The Real Chopin: Complete Works on Period Instruments (FLAC)

Composer: Frédéric François Chopin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Frederick Chopin Institute
Catalogue: NIFCCD000-020
Release: 2011
Size: 4.81 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

NIFCCD 000 Historical live recording from 1948 – Raul Koczalski
Archival recording of the recital of Raul Koczalski which took place on February 21, 1948 in the Pompeian Room of the Belvedere on the occasion of the 138th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s birthday.

NIFCCD 001 Mazurkas – Fou Ts’ong
The first recording in the series “The Real Chopin” – the mazurkas played on the piano constructed by Erard.

NIFCCD 002 Polonaise-Fantasia, Fantasia, Sonate in B minor – Ka Ling Colleen Lee
CD recorded on the Pleyel piano by a rising star of the Chopin interpretation.

NIFCCD 003 Ballades, 3 Nocturnes – Nelson Goerner
A unique interpretation of the Ballades and Nocturnes played on the Pleyel piano by Nelson Goerner.

NIFCCD 004 Piano Concertos – Dang Thai Son and Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
Disk is a documentation of the performance of two Chopin concertos during the festival “Chopin and his Europe”.

NIFCCD 005 Waltzes, Barcarola, Berceuse, Ecossaises – Tatiana Shebanova
Berceuse and Barcarola – two Chopin masterpieces in a special interpretation by Tatiana Shebanova.

NIFCCD 006 Preludes – Wojciech Świtała
Disc presenting a recording of Chopin’s Preludes Op. 28 played on the Pleyel piano.

NIFCCD 007 24 Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25 – Tatiana Shebanova
The disc features new recordings of the complete sets of Chopin’s etudes played by Tatiana Shebanova.

NIFCCD 008. Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35, Scherzo in B flat minor, Op. 31, Nocturnes, 5 Mazurkas and Waltzes – Janusz Olejniczak
Chopin’s Selected Works performed by Janusz Olejniczak on the Erard piano.

NIFCCD 009 Chopin. Works for piano and orchestra – Nelson Goerner
Nelson Goerner and The Orchestra of the XVIII Century presents Chopin’s works for the piano and orchestra.

NIFCCD 010 4 Impromptus, Scherzo C sharp minor, Mazurkas, Nocturns, Preludes – Kevin Kenner
Chopin’s selected works performed by Kevin Kenner – pianist’s first disc on a historical piano.

NIFCCD 011 Janusz Olejniczak – Polonaises in F sharp minor op. 44, in A major op. 40 No. 1, in A flat op. 53, Nocturnes, Mazurkas
The second disc in the series “Real Chopin” performed by Janusz Olejniczak.

NIFCCD 012 Scherzos in B minor and E major, Polonaise in E Flat minor, Mazurkas, Nocturnes – Dina Yoffe
A unique disc performed by Dina Yoffe with Chopin’s Scherzos, Mazurkas, Nocturnes and Polonaise Op. 26 No. 2.

NIFCCD 013 Chopin. Chamber Music – Jan Krzysztof Broja, Andrzej Bauer, Jakub Jakowicz
An album entirely dedicated to the chamber music of Fryderyk Chopin, performed by Jan Broja, Andrzej Bauer and Jakub Jakowicz.

NIFCCD 014 Rondo in c minor, Op. 1, Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16, Berceuse, Op. 57, Variations, Op. 2 – Nikolai Demidenko
Passionate, unique performance of Chopin’s selected pieces played by Nikolai Demidenko.

NIFCCD 015 Chopin. Sonata c-moll Mazurki op. 6, 7, 41 – Ewa Pobłocka
A special recording containing masterpieces and marginalia of Fryderyk Chopin performed by great Polish pianist Ewa Pobłocka.

NIFCCD 016 Songs – Aleksandra Kurzak, Mariusz Kwiecień, Nelson Goerner
For the first time Aleksandra Kurzak and Mariusz Kwiecień with Nelson Goerner performing Chopin Songs.

NIFCCD 017 Chopin. Variations Mazurkas Rondos – Tatiana Shebanova
Selected Chopin’s works in the outstanding interpretation by Tatiana Shebanova playing the Erard piano from 1849.

NIFCCD 018 Chopin. Polonaises, Mazurkas, Rondo – Tatiana Shebanova
Polonaises, Mazurkas, Variation in E major on a German folk song and Rondo in C major performed by Tatiana Shebanova.

NIFCCD 019 Chopin. Waltzes, Polonaise – Marek Drewnowski
The first album of the Polish pianist Marek Drewnowski recorded on historical pianos [Pleyel, 1848; Erard, 1849] within The Real Chopin series.

NIFCCD 020 Chopin. Nocturnes – Dang Thai Son
The first solo album of the Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son in the series The Real Chopin.

This set brings the complete works of Chopin on period instruments together, bringing us closer to these works and to the long forgotten sound of the Romantic era. The CDs in this series have received excellent reviews “The Real Chopin is a hugely significant series of recordings.” BBC Music Magazine.