Early Romantic

Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23

Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin, composed 1831–1835. 225 recordings in this catalogue, from 1926 to 2025.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Vladimir Horowitz

Soloist · 19 recordings

Emil Gilels

Soloist · 11 recordings

Alfred Cortot

Soloist · 9 recordings

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Soloist · 8 recordings

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 6 recordings

Arthur Rubinstein

Soloist · 6 recordings

Adam Harasiewicz

Soloist · 5 recordings

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 4 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Arthur Rubinstein
catalogue year 1959 · on 20 albums
Browse 1 recording and 20 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Vladimir Ashkenazy
catalogue year 1983 · on 15 albums
Browse 1 recording and 15 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Tamás Vásáry
catalogue year 1965 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Maurizio Pollini
catalogue year 1968 · on 8 albums
Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Krystian Zimerman
catalogue year 1987 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (225)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown225

Recording / performers	Year	Label
4 Ballades: No. 1 in G minor, op. 23Peter Frankl Year: 1990	1990	-	8:23
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Bernard d'Ascoli Year: 1990	1990	Nimbus Records	9:34
Ballade Nr. 1 g-moll, op. 23Andrei Gavrilov Year: 1990	1990	EMI Digital	8:55
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Peter Frankl Year: 1990	1990	Marshall Cavendish	8:24
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23Kathryn Stott Year: 1989	1989	Conifer	10:07
Ballade in G Minor, op. 23Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1989	1989	CBS Records Masterworks	8:53
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Dimitris Sgouros Year: 1989	1989	Dino Music	9:06
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Garrick Ohlsson Year: 1989	1989	Hyperion	10:19
Ballade no. 1, op. 23Jerome Rose Year: 1989	1989	-	9:16
4 Ballads: No. 1 in G minor, op. 23István Székely Year: 1987	1987	Naxos	8:16
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Krystian Zimerman Year: 1987	1987	Deutsche Grammophon	9:38
Ballade No.1 in G minor, op.23Vladimir Ashkenazy Year: 1987	1987	Decca Classics	8:57
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Hélène Grimaud Year: 1987	1987	Brilliant Classics	8:29
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Cécile Ousset Year: 1986	1986	EMI Classics	8:10
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Andrei Gavrilov Year: 1985	1985	EMI Classics	8:51
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Year: 1985	1985	aura music	10:46
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Tamás Vásáry Year: 1985	1985	Deutsche Grammophon	9:29
Ballade no. 1, op. 23Berdien Stenberg Year: 1985	1985	Philips	3:11
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Year: 1985	1985	aura music	10:46
The Ballades: no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Emanuel Ax Year: 1985	1985	Sony Classical	10:02

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