Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études

Tracklist

A1	Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
A2	Ballade No. 2 In F Major, Op. 38
A3	Ballade No. 3 In A Flat, Op. 47
B1	Ballade No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 52
Trois Nouvelles Études - Op. Posth.
B2	No. 1 In F Minor
B3	No. 2 In A Flat
B4	No. 3 In D Flat

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Decca Studios
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Printed By – MacNeill Press
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Composed By – Chopin*
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Arthur Bannister, Gordon Parry
• Mastered By – A
• Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy
• Producer [Uncredited] – John Culshaw
• Sleeve Notes – Arthur Hedley

Notes

Repress from ca. 1977 - 1980.
The original version has ED1 'wide band' labels and was released in 1965.

LABELS:
- Black 'narrow band' labels with matte silver print
- "MADE IN ENGLAND" on top
- "℗ 1965"
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides
- Matrix numbers framed by two † symbols

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- No flipbacks
- Artist credits written in orange type on front
- Bold "STEREO" on spine
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
- "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London S.E.1."
- Sleeve notes in English on back

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 6143 on sleeve
- SXL.6143 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 6 March - 23 September 1964 at Decca Studios (West Hampstead Studio 3)
- Labelography code: ED5
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 6143

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZAL-6491-14A GA 3 C
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZAL-6492-10A AU 3 C
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZAL.6491
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZAL.6492

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SXL 6143, SXL.6143	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études ‎(LP, Album)	Decca, Decca	SXL 6143, SXL.6143	UK	1965
SXL 6143, SXL.6143	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études ‎(LP, Album, 2nd)	Decca, Decca	SXL 6143, SXL.6143	UK	1965
CS 6422	Chopin* - Ashkenazy*	Chopin* - Ashkenazy* - Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études ‎(LP)	London Records	CS 6422	US	1965
LXT 6143	Chopin* - Vladimir Ashkenazy	Chopin* - Vladimir Ashkenazy - Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Decca	LXT 6143	UK	1965
SXL 21104-B	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy	Chopin*, Vladimir Ashkenazy - 4 Balladen / 3 Etüden ‎(LP, Album)	Decca	SXL 21104-B	Germany	1965