Margarita Hohenrieder; Orchestra La Scintilla; Orchester Wiener Akademie; Riccardo Minasi; Martin Haselbock - Frederic Chopin: Piano Concertos - SMLP431

Frederic Chopin: Piano Concertos

Margarita Hohenrieder; Orchestra La Scintilla; Orchester Wiener Akademie; Riccardo Minasi; Martin H

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Cat No: SM425

Release Date: 06 October 2023

Label: Solo Musica

Packaging Type: Gate Fold

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 4260123644314

Genres: Classical Orchestral

Composer/Series: Frederic Chopin

Release Date: 06 October 2023

Label: Solo Musica

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 4260123644253

Genres: Classical Orchestral

Composer/Series: Frederic Chopin

Description
For years, Margarita Hohenrieder was searching for the authentic sound of Frederic Chopin's piano works. Which instrument of its time most convincingly reflected Chopin's music? Chopin himself had given the answer in 1831: "Pleyel's instruments are the non plus ultra"! The choice for the recording therefore fell on a Pleyel fortepiano, built 1848 in Paris and expertly restored using historical materials and methods. It is absolutely identical in construction to the instrument that Chopin owned, and thus represents an authentic sound testimony. For acoustic reasons of the sound of the original instruments, the Oberstrass Church in Zurich (1st Piano Concerto) and the Vienna Musikverein in Vienna (2nd Piano Concerto) were chosen as recording venues. The orchestras "La Scintilla" conducted by Riccardo Minasi and the "Wiener Akademie" conducted by Martin Haselbock also played on historical instruments. We hear in each case the historical versions by Jan Ekier. Margarita Hohenrieder's careful recreation of the authentic Chopin sound gives the listener highly interesting insights into music history.sting insights into music history.

Description
For years, Margarita Hohenrieder was searching for the authentic sound of Frederic Chopin's piano works. Which instrument of its time most convincingly reflected Chopin's music? Chopin himself had given the answer in 1831: "Pleyel's instruments are the non plus ultra"! The choice for the recording therefore fell on a Pleyel fortepiano, built 1848 in Paris and expertly restored using historical materials and methods. It is absolutely identical in construction to the instrument that Chopin owned, and thus represents an authentic sound testimony. For acoustic reasons of the sound of the original instruments, the Oberstrass Church in Zurich (1st Piano Concerto) and the Vienna Musikverein in Vienna (2nd Piano Concerto) were chosen as recording venues. The orchestras "La Scintilla" conducted by Riccardo Minasi and the "Wiener Akademie" conducted by Martin Haselbock also played on historical instruments. We hear in each case the historical versions by Jan Ekier. Margarita Hohenrieder's careful recreation of the authentic Chopin sound gives the listener highly interesting insights into music history.sting insights into music history.