This volume continues the Naxos series of Rubinstein’s ‘middle period’ Chopin recordings, begun with the Piano Concertos (8111296) and followed by the Polonaises (8111346).

Because the HMV/Victor catalogue already included Cortot’s complete traversal of the Waltzes, Rubinstein set down only two of them on shellac before making this complete recording in 1954. He had made previous recordings for RCA of two of the Impromptus (Opp. 51 and 66) before taping the four new versions heard on this disc.

Contents:
Waltzes
- Waltz No.1 in E flat major, Op.18
- Waltz No.2 in A flat major, Op.34, No.1
- Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34, No.2
- Waltz No.4 in F major, Op.34, No.3
- Waltz No.5 in A flat major, Op.42 ‘Two-Four Waltz’
- Waltz No.6 in D flat major, Op.64, No.1 ‘Minute Waltz’
- Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64, No.2
- Waltz No.8 in A flat major, Op.64, No.3
- Waltz No.9 in A flat major, Op.69, No.1 ‘L’Adieu’
- Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69, No.2 4
- Waltz No.11 in G flat major, Op.70, No.1
- Waltz No.12 in F minor, Op.70, No.2
- Waltz No.13 in D flat, Op.70, No.3
- Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op.posth.

Recorded in Hollywood, November-December, 1954

Impromptus
- Impromptu No.1 in A flat major, Op.29
- Impromptu No.2 in F sharp major, Op.36
- Impromptu No.3 in G flat major, Op.51
- Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

Recorded in Hollywood, 12th February, 1954 / 3rd November, 1953, and in Manhattan Center, New York City, 11th March, 1957