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| Recordings of the Four Chopin Ballades | ||||
| Pianist | Original Label | Rec. Date | CD Issue? | |
| Aneivas, Augustin | EMI - 1C 063-02 862 | 1975 | EMI | |
| Arrau, Claudio | Brunswick - AXTL 1043 | 1953 | Urania | |
| Arrau, Claudio | Philips - 9500 393 | 1977 | Philips | |
| d'Ascoli, Bernard | Nimbus | 1990 | Nimbus | |
| Ashkenazy, Vladimir | Russian Disc (live Moscow Conserv.) | 1963 | Russian Disc | |
| Ashkenazy, Vladimir | Decca LP | 1965 | Decca Legends | |
| Ashkenazy, Vladimir | Decca | 1975 | Decca | |
| Auer, Edward | Camerata Records | 1999 | Camerata | |
| Ax, Emanuel | RCA - Red Seal ARC1-7069 | 1985 | RCA CD | |
| Badura-Skoda, Paul | Valois | 1992 | Valois | |
| Biret, Idil | Naxos | 1991 | Naxos | |
| Bolet, Jorge | Decca | 1988 | Decca | |
| Casadesus, Robert | Columbia (rec. Studio Albert, Paris) | 1930 | Pearl # 68 | |
| Casadesus, Robert | Columbia (rec. 30th St. Studio, NYC) | 1950 | CBS/Sony | |
| Casadesus, Robert | Movimento Musica | 1955 | ||
| Casadesus, Robert | Sony (rec. Grote Zaal, Amsterdam) | 1960 | Sony | |
| Castro, Ricardo | Arte Nova | 1999 | Arte Nova | |
| Chang, Anita | Image Entertainment 80014 (DVD Audio) | 2002 | ||
| Chen, Wendy | RCM 19702 | 1998 | RCM | |
| Collard, Jean-Philippe | EMI | 1991 | EMI | |
| Cortot, Alfred (1) | HMV (EMI) | 1929 | M&A | |
| Cortot, Alfred (2) | HMV (EMI) | 1933 | EMI, Arkadia | |
| Davidovich, Bella | Philips | 1982 | ||
| Demidenko, Nikolai | Hyperion | 1993 | Hyperion | |
| Doyen, Ginette | Nixa - WLP 5169, Westminster | 1950's | - | |
| Duchable, Francois-Rene | Erato | 1984 | Erato | |
| Ekier, Jan | Muza - SX 0061 (Poland) | 1960 | ||
| el Bacha, Abdel Rachman | Forlane (France) - in 12 CD set | 1990's | Forlane | |
| Entremont, Philippe | Columbia - MS 6118 | 1960 | Columbia | |
| Frankl, Peter | Vox Turnabout TV 34271 | 1964 | Allegretto | |
| Francois, Samson | EMI | 1950's | EMI | |
| Freire, Nelson | Columbia | 1970 | Columbia | |
| Frugoni, Orazio | Vox - PL 10490 | 1960's | - | |
| Ganz, Brian | Accord (France) | 1996 | Accord | |
| Gavrilov, Andrei | EMI Angel | 1985 | EMI | |
| Gavrilov, Andrei | DG | 1991 | DG | |
| Gille, Victor | ? (French label) | 1950's | ||
| Goerner, Nelson | NIFC Chopin Institute (on 1848 Pleyel Piano) | 2005 | NIFC | |
| Gordon, Steven | Klavier KD 7027 (Hollywood) | 1985 | ||
| Graffman, Gary | RCA - LSC 2304 | 1959 | - | |
| Groot, Cor de | Philips - NBR 6025 | |||
| Gulda, Friedrich | Decca - LW 5156. (Philips CD) | 1954 | Philips (Great Pianists) | |
| Heidsieck, Eric | Cassiope 369 202 | 1970's | ||
| Hough, Stephen | Hyperion 67456 | 2004 | Hyperion | |
| Hummel, Stanley | Ersta 1040 | 1961 | ||
| Huve, Cyril | EMI ( Erard, Pleyel 19th cent. pianos) | 1992 | EMI | |
| Indjic, Eugene | Claves (also Calliope) | 1990 | Claves | |
| Jambor, Agi | Capitol - P 8403 | 1957 | - | |
| Kameníková, Valentina | Supraphon | 1968 | ||
| Karolyi, Julian | DGG - DG 16025 | 1950's? | - | |
| Katsaris, Cyprien | Teldec | 1984 | Teldec | |
| Kempf, Freddy | Bis (Sweden) # 1160 | 2001 | Bis | |
| Kissin, Evgeny | RCA / BMG | 1999 | RCA CD | |
| Kitain, Anatole | 1936-9 | Piano Library | ||
| Komen, Paul | Globe 5162 | 1996 | Globe | |
| Koczalski, Raoul | Polydor Germany - 67528-31 | 1938 | Selene CD | |
| Kowalski, Paweł | Dux 0156 (Poland) | Dux | ||
| Lefevre, Alain | Koch / Schwann | Koch | ||
| Levinas, Michael | Ades (France) | 1993 | Ades | |
| Lubimov, Alexei | Erato (on 1838 Erard piano) | 1992 | Erato | |
| Magaloff, Nikita | Philips | 1960's | Philips CD | |
| Magin, Milosz | Decca (France) 7167 | 1974-5 | Universal | |
| Malcuzynski, Witold | Columbia - 33 CX 1864 | c1960 | ||
| Malcuzynski, Witold | Angel | 1963 | ||
| Milne, Hamish | CRD | 1980's | CRD | |
| Miyamoto, Peter | Blue Griffin Recordings, CD | 2001 | Blue Griffin | |
| Moiseiwitsch, Benno | HMV - CLP 1282 | 1940's | APR | |
| Moravec, Ivan | Connoisseur Society | 1967 | VAI | |
| Moravec, Ivan | Supraphon | 1965 | ||
| Mursky, Eugene | HÄNSSLER PH04065 | 2004 | HÄNSSLER PH04065 | |
| Mushkatkol, Victoria | MSR 1057 | 2000 | MSR | |
| Nakamichi, Ikuyo | RCA BVCC-18 | 1990 | RCA CD (Japan) | |
| O'Rourke, Miceal | Chandos | 1995 | Chandos | |
| Ohlsson, Garrick | Arabesque | 1993 | Arabesque | |
| Olshansky, Ludwig | Monitor MCS 2157 | 1977 | - | |
| Ortiz, Christina | HMV - ASD 3552 | 1977 | ||
| Ousset, Cecile | EMI | 1986 | EMI | |
| Paleczny, Peter | Canyon. Also BeArTon (Nat'l Chopin Ed.) | 1994 | Canyon | |
| Park, Chong | Stomp Music ELKD0822 | 2007 | Stomp | |
| Perahia, Murray | SONY | 1994 | Sony | |
| Perez, Vanessa | VAI 1243 | 2005 | VAI | |
| Perlemuter, Vlado | Nimbus | 1974 | Nimbus | |
| Petri, Egon | 1930's | |||
| Petrov, Nicolai | Melodyia | 1976 | CFP | |
| Pierce, Joshua | MHS - MHS 3345 | 1976 | ||
| Pobłocka, Ewa | VICTOR JVC VICC-100 | Victor | ||
| Pollini, Maurizio | DG | 1999 | DG | |
| Ponti, Michael | Dante ('Ponti live vol.7', on Horowitz's piano) | 1994 | Dante | |
| Portugheis, Alberto | ASV | ASV | ||
| Rago, Alexis | Sutton Sound (London) LP | c.1980 | ||
| Richter, Sviatoslav | Melodyia, Praga (live) | 1960 | Praga | |
| Rose, Jerome | Monarch (now Medici) | 1980's | Medici | |
| Ross, Pamela | Musical Heritage Society | 1983 | ||
| Rubinstein, Artur | RCA | 1959-61 | RCA CD | |
| Scheja, Steffan | Bis (Sweden) | 1993 | Bis | |
| Schliessmann, Burkard | Bayer 100348 | 2003 | Bayer | |
| Shelley, Howard | ASV Quicksilva | 1993 | ASV | |
| Siki, Bela | Parlophone Odeon - PMA 1008 | 1950's? | ||
| Simon, Abbey | Vox Turnabout TV 34580S | 1976 | Vox CD | |
| Slenczynska, Ruth | Decca [Belgium] BMT.133182 | c.1955 | ||
| Slenczynska, Ruth | Decca - DL 710029 | 1960 | ||
| Slenczynska, Ruth | ACA 20010 (live, Breneau College, Georiga) | 1988 | Aca Digital | |
| Son, Dang Thai | JVC Victor (Japan) VICC-127 | 1993 | JVC Victor | |
| Spasski, Boris | KONDRASHIN CLASSICAL RECORDINGS | 2003 | KONDRASHIN CLASSICAL | |
| Stott, Kathryn | Conifer | 1989 | Conifer/RCA | |
| Swann, Jeffrey | Agora Musica AG035.2 | 1996 | Agora Musica | |
| Szekely, Istvan | Lydian (Naxos) | 1988 | Lydian | |
| Takeda, Makiko | Aurophon | 1992 | ||
| Tiberghien, Cédric | Harmonia Mundi 901943 | 2006 | HM | |
| Tipo, Maria | Dischi Ricordi RCL 27022 | 1977 | Ermitage | |
| Tipo, Maria | Aura Classics (Rec. Lugano) | 3/1979 | Aura | |
| Tryon, Valerie | CBC Records | 1996 | Musica Viva | |
| Ts'ong, Fou | Westminster - XWN 18956 | 1950's | - | |
| Ts'ong, Fou | CBS Records | 1986 | ||
| Tsybakov, Vera | Intrada | 2007 | Intrada | |
| van Winkel, Pieter | Brilliant Classics | 1998 | Brilliant Classics | |
| Vasary, Tamas | DG - LPEM 19455 | 1967 | - | |
| Vasary, Tamas | Hungaroton (with Liszt Sonata) | 2003 | Hungaroton | |
| Vladar, Stefan | Harmonia Mundi 906260 | 2004 | Harmonia Mundi | |
| Wild, Earl | Musical Masterworks Society (blue) | c1955 | - | |
| Wild, Earl | Chesky | 1991 | Chesky | |
| Yassa, Ramzi | Pavane | 1994 | Pavane | |
| Zimerman, Krystian | DG (Bielefeld, Germany) | 7/1987 | DG | |
| Zimerman, Krystian | DG (Rosenhügel, Video version) | 2/1987 | DG - VHS and DVD | |
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