Ballade no. 2 in F major, op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin, composed 1836–1839. 124 recordings in this catalogue, from 1929 to 2025.
Most recorded performers
Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.
Alfred Cortot
Soloist · 6 recordings
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conductor · 4 recordings
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Sviatoslav Richter
Soloist · 4 recordings
Tamás Vásáry
Soloist · 4 recordings
Arthur Rubinstein
Soloist · 3 recordings
Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Soloist · 2 recordings
Anatole Kitain
Soloist · 2 recordings
Andrei Gavrilov
Soloist · 2 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 16 albums
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
catalogue year 1986 · on 9 albums
- Krystian Zimerman
catalogue year 1987 · on 7 albums
- Samson François
catalogue year 1954 · on 6 albums
- Claudio Arrau
catalogue year 1977 · on 6 albums
Recordings (124 of 124)
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