YUKO KAWAI
pianist
poster for Chopin Anniversary Year 2010
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Discography
List of recorded works
Chopinissimo VIII (National Edition)
recorded: 2009-2010, released: 2010
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listen to a sample: Waltz in F minor WN55
J.S.Bach:
‘Prelude’ from Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major BWV 858
F.Chopin:
Impromptu in F-sharp major Op.36
Moderato in E major WN56
Impromptu in A-flat major Op.29
Ballade in F major Op.38
Ballade in G minor Op.23
Impromptu in C-sharp minor WN46
Impromptu in G-flat major Op.51
Ballade in A-flat major Op.47
Ballade in F minor Op.52
Waltz in F minor WN55
Etude in A-flat major Op.25 No.1
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Ko Segawa
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Chopinissimo VII (National Edition)
recorded: 2008, released: 2009
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listen to a sample: Polonaise in B-flat major WN1
J.S.Bach:
Invention No.14 in B-flat major BWV 785
F.Chopin:
Polonaise in B-flat major WN1
Polonaise in G minor WN2
Polonaise in A-flat major WN3
Rondo in E-flat major Op.16
Piano Concerto in F minor Op.21 version for one piano (original by Chopin)
Maestoso
Larghetto
Allegro vivace
J.S.Bach:
Invention No.1 in C major BWV 772
F.Chopin:
Etude in C minor Op.10 No.12
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Ko Segawa
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Chopinissimo VI (National Edition)
recorded: 2008, released: 2008
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F.Chopin:
2 Nocturnes Op.27
No.1 in C-sharp minor
No.2 in D-flat major
4 Mazurkas Op.30
No.1 in C minor
No.2 in B minor
No.3 in D-flat major
No.4 in C-sharp minor
24 Preludes Op.28
No.1 in C major
No.2 in A minor
No.3 in G major
No.4 in E minor
No.5 in D major
No.6 in B minor
No.7 in A major
No.8 in F-sharp minor
No.9 in E major
No.10 in C-sharp minor
No.11 in B major
No.12 in G-sharp minor
No.13 in F-sharp major
No.14 in E-flat minor
No.15 in E-flat major
No.16 in B-flat minor
No.17 in A-flat major
No.18 in F minor
No.19 in E-flat major
No.20 in C minor
No.21 in B-flat major
No.22 in G minor
No.23 in F major
No.24 in D minor
W.A.Mozart:
Sonate D-Dur KV576 II Satz
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Ko Segawa
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Chopinissimo V (National Edition)
recorded: 2007, released: 2008
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listen to a sample: Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4
F.Chopin:
4 Mazurkas Op.24
No.1 in G minor
No.2 in C major
No.3 in A-flat major
No.4 in B-flat minor
Polonaise in E-flat major Op.22
preceded with Andante spianato
12 Etudes Op.25
No.1 in A-flat major
No.2 in F minor
No.3 in F major
No.4 in A minor
No.5 in E minor
No.6 in G-sharp minor
No.7 in C-sharp minor
No.8 in D-flat major
No.9 in G-flat major
No.10 in B minor
No.11 in A minor
No.12 in C minor
Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Ko Segawa
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Chopinissimo IV (National Edition)
recorded: 2007, released: 2007
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listen to a sample: Galop Marquis As-dur WN59
F.Chopin:
Moderato in E major WN56
Galop Maquis in A-flat major WN59
Impromptu in C-sharp minor WN46 / Fantaisie-Impromptu
Ballade in G minor Op.23
Piano Concerto in E minor Op.11 version for one piano (original by Chopin)
Allegro Maestoso
ROMANCE Larghetto
RONDO Vivace
Mitaka City Concert Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Shigeo Eguchi
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Chopinissimo III (National Edition)
recorded: 2007, released: 2007
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R.Schumann:
‘Traimerei’ (Kinderszenen / Scenes from Childhood Op.15)
F.Chopin:
3 Nocturnes Op.15
No.1 in F major
No.2 in F-sharp major
No.3 in G minor
4 Mazurkas Op.17
No.1 in B-flat major
No.2 in E minor
No.3 in A-flat major
No.4 in A minor
J.S.Bach:
‘Prelude’ from Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 846
F.Chopin:
12 Etudes Op.10
No.1 in C major
No.2 in A minor
No.3 in E major
No.4 in C-sharp minor
No.5 in G-flat minor
No.6 in E-flat minor
No.7 in C major
No.8 in F major
No.9 in F minor
No.10 in A-flat major
No.11 in E-flat major
No.12 in C minor
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Ko Segawa
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Chopinissimo II (National Edition)
recorded: 2006, released: 2007
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listen to a sample: Norturne in B-flat minor Op.9 No.1
F.Chopin:
3 Nocturnes Op.9
No.1 in B-flat minor
No.2 in E-flat major (simple version)
No.2 in E-flat major (version with Chopin’s original variants)
No.3 in B major
Contredanse in G-flat major WN29
(Tokyo premiere according to National Edition)
Lento con gran espressione in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the later autograph)
4 Mazurkas Op.7
No.1 in B-flat major
No.2 in A minor
No.3 in F minor
No.4 in A-flat major
3 Ecossaises WN27
No.1 in G major
No.2 in D-flat major
No.3 in D major
Fantaisie in F minor Op.49
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Akihiro Tsuruta
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Chopinissimo I (National Edition)
recorded: 2005, released: 2006
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F.Chopin:
Cantabile in B-flat major WN43
Sostenuto in E-flat major WN53
Lento con gran espressione in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the earlier autograph)
Allegretto in F-sharp major WN36
5 Mazurkas Op.6
No.1 in F-sharp minor
No.2 in C-sharp minor
No.3 in E major
No.4 in E-flat minor
No.5 in C major
Sixth Variation from ‘Hexameron’ in E major Dbop.29
Variations brilliants in B-flat major Op.12
Nocturne in E minor WN23
Funeral March in C minor WN11
Sonata in B-flat minor Op.35
Grave - Doppio Movimento
Scherzo
March, Lento
Finale, Presto
Nocturne in E-flat major Op.9 No.2 (version with Chopin’s original variants)
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo. Piano Tuner: Fumiaki Tsuji
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Chopin: Ballades/Impromptus (National Edition)
recorded: 2002, released: 2004
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listen to a sample: Ballade No.3 in A-flat major Op.47
F.Chopin:
Ballade in G minor Op.23
Ballade in F major Op.38
Ballade in A-flat major Op.47
Ballade in F minor Op.52
Impromptu in A-flat major Op.29
Impromptu in F-sharp major Op.36
Impromptu in G-flat major Op.51
Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall. Piano Tuner: Zygmunt Ziarek
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Chopin: Piano Concertos version for one piano (National Edition)
recorded: 2008, released: 2010
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F.Chopin:
Piano Concerto in F minor Op.21 version for one piano (original by Chopin)
Maestoso
Larghetto
Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto in E minor Op.11 version for one piano (original by Chopin)
Allegro Maestoso
ROMANCE Larghetto
RONDO Vivace
The Polish Radio’s Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall Studio, Warsaw
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Chopin: Various Compositions (National Edition)
recorded: 2007, released: 2007
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listen to a sample: Ecossaise in D-flat major
F.Chopin:
March Funebre in C minor WN9
3 Ecossaises WN13
No.1 in G major
No.2 in D-flat major
No.3 in D major
[Variants] / Souvenir de Paganini / WN16
Nocturne in E minor WN23
Contredanse in G-flat major WN27
[Allegretto] in F-sharp major WN36
[Lento con gran espressione] / Nocturne in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the earlier autograph)
[Lento con gran espressione] / Nocturne in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the later autograph)
Cantabile in B-flat major WN43
Presto con leggierezza / Prelude in A-flat major WN44
Impromptu in C-sharp minor / Fantaisie Impromptu / WN46
’Spring’ in G minor WN52a
Sostenuto in E-flat major / Waltz in E-flat major / WN53
Moderato in E major WN56
Galop Marquis in A-flat major WN59
Nocturne in C minor WN62
The Polish Radio’s Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall Studio, Warsaw
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Chopin: Lento con gran espressione and other works (National Edition)
recorded:1999, released:1999
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listen to a sample: Etude in C minor Op.25 No.12
F.Chopin:
Lento con gran espressione in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the later autograph)
Ballade in G minor Op.23
Nocturne in E-flat major Op.9 No.2 (version with Chopin’s original variants)
Etude in C major Op.10 No.1
Etude in E major Op.10 No.3
Etude in C minor Op.25 No.12
Waltz in C-sharp minor Op.64 No.2
Mazurka in F minor WN65
Sonata in B minor Op.58
Allegto maestoso
Scherzo
Largo
Finale, Presto non tanto
Lento con gran espressione in C-sharp minor WN37 (version of the earlier autograph)
The Polish Radio’s Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall Studio, Warsaw
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List of recorded works