Fear notremember that pollini won the chopin prize in warsaw when he was quite a young man. The truth about chopin he was a narcissistic, antisemitic fop who betrayed his country and hated his fellow man. It was followed by sessions in which pollini recorded the two sets of chopin studies, op 10 and op 25, but pollini. A chopin list without maurizio pollini wouldnt be complete. This 2011 box set contains eight complete recordings of the music of chopin by maurizio pollini. Musicophiles top 10 chopin albums musicophilesblog. Theres something refreshingly straightforward about his playing too he presents all the magical ebb and flow without getting overemotional. Maurizio pollinis chopin etudes astonish 50 years later.
Maurizio pollini withheld his permission for his first complete recording of the chopin etudes opp. Including the complete chopin recordings, from 1972 to 2008. Unlike the lifelong artistic journey of some other pianists, that of maurizio pollini has remained remarkably consistent. Classical music cd release from maurizio pollini with the album frederic chopin. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Use the sheet music search button below to find chopin sheet music.
Here is the legacy of this unique achievement, in a single box set for the first time. Experience the music and browse the maurizio pollini discography on dg. Whereas the elder pollini s impeccable articulation is akin to a master etcher, his son is more of a sensualist and colorist. Pollini s general interpretation of chopin is in my opinion, as in many others, quite weak in comparison to argerichs, zimermans, or the passionate playing of daniel barenboim. I havent heard too many other performances of these works, but i do find pollini superior to perahia in the etudes and to argerich in the preludes. Download free chopin mp3 piano and classical audio files. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. While best known as a subtle detractors might say bland pianist, his playing belies that particular generalization. Murray perahia makes a welcome return to chopin after a series of superb recordings featuring baroque repertoire, and its abundantly clear that he hasnt lost his touch in romantic music.
Every one of the etudes is played with easy precision, energy, and an. While the legendary dg recording from the 1970s has long been acknowledged as one of the finest versions of the chopin etudes, the previously unissued version from. In the original blog posts, youll also find their respective download links. Intelligence and heart are not opposites, but one builds from the other and the other feeds the first. Now that you have downloaded and listened to the chopin mp3 audio, how about trying to play it. Both sets of chopin s etudes can be as fiendishly difficult for the performer as they are mesmerizing for the listener, yet maurizio pollini makes them sound as if they pose no problems whatsoever for him in this 1972 recording. Maurizio pollini piano page 1 of 16 presto classical. Here pollini performs etudes, scherzos, sonatas and polonaises. An outstanding, consistent and technically highly accomplished 20 recording of the 24 frederic chopin etudes included in opus 10 and 25, jan lisiecki takes a lyrical approach to the etudes, algned with shura cherkasskys wonderful older recording.
Public domain compositions, and 4 music rights societies. Even for listeners who have venerated the piano playing of maurizio pollini ever since he won the chopin competition in 1960, even for listeners who have publicly averred that pollini is bar none the greatest living chopin player, even for listeners who have worshipped his recordings of chopin s etudes, preludes, polonaises, ballades, and scherzos, there has always been a gnawing fear that. Chopin, maurizio pollini polonaises releases discogs. Every one of the etudes is played with easy precision, energy, and an entirely enjoyable musicality that demonstrates why chopin s etudes are no mere exercises and are. Over threeandahalf decades maurizio pollini has traversed the major works of chopin as no other pianist of his time. Mqs albums download mastering quality sound,hires audio download. Chopin s etudes present considerable challenges to the pianist, but pollini s masterly 1972 recording ensures the listener isnt remotely aware of them. Winning the 1960 international chopin competition, the young virtuosos approach right from the start was one of clarity, served by a. What superb articulacy in, say, op bbc music magazine, january 2012 more. Maurizio pollini chopin etude op 10 n 12 encore youtube.
Close for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. I could have easily mentioned him for the preludes, and several of his other chopin recordings are legendary. Alarmingly, the current trend seems to be to assign the chopin etudes at an increasingly young age to students who are not yet equipped either technically or musically to handle. Pollini made these for deutsche grammophon between 1972 and 2008, covering the solo works of the romantic, master composer, which is only fitting for a pianist who first gained wide attention after winning the chopin international competition in 1960. This lyrical approach is heard well in the 2 wonderful etudes which open op.
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