- Audio CD (Aug 24 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B0002IS002
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Track Listings
| 1. I. Grave - Doppio Movimento |
| 2. II. Scherzo |
| 3. III. Marche Funebre Lento |
| 4. IV. Finale: Presto |
| 5. I. Allegro Maestoso |
| 6. II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace |
| 7. III. Largo |
| 8. IV. Finale: Presto Non Tanto |
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Chopin without schmaltz, May 12 2007
By Larry VanDeSande - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sons 2/3 (Audio CD)
I owned this when it was first issued as a twofer of all three Chopin sonatas and a bunch of other shorter pieces that filled out the second CD. This was when Lief Ove Andsnes (rhymes with life over and jazz) was a new artist and Europeans were agog over him.Virgin here repackages the Second and Third sonatas in a single disk for a dirt cheap price. Anyone coming to this music for the first time, or seeking to expand their library and/or get acquainted with this player, can hardly go wrong. Andsnes' is a great player, the recording is wonderfully truthful, and the price is right.
However, Leif's dextrous and dreamy playing will not satisfy Americans raised on Rubinstein that think romance is the main subject. Andsnes is a fine technician but not especially romantic. His rubato is not that of the great Chopin players of the past century. No one will mistake him as a pupil of Cortot.
Still, this is outstanding value in a recording now returned to currency that the Penguin Guide recommended with its highest rating when it first appeared, saying collectors need not shy away from Andsnes as a Chopin player. That advice is sound today, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Invigorating, July 12 2008
By David Saemann - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sons 2/3 (Audio CD)
With all the fuss being made over young, photogenic pianists today, it is good to have this memento of Leif Ove Andsnes from the beginning of his career. There is no doubt in listening to this that, unlike some more recent artists, Andsnes had the goods right from the start. His approach to Chopin is vigorous and full of excitement. Tempos in No. 2 are a little on the fast side, less so in No. 3. Andsnes could not be confused with an older generation of pianists whose interpretations of these works was more overtly Romantic. He makes more sense of the last movement of No. 2 than just about anyone I've heard, and the lyrical elements in the first movement of No. 3 are not slighted in the least. His piano tone, whether from his own doing or the sound engineers', is somewhat brittle at times, emphasizing the impression of youthful vigor and rigor. This would be a welcome addition to anyone's Chopin collection. I also like budget priced recordings by Jerome Rose and Cecile Ousset.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Professional but Largely Unmemorable, Sep 28 2008
By C. Pontus T. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sons 2/3 (Audio CD)
This disc is derived from Andsnes's complete 1992 two-disc set of the three Chopin Sonatas (Chopin: The Piano Sonatas, 5 Etudes, 4 Mazurkas). Thus, at only an additional few dollars, one also gets the First Sonata in a rather excellent performance--indeed an underrated piece that gives considerable pleasure without being a full-scale masterpiece--together with some overly middle-of-the-road Mazurkas and Etudes.The Third Sonata gets a solid first movement, an impressive Scherzo with well-lubricated runs, a well-balanced and adequately handsome Largo, and a sufficiently vigorous Finale. However, the Second Sonata is not particularly revolutionary-sounding, with throughout professional playing that unfortunately is largely unmemorable--deprived of the bel canto beauty of tone and legato phrasing, combined with intrinsically derived verve and energy.
Unfortunately, there isn't any altogether successful version of this favourite coupling--Argerich is near-perfect in the Second but rushes apart the Third, Rubinstein is beautiful in the Third but too low-key in the Second, and Perahia is surprisingly lackluster in both; the comparatively underrated Pizarro is quite recommendable, but Ohlsson's complete Chopin Sonatas disc, with a reference First, is the one to have.
The Snape Maltings recording is extremely natural and lifelike, indeed in the demonstration bracket. Weird it is, but it seems this venue, with apparently perfect acoustics, gets the very best out of the engineers, irrespective of label--cf. Demidenko's Liszt Sonata disc (Hyperion) and Lortie's complete Ravel piano music (Chandos).
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