The Best of Chopin

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1Etude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 "Revolution"
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Vitalij Margulis and Marián Pivka (pianist)
solo piano:
Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
2:50
2Prelude op. 28/7 in A minor
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
1:00
3Prelude op. 28/15 in D-flat major "Raindrop"
piano:
Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
5:39
4Waltz op. 18/1 in E-flat major "Grande Valse Brillante"
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1833)
dedicated to:
Laura Harsford
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 18)
5:15
5Waltz op. 34/1 in A-flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 2 in A‐flat major, op. 34 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
4:56
6Waltz op. 64/1 in D-flat major "Minute"
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist) and Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
1:55
7Waltz op. 64/2 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
3:31
8Waltz op. 70/1 in G-flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1832)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 70
2:26
9Nocturne op. 9/1 in B-flat minor
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
5:26
10Nocturne op. 9/2 in E-flat major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
24:46
11Nocturne op. 15/2 in F-sharp major
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
3:25
12Nocturne op. 27/2 in D-flat major
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
5:34
13Polonaise op. 26/1 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Ida Czemekan (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in C‐sharp minor, op. 26 no. 1 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1835)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 1)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 26
7:54
14Impromptu op. 66 in C-sharp minor "Fantaisie Impromptu"
piano and solo piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66)
5:20
15Mazurka op. 68/2 in A minor
piano:
Ida Czemekan (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 47 in A minor, op. 68 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 14)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 68
2:54