Rubinstein i jego Chopin

Album "Icon: The Chopin Recordings" składa się z 5 płyt CD zawierających nagrania utworów Fryderyka Chopina w wykonaniu Artura Rubinsteina – polskiego pianisty żydowskiego pochodzenia, który w ciągu swojego długiego, 95-letniego życia wytyczył ścieżki pianistyki i wysoko zawiesił poprzeczkę współczesnym wykonawcom.

Jego oszałamiająca dyskografia niemal w połowie poświęcona jest muzyce Fryderyka Chopina i to głównie z jego muzyką Rubinstein jest dziś wiązany, choć nagrywał także dzieła Brahmsa, czy kompozytorów hiszpańskich. Dziś Artur Rubinstein jest postrzegany jako jeden z najważniejszych pianistów XX wieku, jako wykonawca muzyki solowej oraz koncertów, lecz także muzyki kameralnej, nad którą pracował z tak wybitnymi osobowościami, jak: Heifetz, Piatigorsky, czy Szeryng.
Zmarł w Genewie, w 1982 roku mając 95 lat. Rok po jego śmierci, jego skremowane zwłoki pochowano w Jerozolimie.
CD 1:

1. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro maestoso
2. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): II. Romanze (Larghetto)
3. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Vivace)
4. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1992 Digital Remaster): I. Maestoso
5. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1992 Digital Remaster): II. Larghetto
6. Sir John Barbirolli - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Allegro vivace
7. Artur Rubinstein - No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
8. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 9 No. 1
9. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in E flat Op. 9 No. 2
10. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in B Op. 9 No. 3

CD 2:

1. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 4 in F Op. 15 No. 1
2. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 5 in F sharp Op. 15 No. 2
3. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 6 in G minor Op. 15 No. 3
4. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1
5. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 8 in D flat Op. 27 No. 2
6. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 9 in B Op. 32 No. 1
7. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 10 in A flat Op. 32 No. 2
8. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 11 in G minor Op. 37 No. 1
9. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 12 in G Op. 37 No. 2
10. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 13 in C minor Op. 48 No. 1
11. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 14 in F sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2
12. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 15 in F minor Op. 55 No. 1
13. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 16 in E flat Op. 55 No. 2
14. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 17 in B Op. 62 No. 1
15. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 18 in E Op. 62 No. 2
16. Artur Rubinstein - Nocturnes (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 19 in E minor Op. 72 No. 1 (posthumous)

CD 3:

1. Artur Rubinstein - Waltzes (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in A flat major Op. 34 No. 1 ('Valse brillante')
2. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 6 No. 1
3. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 6 No. 2
4. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in E Op. 6 No. 3
5. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 4 in E flat minor Op. 6 No. 4
6. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 5 in B flat Op. 7 No. 1
7. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 6 in A minor Op. 7 No. 2
8. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 7 in F minor Op. 7 No. 3
9. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 8 in C Op. 7 No. 4
10. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 9 in C Op. 7 No. 5
11. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 10 in B flat Op. 17 No. 1
12. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 11 in E minor Op. 17 No. 2
13. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 12 in A flat Op. 17 No. 3
14. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 13 in A minor Op. 17 No. 4
15. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 14 in G minor Op. 24 No. 1
16. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 15 in C Op. 24 No. 2
17. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 16 in A flat Op. 24 No. 3
18. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 17 in B flat minor Op. 24 No. 4
19. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 18 in C minor Op. 30 No. 1
20. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 19 in B minor/F sharp minor Op. 30 No. 2
21. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 20 in D flat Op. 30 No. 3
22. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 21 in C sharp minor Op. 30 No. 4
23. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 22 in G sharp minor Op. 33 No. 1
24. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 23 in D Op. 33 No. 2
25. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 24 in C Op. 33 No. 3
26. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 25 in B minor Op. 33 No. 4
27. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 26 in C sharp minor Op. 41 No. 1
28. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 27 in E minor Op. 41 No. 2
29. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 28 in B Op. 41 No. 3
30. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 29 in A flat Op. 41 No. 4
31. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 30 in G Op. 50 No. 1
32. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 31 in A flat Op. 50 No. 2
33. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 32 in C sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3

CD 4:

1. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 33 in B Op. 56 No. 1
2. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 34 in C Op. 56 No. 2
3. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 35 in C minor Op. 56 No. 3
4. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 36 in A minor Op. 59 No. 1
5. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 37 in A flat Op. 59 No. 2
6. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 38 in F sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3
7. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 39 in B Op. 63 No. 1
8. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 40 in F minor Op. 63 No. 2
9. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 41 in C sharp minor Op. 63 No. 3
10. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 42 in G Op. 67 No. 1
11. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 43 in G minor Op. 67 No. 2
12. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 44 in C Op. 67 No. 3
13. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 45 in A minor Op. 67 No. 4
14. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 46 in C Op. 68 No. 1
15. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 47 in A minor Op. 68 No. 2
16. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 48 in F Op. 68 No. 3
17. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 49 in F minor Op. 68 No. 4
18. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 50 in A minor Op posth ('A son ami Emile Gaillard')
19. Artur Rubinstein - Mazurkas (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 51 in A minor Op. posth ('Notre temps')
20. Artur Rubinstein - 4 Scherzos (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in B minor Op. 20
21. Artur Rubinstein - 4 Scherzos (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31
22. Artur Rubinstein - 4 Scherzos (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39
23. Artur Rubinstein - 4 Scherzos (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 4 in E Op. 54

CD 5:

1. Artur Rubinstein - Barcarcolle in F sharp major Op. 60 (1993 Digital Remaster)
2. Artur Rubinstein - Berceuse in D flat Op. 57 (1993 Digital Remaster)
3. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in C sharp minor Op. 26 No. 1
4. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in E flat minor Op. 26 No. 2
5. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in A major Op. 40 No. 1 ('Military')
6. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 4 in C minor Op. 40 No. 2
7. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 5 in F sharp minor Op. 44
8. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 6 in A flat major Op. 53 ('Heroic')
9. Artur Rubinstein - 16 Polonaises (1993 Digital Remaster): No. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 ('Polonaise-fantaisie')
10. Artur Rubinstein - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat Op. 22 (1993 Digital Remaster)