Chopin
Chopin: Preludes, Piano Sonata No. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) The cumulative power of the Preludes make this, for some, the greatest performance of the work ever recorded [JL]
Fantasie – 7 Composers, 7 Keyboards (Harmonia Mundi)
The most fun musical history lesson I can imagine [DMD]
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Truly inspired performances of masterful music [PJL]
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (Eloquence)
A release pianophiles will treasure [SG]
Chopin: Complete Waltzes & Impromptus (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) This goes straight to the top of my list of favourite Chopin CDs [RMo]
Chopin: Young Chopin (Pavane)
(Déjà Review) Trzeciak highlights the inherent sense of longing and the spirit of Polish dance to good effect [CC]
Chopin: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Performances of authority and distinction [SG]
Chopin: Piano Concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) These fine chamber renderings of the Chopin concertos make them sound as if that is how they were meant to be [JL]
Michael Studer (piano) The Legacy (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Buy it for the Bach, and become enthralled by the rest [DC]
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)
Aristocratic, authoritative and poetic performances [SG]
Miładowski and Chopin: Known and Unknown Romantics (Dux)
Unknown but attractive piano music by Miładowski but not my top choice for the Chopin [RCh]
La Valse (Hänssler Classic)
These wind orchestra arrangements could hardly be better played [MC]
Sergio Fiorentino (piano) Early Live and Unissued Takes (Rhine)
A live concerto flanked by other rare material shows the breadth of Fiorentino’s talent [JW]
Gina Bachauer: Mercury Masters (Eloquence)
Gina Bachauer’s powerful Mercury legacy, collated in its entirety for the first time in a single box [JW]
Stefan Askenase (piano) Concerts (Meloclassic)
Finesse and elegance in these richly recorded recitals [RCh]
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