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Chopin, Brailowsky
Brailowsky Plays Chopin
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Son No.3, Op.58 in b: Allegro Maestoso
2. Son No.3, Op.58 in b: Scherzo; Molto Vivace
3. Son No.3, Op.58 in b: Largo
4. Son No.3, Op.58 in b: Finale: Presto, Non Tanto
5. Nocturnes, Op.9, No.2 in E-Flat
6. Nocturnes, Op.15, No.2 in F#
7. Nocturnes, Op.37, No.2 in G
8. Nocturnes, Op.48, No.1 in c
9. Nocturnes, Op.48, No.2 in f#
10. Nocturnes, Op.55, No.1 in f
11. Nocturnes, Op.55, No.2 in E-Flat
12. Nocturnes, Op.62, No.1 in B
13. Nocturnes, Op.62, No.2 in E
14. Nocturnes, Op.72, No.1 in e
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Son No.2, Op.35 in b-Flat: Grave; Doppio Movimento
2. Son No.2, Op.35 in b-Flat: Scherzo
3. Son No.2, Op.35 in b-Flat: Marche Funebre: Lento
4. Son No.2, Op.35 in b-Flat: Finale: Presto
5. Waltzes, Op.18 in E-Flat: 'Grande Valse Brillante'
6. Waltzes, Op.34, No.1 in A-Flat: 'Valse Brillante'
7. Waltzes, Op.34, No.2 in a: 'Valse Brillante'
8. Waltzes, Op.34, No.3 in F: 'Valse Brillante'
9. Waltzes, Op.42 in A-Flat: 'Two-Four'
10. Waltzes, Op.64, No.1 in D-FLat: 'Minute'
11. Waltzes, Op.64, No.2 in c#
12. Waltzes, Op.64, No.3 in A-Flat
13. Impromptu, Op.29 in A-Flat
14. Fant-Impromptu, Op.66 in c#
15. Berceuse, Op.57
16. Ecossaises, Op.72, No.3, No.1 in D/No.2 in G/No.3 in D-Flat
17. Trois Nouvelles Etudes No.1 in f/No.2 in A-Flat/No.3 in D-Flat
18. Etudes, Op.10, No.5 in G-Flat: 'Black Keys/Schwarze Tasten/Touches...
19. Etudes, Op.25, No.9 in G-Flat 'Butterfly/Schmetterling/Papillon
20. Etudes, Op.25, No.12 in c

CD Details

All Artists: Chopin, Brailowsky
Title: Brailowsky Plays Chopin
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Release Date: 1/16/1996
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ecossaises, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Fantasies, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 090266816422

CD Reviews

Brailowsky Plays Chopin - BMG 2 Disc set

Peter Dietrich | Boston, MA United States | 10/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Alexander Brailowsky (1896-1976) first caught my attention in 1952. An avid collector, the three artists whose recordings (LP's) I mostly searched for were Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982), Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) and Claudio Arrau (1903-1989). The "rivalry" was great and every release by these artists was fascinating indeed. In the spring of 1958, I noticed in the display window of a music store an item of great interest - a 2 LP set by Alexander Brailowsky playing the 19 Chopin Nocturnes. I entered the store ready to purchase this set, when to my dismay I learned that they had already been sold. The store manager offered to order them for me and I accepted. Having waited for a few months, I was notified by the store that the set was no longer available.
It was not until 1996 that I was able to purchase 8 of the Nocturnes from this recording (the other 11 have not yet been released on CD).
Listening to these Nocturnes and other performances of Chopin on these 2 CD's countless times, I have come to the conclusion that the performances of the Sonatas, Op. 35 and Op. 58, 10 Nocturnes and 8 Waltzes rival the best of Rubinstein, Arrau and Horowitz with sheer musicianship, technical display and above all tremendous involvement and presence. The sound is excellent and also the best among the younger generation for pianists that followed. A great buy for any music lover as well as the serious collector."

Someone plays Chopin "right"!

A. Salisbury | 06/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had the fortune of hearing a radio broadcast recently on rather obscure pianists playing famous works which included Brailowsky's interpretation of Nocturnes No's 2, Op. 9 and 2, Op. 15. I've been hooked since then. There is something so beautiful in the subtleties of phrasing in Brailowsky's playing which, to me, puts him above such contemporaries as Rubenstein and Horowitz and the later Ashkenazy. There's no getting ahead of himself, no stumbling--every single note is there and tastefully articulated. It just doesn't get much better than this."