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Frederic Chopin, Alfred Cortot
Chopin: Preludes & Ballades
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (28) - Disc #1
1. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 1 in C major, 'Reunion'
2. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 2 in A minor, 'Presentiment of Death'
3. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 3 in G major, 'Thou art so like a flower'
4. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 4 in E minor, 'Suffocation'
5. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 5 in D major, 'Uncertainly'
6. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 6 in B minor, 'Tolling Bells'
7. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 7 in A major, 'The Polish Dance'
8. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 8 in F sharp minor, 'Desparation'
9. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 9 in E major, 'Vision'
10. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 10 in C sharp minor, 'The Night Moth'
11. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 11 in B major, 'Dragon Fly'
12. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 12 in G sharp minor, 'Duel'
13. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 13 in F sharp major, 'Loss'
14. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 14 in E flat minor, 'Fear'
15. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 15 in D flat major, 'Raindrop'
16. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 16 in B flat minor 'Hades'
17. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 17 in A flat major, 'A Scene on the Place de Notre Dame de Paris'
18. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 18 in F minor, 'Suicide'
19. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 19 in E flat major, 'Heartfelt Happiness'
20. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 20 in C minor, 'Funeral March'
21. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 21 in B flat major, 'Sunday'
22. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 22 in G minor, 'Impatience'
23. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 23 in F major, 'A Pleasure Boat'
24. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189: No. 24 in D minor, 'The Storm'
25. Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2
26. Ballade for piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, CT. 3
27. Ballade for piano No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47, CT. 4
28. Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, CT. 5

CD Details

All Artists: Frederic Chopin, Alfred Cortot
Title: Chopin: Preludes & Ballades
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Classica D'oro
Original Release Date: 1/1/1933
Re-Release Date: 11/6/2001
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723724164222

CD Reviews

Cortot in what he does best

Craig Matteson | Ann Arbor, MI | 07/08/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Cortot is one of the legendary pianists. This recording of the preludes and the ballades is better for him than the etudes. There are fewer technical demands and allow him to show of his poetic and interpretive gifts.The engineers have done a credible job in making these recordings from the 1940s sound pretty good. I like the softer and less brilliant piano sound that was the norm back then. Today is just too bright and harsh for my tastes. But that is another story. Email me if you want to talk about pianos."