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| | Chopin, Volume 1 | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | RCA | | Release Date : | | 1994-02-15 | | Store Price : | | $8.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $8.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Fantasy for piano in F minor/A flat major, Op. 49, C. 42
2. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
3. Waltz for piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2, CT. 209
4. Waltz for piano No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208
5. Polonaise for piano No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154
6. Nocturne for piano No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32/2, CT. 117
7. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 27, CT. 114-115: Nocturne in C Sharp Major, Op. 27, No. 1
8. Nocturnes (2) for piano, Op. 27, CT. 114-115: Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
9. Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Not one of Kissin's best performance
Submitted on: 2009-03-17 |
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| This is what happens when the "Russian National Treasure" got famous. It's a lot souless than the performance from his earlier years, which brought a lot of viewers to tears. |
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 Shattering pianism from a young genius
Submitted on: 2006-03-17 |
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This CD is so commanding in its musicality that one can hardly imagine being able to sit still for the live recital itself, given in Carnegie Hall in Feb. 1993. Kissin had already made the debut of a lifetime, also recorded by RCA, but this Chopin recital and its compansion from the same event exhibit a towering mastery. The famous showpieces--the F minor Fantasy, Grande Valse Brillante, F-sharp minor Polonaise, Scherzo #2--eclipse all rivals unless you go back to Rachmaninov, and the audience knew it. Their applause is a roar of ecstatic approval.
Yet behind the shattering virtuosity works a sensitive musical mind, and so it's sad to think that 13 years later, Kissin seems to have coarsened that imaginaiton by relying too much on his bravura technique. |
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Surreal renditions of truly great works.
Submitted on: 2003-04-17 |
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I thought Rubenstein was the gold standard for Chopin. However, after listening to this CD I must confess that I have *never* heard better versions of the Nocturnes (A & C) or the Fantasy. Evgeny Kissin is definitely at his best here.
I am at a loss for words to express how beautifully the music has been rendered. The sound quality is very good. Superb. Absolutely a must have CD. |
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JUST EXCELLENT!! IF I COULD HAVE GIVE 10 STARS I 'D DO IT !
Submitted on: 2003-01-01 |
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This is for sure the most impressing CD I have so far listened about Chopin at all! Actually it's simply the best piece of music I have listened ever.
The initial Fantasia Op.49 it's simply great and Kissin shows all his wonderful talent(I saw him in life concert in London at Royal Hall and I was deeply admired of his genius).The Nocturnes are really touchy and incredibly smoothly played. The Great Walzer are also played with extreme sensibility that I was almost moved by them. But in my opinion the best piece of music I have ever listened about composition and performance is The Polonaise Op.44. In fact it had so deeply touched me when I listend at it the first time, that I will always remember the atmosphere created from this music in a small room of a Residence in London with 2 Japanise friends of mine drinking wine and eating chease....while this music was plaing at candel-light...was impressing the feeling created by this music! You will listen at the end of this performance a large clapping hands from the audience (the CD is life recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York). You want a suggestion from me? Buy this CD and you will have forever a piano masterpiece with you for all the best moment of your life. I really mean it.
Bye from Italy.
Your faithfull Luca (greetings to all my friends around the world) |
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Must Own Chopin Recital
Submitted on: 2001-07-02 |
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| Evgeny Kissin first made his mark on the world by performing both Chopin piano concertos in one sitting...at the tender age of 12. Though he says that Bach is his favourite composer, I would say from listening to his performances that he has the best understanding of Chopin. To me, all of Kissin's Chopin performances are definitive. As a pianist, his recording are the ones I find most useful in shaping my own interpretation of pieces - because they are so beautiful. Chopin's performance on this CD, recorded live at Carnegie Hall, is astounding. He commences with a tremendous work, the Fantasy in F minor (a piece I have performed publicly as well). His performance is amazing. The subtle dynamics and virtuosic technique create a lovely interpretation. Next is a set of 3 Waltzes. Though I feel Kissin's interpretation of the A flat major Grand Waltz Brilliante (op. 34) could be slowed down a hair, it is unquestionably rousing, and his performances of the other two waltzes are fabulous, particularly Grand Waltz (not brilliante) in A flat major. The Polonaise in F sharp is a fantastically difficult piece. When I first bought this recording and heard this performance, all I could say was wow. I brought it to my piano instructor, because at the time I was studying the piece, and all he could say was, "That's beautiful." It is by far the best performance of this piece that I have ever heard. It is the only performance of this piece in which I have ever felt a more beautiful voice emerge. Following the polonaise, Kissin chose to perform 3 nocturnes. Chopin's nocturnes are known for their soaring voices, and Kissin chose 3 of the best known, particularly the 2 from Op. 27, which are considered the best. His performances here are equally exemplarly, and it is to his credit that despite the fact that he concludes with a nocturne marked Largo (forgive me if it is addagio... I haven't looked at the D flat nocturne in some time) he still gets thunderous applause. Finally Kissin chose to conclude with Chopin's Scherzo #2 in B flat. Scherzo #2 is not all that musically significant, but, it does have a really catchy melody. In the hands of a virtuoso, it's triplets will always delight the crowd. I've heard this piece performed both live and in recordings by several greats, among them Argerich, Rubenestein, and Ashkenazy. None of them create such a, dare I say, catchy piece out of one of Chopin's works. I walk away from listening to this performance invariably humming the main theme...and judging from the crowds response, who could not wait till the last note rang out to stand on their feet and shout "Bravo!" this performance will do the same to almost anyone. I fervently recommend this recital recording to anyone who loves Chopin, even if they have every piece on this CD already well recorded. Each piece played is played fantastically well. I can not express more how wonderful this CD is. It is a must buy. |
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