Chopin - Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1
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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Waltzes
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There is a absolute 'rightness' to his playing. His technical fluency and the lightness with which he moves over the keyboard is a constant source of joy...This is an album to be savoured for... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Instrumental Choice
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The Op 25 Études are of special interest, the real prize being No 7 in C sharp minor, a reading of the rarest refinement and flexibility...Lortat’s exquisite touch draws from the instrument... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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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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As a former pupil of Cortot, it wasn't perhaps surprising that Lipatti always kept a special place in his heart for Chopin. And thanks primarily to the 14 Waltzes, played in a non-chronological... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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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A generous selection of Rubinstein's early Chopin recordings shows a seemingly effortless, intuitively musical response to each piece. Sound quality is not an issue when faced with such great... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Mendelssohn Variations come over as truly 'sérieuses', on a par with anything by his friend Schumann, thanks to Hough's vivid characterisation and dramatic flair. And if the 'Arietta' of... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Disc of the Month
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Presentation and re-mastering are, as always from this source, outstanding. — More…