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The Chopin Collection Box set, Import

Frederic Chopin (Composer), Artur Rubinstein (Performer) Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

  1. Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 1 In B-Flat Minor
  2. Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 2 In E-Flat
  3. Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 3 In B
  4. Nocturnes, Op. 15 No. 1 In F
  5. Nocturnes, Op. 15 No. 2 In F-Sharp
  6. Nocturnes, Op. 15 No. 3 In G Minor
  7. Nocturnes, Op. 27 No. 1 In C-Sharp Minor
  8. Nocturnes, Op. 27 No. 2 In D-Flat
  9. Nocturnes, Op. 32 No. 1 In B
  10. Nocturnes, Op. 32 No. 2 In A-Flat
  11. Nocturnes, Op. 37 No. 1 In G-Minor
  12. Nocturnes, Op. 37 Nocturnes, Op. 37
  13. Nocturnes, Op. 48 No. 1 In C Minor
  14. Nocturnes, Op. 48 No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor
  15. Nocturnes, Op. 55 No. 1 In F Minor
  16. Nocturnes, Op. 55 No. 2 In E-Flat
  17. Nocturnes, Op. 62 No. 1 In B
  18. Nocturnes, Op. 62 No. 2 In E
  19. Nocturnes, Op. 72: No. 1 In E Minor
  20. Mazurkas, Op. 6 No. 1 In F-Sharp Minor
  21. Mazurkas, Op. 6 No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor
  22. Mazurkas, Op. 6 No. 3 In E
  23. Mazurkas, Op. 6 No. 4 In E- Flat Minor
  24. Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 1 In B-Flat
  25. Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 2 In A Minor
  26. Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 3 In F Minor
  27. Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 4 In A-Flat
  28. Mazurkas, Op. 7 No. 5 In C
  29. Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 1 In B-Flat
  30. Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 2 In E Minor
  31. Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 3 In A-Flat
  32. Mazurkas, Op. 17 No. 4 In A Minor
  33. Mazurkas, Op. 24 No. 1 In G Minor
  34. Mazurkas, Op. 24 No. 2 In C
  35. Mazurkas, Op. 24 No. 3 In A-Flat
  36. Mazurkas, Op. 24no. 4 In B-Flat
  37. Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 1 In C Minor
  38. Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 2 In B Minor
  39. Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 3 In D-Flat
  40. Mazurkas, Op. 30 No. 4 In C-Sharp Minor
  41. Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 1 In G-Sharp Minor
  42. Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 2 In D
  43. Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 3 In C
  44. Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 4 In B Minor
  45. Mazurkas, Op. 41 No. 1 In C-Sharp Minor
  46. Mazurkas, Op. 41 No. 2 In E Minor
  47. Mazurkas, Op. 41 No. 3 In B
  48. Mazurkas, Op. 41 No. 4 In A-Flat
  49. Mazurkas, Op. 50 No. 1 In G
  50. Mazurkas, Op. 50 No. 2 In A-Flat
  51. Mazurkas, Op. 50 No. 3 In C-Sharp Minor
  52. Mazurkas, Op. 56 No. 1 In B
  53. Mazurkas, Op. 56 No. 2 In C
  54. Mazurkas, Op. 56 No. 3 In C Minor
  55. Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 1 In A Minor
  56. Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 2 In A-Flat
  57. Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 3 In F-Sharp Minor
  58. Mazurkas, Op. 63 No. 1 In B
  59. Mazurkas, Op. 63 No. 2 In F Minor
  60. Mazurkas, Op. 63 No. 3 In C-Sharp Minor
  61. Mazurkas, Opus Posthumous Opus Posthumous In A Minor "À Emile Gaillard"
  62. Mazurkas, Opus Posthumous Opus Posthumous In A Minor "Notre Temps"
  63. Mazurkas, Op. 67 No. 1 In G
  64. Mazurkas, Op. 67 No. 2 In G Minor
  65. Mazurkas, Op. 67 No. 3 In C
  66. Mazurkas, Op. 67 No. 4 In A Minor
  67. Mazurkas, Op. 68 No. 1 In C
  68. Mazurkas, Op. 68 No. 2 In A Minor
  69. Mazurkas, Op. 68 No. 3 In F
  70. Mazurkas, Op. 68 No. 4 In F Minor
  71. Ballades No. 1, Op. 23 In G Minor
  72. Ballades No. 2, Op. 38 In F
  73. Ballades No. 3, Op. 47 In A-Flat
  74. Ballades No. 4, Op. 52 In F Minor
  75. Scherzos No.1, Op. 20 In B Minor
  76. Scherzos No. 2, Op. 31 In B-Flat Minor
  77. Scherzos No. 3, Op. 39 In C-Sharp Minor
  78. Scherzos No. 4, Op. 54 In E
  79. Polonaises, Op. 26 No. 1 In C-Sharp Minor
  80. Polonaises, Op. 26 No. 2 In E-Flat Minor
  81. Polonaises, Op. 40 No. 1 In A "Military
  82. Polonaises, Op. 40 No. 2 In C Minor
  83. Polonaise, Op. 44 In F-Sharp Minor
  84. Polonaise, Op. 53 In A-Flat "Heroic
  85. Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 In A-Flat
  86. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor "Funeral March" Grave; Doppio Movimento
  87. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor "Funeral March" Scherzo
  88. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor "Funeral March Marche FunÈBre: Lento
  89. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor "Funeral March" Finale: Presto
  90. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor Allegro Maestoso
  91. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor Scherzo: Molto Vivace
  92. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor Largo
  93. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor Finale: Presto, Non Tanto
  94. Fantaisie, Op. 49 In F Minor
  95. Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor Allegro Maestoso
  96. Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor Romance: Larghetto
  97. Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 In E Minor Rondo: Vivace
  98. Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor Maestoso
  99. Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor Larghetto
  100. Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 In F Minor Allegro Vivace
  101. Waltz Op. 18, In E-Flat ("Grande Valse Brillante")
  102. Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 1 In A-Flat "Valse Brillante"
  103. Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 2 In A Minor "Valse Brillante"
  104. Waltzes, Op. 34 No. 3 In F "Valse Brillante"
  105. Waltz, Op. 42 In A-Flat "Two-Four"
  106. Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 1, "Minute", In D-Flat
  107. Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor
  108. Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 3 In A-Flat
  109. Waltzes, Op. 69 No. 1 In A-Flat "L'adieu"
  110. Waltzes, Op. 69 No. 2 In B Minor
  111. Waltzes, Op. 70 No. 1 In G-Flat
  112. Waltzes, Op. 70 No. 2 In F Minor
  113. Waltzes, Op. 70 No. 3 In D-Flat
  114. Waltz, Opus Posthumous In E Minor
  115. Impromptus No. 1, Op. 29 In A-Flat
  116. Impromptus No. 2, Op. 36 In F-Sharp
  117. Impromptus No. 3, Op. 51 In G-Flat
  118. Impromptus No. 4, Op. 66 In C-Sharp Minor "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
  119. Barcarolle, Op. 60
  120. Trois Nouvelles ÉTudes, Opus Posthumous
  121. Bolero, Op. 19
  122. Berceuse, Op. 57
  123. Tarantelle, Op. 43
  124. Andante Spianato And Grand Polonaise, Op. 22 In E-Flat
  125. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 1 In C
  126. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 2 In A Minor
  127. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 3 In G
  128. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 4 In E Minor
  129. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 5 In D
  130. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 6 In B Minor
  131. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 7 In A
  132. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 8 In F-Sharp Minor
  133. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 9 In E
  134. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 10 In C-Sharp Minor
  135. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 11 In B-Major
  136. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 12 In G-Sharp Minor
  137. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 13 In F-Sharp
  138. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 14 In E-Flat Minor
  139. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 15 In D-Flat "Raindrop
  140. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 16 In B-Flat Minor
  141. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 17 In A-Flat
  142. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 18 In F Minor
  143. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 19 In E-Flat
  144. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 20 In C Minor
  145. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 21 In B-Flat
  146. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 22 In G Minor
  147. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 23 In F
  148. Preludes, Op. 28 Prelude No. 24 In D Minor
  149. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" Grave; Doppio Movimento
  150. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" Scherzo
  151. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" Marche FunÈBre: Lento
  152. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March" Finale: Presto
  153. Berceuse, Op. 57
  154. Barcarolle, Op. 60

Product Details

  • Performer: Artur Rubinstein
  • Composer: Frederic Chopin
  • Audio CD (October 7, 1991)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 11
  • Format: Box set, Import
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: RCA Victor Europe / BMG
  • ASIN: B000026OW3
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,335 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe "Gold Standard" for Chopin
By What's in a name? on October 17, 2007
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This 11 CD set is absolutely fabulous. Artur Rubinstein was a great pianist, and he was at his best with Chopin. You simply will not hear better performances of Chopin than these. That is not just *my* opinion; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of Chopin of all time. Just do a quick online search if you doubt this, and look at reviews of his other CD releases of Chopin pieces here at Amazon.com.

This is all of the pieces of Chopin that Rubinstein recorded, though it is not all of the recordings he did of Chopin (he recorded some pieces more than once; many of his earlier mono recordings are not included), and it is not all of the pieces that Chopin wrote (because Rubinstein never recorded all of what Chopin wrote). If one wants all of the works of Chopin, one should still buy this set, but one would need to buy a few other CDs of other people performing the few pieces of Chopin that Rubinstein never recorded.

10 of the 11 discs were recorded in the late 1950's & 1960's in good quality stereo sound (though obviously not as high fidelity as is possible now). The last disc was recorded in the 1940's, so the sound is not great, and is mono. Nevertheless, it is still listenable, and the performances are still superb.

It comes with a nice, informative, multi-lingual booklet. English is one of the included languages.

You should buy this set before they raise the price; it is great. This set would be worth buying even if they charged normal retail prices for the CDs (which would be somewhere around $200 for this many discs). I bought an earlier release of this set for around $100 some years ago, and was very happy with the deal.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsGorgeous, UNBEATABLE VALUE, but NOT THE BEST Out There
By Gengler VINE VOICE on January 31, 2009
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It's somewhat dismaying to read reviews that begin with something like "Obviously, Rubinstein was a great famous pianist, and this is one of the greatest Chopin recordings EVER!" Clearly, there's no argument with the opening - Rubinstein was one of the titans of the keyboard during the 20th century, and many of his recordings still provide tremendous enjoyment. But for this listener, these justly famous recordings of Chopin - far from complete - are neither the finest examples of this pianist's legacy nor the finest recordings of the works themselves.

I highly recommend this set for the casual listener, who wants to have some Chopin in his or her collection. You can pick it up on amazon currently for about $21 (for 11 discs!!) For that price, this set will sate your appetite, and provide hours - if not a lifetime - of listening pleasure.

For the student of music, or piano, or simply the more discerning listener/collector, this set should be - and needs to be - heard in context. Rubinstein was in his "early" senior years when the recordings were made. Gone is the flamboyance, and risk taking of his youth. In its place was a golden, burnished piano tone, and careful - oh so careful - playing. Careful is good. Careful is meticulous. Careful is boring.

There are those who will jump all over me for suggesting this (particularly those who end the first sentence of their review with the word "EVER!") but there is a monotony associated with this set of recordings - a beautiful monotony to be sure, but a monotony none the less. The playing works for the beautiful Nocturnes and Waltzes, but is far less successful for, say, the Mazurkas which sound like cocktail hour at a senior center.

After two or three discs all the playing begins to sound the same.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsCan't Afford Not to Own This Set
By J. Grant on January 7, 2008
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There may be better (according to your taste) individual recordings of Chopin's works contained in this set, but not that much better, and certainly not at this price. Artists such as Arrau (Etudes, which aren't in this set & his darker Nocturnes), Moravec's Ballades, Michelangeli's Sonata No.2, Kapell's Mazurkas & Pollini's Preludes come to mind. That being said, Rubinstein's interpretations of all of these works are also outstanding, and nobody can touch him on the Waltzes (well, maybe Lipatti). The only minor disappointment of this set is the subpar recording quality of the Preludes, but the playing of them is still very nice and quite listenable. If you don't already own these works, this is definately the place to start (especially at less than $3 a CD), and if you don't know Rubinstein's sophisticated and aristrocratic readings of Chopin, you must see what you're missing. Highly recommended.

**At the time I printed this review the price was $27.99**
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4.0 out of 5 starsRubinstein's stereos were not his best playing
By kaream on September 8, 2010
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Rubinstein made studio recordings of Chopin's piano works during three distinct periods: early recordings during 1928-1939, a more mature series of mono recordings from 1946 to 1958, and then a series of stereo retakes from 1959 to 1967. I largely agree with G Engler's review for the thoughtful comments on Rubinstein's playing at various phases in his career.

The more extensive and relatively complete sets of the named genres are dated as follows:
--Scherzos: 1932, 1949, and 1959;
--Polonaises: 1934-35, 1950-51, and 1964;
--Nocturnes: 1936-37, 1949-50, and 1965;
--Mazurkas: 1938-39, 1952-53, and 1965-66;
--Waltzes: 1953, and 1963; and
--Impromptus: 1953-54, and 1964.
(I'm aware of only the 1959 complete set of the Ballades.)

To some extent I can understand people's desire for the very best recording technology, but to me this is always of *much* less consequence than the playing itself. I'm willing to put up with some pretty mediocre audio quality for listening to musicianship that strikes me as sympathetically reflecting the composer's background, intent and mood, but I have no time for the best SACD renditions of many popular and acclaimed performers I can think of. Music is never just notes to be played, no matter how technically skillful the performer.

None of Rubinstein's different Chopin recordings can be considered "youthful" - he was already 40 years old when he began these earliest recordings. Nevertheless there are clearly many stylistic differences between his playing in the 1930s and that of the two later series.Read more ›
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