Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

This page lists all recordings of Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre', by Frédéric François Chopin (1810-49) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

1949-1957 Recordings

Chopin:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Recorded 13th May 1950,Town Hall

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Recorded 23rd February 1957, Carnegie Hall

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Recorded 8th May 1952, Manhattan Center

Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'

Recorded live 23rd April 1951, Carnegie Hall

Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'

Recorded 29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20

Recorded 28th-29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

(withdrawn 1949 recording) Recorded 28th December 1949, Town Hall

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

All tracks were recorded in New York City

Although Horowitz’s concept of Chopin, characterised by extremes of dynamics and tempi, divided the critics over the years, as one of them wrote in 1958 of a disc containing the Barcarolle heard here, “If your choice in Chopin interpretation runs to largescale, grandiose treatments, magnificent panoramas of sound, delicacy and yet tremendous virility, obtain this record by all means. The overall effect is breathtaking.”

“No pianist played closer to the edge than Vladimir Horowitz. And here, in this invaluable reissue of performances dating from 1949-57, you are once more made aware of that elemental violence and caprice that could leave his audiences in a state of stupefaction, provoked and seduced by his charismatic force and wicked ways. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008

Naxos Historical - 8111282

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Chopin:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Scherzi Nos. 1-4

Simon Trpceski (piano)

EMI Recommends - 5181712

(CD)

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Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

12 Études, Op. 25

Grigory Sokolov (piano)

(Live recording on June 17th, 1990 and November 10th, 1992 in Paris, and June 13th 1992)

Naive - OP30456

(CD - 2 discs)

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Géza Anda

Bach, J S:	Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826
Chopin:	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Ravel:	Valses nobles et sentimentales
Schumann:	Carnaval, Op. 9

Géza Anda (piano)

Live Recording 1972

Orfeo - C742071B

(CD)

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Orchestrations by Sir Henry Wood

Bach, J S:	Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Chopin:	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Debussy:	La cathédrale engloutie
Granados:	Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'
Grieg:	Funeral March: Rikard Nordraak in memoriam
Mussorgsky:	Pictures at an Exhibition
Rachmaninov:	Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor
Scharwenka:	Polnischer Nationaltanz, Op. 3 No. 1

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Lyrita - SRCD216

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Chopin:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Scherzi Nos. 1-4

Simon Trpceski (piano)

"He quickly displayed the compelling hallmarks of his style: light but devastatingly punchy octaves; well delineated rhythms (he can pounce on chords with a drum-like vigour when he chooses); a gossamer touch in lyrical episodes; and an impeccable ear for internal balance.” The Times (on Simon Trpceski playing Chopin at his Wigmore Hall recital in 2005)

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