Chopin: Piano Works

The Piano Works
Samson François (piano) & Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Louis Frémaux

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.

Chopin:
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

Ballades Nos. 1-4
No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

12 Études, Op. 10
No. 1 in C major
No. 2 in A minor 'chromatique'
No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'
No. 4 in C sharp minor
No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key'
No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa'
No. 7 in C major
No. 8 in F major
No. 9 in F minor
No. 10 in A flat major
No. 11 in E flat major
No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'

12 Études, Op. 25
No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp'
No. 2 in F minor
No. 3 in F major
No. 4 in A minor
No. 5 in E minor
No. 6 in G sharp minor
No. 7 in C sharp minor
No. 8 in D flat major
No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
No. 10 in B minor
No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind'
No. 12 in C minor

Trois Nouvelles Études

Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49

Impromptus Nos. 1-4
No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29
No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36
No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51
No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-

Mazurkas Nos. 1-51
No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 1
No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2
No. 3 in E major, Op. 6 No. 3
No. 4 in E flat minor, Op. 6 No. 4
No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1
No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2
No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3
No. 8 in A flat minor, Op. 7 No. 4
No. 9 in C major, Op. 7 No. 5
No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1
No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2
No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3
No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1
No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 24 No. 3
No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4
No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 1
No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2
No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3
No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1
No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2
No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3
No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4
No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1
No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2
No. 28 in B major, Op. 41 No. 3
No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4
No. 30 in G major, Op. 50 No. 1
No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2
No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3
No. 33 in B major, Op. 56 No. 1
No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2
No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3
No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59 No. 1
No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2
No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3
No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1
No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2
No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3
No. 42 in G major, Op. 67 No. 1
No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2
No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3
No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4
No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1
No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2
No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3
No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4
No. 50 in A minor 'Notre Temps'
No. 51 in A minor 'Émile Gaillard'

Nocturnes: Nos. 1-19
No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1
No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3
No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1
No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2
No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1
No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2
No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1
No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1
Polonaise No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2
Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2
Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
Polonaise No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71 No. 2
Polonaise No. 10 in F minor, Op. 71 No. 3

24 Preludes, Op. 28
No. 1 in C major
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in G major
No. 4 in E minor
No. 5 in D major
No. 6 in B minor
No. 7 in A major
No. 8 in F sharp minor
No. 9 in E major
No. 10 in C sharp minor
No. 11 in B major
No. 12 in G sharp minor
No. 13 in F sharp major
No. 14 in E flat minor
No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop'
No. 16 in B flat minor
No. 17 in A flat major
No. 18 in F minor
No. 19 in E flat major
No. 20 in C minor
No. 21 in B flat major
No. 22 in G minor
No. 23 in F major
No. 24 in D minor

Rondo in C major for two pianos, Op. 73
Rondo in C major, Op. 73

Scherzi Nos. 1-4
No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43

Waltzes Nos. 1-14
No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18
No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1
No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2
No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3
No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42
No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute '
No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3
No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell '
No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2
No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1
No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2
No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70 No. 3
No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56