Credits:

Wallenstein,Alfred,Frederic Francois Chopin,A.Rubinstein,Los Angeles Philharmonic,The

Description:

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth. A brilliant collection of monaural recordings of Chopin's masterpieces from Rubinstein's heyday. He had a special affection for Chopin, a composer from his native Poland, and throughout his life, his interpretation of Chopin established his own trademark reputation as "Rubinstein when it comes to Chopin. The recordings from the stereo period in particular have established themselves as definitive recordings, but the recordings from the monaural period (including some stereo recordings from the late 1950s), which will be released in a box set for the first time in Japan, are the most complete in terms of both spirit and technique. The monaural recordings (including some stereo recordings from the late 1950s), which are being released in this boxed set for the first time in Japan, allow us to enjoy to the full Rubinstein's dashing fingerwork and brilliant piano tone at a time when he was at the peak of his physical and mental maturity. The great appeal of these recordings is that they are different from the "richness of taste" heard in the stereo recordings, but rather they exude an overwhelming sense of vigor and brilliance.

Tracklisting:

1 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 IN E MINOR. OP.11 1.ALLEGRO MAESTOSO
2 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 IN E MINOR. OP.11 2.ROMANCE: LARGHETTO
3 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 IN E MINOR. OP.11 3.RONDO: VIVACE
4 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN F MINOR. OP.21 1.MAESTOSO
5 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN F MINOR. OP.21 2.LARGHETTO
6 [Disc 1] PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN F MINOR. OP.21 3.ALLEGRO VIVACE
1 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.1 IN C MAJOR
2 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.2 IN A MINOR
3 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.3 IN G MAJOR
4 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.4 IN E MINOR
5 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.5 IN D MAJOR
6 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.6 IN B MINOR
7 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.7 IN A MAJOR
8 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.8 IN F-SHARP MINOR
9 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.9 IN E MAJOR
10 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.10 IN C-SHARP MINOR
11 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.11 IN B MAJOR
12 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.12 IN G-SHARP MINOR
13 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.13 IN F-SHARP MAJOR
14 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.14 IN E-FLAT MINOR
15 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.15 IN D-FLAT MAJOR
16 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.16 IN B-FLAT MINOR
17 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.17 IN A-FLAT MAJOR
18 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.18 IN F MINOR
19 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.19 IN E-FLAT MAJOR
20 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.20 IN C MINOR
21 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.21 IN B-FLAT MAJOR
22 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.22 IN G MINOR
23 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.23 IN F MAJOR
24 [Disc 2] 24 PRELUDES. OP.28 NO.24 IN D MINOR
25 [Disc 2] BERCEUSE IN D-FLAT MAJOR. OP.57
26 [Disc 2] BARCAROLLE IN F-SHARP MAJOR. OP.60
27 [Disc 2] PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.35 `FUNERAL MARCH` 1.GRAVE-DOPPIO MOVIMENTO
28 [Disc 2] PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.35 `FUNERAL MARCH` 2.SCHERZO
29 [Disc 2] PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.35 `FUNERAL MARCH` 3.MARCHE FUNEBRE
30 [Disc 2] PIANO SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.35 `FUNERAL MARCH` 4.FINALE: PRESTO
31 [Disc 2] IMPROMPTU NO.3 IN G-FLAT MAJOR. OP.51
1 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.1 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.9. NO.1
2 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.9. NO.2
3 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.3 IN B MAJOR. OP.9. NO.3
4 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.4 IN F MAJOR. OP.15. NO.1
5 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.5 IN F-SHARP MAJOR. OP.15. NO.2
6 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.6 IN G MINOR. OP.15. NO.3
7 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.7 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.27. NO.1
8 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.8 IN D-FLAT MAJOR. OP.27. NO.2
9 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.9 IN B MAJOR. OP.32. NO.1
10 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.10 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.32. NO.2
11 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.11 IN G MINOR. OP.37. NO.1
12 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.12 IN G MAJOR. OP.37. NO.2
13 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.13 IN C MINOR. OP.48. NO.1
14 [Disc 3] NOCTURNES NO.14 IN F-SHARP MINOR. OP.48. NO.2
1 [Disc 4] NOCTURNES NO.15 IN F MINOR. OP.55. NO.1
2 [Disc 4] NOCTURNES NO.16 IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.55. NO.2
3 [Disc 4] NOCTURNES NO.17 IN B MAJOR. OP.62. NO.1
4 [Disc 4] NOCTURNES NO.18 IN E MAJOR. OP.62. NO.2
5 [Disc 4] NOCTURNES NO.19 IN E MINOR. OP.72. NO.1
6 [Disc 4] SCHERZOS NO.1 IN B MINOR. OP.20
7 [Disc 4] SCHERZOS NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.31
8 [Disc 4] SCHERZOS NO.3 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.39
9 [Disc 4] SCHERZOS NO.4 IN E MAJOR. OP.54
10 [Disc 4] TROIS NOUVELLES ETUDES. OP.POSTH. NO.1 IN F MINOR
11 [Disc 4] TROIS NOUVELLES ETUDES. OP.POSTH. NO.2 IN A-FLAT MAJOR
12 [Disc 4] TROIS NOUVELLES ETUDES. OP.POSTH. NO.3 IN D-FLAT MAJOR
13 [Disc 4] FANTAISIE-IMPROMPTU IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.66
1 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.1 IN F-SHARP MINOR. OP.6. NO.1
2 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.2 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.6. NO.2
3 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.3 IN E MAJOR. OP.6. NO.3
4 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.4 IN E-FLAT MINOR. OP.6. NO.4
5 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.5 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. OP.7. NO.1
6 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.6 IN A MINOR. OP.7. NO.2
7 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.7 IN F MINOR. OP.7. NO.3
8 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.8 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.7. NO.4
9 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.9 IN C MAJOR. OP.7. NO.5
10 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.10 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. OP.17. NO.1
11 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.11 IN E MINOR. OP.17. NO.2
12 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.12 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.17. NO.3
13 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.13 IN A MINOR. OP.17. NO.4
14 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.14 IN G MINOR. OP.24. NO.1
15 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.15 IN C MAJOR. OP.24. NO.2
16 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.16 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.24. NO.3
17 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.17 IN B-FLAT MINOR. OP.24. NO.4
18 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.18 IN C MINOR. OP.30. NO.1
19 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.19 IN B MINOR. OP.30. NO.2
20 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.20 IN D-FLAT MAJOR. OP.30. NO.3
21 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.21 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.30. NO.4
22 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.22 IN G-SHARP MINOR. OP.33. NO.1
23 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.23 IN D MAJOR. OP.33. NO.2
24 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.24 IN C MAJOR. OP.33. NO.3
25 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.25 IN B MINOR. OP.33. NO.4
26 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.26 IN C-SHARP MINOR. OP.41. NO.1
27 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.27 IN E MINOR. OP.41. NO.2
28 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.28 IN B MAJOR. OP.41. NO.3
29 [Disc 5] MAZURKAS NO.29 IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.41. NO.4