Chopin Piano Works Volume 4
Rondo in C minor, Op. 1
Rondo à la Mazur in F minor, Op. 5
Introduction and Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 16
Rondo in C major, Op. 73
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 36
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Catalog: CACD 9038-2 • Status: Identified
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Capsule Summary
All four Rondos are by Joanna Trzeciak. The first Ballade is played by Anna Malikova. Eugen Indjic plays the second, fourth, and most of the third Ballade. Bars 99-145 and the final four chords of the third Ballade are by Evgeny Kissin. The codas of the First and Fourth Ballades have been sped up, as has the Rondo Op. 16.
Sources
- Joanna Trzeciak — Pavane ADW 7291 (Rondos Opp. 1, 5, 16, 73)
- Anna Malikova — Real Sound 18 (Ballade No. 1)
- Eugen Indjic — Claves 50-9105 (Ballades Nos. 2, 4 and portion of No. 3)
- Evgeny Kissin — RCA 63259 (Portion of Ballade No. 3)
Track Evidence
Track 1: Rondo in C minor, Op. 1
Joanna Trzeciak (8:28)
Hatto (8:28)
Track 2: Rondo à la Mazur in F minor, Op. 5
Joanna Trzeciak (8:56)
Hatto (8:56)
Track 3: Introduction and Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 16
Joanna Trzeciak (10:06)
Hatto (9:50)
Hatto is sped up by 2.38%.
Track 4: Rondo in C major, Op. 73
Joanna Trzeciak (9:06)
Hatto (9:06)
Track 5: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Anna Malikova (8:26)
Hatto (8:16)
Hatto is sped up by 11% from eight bars before the coda to the end.
Track 6: Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Eugen Indjic (6:59)
Hatto (6:59)
Track 7: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Eugen Indjic (7:07)
Evgeny Kissin (7:50)
Hatto (7:12)
Indjic is used except for measures 99–145 and the final four chords, which are played by Kissin.
Track 8: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Eugen Indjic (11:12)
Hatto (11:08)
The coda of the Hatto recording is sped up by 5.4%.