Chopin
Chopin & Stravinsky: Piano Concertos (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) Mewton-Wood is a pianist who demands investigation, especially for one of the finest performances on disc of the Chopin [CH]
Arnold Rosé (violin): Concerto and Solo Recordings (Biddulph)
The brio and panache, and occasional limitations, of a great violinist (and Mahler’s brother-in-law) [JW]
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Breathtaking technique and musicality combined [DC]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) Rediscovered Recordings Vol. 3 (Nimbus)
Cherkassky in fine form in rediscovered recordings, including valuable additions to his discography [RCh]
Inbar Rothschild (piano): The Chopin Connection, Vol 1 (CRD)
A lovely release setting Charlotte de Rothschild’s few compositions alongside her teacher Chopin’s sublime music [RCh]
Martha Argerich and Friends – Lugano 2010 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A very rewarding collection of wonderful music in excellent interpretations [OL]
Victor Schiøler (piano) The Great Danish Pianist Vol 8
An apt final volume saluting the admirable pianist Victor Schiøler [JW]
Jorge Bolet – The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals (First Hand Records)
Bolet heard in a rare surviving example of live recitals – occasionally fallible but far more energising than in the studio [JW]
Yutian Yang (piano): Becoming (Azure Sky)
An impressive debut with an attractive programme [RCh]
Stokowski: Transcriptions (Warner Classics)
Wonderfully rich, inventive and atmospheric transcriptions by the greatest showman in classical music [RMo]
Chopin: Piano Concertos (Hänssler Classic)
Outstanding live performances of the Chopin concertos [RBe]
Casals Encores (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Performances with feeling that never degenerate into sentiment [GA]
Ann Schein (piano): The Kapp Recordings (APR)
A wonderful tribute to a phenomenal artist [RCh]
Alfred Cortot (piano) The Late Recordings Vol 4 (APR)
Much to excite the poetic instinct [JW]
Ann Schein (piano): Chopin and other recordings (APR)
Superb transfers of obscure KAPP LPs reveal the lyricism and musical maturity of a remarkable American teenager [JW]
The Chopin Traditions Vol 1 (Chopin University Press)
Some excellent Chopin here but thin on documentation for such a promising series [RCh]
Chopin in Vienna: (Azure Sky)
Chopin’s early successes and a rarity in this well-played recital [RCh]
Chopin: Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 (MDG)
A welcome reissue of Zacharias’s poetic Chopin concertos [ST]
Chopin: Piano Works (SOMM)
An outstanding recital [RBe]
Chopin: 4 Ballades & Scherzo (Deutsche Grammophon)
Electrifying pianism from a poetic genius of the instrument [PH]
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Nebolsin is the real thing, a genuine virtuoso who can interpret Chopin with imagination and style [RC]
Chopin: Scherzos and Ballades (Oehms Classics)
(Déjà Review) This disc is a treasure, a rarity to behold [RC]
Malcolm Binns (piano) A 90th Birthday Tribute (APR)
An exceptional tribute to an exceptional pianist [RCh]
Hommage à Pleyel (Claves)
The lovely sound of a 1937 Pleyel inspired Collins to record this warm-hearted recital [RCh]
