Stefan Askenase - The Complete 1950s Chopin Recordings - Box Set 7 CDs

Label : DG
Format : Flac track
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CD 1:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Waltz No.1 in E flat, Op.18 -"Grande valse brillante" 5:16
2. Waltz No.2 in A flat, Op.34 No.1 - "Valse brillante" 5:00
3. Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34 No.2 5:14
4. Waltz No.4 in F, Op.34 No.3 2:43
5. Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 - "Grande valse" 4:07
6. Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute" 2:03
7. Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2 3:42
8. Waltz No.8 in A flat, Op.64 No.3 2:57
9. Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1 -"Farewell" 3:17
10. Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69 No.2 3:10
11. Waltz No.11 in G flat, Op.70 No.1 2:29
12. Waltz No.12 in F minor/A flat, Op.70 No.2 3:08
13. Waltz No.13 in D flat, Op.70 No.3 2:51
14. Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op.posth. 2:59

Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35
15. 1. Grave - Doppio movimento 7:35
16. 2. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I 6:55
17. 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) 7:26
18. 4. Finale (Presto) 1:27
19. Mazurka No.32 in C sharp minor Op.50 No.3 5:26

CD 2:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
1. 1. Allegro maestoso 9:57
2. 2. Scherzo (Molto vivace) 2:45
3. 3. Largo 8:36
4. 4. Finale (Presto non tanto) 5:16

Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
5. 1. Maestoso 15:14
6. 2. Larghetto 9:46
7. 3. Allegro vivace 8:28

Stefan Askenase, Berliner Philharmoniker, Fritz Lehmann

Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Czech Dances
Tance II (1879)
8. 2. Slepicka in B flat major (Moderato) 3:02
Tance I (1877)
9. Polka No.2 in A minor (Moderato) 3:17
10. Polka No.4 in B flat major (Lento) 3:25
11. Polka No.3 in F major (Allegro) 3:13

CD 3:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor, Op.9 No.1 5:02
2. Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2 4:10
3. Nocturne No.3 in B, Op.9 No.3 6:35
4. Nocturne No.4 in F, Op.15 No.1 4:59
5. Nocturne No.5 in F sharp, Op.15 No.2 3:30
6. Nocturne No.6 in G minor, Op.15 No.3 4:07
7. Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 5:01
8. Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2 4:53
9. Nocturne No.9 in B, Op.32 No.1 4:17
10. Nocturne No.10 in A flat, Op.32 No.2 5:10
11. Nocturne No.11 in G minor, Op.37 No.1 5:38
12. Nocturne No.12 in G, Op.37 No.2 5:00
13. Nocturne No.13 in C minor, Op.48 No.1 5:40
14. Nocturne No.14 in F sharp minor, Op.48 No.2 7:09
15. Nocturne No.15 in F minor, Op.55 No.1 4:51
16. Nocturne No.16 in E flat, Op.55 No.2 5:06

CD 4:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1 6:37
2. Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2 5:26
3. Nocturne No.19 in E minor, Op.72 No.1 4:25
4. Nocturne No.20 in C sharp minor, Op.posth. 4:10

24 Préludes, Op.28
5. 1. in C major 0:37
6. 2. in A minor 2:18
7. 3. in G major 1:06
8. 4. in E minor 2:02
9. 5. in D major 0:43
10. 6. in B minor 2:22
11. 7. in A major 0:54
12. 8. in F sharp minor 2:02
13. 9. in E major 1:27
14. 10. in C sharp minor 0:35
15. 11. in B major 0:48
16. 12. in G sharp minor 1:13
17. 13. in F sharp major 3:53
18. 14. in E flat minor 0:32
19. 15. in D flat major ("Raindrop") 6:01
20. 16. in B flat minor 1:12
21. 17. in A flat major 3:43
22. 18. in F minor 0:57
23. 19. in E flat major 1:43
24. 20. in C minor 1:52
25. 21. in B flat major 2:05
26. 22. in G minor 0:40
27. 23. in F major 0:49
28. 24. in D minor 2:47

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Piano Sonata No.17 in B flat, K.570
29. 1. Allegro 3:59
30. 2. Adagio 8:01
31. 3. Allegretto 3:10

CD 5:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Polonaise No.1 in C sharp minor, Op.26 No.1 7:01
2. Polonaise No.2 in E flat minor, Op.26 No.2 7:09
3. Polonaise No.3 in A, Op.40 No.1 - "Military" 5:41
4. Polonaise No.4 in C minor, Op.40 No.2 6:29
5. Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.44 10:16
6. Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 -"Heroic" 6:49
7. Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie 11:21
8. Polonaise No.9 in B flat, Op.71 No.2 6:59

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Ländler and Waltzes (Medley)
9. D365 No.1 11:16
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
10. Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 4:46
11. Valse oubliée No.1 in F sharp, S.215 3:08

CD 6:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11
1. 1. Allegro maestoso 21:06
2. 2. Romance (Larghetto) 10:06
3. 3. Rondo (Vivace) 10:16
4. Krakowiak - Concert Rondo in F, Op.14 14:52

Stefan Askenase, The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19
5. No. 1 in E (Andante con moto) "Sweet Remembrance" 3:31

Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67
Arr. for Cornet and Piano by Hardenberger/Pöntinen
6. No. 4. Presto in C "The Bee's Wedding" ("Spinning Song") 2:08

Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19
7. No. 2 in A minor (Andante espressivo) 2:43

3 Fantasies or caprices, Op.16
8. No. 2 Scherzo in E minor 2:52

CD 7:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 11:40
2. Berceuse in D flat, Op.57 4:52
3. Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 9:38
4. Impromptu No.4 in C sharp minor, Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" 5:24
5. Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29 4:54
6. Impromptu No.2 in F sharp, Op.36 6:04
7. Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51 5:38
8. Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 7:30

4 Mazurkas, op.41
9. 1. Mazurka in C sharp minor: Maestoso 4:07
10. 2. Mazurka in E minor: Andantino 2:41
11. 3. Mazurka in B Major: Animato 1:33
12. 4. Mazurka in A flat Major: Allegretto 2:37
13. Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 7:53