Chopin – Alto CD

Dinu Lipatti plays Chopin

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:11 +0000

“Lipatti’s classic performances were recorded by Walter Legge in a dry Swiss Radio studio in the last year of Lipatti’s short life, and with each LP incarnation they seem to have grown in wisdom and subtlety. The reputation of these meticulous performances is fully deserved” (Penguin Guide rosette/ key recording)

[1]-[14] Fourteen Waltzes (complete) (1950)
[15] Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 (1948)
[16] Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2 (1947)
[17] Mazurka in C sharp minor Op.50, No.3 (1950)

CHOPIN: Scherzi 1-4, 13 Preludes from Op 28

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:49 +0000

“Richter is not usually thought of as a ….Chopin player, and yet he strides through the four Scherzos with an abundance of technique and deftly-coloured textures that make this version a definite front-runner.” ((c) Gramophone) “Some marvellous playing here …. in an …assortment of Chopin Preludes from a live concert” (c) Penguin Guide

The Four Scherzi

[01] No.1 in B minor, Op.20 – Presto con fuoco 10:32
[02] No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 – Presto 9:49
[03] No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 –Presto con fuoco 7:32
[04] No.4 in E, Op.54 – Presto 11:38

Thirteen Preludes from Op.28

[05] No. 4 in E minor 2:41
[06] No. 5 in D major 0:33
[07] No.6 in B minor 2:17
[08] No.7 in A major 0:56
[09] No.8 in F sharp minor 1:39
[10] No.9 in E major 1:19
[11] No.10 in C sharp minor 0:32
[12] No.13 in F sharp major 3:23
[13] No.19 in E flat major 1:09
[14] No.11 in B major 0:45
[15] No.2 in A minor 2:05
[16] No.23 in F major 0:50
[17] No.21 in B flat major 2:25

Dinu Lipatti plays Chopin

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:28 +0000

[1]-[14] Fourteen Waltzes (complete) (1950)
[15] Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 (1948)
[16] Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2 (1947)
[17] Mazurka in C sharp minor Op.50, No.3 (1950)

Chopin: Complete Nocturnes

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:37:42 +0000

“Kathryn Stott’s Chopin is very romantic, seldom understated, with a wide dynamic range… she can change from a raptly gentle manner to a passionate ardour, yet she touches the listener by her very calmness.”
— Penguin Guide
“Right from the start she opens your ears to the mystery of shadow-land and night. Her playing is both deeply felt and sensitive, and always with melody beguilingly sung. … I’ve rarely enjoyed it more.”
— Penguin Guide

The iconoclastic British independent classical label Unicorn Records achieved a global reputation for showcasing rare repertoire and emerging or underrated (at the time) artists – and always in superbly engineered recordings. One of the first “breakthrough” artists launched by the label was top Chandos pianist Kathryn Stott, whose recording of the complete nocturnes of Chopin, an outstanding release from the label’s early years, returns to the international catalogue at a super-value price.

Chopin: Favourite Nocturnes

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:37:19 +0000

“Kathryn Stott’s Chopin is very romantic, seldom understated, with a wide dynamic range… she can change from a raptly gentle manner to a passionate ardour, yet …she touches the listener by her very calmness.”
— Penguin Guide
“Right from the start she opens your ears to the mystery of shadow-land and night. Her playing is both deeply felt and sensitive, and always with melody beguilingly sung. … I’ve rarely enjoyed it more.”
— Penguin Guide

The iconoclastic British independent classical label Unicorn Records achieved a global reputation for showcasing rare and worthy repertoire as wewwl as both emerging and underrated artists — and always in superbly engineered recordings. One of the first “breakthrough” artists launched by the label was pianist Kathryn Stott, whose remarkable Chopin recital, an outstanding release from the label’s early years, returns to the international catalogue at a super-value price.

Frédéric Chopin

1 Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 3:57
2 Nocturne, Op.15 No.1 5:00
3 Nocturne, Op.15 No.2 3:07
4 Nocturne, Op.27 No.1 5:00
5 Nocturne, Op.27 No.2 6:15
6 Nocturne, Op.32 No.1 4:33
7 Nocturne, Op.48 No.1 6:19
8 Nocturne, Op.55 No.1 4:31
9 Nocturne, Op.55 No.2 5:24
10 Nocturne, Op.62 No.2 5:30
11 Nocturne, Op.72 No.1 3:18
12 Nocturne, Op. Posth. in C# minor 3:58
13 Fantasie Impromptu, Op.66 5:02
14 Barcarolle 7:50

Kathryn Stott, piano 7:50

Chopin: Piano Concertos

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:36:57 +0000

***”[Martino] Tirimo’s [recording of the Chopin piano concertos] ranks alongside Perahia and Zimerman… poetic feeling paramount. … [E]xquisite delicacy … spontanteity in every bar… musing reverie, scintillatingly alive… strong orchestral support and sparkling dance rhythms.”—Penguin Guide

In 1994, Martino Tirimo, then a relatively little-known pianist, bowled over the critics with his recording of the two Chopin Piano Concertos — and garnered an international following as a result. This hard-to-find recording returns to international availability on Alto — at a value price!

Frédéric Chopin

Piano Concerto No.1 in e minor, Op.11

1 – Allegro maestoso
2 – Romanza. Larghetto
3 – Rondo. Vivace

Piano Concerto No.2 in f minor, Op.21

1 – Allegro vivace
2 – Larghetto
3 – Allegro vivace

Recorded at All Saints, Petersham
Producer: Marian Freeman
Engineer: Andrew Hallifax
Originally released on Conifer