This is a list of all commercially released recordings by the outstanding Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman. They are meant to be a record checklist for piano lovers, to help them looking for the recorded work of a great artist whose discographic output is now, in many cases, quite hard to find.

Catalogue numbers with no other indication are cds. Those in bold indicate records that are, to my knowledge, available. Cassettes and compilations that also feature recordings by other artists and duplicate items already available elsewhere (such as “Mad for Chopin”, or “Philips Great Pianists Sampler”) are usually not listed.

Please contact me at classica@internazionale.it if you have any comment, correction or addition to this page.

alberto notarbartolo
Rome, Italy

Links
• A reasonably up-to-date guide to Zimerman’s concert schedule can usually be seen at www.deutschegrammophon.com.
• A discussion group moderated by Simon C. Yue is a good source of news, articles and comments.
• A lovely “anticipation” from Deutsche Grammophon, 1994, courtesy of Loïc Serrurier.

A note about the Mysterious Japanese Labels
• In this discography you’ll find recordings released by very unusual labels: Fachmann, Lucky Ball, GNP, Coup d’Etat, Pandora’s Box. All these discs originate from Japan (despite what’s written on some of them), and consist of cd-roms with no booklet and no other production value whatsoever. They are basically identical to the cds anybody could make at home, with a little help from her/his cd burner, from old off-the-air recordings.
These labels don’t have a regular distribution, but are only available through semiprivate Japanese mailing lists and some shops in Tokyo. As these recordings have a commercial circulation, they have been included in this discography. But they are of course unauthorised and illegal, so please don’t contact me to obtain them, as I couldn’t and wouldn’t know how to help you. Any other question or message is very welcome. Thank you.

Discography

Grazyna Bacewicz

Sonata for piano n. 2
Warsaw, May 28, 1977, live
• Muza SX 1510 (lp)
• Olympia OCD 392

Concerto for piano n. 1 in C major, op. 15
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Krystian Zimerman - Vienna, December 1991
• DG 435 467 (3cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1607-09 (3cd)
• DG 437 545
• DG Japan POCG 1665
• Amadeus/DG AM 142-2
• DG 072 188 (PAL video), 072 288 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1027 (dvd)
• DG 073 4269 (NTSC video) (2dvd)

Concerto for piano n. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Krystian Zimerman - Vienna, December 1991
• DG 435 467 (3cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1607-09 (3cd)
• DG 437 545
• DG Japan POCG 1665
• Amadeus/DG AM 142-2
• DG 072 188 (PAL video), 072 288 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1027 (dvd)
• DG 073 4269 (NTSC video) (2dvd)

Concerto for piano n. 3 in C minor, op. 37
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Leonard Bernstein - Vienna, September 9, 21 and 22, 1989, live
• DG 435 467 (3cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1607-09 (3cd)
• DG 429 749
• DG Japan POCG 1664
• DG 072 179 (PAL video), 072 279 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1038 (dvd)
• DG Japan UCBG 1027 (dvd)
• DG 073 4269 (NTSC video) (2dvd)

Concerto for piano n. 4 in G major, op. 58
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Leonard Bernstein - Vienna, September 9 and 21, 1989, live
• DG 435 467 (3cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1607-09 (3cd)
• DG 429 749
• DG Japan POCG 1664
• DG 072 179 (PAL video), 072 279 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1038 (dvd)
• DG Japan UCBG 1027 (dvd)
• DG 073 4269 (NTSC video) (2dvd)

Concerto for piano n. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Leonard Bernstein - Vienna, September 16, 17 and 20, 1989, live
• DG 435 467 (3cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1607-09 (3cd)
• DG 429 748
• DG Japan POCG 1663
• DG 072 186 (PAL video), 072 286 (NTSC video)
• DG 469 460 (6cd)
• DG Japan UCBG 1016 (dvd)
• DG Japan UCBG 1027 (dvd)
• DG 073 4269 (NTSC video) (2dvd)

Sonata for piano n. 8 in C minor, op. 13
Warsaw, May 28, 1977, live
• Muza SX 1510 (lp)

Symphony n. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
with London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leonard Bernstein - London, 1986, live
• Unitel (video, not commercially released)
• DG 073 4514 (NTSC video) (dvd)

Ballades, op. 10
Munich, July 1980
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)
• DG 423 401 (2cd)

Concerto for piano n. 1 in D minor, op. 15
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Leonard Bernstein - Vienna, November 24-28, 1983, live
• DG 413 472
• DG Japan POCG 1130
• DG 415 578 (4lp)
• DG 431 207 (3cd)
• DG 072 107 (PAL video), 072 207 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1056 (dvd)
• DG 073 4332 (NTSC video) (dvd)
• DG 073 4355 (NTSC video) (5dvd)

Concerto for piano n. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
with Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Christoph Eschenbach - Stuttgart, September 19, 1984, live
• Lucky Ball LB 052
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Leonard Bernstein - Vienna, October 20-21, 1984, live
• DG 415 359
• DG Japan POCG 4011
• DG 415 578 (4lp)
• DG 431 207 (3cd)
• DG Leonard Bernstein Edition 431 032
• DG 072 107 (PAL video), 072 207 (NTSC video)
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)
• DG Japan UCBG 1056 (dvd)
• DG 073 4332 (NTSC video) (dvd)
• DG 073 4355 (NTSC video) (5dvd)

Scherzo in E-flat minor, op. 4
Munich, June 1982
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)
• DG 423 401 (2cd)
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)

Sonata for piano n. 1 in C major, op. 1
Munich, June 8-12, 1979
• DG 2531 252 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1265 (lp)
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)
• DG 423 401 (2cd)

Sonata for piano n. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 2
Munich, June 8-12, 1979
• DG 2531 252 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1265 (lp)
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)
• DG 423 401 (2cd)

Sonata for piano n. 3 in F minor, op. 5
Munich, February 1982
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)
• DG 423 401 (2cd)

5 Studies for piano: n. 5 Chaconne in D minor for the left hand
(transcription from Partita for unaccompanied violin n. 2, BWV 1004, by J.S. Bach)
Munich, July 1980
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)

Theme and Variations in D minor
(transcription of the 2nd movement from String Sextet in B flat major, op. 18)
Munich, June 1982
• DG 2740 278 (11lp)

Ballade n. 1 in G minor, op. 23
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 589
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 051 (2cd)

Ballade n. 2 in F major, op. 38
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 580
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 051 (2cd)

Ballade n. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47
Geneva, September 30, 1986, live - “Classic Aid”
• CBS Masterworks MK 42404
• Sony Japan 25AC2157 (lp)
• Sony Japan 32DC1016
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 051 (2cd)

Ballade n. 4 in F minor, op. 52
Warsaw, October 21, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1305 (2lp)
• Muza PNCD 004
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288
• DG 431 262
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 051 (2cd)

Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288

Concerto for piano n. 1 in E minor, op. 11
with Polish Radio and Television Orchestra, cond. Jerzy Maksymiuk - Warsaw, October 1975, live
• Muza SX 1310 (lp)
• Muza SX 2005 (lp)
• Fidelio FL 3367 (lp)
• Fidelio Classics 1813
• Vivace 17981-203 (2cd)
with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Carlo Maria Giulini - Los Angeles, November 9-12, 1978, live
• DG 2531 125 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1192 (lp)
• DG 415 970
• DG Japan POCG 1117
with Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert Blomstedt - Berlin, December 16, 1976, live
• Fachmann FKM-188
with Concertgebouw Orchestra, cond. Kirill Kondrashin - Amsterdam, March 11, 1979, live
• DG Galleria 419 054
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 580
• DG The 100 Classics 439 069
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 048 (2cd)
with Polish Festival Orchestra, cond. Krystian Zimerman - Turin, August 23-31, 1999
• DG 459 684 (2cd)

Concerto for piano n. 2 in F minor, op. 21
with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Carlo Maria Giulini - Los Angeles, November 14, 1979
• DG 2531 126 (lp)
• DG 415 970
• DG Japan POCG 1117
• DG Die grössten Klavierkonzerte 427 226 (3cd)
• Time-Life CMD-04 (2cd)
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 048 (2cd)
with Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan - Lucerne, September 1, 1980, live
• Exclusive 92T41
with Polish Festival Orchestra, cond. Krystian Zimerman - Turin, August 23-31, 1999
• DG 459 684 (2cd)
• DG Japan POCG 10245-6 (2cd)

Études op. 10: n. 7 in C major
Warsaw, October 15, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• Muza SX 1884 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004

Études op. 10: n. 8 in F major
Warsaw, October 29, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• Muza SX 1884 (lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004

Études op. 25: n. 4 in A minor
Warsaw, October 15, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1884 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004

Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, July 1987
• DG 423 090
• DG Japan POCG 1288
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 589
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 051 (2cd)

Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major, précédée d’un Andante spianato in G major, op. 22
piano solo: Warsaw, October 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 008
• DG Galleria 419 054
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 589
• DG The 100 Classics 439 069
orchestra: with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Carlo Maria Giulini - Los Angeles, November 14, 1979
• DG 2543 126 (lp)
• DG Die grössten Klavierkonzerte 427 226 (3cd)
• DG Chopin Complete Edition 463 048 (2cd)

Mazurkas op. 24: n. 1 in G minor; n. 2 in C major; n. 4 in B-flat minor
Warsaw, October 21, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• Muza SX 1888 (lp)
• Muza SX 2208 (lp)
• Muza SX 2900 (2lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 007
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 589

Nocturne op. 15 n. 2 in F-sharp major
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)

Nocturne op. 55 n. 2 in E-flat major
Warsaw, October 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)

Préludes op. 28: n. 16 in B-flat minor; n. 17 in A-flat major; n. 18 in F minor; n. 19 in E-flat major
Warsaw, October 21, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1884 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004
only n. 17, 18:
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)

Scherzo n. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)

Scherzo n. 4 in E major, op. 54
Warsaw, October 21, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1884 (lp)
• Muza SX 1305 (2lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 580

Valses: op. 18; op. 34 n. 1-3; op. 42; op. 64 n. 1-3; op. 69 n. 1-2; op. 70 n. 1-3; op. post. in E minor (1830)
Munich, April 28-May 1, 1978
• DG 2530 965 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1172 (lp)
only op. 18, in E-flat major:
• DG Galleria 419 054
• DG The 100 Classics 439 069

Valse brillante op. 34 n. 1, in A-flat major
Warsaw, October 21, 1975, live
• Muza SX 1309 (lp)
• DG 2530 826 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1055 (lp)
• DG Signature 2543 519 (lp)
• Muza PNCD 004
• DG Chopin Compact Edition 431 589

Préludes - livres I & II
Kassel, August 1991
• DG 435 773 (2cd)
• DG Japan POCG 1748-9 (2cd)
only: livre I n. 1, 5, 10, 11, 12; livre II n. 9, 12
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)

Sonata for violin and piano in A minor
with Kaja Danczowska, violin - Munich, July 1980
• DG 2531 330 (lp)
• DG Galleria 431 469

Concerto for piano in A minor, op. 16
with Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan - Berlin, March 3, 1982
• DG 2532 043 (lp)
• DG 410 021
• DG 431 262
• DG Karajan Gold 439 015
• DG Japan POCG 7037

Tango pathétique
with Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Ottomar Borwitzky, violoncello - Berlin, May 1982, live
• Deutsche Harmonia Mundi - Deutscher Musikrat DMR 1025-27 (3lp)

Concerto for piano n. 1 in E-flat major, s 124
with Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Seiji Ozawa - Boston, April 1987
• DG 423 571
• DG Japan POCG 1306
• DG 437 692
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053

Concerto for piano n. 2 in A major, s 125
with Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - Berlin, February 7, 1979, live
• Coup d’Etat CO 505
with Orchestre National de France, cond. Gary Bertini - Paris, January 12, 1982, live
• Live Classic Best 100 LCB 124
with Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Seiji Ozawa - Boston, April 1987
• DG 423 571
• DG Japan POCG 1306

Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, s 173: n. 7 Funérailles
Copenhagen, March 1990
• DG 431 780
• DG Japan POCG 1467
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)

La lugubre gondola II, s 200
Copenhagen, March 1990
• DG 431 780
• DG Japan POCG 1467

Nuages gris (Trübe Wolken), s 199
Copenhagen, March 1990
• DG 431 780
• DG Japan POCG 1467

Sonata for piano in B minor, s 178
Copenhagen, February / March 1990
• DG 431 780
• DG Japan POCG 1467
• Time-Life R964-08 (2cd)

Totentanz, s 126
with Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Seiji Ozawa - Boston, April 1987
• DG 423 571
• DG Japan POCG 1306
• DG 431 262
• DG Centenary Collection 459 053
• Philips Great Pianists 456 997 (2cd)

Trois odes funèbres, s 516a: n. 2 La notte
Copenhagen, March 1990
• DG 431 780
• DG Japan POCG 1467

Concerto for piano and orchestra - “for Krystian Zimerman”
with BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Witold Lutoslawski - London, November 1989
• DG 431 664
• DG Japan POCG 1516
• DG 20/21 471 588

Sonata for piano in F major, k 280 (189e)
Sonata for piano in B-flat major, k 281 (189f)
Sonata for piano in D major, k 311 (284c)
Sonata for piano in C major, k 330 (300h)
Munich, January 10-13, 1978
• DG 2531 052 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1148 (lp)

Sonata for violin and piano in C major, k 404 (385d), fragment
Sonata for violin and piano in E-flat major, k 481
Sonata for violin and piano in F major, k 547
with Kaja Danczowska, violin - Warsaw, May 23-26, 1979
• Wifon LP-008 (lp)

Sonata for piano n. 3 in A minor, op. 28
Warsaw, May 28, 1977, live
• Muza SX 1510 (lp)

Concerto for the left hand in D major
with London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Pierre Boulez - London, July 8-9, 1996
• DG 449 213
• DG Japan POCG 10138

Concerto for piano in G major
with Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Pierre Boulez - Cleveland, November 13-14 , 1994
• DG 449 213
• DG Japan POCG 10138

Sonata for violin and piano in B minor
with Kyung Wha Chung, violin - Bielefeld, July 1988
• DG 427 617
• DG Galleria 457 907

Impromptus D 899 (op. 90)
Rosenhügel, February 1987
• DG 072 118 (PAL video), 072 218 (NTSC video)
• DG Japan UCBG 1048 (dvd)
• DG 073 4449 (NTSC video) (dvd)
Bielefeld, February 1990
• DG 423 612
• DG Japan POCG 1407

Impromptus D 935 (op. 142)
Bielefeld, February 1990
• DG 423 612
• DG Japan POCG 1407

Concerto for piano in A minor, op. 54
with Berliner Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan - Berlin, September 27-28, 1981
• DG 2532 043 (lp)
• DG 410 021
• DG Karajan Gold 439 015
• DG Japan POCG 7037
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan - Salzburg, August 28, 1984, live
• Pandora’s Box CDPB 211
with Wiener Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan - Lucerne, August 31, 1984, live
• GNP 59

Sonata for violin and piano in E-flat major, op. 18
with Kyung Wha Chung, violin - Bielefeld, July 1988
• DG 427 617
• DG Galleria 457 907

Les Noces
with soloists; Martha Argerich, Homero Francesch, Cyprien Katsaris: pianos; English Bath Festival Chorus & Percussion Ensemble, cond. Leonard Bernstein - London, March 22, 1977, live
• DG 2530 880 (lp)
• DG Japan MG 1118 (lp)
• DG 20th Century Classics 423 251
• DG 477 5193 (6cd)

Mythen, op. 30
Piesn kurpiowska (Kurpish Song) (transcr. Pawel Kochansky)
Piesn Roksany (Roxana’s Song), from the opera Krol Roger (transcr. Pawel Kochansky)
with Kaja Danczowska, violin - Munich, July 1980
• DG 2531 330 (lp)
• DG Galleria 431 469

Kinderstück
Klavierstück (Im Tempo eines Menuetts)
Variations op. 27
Hunawihr, October 1995
• DG 457 637-2 (6cd)

Many thanks go to:
• Davide Ciaccia, for advice, help, news, data, catalogues, pictures, rare cds, loads of email,
and his friendship and hospitality (+ ciao ai mici).
• Masashi Honma, for invaluable help and records from Sapporo.
• Romeo Giorgio Ceccarelli Paxton Etc, for his friendship, his patience, and his cd burner.
• DG Web Editorial Team, for quick and kind help about recording dates.
• Silvia Hönger, for news updates and always kind support.

and
• Jan Henrik Amberg, for Chopin Competition data.
• Gavin Austin, for corrections and grammar.
• Karl Kreipl, for repertoire data and other material.
• Farhan Malik, for additions and corrections.
• Martina Recchiuti, for teaching me how to prepare this page.
• Loïc Serrurier, for great help with everything in this page.
• Ates Tanin, for many entries, records and constant help.
• Simon C Yue, for repertoire entries.

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