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Ivan Moravec Plays Debussy & Chopin [Import]

~ Claude Debussy (Composer), Fryderyk Chopin (Composer), Ivan Moravec (Performer)

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Performer: Ivan Moravec
Composer: Claude Debussy, Fryderyk Chopin
Audio CD (Jan 1 1993)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Import
Label: Vox
ASIN: B000001K47

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Disc: 1
1. Image (Book 1): Reflets Dans L'eau
2. Image (Book 1): Hommage A Rameau
3. Image (Book 1): Mouvement
4. Image (Book 2): Cloches a travers les feuilles
5. Image (Book 2): Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
6. Image (Book 2): Poissons d'or
7. Prelude (Book 1, No. 6): Des pas sur la neige
8. Estampe: Pagodes
9. Estampe: Soiree dans Grenade
10. Estampe: Jardins sous la pluie
Disc: 2
1. F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2
2. A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
3. B Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
4. C Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
5. B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
6. A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
7. C Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
8. E Minor, Op. Posth
9. C Sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
10. Polonaise Fantasie In A Flat major, Op. 61

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Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Ivan Moravec
Images (3) for piano, Set II, L. 111
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Ivan Moravec
Pr�ludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117 Des pas sur la neige
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Ivan Moravec
Estampes, for piano, L. 100
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Ivan Moravec
Mazurka for piano No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, B. 162/2
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Mazurka for piano No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68/2 (posth.), B. 18
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Mazurka for piano No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7/1, B. 61/1
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Mazurka for piano No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30/4, B. 105/4
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Mazurka for piano No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33/4, B. 115/4
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Waltz for piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2, B. 64
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, B. 164/2
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Waltz for piano No. 14 in E minor, B. 56
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Polonaise for piano No. 1 in C sharp minor ("Les favorites 1") Op. 26/1, B. 90/1
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
Polonaise for piano No. 7 in A flat major ("Polonaise-Fantaisie") Op. 61, B. 159
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec

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Ivan Moravec isn't a superstar in terms of having a glitzy career. But to critics and connoisseurs, he is one of the greatest pianists. His relatively few recordings are scattered among a variety of labels. This collection, from two early-eighties digital LPs, is particularly well recorded--important for a pianist with such wonderful tonal variety. The composers are two of Moravec's specialties, and he gives them consistently colorful, imaginative performances. The short timing (94:00) is compensated by the ultra-low price, making this set a great piano bargain. --Leslie Gerber

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5.0 out of 5 stars Manificent playing of great music at a bargain price, Nov 17 2001

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This is was the first Moravec recording that I purchased. I bought it despite some reservations by a friend who had heard the Vox LPs and whose opinions on music I take very seriously. He changed his tune when he heard this recording.

Where should I begin? Moravec's technique is fabulous. His articulation is crisp, and his tone is gorgeous. What's more, his personality is expressed here not by showboating but by his unerring ability to bring out the characteristics of Debussy and Chopin. With Debussy, the shocking dissonances are made clear but, at the same time, are sweetened by a lucious tone and a sensitivity to Debussy's underappreciated tunefulness. In the Chopin, Moravec's precise technique is coupled with his sensitivity to rhythm so that the different types of pieces (mazurkas, waltzes, polonaises) are indeed unmistakably different, each type pleasing in very different way.
And all this for (the price).

Those who want to hear more Moravec should immediately purchase his Chopin Nocturnes and his Schumann Kinderszenen, both of which are, in my view, the finest that have been recorded. Period.

Finally, I heard the pianist recently in Toledo (of all places) and spoke to him after his performance. He is a kind and thoughful fellow, and I enjoy supporting him by buying his recordings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CD'S, Mar 22 2001

By	MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This is truly one of the most beautiful CD's I own. I first heard of it about 15 years ago, before I owned a CD player: I read in a British classical music magazine that Moravec's playing of Chopin was inspired and that his playing of Debussy was reason enough to buy a disc player. The writer called CD's "silver cookies" and this disc was right at the top of his list of ten favorites. I have listened over and over and still continue to marvel at the subtleties of Moravec's pianism. Gorgeous and delicate, but these are not wispy interpretations which melt like cotton candy. Moravec plays with strength. I love the Chopin CD and think it honestly compares favorably with Rubenstein, but it is the Debussy interpretations that have stayed with me and that I come back to time and time again for a 45 minute vacation from life in New York City. The price listed above is unbeatable...about 1/2 of what I paid. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite playing, Dec 7 1999

By	William D. Bradford (Chelmsford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

It irked the French of my Dad's generation that the greatest interpreter of Debussy piano music was Walter Gieseking - not exactly a Frenchman.

I don't know if it bothers the French today that the mantle has passed to a Czech. If it does, they should get past it, and just be grateful that anyone can play this beautifully.

The Chopin Mazurkas are I think as close to Moravec's heart as they were to the composer. He often offers them as encores at recitals, and invariably reduces the audience to hushed rapture.

All music lovers should snap up any Moravec album they come across - especially if it includes a Chopin Mazurka.

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