Samson François - Chopin: Piano Works (2017)

Much of Samson François’s pianistic career was devoted to performing and recording the works of Frédéric Chopin. A musician to whom many Chopin scholars are indebted, François was famed for bringing the intricacies of Chopin’s piano works to life, in a way no performer had done before him. Also featuring the Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra, conducted by Louis Frémaux, this collection includes some of Chopin’s greatest masterpieces, performed with spellbinding musicality by the eminent French pianist.

TRACKLIST

01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo (Vivace)
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro (Vivace)
07. Polonaise No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1
08. Polonaise No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2
09. Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1, ''Militaire''
10. Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40 No. 2
11. Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44
12. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"
13. Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantaisie"
14. Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
15. Polonaise in D Minor, Op. 71 No. 1
16. Polonaise in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
17. Polonaise in F Minor, Op. 71 No. 3
18. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
19. Tarentella in A-Flat Major, Op. 43
20. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60
21. Rondo in C Major, Op. 73
22. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
23. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
24. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
25. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
26. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
27. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
28. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
29. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
30. Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande Valse Brillante"
31. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1, "Valse Brillante"
32. Vals No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2
33. Waltz No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34 No. 3, "Valse Brillante"
34. Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42
35. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1
36. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
37. Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3
38. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1
39. Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
40. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 1
41. Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70 No. 2
42. Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 3
43. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth.
44. Impromptu in E-Flat Major, Op. 29
45. Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
46. Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51
47. Impromptu No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66, "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
48. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento
49. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: II. Scherzo
50. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche Funèbre (Lento)
51. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: IV. Finale (Presto)
52. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
53. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
54. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
55. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale (Presto, ma non tanto)
56. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 1
57. Mazurka No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
58. Mazurka No. 3 in E Major, Op. 6 No. 3
59. Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 6 No. 4
60. Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
61. Mazurka No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 7 No. 2
62. Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7 No. 3
63. Mazurka No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 4
64. Mazurka No. 9 in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5
65. Mazurka No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 1
66. Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2
67. Mazurka No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3
68. Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
69. Mazurka No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 24, No. 1
70. Mazurka No. 15 Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
71. Mazurka No. 16 in A-Flat Major, Op. 24, No. 3
72. Mazurka No. 17 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
73. Mazurka No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 1
74. Mazurka No. 19 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
75. Mazurka No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 3
76. Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No. 4
77. Mazurka No. 22 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
78. Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33 No. 2
79. Mazurka No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3
80. Mazurka No. 25 in B Major, Op. 33 No. 4
81. Mazurka No. 26 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 41 No. 1
82. Mazurka No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41 No. 2
83. Mazurka No. 28 in B Major, Op. 41 No. 3
84. Mazurka No. 29 in A-Flat Major, Op. 41 No. 4
85. Mazurka No. 30 in G Major, Op. 50 No. 1
86. Mazurka No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 2
87. Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 No. 3
88. Mazurka No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56 No. 1
89. Mazurka No. 34 in C Major, Op. 56 No. 2
90. Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56 No. 3
91. Mazurka No. 36 in A Minor, Op. 59 No. 1
92. Mazurka No. 37 in A-Flat Major, Op. 59 No. 2
93. Mazurka No. 38 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59 No. 3
94. Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63 No. 1
95. Mazurka No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
96. Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3
97. Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67 No. 1
98. Mazurka No. 43 in G Minor, Op. 67 No. 2
99. Mazurka No. 44 in C Major, Op. 67 No. 3
100. Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4
101. Mazurka No. 46 in C Major, Op. 68 No. 1
102. Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. 68 No. 2
103. Mazurka No. 48 in F Major, Op. 68 No. 3
104. Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68 No. 4
105. Mazurka No. 50 in A Minor, Op. posth.
106. Mazurka No. 51 in A Minor, Op. posth.
107. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major
108. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor
109. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major
110. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
111. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major, "Black Keys"
112. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
113. 12 Etudes, Op. 10 No. 7 in C Major
114. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
115. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
116. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
117. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major
118. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary"
119. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Harp Study"
120. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
121. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
122. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
123. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
124. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
125. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
126. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
127. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major, "Butterfly"
128. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
129. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor, "Winter Wind"
130. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
131. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth., B. 130: No. 1 in F Minor
132. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth., B. 130: No. 2 in D-Flat Major
133. 3 Nouvelles etudes, Op. posth., B. 130 No. 3 in A-Flat Major
134. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
135. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
136. Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9 No. 3
137. Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1
138. Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 15 No. 2
139. Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3
140. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
141. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major. Op. 27 No. 2
142. Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
143. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
144. Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1
145. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2
146. Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
147. Nocturne No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2
148. Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1
149. Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2
150. Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1
151. Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
152. Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1
153. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major (Agitato)
154. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor (Lento)
155. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major (Vivace)
156. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor (Largo)
157. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major (Allegro molto)
158. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor (Lento assai)
159. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (Andantino)
160. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (Molto agitato)
161. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major (Largo)
162. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Allegro molto)
163. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major
164. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor (Presto)
165. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major (Lento)
166. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro)
167. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop" (Sostenuto)
168. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Presto con fuoco)
169. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)
170. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor (Allegretto)
171. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Vivace)
172. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (Largo)
173. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major
174. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor
175. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major (Moderato)
176. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor (Allegro appassionato)