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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Frédéric Chopin - Mazurkas (Arthur Rubinstein)


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Composer: Frédéric Chopin

CD1:
  • (01-04) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 6
  • (05-09) 5 Mazurkas, Op. 7
  • (10-13) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
  • (14-17) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24
  • (18-21) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30
  • (22-25) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33
CD2:
  • (01-04) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41
  • (05-07) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50
  • (09-10) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56
  • (11-13) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59
  • (14-16) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63
  • (17-20) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 67
  • (21-24) 4 Mazurkas, Op. 68
  • (25) Mazurka Op. posth. in A minor "a Emile Gaillard"
  • (26) Mazurka Op. posth. in A minor "Notre temps"

Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Date: 1965
Label: RCA


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Review

Chopin wrote mazurkas throughout his all-too-brief life, using this Polish dance as the basis for short pieces that encompass a world of harmonic explorations and varied emotions, from the subtly comic to the intensely sad. Rubinstein plays the 51 in the standard canon, skipping the unpublished youthful ones. Of his three recordings of the set, connoisseurs tend to prefer his first, from 1938-1939 (available on RCA, EMI, and Naxos) for their spontaneity. But these 1965-1966 stereo recordings in refreshingly alive transfers can't fail to please most listeners. They're a bit weightier than the early ones, but the added depth and Rubinstein's characterization of each piece yield big dividends. In the great C sharp minor Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 3, for example, he plays the beautiful opening theme with disarming simplicity that invests it with mournful regret, manages the transitions to bolder statements flawlessly, and turns a charming dance into a dramatic tone poem that says in five minutes what some composers need a full symphony to say. That miracle is repeated often in this set, as Rubinstein appears at first to be underplaying a piece until you realize the sophistication of his carefully modulated dynamics, gentle rubato, and varied tone. His was an outward simplicity that hid complex art. Throughout, he plays with a wonderful, singing tone, rhythmic life, and an aristocratic authority few have matched.

-- Dan Davis

More reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Rubinstein-Collection-Frederic-Chopin-Mazurkas/dp/B00004ZD5E

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Frédéric Chopin (22 February or 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for the solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as one of the leading musicians of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation". Chopin's music, his status as one of music's earliest superstars, his association (if only indirect) with political insurrection, his love life and his early death have made him a leading symbol of the Romantic era in the public consciousness. His works remain popular, and he has been the subject of numerous films and biographies of varying degrees of historical accuracy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin

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Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) was a Polish American classical pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. He was described by The New York Times as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. He played in public for eight decades. All of his RCA recordings have been released on compact disc and amount to about 107 hours of music. Since his death, several labels have issued live recordings taken from radio broadcasts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rubinstein

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