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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Chopin: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra
A film by Phil Grabsky + Interviews with Nelson Goerner, Kevin Kenner, Janusz Olejniczak and Marc Destrubé. On February 26, 2010 a historic concert took place in Warsaw, the birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin. During the course of that single evening all the works written by this composer for piano with orchestra were performed, with participants of the highest calibre. Furthermore, the event took place under the auspices of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, with the knowledge and experience of engineers from Polish Radio and with the creativity of the film-maker Phil Grabsky, whose cameras were placed amongst the musicians of the orchestra. All this enabled the full magic of a historic event to be captured in both image and sound. Playing an Érard piano dating from 1849, the pianists Nelson Goerner, Kevin Kenner and Janusz Olejniczak, alongside the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and Frans Brüggen, each performed each of the six works which the young Chopin composed in order for them to be displayed before the demanding public of his own country. With such works Chopin’s fame as a great piano virtuoso was to become established elsewhere. Performances of the two famous Concertos, in E minor and F minor, are joined here by the less-famous but notwithstanding highly-attractive works, such as the Variations on ‘Là ci darem la mano’, from Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’, or the ‘Fantasy on Polish Airs’. Completing the film of this event is a series of interviews with the soloists, and with Marc Destrubé, the orchestra’s leader. “this was one of the most memorable concerts in my experience. Revisiting it through this live recording is something I cherish. Happily, it stands up to scrutiny away from the special atmosphere of that occasion...[Kenner] plays with poetry, virtuosic fluency and a searching quality ideal in this music...But the Argentinian Nelson Goerner is the hero of the concerto, bringing superb style to four works that, if anything, are tougher than the concertos.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Kevin Kenner (piano) The Orchestra of The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok, Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski Paderewski (1860-1941) was not only one of the greatest piano virtuosos of his time but also a talented composer. The image of this most famous Pole of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was shaped by his legendary pianistic skills and his extraordinary artistic success, his US tours were the first concerts attracting mass audiences. Kevin Kenner brings this CD to life with exquisite playing and will surely bring the name of Paderewski to the fore. “Paderewski's superb Piano Concerto...and the sparkling Polish Fantasy receive fiery treatment here. Kenner is excellent.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “Paderewski wrote these pieces to showcase his own high-wire skills, their scintillating solo parts designed to keep listeners on the edge of their seats, and send them away humming their catchy themes. Kenner succeeds triumphantly, though is forwardly placed in the sound picture with some loss of orchestral detail from his alert partners.” Classic FM Magazine, November 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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“The placement of the various works on this album was intended to create a seamless flow of musical ideas, a kind of tonal stream of consciousness which transcends composer, time and place. This is my personal tribute to the genius of Chopin – a composer whose unique musical sonorities have resonated across the globe over the last 200 years, inspiring and giving life to the works of countless composers” Kevin Kenner “all the performances...are of unwavering mastery and musicianship, with towering but never forced strength and a rubato and nuance both personal and telling. [Kenner] is exceptionally glittering and stylish in Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu...This is a record to fascinate even the most blasé listener.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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At the age of 17, American pianist Kevin Kenner participated in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and was awarded the 10th prize and a special prize from the jury for his promising talent. Ten years later he returned to Warsaw to win top prize, the People’s Prize and the Polonaise Prize. This release emphasizes the sublime talents of Kevin Kenner in a delightful programme of Chopin works. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin: 4 Impromptus, Scherzo in C sharp minor & other piano works
It is pianist’s first CD on a historic instrument (Pleyel, 1848). Kevin Kenner is the Laureate of the 2nd Price at the 12th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (1990). Recordings made on a Playel piano from 1848. Recorded in Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, 17-19 March 2008. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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