ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN: MY CHOPIN FAVORITES (10 CDS)

10 CD box set featuring eight original albums and top-class bonus tracks from the best-known pianist of the 20th century, Arthur Rubinstein, performing works by Chopin at the height of his mastery. The recordings collected together for these 10 CDs assured Rubinstein his place in the "Hall of Fame" of the greatest virtuosi of our time. From his debut as thirteen-year-old in Berlin until his last appearance in 1976 in London he had given several thousand concerts and made more than 700 recordings. "Rubinstein's tone never appears feeble, even in piano is has a full sound. His tone has a base that allows power without sounding hard when forte. These impressive tonal qualities come to the fore especially in his interpretations of Chopin. Rubinstein's unerring sense of rhythm (for instance in the mazurkas), his skill in letting the piano 'sing' (the nocturnes are a good example), his unique gift, the ability to marry feeling and awareness of form (clearly discernible in the concertos, scherzi and ballades) - all of these lend his Chopin interpretations a singular status." (from Ingo Harden/Gregor Wilmes: "Pianistenprofile", Bärenreiter Verlag). The recordings in this 10 CD collection afford the best proof of this.

Grande Valse brillante, Es-Dur, op. 18, Vivo
Three Waltzes, op. 34, No. 1 in A-flat major - Vivace
Three Waltzes, op. 34, No. 2 in A minor - Lento
Three Waltzes, op. 34, No. 3 in F major - Vivace
Waltz in A-flat major, op. 42
Three Waltzes, op. 64, No. 1 in D-flat major - Molto vivace
Three Waltzes, op. 64, No. 2 in C-sharp minor - Tempo giusto
Three Waltzes, op. 64, No. 3 A-flat major - Moderato
Two Waltzes, op. posth. 69, No. 1 in A-flat major - Tempo di Valse
Two Waltzes, op. posth. 69, No. 2, in B minor
Three Waltzes, op. posth. 70, No. 1, in G-flat major
Three Waltzes, op. posth. 70, No. 2, in F minor
Three Waltzes, op. posth. 70, No. 3, in D-flat major - Moderato
Waltz in E minor (1830)
Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49, Marcia. Grave
Three Nouvelles Études, No. 1, in F minor - Andantino
Three Nouvelles Études, No. 2, in A-flat major - Allegretto
Three Nouvelles Études, No. 3, in D-flat major - Alegretto
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op.- 60, Allegretto
Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57, Andante
Impromptus, No. 1 in A-flat major, op. 29 - Allegro assai quasi Presto
Impromptus, No. 2 in F-sharp major, op. 36 - Andantino
Impromptus, Nr. 3, Ges-Dur, No. 3, in G-flat major, op. 51 - Tempo giusto
Fantaisie-Impromptu, cis-Moll, in C-sharp minor, op. posth. 66, Allegro agitato
Two Polonaises, op. 26, No. 1 in C-sharp minor - Allegro appassionato
Two Polonaises, op. 26, No. 2 in E-flat minor - Maestoso
Two Polonaises, op. 40, No. 1 in A major - Allegro con brio
Two Polonaises, op. 40, No. 2 in C minor - Allegro maestoso
, Polonaise in F-sharp minor, op. 4
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53, Heroic, Maestoso
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, op. 61, Allegretto maestoso
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 1, in C major - Agitato
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 2, in A minor - Lento
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 3, in G major - Vivace
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 4, in E minor - Largo
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 5, in D major - Allegro molto
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 6, in B minor - Lento assai
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 7 , in A major - Andantino
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 8, in F-sharp minor - Molto agitato
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 9, in E major - Largo
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 10, in C-sharp minor - Allegro molto
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 11, in B major - Vivace
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 12, in G-sharp minor - Presto
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 13, in F-sharp major - Lento
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 14, in E-flat minor - Allegro
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 15, in D-flat major - Regentropfen - Raindrop
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 16, in B-flat minor - Presto con fuoco
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 17, in A-flat major - Allegretto
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 18, in F minor - Allegro molto
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 19, in E-flat major - Vivace
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 2o, in C minor - Largo
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 21, in B-flat major - Cantabile
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 22, in G minor - Molto agitato
24 Preludes, op. 28, Nol. 23, in F major - Moderato
24 Preludes, op. 28, No. 24, in D minor - Allegro appassionato
Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 45, Sostenuto
Scherzo No. 1, in B minor, op. 20 - Presto con fuoco
Scherzo No. 2, in B-flat minor, op. 31 - Presto
Scherzo No. 3, in C-sharp minor - Presto con fuoco
Scherzo No. 4, in E major - Presto
Andante spinato, G major and Grande Polonaise brillante, E-flat major, op. 22, Andante spinato
Grande Polonaise, Allegro molto - Meno mosso
Four Mazurkas, op. posth. 68, No. 2, in A minor - Lento
Five Mazurkas, op. 7, No. 1, in B-flat major - Vivace
Five Mazurkas, op. 8, No. 2, in A minor - Vivo ma non troppo
Five Mazurkas, op. 9, No. 3, in F minor
Four Mazurkas, op. 17, No. 1, in B-flat major - Vivo e risoluto
Four Mazurkas, op. 17, No. 2, in E minor - Lento ma non troppo
Four Mazurkas, op. 24, No. 1, in G minor - Lento
Four Mazurkas, op. 24, No. 4, in B-flat minor - Moderato
Four Mazurkas, op. 30, No. 2, in B minor - Vivace
Four Mazurkas, op. 30, No. 2, in D-flat major - Allegro non troppo
Four Mazurkas, op. 30, No. 4, in C-sharp minor - Allegretto
Four Mazurkas, op. 33, No. 2, in D major - Vivace
Four Mazurkas, op. 33, No. 4, in B minor
Four Mazurkas, op. 41, No. 1, E minor - Andantino
Three Mazurkas, op 50, No. 1, in G major - Vivace
Three Mazurkas, op 50, No. 3, in C-sharp minor - Moderato
Three Mazurkas, op. 56, No. 1, in B major - Allegro non tanto
Three Mazurkas, op. 56, No. 3, in C minor - Moderato
Three Mazurkas, op. 59, No. 2, in A-flat major - Allegretto
Three Mazurkas, op. 59, No. 3, in F-sharp minor - Vivace
Three Mazurkas, op. 63, No. 3, in C-sharp minor - Allegretto
Four Mazurkas, op. 67, No. 2, in G minor - Cantabile
Mazurka Notre temps in A minor, Allegretto
Mazurka Á Émile Gaillard in A minor, Allegretto
Ballade No. 1, in G minor, op. 23, Largo
Ballade No. 2, in F major, op. 38, Andantino
Ballade No. 3, in A-flat major, op. 47, Allegretto
Ballade No. 4, in F minor, op. 52, Andante con moto
Nocturnes op. 62, No. 1, B major - Andante
Nocturnes op. 62, No. 2, in E major - Lento
Nocturne in E minor, op. posth. 72/1, Andante
Three Nocturnes, op. 9, No. 2, in E-flat major - Andante
Three Nocturnes, op. 15, No. 2, in F-sharp major - Larghetto
Two Nocturnes, op. 27, No. 1, in C-sharp minor - Larghetto
Two Nocturnes, op. 27, No. 2, in D-flat major - Lento sostenuto
Two Nocturnes, op. 32, No. 1, in B major - Andante sostenuto
Two Nocturnes, op. 37, No. 1, in G minor - Andante sostenuto
Two Nocturnes, op. 48, No. 1, in C minor - Lento
Two Nocturnes, op. 55, No. 1, in F minor - Andante
Two Nocturnes, op. 55, No. 2, in E-flat major - Lento sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-flat minor, op. 35, The Funeral March, I. Grave. Doppio movimento
Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-flat minor, op. 35, The Funeral March, II. Scherzo
Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-flat minor, op. 35, The Funeral March, III. Marche funébre. Lento - attaca
Piano Sonata No. 2, in B-flat minor, op. 35, The Funeral March, IV Finale. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 3, in B minor, op. 58, V. Allegro maestoso
Piano Sonata No. 3, in B minor, op. 58, VI. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Piano Sonata No. 3, in B minor, op. 58, VII. Largo
Piano Sonata No. 3, in B minor, op. 58, VIII. Finale. Presto non tanto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E minor, op. 11, I. Allegro maestoso. Risoluto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E minor, op. 11, II. Romance. Larghetto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E minor, op. 11, III. Rondo. Vivace
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F minor, op. 21, I . Maestoso
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F minor, op. 21, II. Larghetto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F minor, op. 21, III. Allegro vivace