Frédéric Chopin - Essential Chopin

2003; 2 discs, 27 tracks
Vladimir Ashkenazy, pianist

Some of the most popular Chopin piano pieces all put in one place, all played by one of the world's most favorite pianists. Pretty nifty.

Disc 1

01 Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18
02 Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66
03 Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
04 Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
05 Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
06 Scherzo in B-flat minor/D-flat Major, Op. 31
07 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No.1
08 Nocturne in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
09 Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
10 Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23
11 Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
12 Waltz in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
13 Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
14 Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53

Disc 2

01 Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47
02 Prélude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
03 Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 "Minute"
04 Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
05 Étude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 "Revolutionary"
06 Étude in G-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 "Black Key"
07 Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1
08 Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military"
09 Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
10 Prélude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 "Raindrop"
11 Étude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11 "Winter Wind"
12 Étude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 "Tristesse"
13 Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 39