 1 in G
5. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 50, CT. 80-82: Mazurka No. 2 in A-Flat
6. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 50, CT. 80-82: Mazurka No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
7. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 56, CT. 83-85: Mazurka No. 1 in B
8. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 56, CT. 83-85: Mazurka No. 2 in C
9. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 56, CT. 83-85: Mazurka No. 3 in C Minor
10. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: Mazurka No. 1 in A Minor
11. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: Mazurka No. 2 in A-Flat
12. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 59, CT. 86-88: Mazurka No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
13. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 63, CT. 89-91: Mazurka No. 1 in B
14. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 63, CT. 89-91: Mazurka No. 2 in F Minor
15. Mazurkas (3) for piano, Op. 63, CT. 89-91: Mazurka No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
16. Mazurka for piano in A minor ('à Émile Gaillard'), KK IIb/5, CT. 106 (B. 140): Mazurka in A Minor "à Emile Gaillard"
17. Mazurka for piano in A minor ('Notre temps'), KK IIb/4, CT. 105 (B. 134)
18. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 67, CT. 92-95: Mazurka No. 1 in G
19. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 67, CT. 92-95: Mazurka No. 2 in G Minor
20. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 67, CT. 92-95: Mazurka No. 3 in C
21. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 67, CT. 92-95: Mazurka No. 4 in A Minor
22. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 68, CT. 96-99: Mazurka No. 1 in C
23. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 68, CT. 96-99: Mazurka No. 2 in A Minor
24. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 68, CT. 96-99: Mazurka No. 3 in F
25. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 68, CT. 96-99: Mazurka No. 4 in F Minor

Product Details
Performer: Piano - Artur Rubinstein
Orchestra: Symphony of the Air, New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conductor: Alfred Wallenstein, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Audio CD (November 9, 1991)
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 11
Format: Box set
Label: (RCA) BMG Classics
Catalog # GD60822





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