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Complete Solo Recordings - Ashkenazy

Decca Classics  4852409

Stereo

Classical - Instrumental

Works by Chopin and Rachmaninov
(plus on CD works by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Scriabin)

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

All

Resolutions (1)

• 2.0 LPCM 24bit/96kHz

Works (49)

• Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
• Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in A minor, Op. 38
• Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
• Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
• Frederic Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
• Frederic Chopin: Études, B 130 No. 1 in F minor 'Nouvelles Études'
• Frederic Chopin: Études, B 130 No. 2 in A flat major 'Nouvelles Études'
• Frederic Chopin: Études, B 130 No. 3 in D flat major 'Nouvelles Études'
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 1 in C major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 11 in E flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 3 in E major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 7 in C major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 8 in F major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 10 No. 9 in F minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 10 in B minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 3 in F major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 4 in A minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Études, Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major
• Frederic Chopin: Prelude, Op. 45 in C sharp minor
• Frederic Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
• Frederic Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
• Frederic Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
• Frederic Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 1 in F minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 3 in C minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 4 in D minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 5 in E flat minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 6 in E flat minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 7 in G minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux for Piano, Op. 33 No. 8 in C sharp minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie for Piano, Op. 3 No. 2 Prelude in C sharp minor
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes for Piano, Op. 23
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes for Piano, Op. 32
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36