Frederic Chopin Alexis Weissenberg - Chopin Nocturnes Mazurkas Waltzes (29 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Frederic Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg
Chopin: Nocturnes; Mazurkas; Waltzes
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Nocturne No.1 in b flat, Op.9/1
2. Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9/2
3. Nocturne No.3 in B, Op.9/3
4. Nocturne No.4 in F, Op.15/1
5. Nocturne No.5 in F#, Op.15/2
6. Nocturne No.6 in g, Op.15/3
7. Nocturne No.7 in c#, Op.27/1
8. Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.32/1
9. Nocturne No.9 in B flat, Op.32/1
10. Nocturne No.10 in A flat, Op.32/2
11. Nocturne No.11 in g, Op.37/1
12. Nocturne No.12 in G, Op.37/2
13. Nocturne No.13 in e, Op.48/1
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. Nocturne No.14 in f#, Op.48/2
2. Nocturne No.15 in f, Op.55/1
3. Nocturne No.16 in E flat, Op.55/2
4. Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62/1
5. Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62/2
6. Nocturne No.19 in e, Op.72/1 (posth.)
7. Nocturne No.20 in c#, Op.posth.
8. Nocturne No.21 in c, Op.posth.
9. Mazurka No.13 in a, Op.17/4
10. Mazurka No.32 in c#, Op.50/3
11. Mazurka No.35 in c, Op.56/3
12. Waltz No.3 in a, Op.34/2
13. Waltz No.8 in A flat, Op.64/3
14. Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69/1
15. Waltz No.10 in b, Op.69/2
16. Waltz No.13 in D flat, Op.70/3

CD Details

All Artists: Frederic Chopin, Alexis Weissenberg
Title: Chopin: Nocturnes; Mazurkas; Waltzes
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics Imports
Release Date: 9/12/2000
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724357383028

CD Reviews

The best interpertation I've ever heard

Peter Corluyan | 08/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The way he plays these nocturnes are amazing. Yea he might have his own touch in them so it's not exactly by the book, but that's exactly what you're supposed to do. The first CD is really out of this world, I can't say enough about it. The second Cd is great, not as great as the first one. I'm not putting it down, it's still really good but the first CD is on another level. I have 6 Nocturne cds and this is by far the best one."

Splendid

David Saemann | 06/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I guess I should not be surprised at the prices this is selling for. It really is one of the best performances of the Nocturnes. They were recorded in Paris's Salle Wagram by the veteran EMI France engineer, Paul Vavasseur. The results, from 1967-8, are warm and detailed, though occasionally muddy in the fortissimos. Weissenberg's tempos are relatively quick by modern standards. They are close to Rubinstein's from his classic set in the 1930's. Weissenberg's Chopin is subtle, graceful, but full of detail and dynamism. You always are aware that you are listening to one of the great virtuoso pianists of his generation. The selected Mazurkas and Waltzes offer tantalizing glimpses of what a full cycle might have been like. There is a wonderfully rhapsodic feel to these performances. There are quite a few great complete sets of the Nocturnes. I like Novaes, Barenboim, Moravec, Arrau, and Riccardo Castro. But Weissenberg's Nocturnes are certainly intimate and individual, and I would place them high on the list."