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"The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between." - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin is one of the greatest composers of the Romantic piano tradition. He was a master in making the small form great. His ballades, mazurkas, polonaises, preludes, etudes and nocturnes all belong to the most popular standard works for piano ever written.  As a child prodigy, Chopin grew up in a middle class family, who lived among the literati of Warsaw. When in 1830 the November Uprising broke out in Poland, the twenty year old Chopin stayed in Vienna. He became an exile and never returned to his mother country. He eventually settled in Paris.  He avoided public concerts, but he did like performing in small settings, such as salons and at home for his friends. This way, Chopin built a reputation as an exceptional pianist, teacher and composer.
Chopin brought a unique synthesis between the Viennese bravado and the French/English lyric style. Even though his pieces often are technically very demanding, the focus was always on creating a lyric expression and poetic atmosphere. He invented the instrumental ballade, and brought salongenres to a higher level with his many innovations and refinements. 

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Frédéric Chopin
The poor, sad angel (re-issue)
Nikolai Lugansky
The London Recordings Vol. 1
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concertos (Chamber Versions)
Emmanuel Despax
Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin
Bach & Chopin
Dina Ugorskaja
Various composers
Live in Taiwan 1998
Sergio Fiorentino
Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin
... o sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
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Various composers
Eclectic | Being Me
Marie François
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Fuck Digital (vinyl)
James Rhodes
Gabriel Fauré, Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric Chopin
Impromptus
Katya Apekisheva
Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann
Chopin & Schumann
Sveinung Bjelland
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The Unreleased Recitals at The Concertgebouw 1975 - 1976 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980
Emil Gilels
Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt
Piano Works, Chopin & Liszt
Sophia Agranovich
The Saga of Reflective Perspectives
Sandy Patton
Chopin & Schubert
Capella Cracoviensis
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin recital
Jean Muller
Piano Concertos Nos 23 & 27
Menahem Pressler
Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert
Musings
Camiel Boomsma
Frédéric Chopin
Ghosts
Nino Gvetadze
Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, César Franck
Johandrew Slominski
Johandrew Slominski
Frédéric Chopin
Preludes, Berceuse, Barcarolle
Emmanuel Despax
Historical Recordings
Karlrobert Kreiten
Frédéric Chopin
The Four Ballades
Angela Brownridge
Various composers
The Shepherd on the Rock
Julian Bliss
Various composers
Inside Tracks
James Rhodes
Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin
'Wanderer' Fantasie in C major, Op. 15
Sophia Agranovich
Chopin meets the Blues Live
Peter Beets
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin
Lars Vogt
Various composers
LOVE in London
James Rhodes
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin
Sophie Pacini
Various composers
Five
James Rhodes
Various composers
Piano Man
James Rhodes
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka - Researching Chopin -
Nils Henrik Asheim
Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Ernő Dohnányi
Grieg - Dohnanyi - Chopin: Sonata and Etude
Ya-Ting Chang / Ronald Leonard
Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt
Alexandra Dariescu plays Schumann, Liszt & Chopin
Alexandra Dariescu
Various composers
James Rhodes Live in Brighton
James Rhodes
Mazurkas (complete)
Barbosa, Antonio
The 21 Nocturnes
Smith, Jean Alexis
Frédéric Chopin
Homage To Chopin
Cooke/watkins
Frédéric Chopin
Cello Sonatas
Jamie Walton / Daniel Grimwood
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka Remaking Chopin
Aasheim, Nils Henrik/gjertrud's Gypsy Orchestra
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin
Blaue Blume
Alver, Rune
Karol Szymanovski, Frédéric Chopin
The Spirit of Poland
Felicja Blumental
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Brana Records Collection, Vol. 3
Blumental
Chopin Meets The Blues
Peter Beets Quartet
Piano works
Alexei Volodin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin: 24 Préludes Op. 28 & Ballades Op. 23 & 52
Sheila Arnold
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Waltzes: Blumental Coll. Vol.1
Felicja Blumental: piano
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polon.: Blum. Vol.2
Felicja Blumental: piano
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Piano Concerto and Scherzos
Felicja Blumental: piano, Innsbruck
Portraits II (Edition Ruhr Piano Festival Vol 15
D. Bashkirov; H. Schuch; D. Fray, C. Chamorel; S. Mauser; V. Kharin
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin
Jean Muller
Frédéric Chopin
Ballades, Berceuse, Barcarolle, Fantaisie
Paul Komen
Fantasies
Youri Egorov
The poor, sad angel
Nikolai Lugansky
Various composers
Lente Concert Deel 1
Various Artists
Maurice Ravel, Frédéric Chopin
Le Tombeau de Couperin & Chopin: 24 Préludes Op. 28 (Live)
Ivo Janssen