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(Warsaw Philharmonic Hall)
Since 1927, the Chopin International Piano Competition has been a competition that has attracted the attention of music fans all over the world and enjoys a high reputation in the world. This long-standing, authoritative, and "fairy fight" competition is held every five years in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and has a history of more than 90 years. It not only records the youthful style of modern pianists, but also bears witness to the immortal legend of the history of piano performance in the twentieth century.
Classical music fans are familiar with Agridge, Zimmerman, Polini, Deng Taishan, Li Yundi and other internationally renowned piano masters are the winners of this competition and have become famous.
"Born in Warsaw, the soul belongs to Poland, the talent belongs to the world"
Chopin, as a leading figure in piano music, his creations also revolve mainly around the piano, and he has created about 200 masterpieces of rich and diverse genres in his lifetime. From all his creations, you can see that Chopin is romantic, poetic, and at the same time he is full of patriotism.
His affection for the piano has deeply influenced many scholars, performers and fans, and his works are sonorous and powerful, and every capital can penetrate people's hearts for a long time, which is unforgettable for a long time, although many of his works are quite difficult, but he never takes the showmanship as the ultimate goal.
To this day, generations of piano masters have interpreted his music with their own ideas and styles, continuing to spread the divine brilliance of this great man!
As one of the world's most well-known classical factories, DG (German Phonograph Company), in this rapidly changing world is to keep up with the trend, whenever the Shaw race is over, the champion is born, they will sincerely invite these excellent Chopin interpreters to record works for release, so in the Chopin record market, DG has many "heavyweight" Chopin records.
2021 blockbuster "Master Chopin"
In September 2021, DG released the global limited edition 28CD set featuring rare recitals, historical best-selling albums, and many recordings released on CD for the first time. Concertos, sonatas, etudes, nocturnes, fantasies and other genres are all-encompassing, aiming to fully present Chopin's golden creations and interpreters' highlight moments to fans.
The set includes interpretations of several winners of the Chopin International Piano Competition: Harina Cherny-Stefanska in 1949, Halasevici in 1955, Pollini in 1960, Aglissi in 1965, Zimmermann in 1975, Deng Taishan in 1980, Bunin in 1985, Li Yundi in 2000, Blehatch in 2005 and Zhao Chengzhen in 2015.
There are also many legendary artists who have interpreted Chopin's works in history, and their classic performances have been gathered in this set of recordings, such as: Barenboim, Michelangerry, Gillers, Ashkenazzi, Fu Cong and others.
Among the recordings released on CD for the first time, the most notable is Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 recorded by Pires with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pleven in 1991; the rest are Stefan Askenase (CD4), Michel Block (CD9), Halina Czerny-Stefanska (CD13), Julian von Karolyi (CD17), Deng Taishan (CD24), Roberto Szidon (CD25), Fu Cong's (CD26) first released on a disc; and the first international cd (CD16) recorded by 1955 Shaw champion Adam Harasiewicz.
Track list
CD1 Anda
Prelude OP. 28. Polish Dance Music OP. 53
CD 2 Agridge (1965 Chopin Champion)
Piano Sonata No. 2 OP. 35. Prelude opp. 28, 45 & op. posth. in A flat major
CD 3 Vladimir Ashkenazzi (Second Prize, 1955 Chopin Competition)
Piano Concerto No. 2 OP. 21. Narrative Song OP. 38. Etude OPP. 10/1 & 25/3, Macuoka OPP. 41/4 & 30/4, Witty OP. 54
CD 4 Askenas (first released in CD format)
Circle Dance OPP. 18, 34, 42, 64, OPP. POSTH. 69, 70, KK IVA/15, Polish Dance OPP. 53 & 40
CD 5 Barenboim
Nocturne OPP. 9/2, 15, 27/1, 32/1, 37, 48, 55/1, 62/2 & OP. POST. 72/1
CD 6 m Kellangerry
Macuoka OPP. 67/2, 56/2, 67/4, 68/2, 68/1, 33/1, 30/3, 30/2, 33/4 & 68/4, Op. 45. Narrative Song OP. 23. Witty OP. 31
CD 7 Bellman
Polish Dance OPP. 26, OP. 40， 44 & 53
CD 8 Rafael Blahach (2005 Chopin Champion)
Piano Concerto No. 1 OP. 11. Piano Concerto No. 2 OP. 21
CD9 Bullock (first cd release)
Piano Sonata No. 2 OP. 35. Polish Dance Music OP. 53. Prelude OP. 28/17, Macuoka OPP. 56/3, 59/2 & 30/4, OP. 34/1
CD10 Bunin (1985 Chopin Competition Winner)
Improvisational OPP. 29, 36, 51 & 66, OPP. POSTH. / KK IVA/14, KK IVA/13, KK IVA/12, Scottish Farmer Dance OP. 72, Macuoka Dance OPP. 30/2, 41/1, 63/3, 56/2, 67/3 & 67/4, Polish Fantasia OP. 61
CD11 Chekasky
Polish Dance OPP. 26， 40， 44， 53 & 61
CD 12 Zhao Chengzhen (2015 Chopin Competition Champion)
Prelude OP. 28. Nocturne OP. 48/1, Piano Sonata No. 2 OP. 35. Polish Dance Music OP. 53 CD13 Harina Cherny-Stefanska (1949 Chopin Competition Champion First CD release)
Macuoka OPP. 6/2, 63/3, 67/4, 68/2, 17/4 & 33/3, Narrative OPP. 23 & 52, Calm Row board and gorgeous Orchid Dance OP . 22
CD14 Eisenbach
前奏曲OPP. 28, 45 & OP. POSTH. IN A FLAT MAJOR
CD 15 Gilles
Piano Sonata No. 3 OP. 58. Polish Dance OPP. 40 &53
CD16 Halasevici (1955 Chopin Competition Champion first cd format)
Nocturne OP. 62/1, Macuoka OPP. 63/3 & 67/4, Narrative OP. 23. Etude OPP. 25/11 & 25/6, Macuoka OP. 50/3, Polish Dance OP. 53、Improv op. 51、 Prelude OP. 45
CD17 Caroy (first released in CD format)
Calm row board with gorgeous orchid dance OP . 22. Piano Sonata No. 3 OP. 58, Polly Dance OP. 19. Macuoka Dance OP. 17/4, Op. POSTH. / KK IVA/15, Narrative OPP. 23， 38， 47 & 52
CD 18 Li Yundi (2000 Chopin Competition Winner)
Piano Sonata No. 3 OP. 58、 Calm row board and gorgeous Orchid Dance OP . 22. Etude OP. 10/2, 10/5 & 25/11, Nocturnes OPP. 9/1, 9/2 & 15/2、 Fantasy Improv op. 66
CD19 Pyres (first cd release Pleven conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Piano Concerto No. 1 OP. 11. Nocturne OP. 9/1， 9/2， 15/2 & 27/2
CD 20 Pretnev
Fantasia OP. 49. OPP. 34/1, 34/2 & OP. POSTH. / KK IVA/15, Scottish Farmer Dance OP. 72/3, Improvisation OP. 29. Etude OPP. 10/5, 25/6 & 25/7, Piano Sonata No. 3 OP. 58
CD21 BogoLelic
Piano Sonata No. 2 OP. 35. Prelude OP. 45、 Witty OP. 39、 Nocturne OP. 55/2, Etude OPP. 10/8， 10/10 & 25/6
CD 22 Pollini (1960 Chopin Competition Winner)
Etude OPP. 10 & 25
CD 23 Slancianska
Etude OPP. 10 & 25, Improvisational OPP. 29， 36， 51 & 66
CD 24 Duntai Shan (1980 Chopin Competition Champion first cd format)
Nocturne OPP. 15/2 & 27/1, Op. 34 / 2 , Calm Row Board and Gorgeous Orchid Dance OP . 22. Macuoka Dance OPP. 24/2 & 67/2, Narrative OP. 52、Witty OP. 31
CD25 Jidong (first cd release)
Witty OPP. 20, 31, 39 & 54, Improvisational OPP. 29， 36， 51 & 66
CD26 Fu Cong (1955 Chopin Competition Third Prize First CD Release)
Macuoka OPP. 6/3, 7/2, 17/2, 17/4, 24/1, 24/2, 24/4, 30/1, 30/2, 33/4, 41/1, 50/3, 56/3, 59/1, 67/4, 68/2, 68/4 & OP. POSTH. / KK IIB/4, Op. POSTH. / KK IVB/7 & 45, Lullaby OP. 57
CD27 Vasari
Circle Dance OPP. 18, 34, 42, 64, OPP. POSTH. 69 & 70, KK IVA/15, KK IVA/12, KK IVA/13, KK IVA/14, Macuoka MAZURKAS OP. POSTH. / KK IVA/7, OPP. 67/3, 68/2 & 7/1, Polish dance music Polonaise OP. 53. Overture and Deutsches Ballad Variation OP. POSTH. / KK IVA/4
CD 28 Zimmermann (1975 Chopin Competition Winner)
Epic OPP. 23, 38, 47 & 52, Funauta OP. 60, Fantasy OP. 49
If you're faced with thousands of Chopin records and it's hard to decide where to start listening, then you're really worth the pack for this set of Chopin Masters! "With it, it's enough"!
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Master Chopin 28CD