Vladimir Horowitz: The Chopin Collection

Contents Chopin: Andante spianato in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 Chopin: Grande Polonaise Op. 22 Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 2 Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 ‘Héroïque’ Chopin: Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Chopin: Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Chopin: Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Chopin: Mazurka in D-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3 Chopin: Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Chopin: Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Chopin: Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Chopin: Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’ I. Grave – Doppio movimento II. Scherzo – Più lento III. Marche funèbre IV. Finale. Presto Chopin: Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major ‘Tristesse’ Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Chopin: Nocturne F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Chopin: Écossaise, Op. 72 No. 1 Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Chopin: Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Chopin: Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’ Chopin: Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 2 Chopin: Écossaise, Op. 72 No. 1 Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Chopin: Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Chopin: Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 2 Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Chopin: Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Chopin: Étude in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 “Black Keys” Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 ‘Farewell Waltz’ Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’ Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’ I. Grave – Doppio movimento II. Scherzo III. Marche funèbre. Lento IV. Finale. Presto Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor ‘Lacrimosa’ Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’ Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Chopin: 3 Nouvelles études, B. 130: Allegretto in A-Flat Major Chopin: Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’ Chopin: Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Chopin: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1: Andante Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Chopin: Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Chopin: Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Chopin: Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major ‘Black Key’ Chopin: Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 2 Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 ‘Héroïque’ Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop’ Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major ‘Tristesse’ Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’ Chopin: Prelude in in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 Chopin: Polonaises, Op. 40, No. 1: Allegro con brio in A Major “Military” Chopin: Mazurka in D-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3: Allegro non troppo Chopin: Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2: Vivace Chopin: Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2: Andantino Chopin: Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Chopin: Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3: Vivace Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Chopin: Mazurka No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3 Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 ‘Fantaisie-Impromptu’ Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major ‘Aeolian Harp’ Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B Major, Op. 62

Sony Classical announces another ten releases in its popular series of Classical Masters. This new batch of budget-priced sets contains major recording projects by some of the 20th century’s most celebrated musicians. More piano music: a unique and indispensable collection of Vladimir Horowitz playing Chopin. The new Sony Classical box gathers together solo Chopin recordings that the piano wizard set down for RCA and CBS/Sony between 1928, when he was 25, and 1989, the year he died. “His Gramophone obituary observed: “Horowitz’s sound seemed to grow and blossom with all the fullness of great singing or string playing long after it should logically have ceased. These qualities combined with a facility and rhythmic aplomb that caused other would-be pyrotechnicians to pale into insignificance … If Rubinstein showed a classic and patrician sense of contour in Chopin, Horowitz looked on the wild side, avidly seeking a ‘romantic agony’ of the most vibrant passion and color. In such music Horowitz’s audacity and, indeed, outrageousness knew no bounds, and the communicative force of his playing drove his audiences near to hysteria.” Hear for yourself in this new 6-album set, the most comprehensive collection of Horowitz’s Chopin ever released.