Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor/Grand Fantasia/Grande Polonaise
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Composer: Frederic ChopinConductor: Charles Mackerras
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Performer: Emanuel Ax
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-06-30
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concerto No. 2 For Piano & Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 21: Maestoso
- Concerto No. 2 For Piano & Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 21: Larghetto
- Concerto No. 2 For Piano & Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 21: Allegro Vivace
- Grand Fantasia On Polish Airs For Piano & Orchestra In F Major, Op. 13: Largo Non Troppo
- Grande Polonaise Brillante For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 22: Andante Spianato. Tranquillo
- Grande Polonaise Brillante For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 22: Grande Polonaise. Molto Allegro
Music reviews of Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor/Grand Fantasia/Grande Polonaise
Music Review: Chopin played by Emanuel Ax on a historical Erard piano
Rating: 5 Stars
Some ten years back - as the musical world commemorated then 150 years from the death of the Polish composer - Sony Classical released two wonderful CDs comprising Chopin works for piano and orchestra. First class performers were involved in the project: pianist Emanuel Ax, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
In order to enhance the result of these recordings with regard to sound qualities and stylistic adequacy, a special historical piano was sought after and finally employed. Namely, an Erard produced in 1851 in London and kept in good shape at the University of Birmingham, in England. The liner notes in the accompanying booklet, signed by the restorer David Winston who prepared the instrument for the occasion, competently emphasize its features and the importance of having it played on these recordings. Then, Emanuel Ax himself praises its sound richness, its dynamical range and interpretive valences in an explanatory text with inspired referrals to Chopin output under consideration here.
By listening to this CD one gets enraptured by Emanuel Ax's pleasure of playing such a wonderful music on this very special Erard. Its differences between bass and treble, favoring improvisational abilities of the soloist, his taste for rubato and graceful touch makes it an important partner of him in taking the center stage. How wonderful his skills are highlighted, for instance in the middle movement of the F minor Concerto or in the Grande Polonaise! In Ax's words `this Erard offers a more brilliant and less sustained projection of sound in the treble, and more mellowness and roundness in the bass', while the soloist - in our opinion - offers his full virtuosity and sense of drawing musical structures. Charming tunes, subtle Chopinesque harmonies and sweet colors are brought to life in Ax's hands.
I discovered with true enchantment these recordings now when the musical world celebrates 200 years from Chopin's birth. I consider them a compelling, illuminating and reassuring Chopin interpretation! Recommended!
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