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Chopin - Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29
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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. —
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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... —
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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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In short, this release encompasses not so much a profound ‘puzzle’ as an interesting running order of mostly Chopin works in generally fine performances. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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This well-rounded set argues for a more prominent position among 20th-century pianists than Tagliaferro has generally been accorded in the anglophone literature. It also affords the pleasure... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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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... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Vinnitskaya’s Chopin is well worth a listen but, my goodness, the competition is fierce. —
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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,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Almost everything by Bolet is worth acquiring, but this collection is particularly valuable, coming from the period just after he had finally attracted some attention for his Liszt-playing…Bolet... —
