Chopin - Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36
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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Impromptus
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This is Schubert as a natural Romantic, rather than as a Classic straining at the leash. Which makes the transition to Chopin easy and natural. — More…
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The first prerequisite of great Chopin playing is arguably beauty of tone, as well as refinement and variety...Lortie is a model Chopinist: eloquent but never sentimental, elegant without ever... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Murray Perahia plays Chopin
RecommendedMurray Perahia (piano)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
A self-recommending six-disc set...which includes the Gramophone Award-winning disc of the Etudes. As Bryce Morrison said of that disc: 'From Perahia there is order and lucidity at the heart... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2014, Re-issue of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2003, Winner - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Instrumental
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Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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The Complete Chopin Edition
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Anatol Ugorski (piano), Maurizio Pollini (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Maria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Rafal Blechacz (piano), Yundi Li (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Kurt Bauer, Heidi Bung (pianos),...
The quality, both of DG's chosen recordings and the set's general presentation, is just about as good as it gets. To have in one box such wonders as Zimmerman's Ballades, Pollini's Etudes,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2010
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Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
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Vinnitskaya’s Chopin is well worth a listen but, my goodness, the competition is fierce. — More…
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The combination of Kolesnikov’s sensitive touch, a Yamaha CFX concert grand and Andrew Keener’s production values gives us beautiful sound in abundance. The longer pieces come off best…Kolesnikov... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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Special offer. Ruth Slenczynska - Complete American Decca Recordings
Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
Wiener Symphoniker, Symphony of the Air, Carl Melles, Henry Swoboda
I’d rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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