composed by Frédéric Chopin
curated by [artistic director] Gaëtan Naulleau
design concept [graphic design] Francis Martinet
editor [editor-in-chief] Emmanuel Dupuy
illustration [uncredited] P. Schick
liner notes [english translation] Marcia Hadjimarkos
liner notes, compiled by Alain Lompech
liner notes, compiled by Alain Planès
liner notes, compiled by Aldo Ciccolini
liner notes, compiled by Alexandre Tharaud
liner notes, compiled by Benjamin Grosvenor
liner notes, compiled by Bertrand Boissard
liner notes, compiled by Daniil Trifonov
liner notes, compiled by Etienne Moreau
liner notes, compiled by Gaëtan Naulleau
liner notes, compiled by Jacques Drillon
liner notes, compiled by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger
liner notes, compiled by Jean-Marc Luisada
liner notes, compiled by Jed Distler
liner notes, compiled by Jérôme Bastianelli
liner notes, compiled by Lang Lang
liner notes, compiled by Laurent Marcinik
liner notes, compiled by Nelson Freire
liner notes, compiled by Nelson Goerner
liner notes, compiled by Nicolas Derny
liner notes, compiled by Nikolai Lugansky
liner notes, compiled by Paul De Louit
liner notes, compiled by Simon Trpčeski
liner notes, compiled by Stephen Hough
mastered by [transfers and mastering] Isabelle Davy
Distributed By Diapason
Marketed By Diapason
Produced For Mondadori France Group
Mastered At Circé (2)
Manufactured By Sony DADC
Legendary performances selected by ten critics and twelve pianist.

CD1: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 24: 1933-1934 / Tracks 25, 29: 1933 / Track 26: 1960 / Track 27: 1939 / Track 28: 1938 / Track 30: 1949

CD2: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 12: 1956 / Tracks 13 to 24, 26, 27: 1959 / Track 25: 1956 / Track 28: 1955 / Track 29: 1932 / Track 30, 31: 1926 / Track 32: 1929 / Track 33: 1935 / Track 34: 1960

CD3: Recordings: Track 1: 1981 (With the kind permission of Nimbus-Wyastone) / Track 2: 1934 / Track 30: 1930 / Track 4: 1943 / Track 5: 1960 / Track 6: 1935 / Tracks 7, 8: 1951 / Track 9: 1945 / Track 10: 1933

CD4: Recordings: Tracks 1, 6: 1952 / Track 2: 1938 / Track 3: 1959 / Tracks 4, 9, 10: 1936 / Track 5: 1948 / Tracks 7, 8: 1949 / Track 11: 1951 / Track 12: 1963

CD5: Recordings: Tracks 1, 2: 1951 & 1948 / Tracks 3, 4: 1935 / Tracks 5, 6: 1956 / Tracks 7, 16: 1951 / Track 8: 1946 / Tracks 9 to 12: 1952 / Tracks 13, 14: 1928 / Track 15: 1945 / Track 17: 1922

CD6: Recordings: Track 1: 1949 / Track 2: 1957 / Track 3: 1925 / Track 4: 1932 / Tracks 5 to 10: 1949-1950 / Tracks 11 to 18: 1951-1952 / Track 19: 1962 / Track 20: 1928

CD7: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 12: 1930 / Tracks 13 to 18: 1938-1939 / Tracks 19 to 22: 1955 / Track 23: 1957 / Tracks 24 to 28: 1946 / Tracks 29 to 33: 1956

CD8: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 13: 1950 / Track 14: 1947 / Track 15: 1928 / Tracks 16, 21, 22, 25: 1930 / Track 17: 1959 / Track 18: 1946 / Track 19: 1937 / Track 20: 1949 / Track 23: 1926 / Track 24: 1927

CD9: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 3: 1963 / Tracks 4 to 6: 1951 / Track 7: 1980 (With the kind permission of Arbiter Editions) / Track 8: 1933 / Track 9: 1938

CD10: Recordings: Tracks 1 to 4, 11: 1960 / Tracks 5 to 8: 1959 / Track 9: 1957 / Track 10: 1945

Total timing: 12h53min

Diapason's Quintessential Record Library is published by Diapason magazine, a publication of the Mondadori France Group.
(P) 2015

Clam-shell cardboard box contains the CDs in separate paper sleeves and a 28-page booklet in English only.
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