Chopin
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]
Chopin: Piano Concerti (Bridge Records)
(Déjà Review) Extraordinary power and beauty [MM]
Piano music played by Fanny Davies & Adela Verne (APR)
It is wonderful to have Davies’ Schumann back in the catalogue and Adela Verne’s discs are a delicious bonus [RCh]
Victor Schiøler (piano): The Great Danish Pianist Volume 7 (Danacord)
Rare and previously unpublished material enliven another Schiøler release from Danacord [JW]
Alfred Cortot plays Chopin (APR)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)12 Études Op.1012 Études Op.25Piano Sonata No.3 in B Minor Op.5824 Préludes Op.2814 WaltzesAlfred Cortot…
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 24 (Danacord)
The final release in this 24-volume series produces an unreleased Sibelius 6, Jensen the accompanist and a broad-ranging miscellany of Danish Works. [JW]
Alfred Cortot Plays Chopin (APR)
Exceptional Chopin playing in Cortot’s lesser known Paris versions [RCh]
Chopin: Études (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Superb Chopin which serves to underline Borac’s excellence [CC]
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals (First Hand Records)
A finely produced and consistently enlightening set [JW]
