The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos

~ Release by Chopin; Arthur Rubinstein (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

These were original three-track recordings; in Super Audio CD multi-channel mode, the music will be heard only from the front left, center and right channels.

Annotation last modified on 2023-07-14 03:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-04-28)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 (on 1959-04-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1831 until 1835)
dedicated to:
Nathaniel von Stockhausen (Hanover ambassador to France)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 23)
Frédéric Chopin9:23
2Ballade no. 2 in F major, op. 38
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-04-29)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-04-29)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-04-29)
recording of:
Ballade no. 2 in F major, op. 38 (on 1959-04-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
dedicated to:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 38)
Frédéric Chopin6:43
3Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-04-29)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-04-29)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-04-29)
recording of:
Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 (on 1959-04-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1841)
dedicated to:
Pauline de Noailles
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 47)
Frédéric Chopin7:20
4Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-04-28)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52 (on 1959-04-28)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 52)
Frédéric Chopin10:49
5Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-03-26)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-03-26)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-03-26)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20 (on 1959-03-26)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1831 until 1832)
dedicated to:
Thomas Albrecht (friend of Chopin)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 20)
Frédéric Chopin9:07
6Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-03-26)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-03-26)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-03-26)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31 (on 1959-03-26)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1837)
dedicated to:
Adele Fürstensein
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 31)
Frédéric Chopin9:47
7Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-03-26)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-03-26)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-03-26)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39 (on 1959-03-26)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1839)
dedicated to:
Adolphe Gutmann
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 39)
Frédéric Chopin7:17
8Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (on 1959-03-25)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1959-03-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, United States (on 1959-03-25)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54 (on 1959-03-25)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 54)
Frédéric Chopin10:58