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Chopin: Waltz in Ab op.69 no.1

Chopin: Waltz in Bminor op.69 no.2

Chopin: Waltz in Db op.70 no.3

Waltz no.18 in E-flat major (posth.)

CHOPIN: Waltz No. 11 in G flat Op.70 No.1

Made this recording June 5th, 2012. Enjoy this beautiful romantic character piece by Chopin. 

Frederic Chopin - Etude in Ab Major, "Aeolian Harp", Op. 25 No. 1

Kinderszenen Op.15 No.7, Träumerei by Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 No.7, Träumerei

This is a budget re-packaging of a title recorded back in 1986. This recording collects all 19 waltzes, including four posthumous compositions which are missing from the Lipatti recording. 

Chopin, Valse op. 42

The Arabeske, Op. 18, was written in early 1839, perhaps as an act of appeasement in a troubled time. 
The title is informative: an Arabeske or arabesque is an ornament or style of figural, floral, or animal outlines used to create intricate patterns, inspired by Arab architecure. It is also a dance term, a ballet position. A simple ambling tune makes three appearances, interrupted by two minor-key passages. The tune itself is unchanged in each occurrence, but notice how Schumann obliges us to reassess the figure, as though our view changes when seen through the differing shadows cast by the intervening passages.

CHOPIN: Waltz No. 11 in G flat Op.70 No.1

Sydney Symphony Orchestra