Chopin: 4 Ballades/Barcarolle, Op.60/Fantasie in F
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Composer: Frederic ChopinPerformer: Krystian Zimerman
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Balladen: No.1 in g, op.23
- 4 Balladen - Ballades - Ballate: No 2 F-dur Op. 38
- 4 Balladen - Ballades - Ballate: No. 3 As-dur Op. 47
- 4 Balladen - Ballades - Ballate: No. 4 f-moll Op. 52
- 4 Balladen - Ballades - Ballate: Barcarolle Fis-dur Op. 60
- 4 Balladen - Ballades - Ballate: Fantasie f-moll Op. 49
Music reviews of Chopin: 4 Ballades/Barcarolle, Op.60/Fantasie in F
Music Review: Not my cup of tea.
Rating: 3 Stars
I am not a great enthusiast of Chopin, but consider his Ballades the best of his compositions both in depth of emotions and lyricism.
Hence I am a rather keen listener of this category of Chopin. I bought Mr. Zimmerman's disc with high hopes, being Chopin Ballades played by a Polish pianist that is both young (1990 recorded) and eminent.
However, I must admit that I did not enjoy this disc.
The playing isn't bad at all, but it is a matter of taste.
The ballades are too straightforward in emotions. The Barcarolle hardly sounds like one such - Argerich had a much much finer rendition of the same piece, much more moving and vivid.
However, I think with maturity and time, Mr. Zimmerman would be able to come up with a newer and more profound version of the same pieces.
I look forward to it.
Description of Chopin: 4 Ballades/Barcarolle, Op.60/Fantasie in F
Krystian Zimerman's Chopin is big. He plays this music with a great dynamic range and huge contrasts, with little of the shading we love in Rubinstein's Chopin. Except for the Barcarolle, these are pretty big pieces, so Zimerman doesn't exactly overwhelm the music. It's just very 20th- century Chopin, not on the composer's original scale, but not badly done either. I think this disc would sound a lot better in a large listening room than in a small one, however (or in your car). The recording is too close up; we could have used more distance from the piano. --Leslie GerberGeneral CDs
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