Imogen Cooper’s Chopin

Atmospheres are intense, intimate, turbulent and dreamlike by turns; and Cooper injects every note with strength of personality…[her] sense of authority becomes vast in the Polonaise-Fantasie... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, More…

Release Date: 27th May 2016
Catalogue No: CHAN10902
Label: Chandos
Length: 80 minutes

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'

13:21

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantaisie"

13:21

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Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62

13:34

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1

7:39

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Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2

5:55

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Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49

13:00

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

12:15

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Excerpt, Chopin: Nocturnes (2), Op. 27

7:07

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

7:07

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Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

9:54

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Excerpt, Chopin: Nocturnes (2), Op. 55

6:22

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Imogen Cooper (piano)
Recorded: 3–6 November 2015
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2

6:22

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Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

5:14

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Imogen Cooper (piano)

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Having explored the music of Schumann in three previous much-lauded recordings, Imogen Cooper now turns to the music of Chopin. Combining some of his greatest works, this album is a recital in itself. The experience and emotional wisdom that complement her prodigious virtuosity has brought her to re-explore this often-played repertoire. As she explains: ‘Chopin is surely one of the most intriguing composers we know. Fabulous writing for the piano, a complex and rich harmonic world, melody, garlands of sensuous and quicksilver sound, passion – and of course the perfect vehicle for showing off pianism.

For all these reasons, but above all for the last, we go through a crash course in our student years, his huge body of work keeping us constant company and teaching us the ropes as we take our first steps in becoming a pianist. The challenge comes in adult years when, as in all repertoire, we need to rethink, and to find solutions that probably eluded us earlier.’

On top of several concerts in Europe’s most prestigious venues, Imogen Cooper will tour all over the world this year, giving recitals that will include this recorded repertoire.

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September 2016

Atmospheres are intense, intimate, turbulent and dreamlike by turns; and Cooper injects every note with strength of personality…[her] sense of authority becomes vast in the Polonaise-Fantasie and Ballades, yet is always tempered with tenderness in the tone quality and wisdom in structural understanding. The Nocturnes are pure-hearted and subtly coloured; and to conclude, the Berceuse is five minutes of hushed, filigree meditation

July 2016

In the quieter lyrical passages she finds a rare poignancy that I find most affecting – and indeed it is this element that is a constant feature of Cooper’s playing. She has always been rightly lauded for her luminous, rich tone and it is deployed tellingly in Op. 61 and the two late Nocturnes which follow

September 2016

This is intelligent music-making of the hihest order and, with a total duration of 80 minutes, real value for money

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