The VII International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition

 (22 February - 13 March, 1965)

Photo: from CD EMI  5 56805 2

  

Stage 1 (22 February)

1. Nocturne in F major Op.15-1 *

2. Etude No.1 in C major, Op.10-1  [LP、CD] Original: Polskie Nagrania LP XL 1883

3. Etude No.4 in C-sharp minor Op.10-4 * #

   4. Polonaise No.6 in A-flat major, Op.53  "Héroïque"  [CD、DVD]  Original: F. Chopin Soc. T 357

5. 24 Préludes, Op.28 −No.19-24  [live?  CD] Original: Polskie Nagrania LP XL 1883

    

Stage 2 (5 March)

6. Waltz No.2 "Valse brillante" in A-flat major, Op.34-1  [CD] 

7. 3 Mazurkas  Op.59 No.1-3  [LP、CD]

         No.1 (Mazurka No.36) in A minor

         No.2 (Mazurka No.37) in A-flat major

         No.3 (Mazurka No.38) in F-sharp minor

8. Etude No.10 in A-flat major, Op.10-10  [LP、CD] Original: Polskie Nagrania LP XL 0665

9. Etude No.10 in B minor, Op.25-10 *

   10. Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op.60  [live?  CD]  Original: Fryderyk Chopin Society T 429

11. Scherzo No.3 in C-sharp minor, Op.39  [LP、CD]  Original: Polskie Nagrania LP XL 0265

  

Stage 3 (10 March)

  12. Nocturne No.16 in E-flat major, Op.55-2  [LP、CD] Original: Polskie Nagrania LP XL 0665

  13. Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, OP.58 *

   

Final (13 March)

  14. Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11

           Witold Rowicki/Warsaw National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra  [LP、CD、DVD]

 

                            Recording: Concert Hall of the National Philharmonic,  Warsaw

                                                  Polskie Nagrania, Poland

                                  * List up of these pieces are based on the interview with Martha Argerich.

    

from CD: muza PNCD 471 A/B (Photo: A. Fedorowicz)

   

*Various forms of LPs and CDs from the Chopin Competition have been released.

 I am presenting some samples including the first releases.

  

First release LP: left/Japan Colombia OS-2110-PM (after this, OQ-7039, 7174, OZ-7120, COJO 9116 and so on),

center/MUZA Polskie Nagrania XL-0265   recording: 14, 11, 7       right: LP:MUZA SX 1888   recording: 7

from the LP:MUZA Polskie Nagrania XL-0265

   

First release CD: Japan Colombia 28CO-2147 (after this, COCO-78572 and so on)

recording: 14, 11, 7

 

First release LP: Japan Colombia DXM-173-4-PM  "INTERNATIONAL CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITIONS"

recording: 2, 8, 7-No.37, 12     Photo: from this LP

     

Left : CD/Delta Music 23 028, Right :Cassette/MDT-11 "Martha Argerich Plays Chopin"

recording: 14, 7-No.37&38, 11, 6, 2, 12, 8

  

  CD: MUSA  PNCD 003  FRYDERYC CHOPIN   International Chopin Piano Competitions   THE GOLDEN TWELVE

recording: 5, 2, 8, 12, 10, 11, 4

 

GREAT CHOPIN PERFORMERS

CD: from the left, Japan Colombia COCO-78678  (recording: 6, 2, 8, 12, 11)

 LASER LIGHT 14 061 (recording: 14, 11),  14 064(recording: 2, 12, 8),  14 065(recording: 6

 

*Others,  CD: Forlane (Japan) 30CD-3106, Forlane UCD13-159 (recording: 14, 2, 8 etc. The rest is omitted.

 

        DVD: Gakken (Japan)  "Historia Wielkiego Konkursu" Vol. 3  GDC-1003  The History of the Competition -The 6th & The 7th & The 8th-
                Recording: 4*, 14-finale ( *The visual is a compiled image with her hands filmed after the competition - the actual piano
                                    she used was a Steinway, but the image uses a Bechstein.
And this DVD also includes scenes before the start of the
                                    competition as well as the footage from the announcement of the awards by the judges.

        DVD: Gakken (Japan)  "Historia Wielkiego Konkursu" Vol. 4  GDC-1004  Reminiscences of Prof. Zurawlew.
                                    Prof. Zurawlew look back on Argerich. And her pictures and a part of the performance 4 (same as above) are recorded.

        DVD: Gakken (Japan)  "Historia Wielkiego Konkursu" Vol. 5  GDC-1005  Memories of Prof. Drzewiecki.
                                    A part of the commendation ceremony of the 7th competition is recorded.

        DVD: Gakken (Japan)  "Historia Wielkiego Konkursu" Vol. 27  GDC-1027  Adam Harasiewicz -The Interview
                                    He mentioned Martha Argerich in his interview.

               

photo: from the home page of VII International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition

 

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