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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Klara Min Plays Chopin Mazurkas
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1 Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 |
“Min plays with the most ravishing piano tone I’ve heard in the last 50 discs I’ve listened to, at least! Her dynamic control is out of this world … anybody’s music would be served well by Min’s touch.” Thus raved American Record Guide’s Stephen Estep in his review of a previous recording by distinguished Korean pianist Klara Min. With this release, Min brings her special touch to a seventeen-piece survey of her favorite Mazurkas – a unique “composer genre” from Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): widely regarded as the most intimate, heartfelt, emotionally varied, and deeply personal music that this beloved “Poet of the piano” ever wrote. Loosely based on the traditional Polish mazurek dance-form, Chopin applied subtle classical sophistication and advanced (for his day) harmonic schemes to this mostly simple folk-form, elevating it into high musical art that is far better-suited to the concert stage (or classical recordings) than to dancing! Klara Min – justly renowned for her championing of Korean composers as well as her overall versatility – applies her “ravishing piano tone” to these lovely and affecting works, as well as her rare interpretive acumen, technical wizardry, plus a deeply intuitive and soulful affinity for Chopin’s music. | 
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| |  | Chopin - Piano Works
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1 Mazurka No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 |
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Works Vol. 3
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2 Mazurka No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 |
Chopin‘s oeuvre is extraordinarily manifold. It contains the whole spectrum of feelings that can stir the human soul: from the most subtle and profoundly personal emotions in the nocturnes and mazurkas to those grandiose feelings reflecting the epic of a whole nation in the polonaises and sonatas. Listening to his music is for us like experiencing a miracle. For a born Chopin interpreter is not someone who plays a lot of Chopin, but someone who finds that special “Chopin quality” in his own soul which enables him to discover in his interpretation of Chopin what no-one has discovered before him, but what is in harmony with Chopin’s world, Chopin’s poetry. Pianist Boris Bloch has a very familiar relationship to Chopin: “Today Chopin represents for me that ivory tower where I seek refuge in these troubled times in which we live.” | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Chopin: Polonaises, Rondo in C major & Mazurkas
Chopin: | Rondo in C major, Op. 73 working version Polonaise No. 10 in F minor, Op. 71 No. 3 Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka in A minor, Op..posth. Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1 Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 Mazurka No. 33 in B major, Op. 56 No. 1 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Introduction & Variations ‘Der Schweizerbub’ KKIVa/4 Polonaise No. 15 in B flat minor B13/KKIVa:5 Polonaise No. 14 in G sharp minor B6/KKIVa:3 Galop in A flat major 'Marquis', WN 59 |
Shebanova interprets further works by Chopin. She is more than qualified to do so, as she did Postgraduate studies at the Warsaw Fryderyck Chopin Music Academy and since 1983 has given annual lectures at the Chopin Master Classes in Duszniki-Zdrój. She performs on an Erard 1849 fortepiano. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin: The Mazurka Diary
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 4 in E flat minor, Op. 6 No. 4 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Mazurka No. 9 in C major, Op. 7 No. 5 Mazurka No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1 Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 1 Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59 No. 1 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 |
Frédéric Chopin was a devoted champion of the Mazurka. Anna Gourari has selected a programme of works illustrating his life, as if in a musical diary. She lends these triple-time pieces an irresistibly attractive pulse, painting an exquisitely defined and colourful image. In short, Anna Gouari’s performance is stunning. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | The Masterpieces of the Chopin Miniature
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Polonaise No. 11 in G minor B1/KKIIa:1 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' |
Karol Radziwonowicz (piano) 2010 ushers in the 200th anniversary of the birth of Chopin. This disc of delightful dance miniatures captures the unique style of a composer whose output in this form numbered over one hundred pieces. Award winning pianist, Karol Radziwonowicz, brings his technical brilliance to this recording making this DUX release a fine start to the Chopin year. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - 21 Mazurkas
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Mazurka No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 |
This new recording of 21 of Chopin's Mazurkas sees the young Russian pianist Vassily Primakov commencing his exploration of Chopin's solo works for Bridge Records. “…Vassily Primakov… shows a special sense of a Slavic melancholy and gaiety at the heart of what is surely Chopin's most deeply confessional diary. Hyper-sensitive to mood-swings, his poetic insight is backed by deft and immaculate pianism. …Primakov surely reserves his ultimate triumph for the end. His op 17 No 4 in A minor is worth the price of the disc alone, memorably refined in sound, colour and nuance.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 “A refined equilibrium that blends momentum with tasteful rhythmic freedom. This is wonderfully multifaceted Chopin-playing, with the music’s joys and shadows sensitively voiced...His limpid touch is allied to a singing tone and lyrical line, with accents discreetly pointed up to give the music buoyancy, and a refined equilibrium that blends momentum with tasteful rhythmic freedom. This is wonderfully multifaceted Chopin-playing, with the music’s joys and shadows sensitively voiced.” The Telegraph, 10th June 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Nina Kavtaradze plays Chopin
Chopin: | Rondo in C minor Op. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 |
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| |  | Michelangeli plays Chopin
Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Waltz No. 17 in E flat major, Op. post., KKIVa:14, B 46 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 |
1962 RAI television recording, mono, newly restored and re-mastered for this release.
PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3
LENGTH: 106 Mins
SOUND: LPCM MONO
SUBTITLES: N/A
“But this recital of Chopin is intensely inspired from first note to last… Michelangeli… begins with the largest work in the programme, the Funeral March Sonata, played with precision but extremely flexible tempos, and a vast dynamic range. It is all great, but the way Michelangeli plays the whirlwind last movement is stunning. Despite his undemonstrativeness, seeing him adds to the intensity of the experience. Only his hands move, with extraordinary seeming individual wills in each of his fingers.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2006 *****  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - March 2006 |
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| |  | Wilhelm Backhaus plays Chopin Piano Works
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