

29, 36, 51 & 66ĬD 24 Dang Thai Son (Chopin Competition Winner 1980) KK IVA/15ĬD 18 Yundi Li (Chopin Competition Winner 2000)Īndante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22ĬD 16 Adam Harasiewicz (Chopin Competition Winner 1955) 53ĬD 13 Halina Czerny-Stefańska (Chopin Competition Winner 1949) 34/1ĬD 10 Stanislav Bunin (Chopin Competition Winner 1985) 21ĬD 9 Michel Block (Arthur Rubinstein Prize at the Chopin Competition 1960) 31ĬD 8 Rafał Blechacz (Chopin Competition Winner 2005)

in A flat majorĬD 3 Vladimir Ashkenazy (Second Prize Chopin Competition 1955) No other composer has contributed as many significant works to the piano’s repertoire.ĬD 2 Martha Argerich (Chopin Competition Winner 1965) Chopin invented the concept of the instrumental Ballade and his major piano works also include Sonatas, Mazurkas, Waltzes, Nocturnes, Polonaises, Études, Impromptus, Scherzos and Préludes, some published only after his death. Among the influences on his style of composition were Polish folk music, the classical tradition of JS Bach, Mozart and Schubert and the atmosphere of the Paris salons of which he was a frequent guest. Chopin was born in the small village of Zelazowa Wola, in the Duchy of Warsaw, to a Polish mother and French-expatriate father, and was a child prodigy pianist. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music and wrote primarily for solo piano. 1 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under André Previn from 1991 the first release on CD of recordings by Stefan Askenase (CD4), Michel Block (CD9), Halina Czerny-Stefanska (CD13), Julian von Karolyi (CD17), Dang Thai Son (CD24), Roberto Szidon (CD25), Fou Ts’ong (CD26) and the first international release on CD of recordings by Adam Harasiewicz (CD16).įrédéric Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. The collection includes the first ever release of Maria Joao Pires’ recording of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. The Chopin Masters features rare recitals, best-selling albums, and many recordings that have been released on CD for the first time. Includes rare recitals and best-selling albums The Chopin Masters features laureates of the Chopin Competition including the great pianists Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Rafal Blechacz, Michel Block, Stanislav Bunin, Seong-Jin Cho, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Yundi Li, Ivo Pogorelich, Maurizio Pollini, Dang Thai Son, Fou Ts’ong and Krystian Zimerman.

The Chopin Masters features laureates of the Chopin Competition
