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“When the Sydney Symphony Orchestra acquired Vladimir Ashkenazy as its new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Australian classical music fans rejoiced over their good fortune in landing an undisputed legend. Often regarded as one of the preeminent solo pianists of the present era, over the years, Ashkenazy has also acquired equally superlative esteem as a… Read more in Amazon's Vladimir Ashkenazy Store

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Audio CD (15 Jan 1996)
Number of Discs: 2
Format: CD
Label: Decca (UMO)
ASIN: B00000427T
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Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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1. Mazurka No.1 in F sharp minor Op.6 No.1 3:14 �0.79

2. Mazurka No.2 in C sharp minor Op.6 No.2 2:28 �0.79

3. Mazurka No.3 in E Op.6 No.3 1:36 �0.39

4. Mazurka No.4 in E flat minor Op.6 No.4 0:57 �0.39

5. Mazurka No.5 in B flat Op.7 No.1 1:47 �0.79

6. Mazurka No.6 in A minor Op.7 No.2 3:14 �0.79

7. Mazurka No.7 in F minor Op.7 No.3 2:19 �0.79

8. Mazurka No.8 in A flat Op.7 No.4 1:06 �0.39

9. Mazurka No.9 in C Op.7 No.5 0:44 �0.39

10. Mazurka No.10 in B flat Op.17 No.1 1:57 �0.39

11. Mazurka No.11 in E minor Op.17 No.2 1:56 �0.39

12. Mazurka No.12 in A flat Op.17 No.3 4:04 �0.79

13. Mazurka No.13 in A minor Op.17 No.4 4:13 �0.79

14. Mazurka No.14 in G minor Op.24 No.1 2:48 �0.79

15. Mazurka No.15 in C Op.24 No.2 2:03 �0.79

16. Mazurka No.16 in A flat Op.24 No.3 1:55 �0.39

17. Mazurka No.17 in B flat minor Op.24 No.4 4:31 �0.79

18. Mazurka No.18 in C minor Op.30 No.1 1:28 �0.39

19. Mazurka No.19 in B minor, Op.30 No.2 1:05 �0.39

20. Mazurka No.20 in D flat Op.30 No.3 2:35 �0.79

21. Mazurka No.21 in C sharp minor Op.30 No.4 3:38 �0.79

22. Mazurka No.22 in G sharp minor Op.33 No.1 1:25 �0.39

23. Mazurka No.23 in D Op.33 No.2 2:03 �0.79

24. Mazurka No.24 in C Op.33 No.3 1:28 �0.39

25. Mazurka No.25 in B minor Op.33 No.4 4:34 �0.79

26. Mazurka No.26 in C sharp minor Op.41 No.1 3:30 �0.79

27. Mazurka No.27 in E minor op.41 No.2 2:20 �0.79

28. Mazurka No.28 in B Op.41 No.3 1:07 �0.39

29. Mazurka No.29 in A flat Op.41 No.4 1:57 �0.39

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1. Mazurka No.30 in G Op.50 No.1 1:49 �0.39

2. Mazurka No.31 in A flat Op.50 No.2 2:50 �0.79

3. Mazurka No.32 in C sharp minor Op.50 No.3 4:56 �0.79

4. Mazurka No.33 in B Op.56 No.1 3:52 �0.79

5. Mazurka No.34 in C Op.56 No.2 1:32 �0.39

6. Mazurka No.35 in C minor Op.56 No.3 5:55 �0.79

7. Mazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1 4:28 �0.79

8. Mazurka No.37 in A flat Op.59 No.2 2:30 �0.79

9. Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3 3:13 �0.79

10. Mazurka No.39 in B Op.63 No.1 1:58 �0.39

11. Mazurka No.40 in F minor Op.63 No.2 2:08 �0.79

12. Mazurka No.41 in C sharp minor Op.63 No.3 2:24 �0.89

13. Mazurka No.44 in G Op.67 No.1 1:01 �0.39

14. Mazurka No.45 in G minor Op.67 No.2 1:55 �0.39

15. Mazurka in C Op.67 No.3 1:25 �0.79

16. Mazurka No.47 in A minor Op.67 No.4 2:27 �0.79

17. Mazurka No.48 in C Op.68 No.1 1:25 �0.39

18. Mazurka No.49 in A minor Op.68 No.2 3:08 �0.79

19. Mazurka No.50 in F Op 68 No.3 1:14 �0.39

20. Mazurka No.51 in F minor Op.68 No.4 2:17 �0.79

21. Mazurka No.42 in A minor (� Emile Gaillard) 3:05 �0.79

22. Mazurka No.43 in A minor (Notre Temps No.2) 3:13 �0.79

23. Mazurka No.52 in B flat (1826) 1:09 �0.39

24. Mazurka No.53 in G 1:42 �0.39

25. Mazurka No.58 in A flat 1:15 �0.39

26. Mazurka No.57 in C 2:19 �0.79

27. Mazurka in B flat (1832) 1:00 �0.39

28. Mazurka in D (1832) 1:13 �0.39

29. Mazurka in D (?1820) 1:02 �0.39

30. Mazurka No.51 in F minor Op.68 No.4 - Revised version 3:29 �0.79

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Excellent 12 Aug 2011

By Elpenor

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Let me provide a bit of balance here - I would've normally gone for 4 stars but in this case 5 seems appropriate given the unreasonably harsh rating by the other reviewer! I think Ashkenazy's Mazurkas are among the best complete sets, of which there are surprisingly few. If pushed I'd still go for Rubinstein (either impulsive and spontaneous from the 1930s or more sober from the 1960s) but this is a very close second. Recommended.

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An excellent Chopin interpreter - beautifully played 5 Oct 2011

By musiclover

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A fantastic reading of some of Chopin's most enjoyable piano pieces. Here Ashkenazy plays with flair and careful attention to detail.

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19 of 32 people found the following review helpful

Unfortunate 17 Jun 2008

By a nice guy

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Chopin's music is so multi-faceted and interesting. Deeply mournful, joyful, nostalgic; and I think that it is the mazurkas that show all of these moods the most clearly and the most beautifully.
Yet in this recording I can hear absolutely none of the composer's intentions. There are very few mazurkas that sound anything other than 'sight read.' There are no nuances, no subtelties. This is a deeply tragic recording. It is hard to imagine how Ashkenazy could make Rachmaninoff sound so deeply beautiful, and Prokofiev so wonderful, yet make Chopin's most gorgeous miniatures sound so boring. Sure, he can play the notes, but there is no emotion, no moments where the music seems to affect me at all. The fast mazurkas are too fast, and it just sounds like the performer doesn't understand the point of the slow ones. It is as if he wanted to record the 'Complete works of Chopin' as quickly as possible. Stay away from this recording if you like Chopin. Search Rubinstein or Michelangeli or Argerich instead. She only recorded three of them that I know of, yet they are more worth listening to than the two hours of boringness here. I've owned this set for about ten years and my opinion just becomes stronger as time goes on.

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