Chopin: Preludes / 4 Impromptus
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Preludes / 4 Impromptus
Claudio Arrau (piano)
[ Philips Originals / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 20 August 2006
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One of the most organic recordings of the Preludes, Claudio Arrau's grand vision of these pieces - in his hands much more than miniatures - is a veritable colossus. The four Impromptus are no less compelling, especially the dark undercurrents of the F sharp minor.
(rec 1973 & 1980)
"Arrau's preludes are uniformly ineffably beautiful, perhaps a little slow sometimes, but with such effortless technique, such tonal opulence, and such poetic soulfulness that it only serves to grant the listener more time to contemplate the heights and depths....any listener interested in the music of the greatest solo Romantic piano music ever composed should hear Arrau's preludes." (Allmusic.com)
Tracks:
1-24 24 Preludes, op.28
25 Prelude in C sharp minor, op.45
26 Prelude in A flat major, op.posth.
27 Impromptu No.1 in A flat major, op.29
28 Impromptu No.2 in F sharp major, op.36
29 Impromptu No.3 in G flat major, op.51
30 Impromptu No.4 in C sharp minor, op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
