Musicon / Chopin / Chopin Piano Concertos with Zimerman and Giulini: first impressions
I had been thinking that Chopin’s concertos with Zimerman playing the piano and leading the (Polish Festival) Orchestra, offered perhaps the finest reading. This impression is now changed, while I’m listening to Zimerman again, but with Giulini and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Los ::More
Musicon / Bach / Beethoven / Brahms / Chopin / Purcell / Quick notes on works by Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, Purcell and Bach
Chopin’s Preludes with Argerich, intense, but Pollini is more balanced. I will be also listening to Cortot of course, hoping that sound quality won’t prove totally repulsive. – Disappointed by Brahms’ Piano Quartets with Rubinstein and the Guarneri Q. Check this great ::More
Musicon / Chopin / Chopin – Sensitivity and Revolutions
“Chopin’s music came out of nowhere,” says pianist Byron Janis. “There is nothing that preceded it. He was truly unique. With Beethoven, you can hear it came out of Mozart. Not with Chopin.” Pauline Rovkah, head of the piano program at Chatham University, said ::More
