The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos [Hybrid SACD]

The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos [Hybrid SACD]

The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos [Hybrid SACD]
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Composer: Frederic Chopin
Performer: Artur Rubinstein
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2004-09-14
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. No. 1, Op. 23 in G Minor
  2. No. 2, Op. 38 in F
  3. No. 3, Op. 47 in A-Flat
  4. No. 4, Op. 52 in F Minor
  5. No. 1, Op. 20 in B Minor
  6. No. 2, Op. 31 in B-Flat Minor
  7. No. 3, Op. 39 in C-Sharp Minor
  8. No. 4, Op. 54 in E

Music reviews of The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos [Hybrid SACD]

Music Review: (+) Not for the Ballades or SA Sound, but for the Scherzos
Rating: 3 Stars

INTRODUCTION: As previously concluded in my review of the good but less than great collection of Rubinstein's Chopin outings on RCA (The Chopin Collection), his tendency 'to play everything in a similarly smooth manner with an unfailing beauty of tone' creates results that are 'never less than comfortable', but seldom very profound or memorable. Sounds like Rubinstein's Ballades are not set to be a top contender on this reviewer's short list...--but what about the Scherzos then?

REFERENCES: Ballades--Demidenko (Chopin: Ballades; Third Sonata); Scherzos--Pogorelich (Chopin: Four Scherzi)

The chief reason for buying this disc is neither the Ballades nor the Super Audio remastering, but the Scherzos. Even though being recorded at the highly respective age of 72, and in spite of some occasional technical strain (notably in the Fourth), Rubinstein's third rendition of the four Scherzos stand up surprisingly well against such dexterously notorious rivals as Pogorelich, Pletnev and Ashkenazy. Particularly the Second and Third Scherzos find Rubinstein in startlingly dashing and powerful Indian summer form.

Alas, Rubinstein's Ballades are almost as non-profound and non-memorable as expected--with the exception of the First that for some reason coaxes the very best out of the late Rubinsteinian drama department. The Second and Third are merely average whereas the Fourth is indeed beautiful but shallow.

Should you already own this disc in its CD incarnation, which boasts very decent sound considering its age and source, the Super Audio remastering doesn't really warrant a replacement purchase. That money would be put to better use in the above-mentioned 11-disc collection, normally available at less than $30 on Amazon.

TIMINGS: Ballades--9:17, 6:38, 7:15, 10:41; Scherzos--9:02, 9:42, 7:12, 10:55
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