The Chopin Collection

Album Details:
11cd Box Set with the Legendary Rubinsetin Recordings of Chopin Works.

Disc 1:

1. No. 1 in B flat minor
2. No. 2 in E flat
3. No. 3 in B
4. No. 1 in F
5. No. 2 in F sharp
6. No. 3 in G minor
7. No. 1 in C sharp minor
8. No. 2 in D flat
9. No. 1 in B
10. No. 2 in A flat

Disc 2:

1. No. 1 in G minor
2. No. 2 in G
3. No. 1 in C minor
4. No. 2 in F sharp minor
5. No. 1 in F minor
6. No. 2 in E flat
7. No. 1 in B
8. No. 2 in E
9. No. 1 in E minor

Disc 3:

1. No. 1 in F sharp minor
2. No. 2 in C sharp minor
3. No. 3 in E
4. No. 4 in E flat minor
5. No. 1 in B flat
6. No. 2 in A minor
7. No. 3 in F minor
8. No. 4 in A flat
9. No. 5 in C
10. No. 1 in B flat
11. No. 2 in E minor
12. No. 3 in A flat
13. No. 4 in A minor
14. No. 1 in G minor
15. No. 2 in C
16. No. 3 in A flat
17. No. 4 in B flat minor
18. No. 1 in C minor
19. No. 2 in B minor
20. No. 3 in D flat
21. No. 4 in C sharp minor
22. No. 1 in G sharp minor
23. No. 2 in D
24. No. 3 in C
25. No. 4 in B minor
26. No. 1 in C sharp minor

Disc 4:

1. No. 2 in E minor
2. No. 3 in B
3. No. 4 in A flat
4. No. 1 in G
5. No. 2 in A flat
6. No. 3 in C sharp minor
7. No. 1 in B
8. No. 2 in C
9. No. 3 in C minor
10. No. 1 in A minor
11. No. 2 in A flat
12. No. 3 in F sharp minor
13. No. 1 in B
14. No. 2 in F minor
15. No. 3 in C sharp minor
16. No. 1 in G
17. No. 2 in G minor
18. No. 3 in C
19. No. 4 in A minor
20. No. 1 in C
21. No. 2 in A minor
22. No. 3 in F
23. No. 4 in F minor

Disc 5:

1. No. 1 in C sharp minor
2. No. 2 in E flat minor
3. No. 1 in A "Military"
4. No. 2 in C minor

Disc 6:

1. Grave; Doppio movimento
2. Scherzo
3. Marche funèbre: Lento
4. Finale: Presto
5. Allegro maestoso
6. Scherzo: Molto vivace
7. Largo
8. Finale: Presto, non tanto

Disc 7:

1. Allegro maestoso
2. Romance: Larghetto
3. Rondo: Vivace
4. Maestoso
5. Larghetto
6. Allegro vivace

Disc 8:

1. No. 1 in A flat
2. No. 2 in A minor
3. No. 3 in F
4. No. 1 in D flat "Minute"
5. No. 2 in C sharp minor
6. No. 3 in A flat
7. No. 1 in A flat "L'Adieu"
8. No. 2 in B minor
9. No. 1 in G flat
10. No. 2 in F minor
11. No. 3 in D flat

Disc 9:

1. in C
2. in A minor
3. in G
4. in E minor
5. in D
6. in B minor
7. in A
8. in F sharp minor
9. in E
10. in C sharp minor
11. in B
12. in G sharp minor
13. in F sharp
14. in E flat minor
15. in D flat "Raindrop"
16. in B flat minor
17. in A flat
18. in F minor
19. in E flat
20. in C minor
21. in B flat
22. in G minor
23. in F
24. in D minor
25. Grave; Doppio movimento
26. Scherzo
27. March funèbre: Lento
28. Finale: Presto

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - (+) Unbeatable Bargain, but Not the Claimed Reference Standard
At less than $30, this has to be one of the greatest bargains currently out there. For many lovers of Chopin and piano playing, Rubinstein's late 1950s/early 1960s RCA survey is the Bible. Undoubtedly, it contains some godly Chopin playing. However, there is too much unevenness and lack of drama for this cycle to live up to its reference status.

Indeed, this is a Chopin Collection and not a complete survey, missing the Etudes, Rondos, Variations, early Polonaises, First Sonata, concert ... Read More
Rating: - High Quality, But Not Perfect (For Me)!
This is a bargain for the price, with GREAT sound quality! Warm, but also clear. The perfomances are great, specially the mazurkas and waltzes and sonatas. I thought the noctures where played a bit to "straight", but it depends what one compares it to. I prefer Cortot for about all the Chopin I've heard of him before 1934 (Although I like Rubinsteins sonata better) and brazilian G. Novaes for the nocturnes.
Rating: - Clean and correct
These impressions are based on very limited listening thus far but the performances seem to be very crisp and correct and devoid of schmaltz which surprised me. I think Chopin needs a bit more melodrama to be at its best.
Rating: - The ultimate interpretation
The ultimate way to apreciate the work of Chopin. powerful then again delicate. Sublime piano by Rubinstein. Curacao, apri1 14th 2008
Rating: - Must Have Rubinstein
In an age when there were few exceptional pianists, Rubinstein came to maturity after his marriage and 40th birthday - and fortunately his best work was recorded by RCA in America. Here's the Chopin you must have in a collection. Still brilliant by today's standards and still the Master.The Chopin Collection