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For his first-ever recording of music by Chopin, François-Frédéric Guy has chosen a 1905 Pleyel piano, a sublime instrument restored at the workshop of Pianos Balleron. Recorded in the splendid acoustics of the Arsenal de Metz, the pieces on this album remind him of the music that enchanted his childhood. François-Frédéric Guy's poetic imagination combines fantasy and rigor, both in his phrasing and in his dialogue with the unique and bewitching timbres of his instrument. This recital pays homage to the master pianists of the early twentieth century. Album Tracks 1. Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat minor, Op.9 No.1 2. Chopin Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op.9 No.2 3. Chopin Étude in C Major, Op.10 No.1 4. Chopin Étude in C minor, Op.10 No.12 InchRevolutionaryInch 5. Chopin Ballade in G minor, Op.23 6. Chopin Nocturne in C-Sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 7. Chopin Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op.38 8. Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1 9. Chopin Fantasie in F minor, Op.49 10. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 I. Allegro Maestoso 11. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 II. Scherzo. Molto Vivace 12. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 III. Largo 13. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 IV. Finale. Presto Non Tanto 14. Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op.61 15. Chopin Nocturne in E Major, Op.62 No.2 16. Chopin Waltz in F minor, Op. Posth. 70 No.2 17. Chopin Waltz in D-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No.3 18. Chopin Nocturne in C-Sharp minor, Op. Posth 19. Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp minor, Op. Posth. 66
