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The Chopin Collection | 
| Creators: Frederic Chopin, Artur Rubinstein
Label: RCA Victor Europe
Category: Music
List Price: $64.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2602
Format: Box Set, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 11
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.8 x 2.8
UPC: 035626082222
EAN: 0035626082222
ASIN: B000026OW3
Release Date: October 7, 1991
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| | No. 1 in B flat minor | | | No. 2 in E flat | | | No. 3 in B | | | No. 1 in F | | | No. 2 in F sharp | | | No. 3 in G minor | | | No. 1 in C sharp minor | | | No. 2 in D flat | | | No. 1 in B | | | No. 2 in A flat |
Disc 2
| | No. 1 in G minor | | | No. 2 in G | | | No. 1 in C minor | | | No. 2 in F sharp minor | | | No. 1 in F minor | | | No. 2 in E flat | | | No. 1 in B | | | No. 2 in E | | | No. 1 in E minor |
Disc 3
| | No. 1 in F sharp minor | | | No. 2 in C sharp minor | | | No. 3 in E | | | No. 4 in E flat minor | | | No. 1 in B flat | | | No. 2 in A minor | | | No. 3 in F minor | | | No. 4 in A flat | | | No. 5 in C | | | No. 1 in B flat | | | No. 2 in E minor | | | No. 3 in A flat | | | No. 4 in A minor | | | No. 1 in G minor | | | No. 2 in C | | | No. 3 in A flat | | | No. 4 in B flat minor | | | No. 1 in C minor | | | No. 2 in B minor | | | No. 3 in D flat | | | No. 4 in C sharp minor | | | No. 1 in G sharp minor | | | No. 2 in D | | | No. 3 in C | | | No. 4 in B minor | | | No. 1 in C sharp minor |
Disc 4
| | No. 2 in E minor | | | No. 3 in B | | | No. 4 in A flat | | | No. 1 in G | | | No. 2 in A flat | | | No. 3 in C sharp minor | | | No. 1 in B | | | No. 2 in C | | | No. 3 in C minor | | | No. 1 in A minor | | | No. 2 in A flat | | | No. 3 in F sharp minor | | | No. 1 in B | | | No. 2 in F minor | | | No. 3 in C sharp minor | | | No. 1 in G | | | No. 2 in G minor | | | No. 3 in C | | | No. 4 in A minor | | | No. 1 in C | | | No. 2 in A minor | | | No. 3 in F | | | No. 4 in F minor |
Disc 5
| | No. 1 in C sharp minor | | | No. 2 in E flat minor | | | No. 1 in A "Military" | | | No. 2 in C minor |
Disc 6
| | Grave; Doppio movimento | | | Scherzo | | | Marche funèbre: Lento | | | Finale: Presto | | | Allegro maestoso | | | Scherzo: Molto vivace | | | Largo | | | Finale: Presto, non tanto |
Disc 7
| | Allegro maestoso | | | Romance: Larghetto | | | Rondo: Vivace | | | Maestoso | | | Larghetto | | | Allegro vivace |
Disc 8
| | No. 1 in A flat | | | No. 2 in A minor | | | No. 3 in F | | | No. 1 in D flat "Minute" | | | No. 2 in C sharp minor | | | No. 3 in A flat | | | No. 1 in A flat "L'Adieu" | | | No. 2 in B minor | | | No. 1 in G flat | | | No. 2 in F minor | | | No. 3 in D flat |
Disc 9
| | in C | | | in A minor | | | in G | | | in E minor | | | in D | | | in B minor | | | in A | | | in F sharp minor | | | in E | | | in C sharp minor | | | in B | | | in G sharp minor | | | in F sharp | | | in E flat minor | | | in D flat "Raindrop" | | | in B flat minor | | | in A flat | | | in F minor | | | in E flat | | | in C minor | | | in B flat | | | in G minor | | | in F | | | in D minor | | | Grave; Doppio movimento | | | Scherzo | | | March funèbre: Lento | | | Finale: Presto |
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11cd Box Set with the Legendary Rubinsetin Recordings of Chopin Works.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 The "Gold Standard" for Chopin October 17, 2007
What's in a name? (Washington, D.C.)
33 out of 36 found this review helpful
This 11 CD set is absolutely fabulous. Artur Rubinstein was a great pianist, and he was at his best with Chopin. You simply will not hear better performances of Chopin than these. That is not just *my* opinion; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of Chopin of all time. Just do a quick online search if you doubt this, and look at reviews of his other CD releases of Chopin pieces here at Amazon.com.
This is all of the pieces of Chopin that Rubinstein recorded, though it is not all of the recordings he did of Chopin (he recorded some pieces more than once; many of his earlier mono recordings are not included), and it is not all of the pieces that Chopin wrote (because Rubinstein never recorded all of what Chopin wrote). If one wants all of the works of Chopin, one should still buy this set, but one would need to buy a few other CDs of other people performing the few pieces of Chopin that Rubinstein never recorded.
10 of the 11 discs were recorded in the late 1950's & 1960's in good quality stereo sound (though obviously not as high fidelity as is possible now). The last disc was recorded in the 1940's, so the sound is not great, and is mono. Nevertheless, it is still listenable, and the performances are still superb.
It comes with a nice, informative, multi-lingual booklet. English is one of the included languages.
You should buy this set before they raise the price; it is great. This set would be worth buying even if they charged normal retail prices for the CDs (which would be somewhere around $200 for this many discs). I bought an earlier release of this set for around $100 some years ago, and was very happy with the deal. (My brother bought a set of this release, so I know about this particular release, too, and that it includes a multi-lingual booklet, etc.) At the price Amazon is currently selling it, buy before they change their minds and charge what it is really worth!
If you like Chopin, the only way you could possibly be disappointed with this is if you must have current state of the art sound quality, or you have deviant taste in how Chopin should be performed. There simply is no other way you could be dissatisfied.
Can't Afford Not to Own This Set January 7, 2008
J. Grant (North Carolina)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
There may be better (according to your taste) individual recordings of Chopin's works contained in this set, but not that much better, and certainly not at this price. Artists such as Arrau (Etudes, which aren't in this set & his darker Nocturnes), Moravec's Ballades, Michelangeli's Sonata No.2, Kapell's Mazurkas & Pollini's Preludes come to mind. That being said, Rubinstein's interpretations of all of these works are also outstanding, and nobody can touch him on the Waltzes (well, maybe Lipatti). The only minor disappointment of this set is the subpar recording quality of the Preludes, but the playing of them is still very nice and quite listenable. If you don't already own these works, this is definately the place to start (especially at less than $3 a CD), and if you don't know Rubinstein's sophisticated and aristrocratic readings of Chopin, you must see what you're missing. Highly recommended.
A great recording January 17, 2008
Juan Villarreal (Monterrey, Mexico)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
There is no need to comment on the fame and ability of Artur Rubinstein. It is well known that he is the best interpreter of Chopin. My only concern when buying this CD set was the quality of sound. Most of the recordings were made from the 1940's to the 1960's, so I did not expect much in terms of sound quality. However, I was greatly surprised when I heard these CDs. Tough the sound is not quite like a state of the art recording, it is very good. Only if you turn up the volume to a very high level you would hear a low hiss. Other than that, the recording is excelent. I really recommend it. The performances are excellent and the price is good for an 11 CD set.
One for the ages February 8, 2008
Mark Hennicke (A stone's throw from Carnegie Hall)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Perhaps no other pianist is so indelibly linked to one composer's music than Artur Rubinstein is to the works of Chopin. One might think of Glenn Gould & Bach, but even the renowned Canadian virtuoso's recordings of JSB are not held in such high esteem as Rubinstein's Chopin catalog. Rubinstein has such an affinity for this music,and performs the works with such a master's touch, that the listener immediately developes an especially affectionate bond with this marvellous 11-cd set from RCA Victor.These performances are some of the absolutely great treasures in the history of recorded music. They have such a wide appeal that they instantly become a must have for your cd library, made all the more tempting by the super-bargain price offered on this re-mastered box set.
Highly recommended & definitely not to be missed!
Chopin in the hands of a master November 7, 2007
Sherman Lee (Davis, CA USA)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
The first time I really remember hearing Chopin was watching the pianist and I wondered what was this incredible music. While wandering through youtube, I found videos of this decrepit old looking man at a piano. Even though he looked like he could kick the bucket at any moment, the music he generated from his hands were like magic. I had to know who this pianist was and sure enough, it was Artur Rubinstein, the great Chopin master. I saw this sometime last year at almost 150 dollars and thought that it was a bit much for him (poor college student here). So when I came on and saw the price, immediately I bought it and have no regrets. I just wish I can play half as well as he does at 88 years old! In short, buy this set as you will not regret it. Sure it might sound a little crappy here and there, but blame the technology of the time, not the artist.
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