- Performer: Maria-Joćo Pires
- Composer: Frederic Chopin
- Audio CD (Mar 3 2008)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- ASIN: B0013816GA
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great music for a fast paced world,
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This review is from: Chopin: Nocturnes (Audio CD)
Chopin played by a master. Easy to listen to. I have used this several times on long trips. Helps the time melt away.
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A Single CD of the Best of Pires Chopin Nocturnes,
By Doug - Haydn Fan - Published on Amazon.com
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This DG collection of 12 Chopin Nocturnes is taken from the very popular complete set recorded by Maria Joao Pires in 1996, available in America from Decca.Maria Joćo Pires - Chopin · The Nocturnes For many listeners who balk at purchasing the entire set for 30 dollars this makes an excellent, far less expensive option. With the more famous Nocturnes included the Cd makes a great gift or introduction to the composer. I recently reviewed the complete set: Pires' playing throughout is highly melodious and she brings considerable class to each piece. While many superlative performances exist of each of the more well-known Nocturnes, Pires brings to each of the Nocturnes a very high standard of music-making. This is wonderful music, beautifully recorded and played.For movie buffs, the last selection, No.20, is the famous posthumous Nocturne played in the film, "The Pianist". All in all, a great deal, and highly recommended! The selections included are, 1). No.1 in B flat Minor 2). No.2 in E flat Major 3). No.4 in F Major 4). No.5 in F sharp Major 5). No.7 in C sharp Minor 6). No.8 in D flat Major 7). No.10 in A flat Major 8). No.11 in G Minor 9). No.13 in C Minor 10). No.15 in F Minor 11). No.18 in E Major 12). No.20 in C sharp Minor 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Microphone position?,
By Peter Jensen - Published on Amazon.com
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The performance is great, but the recording is not. A critical review states "she does not achieve the pliant relationship between melody and accompaniment." It is my guess that microphone position, not the performance, is at fault. I arrived at this conclusion within about the first 30 seconds of listening. I tried various sound systems and speakers and consistently arrived at the same conclusion. This then begs the question, "where should the microphones be positioned." Well, the performer uses her ears to determine what she likes to hear. She does not have her head in the piano box, or out in the hall someplace. So ideally the microphones should be clipped to her ears. Unfortunately, such clipping would probably detract from her playing, so simply position them slightly behind her and to either side.My guess is the microphones were in or directly over the piano box. This being the case, sound from certain locations on the strings will be emphasized. The dominant tone on any string is the standing wave formed over its entire length, so at a minimum the microphones must be sufficiently distant to capture the entire length of the piano approximately evenly. This did not happen in this recording. 4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chopin in a hurry.,
By Anna Shlimovich - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chopin: Nocturnes (Audio CD)
I have been listening to this recording many times, and always enjoyed it; until, as it often happens, I came across some of these nocturnes played by Vladimir Horowits.It is probably in Nocturne in E minor op. 72 no. 1 Pires comes the closest to the maestro; but other pieces, especially Nocturne in F minor op. 55 no. 1, she hurries so much, and just seem to play for the collection, that they make no impression whatsoever compared to the daemon of Horowitz. In fact, the difference in expressiveness is so striking, that it is only enigmatic why would she chose such a flat interpretation in 1996, while Horowitz played decades before. Certainly, Pires is a great pianist, a soloist of world-class, and when comparing her playing with Arrau or Pollini, she is their equal, at that or often better level. But she did not say anything new, and thus this is a very good recording to expand one's horizon only. |
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