Especially the recitative part in the slow middle movement which resembles an instrumental monologue, in which the pianist wants to give us his own understanding of Chopin and which the listeners follow eagerly. Chopin presents a work that, for the first time, truly highlights and focuses on the soloist as virtuoso. In keeping with this, Cho presents us with his outstanding technical skills as the virtuoso par excellence on this recording. It is a piece dedicated to his unhappy love story with singer Konstancja Gładkowska, and not only this heartbreak but also his brilliant compositional skills come out here. Two years later, he was to perform it in Paris, with notables including Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn in the audience. The year is 1830, and 19-year-old Frédéric Chopin, makes his concerto debut in Warsaw, including his Piano Concerto No. Cho spends once again time in the studio with the London Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda, completing the romantic concerto series. Five years after his great success and the recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 (Deutsche Grammophon), now comes his successor in F minor, the Piano Concerto No.2. Seong-Jin Cho is not only an outstanding pianist, he is also the lucky winner of the 17th Warsaw Chopin Competition in 2015, the "Olympics of pianists" - at least concerning Chopin’s repertoire. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |