The Great Pianists Play Chopin

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EMI Classics celebrate the 200th birthday of Chopin with a special 16-disc collection cover Chopin’s entire oeuvre played by legendary pianists past and present.

Hear excerpts form our cover CD which features a selection of pieces from the EMI Classics album including:

Nocturne No.8, Op.27/2                                                                                       
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Nocturnes, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1232

Ballade No.1, Op.23                                                                                                   
Cécile Ousset (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Piano Sonata No.3, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1292

Berceuse                                                                                                          
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Fantaisie-Impromptu, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1272

Piano Concerto No.2 – Larghetto                                                                          
Garrick Ohlsson (piano),
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Maksymiuk
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2
EMI Classics 967 1182

Piano Sonata No.3 – Scherzo: Molto vivace                                                               
Cécile Ousset (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Piano Sonata No.3, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1292

Prélude No.4, Op.28                                                                                                  
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Préludes, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1222

Fantaisie-Impromptu                                                                                    
Agustin Anievas (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Fantaisie-Impromptu, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1272

Allegro de concert                                                                                                      
Claudio Arrau (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Allegro de concert, et al.
EMI Classics 686 9622

Etude No.4, Op.10                                                                                                    
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Fantaisie-Impromptu, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1272

Piano Sonata No.1 – Finale: Presto                                                                             
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Piano Sonata No.1, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1302

Introduction, Theme and Variations                                                                             
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Piano Trio, et al.
EMI Classics 686 9642

Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise – Grande Polonaise                            
Alexis Weissenberg (piano), Orchestre de la Société des
Concerts du Conservatoire/Skrowacewski
Taken from Chopin: 200th Anniversary Edition – Fantasy, et al.
EMI Classics 967 1192