Martha Argerich / Vladimir Horowitz / Arthur Rubinstein
Chopin Piano Works
- Type CD
- Label Diapason
- UPC 3770003441892
- Catalog number DIAP 02
- Release date 22 January 2016
About the album
Bring together Mozart’s chamber music in a single box set? Schubert’s piano music? The Mahler symphonies? The principle is not new, but our particular method is unprecedented: the selection of thirteen hours of Chopin’s piano music was en- trusted to twenty-three experts. One team consisted of eight Diapason critics plus two of our highly esteemed colleagues, Jacques Drillon and Jed Distler. The other included a dozen pianists—and not just any pianists!—who agreed to enter into the spirit of the game. We sent seven or eight versions of the body of works they selected to Aldo Ciccolini, Nelson Freire, Nelson Goerner, Benjamin Grosvenor, Stephen Hough, Lang Lang, Nikolai Lugansky, Jean-Marc Luisada, Alain Planès, Alexandre Tharaud, Simon Trpecski and Daniil Trifonov. The fruits of their labours, their illuminations, and their ambivalences are summed up in the second half of this booklet. Certain groups of pieces implied a significant amount of work: hats off to Bertrand Boissard for leading us through the jungle of the Mazurkas, and the musicologist Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, who worked through the twelve nocturnes. From Cortot to Rubinstein and Horowitz to Perlmuter, from the ageing Horszowski to the teenaged Pollini, this unparalleled survey celebrates Chopin’s creative imagination, as Nikolai Lugansky points out in the notes. We’ll be hearing more than thirty pianists, some of whose performances have long been fêted as definitive versions, others whose recordings are rarities, like Hofmann playing Ballade no. 4 in 1938. Novaes’s concert version of the Concerto No. 2 had only been issued in a limited edition, and at a very unlikely pitch, because the soundtrack went too quickly! We slowed things down to a plausible speed, an operation that was also carried out on several other 78s. For greater listening comfort we sometimes modified the order of the opus numbers in the polonaises and nocturnes, basing our decisions on the different sound qualities and key signatures. For the last two tracks on CD 10, critics and pianists are in perfect harmony. A few years ago the Diapason team held a round-table on the formidable Barcarolle, and actually came to the same conclusion as Alain Planès: of the eight versions he listened to blind, Dinu Lipatti and Martha Argerich emerged as clear favourites, proving that our game of compare and contrast was not a completely random and subjective exercise.
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1124 Preludes, Op. 28 C Major. Agitato
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1224 Preludes, Op. 28 A Minor. Lento
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1324 Preludes, Op. 28 G Major. Vivace
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1424 Preludes, Op. 28 E Minor. Largo
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1524 Preludes, Op. 28 D Major. Allegro molto
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1624 Preludes, Op. 28 B Minor. Lento assai
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1724 Preludes, Op. 28 A Major. Andantino
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1824 Preludes, Op. 28 F Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
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1924 Preludes, Op. 28 E Major. Largo
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11024 Preludes, Op. 28 C Sharp Minor. Allegro molto
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11124 Preludes, Op. 28 B Major. Vivace
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11224 Preludes, Op. 28 G Sharp Minor. Presto
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11324 Preludes, Op. 28 F Sharp Major. Lento
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11424 Preludes, Op. 28 E Flat Minor. Allegro
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11524 Preludes, Op. 28 D Flat Major
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11624 Preludes, Op. 28 B Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
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11724 Preludes, Op. 28 A Flat Major. Allegretto
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11824 Preludes, Op. 28 F Minor. Allegro molto
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11924 Preludes, Op. 28 E Flat Major. Vivace
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12024 Preludes, Op. 28 C Minor. Largo
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12124 Preludes, Op. 28 B Flat Major. Cantabile
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12224 Preludes, Op. 28 G Minor. Molto agitato
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12324 Preludes, Op. 28 F Major. Moderato
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12424 Preludes, Op. 28 D Minor. Allegro appassionato
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125Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23
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126Ballade No. 2 in F Major Op. 38
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127Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major Op. 47
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128Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52
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129Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52
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130Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 45
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21Études Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major
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22Études Op. 10 No. 2 in A Minor
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23Études Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major
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24Études Op. 10 No. 4 in C Sharp Minor
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25Études Op. 10 No. 5 in G Flat Major
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26Études Op. 10 No. 6 in E Flat Minor
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27Études Op. 10 No. 7 in C Major
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28Études Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major
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29Études Op. 10 No. 9 in F Minor
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210Études Op. 10 No. 10 in A Flat Major
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211Études Op. 10 No. 11 in E Flat Major
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212Études Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor
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213Études Op. 25 No. 1 in A Flat Major
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214Études Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor
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215Études Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major
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216Études Op. 25 No. 4 in A Minor
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217Études Op. 25 No. 5 in E Minor
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218Études Op. 25 No. 6 in G Sharp Minor
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219Études Op. 25 No. 7 in C Sharp Minor
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220Études Op. 25 No. 8 in D Flat Major
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221Études Op. 25 No. 9 in G Flat Major
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222Études Op. 25 No. 10 in B Minor
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223Études Op. 25 No. 11 in A Minor
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224Études Op. 25 No. 12 in C Minor
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225Trois Nouvelles Études No. 1 in F Minor
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226Trois Nouvelles Études No. 2 in A flat Major
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227Trois Nouvelles Études No. 3 in D flat major
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228Excerpts from the Études Op. 25 No. 5
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229Excerpts from the Études Op. 10 No. 8
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230Excerpts from the Études Op. 10 No. 7
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231Excerpts from the Études Op. 10 No. 12
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232Excerpts from the Études Op. 25 No. 6
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233Excerpts from the Études Nouvelle E?tude No. 2
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234Excerpts from the Études Op. 10 No. 1
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31Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat Major Op. 61
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32Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante in E flat Major Op. 22
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33Polonaise in E Flat Minor Op. 26 No. 2
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34Polonaise in B Flat Major Op. 71 No. 2
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35Polonaise in C Sharp Minor Op. 26 No. 1
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36Polonaise in F Sharp Minor Op. 44
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37Polonaise in A Major Op. 40 No. 1, “Military”
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38Polonaise in C Minor Op. 40 No. 2
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39Polonaise in A Flat Major Op. 53, “Heroic”
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310Polonaise in A Flat Major Op. 53, “Heroic”
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41Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 in B Flat Minor
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42Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major
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43Nocturne Op. 9 No. 3 in B Major
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44Nocturne Op. 27 No. 1 in C Sharp Minor
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45Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 in D Flat Major
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46Nocturne op. 32 No.2 in A flat major
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47Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 in G Major
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48Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 in C Minor
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49Nocturne Op. 55 No. 2 in E Flat Major
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410Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1 in B Major
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411Nocturne Op. 62 No. 2 in E Major
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412Lento con gran espressione
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51Nocturne Op. 15 No. 1 in F Major
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52Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2 in F Sharp Major
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53Nocturne Op. 15 No. 3 in G Minor
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54Nocturne Op. 48 No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
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55Nocturne Op. 32 No. 1 in B Major
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56Nocturne Op. 37 No. 1 in G Minor
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57Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1 in F Minor
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58Nocturne Op. 72 in E Minor
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59Impromptu No. 1 in A Flat Major Op. 29
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510Impromptu No. 2 in F Sharp Major Op. 36
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511Impromptu No. 3 in G Flat Major Op. 51
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512Fantaisie-Impromptu in C Sharp Minor Op. 66
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513Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2
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514Nocturne Op. 72
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515Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66
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516Impromptu No. 2 Op. 36
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517Impromptu No. 1 Op. 29
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61Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor Op. 20
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62Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op. 31
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63Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor Op. 39
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64Scherzo No. 4 in E Major Op. 54
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65Mazurka D Flat Major Op. 30 No. 3
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66Mazurka C Sharp Minor Op. 30 No. 4
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67Mazurka C Sharp Minor Op. 50 No. 3
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68Mazurka F Sharp Minor Op. 59 No. 3
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69Mazurka F Minor Op. 63 No. 2
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610Mazurka C Sharp Minor Op. 63 No. 3
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611Mazurka C Major Op. 7 No. 5
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612Mazurka G Minor Op. 24 No. 1
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613Mazurka G Sharp Minor Op. 33 No. 1
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614Mazurka C Major Op. 33 No. 3
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615Mazurka E Minor Op. 41 No. 2
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616Mazurka C Minor Op. 56 No. 3
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617Mazurka G Minor Op. 67 No. 2
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618Mazurka A Minor Op. 68 No. 2
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619Mazurka Op. 68 No. 2
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620Mazurka Op. 33 No 4
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71Mazurka B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1
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72Mazurka A Minor Op. 7 No. 2
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73Mazurka F Minor Op. 7 No. 3
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74Mazurka D Major Op. 33 No. 2
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75Mazurka B Flat Minor Op. 24 No. 4
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76Mazurka B Minor Op. 33 No. 4
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77Mazurka C Sharp Minor Op. 41 No. 1
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78Mazurka A Flat Major Op. 50 No. 2
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79Mazurka C Sharp Minor Op. 63 No. 3
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710Mazurka C Major Op. 67 No. 3
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711Mazurka A Minor Op. 67 No. 4
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712Mazurka A Minor Op. 68 No. 2
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713Mazurka C Minor Op. 30 No. 1
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714Mazurka A Flat Major Op. 41 No. 3
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715Mazurka A Minor Op. 59 No. 1
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716Mazurka A Flat Major Op. 59 No. 2
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717Mazurka F Sharp Minor Op. 59 No. 3
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718Mazurka A Minor Op. Posthumous “Dedicated to Emile Gaillard”
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719Mazurka B Flat Major Op. 17 No. 1
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720Mazurka E A Minor Op. 17 No. 2
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721Mazurka A Flat Major Op. 17 No. 3
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722Mazurka A Minor Op. 17 No. 4
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723Mazurka A Minor Op. 17 No. 4
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724Mazurka LA Flat Major Op. 24 No. 3
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725Mazurka B Minor Op. 30 No. 2
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726Mazurka G Minor Op. 67 No. 2
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727Mazurka F Major Op. 68 No. 3
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728Mazurka F Minor Op. 68 No. 4
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729Mazurka G Minor Op. 24 No. 1
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730Mazurka C Major Op. 24 No. 2
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731Mazurka A Flat Major Op. 24 No. 3
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732Mazurka B Major Op. 56 No. 1
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733Mazurka C Major Op. 56 No. 2
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81Waltz A Flat Major Op. 42
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82Waltz D Flat Major Op. 64 No. 1
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83Waltz A Flat Major Op. 69 No. 1
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84Waltz C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2
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85Waltz G Flat Major Op. 70 No. 1
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86Waltz B Minor Op. 69 No. 2
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87Waltz E Minor Op. Posthumous
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88Waltz A Minor Op. 34 No. 2
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89Waltz F Major Op. 34 No. 3
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810Waltz F Minor Op. 70 No. 2
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811Waltz D Flat Major Op. 70 No. 3
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812Waltz A Flat Major Op. 64 No. 3
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813Waltz E Flat Major Op. 18
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814Waltz A Flat Major Op. 34 No. 1
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815Waltz A Flat Major Op. 34 No. 1
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816Waltz A Flat Major Op. 34 No. 1
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817Waltz E Flat Major Op. 18
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818Waltz D Flat Major Op. 70 No. 3
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819Waltz A Flat Major Op. 42
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820Waltz A Flat Major Op. 42
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821Waltz A Flat Major Op. 42
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822Waltz G Flat Major Op. 70 No. 1
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823Waltz A Minor Op. 34 No. 2
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824Waltz C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2
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825Waltz E Minor Op. Posthumous
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91Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 Allegro maestoso
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92Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 Romance : Larghetto
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93Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 Rondeau : Vivace
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94Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor Op. 21 Maestoso
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95Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor Op. 21 Larghetto
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96Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor Op. 21 Allegro vivace
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97Berceuse in D Flat Major Op. 57
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98Tarantella in A Flat Major Op. 43
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99Three E?cossaises Op. 72
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101Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op. 35, “The Funeral March” Grave – Doppio movimento
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102Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op. 35, “The Funeral March” Scherzo
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103Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op. 35, “The Funeral March” Marche funèbre. Lento
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104Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op. 35, “The Funeral March” Finale. Presto
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105Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 Allegro maestoso
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106Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 Scherzo (molto vivace)
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107Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 Largo
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108Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 Finale. Presto non tanto
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109Fantaisie in F Minor Op. 49
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1010Barcarolle in F Sharp Major Op. 60
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1011Barcarolle in F Sharp Major Op. 60
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