Mazurkas

Chopin (Artist), Rubinstein (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003ENZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,368 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Mazurkas

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Op.6-No.1 in f#

2. Op.6-No.2 in c#

3. Op.6-No.3 in E

4. Op.6-No.4 in e flat

5. Op.7-No.1 in B flat

6. Op.7-No.2 in a

7. Op.7-No.3 in f

8. Op.7-No.4 in A flat

9. Op.7-No.5 in C

10. Op.17-No.1 in B flat

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Op.41-No.2 in e

2. Op.41-No.3 in B

3. Op.41-No.4 in A flat

4. Op.50-No.1 in G

5. Op.50-No.2 in A flat

6. Op.50-No.3 in c#

7. Op.56-No.1 in B

8. Op.56-No.2 in C

9. Op.56-No.3 in c

10. Op.59-No.1 in a

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly nuanced performances, September 18, 1999

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This review is from: Mazurkas (Audio CD)

Are these superbly nuanced performances Rubinstein's greatest Chopin recordings? David Hurwitz thinks so. Personally, I would vote for the Nocturnes, but the Mazurkas run them a close second. Wherever you rank them in the Rubinstein discography of Chopin (and I like them much better than his 30's recordings of the Mazurkas for EMI) this is imperishable and cherishable Chopin.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive (almost), July 21, 2000

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Barry De Boer (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mazurkas (Audio CD)

I love the Mazurkas and have played quite a number of them enthusiastically (and badly!) over the years. Two artists stand out for me; Fou Tsong and Rubinstein. The Fou Tsong has an immediate, haunting appeal but the more you try to play them yourself, the more you realise just what an achievement the Rubinstein performances were. With two or three exceptions he seems to explore every nuance of the music. It grows on you with each listening whilst the Fou Tsong, with its occasionally overdone delicacy, fades a little. Listen to the little Mazurka number 13, which can't quite decide if it is in C major or A minor. I bet you hold your breath whilst you listen to Rubinstein

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Better to Record Chopin's Mazurkas?, November 27, 2001

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Lee M. Mcguire (Urbana, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mazurkas (Audio CD)

Rubinstein. Chopin. Mazurkas. Perfection. The impeccable Rubinstein rubato shines most when he plays the works which invite overindulgence, like the dance forms, or the easily sentimentalized nocturnes. His rhythmic restraint is admirable. These recordings are quirky yet authoritative enough to make me wonder whether only a fellow Pole can play Chopin with such multifariousness of movement within the staff. I've heard other recordings of the mazurkas, mainly individual performance pieces in compiliations, but none sparkle like the way Rubinstein makes them sparkle. Sublime.