Chopin – Piano Concertos

Sa Chen

19,9928,49
Original Recording Format: DSD 64
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More than an hour of glistening jewels pouring forth from the piano lain upon the luxurious, silken blanket of the orchestral background. No more, but certainly no less, is what one expects when listening to Frédéric Chopin’s two piano concertos. And yet, both works have retained their place in the concert repertoire up to this day and age: incidentally, as the only truly heavyweight virtuoso concertos. 

Once again, this fact speaks for itself, and proves the uniqueness of the music by Chopin on this recording. A profound discussion on the standing and worth of both works in the “piano concerto” genre does not even arise, as both pieces completely invalidate the approach to the symphonic concerto (with its sophisticated dialogues between the soloist and the orchestra as two equal partners), which was laid down perfectly by Mozart and Beethoven.

This is a pure representative of the “virtuoso concerto” category, in which nothing is allowed to divert the listener from the performance of the soloist

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, I. Allegro maestoso
20:42
2.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, II. Romanza
09:57
3.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, III. Rondo, Vivace
10:21
4.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, I. Maestoso
14:55
5.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, II. Larghetto
09:36
6.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, III. Allegretto vivace
08:56

Total time: 01:14:27

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