Chopin / Luszczewski - Chopin: Polonaises & Scherzos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Polonaise in B-Flat Major, Op. Posth 2. Polonaise in G minor, Op. Posth 3. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth 4. Polonaise in G-Sharp minor, Op. Posth 5. Polonaise in B-Flat minor, Op. Posth 6. Polonaise in D minor, Op. 71, No. 1 7. Polonaise in F minor, Op. 71, No. 3 8. Polonaise in B-Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2 9. Polonaise in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth 1. Polonaise in C-Sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1 2. Polonaise in E-Flat minor, Op. 26, No. 2 3. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 1 4. Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 5. Polonaise in F-Sharp minor, Op. 44 6. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 7. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61

Deeply felt new recordings of these landmarks in Romantic piano literature on a modern Steinway grand, by an Italian artist with an active interest in the lineage of piano history. On recordings for Piano Classics ranging from Beethoven to Alkan and beyond, the Italian pianist Vincenzo Maltempo has demonstrated a deeply informed understanding of Romantic piano literature, both in the nuts and bolts of it's composition and in the field of it's reception. According to a Fanfare review for album of Schumann, 'This impressive young Italian pianist displays a great love and dedication towards this music. Maltempo, who was born in 1985, begins with smouldering technique, no surprise for someone who has made a name for himself as a fearless interpreter of the briar-patch scores of Alkan. 'In his own booklet introduction to his latest recording, Maltempo explores the nature of a Chopin tradition, as handed down to us from accounts of the composer's own playing, his instructions to his students, and then the early recordings made by renowned interpreters such as Cortot and Pugno. 'What their recordings share is a relatively free or liberal interpretation of elements in the score that are now treated more rigidly. Their application of rubato is more subtle, their pedal technique does not cloud the sound but clarifies melodies and harmonies. They communicate a wide and infinitely varied dynamic range, and a diaphanous warmth of phrasing, without falling into mannerism or InchsentimentalityInch. 'These qualities, therefore, are the guiding lights to his own playing of the Nocturnes. Maltempo has chosen to record them on an 1888 Steinway piano, distinguished by the clarity of articulation which has always been a Steinway hallmark, but bestowing on these quintessential pieces of nocturnal poetry a softer and more rounded palette than we are accustomed to find on modern pianos. Thes

Following up it's recent box of his 78 and early LP recordings for RCA, Sony Classical is now issuing a 5-album set of Chopin recordings made by the Ukrainian-American pianist Alexander Brailowsky in stereo for American Columbia in the early 1960s. The new reissue contains the complete Preludes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, Polonaises, Andante spianato, B minor Sonata, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Berceuse as well as numerous other works. Album Tracks 1. 24 Préludes • 3 Écossaises • Grande Polonaise Brillante • Lieder 2. 24 Préludes Op. 28 3. Grande Polonaise Brillante Précédée D'un Andante Spianato Op. 22 4. 3 Écossaises Op. Posth. 72/1-3 5. Moja Pieszczotka Op. Posth. 74/12 (My Enchantress • Meine Freuden • Mes Délices) 6. Žyczenie Op. Posth. 74/1 (A Maiden's Wish • Mädchens Wunsch • Le Souhait D'une Jeune Fille) 7. Waltzes Opp. 18,34,42,64,69,70 • Piano Sonata No. 3 Op.58 8. Valse Brillante in E-Flat Major Op. 18 9. 3 Valses Brillantes Op. 34 10. Grande Valse in A-Flat Major Op. 42 11. 3 Waltzes Op. 64 12. 2 Waltzes Op. Posth. 69 13. 3 Waltzes Op. Posth. 70 14. Waltz in E minor Op. Posth 15. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 16. Mazurkas Opp. 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33 17. 4 Mazurkas Op. 6 18. 5 Mazurkas Op. 7 19. 4 Mazurkas Op. 17 20. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24 21. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 22. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 23. Mazurkas Opp. 41,50,56,59,63,67,68,InchNotre TempsInch,InchÉmile GaillardInch 24. 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41 25. 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50 26. 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56 27. 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 28. 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63 29. 4 Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 67 30. 4 Mazurkas, Op. Posth. 68 31. Mazurka in a Minor InchNotre TempsInch 32. Mazurka in a Minor InchÀ Son Ami Émile GaillardInch 33. Polonaises Opp. 26,40,44,53,71 • Fantaisie-Lmpromptu • Tarantella • Berceuse 34. 2 Polonaises, Op. 26 35. 2 Polonaises, Op. 40 36. Polonaise in A-Flat Major Op.