Maria João Pires is undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists and one of the greatest Chopin players of our time. No wonder that her recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and André Previn has been a great success since its first release on CD in 1993 and remains one of the classics of the Chopin catalog. Less well known is that Maria João Pires, André Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra also recorded Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in 1991, which until recently lay unreleased in the Deutsche Grammophon archives. When it was released digitally for the first time this summer and as part of the Chopin Masters Box set, it stunned the music world by illustrating Pires' extraordinary understanding of Chopin and her magnificent partnership with André Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Both recordings are now available on vinyl for the first time, presented on 2 LPs with 180g pressings mastered from the original sources.