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Nadia Reisenberg
A Chopin Treasury
Genres: Dance & Electronic, New Age, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1, B-flat minor
2. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, E-flat Major
3. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 3, B Major
4. Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1, F Major
5. Nocturne Op. 15, No. 2, F-sharp minor
6. Nocturne Op. 15, No. 3, G minor
7. Nocturne Op. 27, No. 1, C-sharp minor
8. Nocturne Op. 27, No. 2, D-flat minor
9. Nocturne Op. 32, No. 1, B Major
10. Nocturne Op. 32, No. 2, A-flat Major
11. Nocturne Op. 37, No. 1, G minor
12. Nocturne Op. 37, No. 2, G Major
13. Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1, C minor
14. Nocturne Op. 48, No. 2, F-sharp minor
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. Nocturne Op. 55, No. 1, F minor
2. Nocturne Op. 55, No. 2, E-flat Major
3. Nocturne Op. 62, No. 1, B Major
4. Nocturne Op. 62, No. 2, E Major
5. Nocturne Op. 72, No. 1, E minor
6. Nocturne Posth., C-sharp minor
7. Barcarolle, Op. 60, F-sharp Major
8. Berceuse, Op. 57, D-flat Major
9. Allegro de Concert, Op. 46, A Major
10. Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Allegro maestoso
11. Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Scherzo: Molto vivace
12. Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Largo
13. Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Finale: Presto non tanto; Agitato
Track Listings (30) - Disc #3
1. Mazurka Op. 6, No. 1, F-sharp minor
2. Mazurka Op. 6, No. 2, C-sharp minor
3. Mazurka Op. 6, No. 3, E Major
4. Mazurka Op. 6, No. 4, E-flat minor
5. Mazurka Op. 7, No. 1, B-flat Major
6. Mazurka Op. 7, No. 2, A minor
7. Mazurka Op. 7, No. 3, F minor
8. Mazurka Op. 7, No. 4, A-flat Major
9. Mazurka Op. 7, No. 5, C Major
10. Mazurka Op. 17, No. 1, B-flat Major
11. Mazurka Op. 17, No. 2, E minor
12. Mazurka Op. 17, No. 3, A-flat Major
13. Mazurka Op. 17, No. 4, A minor
14. Mazurka Op. 24, No. 1, G minor
15. Mazurka Op. 24, No. 2, C Major
16. Mazurka Op. 24, No. 3, A-flat Major
17. Mazurka Op. 24, No. 4, B-flat minor
18. Mazurka Op. 30, No. 1, C minor
19. Mazurka Op. 30, No. 2, B minor
20. Mazurka Op. 30, No. 3, A-flat Major
21. Mazurka Op. 30, No. 4, C-sharp minor
22. Mazurka Op. 33, No. 1, C-sharp minor
23. Mazurka Op. 33, No. 2, D Major
24. Mazurka Op. 33, No. 3, C Major
25. Mazurka Op. 33, No. 4, B minor
26. Mazurka Op. 41, No. 1, C-sharp minor
27. Mazurka Op. 41, No. 2, E minor
28. Mazurka Op. 41, No. 3, B Major
29. Mazurka Op. 41, No. 4, A-flat Major
30. Mazurka Op. 50, No. 1, G Major
Track Listings (26) - Disc #4
1. Mazurka Op. 50, No. 2, A-flat Major
2. Mazurka Op. 50, No. 3, C-sharp minor
3. Mazurka Op. 56, No. 1, B Major
4. Mazurka Op. 56, No. 2, C Major
5. Mazurka Op. 56, No. 3, C minor
6. Mazurka Op. 59, No. 1, A minor
7. Mazurka Op. 59, No. 2, A-flat Major
8. Mazurka Op. 59, No. 3, F-sharp minor
9. Mazurka Op. 63, No. 1, B Major
10. Mazurka Op. 63, No. 2, F minor
11. Mazurka Op. 63, No. 3, C-sharp minor
12. Mazurka Op. 67, No. 1, G Major
13. Mazurka Op. 67, No. 2, G minor
14. Mazurka Op. 67, No. 3, C Major
15. Mazurka Op. 67, No. 4, A minor
16. Mazurka Op. 68, No. 1, C Major
17. Mazurka Op. 68, No. 2, A minor
18. Mazurka Op. 68, No. 3, C-sharp minor
19. Mazurka Op. 68, No. 4, F minor
20. Mazurka Notre Temps , A minor
21. Mazurka A Emile Gaillard , A minor
22. Mazurka, Op. Posth., B-flat Major
23. Mazurka, Op. Posth., D Major
24. Mazurka, Op. Posth., C Major
25. Mazurka, Op. Posth., G Major
26. Mazurka, Op. Posth., D Major

CD Details

All Artists: Nadia Reisenberg
Title: A Chopin Treasury
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bridge Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 10/14/2008
Genres: Dance & Electronic, New Age, Classical
Styles: Instrumental, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 090404927621

CD Reviews

Extraordinary, heart-wrenching Chopin

OperaCub | New England, USA | 01/06/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought these on a hunch, having researched Reisenberg online. I started listening in my car and found myself moved to tears (not a good practice in a moving vehicle).

In the nocturnes and the sonata she manages a true singing tone, a bel canto line, that is unlike anyone I can remember. There is deep emotion, but a strong rhythmic structure to what she does, so that it never feels (a la Pogorelich, for example) that the music has been radically deconstructed to meet the artist's needs.

I recommend these without reservation, even to those who may shy away from older, pre hi-fi recording techniques. There is just such integrity and humility in this playing, but never shyness or a lack of emotional projection. Emotional vulnerability at full voice and in full control."

A most moving expression of Chopin

Douglas Thorpe | Los Angeles, CA USA | 01/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The recordings of the nocturnes and mazurkas, the B minor sonata, plus three other pieces from the late 40's and early 50's are unbelievably beautiful; they capture the soul of Polish music like no other performer before or since! Ms. Reisenberg trained in Poland in her early years and that experience no doubt contributed to what seems to me to be the perfect merger of composer and performer. The sound is what one would expect from mono recordings made by a small company (Westminister) but Bridge has cleaned them up reasonably well. Don't let that deter you from enjoying the experience of these moving expressions of Chopin works."

Worth every penny

Dean, London | 10/09/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I can only endorse the comments made by the previous reviewers. The performances of the Nocturnes are exceptionally fine and sensitive. They were recorded during a traumatic period in Reisenberg's life, following the recent death of her husband, and she plays with great depth and feeling as well as delicacy. She tends to favour slower tempos, and is much closer in spirit to Claudio Arrau and Ivan Moravec than to some contemporary pianists who insist on playing Chopin as though he were Bach or Mozart. In Reisenberg's hands these pieces are beautiful, certainly, but there is also darkness, turmoil and more than a hint of tragedy, which is how it should be. The Mazurka set is remarkably comprehensive and would be a good alternative to Ashkenazy's Decca set for anyone who wants to hear an older recording.

The Nocturnes and Mazurkas were recorded in the mid-1950s and the sound quality is generally very good, although occasionally a little brittle in the higher registers. The Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, in contrast, is a late 1940s live recording from the Carnegie Hall and suffers from some background noise (but no more so than many other historical recordings).

These recordings are indeed treasurable and provide proof (if any were needed) that you have to look beyond the big, famous names like Rubinstein and Pollini if you want to build a truly balanced Chopin collection. A set of this quality should never really be out of print and Bridge Records are to be commended for making it available once again with such excellent re-mastering. Although it is not cheap, it is a four CD set and worth every penny."