01. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
02. Mazurka No.36 In A Minor Op.59 No.1
03. Chopin: Waltz No.1 in E Flat, Op.18 -"Grande valse brillante"
04. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
05. Chopin: Galop Marquis
06. Chopin: Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
07. Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. Posth.
08. Mazurka No.19 In B Minor, Op.30 No.2
09. Chopin: Wiosna, B117 (arr. from Op. 74/2)
10. Mazurka In B Flat (1832)
11. Mazurka No.44 In G Op.67 No.1
12. Chopin: Mazurka in D Major, Op. posth.
13. Mazurka No.28 In B, Op.41 No.3
14. Mazurka No. 52 In B Flat (1826)
15. Chopin: Mazurka No.5 in B Flat, Op.7 No.1
16. Mazurka No. 50 in F Major, Op. 68 No. 3
17. Chopin: Mazurka No. 58 in A flat
18. No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
19. Mazurka In D (1832)
20. Mazurka No.3 In E Op.6 No.3
21. Mazurka No.27 In E minor, Op.41 No.2
22. Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67 No. 2
23. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
24. Chopin: Contredanse in G flat, B.17
25. No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Sostenuto "Raindrop"
26. Mazurka No. 48 in C Major, Op. 68 No. 1
27. Chopin: Mazurka No.2 In C Sharp Minor Op.6 No.2
28. Waltz No.11 in G Flat, Op.70 No.1
29. Etude in D flat, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
30. Mazurka No.10 In B Flat Op.17 No.1
31. Waltz No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 "Valse brillante"
32. Mazurka No.16 In A Flat Op.24 No.3
33. Chopin: Variations in E, "Hexameron"
34. Chopin: Mazurka No.1 In F Sharp Minor Op.6 No.1
35. 3. Marche funèbre (Lento)
36. Mazurka No.30 In G Op.50 No.1
37. Mazurka No.11 In E Minor Op.17 No.2
38. Waltz No. 15 in E Major, Op. posth.
39. Chopin: Mazurka No.13 In A Minor Op.17 No.4
40. Mazurka No.6 In A Minor Op.7 No.2
41. No. 5 in D Major: Molto allegro
42. Chopin: Waltz No.9 in A Flat, Op.69 No.1 -"Farewell"
43. Chopin: Mazurka No.23 in D Major, Op.33 No.2
44. No. 4 in E Minor: Largo
45. Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
46. Chopin: Impromptu No.4 in C Sharp Minor, Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
47. Mazurka No.18 In C Minor Op.30 No.1
48. No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Harp Study"
49. Mazurka No.4 In E Flat Minor Op.6 No.4
50. Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3
51. No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly Wings"
52. Chopin: Mazurka No.14 In G Minor Op.24 No.1
53. Mazurka No.8 In A Flat Op.7 No.4
54. Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2
55. Chopin: Fugue in A minor
56. No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall"
57. Mazurka No.15 In C Op.24 No.2
58. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat, Op. 64, No. 1 "Minute"
59. Polonaise in G minor, Op. posth.
60. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
61. Chopin: Mazurka No.7 In F Minor Op.7 No.3
62. Mazurka No.22 In G Sharp Minor Op.33 No.1
63. Mazurka No.24 In C Op.33 No.3
64. Mazurka No.9 In C Op.7 No.5
65. Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No.2
66. No. 2 in A Minor "Chromatique"
67. Mazurka in C Major, Op.67, No.3
68. Mazurka No.25 In B Minor Op.33 No.4
69. Mazurka No.49 In A minor Op.68 No.2
70. Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4
71. Mazurka No.12 In A Flat Op.17 No.3
72. Chopin: Mazurka No.17 In B Flat Minor Op.24 No.4
73. Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth.
74. Mazurka No. 53 In G
75. Chopin: Three Ecossaises, Op.72, No.3 (in D, G & D flat)
76. Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
77. Mazurka No.21 In C Sharp Minor Op.30 No.4
78. Waltz No.3 in A Minor, Op.34 No.2
79. Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
80. Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 - "Grande valse"
81. Mazurka No.26 In C sharp minor, Op.41 No.1
82. No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"
83. Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
84. Mazurka No.29 in A flat major, Op.41 No.4
85. Chopin: Feuille d'album in E, Op. posth.
86. No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"
87. Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 -"Heroic"
88. Chopin: Mazurka No. 51 in F Minor, Op. 68 No. 4 (Reconstructed Ekier)
89. Mazurka No.20 In D Flat Op.30 No.3
90. Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3
91. Polonaise in B flat, Op. posth.
92. Mazurka No.34 In C Op.56 No.2
93. Chopin: Largo in E flat
94. Chopin: Cantabile in B Flat, B.84
95. No. 23 in F Major: Moderato
96. Chopin: Tarantelle In A Flat, Op. 43
97. No. 7 in A Major: Andantino
98. Mazurka No. 42 In A Minor (à Emile Gaillard)
99. Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B Flat Minor, Op.31
100. Mazurka No.32 In C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3
101. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
102. Chopin: Nocturne in C Minor, B. 108
103. Mazurka No.33 In B Op.56 No.1
104. Chopin: Mazurka In A minor Kk918 - "Notre Temps"
105. Mazurka No.38 In F Sharp Minor Op.59 No.3
106. Chopin: Mazurka No. 57 In C
107. 2. Larghetto
108. Mazurka No.31 In A flat, Op.50 No.2
109. Chopin: Mazurka No.51 In F minor, Op.68 No.4 - Revised version
110. Chopin: Variations in A Major, B. 37 "Souvenir de Paganini"
111. Mazurka No.35 In C minor Op.56 No.3
112. Mazurka No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
113. Chopin: Mazurka No.37 In A Flat Op.59 No.2
114. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57
115. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.
116. No. 2 in A Minor: Lento
117. Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63 No. 1
118. No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
119. Prélude No.25 in C sharp minor, Op.45
120. No. 9 in F Minor
121. Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1
122. Waltz No.12 in F minor/A flat, Op.70 No.2
123. Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 3
124. No. 10 in A-Flat Major
125. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
126. No. 11 in E-Flat Major
127. Chopin: Nocturne No.13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
128. No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Cantabile
129. No. 12 in C Minor
130. Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1
131. 1. Allegro maestoso
132. No. 20 in C Minor: Largo
133. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57
134. Chopin: Polonaise No.3 in A, Op.40 No.1 - "Military"
135. No. 8 in F Major
136. 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
137. Chopin: Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No.3
138. Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
139. No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
140. Etude in A flat, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
141. Chopin: Nocturne No.19 in E minor, Op.72, No 1
142. No. 6 in B Minor: Lento assai
143. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat, Op. 64, No. 1 "Minute"
144. Waltz No.4 in F, Op.34 No.3
145. 1. Allegro maestoso
146. Chopin: Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3
147. No. 7 in C Major
148. Chopin: Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
149. No. 2 in F Minor
150. 2. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I
151. Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
152. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1
153. Nocturne No.14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
154. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Lento
155. Chopin: Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2
156. Polonaise No.8 in D minor, Op.71 No.1
157. Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
158. 4. Finale (Presto non tanto)
159. Waltz No.17 in E flat, Op.posth.
160. 3. Larghetto
161. No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
162. Waltz No.16 in A flat, Op.posth.
163. 4. Finale (Presto)
164. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
165. No. 10 in B Minor
166. Polonaise in G sharp minor, Op. posth.
167. 1. Allegro maestoso
168. Waltz No.18 in E flat, Op.posth.
169. No. 3 in F Major
170. Polonaise No.1 in C sharp minor, Op.26 No.1
171. Chopin: Polonaise in B flat minor, "Adieu" Op. posth.
172. 3. Largo
173. 2. Minuetto (Allegretto)
174. 4. Finale (Presto)
175. No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
176. 2. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
177. No. 1 in C Major: Agitato
178. Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 "Polonaise-Fantaisie"
179. Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
180. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Lento
181. Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.44
182. Polonaise No.9 in B flat, Op.71 No.2
183. 2. Romance (Larghetto)
184. Chopin: Scherzo No.1 In B Minor, Op.20
185. Polonaise in A flat, Op. posth.
186. Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39
187. Polonaise No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 71 No. 3
188. No. 4 in F Minor: Andantino
189. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
190. Polonaise in G-Flat Major, Op. posth.
191. Polonaise No.2 in E flat minor, Op.26 No.2
192. Polonaise No.4 in C minor, Op.40 No.2
193. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Presto con fuoco
194. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Presto
195. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Molto agitato
196. No. 3 in G Major: Vivace
197. Theme
198. No. 11 in B Major: Vivace
199. Chopin: Variations brillantes, Op. 12
200. Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54
201. Chopin: Rondeau à la Mazurka in F, Op. 5
202. No. 9 in E Major: Largo
203. No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Vivace
204. No. 18 in F Minor: Molto allegro
205. 1. Maestoso
206. 3. Rondo (Vivace)
207. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
208. Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
209. Prélude No.26 in A Flat, Op.posth.
210. Chopin: Impromptu No.1 in A Flat, Op.29
211. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro
212. Chopin: Bolero In A Minor, Op. 19
213. Chopin: Etude in F minor, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
214. Chopin: Variations sur un air national de Moore, B. 12a
215. Chopin: Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1
216. No. 4 in E Minor: Largo
217. 3. Allegro vivace
218. No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop": Sostenuto
219. Etude in F minor, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
220. Chopin: Variations sur un air national allemand - "Der Schweizerbub"
221. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60
222. Chopin: Rondeau in C minor, Op. 1
223. No. 2 in A Minor: Lento
224. Chopin: Variations in B flat "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
225. Impromptu No.2 in F sharp, Op.36
226. No. 5 in D Major: Molto allegro
227. No. 7 in A Major: Andantino
228. No. 11 in B Major: Vivace
229. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Presto con fuoco
230. Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
231. No. 1 in C Major: Agitato
232. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
233. Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47
234. No. 6 in B Minor: Lento assai
235. No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
236. Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51
237. Chopin: Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie
238. No. 3 in G Major: Vivace
239. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Molto agitato
240. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Presto
241. No. 9 in E Major: Largo
242. Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38
243. Chopin: Prélude No.25 in C sharp minor, Op.45
244. No. 20 in C Minor: Largo
245. Chopin: Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2
246. No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Cantabile
247. Chopin: Etude in A flat, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
248. No. 18 in F Minor: Molto allegro
249. Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31
250. No. 22 in G Minor: Molto agitato
251. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60
252. Chopin: Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1
253. No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Vivace
254. Chopin: Etude in D flat, Op. posth. " Méthode des méthodes "
255. Chopin: Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20
256. Chopin: Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54
257. Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, Op. 22
258. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39
259. I. Allegro maestoso
260. III. Largo
261. Chopin: Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3
262. Chopin: Marche funèbre In C Minor, Op. 72,2
263. Chopin: Rondeau for 2 Pianos in C, Op. 73 - Version for solo piano (Solo Piano Version)
264. Chopin: Mazurka No.37 in A flat Op.59 No.2
265. Chopin: Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute"
266. 1. Allegro maestoso
267. Chopin: Waltz No.8 in A flat, Op.64 No.3
268. Chopin: Mazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1
269. II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
270. IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
271. 3. Marche funèbre (Lento)
272. Chopin: Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54
273. 3. Rondo (Vivace)
274. 2. Romance (Larghetto)
275. Chopin: Rondeau in E flat, Op. 16
276. Chopin: Mazurka No.37 in A flat Op.59 No.2
277. Chopin: Mazurkas Nos. 1-4
Russian-born Vladimir Ashkenazy has been a towering figure both as a pianist and as a conductor, with interpretations cutting a wide swath across Beethoven, the Romantics, and Russian music. His repertoire extends back to Bach and occasionally forward to contemporary pieces.
Ashkenazy was born July 6, 1937, in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) in the Soviet Union. His father was a pianist, but it was his mother who encouraged his pianistic gifts. Ashkenazy made his debut at eight in Moscow and enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory in 1955, becoming a student of Lev Oborin. An early breakthrough was a gold medal at the Brussels Queen Elizabeth International piano competition in 1956. Ashkenazy toured the U.S. in 1958 as the so-called Thaw under Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev opened opportunities in the West. Back in Moscow, Ashkenazy married Icelandic pianist Dody Johannsdottir. The pair defected during a 1963 tour of Britain, and Ashkenazy soon began a recording career with the associated Decca and London labels, on whose roster he would remain for decades. He became an Icelandic citizen in 1972 and has also lived in Switzerland. In the early 1970s he began conducting as well. Ashkenazy became principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London from 1987 to 1994, of the Czech Philharmonic from 1998 to 2003, and of the Sydney Symphony in Australia from 2009 to 2013, as well as other groups, and he has been widely visible as a guest conductor, including in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Ashkenazy's piano playing is bright and incisive, with clear articulation and an intellectual depth that does not interfere with the production of warm feeling. He has exceptional control over tone color. His recorded repertory is vast, including complete cycles of the piano concertos of Mozart, Beethoven (three separate times), and Rachmaninov (twice), as well as of the piano sonatas of Beethoven, the piano works of Chopin, and the difficult sonatas of Scriabin. Ashkenazy's productivity has hardly dropped in old age, nor did the technical difficulty of the works he essayed, although he has been less likely to appear in public on the piano. Still recording for Decca, he issued a version of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Op. 120, in 2007. The year 2011 alone saw no fewer than 19 Ashkenazy releases as pianist or conductor, including those of such taxing works as the Mahler Symphony No. 6. In 2017, Ashkenazy celebrated his 80th birthday with a new recording of Bach's French Suites, and his historical performances were well treated by recording companies. In 2018, new releases of two of Rachmaninov's symphonies, performed live by the Philharmonia Orchestra, appeared on the Signum Classics label. On January 17, 2020, Ashkenazy announced his retirement from public performing. ~ James Manheim
