Track Listing
| CD 1 (78:27) | ||
| FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: | ||
| 1. | Andante Spianato e Grande Polonaise in E-flat, op. 22 | 13:22 |
| Bloomington, Indiana; 11 August 1971 | ||
| 2. | Barcarolle in F-sharp, op. 60 | 9:50 |
| New York; 7 April 1974 | ||
| 3. | Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat, op. 29 | 3:47 |
| Amsterdam; 1977/1978 | ||
| 4. | Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat, op. 51 | 5:25 |
| Berlin; 21 February 1963 | ||
| 5. | Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, op. 66, “Fantaisie” | 4:57 |
| Berlin; 21 February 1963 | ||
| Four Scherzi New York; 28 January 1973 | ||
| 6. | No. 1 in B minor, op. 20 | 9:21 |
| 7. | No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31 | 10:21 |
| 8. | No. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39 | 7:35 |
| 9. | No. 4 in E, op. 54 | 11:53 |
| 10. | Waltz No. 6 in D-flat, op. 64, no. 1, “Minute” | 1:52 |
| De Bilt, The Netherlands; 1978 | ||
| CD 2 (75:20) | ||
| 1. | Polonaise No. 1 in C-sharp minor, op. 26, no.1 | 7:26 |
| New York; 9 November 1975 | ||
| 2. | Polonaise No. 2 in E-flat minor, op. 26, no. 2 | 7:58 |
| New York; 9 November 1975 | ||
| 3. | Nocturne No. 3 in B, op. 9, no. 3 | 7:43 |
| Amsterdam; 1987 | ||
| 4. | Nocturne No. 5 in F-sharp, op. 15, no. 2 | 3:58 |
| Amsterdam; 1987 | ||
| 5. | Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat, op. 27, no. 2 | 6:38 |
| Amsterdam; 1980 | ||
| 6. | Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, op. 55, no. 1 | 5:39 |
| New York; 7 April 1974 | ||
| Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58 Minneapolis, Minnesota; 3 November 1985 | ||
| 7. | I.Allegro Maestoso | 10:46 |
| 8. | II.Scherzo – Molto Vivace | 2:31 |
| 9. | III.Largo | 9:51 |
| 10. | IV.Presto, ma non tanto | 5:45 |
| 11. | Chant Polonaise, op. 74, no. 12, “My Joys” (Liszt Transcription) | 4:13 |
| New York; 9 November 1975 | ||
| 12. | Waltz No. 14 in E minor, op. posth | 2:47 |
| De Bilt, The Netherlands; 1978 | ||
Producers: Gregor Benko and Ward Marston
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Photographs: Gregor Benko and Kathleen Sabogal
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Marston would like to thank Arcadio Cancio, Conchita Betancourt Cancio, Frank Cooper, Francis Crociata, Mac Finley, Daniel Greenhouse, Hans Heynis, Donald Manildi, Farhan Malik, Kathleen Sabogal, Mattheus Smits, and Peter Ziegler.
Produced in association with Mac T. Finley and Houston A. Cummings, administrators of the Bolet Estate.
This CD is dedicated to the memory of Bolet’s beloved friend, Dr. Teresa Escandon.
Jorge Bolet in Concert
Vol. 1 Chopin
There are artists of incredible talent that fame eludes... Jorge Bolet (1914-1990) was such an artist. Bolet was born in Cuba and at the age of twelve was sent to the Curtis Instititute of Music in Philadelphia to study with David Saperton. He made his New York recital debut in 1937 receiving accolades from no less than New York Post critic Samuel Chotzinoff. This double CD set consists entirely of performances of the music of Frederick Chopin. For the present Bolet/Chopin survey, Marston has confined itself to the twenty-five year period spanning 1963 to 1988. Among the recordings that were auditioned, some were taken from broadcasts while others were in the concert hall. Marston's aim has been to select those performances which best represent Jorge Bolet's most inspired playing.
