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| 1. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11: I: Allegro Maestoso |
| 2. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11: II: Romanze. Larghetto |
| 3. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11: III: Rondo. Vivace |
| 4. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op.21: I: Maestoso |
| 5. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op.21: II: Larghetto |
| 6. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op.21: III: Allegro Vivace |
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Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, B. 53
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
with Martha Argerich
Conducted by Charles Dutoit
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Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, B 43
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
with Martha Argerich
Conducted by Charles Dutoit
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Martha Argerich is one of our supreme pianists, and this disc shows her almost at her best. Every phrase is beautifully considered and executed, but there is still plenty of spontaneity in her playing. Alas for the flowers of youth. A couple of decades ago, Argerich played this music (on two separate Deutsche Grammophon recordings) with even more fervor and spontaneity, and the accompaniments were more incisive and more clearly recorded than these. As Chopin wrote these concertos so early in his career, one can't help thinking that Argerich's earlier performances are more appropriate to the music. Still, with playing of this caliber, one can't merely set it aside. As a mature reconsideration of these concertos, this disc is well worth hearing--after you already know the earlier versions. --Leslie Gerber
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With the exception of these two early piano concertos, most of Frederic Chopin's output was devoted to miniatures. Through these concertos, however, Chopin transformed the piano into an ideal vehicle for romanticism and established his own reputation as the premiere soloist of his day. Written in the artistically sheltered world of Warsaw, No. 1 was premiered by Chopin when he was 20 and reflects his intense wish for Polish independence. The centrality of the piano is revealed in the opening, Brahmsian "Maestoso", and continues with the idyllic, moonlit reverie of "Romanze". In the concluding rondo, the composer offers authentic excerpts of Cracow folk music. Concerto No. 2 (actually written before No. 1, but published later) once again places the piano in a prominent role, though the conventional sonata form is discarded for a theme-and-variations approach in the opening movement. Charles Dutoit keeps the reconstituted forces of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (now consisting of strings, four horns, two trumpets, winds in pairs, timpani, and trombone) in a state of constant alert, thereby allowing Argerich to create a spontaneous, acrobatic performance that spins with the abandon of fireworks. There is no reason to consider this collaboration to be anything less than definitive. --Kevin Mulhall
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