- Audio CD (Mar 3 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000006NXQ
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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#40,438 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #27 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Polonaises
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Track Listings
| 1. In C Sharp Minor Allegro Appassionato: Polonaise Cis-Moll Opus 26 No.1 |
| 2. In E Flat Minor Maetoso: Polonaise Es-Moll Opus 26 No.2 |
| 3. In A Major Allegro Con Brio: Polonaise A-Dur Opus 40 No. 1 |
| 4. In C Minor Allegro Maetoso: Polonaise C-Moll Opus 40 No. 2 |
| 5. In F Sharp Minor Tempo I: Polonaise Fis-Moll Opus 44 |
| 6. In A Flat Major Maetoso: Polonaise As-dur Opus 53 |
| 7. Allegro Maetoso: Polonaise - Fantaisie As-Dur Opus 61 |
Product Description
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Voici sans nul doute l'un des monuments du piano moderne. Le pianiste italien Maurizio Pollini nous ébahit de son immense technique pianistique. Sous ses doigts, les Polonaises sont nerveuses et d'une clarté exemplaire. Le folklore qui inspira Chopin est présent dans chacune de ces petites pièces et l'immense technique n'empêche absolument pas le lyrisme de s'exprimer. Comme dans ses Etudes ou ses Préludes, Maurizio Pollini nous présente un Frédéric Chopin non seulement virtuose mais également empli de sentiments, de fougue et de force intérieure. On est loin des interprétations romantiques à souhait d'un Samson François ou d'un Arthur Rubinstein. Le style de Maurizio Pollini est d'une pureté telle qu'il nous donne l'impression de survoler le clavier, même dans les passages les plus exigeants techniquement. Un disque réellement indispensable pour comprendre l'importance, dans le piano moderne, d'une maîtrise technique qui n'efface pas la prééminence du lyrisme des compositeurs romantiques. --Jeanne Semprin
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Powerful and First-Rate Performance,
By am (Piscataway, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Polonaises (Audio CD)
It's only after listening to Pollini's recording did I realize that Chopin's polanaises can be played in such a unique way: powerful, dynamical, aristocratic,and breathtaking. Pollini renders each piece an individual character. This recording is exactly the opposite extreme of Rubinstein's joyful playing. Both of these recordings are excellent performances and I recommend them highly.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!!!,
This review is from: Polonaises (Audio CD)
I can not imagine more accurate interpretations of these prodigious works...except (maybe) from Chopin himself. Pollini far transcends those pianists who believe that Chopin's music is romantic - Chopin never exaggerated anything (as in the normal Romantic Era tradition). Chopin's music was direct and forceful, as is Pollini. Chopin's music was nostalgic and deep, as is Pollini. Very few pianists understand Chopin as deeply as Pollini does...I highly reccommend this CD.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An eagle's perspective,
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This review is from: Polonaises (Audio CD)
On this CD, Pollini shows his class as not one of the best, but the best Chopin-interpreter of our time. Far too often, Chopin's music is played in the background, with dimmed lights, moonlight. Pollini shows us how it is to be done. He uses the sun itself as source of light, and his eyes for the music are like those of an eagle. From a great altitude he shows us the greater picture. Poland's great musical poet was forced to live in Paris during the war with the Russians. During this stay, he composed some of the most amazing national romantic pieces of his life. My personal favourites on this CD are the three last polonaises, nr. 5, 6 an 7 on the disc. One can sense his anger towards the russians as well as his love for Poland, all with the magical perspective of the eagle. An eagle dos not only see the greater picture, also all the details. Nothing is hidden. Pollini does this better than anyone else. Other CDs of the same class are Pollini's edition of Chopin's etudes and his copy of Chopin's 2nd and 3rd sonatas.
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