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Play   1. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Peter Schmalfuss 5:26 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
Play   2. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major Peter Schmalfuss 4:41 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Play   3. Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major Peter Schmalfuss 6:44 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major
Play   4. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 1 in F Major Peter Schmalfuss 4:03 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 1 in F Major
Play   5. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major Peter Schmalfuss 3:21 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
Play   6. Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor Peter Schmalfuss 4:56 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor
Play   7. Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor Peter Schmalfuss 4:45 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
Play   8. Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major: Lento sostenuto Peter Schmalfuss 5:33 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major: Lento sostenuto
Play   9. Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major Peter Schmalfuss 5:29 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major
Play 10. Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat Major Peter Schmalfuss 4:51 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
Play 11. Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 11 in G Minor Dubravka Tomsic 6:37 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 11 in G Minor
Play 12. Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37: Andantino Dubravka Tomsic 5:31 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37: Andantino
Play 13. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor: Lento Abbey Simon 5:50 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor: Lento
Play 14. Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: Andantino Abbey Simon 7:50 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: Andantino
Play 15. Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor Christiane Mathé 4:29 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor
Play 16. Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 1 in E Minor: Andante Abbey Simon 4:05 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 1 in E Minor: Andante
Play 17. Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Lento con gran espressione Abbey Simon 4:00 $0.89 Buy Track - Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Lento con gran espressione
Play 18. Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 19:56 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso
Play 19. Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 9:06 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto
Play 20. Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: III. Rondo: Vivace Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 10:01 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11: III. Rondo: Vivace
Play 21. Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: I. Maestoso Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 13:36 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
Play 22. Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: II. Larghetto Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 8:35 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
Play 23. Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 8:03 $0.89 Buy Track - Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
Play 24. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major: Vivace Walter Klien 0:59 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major: Vivace
Play 25. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor Ketevan Badridze 2:21 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
Play 26. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major Ketevan Badridze 0:48 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major
Play 27. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor Ketevan Badridze 0:29 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
Play 28. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops" Ketevan Badridze 5:49 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops"
Play 29. Préludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor Ketevan Badridze 1:01 $0.89 Buy Track - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor
Play 30. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49 Peter Schmalfuss 12:08 $0.89 Buy Track - Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
Play 31. Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18, "Grand Valse Brilliante" Abbey Simon 5:03 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18, "Grand Valse Brilliante"
Play 32. Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat Major Abbey Simon 4:54 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat Major
Play 33. Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor Abbey Simon 5:28 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor
Play 34. Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42, "Grand valse" Dubravka Tomsic 4:01 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42, "Grand valse"
Play 35. Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, "Minute Waltz" Abbey Simon 1:39 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, "Minute Waltz"
Play 36. Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Abbey Simon 3:13 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Play 37. Waltzes, Op. Posth. 69: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Farewell Waltz" Dubravka Tomsic 4:15 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. Posth. 69: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Farewell Waltz"
Play 38. Waltzes, Op. Posth. 69: No. 2 in B Minor Dubravka Tomsic 3:26 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. Posth. 69: No. 2 in B Minor
Play 39. Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 1 in G-Flat Major Abbey Simon 2:14 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 1 in G-Flat Major
Play 40. Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 2 in F Minor Abbey Simon 2:51 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 2 in F Minor
Play 41. Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 3 in D-Flat Major Abbey Simon 2:11 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
Play 42. Waltz in E Major, B.44 Abbey Simon 2:20 $0.89 Buy Track - Waltz in E Major, B.44
Play 43. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, "Tristesse": Lento ma non troppo Abbey Simon 4:05 $0.89 Buy Track - 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, "Tristesse": Lento ma non troppo
Play 44. Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolution": Allegro con fuoco Peter Schmalfuss 2:43 $0.89 Buy Track - Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolution": Allegro con fuoco
Play 45. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor, "Ocean": Allegro molto con fuoco Abbey Simon 2:33 $0.89 Buy Track - 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor, "Ocean": Allegro molto con fuoco
Play 46. Impromptus, Op. 29: No. 1 in A-Flat Major: Allegro assai Dubravka Tomsic 3:56 $0.89 Buy Track - Impromptus, Op. 29: No. 1 in A-Flat Major: Allegro assai
Play 47. Impromptus, Op. 36: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major: Andantino Dubravka Tomsic 5:55 $0.89 Buy Track - Impromptus, Op. 36: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major: Andantino
Play 48. Impromptus, Op. 51: No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Vivace Dubravka Tomsic 5:36 $0.89 Buy Track - Impromptus, Op. 51: No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Vivace
Play 49. Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Major, Op. 66: Allegro agitato Abbey Simon 5:01 $0.89 Buy Track - Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Major, Op. 66: Allegro agitato
Play 50. Mazurkas, Op. 6: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andantino Charles Lilamand 2:07 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 6: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andantino
Play 51. Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Vivace Charles Lilamand 2:02 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Vivace
Play 52. Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 2 in A Minor: Vivo, ma non tanto Charles Lilamand 2:38 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 2 in A Minor: Vivo, ma non tanto
Play 53. Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 3 in F Minor: Moderato Charles Lilamand 1:50 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 3 in F Minor: Moderato
Play 54. Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Presto, ma non troppo Charles Lilamand 0:54 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Presto, ma non troppo
Play 55. Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 5 in C Major: Vivo Charles Lilamand 0:34 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 5 in C Major: Vivo
Play 56. Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Vivo e resoluto Charles Lilamand 1:44 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Vivo e resoluto
Play 57. Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 2 in E Minor: Lento, ma non troppo Charles Lilamand 2:07 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 2 in E Minor: Lento, ma non troppo
Play 58. Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major: Lento assai Charles Lilamand 3:39 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major: Lento assai
Play 59. Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 4 in a Minor, Op. 17: Lento Ma Non Troppo Charles Lilamand 5:10 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 17: No. 4 in a Minor, Op. 17: Lento Ma Non Troppo
Play 60. Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 1 in G-Sharp Major: Mesto Charles Lilamand 1:28 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 1 in G-Sharp Major: Mesto
Play 61. Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 2 in D Major: Vivace Charles Lilamand 2:19 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 2 in D Major: Vivace
Play 62. Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 3 in C Major: Semplice Charles Lilamand 1:28 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 3 in C Major: Semplice
Play 63. Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 4 in B Minor: Mesto Charles Lilamand 5:10 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 33: No. 4 in B Minor: Mesto
Play 64. Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor: Maestoso Charles Lilamand 2:48 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor: Maestoso
Play 65. Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 2 in E Minor: Andantino Charles Lilamand 2:39 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 2 in E Minor: Andantino
Play 66. Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 3 in B Major: Animato Charles Lilamand 1:07 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 3 in B Major: Animato
Play 67. Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto Charles Lilamand 1:48 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 41: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
Play 68. Mazurkas, Op. 56: No. 2 in C Major: Vivace Charles Lilamand 1:19 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 56: No. 2 in C Major: Vivace
Play 69. Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 1 in A Minor: Moderato Charles Lilamand 3:44 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 1 in A Minor: Moderato
Play 70. Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto Charles Lilamand 2:41 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
Play 71. Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 3 in C Minor: Vivace Charles Lilamand 2:34 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 59: No. 3 in C Minor: Vivace
Play 72. Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 1 in B Major: Vivace Charles Lilamand 1:40 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 1 in B Major: Vivace
Play 73. Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 2 in F Minor: Lento Charles Lilamand 2:22 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 2 in F Minor: Lento
Play 74. Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegretto Charles Lilamand 2:21 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. 63: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegretto
Play 75. Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 1 in C Major: Vivace Charles Lilamand 1:21 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 1 in C Major: Vivace
Play 76. Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 2 in A Minor: Lento Charles Lilamand 5:28 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 2 in A Minor: Lento
Play 77. Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 3 in F Major: Allegro ma non troppo Charles Lilamand 1:20 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 3 in F Major: Allegro ma non troppo
Play 78. Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 4 in F Minor Charles Lilamand 2:20 $0.89 Buy Track - Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68: No. 4 in F Minor
Play 79. Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor Ida Cernecká 7:51 $0.89 Buy Track - Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
Play 80. Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major, "Military" Dubravka Tomsic 4:33 $0.89 Buy Track - Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major, "Military"
Play 81. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic": Maetoso Peter Schmalfuss 6:24 $0.89 Buy Track - Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic": Maetoso
Play 82. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 Povilas Stravinsky 9:56 $0.89 Buy Track - Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
Play 83. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 Abbey Simon 9:47 $0.89 Buy Track - Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
Play 84. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 Mitsuko Uchida 7:20 $0.89 Buy Track - Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Play 85. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 Mitsuko Uchida 11:35 $0.89 Buy Track - Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Play 86. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento Abbey Simon 7:54 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento
Play 87. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: II. Scherzo Abbey Simon 6:39 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: II. Scherzo
Play 88. Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento Abbey Simon 9:04 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento
Play 89. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: IV. Finale: Presto Abbey Simon 1:29 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: IV. Finale: Presto
Play 90. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso Abbey Simon 9:19 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
Play 91. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace Abbey Simon 2:24 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Play 92. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: III. Largo: Cantabile Abbey Simon 8:40 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: III. Largo: Cantabile
Play 93. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto ma non tanto Abbey Simon 5:05 $0.89 Buy Track - Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto ma non tanto
Play 94. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57: Lullaby Peter Schmalfuss 5:10 $0.89 Buy Track - Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57: Lullaby
Play 95. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 Yuri Rozum 8:32 $0.89 Buy Track - Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
Play 96. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 Abbey Simon 9:21 $0.89 Buy Track - Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Play 97. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 Abbey Simon 7:20 $0.89 Buy Track - Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Play 98. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47: Allegretto Peter Schmalfuss 6:39 $0.89 Buy Track - Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47: Allegretto
Play 99. Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22 Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and Heribert Beissel 13:25 $0.89 Buy Track - Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine Chopin sampler, January 1, 2010
This review is from: The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces (Amazon Exclusive) (MP3 Download)
This collection is a nice sampler of Chopin works at a bargain price. Chopin's distinction among classical composers is his laser-like focus on the piano. As a result, the overwhelming majority of the tracks -- 92 out of 99 -- are for solo piano.

As with most of these collections on the X5 label produced for Amazon, the players are very good, but not the most famous names. Abbey Simon is a well-recognized piano virtuoso and offers great performances here. Peter Schmalfuss was a German pianist who never caught on with major labels, but whose Chopin recordings get great reviews. Dubravka Tomsic is a respected piano professor in Slovenia. Ketevan Badridze made her name as a Georgian pianist, and now is faculty member at Indiana University. The mazurkas here are performed by Charles Lilamand, who I am not familiar with, but the performances are enjoyable. The playing here seems solid all around.

I am particularly happy that both of Chopin's piano concertos are offered in their entirety. Most of Chopin's solo piano works are single-movement, so "chopping them up" isn't an issue as with some of the other "99 Most Essential" collections. But even the two piano sonatas included here are left intact, in fine performances by Abbey Simon.

If there is anything missing, I would say it is chamber works. Chopin didn't write many, but it would have been nice to have one or two of his pieces for piano and cello, for example.

Overall, this collection gets a "Bravo!" It is a fine sampler, far from complete but a good start indeed for anyone who likes solo piano and wants to explore Chopin.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Contents & Review of a Splendid MP3 Collection, January 2, 2010
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CONTENTS

Nocturnes Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55 No. 1, 72 No. 1, Op. Post in C minor
(Omits Op. 55 No. 2, Op. 62, & Op. Post in C-sharp minor)

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (complete)

Preludes Nos. 3, 4, 7, 14, 15, & 18

Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49

Waltzes Opp. 18, 34 Nos. 1 & 2, 42, 64 Nos. 1 & 2, 69, 70, Op Post in E major
(Omits Op. 34 No. 3, Op. 64 No. 3, Op. Post in A-flat; in E minor; in A minor; in E-flat; in E-flat)

Etudes Op. 10 Nos. 3 & 12, Op. 25 No. 12

Impromptus Nos. 1-3; Fantasie-Impromptu (complete)

Mazurkas Opp. 6 No. 2, 7, 17, 33, 41, 56 No. 2, 59, 63, 68
(Omits Op. 6 Nos. 1, 3 & 4, 24, 30, 56 Nos. 1 & 3, 67, Op. Post in B flat; in G; (in D;) in D; in B-flat; in C; in A-flat)

Polonaises Op. 26 No. 1, Op. 40 No. 1, Op. 53 "Heroic"

Scherzos Nos. 1-4 (complete)

Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3

Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57

Barcarolle in F-sharp minor, Op. 60

Ballades Nos. 1-3 (Omits No. 4)

Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante in E-flat major


REVIEW

The performances of the waltzes are full of life and very enjoyable.

Mazurkas tend to be *very* bouncy, which is a matter of taste. (Op. 68 No. 2 in A minor is taken slower than I have ever heard it; it has a bizarre appeal to it.)

The sound is never less than adequate, though there is a slight edge on the piano sound at times. (Many of these recordings come from the Vox Catalogue, unless I'm much deceived, which explains such a sound -- a bit too bright.) This is an enjoyable collection of Chopin recordings which I shall enjoy greatly. The entire collection burns cleanly onto 7 CDs, most of them very well-filled.

CD 1 - 15 Nocturnes
CD 2 - 2 Nocturnes; Berceuse, Barcarolle, Ballades, Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante
CD 3 - Preludes, Waltzes, & Etudes
CD 4 - Mazurkas
CD 5 - Impromptus, Polonaises, Scherzos
CD 6 - Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
CD 7 - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What's up with Track 55?, January 1, 2010
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This review is from: The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces (Amazon Exclusive) (MP3 Download)
A good collection, but can anybody tell me what's up with #55 of 99 (Mazurkas, Op. 7: No. 5 in C Major: Vivo)? The track is 7:25 in length, but only the first 0:32 is music, the rest is silent. These are variable bit rate (VBR) tracks, with most around 180-230 kbps on average. But the average bit rate reported in iTunes for track 55 is only 46 kbps, which is why I investigated and found the problem with this track. Did Amazon mess this one up?
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