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Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): 4 Scherzos and Polonaise 'Eroic'
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Complete list of tracks
Scherzo no. 1 in b minor, op. 20 (1831)
Scherzo no. 2 in b flat minor, op. 31 (1837)
Scherzo no. 3 in c sharp minor, op. 39 (1839)
Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54 (1843)
Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53 'Heroic' (1843)
Luisi's performance revealed a technique characterised by a remarkable independence and control of the fingers. An economic use of pedalling and half-pedalling ,mostly to accompany single notes, enhanced the overall effect without exaggerating the dynamics. This was warm-hearted and spirited playing , completely free from rhetoric ,very appealing and which took the audience immediately to the heart of the music. (The Sunday Times, October 7, 2001) Luisi has recently won the first prize in the Bach competition in Saarbrucken.
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Music of the romantic period | Format: WAV / 44.1 kHz Digital Audio | 46:26 | 466 Mb | ***
This recording's made at Aula Magna del Politecnico, Torino (2005-06)