Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 / etc
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 / etc
Nelson Freire (piano), Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Lionel Bringuier
[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 20 February 2015
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In the third of three new landmark albums on the Decca label, Nelson Freire marks his 70th birthday year with a stunning recording of Chopin's lyrical and brilliant Piano Concerto No. 2
The recording was made in Cologne with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and Lionel Bringuier, one of the most talked-about of the younger generation of conductors and features some favourite Chopin solo works - the Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, the Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57, the Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, Three Mazurkas, Op. 50, plus the Impromptu in G flat major Op. 51
This is Freire's fourth Chopin recording for Decca, which includes his celebrated set of the complete Nocturnes, of which the Guardian wrote: "[Freire] respects the poise and elegance of the melodic lines, floating them exquisitely while teasing out the harmonies beneath with fastidious care; this is Chopin playing of high quality, from one of the finest pianists alive today."
"a Chopin collection that culminates in a beautifully controlled account of the limpid second piano concerto, with the Gürzenich players bringing grace and intelligence to the notoriously staid orchestral writing. As substantial hors d'oeuvres, Freire gives us a plateful of Chopin favourites." (The Observer)
"The recording is at its best wherever Nelson Freire is ravishing the ear with showers of notes that glisten with precision." (Financial Times)
Tracks:
Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
Mazurkas Op. 50 Nos. 1-3
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
