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Chopin: Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polon.: Blum. Vol.2
Frédéric Chopin

Felicja Blumental: piano

Chopin: Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polon.: Blum. Vol.2

Price: € 11.95
Format: CD
Label: Brana Records
UPC: 0821158101827
Catnr: BR 0018
Release date: 01 December 2008
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Brana Records
UPC
0821158101827
Catalogue number
BR 0018
Release date
01 December 2008
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These recordings of Chopin’s Mazurkas, Noctures and Polonaises show Ms. Blumental further exploring the music of her homeland while demonstrating her love and affinity for the music and dance forms that inspired Chopin.

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Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin is one of the greatest composers of the Romantic piano tradition. He was a master in making the small form great. His ballades, mazurkas, polonaises, preludes, etudes and nocturnes all belong to the most popular standard works for piano ever written.  As a child prodigy, Chopin grew up in a middle class family, who lived among the literati of Warsaw. When in 1830 the November Uprising broke out in Poland, the twenty year old Chopin stayed in Vienna. He became an exile and never returned to his mother country. He eventually settled in Paris.  He avoided public concerts, but he did like performing in small settings, such as salons and at home for his friends. This way, Chopin built a...
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Frédéric Chopin is one of the greatest composers of the Romantic piano tradition. He was a master in making the small form great. His ballades, mazurkas, polonaises, preludes, etudes and nocturnes all belong to the most popular standard works for piano ever written. As a child prodigy, Chopin grew up in a middle class family, who lived among the literati of Warsaw. When in 1830 the November Uprising broke out in Poland, the twenty year old Chopin stayed in Vienna. He became an exile and never returned to his mother country. He eventually settled in Paris. He avoided public concerts, but he did like performing in small settings, such as salons and at home for his friends. This way, Chopin built a reputation as an exceptional pianist, teacher and composer.
Chopin brought a unique synthesis between the Viennese bravado and the French/English lyric style. Even though his pieces often are technically very demanding, the focus was always on creating a lyric expression and poetic atmosphere. He invented the instrumental ballade, and brought salongenres to a higher level with his many innovations and refinements.


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