The Chopin Recordings

Samson François

• Released on 2/22/10 by Parlophone (France)
• Main artists: Samson François
• Genre: Classical

1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso

Louis Frémaux 00:19:57

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Louis Fremaux, Conductor, MainArtist - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

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2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto

Louis Frémaux 00:08:50

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Louis Fremaux, Conductor, MainArtist - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

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3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace

Louis Frémaux 00:10:53

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Louis Fremaux, Conductor, MainArtist - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1967 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1986 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

4 Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21 (1995 Remastered Version): I: Maestoso

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo 00:13:50

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Tonmeister - Louis Fremaux, Conductor, Lead Vocals - Samson Francois, Piano, Lead Vocals, Musician - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra, Vocals, Performed by - Orchestre National De L'Opera De Monte Carlo, Performance - Eric Macleod, Producer - Samson François/Louis Frémaux/Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - Orchestre Nat. De L'Opera De Monte Carlo, Lead Vocals, Performed by - Samson François, Louis Frémaux, Vocals - Monte-Carlo National Opera Orchestra, Ensemble

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

00:08:19

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Louis Fremaux, Conductor - Samson Francois, Piano - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra - Eric Macleod, Producer - Samson François/Louis Frémaux/Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1958 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

6 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace

00:09:07

Robert MacLeod, Producer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Louis Fremaux, Conductor - Samson Francois, Piano - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra - Eric Macleod, Producer - Samson François/Louis Frémaux/Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1958 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 2

1 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor

00:06:30

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

2 2 Polonaises, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor

00:07:52

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

3 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major "Military"

00:04:42

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

4 2 Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 2 in C Minor

00:05:58

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

5 Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44

00:11:15

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

6 Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"

00:07:04

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

7 Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61

00:12:28

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

8 Andante spianato et grande Polonaise en mi bémol majeur Op.22 (Remasterisé en 1995)

S. François 00:13:40

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Tonmeister - Samson Francois, Piano, Musician, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer - S. François, Vocals

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DISC 3

1 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 1 in D Minor

00:04:41

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

2 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 2 in B-Flat Major

00:06:39

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

3 3 Polonaises, Op. Posth. 71: No. 3 in F Minor

00:06:07

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

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4 Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49

00:13:21

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

5 Tarantelle in A-Flat Major, Op. 43

00:03:39

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

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6 Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

00:08:30

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

7 Rondo for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. Posth. 73

Pierre Barbizet 00:09:12

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano - Pierre Barbizet, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer - Samson Francois - Pierre Barbizet, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1966 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 4

1 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

00:07:43

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

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2 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38

00:06:49

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

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3 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47

00:07:04

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1955 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

4 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

00:09:21

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

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5 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

00:08:27

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

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6 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

00:10:14

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1956 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

7 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

00:06:43

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1956 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

8 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54

00:11:51

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Walter Ruhlmann, Engineer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1956 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 5

1 Grande valse brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 18

00:05:00

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

2 Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1

00:05:24

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

3 Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2

00:04:47

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

4 Waltz No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34 No. 3

00:02:34

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

5 Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42

00:04:27

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

6 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"

00:01:55

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

7 Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2

00:02:55

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

8 Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3

00:04:10

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

9 Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 69 No. 1 "Farewell"

00:04:20

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

10 Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. Posth. 69 No. 2

00:03:26

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

11 Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 1

00:01:59

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

12 Waltz No. 12 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 70 No. 2

00:03:03

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

13 Waltz No. 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 3

00:01:58

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

14 Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. Posth., B. 56

00:03:05

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Paul Vavasseur, Engineer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1964 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

15 Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

00:03:08

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Roger Ducourtieux, Engineer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1959 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

16 Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36

00:05:39

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Roger Ducourtieux, Engineer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1959 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

17 Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51

00:04:21

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Roger Ducourtieux, Engineer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1959 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

18 Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 66

00:04:18

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Rene Challan, Producer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Roger Ducourtieux, Engineer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1959 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 6

1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave - Doppio movimento

00:05:24

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

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2 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo

00:05:23

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

3 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento

00:06:27

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Samson Francois, Piano, MainArtist - Eric Macleod, Producer

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

About the album

• 10 disc(s) - 176 track(s)
• Total length: 11:17:07

• Main artists: Samson François
• Composer: Frédéric Chopin
• Label: Parlophone (France)
• Genre: Classical
• Collection: Icon
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