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Frederic Chopin, Eugene Ormandy, Andre Previn
Chopin: Greatest Hits
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152
2. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
3. Mazurka for piano No. 15 in C major, Op. 24/2, CT. 65
4. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
5. Mazurka for piano No. 23 in D major, Op. 33/2, CT. 73
6. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
7. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
8. Waltz for piano No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
9. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
10. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Héroique'), Op. 53, CT. 155
11. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
12. Prelude for piano No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28/20, CT. 185
13. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180
14. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Marche funèbre
15. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'), Op. 10/12, CT. 25
16. Mazurka for piano No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6/2, CT. 52
17. Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement): Grand Valse Brillante
18. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Allegro Vivace

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All Artists: Frederic Chopin, Eugene Ormandy, Andre Previn, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Entremont, Hiroko Nakamura, Emanuel Ax, Alexander Brailowsky, Fou Ts'Ong, Michie Koyama, Cyprien Katsaris, Gary Graffman, Cecile Licad
Title: Chopin: Greatest Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/1994
Re-Release Date: 8/9/1994
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Fantasies, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Keyboard, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646405727

CD Reviews

More like Three and a Half Stars

Music Lover | United States | 02/04/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"When I think of the piano, the first composer that comes to my mind is Chopin. Chopin was a composer who excelled in small form writing for the piano. He wrote beautiful melodies with complex accompaniment that was both challenging for the performer and enlightening for the listener. Chopin did not write many multi-movement pieces and what he did write is generally not as good as his solo piano pieces anyway (this is my opinion, not a fact).

When buying recordings of Chopin's music, there are basically two options. You can either go with a "Greatest Hits" type collection, which works very well with Chopin, or you can buy collections that assemble all he wrote for a certain form (preludes, nocturnes, etudes, etc...). If you are new to Chopin, I suggest buying a "Greatest Hits" collection, though not necessarily this one, even though this is the CD in my car right now. The playing is okay but it's nothing really that special. Considering all the masterful Chopin interpreters out there, such as Rubinstein, Ashkenazy, Argerich, Pollini, and Perahia, it seems silly not to start with a pianist that you really love, since almost every great pianist has recorded works by Chopin. Having said that, this collection contains almost all my favorite works by Chopin, my only complaint being I wish it had more than one nocturne. Thus it serves as a good introduction to Chopin's music. I would recommend the Favorite Chopin collection by Ashkenazy over this collection because not only is he an amazing pianist and a masterful interpreter of Chopin, but it's two discs for the price of one."

Chopn's Greatest Hits

Mel Spenser | Houston, TX United States | 04/07/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Not a good version of Les Sylphides (#17); which is only a 5 minute excerpt. Any other Les Sylphides pieces are sprinkled throughout the CD as piano."

Good, not Great

J. Dabgotra | Los Angeles, CA | 03/02/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Revolutionary Etude and many other performers are good. However, Fanastie Impromptu I've heard performed much better. Raindrop Prelude is played okay, but the song is so low in volume that I can hardly hear it. Good deal though."