Chopin: Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42

This page lists all recordings of Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, by Frédéric François Chopin (1810-49) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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(Variations on a theme by Chopin, 1938-57)

Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

“All these performances suggest a fastidious musical intelligence with an immaculate technique…Harmonia Mundi’s sound is as crystalline as the playing, and these scrupulously modern and sensitive performances are among the finest available.” Gramophone

Harmonia Mundi - HMC901927

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Chopin:	Waltzes Nos. 1-14
Ravel:	Valses nobles et sentimentales

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

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EMI - 3467342

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Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45

Prelude No. 26 in A flat major, Op. posth.

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Decca - Double Decca - 4609912

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Chopin:

Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3

Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2

Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'

Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42

Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

Piazzólla:

Adios Nonino

Encore

Ingrid Fliter (piano)

Recorded live at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on December 1, 2003

VAI - VAIA1251

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Chopin:

Ballades Nos. 1-4

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42

Complete Solo Piano Works

Murray Perahia

One of Perahia's greatest recordings, full of grace, poetry and imaginative flair. A truly magnificent portrait of a master pianist at his peak - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue

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Rosette Winner

Sony - SK64399

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Ingrid Fliter plays Beethoven & Chopin

Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'

Chopin:

Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3

Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1

Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3

Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42

Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

Ingrid Fliter (piano)

Recorded live at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on February 14, 2005

VAI - VAIA1250

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Chopin:

Waltzes Nos. 1-14

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3

Dinu Lipatti (piano)

Each waltz is treated with the same care that a piano sonata might deserve and the effect is magical: this is true poetry - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue

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Rosette Winner

EMI Great Recordings of the Century - 5669042

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Chopin - Waltzes

Chopin:

Waltzes Nos. 1-14

Claudio Arrau (piano)

Philips - E4000252

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Paderewski - A Selection of his US Victor Recordings 1914-1941

Beethoven:	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' - Adagio sostenuto
Chopin:	Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
Debussy:	Minstrels
Liszt:	Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243: No. 9. Standchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch) La leggierezza Etude de concert No. 2, S144 Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440
Mendelssohn:	Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 No. 4 in C 'The Bee's Wedding' ('Spinning Song')
Paderewski:	Melody in G Op. 8 No. 3 Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 Recorded address on the observance of the golden anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s American début
Rachmaninov:	Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor
Schubert:	Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3
Schumann:	Warum, Op. 12, No. 3
Wagner:	Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 arr. by E. Schelling

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano)

Jan Paderewski enthralled the world with his artistry for more than half a century. Immensely popular as a recitalist (he played in Madison Square Garden to 20,000 people), he came to recording as late as 1911, leaving an important legacy.

These recordings, mostly from the 1920s and some unpublished on 78rpm, show Paderewski as a uniquely eloquent interpreter of Beethoven, his compatriot Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Rachmaninov, Debussy and his own compositions.

Whether performing in grand Romantic style, with scintillating virtuosity, or as if confiding intimate secrets, Paderewski possessed what Henry James memorably described as “exhilarating goodness”.

“Systematic treatment of Paderewski's large discography is long overdue….it is bound to entice historic piano recording collectors.” Classics Today