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1Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Barcarolle in F‐sharp major, op. 60
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1845 until 1846)
dedicated to:
Madame la Baronne de Stockhausen
publisher:
Brandus & Cie. (Paris) (in 1846), Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1846) and Wessel & Co (London) (in 1846)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 60)
8:57
2Nocturne no. 17 in B major, op. 62 no. 1
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 17 in B major, op. 62 no. 1: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 62
8:26
3Nocturne no. 18 in E major, op. 62 no. 2
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 18 in E major, op. 62 no. 2: Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 62
6:37
4Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, op 51
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 3 in G‐flat major, op. 51: Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 51)
5:00
5Mazurkas no. 1 in B major, op. 63
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 39 in B major, op. 63 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 63
2:02
6Mazurkas no. 2 in F minor, op. 63
piano:
Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 40 in F minor, op. 63 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 63
2:28
7Mazurkas no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 63
piano:
Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 41 in C‐sharp minor, op. 63 no. 3
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 63
2:21
8Polonaise no 7 in A-flat major, op. 61
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Polonaise‐fantaisie in A‐flat major, op. 61: Allegro maestoso
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 7) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 61)
13:47
9Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
piano:
Adam Harasiewicz (pianist)
recording of:
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1831 until 1835)
dedicated to:
Nathaniel von Stockhausen (Hanover ambassador to France)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 20) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 23)
part of:
Ballades (Chopin’s Four Ballades)
8:15
10Mazurkas no. 1 in A minor, op. 59
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 1 in A minor. Moderato
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
3:26
11Mazurkas no. 2 in A-flat, op. 59
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 2 in A‐flat major. Allegretto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
2:40
12Mazurkas no. 3 in F-sharp minor, op. 59
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 3 in F‐sharp minor. Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
3:22
13Etude no. 3 in E major, op. 10
producer:
Volker Straus (producer/engineer)
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist) (in 1975-02)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1975-02)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo (in 1975-02)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
4:27
14Polonaise no. 6. In A-flat major, op. 53
piano:
György Cziffra (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)
6:44

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