On this week's programme
09.05am
CHOPIN: Preludes
(24 Preludes Op. 28; Trois Nouvelles Etudes; Prelude Op. 45; Petit Prelude; MOMPOU: Musica callada No. 15; Prelude No. 9; El lago)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC901982 (CD)
CHOPIN: The Complete Preludes
(24 Preludes Op. 28; Prelude in A Flat Major, Op. Posth.; Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 45; 2 Nocturnes Op. 62)
Rafal Blechacz (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 6592 (CD)
The Great Pianists - Volume 8 (Masters of the Piano Roll series)
(CHOPIN: Barcarolle in F Sharp minor Op. 60; Nocturne in F Sharp Op. 15 No. 2; Preludes Op. 28 Nos. 1, 4, 10, 21 and 24; Polonaise in F Sharp minor Op. 44; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Hymn to the Sun from The Golden Cockerel; DEBUSSY: L'Isle Joyeuse; BRAHMS: Capriccio in B minor Op. 76 No. 2; Rhapsody in B minor Op. 79 No. 1; DEBUSSY: La Plus Que Lent; PROKOFIEV: Diabolical Suggestion Op. 4 No. 4; DE FALLA: Ritual Fire Dance from Love the Magician; ALBENIZ: El Albaicin from Iberia; Evocation from Iberia)
Artur Rubinstein (piano roll recordings made between 1919 and 1925)
Dal Segno DSPRCD 024 (CD, Mid Price)
Chopin a Vienne
(CHOPIN: Polonaise in G Sharp minor; Polonaise in B Flat minor; Polonaise in G Flat major; Variations on "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni; Nocturne in E Flat minor Op. Posth. 72 No. 1; Mazurka in A Flat major Op. 7 No. 4a; Mazurka in A minor Op. 7 No. 2a; Mazurka in A minor Op. Posth. 68 No. 2; Lento con gran expressione in C Sharp minor; Waltz in D Flat major; Waltz in A Flat major; Nocturne in B Flat minor Op. 9 No. 2; Nocturne in E Flat major Op. 9 No. 2; Nocturne in B major Op. 9 No. 3)
Pierre Goy (piano - copy of a 1826 Conrad Graf)
Lyrinx LYR247 (CD)
NB. No UK Distribution
09.30 am
Building a Library Recommendation
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2
Reviewer - Harriet Smith
First Choice:
(c/w Etudes Op. 10; Barcarolle Op. 60)
Nelson Freire (piano)
Decca 475 6617 (Hybrid SACD)
Next week Edward Seckerson examines recordings of Shostakovich's 13th Symphony
FERDINAND HILLER: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 5; Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Sharp minor Op. 69; Piano Concerto No. 3 in A Flat major "Concerto espressivo" Op. 170
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Hyperion CDA67655 (CD)
10.30 David Owen-Norris on Chopin
Andrew is joined by David Owen Norris to discuss "essential Chopin on disc". David brings his own choices to the table, and they consider some suggestions from listeners. With extracts from the following discs:
STEFAN ASKENASE: Complete 1950s Chopin recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
(CD 1: 14 Waltzes; Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35; Mazurka in C minor Op.50;
CD 2: Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58; Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21; Smetana: 4 Polkas from 10 Ceske Tance II (1879);
CD 3: Nocturnes Nos.1 - 16;
CD 4: Nocturnes Nos.17 - 20; 24 Preludes
MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major K. 570;
CD 5: Polonaises Nos.1 - 7, No.9; SCHUBERT: 4 Waltzes from "36 Originaltanze genannt Erste Walzer"; LISZT: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat major; Valse oubliee No.1 in F sharp major
CD 6: CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11; Rondo a la Krakowiak in F major Op.14;
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte; Op.19, Op.67 & Op.19; Scherzo in E minor Op.16
CD 7: CHOPIN: Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31
Berceuse in D flat major Op.57; Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60; Fantaisie-Impromptu No.4 in C sharp minor Op.66; Impromptu No.1 in A flat major Op.29; Impromptu No.2 in F sharp major Op.36; Impromptu No.3 in G flat major Op.51; Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor Op.39; 4 Mazurkas Op.41
Ballade No.3 in A flat major Op.47)
Stefan Askenase (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 5242 (7 CDs, Budget)
Great Pianists: Horowitz
Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, L.33/Kk 87; Sonata in G, L.487/Kk 125; Haydn: Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI/52; Schumann: Arabeske in C, Op. 18; Traumes Wirren (Fantasiestucke, Op. 12, No. 7); Chopin: Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41, No. 2; Mazurka No. 32 in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3; Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4; Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5 (Black Key); Debussy: Etude IX: Pour les arpeges composes; Poulenc: Pastourelle (L'Eventail de Jeanne, No. 8); Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano, No. 2); Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Rachmaninov): The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (from Tsar Sultan); Stravinsky: Danse Russe (from Petrushka); Liszt: Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
Naxos Historical 8.110606 (CD, Budget)
Chopin: The Nocturnes
(Complete Nocturnes)
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 447 0962 (2 CDs, Mid Price)
CHOPIN: Cello Sonata Op. 65; Introduction and Polonaise Op. 3; SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 arr. Friedrich Grutzmacher
Martha Argerich (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Deutsche Grammophon 419 8602 (CD, Mid Price)
PADEREWKSI: His Earliest Recordings - The Complete European Recordings 1911-12
(CD 1:Waltz in A flat Op 34 No 1; Nocturne in F sharp Op 15 No 2; Waltz in C sharp minor Op 64 No 2; STOJOWSKI Chant d'amour Op 26 No 3; SCHUBERT-LISZT Hark! Hark! The Lark!; SCHUMANN Nachtstuck in F Op 23 No 4; CHOPIN Polonaise in A Op 40 No 1; CHOPIN Nocturne in E Op 62 No 2; Etude in G flat Op 25 No 9; Etude in F Op 25 No 3; Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4; Nocturne in F Op 15 No 1; PADEREWSKI Minuet in G Op 14 No 1; Nocturne in B flat Op 16 No 4; MENDELSSOHN Song Without Words Op 53 No 4; Song Without Words Op 19 No 3; DEBUSSY Reflets dans l'eau; PAGANINI-LISZT La Campanella ; PADEREWSKI Cracovienne fantastique Op 14 No 6; CHOPIN Nocturne in F sharp Op 15 No 2;
CD 2: CHOPIN Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ; Etude in C Op 10 No 7; Etude in A flat Op 25 No 1; Etude in F minor Op 25 No 2; Etude in E Op 10 No 3; PADEREWSKI Cracovienne fantastique Op 14 No 6; SCHUBERT-LISZT Hark! Hark! The Lark!; SCHUMANN Des Abends Op 12 No 1; Aufschwung Op 12 No 2; SCHUMANN Warum? Op 12 No 3; CHOPIN Waltz in A flat Op 34 No 1; Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4; CHOPIN-LISZT The Maiden's Wish; CHOPIN Etude in C sharp minor Op 25 No 7; PAGANINI-LISZT La Campanella; STOJOWSKI Chant d'amour Op 26 No 3; LISZT Etude de concert No 2 in F minor; CHOPIN-LISZT The Maiden's Wish; CHOPIN Berceuse in D flat Op 57; MENDELSSOHN Song Without Words Op 19 No 3; RUBINSTEIN Valse-Caprice in E flat)
Ignace Jan Paderewski (piano)
APR 6006 (CD)
CHOPIN: Fantaisie Op. 49; Barcarolle Op. 60; 4 Ballades Op. 23, Op. 38, Op. 47 and Op. 52
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 423 0902 (CD)
CHOPIN: 14 Waltzes; Barcarolle in F Sharp major Op. 60; Nocturne in D Flat major Op. 27 No. 2; Mazurka in C Sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3
Dinu Lipatti (piano)
EMI 5669042 (CD, Mid Price)
Solomon: The Complete Recordings of Chopin
Etudes Nos. 3, 8 and 9 Op. 10; Etudes Nos. 1-3 Op. 25; Nocturne in E flat Op. 9 No. 2; Nocturne in D Flat Op. 27 No. 2; Waltz in A flat Op. 42; Waltz in E minor Op. Posth.; Polonaise in A Op. 40 No. 1; Polonaise in A flat Op. 53; Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49; Mazurka in A minor Op. 68 No. 2; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52; Berceuse Op. 57)
Solomon (piano)
Testament SBT1030 (CD, Mid Price)
CHOPIN: 4 Scherzi No. 1 Op. 20; No. 2 Op. 31; No. 3 Op. 39; No. 4 Op. 54
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 439 9472 (CD, Mid Price)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Alfred Cortot II
(CHOPIN: Preludes Op. 28; DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book 1; FRANCK: Prelude, choral et fugue; Prelude, aria et final; Variations Symphonique; RAVEL: Sonatine; SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor)
Alfred Cortot (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Landon Ronald (conductor), Charles Munch (conductor)
Philips 456 754-2 (2 CDs)
CHOPIN: Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49; Waltz Nos. 1-2 Op. 34; Waltz No. 14 in E minor Op. Posth.; Three Ecossaises Op. Post. 72 No. 3 (1-3); Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Op. 29; 12 Etudes Op. 10; 12 Etudes Op. 25; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 453 4562 (CD, Mid Price)
Chopin: Piano Works
(CD 1: 12 Etudes op. 10; 12 Etudes op. 25; 4 Impromptus;
CD 2: Sonata no. 2 op. 35; Sonata no. 3 op. 58; 4 Mazurkas op. posth. (no. 54, D major), op. 67/3, op. 68/2, op. 7/1; Introduction and Variations on a German National Air, op. posth.; Mazurka A flat op. posth.; Berceuse op. 57; Polonaise op. 53
CD 3: Concerto no. 1 in E minor op. 11; Concerto no. 2 in F minor op. 21)
Tamas Vasary (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow (conductor), Janos Kulka (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 5510 (3 CDs, Budget)
Artur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection
(Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, 4 Ballades, Barcarolle, Berceuse, Bolero, Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Fantaisie, 4 Impromptus, 51 Mazurkas, 19 Nocturnes, 6 Polonaise, Polonaise-Fantaisie, 24 Preludes, 4 Scherzos, Sonata No. 2, Sonata No. 3, Tarantelle, Trios nouvelles etudes, 14 Waltzes)
RCA Victor Gold Seal 74321 970962 (11 CDs, Budget)
RACHMANINOV: HIS COMPLETE RECORDINGS
(including the following works by Chopin: Sonata No. 2 Op. 35; Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2; Waltz Op. 64. No 2; Waltz Op. 64 No. 3; Ballade No. 3 Op. 47; Mazurka Op. 68 No. 2; Waltz Op. Posth.; Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3; Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2; Waltz Op. 18 "Grande valse brilliante"; Watlz Op. 34 No. 3 " Valse brilliante"; Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"; Waltz Op. 69 No. 2; Waltz Op. 70 No. 1; Scherzo No. 3 Op. 39, Waltz Op. 42 "Two-Four"; Waltz Op. 64 No. 3)
Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
RCA 82876678922 (10 CDs, Budget)
11.55am Disc of the Week
Frederic Chopin: Piano Works
(Barcarolle Op. 60; Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3; Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. posth. (first version of Fantaisie-impromptu Op. 66); Waltz Op. 64 No. 1; Sonata No. 3 Op. 58; Waltz Op. 18
Ballade No. 4; Waltzes Op. 64 Nos. 2 & 3
Preludes Op. 28 Nos. 15 & 17)
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
EMI 5148992 (CD and digital download)
