8007144079789

Frederic Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

DE MARIA/ORCH DELLA TOSCANA

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDS7978

Release Date:  17 March 2023

Label:  Dynamic - Cd / Dynamic

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8007144079789

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Frederic Chopin

  • Description

    Fresh from his success in Vienna with the Rondo a la Krakowiak, Chopin decided to explore the piano concerto genre where he would compete with a triumvirate of composers then enjoying huge success in the city: Moscheles, Hummel and Kalkbrenner. Dedicated to Kalkbrenner, though inheriting influence from Hummel, the Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 is discreetly orchestrated and marries brilliant virtuosity with expressive melancholy. Structurally similar is the Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, though here heroism is tempered by a more reflective intimacy that reaches its apotheosis in the beautiful slow movement.