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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Piano concerto Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Piano concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Barbirolli, John London S.O. Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1937 15-36 9-29 8-11 33-16 E Piano concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Tzipine, Georges Orchestre de la societe des concerts du conservatoire Francois, Samson (Piano) May & Jun., 1954 16-21 8-15 9-57 34-33 G Piano concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Kletzki, Paul The philharmonia O. Pollini, Maurizio (Piano) Apr. 1960 Pollini was 18 years old. 18-58 10-15 9-20 38-33 E Piano concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 Kaspszyk, Jacek Sinfonia Varsovia Koyama, Michie (Piano) May 2009 20-07 9-36 9-56 39-39 Piano concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Barbirolli, John London S.O. Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1931 10-56 8-07 7-34 26-37 Piano concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Barbirolli, John ??? Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1929-1951 13-41 8-55 8-14 30-50 G Piano concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Welser Moest, Franz London P.O. Bunin, Stanislav (Piano) Mar. 26, 1995 14-23 9-27 9-04 32-54 E Piano concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Kletzki, Paul Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise Francois, Samson (Piano) Jun., 1958 12-44 8-25 8-51 30-00 E Piano concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Kaspszyk, Jacek Sinfonia Varsovia Koyama, Michie (Piano) May 2009 14-44 9-49 8-49 33-22 Piano sonata Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E Piano sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 4-54 4-30 6-24 1-26 17-14 E Piano sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35 Argerich, Martha (Piano) 1975 Bought at Lindau in Germany on March 29, 2006. 6-40 6-04 8-34 1-28 22-46 Piano sonata No.3 In B minor Op.58 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 8-33 2-33 7-07 5-05 23-18 Prelude Op.28 Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E 24 Preludes Op.28 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1939 No.1 in C major 0-38 No.2 in A minor 2-16 No.3 in G major 1-00 No.4 in E minor 1-48 No.5 in D major 0-36 No.6 in B minor 1-49 No.7 in A major 0-38 No.8 in F sharp minor 1-40 No.9 in E major 1-13 No.10 in C sharp minor 0-34 No.11 in B major 0-31 No.12 in G sharp minor 1-07 No.13 in F sharp major 3-32 No.14 in E flat minor 0-33 No.15 in D flat major 4-44 No.16 in B flat minor 1-02 No.17 in A flat major 2-37 No.18 in F minor 0-48 No.19 in E flat major 1-16 No.20 in C minor 1-24 No.21 in B flat major 1-38 No.22 in G minor 0-46 No.23 in F major 0-42 No.24 in D minor 2-29 E 24 Preludes Op.28 Argerich, Martha (Piano) Oct., 1975 Bought at Lindau in Germany on March 29, 2006. No.1 in C major 0-31 No.2 in A minor 2-10 No.3 in G major 0-51 No.4 in E minor 1-51 No.5 in D major 0-30 No.6 in B minor 1-46 No.7 in A major 0-44 No.8 in F sharp minor 1-29 No.9 in E major 1-30 No.10 in C sharp minor 0-25 No.11 in B major 0-33 No.12 in G sharp minor 0-58 No.13 in F sharp major 2-44 No.14 in E flat minor 0-29 No.15 in D flat major 4-51 No.16 in B flat minor 0-58 No.17 in A flat major 2-50 No.18 in F minor 0-47 No.19 in E flat major 1-04 No.20 in C minor 1-32 No.21 in B flat major 1-34 No.22 in G minor 0-34 No.23 in F major 0-43 No.24 in D minor 2-14 24 Preludes Op.28 Shebanova, Tatyana (Piano) Dec. 1990 No.1 in C major 0-38 No.2 in A minor 2-07 No.3 in G major 0-51 No.4 in E minor 1-56 No.5 in D major 0-33 No.6 in B minor 1-58 No.7 in A major 0-44 No.8 in F sharp minor 1-35 No.9 in E major 1-29 No.10 in C sharp minor 0-32 No.11 in B major 0-38 No.12 in G sharp minor 1-07 No.13 in F sharp major 3-30 No.14 in E flat minor 0-33 No.15 in D flat major 5-34 No.16 in B flat minor 1-11 No.17 in A flat major 3-36 No.18 in F minor 0-56 No.19 in E flat major 1-11 No.20 in C minor 1-31 No.21 in B flat major 1-44 No.22 in G minor 0-45 No.23 in F major 1-03 No.24 in D minor 2-15 Prelude Op.45 Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E Prelude No.25 Op.45 in C sharp minor Argerich, Martha (Piano) Feb., 1977 Bought at Lindau in Germany on March 29, 2006. 4-03 Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.45 Shebanova, Tatyana (Piano) Dec. 1990 4-12 Prelude Op. Posthumous work Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E Prelude No.26 Op.post. In A flat major Argerich, Martha (Piano) Feb., 1977 Bought at Lindau in Germany on March 29, 2006. 0-40 Prelude in A flat major, Op.posth Shebanova, Tatyana (Piano) Dec. 1990 0-39 Etude Op.10 Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total G Etudes, Op.10 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1949 No.1 in C major, Op.10-1 1-57 No.2 in A minor, Op.10-2 1-21 No.3 in E major, Op.10-3 3-58 No.4 in C sharp minor, Op.10-4 2-01 No.5 in G flat major, Op, 10-5 1-33 No.6 in E flat minor, Op.10-6 3-05 No.7 in C major, Op.10-7 1-31 No.8 in F major, Op.10-8 2-22 No.9 in F minor, Op.10-9 2-17 No.10 in A flat major, Op.10-10 1-53 No.11 in E flat major, Op.10-11 1-48 No.12 in C minor, Op.10-12 2-36 E Etudes, Op.10 Pollini, Maurizio (Piano) Jan. & May 1972 No.1 in C major, Op.10-1 1-57 No.2 in A minor, Op.10-2 1-28 No.3 in E major, Op.10-3 3-42 No.4 in C sharp minor, Op.10-4 2-02 No.5 in G flat major, Op, 10-5 1-40 No.6 in E flat minor, Op.10-6 3-10 No.7 in C major, Op.10-7 1-30 No.8 in F major, Op.10-8 2-22 No.9 in F minor, Op.10-9 2-07 No.10 in A flat major, Op.10-10 2-04 No.11 in E flat major, Op.10-11 2-16 No.12 in C minor, Op.10-12 2-38 Etude Op.25 Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total G Etudes, Op.25 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1949 No.1 in A flat major 2-06 No.2 in F minor 3-06 No.3 in F major 1-37 No.5 in E minor 2-45 No.6 in G sharp minor 1-53 No.7 in C sharp minor 4-47 No.8 in D flat major 1-06 No.9 in G flat major 1-00 No.11 in A minor 3-31 No.12 in C minor 2-40 E Etudes, Op.25 Pollini, Maurizio (Piano) Jan. & May 1972 No.1 in A flat major 2-13 No.2 in F minor 1-29 No.3 in F major 1-53 No.4 in A minor 1-43 No.5 in E minor 2-55 No.6 in G sharp minor 2-04 No.7 in C sharp minor 4-51 No.8 in D flat major 1-06 No.9 in G flat major 0-58 No.10 in B minor 3-58 No.11 in A minor 3-32 No.12 in C minor 2-34 New Etude Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total G 3 New etudes Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1949 No.1 in F minor 1-50 No.2 in D flat major 1-38 No.3 in G flat major 1-49 Waltz Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64-2 Rachmaninoff, Sergei (Piano) 1927 3-35 Waltz No.2 in A flat major Op.34-1 Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1928 3-48 14 Valses Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933-1934 No.1 in E flat major Op.18 4-32 No.2 in A flat major Op.34-1 4-42 No.3 in A minor Op.34-2 4-14 No.4 in F major Op.34-3 2-11 No.5 in A flat major Op.42 3-39 No.6 in D flat major Op.64-1 1-36 No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64-2 3-03 No.8 in A flat major Op.64-3 2-55 No.9 in A flat major Op.69-1 3-04 No.10 in B minor Op.69-2 2-51 No.11in G flat major Op.70-1 1-57 No.12 in F minor Op.70-2 2-22 No.13 in D flat major Op.70-3 2-44 No.14 in E minor 2-16 E 14 Valses Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) Jun. 1963 No.1 in E flat major Op.18 5-26 No.2 in A flat major Op.34-1 5-07 No.3 in A minor Op.34-2 5-16 No.4 in F major Op.34-3 2-24 No.5 in A flat major Op.42 3-50 No.6 in D flat major Op.64-1 1-51 No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64-2 3-44 No.8 in A flat major Op.64-3 3-24 No.9 in A flat major Op.69-1 3-30 No.10 in B minor Op.69-2 3-53 No.11in G flat major Op.70-1 1-52 No.12 in F minor Op.70-2 3-29 No.13 in D flat major Op.70-3 2-51 No.14 in E minor Op.(posth.) 3-07 G 14 Valses Weissenberg, Alexis (Piano) Dec., 1981 Jan., 1982 Feb., 1983 No.1 in E flat major Op.18 4-43 No.2 in A flat major Op.34-1 4-47 No.3 in A minor Op.34-2 5-09 No.4 in F major Op.34-3 1-56 No.5 in A flat major Op.42 3-22 No.6 in D flat major Op.64-1 1-36 No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64-2 3-29 No.8 in A flat major Op.64-3 2-32 No.9 in A flat major Op.69-1 4-02 No.10 in B minor Op.69-2 2-39 No.11in G flat major Op.70-1 1-59 No.12 in F minor Op.70-2 3-24 No.13 in D flat major Op.70-3 2-22 No.14 in E minor 2-24 Nocturne Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Nocturnes Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1929-1951 No.2 in E flat major, Op.9-2 4-15 No.4 in F major, Op.15-2 4-27 No.5 in F sharp major, Op.15-2 3-13 No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.27-1 4-33 No.15 in F minor, Op.55-1 4-25 No.16 in E flat major, Op.55-2 4-23 E Nocturnes Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1936, 1937 No.1 in B flat minor, Op.9-1 4-50 No.2 in E flat major. Op.9-2 4-26 No.3 in B major, Op.9-3 4-46 No.4 in F major, Op.15-2 3-45 No.5 in F sharp major, Op.15-2 3-59 No.8 in D flat major, Op.27-2 6-13 No.9 in B major, Op32-1 4-38 No.10 in A flat major, Op.32-2 4-50 No.11 in G minor, Op.37-1 4-50 No.14 in F sharp minor, Op.48-2 4-41 No.16 in E flat major, Op.55-2 4-29 No.17 in B major, Op.62-1 6-04 No.18 in E major, Op.62-2 4-57 No.19 in E minor, Op.72-1 4-03 Nocturne No.2 in E flat major, Op.9 No.2 Bunin, Stanislav (Piano) Apr. 25, 1995 4-31 Polonaise Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Polonaise No.6 in A flat major, Op.53 "Heroique" Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1939 6-23 Andante spianato & grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1935 13-42 Polonaise No.3 in A major, Op.40-1 1934 3-34 Polonaise No.6 in A flat major, Op.53 "Heroique" 1935 6-12 Polonaise No.7 in A flat major, Op.61 "Fantasie" 1934 11-49 E Polonaise No.1 in C sharp minor, Op.26-1 Pollini, Maurizio (Piano) Nov. 1975 8-26 Polonaise No.2 in E flat minor, Op.26-2 8-37 Polonaise No.3 in A major, Op.40-1 5-27 Polonaise No.4 in C minor, Op.40-2 8-06 Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.44 10-56 Polonaise No.6 in A flat major, Op.53 "Heroique" 7-07 Polonaise No.7 in A flat major, Op.61 "Fantasie" 13-14 Grande Polonaise Brillante Precedee D'un Andante Spianato in E flat major, Op.22 Bunin, Stanislav (Piano) Apr. 25, 1995 14-13 Impromptu Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Impromptu Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 No.1 in A flat major, Op.29 3-43 No.2 in F sharp major, Op.36 4-51 No.3 in G flat major, Op.51 4-23 No.4 in C sharp minor, Op.66 "Fantasic Impromptu" 4-32 Ballade Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Ballade No.3 in A flat major, Op.47 Rachmaninoff, Sergei (Piano) 1925 7-17 G Ballades Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 & 1934 No.1 in G minor, Op.23 8-38 No.2 in F major, Op.38 6-48 No.3 in A flat major, Op.47 6-35 No.4 in F minor, Op.52 9-23 E Ballades Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) Jun. 1963 No.1 in G minor, Op.23 9-20 No.2 in F major, Op.38 6-41 No.3 in A flat major, Op.47 7-18 No.4 in F minor, Op.52 10-43 Scherzo Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 Rachmaninoff, Sergei (Piano) 1924 6-54 Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1932 8-10 Scherzo No.4 in E major, Op.54 9-32 E Scherzos Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) Jun. 1963 No.1 in B minor, Op.20 9-04 No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 9-45 No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 7-14 No.4 in E major, Op.54 10-57 Lullaby/ Berceuse Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57 Rubinstein, Arthur (Piano) 1928 4-10 Lullaby in D flat major, Op.57 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 4-12 Tarantella Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Tarantella in C flat major, Op.43 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933 3-03 Barcarolle Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Barcarole in F sharp major, Op.60 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1939 7-53 Fantasia Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Fantasia in F minor, Op.49 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1939 11-31 Songs of Poland Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Song of Poland, Op.74 Cortot, Alfred (Piano) 1933/1934 & 1939 2 pieces Largo Op. Posthumous work Favorite Title Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Largo in E flat major, Op.posth. Shebanova, Tatyana (Piano) Dec. 1990 1-53

　　　　　　
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