Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 "Funeral March" & 3

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Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 "Funeral March" & 3Opis:Product Description Recent discs from Marc-Andre Hamelin have concentrated on music which is obscure, under-recorded or virtually unplayable. However in this latest recording he turns his attention to two mainstays of the Romantic repertoire: Chopins Piano Sonatas Nos 2 and 3. The results are simply staggering: playing of matchless brilliance and consummate artistry, stunningly recorded. As a recent critic of Hamelins live performance of the B minor sonata remarked, Hamelin starts where most other pianists leave off such was his control that frequently it seemed as though an extra dimension were being added, the musics teeming internal life clarified by his ability to voice the inner parts. The disc is completed by some of Chopins greatest single-movement works; the contrasting two Nocturnes of Op 27, the extraordinarily colouristic Berceuse Op 57 and the monumental Barcarolle in F sharp major. We think this is one of the most authoritative and important Chopin discs to have appeared in recent yearsan unmissable release. Review 'Played with such astounding agility and aplomb that you end up mesmerised by virtually every bar. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that no other pianist could approach Hamelin in such music. Notes pour and cascade like diamonds from his fingers and he has an inborn flair for the music's wild, free-wheeling melodies and rhythms, for its glittering whimsy and caprice... superbly presented and recorded, this is a special addition to Hamelin's towering and unique discography' --(Gramophone) 'The Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin possesses one of those musical brains that spark with maddening brilliance in whatever direction takes his fancy... it's hard to believe Hamelin didn't grow up within earshot of some dubious jazz haunt in New Orleans or Harlem... as Hamelin explains in his enjoyably lucid booklet notes, Gulda's astonishing pianistic pedigree deserves to be seen in a far wider context... Hamelin's evocations of these are wonderfully whimsical yet as crisp as celery. The syncopations 'sit' so comfortably under his fingers - exactly the right balance between ambition and restraint, warmth and edge - a pretty rare commodity in the performance of classical repertoire, let alone jazz-inspired music... this is a lovely, lovely disc; I highly recommend it' --(International Record Review)Autor:Marc-Andr HamelinNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; EnglishData wydania: 2025-05-31Waga: 0.24 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 4.9 cmDługość: 5.6 cmNew Store StockProduct type: ABIS MUSICBrand: HYPERION RECORDSUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.